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The latin word junior simply means younger and applies to both male and female. I have seen women use the suffix "jr." although its not usual unless e,g, the mother is famous or they are both professionals in the same field.

Once I knew a woman whose names were Maria Elizabeth Helena. Her married surname was also long and complicated! She was known, rather pleasantly, as Marelna.

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When she had a daughter, she named the child Marelna. Nothing else, no middle name, nada. And they were known for convenience as Marelna and Little Marelna.

In Western tradition there is no feminine equivalent of "junior".

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In some places the spelling is changed to suggest that the child is named after the mother. I'll try to find a link for you.

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I suggest that if you want to name a daughter after yourself, you could use your name + a diminutive suffix, or use a variation of your name.

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Michelle

I wonder this too... My friend Elizabeth is named after her mother, would that make her Elizabeth Jr.? And my friend Ivana is named after her mother, but her mom goes by Tracie (I don't know how Tracie came out of Ivana, but it did), would that make her Ivana Jr.? *Even though that doesn't make sense?*