Feminine Submitted Names

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Gisla f Old Danish, Old Swedish, Medieval English
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gísla.
Gislaine f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ghislaine. This name was rarely used during the 18th century. A famous bearer is Gislaine Ferreira, brazilian model and journalist.
Gislaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Old Norse Gíslaug composed of the elements gísl "hostage, pledge" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman". ... [more]
Gisleen m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gislenus. Never a very common name, it has been around since medieval times, but was predominantly masculine in older times. In more modern times, the name has become more common on women than on men, but it is still quite rare.
Gislena f Italian
Feminine form of Gisleno.
Gísley f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements gísl "pledge; hostage" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Gíslína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Gísli.
Gislinde f German (Rare)
Formed from the Germanic name elements gisal "pledge, hostage" and linta "linden tree, lime tree, shield".
Gíslný f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements gísl "shaft, arrow" or gísl "hostage" combined with nýr "new".
Gíslrún f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse gísl "shaft, arrow" or gísl "hostage" and rún "secret lore, rune".
Gismunda f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Italian feminine form of Gismund.
Gisou f French (?)
Possibly a diminutive of Ghislaine.
Gissell f English (Modern)
Modern variant of Giselle.
Gissunn f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse geta "guess, get" and unnr "wave" or unna "to love". Also compare Gissur.
Giste f Sami
Sami variant of Girste.
Git f Swedish
Diminutive of Birgitta and Margit.
Gíta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Gita.
Gita f Persian
Means "world, Earth" in Persian.
Gitanjali f Indian
Means "melodious tribute".
Gite f Yiddish
Younger form of Gute (see also the diminutive forms Gitl and Gittel).
Gitel f Yiddish
Variant of Gittel.
Gitela f Yiddish
Form of Gitel, probably influenced by Gisela.
Gitella f Yiddish
Variant of Gitela.
Gith f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Git.
Githa f Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
South Indian form of Gita 1.
Githika f Sinhalese, Indian
Southern Indian variant of Gitika, which means "a little song" from Sanskrit गीता (gītā) "song" (see Gita 1) and the diminutive suffix क (ka) "little".
Giti f Persian
Means "universe, world" in Persian.
Gitingev f Chukchi
Means "beautiful woman" in Chukchi.
Gitinnevyt f Chukchi
Means "beautiful" in Chukchi.
Gitit f Hebrew
The word Gitit has several meanings-... [more]
Gitla f Yiddish
Variation of Gitel.
Gitsa f Greek
Short form of diminutives such as Giorgitsa.
Gitshe f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Gittel.
Gitt f Swedish
Variant of Git.
Gittmay f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Git and Maj 2.
Gituška f Slovak
Diminutive of Margita.
Giuana f Romansh
Variant of Giuanna.
Giuanna f Romansh
Romansh feminine form of Giuannes.
Giuannica f Sardinian
Diminutive of Giuanna.
Giugliana f Italian
Feminine form of Giuliano Also, traditional spelling of Giuliana
Giuletta f Sardinian, Lombardian
Sardinian and Lombardian form of Giulitta.
Giuli f & m Georgian
For women, this name is the Georgian form of the Turkish name Gül. For men, this name might possibly be a variant of Zhiuli.... [more]
Giuliamaria f Italian (Rare)
Combination of Giulia and Maria.
Giulianna f Romansh
Contraction of Giuliana or Giulia and Anna.
Giulita f Romansh
Variant of Giulitta.
Giulitta f Italian, Romansh
Italian form and Romansh variant of Julitta.
Giunia f Italian, Theatre
Italian form of Junia. It was used for the female lead character in Mozart's opera Lucio Silla (1772).
Giurgia f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giorgia.
Giurgina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giorgina.
Giurlanna f Sicilian
Feminine form of Giurlannu.
Giusepa f Romansh
Feminine form of Giusep.
Giuvanna f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giovanna.
Giuvannina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Giuvanna.
Given f & m English (Puritan), African
From the English word given, meaning "A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.".... [more]
Givés f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Nieves.
Give-thanks m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to giving thanks to God.
Giwas f Indigenous Taiwanese
Taiwanese aboriginal name.
Gixane f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a variant of Gizane.
Giyabent f Kurdish
Possibly a variant form of giyabend, a fragrant plant.
Giza f Sorbian, Hungarian
Sorbian short form of Gizela and Hungarian short form of Gizella.
Gizane f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde who based the name on Basque giza "human". This name was intended as a Basque equivalent of Encarnación.
Gizela f Polish, Kashubian, Slovene, Croatian, Sorbian, Czech, Slovak
Polish, Kashubian, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Sorbian form of Giselle.
Ġiżimin f Maltese
Maltese form of Jasmine.
Gizka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Gizela.
Gjartrud f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Gertrud. It is mainly used in Trøndelag county in Norway.
Gjelë f Albanian
Variant of Gjele.
Gjellau f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Geirlaug recorded in Østfold.
Gjendine f Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the name of the lake Gjende in Innlandet county, Norway. The name of the lake is taken from Old Norse gandr meaning "staff, stick". A notable bearer is Gjendine Slålien (1871-1972), a Norwegian shepherdess whose singing inspired Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg... [more]
Gjenovefa f Albanian
Albanian form of Genovefa.
Gjeorgjina f Albanian
Albanian form of Georgina.
Gjeraqina f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian gjeraqinë "goshawk (bird)" and, figuratively, "fast, agile woman".
Gjertine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gjert.
Gjertrud f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Gertrud.
Gjesine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian variant of Gesine.
Gjeske f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Geske.
Gjina f Albanian
Feminine form of Gjin.
Gjölin f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gölin found in northern Sweden.
Gjorgjina f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gjorgji.
Gjørid f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Gyrid found in Vestlandet.
Gjøril f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Görel.
Gjovana f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Giovanna.
Gjuliana f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Juliana.
Gjustina f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian borrowing of Giustina.
Gjyle f Albanian
Albanian form of Gül.
Gjylizare f Kosovar
Albanian form of Gülizar.
Gjyltene f Kosovar
Albanian form of Gülten.
Gǃkúnǁʼhòmdímà f San Mythology, Astronomy
Meaning "young female aardvark", ultimately derived from Jul'hoan particles gǃkún meaning "aardvark", ǁʼhòm mà meaning "young woman" and the feminine suffix dí.... [more]
Glacia f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminized version of "Glacier". A notable bearer was the Mountain Witch from the Disney TV show "Sofia the First".
Glacie f English (Modern)
Female version of "Glacier", variant of "Glacia", possible combination of "Glory" and "Gracie".
Glacier f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "glacier"; in turn from Franco-Provençal glacier, which is derived from glace (meaning "ice") and the suffix -ier.
Glad m & f American (Rare)
The word meaning "happy" or a diminutive of Gladys or Gladwin or other names containing glad.
Gladdis f English
Variant of Gladys.
Gladez f Breton (Rare)
Breton cognate of Gladys.
Gladiana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Gladys or other names beginning with Glad- and Ana.
Gladianis f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Gladiana with the -is suffix.
Gladice f English (Rare)
Variant of Gladys, influenced by other names with -ice such as Janice and Clarice.
Gladie f French (Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare)
From Claudia, also from "gwlad" who mean country. French first name fairly common in 1900 until 1940. Which is starting to become popular in the Caribbean.
Gladimar f & m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Gladys or other names beginning with Glad- and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, like María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese), Martín/Martim or Marcos... [more]
Gladiola f English (Rare), Albanian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the name of the flowering plant gladiolus, literally meaning "small sword" from Latin gladius "sword" (a reference to its sword-shaped leaves). Gladiola Josephine "Glady Joe" is a character in the novel 'How to Make an American Quilt' (1991) and subsequent film adaptation (1995).
Gladis f English, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Gladys or a Spanish form of the name.
Glados f Popular Culture
The name of the main antagonist of Portal, and the deuteragonist of Portal 2. Her name is an acronym of "Genetic lifeform and disk operating system.
Gladusa f Old Welsh (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Gwladus. The 6th-century Welsh saint Gwladys ferch Brychan was known as Gladusa or Claudia in Latin.
Glady f French (Caribbean)
Glady from Gladez. This first name comes from celtic "glad". This first name has the meaning of: wealth. Also from Gladie
Glady m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Gladys.
Gladysbelle f English (Modern)
Blended with the names Gladys and Belle
Glaé f Picard
Diminutive of Aglaé.
Glæma f Faroese
Directly taken from Faroese glæma "ray of light".
Glafyra f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Glaphyra.
Glain f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh glain "jewel". This name has been used since the 1920s.
Glanna f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish glan "clean, clear, pure". This is a modern Cornish name.
Glaoude m & f Gallo
Gallo form of Claude.
Glareh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian گلاره (see Gelareh).
Glattis f Welsh
Variant: Gladys
Glauce f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Literature
Latinized form of Glauke. This is the name of several figures in Greek mythology. Edmund Spenser used it in his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590) for the nurse and squire of Britomart.
Glàudia f Provençal (Rare)
Provençal variant of Clàudia.
Glaudino f Provençal
Provençal form of Claudine.
Glauke f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name Glaukos (see Glaucus).
Glaukothea f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos) meaning "gleaming, blue-grey" and θεά (thea) "goddess". This name was borne by the mother of the 4th-century BC Greek statesman Aeschines.
Glàvca f Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Glauca.
Glecy f Filipino
Likely a diminutive of Gliceria or Gleceria.
Gleda f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gledi.
Gledia f Albanian
Feminine form of Gledi.
Gledisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Gledis.
Glee f English (American, Rare)
Old English glēo ‘entertainment, music, fun’, of Germanic origin.
Glenalee f English (Rare)
Combination of Glena and Lee.
Glencora f English (Modern, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Said to mean "heart of the glen" from English glen and Latin cor "heart"; it may be an altered form of Glendora, influenced by Cora... [more]
Glendaly f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Perhaps a Hispanic variant of English Glenda Lee, a combination of Glenda and Lee.
Glendi f & m English (Rare)
The feminine name is a hypocoristic form of Glenda.
Glendia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Glenda.
Glendora f Welsh
Presumably a feminine form of Glendower.
Glendy f English
Possibly a diminutive of Glenda... [more]
Glenita f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Glenn.
Glenne f English
Feminine variant of Glenn.... [more]
Glennellen f Obscure
Combination of Glenn and Ellen 1. This name is borne by Glennellen Anderson (1995-), an American actress.
Glennie f Manx
Perhaps a feminine variant of Glenn.
Glennita f English (American)
Combination of the name Glenn with the originally Spanish female diminutive ending -ITA.... [more]
Glenyce f English
Variant of Glenys.
Glenyse f English
Variant of Glenys.
Glesni f Welsh
Derived from Welsh glesni "blueness; greenness, verdure; youthfulness".
Gleva f Catalan (Rare)
Means "clod" (a word referring to a lump of earth or clay) in Catalan. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Mare de Déu de la Gleva meaning "Mother of God of the Clod". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Vic, in Barcelona, Spain... [more]
Glicéria f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.
Gliceria f Italian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American), Galician
Italian, Galician, Polish and Spanish form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.
Glicerija f Croatian (Archaic), Slovene (Archaic)
Croatian and Slovene form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.
Glike f Yiddish
Variant of Glika.
Glikel f Yiddish
A variant of Glukel
Glikeria f Georgian (Archaic), Russian
Georgian form of Glykeria and Russian variant transcription of Glikeriya.... [more]
Glikerija f Lithuanian (Rare), Serbian (Archaic)
Lithuanian and Serbian form of Glykeria.
Glimmer f Literature
From the English word meaning "to shine". This name was used in Suzanne Collins' popular book, 'The Hunger Games'.
Glini f Indian (Christian), Malayalam
An uncommon Indian (Christian) Name, used mostly by St Thomas Christians. Also known as the name of Malayalam actress Gopika’s younger sister.
Gliss f Popular Culture
The name of one of the frost-fairies from the movie “Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings”. Presumably taken from the word “glisten”.
Glissandra f English (Rare)
Mostly likely a combination of "Gliss" and "Sandra".
Glita f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian glīts "pretty, good-looking, beautiful; neat."
Glitonea f Arthurian Cycle
A sister of Morgan, and thus co-ruler of an Otherworld kingdom that is usually identified with Avalon.
Glo f Filipino
Short form of Gloria.
Gló f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse verb glóa meaning "to glow, to glisten, to shine". Also compare Glóa and the masculine Glói (the name of a dwarf in Vǫluspá).
Glóa f Old Norse, Faroese (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter".
Glóbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter" and the suffix björt "bright" (from Old Norse bjartr).
Glódís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements glóa "to shine, to glitter" or glóð "ember; glow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Glóey f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name with the combination of glóa "to shine, glitter" and ey "island".
Gloom m & f English
A word that means "gloaming, twilight, darkness" from Middle English gloom, glom, from Old English glōm.
Glóredhel f Literature
Means "Elf of the golden light" in Sindarin. This was the name of Hador's daughter and oldest child in J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'.
Glorfinniel f Literature
Means "maiden having hair of gold" from Sindarin glaur "golden light" combined with find "hair, lock of hair, tress" and the feminine suffix iel, from iell "girl, daughter, maid"... [more]
Glòria f Catalan
Catalan form of Gloria.
Gloría f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Gloria.
Gloriande f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Daughter of King Gonosor of Ireland. She married King Apollo of Liones and had a son named Candaces.... [more]
Glorianna f English, German (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of the name Gloriana, an elaboration of Gloria or a combination of Gloria and Anna.
Gloribel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Gloria and the popular suffix -bel.
Gloriette f English
From the word for a pavilion or similar architectural structure in a garden which perhaps meant "little glory" from French (see Gloria). The largest and most well-known example is probably the Schönbrunner Gloriette, in the Schönbrunn Palace Garden at Vienna, built in 1775 for Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa.
Glorificacion f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish glorificación meaning "glorification".
Gloriosa f Spanish
"Gloriosa" means glorious in Spanish. Most often used in Spain, or mexico where Spanish is originated.
Glorious f African American (Rare)
Derived from the name Glory or Gloria.
Glorita f Spanish
Diminutive of Gloria.
Glorius m & f English (American, Rare)
This name can be a masculinization of Gloria as well as be a variant spelling of the English word glorious, which is etymologically related to the aforementioned name.
Gloriya f Russian
Russian form of Gloria
Glorja f Albanian
Variant of Gloria.
Glorvina f Literature
Invented by the Irish writer Lady Morgan for a character in her novel 'The Wild Irish Girl' (1806), possibly blending glory and a name such as Malvina (though Gloria was not yet in use at the beginning of the 19th century)... [more]
Gloryanne f English (Rare)
Combined from Glory and Anne 1.
Glóð f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse noun glóð meaning "ember, glow" (compare Glóði, an Old Norse masculine name). This is also the word for "ember, embers" in Icelandic.
Glow f & m English
From English glow, Old English glōwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gloeien and German glühen.
Glozell f Obscure
From the name of the American comedian, YouTube personality, actress, and television host, GloZell Green (1972—). Her name is a combination of her mom's name Gloria and her dad's name Ozell.
Glück f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Glika. The name coincides with the German word Glück "good luck; bliss, happiness". It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Glúm f Norse Mythology
A minor Norse goddess, an attendant of Frigg.
Gluosnė f Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian gluosnis "willow."
Glut f Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Glöð meaning "glowing, bright, sparkling". In Norse myth she was a fire giantess, the wife of Logi.
Glwys f Welsh
From the welsh "glwys", meaning "pure" or "holy".
Glycère m & f French (Archaic)
As a masculine name, this name is the French form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.... [more]
Glycéria f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant spelling of Glicéria.
Glycérie f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.
Glykanthis f Ancient Greek
Means "sweet blossom" from Greek γλυκυς (glykys) "sweet" and ανθος (anthos) "flower, blossom".
Glyke f Ancient Greek
γλυκύς (glykys) "sweet taste"
Glykera f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective γλυκερός (glykeros) meaning "sweet". This is the name of a character from the comedy Perikeiromene (c. 314 BC) by the Greek playwright Menander, as well as the name of a former love of the Greek painter Pausias (4th century BC), of whom he had made a portrait.
Glykinna f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γλυκύς (glykys) "sweet taste".
Glynda f English
Variant of Glenda (presumably influenced by Lynn).
Glyne m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Glyn.
Glynette f English
Feminine form of Glyn influenced by the name Lynette.
Glynne m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Glyn.
Glynnis f Welsh, English
Variant of Glynis.
Glynwen f Welsh
From the Welsh elements glyn meaning "valley" and gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".
Glypte f Ancient Greek
γλυπτός (glyptos) "fit for carving, sculptured"
Glyrna f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "eye". This is the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology.
Gná f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
In Norse mythology, Gná is a goddess who runs errands in other worlds for the goddess Frigg and rides the flying, sea-treading horse Hófvarpnir ("hoof-thrower")... [more]
Gnaea f Late Roman
Feminization of Gnaeus.
Gnendel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Gneshe.
Gnésa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Agnés and Agnésa.
Gnesa f Sicilian
Truncated form of Agnesa.
Gnese f Corsican (Archaic)
Truncated form of Agnese.
Gneshe f Yiddish
Derived from Polish Agnieszka.
Gnieszka f Polish
Diminutive of Agnieszka.
Gnome f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γνώμη (gnome) meaning "opinion; intent, purpose, resolve; means of knowing; thought, judgment, intelligence".
Go m & f Korean
Gō m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 豪 (gou, era.i) meaning "overpowering, powerful, superior," 剛 (gou) meaning "strong, sturdy, brave," 強 (kyou, gou, kowa.i, shi.iru, tsuyo.i, tsuyo.maru, tsuyo.meru) meaning "strong," 昂 (kou, gou, a.garu, taka.i, taka.buru) meaning "rise" or 郷 (kyou, gou, sato) meaning "countryside."... [more]
Gobelina f Dutch
Feminine form of Gobelinus.
Goca f Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Gordana.
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