Feminine Submitted Names

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Malca f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Malcolm.
Malchen f German (Rare, Archaic), Literature
Diminutive of Amalia with the common German diminutive ending -chen.... [more]
Malčika f Slovene
Diminutive of Amalija, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Málcsi f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Amália.
Maldea f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was first recorded in the area around Álava in the 11th century.
Maldis f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" and the name element mal- which is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Norse mál "speach; language", a variant of the Old Norse name element malm-, itself derived from Old Norse malmr "ore", as well as a derivation from any name beginning with the elements Mal- or Mál- or Mål-.... [more]
Male f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Mary.
Malea f German (Modern), German (Swiss, Modern)
Anglicized spelling of Malia. It is often claimed that this name means "flower" in Hawaiian. This is false. The Hawaiian word for "flower" is "pua".
Malebogo m & f Tswana
Means "thanks" in Tswana.
Malecasta f Arthurian Cycle
Sovereigness of the Castle Joyous, a palace of sexual indulgence.... [more]
Malece f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Melissa and Elise.
Malee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Mali.
Maleen f German, Hunsrik, Folklore
German short form of Magdalene and Hunsrik form of the related name Marlene.... [more]
Maleerat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai มาลีรัตน์ (see Malirat).
Maleiwa m & f Indigenous American
Maleiwa is the god of creation in Wayuu mythology. His name has an unknown meaning.
Maleja f Spanish
Diminutive of María and Alejandra. Actress Maleja Restrepo
Maleka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Martha.
Maleka f South African, African American
Possibly a variant of Malika.
Malekaya f Russian
This name is The Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov's childhood nickname.
Malemleima f Manipuri
Means "queen of the earth" in Meitei.
Malen f Welsh
Diminutive of Mari 1.
Maléna f Hungarian
Contracted form of Magdaléna.
Malena f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician contraction of María Elena.
Malena f Aragonese
Contraction of Madalena.
Malenia f Popular Culture
Meaning unknown, possibly influenced by Melania or Malena. This name is borne by a character in the 2022 video game 'Elden Ring'... [more]
Malenthe f Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be a completely invented name, or a combination of any name starting with Ma- with Lenthe.... [more]
Malerie f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a blend of Mallory and Valerie.
Maleshoane f Sotho
Means "ladybird" in Lesotho.
Maletey f Khmer
Means "cape jasmine" in Khmer.
Maletsatsi f Sotho
Means "sun" or "day" in Sotho.
Maleun f Korean
Possibly means "Dry"
Maley f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Maley.
Məleykə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijni form of Malayika
Málfríð f Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Málfríðr.
Málfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Málfríðr.
Malgeum f & m Korean (Modern)
From the verbal noun of adjective 맑다 (makda) meaning "clear, clean, fresh, pure" (compare Malgeun).
Malgeun f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of adjective 맑다 (makda) meaning "clear, clean, fresh, pure" (compare Malgeum).
Malghalara f Pashto
Means "pearl" in Pashto.
Malgiaretta f Romansh
Variant of Margareta, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Malgven f Breton Legend, Celtic Mythology
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of a sorceress or druidess in the Breton legend of Ys. Malgven was the mother of Ahès by King Gradlon (Gralon in Breton).
Málhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
From the initial syllable found in Málfríður (itself derived from Old Norse Málmfríðr) and the Old Norse element hildr "battle"... [more]
Máli f Jewish
Hungarian form of Mali.
Mali f Jewish, Hebrew
Can be a modern pet form of Malka, or a modern Hebrew name meaning "what for me?".... [more]
Mali f Norwegian, Swedish
Dialectal variant of Malin.
Mali f Welsh
Diminutive of Mari 1 (compare Molly).
Mali f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Ma and Li 1
Mália f Portuguese
Diminutive of Amália.
Mâlia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Maria.
Mâliãna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Marianne.
Maliawašḫi f Ancient Near Eastern
Ancient Assyrian feminine given name recorded in 18th century BC Assyrian documents from Kültepe. It may derive from the name of the goddess Maliya and potentially (w)ashib meaning "dweller, person who dwells in" or "of".
Malibu f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a beach city in California, which is derived from Ventureño Chumash Humaliwo meaning "the surf sounds loudly".
Malica f Arabic
Variant of "Malika".
Malicha f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Malicha (or Malache, or Lamache) was a woman from Lemnos and the mother of Leucophanes by Euphemus.
Malicia f Popular Culture
Malicia the name of the character Rogue in the French version of the X-Men. Malicia, or Rogue, was created by Chris Claremont and Michael Golden. She is a young woman whose real name is Anna Marie; her power, which is to absorb life energy via skin contact, is both a strength and a burden.
Maliha f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Malih.
Malihah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic مليحة (see Maliha).
Malihe f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian ملیحه (see Maliheh).
Maliheh f Persian
Persian form of Maliha.
Maliinannguaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Malînánguaĸ.
Maliit f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Malît.
Malija f Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Maria.
Málika f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Amália.
Mälikä f Tatar
Tatar form of Malika.
Malika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marlys.
Malikah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic ملكة (see Malika), as well as an Indonesian variant.
Malila f Miwok
Means "salmon going fast up a rippling stream" in the Miwok language
Mălina f Romanian
Romanian form of the Slavic name Malina 2.... [more]
Malîna f Greenlandic
Means "the one to follow", cognate of malippaa ("to follow someone") and the suffix -na (denotes a personal name). In Greenlandic mythology Malîna is the goddess of the sun and the sister of Anningan, god of the moon... [more]
Malina f Italian
Diminutive of Amalia.
Malina f Inuit Mythology, Greenlandic
In Inuit mythology, Malina is the name of a solar goddess. She is constantly fleeing from her brother, the moon god Igaluk (Inuit) or Anningan (Grenlandic), and their eternal chase explains the movement of the sun and moon through the sky.
Malina f Romani
Of uncertain origin. Either a borrowing of the Slavic name Malina 2 or the Romanian name Mălina, a direct derivation from the Romani word mal'ina "raspberry" (and thus ultimately a cognate of the Slavic name), or else there might be a relation to the source of the Indian name Malini.
Malina f Medieval English
Diminutive of Mary (compare Malle).
Malina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marlene.
Malina f Afghan
Meaning:?... [more]
Malina f Swedish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Malin.
Malinalxochitl f Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "grass flower" or "wildflower" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl malinalli, "tall grass, twisted grass", and xōchitl, "flower". In Aztec mythology, Malinalxochitl was a sorceress and goddess of snakes, scorpions, and desert insects, and the sister of Huitzilopochtli.
Malînánguaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little one to follow", combined with Malîna and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Malinche f Nahuatl (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Malintzin, which was a Nahuatlized form of the Spanish name Marina. Malinche was a Nahua woman who was an interpreter to Hernán Cortés.
Maline f Hindi, Indian
“Floral garland”. Variant of Malini and Mala
Malinee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Malini.
Málinka f Czech
Diminutive of Amálie, not used as a given name in its own right.
Malinka f Russian
Derived from the Russian word "malina" meaning "raspberry."
Malintzin f Nahuatl
A Nahuatl rendering of Marina, combined with the honorific suffix -tzin.
Malio f Polynesian Mythology
Name of a sorceress, sister of the Puna rascal, in Hawaiian Mythology.
Maliona f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marion 1.
Malirat f Thai
From Thai มาลี (mali) meaning "flower, blossom, jasmine" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Malis f Khmer
Means "jasmine" in Khmer.
Malisa f Thai
Derived from Thai มาลิ (maa-lii) meaning "flower" (see Mali).
Malislear f Khmer
Means "single-flowered jasmine" in Khmer.
Malissie f American
Variant or diminutive of Melissa.
Malît f Greenlandic
Short form of Matdlîna.
Malivalaya f Thai, Lao
Means "climbing jasmine" in Thai, derived from มะลิิิ​ (mali) meaning "jasmine".
Maliya f Near Eastern Mythology, Hittite Mythology
Maliya is the Hittite goddess of gardens, often associated with the horse-god Pirwa and the goddess Kamrušepa. All three gods are connected to horses... [more]
Maliza f Swahili
Accomplished woman
Malja f Faroese
Variant of Malia.
Malka f Slovene
Diminutive of Amalija, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Malkan f Chechen
Chechen form of Malika.
Malkat f Northern African, Muslim
Possibly means "queen of the house", deriving from the Arabic element malaka ("queen"). Name borne by a prominent Sudanese author known for her realist novel The Wide Void.
Malkh f Chechen
Means "sun" in Chechen.
Malkhazni f Chechen (Rare)
Derived from Chechen малх (malkh) meaning "sun" combined with хаза (khaza) meaning "beautiful".
Malkia f African American (Rare)
From the Swahili word malkia meaning "queen", a derivative of Arabic مَلِكَة (malika) "queen" (making it a cognate of Malika). This name was borne by American painter Lucille Malkia Roberts (1917-2004).
Malkin f Medieval English, Pet
Medieval diminutive of Mary (via its diminutive Malle) or Matilda (via its medieval English form Mald or Malde; also see Maud)... [more]
Malkyn f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Mault (see Maud) or Malle.
Mall f Estonian
Originally a short form of Magdaleena, now used as a given name in its own right.
Mall f Scots
Short form of Mallie.
Malla f Finnish, Swedish
Short form of various names including Amalia, Maria, Magdalena and Matilda... [more]
Mallabibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and bibi meaning "learned woman".
Mallagul f Uzbek
Derived from malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
Mallamirza f Uzbek
Derived from malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and mirza meaning "scribe, scholar".
Mallaqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and qiz meaning "girl".
Mallary f American
Variant of Mallory. A notable bearer is country music artist Mallary Hope.
Məlle f Northeastern Neo-Aramaic
Northeastern Neo-Aramaic diminutive of Maryam.
Malle f Estonian
Variant of Mall.
Malle f German (Rare, Archaic)
Hypochoristic form of Amalia.
Mallena f Sardinian
Nuorese contracted form of Matalena.
Malli f Korean
From Sino-Korean 茉莉 (malli) meaning "jasmine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Mallidunna f Ancient Near Eastern, Luwian
Possibly deriving in part from the Luwian element ma-al-li ("honey"). Name borne by a ritual practitioner known from fragments of ritual tablets that bear her name.
Mallie f Scots
Variant of Mailie.
Malliina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Matdlîna.
Mallika f Indian, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Hindi, Thai
Derived from Sanskrit मल्लिका (mallika) meaning "jasmine".
Malloree f English (American)
Variant spelling of Mallory.
Malloria f English
Variant of Mallory.
Malma f Indian
Indian name coming from the Urdu word for “gilded”.
Malmfred f & m Medieval Scandinavian, Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Malmfrid as well as a feminine variant. This is the name of a 12th century queen consort of Norway and Denmark.
Malmhìn f Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Malamhìn. This name is the original Gaelic form of the Anglicized Malvina.
Málna f Hungarian (Modern)
Directly taken from Hungarian málna "raspberry".
Maló f Galician
Hypocoristic of María Dolores.
Maloe f Breton (Modern)
Recently coined name intended as a feminine form of Malo.
Maloé f French (Modern)
French form of Maloe.
Malohat f Uzbek
Means "loveliness, charm" in Uzbek.
Maloika f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Malaika.
Malon f Popular Culture
Malon is a recurring character in the Legend of Zelda video game series.
Malona m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marlon.
Maloney m & f Romani
Directly taken from Romani maloney "lightning".
Maloos f Persian
Persian "Precious"
Malores f Galician
Hypocoristic of María Dolores.
Maloria f Obscure
Possibly a Latinate form of Mallory (compare Malorie).
Malory f French
Variant of Malorie.
Malou m & f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malo, originally derived from Maclou. This is also used as a feminine name.
Malthace f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Theatre, History
Latinized form of the Greek name Μαλθακη (Malthake), from Greek μαλθακός (malthakos) "soft" (compare Amalthea). This name was used by Menander for a character in his 4th- or 3rd-century BC play Sikyonioi... [more]
Malti f Indian
A Malti is a flower in India, usually accompanied by the sister, Maudu.... [more]
Maltina f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Maltin.
Maltiti f & m Dagbani
Means "resolve for us" in Dagbani.
Mâlù f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 馬鹿 (mâlù) meaning "red deer".
Malu f Portuguese, Spanish, German
Portuguese contraction of Maria Luísa, Maria de Lurdes and Maria Lúcia, Spanish contraction of María Luisa and German contraction of Marie Luise... [more]
Malú f Spanish
Spanish contraction of María Luisa or María Lucía. A famous bearer is Spanish singer Malú.
Malucha f Galician
Hypocoristic of Amalia.
Malucia f English (Rare)
A possible play on words for the English word ‘malicious’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie and the Secret Door” as the name of the antagonist of the plot, Princess Malucia, a spoiled young girl who is the first of her bloodline to be born without any magic.
Maluhia f Hawaiian, English
Means "Peacefulness" in Hawaiian.
Malula f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of María Lourdes or María de Lourdes.
Malulani m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name meaning "heavenly shade" or "heavenly protection".
Maluli f Spanish
Diminutive of María Luisa. This was used by Fernando Fernán Gómez for a character in his play Bicycles Are for the Summer (1977; original Spanish title Las bicicletas son para el verano).
Maluna f German (Modern, Rare)
A new formation containing the Latin word luna "moon". 'Maluna Mondschein' is a series of German children's books by Andrea Schütze.
Malundama f Kongo
Means "hidden things" in Kikongo.
Malva f Swedish, Finnish (Rare), German, Danish, Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Malvina. It may be partly inspired by Latin, Swedish and Finnish malva "mallow, hollyhock (flower)".
Malvi f Estonian
Variant of Malve.
Malviina f Finnish
Finnish form of Malvina.
Malvin f Hungarian
Variant of Malvina.
Malvína f Slovak, Czech (Rare)
Slovak and Czech form of Malvina.
Malvina f Spanish (Latin American)
From Islas Malvinas, the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands.... [more]
Malvinas f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From Islas Malvinas, the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands.
Malvīne f Latvian
Latvian form of Malvina.
Malvolia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine version of the masculine name Malvolio; derived from Italian, it means "ill will". This name has always been rare, but reached a peak in popularity in the mid-19th Century in Great Britain and America.
Malwandla m & f Tsonga
Means "hospitality" in Xitsonga.
Malwine f German
German variant of Malwina.
Malyssa f English (American)
Variant of Melissa
Mályva f Hungarian (Rare)
Derived from Hungarian mályva "mallow".
Mama f Western African, Akan
Means "born on Saturday" in Fante, a dialect of Akan.
Mama f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", duplicated. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mamaka f Japanese
From Japanese 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mamako f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "genuine, real, sincere", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mamata f Indian, Bengali, Odia, Hindi
Bengali, Odia and Hindi variant of Mamta.
Mamaz m & f Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl mamaztli, "soft feather".
Mameha f Japanese
Meaning unknown. This was a character in Arthur Golden’s novel Memoirs of a Geisha.
Ma'méhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Red Woman" in Cheyenne.
Mamei f Chinese
From Chinese 麻 (má) meaning "hemp, flax" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister"... [more]
Mameko f Japanese
From Japanese 豆 (mame) meaning "bean" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mamelta f History
Variant of Mamlacha.
Mameng f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Carmen.
Mameng f Filipino
Most commonly a diminutive of Carmen. This can also be used as a nickname for Carmencita, Mamerta, Maxima, and other names with a loosely similar sound.
Mamerca f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Mamercus.
Mamerta f Polish (Rare, Archaic), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Italian feminine form of Mamerto and Polish feminine form of Mamert.
Mameve f Obscure
In the case of American novelist Mameve Medwed (1942-2021), it was a contraction of Mamie and Eva, the names of her grandmothers.
Mami f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "mother" in Babylonian. It is another name for Ninhursag.... [more]
Mamia f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mamiaĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Mamiaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mamiaĸ.
Mamica f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Serbian word мамица (mamica), meaning “mommy”
Mamihaja m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and haja meaning "respect, honour".
Mamihasina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and hasina meaning "sacred power, sanctity, virtue".
Mamika f & m Georgian (Rare), Russian (Archaic)
In both Georgia and Russia, the use of this name probably started in honour of the 4th-century female martyr Mamika (also known as Kamika), who is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. She was one of the 26 Gothic Christians who were martyred under king Athanaric... [more]
Mamiko f Japanese
From Japanese 麻 (ma) meaning "flax" or 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine, sincere", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac, child"... [more]
Mamilaza m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and laza meaning "fame, glory".
Mamilia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Mamilius. This name was borne by one of the Vestal Virgins.
Mamimi f Japanese
Mami with an extra ‘々’ (mi) at the end.
Maminirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and nirina meaning "desired".
Mamiratra m & f Malagasy
Means "shining, luminous" in Malagasy.
Mamisa f & m Georgian (Rare)
Means "of the father" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მამის (mamis), which is the genitive of the noun მამა (mama) meaning "father".... [more]
Mamisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy maly meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and soa meaning "good".
Mami Wata f African Mythology, Afro-American Mythology
The name of a water spirit venerated in West, Central, and Southern Africa and in the Afro-American diaspora.
Mamiz f Kurdish
Means "gazelle" in Kurdish.
Mamlacha f History
Means "kingdom" in Greek. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint martyred under the Sassanid emperor Shapur II.
Mammitum f Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology
Possibly means "frost", deriving from the Akkadian element mammû ("ice, frost"). Mammitum is an underworld goddess that was associated with the god Nergal... [more]
Mamnuna f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Mamnun.
Mamo f Hawaiian
From the name of two species of black-and-yellow birds (both extinct) native to the Hawaiian Islands. A notable bearer was Hawaiian-born actress Mamo Clark (1914-1986).
Mamonjisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamonjy meaning "help, save" and soa meaning "good".
Mamonjy m & f Malagasy
Means "help, save" in Malagasy.
Mamphaki f Sotho
The name Mamphaki originates from the Northern Region of South Africa within the Bapedi people. The name was originally given to the first wife of Ntsetse Mailula - Mamphaki 'aMasekela. It was passed down within the Mailula family down to this day.
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