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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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Monuša f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Monika and perhaps also of Simona in some cases. Also compare Monuška.
Moonee f English (American, Rare)
This is a name invented for the 6 year old main character of the 2017 movie The Florida Project and has since been occasionally used as a given name.... [more]
Moonglow f American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word moonglow, a synonym for "moonlight".
Mooni f Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Moonika.
Moonlight f & m Various (Rare)
From the English word moonlight.
Moonsky f & m American (Rare)
Mix of the words "moon" and "sky" sky meaning "beyond earth" and moon after the planet that reflects the light of the sun
Moonstone f English (Rare)
From the English word for the gemstone that emits a pearly and opalescent luster, named so because multiple cultures, such as Roman and Greek, believed it was derived from solidified rays of the Moon as well as its adularescence... [more]
Morada f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Morado.
Morane f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Gallicized form of Breton Morana.
Moree f Thai (Rare)
Means "peahen, female peafowl" in Thai.
Morel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mor and El means "myrrh from God" in Hebrew.
Morella f Literature, Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare), Romani (Archaic), Medieval Scottish (Rare)
Used by Edgar Allan Poe for the title character of his Gothic short story Morella (1835), in which case he may have invented it by adding a diminutive suffix to Latin mors "death". Alternatively, it may be derived from the name of the ancient Spanish city, the Italian name for the poisonous weed black nightshade (species Solanum nigrum), or from the Italian surname Morello, all of them ultimately deriving from Greek μαῦρος (mauros) meaning "black"... [more]
Morgelyn f Cornish (Rare)
Derived from Cornish morgelyn "sea holly".
Morgiane f Literature (Gallicized), Theatre, French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Morgiana. This name occurs in the French translation of 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' added to 'One Thousand and One Nights' by Antoine Galland... [more]
Morgongåva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish combination of morgon "morning" and gåva "gift".
Morgonstjärna f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish combination of morgon "morning" and stjärna "star".
Morgunsól f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "morning sun", from Icelandic morgunn "morning" and sól "sun".
Moria f English (Rare), Theatre
Modern instances of this name may be misspellings of Maria or Moira. In the case of the character in Ben Jonson's satirical play Cynthia's Revels (1600), who 'talks anything of anything', it was probably intended to be a feminine derivative of Greek μωρός (moros) meaning "simpleton".
Morissette f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morissette. Also, it is the stage name of Johanne Morissette Daug Amon, a Filipina singer, rapper, dancer, and musician and a former contestant on TV5's Star Factor and The Voice of the Philippines... [more]
Morið f Faroese (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements móðr "mind, courage" and fríðr "beautiful".
Morjana f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Derived from Arabic مَرْجَانَة (marjāna) meaning "small pearl, coral".
Mörk f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Icelandic word mörk meaning "forest" (itself from Old Norse mǫrk "border, boundary, forest").
Morla f Literature, Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morla.... [more]
Morningstar f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morningstar.
Morrissey m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the Irish surname Morrissey.
Morvana f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Morvan.
Morvoren f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish morvoren "mermaid" (ultimately from Cornish mor "sea" and moren "maiden"). This was the bardic name or pseudonym of a member of the Gorsedh Kernow (Katherine Lee Jenner, 1904)... [more]
Moscho f Late Greek (?), Greek (Rare)
Derived from Greek μόσχος (moschos), which meant "a young shoot, calf" and "musk". Moscho was one of the Forty Holy Virgin Martyrs who are celebrated on September 1. Bearer Moscho Tzavela (1760-1803) was a Greek-Souliote heroine of the years before the Greek War of Independence.
Mosley f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mosley.
Mossie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly coined as a feminine form of Moss, although it might also be a short form of Moselle.
Motley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Motley.
Moto f Japanese (Rare)
Moto can mean "origin, source, root". Other kanji are possible.
Moune f Haitian Creole (Rare), Literature (Rare)
Ti Moune is the protagonist in the musical ONCE ON THIS ISLAND.
Mourning f English (Rare, Archaic), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
From the English word mourning meaning "grief". This was also used as a variant of Morning.... [more]
Movina f Sanskrit (Rare)
Movina does not have a specific meaning, although it can mean moving on, coping with grief, and disappointment.
Moyura f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Probably from the adverb もゆら (moyura), used in reference to a ball moving, swaying and touching.... [more]
Mozah f Arabic (Modern, Rare)
A female name in Arabic speaking countries.
Mpety f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Betty, used as a diminutive of Elisavet. A known bearer is the Greek actress Mpety or Betty Arvaniti (1939-), who was born Elisavet.
Mrie f Limburgish (Rare)
Variant of Merie, which has also seen some use in the neighbouring Dutch province of North Brabant.
Mstislava f Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Mstislav.
Mtsinara f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian adjective მცინარე (mtsinare) or მცინარი (mtsinari) meaning "laughing, smiling".... [more]
Mübeşşer f Turkish (Rare)
From Arabic مبشر (mubashshir) meaning "bringing good news".
Mudene f South African, Afrikaans (Rare)
Meaning unknown. A known bearer was Mudene 'Dene' Smuts (1949-2016), a South African politician.
Muela f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "grindstone" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Muela, meaning "Our Lady of the Grindstone". She is the patron saint of various Spanish towns, especially of Corral de Almaguer in the province of Toledo, where a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin is located... [more]
Muffin f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Margaret or Mary, possibly an elaborated form of Muffy. It may also be given in relation to the baked goods called muffins.
Mugi f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is used as 麦 (baku, mugi) meaning "wheat, barley," likely shortened from 群芒 (murenogi), made up of 群 (mure) meaning "group, cluster" and 芒 (nogi) which refers to an awn or a hair/bristle-like appendage.... [more]
Mugiho f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is, essentially, a combination of Mugi and 穂 (sui, ho) meaning "ear (of plant), head," 歩 (fu, bu, ho, ayu.mu, aru.ku) meaning "walk, step" or 帆 (han, ho) meaning "sail."... [more]
Muguet f French (Modern, Rare)
Derived from French muguet "lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)".
Muguetta f Flemish (Rare)
Latinate form of Muguette.
Muisto f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means memory in Finnish
Müjdə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "good news" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian مژده (mozhde).
Mulgyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Korean 물결 (mulgyeol) meaning "wave; tide," a combination of 물 (mul) meaning "water" and 결 (gyeol) meaning "layer, ply; chance, opportunity, moment."
Mulissa f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Melissa reflecting certain dialects.
Mul-kyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Mulgyeol.
Mundra f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian mundrs "brisk, energetic; vibrant, lively, vivacious".
Mungoni m & f Shona (Rare)
May mean abiding in grace
Mượt m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "glossy, shiny, smooth" in Vietnamese.
Murako f Japanese (Rare)
From 邑 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Murasaki f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 紫 (shi, murasaki), originally (and still is) referring to the type of plant known as lithospermum erythrorhizon, but developed to refer to a purple or violet colour, since the dye produced from the plant has that type of colour.... [more]
Mursiyem f Javanese (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Musema m & f Yapi lugbara (Rare)
this is a name from Kenya in kiswahili meaning "let them say"
Mustikka f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "blueberry" in Finnish.
Musubi f Japanese (Rare)
From 結び (musubi) meaning "join, union, connecting; knot" (compare Musubu).... [more]
Musubu f & m Japanese (Rare)
From the verb 結ぶ (musubu) meaning "to tie, bind, link​" (compare Musubi).... [more]
Mutgard f German (Rare)
A dithematic name formed from the German name elements muot "mind, spirit" and #gard* "enclosure".
Mutmainna f Arabic (Rare), Indonesian
From Arabic مطمئن (muṭmaʾinn) meaning "calm, peaceful, assured, at ease", itself from the root اطمأن (iṭmaʾanna) meaning "to be calm, to be certain".
Mutmainnah f Arabic (Rare), Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic مطمئنة (see Mutmainna), as well as an Indonesian variant of the name.
Muzdalifa f Arabic (Rare)
From the name of an area near the city of Mecca that is visited by pilgrims during the hajj. The name is derived from Arabic مزدلف (muzdalif) meaning "approaching, nearing, meeting", itself from the root ازدلف (izdalafa) meaning "to precede, to be near to".
Muzdalifah f Arabic (Rare), Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic مزدلفة (see Muzdalifa), as well as an Indonesian variant.
Myana f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Myanna, a blend of Mya and Iyana or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements my, ya and na.
Myanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a blend of my and Anna or a combination of the popular phonetic elements my, ya and na.
Mycena f English (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Myelin f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Norse name Mylin.
Myfina f Welsh (Rare)
Elaboration of Myfi.
Myghin f Manx (Modern, Rare)
A modern coinage derived from Manx myghin "mercy", this name is used as a Manx equivalent of Mercy.
Myka f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Micah.
Mykelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Mykel.
Mykelti f & m American (Modern, Rare)
A concatenation of Michael with the initial T (the phonetic element /ti/). In the case of American actor Mykelti Williamson (1957-), who is of African American descent and self-identifies as being of partial Blackfoot descent, he has claimed that his name means "spirit" in the Blackfoot language, but this is untrue... [more]
Mykhailyna f Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian feminine form of Mykhailo.
Mykisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix my and Kisha.
Myleene f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly an Anglicized form of Mylène.
Mylia f American (Rare)
Feminine form of the surname Mylius.
Mylley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mylley.
Mỹ Miều f Vietnamese (Rare)
An elaboration of Mỹ, meaning "beautiful".
Myna f English (Rare)
Variant of Mina 1. Also the name of a bird species, the Golden Myna.
Mynta f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Taken directly from the vocabulary word meaning "mint", therefore making it a cognate of Danish Mynte.
Myosotis f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Derived from the Greek μυοσωτίς meaning "mouse's ear," referring to the leaves of flowering plants belonging to a genus more commonly known as forget-me-nots.
Myrai f Japanese (Americanized, Rare)
An uncommon diminutive of the Japanese name Mirai, meaning "future" or "miracle".
Myrcella f Literature, Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Created by author George R.R. Martin for a character in his series A Song of Ice and Fire (1996) and its television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019). At the beginning of the first novel, Princess Myrcella Baratheon is the daughter of king Robert Baratheon and queen Cersei Lannister... [more]
Myria f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Myriam.
Myrianthe f Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
The first element of this name is derived from Greek μυριάς (myrias) meaning "ten thousand", which is ultimately derived from Greek μυρίος (myrios) meaning "countless, numberless, infinite"... [more]
Myrieme f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Miriam (chiefly Moroccan).
Myrinta f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Myron or Myra and the suffix -inta, or a variant of Miranda, this uncommon name reached the height of its popularity during the 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States and Canada.
Myrka f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Mirka 1. This is borne by Myrka Dellanos (1965-), a Cuban-born American television and radio host and journalist.
Myrlita f African American (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning
Myrrena f English (Rare, ?), Obscure
Possibly an altered form of Myrrhine or Myrina. This is borne by American film director Myrrena Brakhage (1958-), a daughter of Stan Brakhage, who is considered to be one of the most important figures in 20th-century experimental film.
Myrsky m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "storm" in Finnish.
Myrta f English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
English and German cognate of Myrtle and Spanish and Italian variant of Mirta.
Myrtelle f English (American, Rare)
Altered form of Myrtle. A known bearer of this name was American physician and medical researcher Myrtelle Canavan (1879-1953), one of the first female pathologists.
Myrthild f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Myrtle as well as a combination of the name element Myrt-, most commonly taken from the name Myrtle, and -hild... [more]
Myrtille f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Derived from French myrtille meaning "bilberry", referring to a type of blueberry from the cowberry family. This is taken from the French Republican Calendar (also known as the Revolutionary Calendar).
Myskia m & f Medieval Scandinavian (Rare), Old Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Old Swedish *myskia "bat".
Mystical f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word mystical, which is an inspiring sense of spiritual mystery, awe, or fascination.
Myū f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is, essentially a variant of Miyū, shifted to be pronounced as a 2-mora name (Miyū, on the other hand, has 3 morae).... [more]
Mzekha f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Mzekhatun, which has become associated with Mzekhar and its meaning.
Mzekuna f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Mzekala via its short form Mzeko.
Mzetamze f Georgian (Rare)
Literally means "sun of the suns" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მზეთა (mzeta), the archaic genitive plural of the noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun", combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).
Mzetvala f Georgian (Rare)
Basically means "eye of the sun", derived from the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia) combined with the Georgian noun თვალი (tvali) meaning "eye".
Mziana f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian adjective მზიანი (mziani) meaning "sunny", which is ultimately derived from the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).
Mzistvala f Georgian (Rare)
Means "eye of the sun" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მზის (mzis), the genitive of the noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun", combined with the Georgian noun თვალი (tvali) meaning "eye".
Naavah f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Nava.
Naavya f English (Rare)
Could be a variant of Navia
Nabana f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 菜花 (nabana) meaning "rape blossom", which combines the kanji 菜 (na, sai) meaning "vegetables, greens" with 花 (hana, bana, ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nabat f Azerbaijani, Turkmen (Rare)
From Persian نبات (nabāt) meaning "rock candy, rock sugar".
Na-bit f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Bit prefixed with the first-person singular plain pronoun 나 (na).
Na-bom f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Bom prefixed with the first-person singular plain pronoun 나 (na).
Nacheline f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin, uses the popular feminine suffix -ine.
Nacirema f English (American, Rare)
The word "American" spelled backwards, used as a feminine given name.
Nadana f Croatian (Rare)
Female form of Nadan.
Nadee f Hindi (Rare), Indian (Rare)
From Hindi नदी (nadee) meaning "river".
Nadeen f American (Rare), Arabic
Variant or Arabic form of Nadine.
Nadeera f & m Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Nadira.
Nadeige f French (African), French (Rare)
Variant of Nadège predominantly found in French-speaking African countries.
Nadeshiko f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From 撫子 (nadeshiko), generally referring to any flower belonging to the Dianthus genus but can also refer to a lovable, caressable child. It is derived from 撫で (nade), the continuative form of classical verb 撫づ (nadzu) meaning "to stroke, caress," combined with a continuative suffix shi and 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]
Nadetta f Germanic (Rare, ?)
Variation of Nadette.
Nadiko f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian diminutive of Nadezhda and its derivatives Nadia 1 and Nado.
Nadimirka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nadimir.
Nado f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian short form of Nadezhda.
Nadomirka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nadomir.
Nadrah f Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcription of Nadra.
Nadxieli f Mexican (Rare)
Possibly derived from Zapotec nadxiie lii "I love you" (compare Nayeli).
Nadža f Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Nadiyya or a short form of Nadežda.
Naemi f Swedish, Finland Swedish, German, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
A German and Nordic variant of Naomi 1. This name was used in the German translation of The Bible.
Nagyezsda f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Nadezhda.
Nahar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "river" in Hebrew.
Nahele f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "forest" in Hawaiian.
Nahri f Medieval Arabic (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nahri.
Nai f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) a phonetic character that also has an obsolete meaning of "apple tree", and 那 (na) meaning "many", combined with 衣 (i) meaning "clothing"... [more]
Naimanzuunnandintsetseg f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "eight hundred precious flowers" in Mongolian, from найм (naim) meaning "eight", зуун (zuun) meaning "hundred", нандин (nandin) meaning "precious, rare, sacred" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Naina f Russian (Rare)
Created by Alexander Pushkin for a character in his poem "Ruslan and Ludmila". Sometimes used as a given name or as a diminutive of Anastasiya.
Naiovy f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an altered form of Nairoby. This name was used by Puerto Rican singer Ivy Queen (real name Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez) for her daughter born 2013.
Nair m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "we will light up" in Hebrew, making it relative to Yair.
Nairely f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Naira.
Nairoby f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nairobi. A known bearer of this name is Dominican badminton player Nairoby Abigail Jiménez (2000-).
Naïs f Provençal, Occitan, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Short form of Anaïs. It is also the name of a 1945 Raymond Leboursier film based on Émile Zola's Naïs Micoulin.
Naiyma f African American (Rare)
Likely a variant of Naima.
Najae f & m English (Rare)
Elaboration of Jae 2.
Najdana f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Najdan.
Najdina f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Najdin.
Nakaba m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 半ば (nakaba) meaning "middle, half."... [more]
Nakayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements na, kay and la or possibly based on Mikayla.
Nakeli f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Means "cherries" in Hawaiian, from keli "cherry". Possibly Hawaiian form of Natalie.
Nakendra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix Na and the name Kendra.
Nakije f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian feminine form of Naqi.
Nako f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of feminine names that start with Na-, such as Naira and Nana 3.
Nakota m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Indigenous Nakota peoples.
Nakova f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin, perhaps a transferred use of the Bulgarian surname Nakova. This was used by American social media influencer Myka Stauffer for her daughter born 2011.
Nakshatra m & f Indian (Rare), Hindi (Rare), Astronomy
From Sanskrit नक्षत्र (nákṣatra) meaning "star," used as a term for a lunar mansion in Hindu astrology.
Naldera f English (Rare)
From the name of the town Naldehra in Shimla, India. Borne by Lady Alexandra Naldera Curzon, daughter of the viceroy of India.
Nalea f Moldovan (Rare)
Moldovan form of Nalya.
Nalena f Occitan (Rare)
Contracted form of Natalena.
Naliandra f German (Modern, Rare), Literature
A figure in 'The Dreaming' by Barbara Wood. The name is taken from an Australian Aboriginal language and means 'butterfly'.
Nama f Hebrew (Rare)
Meaning, "beautiful."
Namar m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "autumn" in Mongolian.
Namari m & f African American (Rare), South African
Combination of the sounds found in names such as Jamari, Amari and Kamari.