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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is rare.
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Doloresa f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Dolores.
Dolóresz f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Dolores.
Dolorette f English (American, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Combination of Dolores with the suffix -ette.
Dolorez f & m Albanian (Rare)
Possibly a feminine variant and masculine form of Doloreza.
Doloricas f Galician (Rare)
Galician hypocorism of Dores and Dolores.
Dolzura f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Dulzura. Dolzura Cortez was the first Filipino with AIDS to publicly discuss her life and her experience living with HIV/AIDS.
Doménica f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish form of Domenica reflecting the Italian pronunciation. This name is specially popular in Ecuador.
Domenika f Albanian, Greek (Rare)
Albanian feminine form of Dominic. It is also a Greek variant transcription of Ντομένικα (see Ntomenika).
Domes f Indigenous American (Americanized, Rare)
Casa grande Domes on Thornton road Arizona was a structure that help those around the land have good health! Despite rumors
Domina f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname of Domina.
Domina f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly from Latin domina meaning "lady, mistress". This is the name of an obscure saint.
Dominka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dominko.
Domino f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Short form of Dominique. It was used by author Ian Fleming in his James Bond novel 'Thunderball' (1961), where the nickname belongs to Bond's Italian love interest Dominetta "Domino" Vitali (renamed Dominique "Domino" and simply Domino in the 1965 and 1983 film adaptations, respectively)... [more]
Domuša f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Dominika. Also compare Domuška.
Dona f Slovene (Rare)
Short form of Donata.
Donara f Soviet, Russian (Rare), Armenian
Contraction of Russian дочь народа (doč naroda) meaning "daughter of the people". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Donate f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Donata. This French given name is also in use in the Netherlands, where it is about equally rare.
Donatille f French (Belgian, Rare), French (African)
French form of Donatilla. The name basically fell out of use in France in the early years of the 20th century, but it is still in use in the French-speaking regions in Africa.
Donatuccia f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Medieval Italian diminutive of Donata, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.
Dondrea f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Dondre.
Donea f English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Possibly a form of Danae, or diminutive of Idonea, or a feminized version of Don or a variation or feminized version of any name beginning with Don.
Donja f Russian (Rare), Dutch, German (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Доня (see Donya). In languages other than Russian, the name Donja can also be derived from the Spanish word doña meaning "lady", in which case it is a more phonetical spelling of the word.... [more]
Donnae f English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a feminization of Donnie, or a combination of Donna with a feminine name ending in -ae... [more]
Donni f & m English (Rare)
Variation of Donnie
Donnia f American (South, Americanized, Modern, Rare, ?)
It's my great-grandmother's name. I assume it's a variation of Donia, a Scottish feminine variant of Donald. She was from southern Texas so possibly Spanish influence from Doña – A Spanish name related to Donna in Italian... [more]
Dontrelle m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.
Donya f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Avdotya and Yevdokiya. Also compare Dunya.
Donyell m & f English (American), Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Daniel (for men) and Danielle (for women), which was perhaps influenced by the name Don and its diminutive Donny... [more]
Donzaleigh f African American (Rare, ?)
Borne by US activist Donzaleigh Abernathy (1957-).
Dooky m & f English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. This name is known to have been used as a nickname for both genders.
Doora f Estonian (Rare)
Estonian form of Dora.
Dora f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dor.
Dorabella f Theatre, American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Dorabella is a character in Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers; 1790 ), an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Doralice f Carolingian Cycle, Literature, Theatre, Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Name used by the Italian poets Matteo Maria Boiardo and Ludovico Ariosto in their epic poems Orlando innamorato (1483-1495) and Orlando furioso (1516-1532), where it belongs to a Saracen princess.... [more]
Doraline f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaboration of Dora combining it with the productive name suffix -line or else a combination of Dora and Line.
Doralyn f English (Rare)
Combination of Dora and the popular name suffix -lyn.
Doranda f Italian (Rare)
Truncated form of Adoranda.
Dorann f English (Rare)
Combination of Dora and Ann, perhaps used as a variant of Doreen or a feminine variant of Doran.
Dorarta f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dorart.
Dorastella f French (Rare)
Combination of Dora and Stella 1.
Dorcasina f Literature, English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Dorcas used by American author Tabitha Gilman Tenney for the title character in her novel 'Female Quixotism, Exhibited in the Romantic Opinions and Extravagant Adventures of Dorcasina Sheldon' (1801).
Dordi f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Dorede, which was a variant of Dorete, the Old Swedish form of Dorothea. It has been used in Sweden since at least the 16th century.
Dore f & m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of given names that contain the Greek element δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift", such as Isidore and Theodora.
Dorea f Literature, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
The name of one of the "sand snakes" in 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R. R. Martin.
Doresa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Doris.
Doriet f Dutch (Rare)
Dutchification of Dorita and perhaps also of Dorit 2. There are likely also cases where this name is a combination of the names Dora and Riet.
Doriya f Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the names Dori (or Dor), means "(my) generation" with the letters יה (which are part of the name of God).
Dorofeya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Dorothea.
Dorona f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Doron. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch singer Dorona Alberti (b. 1975).
Dörte f Low German (Rare), East Frisian
Low German and East Frisian short form of Dorothea.
Dorthia f American (Rare)
Contracted form of Dorothia.
Dortlies f German (Rare)
Combination of Dort, a diminutive of Dorothea and Lies a diminutive of Elisabeth.
Doryda f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Doris.
Dositea f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Dositeo.
Dossie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Dorothy, Eudoxia, Theodosia, and other names with a similar sound.
Dostana f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the word for "enough" (dosta). Given to a child whose parents wish for that child to be their last, as there are already too many children in the family.
Dota f German (Modern, Rare)
German short form of the name Dorothea.
Dotan m & f Hebrew (Rare)
The Bible tells us that Joseph found his brothers in a place named Dotan, which is possibly means "pit" or "hole" in Hebrew.
Douangdeuane f Lao (Rare)
Means "moon" in Lao.
Douce f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Judeo-French
Derived from French douce, the feminine form of the adjective doux "sweet; soft; mild, gentle" (ultimately from Latin dulcis "sweet" via Old French dous "soft; tender"), this name is a cognate of Dulcie.
Douceline f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Doucelin. This name was borne by Douceline of Digne, a 13th-century Provençal mystic and Roman Catholic saint.
Doula f Greek (Rare)
Perhaps originally a short form of Spyridoula, Theodoula or another name ending in doula. This was borne by Doula Mouriki (1934-1991), a Greek art historian and Byzantinologist.
Doulce f French (Rare), Medieval French
Medieval French form of Douce.
Dovima f Popular Culture (Rare)
Nom de plume adopted by American supermodel Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba. The name is a portmanteau of the first two letters of Juba's three given first names, and was the first single name ever used by a model.
Dovydė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dovydas.
Doyduuna f Yakut (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Doylene f English (American, Rare)
Likely a feminine form of Doyle.
Dracaena f English (Rare)
From the name of a genus of about forty species of trees and succulent shrubs, which is the Latinized form of Greek δράκαινα (drakaina) meaning "she-dragon", the feminine form of δράκων (drakon) - compare Drakon... [more]
Drăguța f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian drăguță, the feminine form of the adjective drăguț, "cute, precious".
Dranafile f Albanian (Rare, Archaic)
Albanian cognate of Triantafyllia. Bearer Dranafile "Drane" Bernai was the mother of the 20th-century Albanian-born nun and missionary Mother Teresa.
Drauma f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse draumr meaning "dream".
Draumey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse draumr "dream" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Dreamer f & m English (Rare)
From the English word dreamer meaning "one who dreams; idler, daydreamer".
Drewann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Drew and Ann, or a flip-flopped version of Andrew used as a feminine given name.
Dreya f English (Rare)
Short form of Andrea 2.
Dria f English (Rare)
Short form of Adriana.
Driada f Albanian (Rare)
Possibly from Albanian driadë "dryad".
Driana f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Possibly a truncated from of Adriana.
Driesje f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Dries.
Drina f Serbian (Rare)
The name of the river that flows between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose name is derived from the Latin name of the river (Latin: Drinus) which in turn is derived from Greek (Ancient Greek: Dreinos), used as a feminine name.
Drisana f English (Rare), Indian (Rare, Expatriate, ?)
Meaning uncertain, though popularly claimed to mean "daughter of the sun" in Sanskrit. Supposedly it occurs in Hindu mythology as a name (perhaps a title or epithet) of the Dānava demon Virochana (a son of Prahlāda and father of Bali)... [more]
Driva f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Drífa.
Drömma f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish drömma "to dream".
Drosme f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian drosme "courage, bravery".
Droso f Greek (Rare, ?)
From the Greek word δρόσος (drosos) meaning "dew". This is a rather uncommon name, mostly heard in rural areas.
Drótt f Icelandic (Rare), Old Norse
Possibly from Old Norse drótt which meant "household, a people" and "the host of the king's men, body-guard of a king".
Druann f American (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Andrew, produced by rearranging the syllables (i.e., An and drew; see Drew), with the spelling apparently influenced by that of Luann.
Drucille f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Drusille.
Druda f Judeo-Catalan (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, suggests a coinage as a feminine form of the Catalan masculine name Trud.
Drue m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Drew.
Drusiana f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare, Archaic), Gnosticism
Feminine form of Drusianus. The tale of the resurrection of Drusiana features prominently in the Acts of John.
Dryllina f Old Swedish (Rare)
Obscure Old Swedish name of unknown origin.
Duangchit f & m Thai, Lao (Rare)
Means "mind, soul" in Thai and Lao. It is only a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.
Duangprathip f & m Thai (Rare)
Means "lamp, light, torch" in Thai.
Dubra f Galician (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the name of the river Dubra in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, itself from Proto-Celtic dubros "water".
Du-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Byeol prefixed with 두 (du), the combined form of the numeral 둘 (dul) meaning "two."
Duccia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Duccio.
Duchess f English (American, Rare)
Old French from medieval Latin ducissa, from Latin dux, duc- (see Duke).
Dudana f Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning. Perhaps it is related to the Mingrelian noun დუდი (dudi) meaning "head", or to the Georgian name Dudukhana... [more]
Dudukhana f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian adjective დუდუხა (dudukha) meaning "plump" (in reference to girls and women). Also compare the related Georgian adjective დუდრუქანა (dudrukana) meaning "plump, stout" (also in reference to girls and women).... [more]
Duibhín f Irish (Rare)
Derived from Gaelic dubh "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Dūja f Latvian (Rare, Archaic)
Directly taken from Latvian dūja "dove".
Dulcea f American (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps used as a Latinate form of Dulcie.
Dulcinée f French (Rare), Literature (Gallicized)
French form of Dulcinea. Due to the literary character, the name has become a poetic term describing an "inspiring, beautiful woman".
Dulcineea f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Dulcinea. It coincides with the archaic Romanian word dulcinee "girlfriend, sweetheart" (ultimately from Romanian dulce "sweet")... [more]
Dulcinia f Portuguese (Rare)
Most likely an elaborated form of Dulce
Đuli f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian variant of Julie, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Dulzura f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Means "sweetness" in Spanish.
Duminka f Maltese (Rare)
Feminine form of Duminku.
Dúna f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Icelandic dún meaning "down (of the eider duck), eiderdown" (from Old Norse dūnn).
Dunea f Moldovan (Rare)
Moldovan form of Dunya.
Dúnlaith f Irish (Rare), Medieval Irish
Means "princess of the fort" from Irish dún "fort" combined with flaith "princess".
Duretti f Oromo (Rare)
Meaning 'Luxury"
Dürken f North Frisian, German (Rare)
Probably a diminutive of names like Theodora or Doris.
Dürli f Turkmen (Rare)
Means "different, various" in Turkmen.
Durrah f Arabic (Rare)
Means "large pearl" in Arabic.
Dusánka f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Dušanka.
Dusk m & f English (Rare)
From the word dusk, meaning "the darkest stage of daylight".
Dusolina f Italian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning. Name of operatic soprano Dusolina Giannini (1902 - 1986).
Dustina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dustin.
Dustine f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dusty or Dustin, probably influenced by the sound of Justine.
Dustyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Dustin.
Dwainie f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dwayne or pet form/nickname of Dwayne.
Dwanise f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Denise influenced by Dwayne.
Dwayna f American (Rare)
Variant of Duana with the spelling of Dwayne.
Dyasia f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Asia 1 with the prefix Dy-.
Dyddanwy f Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from Welsh diddanwch meaning "delight".
Dylanne f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dylan.
Dymfna f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Dymphna.
Dymphy f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Dymphna and Dymphina.
Dyra f Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse element dýr "deer; wild animal" (though it is also associated with dýrr "dear; expensive"), perhaps via the Old Swedish (masculine) name Dyre or an Old Norse name such as Dýrhildr or Dýrfinna... [more]
Dýrunn f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse dýr "deer" or dýrr "dear, precious" combined with unnr "wave" or unna "to love".
Dyveke f Frisian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Originally a Frisian diminutive of Dietlinde and other names beginning with the Old High German element thiot meaning "people". It is also associated with Frisian düveke "little dove".
Dzabuli f Mingrelian, Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Mingrelian noun ძღაბი (ʒɣabi) meaning "girl".
Džeinė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Jane, from the English pronunciation.
Dželila f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Jalila.
Dzelme f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian dzelme "depth".
Džemma f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Gemma.
Dženija f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Jenny.
Dzhessika f Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Russian and Bulgarian borrowing of Jessica, reflecting the English pronunciation
Dzhuvayriyat f Dagestani (Rare)
Form of Juwayriyya used in Dagestan.
Dzīle f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian dzīle "depth".
Dzinta f Latvian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Dzintra and a variant of Zinta.
Dzintara f Latvian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dzintars.
Dživa f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dživo.
Dzovinar f Armenian (Rare), Armenian Mythology
Alternate transcription of Tsovinar.
Dzsenna f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Jenna.
Dzsenni f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Jenny.
Dzsindzser f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian phonetic transcription based on the English name Ginger.
Džulija f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jūlija imitating the English pronunciation of Julia.
Džuljeta f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Juliette and Juliet.
Dzvinka f Ukrainian (Modern, Rare)
Derived form the Ukrainian дзвінок meaning "bell" or дзвінкий meaning "sonorous".
E-a f Korean (Rare)
variant of "e-ah"
Eadda f American (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the Old English element ead meaning "rich, blessed".
Eaddy f English (American, Rare, ?)
Variant of Edie, influenced by the surname Eaddy. Compare Eadie.
Eaden m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Eden.
Eadlin f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from an English surname that was derived from the given name Adeline.