Feminine Submitted Names

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ilit f & m Hebrew (Modern)
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Ilithia f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Ilithyia.
Ilitia f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Ilithyia.
Ilitija f Croatian
Croatian form of Ilithyia.
Iliúnûla f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Eleonora.
Ilizia f Italian
Italian form of Ilithyia.
Ilja f Estonian
Variant of Hilja.
Iljaana f Finnish
Finnish variant form of Iliaana.
Ilje f Estonian
Variant of Hilja via the variant Ilja.
Iljo f Estonian
Variant of Hilja via Ilja.
Ilju f Estonian
Variant of Hilja via Ilja.
Ilka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Ilko.
Ilka f Slovene
Feminine form of Elija.
Ilkbahar f Turkish
Means "first spring" in Turkish.
İlke f & m Turkish
Feminine form of İlker. Can be also use as a variant.
Ilke f & m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Elke recorded as a feminine name in the 16th, 18th and 19th century and as a masculine name from the 15th to 17th century in East Frisia.
Ilkyaz f Turkish
Means "first summer" in Turkish.
Illa f Estonian
Variant of Ille.
Illa f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Ilona, used as a given name in its own right.
Illa f Aymara
Means "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
Illana f Asturian
Feminine form of Illán.
Illanaq f Popular Culture
From the Inuit word for “friend” this name is not used amongst Alaskan Native peoples or First Nations peoples.... [more]
Illand m & f West Frisian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant form of Eland.
Illapa f & m Inca Mythology, Aymara
Means "lightning" in Aymara.
Illare f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Hilaria.
Illari f Quechua
Quechua feminine given name derived from ilariy meaning "resplendent, radiant, aglow/alight, glittering" or, as a noun, "dawn".
Illasisa f Quechua
Means "flower amulet" in Quechua.
Illdiko f English
Variant of Ildiko.
Ille f Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from dialectal baby talk ill “lamb” as well as a derivation from Estonian illi “good”. However, this name might also be a variant of Hille.
Illeli f Arthurian Cycle
In Sir Ian Stuart-Knill’s curious pedigree of Arthur, she is the wife of Joseph of Arimathea and an ancestor of Arthur.
Illi f Berber (Rare)
Literally "My daughter"
Illinois m & f American (Archaic)
The state is named for the French adaptation of an Algonquian language (perhaps Miami) word apparently meaning "speaks normally" (cf. Miami ilenweewa, Old Ottawa ilinoüek, Proto-Algonquian elen-, "ordinary" and -we·, "to speak"), referring to the Illiniwek (Illinois) people... [more]
Illirika f Russian
Apparently derived from Illyricum, an ancient region conquered by the Romans. It is etymologically related to Illyria (see Illyrios).
Illona f Scottish Gaelic
The Scottish Gaelic name Illona means lantern or light of the sun.
Il·luminada f Catalan
Catalan form of Illuminada.
Illuminée f French (Quebec, Archaic), French (African)
French form of Illuminata, mainly used in Rwanda. It is also a French vocabulary word meaning "illuminated, brightened, filled with light".
Illuna f Basque (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Basque variant of Iluna. Due to the obvious similarity to the name Luna, it eventually found its way as a first name in Flanders.
Illusia f Finnish
From Yrjö Kokko's 1944 fairytale classic Pessi and Illusia. Illusia is the name of a small fairy who lives by the rainbow. Illusia is described to be naive, but optimistic and care free. The tale is about Pessi the troll and Illusia the fairy, who, despite all the differences between them and their worlds, fall in love... [more]
Illyana f Russian
This is the feminine form of Ilya, Russian form of Elijah, which means 'My God is Yahweh'.
Illyana f Russian
I've heard many different meanings ranging from snowflake, daughter of the sun, and even light I have found God.
Illythia f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variation of Ilithyia.
Ilma f Hungarian
Coined by Hungarian poet Mihály Vörösmarty for a character in his pantomime 'Csongor és Tünde' (1831). The origin and meaning of this name are uncertain, however theories include a truncated form of Vilma and a contraction of Ilona and Vilma.
Ilma f Literature
Used by Tolkien, it appears in the Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s as meaning "starlight" in Quenya. It also appears as an element in several other names in Tolkien's works.
Ilma f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Likely an invented name based on Vilma.
Ilmaneitsi f Estonian
Estonian form of Ilmatar.
Ilmarë f Literature
Invented by J.R.R. Tolkien for one of the chiefs of the Maiar. Her name comes from the Quenya word ilma meaning "starlight".
Ilmatütar f Estonian
Variant Estonian form of Ilmatar.
Ilme f German
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Ilmira f Uzbek
Possibly a variant of Elmira 2.
Ilmo m & f Finnish
Either derived from Ilmari or a Karelian word ilminen, meaning "human".... [more]
Ilmr f Norse Mythology
Meaning uncertain, though it coincides with an Old Norse masculine word meaning "pleasant scent". This was the name of an obscure Norse goddess.
Ilmur f Icelandic
Younger form of Ilmr.
Ilnara f Tatar
Feminine form of Ilnar.
Ilnura f Tatar
Feminine form of Ilnur.
Ilo f Estonian
Feminine given name derived from the name of a minor goddess of feasts, via the Estonian ilu meaning "beauty" but also possibly the word ilo meaning "delight, joy, happiness", the Livonian word īla meaning "nature" or the Pite Sami word âllo meaning "urge".
Ilo m & f Finnish
Means "joy, happiness, delight, pleasure" in Finnish. The name has also been used as a diminutive for Ilja and Hilarius.... [more]
Ilo m & f Malagasy
Means "the purest portion of oil" in Malagasy, referring to oil used in traditional rituals or amulets, or in modern times, oil used to add lustre to hair. It could also come from ilo, a dialect form of tsilo meaning "torch".
Iloaina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy ilo meaning "purest portion of oil" or "torch" (see Ilo) and aina meaning "life".
Iloha f Uzbek
Means "goddess" in Uzbek.
Ilopifaliana f Malagasy
Means "essence of joy" in Malagasy.
Ilor f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of names like Elor and Lior.... [more]
Ilotar f Finnish
Feminine form of Ilo.
Ilpotar f Finnish Mythology
In the Finnish epic 'Kalevala' Ilpotar was another name of Louhi, the queen of the north.
Ilsabe f German (Archaic)
Old German variant of Elisabeth (see also Elzebe).
Ilsabein f Low German (Archaic), Dutch (Archaic)
An elaboration of Ilsabe. The name was used in Northern Germany and the Netherlands in the 18th and 19th century.
Ilsabeth f German (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Obsolescent variant of Elisabeth and Ilsabe, traditionally predominantly found in the north of Germany as well as in Denmark.
Ilsalina f English
Elaboration of Ilsaline.
Ilsaline f English
Combination of Ilsa and the popular prefix -line.
Ilsebe f Low German (Archaic), Medieval Baltic
15th and 16th century Low German variant of Ilsabe that was also used in 15th and 16th century Latvia.
Ilsebet f Medieval German
German variant of Elisabet.
Ilsebill f German, Swedish (Rare)
German variant of Elisabet and Ilsebet.
Ilsegard f German (Rare, Archaic)
A blend of Ilse with Hildegard or another name ending in -gard.
Ilsene f Medieval Baltic
Elaboration of Ilse (see also Ilze).
Ilsetraut f German
A blend of Ilse and names ending in -traut like Irmtraut.
Il-shvai f Assyrian
Aramaic form of Elizabeth.
Ilsia f Tatar
Derived from ил (il) meaning "motherland" and cиярга (siyarga) meaning "to love".
Ilsöyä f Bashkir
Means "country-loving, patriotic" in Bashkir.
Ilsura f Tatar
Feminine form of Ilsur.
Ilter m & f Turkish
Turkish version of Eldar with meaning "patriot" or person who loves and protects his country.
Iltifot f Uzbek
Means "courtesy, kindness" in Uzbek.
Iltimos f Uzbek
Means "request, favour" in Uzbek.
Iltrude f Italian
Italian form of Hiltrud.
Iltutmish m & f Medieval Turkic
Means "maintainer of the kingdom" in Turkic, from el or il meaning "realm" and tut- meaning "to grasp, hold".
Ilu f Indian
Probably a variant of Ila.
Ilu f Estonian
Variant of Ilo.
Iluminata f Croatian (?)
Croatian form of Illuminata.
Iluna f Basque (Rare)
Ancient Basque name that was first found on inscriptions in Aquitaine dating back to the 1st to 3rd centuries.... [more]
Iluna f Greenlandic
Meaning and origin unknown.
Ilune f Basque
Younger form of Iluna.
Iluntze f Basque
Derived from Basque iluntze "nightfall; dusk".
Ilus f Hungarian
Diminutive of Ilona.
Iluska f Hungarian
Diminutive of Ilona, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Iluta f Latvian
Of unknown origin and meaning. A purely phonetic coinage has been suggested.
Iluuna f Greenlandic
Variant of Iluna.
Ilüzä f Bashkir
From Bashkir ил (il) meaning "country" and үзә, үҫә (üzä, üθä) meaning "growing".
Ilva f Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Ilvars and a purely phonetic coinage.
Ilva f Italian, German (Modern)
Adoption of Ilva, the Latin name of the island of Elba. The island's name has been speculated to be of Etruscan origin and as such to be derived from a word meaning "iron".
Ilve f Estonian
Possibly a borrowing of Latvian Ilva.
Ilvi f Estonian
Variant of Ilve.
Ilvy f German (Modern), Dutch (Modern)
Variant of Ylvi. This is the most commonly used spelling in the Netherlands.
Ilwen f Literature
Ilwen was born at Cuiviénen, likely to the more junior generations of the Minyar. She wed Ingwë, who was a direct male-line descendant of Imin, from eldest son to eldest son. The couple were wed and had several children at Cuiviénen by the time Oromë found the Quendi and invited them to Aman.
Ily f English (Modern, Rare)
Acronym of the phrase I love you.
Ilyana f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Ilyan.
Ilyana f Arabic, Bulgarian, Serbian
Feminine form of Ilya. Ilyana is an indirect Quranic name and a non-standard formation that originates from Ilana. It means "sun", "sun ray", "kindness", "softness", "leniency", and "gentleness".
Ilyasah f African American (Rare)
Ilyasah is the name of one of Activist Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz's six daughters.
Ilyasviel f Popular Culture
This is the name of a character from the 'Fate/stay night' Japanese visual novel; Ilyasviel 'Ilya' von Einzbern is a German aristocrat.
Ilyena f Russian
Variant of Ileana.
Ilyse f English
Variant of Elise.
Ilyssa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alyssa or Elissa 2/Elisa. The USA Social Security Administration has recorded 41 girls with the name Ilyssa in 2004.... [more]
Ilythia f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variation of Ilithyia.
Ilza f Polish, Sorbian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Polish and Sorbian form of Ilse and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Ilsa.
Ilzīte f Latvian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of Ilze, occasionally used as a name in its own right.
Ilzke f Medieval Baltic
Diminutive of Ilzebe.
Ima f Latvian (Rare)
Short form of Imanta, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Ima f Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
今 (Ima) literally means "Now, Present Time" in Japanese. This was a common name in the Edo Period, but since then has scarcely happened.
Ima f Ibibio
Means "love" in Ibibio.
Ima f Filipino
Diminutive of Guillerma, Felicisima and similar names.
Imagantia f Medieval English
Possibly derived from the Latin word imago meaning "image, picture".
Imagination m & f English (Puritan), Medieval English
Referring to the puritan fear of the imagination and its ability to have free reign beyond scripture.
Imagine f English (African, Rare)
Taken from the English word imagine. This can also be used as a variant of Imogene.
Imaj f Obscure
Possibly the name Jami 1 spelled backwards.
Imajane f Literature
Used by Tamora Pierce in her 'Tricksters' series. It appears to be an altered form of the name Imogene or the word imagine.
Imajuik f Greenlandic
Means "she who is meek and quiet" in Greenlandic.
Imake f & m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Derived from Livonian im "miracle".
Imako f Japanese
It means "present child".
Imala f Indigenous American
"strong-minded."
Imama f Assyrian
From the Aramaic איממא (imama), meaning "daytime".
İman f & m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Iman.
Imaña f & m Aymara
Means "keep safe" in Aymara.
Imana f Muslim (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Imani or Iman.
Imana f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Blessed Imana of Loss (died circa 1270) was a Cistercian Benedictine nun and abbess at Salzinnes, Namur, France.
Imanda f Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Imanta, possibly influenced by Amanda.
Imandra f Latvian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It has been suggested to be a blend of Imanta and Andra 1.
Imanja f Afro-American Mythology
Form of Yemayá found in Uruguay. Also compare Iemanjá.
Imanta f Latvian
Feminine form of Imants.
Imanuel m & f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Emmanuel.
Imany f Swahili
A variant of Imani.
Ima-obong f African
Nigerian(Akwa-Ibom)
Imara f Swahili
Means "strong, firm, stable" in Swahili.
Imaray f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
This is borne by Cuban social media personality Imaray Ulloa (1990-).
Imari f Japanese
This name can be used as 衣鞠, 伊鞠, 一鞠, 伊万里 or 衣麻里 with 衣 (i, e, kinu, -gi, koromo) meaning "clothes, dressing, garment", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu, i) meaning "one", 鞠 (kiku, kyuu, mari) meaning "ball", 万 (ban, man, yorozu, ma) meaning "ten thousand/10,000", 麻 (ma, maa, asa) meaning "hemp, flax, numb" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."... [more]
Imari f & m African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Amari influenced by Imani. This is also the name of a brand of perfume, which was introduced by Avon in 1985.
Imasiri m & f Aymara
Means "thrifty" in Aymara.
Imastuhi f Armenian
Derived from իմաստ (imast) meaning "sense, meaning, understanding, judgement, knowledge, thought".
Imasumaq f Quechua
Means "how beautiful!" in Quechua.
Imbasa f & m Zulu
Means "star" in Zulu.
Imber f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant form of Ingeborg found in Norrland.
Imberg f Lombardic, Medieval English
Reduced variant form of Ermenberga. This name was borne by a sister of Liutprand, King of the Lombards (8th century).
Imbjørg f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Ingeborg recorded in Oppland.
Imbor f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant form of Ingeborg.
Ime f Greenlandic
Old spelling of Imi (per the 1973 spelling reform of Greenlandic).
Imedia f Medieval English
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Imee f Filipino
Diminutive of Imelda. A bearer of this name is Imee Marcos, a Filipino politician.
Imekanu f Ainu
Ainu female name, borne most notably by a mythologist and poet (Japanese name: Kannari Matsu (金成 マツ)) credited with preserving numerous Ainu epics (Yukar).
Imena f Arabic
Feminine form of Imen.
Imene f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi feminine variant of Iman (chiefly Tunisian and Algerian).
Imentet f Egyptian Mythology
Means "she of the west". In Egyptian mythology she was the goddess representing the necropolis west of the Nile River and the consort of Aken. Typically depicted wearing the hieroglyph for 'west' on her head, she often appeared on tombs to welcome the deceased into the afterlife... [more]
Imeria f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Imerio, ultimately from Greek Himerios.
Imgarda f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Irmingard.
Imi f Greenlandic
Presumably from Greenlandic imeq "water".
Imie f Filipino
Variant of Imee.
Imilce f Ancient Iberian
Imilce was the Spanish wife of Hannibal Barca according to a number of historical sources.
Imîlia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Emilia.
Imínguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little water". Combination of Ime and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Iminnguaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Imínguaĸ.
Imis f Literature
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the protagonist of the fairy tale "The Palace of Revenge" by Henriette-Julie de Murat. Imis is a princess who is beloved and captured by the evil enchanter Pagan.
Imisława f Polish
Derived from the Slavic name element imi meaning "seize, take" or "begin" and sława meaning "fame, glory".
Imiza f Germanic
Likely a variant of Irmiza, which is a short form of feminine names that contain the Germanic element irmin meaning "whole, great", such as Irmentrud and Irmingard.... [more]
Imka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Irmgarda.
Imka f Dutch, Afrikaans, German
Diminutive of Ime 2.
Imkje f Dutch
Diminutive of Ime 2 via Imke.
Imma f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Emma.
Immaculate f English (African), Filipino (Rare), Indian (Christian, Rare)
English form of Inmaculada. It is mainly used in African countries where English is one of the official languages.
Immaculée f French (African, Rare)
French cognate of Inmaculada. A known bearer is Rwandan writer Immaculée Ilibagiza (1972-), a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Immakuláta f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Immaculata.
Immakulata f German
German form of Immacolata.
Immalee f Literature
Possibly a variant of Emily used by Charles Robert Maturin for the female protagonist in his novel 'Melmoth the Wanderer' (1820).
Immanuela f Obscure
Feminine form of Immanuel.
Immanuelle f Filipino
Feminine form of Immanuel.
Imme f & m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Ime 2. This given name is more commonly found on females than on males.... [more]
Immi f Finnish
Variant of Impi.
Immie f English, Swedish, German
Diminutive of names begining with Im or Irm, such as Imogen, Irma and Irmhild.
Immilla f Medieval German (?), Medieval Italian (?)
Possibly a medieval diminutive of various names beginning with Old High German, Old Saxon irmin "strong, whole, universal".
Immokalee f Cherokee
Cherokee word for waterfall/tumbling water.
Immy f English (British)
Diminutive of Imogen.
Immý f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Immy.
Imo f American
Possibly a diminutive of Imogene.
Imogén f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Imogen.
Imogena f Spanish, Polish, Czech, Slovak
Spanish, Polish, Czech and Slovak form of Imogen.
Imogène f Theatre (Gallicized)
French form of Imogen. In France, this mostly refers to the character from Shakespeare's play Cymbeline and is rarely, if ever, used as a given name.
Imogènia f Literature, Catalan
Catalan form of Imogen.
Imogyn f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Imogen. Between 1944 and 2018, 3 babies were named Imogyn in Australia.
Imohimi m & f Western African, Edo
Means "I have a support" in Edo language.
Imoinda f Literature, Theatre
Used by Aphra Behn for a character in her novel Oroonoko, or The Royal Slave (1688). Imoinda or She Who Will Lose Her Name (2008), a re-writing of Behn's novel, is the first libretto to be written by an African-Caribbean woman, Dr Joan Anim-Addo.
Imoinu f Manipuri
Goddess of the hearth
Imojean f American (South)
Variant of Imogene used in the southern United States.
Imojeen f American
Variant of Imogen.
Imojen f Obscure
Variant of Imogen.
Imola f Hungarian, Literature
Directly taken from Hungarian imola "centaury, knapweed, starthistle". This name was first used by Hungarian writer Mór Jókai in his novel 'Bálványosi vár'.
Imona f Inuit
Meaning unknown at this point in time. A known bearer of this name is the Inuit artist Imona Natsiapik (b. 1966).
Imoqqalak f Greenlandic
Younger form of Imorĸalak.
Imorĸalak f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Imose f Western African, Edo
Means "beauty" in Edo.
Imperatriz f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Emperatriz.
Imperi f Catalan
Catalan feminine name meaning "empire".
Imperia f Medieval Italian, Literature, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin imperium meaning "command; authority; rule, power; empire". This was the name of an obscure saint, who was venerated in Mauprévoir, France (also known as Impère and Impérie)... [more]
Impressió f Catalan
Means "print, affect, sign, mark" in Catalan.
Imrana f Urdu
Feminine form of Imran.
Imrona f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine form of Imran.
Imtithal f Arabic
polite obedience
Imy f English
Diminutive of Imogen or Imogene.
Imy f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Imee.
Ína f Greenlandic
Greenlandic short form of Ínariáta.
Ína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ina.
Ina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Short form of Regina.
Ina m & f Polynesian, Chamorro
Derived from Chamarro ina "to illuminate, to light up."
Ina f Latvian
Latvian short form of Inese as well as a short form of names ending in -ina.
Ina f Japanese
This name may have been used as 稲 (te, tou, ina-, ine) meaning "rice plant." Since it is mainly written in hiragana before and in the early stages of modernisation of Japan, it's not clear if the name is derived from that particular kanji.... [more]
Ina f Spanish
Diminutive of Ignacia.
Ina f Manx
Variant of Iney.
Ina f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Chinese Characters "一" meaning "One", and "娜" meaning "Graceful", "Elegant". Other Combinations possible.
Inaara f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Arabic ﺇِﻧَﺎﺭَﺓ (ʔināra), which is the verbal noun form of أنار (ʔanāra) meaning "to light, to illuminate". It was popularized in the United States by the socialite Inaara Aga Khan (born Gabriele Renate Homey, 1963-) when she married Prince Karim Aga Khan in 1998... [more]
Inabat f & m Kazakh
Means "respect, deference, courtesy" in Kazakh.
Inabela f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably a combination of Inês with Isabela.
Inachia f Literature
Used by the 1st-century BC Roman poet Horace. It was possibly intended to be a reference to the Greek mythological figure Io, whose father was named Inachus.
Inácia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Ignatius.