Feminine Names

gender
usage
Aina 1 f Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Variant of Aino. It also means "always" in Finnish.
Aina 2 f Catalan
Balearic form of Anna.
Aina 3 f Japanese
From Japanese (ai) meaning "love, affection" and (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", as well as other character combinations.
Aina 4 f Latvian
Feminine form of Ainārs.
Aina 5 f Kazakh
Means "mirror" in Kazakh, ultimately from Persian آینه (āyneh).
Ainara f Basque, Spanish
Variant of Enara.
Áine f Irish, Irish Mythology, Old Irish
Means "radiance, brilliance" in Irish. This was the name of a goddess of love and fertility in Irish legend, thought to dwell at the hill of Cnoc Áine in Limerick. It has sometimes been Anglicized as Anne.
Aingeal f Irish
Irish cognate of Angela.
Ainhoa f Basque
From the name of a town in southwestern France where there is a famous image of the Virgin Mary.
Aino f Finnish, Estonian, Finnish Mythology
Means "the only one" in Finnish. In the Finnish epic the Kalevala this is the name of a girl who drowns herself when she finds out she must marry the old man Väinämöinen.
Ainoa f Spanish
Spanish form of Ainhoa.
Ainsley f & m Scottish, English (Modern)
From an English surname that was from a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire. The place names themselves derive from Old English anne "alone, solitary" or ansetl "hermitage" and leah "woodland, clearing".... [more]
Aintza f Basque
Means "glory" in Basque.
Aintzane f Basque
Variant of Aintza.
Ainur f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Aynur.
Ainura f Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Aynur.
Aira f Finnish
Variant of Airi 2.
Airi 1 f Japanese
From Japanese (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or (ri) meaning "pear". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Airi 2 f Finnish
From Finnish airut meaning "messenger, herald", also influenced by place names beginning with the same sound.
Aişə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Aisha.
'Aisha f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة (see Aisha).
A'isha f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة (see Aisha).
Aisha f Arabic, Urdu, Hausa, Swahili, Kazakh, African American
Means "living, alive" in Arabic. This was the name of Muhammad's third wife, the daughter of Abu Bakr. Some time after Muhammad's death she went to war against Ali, the fourth caliph, but was defeated. Her name is used more by Sunni Muslims and less by Shias.... [more]
Aishah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة (see Aisha), as well as the usual Malay form.
Aishat f Chechen
Chechen form of Aisha.
Aishath f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Aisha.
Aishatu f Hausa
Hausa variant of Aisha.
Aishwarya f Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
From Sanskrit ऐश्वर्य (aiśvarya) meaning "prosperity, wealth". A famous bearer is the Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (1973-).
Aisling f Irish
Means "dream" or "vision" in Irish. This name was created in the 20th century.
Aislinn f Irish
Variant of Aisling.
Aïssa f Western African
Form of Aisha used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.
Aïssatou f Western African
Form of Aisha used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.
Aistė f Lithuanian
From the name of the Baltic tribe of the Aesti, mentioned by the Roman historian Tacitus, called the Aisçiai in Lithuanian.
Aisyah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Aisha.
Aitana f Spanish
From the name of a mountain range in Valencia, eastern Spain. The Spanish poet Rafael Alberti used it for his daughter in 1941.
Aithbhreac f Medieval Scottish
Older form of Oighrig. This name was borne by the 15th-century Scottish poet Aithbhreac Inghean Coirceadal.
Aithne f Irish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eithne.
Aiza f Urdu
Meaning unknown, possibly of Arabic origin.
Aizah f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu عائزہ (see Aiza).
Aizere f Kazakh
Means "golden moon" from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold".
Aizhan f Kazakh
From Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Ajda 1 f Turkish
Turkish form of Ayda.
Ajda 2 f Slovene
Means "buckwheat" in Slovene.
Ajei f Navajo
From Navajo ajéí meaning "heart".
Ajla f Bosnian, Albanian
Bosnian and Albanian form of Ayla 2.
Ajna f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Aina 5.
Ajša f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Aisha.
Akachi m & f Igbo
Means "the hand of God" in Igbo.
Akane f Japanese
From Japanese (akane) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Akanksha f Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit आकाङ्क्षा (ākāṅkṣā) meaning "desire, wish".
Akari f Japanese
From Japanese (aka) meaning "bright" or (aka) meaning "vermilion red" combined with (ri) meaning "village" or (ri) meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Akemi f Japanese
From Japanese (ake) meaning "bright" and (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akhila f Telugu, Malayalam
Feminine form of Akhil.
'Akhsa f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Achsah.
Aki 2 f Japanese
From Japanese (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or (aki) meaning "autumn". It can also come from (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name too.
Akie f Japanese
From Japanese (aki) meaning "autumn" or (aki) meaning "bright" combined with (e) meaning "picture, painting" or (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Akiko f Japanese
From Japanese (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or (aki) meaning "autumn" combined with (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Akilah f Arabic, African American
Alternate transcription of Arabic عقيلة (see Aqila).
Akilina f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of the Roman name Aquilina, a feminine derivative of Aquila.
Akinyi f Luo
Means "born in the morning" in Luo.
Akira m & f Japanese
From Japanese (akira) meaning "bright", (akira) meaning "bright" or (akira) meaning "clear". Other kanji with the same pronunciation can also form this name. A famous bearer was the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), given name written .
Akmaral f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and марал (maral) meaning "deer".
Akosua f Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.
Akpofure m & f Urhobo
Means "life is peaceful" in Urhobo.
Akram m & f Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Means "most generous" in Arabic (a superlative form of Karim). It is typically feminine in Iran, unisex in Pakistan, and masculine elsewhere.
Aksana f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Xenia.
Aksinia f Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian form of Xenia, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Аксинья (see Aksinya).
Aksinya f Russian
Variant of Kseniya.
Aku 2 f Ewe
Ewe form of Akua.
Akua f Akan
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.
Akuchi f & m Igbo
Means "wealth from God" in Igbo.
Akulina f Russian
Variant of Akilina.
Akvilė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine form of Aquila.
Ala 2 f Igbo Mythology
Means "earth, land" in Igbo. In traditional Igbo religion Ala (called Ani or Ana in other dialects) is an earth goddess associated with fertility and ancestors.
Alaba f & m Yoruba
Means "second child after twins" in Yoruba.
Alaia 1 f Basque
Means "joyful, happy" from Basque alai.
Alaia 2 f English (Modern)
Probably a variant of Alayah. It is likely also influenced by the fashion brand Alaïa, named for the Tunisian-French designer Azzedine Alaïa (1935-2017). His surname in Arabic is عليّة (ʿAlayya), meaning "lofty".
Alaina f English (Modern)
Variant of Alana, probably influenced by Elaine.
Alana f English, Breton
Feminine form of Alan.
Alani f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Alana, or possibly from Hawaiian ʻalani meaning "orange (tree or fruit)".
Alanis f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Alan. Canadian musician Alanis Morissette (1974-) was named after her father Alan. Her parents apparently decided to use this particular spelling after seeing this word in a Greek newspaper.
Alanna f English
Feminine form of Alan.
Alannah f Irish, English (Modern)
Variant of Alana. It has been influenced by the affectionate Anglo-Irish word alannah, from the Irish Gaelic phrase a leanbh meaning "O child".
Alastríona f Irish
Feminine form of Alastar.
Alaya f English (Modern)
Variant of Alayah. It coincides with a Buddhist term (meaning "dwelling" in Sanskrit), which refers to the eighth level of human consciousness.
Alayah f English (Modern)
Probably a variant of Aaliyah based on names such as Amaya and Anaya.
Alazne f Basque
From Basque alatz meaning "miracle". It is an equivalent of Milagros, proposed by Sabino Arana in his 1910 list of Basque saints names.
Alba 1 f Italian, Spanish, Catalan
This name is derived from two distinct names, Alba 2 and Alba 3, with distinct origins, Latin and Germanic. Over time these names have become confused with one another. To further complicate the matter, alba means "dawn" in Italian, Spanish and Catalan. This may be the main inspiration behind its use in Italy and Spain.
Alba 2 f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Albus.
Alba 3 f Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element alb meaning "elf" (Proto-Germanic *albaz).
Albana f Albanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Albanus (see Alban).
Albane f French
French feminine form of Alban.
Albena f Bulgarian
Created by Bulgarian writer Yordan Yovkov for the heroine in his drama Albena (1930). He may have based it on ablen, the name of a type of peony (a flowering plant).
Alberta f English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Feminine form of Albert. This is the name of a Canadian province, which was named in honour of a daughter of Queen Victoria.
Alberte 2 f French, Danish
French and Danish feminine form of Albert.
Albertina f Italian, Portuguese
Feminine diminutive of Albert.
Albertine f French
French feminine form of Albert.
Albína f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Albina.
Albina f Russian, Ukrainian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Polish, German, Lithuanian, Belarusian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Albinus. This was the name of a few early saints, including a 3rd-century martyr from Caesarea.
Albine f French
French form of Albina.
Alcestis f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἄλκηστις (Alkestis), derived from ἀλκηστής (alkestes) meaning "brave, valiant", a derivative of ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess". In Greek mythology she was the wife of King Admetus. She offered to die in place of her husband, though she was eventually rescued from the underworld by Herakles. This story was told by the Greek playwright Euripides in his 5th-century BC tragedy Alcestis.
Alcina f Carolingian Cycle
Used by Ludovico Ariosto in his poem Orlando Furioso (1532), where it belongs to a sorceress who abducts Ruggiero. Ariosto may have borrowed the name from the mythological Alcinoe or directly from the Greek word ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess". George Frideric Handel adapted the story into his opera Alcina in 1735.
Alcione f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Alcyone.
Alcippe f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Ἀλκίππη (Alkippe), derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse". This was the name of a daughter of Ares in Greek myth. Her father killed Halirrhotis, a son of Poseidon, when he attempted to rape her, leading to a murder trial in which Ares was quickly acquitted.
Alcmene f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Ἀλκμήνη (Alkmene), derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess" combined with μήνη (mene) meaning "moon" or μῆνις (menis) meaning "wrath". In Greek mythology Alcmene was the wife of Amphitryon. She was the mother of Herakles by Zeus, who bedded her by disguising himself as her absent husband.
Alcyone f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkyone), derived from the word ἀλκυών (alkyon) meaning "kingfisher". In Greek myth this name belonged to a daughter of Aeolus and the wife of Ceyx. After her husband was killed in a shipwreck she threw herself into the water, but the gods saved her and turned them both into kingfishers. This is also the name of the brightest of the Pleiades, a group of stars in the constellation Taurus, supposedly the daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
Alda 1 f Italian, Portuguese, Germanic
Feminine form of Aldo.
Alda 2 f Icelandic
Means "wave" in Icelandic.
Aldara f Galician
Galician form of the Visigothic name *Hildiwara, which was composed of the Gothic elements hilds "battle" and wars "aware, cautious". This was the name of the 7th-century wife of the Visigothic king Gundemar. It was also borne by the mother of Saint Rosendo (10th century).
Aldegonda f Dutch
Dutch form of Aldegund.
Aldegund f Germanic
Germanic name, derived from the elements alt "old" and gunda "war". Alternatively, it could be a metathesized form of Adalgund. Saint Aldegund (or Aldegundis or Adelgundis) was a 7th-century Frankish abbess at Maubeuge.
Aldina 1 f Portuguese
Feminine form of Aldo.
Aldina 2 f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Ala ad-Din.
Aldith f Medieval English
Middle English form of Ealdgyð.
Aldona f Lithuanian, Polish
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 14th-century Polish queen, the daughter of a Grand Duke of Lithuania.
Aldus m & f Medieval English
Medieval variant of Aldous.
Ale 1 m & f Finnish, Italian, Spanish
Finnish short form of Aleksanteri or Aleksi, an Italian short form of Alessandro, and a Spanish short form of Alejandro or Alejandra.
Alease f English
Possibly a variant of Alicia.
Alecia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alecto f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀληκτώ (Alekto), which was derived from ἄληκτος (alektos) meaning "unceasing". This was the name of one of the Furies or Ἐρινύες (Erinyes) in Greek mythology.
Aleid f Dutch
Dutch short form of Adelaide.
Aleida f Dutch, Spanish (Latin American)
Dutch and Spanish short form of Adelaide.
Alejandra f Spanish
Spanish form of Alexandra.
Aleka f Greek
Diminutive of Alexandra.
Alekto f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Alecto.
Alemayehu m & f Amharic
Means "I have seen the world" in Amharic.
Alena 1 f German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Short form of Magdalena or Helena. This was the name of a saint, possibly legendary, who was martyred near Brussels in the 7th century.
Alena 2 f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Helen.
Alene f English
Variant of Aline.
Alenka f Slovene
Slovene diminutive of Alena 1.
Alesia f English
Possibly a variant of Alicia.
Alessa f Italian
Short form of Alessandra.
Alessandra f Italian
Italian form of Alexandra.
Alessia f Italian
Italian feminine form of Alexius.
Aleta f English
Possibly a variant of Alethea. This was the name of the wife of the title character in the comic strip Prince Valiant, which first appeared in 1937.
Aletha f English
Variant of Alethea.
Alethea f English
Derived from Greek ἀλήθεια (aletheia) meaning "truth". This name was coined in the 16th century.
Alevtina f Russian
Possibly a variant of Valentina.
Alex m & f English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Czech, Russian
Short form of Alexander, Alexandra and other names beginning with Alex.
Alexandra f English, German, Dutch, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Catalan, Russian, Ukrainian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Alexander. In Greek mythology this was a Mycenaean epithet of the goddess Hera, and an alternate name of Cassandra. It was borne by several early Christian saints, and also by the wife of Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia. She was from Germany and had the birth name Alix, but was renamed Александра (Aleksandra) upon joining the Russian Church.
Alexandria f English
Feminine form of Alexander. Alexander the Great founded several cities by this name (or renamed them) as he extended his empire eastward. The most notable of these is Alexandria in Egypt, founded by Alexander in 331 BC.
Alexandrie f French (Rare)
French variant of Alexandra.
Alexandrina f Portuguese, Romanian, English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Alexandra. This was the first name of Queen Victoria; her middle name was Victoria.
Alexandrine f French
French diminutive of Alexandra. This was the name of a Danish queen, the wife of King Christian X.
Alèxia f Catalan
Catalan feminine form of Alexius.
Alexina f English
Feminine form of Alex, or a diminutive of Alexis.
Alexis m & f French, English, Greek, Spanish, Ancient Greek
From the Greek name Ἄλεξις (Alexis) meaning "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek comic poet, and also of several saints. It is used somewhat interchangeably with the related name Ἀλέξιος or Alexius, borne by five Byzantine emperors.... [more]
Aleyna f Turkish (Modern)
Possibly from Arabic علينا (ʿalaynā) meaning "to us". Alternatively, it could be from Arabic أليناء (ʾalaynāʾ), a plural form of ليّن (layyin) meaning "gentle, soft".
Alfhild f Norwegian, Swedish
From the Old Norse name Alfhildr, which was composed of the elements alfr "elf" and hildr "battle". In Scandinavian legend Alfhild was a maiden who disguised herself as a warrior in order to avoid marriage to King Alf. Her life was perhaps based on that of a 9th-century Viking pirate.
Alfhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Alfhild.
Alfia f Bashkir, Tatar
Possibly derived from Arabic ألْف (ʾalf) meaning "thousand". Alternatively, it may be of Turkic origin.
Alfiya f Tatar
Alternate transcription of Tatar Әлфия (see Alfia).
Alfonsa f Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian feminine form of Alfonso.
Alfonsina f Italian
Italian feminine form of Alfonso.
Alheri f Hausa
Means "the charitable, the good" in Hausa, from Arabic خير (khayr).
Ali 2 f English
Diminutive of Alison 1, Alexandra and other names beginning with the same sound.
Alia 1 f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic علياء (see Alya 1), عالية (see Aaliyah) or عليّة (see Aliya 1).
Alia 2 f Germanic
Old German form of Ella 1.
Aliaksandra f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Alexandra.
Alica f Slovak
Slovak form of Alice.
Alice f English, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Czech, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
From the Old French name Aalis, a short form of Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name Adalheidis (see Adelaide). This name became popular in France and England in the 12th century. It was among the most common names in England until the 16th century, when it began to decline. It was revived in the 19th century.... [more]
Alícia f Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan form of Alice, as well as a Portuguese variant.
Alicia f Spanish, English, Swedish, French
Latinized form of Alice.
Alicja f Polish
Polish form of Alice.
Alida f Dutch, German, Hungarian
Diminutive of Adelaide.
Aliénor f French
French form of Eleanor.
Alienòr f Occitan
Occitan form of Eleanor.
Aliisa f Finnish
Finnish form of Alice.
Aliki f Greek
Greek form of Alice. It also corresponds with the Greek word άλικη meaning "scarlet".
Alīna f Latvian
Latvian form of Alina.
Alina f Romanian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Slovene, German, Italian, Spanish
Short form of Adelina, Albina and names that end in alina.
Alinafe f & m Chewa
Means "he or she is with us" in Chewa.
Aline f French, Portuguese (Brazilian), English
Medieval short form of Adeline. As an English name, in modern times it has sometimes been regarded as a variant of Eileen. This was the name of a popular 1965 song by the French singer Christophe.
Aliona f Russian, Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Russian Алёна or Ukrainian Альона (see Alyona).
Alis f Welsh
Welsh form of Alice.
Alisa f Russian, Ukrainian, Bosnian, Finnish, Georgian
Form of Alice used in several languages.
Alise 1 f Latvian
Latvian form of Alice.
Alisha f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alison 1 f English, French
Norman French diminutive of Aalis (see Alice). It was common in England, Scotland and France in the Middle Ages, and was later revived in England in the 20th century via Scotland. Unlike most other English names ending in son, it is not derived from a surname.
Alissa f English
Variant of Alyssa.
Alita f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alethea.
Alix f & m French
Medieval French variant of Alice, also sometimes used as a masculine name. This is the name of the hero (a young Gaulish man) of a French comic book series, which debuted in 1948.
Aliya 1 f Arabic, Kazakh, Tatar, Urdu
Feminine form of Ali 1. This can also be another way of transcribing the related name عالية (see Aaliyah).
Aliya 2 f Hebrew
Means "ascent" in Hebrew, a derivative of עָלָה (ʿala) meaning "to ascend, to climb". This is also a Hebrew word referring to immigration to Israel.
Aliyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Aaliyah.
Aliyah 1 f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عالية (see Aaliyah) or عليّة (see Aliya 1).
Aliyah 2 f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew עֲלִיָּה (see Aliya 2).
Aliye f Turkish
Turkish form of Aaliyah.
Aliyya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عليّة (see Aliya 1).
Aliyyah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عليّة (see Aliya 1).
Alíz f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Alice.
Aliz f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Alice.
Aliza f Hebrew
Means "joyful" in Hebrew.
Alizée f French (Modern)
From French alizé meaning "trade wind".
Alja f Slovene
Diminutive of Aleksandra.
Aljoša m & f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form of Alyosha. In Slovene it can also be a feminine name.
Alkinoe f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Alkinoos. It is borne by a few minor characters in Greek mythology.
Alkmene f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek form of Alcmene.
Alkmini f Greek
Modern Greek form of Alcmene.
Alkyone f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek form of Alcyone.
Alla f Russian, Ukrainian
Meaning unknown, possibly of German origin.
Allegra f Italian, English (Rare)
Means "cheerful, lively" in Italian. It was borne by a short-lived illegitimate daughter of Lord Byron (1817-1822).
Allegria f Various (Rare)
Means "cheerfulness, joy" in Italian.
Alli f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of names beginning with Al. This is also the Finnish word for a type of duck.
Allie f English
Diminutive of Alison 1, Alexandra and other names beginning with the same sound. After a 34-year absence from the American top 1000 chart this name began growing in popularity after the premiere of the sitcom Kate and Allie in 1984.
Allison f & m English
From the middle of the 20th century this has primarily been used as a variant of the feminine name Alison 1. However, prior to that it was used as an uncommon masculine name, derived from the English and Scottish surname Allison.
Allochka f Russian
Russian diminutive of Alla.
Ally 1 f English
Diminutive of Alison 1, Alexandra and other names beginning with the same sound. This name jumped in popularity in 1997 after the premiere of the American television series Ally McBeal.
Allyn m & f English
Variant or feminine form of Alan.
Allyson f English
Variant of Alison 1.
Alma 1 f English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Albanian, Slovene, Croatian
This name became popular after the Battle of Alma (1854), which took place near the River Alma in Crimea and ended in a victory for Britain and France. However, the name was in rare use before the battle; it was probably inspired by Latin almus "nourishing". It also coincides with the Spanish word meaning "the soul".
Alma 2 f Hebrew
Means "young woman" in Hebrew.
Almas f & m Arabic
Means "diamond" in Arabic, ultimately from Persian الماس (almās).
Almast f Armenian
Means "diamond" in Armenian, ultimately from Persian الماس (almās).
Almira 1 f Literature
Variant of Elmira 1. Handel used it for the title character in his opera Almira (1705).
Almira 2 f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Al-Amir.
Almog m & f Hebrew
Means "coral" in Hebrew.
Almudena f Spanish
Derived from Arabic المدينة (al-mudayna) meaning "the citadel", a diminutive form of the word مدينة (madīna) meaning "city". According to legend, it was in a building by this name that a concealed statue of the Virgin Mary was discovered during the Reconquista in Madrid. The Virgin of Almudena, that is Mary, is the patron saint of Madrid.
Alodia f Gothic (Latinized)
Possibly from a Visigothic name, maybe from Gothic elements such as alls "all" or aljis "other" combined with auds "riches, wealth". Saint Alodia was a 9th-century Spanish martyr with her sister Nunilo.
Álǫf f Old Norse
Feminine form of Áleifr.
Aloisia f German (Rare)
German feminine form of Aloysius.
Aloisie f Czech
Czech feminine form of Aloysius.
Alojzia f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Aloysius.
Alojzija f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian feminine form of Aloysius.
Alona f Hebrew
Feminine form of Alon 1.
Alondra f Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from Spanish alondra meaning "lark".
Aloysia f German (Rare)
German feminine form of Aloysius.
Alpha f & m English
From the name of the first letter in the Greek alphabet, Α.
Alphonsine f French
French feminine diminutive of Alfonso.
Alsu f Tatar
Means "pink" in Tatar.
Alta f Various
Possibly from Latin altus or Italian/Spanish alto meaning "high".
Altagracia f Spanish (Caribbean)
Means "high grace", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia, meaning "Our Lady of High Grace". She is considered the patron saint of the Dominican Republic, and it is there that this name is most often used.
Altan 2 m & f Mongolian
Means "golden" in Mongolian.
Altansarnai f Mongolian
Means "golden rose" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and сарнай (sarnai) meaning "rose".
Altantsetseg f Mongolian
Means "golden flower" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Alte 1 f Yiddish (Rare)
Feminine form of Alter.
Althea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Ἀλθαία (Althaia), perhaps related to Greek ἄλθος (althos) meaning "healing". In Greek myth she was the mother of Meleager. Soon after her son was born she was told that he would die as soon as a piece of wood that was burning on her fire was fully consumed. She immediately extinguished the piece of wood and sealed it in a chest, but in a fit of rage many years later she took it out and set it alight, thereby killing her son.
Aludra f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic العذراء (al-ʿadhrāʾ) meaning "the maiden". This is the name of a star in the constellation Canis Major.
Alva 1 f Swedish, Norwegian
Feminine form of Alf 1.
Alvena f English
Feminine form of Alvin.
Alvilda f Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Alfhild.
Alvilde f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Alfhild.
Alvina f English
Feminine form of Alvin.
Alwilda f History
Latinized form of Alfhild. This was the name of a legendary female Scandinavian pirate, also called Awilda.
Alwine f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Alwin.
Alya 1 f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish
Means "sky, heaven, loftiness" in Arabic.
Alya 2 f Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandra, Albina and other names beginning with Ал.
Alyce f English
Variant of Alice.
Alycia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alyona f Russian, Ukrainian
Originally a Russian diminutive of Yelena. It is now used independently.
Alyonka f Russian
Diminutive of Alyona.
Alys f English
Variant of Alice.
Alysia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alyson f English
Variant of Alison 1.
Alyssa f English
Variant of Alicia. The spelling has probably been influenced by that of the alyssum flower, the name of which is derived from Greek (a), a negative prefix, combined with λύσσα (lyssa) meaning "madness, rabies", since it was believed to cure madness.
Alyx f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Alex.
Alžběta f Czech
Czech form of Elizabeth.
Alžbeta f Slovak
Slovak form of Elizabeth.