This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the order is random.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Jiajiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious" and
鹪 (jiāo) meaning "wren".
Chansonetta f ObscureMost likely derived from French
chanson meaning "song" combined with the feminine suffix
etta. This name was borne by Chansonetta Stanley Emmons (1858-1937), an American photographer.
Zebunnissa f Urdu, Indian (Muslim), HistoryMeans "beauty of women", from Persian zeb meaning "beauty" combined with Arabic nissa meaning "women". This name was borne by Zeb-un-Nissa (1638-1702), an Mughal princess who was also a poet.
Nemi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth, fruit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Yueqiang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or
悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented" and
蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" or
嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady".
Meiqing f ChineseFrom Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", or 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry" combined with 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear weather, sunny", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear; clean", 情 (qíng) meaning "feeling, emotion, love, affection, sentiment", 輕 (qīng) meaning "gentle, soft; light", or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green; young"... [
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Oholah f Biblical HebrewMeans "her own tent" in Hebrew. This is the name of a minor character in the Bible, a personification of Samaria's sin in the book of Ezekiel.
Kemelte f MordvinDerived from either Erzyan words
кеме (keme) meaning "firm, strong, stubborn" or
кемемс (kemems) meaning "believe, hope".
Kyi f & m BurmeseMeans "clean, clear" as well as "joyous" and "star" in Burmese.
Úgíoàkèm f BetteMeans "she does her own mind/will" in Bette Obudu.
Yma f Quechua (?)Yma Sumac was the stage name of Peruvian soprano Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo (1922-2008). She based it on her mother's name, which was derived from Quechua
ima shumaq meaning "how beautiful!", although in interviews Sumac claimed it meant "beautiful girl" or "beautiful flower".... [
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Mayano f JapaneseFrom Japanese 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Tamah f HebrewFound in the bible (King James Version) in the old testament
Blicgard f GermanicThe first element is derived from Old High German
blich "lightning, glow" or
blicchan "to flash, to shine." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Huahuo f & m ChineseFrom 花火 (huāhuǒ), a Chinese word meaning "fireworks, petard" which comes from combining 花 (huā) meaning "flower" with 火 (huǒ) meaning "fire".
Aameen f & m ArabicMeans "oh Allah, accept our prayer" in Arabic. This is a cognate of the English word
amen.
Reire f JapaneseFrom Japanese 麗 (rei) meaning "lovely, beautiful" combined with 嶺 (re) meaning "mountain ridge". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Dev m & f EnglishDiminutive or short form of
Devin and other variations of the same name
Jinfang f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 晋
(jìn) meaning "advance, increase" or 锦
(jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered", 进
(jìn) meaning "advance, make progress" or 金
(jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" combined with 芳
(fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or 方
(fāng) meaning "direction, way"... [
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Riria f JapaneseFrom Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" duplicated and combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" or 晏 (a) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, serene". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Tiantian f & m ChineseReduplication of Chinese 甜
(tián) meaning "sweet" or 湉
(tián) meaning "smoothly flowing, placid". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Eying f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good" and
英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf".
Pidgeon m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)Archaic form of
pigeon, a bird, inherited from Middle English
pygeoun, borrowed from Old French
pyjon, inherited from Late Latin
pīpiōnem “chirping bird”, derived from Latin
pīpiāre “chirp”... [
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Banitu f Ancient AssyrianOf unknown etymology. Possibly derived from either Akkadian
banītu meaning "beautiful", or
bānītu (also Akkadian), meaning "divine Creatress". Banitu was a queen of the Neo Assyrian empire circa 729 BCE.
Rhanis f Greek MythologyThe name of one of the band of sixty young Okeanid Nymphs which formed the core retinue of the goddess Artemis. Her name is derived from the word
Ψεκας (rhanis) meaning "raindrop".
Kassa m & f AmharicMeans "compensation, reparation" in Amharic.
Nomiko f JapaneseFrom japanese 乃 (no) meaning "from" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" or 実 (mi) meaning "fruit and 子 "ko" meaning child. Other kanji combinations are possible. This name can be also written in hiragana (のみこ) or katakana (ノミコ) which is phonetic and without meaning.
Rumisa f ChechenDerived from Arabic رَمْز
(ramz) meaning "sign, code, mark, symbol".
Clarke m & f EnglishVariant of
Clark. As a feminine name it came into use in the early 1990s, influenced by the character Clarke Betancourt from the 1990 film
Mo' Better Blues... [
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Amadahy f CherokeeMeans "forest water" from Cherokee
a ma "water" and
a do hi i na ge "forest" or
a da "wood".
Hebbla f Old SwedishOld Swedish name of unknown origin. Found in Östergötland in Sweden and in Finland.
Lilong f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".
Mirjana f South SlavicMirjana is a Slavic feminine given name meaning "mir" (Peace, world, Space). The name is used in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia.
Ruixiang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud" and
翔 (xiáng) meaning "circle in the air, soar, glide".
Anthem m & f English (Modern)From the English word
anthem, "a rousing or uplifting song", ultimately from the Greek ἀντίφωνα (
antíphōna), a call and response style of singing.
Nuanwen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Aoki m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 青 (
ao), meaning “blue”, and 木 (
ki), meaning “tree”. 青木 (although commonly アオキ) is the Japanese word for the Aucuba japonica, or the spotted laurel plant... [
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Amoris m & f English (Rare, Archaic)From the Latin word
amoris meaning "of love" (the genitive singular of
amor), used as a given name according to the English historian William Camden (1551-1623).
Perchta f Germanic MythologyDerived from the Old High German word
beraht meaning "bright", this was the name of a goddess worshiped in Austria, Baveria, Baden, Swabia, Switzerland and Slovenia.
Qiaonan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, clever, skillful" and
南 (nán) meaning "south".
Suniane f Arthurian CycleA variation of
Viviane, the proper name of the Lady of the Lake in the Vulgate Merlin. She bears many names in the Vulgate romances.
Ingel f EstonianOriginally a diminutive of
Ingrid and
Inge. Its use as a given name in its own right may have been influenced by Estonian
ingel "angel".
Unday f FilipinoDiminutive of
Segunda. A bearer of this nickname was Segunda Katigbak, the first love of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal.
Weijuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" and
娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Guldana f Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom Kazakh and Kyrgyz гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" and дана
(dana) meaning "wise, educated, learned".
Mitsu f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese kanji 光 (
mitsu) meaning "light" or 蜜 (
mitsu) meaning "honey". It can be also a combination of 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful" and 津 (
tsu) meaning "haven; port; harbour".... [
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Ebäk f BashkirMeans "delicate fabric, silk" in Bashkir.
İncəsu f AzerbaijaniFrom the Azerbaijani
incə meaning "artful, high quality" or "delicate, gentle, fine, soft" and
su meaning "water".
Rēa f JapaneseCombination of Kanji Characters "麗", and "亜" meaning "Sub". Other Kanji Characters possible. Also, probably a Japanese form of
Leah and
Rhea.
Toyotama-hime f Japanese MythologyFrom Japanese 豊
(toyo) meaning "abundant, lush", 玉
(tama) meaning "jewel, gem, ball" and 姫
(hime) meaning "princess". This is the name of a Japanese goddess who appears in the
Kojiki in the episode of the 'Luck of the Sea and the Luck of the Mountain'... [
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Niebiana f Polish (Rare, Archaic)A very rare name, it appears on the Polish calendar, seems to be a pre-Christian name, derived from
niebo (heaven; sky) or
niebieskie (blue).
Enrong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
恩 (ēn) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and
蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".
Raffina f Popular CultureDerived from the French word
raffiné, meaning
refined. This name is born by Puyo Puyo character Raffina.... [
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Yu-ri f KoreanMeans "a glass pane" from Sino-Korean 琉璃. Alternate characters include 俞 (
yu) "consent, approve" or 宥 (
yu) "forgive, pardon, indulge" combined with 利 (
ri) "gains, advantage, profit, merit".
Lurana f English (American, Archaic)Possibly an early American alteration of
Lorena 2. This name was borne by Lurana W. Sheldon (1862-1945), an author and newspaper editor who fought for women's legal right to vote in the United States.
Gentle m & f EnglishPossibly from the word "Gentle", used in the beginning of the nouns
gentleman meaning "well-born man, man of good family or birth" or from
gentlewoman meaning "woman of good family or breeding"... [
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Shizuki m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 静 (shizu) meaning "quiet" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope", 葵 (ki) meaning "hollyhock", 紀 (ki) meaning "century", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 琴 (ki), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", 姫 (ki) meaning "princess", 暉 (ki) meaning "sunshine" or 生 (ki) meaning "living"... [
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Randalín f Norse MythologyIn the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrók, his second wife Áslaug changes her name to Randalín when she goes to avenge the lives of her stepsons.... [
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Chiro f JapaneseFrom Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 露 (ro) meaning "naked, bare". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Yachiko f JapaneseDerived from Japanese
八 (ya) meaning "eight",
千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and
子 (ko) meaning "child".
Aktaie f Greek MythologyMeans "shore, headland" in Greek. In Greek myth Aktaie was one of the fifty Nereids or goddesses of the sea, particularly responsible for the seashore.
Mehrioy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and
oy meaning "moon".
Jiǎo f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese character 皎 (
jiǎo) meaning "bright, shining".
Rosién f & m IrishDiminutive of Róis or the Irish word for rose
Nomundari f MongolianFrom the Mongolian
nomun, meaning “calm and gentle” and
dari meaning “goddess”
Gala f Italian, Popular CultureDiminutive of
Galatea. The name was popularized in Italy by Gala (born Elena Ivanovna Diakonova; 1894–1982), the wife of poet Paul Éluard and later of artist Salvador Dalí.
Callwen f Medieval WelshDerived from
call meaning "wise, sensible" and
gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed", or
cellan meaning "little cell".
Perrie f & m English (Rare)Variant of
Perry and
Perri. It can also be used as a diminutive of names that begin with Per- and have the 'per' sound within the name and at the ending of the name... [
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Fangxin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
昉 (fǎng) meaning "bright dawn, daybreak" and
欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".
Worden m & f English (Rare)Variant of
Warden and rarely used as a feminine form. A known bearer was the American painter Worden Day (1912-1986).
Mosela f SothoMeans "tail" in Sotho, idiomatically meaning "the last one" or "last child".
Alkeste f AstronomyA name inspired by
Alcestis, though it probably had more influence from the Greek version Greek Ἄλκηστις (
Alkestis), meaning "defense, defensive strength, valour"... [
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Ozodagul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
ozoda meaning "neat, tidy" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Atototl m & f NahuatlMeans "water bird" in Nahuatl, from
atl "water" and
tototl "bird". Can refer to several specific kinds of birds, including pelicans, herons, wild geese, and other water-dwelling birds.
Chatsuda f ThaiFrom Thai ฉัตร
(chat) meaning "tiered umbrella, parasol" and สุดา
(suda) meaning "woman, lady, daughter".
Shirelle f EnglishThis name is an alternate form of 'Shirley', meaning "Bright Clearing" in Old English. The 1960's band "The Shirelles" was popular in the 1960s, and may have contributed to the names use.