Feminine Submitted Names

Ellot f Medieval English
Diminutive of Ellen 1.

Ellouisa f English (British, Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Elouisa.

Ellouise f English
Variant of Elouise.

Ellowen f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Elowen.

Ellowyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elowen.

Ellsie f English (American, Rare)

Ellu f Estonian
Variant of Elli 2 and Elle.

Ellwyn f & m English
Variant of Elwyn.

Ellý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Elly.

Ellyana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eliana 1

Ellyanna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eliana 1.

Ellybeth f Obscure

Ellyce f English (American, Rare)

Ellye f American (Rare)

Ellyn f English (Rare), Medieval English
Variant of Ellen 1 which originated in the 15th century.

Ellyner f Medieval English
Variant of Ellynor.

Ellynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Ellen 1.

Ellynne f English (Modern)
Variant of Ellen 1.

Ellynor f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eleanor.

Ellyot m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elliot.

Ellyott f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elliott.

Ellys f & m English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Ellis.

Ellyse f English (Rare)
Variant of Elise.

Ellysia f English
Variant of Elysia.

Ellyssa f American (Rare)
Variant of Alyssa.

Ellyzabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth incorporating the diminutive Elly.

Ellyze f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Elise.

Elma f Italian, Catalan
Feminine form of Elmo.

Elma f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Alma 1.

Elma f Bosnian, Albanian

Elmara f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Elmarie f Afrikaans, English (Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Elma and Marie.

Elmasia f Greek (Rare)
Used to be shared among Greek women in Anatolia, the Greek version of the Turkish name Elmas, ultimately of Persian origin.

Elmaz f & m Arabic
Variant transcription of ألماس (see Almas.

Elme f Estonian
Variant of Elma.

Elmede f Livonian (Rare), Medieval Baltic (Rare)
Derived from Livonian elmed, the plural form of elm "pearl".

Elmedina f Bosnian, Albanian, Kosovar
Variant of Almedina.

Elmena f English

Elmeria f English

Elmerine f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Elmer.

Elmerita f English
Meaning unknown. Perhaps a feminine form of Elmer or, although unlikely, a form of Elma

Elmeskhan f Circassian (Rare)
Meaning unknown. A known bearer was Elmeskhan Khagundokova (1898-1985), a Circassian legionary commander and brigadier general.

Elmi f Estonian
Variant of Elme.

Elmi f Finnish
Variant of Elma.

Elmiina f Finnish
Short form of Vilhelmiina.

Elmiine f Estonian (Archaic)
Estonian form of Elmine.

Elmina f Dutch, German
Short form of Wilhelmina.

Elmindreda f Literature
The name of a character from the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.

Elminia f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Elmina.

Elmira f Iranian

Elmira f Albanian

Elmire f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Elmira 1.

Elmyra f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Elmira 1. Elmyra Duff is a character from the cartoon Tiny Toon Adventures.

Elna f Afrikaans
Contraction of Elisabeth and Helena.

Elna f Catalan (Modern)
Popularized Catalan name that refers to the northern Catalan city of Elna. At the end of the Spanish Civil War, a Maternity Hospital was set up in Elna, run by a Swiss nurse - Elisabeth Eidenbenz - who looked after pregnant women from the Republican refugee camps who were fleeing Franco's fascist troops... [more]

Elnara f Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Crimean Tatar
From Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" and Persian انار (anâr) meaning "pomegranate".

Elnaz f Persian
From Turkic el meaning "country, society" combined with Persian ناز (naz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".

Elner f Medieval English
Variant of Elnor.

Elnera f English (Rare, Archaic), Filipino

Elnice f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contracted form of Elenice.

Elnith f English (British, Rare, Archaic)

Elnor f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Eleanor.

Elnore f English (Rare), Medieval English
Contracted form of Eleanor.

Elnoz f Uzbek
From the Uzbek el meaning "people, nation, country" and noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".

Elnura f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From the Turkic word el meaning "country, society" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Elnurə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Elnur.

Elnuri f Uzbek
From the Uzbek el meaning "people, nation, country" and nur meaning "ray, beam, light".

Elo m & f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "life" (a poetic expression) and "crop, corn" (a dated expression) in Finnish. It may also be a variant of Elof, Elodia or Eloise.

Elo f Spanish
Diminutive of Eloisa.

Elo f Esan
Means "face, eye" in Esan.

Éloa f French, Literature
French form of Eloah... [more]

Eloá f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese (Brazilian) form of Eloah.

Eloah m & f Theology, Portuguese (Brazilian)
A variant of Elah or a singular form of Elohim, typically occurring only in poetry and prose. This unusual singular form of Elohim is used in six places for heathen deities (cf... [more]

Éloane f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Eloan.

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.

Elodise f Obscure
Possibly a combination of Elodie and Eloïse.

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, Asturian
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, Theatre
Feminine form of Elpidius. Borne by the protagonist of 'L’Elpidia, ovvero Li rivali generosi' by Georg Friedrich Händel.

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.

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.