Feminine Submitted Names

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Böret f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Berit found in Norrland and Västergötland.
Borey m & f Khmer
Means "large city, community, province, country" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit पुरि (puri).
Borga f Old Norse
Short form of names beginning with or ending in the element borg.
Borgarhjǫrtr f Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse borg "fortress, citadel" and hjǫrtr "hart, stag". In the Norse sagas, Þóra Borgarhjǫrtr is the second wife of Ragnar Loðbrók.
Borgine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of borg "castle, fortification" and the feminine suffix -ine.
Borgny f Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of Borgný.
Borgný f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or ný "new moon, waxing moon".
Borgrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Borgrun.
Borgrun f Norwegian (Archaic)
Relatively modern name (from early 20th century) created by combining the Old Norse name elements borg "castle, fortification" and rún "secret".
Borgunna f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" and unna "to love".
Boriana f Bulgarian, Albanian
Variant transliteration of Bulgarian Боряна (see Boryana).
Boricca f Sardinian
Variant of Forica.
Bo'rigul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bo'ri meaning "wolf" and gul meaning "flower, rose".
Bo‘rijamol f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bo'ri meaning "wolf" and jamol meaning "beauty".
Borina f Albanian
Diminutive of Bora 2.
Boris f Hungarian
Diminutive of Borbála.
Boriša f & m Vlach
Means "fighter", from Vlach boriti meaning "to fight".
Borisa f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Boris.
Borisava f Vlach
Feminine form of Borisav.
Boriska f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Borbála (via the variant diminutives Bori and Boris), now used as a given name in its own right.
Borissa f Bulgarian
Variant of Borisa.
Børka f Faroese
Derived from Faroese børkuvísa "tormentil" (a type of flower).
Borka f Slovene
Feminine form of Bor via the form Bora.
Borka f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Borko.
Borka f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Borbála, used as a given name in its own right.
Borkhüü m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian бор (bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark" and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".
Borlewen f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish Borlowen "morning star".
Bormey f Khmer
Means "magical power or spirit" in Khmer.
Borni f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Borgny.
Boro m & f Luo (Archaic)
One of the progenies of the Alego clans
Borogchin f Mongolian
Modern form of Boraqchin.
Borogshon f & m Buryat
Means "grey" in Buryat.
Boromea f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Boromeusz.
Borongot m & f Altai
Means "currant" in Altai.
Boronia f English (Australian, Rare)
An Australian shrub with pink or red flowers which are famed for their exquisite scent. The plant is named after Francesco Borone, a talented botanical field assistant who came to a tragic end.
Boroo f & m Mongolian
Means "rain" in Mongolian. Alternatively, it could be derived from бор (bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark (colour)".
Boroskuobuya f Yakut
Yakut form of Praskoviya.
Borostyán f Hungarian (Rare)
Two separate words in Hungarian; "amber" and "ivy".
Borquita f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Borja in the case of Marie Delphine Borja "Borquita" López y Angula de la Candelaria, daughter of New Orleans serial killer Delphine LaLaurie.
Borsika f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian bors "pepper" and borsikafű "summer savory".
Börta f Swedish (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Birta recorded in Norrland and Västergötland.
Börte f History, Medieval Mongolian
This was the name of the first wife of Temujin, better known as Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire. Borte, or Börte, became the head of the first Court of Genghis Khan, and Grand Empress of his Empire.
Bortolgoi f & m Mongolian
Means "brown headed" or "grey headed" in Mongolian, from бор (bor) meaning "grey, brown, dark" and толгой (tolgoi) meaning "head".
Borussia f German (Rare, Archaic)
The personification of Prussia.... [more]
Borvonrat f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บวรรัตน์ (see Bowonrat).
Borvornrat f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บวรรัตน์ (see Bowonrat).
Borwonrat f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บวรรัตน์ (see Bowonrat).
Borwornrat f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บวรรัตน์ (see Bowonrat).
Boryana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Boryan.
Borysthenis f Greek Mythology
Etymology unknown, probably derived from the masculine name Borysthenes.
Borzysława f Polish
Feminine form of Borzysław.
Bosanka f Bosnian (Rare)
means "Bosnian woman"
Bosiljka f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from bosiljak, Croatian and Serbian name for the herb "basil" (Ocimum basilicum), ultimately from Greek basileus meaning "king".
Bosilka f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian босилек "basil".
Bosima f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Basima.
Böske f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Erzsébet, used as a given name in its own right.
Bosten m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Boston.
Boštjana f Slovene
Feminine form of Boštjan.
Bo‘stongo‘zal f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bo'ston meaning "vibrant garden" and go'zal meaning "beautiful".
Bosyang f Filipino
Diminutive of Ambrosia. This can also be used as a diminutive of Ambrocia, Tiburcia, and other names with similar sounds.
Bôsza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Barbara.
Bota f Kazakh
Means "camel calf, colt" in Kazakh.
Botagoz f Kazakh
From Kazakh бота (bota) meaning "camel calf, colt" and көз (koz) meaning "eye". The name was traditionally given to girls who were believed to possess the "evil eye" due to the appearance of their eyes at birth.
Botakoz f Kazakh
Variant of Botagoz.
Botan f Japanese (Rare)
From 牡丹 (botan), referring to the (Chinese tree) peony.... [more]
Bo‘taqora f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bo'ta meaning "baby camel", an endearing name for small children, and qora meaning "black, dark".
Botel m & f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Former variant of Bothild or Botolv.
Bótfríðr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse bót "remedy" and fríðr "beautiful".
Bótheiðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements bót "bettering, help" and heiðr "honour".
Bóthild f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Bóthildr.
Bóthilda f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bóthildr.
Bothilder f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bóthildr.
Böðvildr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse bǫð and hildr, both meaning "battle".
Botil f Swedish
Variant of Botel.
Botilde f Danish
Variant of Botilda.
Botsu m & f Japanese
Japanese term for "enlightened one" or "seeker"
Botswana f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the place name.
Bótví f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic elements bót "remedy" and vé "home, temple, sanctuary".
Bótwe m & f Akan
Means "eighth born" in Akan.
Boua f & m Lao
Means "lotus" in Lao.
Bouakham f & m Lao
From Lao ບົວ (boua) meaning "lotus" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".
Bouaphanh m & f Lao
From Lao ບົວ (boua) meaning "lotus" and ພັນ (phanh) meaning "thousand".
Bouathong f & m Lao
From Lao ບົວ (boua) meaning "lotus" and ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold".
Boudia f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish boudi- "victory; advantage, profit; loot".
Boudiaca f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish boudi- "victory; advantage, profit; loot".
Boudie m & f Dutch
Diminutive of Boudewijn and its feminizations Boudewina and Boudina.... [more]
Boudīkā f Old Celtic
Proto-Celtic form of Boudicca
Boudilatis f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish boudi- "victory; advantage, profit; loot" and latis "hero", ultimately from Gaulish lato- "fury, rage".
Boudine f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Feminization of Boudewijn and other masculine Dutch names that contain the Germanic element bald meaning "bold, brave" (such as Radboud).
Boudy m & f Dutch
Variant spelling of Boudie.
Boukatia f Ancient Greek
Ultimately derived from the name of a month from the Delphic calendar, βουκάτιος (boukátios).
Boukazi m & f Ijaw
Means "a child born in a bush" in Ijaw.
Bouke m & f West Frisian, Dutch
Variant of Bauke. This form is more commonly found on men than on women.
Boukje f West Frisian, Dutch
Strictly feminine variant of Baukje.
Boulagatha f Ancient Greek
From Greek βουλη (boulé) "will, determination, counsel" and αγαθος (agathos) "good".
Boulakrateia f Ancient Greek
βουλη (boulé) "will, determination, counsel" + κρατος (kratos) "power"
Boularche f Ancient Greek
βουλη (boulé) "will, determination, counsel" + ἄρχω (archo) "rule, command"
Boulekrite f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek βουλη (boule) "will, determination, counsel" and κριτης (krites) "judge, critic".
Boun m & f Lao
Means "happiness, prosperity, goodness" in Lao.
Bounchanh m & f Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".
Bounheuang m & f Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ເຮືອງ (heuang) meaning "bright, clear, glorious".
Bounhome m & f Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ໂຮມ (home) meaning "unite, join, assemble, gather".
Bounkham m & f Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".
Bounnhang m & f Lao (Rare)
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ຍັງ (nyang) meaning "remain, have, possess". A notable bearer is former Laotian president Bounnhang Vorachit (1937-).
Bounthavy m & f Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ທະວີ (thavy) meaning "increase, add, grow".
Bounthieng m & f Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ທ່ຽງ (thieng) meaning "true, sure, correct" or "noon".
Bouone f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Bonne.
Boupha f & m Lao
Means "flower" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa).
Boutheïna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Boutheina based on French orthography.
Boutheina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Buthaina (chiefly Tunisian).
Bouzid m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Zaid".
Bovonrat f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บวรรัตน์ (see Bowonrat).
Bovornrat f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บวรรัตน์ (see Bowonrat).
Bow m & f English (Rare)
A variant of Bo 1, probably influenced by the word "bow" which is used to shoot with arrows or by the word "bowtie", or a diminutive of Rainbow.
Bowchompoo f Thai (Rare)
A famous bearer would be famous thai pop singer, Bowchompoo, whose real name is Wanthip Srithongthuam.
Bowen m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Bo 2 and Wen.
Bowonrat f & m Thai
From Thai บวร (bowon) meaning "sublime, glorious, distinguished, best" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Bowornrat f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บวรรัตน์ (see Bowonrat).
Bowyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bowen.
Boxian f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 波 (bō) meaning "wave" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".
Boyan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bo 2 and Yan 2.
Boychechak f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek boy meaning "rich, wealthy" and chechak meaning "sweet".
Bo-yeon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 普 "universal, general, widespread" (bo), and 娟 "beautiful, graceful" or 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep" (yeon).
Bo-yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 寶 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 英 "petal, flower, leaf".
Boying f Chinese
From the Chinese 波 (bō) meaning "wave" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous".
Boysuluv f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek boy meaning "rich, wealthy" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Bożana f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Bożena.
Bożeciecha f Polish
Feminine form of Bożeciech.
Bòżena f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Božena.
Boženka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Božena, used as a given name in its own right.
Bożenka f Polish
Diminutive of Bożena.
Bożenna f Polish
Variant form of Bożena.
Bozgul f Tajik
Means "falcon rose" From боз (boz) meaning "falcon" and гул (gul) meaning "flower, rose" (see gol)
Bozhana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bozhan.
Bozhina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bozhin.
Bozhura f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian божур "peony".
Božica f Slovak, Slovene
Slovak and Slovene diminutive of Božidara and Slovene diminutive of Božislava. While the Slovak name is not used as a given name in its own right, the Slovene name is.
Božislava f Slovene
Feminine form of Božislav.
Bozoma f Western African
From Ghana.
Bozsena f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Božena.
Bozsóka f Hungarian
Feminine form of Bozsó.
Božurka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Božur.
Brá f Icelandic, Faroese
Directly taken from Old Norse brá "eyelash".
Brabion f Armenian
Means "garden primrose" in Armenian.
Braccesca f Medieval Italian
Feminization of Braccio due to the use of the Italian feminine adjectival suffix -esca (compare Francesca).... [more]
Brace m & f English
Likely intended as a variant of Brice. Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’) from Old French bracier ‘embrace’, from brace ‘two arms’, from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek brakhiōn.
Bracken f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bracken.
Brada f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Braden.
Bradie f & m English
Variant of Brady.
Bradlee m & f English (Rare)
Masculine and feminine variant of Bradley.
Bradleyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Bradley, with the suffix -na
Bradlina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Bradley, with the suffix lina
Braga f Icelandic
Feminine form of Bragi.
Brahita m & f Indian
Means "cherished" in some Indian languages.
Brahms m & f Various
Transferred use of the surname Brahms.
Braida f Romansh, Medieval Occitan
Romansh variant of Brigitta, traditionally found in the Engadine valley, as well as an Occitan form of this name.
Braidi f American
Feminine variant of Brady, with an "i" added in the middle to evoke the english word "braid"
Bramble m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bramble.
Brana f Croatian, Serbian
Nickname for Branka.
Brana f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse brattr "steep". This is the name of a jotunn in Norse mythology.
Brancha f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Breindel.
Branda f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Brand.
Branddís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements brandr "(burning) log, pole; fire, torch; sword, swordblade" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Brandel f Yiddish
Means "little flame" in Yiddish.
Brandiann f English
Combination of Brandi and Ann.
Brandianne f English
A combination of Brandi and Anne 1.
Brandina f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Blandine.
Brandine f Popular Culture
Possibly a combination of Brandy and the popular suffix -ine. Brandine Spuckler is Cletus's wife on the American animated series The Simpsons.
Brandis f American (Modern)
Apparently a modern invented name, blending Brandy with Candice (or Beatrice), though it coincides with a surname which was taken from a place name (either "from from a former Brandis castle in Emmental near Bern, Switzerland, or from any of the places so named in Saxony, Germany", or from the Czech town of Brandýs, on the Labe (Elbe) river (German Brandeis)).
Brandye f Spanish
Spanish form of Brandy.
Brandyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant form of Brandon (when borne by a male). In the case of a female bearer, this name can be considered as the feminine form of Brandon... [more]
Brangaine f Arthurian Cycle
Probably a medieval corruption of Branwen. This is the name of Isolde's faithful and beautiful handmaiden in almost all the Tristan and Isolde legends.
Brangäne f Theatre
The name of Brangaine, Isolde's handmaid, in Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde'.
Brangien f Polish, Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Brangaine, as well as the usual Polish form.
Brangwy f Welsh
Variant of Branwen
Branie f Arthurian Cycle
A lady at Arthur’s court. Both Branie of the High Mountain and her sister, Clameroi, failed a chastity test.
Branwenn f Breton
Breton form of Branwen.
Branwyn f English
Variant of Welsh Branwen.
Brasa f Galician (Archaic)
Feminine form of Bras.
Brashlyn f English (Rare)
Combination of the English word "Brash" and the suffix -lyn. Possible variant of the popular name "Ashlyn".
Brasia f Medieval Portuguese
Feminine form of Brás.
Brasília f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of place name Brasil.
Brasilia f American (Hispanic)
From the capital of Brazil or a feminine form of Brasil.
Bratysława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Bratysław.
Bráulia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Braulia.
Brauliona f Italian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Braulia.
Brauna f German
Feminine form of "Braun", which means "brown" in German.
Bräune f Yiddish
German-Yiddish variant of Bräunle.
Braunee f Hindi
From ब्राउनी (Braunee) meaning "Brownie".
Bräunle f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Late medieval Yiddish name derived from German braun "brown" and Bräune "brownness", it is a cognate of Breindel. This name was recorded in early 16th-century Frankfurt, Germany.
Braunwyn f English (Rare)
Probably an English variant of Bronwyn. A known bearer of this name is Braunwyn Windham-Burke (b. 1977), who stars in the American reality television series The Real Housewives of Orange County (2006-).
Brave m & f English
From the French brave, from the Italian bravo, itself either from Provençal brau 'show-off', from the Gaulish *bragos 'fine', or from the Latin *bravus, from a fusion of pravus and barbarus into a root *bravus.
Braxley m & f English (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, based on other similar names such as Paisley and Brinley.
Bray m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bray, derived from Cornish bre meaning "hill".
Braya f Medieval Cornish
Medieval Cornish name which is said to be derived from Cornish bregh "brave; fine".
Brayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements bray and la, possibly intended as a feminine form of Braylon.
Brayle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Braelyn and Gayle.
Braylee f English (American, Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements bray and lee, in line with names like Braelyn and Briley.
Brayleen f English
Possibly a combination of the English surname Bray, from the Cornish bre 'hill' combined with the suffix -leen. Another possibility is that it's a feminized variant of Brayden combined with the suffix -leen.
Braylie f English
Variant of Brierley.
Brazil f & m English (Modern)
From the name of the Latin American country.
Bre f English
Diminutive of name beginning with Bre-, Bri-, and Bry-. Most notably for Brianna.
Brea f English
Possibly a variant of Bree, Breagh or Bria. Actress Brea Grant played Daphne Millbrook on Heroes.
Breaca f Medieval Cornish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Breage, from Cornish bregh "brave". The 5th-century Cornish saint Breage is also known as Breaca or Bray. Breage is also probably the source of the medieval Cornish name Braya.... [more]
Breacnait f Irish
Means "freckled girl".
Breada f English (Rare), Irish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Breda 1.
Breadan m & f Irish (Americanized, Modern)
Breadan is another spelling for Brayden.
Breagh f Scottish, English (Canadian)
Allegedly derived from Scottish Gaelic brèagha, ultimately from Old Irish bregda, "fine, handsome, beautiful".
Breahn f English (New Zealand)
The name originated from the name Brianna
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