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.
Tamara f Cornish, Celtic Mythology
In Cornish folklore, Tamara is a nymph who lived in the underworld and wanted to wander freely in the mortal world, against the advice of her parents. When she falls in love with the giant Tawradge, she refuses to return to the underworld with her father... [more]
Tamara f Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (tama) meaning "expensive" combined with 麻 (ra) meaning "flax". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tamarah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tamara. Tamarah was a character played by actress Fern Andra in the film Lotus Lady (1930).
Tamaralaifa f & m Western African, Ijaw
Means "there's none like God" in Ijaw.
Tamashii f Japanese
Means "soul" in Japanese.
Tamassuk m & f Arabic
Means "hold on, hold fast" in Arabic.
Tamasul m & f Arabic
Means "matching, agreement, resemblance" in Arabic.
Tamasvi f Hinduism
Hindu name meaning "one who has darkness inside"
Tamay f & m Turkish
Means "full moon" in Turkish.
Tamayi m & f Shona
Means "move from here" in Shona.
Tamayo f Japanese
From Japanese 珠 (tama) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel" or 圭 (tama) meaning "gemstone" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation, era". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Tamayyurt f Berber
Means "full moon" in Tamazight.
Tamazzalt f Berber
Means "devoted" in Tamazight.
Tambatra m & f Malagasy
Means "united" or "total, sum, result" in Malagasy.
Tambika f Swahili
Means "offering" in Swahili.
Tamblyn f & m English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Tamblyn.
Tambra f English (American)
Altered form of Tamra, perhaps influenced by Debra.
Tamcho f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tamar, Tamta and Tamuna.
Tamchos m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Damcho.
Tamdin m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྟ་མགྲིན (see Damdrin).
Tamding m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྟ་མགྲིན (see Damdrin).
Tamdrin m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྟ་མགྲིན (see Damdrin).
Tamelli f Ancient Berber
Means "whiteness" in Amazigh.
Tamemt f Berber
Means "honey" in Berber.
Tamenzut f Berber
the name itself means ‘first born’.... [more]
Tameqrant f Berber
Means "the elder, senior" in Tamazight.
Tameron f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably created from Cameron by replacing the initial C with a T or an elaboration of Tamara.
Tamesia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Tamesa and variant of Tamesis, the two names of the river Thames in Roman times.
Tamezyant f Berber
Means "the middle child" in Tamazight.
Tamghara f Berber
Feminine form of Amghar.
Tami f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism
MEANING - night... [more]
Tamia f English
Diminutive of Tamara or Tamina. Means "chipmunk" in French. Also in the case of French composer Tamia Valmont (1947-).
Tamica f English
Variant of Tamika.
Tamika f Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth, fruit" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Tamilini f Indian
The name Tamilini means "winning".
Tamilla f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani variant of Tamila.
Tamilla f Ancient Berber
Means "turtledove" in Amazigh.
Tamimt f Berber
Means "delight" in Tamazight.
Tamina f German, Swedish (Rare), Literature
Feminine form of Tamino. Tamina is a character in Milan Kundera's 'The Book of Laughter and Forgetting' (1979).
Tamir m & f Mongolian
Means "strength, vigour" in Mongolian.
Tamira f Various
Feminine form of Tamir.
Tamirah f Arabic, African American (Rare)
Means "date merchant, possessor of dates" in Arabic.
Tamisa f Medieval Latin
Tamisa is the Latinized name the Romans gave to the river Thames in England. The ancient Brittons named Thames after the Celtic goddess of dark water, Tamesis.
Tamisen f English (Archaic)
Variant of Thomasin. Tamisen Brike was the wife of John Mayo, a Puritan minister in pre-revolutionary Boston, Massachusetts and the first minister of Old North Church.
Tamisha f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, mee and sha. Also compare Tamika and Tanisha.
Ta-miu f Pet
Means "she-cat" in Ancient Egyptian. This was the name of Prince Thutmose's cat, best remembered for being buried in her own sarcophagus.
Tamiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 民 (tami) meaning "people, citizens" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation, era". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Tamiza f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine name derived from tamiz meaning "intelligence, intellect, quick witted".
Tamlyn f English
Transferred use of the surname Tamlyn.
Tammara f Neapolitan (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Thancmar via the Latinization Tammarus.
Tamment f Berber
Berber feminine name meaning "honey".
Tammenterho m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "acorn" in Finnish.
Tammeron f & m English
Variant of Tameron.
Tammi m & f Finnish
Means "oak (tree)" in Finnish.
Tammye f English
Alternative spelling of Tammy.
Tamo f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Tamonante f Guanche
From Guanche *tamannant, meaning "woman who knows to read" (literally "she who spells"). Tamonante was the daughter of Tibiabin, a priestess.
Tamora f Theatre
This name was used by Shakespeare for the evil queen of the Goths in his tragedy Titus Andronicus (1593). Shakespeare's source for the play is unknown, but he may have based the name on Tomyris... [more]
Tamphasanna m & f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei tampha meaning "jewel" and sana meaning "gold, precious".
Tampro f Coptic
Means "doorkeeper".
Tamrika f Sanskrit
Coppery
Tamriko f Georgian
Diminutive of Tamar.
Tamro f Georgian
Short form of Tamar and perhaps also of its diminutive Tamriko.
Tamron f African American (Americanized, Modern)
Tamron is a Japanese manufacturer of photographic lenses and optical components for cameras.
Tamsey f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Tamsin as well as a short form of Thomasina.
Tamsïgöl f Bashkir
From Bashkir тамсы (tamsï) meaning "drip, drop" and гөл (göl ) meaning "flower".
Tamsy f English
Variant of Tamsyn.
Tamta f Georgian
Derived from Persian tahamta or thamtha meaning "strong, brave", itself ultimately from Pahlavi تهم‎ (tahm) or (taham) meaning "brave". Also compare Avestan takhma meaning "strong, brave, valiant" (see Tahmina).
Tamu f Swahili
Means "sweet" in Swahili.
Tamu f Greenlandic
Younger form of Tamo.
Tamuna f Georgian
This name is often a pet form of Tamar, but it can also be a name in its own right. In that case, it is derived from Arabic تأمين (ta'min) meaning "insurance", which itself is ultimately derived from Arabic أمن (amn) meaning "security, peace"... [more]
Tamunotonye m & f Western African, Ijaw
Means "God's will" or "God's favour" in Ijaw.
Tamusia f Belarusian, Georgian (Rare)
Belarusian and Georgian form of Tamusya.
Tamusya f Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian diminutive of Tamara.
Tamuz m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Possibly means "hot, warm" in Hebrew. This is the tenth month in the jewish calendar.
Tamya f African American (Modern)
An invented name, combining the phonetic elements ta, my and ya, and based on the sounds of names such as Tamia and Amaya... [more]
Tamyasisa f Quechua
Means "rain flower" in Quechua, from tamya, "rain" and sisa, "flower".
Tamyka f English
Variant of Tamika.
Tana f East Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tanne.
Tana f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Tanya. This name was popularized by a character in the 1942 movie The Forest Rangers.
Tana f Chuukese
Means "dream" in Chuukese.
Tana f & m Malagasy
Means "chameleon" in Malagasy. (See Kamara and its variant, Kamora.
Tana f Spanish (Canarian, Rare), Catalan
Variant of Tania, diminutive of Cayetana, and a form of Tanit.
Tanabata m & f Japanese (Japanized, Modern)
Tanabata is the name of many japanese people & a festival.
Tanagra f Greek Mythology
The name of a daughter of Asopos and a naiad of the spring, well or fountain of the town of Tanagra in Boioti. Her name is taken from that place.
Tanaka m & f Shona
Means "we are good, we are blessed" in Shona.
Tanakiswa m & f Shona
Means "we have been blessed" in Shona.
Tanako m & f Japanese
Means "shelf, rack, stand" in Japanese.
Tanamara f & m Cherokee
Cherokee meaning "lonely wind".
Tanamart f Berber
Means "happy" in Berber.
Tanamasoandro m & f Malagasy
Means "rays of the sun" in Malagasy.
Tanami f English (Australian, Rare)
Transferred use of the name of the Tanami Desert, a desert in northern Australia, situated in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The name itself is an Anglicized form of Warlpiri Chanamee "never die", referring to certain rock holes in the desert which were said never to run dry.
Tanan f & m Mongolian
Means "pearlaceous, pearly" in Mongolian, derived from тана (tana) meaning "mother-of-pearl, nacre".
Tanandra f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Tanandra was apparently invented and has no meaning. It may be a junction names such as Tanya + Sandra, or a composition from the parent's name, for example, Tancred + Leandra. It can be inspired by other names with Andra, as Cassandra for example... [more]
Tanaquil f Etruscan (Latinized), Ancient Roman
Latinized form of the Etruscan name Thanchvil which meant "gift of Thana 1", composed of the name of the goddess Thana and cvil meaning "gift"... [more]
Tanaquill f Literature
Variant of Tanaquil used in Edmund Spenser's poem The Faerie Queene (1590), where it belongs to a daughter of Oberon who becomes the fairy queen Gloriana.
Tanaruz f Berber, African
Feminine form of Anaruz.
Tanasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, nay and sha in a similar vein to Tanisha.
Tanasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of ta, nay and Asia 1, similarly to Anasia.
Tanatswa m & f Shona
Means "we have been perfected" in Shona.
Tənay f Azerbaijani
Means "steady moon, even moon" in Azerbaijani.
Tanaya f Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit tanaya (तनया ) "daughter" or "belonging to one's family; this child of mine".
Tanaydin m & f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish tan meaning "dawn, daybreak" and aydın meaning "intellectual".
Tanazârt f Berber
Means "defiant, daring" in Tamazight.
Tanázia f Hungarian
Truncated form of Atanázia.
Tañbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir таң (tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).
Tanca f History (Ecclesiastical)
English, Portuguese, Catalan and Spanish form of Tanche.
Tanche f History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Tanche is a local Christian saint from Troyes, France. She was killed while defending her virginity when attacked by a servant. She is considered to be a martyr. Her cultus dates from the early 7th century and her feast day is celebrated October 10.
Tancorix f Old Celtic (Latinized)
Derived from Proto-Celtic *tanko- "peace" and rix "king".
Tandava f Hinduism
The "Dance of Shiva" in the Hindu religion.
Tandin m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Damdrin.
Tandokazi f African
Originate from Xhosa, Bantu.
Tandra f Malagasy
Means "mole, beauty mark", inferring that the girl is beautiful.
Tandy f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Tandy.
Tandzile f Swazi
Means "a female addition to the family" in Swazi.
Tane m & f West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element thanc, such as Dankmar.
Tane f Japanese
Means "seed" in Japanese.
Tané f Literature
Tané is the name of one of the point of view characters in Samantha Shannon's novel 'The Priory of the Orange Tree'.... [more]
Tanea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Tanya.
Tanea f East Frisian
19th-century elaboration of Tana.
Tanebdatt f Berber
Means "support" in Tamazight.
Tanee f English (Rare)
Diminutive of various names starting with Tan-, such as Tanya and Tanisha.
Tanelankemats f Ainu
Meaning "Woman who plants Seeds" in Ainu.
Tanga f Uzbek
Means "(silver) coin" in Uzbek.
Tanganutura f Indigenous Tasmanian
means "to weep bitterly" in Palawa. This was the name of the mother of Fanny Cochrane Smith (1834-1905), who was the last fluent speaker of a Tasmanian language.
Tangela f African American
Combination of the phonetic element ta with the name Angela.
Tangeni m & f Southern African
loose translation "praise god"
Tangerine f Popular Culture
Presumably from the English word, which refers to a red or orange colored citrus fruit. Mentioned as a name in the songs 'Tangerine' by Led Zeppelin and 'Tangerine' by Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra.
Tanginika f American (Rare)
Not available
Tangjun f Chinese
From the Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and 珺 (jùn) meaning "beautiful jade".
Tangli f Chinese
From the Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Tangmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and 梅 (méi) meaning "plums".
Tangna f Chinese
From the Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".
Tangniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plum" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".
Tango f & m English
Vocabulary name referring to a South American dance style that utilises an embracing hold. Its name may come from the Latin tangere, meaning "touch".... [more]
Tañgöl f Bashkir
From Bashkir таң (tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and гөл (göl ) meaning "flower".
Tangqiong f Chinese
From the Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious".
Tangu f & m Tumbuka
Means "first", usually given to the firstborn of twins.
Tanguistl f Medieval Cornish
Cornish cognate of Tangwystl.
Tangül f Turkish
Means "dawn rose" in Turkish.
Tangwen f Welsh
Derived from Welsh tanc "peace" combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed". It occurs briefly in 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to a lady at King Arthur's court, the daughter of Gweir Servitor of Birds.
Tangxing f Chinese
From Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" combined with 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet". Other characters are possible.
Tangxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
Tanhiliw f Bashkir
Cognate of Tansilu derived from Bashkir таң (tañ) "dawn, daybreak" combined with һылыу (hïlïw) "beautiful".
Tanía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tania.
Tania f Japanese
From Japanese 渓 (tani) meaning "mountain stream, creek" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Tania f Greek
Diminutive of Soultana.
Tanie f Japanese (Rare)
From 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 栄 (e) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Tanieli f Tongan
Tongan feminine form of Taniela.
Taniera m & f Maori
Maori form of Daniel or Daniela.
Tanija f Slovene
Variant of Tanja.
Taniko f Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tanima f Pashto
Means "wave (of the sea)" in Pashto.
Tanimara f Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Some sources claim this name means "lonely north wind" in Comanche, though no evidence supporting this meaning can be found. The name appears most common in Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch speaking nations, which further suggests the name is not of Comanche origin... [more]
Tanis f Khakas
Variant Khakas form of Taisiya.
Tanisha f Indian, Hinduism
Meaning "Ambition".
Tanitani f Quechua
From the word tani-tani, the name of an Andine flower: the plant species Gentianella primuloides.
Taniusha f Russian
Alternate transcription of Tanyusha, diminutive of Tatiana or Tatyana, (see Tanya).
Taniushka f Russian
Alternate transcription of Tanyushka, diminutive of Tatiana or Tatyana (see Tanyusha, Tanya).
Taniuska f Spanish (Caribbean), Central American
Form of Tanyushka (compare Katiuska). It is mostly used in Venezuela and Nicaragua.
Tåniya f Indigenous American
Means "breath of life" in Pomo, spoken in Northern California.
Tanji f Arabic
Tanji is a reference to the sleek, fast coursing hounds of Arabia and Persia.
Tanjil f & m English (Australian, Rare)
A clan name of the historic indigenous inhabitants of the area (Gippsland, Victoria, Australia), subsequently given to several natural features (rivers, mountains) and towns in the region.
Täñkäbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir тәңкә (täñkä) meaning "ruble, silver coin (arc.)" or "fish scale", also the name of metal pieces of decoration sewn on women's traditional clothes or interwoven into hair, and feminine name element бикә (bikä).
Tankagin f Armenian (Rare)
From Armenian թանկագին (t'ankagin) meaning "dear, precious".
Tankika f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian
MEANING - chisel ... [more]
Tankka f Chuvash
Chuvash variant of Tatiana.
Tankosava f Serbian
Feminine form of Tankosav.
Tankun f & m Japanese
dagger
Tanmaya m & f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit tanmaya (तन्मय) meaning "absorbed in, made up of, identified with."
Tanmayi f Hinduism
Means "flower" in Hindu.
Tanmeet m & f Punjabi
A Sikh name meaning “strong” or “loyal” in Punjabi.
Tanmoy m & f Indian, Bengali
Variant transcription of Tanmaya.
Tanna f & m Melanesian
Tanna is the name of an island of the Republic of Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean.
Tannah f & m English
Variant of Tana or Tanna.
Tannakin f Folklore, Literature
Tannakin Skinker is a pig-faced woman in A Certaine Relation of the Hog-faced Gentlewoman called Mistris Tannakin Skinker, a 1640 chapbook.
Tanne f & m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Tane, which is a Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element thanc "thought", such as Thancmar.
Tanneke f West Frisian, Dutch, Flemish (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Tane via Tanne, which was created using the diminutive suffix -ke.... [more]
Tannen m & f English
Means "fir tree" in German.
Tannetje f Frisian, Dutch
Feminine diminutive of Tane.
Tanngniðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "teeth-grinder". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.
Tannis f English (Rare)
Variant of Tanis. This was used by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery in her short story 'Tannis of the Flats' (1920), where it belongs to a Métis girl of Cree descent... [more]
Tannooq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Tánôĸ.
Tannoz f Uzbek
Means "coquettish, beautiful, graceful" in Uzbek.
Tanny f & m Brazilian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Either a diminutive of Tanaquil or a variant of Danny.
Tánôĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Tanoute f & m Coptic (Sahidic)
Means "the goddess" in Coptic. The name ultimately derives from the Egyptian feminine prefix (or article/pronoun) ta combined with Egyptian nuti "God". Also, please note that I am uncertain for which gender this name is used, so I listed both genders.
Tanovar f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine name derived from the name of a classical Uzbek folk dance melody.
Tanpopo f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 蒲公英 (tanpopo), referring to the dandelion, likely to have originated from a contraction of 田菜 (tana), the old name for the flowering plant, with the addition of 頬 (hoho) meaning "cheek," from the flowering plant's resemblance to a cheek of a face.... [more]
Tañqız f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar танг (tañ) meaning "dawn" and къыз (qız) meaning "girl".
Tanqueray m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tanqueray. This is the name of a brand of gin, which was founded by British distiller Charles Tanqueray (1810-1868).
Tanrée f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Sister of the Little Knight, a friend of Gawain. She fell in love with Gawain and became his paramour.
Tansag f & m Mongolian
Means "precious, luxurious, splendid" in Mongolian.
Tanshi f Thai
Tanshi means goddess in Thai