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No f & m Burmese
Means "wake up" in Burmese.

Strachosława f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Strachosław.

Te Aroha f & m Maori
Means "the love" in Maori (te, "the" and aroha, "love"). A variant of Aroha.

Blandino f Provençal
Provençal form of Blandine.

Yinthe f West Frisian, Dutch
Variant of Jinte, only seen on females so far.

Maryutka f Russian
Diminutive of Mariya.

Chow f & m Chinese
Transferred use of the surname Chow.

Tumenbayar m & f Mongolian
Variant transcription of Tümenbayar.

Mayuno f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize" combined with 乃, a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Liubamira f Belarusian
Belarusian feminine form of Lubomír.

Ratchani f Thai
Means "night" in Thai.

Yehao f & m Chinese
Common name used in Ancient China meaning "Also Good."

Kagura f & m Japanese (Modern)
From 神楽 (kagura), referring to ancient Shintō music and dancing. It is shifted from earlier kangura and even earlier kamugura, from a combination of 神 (kamu), an old compounded form of kami, referring to a spirit or essence, and 座 (kura), referring to a seat or a high place... [more]

Theolinda f Old High German
Old High German short form of Theodolinda.

Raiyah f Arabic (Rare), Indonesian
Means "banner, ensign, flag" in Arabic.

Ichiki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 樹 (ki) meaning "tree" or 姫 (ki) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Turawet f Ancient Berber
Means "honey" in Amazigh.

Keoko f Japanese

Lamyai f Thai
Means "longan (a type of tree)" in Thai.

Sumie f Japanese
From 純 (sumi) meaning "pure, innocent" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Viann f English (American)
Variant of Vianne.

Naymah f Indian

Micarah f Hebrew
“Beloved Cattle”

Emmakate f English
A combination of Emma and Kate.

Trixibelle f English
Possibly coined by television presenter Paula Yates and musician Bob Geldof for their daughter Fifi Trixibelle Geldof (1983-), from a combination of Trixie and Belle.

Hortolana f History (Ecclesiastical)
Name of a 13th century Poor Clare nun in San Damiano Abbey in Assisi.

Sjarlot f Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Archaic)
Dutch and Limburgian form of Charlotte.

Andresa f Spanish (Rare), Medieval Basque, Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and medieval Basque feminine form of Andrés as well as a Portuguese variant of Andressa.

Louzena f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Luzena influenced by Lou.

Kianesha f African American (Rare)
Blend of Kiana 2 and Kanesha.

Onimamy m & f Malagasy
Possibly from the Malagasy ony meaning "river" and mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked".

Hristomira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hristomir.

Mahfiruz f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish "favorable moon": mah, meh - "the moon" and fîrûz - "favorable", "lucky, fortunate".

Rheme f African Mythology
Rheme was used in African Mythology and means 'The Life'

Ognjenka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ognjen.

Mildress f Obscure

Elistina f Kalmyk
From Elista, the name of the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia in southern Russia. The city's name is ultimately derived from Kalmyk элсн (elsn) meaning "sand, sandy".

Emily f German
Variation of Amalia.

Mariannick f French, French (Quebec)
Contraction of Marie and Annick.

Chali f Medieval Italian
Variant of Cali.

Raraka f Japanese
From Japanese 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" duplicated and combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hanaka f Japanese
From Japanese 華 (hana) or 花 (hana) both meaning "flower" combined with 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Gena f Yiddish
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Zosya f Russian, Belarusian
Possibly a Russian and Belarusian adoption of Zosia.

Menghui f Chinese
From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Bersabee f Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Bathsheba, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. The modern Greek form of the name is Virsavee.

Clotirdi f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Clotilde.

Carenza f Cornish
Variant of Kerensa, which has been 'used since the early 1970s, but more often in its variant form Karenza' (Dunkling, 1983). However, the name also occurs in medieval France; it belonged to a woman who composed the last two stanzas of an Occitan poem that begins Na Carenza al bel cors avinen, meaning "Lady Carenza of the lovely, gracious body".

Ayzik f Nivkh (Archaic)
Derived from Nivkh ayzn meaning "gold". Because most Nivkhs adopted Russian names in the 20th century, it is no longer used in the modern-day.

Kaimuk f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ไข่มุก (see Khaimuk).

Arania f Persian
Means "spider" in Persian.

Lusiana f Breton (Rare, Archaic), English (Modern, Rare)
Breton feminine form of Lusian and English variant of Luciana.

Eyðgerð f Faroese
Faroese modern form of Auðgærðr.

Doloritas f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Dolores.

Tuti f Hebrew
Diminutive of Reut.

Dindrane f Arthurian Cycle
Of uncertain origin, probably from Welsh Danbrann which was possibly derived from Middle Welsh dawn "gift" or dwn "brown, dark" and bran "raven". Dindrane is historically the sister of Perceval, one of King Arthur's knights... [more]

Leeli f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Leelo.

Normala f Malay
Malay variant of Nurmala.

Shequile f African American
Happiness

Ziyan m & f Muslim, English (Rare)
Variant of Zian.

Félicette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French feminine form of Félix and probably also a diminutive of Félicité.... [more]

Shannary f Khmer
Means "one like a full moon in the sky".

Phi m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 飛 (phi) meaning "to fly".

Rhodes m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Rhodes.

Pauley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pauley.

Betha f Medieval English
Variant of Bethia.

Mat f Medieval English
Diminutive of Mathew and Mathea.

Lucelia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lucilia.

Adige m & f Italian (Archaic)
Name of an Italian river that runs through the regions of Trentino-Alto-Adige-Südtirol and Veneto.

Ebbye f English
Variant spelling of Ebbie.

Caia f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Kaia.

Rongomaiwhenua f Maori
It means "the land hears the news" in Maori.

Chromia f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Chromia was the daughter of Itonus, son of Amphictyon, himself son of Deucalion... [more]

Yefei f Chinese
From the Chinese 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving" and 斐 (fěi) meaning "graceful, elegant, beautiful".

Kleida f Albanian
Feminine form of Kleidi.

Arîggît f Greenlandic
Variant of Rikîna.

Moráyọ̀ f & m Yoruba
A unisex name meaning "I have found joy" or "I have joy". Morayo Afolabi-Brown, a Nigerian media personality, is a bearer of this name.

Bota f Kazakh
Means "camel calf, colt" in Kazakh.

Tela f Obscure
Short form of Ottelia.

Qefsere f Albanian

Anhela f Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Anzhela.

Ethelfled f English (Archaic)
Younger form of Æthelflæd, which fell out of use after the Norman Conquest.

Michaeleen f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Michael.

Xifeng f & m Chinese
From Chinese 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 息 (xī, xí) meaning "cease, finish, rest, breathe", 西 (xī) meaning "west" or 喜 (xǐ) meaning "like, love" combined with 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix" or 风 (fēng) meaning "wind, style"... [more]

Sharidyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sheridan.

Aalia f Swedish, Finnish, Greenlandic, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Alija.

Jerne f Hungarian
Variant of Irén.

Egipcíaca f History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
From Latin Aegyptiaca meaning "Egyptian woman" or "woman from Egypt". Saint Mary of Egypt (c. 344-c. 421), a patron saint of penitents, is known as Maria Aegyptiaca in Latin and María Egipcíaca in Spanish.

Aledis f Medieval Catalan

Jaedin m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jaden.

Hijacinta f Slovene
Feminine form of Hijacint.

Tåniya f Indigenous American
Means "breath of life" in Pomo, spoken in Northern California.

Viridis f Italian (Archaic), Medieval Italian
Derived from the Latin color word viridis "green".... [more]

Sun-hee f Korean
Variant transcription of Seon-hui.

Shurhonda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Zděnka f Czech
Variant of Zdeňka.

Larimar f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
From the name for a rare turquoise-blue variety of pectolite mineral, discovered in 1916 by the Spanish priest Miguel Fuertes Lorén. Lorén named the stone after his daughter Larissa and mar, the Spanish word for "sea"... [more]

Damoklea f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Damokles.

Izzati f Malay, Indonesian
Feminine form of Izzat.

Xitlalic f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Citlali.

Addiana f Obscure

Khema f Sanskrit
The name of one of Buddha's female disciples.

Lemta f Berber
Etymology unknown. This is the name of the mythological mother of the Tuaregs.

Arcângela f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Arcangela.

Haili f Hawaiian
Means "remembrance, spirit" in Hawaiian.

Yota f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Γιώτα (see Giota).

Genée f Afrikaans (Rare)

Kennesha f African American
Likely an invented name, a combination of Ken 1 and the popular name suffix -esha.

Şuranur f Turkish

Iluta f Latvian
Of unknown origin and meaning. A purely phonetic coinage has been suggested.

Yanqi f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 祺 (qí) meaning "good luck, good fortune".

Ayta f Yakut

Sonnka f East Frisian (Rare)
East Frisian feminine form of Sönke.

Alicha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alisha.

Omorose f Nigerian (Rare)

Mondara f Romani (Archaic)

Nitara f Indian (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit nitara (नितर) "deeply fixed; standing firm; having deep roots".

Sandoria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Sandora.

Pitschna f Romansh
Feminine form of Pitschen.

Nadeshiko f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From 撫子 (nadeshiko), generally referring to any flower belonging to the Dianthus genus but can also refer to a lovable, caressable child. It is derived from 撫で (nade), the continuative form of classical verb 撫づ (nadzu) meaning "to stroke, caress," combined with a continuative suffix shi and 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Carata f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish carata "beloved", the word itself being the past participle of cara- "to love".

Roqaya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رقية (see Ruqayyah).

Gölbüläk f Bashkir
From Bashkir гөл (göl ) meaning "flower" and бүләк (büläk) meaning "gift".

Mitsíka f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Ninuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive form of Nina 1.

Jabulile f Zulu
Means "she is happy" in Zulu.

Tairia m & f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "calm sea".

Lorali f English
Variant of Lorelei.

Susanneke f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Susanne.

Jeenie f English (Rare)
Variant of Jennie

Arikán f Hungarian

Habibe f Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Habiba.

Anuk f German (Modern, Rare)
Variation of Anouk.

Gerliese f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Combination of a feminine given name that starts with Ger- (such as Gerlinde and Gertrud) with Liese.

Kouloje f Coptic
From Demotic ḳꜣlꜣwḏꜣ meaning "whelp, puppy". Compare the masculine equivalent Kellouj.

Tsehai m & f Ge'ez
Means "sun" in Ge'ez.

Tiymah f Arabic
Means "cute" in Arabic.

Zhiyuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 致 (zhì) meaning "send, deliver, cause, result in", 至 (zhì) meaning "reach, arrive, extreme, utmost", 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 知 (zhī) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" combined with 远 (yuǎn) meaning "distant, remote, far", 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin", 源 (yuán) meaning "source, origin" or 渊 (yuān) meaning "abyss, deep, profound"... [more]

Melita f Latvian, Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), Croatian, Slovene, Polish, Estonian, Albanian
Albanian, Latvian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Polish and Estonian form of Melitta.

Sigreda f Medieval English
Variant of Sigrid.

Binja f German (Swiss)
Variant of Bigna, written according to German phonetics.

Emmalissa f American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Emmaline and Melissa.

Safina f Indian, Malaysian

Yalila f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Jalila.

Derfina f Sicilian
Variant of Delfina.

Barthenia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Parthenia.

Pekang m & f Khmer
Variant of Bekang.

Hattye f English
Variant of Hattie.

Anillia f Medieval French (Latinized), Medieval German (Latinized)
Recorded in Switzerland in the 15th century.

Asse f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Aase.

Megge f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Margaret.

Geci f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Gessi.

Stajka f Medieval Croatian
Stajka is a cultural variant on Stacey

Ankhtuyaa f Mongolian
Means "first light" in Mongolian, from анх (ankh) meaning "first" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Khusa Uma f Aymara
Means "beautiful water" in Aymara.

Lunara f Mexican

Jingyou f Chinese
From the Chinese 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" and 幽 (yōu) meaning "quiet, tranquil, dark".

Gottfrida f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Gottfrid.

Otgonnamar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian oтгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and намар (namar) meaning "autumn".

Kokachin f Medieval Mongolian
Kokachin was a 13th-century Mongol princess from the Yuan dynasty in China, belonging to the Mongol tribe of the Bayaut.

Isolina f Italian, Catalan, Galician
Diminutive of Italian Isola and Catalan and Galician Isolda.

Vashty f English (African), Trinidadian Creole
Variant of Vashti.

Sonnia f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Sonia.

Vlinder f Dutch
Derived from the Dutch word vlinder meaning "butterfly".... [more]

Karo m & f Finnish
Feminine nickname for Karoliina or a variant of Kari 2.

Androulla f Greek

Caemlyn f American (Modern, Rare)
The name of a city in the book series, The Wheel of Time, by Robert Jordan. Likely a derivative of Camelot.

Enden f Sundanese
Variant of Nenden.

Winnamine f Literature
Name of one of the characters in Tamora Pierce's books Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen.

Sylvanie f French
Variant of Sylvaine.

Verito f Spanish
Diminutive of Verónica, via its short form Vero 2.

Rigzang m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "wise, intelligent" in Tibetan.

Tarcela f Spanish (Philippines)

Songjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Dzhuvayriya f Chechen
Chechen form of Juwayriyyah

Liyah f English (Modern, Rare)

Niska f Finnish
Transferred from the surname "Niska".

Srečka f Slovene
Feminine form of Srečko.

Elizabed f Breton
Variant of Elesbed, used to refer to the Biblical figure.

Yrsi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Yrsa.

Ilaine f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elaine.

Noema f Slovak (Rare)
Slovak form of Naomi 1.

Terilynn f English (Rare)
Combination of Teri and Lynn. According to the SSA, Terilynn was given to 5 girls in 2014.

Nayimathun f Literature
Name of a dragon in The Priory of the Orange Tree.... [more]

İlke f & m Turkish
Feminine form of İlker. Can be also use as a variant.

Niibeedashkaa f Ojibwe

Pensri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phensi.

Zhiqing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 枝 (zhī) meaning "branch, limb" combined with 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean", 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate, celebration" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young"... [more]

Rûsa f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Ruusa (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).

Diviana f Italian
An ancient form of Diana.

Prabhjot m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit प्रभु (prabhu) meaning "mighty, powerful, master, lord" combined with ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".

Heiress f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word heiress, meaning "a woman who is an heir". Specifically connotes a woman who will inherit or who has inherited a large amount of wealth.

Kaleida f Obscure (Modern)
Perhaps based on the English word kaleidoscope, coined in 1817 by its inventor, Sir David Brewster (1781-1868), from Greek kalos "beautiful" with eidos "shape" and the suffix scope (to resemble the word telescope); its literal meaning is "observer of beautiful forms".... [more]

Shirui f Chinese
From the Chinese 诗 (shī) meaning "poem, poetry" and 蕤 (ruí) meaning "drooping leaves, delicate".

Iroha f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (iro) meaning "color" combined with Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" or 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers". As a whole the word iroha refers to a Japanese poem.

Pitaloka f Indonesian
Meaning uncertain, likely of Sanskrit origin.

Edenn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Eden.

Loda f Polish
Polish diminutive of Leokadia.

Heilewis f Medieval English
Variant of Helewis

Müşeref f Turkish

Qishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 琪 (qí) meaning "jade" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Meitar f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Means "strings, chords" in Hebrew.

Brisa f Spanish
Previously a short form of Briseida, though it is now regarded as an independent name directly from the Spanish word brisa "breeze". In Mexico this name was popularized by a character named Brisa (played by actress Margarita Magaña) on the telenovela "Por tu amor" (1999).

Lietta f Italian
Diminutive of Lia 1.

Lali f Hebrew
Means "for her and for me" in Hebrew, derived from לָהּ (lah) "to her, for her" combined with לִי (li) "to me, for me", though it may have originated as a diminutive of Leah, Hila and other names containing the letter L.

Lilath f English
Varient of Lilith.

Fanoula f Greek
Diminutive of Fani.

Rohana f Sanskrit
Means "sandalwood" in Sanskrit.

Jazzmyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Jasmine.

Inga f Slovak (Rare)
Slovak short form of Ingrida, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Ruixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful".

Kiiko f Japanese
From Japanese 希 (ki) meaning "rare, hope", and 伊 (i) meaning "this" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Jara f Spanish (Modern)
Directly taken from Spanish jara "rockrose".

Satou f Western African
Short form of Isatou.... [more]

Ruetai f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Ruethai.

Jawi m & f Aymara
Means "fleece, sheared wool" in Aymara.

Geòrgia f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan adoption of Georgia.

Tapia f English

Shivaughn f Trinidadian Creole (Rare)
Form of Siobhan

Hanoonah f Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic حنونة (see Hanunah).

Tatuu f Karachay-Balkar
Means "taste, sweetness" in Karachay-Balkar.

Lanyia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Natsuiro f Japanese
Means "Summer Color" or "Color of Summer".... [more]

Xazona f Uzbek
Derived from xazon meaning "falling leaves".

Seung-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed", 丞 "assist, aid, rescue" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (seung), and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious", 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing", 希 "rare; hope, expect, strive for" or 姬 "beauty; imperial concubine" (hui).

Annibel f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Annabel.

Ingiríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Ingríðr via Old Norse variant Ingiríðr.

Kawennitake f Mohawk
Notable bearer is actress Bobbi Kawennitake Deere.

Nechamie f Hebrew (?), English (American, ?)
Diminutive of Nechama

Ruhsora f Uzbek (Rare), Tajik (Rare)
Means "pink-cheeked" from Persian رخ (rux) meaning "cheek, face" combined with صورتی (surati) meaning "pink". It could also be derived from Persian روح (ruh) meaning "spirit, soul, essence" combined with سارا (sara) meaning "clean, pure".

Eifa f Arabic
Means "to keep one's promise" in Arabic.

Lenoah f American (Rare, Archaic)

Theraephone f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Θηραιφόνη (Theraiphone), which probably means "slayer of wild beasts" from Greek θήρ (ther) "a wild beast, beast of prey" or θήρα (thera) meaning "the hunting of wild beasts, the chase", which is ultimately derived from θηράω (therao) "to hunt, to chase", combined with φόνος (phonos) "murder, slaughter"... [more]

Mengwei f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 玮 (wěi) meaning "jade, rare, valuable".

Chellsea f English (Rare)
Variant of Chelsea.

Farihana f Malaysian (Rare)

Suri m & f Thai
Means "sun" in Thai.

Brimo f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
The epithet of several Ancient Greek goddesses, most notably Hecate and Demeter, meaning "angry, furious, avenging".

Shivane f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Siobhán.

Benite f Swedish
Variant of Benita.

Mojmíra f Czech, Slovak
Variant of Mojmira.

Sımalçıkh f Khakas
Means "little finger" in Khakas.

Backo f & m Indigenous Australian
Meaning unknown (from a language possibly spoken near Townsville, Queensland in the south-easthern Australia).... [more]

Adelasia f Medieval Italian, Theatre, Italian, Sardinian
Medieval Italian variant of Adelaide. ... [more]

Atsa f Navajo
Navajo name meaning "Eagle".

Yahaira f Spanish (Latin American)

Anistasia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anastasia. Anistasia was given to 5 girls in 2014 according to the SSA.

Nschotschi f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Nscho-Tschi is the sister of Winnetou in the novels by the German author Karl May. The meaning is given as "bright day".... [more]

Sigolena f Gascon
Variant of Segolena.

Jaycey f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jacey.

Suwan f Japanese
From Japanese 白鳥 (suwan) meaning "swan". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Miems f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Willemina.

Asayo f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 佐 (sa) meaning "aid, help" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sajidah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic ساجدة (see Sajida), as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Wai f & m Polynesian, Hawaiian
From the proto-Polynesian root *waiʀ meaning "water" in most Polynesian languages.

Jacksyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jackson.

Baoxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Tanwen f Welsh
Means "white fire" from Welsh tan "fire" (compare Tanguy) combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed". This is a modern Welsh name, first used in the 1960s.

Emerentiana f Late Roman, Medieval Italian, Dutch, Flemish, German (Bessarabian), History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Emerentianus. Saint Emerentiana was a Roman martyr, who lived around the start of the 4th century. Her feast day is January 23.

Laskarina f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of the Byzantine Greek surname Laskaris, which is probably derived from Persian لشکر‎ (laškar) "army", meaning "warrior, soldier"... [more]

Vakarinė f Baltic Mythology
Derived from Lithuanian vakaras meaning "evening; (plural only) west" (compare Vakarė) with the feminine adjectival suffix -inė, referring to something made from or pertaining to a noun, ultimately meaning something along the lines of "vesperal; pertaining to the evening."... [more]

Rudolfina f Polish, Slovene, Hungarian
Feminine form of Rudolf.

Krysty f English, Literature
Variant of Kristy.

Mirl m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Merle.

Mtvarisa f Georgian
Means "of the moon" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მთვარის (mtvaris), which is the genitive of the Georgian noun მთვარე (mtvare) meaning "moon".

Necie f English, African American
Diminutive of Bernice, Denise and other names containing the sound nees.

Nowsheen f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali নওশীন (see Nowshin).

Gwledyr f Medieval Welsh

Gutlein f Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
a variant of Gutlin

Aderet f Hebrew (Rare)
Aderet comes from Ezekiel 17:8, meaning "glorious" in the phrase לְגֶ֥פֶן אַדָּֽרֶת (legefen ’addaret) "a glorious vine", a symbol of reborn Israel.... [more]

Meenu f Hinduism
Girl with Fish Eyes or Fish that navigates through easily anywhere and there is peace and happiness around

Bunača f Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant of Bonača.

Zenko f Japanese
From Japanese 善 (zen) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" or 然 (zen), a suffix after nouns to express likeness combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Anciuluzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Ànciula.

Yer f Hmong

Thanaphon m & f Thai
From Thai ธน (tá-ná) meaning "money, wealth, treasure" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Maayo f Cebuano
Means "good" in Cebuano.

Saratu f Hausa
Hausa form of Sara.

Mckinzy f Scottish Gaelic
Means "Son of wise one." and "Born of fire.". First found in Ross-shire, scottland, the name traveled to ireland before making it to the US in the 18th and 19th century. in the surname, the motto is "Luceo non uro" meaning "I shine not burn".... [more]

Dhinisha f Obscure (Rare)

Mariliza f Greek

Grisell f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Variant of Grizel.

Roccina f English (American, Modern, Rare)
English feminine form of Rocco, probably inspired by Rocchina

Phansa f & m Thai
Means "rainy season, wet season" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वर्षा (varṣā). This is also the name for the three-month period during the rainy season (typically from July to October) during which Buddhist monks do not leave their temples in order to devote themselves to their studies.

Thorild f Medieval English, Scandinavian (Rare)
Medieval English and modern Scandinavian form of the Old Norse name Þórhildr.

Domithilde f French (Quebec)
Variant of Domitille influenced by Mathilde.

Quiritis f Roman Mythology
Most likely derived from Latin quiritis, the genitive form of quiris, a Sabine word meaning "spear". Quiritis was a Sabine goddess of motherhood, later equated with the goddess Juno.

Karaya m & f Caribbean (Modern, Rare)
It’s the Taino word for “moon”.

Niho f Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (ni) meaning "red" combined with 穂 (ho) meaning "ear of grain". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Farangiz f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Farangis.

Nukartaava m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "his/her new little brother/sister" (see also Nuka).

Hanunia f Polish
Diminutive of Hanna 1.

Phouchanh f Lao (Rare)
From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".

Rotci f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Idalie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
French form and Swedish variant of Idalia.

Deolinda f Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Teolinda. This name was especially popular in Portugal and Brazil, having started rising in popularity in Brazil in the 1810s and Portugal in the 1880s... [more]

Jinnet f English (Rare)
Of uncertain origin.... [more]

Casildra f Asturian
Asturian form of Casilda.

Vaimitiarii f Tahitian
From the Tahitian vai meaning "water", miti meaning "sea", and ari'i meaning "noble", ultimately "noble sea water".

Ungoliant f Literature
Sindarin translation of the Quenya name Ungweliantë, meaning "dark spider". Ungoliant was a character in Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'. She was an evil spirit in spider form who helped Morgoth destroy the Two Trees of Valinor.