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.
Cuixtli m & f Nahuatl
Means "kite (bird of prey)" in Nahuatl.
Cuiye f Chinese
From the Chinese 璀 (cuǐ) meaning "lustre of gems, glitter, shine" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious, firelight".
Cuiyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth".
Cuiying f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch".
Cuiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Cuiyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl".
Cuizhao f Chinese
From the Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and 钊 (zhāo) meaning "endeavor, encourage".
Culastia f Romansh
Romansh form of Scholastica, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Culduz f Karachay-Balkar
Means "starry" in Karachay-Balkar.
Culetta f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Coletta.
Cully m & f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Cully.... [more]
Çulpan f Tatar
Turkic form of Venus.
Culture f Obscure (Modern)
From the English word culture. Also see Kulture.
Culyana f Turkish
Probably a form of Juliana spelled according to Turkish orthography.
Cülyetta f Theatre
Azerbaijani form of Juliet, used in translations of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1596).
Cumarıq m & f Karachay-Balkar
Means "partridge" in Karachay-Balkar.
Cumi f Biblical, English (Rare)
Means "arise; stand up" in Aramaic. ... [more]
Cumie f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Cumi. This was borne by Cumie Talitha Walker (1874-1942), the mother of American outlaw Clyde Barrow.
Cumuş f Karachay-Balkar
Means "work, service, care" in Karachay-Balkar.
Cuncetta f Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Concetta.
Cuncettina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Cuncetta.
Cundi f Buddhism
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Sanskrit चुन्दी (cundi) meaning "procuress, bawd" or चुण्टी (cunti) meaning "small well, reservoir". This is the name of a female bodhisattva and gooddess in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition... [more]
Cundrie f Arthurian Cycle
The name of two women in the 'Parzifal' by Wolfram von Eschenbach.
Cunegonda f Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Corsican (Archaic), Gascon (Archaic), Provençal (Archaic)
Dutch variant and Italian, Corsican, Gascon and Provençal form of Kunigunde.
Cunegoundo f Provençal
Provençal form of Cunégonde.
Cunera f Dutch
Some sources state that this name was derived from Gothic kuni "family, kin, race, kind." However, since the first known bearer of this name (a saint from the 4th century AD) originated from Scotland, we cannot exclude the possibility that it is actually Gaelic or Anglo-Saxon in origin... [more]
Cunigardes f Obscure (Portuguese-style)
(Brazilian) Portuguese form of Kunigard.
Cunigunda f Romansh
Romansh form of Kunigunde.
Cunihilda f Medieval German
Derived from Gothic kuni "kin, family" and Old High German hiltia "battle".
Cunina f Roman Mythology
The goddess who protected the cradle from malevolent magic.
Cunizza f Medieval Italian, Literature
Medieval Italian form of Chuniza.... [more]
Cunneke f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Kunegunde.
Cunobelina f Brythonic
Feminine form of Cunobelinus.
Cuore f Italian
The Italian language word for "heart". It's the name of the last surviving Maenad in ''Final Fantasy IV: The After Years''.
Cupcake f & m Obscure
From the English word cupcake "a small cake baked in a paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top".
Cupra f Umbrian
The fertility and underworld goddess of the ancient pre-Roman population of the Piceni and the Umbri. The etymology of her name is unknown, but it could derive from Kupria, a epithet of Aphrodite, or be related to the name Cupid... [more]
Cupun m & f Inuit, Greenlandic
Means "coal".
Cuquis f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria del Refugio.
Cuquita f Spanish
Diminutive of Cuca. In other words, this is a (strictly feminine) double diminutive of Refugio.
Cura f Roman Mythology
Cura or Aera Cura is the name of a Roman goddess who created the first human. In Latin. Hyginus seems to have created both the personification and story for his Fabulae, poem 220. The name itself is derived from Latin cura "care, concern, thought".
Curca f Medieval Romanian, Romani (Archaic)
Derived from Romanian curcă "turkey-hen". This name seems to have been predominantly used by members of the Romani people.
Curia f Ancient Roman
Derived from the Roman gentile name Curius.
Curinna f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Corinna.
Curlie f English
Variant of Curley.
Curra f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Currada f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Corrada.
Curradina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Currada.
Curry m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use from the surname Curry.
Cursa m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic Al Kursiyy al Jauzah, meaning "the chair of the central one". This is the traditional name of the star Beta Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.
Curtel f Yiddish
Polish spelling of Tzurtel
Cushla f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Derived form Irish Gaelic cuisle "pulse". This name was created in the early 1800s from the Irish term of endearment cuisle mo cridhe (usually anglicized as Cushla Macree, in former times also Cushlamachree) which translates to "pulse of my heart"; it is popularly interpreted to mean "beat of my heart".... [more]
Cussot f Medieval English
Diminutive of Custaunce, the medieval English vernacular form of Constance. This name was recorded in the Hundred Rolls.
Cust f Medieval English
Medieval English diminutive of Constance, via the vernacular form Custance.
Custance f Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Constance.
Custantina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Constantina.
Custanza f Sicilian
Feminine form of Custanzu.
Custanzia f Corsican, Romansh
Corsican form of Constantia and Romansh variant of Constanzia.
Custodi f & m Spanish (Rare)
A diminutive of Custodio and Custodia or directly transferred from the Italian surname Custodi.
Custòdia f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan cognate of Custodia.
Cut f Acehnese
From a hereditary title for Acehnese women of noble or aristocratic descent, typically placed before the given name.
Cuthburg f Anglo-Saxon
Means "famous fortress", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and burg "fortress".
Cuthburga f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of Cuthburg. Also compare Cuthburh.
Cuthburh f Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Cuthburg. Also compare Wilburg versus Wilburh. This name was borne by the wife of the early 8th-century king Aldfrith of Northumbria.
Cuthflæd f Anglo-Saxon
Means "famous beauty", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and flæd, possibly meaning "beauty".
Cuthswith f Anglo-Saxon
Means "famously strong", derived from Old English cuþ "known, familiar" and swiþ "strong".... [more]
Čuvje f Sami
Meaning unknown.
Çuwan f Kurdish
Means "beautiful" in Kurdish.
Cüztüyme f Karachay-Balkar
Means "a hundred buttons" in Karachay-Balkar.
Cvetana f Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Cognate of Cvitana and Bulgarian variant transcription of Tsvetana.
Cvetelina f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Tsvetelina.
Cvijetka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cvijetko.
Cvitana f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cvitan.
Cvitka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cvitko.
Cwenburh f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cwen "woman, wife" and burg "fortress".
Cwengifu f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cwen "woman, wife, queen" and giefu "gift".
Cwenhild f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cwen meaning "woman, wife; queen" and hild meaning "battle".
Cwenleofu f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cwen "woman, wife; queen" and leof "dear, beloved".
Cwenþryð f Anglo-Saxon
From the Old English elements cwen "woman, wife" and þryþ "strength".
Cwyllog f Medieval Welsh
was a Christian holy woman who was active in Anglesey, Wales, in the early 6th century. The daughter, sister and niece of saints, she is said to have founded St Cwyllog's Church, Llangwyllog, in the middle of Anglesey, where a church is still dedicated to her.
Cyandria f American (Modern)
Apparently an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Cyan, Lysandra and Andrea 2.
Cyane f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κυανη (Kyane) which was derived from κυανος (kyanos) "cyan, azure-blue" (compare Cyan). In Greek myth she was the Naiad nymph of a spring in the Sicilian town of Syracuse, who dissolved away into the spring from grief after witnessing Hades' abduction of her playmate Persephone.
Cyanea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from Greek κυάνεος (kyaneos) meaning "dark blue" (also compare Cyane). This name belonged to the Naiad-nymph of the town of Miletos in Karia (Caria), south-western Anatolia... [more]
Cyann f Popular Culture
From the name of a fictional character in a French comic book called The Cycle of Cyann.
Cyanth f English (American, Modern)
Historically similar to the name Chrysanth. Derived from the word 'cyan', it means "the combination of blue and green". This generally refers to a child of parents with blue and green eyes.
Cybil f English
Variant of Sibyl.
Cybilla f English
Elaboration of Cybill.
Cyborea f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Name of the mother of Judas Iscariot in apocryphal Christian scriptures, most notably in "The Golden Legend".
Cycylija f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Cecelia
Cyd f English (Modern)
Short form of Cydney.
Cyda f Kashubian
Diminutive of Placëda.
Cydippe f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kydippe. This is the name of several characters from Greek mythology, one of which is a Nereid.
Cydonia f English (Rare)
From the former name of Chania, a city on the island of Crete, Greece. It is also a poetic term for the island. In addition, it can be derived from Greek κυδωνιά (kydonia) meaning "quince tree" (itself from κυδώνι (kudoni), "quince"), ultimately from the name of the city.
Cygalle f Obscure
Variant of Sigal.
Cygnet f American (Rare)
Derived from the Anglo-French term, a diminutive of the Old French, cigne or "swan", which in turn came from the Latin cygnus, ultimately from the Greek, kyknos.
Cyla f Kashubian
Diminutive of Cecyliô, Celestina and Celina.
Cylie f English
Variant of Kylie.
Cylin f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Caelan or Kylen.
Cylinda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Celinda, perhaps influenced by the name Cyndy or the English word cylinder referring to the shape or the barrel of a gun.
Cyllene f Greek Mythology
Alternate English form of Kyllene.
Cylvia f English (Rare)
Variant of Sylvia. A known bearer is an American consultant and a 'de facto' First Lady of Oregon, Cylvia Hayes.
Cyma f Jewish (Archaic)
Allegedly derived from Greek σιμός (simos), meaning "bent upwards". Alternatively, it may be a variant of Sima 1.
Cyma f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Cima.
Cymbarka f Medieval Polish
Polish form of Cyneburg. Cymbarka was the daughter of Mazovian prince Siemowit IV.
Cymopolea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κυμοπόλεια (Kymopoleia) meaning "wave walker", derived from κῦμα (kyma) "wave, billow" and the verb πολέω (poleô) "to go about, range over"... [more]
Cymphonique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Symphony using the suffix -ique (e.g., from Monique). Cymphonique Miller is a famous bearer.
Cymry f English
Means ''Welsh'', plural of Cymro ''Welshman''.
Cyn f English
Short form of Cynthia.
Cynane f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
A famous bearer is Cynane, half-sister to Alexander the Great.
Çynar f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Çınar.
Cynara f Literature
A Greek "plant" name, from a genus of thistles, of which a leading member is the purple flowered artichoke.... [more]
Cyndia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cyndi.
Cyndie f English
Variant of Cindy.
Cyneburh f Anglo-Saxon
Alternate spelling of Cyneburg, or Cyneburga.
Cynegifu f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cyne "royal" and giefu "gift".
Cynegyð f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and guð "battle", making it a cognate of Cunigund... [more]
Cyneswið f Anglo-Saxon
From Old English cyne "royal" and swiþ "strong". Saint Cyneswide was a younger sister of Saint Cyneburga.
Cynethryth f Anglo-Saxon, History
Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and þryþ "strength".... [more]
Cynewise f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and wīs "wise". A notable bearer of this name was the wife of King Penda of Mercia, also referred to as Kyneswitha (see Cyneswið).
Cynewynn f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English name element cyne meaning "royal" and wynn meaning "joy, bliss".
Cynisca f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kyniska. Cynisca was born c. 440 BC and was a Greek princess of Sparta. She became the first woman in history to win at the ancient Olympic Games... [more]
Cynosura f Astronomy, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κυνόσουρα (Kynosoura) which meant "dog's tail", a derivative of κύων (kyôn) "dog" (genitive κυνός (kynos)) and οὐρά (oura) "tail"... [more]
Cynosure f Astronomy
From the Ancient Greek elements κυνός (kunós) “dog's” and οὐρά (ourá) meaning “tail”. This is an alternate name for Ursa Minor.
Cynta f Polish
Diminutive form of Hiacynta.
Cynthiana f English (Rare)
Either an elaboration of Cynthia or a combination of Cynthia and Ana.
Cyntia f Polish
Polish form of Cynthia.
Cypa f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish short form of Cypojra.
Cypojra f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish form of Tziporah.
Cypora f Medieval Jewish, Medieval English
Variant of Zipporah, recorded in England between the 11th and 13th centuries.
Cyppora f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Zipporah.
Cypress f & m American (Rare)
From the English word cypress, a group of coniferous trees. Ultimately from Greek kuparissos.
Cyprianne f Medieval French
Feminine form of Cyprian.
Cyprilla f Greek
Derived from the plant Cyperus (Κύπερος).... [more]
Cyprille f French
French form of Cyprilla.
Cyprine f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Possibly a contracted form of Cypriane.
Cyprus m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Cypress influenced by the name of the country between Europe and Asia that's named Cyprus... [more]
Cyrane f Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized, Archaic, ?)
Possibly derived from the name of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene, which was located in North Africa
Cyree f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminine form of Cyrus.
Cyrelle m & f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Cyril influenced by -elle.
Cyrena f North Frisian (Archaic)
Archaic North Frisian form of Severine, recorded on the isle of Sylt in the 1600s.
Cyrena f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Serena influenced by Cyrene. A notable bearer was American opera singer Cyrena van Gordon (1892-1964).
Cyrenia f History, Indonesian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyrenius. This was the name of a saint from the Roman province of Cilicia in southern Anatolia, who was martyred by burning in 306 at Tarsus, in persecutions of Galerius.
Cyriaka f Polish
Polish form of Cyriaca.
Cyriella f English
A feminine form of Cyril and potential variant of Cyrielle
Cyrienne f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyrien and variant of Cyria.
Cyrina f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyrus.
Cyrine f French, French (Belgian)
Rare French feminine form of Cyrus.
Cyrstal f English
Variant of Crystal.
Cyryla f Polish
Feminine form of Cyryl.
Cyrylla f Polish
Variant of Cyryla.
Cyryna f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyryn.
Cysa f Medieval German
Of unknown origin, maybe a hypochoristic form of names containing sigu "victory".
Cysia f Polish
Diminutive of Placyda.
Cythera f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κύθηρα (Kythera), the name of an island of Greece, as well as an ancient town on the island. In Greek mythology, Cythera was the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite, being the island to which she first arrived after emerging from the sea, and the source of her epithet Kythereia (Latin: Cytherea)... [more]
Cytka f Polish
Diminutive of Placyda.
Cywia f Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish version of Zivia. A notable bearer was Cywia Lubetkin who was a Warsaw Ghetto underground leader.
Cyzia f Polish
Diminutive of Narcyza.
Czarina f Filipino, English
Feminine form of Czar.
Czarlene f English (American, Rare)
Rare spelling variant of Charlene.
Czarna f Yiddish (Polonized, Rare)
Polonised spelling of Charna.
Czcibora f Polish
Feminine form of Czcibor.
Czębira f Medieval Polish
Of uncertain origin and meaning.
Czerniczsche f Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Slavic (?)
The older form of Czarna (See Charna)
Czesia f Polish
Diminutive of Czesława.
Cześka f Polish
Diminutive of Czesława.
Częstobrona f Polish
Derived from Polish często "often" and bronić "to protect someone" or bronić się "to defend oneself".
Częstorka f Polish
Diminutive form of Częstobrona.
Czeszka f Kashubian
Kashubian diminutive of Czesława.
Czylle f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Diminutive of Cäcilie, recorded in Silesia in the 14th century.
Czyne f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Christine.
Da-ah f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 多 (da) meaning "much, many; more than, over" and 娥 (ah) means "Beautiful".
Daantje f Dutch
Feminine diminutive of Daniël.
Dåårfi f Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Dorotea.
Dabi f & m Korean (Rare)
da, combinated with "bi" (비) meaning "rain"
Da-bin f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".
Dąbrówka f Polish
Polish form of Doubravka. This name was borne by the wife of Mieszko I of Poland.
Dacheca f Haitian Creole
Variant of the Russian name Дашка (Dashka), a diminutive of Darya 1 (via Dasha). In the 1960s and 1970s it became popular in Haiti, along with other Russian names such as Nadège, Natacha and Manoucheka.
Dachelle f African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix da and Michelle.
Dachonna f Medieval Irish
Means "My Conainne" in Medieval Irish.
Dachuna f Old Celtic, History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a medieval saint venerated in Cornwall, who was probably a Celtic Briton.
Dacia f Ancient Roman, Italian, Sicilian
Feminine form of Dacius and Dacio.
Dácil f Guanche (Hispanicized), Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *dasil, meaning "footprint, step". It was borne by a Guanche princess of Tenerife who lived during the 15th century. She is best known for her marriage to a Spanish conqueror of the island.
Dacil f Guanche
Unaccented form of Dácil.
Dəclə f Azerbaijani
Means "the river Tigris" in Azerbaijani.
Dacoda m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dakota (See also Dacota and Dakoda)
Dacota m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Dakota.
Dada f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daiana and Eduarda.
Dadai f Biblical (Hellenized)
Variant transcription of Ahlai, as used in 1 Chronicles 2:31.... [more]
Dadang f Filipino
Diminutive of Candida, Leonarda and other names ending in da.
Daday f Filipino
Diminutive of Candida, Leonarda and other names ending in da.
Dadila f Uzbek
Derived from dadil meaning "bold, fearless".
Dadirai f Shona
Means "show off" in Shona.
Daduhepa f Hittite
Of uncertain etymology, although the second element of the name (hepa) likely derives from the Hurrian sun goddess Ḫepat. Name borne by a Hittite queen who was possibly the wife of Tudhaliya I. She is known to have occupied the role of Tawananna (ruling queen) during the reign of Šuppiluliuma I, who is thought to have been her son.
Dadzboga f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Dadzbog.
Daechu f Korean
From Korean 대추 (daechu) meaning "jujube, date".
Daehee m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 大 "big, great, vast, large, high" and 熙 (hee) meaning "shine". Other combinations are possible.
Daeira f Greek Mythology
Means "knowing one", from Greek ἐδάην (edaen) (via the unattested present form *dao) meaning "to learn, know, teach". This was the name of an Oceanid in Greek mythology, associated with the Eleusinian mysteries... [more]
Dæja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Daelin f & m American
Variant of Daylin.
Daely f English (American, Rare)
May be a variant of Daley.
Daelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Dale and the popular name suffix lyn, probably based on similar-sounding names such as Kaylyn, Raelyn and Shaelyn.
Daena f Persian Mythology
The name of a Zoroastrian divinity, taken from the Gathic Avestan daēnā or Sanskrit dhénā and is variously translated as "conscience", "religion", "understanding" or "that which is observed"... [more]
Daeng f & m Thai, Lao
Means "red" in Thai and Lao.
Daentie f Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic form of Daantje.
Da-eun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" (da), and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver" (eun).
Daeva m & f Sanskrit, Hinduism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit देव (see Deva).
Daevy f Khmer
Means "angel" in Khmer.
Daeyang m & f Korean
S. Korean word for 'ocean, deep'.
Daezja f American
Variant of Deja.