This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and a substring is a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Moevai f Polynesian, TahitianName of Polynesian origin, composed by "moe", meaning "dream" and "vai", meaning "water". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dreaming the water".
Mofang f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
墨 (mò) meaning "ink" and
芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful".
Mog-lan f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 木 (mog) meaning "tree, wood" combined with 兰 (lan) meaning "orchid". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Mogra f Hindi (Rare)From Hindi मोगरा (mogara) the Hindi word for the Arabian jasmine.
Mohadeseh f PersianThis name derives from the Arabic word, محدث, meaning "breeder."
Mohan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark" and
寒 (hán) meaning "cold, wintry" or
焓 (hán) meaning "the sound of a fiercely burning fire".
Mohasal f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
asal meaning "honey".
Mohbahora f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
bahor meaning "spring".
Mohchehra f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
chehra meaning "face".
Mohibanot f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
banot meaning "velvet".
Mohigavhar f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
gavhar meaning "jewel, pearl".
Mohijamol f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Mohikamol f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
kamol meaning "completion, perfection".
Mohinav f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
nav meaning "sort, kind".
Mohipari f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
pari meaning "fairy".
Mohipora f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
pora meaning "piece, fragment".
Mohira f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
mohir meaning "skilled".
Mohirabibi f UzbekDerived from
mohir meaning "skilled" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Mohirajab f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
rajab, the seventh month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
Mohisafo f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
moh meaning "moon, month" and
safo meaning "clear" or "enjoyment".
Mohisara f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
sara meaning "best".
Mohishakar f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
moh meaning "moon, month" and
shakar meaning "sugar, candy, sweet(s)".
Mohisharaf f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
moh meaning "moon, month" and
sharaf meaning "honour, glory".
Mohizar f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
zar meaning "gold" or "wealth".
Mohizevar f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
zevar, the name of a decoration sewn in colourful silk thread on traditional Uzbek footwear called mahsi.
Mohjahon f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
jahon meaning "the world".
Mohsafar f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
safar, the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
Mohsanam f UzbekDerived from
moh meaning "moon, month" and
sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", also an Uyghur classical music genre.
Mojiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
墨 (mò) meaning "ink" and
皎 (jiǎo) meaning "white, bright, brilliant, clear".
Mojoyinade m & f YorubaMeans "I enjoyed the splendor of being royalty" in Yoruba.
Mojuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
墨 (mò) meaning "ink" or
茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine" and
娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Moka f JapaneseIt could be spelled with 百 (
mo) meaning "hundred, many" with 花 (
ka) meaning "flower; essence", 歌 (
ka) meaning "song; to sing", 華 (
ka) meaning "flower; flashiness; brilliance; beauty; fine", 珈 (
ka) meaning "hair accessory" or 香 (
ka) meaning "fragrance, scent, aroma"... [
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Mokako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 桃 (mo) meaning "peach", 花 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mokana f JapaneseFrom Japanese も (mo) meaning "also,nothing,all" combined with 奏 (kana) meaning "play music, complete"
Mokihana f HawaiianFrom the name of a type of tree that grows on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The mokihana tree's fragrant berries are used in making leis.
Mokryna f UkrainianUkrainian folk form of
Macrina. Mokryna 'Ryna' Mazaylo is a character in Mykola Kulish's classic comedy play 'Myna Mazaylo'.
Molan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
墨 (mò) meaning "ink",
默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark" or
茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine" and
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid",
澜 (lán) meaning "overflowing, waves, ripples",
蓝 (lán) meaning "blue, indigo" or
斓 (lán) meaning "multicoloured".
Molpadia f Greek MythologyMeans "divine song" from Greek μολπή (
molpê) "song" and διά (
dia) "divine, heavenly" (related to Διος (
Dios) "of
Zeus"). In Greek mythology, this was the name of an Amazon.
Momilani f Hawaiian (Rare)Means "heavenly pearl," "spiritual pearl," "royal pearl" or "noble pearl," from
momi meaning "pearl" and
lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."
Momoa f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 桃 (
momo) meaning "peach" combined with 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Momodavlat f UzbekDerived from
momo meaning "mother" and
davlat meaning "wealth" or "fortune, happiness".
Momogo'zal f UzbekDerived from
momo meaning "mother" and
go'zal meaning "beautiful".
Momoha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 桃 (
momo) meaning "peach" combined with 羽 (
ha) meaning "plume, feather". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Momohana f JapaneseDerived from the Japanese kanji 百 (
momo) meaning "hundred" or 桃 (
momo) meaning "peach" combined with 花 (
hana) or 華 (
hana) both meaning "flower". All kanji are read with the Kun Reading... [
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Momohavo f UzbekDerived from
momo meaning "mother" and
havo which can mean "sky", "weather" or "melody".
Momojamol f UzbekDerived from
momo meaning "mother" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Momona f JapaneseFrom Japanese 百 (
momo) meaning "hundred" or 桃 (
momo) meaning "peach" combined with 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
Mona f ManxEither derived from Irish
Muadhnait or a direct adoption of
Mona, the oldest known reference to the Isle of Man (made by Julius Caesar, 54 BC). Due to the growing Manx Nationalism and the Celtic revival of the time, the name became popular in the 19th century.
Monâhtseta'e f CheyenneMonâhtseta'e is recorded to mean "Shoot Woman" (plant shoots) in the Cheyenne language. Monâhtseta'e, aka
Meoohtse'e, was a Cheyenne woman who allegedly had a child with George Custer.
Monaka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 萌 (mo) meaning "sprout, bud, malt", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Monami f Japanese (Modern)This name can be used as 萌波 or 萌南 with 萌 (hou, kiza.shi, mebae, mo.eru) meaning "bud, sprout," 波 (ha, nami) meaning "billow, wave, ripple" and 南 (na, nan, minami, nami) meaning "south."... [
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Monamu f JapaneseFrom Japanese 望 (mo) meaning "hope", 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Monan f JapaneseFrom Japanese 望 (mo) meaning "hope" combined with 南 (nan) meaning "south". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Monariza f JapaneseFrom Japanese 藻 (mo) meaning "alga, algae", 南 (na) meaning "south", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy" combined with 座 (za) meaning "seat". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Moneiba f Spanish (Canarian, Rare), Guanche MythologyFrom Guanche *
mənəy-ibba meaning literally "smoky glow". This was the name of a goddess worshipped by women on the island of Hierro (present-day Canary Islands, Spain), which was inhabited by a people known as the Bimbache.
Monenna f Medieval IrishSaint Monenna lived in the fifth century. She was born into a noble family in County Louth, Ireland. She is often associated with the region around the town of Killeavy in present-day Northern Ireland.
Moneta f Roman MythologyDerived from Latin
monere, meaning "to advise, to warn". This is the name of the goddess of memory in Roman mythology, equated with her Greek counterpart
Mnemosyne... [
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Mongolia f English (Rare)This name derives from the country of Mongolia, located in east-central Asia. It is derived from 'Mongol' (as in the Mongol Empire) which is said to originate from Mongolian
mong/монг meaning "brave."
Möngömaa f Mongolian (Rare)Means "silver woman" in Mongolian, from мөнгө
(möngö) meaning "silver" or "money" and the feminine suffix маа
(maa).
Mongrain f French (Quebec)Probably an altered form of French Maugrain, from Old French mau grain ‘bad grain’, used as an (unflattering) nickname for a grower or merchant.
Monimia f Theatre, Literature, Afro-American (Slavery-era)Probably a Latinate form of
Monime, first used by Thomas Otway for the title character in his tragic play
The Orphan (1680). It was subsequently used by the Scottish author Tobias Smollett (also for an orphan character) in his novel
The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom (1753), and later by English poet and novelist Charlotte Smith for the heroine of her novel
The Old Manor House (1793), which was a huge bestseller in the last decade of the 18th century... [
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Moninna f Irish, HistoryFrom the hypocorism
Mo-Ninne or
Moinnine which meant "my ninne";
ninne was the first word this saint spoke. Saint Moinnine or Moninna (c.432-518) of Killeavy in County Armagh, Ireland was supposedly baptised and confirmed by Saint Patrick... [
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Monisha f IndianIt is a Hindi name, typically used in South India, meaning "intelligent woman". In Sanskrit, however, Monisha is said to mean "beautiful" and "solitary".... [
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Monishita f IndianThe name 'Monishita' comes from a Sanskrit word meaning 'intelligent' ir 'wise'
Mönkhdalai m & f MongolianMeans "eternal sea" in Mongolian, from мөнх
(mönkh) meaning "eternal" and далай
(dalai) meaning "ocean, sea".
Mönkhnasan m & f MongolianMeans "immortal" in Mongolian, from мөнх
(mönkh) meaning "eternal" and нас
(nas) meaning "age, life".
Mönkhsaikhan m & f MongolianMeans "eternal beauty" in Mongolian, from мөнх
(mönkh) meaning "eternal" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Mönkhzayaa f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian мөнх
(mönkh) meaning "eternal, forever" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".
Monsalud f Spanish (European, Rare)From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de Monsalud and
Nuestra Señora de Monsalud, meaning "The Virgin of Monsalud" and "Our Lady of Monsalud" respectively, venerated at a hermitage located in the municipality of Alfarnate in Andalusia's Málaga province in southern Spain.
Monserrate m & f SpanishSpanish form of
Montserrat, usually taken from from the title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora de Monserrate, the patron saint of Orihuela in the Province of Alicante in Spain.
Monsita f Spanish (Latin American)Spanish diminutive of
Montserrat and its variant
Monserrat. A known bearer of this name is Monsita Ferrer (b. 1958), a daughter of the Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer (1912-1992) and the American singer and actress Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002).
Montaña f SpanishMeans "mountain" in Spanish (compare English derivation
Montana), taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de la Montaña, meaning "The Virgin of the Mountain."... [
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Montañas f Spanish (Rare)Plural form of
Montaña, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de las Montañas and
Nuestra Señora de las Montañas, meaning "The Virgin of the Mountains" and "Our Lady of the Mountains."... [
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Montanzima f ObscureBorne by a victim of the 1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings; Montanzima Banks was killed at age 6 by her father, George Emil Banks. Her siblings were named Kissmayu, Boende,
Mauritania and Foraroude.
Montemayor f Spanish (European, Rare)From the name of a reserve in Spain, meaning "greatest mountain". It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de Montemayor meaning "Our Lady of Montemayor". She is the patron saint of the city of Moguer in the province of Huelva, where the reserve is located.
Montha f ThaiMeans "egg magnolia (a type of tree)" in Thai.
Montika f Hungarian (Modern)Derived from Hungarian
montika, itself a vernacular name for Hungarian
pipitér "camomile, chamomile".
Moorea f TahitianFrom the Tahitian Mo'ore'a meaning "yellow lizard". This was the name of Luisa Casati’s only grandchild, Moorea Hastings. Derived from the name of an island in French Polynesia.
Mopsa f Theatre, LiteraturePossibly a feminine form of
Mopsus, or a derivative of the Dutch word
mops "pug dog" (and formerly, by extension, "country lout"). This was used by Sir Philip Sidney for a character in
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia... [
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Moradeke f YorubaMeans "I have gotten something precious to pamper" in Yoruba.
Morag f ManxManx cognate of
Mòrag. This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated
Sarah.
Moraima f Spanish, GalicianVariant of
Morayma. It became popular in Galician after the eponymous poem by Emilio Celso Ferreiro to his wife Moraima.
Morana f MaasaiMorana means a female warrior. It is a feminine derivative of Morani
Moráyọ̀ f & m YorubaA unisex name meaning "I have found joy" or "I have joy". Morayo Afolabi-Brown, a Nigerian media personality, is a bearer of this name.
Mordelia f EnglishThe name of Baz Pitch's sister in Carry On by Rainbow Rowell.
Morea f Greek MythologyMeans "mulberry tree" in Greek. In Greek mythology, Morea is the name of a hamadryad (a type of dryad, or wood nymph).
Morella f Literature, Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare), Romani (Archaic), Medieval Scottish (Rare)Used by Edgar Allan Poe for the title character of his Gothic short story
Morella (1835), in which case he may have invented it by adding a diminutive suffix to Latin
mors "death". Alternatively, it may be derived from the name of the ancient Spanish city, the Italian name for the poisonous weed black nightshade (species Solanum nigrum), or from the Italian surname
Morello, all of them ultimately deriving from Greek μαῦρος
(mauros) meaning "black"... [
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Morgain f Arthurian CycleA variation of
Morgan, an enchantress or fairy, probably derived from the Welsh
Modron and, ultimately, from the Celtic goddess
Matrona, and she may have been influenced by an enchantress in Irish mythology called
Morrigan, an Irish crow-goddess of war (
Morgan, like
Arthur, occasionally took the shape of a raven or a crow).
Morganetta f LiteratureDiminutive of
Morgan 2 used by the Italian poet Bernardo Tasso for a character in his epic poem
L'Amadigi. In the poem Morganetta is a daughter of Fata Morgana (Morgan le Fay), along with
Nivetta and
Carvilia.
Morgause f Arthurian CycleThe name of a witch in Arthurian romance. Morgause, Queen of the Orkneys, is Arthur's half-sister with whom, in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation 'Le Morte d'Arthur', he engages in a brief affair, producing Mordred... [
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Morghain f Arthurian CycleA variation of
Morgan, an enchantress or fairy, probably derived from the Welsh
Modron and, ultimately, from the Celtic goddess
Matrona, and she may have been influenced by an enchantress in Irish mythology called
Morrigan, an Irish crow-goddess of war (
Morgan, like
Arthur, occasionally took the shape of a raven or a crow).
Morghana f Arthurian CycleA variation of
Morgan, an enchantress or fairy, probably derived from the Welsh
Modron and, ultimately, from the Celtic goddess
Matrona, and she may have been influenced by an enchantress in Irish mythology called
Morrigan, an Irish crow-goddess of war (
Morgan, like
Arthur, occasionally took the shape of a raven or a crow).
Morgiana f LiteratureForm of
Marjanah used in some versions of 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves', one of the tales of 'The 1001 Nights', where it is the name of a clever slave girl... [
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Moria f English (Rare), TheatreModern instances of this name may be misspellings of
Maria or
Moira. In the case of the character in Ben Jonson's satirical play
Cynthia's Revels (1600), who 'talks anything of anything', it was probably intended to be a feminine derivative of Greek μωρός
(moros) meaning "simpleton".
Moria f Greek MythologyMeant "sacred olive tree" in Greek, referring to a type of olive tree in ancient Greece that was believed to have 'been propagated from the original olive which
Athena herself had caused to spring up on the Acropolis'; uprooting one of the sacred μορίαι
(moriai) was an offense punishable by dispossession and banishment.... [
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Moria f JapaneseFrom Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Morika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 森 (
mori) meaning "forest, woods" combined with 果 (
ka) meaning "fruit". This name can be formed from other combinations of kanji as well.
Morinda f English (American, Archaic)From the genus of flowering plants. The generic name is derived from the Latin words
morus "mulberry", from the appearance of the fruits, and
indica "of India".
Morphia f HistoryOf unknown origin and meaning; theories include a feminine form of
Morpheus. This name was borne by Morphia of Melitene, an Armenian princess who was the mother of Queen Melisande of Jerusalem.
Morta f Roman MythologyIn Roman mythology, Morta was the goddess of death. She is responsible for the pain and/or death that occur in a half-wake, half-sleep time frame. Her father is the god of darkness and her mother is the goddess of night... [
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Moryana f Slavic MythologyDerived from Russian море
(more) meaning "sea" and combined with the feminine ending яна
(yana). This is the name of a female sea spirit in Slavic folklore, possibly a goddess.