Feminine Submitted Names

Delise f English (Modern)
Apparently a later variant of Delice. This occurred in the 1970s. In the United States Delisa, Delesha, Delisiah, Delisha, etc., are found... [more]

Delisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Delicia.

Delisia f English (American, Rare)

Delisja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Derived from Spanish delicia "delight, pleasure".

Deliska f English (American)

Delissa f & m American
Likely an invented name, possibly a combination of Delia 1 and Lisa

Delisse f English
Variant of Delice.

Delista f Eastern African

Delita f Romani (Archaic)

Deliverance f English (Puritan)
From the English word deliverance meaning "action of setting free" in physical or spiritual senses. An especially common name given in regard to the perils of child birth.

Delivery m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to being delivered from evil.

Deliyah f English (Rare)
Variant of Delilah

Delize f Afrikaans

Delizia f Italian (Modern, Rare)
Italian form of Delicia, from Italian delizia meaning "delight".

Deljana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Деляна (see Delyana).

Délka f Kashubian
Truncated form of Adélka.

Delka f Bulgarian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Delko.

Delkash f Tajik
Etymology uncertain, possibly meaning "fascinating".

Delkii f & m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "Earth (the planet); world".

Dellan m & f English (Modern)
Combination of the given names Dell and Allan

Dellanira f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Deyanira.

Dellaphine f English (American, Rare)

Dellar f American
Variant of Della derived from colloquial pronunciation.

Dellareese f English (American, Rare), African American
Variant of Dolores, possibly modeled on the names Della and Reese. Notable bearer of the name is the American singer and actress Della Reese (1931-2017), whose birth name was Delloreese Patricia Early... [more]

Delle f Sami
Sami short form of Adele.

Delle f Hebrew
Name of Constellation of Aquarius

Delle f English
Diminutive of Adele, Delilah, Delia 1, and other names with a del sound.

Deller f American (South, Archaic)
American English regional (Appalachian) variant of Della. Also see Dellar.

Dellia f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Delia 1.

Delliah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Delilah.

Dellie f English
Diminutive of Della.

Dellis m & f Dutch, Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish
Medieval Dutch diminutive of Aegidius and Diederik. As well as a feminine nickname for Delicia, and modern Dutch spelling of Dallas.

Delloreese f African American
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Dolores, or a feminine elaboration of Reese. Borne by Delloreese Patricia Early A.K.A Della Reese

Delmara f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Delmira influenced by Spanish del mar "of the sea". As an American given name it may be thought of as a feminine form of Delmar.

Delmetta f English (Rare)

Delmi f & m Spanish (Latin American), Central American, Galician (Rare)
Variant of Delmy.... [more]

Delmira f Spanish
Short form or variant form of Edelmira. A bearer of this name is Delmira Agustini (1886-1914), an Uruguayan poetess.

Delmis m & f Spanish (Latin American)

Delmy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Shortened form of Delmira and (sometimes) Delmiro. It is mostly used in the Central American countries of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, where usage is almost always feminine.

Delnia f Kurdish

Dèlo f Provençal
Short form of Adèlo.

Delois f English
Transferred use of the surname Delois or combination of popular prefix De- with the name Lois 1.

Deloise f African American
Variant of Delois.

Delola f English (American, Rare)

Delonda f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Delonique f English

Deloraine f Romani (Archaic)

Delorainia f Romani (Archaic)

Delorane f Romani (Archaic)

Delorania f Romani (Archaic)

Deloras f English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Dolores.

Delorean m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Delorean.

Deloreni f Romani (Archaic)

Deloria f Indigenous American
A Native American surname, derived from the name of a French trapper, Phillippe des Lauriers, who settled and married into a Yankton community of the Dakota people, and may refer to: Ella Cara Deloria (1888-1971), educator, anthropologist, ethnographer, linguist, and author of "Waterlily".

Delories f American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Dolores.

Delorina f Romani (Archaic)

Delorise f English (American)
Variant of Dolores.

Delorse f English (American)
Variant of Dolores.

Delpha f English (American, Rare)
Possibly originated as a short form of Philadelphia or Delphine.

Delphanie f English
Possible combination of Delphine and Stephanie.

Delphi f English (Rare), English (British, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Perhaps originally a diminutive of Delphine, Delphia or Philadelphia, or a direct borrowing of the ancient Greek place name (see Delphi).

Delphie f English
Diminutive of Delphia, Delphine, and other names beginning with Delph.

Delphinia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Delphina.

Delphinium f Literature (Rare)
A genus of flowering plant and the name of the teacher character in the children's book "Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes.

Delphy f English
Variant of Delphi.

Delpreet m & f Indian (Sikh, Rare, Expatriate), Punjabi (Rare, Expatriate)

Delruba f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali দিলরুবা (see Dilruba).

Delsa f Spanish (Latin American)

Delsi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Delcy.

Delsie f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Dulcie influenced by Elsie.

Delsina f African American (Rare)

Delsy f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Delcy.

Delthea f English (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variation of the name Delphia.

Delthia f English (American)

Deluca f Gujarati

Deluvina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of Della and Lavina. This was borne by Deluvina Maxwell (died 1927), a Native American slave and the girlfriend of American outlaw Billy the Kid at the time of his death.

Delvea f English

Delvene f English (Australian, Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly an English alteration of Delphine.

Delverine f English

Delvese f Gilaki
Means "heart's desire" in Gilaki.

Delwen f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh del "pretty" and gwen "white; fair; blessed".

Dely f Filipino
Diminutive of Delia 1, Adelaida, Adelina, and other names containing -del-.

Delyana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Delyan.

Delyana f Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant of Deliana.

Delyara f Ossetian
It appears to be an Ossetian form of the Arabic name Delara, which means “what makes the heart beautiful”.

Delyla f English
Variant of Delilah.

Delylah f English
Variant of Delilah

Delynn f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Delyn or combination of popular prefix De- with Lynn.

Delyse f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Delise or of Delyth.

Delysia f English (Rare)
Variant of Delicia.

Delza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Dilza.

Dem f Bhutanese
Bhutanese variant of Dolma.

Dema f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Dolma.

Demainete f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Demainetos. This is the name of a character in the 3rd-century novel Aethiopica, written by Heliodorus of Emesa.

Demarete f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Demaretos.

Demari m & f African American (Modern)
Invented name, influenced by the sounds found other names such as DeMario, Amari, Jamari and Kamari... [more]

Demaria f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of DeMario or Demarion.

Demarice f English (Rare)
Variant of Damaris.

Demaris f English (Rare), Maltese (Rare, ?)
Variant of Damaris.

Demasduit f Beothuk

Dembe m & f Eastern African
Meaning "peaceful", origin is Ugandan.

Demberel m & f Mongolian
Means "herald, (good) omen" in Mongolian.

Demei f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, flatter", 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".

Demeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Demisha.

Demera f English (American, Rare)

Demere m & f Ethiopian

Demesis f & m American (Hispanic, Hispanicized, Rare)

Déméter f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Demeter 1.

Demeteriya f Eastern African
Of unknown origin and meaning. ... [more]

Demetrice m & f African American
Possibly a modern coinage based on Demetrius.

Demetricia f English (American, Rare)
Probably a combination of Demeter 1 or Demetria with Patricia or an other name that ends in -cia, such as Alicia and Felicia.

Demetrise f & m African American (Rare)

Demgul f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish dema meaning "time" and gula meaning "rose".

Demia f American (Rare)

Demiana f Coptic
Coptic form of Damiana

Demii f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Variation of Demi. According to the Social Security Administration, Demii was given to 14 girls in 2018.

Đemila f Bosnian
Variant of Džemila.

Demilade f & m Western African, Igbo, Yoruba
Means "God has crowned me with joy" in Yoruba.

Demilee f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Demileigh.

Demileigh f Obscure (Modern)
Combination of Demi and Leigh.

Demirose f English (Rare)
Combination of Demi and Rose. Demirose was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Demisha f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Misha 2, or simply a combination of the phonetic elements da, mee and sha.

Demitra f Greek (Rare), English (Rare)

Demitria f Greek (Expatriate), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Demetria.

Demiyah f African American (Modern)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix de and Maya 2.

Democracy m & f English
From the English word democracy, from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.

Demodice f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Δημοδίκη (Demodike), a Greek name derived from the elements δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, custom, order"... [more]

Demoiselle f French
Meaning "young lady" or "girl" in French.

Demona f Hebrew
Meaning "South", a variant of "Dimona".

Demonassa f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Demonax. This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of whom was a princess.

Demonica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Monica. It can be spelled DeMonica or Demonica. A known bearer is American musician DeMonica Santiago, a member of the late 1980s/early 1990s R&B group The Good Girls.

Demonice f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Demonike. In Greek mythology, this is the name of two characters, one of which is an Aetolian princess.

Demonike f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Demonikos.

Demonna f African American
Perhaps a short form of Desdemona or combination of popular prefix de and Mona 1.

Demophila f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Demophilos.

Demora f Popular Culture
This is the name of Hikaru Sulu's daughter, Helmsman of the USS Enterprise-B in the 1994 film 'Star Trek: Generations'. Perhaps by coincidence, the word demora means "delay" in both Spanish and Portuguese.

Demorie m & f African American
Combination of popular prefix de and Maury.

Dempsey m & f Irish, English
Transferred use of the surname Dempsey.

Demri f English (American)
A notable bearer of the name was Demri Parrott (1969 - 1996), who was the girlfriend and ex-fiancee of Alice In Chains lead singer Layne Staley.

Demut f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German

Demy f & m Dutch
Diminutive of Demetria or Demetrius.

Den f Japanese (Rare)
Possibly derived from Japanese 伝 (den), meaning "legend, tradition".

Dena f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".

Denada f Albanian

Denae f English (Modern)
English variant of Danaë, or perhaps a blend of Denise and Renee.

Denai f English

Denaiza f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino
Cognate of Denise.

Denalda f English
Possibly a variant of Donalda. A bearer of this name is Canadian actress Denalda Williams.

Denalee f English
Variant of Denali.

Denaley f English
Variant of Denali.

Denali f & m English (Modern)
From the indigenous Koyukon name of a mountain in Alaska, allegedly meaning "great one". Commonly known as Mount McKinley in the English-speaking world, Denali is the tallest peak in North America. It is also the name of a car brand (made by General Motors).

Denalie f English
Variant of Denali.

Denaly f English
Variant of Denali.

Denarie f Filipino
Denarie Kyla Bautista Taylor is the real name of Bella Poarch, a Filipina American TikToker. She was adopted so it might not be a Filipino name after all.

Denasia f African American
Possibly an alteration of Asia.

Denata f Albanian (Rare)

Denay f African American (Rare)
Variant of Danaë or Denae.

Denaye f African American
Variant of Danae.

Denayja f African American (Modern, Rare)

Denča f Czech
Diminutive form of Denisa.

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.

Deorswiþ f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements dēor "dear" and swiþ "strong, mighty".

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).

Dep f Vietnamese
The name "Dep" embodies the aspiration for beauty and grace.... [more]

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.