This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and a substring is si.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Luchulumancolwenkosi f XhosaThis name is a scared name. Taken from words the Ancient King of the AmaMpondomise clan King Vukuzumbethe. He used to say “ lulo uchulumanco lwenkosi” which meant “this is God’s happiness”... [
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Lumisirkku f FolkloreMeans "snow bunting (a type of bird)" in Finnish, composed of
lumi "snow" (see
Lumi) and
sirkku "bunting" (referring to a bird of the genus Emberiza; see
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Lupesina f SamoanDerived from
lupe meaning a kind of pigeon and
sina meaning "white, silver, grey".
Lütsiä f TatarDerived from
revolütsiä meaning "revolution".
Lysianassa f Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek elements λυσις
(lysis) "releasing, freeing, deliverance" and ανασσα
(anassa) "queen". This was borne by several minor characters in Greek mythology, including a daughter of King Priam of Troy, and one of the Nereids.
Lysithoe f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek λύσις
(lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" and θοός
(thoos) meaning "swift, nimble". This is another name for
Lysithea, however, it may have belonged to a different figure.
Lyssi f EnglishLyssi as a girl's name is related to the Hebrew name Elizabeth. The meaning of Lyssi is "God's promise".
Mahassine f Arabic (Maghrebi)Derived from Arabic مُحَسِّن
(muḥassin) meaning "embellisher, beautifier, improver" (chiefly Moroccan).
Majusi f IndonesianFrom Arabic مَجُوسِيّ (
majūsiyy) meaning “of or related to Zoroastrians”, which is in turn derived from مَجُوس (
majūs) meaning “Magians, Zoroastrians”. Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi was a Persian physician and psychologist from the Islamic Golden Age.
Mamihasina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and
hasina meaning "sacred power, sanctity, virtue".
Mansi f HindiFrom Sanskrit मानसी (
mānasī́), the feminine form of मानस (
mānasá) meaning "mental, spiritual".
Mansiya f KazakhMeans "intelligent" or "knowledge (in writing)", derived from Kazakh мән
(män) meaning "meaning, value, essence" and сия
(siya) "ink".
Mardiningsih f ObscureMardiningsih "Mardi" Arquette (1939-1997), aka Brenda Denaut, was the mother of actors Patricia, Alexis, Rosanna, David and Richmond Arquette.
Marissiah f Bajan (Latinized, ?)marissiah was a not very known prophet long ago and got assassinated by royal guards just for being a lady prophet. He legacy still lives on but not very well known.
Marpesia f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek μάρπτω
(márptô) "to take hold of, to seize, to catch". This was the name of an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology. A chapter is dedicated to Marpesia and her sister Lampedo in Boccaccio's 'On Famous Women' (1374).
Marsique f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureA beautiful fairy, over whom Gawain fought Mabon the Enchanter. Marsique obtained the magic Scabbard of Excalibur for Gawain, ensuring Gawain’s victory.
Marysienka f Polish (Rare)Marysienka, short name of Mary Casimire Louise, queen of poland. It’s also the name of a polish village.
Masi m & f AymaraMeans "friend, companion" in Aymara.
Masik m & f GreenlandicFrom Greenlandic
masik meaning "the curved cross-tree in front of the ring of a kayak" and from Greenlandic
masik meaning "gills (of a fish)", depending per dialect.
Mâsivâ f ArabicIt is a shortened Islamic mysticism term that means "anything other than Allah (God)". The term is derived from mâ (thing) and sivâ (other). The uncut version is mâsivâ mâsivallah, mâsive’l-Hak... [
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Masiye m & f ChewaMeans "orphan" in Chichewa, literally translating as "leavings", as in something left behind by a dead person.
Massiel f SpanishPopularized by the Spanish singer María de los Ángeles Santamaría Espinosa "Massiel", who was given her stage name after the words
mar ("sea") and
cielo ("sky").
Massiva m & f Kabyle, BerberName of the grandson of Numidian king Massinissa, used today as a female name.
Matemasie m & f AkanMeans "I have heard and concealed the fact" in Akan.
Matrosilie f Literature (Archaic)The queen mother in "The Knight of the Swan", a story that appears in the Old French chansons de geste of the first Crusade cycle which establishes a legendary ancestry of Godfrey of Bouillon, who in 1099 became ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Maysilee f LiteratureName of one of the contestants of District 12 in the world of Suzanne Collins' novel "The Hunger Games". It can be seen as a combination of
Maisie and
Lee.
Medesicaste f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Means "adorned with prudence", or possibly "the one that surpasses them all in wisdom", derived from Greek μήδεσι
(medesi), dative plural of μήδεα
(medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning", and κέκασμαι
(kekasmai) meaning "to surpass, to excel"... [
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Meleksima f Ottoman TurkishMeans "angel-like" from Turkish
melek meaning "angel" combined with
sima meaning "face, figure".
Melussina f LiteratureApparently a variant of
Melusine, used by Danish author Lene Kaaberbøl in her fantasy novel
Skammerens Datter (2000; English:
The Shamer's Daughter).
Meret-isesi f Ancient EgyptianMeans "beloved of Isesi" from Egyptian
mryt and Isesi, one of the names of the Pharaoh
Djedkare. Name borne by a fifth dynasty princess of Egypt (late 25th century to mid 24th century BCE).
Mesike f EstonianDerived from Estonian
mesi, the genitive case of
mee, "honey".
Metaksia f ArmenianAlternate transcription of Armenian Մետաքսյա (see
Metaksya). This name was borne by the Soviet Armenian actress Metaksia Simonyan (1926-1987).
Miharihasina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
mihary meaning "to get wealth" and
hasina meaning "sacred power, sanctity, virtue".
Milosija f SerbianFrom Slavic elements
mio meaning "charming" or "pleasant" and
sija deriving from the verb
sijati meaning "to shine". Hence the name means "one that shines charmingly/pleasantly".
Mimsie f Popular CultureA character in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mimsie Pott, and a character in The Last Mimzy.
Minditsi f RomaniDirectly taken from Romani
minditsi "maiden; virgin".
Minsi f Korean旻示 — min (旻) meaning “heaven”, and si (示) meaning “wings”. So “heaven’s wings; heavenly wings”.
Mirusia f RussianVariant transcription of
Mirusya. A well-known bearer of this name is the Dutch-Australian soprano Mirusia Louwerse (b. 1985).
Miskwaadesi m & f OjibweThis name means "Little Red Turtle". A turtle in Ojibwe is a sign of truth.
Mississippi f EnglishFrench word derived from the Ojibwe word
misi-ziibi meaning "great river."
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).
Motsi m & f ShonaMeans "first one" or "one who has matted hair" in Shona.
Mousika f Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun μουσικά
(mousika) meaning "music", which is closely related to the Greek noun μουσική
(mousike) meaning "any of the Muses' arts" (especially music and lyrical poetry set to music)... [
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Mtsinara f Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Georgian adjective მცინარე
(mtsinare) or მცინარი
(mtsinari) meaning "laughing, smiling".... [
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Musidora f LiteratureApparently a feminine form of
Musidorus, which was perhaps coined by the poet Sir Philip Sidney in the late 16th century for use in his poem 'Arcadia'. Allegedly it is intended to mean "gift of the Muses" from Greek Μοῦσα (
Mousa) "Muse", literally "muse, music, song" (compare
Musaeus), and the popular name suffix δωρα (
dora) "giving" or "gift"... [
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Myrsina f FolkloreVariant of
Myrsine. This is the main character in the Greek fairy tale
Myrsina, which was collected by Georgios A. Megas in his
Folktales of Greece (1970).
Nakşidil f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish نقش
(nakş) meaning "painting, embroidery" (of Arabic origin) and دل
(dil) meaning "heart" (of Persian origin).