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.
Maevasoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
maeva and
soa, both words meaning "good".
Nanon f JapaneseFrom Japanese 渚 (na) meaning "beach, shore", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 那 (na) meaning "what", 凪 (na) meaning "calm" or 波 (na) meaning "wave" combined with 音 (non) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Han m & f BurmeseMeans "gesture, style, manner, appearance" in Burmese.
Yuesu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or
玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl, mysterious gem" and
素 (sù) meaning "white silk" or "plain" or
夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn".
Oluwatoniloba f YorubaMeans "God is good to have a king" in Yoruba. This is the full given name of the winner of "Germany's Next Top Model" 2018, Oluwatoniloba Dreher-Adnuga.
Jiaosu f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
姣 (jiāo) meaning "handsome, beautiful" and
夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn".
Achiropita f Italian (Rare)Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary
Maria Santissima Achiropita, this name is typically and predominantly found in the province of Cosenza, in the Calabria region in Southern Italy.
Hee-jung m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 熙 (hee) meaning "shine" combined with 正 (jung) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)". Other hanja combinations are possible. ... [
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Anuarite f Central African, Bantu (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical)Borne by the Blessed Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta (1939-1964), a beatified Congolese nun who was killed at age 24 during the Congo Crisis. According to the Dictionary of African Christian Biography, she belonged to the Wabudu tribe and her name means "one who laughs at war".
Oypari f UzbekDerived from
oy meaning "moon" and
pari meaning "fairy".
Sitatapatra f BuddhismMeans "white umbrella" from Sanskrit सित
(sita) meaning "white" and आतपत्र
(ātapatra) meaning "umbrella, parasol". In Buddhist tradition this is the name of a bodhisattva who protects against supernatural danger.
Sreyna f KhmerDerived from Khmer ស្រី
(srey) meaning "woman, lady".
Hora f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi"horoscope", "horoscopy", "hour" ,a branch of traditional Indian astrology dealing with finer points of predective methods"
Bipasha f BengaliFrom the Bengali name of the Beas River in the states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India, which is derived from Sanskrit and literally means "unfettered, free". Known bearers are Bipasha Basu (1979-), a Bengali actress, and Bipasha Hayat (1971-), a Bangladeshi actress.
Kisara f ArabicKisara is a variation of the Arabic name
Kizara. Its concrete origin is unknown. Quisara means "the beloved one". This name was popularized thanks to John Fletcher's work 'The Island Princess' (1621), to refer to the main female character: a lightskinned moroocan princess who vows to marry the man who can free her imprisoned brother.
Yushuo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and
烁 (shuò) meaning "glitter, shine, sparkle".
Ichelle f Dutch (Rare)Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be an invented name, in which case it was most likely inspired by French feminine names that end in
-ichelle, such as
Michelle and
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Dobie m & f EnglishFrom the English word
dobie. The name of a character called Dobie Gillis from the TV series "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis". Also known bearers of this name were the American singer-songwriter Dobie Gray (1940-2011), and American baseball player Dobie Moore (1895-1947).
Mirakuru f JapaneseFrom Japanese 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep", 楽 (raku) meaning "comfort, music" combined with 留 (ru) meaning "to stay". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ruixin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud" and
心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".
Ténia f HungarianOf uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a short form of
Antónia and a short form of names ending in
-ténia.
Toroa f & m MaoriDerived from Maori
toroa "albatross", ultimately from Maori
toro "to stretch; to extend".
Wanwu f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" and
乌 (wū) meaning "black, dark" or "crow, raven".
Killashandra f LiteratureThe name of the central character in Anne McCaffrey's science fiction novel
The Crystal Singer (1982). It coincides with an Irish place name, also spelled Killeshandra, which means "church of the old ring-fort" from Irish
cill "church", the definite article
na,
sean- "old" and
ráth "ring-fort".
Mishti f Indian (Rare)The name Mishti means sweet person in Hindi, Bengali, and Gujarati. It is also the name of a yogurt dish (Mishti Doi).
Masuno f JapaneseFrom Japanese 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Hokuto m & f JapaneseAs a unisex name, this name combines 北 (hoku, kita) meaning "north" with 斗 (to, tou) meaning "Big Dipper, sake dipper" or 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis."... [
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Xiaochun m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 小
(xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓
(xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 孝
(xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 春
(chūn) meaning "spring" or 纯
(chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple"... [
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Lianxiang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily" and
祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen, happiness" or
翔 (xiáng) meaning "circle in the air, soar, glide".
Blictrud f GermanicDerived from Old High German
blich "lightning, glow" or
blicchan "to flash, to shine" combined with
þruþ "strength."
Momochuchuk f UzbekDerived from
momo meaning "mother" and
chuchuk meaning "sweet".
Cruzamanthe f French (Rare, Archaic)Extremely rare name which was likely inspired by the novel
Cruzamante ou la Sainte Amante de la Croix by Marie Françoise Loquet, published in 1786.
Shutai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" and
泰 (tài) meaning "great, superior, exalted".
Nazmiyeh f ArabicIt means "poem" in Arabic. This is the name of a protagonist in Susan Abulhawa's novel
The Blue Between Sky and Water (2015).
Zhongzhu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion" and
珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".
Onsiri f ThaiFrom Thai อร
(on) meaning "maiden, woman" or "beautiful, lovely" and ศิริ
(siri) meaning "glory, splendour" or สิริ
(siri) meaning "fortune, prosperity, grace".
Emryn f English, English (American)Possibly a female variant of
Emrys meaning "immortal" combined with -
ryn meaning "ruler". This name was given to 54 girls in 2017 according to the Social Security Administration.
Ethelwyn m & f EnglishDerived from the Old English masculine name
Æðelwine. When many Old English names were revived in the 19th century, it saw use as a feminine name, probably due to its similarity to the popular name
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Dabareh f BiblicalDabareh is a not entirely incorrect mode of Anglicizing (Jos 21:28) the name Daberath
Acar f & m TurkishMeans "fearless" or "clever" in Turkish.
Antarctica f EnglishThe name Antarctica is the romanised version of the Greek compound word
ἀνταρκτική (antarktiké), feminine of
ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), meaning "opposite to the Arctic ", "opposite to the north".
Raha f ArabicMeans "comfort, rest, ease" in Arabic.
Izarbe f Aragonese, BasqueFrom Basque
izar "star" and
-be "beneath, under", taken from the Marian title
Nuestra Señora de Izarbe, meaning "Our Lady of Izarbe". Izarbe is a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary located in the province of Huesca, Spain.
Bezmiara f Ottoman TurkishMeans "one who adorns the feast", from Ottoman Turkish بزم
(bezm) meaning "feast, assembly" (of Persian origin) and Persian آرا
(ara), the present stem of آراستن
(arastan) meaning "to decorate, adorn".
Yongdi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
永 (yǒng) meaning "long, eternal, forever" and
娣 (dì) meaning "younger sister".
Ningdyah f Javanese (Rare)From Javanese
ning meaning "clear, bright, clean" combined with
dyah meaning "young woman, girl, princess". It is also used as a suffix for feminine names (although rarely).
Saaiha f ArabicMeans "traveler, wanderer, visitor" in Arabic.
Yiqian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony" and
谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".
Verdun m & f English (British)From the name of the city in France which derives from the Latin 'Verodunum', meaning "strong fort". This name was first used during the First World War when the city became well-known due to the Battle of Verdun (1916)... [
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Elmasia f Greek (Rare)Used to be shared among Greek women in Anatolia, the Greek version of the Turkish name
Elmas, ultimately of Persian origin.
Abasa f BosnianBosnian female form of
Abbas. It is also the name of the 80th sura of the Qur'an.
Ebifinidei f & m IjawMeans "good things have been opened to me" in Ijaw.
Yendi f African, Jamaican PatoisThis is the name of a town in northeastern Ghana. A famous bearer is Yendi Phillips, she is a Jamaican TV Host, model and beauty queen who the winner of the Miss Jamaica World 2007 beauty pageant, as well as the Miss Jamaica Universe 2010 pageant.
Chenyao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies" and
谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad".
Vinnie f English (American)Diminutive of
Lavinia. A notable bearer was the American sculptor Lavinia Ellen "Vinnie" Ream Hoxie (1847-1914), known professionally as Vinnie Ream, who is most well known for her statue of President Abraham Lincoln on display in the United States Capitol rotunda... [
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Honglin m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 洪
(hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", 红
(hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 鸿
(hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 宏
(hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 林
(lín) meaning "forest" or 麟
(lín) referring to the qilin, a mythical hooved creature in Chinese mythology... [
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Yanay f Quechua, SpanishFrom Quechua
yanay meaning "my beloved", from
yana "lover" and
-y, possesive suffix. It can also mean "my blackness" or figuratively "my dark-skinned girl", as
yana means "black" in Quechua too.
Jingwen f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 靖
(jìng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil", 静 or 竫
(jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle", 景
(jǐng) meaning "scenery, view", 鲸
(jīng) meaning "whale" or 婧
(jìng) meaning "slender, delicate, modest" combined with 文
(wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯
(wén) meaning "cloud patterns"... [
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Tatsuako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 辰(tatsu) meaning "dragon" combined with 赤(aka, ako) meaning "red". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Baani f IndianHence, the name Baani holds a deep religious meaning in Punjabi. In Gurmukhi, Baani is written as ਬਾਣੀ, and it means 'style' or 'verge. '
Badb f Irish Mythology, IrishMeans "crow, demon" in early Irish (and may have originally denoted "battle" or "strife"). In Irish myth the Badb was a war goddess who took the form of a crow. She and her sisters, the
Morrígan and
Macha, were a trinity of war goddesses known collectively as the
Morrígna.
Iyou m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 葦 (
i) meaning "reed" combined with 陽 (
you) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Xuanzhu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant" and
珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl gem".
Yashui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
雅 (yǎ) meaning "correct, elegant, refined" and
水 (shuǐ) meaning "water".
Hejia f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, sum", 河 (hé) meaning "river", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", 合 (hé) meaning "combine", or 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane" combined with 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, nice, good", or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family"... [
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Efu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good" and
福 (fú) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing".
Akoma m & f Central African, African MythologyAkoma is the creator god of Pahuin mythology. His name Means “creator” in Pahuin, a common language in parts of São Tomé and Principe, southern Cameroon, much of northern Gabon, and mainland Equatorial Guinea.
Nari f Thai, KhmerMeans "woman, lady" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit नारी
(nari). It is also an alternate transcription of Khmer ណារី (see
Nary) of the same meaning and origin.
Ikhlas f & m Arabic, IndonesianMeans "sincerity, devotion, loyalty" in Arabic. This is the name of the 112th chapter of the Quran (surah Al-Ikhlas).
Po m & f Chinese (Expatriate)Expatriate form of Chinese names beggining with
Po-, dividing the name into two separate names.
Adilşah f Ottoman TurkishFrom Arabic عادل
('adil) meaning "just, fair, equitable" and Persian شاه
(shah) meaning "king, shah".
On f JapaneseFrom Japanese 恩 (on) meaning "grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit", 温 (on) meaning "warm", 音 (on) meaning "sound" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Suxiang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
素 (sù) meaning "white silk, plain" and
香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".