Feminine Submitted Names

Eloane f French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Eloan.

Elochukwu m & f Igbo
"elo" means plan while "chukwu" means God. "Elochukwu" means the plan of God or God's plan.

Elodéa f French (Rare)
Cognate of Elodea.

Elodea f English (American, Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Elodea, a genus of several underwater freshwater perennials, often called the waterweeds, which was first described as a genus in 1803. The name itself is a New Latin coinage, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos) “marsh-meadow".

Elódia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Elodia

Elòdia f Catalan
Catalan form of Elodia.

Élodine f French (African, Rare)
Elaboration of Élodie.

Elody f English (Rare), French (Modern, Rare), Italian (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Élodie.

Eloghosa m & f Edo
Possibly means "it's not hard for God" in Edo. It could be the older name of Benin City, the capital of Edo State in Nigeria.

Eloheinu f & m Biblical Hebrew
Means "Our God" in Hebrew.

Eloida f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)

Eloídia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Eloika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Eloise.

Eloína f Spanish
Feminine form of Eloy.

Eloina f Catalan, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Eloi and Elói.

Eloïne f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Éloi.

Eloine f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Eloina.

Elois f English
Variant of Eloise.

Eloïsa f Catalan
Catalan variant of Eloísa.

Eloïse f Guernésiais, French (Belgian)
Guernésiais form of Eloise and French variant of Éloïse.

Eloisia f Italian
Elaboration of Eloisa.

Eloisy f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Eloise reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation.

Eloīza f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Eloise.

Eloiza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Heloísa.

Eloiza f Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Polish, Albanian, Italian (Rare)
Form of Eloise in several languages, also a variant of Polish Heloiza and Italian Eloisa.

Eloize f Brazilian (Modern)
Variant of Eloise.

Elona f French, Lithuanian, Various, Jewish (?)
Variant of Alona.

Elonda f English
The name might have been inspired by other names ending in the -onda sound such as Shonda and Wanda.

Elonga f Lingala
Means "victory" in Lingala.

Elonique f Dutch (Rare)

Elonora f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Eleanora.

Elophia f Romani

Elor m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names El and Or means "God of light" in Hebrew, also variant of names like Elior and Orel.

Elorah f Obscure

Eloralyn f English (American)
A combination of the name Elora with the name Lynn.

Eloree f English (American, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)

Eloren f Brazilian

Elori m & f Brazilian (Rare)

Eloria f Basque
Variant of Elorria.

Elorie f Basque (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Eloria.

Elorri f Basque
Derived from Basque elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.

Elorria f Basque
Derived from Basque elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.

Eloudio f Provençal
Provençal form of Élodie.

Elouera f English (Australian)
An Aboriginal name meaning "a pleasant place"

Elouisa f English (Rare), English (British, Rare)
Variant of Elouise.

Elovie f English

Elovisa f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Eloisa or Lovisa.

Elowenn f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elowen.

Elowyn f Cornish
Variant of Elowen.

Elowynn f Obscure
Variant of Elowen.

Eloxochitl m & f Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)
Means "magnolia" in Nahuatl.

Eloyse f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eloise.

Eloyze f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eloise.

Elpedia f Filipino
Filipino form of Elpidia.

Elphaba f Literature
Created by author Gregory Maguire for the central character in his fantasy novel 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' (1995). It was formed from L-F-B, the initials of L. Frank Baum, author of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (1900).

Elphège f Norman
Norman feminine name of unknown etymology, perhaps related to Alphege (Old English in origin).

Elphia f English (American, Archaic)

Elphie f Literature
Elphie is a pet form of the name Elphaba and German feminine names beginning with Elf-, for example Elfrida.

Elphira f American (Rare)

Elpi f Greek
Short form of Elpiniki.

Elpide f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Elpida and/or Elpidia.

Elpidia f Greek, Spanish, Italian, Polish
Feminine form of Elpidius.

Elpidice f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From Greek ἐλπίς (elpis) "hope" and δίκη (dike) "justice".

Elpie m & f Filipino (Rare)
DIminutive of Elpidio or Elpidia.

Elpinice f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Elpinike.

Elpinike f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἐλπίς (elpis) meaning "hope" and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".

Elpiniki f Greek
Modern Greek form of Elpinike.

Elpinoe f Ancient Greek
From the word ελπίδα meaning hope and νόημα meaning meaning

Elraine f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from the surname Mcelraine.

Elreza f Afrikaans

Elrie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellory

Elrien f Afrikaans

Elrike f German
Variation of Elrik.

Elrose f English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)

Elsá f Sami
Sami form of Elsa.

Elsabe f Afrikaans
Afrikaans variation of Elizabeth.

Elsabel f English
Combination of Elsa and the common suffix -bel.

Elsabena f German (Rare, Archaic), Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ilsabe.

Elsabet f Amharic
Amharic form of Elizabeth.

Elsabritt f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elsebritt.

Elsadora f English (Rare)

Elsah f English (Rare)
Variation of Elsa.

Elsalill f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elselill.

Elsaline f English (Rare)

Elsamira f Obscure
Combination of Elsa and Mira 2.

Elşan m & f Azerbaijani
Variant of Elşən.

Elsba f Faroese
Contracted form of Elsuba, itself the Faroese form of Elsebe. .

Elsbet f Swedish (Rare), Faroese
Contracted form of Elisabet.

Elsbeth f Scots (Rare), German
Ulster Scots variant of Elspeth and German contracted form of Elisabeth.

Elsbrit f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elsbritt.

Elsbritt f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elsebritt.

Elschbieta f German (Silesian, Archaic)
Germanized borrowing of Elżbieta.

Elsebe f Low German (Archaic), Medieval Baltic, Medieval Scandinavian, Old Norwegian, Norwegian (Rare)
Low German variant of Elsabe, recorded between the 15th and 18th centuries, which was also used in 15th-century Latvia and in Medieval Norway.

Elsebet f Old Danish, Danish (Rare)
Short form of Elisabet.

Elsébeth f Hungarian (Archaic)

Elsebeth f Danish, Medieval German
Contracted form of Elisabeth.

Elsebethe f Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Elisabeth.

Elsebrit f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elsebritt.

Elsebritt f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Elsa and Britt.

Elseby f Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Variant of Elzeby.

Elsee f Obscure

Elsegod f German (Rare, ?)

Elselijn f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Else with the Dutch name suffix -lijn (which is more or less comparable to the English name suffix -lyn).

Elselill f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Else and lilla "little".

Elselina f Dutch
Derived from the feminine Else and the popular feminine name ending -lina.

Elseline f Danish (Rare)

Elseliv f Swedish
Variant of the Old Swedish Elisiv... [more]

Elsemere f Popular Culture, American
Transferred use of the surname Elsemere.

Elsemiek f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Elsemieke.

Elsemieke f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of the names Else and Mieke. Also compare Ellemieke.... [more]

Elsena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elsina.

Elsette f Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Elzette.

Elsey f English (Rare)
Variant of Elsie.

Elsha f Indonesian (Rare)

Elshaday f & m African, Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of El Shaddai.

El Shaddai m & f Various (Rare), Theology
Derived from the Hebrew phrase אֵל שַׁדַּי (El Shaday) meaning "God Almighty".

Elsia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Elsie.

Elsiana f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian (Rare)

Elsianna f American (South, Rare)

Elsie f Scots
Diminutive of Ellison.

Elsieanne f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Elsie and Anne.

Elsiemae f English (British)
Combination of Elsie and Mae.

Elsika f Old Swedish
Diminutive of Elsa.

Elsimae f English (Rare)
Combination of Elsie and Mae.

Elsimira f Spanish
Variant of Elsamira.

Elsina f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), Afrikaans
Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth as well as a feminine form of Ale 2.

Elsine f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Elsina.

Elsinora f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Elsinore or combination of Elsie and Nora 1.

Elsinore f English (American, Rare)
From the name of Hamlet's castle, which is an anglicized form of Helsingør, a Danish place name meaning "neck, narrow strait" (see Elsinore)... [more]

Elsita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Elsa. Also compare Elsy.

Elska f Low German (Rare)
Low German diminutive of Elisabeth.

Elskea f East Frisian
19th-century East Frisian elaboration of Elske, itself an East Frisian diminutive of Elsa and Else.

Elspa f Scots (Archaic)
Variant of Elspeth via the other variant forms Elspath and Elspat.

Elspaith f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Medieval Scots variant of Elspeth.

Elspat f Scottish (Archaic), Folklore
Medieval variant of Elspeth. This name is notably borne by the protagonist of the Child ballad "Lady Elspat", about a lady who falls in love with a page named Sweet William, only for the two to be imprisoned by the former's mother.

Elspie f Scottish
Diminutive of Elspeth

Elspit f Scottish
Scottish form of Elizabeth

Elssá f Sami
Sami form of Elsa.

Elsslin f Medieval German
Archaic diminutive of Elisabeth.

Elsu f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Elsa.

Elsuba f Faroese
Faroese form of Elsebe.

Elsubet f Faroese
Faroese form of Elsebet.

Elsüer f Karachay-Balkar
From the Turkic name element el meaning "land, country" and the Karachay-Balkar meaning сюер (süer) meaning "will love".

Elsuluv f Uzbek
From the Uzbek el meaning "people, nation, country" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Elswith f English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English name Ealhswiþ.

Elswyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elswith. It was borne by American romance novelist Elswyth Thane (1900-1984), original name Helen Ricker.

Elta f American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Alta.

Eltanin f & m Astronomy
Derived from Arabic Al Ras al Tinnin, meaning "the dragon's head". This is one of the traditional names of the star Gamma Draconis in the constellation Draco.

Eltje f & m West Frisian

Eltona f Albanian
Feminine form of Elton.

Elts f Estonian (Rare)

Elu f Indigenous American
Means "a woman full of grace; beautiful; fair" in Zuni, spoken in New Mexico and Arizona.

Elua f Hawaiian (?)

Eluana f Italian
Possibly an elaboration of Luana or a feminine version of Elouan.

Eluara f Brazilian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Luara, which is an elaborated form of Laura.

Eluid m & f English (African, ?)
Of uncertain etymology.

Eluisa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Eloisa.

Elula f Jewish, Hebrew
Feminine form of Elul.

Eluna f Filipino (Rare)

Elunia f Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Elżbieta.

Elur m & f Basque (Modern)
From Basque elur meaning "snow".

Elurra f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque elur "snow".

Elusia f Polish
Diminutive of Elżbieta.

Eluška f Slovak
Diminutive of Ella.

Elva f Slovene, Spanish
Spanish short form and Slovene diminutive of Elvira.

Elva f English (American, Archaic)

Elva f Latvian

Elva f Albanian

Elvabel f Obscure
Elaboration of Elva.

Elvaira f Romani
Romani corruption of Elvira.

Elvaline f American
Elaboration of Elva.

Elvana f Albanian
Albanian form of Elvan.

Elvarah f Romani (Archaic)

Elve f Estonian, Sami
Sami form and Estonian variant of Elvi.

Elvea f Italian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Elvia.

Elvedina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Elvedin.

Elvena f English (Archaic)
Variant spelling of Alvina.

Elvera f English, Dutch
Variant of Elvira. It was most notably borne by American dancer Elvera Sanchez (1905-2000), the mother of actor Sammy Davis Jr.

Elvessa f English (Rare)

Elvetia f German (Swiss, Rare, Archaic)
Cognate of Elvezia.

Elvezia f Italian (Rare), Italian (Swiss)
Feminine form of Elvezio.

Elvi f Indonesian

Elvia f Albanian
Feminine form of Elvi.

Elvianna f English (Australian)
A compound of Elvira with Anna, or a feminisation of Elvin 1.

Elvica f Slovene
Diminutive of Elvira.

Elvida f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian combination of Ella 2 and viðr "forest, wood, tree".

Elvidis f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Eloise.

Elvie f English
Diminutive of Elvira, Elvina, Elva, and other names beginning with Elv.

Elvija f Croatian
Croatian form of Elvia.

Elvika f American

Elvina f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese
Feminine form of Elvin.

Elvine f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elvina.

Elvíra f Czech, Slovak, Icelandic (Rare)
Form of Elvira.

Elvirä f Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Elvira.

Elvirah f English (African, Rare), English (American, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Elvira.

Elvirawati f Indonesian
From the given name Elvira combined with the feminine suffix -wati meaning "woman".

Elvirinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Elvira.

Elvisa f Slovene
Feminine form of Elvis.

Elvita f Latvian (Rare)

Elvryn f Spanish (Philippines)

Elvy f Romani (Archaic)

Elvý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Elvy.

Elvyra f Lithuanian, Medieval Spanish
Lithuanian form of Elvira, as well as a medieval Spanish variant.

Elwanda f English (American)
Meaning unknown.

Elwina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Elwin.

Elwing f Literature
Means "foam of stars" or "star-spray" from Sindarin êl "star" and gwing "foam, spindrift, spume, (flying) spray blown off wave-tops". In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) J. R. R. Tolkien, Elwing was a daughter of Dior, named for the waterfall of Lanthir Lamath in Ossiriand; she was also the mother of Elrond and grandmother of Arwen.

Elwircia f Polish
Diminutive of Elwira.

Elwirka f Polish
Diminutive of Elwira.

Elwiruś f & m Polish
Diminutive of Elwira, or potentially its rare masculine form - Elwir.

Elwy f & m Welsh
It derives from the river Elwy in Wales, which name is from the welsh "elw", meaning "river" or "water".

Elwydd f Welsh
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to a place name. Other suggested origins include elwydd/eilwydd, meaning "love tryst, meeting", or "beatic presence" from an invented word comprised of el- "much" and gwydd "presence".

Elya f Russian
Short form of Eleonora, Elena and other names with a similar sound.

Elya f Arabic
Variant of Alya 1.

Elya f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Eliya.

Elyabel f Arthurian Cycle
A medieval form of Elizabeth used in the 13th-century Prose Tristan and its adaptations, where it belongs to the mother of Tristan.

Elyada m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "God knows" in Hebrew, it's a combination of El, reference to God, and the word yada means "(he) knew". The name appears in Kings 1: 11, verse 23 And it belongs to Elyada, Razon's father.

Elyana f Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Variant of Eliana 1.

Elyanna f Hebrew
It means “My lord has answered”

Elyanora f Armenian

Elyanore f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eleanor.

Elyca f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Elise.

Elyce f American (Rare)
Variant of Elise.

Elycia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Elyda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Elyde f Mexican (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)

Elydia f English (Rare)
Variant of Elidia.

Élyette f French
Variant of Éliette.

Elyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellyn or Elin.

Élyna f French (Modern)
Variant of Élina.

Elynda f English (Modern)
Variant of Elenda, influenced by the names Lynda and Lynn; or possibly a blend of Elinor (or Elizabeth) and Linda, inspired by the similar names Belinda, Melinda and Celinda.

Élyne f French (Modern)
Variant of Éline.

Elyne f Dutch (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eline.

Elyner f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eleanor.

Elynn f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch
Variant of Elyn.

Elynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Elyn.

Elynor f Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Eleanor.

Elynora f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eleanor.

Elynore f English (Rare)
Variant of Eleanor.

Elyon m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Elyon (עֶלְיוֹן) is a Hebrew word meaning "uppermost", "supreme", or "highest". It is one of the many epithets and titles for God in Judaism.

Elyona f Occitan (Rare)

Elyora f Uzbek
From the Uzbek el meaning "people, nation, country" and yor meaning "friend, lover".

Elyra f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alyra.

Elyria f English

Elys f Cornish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Elizabeth via the archaic variant Elyzabeth.

Elysa f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Form of Elisa.

Elysabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth.

Elysande f Germanic
A medieval Germanic name, meaning "temple path," that likely originates from Visigothic elements: alah, signifying temple or hall, and sind, denoting path, travel, journey, or way. It is among several variants of the name Alasind, with alternative spellings such as Elisende, Elisenda, Elysant, Elisent, and Helisent.

Elysandra f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Allegedly an elaboration of Lysandra

Elysani f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Elysant f Medieval
The name Elysant is girl's name meaning "temple path". An intriguing medieval name found in various forms across Europe. Variants include Elisende, Elisenda, Elysande, Elisent and Helisent. It likely derives from a Visigothic name meaning "temple path".

Elysaveta f Ukrainian
Alternate romanised spelling of Ukrainian name Yelysaveta.

Élysée f French
In this spelling, the name is probably intended as a French form of Elysia.... [more]

Elysha f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Elisha.

Elysian m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word Elysian meaning "of Elysium; blissful". Also compare Elysia.

Elysium f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the mythological place name Elysium; also see Elysia.

Elyssa f English
Most likely a variant of Elissa 2.

Elysse f Greek
Variant of Elyse.

Elyssia f English (Rare)
Variant of Elysia or Alyssia.

Elyta f Indonesian (Rare)

Elyuva f Mordvin
Means "frolicking" in Erzya.

Elyza f English
Possibly an alternative form of Eliza or a short form of Elyzabeth.

Elyzabel f Arthurian Cycle
Possibly a form of Elizabeth. In Arthurian legend this name was borne by a cousin of Guinevere who was imprisoned by Claudas for suspected espionage... [more]

Elyzah f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elizah. Sometimes used as a masculine name.

Elyzaveta f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Elizabeth.

Elyze f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elise and Elyse.

Elyzée f Norman
Norman form of Élysée.

Elża f Kashubian
Kashubian diminutive of Elżbiéta.

Elza f Hebrew (Rare)

Elza f Azerbaijani (Rare)

Elzabé f Afrikaans
Variant of Elsabe.

Elzabeth f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Elzaby f Old Swedish
Variant of Elsebe.

Elzada f Kyrgyz
Means "child of the nation", derived from Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with Persian زاده (zâde) meaning "offspring".

Elzada f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This was borne by American botanist Elzada Clover (1897-1980).

Elzadie f English (American)

Elzana f Macedonian, Serbian, Bosnian
Female name of Arabic derivation, from ezan, Islamic call to worship.

Elzara f Crimean Tatar
Means "golden nation" from Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold".

Elžbeta f Latvian (Rare)
Latgalian form of Elizabeth.

Elżbiet f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic variant of Elżbieta.

Elżbiéta f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Elizabeth.

Elzbieta f Polish (Rare)
A more international spelling of Elżbieta, without special characters.

Elzbietelė f Lithuanian
Diminutive form of Elzbieta.

Elżbietka f Polish
Diminutive of Elżbieta.

Elżbietta f Polish (Rare)
A very rare variant of Elżbieta, influenced by names like Wioletta or Bernadetta.

Elžbjeta f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Elizabeth.

Elze f Dutch, German (East Prussian), Afrikaans
Dutch variant spelling and East Prussian German and Afrikaans form of Else.

Elzebe f Dutch (Archaic), Afrikaans (Rare), Old Swedish
Variant of Elsebe.

Elzeby f Old Swedish
Variant of Elzebe.

Elzena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elsena.

Elzette f Afrikaans
Contraction of Elizette and diminutive of Elze.

Elzhana f Kazakh

Elzhbeta f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Альжбета (see Alzhbeta).

Elzie f & m English
A diminutive of Elizabeth or Eliezer or any name starting with 'El'.

Elzie m & f Hebrew
Diminutive form of Eliezer meaning "God helps".

Elziena f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Elsina and Elze.

Elziko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elza.

Elzina f English (American, Archaic), Afrikaans
Variant of Elsina.

Elzira f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Alzira.

Elzire f French (Quebec, Archaic)

Elzka f German (Sudeten), German (Silesian)
Diminutive of Elisabeth.