Feminine Names

Åsne f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Ásný, derived from the elements áss "god" and nýr "new".

Ásný f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Åsne.

Aspasia f Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek ἀσπάσιος (aspasios) meaning "welcome, embrace". This was the name of the lover of Pericles (5th century BC).

Aspen f English (Modern)
From the English word for a variety of deciduous trees in the genus Populus, derived from Old English æspe. It is also the name of a ski resort in Colorado.

Aspyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Aspen.

Asra f Arabic
Means "travel at night" in Arabic.

Assia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic آسيا or آسية (see Asiya) chiefly used in North Africa.

Assol f Russian (Rare), Literature
From the 1923 Russian novel Scarlet Sails by Alexander Grin, adapted into a 1961 Soviet movie. In the story, Assol is a young girl who is told by a prophetic old man that she will one day marry a prince. The meaning of the name is not uncertain, but it has been suggested that it was inspired by the Russian question а соль (a sol) meaning "and the salt?".

Assumpció f Catalan
Catalan cognate of Asunción.

Assumpta f Irish
Latinate form of Assunta, used especially in Ireland.

Assunção f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Asunción.

Assunta f Italian
Means "taken up, received, assumed" in Italian, referring to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven.

Ásta f Old Norse, Icelandic
Short form of Ástríðr. It nearly coincides with Icelandic ást meaning "love".

Asta f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Short form of Astrid.

Astarte f Semitic Mythology (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Ashtoreth.

Aster f & m English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, which is derived via Latin from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star".

Asteria f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Asterios (see Asterius). In Greek mythology Asteria was a daughter of the Titans Phoebe and Coeus.

Asterope f Greek Mythology
Means "lightning, flash of light" in Greek. This is the name of several characters from Greek mythology, including a naiad who died fleeing Aesacus.

Astghik f Armenian Mythology, Armenian
Derived from Armenian աստղ (astgh) meaning "star". This was the name of the Armenian goddess of love and water, the consort of Vahagn.

Aştî f & m Kurdish
Means "peace, tranquility" in Kurdish.

Aston m & f English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally derived from either a place name meaning "east town" in Old English or from the given name Æðelstan.

Astoria f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Astor. This is also the name of several American towns, after the businessman John Jacob Astor.

Astra f English (Rare)
Means "star", ultimately from Greek ἀστήρ (aster). This name has only been (rarely) used since the 20th century.

Astraea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Ἀστραία (Astraia), derived from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star". Astraea was a Greek goddess of justice and innocence. After wickedness took root in the world she left the earth and became the constellation Virgo.

Astraia f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Astraea.

Astrape f Greek Mythology
Means "lightning" in Greek. This was the name of a Greek goddess of lightning, an attendant of Zeus.

Astri f Norwegian
Variant of Astrid.

Astrid f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, French, English
Modern Scandinavian form of Ástríðr. This name was borne by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), the author of Pippi Longstocking. It was also borne by a Swedish princess (1905-1935) who became the queen of Belgium as the wife of Leopold III.

Astrīda f Latvian
Latvian form of Astrid.

Astride f French, Portuguese (Rare)
French and Portuguese variant of Astrid.

Ástríðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".

Ástríður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ástríðr.

Asuka f & m Japanese
From Japanese 明日 (asu) meaning "tomorrow" and 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", or from 飛 (asu) meaning "to fly" and 鳥 (ka) meaning "bird". Other kanji combinations can be possible as well.

Asuman f Turkish
Means "sky" in Turkish.

Asun f Spanish
Short form of Asunción.

Asunción f Spanish
Means "assumption" in Spanish. This name is given in reference to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven.

Asya 1 f Russian, Bulgarian
Diminutive of Anastasiya or Aleksandra.

Asya 2 f Turkish
Means "Asia (continent)" in Turkish.

Asylym f Kazakh
Means "my dear" in Kazakh, derived from асыл (asyl) meaning "precious, noble" and the possessive suffix ым (ym).

Ātaahua f Maori
Means "beautiful" in Maori.

Atalanta f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Ἀταλάντη (Atalante) meaning "equal in weight", derived from ἀτάλαντος (atalantos), a word related to τάλαντον (talanton) meaning "a scale, a balance". In Greek legend she was a fast-footed maiden who refused to marry anyone who could not beat her in a race. She was eventually defeated by Hippomenes, who dropped three golden apples during the race causing her to stop to pick them up.

Atalia f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew transcription of Athaliah.

'Atalya f & m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Athaliah.

Atanasija f Serbian, Macedonian
Serbian and Macedonian feminine form of Athanasius.

Atara f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Atarah.

Atarah f Biblical
Means "crown" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Atarah is a minor character, the wife of Jerahmeel.

Atefeh f Persian
Persian form of Atifa.

Atena f Italian, Portuguese, Romanian
Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of Athena.

Atėnė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Athena.

Atenea f Spanish
Spanish form of Athena.

Aðalbjörg f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Athaliah f & m Biblical
Possibly means "Yahweh is exalted" in Hebrew, from עֲתַל (ʿaṯal) possibly meaning "exalted" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. In the Old Testament this is both a feminine and masculine name. It was borne by the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, who later came to rule Judah as a queen.

Athanasia f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Athanasios (see Athanasius).

Athena f Greek Mythology, English
Meaning unknown. Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare and the patron goddess of the city of Athens in Greece. It is likely that her name is derived from that of the city, not vice versa. The earliest mention of her seems to be a 15th-century BC Mycenaean Greek inscription from Knossos on Crete.... [more]

Athénaïs f French
French form of Athenais.

Athenais f Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name that was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Athena.

Athene f Greek Mythology
Variant of Athena.

Athina f Greek
Modern Greek form of Athena.

Athol m & f Scottish
From Atholl, the name of a district in Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic Athall, possibly derived from Old Irish ath Fhotla "new Ireland".

Atieno f Luo
Feminine form of Otieno.

Atifa f Arabic
Feminine form of Atif.

Atiya m & f Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.

Atossa f Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian *𐎢𐎫𐎢𐎰 (Utautha) meaning "well granting". It was notably borne by the eldest daughter of Cyrus the Great, who married Darius the Great in the 6th century BC.

Atousa f Persian
Modern Persian form of Atossa.

Atropos f Greek Mythology
Means "inevitable, inflexible" in Greek, derived from the negative prefix ἀ (a) combined with τρόπος (tropos) meaning "direction, manner, fashion". Atropos was one of the three Fates or Μοῖραι (Moirai) in Greek mythology. When her sister Lachesis decided that a person's life was at an end, Atropos would choose the manner of death and cut the person's life thread.

Atsuko f Japanese
From Japanese 温 (atsu) meaning "warm", 篤 (atsu) meaning "deep, true, sincere" or 敦 (atsu) meaning "honest" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aubree f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Aubrey.

Aubrey m & f English
From Auberi, an Old French form of Alberich brought to England by the Normans. It was common in the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century. Since the mid-1970s it has more frequently been given to girls, due to Bread's 1972 song Aubrey along with its similarity to the established feminine name Audrey.

Aubriana f English (Modern)
Variant of Aubrianna.

Aubrianna f English (Modern)
Combination of Aubrey and Anna.

Aubrie f English (Modern)
Variant of Aubrey.

Aubrielle f English (Modern)
Combination of Aubrey and the popular name suffix elle.

Aud f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Auðr.

Auda f Germanic
Feminine form of Audo (see Otto).

Aude f French
French feminine form of Aldo.

Audhild f Norwegian
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and hildr "battle".

Audie m & f English
In the case of the famed American soldier Audie Murphy (1925-1971), it is of uncertain meaning. As a feminine name, it can be a diminutive of Audrey.

Audovera f Germanic
Derived from Old Frankish aud "wealth, fortune" combined with war "true" or war "aware, cautious". This was the name of the first wife of Chilperic I of Neustria.

Audra 1 f Lithuanian
Means "storm" in Lithuanian.

Audra 2 f English
Variant of Audrey, used since the 19th century. It jumped in popularity in the United States after the debut of the television series The Big Valley (1965-1969), which featured the character Audra Barkley.

Audrea f English (Rare)
Variant of Audrey.

Audrey f English, French
Medieval diminutive of Æðelþryð. This was the name of a 7th-century saint, a princess of East Anglia who founded a monastery at Ely. It was also used by William Shakespeare for a character in his comedy As You Like It (1599). At the end of the Middle Ages the name became rare due to association with the word tawdry (which was derived from St. Audrey, the name of a fair where cheap lace was sold), but it was revived in the 19th century. A famous bearer was British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).

Augusta f Italian, Portuguese, English, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Augustus. It was introduced to Britain when King George III, a member of the German House of Hanover, gave this name to his second daughter in 1768.

Auguste 2 f German
German variant of Augusta.

Augustė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Augusta.

Augustina f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Augustine 2 f French
French feminine form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Augustyna f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Augustina.

Auli f Finnish
Short form of Aulikki.

Aulikki f Finnish
Feminine form of Aulis.

Aune f Finnish
Finnish form of Agnes.

Aura f English, Italian, Spanish, Finnish
From the word aura (derived from Latin, ultimately from Greek αὔρα meaning "breeze") for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination.

Áurea f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Aurea.

Aurea f Late Roman
Late Latin name that was derived from aureus "golden". This was the name of a 3rd-century saint from Ostia (near Rome), as well as an 11th-century Spanish saint.

Aurélia f Slovak, Hungarian, Portuguese, French
Slovak, Hungarian and Portuguese feminine form of Aurelius, as well as a French variant of Aurélie.

Aurelia f Ancient Roman, Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Polish
Feminine form of Aurelius.

Aureliana f Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Aurelianus.

Aurélie f French
French feminine form of Aurelius.

Aurelija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Aurelia.

Aureole f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "radiant halo", ultimately derived from Latin aureolus "golden".

Aurica f Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Aurelia.

Auroora f Finnish
Finnish variant of Aurora.

Aurora f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Romanian, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Roman Mythology
Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning. It has occasionally been used as a given name since the Renaissance.

Aurore f French
French form of Aurora.

Ausma f Latvian
Means "dawn" in Latvian.

Aušra f Lithuanian
Means "dawn" in Lithuanian.

Austėja f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Means "to weave" in Lithuanian. This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of bees.

Austra f Latvian
Latvian cognate of Aušra.

Austyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant or feminine form of Austin.

Auðr f & m Old Norse
Means "wealth, fortune" in Old Norse.

Auðrhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Audhild.

Auður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Auðr.

Autumn f English
From the name of the season, ultimately from Latin autumnus. This name has been in general use since the 1960s.

Ava 1 f English
Variant of Eve. A famous bearer was the American actress Ava Gardner (1922-1990). This name became very popular throughout the English-speaking world in the early 21st century, entering the top ten for girls in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It began to rise sharply after 1997, possibly inspired by the actress Heather Locklear and musician Richie Sambora when they used it for their baby daughter that year.

Ava 2 f Persian
Means "voice, sound" in Persian.

Ava 3 f German, Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element awi, of unknown meaning. This was the name of a 9th-century Frankish saint. It was also borne by a 12th-century poet from Melk, Austria.

Avah f English (Modern)
Variant of Ava 1.

Avaline f English (Rare)
Variant of Aveline.

Avalon f English (Rare)
From the name of the island paradise to which King Arthur was brought after his death. The name of this island is perhaps related to Welsh afal meaning "apple", a fruit that was often linked with paradise.

Avani f Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi
From Sanskrit अवनी (avanī) meaning "earth".

Avanti f Hindi
From the name of an ancient kingdom of central India that had its capital at Ujjain.

Avdotya f Russian
Russian form of Eudocia.

Ave f Italian, Estonian
Possibly from the name of the prayer Ave Maria, in which Ave is Latin meaning "greetings, salutations". In Estonian it is also associated with the word ava meaning "open".

Avelina 1 f Germanic
Diminutive of Avila.

Avelina 2 f Spanish
Feminine form of Avelino.

Aveline f English (Rare)
From the Norman French form of the Germanic name Avelina, a diminutive of Avila. The Normans introduced this name to Britain. After the Middle Ages it became rare as an English name, though it persisted in America until the 19th century.

Averie f English (Modern)
Variant of Avery.

Averill m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that was originally derived from the feminine given name Eoforhild.

Avery m & f English
From an English surname that was itself derived from the Norman French form of the given names Alberich or Alfred.... [more]

Aveza f Germanic
Old German form of Avis.

Avgusta f Slovene, Russian
Slovene and Russian feminine form of Augustus.

Avia m & f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Abijah.

Aviaaja f Greenlandic
Means "cousin" in East Greenlandic.

Aviâja f Greenlandic
Variant of Aviaaja.

Aviana f English (Modern)
Probably an elaboration of Ava 1, influenced by names such as Ariana. In some cases it could be inspired by the word avian meaning "bird" or "related to birds, bird-like".

Avianna f English (Modern)
Variant of Aviana.

Avice f English (Rare)
Variant of Avis.

Avigail f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Abigail.

'Avigayil f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Abigail.

Avila f Germanic
Derived from the Old German element awi, of unknown meaning. Rarely, this name may be given in honour of the 16th-century mystic Saint Teresa of Ávila, Ávila being the name of the town in Spain where she was born.

Avis f English
Probably a Latinized form of the Germanic name Aveza, which was derived from the element awi, of unknown meaning. The Normans introduced this name to England and it became moderately common during the Middle Ages, at which time it was associated with Latin avis "bird".

Avishag f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Abishag.

Avital f & m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Hebrew form of Abital, sometimes used as a masculine name in modern times.

Aviv m & f Hebrew
Means "spring" in Hebrew.

Aviva f Hebrew
Feminine variant of Aviv.

'Aviya m & f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Abijah.

Aviya f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אֲבִיָה (see Avia).

Avonlea f English (Rare)
Created by L. M. Montgomery as the setting for her novel Anne of Green Gables (1908). She may have based the name on the Arthurian island of Avalon, though it also resembles the river name Avon and leah "woodland, clearing".

Avra f Greek
Greek form of Aura.

Avril f French (Rare), English (Rare)
French form of April. A famous bearer is the Canadian musician Avril Lavigne (1984-).

Avrora f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Aurora.

Awa f Western African
Form of Hawa typical of West Africa.

Awee f & m Navajo
From Navajo awéé' meaning "baby".

Āwhina f Maori
Means "help, support" in Maori.

Awilix f Mayan Mythology
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a place name Awilizapan, or possibly from a Q'eqchi' Maya word meaning "swallow (bird)". This was the name of the K'iche' Maya goddess of the moon, night and death.

Awinita f Cherokee
Means "fawn" in Cherokee, derived from ᎠᏫ (awi) meaning "deer".

Awiti f Luo
Means "thrown away" in Luo, possibly used for a child born prematurely.

Awotwi m & f Akan
Means "eighth born child" in Akan.

Axelle f French
Feminine form of Axel.

Aya 1 f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour", 綾 (aya) meaning "design", or other kanji characters with the same pronunciation.

Aya 2 f Arabic
Means "sign, evidence" or "verse" in Arabic, as in one of the passages that make up the Quran.

Aya 3 f Semitic Mythology
Means "dawn" in Akkadian. In Akkadian mythology this was the name of the goddess of the dawn, associated with sexual appeal and beauty. She was the consort of the sun god Shamash. The Babylonians sometimes called her kallatum meaning "the bride".

Ayaan 2 f Somali
Means "good luck" in Somali.

Ayah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic آية (see Aya 2).

Ayaka f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayako f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour", 綾 (aya) meaning "design" or 絢 (aya) meaning "brilliant fabric design, kimono design" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Ayala f Hebrew
Means "doe, female deer" in Hebrew.

Ayame f Japanese
From Japanese 菖蒲 (ayame) meaning "iris (flower)". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.

Ayan 2 f & m Azerbaijani, Kazakh
Means "clear, obvious, revelation" in Kazakh and Azerbaijani, from Arabic عيان (ʿiyān) meaning "witnessing, seeing, clear", a derivative of عاين (ʿāyana) meaning "to see". It is feminine in Azerbaijan and masculine in Kazakhstan.

Ayan 3 f Somali
Variant of Ayaan 2.

Ayana 2 f Kazakh
Feminine form of Ayan 2.

Ayana 3 f African American
Variant of Ayanna.

Ayanda m & f Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele
Means "they are increasing" in Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele.

Ayane f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour", 綾 (aya) meaning "design" or 絢 (aya) meaning "brilliant fabric design, kimono design" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayanna f African American
Meaning uncertain. In 1970 it was featured in The Book of African Names by Chief Osuntoki with a listed meaning of "beautiful flower". American comedian and activist Dick Gregory used it for his daughter in 1971.

Ayano f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" or 綾 (aya) meaning "design" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Ayaru f Kazakh
Means "beautiful moon", derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and ару (aru) meaning "beauty".

Ayaulym f Kazakh
Means "my beloved, my dear" in Kazakh, derived from аяулы (ayauly) meaning "beloved, dear" and the possessive suffix ым (ym).

Ayazhan f Kazakh
From an element of uncertain meaning combined with Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).

Ayda f Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Means "returning, visitor" in Arabic. In Turkey this is also associated with ay meaning "moon".

Aydan 1 f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "from the moon", from Turkish and Azerbaijani ay "moon" combined with an ablative suffix.

Aydana f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айдана (see Aidana).

Ayelen f Mapuche
From Mapuche ayelen "laughing", ayliñ "clear" or aylen "ember".

Ayelet f Hebrew
Means "doe, female deer, gazelle". It is taken from the Hebrew phrase אַיֶלֶת הַשַׁחַר (ʾayeleṯ hashaḥar), literally "gazelle of dawn", which is a name of the morning star.

Ayesha f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة or Urdu عائشہ (see Aisha), as well as the usual Bengali transcription.

Ayfer f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and Persian فر (far) meaning "brilliance, splendour".

Aygerim f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Әйгерім (see Aigerim).

Aygol f Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Aygül.

Aygül f Turkish, Uyghur, Azerbaijani
Derived from the Turkic element ay meaning "moon" combined with Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose". In some languages this is also a name for a variety of flowering plant that grows in central Asia (species Fritillaria eduardii).

Aygul f Uyghur
Alternate transcription of Uyghur Arabic ئايگۈل (see Aygül).

Aygün f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Derived from the Turkic elements ay meaning "moon" and gün meaning "sun".

Ayhan m & f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and han meaning "khan, ruler, leader".

Ayishah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة (see Aisha).

Aykorkem f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айкөркем (see Aikorkem).

Ayla 1 f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אֵלָה (see Ela 3).

Ayla 2 f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "moonlight, halo" in Turkish.

Ayla 3 f Literature, English (Modern)
Created for the novel Clan of the Cave Bear (1980) by author Jean M. Auel. In the novel Ayla is an orphaned Cro-Magnon girl adopted by Neanderthals. Ayla is the Neanderthal pronunciation of her real name, which is not given.... [more]

Aylen f Mapuche
Variant of Ayelen.

Aylin f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh
Elaborated form of Turkish or Azerbaijani ay meaning "moon".

Ayliz f Turkish (Modern)
Elaborated form of Turkish ay meaning "moon".

Ayn f Various (Rare)
This name was assumed by Ayn Rand (1905-1982), originally named Alice Rosenbaum, a Russian-American writer and philosopher. She apparently based it on a Finnish name she had heard, but never seen written.

Aýna f Turkmen
Means "mirror" in Turkmen, ultimately from Persian آینه (āyneh).

Ayna f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айна (see Aina 5).

Aýnabat f Turkmen
Derived from Turkmen aý "moon" and nabat, a type of crystallized sugar candy.

Aynur f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Means "moonlight" in Turkish, Azerbaijani and Uyghur, ultimately from Turkic ay meaning "moon" and Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light".

Aynura f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz Айнура (see Ainura).

Ayo f & m Yoruba
From Yoruba ayọ̀ meaning "joy", or a short form of other names containing this element.

Ayodele m & f Yoruba
Means "joy has come home" in Yoruba.

Ayomide f & m Yoruba
Means "my joy has arrived" in Yoruba.

Ayotunde m & f Yoruba
Means "joy has come again" in Yoruba.

Ayşe f Turkish
Turkish form of Aisha.

Ayşegül f Turkish
Combination of Ayşe and Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".

Aysel f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "moon flood" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, derived from ay "moon" and sel "flood, stream" (of Arabic origin).

Ayşenur f Turkish
Combination of Ayşe and Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light".

Aysha f Arabic, Urdu, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة, Urdu عائشہ or Kazakh Айша (see Aisha).

Aysima f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and sima meaning "face" (of Persian origin).

Aysu f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Derived from Turkish and Azerbaijani ay meaning "moon" and su meaning "water".

Aysun f Turkish
From Turkish ay meaning "moon" combined with an uncertain element.

Aytac f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani cognate of Aytaç.

Aytaç m & f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and taç meaning "crown" (of Persian origin).

Ayten f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and ten meaning "skin" (of Persian origin).

Ayumi f Japanese
From Japanese 歩 (ayumi) meaning "walk, step". It can also be from 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Otherwise it can be written with different combinations of kanji, or with the hiragana writing system.

Ayün f Mapuche
Means "love" in Mapuche.

Ayym f Kazakh
Means "my moon" in Kazakh, derived from ай (ay) meaning "moon" and the possessive suffix ым (ym).

Ayzere f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айзере (see Aizere).

Azahar f Spanish (Rare)
Means "orange blossom" in Spanish, ultimately from Arabic زهْرة (zahra) meaning "flower". It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Azahar, meaning "Our Lady of the Orange Blossom", because of the citrus trees that surround a church devoted to her near Murcia.

Azahara f Spanish
Variant of Azahar. It can also be given in reference to the ruined Moorish city of Medina Azahara in Córdoba, which derives from the related Arabic root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".

Azalaïs f Occitan
Occitan form of Adelais.

Azalea f English (Modern)
From the name of the flower (shrubs of the genus Rhododendron), ultimately derived from Greek ἀζαλέος (azaleos) meaning "dry".

Azaliya f Russian
Russian cognate of Azalea.

Azar f & m Persian
Means "fire" in Persian.

Azaria m & f Hebrew, English (Modern)
Hebrew form of Azariah (masculine), as well as a feminine variant in the English-speaking world.

Azélie f French (Rare)
Perhaps a form of Azalaïs. It was borne by Saint Marie-Azélie Guérin (1831-1877), also called Zélie, the mother of Thérèse of Lisieux.

Azeneth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a Spanish variant of Asenath.

Aziza f Arabic, Uzbek, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Aziz.

Azize f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Aziz.

Azra f Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Persian, Urdu
Means "virgin, maiden" in Arabic.

Azubah f Biblical
Means "forsaken" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of Caleb's wife.

Azucena f Spanish
Means "madonna lily" in Spanish.

Azura f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Azure.

Azure f & m English (Rare)
From the English word that means "sky blue". It is ultimately (via Old French, Latin and Arabic) from Persian لاجورد (lājvard) meaning "azure, lapis lazuli".

Azzurra f Italian
Means "azure, sky blue" in Italian.

Baako m & f Akan
Means "first born child" in Akan.

Babe m & f English
From a nickname meaning "baby", also a slang term meaning "attractive person". As a feminine name, in some cases it is a diminutive of Barbara.

Babette f French, German, Dutch, English
French diminutive of Élisabeth or Barbara.

Babirye f Ganda
Means "first of twins" in Luganda.

Babs f English
Diminutive of Barbara.

Badr m & f Arabic
Means "full moon" in Arabic.

Badriya f Arabic
Feminine form of Badr.

Badriyah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدرية (see Badriya).

Baduhilt f Germanic
Old German form of Bathilde.

Bahar f Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "spring" in Persian, Turkish and Azerbaijani.

Bahargül f Turkmen
Derived from Turkmen bahar meaning "spring" and gül meaning "flower, rose" (both roots ultimately of Persian origin).

Bahati f & m Swahili
Means "luck, good fortune" in Swahili, ultimately from Persian بخت (bakht).

Bahiga f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهيجة (see Bahija).

Bahija f Arabic
Means "happy, joyous, delightful" in Arabic, from the verb بهج (bahija) meaning "to be happy, to rejoice in".

Bahiyya f Arabic
Means "beautiful" in Arabic.

Bai m & f Chinese
From Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure", 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, many" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress tree, cedar" (which is usually only masculine). Other Chinese characters can form this name as well. This name was borne in the 8th century by the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai, whose given was 白.

Baia f Georgian
From the Georgian name for the buttercup flower (or any flowering plant from the genus Ranunculus).

Baila f Yiddish
Variant of Beyle.

Bailee f English (Modern)
Variant of Bailey.

Bailey m & f English
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Báirbre f Irish
Irish form of Barbara.

Bakarne f Basque
From Basque bakar meaning "alone". It was proposed by Sabino Arana in 1910 as an equivalent of the Spanish name Soledad.

Baktygul f Kyrgyz
Derived from Persian بخت (bakht) meaning "fortune, happiness" and گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".

Bala 1 m & f Tamil, Telugu, Hindi
Variant and feminine form of Bal.

Bala 2 f Biblical Latin
Latin form of Bilhah.

Balbina f Spanish, Portuguese (Rare), Polish (Rare), Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Balbinus. Saint Balbina was a 2nd-century Roman woman martyred with her father Quirinus.

Baldechild f Germanic
Old German (Frankish) variant of Balthild.

Balla f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Bilhah.

Balqis f Arabic
Variant of Bilqis.

Balthild f Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements bald "bold, brave" and hilt "battle". This was the name of a 7th-century saint, the wife of the Frankish king Clovis II. She was apparently an Anglo-Saxon, her original name being the Old English cognate Bealdhild. She is also called Bathilde.

Balwinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Bambi f English
Derived from Italian bambina meaning "young girl". The American novelist Marjorie Benton Cooke used it in her novel Bambi (1914). This was also the name of a male deer in a cartoon by Walt Disney, which was based on a 1923 novel by Swiss author Felix Salten.

Bamidele m & f Yoruba
Means "follow me home" in Yoruba.

Bandile m & f Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele
Means "they have increased" in Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele.

Banele m & f Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, Swazi
Means "it is enough" in Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele and Swazi.

Banu f Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Persian بانو (bānū) meaning "lady".

Bảo m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 寶 (bảo) meaning "treasure, jewel".

Bao f & m Chinese
From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare", 褒 (bāo) meaning "praise, honour" or 苞 (bāo) meaning "bud" (which is usually only feminine). Other Chinese characters are possible as well.

Baptistine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Baptiste.

Bára f Czech
Czech diminutive of Barbora.

Bara f Croatian
Croatian short form of Barbara.

Barabal f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Barbara.

Baran f & m Persian, Turkish, Kurdish
Means "rain" in Persian. It is typically feminine in Persian and masculine in Turkish and Kurdish.

Barb f English
Short form of Barbara.

Bárbara f Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Barbara.

Barbara f English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Late Roman
Derived from Greek βάρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign, non-Greek". According to legend, Saint Barbara was a young woman killed by her father Dioscorus, who was then killed by a bolt of lightning. She is the patron of architects, geologists, stonemasons and artillerymen. Because of her renown, the name came into general use in the Christian world in the Middle Ages. In England it became rare after the Protestant Reformation, but it was revived in the 19th century.

Barbare f Georgian
Georgian form of Barbara.

Barbe f French
French form of Barbara. In modern times it is usually only used in reference to the saint, while Barbara is more common as a given name.

Bärbel f German
German diminutive of Barbara.

Barbie f English
Diminutive of Barbara. This is the name of a doll produced by the Mattel toy company since 1959. It was named after the original designer's daughter.

Barbora f Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian
Czech, Slovak and Lithuanian form of Barbara.

Barbra f English
Variant of Barbara.

Barbro f Swedish
Swedish form of Barbara.

Barica f Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Barbara.

Bartolomea f Italian
Italian feminine form of Bartholomew.

Başak f Turkish
Means "ear of wheat" in Turkish. This is also the Turkish name for the constellation Virgo.

Basemath f Biblical, Biblical Latin
Means "fragrance" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a wife of Esau.

Basemmath f Biblical Greek
Form of Basemath and Basmath used in the Greek Old Testament.