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Meia f Romansh
Diminutive of Mareia.
Meinrada f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Meinrad.
Melchiorra f Italian
Feminine form of Melchiorre.
Melezia f Italian
Feminine form of Melezio.
Melida f Romansh (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly derived from the place name Melide.
Melisma f Italian
Musical term meaning several notes sung on one syllable.
Mélitta f French (Rare)
French form of Melitta.
Melusina f German (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare), Provençal (Rare)
Variant of Melusine. This was the name of Petronilla Melusina von der Schulenburg (1693-1778), an illegitimate daughter of George I of Great Britain.
Memma f Romansh
Diminutive of Domenica, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.
Mena f Italian, Sardinian, Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Filomena and Italian diminutive of names containing the element -mena-, such as Filomena and Domenica.
Menenia f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Menenio.
Menga f Romansh
Short form of Domenica, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Mengelsa f Romansh (Rare)
Contraction of Mengia and Elsa.
Mengia f Romansh
Truncated form of Dumengia.
Mengina f Gascon, Romansh
Gascon truncated form of Domengina and Romansh diminutive of Mengia.
Menja f German (Rare)
German transcription of Menya.
Menta f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian, Hungarian (Rare)
Italian and Hungarian form of Minthe. The name coincides with both Italian and Hungarian menta "mint".
Mentona f German (Swiss, Rare)
Derived from the name of the commune Menton (Côtes d'Azur).
Merenziana f Italian
Truncated form of Emerenziana.
Mesalina f Italian
A variant of Messalina, a Roman empress.
Messalina f Ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish, Catalan
Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Messalla, which was originally an agnomen derived from the place name Messana, applied to the 3rd-century BC Roman general Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus to commemorate his victory at the city of Messana in Sicily... [more]
Metta f German, Low German, American, Hungarian
German variant of Mette and Meta and Low German short form of Mechthild as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name.
Midea f Italian, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Mideia, as well as the modern Italian form.
Mierta f Romansh
Variant of Emerita.
Miertha f Romansh
Variant of Mierta.
Mietta f English (Australian, Rare), Italian (Rare), Hungarian
Latinate form of Miette, or perhaps a Latinate diminutive of Mia.
Mietta f Romansh
Contraction and diminutive of Anna - Maria, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.
Mila f Italian
Feminine form of Milo.
Miléna f French
Variant of Milène.
Millennia f German
The name Millennia is derived from the Latin word millennium. It was given to some German girls around the millennium year 2000.
Miluna f Italian (Modern), Venetian
From the Italian words mia luna literally meaning "my moon". According to a Venetian legend the 1600s nobleman Vittore Calergi proposed to his love interest with these words (meant "my sweetness, my dear") and a beautiful diamond later renamed Miluna... [more]
Milva f Italian
Feminine form of Milvio, although folk etymology likes to consider it a contraction of Maria and Ilva or Maria and Silvia and other names ending in -ilva/-ilvia.... [more]
Mimma f Italian
Diminutive of Domenica.
Minka f German
Variant of Minke.
Minona f Literature, Theatre, German (Rare, Archaic)
Coined by Scottish poet James Macpherson for his 18th-century Ossian poems where the name is borne by Minona, a singer who sings before the king the song of the unfortunate Colma. Macpherson names the alleged Scottish Gaelic words Min-ónn "gentle air" as an etymological explanation of the name (compare Scottish Gaelic mìn "gentle; soft (of a sound)" and fonn "tune, melody").... [more]
Mira f Italian, Friulian
Feminine form of Roman Mirus.
Mirabela f Romanian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Latinate and Romanian form of Mirabella.
Mirandolina f Italian
Diminutive of Miranda.
Mirca f Italian
Italian variant of Mirka 1.
Mirelva f Dutch, Italian, Spanish
The meaning of this name is uncertain; it may be a blend of two existing names (perhaps Mira and Elvira) or possibly etymologically related to Mirella... [more]
Miroslawa f German (Rare)
German borrowing of Mirosława.
Mirra f Italian, Russian
Italian meaning, “myrrh.”
Mirtilla f Italian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mirta also similar to the Italian word mirtillo meaning "blueberry". It has been used in the Italian translation of 'Harry Potter' franchise for the character Mirtilla Malcontenta (Moaning Myrtle).
Miuccia f Italian
Italian diminutive of Maria (via Mariuccia). It is borne by Italian fashion designer Miuccia Prada (1949-), born Maria Bianchi.
Moderata f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Moderatus. Known bearers of this name include the 4th-century martyr and saint Moderata of Sirmium (which was located in what is nowadays Serbia) and the Venetian writer and poet Moderata Fonte (1555-1592), although it should be noted that in her case, the name is a pseudonym: her real name was Modesta di Pozzo di Forzi.
Monalda f Dutch (Archaic), German (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Monald (Dutch and German) and Monaldo (Italian).
Monia f Italian
Variant of Monya.
Monja f German, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch
Variant transcription of Russian Моня (see Monya).
Morla f Literature, Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morla.... [more]
Moscha f Romansh
Contraction of Maria and Oschla, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Muzia f Italian
Feminine form of Muzio.
Myléna f French
Variant of Mylène.
Myrta f English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
English and German cognate of Myrtle and Spanish and Italian variant of Mirta.
Nadeschda f German
German transcription of Надежда (see Nadezhda).
Nadina f Slovene, Provençal, Gascon, Romansh (Modern)
Slovene, Provençal and Gascon form of Nadine.
Naëma f Hebrew, Scandinavian, German
Naëma Lösche (Maiden name: von Kahlden) - German writer, born Sept 27, 1854
Naira f Romansh, German (Swiss)
Derived from the Surselvan Romansh word nair (ner in other Romansh variants) "black; dark".
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'.
Namika f German
Non-Turkish spelling of Namıka.... [more]
Nanetta f English (American, Rare), Hungarian, Romansh
English variant and Hungarian and Romansh form of Nanette.
Nanna f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Anna (compare English Nan).
Napoleona f Medieval Italian, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Napoleone. A known bearer of this name was Elisa Baciocchi Levoy (1806–1869), a niece of the French emperor Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821)... [more]
Nastassja f German
German transcription of Nastasya. This name is borne by the German American actress Nastassja Kinski (1961-).
Natascia f Italian
Italian form of Natasha.
Nathanja f Dutch (Modern, Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Nethaniah used as a feminine name.
Nausica f Catalan, Italian
Catalan and Italian form of Nausicaa.
Nazzarena f Italian
Feminine form of Nazzareno.
Neasa f Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Nesa, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Neemia m Italian, Biblical Italian, Corsican
Italian and Corsican form of Nehemiah via Hellenized form Neemias.
Neera f Italian
Italian form of Neaira.
Nehalennia f Germanic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Name of a Gaulish goddess of commerce worshipped in what is now the Netherlands, whose worship was prevalent when the Romans arrived to the area. She is believed to be a goddess of the sea, divination, and the Otherworld... [more]
Nehemia m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian, Afrikaans, Biblical Finnish, German
German, Hawaiian, Finnish and Afrikaans form of Nehemiah.
Neina f Romansh
Variant of Nena, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Neisa f Romansh
Variant of Nesa, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Nellida f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Nélida.
Nena f Romansh
Short form of Madlena, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Nerea f Italian, Sicilian, Galician, Spanish
Feminine form of Nereo.
Neria f Italian
Feminine form of Nerio.
Nesa f Romansh, Swedish (Rare), Sardinian
Sardinian and Romansh short form of Agnesa, traditionally found in the Surselva region, as well as a Swedish short form of Agnes.
Nescha f Romansh
Variant of Nesa, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Nesina f Romansh
Diminutive of Nesa.
Netanja m & f Biblical German, German (Rare)
Form of Nethaniah used in modern German bibles. The name is masculine in the Bible, but sometimes used for girls.
Nethanja m German (Archaic)
Form of Nethaniah used in older Bibles, current Bibles use the spelling Netanja.
Nevia f Italian, English (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Croatian
Italian feminine form of Nevio, also occasionally used in English and, Croatian and Slovene.
Nicandra f Italian
Italian feminine form of Greek Nikandros, mainly found in southern Italy.
Niccola m Italian
Variant of Nicola 1.
Niceta m Italian
Italian form of Nicetas.
Nicla f Italian
Contracted form of Nicolina and Nicoletta.
Niclà m Romansh
Contracted form of Nicolà.
Nicolà m Romansh
Romansh form of Nicholas.
Nicolamaria f Italian
Combination of Nicola and Maria
Niculina f Romanian, Corsican, Sardinian, Romansh
Romanian, Corsican and Sardinian cognate of Nicolina as well as a Romansh feminine form of Niculin.
Nilla f Italian (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian
Truncated form of names ending in -nilla.... [more]
Ninetta f English (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Sardinian, Romansh
Latinate diminutive of Nina 1 (compare Ninette). Charles Dickens used it for "the infant phenomenon" in his novel Nicholas Nickleby (1839).
Ninfodora f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Nymphodora.
Nobilia f Italian (Rare)
From Latin nobilis - "noble","celebrated","well-known"
Noéla f French
Variant of Noèle.
Noélia f Hungarian, French
Hungarian and French form of Noelia.
Nolda f German, Dutch
Short form or Arnolda.
Nona f Romansh
Variant of Anna, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.
Nonalea f Romansh
Contraction of Nona and Lea.
Nonna f Romansh
Romansh form of Anna, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
Noreia f Celtic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare), Galician (Modern, Rare)
Noreia used to be considered the epithet of an unidentified pre-Roman mother goddess who left her name in inscriptions throughout the Roman province Noricum (present-day Austria and Slovenia). Current theories suggest, however, that she might have been a Roman "creation" to gain the loyalty of the Norici (ever since Vespasian's time, she was associated with the goddess Isis and referred to as Isisi-Noreia)... [more]
Normanna f Italian
Feminine form of Normanno.
Notala f Romansh
Variant of Nutala, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.
Notta f Romansh
Truncated form of Annotta and feminine form of Not.
Novembrina f Italian
Feminine form of Novembrino.
Novenia f Italian
Feminine form of Novenio.
Novesia f German (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin name of the city of Neuß (Germany), Novaesium.
Nuccia f Italian
Diminutive of Mariuccia or Pinuccia.
Nuotta f Romansh (Archaic)
Truncated form of Annuotta as well as feminine form of Nuot, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Nutala f Romansh
Feminine form of Nutal.
Nutta f Romansh (Archaic)
Truncated form of Annutta.
Oceana f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare, ?), German (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Oceanus. As an English name, this was coined in the early 19th century.
Odélia f French (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
French variant of Odélie and Portuguese form of Odelia 1. Also compare Odília.
Oktavia f Indonesian, German (Rare)
Indonesian and German form of Octavia.
Oliana f Italian, Albanian
Feminine form of Uliano and Oliano.
Oliviera f Italian
Feminine form of Oliver.
Olivietta f Italian
An elaboration of Olivia.
Ombelina f Italian (Rare)
Latinate form of Ombeline.
Ombretta f Italian, Literature
Coined as a diminutive of Italian ombra "shade; shadow", this name first came into usage after Antonio Fogazzaro used it for a character in his novel Piccolo mondo antico (The Little World of the Past in English) (1895).
Onesta f Medieval Italian, Italian
Medieval Italian name directly taken from the noun onestà "honesty" or the (feminine) adjective onesta "honest; sincere".
Onna f Romansh
Variant of Anna.
Onnamaria f Romansh
Contraction of Onna and Maria.
Onorata f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Honorata.
Onorina f Italian, Italian (Swiss), Gascon
Italian and Gascon form of Honorina (see Honorine).
Ophélia f French
Variant of Ophélie.
Oranda f German (Rare)
Variant form of Oranna.
Oranna f German (Rare), Italian
Name of a 6th century Irish saint buried at Berus (Saarland, Germany). The name can be interpreted as a feminine form of Oran.
Orchidea f Italian (Rare)
Directly taken from Italian orchidea "orchid".
Orenzia f Italian
Feminine form of Orenzio.
Orestina f Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Italian feminine diminutive of Oreste. It also coincides with the feminine form of Orestinus, a Roman cognomen of the same origin.
Orfea f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Orfeo.
Orizia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Orithyia.
Orlana f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), English
French variant of Orlane and Spanish variant of Orlanda.
Ormisda m Italian
Italian form of Hormisdas.
Ornelia f Italian
Variant of Ornella.
Orsolina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Orsola. See also its latinized form Ursulina and the Italian surname Orsolini... [more]
Ortensia f Italian, Gascon, Aragonese, Piedmontese
Italian, Piedmontese, Gascon and Aragonese form of Hortensia. Ortensia is also the Italian name of the plant Hydrangea.
Ortheya f German (Archaic)
Variant of Orthia (compare Orthey).
Orthia f German (Archaic)
Obsolescent short form of Dorothea.
Ortolana f Italian
Italian feminine form of Hortolanus.
Osanna f German (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Probably derived from an Old Germanic name beginning in os-.
Ostiana f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Hostianus.
Ostra f German (Rare, Archaic)
From the German word Ostern "easter".
Osvalda f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese form of Oswalda.
Otavia f Romansh
Variant of Ottavia.
Otella f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Otello.
Ottiglia f Romansh
Variant of Ottilia.
Ozeana f German (Modern, Rare)
Germanised form of Oceana.
Ozia m Italian, Biblical Italian
Italian form of Uzziah.
Palazia f Italian
Italian form of Palatia.
Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.
Palmina f Italian, Swedish
Diminutive of Palma.
Paluongia f Romansh
Romansch form of Apollonia, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Pamina f German, Theatre
Pamina is a character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte in German, 1791).
Pancrazia f Italian, Corsican
Italian feminine form of Pancratius and Corsican feminine form of Pancraziu.
Panfila f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Panfilo.
Panfilia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Panfilo.
Pantalea f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Pantaleo.
Parmina f Italian, Romanian
Probably derived from the name of the Italian city Parma. ... [more]
Paschasia f Late Greek, Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine form of Paschasios (Greek) and Paschasius (Latin).... [more]
Pasitea f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pasithea.
Pasqua f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Directly taken from Italian pasqua "Easter".
Pasquala f Italian
Feminine form of Pasquale.
Pasquarosa f Italian
Italian compound name created from Pasqua and Rosa 1.
Passitea f Italian
Italian form of Pasithea. A known bearer was the Blessed Passitea Crogi (1564-1615), a Cistercian nun of Siena who beat herself with thorns and washed the wounds with vinegar, salt and pepper.
Pazienza f Italian
Means "patience" in Italian.
Pazienzia f Italian
Italian form of Patientia.
Pemela f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Pamela, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Peppa f Italian, Sardinian
Diminutive of Giuseppa and Giosepa.
Perfetta f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Perfectus.
Peribea f Italian (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Catalan form of Periboea.
Perlina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Perla. In other words: you could say that this name is the Italian and Spanish cognate of Perline... [more]
Peronella f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Catalan form and medieval Italian variant of Petronilla. The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work 'The Decameron' (1350).
Persea f Italian
Feminine form of Perseo.
Petrissa f German (Rare), Medieval German
This name started probably as a variant of Beatrice but was later understood as a feminine form to Peter/Petrus... [more]
Pfaura f German (Rare, Archaic)
Historical Alsatian form of Deborah.
Philia f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Derived from Greek philia "love", specifically referring to any kind of platonic love. In the English-speaking world, this name has seen occasional usage from the 17th century onwards.
Pierangela f Italian
Feminine form of Pierangelo.
Pieranna f Italian
Combination of Piera and Anna.
Pieretta f Italian, Corsican
Diminutive of Piera.
Piermaria m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Piero and Maria.
Pierrina f Italian
The name of a genus of flowering plants, and when used as a name probably a feminine form of Pierre or Piero. This makes it a variant of Pierina, Perrine and Pierrette.
Pileria f Italian (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Maria Santissima del Pilerio whose name is derived from the Calabrian dialect word pileri (pilastro in Standard Italian) "pillar" (compare Spanish Pilar).
Pinuccia f Italian, Sardinian
Diminutive of Pina ultimately a short form of Giuseppa, Giuseppina or Filippa.
Piroschka f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch borrowing of Piroska.
Pitschna f Romansh
Feminine form of Pitschen.
Plautilla f Late Roman, Italian
Late Latin and Italian feminine diminutive of Plautus.
Polidora f Italian
Feminine form of Polidoro.
Pompea f Italian
Italian form of Pompeia.
Ponzia f Italian
Feminine form of Ponzio.
Poppea f English (Rare, Archaic), Theatre, Italian (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Variant of Poppaea. This name was used for the title character of Claudio Monteverdi's opera 'L'incoronazione di Poppea' (1642).
Porfiria f Italian (Archaic), Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Galician, Dutch (Antillean, Archaic), Portuguese (Indian, Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Galician form of Porphyria (see Porfirio) as well as a variant of Porfíria used in former Portuguese India.
Porzia f Italian
Italian form of Portia.
Potentiana f Late Roman, German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Potentianus. This is the name by which saint Pudentiana (2nd century AD) is sometimes known.
Prassitea f Italian
Italian form of Praxithea.
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