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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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Sefora f Italian (Rare), Maltese (Rare), Polish
Italian and Polish form of Zipporah.
Segri f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Sigrid.
Segrid f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Sigrid.
Šeherezada f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene and Serbian form of Shahrazad.
Seidi f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Sadie.
Seila f Latvian (Rare)
OF unknown origin and meaning.
Seita f Sami, Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Sami siei'di meaning "holy stone", "special site where thanks and offerings are given to the spirits", via Proto-Sami *siejtē and Old Norse seiðr, both from Proto-Germanic *saidaz "magic, charm".
Seja f German (Modern, Rare)
The given name of the German-Australian musician Seja Vogel.
Selavi f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from Haitian Creole se "that is; it is" and lavi "life".
Selavie f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Selavi influenced by French vie "life".
Selda f English (Rare), German (Rare), Yiddish (Rare)
English and German variant of Zelda 2, the short form of Griselda, as well as a variant of Zelda 1, the feminine form of Selig, occasionally found among Yiddish speakers in German-speaking areas.
Selenda f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Selena or Celinda.
Seleni f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Selene. Also see Selenia, Selenis. This was used for the character Seleni Aristizábal on the Colombian television series La promesa (2013).
Selenia f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Italian, Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Selene. In Italy, this form is prevalent in the region of Lombardy.
Selesii f Tongan (Rare)
Tongan borrowing of Chelsea.
Selinde f Dutch (Rare)
This given name can be a Dutch variant of Sieglinde as well as be a combination of Selina with Linde.
Sella f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sälla as well as a Norwegian diminutive of Cecilia.
Selva f Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare)
Means "rainforest" in Spanish and Catalan.
Selwina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Selwyn.
Selyavira f Kazakh (Rare)
Kazakh feminine given name of unknown meaning. It might possibly be an invented name, either from scratch or by combining two existing given names (in which case one of those names is probably Elvira).
Semine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sem.
Senaida f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Senad.
Sendija f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Sandy.
Senhime f Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
From 千 (sen) meaning "hundred" and 姫 (hime) or 妃 (hime) meaning "princess".
Senhorinha f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Diminutive of Portuguese senhora "mistress, lady".
Senica m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Seneca.
Senika f English (American, Rare)
Feminine variant of Seneca.
Senikka f American (Rare)
Possibly a rare feminine form of Seneca or a variant of Sinikka.
Senna f English (Rare), Literature, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from the plant named Senna. The name is a variant of the Arabic name Sana, which means "brilliance, radiance, splendour."... [more]
Senni f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Finnish short form of Senniija as well as a variant of Senja.
Senora f English (American, Rare)
From Spanish señora meaning "lady, Mrs".
Senorina f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Of uncertain meaning, perhaps from Proto-Celtic *senos meaning "old". This was the name of a 10th-century Galician saint.
Sensui f Japanese (Rare)
An anagram of the word suisen, meaning "daffodil"
Seog-lyu f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 石榴 (seog-lyu) meaning "pomegranate". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Seohye f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen; auspicious" and 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent". Other hanja can be used.
Seom-mul m & f Korean (Anglicized, Rare)
From Sino-Korean岛"island" and 水" water"
Seong-gong m & f Korean (Rare)
From Native Korean noun - "seonggonghada" (성공하다) which means "to be successful"
Seosamhin f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Modern Gaelic form of Josephine.
Sepfora f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Zipporah.
Sepha f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Josepha and Josephina.
Sephie f Popular Culture (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive for Persephone and Josephine. This is the name of the heroine in the CrossGen comic series 'Meridian'.
Sepia f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
From the color/photographic technique and/or the genus of cuttlefish. The word sepia is the Latinized form of the Greek σηπία, sēpía, cuttlefish.
Septíma f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Septima.
Seraph f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word seraph, singular form of the biblical word seraphim referring to an order of angels (see Seraphina, Seraphim)... [more]
Seraphia f Swedish (Rare), Late Roman
Variant of Serapia. Saint Seraphia (or Serapia) was a 2nd-century Syrian martyr.
Seraphim m & f Greek, English (Puritan), English (Modern, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Directly from the biblical word seraphim which meant "fiery ones", from Hebrew שרף (saraf) meaning "to burn", referring to an order of angels described in the Book of Isaiah (see Seraphina)... [more]
Serbia f Various (Rare)
After the country Serbia.
Serendipity f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word serendipity.
Sergette f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Serge. However, it could also be considered to be a diminutive of Sergine, as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix.
Serinna f Late Roman (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
A rare name for girls is of Latin derivation, and the name Serinna means "serene, calm." Serinna is an alternate Serena (Latin) spelling used by Roman Christians.... [more]
Şermende f Turkish (Rare)
From Persian شرمنده (šarmande) meaning "bashful, shy".
Şermi f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
From Persian شرم (sharm) meaning "modesty, bashfulness, shame".
Serpina f English (Rare)
Maybe a shortening from Proserpina.
Serwaina f Walloon (Modern, Rare)
An elaboration feminine of Serwai.
Serxia f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Serxio.
Seselía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Cecilia.
Seseragi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From せせらぎ (seseragi), referring to a small stream or brooklet, the meaning extended to a murmuring (as of a stream).... [more]
Sesil f Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Cecilia, perhaps via its French form Cécile.... [more]
Sesilia f Faroese, Finnish (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Faroese form of Cecilia as well as a Finnish variant of the name. In Georgia, it is a variant of Tsetsilia.... [more]
Sestilia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Sextilia.
Sethanie f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably created as a feminine form of Seth 1, could also be a blend of Seth with either Stephanie or Bethanie.... [more]
Setoka f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
The name of a seedless and highly sweet Japanese tangor (written in hiragana), which was first registered in 1998.... [more]
Sevana f Armenian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sevan.
Sevastiana f Bulgarian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Russian, Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Bulgarian, Romanian and Russian form of Sebastiana and modern Greek spelling of Sebastiana.... [more]
Sevdia f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun სევდა (sevda) meaning "melancholy, sorrow". It ultimately comes from the Arabic noun سَوْدَاء (sawda) meaning "black bile" as well as "melancholy, sadness, gloom"... [more]
Sevenay f Turkish (Rare)
Means "loving moon", from Turkish seven meaning "loving, affectionate" and ay meaning "moon, month".
Severa f Ancient Roman, Late Greek, Italian, Russian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese, Sardinian, Galician
Feminine form of Severus. This name was borne by Aquilia Severa, the second and fourth wife of the Roman emperor Elagabalus (3rd century AD).
Sévériane f French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
French form of Severiana. Also compare Sévérienne, which is a bit more common and also better documented.
Severien m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Severinus for men and Dutch variant of Severine and/or Séverine for women... [more]
Seviko m & f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Sevasti, Sevdia, Severian, Severiane, Severine and perhaps also Evsevi.
Sevilla f Spanish (Philippines, Rare), English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from the Spanish name for the city of Seville, in Spain (see Sevilla).
Sevira f Greek, Russian (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Severa and Russian feminine form of Sevir.
Sevo m & f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Sevasti, Sevdia, Severian, Severiane, Severine and perhaps also Evsevi.
Sfia f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Safiyyah chiefly used in Northern Africa. A known bearer is Sfia Bouarfa (1950-), a Moroccan-Belgian politician.
Shabat f Hebrew (Rare)
This is the Hebrew name for Saturday, the most holy day in the Jewish week.
Shabina f Indian (Rare), Arabic
As an Arabic name, means "beautiful young woman".
Sha'Carri f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shakari, or perhaps a combination of the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Carrie... [more]
Shacharit f Hebrew (Rare)
Shacharit is the Morning Prayer in Judaism, the central prayer in the three daily prayers. Also feminine form of Shachar.
Shadow m & f English (Rare), Pet
Transferred use of the surname Shadow or simply from the English word shadow.
Shadreka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Pssibly intended to be a feminine version of Shadrach.
Shahindokht f Persian (Rare)
Means "daughter of Shahin", from the suffix دخت (doxt) meaning "daughter".
Shaiah f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Shai and the letters יה (ya) which are part of the name of God.
Shai-El m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Hebrew
Hebrew combination of Shai - "gift" and El - "God". When combined, it takes up the meaning of "Gift of God" or "Gift from God". Alternate spelling of Shaiel... [more]
Shaiel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Shai "gift" and El "Lord"
Shaileen f English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Shaylene or a combination of the phonetic element sha and Aileen.
Shailey f English (Rare)
Variant of Shaylee. Sometimes used as a Diminutive of Shailene.
Shaior m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Shai, means "gift". And the name Or, means "light".
Shajia f Urdu (Rare), Bengali (Rare)
Possibly from Arabic شَجَاعَة (šajāʿa) meaning "courage, bravery".
Shajuan f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix sha- combined with the name Juan 1 (See also Dajuan).
Shajuana f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix sha- with the name Juana thus strictly making it the feminine form of Shajuan (See also Dejuana)
Shakari f African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly an elaborated form of Zulu Shaka or Hebrew Shachar. This name was used by American football player Willie Gault for his daughter born 1986.
Shakayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, kay and la, likely influenced by Shakila... [more]
Shakina f Arabic (Rare, ?), African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Shekinah, or possibly an invented name based on the sound of names such as Shakia, Shanika and Shakila.
Shakyla f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix sha and Kyla.
Shakyra f African American, English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shakira or a combination of the prefix sha- with the name Kyra.... [more]
Shalamar f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic / Urdu شالامار باغ (see Shalimar). Though the name began to be used (in very small numbers) in America in the 1950s and 1960s, it gained some recognition there in 1980 following the release of the song "Three for Love" by the R&B group of the same name.
Shalana f English (American, Rare), African American, Trinidadian Creole (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic prefix sha and the name Lana, perhaps based on Shalonda or Shelena.
Shalay f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a (misunderstood) adoption of the Indian name/word.
Shaleesa f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic prefix sha and the name Leesa, possibly modelled on Jaleesa and Shelena.
Shalene f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha and lene.
Shalexus f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Alexus.
Shalhevet f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "flame" in Hebrew. This word appears briefly in the Old Testament books of Job and Ezekiel.
Shalheveth f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
From a Hebrew term meaning "blaze; flame", derived from an unused root להב (lahab) meaning "gleam/blade (of a flame)“.
Shalimar f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Shalamar Gardens near what is now Lahore, Pakistan, which were created in the mid-17th century by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (who also built the Taj Mahal)... [more]
Shaline f English (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]
Shalla f American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Of unknown origins and meaning. Shalla Nelprin is a character in the 'Star Wars: X-Wing' book series.
Shallah f & m Arabic (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic), American
Variation of the phrase Inshallah meaning "god willing". Name is most famous for being Raekwon's aliases. Also common as a last name.
Shamatha f Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Samatha.
Shamcey f Filipino (Rare)
Borne by Filipino beauty pageant titleholder Shamcey Supsup (1986-), who has said that her name was invented by her mother 'from her reading of Mills & Boon romance novels.'
Shamron f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Shannon and Cameron.
Shamsijamal f Tatar (Rare)
Derived from Arabic شَمْس (šams) meaning "sun" combined with جَمَال (jamāl) meaning "beauty".
Shamsiqamar f Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from Arabic شَمْس (šams) meaning "sun" combined with قَمَر (qamar) meaning "moon".
Shamsiya f Tajik, Uzbek, Tatar (Rare)
Either from Arabic شمسية (shamsiyya) meaning "parasol, umbrella" or شمسي (shamsiyy) meaning "solar".
Shana f Northern Irish, Welsh (Anglicized, Rare), French (Modern)
Anglicized form of Siana, also used in French.
Shanedra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sha and Nedra, possibly influenced by Anitra.
Shanie f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transliteration of שני (see Shani 1).
Shaniel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Shani 1 and El.
Shanina f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sha and Nina 1.
Shaniyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a modern elaboration of Shaniya.
Shanne f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form and variant of Shane.
Shantrell f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a blend of names such as Shantel and Montrell. Also see Latrell.
Shantrice f African American (Rare)
Blend of Shantae with the phonetic element trees (found in names such as Patrice, Latrice and Katrice).
Shanygne f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shanene influenced by the word cygne ("swan" in French). Kellie Shanygne Williams (1976-) is an American actress.