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.
Plutina f American (South, Archaic)Probably an invented name, used primarily in the Southern United States in the 19th century. Plutina Cox is the heroine of Waldron Baily's novel 'The Heart of the Blue Ridge' (1915), set in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Azita f PersianDerived from Persian آزاد
(âzâd) meaning "free, independent".
Azusa f & m JapaneseThis name can be used on its own as 梓 (shi,
azusa), referring to the catalpa tree, or it can be combined with 沙 (
sa, sha, suna, yonageru) meaning "sand," 紗 (
sa, sha, usuginu) meaning "gauze" or 彩 (sai, irodo.ru,
sa) meaning "colouring."... [
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Mbalienhle f Ndebele, ZuluMeans "beautiful flower" in Zulu and Ndebele, from
mbali "flower, flowers" and
enhle "something that is beautiful of nice".
Tokunbo m & f YorubaMeans "returned from overseas". It is often given to children born abroad and brought home.
Caesaria f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)Feminine form of
Caesarius. Caesaria of Arles (also called Caesaria the Elder, died c. 530), was a saint and abbess. She was born in a Gallo-Roman family and was trained at John Cassian's foundation in Marseilles.
Nerwen f LiteratureMeans "man-maiden" in Quenya. This was the name given to
Galadriel by her mother. It was chosen because of Galadriel's great height.
Tô m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 蘇
(tô) meaning "perilla".
Tsaina m & f MalagasyMeans "mind, intellect" or "flag, banner" in Malagasy.
Zhongzhu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion" and
珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".
Alzire f Theatre, LiteratureUsed by Voltaire for the heroine of his tragic play 'Alzire, ou les Américains' (1736), about a young indigenous Peruvian woman, daughter of a powerful chief. The heroine is named
Alzira in Verdi's opera based on the play... [
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Suphankanlaya f HistoryOf uncertain etymology. This was the name of a 16th-century Thai princess who was a queen consort of King Bayinnaung of Myanmar.
Tetsumi m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 哲 (tetsu) meaning "clear" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" (mostly feminine) or 己 (mi) meaning "self" (usually masculine). Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Wangmei f ChineseFrom Chinese 望 (wàng) meaning "hope" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Levya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Combination of the name
Lev 2 means "heart" with the letters ya (יה) (which are part of the name of God) means "Heart of God" in Hebrew.
Jiahan m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 家
(jiā) meaning "home, family" or 佳
(jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" combined with 晗
(hán) meaning "pre-dawn, before daybreak", 罕
(hǎn) meaning "rare, scarce", or 捍
(hàn) meaning "ward off, defend, guard"... [
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Iphthime f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἴφθιμος
(iphthimos) "stout, strong", a word which meant "comely, goodly" when applied to women. This name was borne by a sister of Penelope in Homer's epic the 'Odyssey'.
Akino f JapaneseFrom Japanese 旭 (
aki) meaning "rising sun" combined with 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Ölziimaa f MongolianFrom Mongolian өлзий
(ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and the feminine suffix маа
(maa).
Poliʻahu f Polynesian MythologyThe name of Hawaiian snow goddess and enemy of
Pele. Her name is derived from
poli meaning "bosom" and
'ahu meaning "garment, clothed".
Lysne f AmericanDerived from the name of Norwegian town
Ljøsne. Ljøsne is the Nynorsk (one of two major written dialects used in Norway) spelling used locally.
Lysne is the Bokmål (the other major written dialect used in Norway) form.... [
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Rôze f WalloonWalloon form of
Rose. The name coincides with Walloon
rôze "rose (flower)".
Ikune f JapaneseFrom Japanese 活 (iku) meaning "life" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Pasithea f Greek MythologyMeans "goddess of all", derived from Greek πᾶς
(pas) meaning "all, for all, of all" combined with Greek θεα
(thea) meaning "goddess". In Greek mythology she was one of the Charites, married to
Hypnos, the god of sleep and dreams; she may have been regarded as a goddess of rest and relaxation or of hallucinations and hallucinogenic drugs.
Tsutsumi f JapaneseMeaning "To Wrap" or "Wrapping". It is more of the sound than the meaning itself that makes it special.
Ban m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 班
(ban) meaning "group, party, band".
Borchuluun m & f MongolianMeans "brown stone, grey stone" in Mongolian, from бор
(bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark" and чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone"
Coila f LiteratureCoila was the muse of the poet Robert Burns, he created her as a poetic device for many of his poems. The name derives from the poetic name for the area of Kyle, Ayrshire, which itself is derived from the male names Coil, Coilus or Coel Hen, King of the Picts, who lived, ruled and died in the area.
Prasuti f HinduismMeans "birth, generation" in Sanskrit. According to the
Puranas this was the name of a daughter of
Manu and the wife of
Daksha... [
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Philinna f Ancient Greek, TheatreMeans "darling" in Greek, a term of affection derived from Greek φίλος
(philos) meaning "friend, lover". A famous bearer was Philinna of Larissa in Thessaly (4th century BC), the third wife of Philip II of Macedon and mother of Philip III Arrhidaeus... [
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Nampeyo f Indigenous AmericanDerived from the Tewa word
Num-pa-yu meaning "snake that does not bite". This was borne by the Hopi-Tewa potter Nampeyo of Hano (1859-1942), the daughter of a Tewa woman and a Hopi man.
Man m & f LaoMeans "steady, firm, long-lasting" in Lao.
Sahila f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
sahil meaning "light".
Marigorri f Basque Mythology, BasqueEpithet for the moon. This name is possibly derived from a combination of the name of
Mari 3, one of the key figures in Basque mythology, and the adjective
gorri "red, rosé, Virginian, fierce".
Yonghong m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 勇
(yǒng) meaning "brave" or 永
(yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal" combined with 宏
(hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 鸿
(hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 洪
(hóng) meaning "flood, deluge" or 红
(hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush"... [
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Ayelè f Ewe, AfricanName of Ewa origin, meaning "happiness has come", "happiness is here".
Wanlu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and
露 (lù) meaning "dew".
Thư f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 姐
(thư) meaning "elder sister, woman, lady".
Gultamze f GeorgianLiterally means "sun of the hearts" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian გულთა
(gulta), the archaic genitive plural of the noun გული
(guli) meaning "heart", combined with the Georgian noun მზე
(mze) meaning "sun" (see
Mzia).
Orofrisa f Spanish (European, Rare), LiteraturePossibly elaboration of
Orosia. The famous bearer of this name was Doña Orofrisa (Orofrisia) de Mendoza y Castilla, married to Don Francisco de Cepeda y Guzmán, who was a nephew of Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515 - 1582)... [
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Rizumu f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)This name has, technically, no meaning since it is written in hiragana or katakana. However, Rizumu, as a word, is a loan word of English origin meaning "rhythm."
Guihuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
焕 (huàn) meaning "shining".
Nagika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 凪 (nagi) meaning "calm" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mazoe f Arthurian CycleOne of the eight sisters of Morgan Le Fay, who ruled with her on the island of Avalon, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Suphap f & m ThaiMeans "polite, courteous, well-mannered" in Thai.
Yeza f ChechenMeans "to love" in Chechen. The "Y" indicates that the bearer of the name is a woman.
Kafei m & f IranianKafei's meaning is intelligence, great lover, and strong. This name was used for a character in Nintendo's video game Majora's Mask.
Leeloo f Popular CultureShort form of
Leeloominaï, which is revealed to mean "precious stones" in the (fictional) Divine Language. Leeloominaï, called Leeloo, is the heroine of the 1997 sci-fi movie "The Fifth Element"... [
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Fadette f French, LiteratureFrench novelist George Sand gave it to the main character of one of her best-known novels La Petite Fadette in the 1840s.
Yuanyuan f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 圆
(yuán) meaning "round, circular", 元
(yuán) meaning "first, origin" or 源
(yuán) meaning "source, origin" all combined with themselves... [
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Darlen f English (American)Variant of the name
Darlene. This name was giving to former Bad Girl Darlen Escobar. Darlen featured in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017).
Zhuohua m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 卓
(zhuó) meaning "tall, lofty, outstanding" or 灼
(zhuó) meaning "bright, shining, luminous" combined with 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [
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Ebidisebofa m & f IjawMeans "there is no one that doesn't like good things" in Ijaw.
Ruini f ChineseFrom the Chinese
睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever" and
旎 (nǐ) meaning "fluttering of flag, romantic".
Shomer m & f BiblicalMeans "keeper, watchman" or "guarded", from the Hebrew verb שמר
(shamar) "to keep, to guard". In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother of
Jehozabad, 2 Kings 12:21 (in 2 Chronicles 24:26 she is called
Shimrith), and the name of a man of
Asher, 1 Chronicles 7:32.
Xutiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliance, radiant" and
窕 (tiǎo) meaning "slender, charming, quiet and modest".
Qingji f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and
亟 (jí) meaning "earnestly, urgently".