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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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Sloboda f Serbian (Rare)
Means "freedom, liberty" in Serbian.
Slone m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Sloane.
Slove f Yiddish (Rare, Archaic)
Yiddish exclusively feminine form of Slava
Slovena f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sloven.
Smaragd m & f Russian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Russian form of Smaragdos. In the Netherlands, the name is a very rare feminine name. It is derived from the Dutch noun smaragd meaning "emerald", which as you can see has the same etymology as Smaragdos.
Smaragdo f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek variant of Smaragda.
Smeralda f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian, Albanian
Derived from Albanian smerald and Italian smeraldo "emerald", making it a cognate of Esmeralda. This name was borne by the mother of Botticelli.
Smiley f & m English (Rare)
A nickname for a person of happy disposition known for smiling or a nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. A notable namesake is comedic actor and country singer Smiley Burnette (1911-1967) who was born Lester Alvin Burnett... [more]
Smultron f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish smultron meaning "woodland strawberry".
Snæbrá f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse snær "snow" combined with brá "eyelash".
Snærún f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse snær "snow" combined with rún "secret lore, rune". This name was coined in the 1920s.
Sniažana f Belarusian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Sniazhana.
Sniega f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun sniegas meaning "snow". In some cases, this name can also be a short form of Snieguolė.
Sniegė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun sniegas meaning "snow". In some cases, this name can also be a short form of Snieguolė.
Snir m & f Hebrew (Rare)
The Hasbani River, also known as Snir Stream (Hebrew: נחל שניר‎‎ / Nahal Snir), is the major tributary of the Jordan River... [more]
Snöblomma f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "snow flower" from Swedish snö "snow" combined with blomma "a flower, bloom".
Snöfrid f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Snæfríðr. Snöfrid (1890) is a poem by the Swedish author Viktor Rydberg.
Snövit f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Folklore
Used as a Swedish translation of the name of the fairy tale character Snow White (Schneewittchen), from Swedish snö "snow" and vit "white".
Snowdrop f English (Rare)
The name of the flower used as a first name, mainly between the 1890s and 1920s, but never one of the more popular names of this kind.
Snowe f American (Rare)
Variant of Snow as well as a transferred use of the surname Snowe.
Snowy f & m English (Rare)
From the English word "snowy" meaning "covered with Snow; resembling snow; or when snow is falling".
Sobeida f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Zubaida.
Sochi f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the Russian place name Sochi, a city which hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics. In that year (2014), this name was given to 10 girls born in the United States.
Soffi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Welsh
Nordic variant and Welsh form of Sophie as well as a Danish diminutive of Sofia.
Soffie f Limburgish, Danish (Rare)
Limburgian form of Sophie as well as a rare Danish variant of the name.
Soffy f Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Sofia.
Sofietje f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Sofie.
Soibhan f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Siobhán.
Soidade f Galician (Rare)
Galician cognate of Soledad.
Soiva f Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Finnish soiva "sounding, sonorous".
Sójka f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "jay" in Polish. Amongst Knaanic speaking Jewish communities, this was sometimes used as a vernacular form of Zipporah.
Sojourn m & f American (Rare)
Based on the English verb "sojourn" meaning "a temporary stay." Diminutive or variation of Sojourner
Sojourner f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "one who stays temporarily (sojourns)", which is ultimately derived from the Latin elements sub "under, until" and diurnus "of a day" (from diurnum "day"), via the vulgar Latin subdiurnare "to spend the day"... [more]
Sokorri f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Socorro.
Sóla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic variant of Sól.
Solace f & m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word, solace.
Solana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Solano, a Spanish surname which is used as a given name in honour of Saint Francisco Solano (1549-1610).
Solaris f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the Latin word solaris meaning "solar, sunny".
Solaya f English (Rare)
From the Spanish "sol" which means "sun" and "aya", which is another word for governess.
Solbitna f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Solbinna.
Solbora f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Sol and Bora 3 means "purple pine tree" in Korean.
Solborg f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From an Old Norse name derived from the elements sól meaning "the sun" (or sölr "sun-coloured, yellow, sallow"; according to NordicNames.de, this name element's original meaning of "house with one room, big room, hall" (compare Salabert) has been displaced by the later interpretation "sun") and björg "protection, help".
Sólbrún f Icelandic (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sól "sun" and brún "eyebrow" or brúnn "brown", perhaps inspired by Sólrún and Kolbrún.
Sol-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sol and Byeol (compare Byeol-sol).
Sóldögg f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse sól meaning "sun" combined with Dögg (which is itself derived from Old Norse dǫgg meaning "dew, wetness").
Solei f American (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic variant of Soleil.
Solemnidad f Spanish (Rare)
Means "solemnity" in Spanish.
Solgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Solgerd.
Soliana f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Sol 1 with the same ending as names like Ariana and Tiana.
Solidea f Italian (Rare)
Allegedly directly taken from the Italian expression sola idea meaning "(the) only idea". In the early 20th century, anarchists often gave this name to their daughters to spite traditional Catholic names.
Solina f French (Modern, Rare), Gascon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinate form of Soline and Gascon form of Sollemnia. Saint Solina of Chartres, also known as Solina of Gascony, fled to Chartres, France, to avoid marriage to a pagan... [more]
Sol-ip f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 솔잎 (sol-ip) meaning "pine needle," from a combination of Sol and 잎 (ip) meaning "leaf, blade."
Solita f Spanish, German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Soledad, or a diminutive of Sol 1. Bearers include the German flutist Solita Cornelis (1949-2016), the American expatriate writer Solita Solano (1888-1975), and the Filipino television journalist Solita "Mareng Winnie" Monsod (1940-).
Sólkatla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sól "sun" and the name Katla.
Solmara f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mara 1, likely inspired by Solmayra.
Solo f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Solveig.
Soloma f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Most likely a variant of Salome via its other (obsolete) variant forms Saloma and Solomy.... [more]
Solomonica f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Jewish surname Solomonica. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch writer Solomonica de Winter (b... [more]
Solstice f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin solsticium and thus ultimately from sol "sun" and stito "to stand still". The English word solstice refers to two times of the year when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes.... [more]
Solstråle f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "ray of sunshine" in Swedish (a combination of Swedish sol "sun" and stråle "ray, beam"). It's also used as an affectionate term for a happy person, often a child.
Solunn f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian sol "sun" and unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love".
Solvay f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form and modern Swedish form of Solveig.
Somalia f American (Rare)
From the name of the African country.
Somerlee f English (Rare)
Transferred use of a very rare surname Sommerlee, which is a variant of Summerlee (originating from Old English sumer meaning "summer" and leah meaning "clearing, meadow.")
Sommar f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "summer" in Swedish.
Sonakshi f Hindi (Rare)
Is a name of Sanskrit origin, and is used throughout the Indian subcontinent. It means "a form of Godess Parvati (Hindu goddess)", and "beautiful eyes" Sona 1, Akshi.
Sonata f Lithuanian, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a musical term for a musical composition for one or a few instruments (piano frequently being one of them) in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo, derived from the feminine past participle of Italian verb sonare (modern suonare) meaning "to play (an instrument); to sound."
Sonceria f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of the name is Sonceria Berry (1955—), Secretary of the US Senate.
Sondrea f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sondra influenced by Andrea 2.
Sonequa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shaniqua, possibly using the phonetic element son. A famous bearer is American actress Sonequa Martin-Green.
Sông m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "river" in Vietnamese.
Soniece f African American (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Sonia using the phonetic suffix nees (found in names such as Denise and Bernice).
Sonietta f English (Modern, Rare), Italian (Rare), Literature
Likely a diminutive of Sonia. This name was used by Anthony Burgess for a female character in his novel A Clockwork Orange.
Sonjia f English (American, Rare)
A variant of Sonia likely based on Sonja.
Sonnet f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Italian sonetto - song, sound; little song. Also the term for a short lyric poem, usually with eight line stanzas, followed by six line ... [more]
Sönneva f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sønneva.
Sønneva f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Sunniva recorded in Vestlandet from the late 18th century onwards.
Sønneve f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Sunniva recorded in Vestlandet from the late 18th century onwards.
Sonnka f East Frisian (Rare)
East Frisian feminine form of Sönke.
Sonora f English (American, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be inspired by the name of the north-western Mexican state Sonora or possibly be derived from Latin sonorus "resounding; sonorous".
Sonoya f Japanese (Rare)
Sono means "garden" and ya means "also".
Sonsiré f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Spanish variant of Sons-ee-ah-ray, which was used for a young Apache girl in the American Western film Broken Arrow (first released in the United States in 1950)... [more]
Soovin f & m Korean (Rare)
Rare non-standard transcription of Su-Bin.
Sophi f English (Rare)
Variant of the name Sophie and diminutive of Sophia.
Sophiana f Various (Rare)
Elaboration of Sophia.
Sophiia f Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant transliteration of Софія (see Sofiya).
Sophila f English, Indian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Sophie or Sophia.
Sophina f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Suffina.
Sophine f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Sophina.
Sophnia f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Sophia.
Sophonie m & f French (Rare)
French form of Sophonias. It was originally strictly a masculine name, but it has been used on females since the late 1980s, which is probably due to the name's strong resemblance to Sophie.
Sora m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "gravel" in Finnish.
Soradamor f Venetian (Rare, Archaic), Slovene (Rare, Archaic)
Medieval Slovene and Venetian name.
Sorano f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" or 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Sorea f Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Finnish sorea "graceful".
Sorela f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian soră "sister".
Sorell m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sorell. A famous namesake is biologist Sir Julian Sorell Huxley, the brother of Aldous Huxley.
Sorja f Finnish (Rare)
Variant Sorea, meaning "graceful" in Finnish.
Sorka f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Зорка (see Zorka).
Sørna f Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Søren.
Sorrelia f English (Rare)
Elaboration on Sorrel adding the suffix -lia.
Sosaidh f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Susie.
Soscha f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Dutch and German variant of Shosha.
Sosha f Jewish, Yiddish, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Shosha. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch television presenter Sosha Duysker (b. 1991).
Sosipatra f Ancient Greek, Romanian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sosipatros. This name was borne by the Greek philosopher Sosipatra of Ephesus (4th century AD).
Sosja f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Shosha and Sosya.
Sossity f English (American, Rare)
From the English word society. This name was created for the song "Sossity: You’re a Woman" by the band Jethro Tull.
Sosya f Jewish (Russified), Yiddish (Russified), Russian (Rare)
Russian Jewish diminutive of Shoshana/Susanna as well as a regular Russian variant of Zosya.
Sota m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "war" in Finnish.
Soterraña f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "subterranean" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary La Virgen de la Soterraña and Nuestra Señora de la Soterraña, meaning "The Virgin of the Subterranean" and "Our Lady of the Subterranean" respectively... [more]
Soucique f Jèrriais (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Jèrriais soucique "marigold". This is a newly coined coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of Marigold.
Soul m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Soul. May also be used in reference to the word soul, from Old English sāwol, sāw(e)l, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziel and German Seele.
Söván f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian variant of Sovann.
Soyini f African American, Caribbean (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This is the middle name of American politician Ayanna Pressley (1974-), who has claimed it means "richly endowed" in Swahili.
Soyogo f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 冬青 (soyogo), referring to the type of holly known as 'Ilex pedunculosa' or 'longstalked holly', seemingly a derivation of onomatopoeic word そよ (soyo), referring to something that is rustling or swaying in the wind.... [more]
Spark m & f English (Rare)
Originally a transferred use of the surname Spark. It is now used as an adoption of the English word (which is derived from Old English spearca via Middle English sparke "spark").
Spenceria f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Spencer.
Spencia f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Spencer.
Speranța f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian speranță "hope".
Sperantza f Greek (Rare)
From the Italian word speranza meaning "hope" (compare Speranza); perhaps in some cases a Greek form of the Romanian name Speranța... [more]
Sperry m & f English (Rare)
Transferred from the English surname Sperry.
Spicy f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly taken from the English word spicy.
Spiritual f English (American, Rare)
Taken from the English word spiritual.
Spontaneous f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the English word spontaneous.
Spontaniouse f African American (Rare)
Variant of Spontaneous. This is borne by Spontaniouse Grant, who was a contestant on the ninth season of the reality television series America's Next Top Model.
Srbijanka f Serbian (Rare)
Means ''Serbian woman".
Srna f Croatian (Rare)
Means "doe, female deer" in Croatian.
Staceyann f American (Rare)
Variant of Stacyann using Stacey. 7 girls were named STACEYANN in 1991.
Staceyanna f English (Rare)
Combinaiton of Stacey and Anna.
Staceyanne f English (Rare)
Combination of Stacey and Anne 1.
Staciana f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Stacia in the style of Eliana 1 or a combination of Staci/Stacy with Ana/Anna (Compare Stacyann/Stacyanna).... [more]
Stacii f American (Rare)
Variant of Stacy (See also Staci). Film actress Stacii Jae Johnson bears this name.
Staley m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Staley. While it was used as a rare masculine name during the 20th century, in modern times, it's more often used as a feminine name.
Stanilde f Medieval English, Central African (Rare), English (Rare)
Means "Stone battle". It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon elements stan 1 meaning "Stone", and hild meaning "Battle".
Stanlie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Stanley.
Stanne f & m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
In Flanders (Belgium), this given name is strictly masculine, as it is a variant form of Stan 3, which is a short form of Constans and related names (such as Constant and Constantijn).... [more]
Stanneke f & m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
In Flanders (Belgium), this given name is strictly masculine, as it is a diminutive of Stan 3, which is a short form of Constans and related names (such as Constant and Constantijn)... [more]
Stara f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Star.
Starbuck m & f English (American, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Starbuck.... [more]
Stargazer f & m English (Rare)
From the English word stargazer "one who stargazes" or "a daydreamer".
Staria f American (Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Star.
Starlene f English (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Starla and Darlene, or a combination of the English word starling (see Starling) with the popular name suffix lene.
Starlette f English (Rare)
Variant of Starlet possibly based on the French Feminine diminutive suffix -ette.
Starley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Starlee or a transferred use of the surname Starley. A notable bearer is an Australian singer Starley Hope.
Starlight f English (Rare)
Combination of Star, from Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra and light, from Middle English light, liht, leoht, from Old English lēoht (“light, daylight; power of vision; luminary; world”).
Starlina f American (Rare)
Latinized version of Starline and an elaboration of Starling.
Starlit f English (American, Rare)
Starlit is an adjective that means lit or made brighter by stars.... [more]
Starlyn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Star using the popular name suffix lyn.
Starsha f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Star using the suffix -sha
Stas f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Stacy and Anastasia
Stasi f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Stacy, and a short form of Anastasia.
Stasia f English (Rare), Romansh, Russian
English and Romansh short form of Anastasia as well as a Russian variant transliteration of Стася (see Stasya).
Stasija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Stasia.
Stasy f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Stacy.
Statham m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Statham.
Staurofila f Spanish (Rare), Literature
Spanish form of Staurophila. The use of this name was probably inspired by Camino real de la cruz (1721), which is one of the earliest Spanish translations of Regia Via Crucis (1635), an important counter-reformation devotional emblem book written by the Dutch-born Flemish Benedictine monk Benedictus van Haeften (1588-1648)... [more]
Stauroula f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Σταυρούλα (see Stavroula).
Stavit f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Stav.
Staysha f English (Australian, Rare)
Perhaps a phonetical respelling of Stacia.
Stáza f Czech (Rare), Slovak
Czech diminutive of Anastázie and Slovak diminutive of Anastázia. While Czech Stáza is occasionally used as a given name in its own right, Slovak Stáza is strictly a diminutive.
Stea f Various (Modern, Rare)
Presumably derived from Romanian stea "star".
Stedda f Corsican (Rare)
Derived from Corsican stedda "star", this name is used as a variant of Stella 1
Steely f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Steely. It concides with the English word steely meaning "firm, determined, hard".
Štefánie f Czech (Rare)
Czech borrowing of Stephanie.
Stefánný f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Stefán using the suffix - (which derives from Old Norse nýr "new"), apparently modelled on Stephanie.