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Adina f Italian
Diminutive of Ada 1.

Adria f Italian
Possibly a Latinized form of Audrey.

Alfia f Italian, Russian
Feminine form of Alfio.

Alida f Italian, Sicilian, Niçard

Amina f French

Annia f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Anya or Ania, possibly influenced in its orthography by the name Anna.

Anzia f Italian
Italian form of Anthia.

Apfia f Indonesian (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Moldovan (Archaic), Biblical Romanian
Cognate of Apphia.

Argia f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Italian (Rare)
Latinized form of Argeia, as well as the Italian form.

Bigna f Romansh
Romansh form of Barbara as well as a variant of Bina. This name is traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Binia f Romansh
Variant of Bignia.

Binja f German (Swiss)
Variant of Bigna, written according to German phonetics.

Birca f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Birka.

Birga f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), German (Rare)
Contracted form of Birgitta, as well as a feminine form of Birger.

Birka f German
Variant of Birke.

Brida f Medieval German, Romansh (Archaic)
Medieval German and archaic Romansh short form of Brigitta, via the variant Brigida.

Cesia f Italian
Italian form of Caesia.

Chaia f German
Variant transcription of Chaya.

Cilla f Hungarian, German
Hungarian form of Zillah as well as a Hungarian borrowing of German Cilla, itself a variant of Zilla.

Cinja f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Maybe a variant of Sinja.... [more]

Citta f Italian (Archaic)
Older form of Zita 1.

Cylia f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Sylia.

Cyria f French (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern)
Feminine form of Cyriacus.

Dacia f Ancient Roman, Italian, Sicilian
Feminine form of Dacius and Dacio.

Davia f English, Italian (Rare), Corsican (Archaic)
Cognate of Davida.

Decia f Italian
Italian feminine form of Decius.

Deita f Romansh
Romansh short form of Margareta, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Diega f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Diego.

Digna f Dutch, German (Archaic), Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare), Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician
Derived from the Latin adjective dignus meaning "dignified, worthy."

Dilia f Italian
Truncated form of Edilia.

Disma m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Δυσμάς (Dysmas) (see Dismas).

Ditta f Italian, Hungarian
Truncated form of Editta as well as a Hungarian short form of Edit and Judit, used as a given name in its own right.

Élina f French
French form of Elina.

Élisa f French, Corsican
French form of Elisa, also used in Corsica.

Ellia f English (American, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)

Emira f Italian (Rare, Archaic), American (Archaic)

Ennia f Italian
Feminine form of Ennio.

Enzia f Italian (Rare)
Variant of Enza.

Erina f Italian (Swiss), Italian
Originally a Swiss-Italian variant of Irene, its modern usage in Switzerland might be influenced by the name of the flower erinus alpinus, known in English as "fairy foxglove", "starflower" and "alpine balsam".... [more]

Fania f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Fanie.

Fania f Medieval Italian, Italian, Yiddish
Italian short form of names that end in -fania, such as Stefania and Epifania and Yiddish variant of Fanya.

Fasia f German (Rare)
Not available.... [more]

Felia f Italian
Truncated form of Ofelia.

Femia f Dutch, Italian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Phemia (Dutch) and short form of Eufemia (Italian).

Fiana f Romansh (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Finja f German (Modern)
Meaning unknown, possibly a form of Finya.... [more]

Fiora f Italian (Rare), Corsican, Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Italian and Corsican fiore "flower".

Freia f Norse Mythology, German
Variant of Freya.

Fumia f Romansh
Romansh short form of Eufemia.

Genia f Polish, Kashubian, Romansh
Polish, Kashubian and Romansh short form of Eugenia as well as a Polish and Kashubian diminutive of Genowefa.

Giana f Italian
Italian feminine form of Giano.

Gidea f English (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic), Afrikaans, Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Gideon.

Gigia f Italian
Feminine form of Gigi 2 via the variant Gigio.

Gilia f Medieval Italian, Medieval French, Romansh (Archaic)
Feminine form of Gilio and Gilo.

Gilla f German (Rare), German (Austrian, Rare), Italian (Rare)

Giuda m Italian, Sicilian, Sardinian
Italian, Sicilian and Sardinian form of Judah.

Golia m Italian
Italian form of Goliath.

Grita f Alsatian, German (Rare), German (Austrian, Rare)
Short form of Margrit.

Guida f Medieval Italian, Italian
Feminine form of Guido.

Hilka f Low German, German (Rare), Frisian, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with or containing the element hild-, used as a given name in its own right.

Hilla f German (Modern, Rare)
Short form of German names starting in Hil- like Hiltrud.... [more]

Idria f Italian (Modern, Rare)

Igina f Italian
Italian feminine form of Hyginus.

Ilena f Italian (Modern), German (Modern)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Hebrew Ilana, a variant of Elena and a simplification of Romanian Ileana.

Inana f German (Rare), Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant of Inanna.... [more]

Ineka f English (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Ineke.

Ionna f French (Modern, Rare)

Irmka f German (Rare)
Variant of Irmgard.

Isola f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Popularly claimed to be derived from the Italian word isola "island", this name might actually rather be a variant of Isolda.... [more]

Izara f Basque (Rare), French (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
In the Basque country and French-speaking areas, this name is now generally considered a variant of Izar and Izarra... [more]

Jiska f Biblical Danish, Biblical Dutch, Biblical German, German (Rare), Biblical Finnish
Form of Iscah used in the Dutch, Danish, Finnish and German translations of the Bible.

Joria f Italian
Variant of Ioria and feminine form of Jorio and Iorio.

Josia m Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch, German, Finnish and Swedish form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).

Jusia f German (Rare)

Kaïna f Berber, French
French variant spelling of Kahina.

Kélia f French (Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian)
French and Portuguese form of Kelia.

Kirsa f Danish, German
Danish form of Kirsi and coincidentally also a Middle High German word for "cherry".

Kolia m Georgian (Rare), French (Rare), Russian
Georgian and French form of Kolya as well as an alternate transcription of this Russian name.

Kyria f English (Rare), Swiss
Variant of Cyria.

Laïna f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern), French (Swiss, Modern)
Variant of Leïna.

Laina f Romansh
Short form of Madlaina and thus a Romansh form of Lena.

Laria f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a truncated form of Ilaria.

Leïna f French (Modern)

Lenia f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lenja.

Licia f Italian
Italian form of Lycia.

Lillà f Italian (Rare)
Means "lilac (the plant)" in Italian.

Linja f German (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Lioba f History, German
Short form of Liobgetha, Latinized form of Leofgyð. She was an 8th-century English saint active as a missionary in Germany.... [more]

Liséa f French (Modern)
Truncated form Éliséa.

Litta f Romansh
Variant of Lita.

Liuna f Romansh (Rare)
Feminine form of Liun.

Lizéa f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Liséa.

Lizza f Italian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish form of Lissa and English variant of Lizzie.

Loïca f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminization of Loïc.

Lylia f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Lilia.

Maida f Italian
Italian form of Majda.

Maïka f Basque (Gallicized), French, French (Quebec, Modern)
Gallicized form of Maika.

Maina f Arabic, French
Feminine form of Main.

Maïva f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)

Meika f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Meike.

Mélia f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Diminutive of Amélia.

Midea f Italian, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Mideia, as well as the modern Italian form.

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.

Mirca f Italian
Italian variant of Mirka 1.

Mirra f Italian, Russian
Italian meaning, “myrrh.”

Monia f Italian
Variant of Monya.

Muzia f Italian
Feminine form of Muzio.

Naira f Romansh, German (Swiss)
Derived from the Surselvan Romansh word nair (ner in other Romansh variants) "black; dark".

Neina f Romansh
Variant of Nena, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Neisa f Romansh
Variant of Nesa, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Nélia f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Modern)
Portuguese form of Nelia.

Nelia f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern), Dutch, Polish (Rare)
Short form of Cornelia or Kornelia.

Neria f Italian
Feminine form of Nerio.

Nevia f Italian, English (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Croatian
Italian feminine form of Nevio, also occasionally used in English and, Croatian and Slovene.

Nicla f Italian
Contracted form of Nicolina and Nicoletta.

Niclà m Romansh
Contracted form of Nicolà.

Nilla f Italian (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian
Truncated form of names ending in -nilla.... [more]

Noria f Arabic (Maghrebi), French (Modern), French (Swiss, Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant transliteration of نورية (see Nouria).

Ogiva f French

Ouria f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)

Pirra f Italian, Spanish, Russian
Cognate of Pyrrha.

Prima f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Primus (see Primo).

Raika f German (Modern, Rare)
German borrowing of Rajka as well as a German variant of Reika.

Rätia f German (Swiss, Rare), Romansh (Rare)

Reida f Romansh
Variant of Reta.

Reika f German, East Frisian
Feminine form of Reik.

Rieka f German (Rare), Dutch
Variant of Rika.

Saira f Romansh
Surselvan Romansh form of Sara. The name coincides with Romansh saira "evening".

Salia f German, Italian

Sidda f German
Obsolete German short form of Sidonia.

Silla m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Sulla.

Simea f German (Swiss, Modern, Rare)
Recently coined feminine form of Simon 1 and Simeon.

Siska f German (Rare)
Short form of Franziska.

Sitta f German (East Prussian), German (Archaic)
Obsolete German and East Prussian German short form of Sidonia.

Sosia f Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Sosius.

Sylia f Greek (Rare), English (Rare), French (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xylia.

Syria f English (Rare), Italian (Modern)
Variant of Siria. As an English name, it can be derived from the name of the country in western Asia.

Taïna f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)

Talia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Thalia and Talya.

Tazia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Tatia.

Théïa f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Théia.

Tilla f German, Romansh, Medieval English, Hungarian, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Medieval English, Dutch and German short form of Mechtilda or Mathilda as well as a German short form of Ottilie and Ottilia, Romansh short form of Matilda, Ottilia, Domitilla, Bertilla and Cecilia and Hungarian short form of Matild, Otília and Klotild.... [more]

Timea f Italian
Italian feminine form of Greek Timaios.

Tista m Romansh
Short form of Battista, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Titia f Ancient Roman, Etruscan, Dutch, German
Feminine form of Titius.

Tizia f Italian (Rare), German (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
Feminine form of Tizio.

Tonia f Sardinian, Romansh
Short form of Antonia.

Vania f & m Bulgarian, Romanian, Italian
Italian and Romanian form of Vanya as well as Italian variant of Vanna and Bulgarian diminutive of Ivana.

Vezia f Italian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Some scholars consider this name a short form of Elvezia, while other see a connection to the Ancient Roman masculine Vetius... [more]

Viana f Spanish, Italian
Short form of Viviana.

Vinca f English (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Derived from vinca, the Latin name for the "periwinkle", ultimately from Latin vincio "to bind". This name has been in use since the 20th century.

Vinja f German (Modern, Rare)

Vivia f Italian (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Vivius.

Witta f Frisian (Rare), German (Rare)
Frisian hypocorism of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old Saxon widu and Old High German witu "forest; wood". Folk etymology, however, likes to derive this name from Low German witt "white".

Xénia f Slovak, Hungarian, French (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Slovak, French and Hungarian form of Xenia.

Zaria f Romansh

Zelia f Italian (Archaic), Italian (Swiss, Archaic)
Truncated form of Azelia.

Zenia f Italian (Swiss, Archaic)
Variant of Zena.

Zilla f Yiddish, German (Rare), Biblical German
German form of Zillah.

Zisca f Romansh
Short form of Franzisca.

Zoïla f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Zoila.