Feminine Submitted Names

gender
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Daida ?f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Possibly derived from Guanche *dăyda meaning "newborn lamb that is still being suckled by its mother". This name was listed in a baptismal register from Seville dating to the 15th century; the sex and age of the bearer were not recorded... [more]
Daidai f Japanese
From Japanese だいだい (daidai) meaning "orange (fruit)".
Daidairi f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese だいだい (daidai) meaning "orange" (fruit) combined with 李 (ri) meaning "plum". Other kanji can be used.
Daiena f Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Diana.
Daiko f Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Daikokutennyo f Japanese Mythology
The Japanese form of the goddess Mahakali or a feminine form of Daikokuten, the god of great blackness or darkness... [more]
Daila f Latvian
Derived from Latvian daile "beauty".
Dailan f Chinese (Rare)
This name can be used as 黛岚, 岱岚, 黛兰 or 代兰 with 黛 (dài), referring to a dark pigment used by women in ancient times to paint their eyebrows, 岱 (dài), which was used for the name of a mountain in Shandong Province (now called Mount Tai), 代 (dài) meaning "generation, era," 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid."
Daile f Estonian
Estonian borrowing of Daila.
Dailida f Medieval Baltic
Recorded in the Latgale region of modern-day Latvia in the late Middle Ages. The origin and meaning of this name are uncertain; theories include, however, a derivation from Latvian daile "beauty" or daiļš "beautiful, beauteous" (compare Daila) and a derivation from Lithuanian dailidė "carpenter".
Daily f Estonian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Daile and Ly.
Da-in f Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" and 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".
Daina f Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (dai), a possessive particle combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Daine f Literature
Short form of Veralidaine. The name of character in the The Immortals books series by Tamora Pierce.
Dainė f Lithuanian
Variant form of Daina.
Dainora f Lithuanian
Means "desire for a song" (and thus refers to someone who either wishes to sing or desires to hear a song), derived from the Lithuanian noun daina meaning "song" (see Daina) combined with the Lithuanian noun noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire".
Dainutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of feminine given names that start with Dain- (such as Dainė and Dainora), since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.... [more]
Dainya f Uzbek (Rare)
Dainya is thought to mean “Bravery” in Uzbek. But a submission from Jamaica claims it means “Thanks”. Dainya is a Aboriginal name.
Daiquiri f English (American, Rare)
From the English word daiquiri for the alcoholic drink, which was taken from a Cuban place name.
Daira f Greek Mythology, Spanish (Latin American)
The name of an Okeanid Nymph of the town in Eleusis in Attika, Greece. It is derived from the element δαο (dao), meaning "the knowing one, teacher".
Daisha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]
Daisiana f Obscure
Possibly a combination of Daisy and Ana.
Daisye f English
Variant of Daisy.
Daisylyn f Filipino
Combination of Daisy and the popular suffix -lyn.
Daisymae f English
Combination of Daisy and Mae.
Daisymay f English (Rare)
Combination of Daisy and May.
Daiva m & f Sanskrit, Hinduism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit देव (see Deva).
Daiya m & f Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Daiyu f & m Chinese (Rare)
This name combines 代 meaning "replace, era, generation", 黛 meaning "blacken eyebrows, black" or 戴 meaning "wear on top, support" (dài) with 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem."
Daiyu f & m Chinese (Rare)
Means "black jade".
Daizan m & f Japanese, Popular Culture, Literature
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, strong, great" and 斬 (zan) meaning "slash, kill". It can also be composed of different kanji that have the same pronunciations.
Daizha f & m African American
Variant of Deja.
Daja f East Frisian
Variant of Daje.
Daja f Literature, English (Modern)
Name of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic series.
Dajah f American
Variant of Deja.
Dajana f German (Modern)
Modern German name of disputed origin.... [more]
Daje f East Frisian
Originally a short form of names containing the element dag "day".
Da-jeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" and 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal".
Dajian m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Da and Jian.
Dajin f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Da and Jin 1.
Dajing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 大 () meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 靖 (jìng) meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" or 经 (jīng) meaning "pass through, endure"... [more]
Dajour f African American
Variation of the words du jour.
Dajuana f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Da- and the given name Juana , thus making it the feminine form of Dajuan.
Daka m & f Madí
Meaning unknown. Jamamadí language is spoken in Acre and Amazonas State in Brazil.
Dakalo m & f Venda
Means "happiness" in Tshivenda.
Dakenna f American
Likely an invented name, possibly an elaboration of Dakota or Kenna
Dakhota f & m English
Variant of Dakota.
Dakoda m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Dakota.
Dakotah m & f English
Variant of Dakota.
Dakshira f Sanskrit (Modern)
The most able on this earth, goddess Durga... [more]
Dala f Arabic
Shortened version of Dalal.
Dalai m & f Mongolian
Means "sea, ocean" in Mongolian.
Dalan m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Da and Lan 1.
Dalanda f Western African, African American
Means "creative" in Fulani.
Dalar f Armenian
Means "green, verdant, young" or "vegetation" in Armenian.
Dalary f American (Hispanic, Modern)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an elaboration of Dalia 1. This was used by Mexican-American singer Larry Hernandez for his second daughter born 2013... [more]
Dalasamai f Lao
Meaning uncertain, however likely derives in part from the element ດາລາ (dà:lá "star").
Dalay-kys f Tuvan
From Tuvan далай (dalay) meaning "sea, ocean" and кыс (kys) meaning "girl, daughter".
Dalbara f Yakut
Feminine form of Dalbar.
Dalbaray f Yakut
From an alternative Sakha word for "skylark".
Dalbit f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 달빛 (dalbit) meaning "moonlight," from a combination of 달 (dal) meaning "moon" and Bit.
Dalbyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Means "satellite" from 달 (dal, “moon”) combined with 별 (byeol, “star”).
Daldís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dalr "dale, valley" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Dalebora f Polish
Feminine form of Dalebor.
Dalee f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Daley.
Daleen f English
Diminutive of Magdalene.
Dalena f English (Rare)
Possibly a short form of Magdalena or a variant of Delina. Apparently this is also used as a feminine elaboration of Dale.
Daleng f Filipino
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Dalett f American (Hispanic, Modern)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an elaboration of Dalia 1. This was used by Mexican-American singer Larry Hernandez for his third and youngest daughter born 2020... [more]
Dalewuja f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Dalewin.
Daley f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dalr "dale, valley" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Dalğınay f Azerbaijani
Means "pensive moon" in Azerbaijani.
Dali f Spanish, English
Diminutive of Dalia 1 and variant of Dolly.
Dali f Georgian Mythology, Georgian
Meaning unknown. Dali was the Georgian goddess of the hunt, mother of Amirani, and was believed to be extraordinarily beautiful. She lived on top of a mountain and protected animals, occasionally allowing hunters to hunt animals just so long as they don't hunt more than necessary... [more]
Dali m & f Chinese
Combination of Da and Li 1.
Dali f English
Transferred use of the surname Dalí.
Dali f Burmese
Means "necklace, pendant" in Burmese.
Dália f Hungarian, Slovak (Rare)
Hungarian and Slovak form of Dahlia.
Dàlia f Catalan
Catalan form of Dahlia.
Dalía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Dalia.
Dalià f Malagasy
Malagasy form of Dahlia.
Dalian m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Da, Li 1 and An 1. It may sound like a masculine version of the name Dalia.
Daliana f Italian (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Dalia 1 using the popular name suffix -ana.
Dalida f Macedonian
Biblical name.
Dalien f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Da and Liên.
Dālija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian cognate of Dahlia.
Daliko f Georgian
Diminutive of Dali.
Dalilah f Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcription of Dalila.
Dalili f Swahili (Rare)
Means "omen, symbol" in Swahili.
Dalimila f Czech (Rare)
Feminine form of Dalimil.
Dalin f & m Chinese (Modern)
Chinese form of Darin or a combination of the names Da and Lin.
Dalinda f Italian
Variant of Delinda, particularly found in the Abruzzo region of Southern Italy.
Daling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Dalia 1.
Daliri f & m Dagbani
Means "good fortune" in Dagbani.
Dalis f English
Variant of Dallas.
Dalisha f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Delicia via its other variant Delisha.
Dalita f Hebrew, Armenian
Probably a variant form of Dalit. Also compare Dalida, which is a similar but unrelated name.... [more]
Daliya f Chinese
Combination of Da , Li 1 and Ya.
Daliyah f Hebrew
Variant of Dalya.
Daljeet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit दल (dala) meaning "division, portion, troops" combined with जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Daljit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਦਲਜੀਤ (see Daljeet).
Dallae f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From either native Korean 달래 (dallae), referring to the Korean wild chive, or the root of verb 달래다 (dallaeda) meaning "to soothe, calm, comfort."
Dallëndyshe f Albanian
Derived from Albanian dallëndyshe "swallow (bird)".
Dallia f Kurdish
Dallia is a common feminine name in Arabic (Arabic: داليا) and Hebrew (Hebrew: דַּלְיָה). The name in Arabic stems from the word for grape vine and in Hebrew from the word for "(tip of a) branch", especially that of a grapevine or an olive tree... [more]
Dallie f English (American)
Diminutive of names beginning with the sound Dal-, such as Delilah and Dallas.
Dallilja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dalr "dale, valley" and lilja "lily".
Dallis f & m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Dallas.
Dally f Scots
Scots form of Dolly.
Dalmatia f Medieval French
From Latin Dalmatia meaning "Dalmatian, of Dalmatia".
Dalmazia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dalmazio.
Dalmira f Galician
Feminine form of Dalmiro.
Dalmira f Kazakh, Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Dalmir.
Dal-nim f Korean Mythology
In Korean mythology, she is the moon. She is the sister to the sun, Hae-nim.
Dal-rae f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Dallae.
Dalrós f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse dalr meaning "dale, valley" and rós meaning "rose".
Dalrún f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse dalr meaning "dale, valley" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Daluka f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Daluka is the name of legendary queen of Egypt who ruled before the Great Flood according to medieval Coptic and Islamic folklore. She was part of the so-called "Soleyman dynasty", which also included Surid Ibn Salhouk, a king who was once believed to have built the Great Pyramid of Giza... [more]
Daluše f Czech
Diminutive of Dahlia, not used as a given name in its own right.
Dalva f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese estrela d'alva, "morning star, Venus".
Đạm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 潭 (đạm) meaning "deep pool, lake" or 淡 (đạm) meaning "light, pale".
Dama f & m Chinese
Combination of Da and Ma.
Damali f Arabic
Means "beautiful vision" in Arabic.
Damamli f Eastern African
beautiful vision
Daman f & m Indian
Means "ruler, controller, subjugator" in Hindi (दमन).
Damar m & f Indonesian
Means "resin, sap" or "light, lamp" in Indonesian.
Damara f Celtic Mythology
In Celtic mythology, Damara was a fertility goddess worshipped in Britain. She was associated with the month of May (Beltaine).
Damaria f African American
Feminine form of Damari.
Damaride f Italian
Italian form of Damaris.
Damarista f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + αριστος (aristos) "best, noblest"
Damarisz f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Damaris.
Damaruki f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil
MEANING : a sort of drum... [more]
Damarus f & m English (Rare)
As a feminine name, it may be a variant of Damaris.
Damashkawizii f Ojibwe
Means "lady of strength" in Ojibwe.
Damasis f Ancient Greek
δάμασις (damasis) > δαμάζω (damazo) "to tame"
Damask f Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Damask.
Damaspia f Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Jamaspi combined with the adjectival suffix -𐎹 (-ya).
Damater f Greek Mythology
Doric Greek form of Demeter 1.
Damatte f French (Archaic)
Archaic local name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
Dambi f Korean
From a dam hanja, e.g. 潭 meaning "deep pool; marsh, puddle." and Korean 비 (bi) "rain".
Dambisa f Southern African
A Zambian feminine name borne by the economist Dambisa Felicia Moyo.
Dambuzgho f Tumbuka
Means "troublesome" in Tumbuka, often given to babies whose mothers were unwell during pregnancy.
Damcho m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དམ་ཆོས (dam-chos) meaning "noble doctrine, sacred teachings".
Damchoe m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དམ་ཆོས (see Damcho).
Dame f & m Batak
Means "peace, harmony" in Batak.
Dameron m & f English (American, Rare)
Possibly from the surname Dameron.
Damgalnuna f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "great wife of the prince", deriving from the Sumerian elements dam, meaning "spouse, husband or wife", 𒃲 gal, meaning "great, mighty", and nun, meaning "prince, noble, master"... [more]
Dami f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Damaris.
Dami m & f Igbo, Yoruba
Short form of Damilola.
Dami f & m Korean (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Da-mi. It is borne by Australian singer Dami Im (1988-).
Damia f Greek Mythology
The name of the Hora of the fertile earth, and alternatively a title of the goddess Demeter (while her daughter, Persephone, was occasionally afforded the title Auxesia)... [more]
Damia f Roman Mythology
Epithet of the goddess Bona Dea. Paulus Diaconus derived the name from Greek δαμόσιος (damosios) "public".
Damiána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Damiana. The name coincides with the name of the plant damiána "damiana, turnera diffusa".
Damiani f Greek
Feminine form of Damianos.
Damianne f English
Feminine form of Damian.
Damiata f Medieval Catalan
Recorded in 15th century Valencia.
Damiët f Dutch, Literature
A character in the medieval Esmoreit story, a princess
Damilka f South Slavic, English
It derives from the slavic form of Damian, name that means "tamer" and the diminutive suffix -lka
Damilola m & f Yoruba
Means "God makes me wealthy" in Yoruba.
Da-min f & m Korean
Combination of a da hanja, e.g. 多 meaning "a lot, much," and a min hanja, such as 旻 meaning "sky" or 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful."
Damina f Italian
Truncated form of Adamina.
Daminika f Belarusian
Feminine form of Daminik.
Damira f Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Tatar
Derived from Persian ضمیر (zamir) meaning "heart, mind, secret", though it may also be from Turkic *temür meaning "iron".
Damirka f Croatian
Feminine form of Damir.
Damisia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Daminika.
Damit m & f Malay
Means "small" in Brunei Malay.
Damita f African American, American (South), Louisiana Creole
Allegedly from the Spanish word damita meaning "little lady" (a diminutive of dama "lady, dame", ultimately from Latin domina). This name was popularized in the 1960s by American singer Damita Jo DeBlanc (1930-1998).
Damitha m & f Sinhalese
Variant of Damith.
Damkina f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "true wife", deriving from the Akkadian element kīnu "honest, trustworthy, faithful". The Akkadian name for the goddess Damgalnuna. She was the consort of Enki and mother of the god Marduk... [more]
Dammenech f Amharic
Means "she was cloudy" in Amharic.
Dammö f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Dagmar traditionally found in Småland.
Dammy f Theatre
Used by English dramatist Richard Brome for a character in his play The Weeding of Covent Garden (performed ca. 1633, printed 1659), where it is a diminutive of Damaris.
Dammy m & f Nigerian, Yoruba
Diminutive of Damilola and other Yoruba names containing dam.
Dåʹmnn f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Tyyne.
Damno f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Damno was an Egyptian princess.
Damodika f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + δικη (diké) "justice"
Damoklea f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Damokles.
Damona f Celtic Mythology
In Gallo-Roman religion, Damona was a goddess worshipped in Gaul as the consort of Apollo Borvo and of Apollo Moritasgus. Her name is likely derived from Old Irish dam "cow, ox".
Damonassa f Ancient Greek
Doric Greek form of Demonassa.
Damonno f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek δᾶμον (damon) meaning "district".
Damostheneia f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + σθένος (sthenos) "strength, might" (see Demosthenes).
Damothaleia f Ancient Greek
Derived from δᾶμος (damos) meaning "the people", a Doric Greek variant of δῆμος (demos), and the Greek adjective θάλεια (thaleia) meaning "rich, plentiful" (from the verb θάλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom").
Damotima f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + τίμα (tima) "honour, esteem, reverence"
Damoxena f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Damoxenos.
Dampa m & f Tibetan
Means "true" in Tibetan.
Damqāya f Babylonian
Means "good", deriving from the Akkadian element damqu ("good, pretty, nice").
Damroka f Medieval Polish
Recorded in medieval Pomerania and Kashubia, this name is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Kashubian dialectical form of Dąbrówka... [more]
Damsa f Afghan
She who captivates
Damya f French, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Damian.
Damya f Berber, Northern African, History
Tamazight feminine given name, an alternative possible given name of the Berber warrior-queen and leader Kahina.
Damyana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Damyan.
Damyanti f Tamil
Meaning "Beautiful".
Đan m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 丹 (đan) meaning "red, cinnabar".
Dân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 民 (dân) meaning "people, citizens, nation".
Dần m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 寅 (dần) referring to the third Earthly Branch (3 AM to 5 AM), which is itself associated with the tiger of the Chinese zodiac.
Dana f & m Sorbian, Polish, Hungarian
Feminine short form of Danuta, Danisława, Bohdana and Danijela or Daniella and masculine short form of Danijel.
Dana f Chinese
Combination of Da and Na.
Dana f Slavic Mythology
Dana is a rusalka in Slavic Mythology.
Dana f Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Montenegrin
Shortened form of the name Danica, meaning the planet Venus, symbol of dawn and beauty. “Dan” means day.
Dánae f Spanish
Spanish form of Danaë.
Dànae f Catalan
Catalan form of Danaë.
Dânae f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Danaë.
Danae f Italian
Italian form of Danaë.
Danae f African American, English (American)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and nay.
Danaé f Czech, German (Rare), Italian, French
Czech, German, Italian and French form of Danaë.
Danagul f Kazakh
From Kazakh дана (dana) meaning "wise, advisable" and гүл (gul) meaning "flower" (both of Persian origin).
Danah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Dana 4.
Danahan f & m Uzbek (Arabized, Rare), Persian
Derived from Uzbek Dana "smart, intelligent and wise" and Han "leader, ruler or king/queen". Also means that "King/Queen of Wise" or "Unique"
Danaïe f Obscure
Variant of Danaë.
Danaila f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Danail.
Danais f Greek Mythology
The name of a naiad of a well or fountain in the region of Pisa in Elis, Greece. Her name is ultimately derived from δαναίος (danaios) meaning "long lived".
Danaja f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Danaë.
Danajė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Danaë.
Danali f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Denali.
Danali f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Dana 1, a feminine form of Dan 1 which means "(he) judged"... [more]
Dananai m & f Shona
Means "love each other" in Shona.