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.
Masuna f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 砂 (suna) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Albrun f GermanicCombination of Old High German
alb "elf; supernatural being" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic
*albh- "to shine; gleam") and
run "secret lore" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic
*rûno- "secret; magic; murmur; session").
Suyun f ChineseFrom the Chinese
夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn" and
云 (yún) meaning "clouds".
Thongsai f & m ThaiFrom Thai ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold" and ใส
(sai) meaning "clear, pure".
Antigua f Spanish (Rare)From a title of Virgin Mary, which came to be in Seville Cathedral's Virgen de la Antigua chapel. The word
antigua "old, ancient" referred to a fresco depicting Virgin Mary, which was sculpted on the wall of an ancient mosque which served as the basis for the new cathedral... [
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Taivanzhargal m & f MongolianMeans "peaceful happiness" in Mongolian, from тайван
(taivan) meaning "peaceful, quiet, still" and жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Ouhood f ArabicMeans "knowledge" or "commitments, covenants, pledges, promises" in Arabic.
Lihao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
好 (hǎo) meaning "good, excellent" or
昊 (hào) meaning "summertime, sky, heaven".
Barsheba f American, BiblicalVariant of the Old Testament place name
Be'ersheba, meaning "seventh well" or "well of the oath" (Genesis 21:31). The phrase "from Dan to Be'ersheba" was the usual way of designating the Promised Land.
Anggraini f Indonesian Mythology, Javanese, IndonesianLikely derived from Javanese
anggara meaning "Tuesday", ultimately from Sanskrit अङ्गार
(angara). Alternately it may be from Javanese
anggrek meaning "orchid". In Javanese wayang (shadow puppetry), Anggraini is the beautiful wife of the prince
Ekalavya.
Sanzhima f BuryatMeans "clean, honest" in Buryat, from Tibetan གཙང་མ
(gtsang ma) "clean".
Hernani m & f Spanish, TheatreOften considered a diminutive of
Hernán or
Hernando. The French author Victor Hugo used it for the title hero of his play
Hernani (1830) (which Verdi adapted into the opera
Ernani in 1844), though in this case it was taken from the Spanish place name
Hernani, a town in the Basque Country, which allegedly means "top of an illuminated hill" from Basque.
Mojin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
墨 (mò) meaning "ink" and
槿 (jǐn) meaning "hibiscus".
Mengjia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious".
Xiamiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
夏 (xià) meaning "summer" and
淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".
Lanxun f ChineseFrom the Chinese
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 勋 (xūn)# meaning "meritorious deeds, merits".
Risana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other combinations of kanji are also possible.
Suvaydo f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
suvay meaning "young ewe (sheep)".
Moscho f Late Greek (?), Greek (Rare)Derived from Greek μόσχος
(moschos), which meant "a young shoot, calf" and "musk". Moscho was one of the Forty Holy Virgin Martyrs who are celebrated on September 1. Bearer Moscho Tzavela (1760-1803) was a Greek-Souliote heroine of the years before the Greek War of Independence.
Kaguyahime f JapaneseFrom Japanese 輝 (kagu) meaning "brightness", 夜 (ya) meaning "night" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Yiwei f ChineseDerived from the Chinese
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful" or "harmony, pleasure, be glad" and
薇 (wēi), a species of fern.
Ma'quloy f UzbekDerived from
ma'qul meaning "acceptable, reasonable, good" and
oy meaning "moon".
Ebäk f BashkirMeans "delicate fabric, silk" in Bashkir.
Fangshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and
姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Xudong m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 旭
(xù) meaning "rising sun, dawn, bright, radiant" combined with 东
(dōng) meaning "east". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Changyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
阊 (chāng) meaning "gate of heaven" and
燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Daldís f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
dalr "dale, valley" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Yuanxue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
缘 (yuán) meaning "hem, margin; reason, cause; fate" and
雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Hervor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Medieval ScandinavianSwedish and Norwegian form of
Hervǫr. This was the name of two heroines in the 'Hervarar saga', written in the 13th century. It also appears in 'Landnámabók' (in chapter 10, belonging to Hervor, daughter of Þórgerðr Eylaugsdóttir).
Oreithyia f Greek MythologyAn Athenian princess whom the god of the North wind, Boreas, fell in love with and swept off to marry while she was out dancing. Their sons became the Argonauts.
Nhậm m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 任 (
nhậm) meaning "to carry, bear responsibility".
Akbermet f KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz ак
(ak) meaning "white" and бермет
(bermet) meaning "pearl".
Dysmenziane f History, Thracian (Hellenized, ?)Etymology uncertain, possibly a Hellenized form (or corruption) of a Thracian name. This was one of the names attributed to the mother of the Byzantine emperor
Phocas, whose family were likely of Thraco-Roman origin.
Towera f Southern African, TumbukaMeans "beauty" or "beautiful". Traditionally the name was given to a child born after death(s) of a preceding sibling. The belief was that this new born is beautiful for death or beautiful for the soil.
Xiaobo m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 晓
(xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 小
(xiǎo) meaning "small", 哮
(xiào) meaning "roar, bark, howl" or 啸
(xiào) meaning "roar, scream, howl" combined with 波
(bō) meaning "wave" or 伯
(bó) meaning "uncle, earl, count"... [
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Pampinea f LiteratureDerived from Latin
pampineus meaning "garlanded with vine-leaves, flourishing". The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work
The Decameron (1350), where it belongs to one of the seven young women at the heart of the story (alongside Fiammetta, Filomena, Emilia, Lauretta, Neifile, and Elissa).... [
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Ruruka f JapaneseFrom 流 (
ru) meaning "flow, current", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the previous kanji, and 香 (
ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Yong-seon f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 容 (
yong) meaning "looks, appearance; figure, form" combined with 仙 (
seon) meaning "transcendent, immortal".
Horizon f & m English (Rare)Late Middle English via Old French from late Latin
horizon, from Greek
horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.
Pirimtvarisa f Literature, Georgian (Rare)Means "face of the moon" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun პირი
(piri) meaning "face" as well as "mouth" (see
Okropir) combined with Georgian მთვარის
(mtvaris), which is the genitive of the noun მთვარე
(mtvare) meaning "moon".... [
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Nyneve f Arthurian CycleForm of
Ninniane used by Thomas Malory for one of the Ladies of the Lake in his 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur' (as she is called
Ninniane in Malory's source, the continuation to the Vulgate 'Merlin', known as the 'Suite du Merlin')... [
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Iroha f JapaneseFrom 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.
Alieke f DutchDiminutive form of
Alie, seeing as the name contains the Dutch diminutive suffix
-ke.
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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Kattaḫḫa f Hittite Mythology, Hattian MythologyLikely deriving from the Hattic word
kattaḫ ("queen"), this theonym was applied to several goddesses, the most prominent of whom was the tutelary goddess of the city of Ankuwa. She is listed alongside other 'queen goddesses' in treaties, such as
Ḫuwaššanna.
Holmdís f Old NorseOld Norse combination of
holmr 'small island' and
dís 'goddess'.
Rugun f BatakMeans "lush, thick, shady (of a tree)" in Toba Batak.
Yong-hwa m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 容 "looks, appearance; figure, form" and 和 "harmony, peace; peaceful, calm".
Wisgard f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Old High German
wîsan "to rule, to lead" (or from
wîso "leader" or
wîs "wise"). The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Guiyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
砚 (yàn) meaning "inkstone, inkslab".
Dagfríður f IcelandicMeans "beautiful day", derived from the Old Norse elements
dagr "day" and
fríðr "beautiful" (originally "beloved").
Zalpa f ChechenDerived from Persian زلف
(zolf) meaning "curl, tress".
Fūro f JapaneseTaken from 風露草 (fūrosō), the Japanese word for "geranium"; this name combines 風 (fū) meaning "wind" with 露 (ro) meaning "dew". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well... [
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Akzhan f & m KazakhFrom Kazakh ақ
(aq) meaning "white" and жан
(zhan) meaning "soul".
Changbok f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 福 "happiness, good fortune, blessing".
Subine f Arthurian CycleThe wife of King Flualis the Saracen. She received the name of Remissiane in baptism.