Feminine Submitted Names

gender
usage
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
'Abal f Arabic
Variant transcription of Abal.
Abal f Arabic
Means "wild rose" in Arabic.
Abalina f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Abilene.
Abam f African
Abam’s meaning is “second child after twins”
Aban m & f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
Means "clear, lucid, eloquent" in Arabic.
Abana f African
Variant of Abena.
Abandokht f Old Persian
Means "daughter of Aban".
Abani f Sanskrit, Indian
Means "earth" in Sanskrit.
Abarbaree f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀβάρβαρος (abarbaros), ἀβόρβορος (aborboros) meaning "without filth", itself from α (a), a negative prefix, and βόρβορος (borboros) meaning "mud, mire, filth"... [more]
Abarhilda f Old Frisian (?)
This name is mentioned in the Vita Lebuini antiqua as belonging to a widow in Frisia, who hosted Saint Lebuinus and his companion Marchelmus.
Abarne f Basque (Rare)
Basque feminine equivalent of Ramos.
Abarrane f Obscure (Rare)
Meaning unknown, though it may be a feminine form of Abraham.
Abasa f Bosnian
Bosnian female form of Abbas. It is also the name of the 80th sura of the Qur'an.
Abasiama m & f Ibibio, Efik
Means "it is God that loves" or "God's love" in Ibibio and Efik.
Abastenia f English (Canadian, Rare), French (Huguenot, ?)
Borne by the American sculptor, social activist and suffragist Abastenia St. Leger Eberle (1878-1942), who was the daughter of Canadian parents.
Abayie m & f Akan
Means "has come well" in Akan.
Abaynesh f Amharic
Means "you are the Nile" in Amharic.
Abayomi m & f Yoruba
Means "he came to bring me joy and happiness" or "I would have been mocked" in Yoruba. It is a name given to a child born after a number of unfortunate or near unfortunate circumstances. It is often called in full as Àbáyòmí Olúwaniòjé meaning "I would have been mocked, if not for God".
Abba f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Short form of Abena. This was used by early slaves in the American south.
Abba f Medieval French
Feminine form of Abbo.
Abbatissa f Medieval English (Latinized, Rare)
From Latin abbatissa meaning "abbess". While this was more usually found as a title, there are a handful of English occurrences of it used as a given name. Also compare the Old English masculine name Abbud.
Abbe f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Abby.
Abbegale f English
Variant of Abigail.
Abben m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 16th century for men and in the 17th century for women in East Frisia.... [more]
Abbiejean f English (American), Popular Culture
Combination of Abbie and Jean 1. Used the FX tv show 'Archer' for Lana's daughter-- the character is named after show creator Adam Reed's own grandmother.
Abbielle f English
combination of Abigail & Gabrielle
Abbilyne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Abbilyn.
Abbilynne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Abbilyn.
Abbondia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Abbondio.
Abbula f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *abalo- "apple".
Abbunnanzia f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Abundantia.
Abbygaile f English, Filipino
Variant spelling of Abigail.
Abbygale f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Abigail. This name was given to 63 girls in the year 2007.
Abbyjane f American
Combinaton of Abby and Jane.
Abbylyn f English
Abby with the -lyn suffix.
Abbylynn f American
Rare variant of Abilene using the popular suffix -lyn. Also an combination of Abby and Lynn.
Abbylynne f English
Abby with the -lynne suffix.
Abcde f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the first five letters of the English alphabet.
Abcke m & f East Frisian
Variant of Abbe with the diminutive suffix -cke recorded from the 16th to 18th centuries for men and in the 18th century for women in East Frisia.
Abdah f & m Medieval Arabic, Arabic
Variant of Abda.
Abdakey f Khakas
Khakas form of Eudocia.
Abdhija f Indian (Rare)
From Sanskrit अब्धिजा (Abdhijā) meaning "Goddess Lakshmi; born in the sea".
Abdona f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Abdón.
Abdonìa f Occitan
Feminine form of Abdon.
Abdonie f French
Feminine form of Abdon.
Abdounìa f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Abdonie.
Abdulia f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Femenine form of Abdul or possibly a variation of Obdulia.
Abė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Abby.
Abebech f Amharic, Ethiopian
Feminine form of Abebe.
Abebi f Yoruba
Means "begged to be born" in Yoruba, from bẹ̀ "beg, pray" and "to give birth, be born"... [more]
Abedabun f Ojibwe
Possibly means "she/he sees in the distance" in Ojibwe, from Ojibwe waabi "she/he has vision, sees" and debaabam "see at a distance". It also means "seen at dawn; dawn" in Chippewa.
Abedikani m & f Alur
Means "Where do I stay?" in Alur language. It is given to someone who is born to a parent or parents who are disliked by, or in conflict with, their familymembers or community.
Abeeha f Pakistani
Variant of Abiha.
Abegunde m & f Yoruba
Means "The one who came with the masquerade" in Yoruba.
Abeima f Manipuri
Means "little girl" in Meitei.
Abeira f Arabic
From the Arabic عَبِير‎ (ʕabīr) meaning "scent, perfume".
Abejul m & f Bandial
Means "the one who pouts" in Bandial.
Abeke f Yoruba
Means "one begged to care for" in Yoruba.
Abel f Swedish (Archaic)
Short form of Abela.
Abel f German (Archaic)
Short version of Appollonia, Alberta or a version of Abelina.
Abèla f Occitan
Feminine form of Abèl.
Abela f German (Rare), Low German (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic), Icelandic (Modern)
Obsolete Low German short form of both Apollonia and Alberta. There is, however, another theory which derives this name from Old Saxon aval "strength; force; fortitude"... [more]
Abela f Italian, Provençal, Niçard
Italian feminine form of Abele and Niçard feminine form of Abel.
Abelarda f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Provençal, Niçard
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Abelardo and Niçard feminine form of Abelart.
Abeleke f Old Swedish
Diminutive of Abele.
Abelena f North Frisian
North Frisian variant of Apollonia recorded on the island of Föhr.
Abelìa f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Abélie.
Abelia f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Feminine form of Abel. Abelia is also a type of flowering shrub in the honeysuckle family, named after British surgeon and naturalist Clarke Abel (1780-1826).
Abelina f German (Rare), Spanish, Provençal, Niçard
Spanish elaboration of Abelia, Niçard diminutive Abelìa as well as a German feminine form of Abel and a German elaboration of Abela.
Abelina f Dutch
Feminine form of Abe 2.
Abelina f Medieval French (Latinized)
Variant of Abba recorded in France in 1147.
Abéline f French (Rare)
French cognate of Abelina.
Abeliñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Avelina 2 and Aveline.
Abelke f Low German
German diminutive of Abela and Abelina.
Abelken m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 17th century for men and women in East Frisia.
Abell f German (Archaic)
Variation of Abel (user submitted names), it's a short version on Appolonia of Adelberta.
Abella f Spanish
From the Spanish surname, which originated in the region of Galicia. The name was originally a Catalan nickname for a bee-keeper or person with bee-like behaviors. It is derived from the Spanish word ‘abeja,’ meaning "bee," which itself is derived from Latin apicula.
Abelle f French (Rare)
French feminine form of Abel.
Abelline f Obscure
Variant of Abeline.
Abelota f Medieval English
Feminine form of Abelot
Abeltje m & f Dutch, Frisian
Diminutive of Abe 2.
Abenanka f Ainu
Probably from アベ (abe) meaning "fire" and ナンカ (nanka), combined from ナン (nan) meaning "face" and カ (ka) meaning "top."
Abenchara f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Of Guanche origin, possibly from *abănăšar(a) meaning "great tear" or "great separation". This was the name of the wife of Tenesor, the last guanarteme or king of Gáldar on the island of Gran Canaria, during the European conquest of the Canary Islands in the late 15th century... [more]
Abequa f Ojibwe
Variant of Abeque.
Abeque f Ojibwe
Possibly means "she stays at home" in Ojibwe, from Ojibwe abi "s/he is at home, sits in a certain place" and ishkwii "s/he stays behind" or nazhikewabi/anzhikewabi "s/he lives alone, is home alone, sits alone".
Aber f & m Alur
Means "I'm better" or "I'm good" in Alur language.
Aberah f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Abira.
Aberdeen f & m English
Means "mouth of the Don (river)" in Scottish Gaelic. This is the name of the name of a city in northern Scotland, as well as several other cities worldwide named after the Scottish city.
Aberfa f Welsh
Means "from the mouth of the river" in Welsh.
Aberria f Basque (Archaic)
Coined in the 19th century by Sabino Arana Goiri who based it on Basque aberri "fatherland; homeland" (ultimately derived from Basque aba "father" and herri "country; village; people, nation")... [more]
Abertha f Welsh
Means "sacrifice" in ancient Welsh.
Aberu f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Transliterated form of Abel (for boys), in use among the Japanese in recent years.... [more]
Aberuagba m & f Yoruba
Means "the one who respects elders" in Yoruba, derived from a meaning "one person", bẹrù meaning "fear, be afraid" and àgbà meaning "elder".
Abesti f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri who based the name on Basque abes "to sing" and the suffix -ti. According to R. M. Azkue, by 1927 abesti had acquired the meaning "song" and has been in everyday use as a synonym for the older kanta ever since.
Abeth f & m Hebrew (Americanized, Modern)
A shortened version of Elizabeth.
Abeytu f Omaha-Ponca
Meaning "Green Leaf" in Omaha-Ponca.
Abeytzi m & f Omaha-Ponca
Means "yellow leaf" in Omaha-Ponca.
Abharana f Indian (Rare)
Feminine form of Abharan.
Abhaya f Sanskrit, Indian
Means "fearless" in Sanskrit.
Abhayankari f Sanskrit (Rare)
The name Abhayankari is of Sanskrit origin, and is used mostly in Hindi speaking countries but also in a few other countries and languages of the world.... [more]
Abhie f Filipino
Variant of Abbie.
Abhigna f Indian
Not available.
Abhinaya f Hindi
Meaning: “expression in an act”... [more]
Abhishri f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Marathi
Meaning, "surrounded by/with glory."
Abhisri f Indian
Variant of Abhishri.
Abhlach f Irish
From Old Irish ablach "having apple trees".
Abi f Nigerian
Means "owner" in Izere.
Abia f Arabic
Means "my father" in Arabic.
Abiageal f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Abigail.
Abías m & f Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Abijah.
Abiáta f Hungarian
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Abiatha f History (Ecclesiastical)
Abiatha, Hathes, and Mamlacha were virgins and martyrs of the Beth-Garma province of Syria.
Abiba f Northern African
Has its origins in the Moroccan language and means "first child born after the grandmother has died."
Abid f Persian
Means "flame" in Persian.
Abida f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Bosnian
Feminine form of Abid.
Abidat f Avar, Kumyk, Dargin, Lezgin, Lak
Form of Abida used in Dagestan.
Abide f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish abide meaning "monument".
Abide f & m English (Rare)
From Old English ābīdan ‘wait’, from ā- ‘onwards’ + bīdan.
Abieta f Basque (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a town in the Basque region of Spain.
Abigaël f Dutch, Flemish, French, French (Belgian)
Dutch form of Abigail and French variant of Abigaïl.
Abigael f & m English, English (African), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Variant of Abigail. Masculine usage is mostly restricted to Latin America and the Philippines (though it is still more often used as a feminine name in that part of the world).
Abigaela f Esperanto, Romanian (Rare)
Esperanto and Romanian form of Abigail.
Abigaelle f English
Alternate spelling of Abigail
Abigaie f Biblical Greek
Form of Abigail used in some versions of Greek Bible.
Abigaile f English
Variant of Abigail. This name was given to 35 girls born in the United States in the year 2010.
Abigailė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Abigail.
Abigaili f Biblical, Swahili
Swahili form of Abigail.
Abigaille f Italian (Rare), Theatre
Italian form of Abigail, used for a character in Verdi's opera 'Nabucco' (1842).
Abigajil f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Danish (Rare), Biblical Norwegian, Biblical German
Variant of Abigail used in the Norwegian translation of the Bible.
Abigal f Biblical Hebrew, Biblical, Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Abigail. In some Bible translations Abigal is mentioned as the daughter of Nacha and the mother of Amasa.
Abigall f Medieval Scottish, Romani (Archaic)
Medieval Scottish form of Abigail.
Abigay f Medieval French, Medieval Walloon
Medieval French and Medieval Walloon form of Abigail.
Abiha f Pakistani
Means "her father" in Arabic, from the kunya (nickname or byname) of Fatimah bint Muhammad أمّ أبیها (Umm Abiha), literally "the mother of her father"... [more]
Abihail m & f Biblical Hebrew
Means "my father is might" or "my father is strength" in Hebrew, from אָבִי‎ ('avi) "my father" and חיל (khayil), which is related to the word חייל (khayal) "soldier"... [more]
Abikanile f Yao
Meaning "listen" in Yao.
Abike f Yoruba
Means "born to treasure" or "born to be pampered" in Yoruba, from "to give birth, be born" and kẹ́ "to cherish, care for".
Abileyza f Popular Culture, Spanish (Rare, ?)
The name of a character (played by actress Geraldine Chaplin) in the 2011 movie There Be Dragons, a period drama set during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s.
Abinus m & f Urdu
Urdu form of Abnus
Abiona f & m Yoruba
Means "born during a journey" or "born into the arts" in Yoruba, from "to give birth, be born" and "to, on" combined with either ọ̀nà "way, road, journey" or ọ̀nà "art, artistry, craftsmanship"... [more]
Abira f Hebrew
Feminine form of Abir.
Abisade m & f Yoruba
Means "born into royalty" in Yoruba.
Abisak f & m Armenian (Archaic)
Armenian form of Abishag.
Abish f Mormon (Rare)
Meaning, "maize field, corn field."
Abitala f Biblical Polish
Polish form of Abital.
Abiy f Karachay-Balkar
Possibly a diminutive of Abida.
Abluna f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Apollonia.
Ablunia f Medieval Finnish
Finnish adoption and elaboration of Abluna.
Ablyn f Obscure
An invented name, comprised of Ab (such as in Abigail) and Lyn.
Abnātu f Babylonian
Means "precious stone", deriving from the Akkadian word aban nisiqtu ("a choice stone, a precious stone, a gem").
Abney f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Abney.
Abnie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Abn, such as Abner.
Abnoba f Celtic Mythology
The name of an obscure Gaulish goddess, thought to be connected to Celtic abona "river" (source of Avon). The second element may be derived from either Proto-Indo-European nogʷo-, meaning "naked, nude" or "tree", or the verbal root *nebh- "burst out, be damp".
Abnus f & m Arabic
Means "ebony" in Arabic.
Abondancia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian form of Abundance.
Abondença f Occitan
Occitan form of Abundance.
Abongile m & f Xhosa
Means "thankfulness" or "grateful" in Xhosa.
Aboyo f Luo
Means "one who saunters" in Luo.
Abra f Ewe
Means "Tuesday-born girl" in Ewe.
Abra f History, Literature
Possibly a feminine form of Abraham. It coincides with a Latin word meaning "maid". A known bearer was Saint Abra of Poitiers, a Gallo-Roman nun of the 4th century.
Abrama f & m English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare), Italian (Archaic)
Variant or feminine form of Abram 1 and Abramo.
Abramina f Dutch (Rare), Italian (Archaic)
Dutch variant of Abrahamina as well as an Italian diminutive of Abrama, since the name contains the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -ina.
Abramka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish feminine form of Abraham.
Abreea f American
Possibly an elaboration of Bree, using a as both a prefix and a suffix.
Abrexta f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish rextu- "law, right".
Abriana f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aubriana or a combination of the prefix a and Briana.
Abricotine f Folklore
Means "apricot-plum" in French. This is the name of a character in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale "The Imp Prince" (1697). Abricotine is a fairy who is the beloved of the protagonist, Léandre.
Abriela f Brazilian, American (Modern, Rare)
Strictly the feminine form of Abriel and a variant of Aubriella.
Abriella f English
Variant of Aubriella or a combination of the prefix a and Briella.
Abrielle f American
Combination of the prefix a and Brielle, or a variant of Aubrielle.
Abrigale f Obscure
Variant of Abigail.
Abrihet f Tigrinya
Means "light" in Tigrinya.
Abrion m & f French
Variant of Aubrey.
Abrish f Arabic
Means "Allah ki rehmat" in Arabic.
Abrisham f Persian
Means "silk" in Persian.
Abriyah f Ancient Hebrew (Rare)
Means "one who loves God".
Abruna f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *bronnio- / *brunnio- "breast, bosom".
Abs f English
A shortening that derives from Abigail.
Absidy f English
Phonetic variant of Abcde.
Abstinence f English (Puritan, Rare)
From the English word abstinence, referring to the act of abstaining from sin. This name was used by the Puritans.
Abuchi m & f Igbo
Means "song of God" in Igbo.
Abuk f African Mythology, Dinka
In Dinka mythology (south Sudan), the first woman. She is the patron goddess of women and gardens. Her emblem is a little snake. She is the mother of Deng (Danka).
Abukkakken f Bandial
Means "she entrusts to raise (her child)" in Bandial.
Abundance f English (Puritan, Rare)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin abundantia "fullness, plenty". This name was used in the 17th century by Puritans, referring to the abundance of God's blessings.
Abundancia f Roman Mythology (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Abundantia. This is also the Spanish word for "abundance".
Abundantia f Roman Mythology, Late Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Abundantius. She was the Roman personification of abundance, prosperity and good fortune, portrayed as distributing grain and money from a cornucopia... [more]
Abundia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Abundius.
Abungu f Luo
Means "of the forest" in Luo.
Abuse-not f English (Puritan)
In reference to 1 Corinthians 9:18, "What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my right in the gospel."
Abuto f Luo
Means "I have hidden" in Luo.
A-byeol f & m Korean (Rare)
Varaint of Ah-byeol.
Abyssinia f English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the former name of Ethiopian Empire as a given name. Cited from Wiktionary, it is derived from New Latin Abissini, of Abissīnus (“Abyssinian, Ethiopian”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة‎ (al-ḥabaša), and from حَبَش‎ (ḥabaš), means "to collect, to earn, to reap".
Abyzbikä f Bashkir
From the Bashkir абыз (abyz) meaning "educated" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).
Abyzou f Near Eastern Mythology
Appears to be a corrupted form of the Greek ἄβυσσος ábyssos "abyss", the Greek itself was borrowed from Akkadian Apsu or Sumerian Abzu.
Abzyan f Udmurt
Derived from Arabic أَب‎ (ab) meaning "father" and Persian جان‎ (jan) meaning "soul".
Acacallis f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
This was a word for the narcissus flower used in Crete. It is said to mean "unwalled" in Greek, possibly from the Greek negative prefix α (a) with an element related to ἀκή (ake) "point, edge"... [more]
Acadia f American (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
From the name of a colony in New France in North America, derived from Arcadia and coinciding with Mi'kmaq suffix -akadie, meaning "place of abundance"... [more]
Acadie f French (Rare)
French form of Acadia.
Acai m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Açaí palm; derived from Old Tupi asa'y or ybasa'y, meaning "fruit that expels water".
Acala f Indian (Modern, Rare), Sanskrit (Modern, Rare)
Means "immovable, steady; constant; unceasing", from Sanskrit a "without" and cala "moving".
Acamar m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic Ākhir an-nahr, meaning "end of the river". This is the traditional name of the star Theta Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.
Acamma f Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Achamma.
Acan f & m Alur
Means "I suffer" in Alur language. The name may be given to a child born when the parents were experiencing poverty or suffering.
Acanthis f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Literature
Latinized form of Greek Ἀκανθίς (Akanthis), which was the name of a type of finch, known as thistle finch in English, literally meaning "prickly" from Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) "thorn, prickle, thistle" (compare Acantha, Acanthus)... [more]
Acar f & m Turkish
Means "fearless" or "clever" in Turkish.
Acarsu f Turkish
Means "stream, river, running water" in Turkish.
Acaste f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἂκαστη (Akaste), which is the feminine form of Akastos (see Acastus). This name is borne by two characters in Greek mythology... [more]
Acatl m & f Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "reed, cane" in Nahuatl. This is the thirteenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Acaunissa f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish acaunon or acauno- "stone".
Acaxoch f Nahuatl
From acaxochitl "reed flower", the name of an aquatic plant with red or white flowers.
Acca f Roman Mythology
In Roman legend this was another name of Larentia, the foster mother of the twins Romulus and Remus, and wife of the shepherd Faustulus... [more]
Acca f Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Rebecca used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.
Accalia f Roman Mythology (?), English (Rare)
According to questionable sources, such as baby name books and websites, this was another name for Acca, the human foster-mother of Romulus and Remus in Roman legend, also known as Acca Larentia (see Acca)... [more]
Accama f Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Achamma.