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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is English or American.
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Xzherieh f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zuri. The runner-up of one of the episodes in the cooking show Chopped bears this name.
Yacinth f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Hyacinth 1 or Hyacinth 2 (see also Yacinthe).
Yahritza f American (Hispanic)
Variant of Yaritza. A known bearer is Mexican-American singer Yahritza Martínez (2006-) of the band Yahritza y su Esencia.
Yahvi f Indian (Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from Sanskrit यह्वी (yahvi) meaning "heaven and earth".
Yakima f & m English
A variant of Yakama, the name of the Yakama peoples from the Washington state area of the United States. Scholars disagree on the origins of the name Yakama. The Sahaptin words e-yak-ma means "a growing family", and iyakima, means "pregnant ones"... [more]
Yamilex f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly an altered form of Yamila. This was the name of a character on the Venezuelan telenovela 'Como tú, ninguna' (1995).
Yanci f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a short form of Anayansi or a feminine variant of Yancy.
Yanella f American (Hispanic)
Hispanicised form of Janella.
Yanette f Picard, American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine diminutive of Yann, as well as a Hispanic variant of Janet. A known bearer was French poet Yanette Delétang-Tardif (1902-1976), who was born Anne Marie Paule Delétang.
Yania f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Elaborated form of Yana.
Yaquisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Yakisha or Yakeisha, a combination of the phonetic element ya with the name Keisha.
Yarboro f English (Anglicized, Rare)
Traditionally a surname, although not a common one.
Yardley m & f English, Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Yardley.
Yarishna f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Caribbean)
Perhaps a variant of Yaritza. It is borne by Yarishna Ayala (1991-), a Puerto Rican bodybuilder and fitness model on Instagram. This name was given to 18 girls born in the United States in 2018, and to 28 girls born in the United States in 2019.
Yashira f Spanish (Caribbean), American (Hispanic)
Possibly a Spanish feminine form of Yasir.
Yasmyn f English
Variant of Yasmin.
Yazy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Yasmin.
Yenda'Me f English (American)
Form of Norwegian "Janta min". (Sometimes said as Jenta Mi) Means "Girl Mine" in Norwegian. It (The Norwegian version) was the pet name for the character "Selma" in the 1945 film "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes"
Yenisei f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Unaccented variant (transcription) of Yeniséi.
Yesha f English (New Zealand)
Yesha is a rare name used in New Zealand or in Maori. Yesha means beautiful culture.
Yetanya f African American
Influenced by Tanya.
Yetive f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Literature
Coined by American writer George Barr McCutcheon for the character Princess Yetive in his 'Graustark' series, set in the fictional Eastern European country of Graustark: 'Graustark' (1901), 'Beverly of Graustark' (1904) and 'Truxton King' (1909)... [more]
Yleen f English (Rare)
Potential variant of Eileen.
Yohana f Indonesian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Indonesian feminine form of Yohanes as well as a Spanish variant of Johana.... [more]
Yola f English
Possibly a phonetic spelling of the Welsh name Iola, which is pronounced "YO-lah".
Yolana f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Yolanda.
Yolando m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Rare)
Masculine form of Yolanda. Known bearers include Yolando Mallozzi (1901-1968), a Brazilian artist, and Yolando Pino (1901-1992), a Chilean folklorist and academic.... [more]
Yollie f English
Diminutive of Yolanda.
Yomii f African American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Meaning unknown; likely comes from the song of the same name by rapper Moneybagg Yo.
Yootha f English
Possibly means "joy" in an Australian Aborigine language. A well known bearer of this name was the British actress Yootha Joyce (1927-1980), star of the British sitcom "George and Mildred".
Yovana f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Spanish form of Giovanna, making it the feminine form of Yovani.
Ysavel f Medieval Galician (?), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Medival Galician form and Louisiana Spanish variant of Isabel.
Yula f English (Rare)
Variant of Eula or a feminine form of Yul and Yule (the latter of the two, as evidence shows, was used as a given name in the Middle Ages).... [more]
Yurith f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yurit. This name was present in the 1958 Atlantic Hurricane Season naming list, but remained unused.
Yvetta f English, Czech, Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
English Latinate form of Yvette, Czech variant of Iveta and Anglo-Norman and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Ivetta.
Yvie f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Yvonne or Yvette.
Zacyntha f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Zacynthus. This name was very rarely used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly in Britain.
Zada f Arabic, English (American)
Feminine form of Zayd.
Zadie f English
Variant of Sadie. A known bearer of this name is British author Zadie Smith (1975-), who was born Sadie Smith.
Zaelee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee. Zaelee was given to 8 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.
Zaelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular phonetic elements zay and lyn, possibly modelled on similar names such as Kaylyn, Braelyn and Shaelyn... [more]
Zai m & f English
Zaide m & f English
Variant of Zade or Zayde and short form of Zaiden
Zaire f Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Zaïre.
Zakharia f African American
Feminization of Zakary using the popular suffix -ia.
Zakiyyah f African American
Variant transcription of Zakiyya.
Zakyla f English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Za- and Kyla.
Zaliah f English (Rare)
Short form of Azaliah.
Zamari m & f African American
Combination of the sounds found in names such as Amari, Jamari and Kamari.
Zami f English
Feminine Diminutive form of Zamanah
Zamora f American (Modern)
Meaning unknown, possibly from the Spanish surname Zamora (itself from the name of a Spanish city), perhaps used because of its similarity to Amora... [more]
Zandy f & m English (American)
Variant of Sandy.
Zaniah f Astronomy, English (Rare)
Presumably derived from Arabic زاوية (zāwiyah) "corner" (though Alhazen claimed that this word meant "harlot"). This was the medieval name for Eta Virginis, a star in the constellation Virgo.
Zannie f English
Diminutive of Suzanna.
Zanya f English (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Tanya.
Zara m & f Biblical Greek, English (Rare)
The Biblical Greek form of Hebrew Zerah, meaning "dawn, dawning, shining, rising of the sun," derived from the Hebrew verb זרח (zarah) "to arise, to shine, to break out"... [more]
Zarabeth f English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Sarabeth.... [more]
Zarah f English
Variant of Zara 1.
Zarlia f English (Rare)
Allegedly a variant of Zarlee.
Zasha m & f English
Variant of Sasha.
Zaya f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Maya 2, Naya and Kaya 2... [more]
Zayana f English (Rare), Muslim
A Quranic name meaning "adorned" or "adorner".
Zayla f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Possibly an invented name formed using the phonetic elements zay and la, and sharing a sound with other popular names such as Kayla... [more]
Zaylani f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on similar names like Kailani and Leilani.
Zaylee f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements zay and lee, modelled on similar names such as Kaylee, Hayley and Bailey... [more]
Zayliana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name, a combination of Zaylee and Ana. Zayliana was given to 11 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.
Zaylie f English (Modern)
Anglicized form of Zélie. It could also be a diminutive of Azalea.
Zaylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn.
Zaza f English
Variant of Zsazsa.
Zeal m & f English
Found in occasional use as a given name from 17th century onwards, Zeal is part virtue name and part a transfer of the English surname.... [more]
Zebula f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Zebulon.
Zedna f English
Exact origins unknown. It is likely a name invented in the late 19th- early 20th century, based off of Edna.
Zee m & f English (American)
Short form of names beginning with Z.
Zeely f Literature, African American
Titular character of the 1967 children's novel 'Zeely,' by Virginia Hamilton.
Zeena f English, Literature
Diminutive of Zenobia or Zinaida. In Edith Wharton's novel 'Ethan Frome,' Zeena is the nickname of the title character's sickly wife.
Zeenah f Russian, English
Alternative transcription of Zina
Zeila f African American
Derived from Seylac, also called Zeila, town and port, extreme northwest Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden. Seylac also falls under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Somaliland (a self-declared independent state without international recognition that falls within the recognized borders of Somalia).
Zela f English (Rare), Greek (?)
Possibly an English variant of Zelia, Zella or Zelah. This is also said to be a Greek name, in which case it might be a diminutive of Zinovia; compare Zelina.
Zelah f Biblical Hebrew, English (Rare)
Means "rib, side" in Hebrew. Zelah was a place in the territory of the Tribe of Benjamin, ancient Judea, known as the burial place of King Saul, his father Kish and his son Jonathan.
Zelia f English (Rare), Basque (Rare), Portuguese
English variant and Basque form of Celia.... [more]
Zelime f Louisiana Creole
French form of Zelima.
Zeliyah f English (Rare)
Means "youthful" in English.
Zelle f English
Short form of Giselle and other names ending in the same syllable.
Zellie f English
Possible diminutive of names beginning with Zel- such as Zelda 2, Zelma, and Zelpha.
Zelmira f English, Italian (Rare), Literature, Theatre, Hungarian
Form of Želimira and a feminine form of Gelmir. ... [more]
Zemira m & f Biblical, Yiddish, English
Feminine form of Zimri.
Zen m & f English
This name is derived from either the word that is the Japanese on'yomi/reading of the Chinese word chán (禅), which is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, meaning 'absorption, meditative state' or, in the case of U.S. soccer/football defender Zen Luzniak, a shortened form of Zenon.... [more]
Zenee f African American, English (Modern, Rare)
Creation based on the name Renee.
Zenell f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian).
Zeni f American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Zen or Zenia, a diminutive of Zenaida or Zenobia, or based on the Greek Xeni or Xenia... [more]
Zeniah f English
Variant of Xenia.
Zenith f & m English (Rare)
From Middle English senith, from cinit, from Old French cenit and/or Latin cenit, a transliteration of Arabic سمت (samt, "direction, path") which is in itself a weak abbreviation of سمت الرأس (samt ar-ra's, "direction of the head").... [more]
Zennie f & m American (Rare)
Diminutive of Zen.
Zenoby f American (South, Rare, Archaic), Cornish (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic variant of Zenobia, prevalent in Cornwall and Devon as well as in the southern states of the US.
Zenora f English (Rare), Literature
The name of a woman in 'A genuine account of the life and transactions of H. ap D. Price ... Written by himself' (1752).
Zenyatta f English (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Kenyatta.
Zéolide f French (Acadian), Louisiana Creole
Likely an 18th and 19th-century elaboration of the (very) rare feminine name Zéolie with the then-popular feminine name suffix -ide.
Zephalinda f English, Literature
A name coined by the English poet Alexander Pope, appearing in his poem "Epistle to Miss Blount" (1715).
Zephani f & m English
Perhaps a modern feminine form of Zephaniah inspired by Stephani and Tiffani.
Zephora f English
Variant of Sephora.
Zephronia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sophronia, perhaps altered by association with Zéphyrine.
Zephyra f English
Feminine form of Zephyr.
Zephyrina f English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Zephyr.
Zephyrine f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Zéphyrine.
Zeplyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Zeppelin.
Zeppeline f English
Feminine form of Zeppelin.
Zepplyn f & m English
Variant of Zeppelin.
Zerelda f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda. It was regionally popular in the Midwestern and Southern United States in the 19th century, borne by the Kentuckian mother of Jesse James, outlaw, as well as her husband's niece, whom Jesse later married... [more]
Zerelia f English
From the name of the Zerelia lakes in Greece, which were likely created by a meteorite crash 8,000-12,000 years ago. This name is uncommon.
Zerelle f English (Archaic), Irish
Unknown origin, possibly a variant of a last name.
Zeren m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Zeren.
Zerlene f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zerline. This is the title of a 1955 song by American R&B duo Gene & Billy (singers Gene Ford and Billy Boyd), about a woman named Zerlene.
Zeta f English (Rare)
English variant of Zita 1. It is also the name of the sixth letter in the Greek alphabet, Ζ. A famous bearer is Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969-); born Catherine Zeta Jones, she was named after her paternal grandmother, Zeta Jones, who was herself named for a ship that her father sailed on.
Zetta f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -zetta, -cetta and -setta.