This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is History.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ingund f Germanic, HistoryDerived from the name of the Norse god
Ing combined with Old High German
gund "war." The first element might also refer to the Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe mentioned by Tacitus in his "Germania." Ingund was the third wife of Chlothar I, a Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.
Iníon f HistorySimply from the Irish word
iníon meaning "daughter" (the modern form of Old Irish
ingen; see also
Innogen). Iníon Dubh (literally "dark daughter") was the nickname of Fionnghuala MacDonald, the Scottish-born mother of Red Hugh and Rory O'Donnell, the last two kings of Tyrconnell.
Ioveta f HistoryIoveta (c. 1120 - after 1161, before 1178) was a princess of Jerusalem and an abbess of the Sisters of Bethany. She was the fourth and youngest daughter of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem and Morphia of Melitene.
Iraja f History (Ecclesiastical)Iraja and her brother
Abadir are saints in the Coptic Church and the Roman Catholic Church. They are reported to have been children of the sister of Basilides, the father of kings... [
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Isyana f HistoryEtymology unknown. This was the name of a queen regent of the Medang Kingdom, in modern day East Java.
Ja-yeong f Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Empress Myeongseong (1851-1895), first empress of Korea.
Jerina f Albanian, HistoryAlbanian form of
Irene. Jerina Dushmani (known in English as Irene, Princess of Zadrima and Pult) was a 15th century Albanian Princess of the Dushmani family that ruled over the north-western part of the country.
Jeung-sun f Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Empress Sunjeonghyo (1894-1966), last empress of Korea.
Jingfen f Chinese, HistoryThis was the personal name of Empress Dowager Longyu (1868-1913), empress consort of China from 1889 to 1908 as the wife of the Guangxu Emperor.
Joveta f HistoryPossibly related to
Jovita or
Iveta. This was the name of a 12th-century princess of the Crusader kingdom of Jerusalem, who, because she had been captured by Turks as a child, was considered too tainted to make a suitable marriage and was sent off to become abbess of the convent at Bethany... [
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Junilla f Ancient Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)Latin diminutive of
Junia. Aelia Junilla was the daughter of Sejanus, the commander of the Praetorian Guard (the Roman imperial bodyguard). As a young girl, in AD 31, Junilla was executed along with her brother Capito.
Juthwara f History (Ecclesiastical)Anglo-Saxon corruption of Brythonic
Aud Wyry, meaning "Aud the Virgin" (see
Aude; though, according to Baring-Gould,
Aud is 'from the Welsh
Aidd, "zeal, warmth, ardour", cognate to the Irish
aed,
ead (see
Áed) and the Gaelic
eud')... [
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Kanenstenhawi f Indigenous American, Mohawk, HistoryMeans "she brings in corn" in Mohawk. This was the Mohawk name given to Eunice Williams (1696-1785), a Massachusetts colonist who was taken captive by the French and the Mohawks.
Keyne f History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Keyne was a 5th-century holy woman and hermitess who is said to have traveled widely through what is now South Wales and Cornwall. The only literary source on the life of Saint Keyne, however, is the
Vita Sanctae Keynae, which was edited by John of Tynemouth and included in his Sanctilogium Angliae Walliae Scotiae et Hiberniae in the 14th century.
Khoreshan f Georgian (Rare), HistoryThe first element of this name is derived from Middle Persian
xwar meaning "sun". Also compare Middle Persian
xwarāsān meaning "sunrise, east" and the related name
Khorshid... [
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Kinnia f History (Ecclesiastical)According to legend, Saint Kinnia, a 5th-century daughter of an Irish chieftain, was baptized by Saint Patrick and is said to have been the first nun to follow his teachings. She lived in the convent of Druim Dubhain which was founded by Saint Patrick.
Landrada f Germanic, HistoryFeminine form of
Landrad. Landrada of Austrasia lived in the 7th century AD and was reportedly a daughter of Charles Martel (Frankish king) and his wife Rotrude of Treves.
Liliosa f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines)Feminine diminutive of Latin
lilium "lily". This name belonged to an Iberian Christian woman martyred in Córdoba, Andalusia c.852 under Emir Abd ar-Rahman II, along with her husband Felix, his cousin Aurelius and Aurelius' wife Natalia.
Lioba f History, GermanShort form of
Liobgetha, Latinized form of
Leofgyð. She was an 8th-century English saint active as a missionary in Germany.... [
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Mamlacha f HistoryMeans "kingdom" in Greek. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint martyred under the Sassanid emperor Shapur II.
Marana f History (Ecclesiastical)Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 5th-century Christian saint, a hermit from Beroea in Syria who was martyred with her companion
Cyra.
Marcovefa f Frankish, HistoryRecorded as the name of a concubine (lower-status wife) of Charibert I, Frankish king of Neustria. Her sister
Merofleda (another concubine of Charibert) bears a clearly Germanic name, supporting identification of the first element with Frankish
marka "border"... [
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Mata f HistoryThe stage name of Mata Hari (1876-1917), a Dutch exotic dancer executed for alleged espionage during World War I, was taken from the Malay word
matahari "sun", literally "eye of the day" (being a compound of
mata "eye" and
hari "day").
Mathaswintha f Germanic, HistoryThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
mâtha but we don't exactly know where
mâtha itself comes from. It is probably derived from Gallic
matu "good" or from Anglo-Saxon
maedh "honour, respect." It might also be a blend of one of the aforementioned elements with
mahti "power" or Gothic
mathl "meeting place." The second element in this Germanic name is derived from Gothic
svinths (
swind in Old High German) "strength." Mathaswintha lived in the 6th century AD and was a daughter of the Ostrogothic queen Amalaswintha and her husband Eutharic.
Māwiyya f HistoryThe name of a fourth-century Arab warrior-queen, ultimately derived from
مَاوِيّ (māwiyy) meaning "watery".
Melitini f History (Ecclesiastical)Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Greek
μέλι (meli) "honey" and a feminine form of
Meletios. Saint Melitini was a martyr blessed with the gift of wonderworking who lived in the city of
Marcianopolis in
Thrace during the rule of the emperor Antoninus Pius ((138-161).
Melosa f History (Ecclesiastical)The name of an obscure saint who was martyred in Thessalonica. It coincides with a Spanish word meaning "of honey", which is ultimately (via Late Latin
mellosus) from Latin
mel meaning "honey; sweetness".
Merofleda f Germanic, HistoryDerived from Old High German
mâri "famous" combined with
flâdi "beauty, respectability." Merofleda was one of the wives of Charibert I, a 6th-century Merovingian king of Paris.
Mirabai f Indian, HistoryFrom the name
Mira 1 combined with the suffix
bai, applied to female members of Hindu dynasties (e.g.
Lakshmibai,
Janabai,
Muktabai,
Shantabai,
Ahilyabai,
Jhalkaribai)... [
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Modwenna f History (Ecclesiastical)A nun and saint in England, also known as Modwen, who founded Burton Abbey in Staffordshire in the 7th century. Another saint,
Osyth, was raised under Modwenna's direction.
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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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.
Nandua f Indigenous American, HistoryThe name of a 17th-century Native American woman of the Accawmacke tribe, daughter of Chief Debedeavon, who became an ally to the English colonists.
Nanthild f Frankish, HistoryFrom a Germanic name which meant "brave in battle", composed of the elements
nanð "daring, brave, bold" (or Gothic
nand "bravery", or Gothic
nanthjan/
nanþjan "to venture, to risk, to dare") and
hild "battle"... [
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Nonia f Late Roman, HistoryFeminine form of
Nonius. A bearer of this name was Nonia Celsa, the wife of Roman Emperor Macrinus as well as the mother of Roman Emperor Diadumenian.
Onomaris f Old Celtic (Latinized), HistoryThis is the name of an ancient Galatian Celtic queen. Her name appears to be a compound, with variants the "-
maris" element appearing in several Celtic languages, meaning "great". It may also mean "mountain ash", or possibly "like a great mountain ash or rowan tree"... [
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Oreozili f Greek (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)Meaning uncertain, perhaps a Greek form of a Hebrew name in which the initial element is אוֹר
('or) meaning "light". Saint Horaeozele or Oriozela of Reuma in Byzantium was an early Christian virgin martyr.
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.
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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Osburga f HistoryDerived from the Old English elements os "god" and burh "fortress". This was the name of the mother of Alfred the Great.
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.
Pandwyna f History (Ecclesiastical)This was the name of an obscure saint, who may have been a virgin martyr; Pandwyna (died ca. 904) was a nun at Eltisley in Cambridgeshire, England.
Pantea f Persian, Persian Mythology (?), History (?)Persian form of
Panthea. Pantea Arteshbod was a 6th-century BC Persian commander during the reign of Cyrus the Great. She was said to be the most beautiful woman in Asia, so she wore a mask during battle to stop men from falling in love with her.
Persinna f History, LiteraturePossibly derived from Greek Περσίς
(Persis) meaning "Persian woman" or περσέα
(persea), the Greek name for a type of tree (species Mimusops kummel)... [
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Phaine f History (Ecclesiastical)Probably related to
Phaenna, or perhaps from Greek φανης (
phanes) meaning "appearing". A notable bearer was Saint Phaine of Ancyra, a 3rd-century Christian martyr... [
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Phryne f History, LiteratureAncient Greek nickname meaning "toad", literally "the brown animal". Phryne was a 4th-century BC hetaira or courtesan, famed for her beauty, whose stage name - like those of many hetairai - was based on a physical feature; she was called that either because of a dark complexion (*
phrynos being cognate with
brown) or because of a "snub nose" (
phrynē "a kind of toad")... [
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Piala f History (Ecclesiastical)The name of an obsuce Irish saint. According to legend, Piala and her brother Fingar were children of an Irish king. They were converted by Saint Patrick, driven into exile by their father, and landed first in Brittany, where they were well received, before moving on to Cornwall where they died at the hand of Tewdrick, king of Dumnonia... [
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Pomp m & f HistoryThis was what explorer, Captain William Clark, of Lewis and Clark fame, nicknamed the son of
Sacagawea. The child's real name was Jean Baptiste Charbonneau... [
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Praxedes f History, LiteratureDerived from Greek
praxis "a doing, success, accomplishment" (see
Praxis). This was the name of a 2nd-century saint. The Latin form Praxedis was used for a character in Joseph Victor von Scheffel's historical novel
Ekkehard (1857).
Praxedis f HistoryLatin form of
Praxedes. This name was used by Joseph Victor von Scheffel for a character in his historical novel 'Ekkehard' (1857).
Prokopia f Late Greek, HistoryFeminine form of
Prokopios. This name was most notably borne by the empress consort of the Byzantine emperor Michael I Rangabe (9th century AD).
Pusuwan f Medieval Mongolian, History, ChineseDerived from Chinese 普 (
pu) meaning "wide, universal", 速 (
su) meaning "quick, fast" and 完 (
wan) meaning "whole, complete". It was the name of the name of an Empress of Qara Khitai.
Radegund f Germanic, HistoryVariant of
Radgund. Radegund lived in the 6th century AD and was a daughter of Berthar/Bertachar, one of the three kings of Thuringia. She later became the second wife of Chlothar I, a Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.
Ranavalona f HistoryMeans "folded, kept aside" or "calm, smooth" in Malagasy. This was the name of three queens of Madagascar.
Rasoherina f HistoryRasoherina (1814 – 1 April 1868) (also Rasoherina-Manjaka) was Queen of Madagascar from 1863 to 1868, succeeding her husband Radama II following his presumed assassination.
Redburga f HistoryAccording to a 15th-century chronicle, this was the name of the wife of
Ecgberht, king of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839, but this is dismissed by academic historians (in view of its late date)... [
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Rotrude f Germanic, HistoryVariant spelling of
Rotrud. Rotrude of Treves was the first wife of Charles Martel, a Frankish king from the Carolingian dynasty.
Rusla f Medieval Scandinavian, HistoryRusla, sometimes translated as "Rusila" is the nickname given to a fierce Norwegian warrior from the 900's C.E. She is mentioned in Gesta Danorum of Saxo Grammaticus.
Sæthryth f History (Ecclesiastical)Variant of
Sǣþrȳð. Saint Sæthryth (fl. 660s), was the stepdaughter of king Anna of East Anglia, who became a Benedictine nun at the abbey of Faremoutiers-en-Brie, Gaul under its foundress Saint Burgundofara, whom she succeeded as abbess... [
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Satenik f Armenian, HistoryMost sources state that this name is derived from the Armenian noun սաթ
(sat') meaning "(black) amber" combined with the Armenian diminutive suffix իկ
(ik). At least one source theorises that the name might ultimately be of Scythian origin, and compares it to the name of the Ossetian deity
Satana (a figure in the
Nart sagas).... [
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Seondeok f HistoryPosthumous name of the queen regnant of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 632 to 647. She was Silla's twenty-seventh ruler, and its first reigning queen.
Shanakdakheto f HistoryEtymology unknown. This was the name of a queen regnant of the Kingdom of Kush.
Simonida f Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Albanian, HistorySerbian feminine form of
Simonides. This name was borne by a daughter of the Byzantine emperor Andronikos II, Princess Simonida (1289-1340), born
Simonis, who became the fourth wife of the Serbian king Milutin when she was five years old... [
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Sojourner f HistoryFrom the English word meaning "one who stays temporarily (sojourns)", which is ultimately derived from the Latin elements
sub "under, until" and
diurnus "of a day" (from
diurnum "day"), via the vulgar Latin
subdiurnare "to spend the day"... [
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Sprota f History, Medieval Scandinavian (?)Sprota (born c. 910) was a woman who William I, Duke of Normandy took as a wife in the Viking fashion (more danico) and was the mother of his successor, Richard I, Duke of Normandy. After the death of her husband William, she married Esperleng and had Rodulf of Ivry.
Stateira f Old Persian (Hellenized), HistoryAllegedly means "creation of the stars", in which case it would be related to Persian
sitareh "star". This was probably the usual name of Alexander the Great's second wife, a daughter of the Persian king Darius III, formally named
Barsine... [
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Suphankanlaya f Thai, Burmese, HistoryOf uncertain etymology. This was the name of a 16th-century Thai princess who was a queen consort of King Bayinnaung of Myanmar.
Suriyothai f Thai, Burmese, HistoryThis was the name of a royal queen consort during the 16th century Ayutthaya period of Siam (now Thailand). 'Her given name Suriyothai สุริโยทัย means "dawn". It is a compound of Suriya, from Sanskrit surya सूर्य "sun", through Prakrit derived Tamil word சூரிய (Suriya); plus Uthai from udaya उदय "rising", again Prakrit derived Tamil உதய (Uthaya).'
Tabuyan f Medieval Mongolian, History, ChineseDerived from Chinese 塔 (
ta) meaning "tower, pagoda, spire", 不 (
bu) meaning "not" and 煙 (
yan) meaning "smoke, mist". It was the name of the name of an Empress of Qara Khitai.
Tanche f History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Tanche is a local Christian saint from Troyes, France. She was killed while defending her virginity when attacked by a servant. She is considered to be a martyr. Her cultus dates from the early 7th century and her feast day is celebrated October 10.
Tecusa f History (Ecclesiastical)This was the name of a 3rd-century Christian martyr from Ancyra, the capital of the Roman province of Galatia. She was the eldest of seven holy virgins who were drowned in a lake during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian... [
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Tedha f History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval CornishCornish form of
Tedda. This name was borne by a 5th-century virgin and saint in Wales and Cornwall. Early Latin records, however, mention the saint by the name
Tecla (itself a form of the name
Thecla borne by the first female martyr in Christianity) and consider her a companion of
Breaca, while in Cornish sources, she was listed among the daughters of
Brychan, king of Brycheiniog in Wales... [
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Teneu f History (Ecclesiastical)Teneu is a legendary Christian saint who was venerated in medieval Glasgow, Scotland. Traditionally she was a sixth-century Brittonic princess of the ancient kingdom of Gododdin and the mother of Saint
Kentigern, apostle to the Britons of Strathclyde and founder of the city of Glasgow... [
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Thusnelda f Old Norse (Latinized), Germanic, History, German (Rare)From the name
Tussinhilda, originally an Old Norse name of which the second element is derived from Old Norse
hildr "battle". The etymology of the first element has two possibilities. The first is that it is derived from Old Norse
Þurs "giant" (as in, a giant, not an adjective illustrating something big), which would mean that the entire name's meaning is roughly "battle with a giant"... [
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Tituba f History, LiteratureThe origins of this name are uncertain. This was the name of a Barbadian slave who was one of the first people accused of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials. In the literary world, said Tituba is featured in Maryse Condé's novel
I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem (1986) as well as in the 1952 play
The Crucible by Arthur Miller.... [
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Triphina f Breton, HistoryAllegedly from
Trifin, a Welsh name derived from
triw "exact, precise". This was the name of a 6th-century Breton saint, wife of the tyrant Conomor who killed their young son Tremorus.
Tybie f Welsh, HistoryThis was the name of an obscure Welsh saint of the 5th century, supposedly a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog. A church in Dyfed, Wales was named after her.
Ulphia f History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Ulphia of Amiens was said to be a young girl living on the banks of the Noye who became a hermit at what would become Saint-Acheul, near Amiens in the Kingdom of the Franks, under the spiritual direction of Saint
Domitius... [
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Una f German, History (Ecclesiastical)Variant of
Hunna. Saint Una or Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".
Veep f & m History (Ecclesiastical)Meaning unknown; most likely of Cornish origin. This was the name of a 6th-century Cornish saint. Almost nothing is known about the saint - there is debate over whether Veep was male or female. S/he is the namesake of the village St... [
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Veleda f HistoryVeleda was a priestess and prophet of the Germanic tribe of the Bructeri who achieved some prominence during the Batavian rebellion of AD 69–70, headed by the Romanized Batavian chieftain Gaius Julius Civilis, when she correctly predicted the initial successes of the rebels against Roman legions.... [
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Waldrada f Germanic, HistoryFeminine form of
Waldrad. Waldrada lived in the 6th century AD and was the wife of Theudebald, a Frankish king of the Merovingian dynasty.
Wastrada f Frankish (?), Medieval German (?), HistoryWidow and model Christian matron who became a Catholic saint. The mother of St.
Gregory of Utrecht, in her later years she became member of a religious community, although it is uncertain whether she actually became a nun.
Wendreda f History (Ecclesiastical)Possibly a Latinized form of
Wynnthryth. This was the name of an Anglo-Saxon saint, perhaps of the 7th century, who was a nun and healer. Also known as Wendreth, she is associated with March in the Isle of Ely (where there is a medieval church dedicated to her) and Exning, Suffolk.
Wijayatunggadewi f HistoryDerived from Sanskrit विजयतुङ्गदेवी (
vijayatuṅgadevi) meaning "victory of the high goddess". This name was borne by Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi (also known as Tribhuwannottunggadewi Jayawishnuwardhani (from Sanskrit त्रिभुवनतुङ्गदेवी जयविष्णुवर्धनी (
tribhuvanatuṅgadewi jayavishnuvardhani) meaning "high goddess of the three worlds, victory of Vishnu's prosperity"), a Javanese queen regnant and the third Majapahit monarch, who reigned from 1328 to 1350.
Wilgefortis f Medieval, History (Ecclesiastical)This name is best known for being the name of a late medieval saint, who was discovered to be fictional in the late 16th century but continued to be venerated in some places until 1969, when the Church finally removed her from the liturgical calendar and supressed her cult... [
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