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.
Elbibi f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
el meaning "people, nation, country" and
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman".
Sibisse f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian, Rare)From Guanche *
sibissəy meaning "armhole (in clothing); cleavage, neckline; theft". This was recorded as the name of a 16-year-old Guanche girl from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.
Mai f Welsh (Rare)Welsh form of
May as well as a direct adoption of Welsh
mai "(month of) May".
Calinette f Afro-American (Slavery-era)Possibly derived from French
câline, the feminine form of the adjective
câlin "cuddly" (ultimately via Old French from Vulgar Latin
*calina, which itself is from Latin
calidus "warm").
Kona f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 黄 (ko) meaning "yellow", 香 (ko) meaning "fragrance" or 小 (ko) meaning "small" combined with 南 (na) meaning "south", 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 波 (na) meaning "wave", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree"... [
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Keonaona f & m HawaiianMeans "the soft fragrance," "the soft perfume" or "the aroma," from definite article
ke and
onaona meaning "soft fragrance/perfume, aroma."
Osame m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 治 (osame) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" or 修 (osame) meaning "discipline, study" or from Japanese 治 (osa) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" or 長 (osa) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" or 女 (me) meaning "female, woman, wife" (for females)... [
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Orabilis f Medieval LatinDerived from the Latin adjective
orabilis meaning "exorable" as well as "entreatable". In turn, the word is derived from the Latin verb
oro meaning "to speak" as well as "to plead, to beg, to pray, to entreat" combined with a Latin adjectival suffix (either
-abilis or
-bilis).... [
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Jiangfeng m & f ChineseFrom 江 (
jiāng) meaning "the Yangtze river" and 楓 (
fēng) meaning "maple".
Kazune f & m JapaneseFrom 和 (
kazu) meaning "peace, harmony" and 音 (
ne) meaning "sound, echo". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Yeji f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 睿 "shrewd, astute, clever, keen" and 知 "know, perceive, comprehend".
Yuansu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and
素 (sù) meaning "white silk, plain".
Lingyin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or
灵 (líng) meaning "soul, spirit" and
银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth",
吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry" or
音 (yīn) meaning "sound, tone".
Homurako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 炎 (homura) meaning "flame" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mashudu m & f AfricanMashudu is a name used the Vha-Venda tribe in the far north of South Africa (Limpopo Province). The name means Luck
Tsezarina f BulgarianBulgarian feminine name of possible modern coinage and unknown etymology. It may be ultimately taken from the name
Caesar.
Shakhsiyah f ArabicComes from شخصية (
šaḵṣīyah), which means "personality", "rank, nobility", or "character (in a story)" in Arabic.
Pasupuleti f Indian, TeluguThis is an Indian and Telugu feminine name. Pasupuleti Kannamba (1911-1964) was an Indian versatile actress, playback singer and film producer of Telugu cinema, Andhra Pradesh, India. She acted in more than 170 films and produced about 25 films in Telugu and Tamil languages during the 1930s to the 1960s.
Arnemetia f Celtic MythologyArnemetia's name contains Celtic elements
are, meaning "against, beside," and
nemeton, meaning "sacred grove." Her name is thus interpreted as "she who dwells in the sacred grove," suggesting Arnemetia may be a divine epithet rather than a name in its own right.
Xatirə f AzerbaijaniMeans "memory, remembrance" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic خاطرة
(ḵāṭira).
Adebisi f YorubaMeans "the crown has given birth to more" in Yoruba. This is the name of the (Nigerian) mother of British musician Seal Samuel.
Thiều m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 韶
(thiều) meaning "splendid, glorious, beautiful".
Hye-gyeong f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 "orchid" or 慧 "bright, intelligent" (
hye) and 慶 "congratulate" or 敬 "respect" (
gyeong).... [
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Hamadryas f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἅμα
(háma) meaning "together" and δρῦς
(drys) meaning "tree; oak". This was the name of the mother of the hamadryads in Greek mythology, a kind of nymph bonded to a specific tree.
Zhaozhan f ChineseFrom Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep, profound". Other character combinations are possible.
Bandhavi f Hindi (Rare), Indian (Rare), Telugu (Rare)From Sanskrit बान्धवी
(bāndhavī) meaning "female relative" (the feminine form of बान्धव
(bāndhava) "relative, kinsman", which is a vṛddhi derivative of बन्धु
(bandhu) "relation").
Rizqiya f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
rizq meaning "daily bread".
Suzumi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 鈴 (
suzu) meaning "bell, chime" or 涼/凉 (
suzu) meaning "cool, refreshing" combined with 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Jong-ok m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 宗 "lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan" or 鍾 "cup, glass, goblet" (
jong), and 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" (
ok).
Lebia f OgoniMeans "pretty girl/ lady" or "good girl/lady" in Khana,... [
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Hanko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 汎 (han) meaning "float, drift" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Sosie f EnglishMeaning uncertain. Actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick used it for their daughter Sosie Bacon (1992-). It was perhaps inspired by French
sosie "lookalike", derived from Latin
Sosia, the name of a character in Plautus' play 'Amphitryon', itself from Greek Σωσίας (
Sosias) meaning "savior" from σως (
sos) "safe, whole, unwounded" (compare
Sostrate,
Sose)... [
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Renshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Kundyz f KazakhMeans "beaver" in Kazakh, referring specifically to the Eurasian beaver.
Rafaa f ArabicMeans "kindness" or "compassion". It is derived from the Quran and is the root for one of the 99 Names of Allah: Ar-Raoof (The Compassionate).
Gülhanım f TurkishFrom Turkish
gül meaning "rose" (ultimately from Persian) and
hanım, an aristocratic title meaning "lady".
Pragyasmi f IndianNo History, this Name has two words of Indian Ancient Language "Sanskrit" words are "Pragya" which means "ENLIGHTED CONSCIOUSNESS” and "Asmi" which means "I AM"... [
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Saika f JapaneseFrom 彩 (
sai) meaning "colorful, vibrant" or 菜 (
sai) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 霞 (
ka) meaning "cloud, mist". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Raisha f Jewish, ArabicFrom Raisa (Jewish) meaning "Rose," and from Rasha (Arabic) meaning "Young Gazelle." ... [
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Xinjiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance" and
侥 (jiǎo) meaning "be lucky".
Miaolan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Yokai m & f Japanese MythologyFrom a Japanese myth about mysterious turtle-like creatures said to haunt the ponds and rivers. Yokai are said to be wild water dwelling monsters who love to eat cucumbers.
Tứ m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 賜
(tứ) meaning "bestow, confer, grant".
Fio f English, Irish, ItalianThis is a diminutive / nickname for names beginning with Fio like Fiona or Fiorella.
Autherine f African AmericanFeminine form of
Auther. Autherine Lucy was the first African-American student admitted to a white school in Alabama when she entered the University of Alabama in 1956.
Kinyänur f BashkirFrom Bashkir
кинйә (kinyä) meaning "younger" and Arabic
نور (nur) meaning "light".
Godesia f German (Modern, Rare)Godesia is the official title of princess carnival in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. It is derived from the place name Godesberg (first mentioned as
Woudensberg "
Wotan's mountain").... [
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Henioche f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἡνίοχος
(hêniochos) meaning "charioteer, driver, one who holds the reins", itself derived in part from the word ἡνία
(hênia) "reins, bridle". In Greek mythology this was an epithet of the goddess Hera... [
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Jiebo f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
洁 (jié) meaning "clean, purify, pure" and
波 (bō) meaning "wave".
Omoye f & m NigerianA name of African Origin meaning ‘a loved child’.
Uriye f Crimean TatarDerived from Arabic حُورِيَّة
(ḥūriyya) meaning "nymph, fairy, mermaid".
Pietertje f & m Dutch, West FrisianWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Pieter) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
tje to the original name... [
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Adaltrud f GermanicMeans "noble strength", derived from Old High German
adal "noble" and
þruþ "strength."
Natsunatsu f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" combined with 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Dobrowieść f PolishPolish name from Slavic
dobrŭ "good" combined with
věstĭ "message, news" or
vesti "to lead, conduct". In Old Polish, both deuterothemes became
wieść, making it difficult to discern which element was intended.
Mixay m & f LaoMeans "victorious, triumphant" in Lao.
Yuzheng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and
筝 (zhēng) meaning "zheng zither", "kite".
Makato f Japanese (Rare)This name technically has no meaning since it is usually written in kana, but it could be spelled with 萬 (
ma) meaning "ten thousand", 蘭 (
ka) meaning "orchid", and 戸 (
to) meaning "door"... [
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Amale f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of
Amalia.
Alabama f English (American, Rare)From the name of the American state (see
Alabama). It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the novelist William Faulkner (11 January 1931-20 January 1931), who was named after his great-aunt Alabama 'Bama' McLean (1874-1968)... [
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Brimhildur f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
brim "surf, surge" and
hildr "battle, fight".
Özgünay f AzerbaijaniFrom the Turkish
özgün meaning "original, unique" and
ay meaning "moon".
Nayo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 世 (
yo) meaning "generations". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mang f & m ChinMeans "dream" or "big" in Hakha Chin.
Mohbahora f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
bahor meaning "spring".
Göksel m & f TurkishDerived from Turkish
gök meaning "sky" and
sel meaning "flood, torrent".
Ariuntsetseg f MongolianDerived from Mongolian ариун
(ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and цэцэг
(tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Linmiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".