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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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Quintilla f Ancient Roman, Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Latin diminutive of Quinta, which thus makes this name the feminine equivalent of Quintillus.
Quintillia f English (Rare)
English variant spelling of Quintilia. Also compare Quintilla.
Quintine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French variant form of Quentine, of which the use has not solely been limited to France: it has been used in other francophone regions in the world (such as Québec in Canada and Wallonia in Belgium) and even in non-francophone countries, such as the Netherlands.... [more]
Quionia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Chionia.
Quirinia f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Quirinius.
Qulyndreia f African American (Rare)
Most likely an invented name. This name is borne by Qulyndreia Wallis, the mother of actress Quvenzhané Wallis.
Qunyquekya f African American (Rare)
Most likely an invented name. This name is borne by Qunyquekya Wallis, the older sister of actress Quvenzhané Wallis.
Quorra f Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Cora. This is the name of several characters in popular culture, including a protagonist in the films 'TRON' and 'TRON: Legacy', and a figure in 'Star Trek'.
Quovadis f & m African American (Rare)
From the Latin phrase quo vadis meaning "where are you going?"
Quvenzhané f African American (Modern, Rare)
This name was first borne by American actress Quvenzhané Wallis (2003-). It is derived from the initial syllables of her parents' names, Qulyndreia and Venjie, combined with zhané, an altered form of the Swahili word jini meaning "fairy".
Qween f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Queen. Qween Amor (1988-) is a performance artist who predominantly utilizes public space for her performances.
Rỉ f & m Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "to drip" or "to whisper" in Vietnamese.
Rabbiya f Pakistani (Rare)
Variant transcription of Rabi'a.
Rabeah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Rabi'a.
Rabekkah f English (Rare)
A spelling of Rebecca which seems to have been used in the 1600s and 1700s, and was apparently revived in the late 1990s.
Rabiah f English (Rare), Pakistani (Rare)
Variant transcription of Rabi'a which has also seen some usage in the English-speaking world.
Rabija f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Rabi'a.
Rachela f Italian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Italian variant of Rachele, Polish form of Rachel as well as a Latinate form of Rachel.
Rada f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Radu.
Raddix m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), Obscure (Modern)
Used by American actress Cameron Diaz for her daughter born 2019. It might be inspired by Latin radix meaning "root", which is the source of the English word radical, or the similar name Maddox.... [more]
Rådgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Radhgärdh.
Radigondes f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
A Spanish form of Radegund. A bearer of this name was Radigondes Burnasal, a Filipino supercentenarian who lived to be 124.
Radium m & f English (Rare)
From Latin radius ray + -ium.
Radley m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Radley.
Rådny f Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Ráðný.
Radost f Bulgarian, German (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian радост "joy, happiness". Radost Bokel is a German actress who played the titular character in the fantasy film 'Momo' (1986).
Raeanna f English (Rare)
Combination of Rae and Anna (Compare Rhiannon). Raeanna was given to 74 baby girls in the USA in 1999.
Raela f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix -la or else a variant of Rayla.
Raelan f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn and Raylan influenced by Caelan.
Raeleen f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelene or the more popular variant of Raylene.
Raemee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminine form of Rémy.
Raeshanda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element ray and Shanda. Also compare Rashonda... [more]
Raeven f & m English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Raven influenced by Rae.
Raevon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Raven.
Raevynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern spelling of Raven maybe influenced by names ending in -lyn-.
Raffey f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.
Rafiana f Indonesian (Rare)
Feminine form of Rafian.
Rafila f Romanian (Rare)
Probably a simplified form of Raphaela.
Råggierd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish former (until the 18th century) dialectal variant of Radhgärdh.
Rågiähl f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish former (until the 18th century) dialectal variant of Radhgärdh.
Rågierd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish former (until the 18th century) dialectal variant of Radhgärdh.
Ragnborg f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse regin "power (of the gods)" and bjarga "to help, to save".
Ragne f Norwegian (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Norwegian variant and Estonian form of Ragna.
Ragni f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names starting with the Old Norse name element regin "advice, counsel", like Ragnhild and Ragnfrid.
Rahael f & m Indian (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Rai f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of both Rae and Ray.
Raia f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Raya.
Raica f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Raissa influenced by Jessica.... [more]
Raiel m & f Filipino (Modern, Rare)
From the Japanese rai, meaning "lightning" and the Hebrew el, meaning "God". Don't ask why this is, ask my parents.
Raika f German (Modern, Rare)
German borrowing of Rajka as well as a German variant of Reika.
Raila f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Raili, though folk etymology likes to connect this name with Finnish railakas "lively".
Ra-im f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Ra-im (surname is Gil) is one of the main characters of well-known South-Korean drama, Secret Garden. The character is played by famous actress, Ha Ji-won.
Raima f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Raimo.
Raina m & f Urdu, Arabic (Rare)
Means beautiful, princess-like in Urdu, In Arabic this is an other version of Rayna.
Rainey f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rainey. As a feminine name, it can also be used as a diminutive of Raine or Lorraine.
Rainie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rain 1.
Rainy f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word 'rainy'.
Raiyah f Arabic (Rare), Indonesian
Means "banner, ensign, flag" in Arabic.
Rajyi f Indian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Hindi राज्ञी (see Rajni).
Rakefet f Hebrew (Rare)
Place name in Israel, means "cyclamen".
Raketa f German (Rare)
A modern invention.
Rakia f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Poetic form of שמיים (shamayim) meaning "sky, heaven" in Hebrew.
Rakiya f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Rakia.
Rakkaus m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "love" in Finnish.
Ralda f English (Rare)
English short form of the Spanish name Esmeralda.
Ralinda f African American (Rare)
a combination of the suffix Ra and the name Linda.
Rallia f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Ράλλης (Rallis), a Greek form of the Norman name Raoul.
Ralphe f English (Rare, Archaic)
A feminine form of Ralph.
Ralphina f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Extremely rare feminine form of Ralph.
Ralphine f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Ralphina, of which the spelling and pronunciation was inspired or influenced by French feminine names.... [more]
Ramah f English (Rare)
Ramah in Benjamin was a city of ancient Israel. It was located near Gibeon and Mizpah to the West, Gibeah to the South, and Geba to the East. It is identified with modern Er-Ram, about 8 km north of Jerusalem.
Ramelle f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an invented name inspired by Jamelle.
Ramissah f English (American, Rare)
Possibly intended as a feminine form of Ramses.
Rammfre f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Ramfrid.
Rammfrö f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Ramfrid.
Ramone f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant of Ramona (Also, compare names like Adriene and Marciane).
Ramonetta f American (Rare)
A feminine variant of Ramon by combining it with Etta
Ramonia f African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ramona.
Ramsie f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Ramsey.
Rana f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible as well. ... [more]
Rande m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Randy.
Randee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Randy or Randi 1.
Randvi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish and younger form of Randví.
Ranel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Ran, means "singing" or "(he) sang", and El, reference to God.
Ràng f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "to fasten in loops" in Vietnamese or variant of Rành.
Rạng f & m Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "to dawn" in Vietnamese.
Rangela f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ragnhilda traditionally found in the western parts of Sweden.
Rành m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "clear" in Vietnamese.
Raniera f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Raniero.
Ranilda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Ragnhild (compare Raginhild) and variant of Renilda.
Ranne f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Possibly Frisian in origin, in which case the name is probably derived from a feminine Germanic given name that contains one of the following three Germanic elements: ragin meaning "advice" (see Rayner), rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" (see Randolf) or hraban meaning "raven" (see Ronne)... [more]
Rannveig f Old Norse, Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Old Norse regin or rögn "advice", or from Old Norse rann "house." The second element is derived from Old Norse veig "strength".
Ranze f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From Ran combined with 世 (se) meaning "generation," likely introduced by Ranze Edō (江藤 蘭世), the main character in the manga and anime series 'Tokimeki Tonight'.... [more]
Rapture f & m English (American, Rare)
Originates from the Latin raptura, meaning "seizure" or "kidnapping." Denotes a state of intense joy or ecstasy, as well as a theological concept in Christian eschatology referring to believers being taken up to heaven before the tribulation... [more]
Raquelle f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Raquel.
Rara f Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish rar meaning "sweet, cute", originally "rare", a word ultimately derived from Latin rarus. This name has been used in Sweden since the latter half of the 19th century.
Rari f Tahitian (Rare)
Means "wet" in Tahitian.
Rarity f & m English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word, rarity, "a thing that is rare, especially one having particular value as a result". A My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic character bears this name.
Rarthogh m & f Chinese (Russified, Rare)
One of the earliest known baths originates from the Indus Valley Civilisation, which existed around 3300-1300 BCE in what is now modern day Pakistan. The earliest findings of baths date from the mid-2nd millennium BC in the palace complex at Knossos, Crete, and the luxurious alabaster bathtubs excavated in Akrotiri, Santorini3... [more]
Raruka f Japanese (Rare)
From 羅 (ra) meaning "thin silk fabric", 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone, lapis lazuli", and 夏 (ka) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Rašeljka f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the name of the plant rašeljka (Lat. Prunus mahaleb), called ''mahaleb cherry'' in English.
Rasheen m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn, possibly influenced by Sheen.
Rasmine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of Rasmus. However, in Denmark, Rasmine has been used as a term for domineering, despotic, tyrannical, bossy women.
Rauhanisi f & m Rotuman (Rare)
A unique name in Rotuman culture. The name, Rauhanisi, employs the use of words such as rau which in this context refers to "leaves" and the word hanisi meaning "love". Put together and this tender name means "leaf of love"... [more]
Rauna f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Rauni or feminine form of Rauno.
Rausa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Rosa 1 and a transferred use of the surname.
Raute f Low German (Rare)
Short form of Rautgund and related names.
Rautgund f German (Rare, Archaic)
The first name element may be derived from Germanic raudaz "red", the second name element is the Germanic name element gunda "war".
Ravina f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Most likely a variant of Ravenna.
Ravon m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ra and von.
Rawiah f Arabic (Rare), Indonesian (Rare), Malay (Rare)
Arabic alternate transcription of Rawiya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Rawiyah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay (Rare)
Arabic alternate transcription of Rawiya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Rawlings m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rawlings.
Rəxşəndə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
From Persian رخشنده (rakhshandeh) meaning "shining, bright".
Rayah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Raya.
Rayann f & m English (Rare), Arabic (Rare)
Arabic variant of Rayan. English variant of Rayanne.
Rayanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a combination of Ray and Anna.
Rayanne f Arabic (Rare), English
Feminized variant of Rayan, which in Islam, is one of the gates to heaven. Also a combination or Ray and Anne 1.
Raye f & m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of either Ray or Rae.... [more]
Rayleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raleigh and Raylee or possibly a transferred use of the surname Rayleigh.
Raylena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Latinization of Raylene (Compare Jaylena and Kaylena). Also, see Raylee.
Raylyn f & m English (Rare)
Varient of Raelyn.
Rayma f English (American, Rare)
A feminine variant of Raymond.
Raymonetta f English (Rare)
Possibly a Feminine Variant of the Masculine given name Raymond
Rayna f Arabic, Urdu (Rare)
In arabic Means "Peaceful Queen". In Urdu this is a variant of Raina.
Rayne f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rayne, thus a variant of Raine. It can also be considered a variant of Rain.
Rayven f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Raven... [more]
Rayya f Arabic (Rare)
Means "quenched" or "fresh, good scent".
Raze m & f English (Rare)
Possibly came from the word Razor, meaning is unknown. Variant of Rayze.
Razi f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "my secret" in Hebrew, a diminutive of Raz.
Razielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Raziel.
Razika f Kabyle (Rare)
Feminine form of Arezki
Răzvana f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Răzvan.
Reagen f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Reagan.
Reality f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word reality.
Realm f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "realm", ultimately from Old French realme "kingdom".
Réaltán f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare (and supposedly newly coined) name meaning "little star" in Irish, from the Irish word réalta, meaning "star", with a diminutive suffix (-án).
Rebakah f American (Rare), Literature
Variant of Rebecca. This name appears in Tamora Pierce's 'The Legend of Beka Cooper' series.
Rebby f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rebecca.
Rebecker f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Rebecca derived from colloquial pronunciation.
Rebel f & m English (Rare)
From the Old French rebelle, from the Latin rebellis 'waging war again; insurgent', from rebellō 'I wage war again, fight back', from re- 'again, back' and bellō 'I wage war'.
Rebelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of a 2012 perfume by Rihanna, from French rebelle which is both a noun meaning "rebel" and an adjective meaning "rebellious". Also compare Rebel.
Recine f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish variant of Regina
Recuerdo f Spanish (Rare)
Means "remembrance, memory" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Recuerdo and Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo, meaning "The Virgin of the Remembrance" and "Our Lady of the Remembrance" respectively.
Redencion f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish redención meaning "redemption".
Redmona f English (American, Rare)
Feminization of Redmon. This was the original middle name of the American author and poet Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882-1961). She had it changed to Redmon later in life.