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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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Ealga f Irish (Rare)
Means "noble, brave", taken from the Irish Inis Ealga "Noble Isle", which was a poetic name for Ireland.
Eanna f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a female variant of Ean or a variant of Ianna. Eanna was given to 6 girls in 2014 according to the Social Security Administration.
Earla f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl
Earldene f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl.
Earlee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Early.
Earletta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl using the name suffix etta.
Earlette f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl using the name suffix ette.
Earlie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Early and diminutive of Earline.
Earnait f Irish (Rare)
Feminine form of Earnán.
Earth f & m English (Rare), English (Puritan)
From the English word earth, referring to the planet, the soil, or the alchemical element. Ultimately from Old English eorthe.
Eastley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Eastley.
Eastlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare), Trinidadian Creole
Combination of east and the popular name suffix lyn.
Eather f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Ether.
Ebbertsína f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ebbert with the suffix -sina
Eberhardine f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Eberhard. This was borne by Christiane Eberhardine (1671-1727), the Saxon wife of Augustus II the Strong, King of Poland.
Ebrel f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish Ebrel "(month of) April". This is a recent coinage.
Ebrill f Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of April.
Ebrillwen f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh Ebrill and the Welsh name element gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".
Echiko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]
Eclipse f & m English (Rare)
From the English word eclipse (derived from Latin eclipsis, ultimately from the Greek verb ἐκλείπω (ekleipô) meaning "to fail", i.e. fail to appear); a solar eclipse is when the sun and moon are aligned exactly so that the moon casts a great shadow over the Earth; a lunar eclipse is when the moon is right in front of the sun, showing only a bright slither of light... [more]
Ecru f English (American, Rare)
From the English word ecru, the color of unbleached silk or linen, which is from the French écru, meaning "raw" or "unbleached".
Eda f Latvian (Rare)
Originally a short form of names beginning with the element Ed- (including, but not limited to, Edīte), this name has been used in its own right from the early 1600s onwards.
Edden m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Edden.... [more]
Edea f Italian (Modern, Rare)
Of very uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]
Edeeney f Manx (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage, intended as a Manx form of Edwina.
Edel f German, German (Austrian), Danish, English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic (Rare), Norwegian, Sami, Swedish
Short form of names that begin with or end in the element "Edel-" meaning "noble", for example Edeltraud, Edelgard.... [more]
Edelburga f Polish (Rare)
Derived from Old High German adal "noble" and either Old High German bergan "to keep, to save, to preserve" or Old High German burg "fortress."
Edelfa f Italian (Rare), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a rare variant of Adelfa. A known bearer of this name is Edelfa Chiara Masciotta (1984-), an Italian television personality and former beauty queen who won Miss Italia 2005.
Edeltruda f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Edeltraud. This name is considerably more popular among the German minority in Poland.
Edelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Adelyn.
Edena f American (Rare)
Feminine variant of Eden.
Edera f Italian, Albanian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Maltese (Rare)
Means "ivy" in Italian, from Latin hedera "ivy", perhaps related to the Latin root -hendere "to grasp; to take; to cling onto".
Ederna f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Edern.
Edessa f American (Rare)
Edessa is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name. The Greek name Ἔδεσσα (Édessa) is probably of Phrygian origin... [more]
Edevie f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]
Edgenie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly an anglicized form of Eugénie.
Edi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Eddie (Also, see Eddi)
Edigna f History (Ecclesiastical), German (Rare)
The name of a blessed nun who lived as a hermit in a hollow tree in Puch near Fürstenfeldbruck (Bavaria).
Ediita f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Edith.
Edilberta f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Edilberto. In other words, this is a Spanish and Italian cognate of Ethelberta.
Edinanci f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of the popular element edi- (cf. Edinara, Edival) and Nanci.
Edle f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Edel, a short form of names beginning with the Germanic name element adal "noble".
Edlina f English (Rare)
Possibly either a contracted form of Edelina (compare Edeline) or an elaborated or diminutive form of Edla.
Edmar m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ed (from Edmundo, Edgar, etc.) and mar (cf. Neymar, Diomar)... [more]
Edmilsa f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Invented name combining the sounds present in Edmar and Ilsa.
Edmondia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the name of the plant.
Edmondine f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Edmonde, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ine.
Edmundė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian feminine form of Edmund.
Edra f English (American, Rare)
Allegedly coined as a feminine form of Edric.
Edris f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Edric. This was the birth name of Anglo-Irish ballet dancer Ninette de Valois (1898-2001).
Edsilia f Dutch (Rare)
This name is best known for being the name of the Dutch singer Edsilia Rombley (b. 1978), who is of Dutch Antillean descent. In her case, the name is probably a combination of a name starting with Ed- (such as Edwina) with a variant spelling of a name like Cecilia (such as Sesilia).
Edurra f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Western Basque edur "snow".
Eduša f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Edita and Eduarda. Also compare Eduška.
Eduška f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Edita and Eduarda. Also compare Eduša.
Eduviges f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish cognate of Eduvige.
Edvina f Croatian, Lithuanian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Slovene, Hungarian
Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Lithuanian and Scandinavian form of Edwina.
Edwardina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Edward.
Edwilda f English (American, Rare)
Technically, it is possible that this given name is derived from Eadwild, which is a corruption or misspelling of the Anglo-Saxon name Eadhild, but this is very unlikely, seeing as Eadwild has only been encountered once in that particular capacity so far... [more]
Edyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Edith, in use in the English-speaking world since the 1200s.
Eede f Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Eedit.
Eedit f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Estonian variant and Finnish form of Edith.
Eefke f & m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Eef. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch field hockey player Eefke Mulder (b. 1977).
Efanne f Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be a variant spelling of Evanne, which is possibly a Dutch short form of Evangelina. Alternatively, it might be a short form of Stefanne (also found spelled as Stevanne), a Dutch variant of Stephanie.... [more]
Effe m & f Swedish (Rare)
Female variant of Effi. As a male name, probably a diminutive of Efraim.
Effemy f English (Rare), Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Euphemia.
Effi f Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Danish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian, German (Archaic), Literature
Scandinavian diminutive of Eufemia, German diminutive of Elfriede and Hungarian diminutive of Eufémia and Elfrida... [more]
Effia f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a Finnish variant of Euphemia. Effia was particularly popular in the Central Finland in the mid to late 1800's.
Effrosini f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ευφροσύνη (see Effrosyni).
Efia f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
An alternative spelling of Effia.
Efisia f Sardinian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Ephesius, almost exclusively found in Sardinia.
Efrata f German (Modern, Rare)
Clearly feminine form of Efrat.
Efrosiina f & m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Eufrosyne. Extremely rare: the name was given to a few children during the 1920s and 30s, no usage after that.
Eftimija f Macedonian (Rare)
Macedonian cognate of Efthimia.
Efva f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Eva.
Egao f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 笑顔 (egao) meaning "smile" or, more literally, "smiling face," derived from a combination of 笑 (e) meaning "smile" and 顔 (kao) meaning "face."... [more]
Egedía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Egidia.
Égédie f French (Rare, Archaic)
French feminine form of Aegidius (see Giles). It belonged to the second wife of Élie, duc Decazes, a 19th-century French statesman.
Eggrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements egg "edge (of a weapon), blade" and rún "secret lore, rune".
Egialea f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Aegiale.
Egidia f Italian, Polish (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Egidio and Polish feminine form of Egidiusz.
Egle f Latvian (Rare), Estonian
Latvian and Estonian cognate of Eglė as well as a direct derivation from Latvian egle "spruce tree; fir tree; pine tree".
Egres f Hungarian (Rare)
Means "gooseberry" in Hungarian.
Egyptia f Obscure (Rare), Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From Aegyptia, the Latinized form of Greek Αἰγυπτία (Aigyptia) meaning "of Egypt". This may be used as a given name in reference to Saint Mary of Egypt, sometimes known as Maria Aegyptia... [more]
Égyptienne f French (Archaic), Malagasy (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from French Égyptienne, the feminine form of the noun Égyptien "Egyptian (person)". This name is generally given in honour of the catholic and orthodox saint Marie l'Égyptienne (known in English as Mary of Egypt).
Ehala f Estonian (Rare)
Elaboration of Eha.
Ehrengard f German (Rare), Literature
Originally a variant of Irmgard, Ehrengard is reinterpreted as a combination of the German word Ehre "honour" and the name element gard "guard"... [more]
Ehva f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Eva.
Eida f Low German (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish
Frisian variant of Ida, the Frisian short form of Old High German names beginning with Agi- and a short form of Nordic names beginning with Eid-.
Eidbjørg f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eiðr "oath" and bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
Eidi f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Greenlandic
Uncertain origin. Could be a Norwegian dialectal form of Heidi. The name is predominately used in Vestfold, Norway.
Eigra f Welsh (Rare)
Probably a variant of Eigr. This is borne by the Welsh writer Eigra Lewis Roberts (1939-).
Eihi f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 英姫, 永日, 永姫, 瑛日 or 瑛妃 with 英 (ei, hanabusa) meaning "England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx", 永 (ei, naga.i) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 瑛 (ei) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal", 姫 (ki, hime, hime-) meaning "princess", 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, Japan, sun" and 妃 (hi, kisaki) meaning "princess, queen."... [more]
Eila f English, Scottish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eily.
Eilena f English (Rare)
Latinized form of Eilene.
Eili f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Eila or Eli 3.
Eilika f German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
This name is derived from the Germanic name stem agil "edge (of a sword)".
Eilov m & f Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eilev, as well as an archaic feminine form.
Eilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eileen, using the popular name suffix lyn.
Einés f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Agnes.
Einikki f Finnish (Rare)
Feminine form of Eino.
Eirdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Eirfinna f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and finnr "a Finn; a Lapp".
Eirina f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ειρήνα (see Irina).
Eirinn f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of the Norwegian name Eirin.
Eirun f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Eyrún, first used in the 1920s.
Eirunn f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Eyrún.
Eiðný f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eiðr "oath" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or "new moon; waxing moon".
Eiženija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Eugenia.
Eja f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Eos.
Ejan f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish pet form of Eja, itself a variant of Eija.
Ekaitza f Basque (Modern, Rare), Basque Mythology
Feminine form of Ekaitz, meaning "storm", that had long been forgotten and was eventually rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century.... [more]
Ekiwina f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Edwina.
Elabel f American (Rare)
Combination of Ella 1 and the common suffix -bel.
Elaf f Arabic (Rare)
Means "familiarity" in Arabic.
Elah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ella 1 or Ella 2. This name was given to 33 girls born in the United States in 2015.
Elaide f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Adelaide.
Elaila f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of the name Laila 1, perhaps with the influence of names like Eloise.
Elaís f Brazilian (Rare, ?)
Possibly an elaboration of Laís.
Eland m & f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch and West Frisian contracted form of Edelland, which is a variant form of Adelland. Also compare Aland.... [more]
Elania f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Elana or Elane.
Elanora f Indigenous Australian (Rare)
Australian locational name. Derived from an Australian Aboriginal word meaning "home by the sea" or "home by the water".
Elbee m & f English (American, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials LB.
Elberen f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
The name is formed from the two Germanic name elements AGIL "edge (of a sword)" (via Eil-) and BERIN "she-bear".
Elbire f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Elvira and Elvire.
Elbrich f West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
West Frisian form of Adalburg via its variant spelling Adelburg.
Elda f Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names containing the element eld, from Old Norse eldr, "fire".
Eldbjörg f Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Icelandic and Swedish form of Eldbjørg.
Eldee f & m English (American, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials LD or a form of Elda.
Eldino f Georgian (Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. It might possibly be a Georgian diminutive of a name that starts with Eld-, since -ინო (-ino) can be a diminutive suffix in Georgian.
Eldis f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of eld meaning "fire" and dis meaning "goddess, wise woman".
Eldlilja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eldr "fire" and lilja "lily". This is also the Nordic name of a Chinese lily (flower, Lat. Lilium davidii).
Eldora f English (American, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Perhaps a combination of Elnora and Dora. This is the name of a small former mining town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States, which was originally named El Dorado.
Eldrun f Norwegian (Rare)
Relatively modern name created by combining the Old Norse name elements eldr "fire" and rún "secret".
Eldþóra f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage based on the Old Norse element eldr "fire" (cf. Éldi, Eldlilja) combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).
Eleanour f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Eleanor. This name was borne by Eleanour Sophy Sinclair Rohde (1881–1950), a British gardener, garden designer, and horticultural writer.
Electia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Electa.
Eleina f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Elaine.
Elelia f English (American, Rare)
Origin and meaning unknown. In the United States, the name seems to have been primarily given to girls born between the mid-19th century and the early 20th century.
Elenitza f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Greek (Italianized)
Hispanic and Italian variant of Elenitsa. This was used in the Italian movie Le soldatesse (1965; The Camp Followers in English) for a Greek character, played by Anna Karina... [more]
Eleodora f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Eleodoro.