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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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Floria f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Flori.
Flórida f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Florida.
Florida f Late Roman, Albanian, Italian (Rare), English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Louisiana Creole
Feminine form of Floridus. This is also the name of a state in the United States of America, which was originally named La Florida by the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León (1474-1521)... [more]
Floride f & m French (Rare), French (African), Italian (Rare), Walloon (Rare), American (South, Archaic)
French form of Floridus (for men) and Florida (for women), but the name is most often encountered on women.... [more]
Florien m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Florianus (see Florian) and Dutch variant of Florine.... [more]
Florija f Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Slovene form of Floria.
Florijana f Albanian, Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Albanian, Croatian and Slovene form of Floriana.... [more]
Florijn m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Florinus (for men) and Florina (for women), but the name is most often encountered on men. It is unisex in the Netherlands, but strictly masculine in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.... [more]
Florinde f French (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Florinda and Dutch variant of Florinda.
Florinta f Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly simply an elaboration of Flora with the suffix -inta.
Floripes f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Folklore
Derived from Portuguese and Spanish flor "flower".
Floris f English (American, Rare)
Presumably either a variant of Florice or a version of Florence influenced by the spelling of Doris... [more]
Florissa f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch feminine form of Floris.
Florizella f English (British, Rare)
A female form of Florizel
Flynne f & m English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Flynn.
Foggy m & f English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word foggy.... [more]
Folly f English (Rare)
Derived from Old French folie "foolish; mad".... [more]
Fonda f & m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Fonda.
Fonsine f Dutch (Rare)
Truncated form of Alfonsine.
Fontaine f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fontaine.
Forbhlaith f Medieval Scottish (Rare)
Variation of Forbflaith. This name was borne by a 13th-century countess regnant of Atholl, a small county in what is now Scotland.
Forever f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word forever.
Forsythia f English (Rare)
From the name of forsythia, any of a genus of shrubs that produce yellow flowers in spring. They were named in honour of the British botanist William Forsyth (1737-1804), whose surname was derived from Gaelic Fearsithe, a personal name meaning literally "man of peace" (cf... [more]
Fortunate f African (Rare)
From the English word Fortunate, "favoured by or involving good luck; lucky."
Fotina f Albanian (Rare, Archaic), Italian, Russian (Archaic), Greek (Rare)
Albanian, Italian and Russian form of Photine via its latinized form Photina as well as an obsolescent Greek variant of Photine.
Fouz f & m Arabic (Rare)
Means "victory, triumph" in Arabic.
Frăguța f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian frăguța, the diminutive of fragă "wild strawberry".
Fraleene f English (Rare)
Very few people have this name, and one of its only mentions is in Quora.
Francea f English (American, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of France 1. Also compare Francia.
Francelia f English (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean)
Likely an elaboration of Frances influenced by Celia.
Frančeska f Latvian (Modern, Rare), Croatian
Croatian and Latvian borrowing of Francesca.
Franchesca f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Spanish and English variant of Francesca, reflecting the Italian pronunciation.
Francheska f Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Russian and Bulgarian borrowing of Francesca.
Francia f Spanish, South American, French, Italian (Rare)
From Latin Francia meaning "France" (see Francia). Also compare France 1.
Francie f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of names containing the element Franc-. In the English-speaking world this is used as a diminutive of Frances.
Francina f Dutch, English (American, Rare)
Dutch form of Francine as well as an American variant of the name.
Francinara f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Francisca and the popular suffix -nara (like in Tainara and Edinara).
Francinette f French, Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Francine, as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix. In other words, one could say that this name is a double diminutive of Françoise.
Francise f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Francis.
Franklene f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Brazilian feminine variant of Franklin.
Fransisca f Dutch (Rare), Indonesian
Dutch and Indonesian variant of Francisca.
Fränzi f German (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Franziska, sometimes used as the official name.
Franzis f & m German (Rare, Archaic)
Franzis is an uncommon German short name for Franziska or Franziskus.
Fraternidad f Spanish (European, Rare, Archaic)
From Spanish fraternidad meaning "fraternity, brotherly love", ultimately from Latin frater meaning "brother". In Spain, it was specially used during the Second Spanish Republic by republican parents who were eager to choose names related to republican values.
Frebenie f English (Rare, Archaic), French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic)
A common Americanized misconstruction of the French given name Fébronie.
Freddi m & f English (Modern, Rare), German, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of English Freddy, also a variant of German and Latin American Fredy.
Fredegond f English (Rare)
Variant of Fredegund. This was borne by English poet Fredegond Shove (1889-1949).
Fredella f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of the name Fred, utilizing the popular feminine suffix -ella.
Frédérica f Corsican (Rare)
Corsican feminine form of Frédéric.
Fredi m & f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), German
Variant of English Freddy, also a variant of Latin American and German Fredy.
Fredonia f English (American, Rare)
Apparently from the English word freedom combined with a Latinate suffix (perhaps modeled on Caledonia), given infrequently as an American name in the 19th century in reference to the United States of America... [more]
Freeda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Freda or Frieda, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of English free (or freed, freedom).
Freesia f English (Rare)
Derived from the English word for the flower.... [more]
Freideriki f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Φρειδερίκη (see Frideriki).
Frejdis f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern Danish and Swedish form of Freydís. This was first documented in Sweden in 1885.
Frenchelle f African American (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of French, or a variant of Franchelle.
Freugen f German (Rare, Archaic)
German diminutive of Frowe.
Freya f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Φρέγια (see Fregia).
Freyia f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Φρέγια (see Fregia).
Frézia f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Late 1990s coinage, a direct derivation from Hungarian frézia "freesia".
Fria f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Frida 2; in some cases the name might be asscociated with Danish fri "free".
Frid f & m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Fride, Frida 2, or any other name containing the Germanic element frid "peace"... [more]
Fridbjørg f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Danish and Norwegian variant of Fridborg.
Friderika f Hungarian, Slovene (Rare), Slovak, Banat Swabian
Slovene feminine form of Friderik, Hungarian feminine form of Frigyes (via Friedrich) and Slovak feminine form of Fridrich.
Frideriki f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Friederike. The use of the name in Greece was most likely inspired by Friederike of Hanover (1917-1981), the German wife of king Pavlos of Greece (1901-1964).
Fridolina f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romansh
Feminine form of Fridolin. This name is borne by Swedish soccer player Fridolina Rolfö (b. 1993).
Friedburg f German (Rare)
Containing name elements fridu and burg.
Friedel m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), German, Yiddish
Dutch, Flemish and German short form of Fridolin and its feminine forms Fridolina and Fridoline.... [more]
Friedgard f German (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Old High German Fridu meaning "peace" and Gart meaning "enclosure"
Friedgart f German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Friedgard mostly recorded in Germany
Friedhilde f German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements fridu "peace" and hilt "battle".
Friðdís f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse friðr meaning "love, peace" and dís meaning "goddess".
Friðlín f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements friðr "love, peace" and lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or Lína.
Friðný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse friðr "love, peace" and nýr "new".
Friðrós f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse friðr meaning "love, peace" combined with Old Norse rós meaning "rose".
Fritza f Various (Rare)
Probably a feminine form of Fritz.
Frö m & f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Freyr. It coincides with modern Swedish frö "seed, grain", which might explain it's modern unisex usage.
Frohmut f & m German (Rare)
The name is formed from the German word froh "glad; happy, merry" and the name element MUT "courage; valour; boldness". The name element MUT can be used both for masculine names (like Hartmut) and feminine names (like Almut).
Frohsina f German (Rare, Archaic)
Spelling variant of Frosina. The spelling shows a contamination from the German word Frohsinn "cheerfulness".
Frostlilja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements frost "frost" and lilja "lily".
Frostrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements frost "frost" and rós "rose".
Frosty m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Either a short form of Forrest or simply from the English word frosty.
Frowa f Low German (Rare, Archaic), Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Low German and Frisian variant form of Frowe used between the 14th and 16th centuries.
Frumka f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Fruma. A known bearer of this name was the Polish resistance fighter Frumka Płotnicka (1914-1943).
Fryd f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Frid or taken directly from Norwegian fryd "joy, delight".
Fuchsia f English (British, Rare), Literature
From Fuchsia, a genus of flowering plants, itself named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566), whose surname means "fox" in German.... [more]
Fuente f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "fountain" in Spanish, derived from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Fuente meaning "Our Lady of the Fountain". She is the patron saint of various Spanish towns like Munera (Albacete) and Vilallonga (Valencia).
Fuentes f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "fountains" in Spanish, derived from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de las Fuentes meaning "Our Lady of the Fountains". She is the patron saint of the Spanish town of Villalón de Campos (Valladolid)... [more]
Funani f & m Zulu (Rare)
Means "want!" or "search!" in Zulu.
Fūran f Japanese (Rare)
From 風蘭 (fūran), the Japanese word for the wind orchid also known as Vanda falcata, or 楓 (fū) meaning "maple" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid".
Fury f English (American, Rare)
Possibly taken from the English word fury.
Fusa f & m Japanese (Rare)
Derived from the Japanese kanji 房 (fusa) meaning "chamber; room; house" or also "bunch (of flowers); grapes (of fruit)".... [more]
Fuschia f English (Rare)
Misspelled variant of Fuchsia.
Fuscienne f French (African, Rare)
French form of Fusciana, itself the feminine form of Fuscianus.
Fuso f Japanese (Rare)
Possibly derived from Japanese 父祖 (fuso), meaning "ancestor".
Futabako f Japanese (Rare)
From 双 (futa) meaning "pair" or 二 (futa) meaning "two" with 葉 (ha) meaning "blade, leaf, needle", and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other character combinations are possible.
Future m & f English (Rare), Western African, Southern African
This name is from the English word derived from Old French futur meaning "future, to come," which is then derived from Latin futurus meaning "going to be, yet to be, the future (as a noun)." The Latin word is an irregular suppletive future participle of esse meaning "to be," which comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *bheue- meaning "to be, exist, grow, come into being."... [more]
Fuyo f & m Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Fuuyou.
Fuyue f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 冬 (fuyu) meaning "winter" and 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Fuyune f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare, ?)
From Japanese, 冬 (fuyu) meaning "winter" and 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Fuyuno f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 冬 (fuyu) "winter" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Fuyuyo f Japanese (Rare)
From 冬 (fuyu) meaning "winter" and 容 () meaning "contain; allow; appearance" or 央 (yo) meaning "centre, middle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Füzér f Hungarian (Rare)
Means "garland" in Hungarian.
Fylgia f Norse Mythology, Swedish (Rare)
From Old Norse fylgja "to accompany, to follow" (compare modern Swedish följa and modern Danish and Norwegian følge). In Norse mythology a fylgia is a type of spirit who accompanies a person through their life from the day they were born... [more]
Fynleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Finley.
Fynvola f Scottish (Rare)
Latinized form of Fionnuala. This was borne by the mother of English actor Hugh Grant.
Gab f French (Rare)
Short form of Gabrielle.
Gabbanelli f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name, possibly a combination of Gabriella and Nellie. According to the SSA, Gabbanelli was given to 15 girls in 2017.
Gabrielys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Gabriela and the popular Spanish suffix -lys used in names such as Odalys (compare Danielys and Gabriely).
Gabryeli f Brazilian (Rare)
Creative version of Gabriela (See also Danyeli).
Gabryiela f Polish (Rare)
Rare variant spelling of Gabriela.
Gabryjela f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic spelling of Gabriela, still occasionally in use in modern times, with 29 women in Poland bearing this name in 2023.
Gael f English (Rare)
Variant of Gail.
Gaeulbit f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Korean 가을빛 (gaeulbit) referring to autumnal tints, a combination of Gaeul and Bit (compare Bit-gaeul).
Gai f English (Rare)
Variant of Gay.
Gailann f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Gail and Ann, or a variation of Gailene.
Gailya f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gail.
Gaite f Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Short form of name beginning with Ger- like Gertrude.... [more]
Galaxy f English (American, Rare)
From the English word galaxy, "a collection of star systems", ultimately from from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, "Milky Way"), from γάλα (gála, "milk").
Galila f Hebrew (Rare)
Derived from the place name Galil גליל, this name was mostly used from the 19th until the early 20th century and occasionally used after the establishment of Israel... [more]
Galilee f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the region in Palestine (see Galilee).
Galiza f Galician (Rare)
Variant of Galicia. Both names are equally valid in Galician for the name of the land, although Galiza is more frequently used by Galician nationalist people.
Gallia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gallo.
Gallyon f & m Dutch (Rare)
This given name is predominantly feminine in the Netherlands. It is not a typical Dutch first name and therefore its meaning is uncertain; it may possibly have been derived from the British surname Gallyon, which is Norman-French in origin (and is found in the spelling Gallion in modern France).... [more]
Galor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Gal 1 means "wave" and the name Or means "light".
Gan m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "bold, audacious, brave" in Vietnamese.
Gaon-nuri f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Gaon and Nuri.
Garai f Basque (Rare)
Basque name meaning "height", "tall" and also "zenith; time; moment; occasion" (from Basque garai).... [more]
Garbikunde f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Purificación.
Garcelle f French Creole (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Probably a combination of any given name that starts with a G- with Marcelle. Alternatively, it could be a metathesis of some sort of Gracielle, which is the French equivalent of Graciela and Graziella.... [more]
García f Spanish (Rare, ?)
Transferred use of the surname García.
Gardiner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gardiner.
Garetha f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Gareth.
Garie f & m English (Rare, Archaic)
Unisex spelling of Gary.
Garner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Garner.
Garrie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Gary.
Gartze f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Gracia and Grace.
Ga-ryeong f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 佳 (ga) "good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful" combined with 鈴 (ryeong) "bell"
Ga-seo f & m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 佳 (ga) "good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful" combined with 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen; auspicious"
Gaspara f Italian, Galician (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Gaspare and Galician feminine form of Gaspar.
Gaspardine f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Either a diminutive or an elaboration of Gasparde, which is the feminine form of Gaspard.
Gatlyn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gatlin. According to the Social Security Administration, Gatlyn was given to 5 girls and 15 boys in 2018.
Gattie m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Gattie.
Gaudence m & f French (Archaic), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Gaudentius (for males) and Gaudentia (for females).
Gaudentia f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Gaudentius. This name was most notably borne by a virgin martyr and saint, who was put to death (along with three others) during the early persecution of Christians.
Gåva f Swedish (Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish gåva "gift".