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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the order is random.
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Jadża f Kashubian
Diminutive of Jadwiga via Jadwiżka.
Dia f Greek Mythology
Means "heavenly, divine" in Greek. The name of multiple characters in Greek Mythology.
Tulimak m & f Inuit
Variant of Tulimaq.
Paldon m & f Tibetan
Meaning unknown.
Shamiso f Shona
Means "amazing" in Shona.
Atria f Astronomy
A star in the constellation Triangulum Australe
Saleha f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Urdu, Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Saliha as well as the usual Malay, Indonesian, Urdu, and Bengali form.
Haimengarde f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German heim, Old Frankish *haim meaning "home" and Old Saxon gard, Old High German gart meaning "enclosure, protection; yard, garden".
Mingming f & m Chinese
Combination of the Chinese characters of Ming with themselves. The repetition of the same character twice is often used to underline and strengthen the meaning.... [more]
Adamandia f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αδαμαντία (see Adamantia).
Yayoi f Japanese
This name combines 弥/彌 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "increase," 八 (hachi, ya, ya(t).tsu, you) meaning "eight" or 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata), referring to nari, the classical form of "to be," with 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru, yoi) meaning "birth, genuine, life."... [more]
Gwenna f Cornish, Breton
Younger Cornish form of Wenna and Breton variant of Gwenn.
Sasiton f Thai
Alternate transcription of Sasithorn.
Chrotrud f Germanic
A more or less latinized form of Rotrud.
Tommye m & f English
Variant of Tommie.
Empedonika f Ancient Greek
Empedos "steadfast" + nike "victory"
Clemența f Romanian
Romanian form of Clementia.
Jerica f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jerrica. It coincides with the name of a Spanish town (spelled Jérica).
Yurei f Japanese Mythology, Japanese
The name consists of two kanji, 幽 (yū), meaning "faint" or "dim" and 霊 (rei), meaning "soul" or "spirit".
Piedrasanta f Spanish (Rare)
Singular (slightly more common) form of Piedrasantas.
Munera f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Munera is Pollente's daughter who keeps the spoils Pollente steals from travelers in Book 5, Canto 2 of "The Faerie Queene". Talus kills her.
Berkenye f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian berkenye "rowan".
Terezia f Romanian, Prague German
Romanian and Prague German form of Theresia.
Tavia f Corsican
Short form of Ottavia.
Radvilė f Lithuanian
This name is derived from rado meaning "found" and viltis meaning "hope."
Qingbei f Chinese
From the Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green" or 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" or 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".
Emiri f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from 英 (e) meaning "flower, petal, leaf, fine, bright" or 絵 (e) meaning "sketch, paint, draw" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty", and 里 (ri) meaning "village"... [more]
Alyza f Hebrew
"Joy," "Joyful," " God is my Oath," "noble," "exalted"
Kloea f English
Variant of Chloe
Yoon f Bariba
Name traditionally given to the first born daughter.
Gotton f Guernésiais
Truncated form of Margotton.
Saisuni f Thai
From Thai สาย (sai) meaning "line, tie" and สุ (su) meaning "good".
Gulnigar f Uyghur
Derived from the Middle Persian noun گل (gul) meaning "flower, rose" combined with the Persian noun نگار (negar) meaning "painting, picture, drawing" as well as "beloved, sweetheart" (see Negar).
Hannelora f Polish (Rare)
Polish borrowing of Hannelore.
Shunyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 瞬 (shùn) meaning "wink, in a wink, in a flash" and 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, tone".
Klarcia f Polish
Diminutive form of Klara.
Godelena f Medieval English
Likely a Latinized version of the Germanic name Goda 1.
Pasques f Medieval French
Recorded once in Paris of 1292.
Rocklyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rocky, using the popular suffix lyn.
Tatsanee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thatsani.
Xiaohong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" combined with 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast"... [more]
Khafaji f Arabic
Al-Khafaji (Arabic: االخفاجي) is an Arabic surname that denotes a relationship to or from Khafajah, Diyala Governorate.
Graziela f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare), Romanian
Portuguese form of Graciela and Romanian variant of Grațiela.
Katsa f Literature
Used as the name of the main character in the book "Graceling".
Mari f Georgian
Short form of Mariam.
Emilijutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of Emilija. Compared to names containing the -utė diminutive suffix, e.g. Birutė, this name hasn't been used as an official given name.
Shengshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel" or 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" or 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Magdeloigne f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Madeleine found in the Franche-Comté region of France in reference to Mary Magdalene.
Pavitra f & m Indian
From a Sanskrit word meaning "pure".
Chusepa f Aragonese
Variant of Chusefa (via the Catalan form Jusepa).
Tayo f Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Lazarìo f Provençal
Provençal form of Lazarie.
Undómiel f Literature
Undómiel means 'Evenstar, Evening Star' in Quenya Elvish. Undómiel is the sobriquet of Arwen the beautiful half-elf in Tolkien's books.
Besê f Kurdish
From Kurdish bes meaning "only" or "enough".
Harvir m & f Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Dolorosa f Spanish
Means "sorrowful" in Latin, taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary Mater Dolorosa "Mother of Sorrows". As such, it is cognate to Spanish Dolores and Italian Addolorata.
Ywin m & f Chinese (Wu)
Wu Chinese form of Yun.
Iirâšǩ f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Irina.
Alicija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Alice.
Shuxian f & m Chinese
From Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming", 舒 (shū) meaning "open up, unfold, comfortable, easy", 树 (shù) meaning "tree, plant", 殊 (shū) meaning "outstanding, exceptional, excellent" or 书 (shū) meaning "book" combined with 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise" or 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, gentle, skilled, adept"... [more]
Ilopifaliana f Malagasy
Means "essence of joy" in Malagasy.
Army f English (American, Rare)
Possibly taken from the English word army.
Madalenn f Breton
Variant of Madalen.
Tasoni f Coptic
Means "my sister", derived from the possessive feminine article ⲧⲁ- (ta-) combined with ⲥⲱⲛⲓ (soni) "sister".
Phani m & f Indian
Means "snake" in Sanskrit.
Lydianna f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lydia, or variant of Lydianne. It may have been inspired by the word Lydian (compare Lydian) or the similar name Dianna.
Talia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Thalia and Talya.
Sekhuunee f Buryat
From the Buryat сэхэ (sekhe) meaning "directly, straight, frank, decisively" or "truth".
Xinyu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant", 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted", or 鑫 (xīn) meaning "prosperous, wealthy" combined with 予 (yǔ) meaning "give, grant", 宇 () meaning "house, eaves, universe", 玗 (yú) meaning "precious stone, jade", or 瑜 (yú) meaning "excellence, virtues, lustre of gems"... [more]
Dschamila f German
German transcription of Jamila.
Isabelita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Isabel.
Ornsiri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรศิริ or อรสิริ (see Onsiri).
Navuri f Pare
Feminine form of Sevuri.
Nerea f Italian, Sicilian, Galician, Spanish
Feminine form of Nereo.
Suciwati f Indonesian
From Indonesian suci meaning "holy, sacred, pure, clean" combined with the feminine suffix -wati.
Ahou f Baoulé
Derived from Baoulé we "Thursday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Thursday".
Beniamina f Kashubian, Sicilian
Kashubian feminine form of Beniamin and Sicilian feminine form of Beniaminu.
Sujin f Chinese
From the Chinese 夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of gems, fine jade".
Sang m & f Burmese
It means "tall" or "above others"
Nillawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิลวรรณ (see Nilawan).
Łarysa f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Лариса using Polish phonetics (see Larysa)
Xiaozhe f Chinese
From the Chinese 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 鹧 (zhè) meaning "partridge".
Tonglian f Chinese
From the Chinese 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion" and 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, yearn for".
Meritana f Lithuanian
Of unknown meaning.
Lachanté f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the given name Chanté.
Sevcan f Turkish
From Turkish sev meaning "love" and can meaning "soul, life".
Zeuxithea f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi) "to yoke, join together, join in wedlock" and θεά (thea) "goddess".
Lianying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 联 (lián) meaning "connect, join, ally" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal".
Tiana f & m Malagasy
Means "loved, favoured" in Malagasy.
Neroli f English (Australian)
From the name of an essential oil distilled from orange blossom, which was derived from the Italian place name Nerola, itself probably meaning "strong" or "brave" from Sabine nero (compare Nero)... [more]
Ticha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patrícia.
Rejana f Provençal (Rare)
Provençal form of Réjane.
Nukaaka f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Nukâka.
Norzin f & m Tibetan
Means "holding wealth" from Tibetan ནོར (nor) meaning "wealth, riches" and འཛིན (dzin) meaning "to hold, to bear".
Gulbanu f Kazakh
Means "flower lady", derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" combined with بانو (bânu) meaning "lady".
Aga f Kalmyk
Means "hostess, madam" in Kalmyk.
Achanba m & f Manipuri
Means "faithful" in Meitei.
Vijitra f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิจิตรา (see Wichitra).
Bekach f Uzbek
From the historical title of a wife or daughter of a bek.
Riaka m & f Malagasy
Means "sea" or "small streams of water created by rain" in Malagasy.
Raghd f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رغد (see Raghad).
Nyaradzo f Shona
Means "peacemaker" or "comforter" in Shona.
Luanda f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly derived from the capital of Angola (see Luanda), or could be a combination of Luana and Amanda.
Sông m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "river" in Vietnamese.
Shuangying f Chinese
From the Chinese 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" or 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous" or 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection".
Nyankómàgó f Akan
The name traditionally given to the child born after Tawia.
Falanisesi f Tongan
Feminine form of Falanisisi.
Otje f Dutch (Archaic)
Dutch feminine form of Otto.
Hannalei f English (Modern, Rare)
Very rare elaboration of Hannah.
Maya f Turkmen
Possibly means "camel" in Turkmen
Wenwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 蔚 (wèi) meaning "luxuriant, grand, magnificent" or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary"... [more]
Shaughna f English
Variant spelling of Shauna.
Lavali f Sanskrit
Means "clove" in Sanskrit.
Yeggul-ngon m & f Wolof
Wolof 'death prevention' name meaning "s/he has not reached the afternoon".
Gerswith f Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Anglo-Saxon and Old High German form of Gerswintha.
Rogneda f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian, History
Slavic variant of the Old Norse name Ragnhildr (see Ragnhild). It was borne by a wife of the 10th-century Kievan prince Vladimir the Great.
Alef m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Alef is the first letter of the Hebrew Alphabet. ... [more]
Itanya f Swahili
Means "hope" in Swahili.
Sukika f Japanese
From Japanese 好き (suki) meaning "like" and 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance, incense" or 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Iyeoka f Western African, Yoruba
Means "mother who speaks the word" in Yoruba.... [more]
Heðindís f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse heðinn "jacket of fur or skin" and dís "goddess, woman".
Malle f Estonian
Variant of Mall.
Shōshi f Japanese (Archaic)
Name that was given during the Hēan Period, to an Empress Consort, "藤原 彰子" FUJIWARANOSHŌSHI or AKIKO FUJIWARA, married to "一条天皇" ICHIJŌ the Japanese Emperor Ichijō . The Kanji Character "彰" meaning "Evident", "Manifest" with the Kanji Character "子" meaning "Child"... [more]
Samtan m & f Tibetan, Ladakhi
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བསམ་གཏན (see Samten).
Chakaya f African American
Combination of Chaka and Kaya 2.
Daugaviete f Medieval Baltic
Possibly a direct adoption of Latvian daugaviete "(woman) from the Daugava (the biggest river in Latvia)".
Véstoō'e f Cheyenne
Means "Sitting With" in Cheyenne.
Pirkitta f Finnish
Finnish form of Birgitta.
Yalian f & m Chinese
Combination of Ya, Li 1 and An 1.
Zhenxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal, virtuous, chaste" or 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 汐 (xī) meaning "night tide, evening ebb tide", 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" or 希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, rare".
Sólrún f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Solrun.
Meche f Spanish
Diminutive of Mercedes.
Ukhime f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Evfimiya.
Pelo f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Pelagia.
Miguen f Algonquian
Means "feather" in Abenaki.
Cambridge m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the place name (used by a number of locations in the English-speaking world), derived from its old name Grantebrycge (referring to the original place in the east of England) meaning "bridge by the river Granta," where the name of the river (of unknown origin) was changed to Cante and then Cam (by Middle English) to match the current name of the town.... [more]
Zivanai f & m Shona
"Know each other". Meant for relatives to keep in touch.
Sinead f English
Anglicised form of Sinéad.
Battsetseg f Mongolian
Means "strong flower" in Mongolian, from бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Heirava f Tahitian
Tahitian name, meaning "precious garland" or "sparkly garland".
Fukiko f Japanese
From 蕗 (fuki) meaning "giant butterbur, Petasites japonicus" or 富 (fu) meaning "to enrich, abundance, wealth" and 磯 (ki) meaning "beach, seashore", that is then combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
Babatha f Ancient Aramaic, Early Jewish
Babatha is the name of a Jewish woman who owned land near Petra (modern Jordan) and En-Gedi (modern Israel) in the 2nd century AD. Because her personal documents were preserved, much of her personal life is known today.
Pragya f Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajnya) meaning "wisdom, knowledge".
Jooriina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Jôrîna.
Glódís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements glóa "to shine, to glitter" or glóð "ember; glow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Tisba f Slovene, Ukrainian
Slovenian and Ukranian form of Thisbe.
Hiyabel f Ethiopian, Tigrinya (?)
According to Nameberry, it means "gift of God" from the Tigrinya element hiyab meaning "gift" and Hebrew אֵל ('el) meaning "God".
Ailana f Kazakh
Derived from Turkish ayla meaning "halo, moonlight" (see Ayla 2).
Homi f Japanese
From Japanese 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Beg'ubor f Uzbek
Means "pure, unsullied" in Uzbek.
Chiyoho f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 代 (yo) meaning "generation" or 世 (yo) meaning "world" combined with 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" or 保 (ho) meaning "protect, maintain"... [more]
Huilang f Chinese
Wise jade tinkling
Uaichai m & f Thai
From Thai อวย (uai) meaning "grant, give" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Dinda f Indonesian
Short form of Adinda.
Hopemary f English (Rare)
A combination of Hope and Mary.
Levenia f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Luvenia and a feminine form of Leven.
Nurgözel f Turkmen
From Turkmen nur meaning "light" (see Nur) combined with gözel meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Ulljana f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Juliana.
Aranchi f Tigrinya
Means "orange (fruit)" in Tigrinya.
Daria f Kurdish
Cognate of Darya 2.
Janerke f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Жанерке (see Zhanerke).
Svena f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Svæina.
Rèinsa f Emilian-Romagnol
Short form of Lurèinsa and thus a cognate of Renza.
Leaina f Ancient Greek
From Greek λέαινα (leaina) meaning "lioness", the feminine form of λέων (leôn) "lion" (see Leon). This was borne by a 6th-century BC Athenian hetaira whose lover Aristogeiton plotted to overthrow the tyrants Hippias and Hipparchus, which eventually led to the establishment of democracy in Athens... [more]
Klarica f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Klara.
Lujain f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لجين (see Lujayn).
Bashkime f Albanian
Feminine form of Bashkim.
Genserica f Italian
Feminine form of Genserico.
Linmaré f South African (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Lynn and Maré, a variant of Marie.
Beatrys f Medieval Flemish, Flemish
West Flemish form of Beatrice.
Cheetara f Popular Culture
The name of a humanoid cheetah in the animated television series ThunderCats (1985-1989). It is an elaboration of English cheetah, a word ultimately derived from Sanskrit.
Pipa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipa and Felipa.
Sophieke f Dutch
Pet form of Sophie, but it is also a diminutive form of the name because it has the diminutive suffix -ke at the end.
Milho f Portuguese
Diminutive of Emilia that literally means, "maize."
Praewpan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phraeophan.
Countess f Medieval English
Derived from Latin comitissa "countess". This word, while more commonly known as a title, was also used as a personal name occasionally.
Taissa f Russian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Extremely rare Russian variant of Taisa as well as an anglicized form (or variant transcription) of the name.... [more]
Wannapa f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wannapha.
Thiudhborg f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Þiúðborg.
Aureliia f Russian
Russian form of Aurelia.
Ebeny f English
Variant of Ebony.
Tadzmahal f Filipino, Tausug
From the name of the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum located in the Indian city of Agra. Its name comes from Persian تاج محل (taj mahal) meaning "crown of the palace".
Oymaral f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and maral meaning "Caspian deer".
Sania f & m Russian
Variant transcription of Sanya 2.
Rāhera f Maori
Maori form of Rachel.
Endurance m & f English (African)
From the English word endurance, which is ultimately of Old French origin. Known bearers of this name include the Nigerian sprinter Endurance Abinuwa (b. 1987), the Nigerian soccer player Endurance Idahor (1984-2010) and the Nigerian cricketer Endurance Ofem (b... [more]
Voluptas f Roman Mythology
Means "pleasure, enjoyment, delight" in Latin. In Roman mythology Voluptas was the personification of sensual pleasures. She was the beautiful daughter born from the union of Cupid and Psyche; her Greek equivalent was Hedone.
Ocie m & f American (Rare)
Unisex name of unknown origin used primarily in the southeastern US.
Caresha f African American
Meaning unknown, possibly a combination of the phonetic elements ka, ree and sha or an elaborated form of Cara... [more]
Ma'óhkééná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Red Tassel Woman" in Cheyenne.
Ysbal f Manx
Manx form of Isabel.
Saart m & f Khmer
Means "clean, pure, neat" in Khmer.
Quintara f Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown, but a street in San Francisco bears the name.
Makaylin f Irish
Variant of Mckayla.
Glycérie f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.
Ada f Filipino
From the Tagalog word ada "fairy", borrowed from Spanish hada with the same meaning.
Fränzi f German (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Franziska, sometimes used as the official name.
Berlie f English (Rare), American (South, Archaic)
Berlie Doherty (born 1943) is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for children's books, for which she has twice won the Carnegie Medal.
Danbi f Korean
Means "welcome rain" in Korean.
Nayan f Chinese
From the Chinese 娜 (nà) meaning "graceful, elegant, delicate" and 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Elis f Sundanese
Variant of Euis.
Aliesha f English
Variant of Alicia.
Khas Mahal f Persian
The name of an Empress Consort of the Mughal Empire, whose name means "The exquisite one of the palace".
Rira f Yiddish
Yiddish name of unknown meaning that was used in the historic region of Bessarabia.
Naneta f Czech, Slovak, Provençal, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Czech, Slovak, Provençal and Louisiana Spanish form of Nanette.