This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ainelag f Manx (Modern, Rare)Modern coinage derived from Manx
ainle "angel" and the diminutive suffix
-ag, this name is intended as a Manx equivalent to
Angela.
Airelle f French (Rare), English (Rare), LiteratureDerived from
airelle, the French name for the plant genus Vaccinium. The French derived the name from Portuguese
airella, which in turn was derived from Latin
atra "dark, black, gloomy".
Aisholpan f Kazakh (Rare)Derived from Kazakh ай
(ay) meaning "moon" combined with шолпан
(sholpan) "Venus (the planet)".
Aitana f Kazakh (Rare)Derived from Kazakh ай
(ay) meaning "moon" combined with таң
(tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak", though it is also considered a variant of the name
Aidana.
Aiva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)Modern coinage derived from Gothic
aiws meaning "time; age; eternity". This name first appeared in Sweden in the late 19th century.
Aiwa f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 環 (
wa) meaning "circle, ring, wheel". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiyo f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 代 (
yo) "world, society". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiyy Kuo f Yakut (Rare)Means "beautiful Aiyy" from the name of the Yakut Aiyy deities combined with куо
(kuo) meaning "beautiful".
Aiza f Latvian (Rare)Of very uncertain origin and meaning. While a direct derivation from Latvian
aiza "gorge, ravine" has been suggested, it is equally possible that this might be a borrowing from another culture... [
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Aizheng m & f Chinese (Rare)From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" combined with 峥 (zhēng) meaning "high, noble". Other character combinations are possible.
Ajee f & m African American (Rare)From the brand of perfume called Ajee, which was introduced by Revlon in 1994. A known bearer is American runner Ajeé Wilson (1994-).
Akako f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 紅, 朱, 丹, or 赤 (
aka) meaning "red" and 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akana f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 赤 (
aka) meaning "red", 紅 (
aka) meaning "crimson" or 朱 (
aka) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" combined with 汝 (
na) meaning "thou, you", 鳴 (
na) meaning "to sound, to ring, to echo" or 魚 (
na) meaning "fish"... [
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Akariko f Japanese (Rare)It could be from 朱 (
aka) meaning "vermilion red" combined with 里 (
ri) meaning "village", and 子 (
ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akebono m & f Japanese (Rare)From 曙
(akebono) meaning "dawn, daybreak," derived from a combination of 明け
(ake) meaning "daybreak" and 仄
(hono) meaning "faint."... [
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Akela m & f Hindi (Rare)Akelā means "single or solitary" in Hindi. Akela (Akelā also called The Lone Wolf or Big Wolf) is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895)... [
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Akeno f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 明 (
ake) meaning "bright" and 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Akeru m & f Japanese (Rare)From verbs 明ける
(akeru) meaning "to dawn, grow light," 開ける
(akeru) meaning "to open, unwrap, unlock" or 空ける
(akeru) meaning "to empty, remove, make room; to move/clear out," also written as 朱, from
ake meaning "scarlet, red," or 暁, from
Akatsuki.... [
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Akihime f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 秋 (
aki) meaning "autumn" or 章 (
aki) meaning "chapter; section" combined with 姫 (
hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Akiji f & m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal" and 慈 (ji) meaning "affection, charity". Other kanji can be used. It can be spelled as
Myeong-eun in Korean.
Akima f Japanese (Rare)Appears in the 2000 animated feature Titan A.E. as the name of Cale's love interest.
Akshika f Hinduism (Rare)Derived from the Sanskrit word "Aksha", which means "eyes". Akshika has a feminine connotation and means "one with good eyes."
Alabama f English (American, Rare)From the name of the American state (see
Alabama). It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the novelist William Faulkner (11 January 1931-20 January 1931), who was named after his great-aunt Alabama 'Bama' McLean (1874-1968)... [
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Alacoque f Irish (Rare)From the French surname
Alacoque. Its popularity as a name, especially among Catholics, is likely due to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, V.H.M., a French Roman Catholic nun and mystic, who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form.
Alafare f English (Rare), RomaniOf uncertain meaning, possibly a corruption of
Alethea (compare
Alethaire). In the United States, this name was first found in 1768; in the United Kingdom, there were several uses throughout the 1800s (and most likely before that as well)... [
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Alakshmi f Indian (Rare), HinduismThe name of the older sister of Lakshmi and the Hindu goddess of misfortune. She is sometimes viewed, according to one source, as another avatar of a form of the goddess
Kali... [
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Alara f Turkish, Medieval Turkic (Rare)Alara appears in Turkic Mythology as a beautiful water fairy. She lives in the lakes and rivers of the Caspian basin and grants the wishes of those she deems worthy. She is said to be capable of repairing broken hearts and making them capable of love again.
Albika f Chechen (Rare)Means "the lady", derived from the Arabic definite article ال
(al) combined with Turkic
bika meaning "lady, mistress, woman" (a feminine form of the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master").
Alcántara f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)Given in honour of the 16th-century Spanish saint and mystic Peter of Alcántara (1499-1562). The place name Alcántara is itself from Arabic القنطرة
(al-Qanṭarah) meaning "the bridge".
Alchemy f & m English (Modern, Rare)From the English noun
alchemy referring to "the causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation" or "the ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry", which ultimately comes from Greek χυμεία
(chymeia) "art of alloying metals, alchemy" via Arabic
al-kimiya (the source also of Persian
Kimiya).
Alda f Alanic, History, Georgian (Rare)This name was most notably borne by the Alan princess Alda of Alania (11th century), who was the second wife of king Giorgi I of Georgia.... [
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Aldarbadrakh m & f Mongolian (Rare)From Mongolian алдар
(aldar) meaning "fame, glory" and бадрах
(badrakh) meaning "thrive, grow" or "blaze, shine".
Aldarnemekh m & f Mongolian (Rare)From Mongolian алдар
(aldar) meaning "fame, glory" and нэмэх
(nemekh) meaning "to add, to increase; to enhance".
Alde f Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of the Alanic name
Alda. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian artist Alde Kakabadze (1932-2016).
Alde m & f Dutch (Rare)Dutch short form of Germanic given names that begin with the element
ald meaning "old" as well as (via metathesis) the element
adal meaning "noble". Also compare
Aldo and
Alda 1.
Aldornia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)Perhaps derived from the Old English
aldor, a form of
ealdor meaning "elder, parent, head of family, chief, lord; author, source; age, old age" with the name suffix -
nia to feminize the name.... [
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Alealani f & m Hawaiian (Rare)Means "the sweet voice of the heavens", from the Hawaiian
'ale'a, meaning "sweet voiced" and
lani, meaning "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
Alegría f Spanish, Galician (Rare)Derived from Spanish and Galician
alegría "joy, happiness", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de la Alegría, meaning "Our Lady of Joy".
Aleke f Low German (Rare)Originally a diminutive of names containing the element
adal, particularly
Adelheid, now used as a given name in its own right.
Alene f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)Hawaiian form of
Arlene, and variant of Alena, Hawaiian form of
Allen. Could be interpreted as a modern variant of Hawaiian name Alana meaning "awakening, rise", or from
ala 'āina meaning "land path" or
'ale nē meaning "murmuring wave".
Aletris f American (Modern, Rare)From the genus name of a bell-shaped flower also known as colic root, blazing star, unicorn root, or stargrass. Its roots have medicinal properties and are used to aid digestive and muscle problems... [
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