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.
Annevi f Swedish (Rare)Combination of
Anne 1 and the Old Swedish name element
vī "temple, sanctuary" (ultimately from the Old Norse name element
vé "home; temple, sanctuary; devoted, dedicated").
Annfried f German (Rare)Combination of
Anna and the name element Fried. Since names ensing in Fried are usually masculine makes this an interesting variation.
Ano f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia", 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection" or 綾 (
aya) meaning "design" combined with 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Anoush m & f Persian (Rare)Derived from Persian انوشه
(anuše) meaning "immortal", ultimately from Old Persian
*anauša- and Avestan
anaoša.
Anthim m & f Indian (Rare)Meaning uncertain. It could perhaps come from the Greek name
Anthimos, but I don't know how likely it generally is for Greek names to be used in India.
Antien f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)This given name originated in medieval times as a variant spelling (or even a misspelling) of
Antjen, as the letter 'j' was regularly written as an 'i' in medieval records... [
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Antigua f Spanish (Rare)From a title of Virgin Mary, which came to be in Seville Cathedral's Virgen de la Antigua chapel. The word
antigua "old, ancient" referred to a fresco depicting Virgin Mary, which was sculpted on the wall of an ancient mosque which served as the basis for the new cathedral... [
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Antjen f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)This name is a variant of
Anna, where the diminutive suffix
-tjen has been added to the name. Since
-tjen is a diminutive suffix that was primarily used in the Middle Ages and has since been replaced by the more modern
-tje, we can actually say that Antjen is the medieval Dutch form of
Antje.... [
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Anulek f Thai (Rare)A famous bearer would be famous thai pop singer whose real name is Benjawan Pohkasap.
Anżelika f Polish (Rare)Polish transcription of Анжелика or Анжеліка (see
Anzhelika. Rarely used as a Polish alternate form of
Angelika, possibly influenced by the word "anżelika", which refers to candied Angelica, or to the plant Angelica in general.
Aoibh f Irish (Rare)Aoibh - an old Irish girls name of Celtic origin meaning “Beautiful” “radiant” “Pleasant”
Aommy f Thai (Rare)A famous bearer would be famous thai pop singer, Aommy, whose real name is Plernsin Ketkaew.
Aona f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 青 (
ao) meaning "blue" combined with 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aosa f Japanese (Rare)From 碧 (
ao) meaning "green, blue" and 冴 (
sa.eru) "be clear, serene, cold, skillful”. Other kanji combinations can be used.
Aourgen f Breton (Rare)Derived from Breton
aour "gold" and Old Breton
ken "fair; beautiful; splendid" (
kaer and
koant in Modern Breton), this name is the Breton cognate of Welsh
Eurgain.
Aoxin f & m Chinese (Rare)From the Chinese characters
奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and
馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic; distant fragrance" or
欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted".
Aprilia f Italian (Modern, Rare)It comes from the Italian name of the month
aprile (April). It is the name of a town in the same region of Rome which was given this name because it was established on April, 25 1936 during Fascism on a reclaimed swamps... [
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Arabi f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 亜 (
a), a phonetic character, combined with 羅 (
ra), a phonetic character, combined with 美 (
bi) meaning "beauty; beautiful".
Araluen f English (Australian, Rare)From the name of the Araluen Creek valley in southeastern Australia, which is said to mean "water lily" or "place of the water lilies" in the Walbunja language. It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the Australian poet Henry Kendall (1839-1882).
Aravis f English (Rare), LiteratureAravis is a main character in C.S. Lewis'
The Horse and his Boy. She is a Tarkheena, a female member of the ruling class of the fictional empire of Calormen, located far to the south of Narnia.... [
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Ardine f Dutch (Rare)Variant form of
Ardina, of which the spelling and pronunciation was inspired or influenced by French feminine names. However, there are also (rare) cases where it is a Dutch short form of actual French given names, such as
Bernardine and
Gérardine.
Ardisia f English (Rare)From the name of the genus of flowering plants that is also called coralberry or marlberry.
Area f Galician (Modern, Rare)Means "sand," from Old Portuguese
arẽa, derived from Latin
(h)arēna (making it a cognate of
Arena), from an earlier version
*hasēna, which may be Etruscan in origin.
Arendine f Dutch (Rare)Variant form of
Arendina, of which the spelling and pronunciation was inspired or influenced by French feminine names.