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.
Chanya f ThaiFrom Thai จรรยา
(chanya) meaning "ethics, morals, conduct" or Pali
jañña meaning "noble, pure".
Norizan f & m MalayFrom Arabic نُور
(nūr) meaning "light" combined with an uncertain second element.
Karilė f LithuanianFrom the Lithuanian element
karė which is either derived from
karas (war) or
karys (warrior).
Guanran f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" and
然 (rán) meaning "yes; pledge, promise".
Notburga f German (Austrian), GermanicGermanic name, in which the second element is Old High German
burg meaning "fortress" (or the related Gothic
bairgan "to keep, to save, to preserve" (Old High German
bergan "to help, to rescue"))... [
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Niranjana f BengaliNiranjana - Indian word, used in religious formulas (mantra), names and Hindu mythology. It is popular in Bengal.... [
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Maxuella f ObscureLikely a feminine form of
Maxwell. This is the given name of Belgian basketball player Maxuella Lisowa-Mbaka.
Cuie f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful; good".
Bozgul f TajikMeans "falcon rose" From
боз (
boz) meaning "falcon" and
гул (
gul) meaning "flower, rose" (see
gol)
Erebi f IjawMeans "the beauty of womanhood" in Ijaw.
Zondai f & m Shona"You may hate me." A situational name where a family is telling it's enemies you may hate me all you want.
Kytaliina f YakutDerived from Yakut кыталык
(kytalyk) meaning "Siberian crane".
Fidimalala m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
fidy meaning "choice, preference" and
malala meaning "beloved".
Kotonoha f Popular CultureFrom Japanese 言葉 (
kotonoha) meaning "language". This is the name of a heroine from the visual novel and adapted anime 'School Days'.
Nekana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 奏 (kana) meaning "play music, complete". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Banksia f English (Australian)Banksia is an uncommon name deriving from the Native Australian plant that produces honeysuckle like flowers. The plant species were originally named after Sir Joseph Banks, who first collected its samples in 1770.
Cuiyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Awatif f ArabicMeans "affections, sentiments, emotions" in Arabic, the plural form of عاطفة
(ʿāṭifa) meaning "emotion, sentiment, affection".
Fuupu f JapaneseFrom Japanese 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" combined with 譜 (pu) meaning "musical note". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Urooj f & m PersianUrooj is a Persian unisex name, meaning "rising, mounting, exaltation, ascension".
Narai f HausaMeans "born on a Wednesday" in Sokoto Hausa.
Weishan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" or
玮 (wěi) meaning "type of jade, rare, valuable" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral" or
杉 (shān) meaning "fir, pine".
Qiyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
祺 (qí) meaning "good luck, good fortune" and
妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair".
Minuette f French (Americanized)Derived from the word "minuet", which is a slow, stately ballroom dance for two in triple time. It was especially popular in the 18th century. A known character to bear this version was a secondary character from the cartoon show "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic".
Somethea m & f KhmerSomethea means "wisdom person" or "intelligence person" in Khmer.
Egia f BasqueDerived from Basque
egia "truth; verity".
Knarik f ArmenianArmenian feminine name derived from the word
քնար (k'nar) meaning "lyre".
Mengju f ChineseFrom the Chinese
孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and
菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Wigtrud f GermanicDerived from Old High German
wîg "warrior" combined with
þruþ "strength."
Wijayatunggadewi f HistoryDerived from Sanskrit विजयतुङ्गदेवी (
vijayatuṅgadevi) meaning "victory of the high goddess". This name was borne by Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi (also known as Tribhuwannottunggadewi Jayawishnuwardhani (from Sanskrit त्रिभुवनतुङ्गदेवी जयविष्णुवर्धनी (
tribhuvanatuṅgadewi jayavishnuvardhani) meaning "high goddess of the three worlds, victory of Vishnu's prosperity"), a Javanese queen regnant and the third Majapahit monarch, who reigned from 1328 to 1350.
In-hwa f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 人 (
in) meaning "human, person" and 和 (
hwa) meaning "harmony, peace".
Garilind f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
gairu (
gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from
garva (
garo in Old High German, and
gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared." The second element is derived from Old High German
lind or
lindi "soft, tender."
Chaliao m & f ThaiMeans "realize suddenly, understand" in Thai.
Setsu m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody", though it is often written せつ using the hiragana writing system. It can also come from せ (se) meaning "world" combined with 津 (tsu), a place name, such as Tsu city in Mie prefecture... [
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Shaojie f ChineseFrom the Chinese
绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join" and
洁 (jié) meaning "clean, purify, pure".
Cwyllog f Medieval Welshwas a Christian holy woman who was active in Anglesey, Wales, in the early 6th century. The daughter, sister and niece of saints, she is said to have founded St Cwyllog's Church, Llangwyllog, in the middle of Anglesey, where a church is still dedicated to her.
Gamilah f AfricanGamilah is the name of one of the daughters of Activist Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz.
Jo'ragul f UzbekDerived from
jo'ra meaning "fellows at a social gathering" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Abiha f PakistaniMeans "her father" in Arabic, from the kunya (nickname or byname) of
Fatimah bint Muhammad أمّ أبیها
(Umm Abiha), literally "the mother of her father"... [
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Tông m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 宗 (
tông) meaning "ancestry, origin".
Kitheko f PareMeans "laughter" in the Athu language of the Pare people.
Akkumis f KazakhFrom Kazakh ақ
(aq) meaning "white" and күміс
(kümis) "silver".
Ènia f CatalanEither a short form of
Eugènia or a Catalan form of
Enya, given in reference to the Irish singer Enya (1961-).
Devan m & f HindiThe name comes from the Hindi
dehvan (देवन) meaning “divine, god”. It is also influenced by the English Name
Devin.
Mohira f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
mohir meaning "skilled".
Nissi f & m HebrewFirst used as a biblical term in Exodus. The full word being Jehovah-Nissi, and meaning "victorious" or "banner". Moses named the victory banner as such after defeating the Amalekites.
Yurin f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夢 (
yu) meaning "dream" combined with 鈴 (
rin) meaning "bell, chime". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Juli f & m English, Georgian, Spanish, PortugueseEnglish variant spelling of
Julie as well as the Georgian form of the name. It is also a short form of given names that start with
Juli-, which not only applies to English, but also to Georgian, Spanish and Portuguese.... [
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Kihana f Japanese (Modern)From Japanese 衣 (ki) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 祈 (ki) meaning "pray, wish" or 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" combined with 花 (hana) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Malucia f English (Rare)A possible play on words for the English word ‘malicious’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie and the Secret Door” as the name of the antagonist of the plot, Princess Malucia, a spoiled young girl who is the first of her bloodline to be born without any magic.
Beni f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紅 (beni) or 朱 (beni) both meaning "crimson".
Linnethia f English (American, Rare)Variant of
Lynette. A notable bearer of this name is the American television personality NeNe Leakes (b. 1967), whose full name is Linnethia Monique Leakes (née Johnson).
Qiuchen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn" and
晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".
Sobita f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
sobit meaning "steadfast".
Yanci f ChineseFrom the Chinese
嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating" and
慈 (cí) meaning "kind, loving, charitable, benevolent".
Arvingerel f & m MongolianMeans "abundant light" in Mongolian, from арвин
(arvin) meaning "rich, copious, abundant" and гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light".
Hinaka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 日向 (hina) meaning "sunny place" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Iney f ManxOf debated origin and meaning. While some scholars consider this name a Manx form of
Eithne, others derive it from Manx
inney "daughter (of)". This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated
Annie.
Nozdavlat f UzbekDerived
noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness" and
davlat meaning "wealth, fortune" or "happiness".
Qilan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
祺 (qí) meaning "good luck, good fortune" and
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Saime f Estonian (Rare)Variant of
Saima 2. The name coincides with the first-person plural past form of
saama "to get, to receive; to become; to be able to".
Aybala f ChuvashMeans "moonchild" in Chuvash, from Ай (
ay) meaning "moon" combined with бала (
bala) meaning "child".
Arənauuāčī f Persian Mythology, AvestanAvestan name that probably meant "she who speaks the injustice (to denounce it)", from
arəna- "injustice" and
ouuāč-
ī "she who speaks". In Persian mythology this name belonged to a sister or daughter of King
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Chiyomi f JapaneseFrom 千 (
chi) meaning "thousand" and 世 (
yo) meaning "world" or 代 (
yo) meaning "generation, age, replace, change, substitute" and 美 (
mi) meaning "beauty". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Koroya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 心 (
koro) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 椰 (
ya) meaning "coconut palm" or 夜 (
ya, yo, yoru) meaning "evening, night". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Luanling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, or
銮 (luán) meaning "bells" and
翎 (líng) meaning "feather, wing" or
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Shai m & f Egyptian MythologyMeans "(that which is) ordained". In the Ancient Egyptian mythology Shai was the deification of the concept of fate and determinate the span of men's lives as such would sometimes be considered female (in which case he would sometimes be called
Shait).