Feminine Submitted Names

Dendup m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Dhondup.

Deñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Anunciación (compare Deiñe).

Denean f English, Caribbean
Perhaps a blend of Denise and Jeannine.

Deneane f English
Most likely a variant of Denean.

Denecia f English

Denee f English

Deneen f English (American)
Originally transferred from the surname Deneen.... [more]

Deneisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Denisha.

Denell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Denelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Danielle.

Denene f English (Rare)
Variant of Deneen.

Denequa f African American

Denerisz f Literature
Hungarian form of Daenerys.

Denese f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Denesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denisha.

Deneva f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Deng m & f Chinese

Dengiilei f Polynesian
Means "top of a sail" in Palauan.

Dengli f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 灯 (dēng) meaning "lantern, lamp" and 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".

Deni f Bulgarian
Possibly a short form of Denica.

Dènia f Catalan (Rare)

Dênia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Denia f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)

Denia f Romanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a contracted form of Denisa and a derivation from denie (indefinite form). The denia (definite form) is a Matins, or vigil, which takes place in the evening in the fifth week of Lent... [more]

Denia f Greek
Diminutive of Dionysia.

Denia f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -denia, such as Adenia and Modenia. In some cases, however, it was also an elaboration of Dena.

Deniah f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Diniah.

Deniana f Filipino
Similar to Diana means "Charming", "Brave", "intelligent", and "warrior".

Denicia f American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Elaboration of Denice in the style of Alicia or else a variant of Denisha.

Deniela f Breton
Feminine form of Deniel.

Denielez f Breton
Variant of Deniela.

Denija f Croatian (Rare), Serbian
Derived from Dejana.

Denika f English (Rare)
Variant of Danika.

Denim m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word denim, a type of fabric, derived from the French phrase serge de Nimes, indicating that the serge (fabric) was from the town of Nîmes.

Denina f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix De and Nina 1.

Denine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Deneen.

Deniqua f African American (Rare)
Variant of Daniqua.

Denira f Portuguese (Brazilian), Indonesian

Denís m & f Galician, Gascon, Spanish
Galician, Spanish and Gascon form of Denis. In Spanish it is sometimes used for women too as variant of Denise, reflecting the French pronunciation.

Denisha f African American
Possibly a variant of Denise, blending it with Tanisha.

Denisia f American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Elaboration of Denise or Denisa in the style of Theresia.

Denislava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Denislav.

Denissa f English
Variant of Denisa.

Denissza f Hungarian
Cognate of Denise.

Denita f English (American)
Variant of Danita.

Denitza f Bulgarian
Variant transliteration of Деница (see Denica).

Deňiz m & f Turkmen
Means "sea" in Turkmen.

Deniza f Bulgarian, Hungarian, Albanian
Cognate of Denise.

Denize f Swedish, Danish, English (Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Denna f English, Literature
The name of a character from the book series The Sword of Truth written by Terry Goodkind.

Denne m & f Dutch
This name could be a variant spelling of Tenne, but it could also be derived from Daniel (for men) or Danielle (for women)... [more]

Dennell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Dennelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Denelle.

Dennette f English (American, Rare)

Denni f & m English (Rare), Albanian (Modern)
Diminutive of Denise and a variant of Denny.

Dennice f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Dennie m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Denny.

Dennis f Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Dionysia.

Dennise f English
Variant of Denise.

Denoela f Breton
Feminine form of Denoel.

Denola f Svan, Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Svan noun დინოლ (dinol) meaning "little girl" (also see the Svan name Dina).

Deňule f Czech
Diminutive form of Denisa.

Denuška f Czech
Diminutive form of Denisa.

Denvia f Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Denya f English
Likely a variant of Denia.

Denyce f English (Rare)
Variant of Denise

Denyda f American (Modern, Rare)

Denyel f English (American)
Variant of Danielle.

Denyfer f Brazilian

Denym f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denim.

Denyse f English
Variant of Denise.

Deodata f Italian
Italian feminine form of Deodatus.

Deogracias m & f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Deogratias.

Deograta f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Deogratias.

Deograzia f Italian
Means "grace of God" or "gratitude, thanks to God", from Latin Deus "God" and gratia "grace".

Deok-hye f Korean
From Sino-Korean 德 "ethics, morality, virtue" and 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness". A famous bearer is Princess Deok-hye of Korea (1912-1989), the last princess of Korea.

Deokman m & f Korean (Anglicized, Rare)
From Sino-Korean 賢"virtuous,worthy,good" and 只 "just,simple"

Deolia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown.

Deolinda f Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Teolinda. This name was especially popular in Portugal and Brazil, having started rising in popularity in Brazil in the 1810s and Portugal in the 1880s... [more]

Deona f English (Rare)
Variant of Diana.

Deonah f Romani (Archaic)

Deònaid f Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Janet

Deonata f Medieval English
Feminization of Deodatus and Donatus.

Deondra f & m African American
Feminine or variant form of Deon, possibly influenced by DeAndre or Kendra.

Deondrea f African American
Feminine form of Deondre.

Deondria f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deandrea, likely influenced by Deon.

Deonelda f German (Bessarabian)

Deonila f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Theonilla.

Deonilla f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Theonilla.

Deonna f English (American), African American
Variant of Deonne or Deanna, or possibly a variant of Diana reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.

Deophilia f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Theophila.

Deorwynn f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements deore "dear" and wynn "joy".

Déotille f Medieval French (Rare), French (Rare)

Deotyma f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Diotima. It was used as a pseudonym by the novelist and poet Jadwiga Łuszczewska (1834-1908).

Depi f Greek
Variant transcription of Ντέπη (see Ntepi).

Depke f Low German
Low German form of Deborah.

Deprise f English (Rare), Obscure
Borne by DePrise Brescia (1965-), an American swimsuit model who cohosted the ESPN television workout show BodyShaping during the early to mid-1990s.

Depy f Greek
Variant transcription of Ντέπυ (see Ntepy).

Deqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 倩 (qiàn) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

Deqiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, clever, skillful, ingenious".

Dera f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Dera m & f Malagasy
Means "praise, fame" in Malagasy.

Deramos f & m Filipino

Derartu f Ethiopian

Derbforgaill f Old Irish, Irish Mythology
From Gaelic Der bForgaill, which apparently meant "daughter of Forgall". It may be an earlier form of Dearbháil or Deirbhile... [more]

Derbie f English (Rare)
Variant of Derby.

Derci f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Dercy.

Dercy f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Darcy or a diminutive of Dolores. A famous bearer was Brazilian actress Dercy Gonçalves (1907-2008), whose given name was Dolores.

Deredere f Medieval Scottish
Medieval Scottish variant of Deirdre.

Deree f American (Rare)

Dereka f English
Feminine form of Derek.

Derelia f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Dorelia.

Derelle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Derell.

Deren f Turkish

Dereth m & f English
Possibly a corruption of the Irish surname Derach, itself derived from the Gaelic dearg meaning "red".

Deretha f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Dereth to create a strictly feminine form of this name.

Deretka f Medieval Russian

Derewan f Kurdish
Meaning "Lies" in Kurdish

Derfina f Sicilian
Variant of Delfina.

Dérgréine f Irish Mythology
Means "tear of the sun", composed of Old Irish dér "tear" and grían "the sun" (genitive gréine; compare Aoibhgréine). In Irish legend Dér Gréine was the daughter of Fiachna Mac Retach, who married Laoghaire Mac Crimthann of Connacht.

Deri m & f Welsh
From Welsh derw meaning "oak."

Deria f Kurdish
Means “the sea” in Kurdish.

Derian m & f English
Variant of Darian.

Derica f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), African American
Feminization of Deric.

Derice f African American
Variant of Darice.

Dericia f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Derice.

Dericka f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Derick.

Derifa f Arabic
Apparently means "eloquent" and "creative"

Derifagha f & m Ijaw
Means "laughter can never end" in Ijaw.

Derika f English
Feminine form of Derik.

Dérilda f French (Quebec, Archaic)

Derilda f French (Acadian)

Derile f Pictish
Relation of a Pictish king.

Derin f Yoruba (Modern)
Short form of Aderinsola.

Derinda f American (Rare), American (South)
Variant of Dorinda.

Derira f Japanese
Japanese form of Delilah.

Derisha f African American

Derketo f Semitic Mythology (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Aramaic 𐡕𐡓𐡏𐡕 (Tarʿatta), the apocope form of 𐡏𐡕𐡓𐡏𐡕𐡄 (ʿAttarʿattā), another name of the Syrian goddess Atargatis.

Derkje m & f Dutch, West Frisian
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Derk) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]

Derlis m & f Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name, possibly derived from the word dearly and the element -lis present in names such as Odalis and Herlis... [more]

Derly f Spanish (Latin American)

Derman f Kurdish
Means "remedy" in Kurdish.

Deronda f English (American, Rare)
This is regarded as a combination of the popular name prefix de and Rhonda, and can be spelled DeRonda or Deronda. Also compare Laronda, Sharonda... [more]

Derowen f Cornish (Modern)
Means "oak" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.

Derozha f Yiddish
A Yiddish name taken from the Slavic, meaning 'my dear little one'.

Derran f & m Welsh, English (Rare)
Means "bird" in Welsh. Also used as a variant of Darren.

Derriah f American (Rare)

Derrica f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Derrick, influenced by Erica.

Déruchette f Guernésiais (Rare, Archaic, ?), Literature
Supposedly a diminutive of Durande, the name of an obscure saint, as explained by Victor Hugo in his novel "Toilers of the Sea".

Derui f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds".

Dervilia f Medieval Irish (Latinized)
Latinization of Dearbháil.

Derviša f Bosnian
Female form of Derviš.

Dervorghil f Irish (Anglicized)
Irish anglicisation of Derbforgaill.

Dervorgil f Irish
Old Irish name meaning "purely fair daughter"

Dervorgilla f Medieval Scottish
Latinization of the Gaelic name Derbforgaill. A notable bearer of this name is Dervorguilla of Galloway, mother of John I of Scotland.

Dervorguilla f Scottish Gaelic (Latinized, Archaic), Medieval Scottish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Derbforgaill.

Derwa f Cornish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Likely derived from Cornish derow "oak trees" (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *daru "tree"). Saint Derwa is the patron saint of Menadarva (Merther Derwa in Cornish, translating to grave of St Derwa in English) in the parish of Camborne, Cornwall... [more]

Derwell f Medieval Breton

Derwena f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Derwen.

Derýa f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Derya

Deryl m & f English
Variant of Daryl.

Derzchen f Yiddish

Desa f & m Russian (Archaic), Serbian, Croatian
Either a short form of Desanka or derived from Slavic des meaning ''to happen, to occur''.

Desak f Balinese
From a title used by female members of the Ksatria caste.

Desamparada f Popular Culture
Means "forsaken, helpless" in Spanish, in effect an altered form of Desamparados. The compound name María Desamparada was used for a character on the Mexican telenovela Triunfo del amor (2010-2011).

Desamparats f Catalan, Catalan (Valencian)
Catalan form of Desamparados, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu dels Desamparats, meaning "Mother of God of the Forsaken."

Desana f Slovak
Name day is May 3rd

Desange m & f French (African, Rare)
Means "of the angels", taken from the French title of the Virgin Mary Notre Dame des Anges, meaning "Our Lady of the Angels". It is most often found in French-speaking African countries.

Desanka f Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the South Slavic desiti meaning "to happen". A bearer of this name was Desanka Maksimović (1898-1993), a Serbian poet and professor of literature.

Désanne f Dutch (Rare)
This name is usually a combination of Désirée with Anne 1.... [more]

Desara f Albanian

Desarae f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Desarai f English
Another form of Desiree

Desaray f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Desare f American (Rare)
Possibly an English phonetic respelling of Désirée.

Desariee f Obscure
Variant of Desiree. This is the birth name of actress Scout Taylor-Compton.

Desdémona f Theatre (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Desdemona.

Desdémone f Theatre (Gallicized)
French form of Desdemona.

Desdouleurs f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from French des douleurs, meaning "the sorrows" and used as the Louisiana Creole equivalent of Dolores.

Deseine f English

Desen m & f Turkish
Means "pattern" in Turkish.

Desera f African American (Rare)

Desere f Afrikaans

Deseree f English (Modern)
Variant of Désirée.

Deseret f Mormon, Various (Rare)
This is a word from the Book of Mormon meaning "honeybee" in the language of the Jaredites. It was used as a name for the Utah territory before it became an American state (now officially nicknamed the Beehive State as a symbol of cooperation and industry)... [more]

Desfred f Popular Culture
German translation of Offred used in the series 'Die Geschichte der Magd' 'The Handmaid's Tale'.

Desha f Russian
Variant of Desa.

Deshan m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deshawn.

Deshana f African American
Elaboration of Shawna.

Deshanae f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Shanae, possibly based on Deshawn, Dejanae or Deja.

Deshante f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix de and Shante.

Desharieff f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of popular prefix de and variation of Sharif.

Deshauna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deshawna.

Deshawna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Deshawn.

Deshawndra f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Deshawn.

Deshay m & f African American (Rare)
A combination of the name suffix De- and Shay 1.

Deshi f Chechen
Means "gold" in Chechen.

Deshia f American (Modern, Rare)

Deshieka f African American

Dëshira f Albanian
Derived from Albanian dëshirë "wish, desire".

Dëshire f Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Dëshira.

Deshka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Nadezhda.

Deshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

De'shuna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deshauna.

Desi f English (Rare)
Variant of Dessie.

Desi f Indonesian
From the name of the month of December (Desember in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in December.

Desiana f Indonesian
From the name of the month of December (Desember in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in December.

Desiata f Judeo-Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Italian desiata, the feminine form of the adjective desiato, itself an obsolete and now poetic form of desiderato/-a "desired, wished (for)".

Desibera f Romani (Archaic)

Desica f English (American, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Desierra f American (Americanized, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix de with Sierra.

Desimira f Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Desimir.

Desira f English

Desirada f Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal cognate of Désirée.

Desirado f Provençal
Provençal form of Désirée.

Desirah f Romani (Archaic)

Desiray f English (Modern)
Variant of Desiree.

Desiraya f African American (Rare)
Likely an elaborated form of Desiree.

Desire f & m English (Puritan)
Derived from Latin desidero "to long for; to wish for; to desire" (via Old French desir). This name was first used in the 16th century by the Puritans, probably with the intended meaning of "desire the Lord"... [more]

Desiré f Swedish, Italian (Modern), Spanish (Modern)
Swedish, Italian and Spanish variant form of Désirée.

Desirea f American
Variant of Desirée.

Desirée f Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, German
Spanish and Swedish form of Désirée as well as a Dutch and German variant.

Desirèe f Obscure (?)
Variant of Désirée.

Desita f Amharic
Means "joy, happiness" in Amharic.

Desiyana f Indonesian
Variant of Desiana.

Desiyanti f Indonesian
Refers to a child who was born in the month of December.

Deskit f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Diki.

Deslava f Medieval Czech (?), Medieval Jewish (?), Judeo-Slavic (?)
Recorded in the pre-15th century in Jewish Moravian and Bohemian communities. ... [more]

Desley f English (Australian)

Deslyn f English (Modern, Rare), Antillean Creole, Papuan
Perhaps a combination of Desi and the popular name suffix lyn.

Desmal f Kurdish
Means "handkerchief" in Kurdish.

Desmia f American (Rare), Literature
The name of a character in The Palace of Mirrors by Margaret P. Haddix.

Desmine f & m English (Rare)

Desmona f African American (Modern, Rare)

Desmonda f Indonesian

Desna f English (Rare)
Appeared in the 1940s and then disappeared again. The equally mysterious Desne is found in the late 1930s and survived until the early 1950s. Desney also occurred in the 1940s and '50s... [more]

Desneiges f French (Quebec, Rare)
Means "of the snows" in French, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Notre Dame des Neiges meaning "Our Lady of the Snows" (see Nieves).

Desolina f Italian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include an adoption of title of the Virgin Mary La Madonna Desolata and a derivation from the Latin name Desolinus.

Désoline f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
French form of the Italian name Desolina.

Despena f Italian
Italian form of Despoina.

Despine f Georgian
Georgian form of Despoina. Also compare Despina.

Despo f Greek
Pet form of Despina.

Despoena f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Despoina.

Despoine f Greek Mythology
Means “lady, queen, mistress (of a household)” in Greek, derived from Proto-Indo-European *dems-pota- (“house-powerful”). This was an epithet or title of the Greek goddesses Persephone, Artemis and Hekate, and the common name of a Greek fertility goddess who was worshipped alongside her mother Demeter in an Arcadian mystery-cult; her true name was revealed only to the initiates... [more]

Dessa f Obscure
Diminutive of Odessa, Desiree or other names containing des.

Dessi f English
Variant of Dessie.

Dessi f Indonesian
Variant of Desi.

Dessi f Scandinavian, English
Commonly used as a nickname for Desiré.

Dessiah f Obscure

Dessie f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Odessa.

Dessy f English
Variant of Dessie.

Dessy f Indonesian
Variant of Desi.

Destan m & f Turkish
Means "saga" in Turkish.

Destanae f English
Variant of Destinee.

Destanee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destaney f English (American)
Variant of Destiny.

Destani f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destanni f English (Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destany f English (Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destekhanum f Lezgin
Means "flower lady" in Lezgin.

Destina f English (Rare)
Blend of Destiny and Tina.

Destinae f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destinay f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destinaye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Destinée f French (Rare)
Cognate of Destiny.

Destinei f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destineigh f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Destiny.

Destiney f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destini f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destinie f English
Variant of Destinie.

Destrie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Destry.

Destry m & f Popular Culture, English
English form of Destrier, a French surname derived from the Anglo-Norman word destrer meaning "warhorse". This name was popularized by the western novel 'Destry Rides Again' (1930, by Max Brand) and two subsequent identically-named film adaptations (1932 and 1939).

Destyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Destin.

Destyne f English
Feminine form of Destin.

Destynee f English
Variant of Destiny.

Destynie f English
Variant of Destiny.

Desy f Indonesian
Variant of Desi.

Desyana f Indonesian
Variant of Desiana.

Desyrae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Desyre f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Desire.

Desyree f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Deta f Silesian
Short form of Bernadeta.

Deta f Romansh
Short form of Margareta.

Dete f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Dieta recorded in the 1600s.

Detelina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Detelin.

Deti f German (Swiss)
Variant of Dete.

Detjona f Albanian

Deto f Provençal
Short form of Bernadeto and Oudeto.

Detra f English
Variant of Deitra.

Detrice f African American (Rare)

Detta f German (Swiss), Romansh
Romansh short form of Margaretha, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Dette f English (Rare)
Diminutive of names ending in dette. In the book So B. It by Sarah Weeks, Heidi's mother calls Heidi's next door neighbour, Bernadette, "Dette".

Detti f Hungarian
Diminutive of Bernadett.

Deuard m & f English (Rare, ?)
Possibly a version of Edward.

Deudata f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Deodata.

Deuis f Sundanese
Variant of Euis.

Deulle f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Shortening of Mindeulle, coinciding with the root of the verb 들레다 (deulleda) meaning "to clamour, make a noise."

Deulocresca f Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Medieval Judeo-Provençal feminine form of Deulecresse.

Deunorone f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a feminine form of Deunoro.

Deuona f Gaulish Mythology
Derived from Gaulish deuos "god", this was the name of a Gallo-Roman goddess of springs and rivers.