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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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Alexandrella f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Alexandra. Also a modern combination of Alexandra and Ella.
Alexandrette f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Alexandra with the suffix -ette.
Alexandrite f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the name of a chrysoberyl that displays a colour change depending on the light source, named after the Russian tsar Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881).
Alexandrya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 20 girls were recorded with the name Alexandrya in 2005.
Alexe f English (Rare)
Variant of Alex and Alexy.
Alexianna f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Variant of Alexiana. As a modern Greek name, it is a combination of Alexia and Anna.
Alexiel f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Alexis with El or Elle.
Alexiz m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Alexis.
Alexsis f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Alexis.
Alexz f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Alex.
Aleydis f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Older form of Aleidis. Aleydis of Schaerbeek, also known as Alice of Schaerbeek, (c. 1220–1250) was a Cistercian laysister who is venerated as the patron saint of the blind and paralyzed... [more]
Alfdis f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Alfdís.
Alfidia f Ancient Roman (Rare)
Meaning unknown. This name was borne by the mother of the first Roman empress Livia.
Alfina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Alf 1.
Alfonsė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian feminine form of Alfonso.
Alfonsine f Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Alfons.
Alfontsa f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Alfonsa.
Alfontsina f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of French Alphonsine.
Álfrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Icelandic elements alfr "elf" and rós "rose".
Álfsól f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Icelandic elements alfr "elf" and sól "sun".
Algernae f American (Modern, Rare)
Rare feminine form of Algernon.
Algesira f Italian (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the Spanish town Algeciras. which is from the Arabic الجزيرة (al-jazira) meaning "the island".
Alian m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Chinese form of Arian or Aryan or a combination of the names Ah, Li 1 and An 1.
Alianne f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
In the Netherlands, this given name is usually a combination of the names Alie (which is usually a short form of Alida) and Anne 1.... [more]
Alicie f Medieval English, Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Late medieval English variant of Alicia and Brazilian variant of Alícia.
Alie f & m Dutch, English (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Al, most typically Alida.... [more]
Alieda f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Alida.
Alien f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch phonetical spelling of the French name Aline. The name also occurs as a short form of the related name Alina, in which case it is used strictly informally (i.e. not as an official name on birth certificates).... [more]
Aliese f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alice or possibly Elise (See also Alesia).
Aliëtte f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Aliette. However, it should be noted that in the Netherlands, there may also be cases where this name is a combination of the Dutch feminine given name Alie with the French diminutive suffix -ette... [more]
Alifair f English (Rare), Romani
Variant of Alafare. It was borne by a victim of the American Hatfield–McCoy feud: Alifair McCoy (1858-1888), daughter of feud patriarch Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy.
Aliiaha f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Aaliyah.
Aliina f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Finnish form and Estonian variant of Alina.
Alike f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Alieke.
Alinda f Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Hungarian, Gascon
Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish and Hungarian contracted form of Adelinda and Gascon contracted form of Aidelina.
Alinora f English (American, Rare), Sardinian
English variant of Eleanora and Sardinian variant of Elianora.
Aliora f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Alianora or variant of Eliora.
Alira f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Aliria and feminine form of Aliro.
Alisande f English (American, Rare, ?)
Demoiselle Alisande a la Carteloise is a medieval character in Mark Twain's 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. She is nicknamed "Sandy" in the novel.
Alisanne f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alison probably influenced by the name Anne 1 (or possibly Lisanne, Alisander/Alexane) or else a blend of Alice and Anne 1.
Alisėja f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Alise 1.
Alithia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alethea or of Alicia (Spanish pronunciation with English spelling)
Alixia f Medieval French, French (Rare)
Recorded in 15th-century French-speaking Switzerland. It might be a Latinization of Alix.
Alizia f Basque, Aragonese (Rare)
Basque and Aragonese form of Alice.
Alka f Low German, Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Alika 2.
Alkelda f English (British, Rare, Archaic), Anglo-Saxon Mythology, History (Ecclesiastical)
Younger form of Old English Hǣlcelde. Saint Alkelda (died on 28 March c. 800) was ostensibly an Anglo-Saxon princess who was strangled by pagan Viking women during Danish raids in about 800 at Middleham in Yorkshire, England... [more]
Alkhansa f Arabic (Rare)
From Arabic الخنساء (al-Khansā), which is said to mean "the snub-nosed" or "the gazelle". This was the nickname of a 7th-century Arab poet who was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad... [more]
Alkiona f Russian, Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Russian and Serbian form of Alcyone.
Alkioni f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Αλκυόνη (see Alkyoni).
Alkyoni f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Alkyone.
Älla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish variant of Ella 2.
Alla f Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic (Rare), Greenlandic (Rare)
Diminutive of names containing A(i)l, like Áila or the name element adal, like Aliisa.
Allaine f Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a Danish form of Adelaide or Alaine.
Alleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ally 1 with the spelling influenced by that of Leigh.
Allende f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Virgen de Allende, who's a patron saint of Ezcaray (La Rioja). The name seems to derive from allende "beyond, on the other side."
Allerheiligen m & f German (Rare, Archaic)
The German word for All Saints' Day given to a child who was born or baptized on this day.
Alley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ally 1 coinciding with the English word alley.
Allia f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It may be derived from Latin allium meaning "garlic."
Alliena f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Aliena or of Aliana.
Allswell m & f Western African (Rare), English (African, Rare, ?)
Presumably from the English phrase all's well.
Allure f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a 1996 Chanel perfume, derived from the English word allure (which also has French roots) meaning "fascination, charm, appeal".
Allyna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alina, possibly influenced by Allyn.
Allysha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alisha and Alicia (See also Allycia).
Almaaz m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "diamond" in Mongolian, ultimately derived from Persian الماس (almas).
Almaïde f Literature (Rare)
Variant of Alma 1. It appears in 'Almaïde d'Etremont' (1900), a novel by the French poet Francis Jammes.
Almandine f English (Rare)
The name of a mineral belonging to the garnet group. It is an alteration of the French alabandine, from the Latin alabandina, from the ancient in Caria, Anatolia (modern day Turkey), Alabanda (Αλαβάνδα), which was known for producing dark marbles and garnet-like stones... [more]
Almatine f Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be a combination of Alma 1 with any feminine name that ends in -tine, such as Christine and Martine.... [more]
Almerina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Almerino.
Almeta f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Almeda.
Almina f Romansh (Rare)
Diminutive of Alma 1.
Almunda f German (Rare, Expatriate, ?)
Possibly a feminine form of Almund, or an altered form of Almut.
Almveig f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse álmr "elm tree" and veig "power, strength".
Almyra f English (Rare)
Variant of Almira 1, perhaps influenced by Myra.
Aloe f English (Modern, Rare)
Aloe is a genus containing over 500 species of flowering succulent plants. The most widely known species is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". It is called this because it is cultivated as the standard source for assorted pharmaceutical purposes.
Aloé m & f French (Rare)
French version of Aloe, The name is often used in fiction for the joke "Aloé Véra". Also a other version of Aloés
Aloha f & m Hawaiian (Rare), American
Short form of Kealoha and other Hawaiian names containing aloha meaning "love" or otherwise derived directly from the word.
ʻAlohilani f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "heavenly brightness" from Hawaiian alohi "shine" and lani "heaven, sky". In Hawaiian myth this was the name of a heavenly land.
Aloise f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Luisa and Aloisia (via Aloisa).
Alolita f Indic, American (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Alóma f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Aloma 1.
Aloma f Catalan (Rare), Literature
This name was used by the medieval writer and philosopher Ramon Llull in his novel Blanquerna (1283), where it belongs to the mother of the main character. Llull possibly based it on the masculine name Alomar (nowadays found as a surname - see Alomar), which derives from the Germanic name Aldemar... [more]
Aloma f English (Rare), Theatre, Popular Culture
A pseudo-Hawaiian name invented by LeRoy Clemens and John B. Hymer for the title character of their 1925 Broadway play Aloma of the South Seas, which was twice adapted to film, in 1926 and again in 1941... [more]
Aloña f Basque (Rare), Basque Mythology
Taken from the name of a massif on the Basque Mountains range.... [more]
Alonda f African American (Rare)
An invented name which has been used consistently in America since the 1960s, possibly influenced by Yolanda, Alondra and Alejandra.
Alotte f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an elaborated form of Lotte, influenced by Alette or French alouette meaning "lark (songbird)" (see Alouette)... [more]
Alouetta f English (Rare)
Derived from French alouette meaning "lark".
Alouette f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Derived from French alouette "lark, skylark". Alouette is a popular Quebecois children's song, commonly thought to be about plucking the feathers from a lark. Although it is in French, it is well known among speakers of other languages as many US Marines and other Allied soldiers learned the song while serving in France during World War I and took it home with them, passing it on to their children and grandchildren.... [more]
Ålov f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Álǫf.
Alphaea f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Alphaeus.
Alpheratz f Astronomy, Filipino (Rare)
Derived from Arabic surrat al-faras ("the navel of the mare"). This is a traditional name of the star Alpha Andromedae in the constellation Andromeda.
Alphia f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Adelphia, which itself is a short form of Philadelphia. However, in some cases, this name is a feminine form of the English masculine name Alfie... [more]
Alphine f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Alphaeus or Alphonse.
Alphonsina f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Alphonsus.
Alraune f Literature, German (Rare)
Variant of Alruna, also coinciding with the German word for "mandrake". This is the name of the title character in the novel 'Alraune' (1911) by Hanns Heinz Ewers.
Alrun f German (Rare)
Younger form of Adelrun and Albrun.
Altaira f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
The name of a character in the classic 1956 science fiction film, Forbidden Planet. Altaira Morbius was the daughter of the scientist and space voyager Dr. Edward Morbius. The name Altaira is derived from Altair, the brightest star in the constellation of the Eagle (Aquila).
Altandukh m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "golden forehead" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and дух (dukh) meaning "forehead, brow".
Altangul f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "golden rose", from Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and Tajik гул (gul) meaning "flower, rose", ultimately from Persian گل (gol).
Altantug m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "golden flag" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and туг (tug) meaning "flag, banner, tuft".
Altburg f German (Rare)
Created from the German name elements alt "old, ancient" and burg "protected place, castle".
Althéa f French (Quebec, Rare), French (European, Modern)
French form of Althea and thus a variant of Althée. Besides the mythological character, this is also the French name for the marshmallow plant (species Althaea officinalis)... [more]
Altheda f American (Rare), Literature
Possibly a blend of Althea and Theda.... [more]
Althena f English (Rare)
An invented name. Possibly a combination of Althea and Athene.
Altinaï f French (Rare)
Variant transcription of Altinai.... [more]
Altsiona f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Alcyone.
Aluana f Brazilian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Luana.
Aluma f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the (medieval) Hebrew word אֲלוּמָה (aluma) meaning "strong, brave" (which, in modern Hebrew, sounds like the word אֲלֻמָּה (alma) "sheaf"). It is sometimes associated with the word עלמה (alma) "a young girl, a damsel".
Alunsina f Philippine Mythology, Filipino (Rare)
Name used by the Suludnon people of Panay for Laon, the sky goddess in Visayan mythology. Means the "the ancient one," from Visayan 'laon' meaning "ancient" or "old" and 'sina' meaning "foreigner."
Alura f English (Modern, Rare)
Adaptation of the word allure to resemble Alora.
Alvanelle f American (South, Rare)
One of Ulysses Everett McGill’s many daughters in the movie O Brother Where Art Thou?
Alvdis f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Alfdís.
Alverna f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown. Perhaps taken from Alvera or Alvena. It could have been inspired by the name Verna or Laverna.
Alvetta f African American (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Alva 2 using the suffix -etta.
Alvi f & m Estonian (Rare)
Feminine variant of Alve and masculine form of Alf 1.
Alvīna f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Alwina.
Alvny f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Alfný.
Alycyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alyson. Possibly influenced by Alice or Alicyn.
Alyda f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Aleida and Alida (depending on the pronunciation used). A known bearer of this name is the Dutch racing cyclist Alyda Norbruis (b... [more]
Alyna f English (American, Modern), Russian (Ukrainianized, Rare)
Variant of Alina. As a Russian name, it is mostly used by Russian speaking Ukrainians who want to spell their name the same in Russian and Ukrainian Cyrillic.
Alysanne f American (Rare)
Variant of Alison or a combination of Alys and Anne 1.
Alyssabeth f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth influenced by Alyssa and Beth, or a combination of both.
Alyssan f English (Rare)
Variant of Allison influenced by Alyssa.