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.
Orghana f MongolianPossibly means "will grow" in Mongolian, derived from ургах
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Orianko f & m AsháninkaEtymology uncertain, the first element is likely from the Ashaninka
oria meaning "sun".
Orianthi f Greek (Rare)Probably derived from the Greek noun ὄρος
(oros) meaning "mountain, hill" (compare
Orestes) combined with the Greek noun ἄνθος
(anthos) meaning "flower"... [
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Oribia f JapaneseFrom Japanese 織 (ori) meaning "to weave, to knit", 実 (bi) meaning "reality, truth" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". ... [
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Orifija f RussianRussian and Ukrainian form of Orithyia. According to Greek mythology, upon the death of her mother, she became the new queen of the Amazons. She was famous for her perpetual virginity. Her war techniques were outstanding and brought much honor to the Amazon empire.
Orivai f PolynesianPolynesian name, composed by "ori", meaning "dance", "dancing" and "vai", meaning "water"; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dance of the water", "dance of the ocean".
Oriya f & m HebrewDerived from combination of the elements
ori אורי means "my light" and
yah. Meaning together "the light of
Yahweh."
Oriya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 織 (ori) meaning "woven" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night; the evening". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Orizoba m & f NahuatlPossibly from the Nahuatl word meaning "valley of happy waters". Another theory suggests it is a distant derivation of Tarshish, meaning "trading post".... [
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Órla f IrishThis version has The vowel elongating fada above the ó used in the Irish language
Orlantha f EnglishPossibly a female variant of Orlando or a variant of Iolanthe.
Orlayna f EnglishOrlayna is irregularly used as a name and is derived from French origins.... [
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Orma f African American, EnglishAllegedly from a Kenyan word meaning "free men." The Orma people live in Eastern Kenya along the lower Tana River. However, this name may be a feminine form of
Ormond.
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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Oroma f UrhoboThe name Oroma originates from Nigeria, specifically from the Urhobo or sometimes the Isoko ethnic groups in the southern Niger Delta region.... [
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Oromea f PolynesianPolynesian name, composed by "oro", meaning "heights" and "mea", short for "alamea", meaning "precious", or from "mea"; hence the meaning is "precious heights", or "high one".
Orora f JapaneseFrom Japanese 緒 (o) meaning "beginning", 露 (ro) meaning "naked, bare" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Orovida f Judeo-SpanishMeans "golden life" from Spanish
oro "gold" combined with
vida "life". This name was used by Jewish women in the medieval kingdom of Navarre.
O'rozbeka f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
beka meaning "wife".
O'rozjahon f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
jahon meaning "the world".
Orreaga f BasqueThe Basque Orreaga, composed of
orre (juniper) and
aga (a common Basque ending that indicates abundance), means "place full of junipers, juniper grove". ... [
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Orsabaris f History, Old Persian (Hellenized, ?)Allegedly the Greek form of a Persian name meaning "brilliant Venus". This was the name of a 1st-century BC princess of Pontus, a state founded by the Persian Mithridatic dynasty, of which Orsabaris was a member as the youngest daughter of Mithridates VI.
Orsena f American (Rare, Archaic)In the case of Orsena Fowler (1838-1918), it appears to be a feminine form of
Orson, the name of her father - the American phrenologist Orson Squire Fowler.
Ortal f HebrewCombination of
Or and
Tal; composed of Hebrew אוֹר
('or) meaning "light" and טַל
(tal) meaning "dew" (together meaning "dew glow").
Orthia f Greek MythologyMeaning uncertain, possibly of pre-Greek origin, but perhaps related to Greek ὄρθιος
(orthios) which meant "straight up, steep, uphill" as well as "setting straight". This was the name of a pre-Greek goddess worshipped in the central Peloponnese and later identified with
Artemis (called Artemis Orthia).
Orthosia f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ὄρθωσις
(orthosis) meaning "prosperity". Orthosia or Orthosie was one of the Horae (Greek goddesses associated with times and seasons).
Ortiqgo'zal f UzbekDerived from
ortiq meaning "superior" and
go'zal meaning "beautiful".
Ortiqjamol f UzbekDerived from
ortiq meaning "superior" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Oryan f & m HebrewThe word Oryan is from the Aramaic name "Bar Oriyan" which means "Educated In The Bible", this is also variant of the French name
Oriane /
Orianne means "gold".
Oryza f & m IndonesianLiterally taken from the genus of plants in the grasses' family. This name is being used in reference to
Oryza sativa, the Asian rice.
Osa f EnglishMeaning unknown. This was the name of American explorer and documentary filmmaker Osa Johnson (1894-1953). In the case of Danish actress Osa Massen (1914-2006) it was apparently an Anglicized form of
Aase, her birth name, a variant of
Åse.
Osa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 緒 (o) meaning "thread" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Osa f Danish (Rare)Short form of names beginning with the element
Os-, itself derived from Old Norse
óss "god" or
ǫss "heathen god".
Osaka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "discipline, study" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Osakabenomiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 忍 (
osa) meaning "patience, endurance, stamina", 壁 (
kabe) meaning "wall; barrier", 皇 (
nomi) meaning "emperor" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Osako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "discipline, study" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Osame m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 治 (osame) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" or 修 (osame) meaning "discipline, study" or from Japanese 治 (osa) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" or 長 (osa) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" or 女 (me) meaning "female, woman, wife" (for females)... [
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Osami m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "discipline, study" combined with 身 (mi) meaning "body" (mostly masculine) or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" (mostly feminine). Other kanji combinations are possible.
Osana f Medieval BasqueOf uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Basque
otzan "tame" or a derivation from Basque
otso "wolf".
Osana f Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)Derived from the Old English elements
os "god" and
āna "sole, alone". This name was borne by Saint Osana, a Northumbrian princess whose local following as a saint developed informally after her death, though she was never officially canonised... [
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Osane f JapaneseFrom Japanese 綜 (osa) meaning "arrange threads for weaving" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Oshae m & f African AmericanPerhaps a variant of
Oshea. This is borne by Oshae Brissett (1998-), a Canadian basketball player of Jamaican descent. A female bearer is American boxer Oshae Jones (1998-).
Oshna f Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Malayalam, Kannada, Hinduism, Hindi, American, Fijian, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi, AssameseMEANING - a little warm, tepid ... [
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Oslafa f Anglo-SaxonFeminine form of
Oslaf. This name was borne by the wife of Æthelfrith, King of Bernicia, who was the mother of Domne Eafe.
O'sma f UzbekDerived from the name of a kohl-like plant and its dye.
Osmanne f French (Archaic)French form of
Osmanna, common in the area around Féricy in the region of Île-de-France in the 1600s and 1700s thanks to saint Osmanne who is the patron saint of Féricy.
Osra f LiteratureFeminine form of
Osric. Used in Anthony Hope's novels The Prisoner of Zenda and The Heart of Princess Osra.
Ostara f Germanic Mythology (Hypothetical)Hypothetical Old High German form of the name of a Germanic goddess of fertility and spring (probably originally of sunrise, whose feast was celebrated at the spring equinox), reconstructed by linguist Jacob Grimm... [
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Osukaru m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 御 (o) meaning "imperial", 巣 (su) meaning "nest, hive", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Otacília f Portuguese (Brazilian), LiteraturePortuguese form of
Otacilia. Otacília is the love interest of the main character in João Guimarães Rosa's 1956 novel
Grande Sertão: Veredas (
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands in English), an adaptation of the faustian motif to the sertão.
Otacilia f Late Roman, HistoryFeminine form of
Otacilius. Marcia Otacilia Severa was the Empress of Rome and wife of Emperor Philip the Arab, who reigned over the Roman Empire from 244 to 249.
Otashbibi f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
otash meaning "fire, flames" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Oteria f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
ōt meaning "wealth, riches" and
heri meaning "host, army".
Otgondavaa m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian отгон
(otgon) meaning "youngest" and даваа
(davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, passage, mountain pass".
Otgonjargal f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian отгон
(otgon) meaning "youngest, final" and жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Otgonsaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian отгон
(otgon) meaning "youngest" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Otgontungalag f MongolianFrom Mongolian отгон
(otgon) meaning "youngest" and тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".
Otgonzayaa f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian отгон
(otgon) meaning "youngest" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".