Feminine Submitted Names

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C'ceal f English
Variant of Cecile.
Céadaoin f Irish
Directly taken from Irish céadaoin meaning "wednesday", ultimately from old Irish céad meaning "first" and aoine meaning "fast".
Ceana f Scottish Gaelic
Means "fair one" in Scottish Gaelic.
Ceandra f African American
Created with the prefix ce and the feminization of Andre.
Ceanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element see and Anna.
Cebisa f & m Xhosa, Southern African
Means "to suggest, to give advice" in Xhosa.
C’ǝbra f Circassian, Abkhaz
Means "savory (plant)" in Abkhaz and Circassian.
Ceca f Serbian
Diminutive of Cecilija and Svetlana.
Cecca f Corsican
Diminutive of Francesca (compare Ceccu).
Ceceilia f English
Variant of Cecilia.
Ceceliana f English
Elaboration of Cecilia.
Cecette f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Cecelia using the French suffix -ette.
Ceci f Brazilian
Name invented by José de Alencar for his novel "O Guarani". It is thought both as a short form of Cecilia and as a pun on the Guarani wordf sasy ("to hurt").
Cecía f Galician
Galician form of Cecilia.
Cecia f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American variant of Cecía.
Cecie f English
Variant of Cece.
Ceciel f & m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Caecilius for men and short form of Cecilia for women. For the latter group, this name can also be a Dutch variant spelling of the French name Cécile, which is also commonly used in the Dutch-speaking world.
Cecihuatl f Nahuatl
Means "one woman" in Nahuatl, from ce "one" and cihuatl "woman".
Cecile f English, Dutch, Afrikaans, Filipino, Medieval English
English, Dutch and Afrikaans form of Cécile.
Cecilía f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Cecilia.
Ċeċilija f Maltese
Maltese form of Cecilia.
Cecīlija f Latvian
Latvian form of Cecilia.
Cecilita f Spanish
Diminutive of Cecilia.
Ceciliya f Russian
Russian form of Cecilia.
Cecilka f Czech
Diminutive form of Cecílie.
Cecilla f Hungarian (Rare)
Contracted form of Cecília.
Cecilo f Provençal
Provençal form of Cécile.
Cecy f English
Variant of Cece.
Cecyliô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Cecilia.
Cedara f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Cedar.
Cedella f Caribbean, Jamaican Patois
This name is best known for being the name of Cedella Booker (1926-2008), the mother of the Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley (1945-1981). Her full name at birth was Sidilla Editha Malcolm. Given how similar the name Sidilla is to her later name Cedella, it is possible that Cedella is a variant spelling or form of Sidilla... [more]
Ceding f Filipino
Diminutive of Mercedes. This can also be used as a diminutive of Merced, Praxedes, and other names with a similar sound.
Cedny f & m Welsh
Cedny means “a group of foxes” in welsh.
Cedra f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Cedric. A famous namesake is the child actress in the 2018 movie Capernaüm, Cedra Izzam.
Cedrella f English (Rare, ?), Literature
Perhaps intended to be a feminine variant of Cedric. This is the name of a minor character in J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series of books; the character is Cedrella Weasley, née Black.
Cédrika f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage intended as a feminine form of Cédric.
Cédrique m & f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Cédric. It is also used on females, which makes this name one of the few -que names that are unisex (like Dominique).
Ceecee f & m English
Variant of Cici.
Céfera f Asturian (Rare)
Feminine form of Céfero.
Ceil f & m English (American)
Variant of Ciel.
Ceili f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee. It has been influenced by the Irish word céilí, which refers to a traditional Gaelic social gathering involving folk music and dancing (sometimes storytelling and poetry), ultimately derived from Old Irish céle "companion".
Cèilidh f Scottish Gaelic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Scottish Gaelic cèilidh, a traditional folk music and storytelling party.... [more]
Ceindeg f Welsh
Derived from Welsh cein, the penult form of cain, "fair, fine; elegant" and teg "beautiful, fair, fine".
Ceindrych f Medieval Welsh
Possibly derived from Old Welsh element cain meaning "good, lovely" and drych meaning "mirror, image".... [more]
Ceinwedd f Welsh
Derived from Welsh cein, the penult form of cain, "fair, fine; elegant" and gwedd "appearance; aspect; view".
Ceionia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Ceionius.
Ceirios f Welsh
Directly taken from Welsh ceirios "cherry".
Ceit f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Kate.
Ceita f Yiddish
Variant of Tzeitel.
Ceitidh f Scottish Gaelic (Rare)
Scottish Gaelic form of Katie.
Cejne f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish cejn meaning "feast, holiday".
Çêker f Kurdish
Means "creator" in Kurdish.
Cel f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "sky" in Catalan.
Celaena f Literature
Meaning unknown. The American author Sarah J. Maas used this for the central character in her 'Throne of Glass' series of fantasy novels, first released in 2012. She may have based it on the Greek mythological name Celaeno.
Celange f English
Transferred use of the surname Celange.
Celavie f Haitian Creole
Variant of Selavi influenced by the French phrase c'est la vie "that's life".
Celda f Spanish
Diminutive of Griselda.
Cele f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (short) form of Cäcilie.
Celebrant m & f Literature
From J.R.R. Tolkien's artificial language known as Quenya . Means, "Silver lode " from the words Celeb meaning "silver" and rant meaning "river, lode". The name of the river that runs through Lórien.
Celebrían f Literature
Means "silver queen" in Sindarin, from celeb meaning "silver" and rían meaning "queen". This was the name of an Elf mentioned in Lord of the Rings. She was the daughter of Galadriel, the wife of Elrond, and the mother of Arwen.
Celedonia f Spanish
Feminine form of Celedonio.
Celeia m & f South Slavic
This name could be connected to the former spelling and pronunciation of the town in Solvenia named “Celje”, that was formerly name Celeia during the Roman period. It could also mean “gift of god” and “heavenly”.
Celemon f Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown. It occurs briefly in 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to a lady at King Arthur's court, the daughter of Sir Kay.
Çeleng f Kurdish
Means "wreath" or "beautiful" in Kurdish.
Celeryna f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Celeryn.
Célésie f Louisiana Creole
Vernacular form of Céleste.
Celèsta f Provençal
Provençal form of Céleste.
Celesta f English (Modern), Dutch (Rare)
Latinization of Celeste. In some cases it might also be considered a contracted form of Celestina.
Celester m & f English (American)
Combination of Celeste and Lester or Ester.
Celéstia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Caelestia. Also compare the masculine counterpart Celéstio.
Celestial f English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English adjective celestial meaning "of the sky, heavenly", which is ultimately derived from the Latin adjective caelestis meaning "of the heavens" (see Caelestis).
Celestielle f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Celeste influenced by the word celestial.
Célestina f Occitan
Occitan form of Celestina.
Celestis f Various (Rare)
Variant spelling of Caelestis.
Celestita f Spanish (Latin American)
Means "celestite" in Spanish. Also known as celestine, celestite is a colourless, orange or blue mineral with orthorhombic crystals, so named from Latin caelestis "heavenly, pertaining to the sky" (compare Caelestis) after its usual pale sky-blue shade.
Celesztina f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Celestine.
Celha f Occitan
Occitan form of Celia, also used as a contracted form of Ceselha.
Celica f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin caelicus, meaning "heavenly, celestial". It jumped in popularity after the Japanese car company Toyota used it for one of their vehicles in 1970.
Celidonia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Celedonia, or directly from Spanish celidonia meaning "celandine". Also compare Chelidonia.
Celie f English, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Literature
Adoption of French Célie outside the francophone world. This form of the name was used in Alice Walker's 1982 epistolary novel The Color Purple.
Celien f Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Céline, chiefly used in Flanders.
Çelike f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Çelik.
Célimène f Literature, Theatre, French (Rare)
This name was invented by Molière for his play "The Misanthrope" (17th century). Given that many characters in his play bear names that are obviously of Greek origin (or inspired by the Greek language), the name Célimène must then at least be partly Greek as well... [more]
Celina f Occitan, Galician, Hungarian
Occitan, Galician and Hungarian form of Céline.
Celinde f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Celinda as well as a variant spelling of Selinde. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch musical actress Celinde Schoenmaker (b... [more]
Celindia f Obscure
Elaboration on Celinda.
Celing f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Celia, Celeste, Marcela and names that start with or contain cel.
Celinka f Polish
Diminutive of Celina.
Celino f Provençal
Provençal form of Céline.
Celipa f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Felipa.
Cêlise f French (Rare)
Maybe from Céline, or maybe from "cerise" who mean "cherry". More often pronounced like Sélène but can be pronounced like SEH-Lise
Celise f Arthurian Cycle
One of the maidens of Viviane, the French Damsel of the Lake, Celise seems to have held a high place in the Damsel’s service. her grasp of magic, while doubtless far short of Viviane’s, Nimue’s, or Morgan’s, was practical and useful.
Celisse f English (Rare)
From the name of a perfume called Celisse, which was introduced by Dana in 1982.
Celistina f Corsican
Corsican form of Célestine.
Celita f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a diminutive of Célia.
Çeljeta f Albanian
Derived from Albanian çel "to open up, to sprout, to begin" and jetë "life".
Célka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Marcela via Marcélka.
Celosia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek κηλος (kelos) "burned".
Celouno f Provençal
Diminutive of Marcello.
Celsey f English
Variant of Kelsey.
Čelsija f Latvian
Latvian adoption of Chelsea.
Celtia f Galician (Modern, Rare)
From the Galician word celta ("Celt"), thus meaning "land of the Celts". This is the name that Galician writer Eduardo Pondal gives to Galicia, reclaiming it as the quintessential land of the Celts.
Celtina f Literature
Celtina is the heroine of a series of books written by Corinne De Vailly.
Celusa f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Celusa ( Kelousê from kêloô ‘to have an abnormal delivery’) was a naiad or an oread who personified over Mount Celusa or Celossa in Phliasia... [more]
Celuška f Czech
Diminutive of Celestina.
Celynwen f Welsh (Rare)
Combination of Welsh celyn "holly" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".
Çemê f Kurdish
From the Kurdish ç'em meaning "stream, river".
Cemira f Brazilian
Variant of Semira.
Cempaka f Indonesian
Means "champak (a type of flower)" or "yellow gem" in Indonesian.
Cen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese characters 岑 (cén) meaning "steep, precipitous; peak" or 涔 (cén) meaning " river in Shaanxi; murky torrent".
Cencia f Asturian
Feminine form of Cencio.
Cendrine f French
Re-interpretation of Sandrine with the same French pronunciation influenced by the French word cendre "ash" and the name Cendrillon.
Cendroseta f Folklore
Provençal form of Cinderella.
Cenerentola f Folklore
Italian form of Cinderella, derived from Italian cenere meaning "cinder".
Cenerina f Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Italian ceneri "ashes". This was traditionally given to girls born on Ash Wednesday (mercoledì delle ceneri or Ceneri in Italian). It is a cognate of Cendrillon.
Cenghui f Chinese
From the Chinese 曾 (céng) meaning "already" and 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness".
Çengzêr f Kurdish
From Kurdish çeng meaning "leap" or "handful, palm" and zêr meaning "gold, golden".
Cenia f American (South, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Cenicienta f Literature
Spanish form of Cinderella, literally meaning "ash-colored".
Cenira f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Zenir.
Cenòbia f Catalan
Catalan form of Zenobia.
Cenobia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Zenobia.
Centa f Latvian
Feminine form of Centis. Another theory, however, considers this name a variant of Zenta.
Centehua f Nahuatl
Possibly means "the only one, unique", derived from Nahuatl centetl "one, a single one".
Centeotl f & m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl centli "dried ears of corn, dried maize on the cob" and teotl "deity, god; divine force". This was the name of an Aztec maize deity, depicted as both male and female; they may have been an aspect of Chicomecōātl.
Centli m & f Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)
Means "dried maize, dried corncob" in Nahuatl.
Ceola f American (South, ?)
Possibly a short form of Osceola influenced by names such as Viola, Leola, Theola and Neola.
Ceola f Irish (Modern)
This is a modern Irish name, directly taken from Irish ceol meaning "music, singing".
Ceolwynn f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ceol "keel of a ship" and wynn "joy".
Cephiso f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κηφισώ (Kephiso), which is the feminine form of Kephisos.... [more]
Cer f Chin
Means "glare, gleam, glitter" in Hakha Chin.
Cera f Popular Culture
Of uncertain origin and meaning, this name might be a variant of Sera. It was used in the 1988 movie The Land Before Time where it belongs to one of the main characters, a triceratops.
Cera f Medieval Irish (Anglicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Early Anglicization of Ciara 1. Saint Cera of Ireland was an abbess in the 7th century who died in 679.
Cera f Latvian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. A derivation from Latvian cerēt "to hope" has been suggested.
Cerasella f Romanian, Italian
Diminutive of cerasa, an alternative Italian term to say ciliegia, both meaning "cherry". Cerasella is a 1959 Canzone Napoletana song performed by Gloria Christian and Wilma De Angelis... [more]
Cerceis f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Means "of the weaving shuttle", derived from Greek κερκίς (kerkis) meaning "weaving shuttle, taper rod". This was the name of one of the Oceanids in Greek mythology, described as being lovely of form.
Cerdo f Greek Mythology
Means "profit, gain" in Greek. In Greek mythology, Cerdo was the nymph-wife of King Phoroneus of Argos and mother of Apis and Niobe.
Cerelia f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from Ceraelia, the name of the ancient Roman festival dedicated to the agricultural goddess Ceres.
Cerene f North Frisian (Archaic)
North Frisian form of Severine, recorded on the islands of Sylt and Amrum.
Cerera f Croatian, Lithuanian
Croatian and Lithuanian form of Ceres.
Cereus m & f English
From the genus name of a type of night-blooming cacti found from California to Chile, from Latin cereus "waxen, waxy", which was also used as a substantive to mean "a wax-light, -taper" ("particularly those brought by clients to their patrons as presents at the time of the Saturnalia"), and so called because the cactus' shape "suggests a candle."
Ceriel m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Cérile, with its spelling more or less phonetical in nature. Also compare Cyriel.... [more]
Cérile m & f French (Archaic)
Archaic French variant of Cyrille.
Cérille m & f French (Archaic)
Variant spelling of Cérile, which is an archaic French variant of Cyrille.
Cerintha f English (Rare)
From the name of a flower, literally "wax-flower" from Greek κηρος (keros) "beeswax" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower".
Cerisa f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cerise.
Cerissa f English (Rare)
From the brand of perfume called Cerissa, which was introduced by Charles Revson in 1974. The name itself might possibly be a variant of Cerise. It was also used by Barbara Cartland for the heroine of her historical romance novel The Heart Triumphant (1976).
Cerona f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One current theory suggests, however, a derivation from Sharona.
Cersei f Literature, Popular Culture
Created by American author George R. R. Martin for his series of epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire, published beginning 1996, and the television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019), where it belongs to an evil queen who is one of the main antagonists... [more]
Cerstin f German (Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Kerstin. Note that it is still pronounced with an initial k.
Cësa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Francëszka.
Cesarea f Italian
Variant of Cesaria.
Césarette f French (Rare)
Feminine variant of César.
Cesària f Occitan, Provençal, Catalan (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Occitan and Provençal feminine form of Cesari and Catalan form of Caesaria.
Cesarino f Provençal
Provençal form of Césarine.
Ceselha f Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal variant of Cecília.
Cesia f Italian
Italian form of Caesia.
Cesia f Silesian, Yiddish
Yiddish and Silesian short form of Cecylia.
Cesidia f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Caesidius.
Cesilia f Spanish
Variant of Cecilia.