Feminine Submitted Names

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Hengameh f Persian
Possibly derived from Persian هنگام (hengam) meaning "time; occasion; season".
Hengan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Heng and An 1.
Hēni f Maori
Maori form of Jane.
Heni f Hungarian
Diminutive of Henrietta.
Henia f Polish, Kashubian
Polish diminutive of Henryka and Kashubian diminutive of Henrika.
Henieczka f Polish
Diminutive form of Henryka.
Henika m & f Malagasy
Means "full" or "having all" in Malagasy.
Henikaja m & f Malagasy
Means "full of glory" in Malagasy.
Henintsoa m & f Malagasy
Means "full of good" in Malagasy.
Henioche f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἡνίοχος (hêniochos) meaning "charioteer, driver, one who holds the reins", itself derived in part from the word ἡνία (hênia) "reins, bridle". In Greek mythology this was an epithet of the goddess Hera... [more]
Heniuta f Polish
Diminutive form of Henryka.
Henka f Slovak
Diminutive of Henrieta, not used as a given name in its own right.
Henleigh f English
Variant of Henley
Henley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Henley.
Henna f Afghan, Pashto
Afghan form of Hannah.
Henna f Medieval English
Feminization of Henn, a medieval diminutive of Henry.
Henna f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Hanna 1 as well as a short form of Jehanna.
Henna f English (American)
From the North African henna plant. The leaves are the source of a reddish-brown dye, also known as henna.
Henna f Cornish
Cornish form of Henrietta
Henná f Sami
Sami form of Henna.
Henne m & f German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
A short form of Heinrich or Johannes. The name is occasionally also used on females.
Hennessy f & m English (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hennessy. It is the name of a brand of cognac (which is a type of brandy) that is frequently referenced in rap music lyrics.... [more]
Henni f Finnish
Variant of Henna.
Henni f German
Diminutive of Henriette.
Hennika f & m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Henny (compare Jannika, Annika and Ellika).
Henný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Henny.
Henri m & f Japanese
From Japanese 遍 (hen) meaning "everywhere, all over, throughout" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Henrica f Dutch, Flemish, Romansh
Dutch feminine form of Henricus and Romansh feminine form of Henric.
Henriella f English
Derived from the male name Henry.
Henrielle f English, French
derived from the male name Henry.
Henrieta f Czech, Slovak, Kashubian, Romanian
Czech, Slovak, Kashubian and Romanian form of Henrietta.
Henriete f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Henriette.
Henríetta f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Henrietta.
Henriëtta f Dutch
Dutch form of Henrietta.
Henriketa f Basque (Archaic)
Basque form of French Henriette.
Henrion f French (Swiss, Archaic)
Local feminine form of Henri by way of combining the name with the diminutive ending -on (compare names like Marion 1 and Alison) found in Montreux up until the early 1700s.
Henriqueta f Portuguese (Rare), Galician
Portuguese and Galician feminine form of Henrique.
Henritta f East Frisian (Archaic)
East Frisian contraction of Henrietta, predominantly used in the 1800s.
Henrysia f Polish
Diminutive of Henryka.
Ḫenti f Hittite
Meaning uncertain, name borne by a Hittite queen who was the first wife of King Suppiluliuma I.
Hentje m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of Henrik or Henrike.
Hentriika f Finnish
Finnish form of Hendrika.
Hentshe f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Henda.
Hentta f Finnish
Diminutive of Hentriika.
Henttu m & f Finnish
Variant of Hente and Hentta.
Heńü f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Henryka.
Henutmehyt f Ancient Egyptian
Possibly derived from Egyptian ḥnwt meaning "mistress, lady" and mḥyt meaning "north wind", as well as referring to the goddess Mehyt... [more]
Henutmire f Ancient Egyptian
Means "the lady is like Re" in Egyptian.
Henutsekhemu f Ancient Egyptian
Means "mistress of powers", from Egyptian ḥnwt "mistress, lady" and sḫm "power, capability".
Henutsen f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥnw.t-sn meaning "our mistress", derived from ḥnwt "lady, mistress". Henutsen is the name of an Ancient Egyptian queen consort who lived and ruled during the 4th dynasty of the Old Kingdom Period... [more]
Henuttadesh f Ancient Egyptian
Possibly derived from Egyptian ḥnwt "mistress, lady" and tꜣ "land, country" combined with an uncertain third element.
Henuttamehu f Ancient Egyptian
Means "lady of lower Egypt" in Coptic.
Henuttaneb f Ancient Egyptian
Means "mistress of all lands" in Coptic.
Henuttawy f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥnwt-tꜣwj meaning "mistress of Egypt", or more literally "lady of the two lands", derived from ḥnwt "lady, mistress" combined with the dual form of tꜣ "land, realm, country", referring to the single entity of Upper and Lower Egypt... [more]
Heodez f Breton
Variant of Eodez.
Hē'ȯhma'aestse f Cheyenne
Means "Red Woman" in Cheyenne.
Hé'ȯhnéménėstse f Cheyenne
Means "Singing Woman" in Cheyenne.
Heonae f Korean
The name of a 1st century Korean queen, derived from the sino-korean 獻 (heon) meaning "to show, display, offer, present" and 哀 (ae) meaning "sad, grief, sorrow".
Heóvá'é'e f Cheyenne
Means "Yellow Hair Woman" in Cheyenne.
Heóvȧhéso f Cheyenne
Means "Little Yellow" in Cheyenne.
Ḫepat f Hurrian Mythology
Means "She of Halab". Ḫepat was the mother goddess of the Hurrian people. Her name occurs frequently as an element of personal names, examples being the names Puduḫepa, and Tadukhipa.
Hepburn m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Hepburn.
Hephaestine f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἡφαιστίνη (Hephaistine), a feminine derivative of Hephaistion or Hephaistos... [more]
Heping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, peace" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]
Hepsy f English
Diminutive of Hepzibah.
Hepzibel f English (American)
Possibly a combination of Hepzibah with the suffix -bel
Hepzibeth f English (American)
Possibly a combination of Hepzibah with Beth or with Elizabeth.
Heqet f Egyptian Mythology
Heqet was an Egyptian goddess of fertility and was identified with Hathor. She was linked to the annual flooding of the Nile, and was represented as a frog.
Herannuen f Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton hoiarn "iron" and the feminine suffix -uen.
Herawati f Indonesian
Combination of Hera and the feminine suffix -wati.
Herbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Herbjǫrg.
Herbjørg f Faroese, Norwegian
Modern form of Herbjǫrg. A famous bearer is Norwegian author Herbjørg Wassmo (b. 1942).
Herbjǫrg f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Herborg.
Herbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse herr "army" and bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of bjartr). This is a cognate of Herbert.
Herbor f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Herborg.
Herborg f Norwegian, Faroese, Icelandic, Old Norse, Old Swedish, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse harja or herr "army" combined with Old Norse björg "protection, help".
Herborga f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Herborg.
Herculina f Astronomy
Possibly intended as a feminine form of the name Hercules. ... [more]
Herculine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Hercule and the French form of Herculina. Herculine Adélaïde Barbin, later known as Abel Barbin (1838-1868) was a French intersex person who was assigned female at birth and raised in a convent, but was later reclassified as male by a court of law, after an affair and physical examination.
Herdís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Herdis.
Herdis f Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of the Old Norse name Herdís, derived from herr "army" and dís "goddess", as well as a variant of Hjørdis.
Hereburg f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Old English elements here meaning "army, military" and burg meaning "fortress".
Heredia f Spanish (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Heredia.
Heregyð f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements here "army, military" and guð "battle".
Herehau m & f Tahitian
Means "love of peace" in Tahitian; a combination of here "love" and hau "peace".
Hereka f History
Alternate name for Kreka, the first wife of Attila the Hun.
Heren f Japanese
From Japanese 碧 (he) meaning "green, blue" combined with 恋 (ren) meaning "love". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. ... [more]
Herena f History (Ecclesiastical), Polish (Archaic), Catalan
The name of an early Christian Saint from North Africa martyred in the 3rd century. Nothing about her is known except from her name.
Herena f Maori
Maori form of Helen.
Herene f Japanese
From Japanese 妃 (he) meaning "a ruler's wife; queen; empress", 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Herennia f Ancient Roman
Herennia Cupressenia Etruscilla was an Augusta and later regent of the Roman Empire, married to Emperor Decius, and mother of Emperors Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian.
Hereswind f Medieval German
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements heri "army" and swind "strong".
Hereswith f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements here "army" and swiþ "strong".
Herfjǫtur f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from herr "army" and fjǫtur "fetter". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.
Hergerð f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Hergerðr.
Hergerðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements herr "army" and garðr "enclosure", "protection".
Hergerður f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic younger form of Hergerðr.
Hergot f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian combination of herr "army" and suffix -got (from names like Ågot).
Hergunnr f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse herr "army" and gunnr "battle, fight". This is the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology.
Hergunnur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hergunnr.
Herihajaina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and hajaina meaning "respected, revered".
Herihira m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "power, force" and hira meaning "song, music".
Herilalaina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and lalaina meaning "loved, dear".
Herilaza m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and laza meaning "fame, glory, honour".
Herilde f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German heri "host, army" and hiltja "battle".
Herimalala m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and malala meaning "beloved, esteemed".
Herimamy m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked".
Herimena m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and mena meaning "red".
Herimino m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and mino meaning "believe".
Herinambinina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and nambinina meaning "prosperous, lucky".
Herinantenaina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and nantenaina meaning "hoped for".
Herinirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and nirina meaning "desired".
Herintahina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy herina meaning "return" and tahina meaning "blessed".
Herintsoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy herina meaning "return" and soa meaning "good".
Herisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and soa meaning "good".
Heritanjona m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and tanjona meaning "protrusion of a mountain, cape, peninsula" or "goal, objective".
Herith f Medieval English
Variation of Heregyð used in the Old English times.
Herivola m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and vola meaning "silver" or "money".
Herja f Norse Mythology
Means "devastate" in Old Norse. The Prose Edda briefly mentions this name as that of a Valkyrie.
Herjoat f Indian (Sikh)
Sikhism: God's light in Punjabi.... [more]
Herlinde f German (Rare), Medieval German
The name Herlinde is formed from the Germanic name elements heri "army" and linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".... [more]
Herlis m & f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Invented name, maybe inspired by Herbert and the popular suffix -lis.
Herlofina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Herlof
Herm m & f English
Short form of Herman, Hermione, Hermes and similar names.
Herma f Sorbian
Contracted form of Hermina.
Herma f Dutch
Short form of Hermana.
Hermaia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hermaios. In ancient Greece, Hermaia was also the name of several annual festivals that were held in honour of the god Hermes.
Hermalene f English (American)
Possible variant of Hermelind
Hermana f Dutch, Polish (Rare)
Dutch and Polish feminine form of Herman.
Hermance f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec)
French feminine form of Herman, which was influenced or inspired by Latin, in that French names ending in -ce usually come from Latin names ending in -tius (for males) and -tia (for females)... [more]
Hermande f French (Archaic), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French variant form of Armande, which is ultimately derived from the Germanic masculine name Herman.
Hermanna f Dutch
Feminine form of Herman.
Hermelinda f Spanish, Galician (Archaic)
Spanish and Galician form of Hermelind.
Hermenegilde f German
Feminine form of Hermenegild.
Hermengarda f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Irmingard.
Hermesinda f Galician, Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Ermesinda.
Hermie f English
Diminutive of Hermione.
Hermie m & f Filipino
Diminutive of Hermenegildo, Herminio, Herminia, Hermogena, and other names that start with Herm-.
Hermien f Dutch
Dutch form of Hermine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.
Hermila f Spanish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Hermilo.
Hermīne f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Hermine.
Herminie f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Herminia. This was borne by French feminist Herminie Cadolle (1845-1926), inventor of the modern bra.
Hermíone f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hermione.
Hermippe f Greek Mythology
Greek feminine form of Hermippos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of the wife of Orchomenus, the son of Zeus.
Hermodike f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hermodikos. This was the name of a daughter of king Agamemnon of Cyme, who later became the wife of king Midas of Phrygia (8th century BC).
Hermondine f Arthurian Cycle
Daughter of the King of Scotland.... [more]
Hermosa f Spanish
Hermosa is a spanish name meaning 'beautiful'
Hermosisima f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish hermosísima meaning "most beautiful".
Hermuthruda f Old Danish
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elements irmin "whole, universal" and drud "strong".... [more]
Herna f Dutch
Dutch contracted form of Hendrina and Hermina and of some other names starting with He- and ending in -na (who also have an -r- somewhere inbetween).... [more]
Hernani m & f Spanish, Theatre
Often considered a diminutive of Hernán or Hernando. The French author Victor Hugo used it for the title hero of his play Hernani (1830) (which Verdi adapted into the opera Ernani in 1844), though in this case it was taken from the Spanish place name Hernani, a town in the Basque Country, which allegedly means "top of an illuminated hill" from Basque.
Herneith f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥr-nt meaning "the face of Neith".
Hêro f Kurdish
Means "hollyhock" in Kurdish.
Herodiana f English (British, Rare)
A female version of the name Herod it is also the name of a character in the Harry Potter universe Named Herodiana Byrne from Hogwarts Legacy.
Herodote f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Herodotos (see Herodotus).
Héroguiaze f Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Herodias.
Herophile f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Herophilos. A known bearer of this name was Herophile of Erythrae, a Greek sibyl who is thought to have lived in the 8th century BC.
Herothemis m & f Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera combined with the Greek noun θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see Themis).
Herrad f History (Ecclesiastical)
Herrad of Landsberg (c. 1130 – 1195) was a 12th-century Alsatian nun and abbess of Hohenburg Abbey in the Vosges mountains. She was known as the author of the pictorial encyclopedia Hortus deliciarum (The Garden of Delights in English).
Herrada f History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized and Spanish form of Herrad.
Herru f Berber
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a famous poetess.
Herschelle f English
Feminine form of Herschel.
Herse f Greek Mythology
Means "dew" in Ancient Greek.... [more]
Hersent f Medieval French, Medieval English
Old French form of a Germanic name derived from the elements heri meaning "host, army" and Old Saxon swith, Gothic swinþs meaning "strong".
Hersilija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Hersilia.
Herta f Sorbian
Upper Sorbian variant of Horta.
Hertica f Slovene
Diminutive of Herta.
Heruth f Hebrew
Variant of Herut.
Herva f English (American)
The name was derived from the French surname Hervé as a reference to the French socialist Gustave Hervé. It was borne by the opera singer Herva Nelli.
Hervea f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Herve.
Hervée f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Hervé.
Herveline f Breton
Feminine form of Hervé.
Herveva f Breton
Variant of Hervea.
Herveven f Breton
Variant of Herveva.
Hervör f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hervǫr.
Hervør f Faroese
Faroese form of Hervǫr.
Hervǫr f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from herr "army" and vár "truth; woman". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology. Hervǫr is the daughter of Hlǫðver and the sister of Hlaðgunnr... [more]
Hervor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Medieval Scandinavian
Swedish and Norwegian form of Hervǫr. This was the name of two heroines in the 'Hervarar saga', written in the 13th century. It also appears in 'Landnámabók' (in chapter 10, belonging to Hervor, daughter of Þórgerðr Eylaugsdóttir).
Hervora f Norwegian (Archaic)
Archaic Norwegian form of Hervor, used in the 19th century.
Herzeleide f German, Literature, Theatre
From the German word for "heart sorrow, heartache". Herzeloyde was its original form, created by Wolfram von Eschenbach for the Queen of Wales and mother of Perceval in his Middle High German romance Parzival (1200–1210), probably to express the queen’s sorrow for losing her husband and later her son (when Perceval leaves her lands for King Arthur's court, she dies from a broken heart)... [more]
Herzeloyde f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Derived from the Middle High German words herze meaning "heart" and leit meaning "grief, sorrow, suffering".... [more]
Herzlinde f German (Rare)
New coinage from the German word Herz "heart" and the name element linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Hesed f & m Hebrew
Variant transcription of חֶסֶד (See Chesed)
Heséeotá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Medicine Woman, Herb Woman" in Cheyenne.
Hesel f Turkmen
Uncertain, perhaps a Turkmen form of Asal.
Hesione f Greek Mythology
Said to mean "knowing" from Greek ἡσο (heso). In Greek mythology this was an epithet of Pronoia, the Titan goddess of foresight and wife of the Titan Prometheus; it was also borne by a legendary Trojan princess, a daughter of King Laomedon and sister to Priam... [more]
Heske f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Hedwig.
Hesperia f Greek Mythology, Spanish
Derived from Greek hesperos "evening" (see Hesperos). In Greek myth this was the name of one of the three Hesperides, goddesses of the evening and sunsets... [more]
Hesperis f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Hesperos. According to some Greek legends this name belonged to one of the Horae, namely, the goddess who personified the evening.
Hessa f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Hentshe.
Hessa f Arabic
In arabic, Hessa means a big, pure, white pearl.
Hessie f American
Diminutive of Hester.
Hessolda f German (Rare)
Composed from the name elements HESS (from Hesso) and walt "to rule".
Hessy f Yiddish
Hessy Levinsons was presented as the most beautiful Aryan baby in the journal 'Sonne ins Haus' in 1935. She and her family were able to escape to Cuba and settled in the USA after 1948.
Hestȧhkėhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "twin (female)" in Cheyenne.
Hestȧhké'héhe f Cheyenne
Means "Twin Woman" in Cheyenne.
Héstáné'e f Cheyenne
Means "Nation Woman" in Cheyenne.
Hesterine f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Hesterina. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch soccer coach Hesterine de Reus (b. 1961).
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