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Abbondia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Abbondio.
Abelarda f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Provençal, Niçard
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Abelardo and Niçard feminine form of Abelart.
Abramina f Dutch (Rare), Italian (Archaic)
Dutch variant of Abrahamina as well as an Italian diminutive of Abrama, since the name contains the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -ina.
Acepsima m Italian
Italian form of Acepsimas (see Akepsimas).
Acessima m Italian
Diminutive of Acepsima.
Achillea f Italian
Feminine form of Achille. It is also the botanical name of the genus of flowering plants (Yarrow).
Adalgisa f Italian, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Theatre
Feminine form of Adalgiso. Adalgisa is a character in Vincenzo Bellini's opera Norma (1831).
Adamaria f Italian (Rare)
Combination of Ada 1 and Maria.
Adelaisa f Italian
Italian form of Adelaide.
Adelasia f Medieval Italian, Theatre, Italian, Sardinian
Medieval Italian variant of Adelaide. ... [more]
Adelgisa f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Adelgis.
Adonella f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Adone.
Agatella f Italian
Diminutive of Agata.
Agricola m & f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare)
Means "farmer; grower" in Latin from ager; agri meaning "field, land" combined with the verb colere meaning "to cultivate; to grow".... [more]
Alderica f Italian
Feminine form of Alderico.
Algesira f Italian (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the Spanish town Algeciras. which is from the Arabic الجزيرة (al-jazira) meaning "the island".
Almerina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Almerino.
Amaliana f Italian, Spanish
Elaboration of Amalia with the suffix -na
Amazilia f Italian (Rare), Theatre
Possibly derived from name Amazili, (first?) used in the novel of Jean-François Marmontel "Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou" (1777), where it belongs to a Peruvian maiden. Most likely this name was artificially created to imitate exotic language and has no meaning... [more]
Ambrogia f Italian, Sicilian
Feminine form of Ambrogio and Ambrogiu.
Ametista f Italian
Italian form of Amethyst
Anacaria f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Anacario.
Andreina f Romansh
Variant of Andrina.
Angélina f French (Rare)
French variant of Angelina.
Angelisa f English, Italian (Rare)
Combination of Angela and Lisa.
Anicetta f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Aniceto.
Annafila f Romansh
Combination of Anna and Fila, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Annaleta f Romansh (Rare)
Most likely a contraction of Anna and Leta.
Annarita f Italian, Hungarian
Combination of Anna and Rita.
Annarosa f Italian, Sardinian, Romansh
Combination of Anna and Rosa 1.
Annatina f Romansh
Contraction of Anna and Catrina.
Ansovina f Italian
Feminine form of Ansovino.
Antolina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Antonia. Perhaps most famously borne by author Anaïs Nin, whose full birth name was Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell.
Assiotea f Italian
Italian form of Axiothea.
Balsamia f History (Ecclesiastical), Italian (Archaic, ?)
From Latin balsamum meaning "balsam; balm", from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (balsamon) "balsam tree; fragrant oil of the balsam tree" (ultimately of Semitic origin). Saint Balsamia was the nurse of Saint Remigius (or Rémy) and the mother of Saint Celsinus... [more]
Barblina f Romansh
Diminutive of Barbla, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Bathilda f English (Rare), German, History
Variant of Bathild. This was the name of a 7th-century English saint who became queen of the Franks after being sold to them as a slave. She was canonised for fighting against the slave trade, promoting monasticism and founding a convent... [more]
Berlinda f Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Berlind.
Berolina f German (Rare)
The allegoric personification of the German city Berlin. Extremely rarely used as a given name.
Bertilia f Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Form of Berthild. Bertilia was the name of a 7th-century saint from Mareuil (France).
Bertolfa f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bertolfo
Borussia f German (Rare, Archaic)
The personification of Prussia.... [more]
Brunonia f German
Allegoric personification of the city (and the fromer state) of Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany. Very rarely used as a given name.
Calocera f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Calocero. Due to the similarities in appearance and pronunciation, this name is often confused with the name Calogera.
Caralisa f Italian
Beloved Lisa
Caritina f Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Filipino (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Charitine. This name is mostly used in Mexico.
Carlisia f German
Means "free man" in Old German.
Carmelia f Romansh
Romansh form of Carmel.
Castgina f Romansh
Romansh form of Christina, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Cathrina f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese, Swedish (Rare), German (Rare), Romansh
Scandinavian variant of Katrina, German contraction of Catharina and Romansh variant of Catrina.
Catregna f Romansh
Variant of Catrina, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Cenerina f Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Italian ceneri "ashes". This was traditionally given to girls born on Ash Wednesday (mercoledì delle ceneri or Ceneri in Italian). It is a cognate of Cendrillon.
Chatrina f Romansh
Romansh form of Katherine, traditionally found in the Engadine valley in southeast Switzerland.
Cipriana f Italian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Romanian, Greek (Rare), Gascon, Provençal
Italian, Romanian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Gascon and Provençal feminine form of Cyprianus (compare Cypriana).
Clarigna f Romansh (Rare)
Diminutive of Clara.
Claritta f German (Swiss), Romansh
Swiss German and Romansh diminutive of Clara.
Clemensa f German (Rare)
A rare feminine form of Clemens.... [more]
Clemenza f Italian, American (South, Archaic)
Italian variant of Clemenzia and American feminine form of Clement.
Cleofina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine Italian diminutive of Cleophas.
Cleophea f German (Swiss, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Cleophas. This was borne by the mother of Swiss-born Austrian painter An­gel­ica Kauff­man. Cleophea Holzhalb was painted by the Swiss painter Hans Asper in 1538 together with her cat and her dog.
Clorinda f Italian, Corsican, Galician (Rare), Literature, English (American, Rare)
Probably created by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso for a character of his poem 'Jerusalem Delivered' (1580). The name was also popular in the 19th century.
Columbia m & f Spanish, English, Italian
The name Colombia comes from the name of Christopher Columbus (Spanish: Cristóbal Colón). It was conceived by the revolutionary Francisco de Miranda as a reference to all the New World, but especially to those territories and colonies under Spanish and Portuguese rule... [more]
Contalda f Italian
Feminine form of Contardo.
Coppélia f Theatre, French (Rare)
The name of a life-sized mechanical doll created by the mysterious Doctor Coppélius in Léo Delibes' comic ballet Coppélia (1870), based on two macabre stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann. The inventor's name is possibly a Latinized form of Yiddish Koppel... [more]
Cosimina f Italian
Diminutive of Cosima.
Crespina f Italian, Lengadocian, Provençal
Italian feminine form of Crispino and Languedocian and Provençal feminine form of Crespin.
Crispina f Ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Sicilian, Medieval Latin
Feminine form of Crispinus. A notable bearer was the 2nd-century Roman empress Bruttia Crispina, the wife of Emperor Commodus. This name was also borne by a 4th-century Christian martyr from North Africa.
Culastia f Romansh
Romansh form of Scholastica, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Dalmazia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dalmazio.
Dariella f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Daria.
Decenzia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Decenzio.
Dederica f Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Dederico (Italian and Spanish), English variant of Dedericka and Dutch variant of Diederika.
Desolina f Italian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include an adoption of title of the Virgin Mary La Madonna Desolata and a derivation from the Latin name Desolinus.
Dietlana f German
Possibly a combination of the name element diet meaning "people" and the slavic element -lana (such as in Swetlana.
Disnomia f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Dysnomia.
Dolorata f Italian
Truncated form of Addolorata.
Drusiana f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare, Archaic), Gnosticism
Feminine form of Drusianus. The tale of the resurrection of Drusiana features prominently in the Acts of John.
Dumengia f Romansh
Feminine form of Dumeng. The name coincides with Romansh dumengia "Sunday".
Dusolina f Italian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning. Name of operatic soprano Dusolina Giannini (1902 - 1986).
Eliodora f Spanish, Italian
Feminine form of Eliodoro.
Elisetta f Theatre, Italian (Rare)
Contracted form of Elisabetta. It was used for one of the main characters in Cimarosa's opera Il matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage) which debuted in 1792.
Epifania f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Italian (Rare), Corsican, Polish (Rare)
Spanish, Galician, Italian, Corsican and Polish feminine form of Epiphanius. A fictional bearer is Epifania Fitzfassenden, a central character in George Bernard Shaw's play 'The Millionairess' (1936).
Erdmanna f German (Rare, Archaic)
Rare feminine form of Erdmann.
Erissena f Italian (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
Italian form of Eryxene. This is the name of a character in Johann Adolf Hasse's opera seria Cleofide (1731).
Ermagora m Italian
Italian form of Hermagoras and variant of Ermacora
Esuperia f Italian
Italian form of Exuperia.
Eudossia f Italian (Rare), Corsican (Archaic)
Italian and Corsican form of Eudoxia.
Eufrasia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Galician (Rare), Italian
Spanish, Galician and Italian form of Euphrasia.
Eustasia f Italian
Feminine form of Eustasio.
Evangela f Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American)
Feminine form of Evangelo (Italian) and rare Brazilian Portuguese variant spelling of Evângela.... [more]
Everarda f Dutch, Italian
Feminine form of Everard
Fabronia f English (Rare), German (Rare)
Probably a variant of Febronia. It may also be a feminine form of Fabronius.
Fantesca f Italian, Theatre
From Italian fantesca - "servant-girl". This name was used in some performances of Commedia dell'Arte for a character of a servant woman.
Fedelina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Fedele.
Ferreola f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ferreolo.
Fidenzia f Italian
Feminine form of Fidenzio.
Filomela f Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, Spanish
Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, and Spanish form of Philomel.
Fiorenta f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Fiorente as well as a variant form of Fiorenza, which is the main Italian form of Florentia.... [more]
Fioretta f Italian (Rare)
From Italian fiore "flower" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Fiorinda f Italian (Rare)
Italian variant of Florinda.
Florenza f Italian, Spanish (Archaic)
Italian variant of Fiorenza and Spanish variant of Florencia and/or Florenta.
Florinta f Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly simply an elaboration of Flora with the suffix -inta.
Flurinda f Romansh
Elaboration of Flurina.
Frohsina f German (Rare, Archaic)
Spelling variant of Frosina. The spelling shows a contamination from the German word Frohsinn "cheerfulness".
Galliana f Italian
Feminine form of Gallianus, a Late Roman elaboration of Gallus.
Gaudiosa f Spanish (Philippines), Italian (Archaic)
Spanish and Italian feminine form of Gaudiosus.
Gentilla f Italian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English (Archaic)
Italian variant of Gentila as well as the Dutch, English and Flemish feminine form of Gentilis, most likely via its French feminine forms Gentile and/or Gentille... [more]
Gerharda f German
Feminine form of Gerhard or Gerhardt.
Giacobba f Italian, Sardinian
Feminine form of Giacobbe.
Giaconda f Italian (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Gioconda. This was used in the movie 8½ Women (1999) for a character played by Natacha Amal.
Giannica f Italian
Diminutive of Gianna.
Giargöra m Romansh (Archaic)
Contraction of Gian and Göra, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Gigliola f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Even though folk etymology likes to derive this name from Italian giglio "lily" (Latin lilium), a plant considered to symbolize the qualities of candor and purity, it is more likely derived from Giglio or Gilio... [more]
Giordana f Italian
Feminine form of Giordano.
Gismunda f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Italian feminine form of Gismund.
Giugurta m Italian
Italian form of Jugurtha.
Giulitta f Italian, Romansh
Italian form and Romansh variant of Julitta.
Gliceria f Italian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American), Galician
Italian, Galician, Polish and Spanish form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.
Gordiana f Italian, Polish (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Gordiano and Polish feminine form of Gordian.
Grettina f Romansh
Diminutive of Gretta, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Guerrina f Italian, Sicilian
Italian feminine form of Guerrino and Sicilian feminine form of Guerrinu.
Gulielma f English (Archaic), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gulielmus, the Latin form of William, as well as a rare Italian variant of Guglielma... [more]
Gwendola f English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant form of Gwendolen and in some cases (often those of French bearers) also of Gwenola.
Hammonia f German (Rare, Archaic)
The allegoric personification of the city of Hamburg. Extremely rare as a given name for persons.
Heinrica f Romansh
Variant of Henrica.
Hessolda f German (Rare)
Composed from the name elements HESS (from Hesso) and walt "to rule".
Ifigenia f Greek (Rare), Polish, Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Modern Greek, Italian, and Polish form of Iphigenia. This is also a Spanish variant of Efigenia, used to refer to the tragic heroine of Greek myth.
Iolantha f French
Variation of Violante
Isabetta f Italian
Truncated form of Elisabetta.
Isaltina f Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic elaborated form of Isolde.
Isoletta f Italian, Theatre
Diminutive of Isola. This name is borne by a character in Vincenzo Bellini's opera La straniera (1828).
Jeromina f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Jérôme.
Jeruscha f German (Modern, Rare), Biblical German
German form of the biblical name Jerusha.
Joscheba f Biblical German, German (Swiss, Modern, Rare)
Current German form of the Biblical name Jehosheba.
Joschija m German (Rare)
German form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).
Kantorka f German (Modern, Rare), Literature
Kantorka is a Sorbian word meaning "cantoress, chorister". The---otherwise unnamed---Kantorka is the female hero in Otfried Preußler's novel Krabat who finally breaks the bad spell over the mill and saves the life of Krabat.... [more]
Kathalea f German (Modern)
A modern German adaption of Cataleya designed to look like a blend of Katharina and Lea
Kathinka f Dutch, German (Rare)
Variant spelling of Katinka.... [more]
Kattleya f German
Derived from: Cattleya (/ˈkætliə/) is a genus of orchids from Costa Rica south to Argentina.
Klemensa f Polish, German (Rare)
Polish and Germanised spelling of Clemensa.
Laralisa f German (Rare), Dutch
More written as "Lara Lisa", this is an common combination with Lara 1 and Lisa.
Laudomia f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian variant of Laodamia.
Laurenza f Italian
Variant of Lorenza.
Leonella f Italian
Feminine form of Leonello.
Leonilda f Italian
Italian form of Leonichildis. This name was borne by the daughter of Casanova to whom he proposed to and slept with.
Letteria f Italian
Italian name derived from a title of the Virgin Mary in Messina, St. Mary of the Letter (Madonna della Lettera).
Lianetta f Italian
Italian diminutive of Liana.
Libuscha f German (Rare), Prague German
German borrowing of Libuše or a diminutive of German names starting with Lieb- like Liebgard. See also Libusch
Livietta f Italian
Diminutive of Livia 1.
Lodoïska f Theatre, French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec, Archaic)
Lodoïska is a French opéra comique (1791) by Luigi Cherubini. It was inspired by an episode from Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai’s novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas and is considered one of the first Romantic operas... [more]
Lodovica f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lodovico.
Luciella f Italian (Rare)
Variant form of both Lucella and Lucilla, which might possibly have been inspired by the Italian word cielo meaning "sky, heaven".
Lucietta f Italian
Diminutive form of Lucia.
Ludivina f Spanish (Rare), Romansh
Spanish and Romansh form of Lidwina.
Ludovika f German (Rare), Hungarian, Slovene
German feminine form of Ludwig via the Latinization Ludovicus as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name and the Slovene feminine form of Ludvik... [more]
Ludowika f German
German form of Ludovica.
Luminosa f Spanish (Mexican), Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from the Latin adjective luminosus meaning "full of light, luminous". This was the name of a 5th-century saint from Pavia in Lombardy, Italy. This was also borne by a 6th-century Byzantine woman, the wife of the tribune Zemarchus... [more]
Maccabea f Italian
Feminine form of Maccabeo.
Maclaina f Romansh
Romansh form of Magdalena, traditionally found in Val Müstair.
Madlaina f Romansh
Romansh form of Magdalena, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Madleina f Romansh
Variant of Madlaina, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Magloria f Italian
Feminine form of Maglorio (compare Magloire).
Manuella f Sardinian, French
Sardinian form of Emanuela.
Margheta f Romansh
Contracted form of Margareta.
Mariarta f Romansh
Contraction of Maria and Marta and in some cases Arta. This name is traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Marilina f Italian
Combination of Maria and Lina 2, or italianized form of Marilyn
Marilisa f Italian
Combination of Maria and Lisa.
Marinesa f Romansh
Contraction of Maria and Nesa.
Marionna f Romansh
Contraction of Maria and Onna.
Marolina f German
Variant of Marola.
Marsilia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Marsilio.
Marzella f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Marzell.
Marziana f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Marziano.