This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the description contains the keywords russian or diminutive.
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Domicelė f LithuanianDerived from medieval Latin
domicella, which is the feminine form of
domicellus, which literally means "little master" and was a term used to denote a young nobleman and/or junker. The term is a contraction of
dominicellus, which is a diminutive of the Latin noun
dominus meaning "master (of the house), lord".... [
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Donara f Soviet, Russian (Rare), ArmenianContraction of Russian дочь народа
(doč naroda) meaning "daughter of the people". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Donita f Spanish, English (American)Spanish diminutive of
Donata. As an English name, Donita may perhaps have been derived from Spanish
doñita meaning "little lady", which is comparable to how
Donna was derived from Italian
donna meaning "lady".... [
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Donnetta f AmericanPossibly a coined as a diminutive of
Donna by way of adding the diminutive suffix
-etta.
Doorke f & m LimburgishLimburgish diminutive form of
Door. Although seen on both genders, it is most often used on females.
Doricha f Ancient GreekDerived from the name Δωρίς (
Doris) and a diminutive suffix, effectively meaning "little Dorian woman". This is possibly the real name of the hetaera
Rhodopis.
Doriette f MalteseDiminutive of
Doria by way of combining it with the French diminutive ending
-ette.
Doro f GermanDiminutive of
Dorothea, typically used as a nickname, not as a given name in its own right. It is used as a stage name by the German hard-rock singer
Dorothee Pesch.
Drąsutė f LithuanianDiminutive of the rare name
Drąsė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix
-utė. In other words, you could say that this name is the feminine equivalent of
Drąsutis.
Dudana f Georgian (Rare)Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning. Perhaps it is related to the Mingrelian noun დუდი
(dudi) meaning "head", or to the Georgian name
Dudukhana... [
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Duibhín f Irish (Rare)Derived from Gaelic
dubh "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Duimelijntje f FolkloreDutch form of
Thumbelina, which is derived from Dutch
duim meaning "thumb" combined with the Dutch diminutive suffixes
-lijn and
-tje.
Dulcieta f Judeo-ProvençalDerived from Latin
dulcis "sweet; (figuratively, of persons) friendly, charming, kind, dear, pleasant, agreeable" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Dulsona f Judeo-ProvençalDerived from Latin
dulcis "sweet; (figuratively, of persons) friendly, charming, kind, dear, pleasant, agreeable" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Dusca f Medieval CzechOf unknown meaning. The
-ca ending indicates that this may be a Slavic diminutive of some unidentified name.
Dzheren f TurkmenMost likely from Russian дзерен (dzeren), meaning "gazelle," ultimately from Mongolian зээр (zeer).
Dziunia f PolishDiminutive of
Jadwiga. It is now obsolete as the word is commonly used as a slang term for a young, attractive woman.
Eachna f Irish Mythology, Old IrishProbably derived from Old Irish
ech "horse" combined with a diminutive suffix. In Irish mythology, Eachna was a daughter of a king of Connacht, famed for her skill at chess.
Ebbe m & f East FrisianDiminutive of
Eberhard or as a feminine name of [Eberhardine and other names beginning with the Germanic element ebur meaning "wild boar".
Eduene f EnglishMeaning unknown. The name of Joan Didion's mother. Possibly from
ead "rich" with a diminutive suffix.
Eefke f & m Dutch (Rare)Diminutive of
Eef. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch field hockey player Eefke Mulder (b. 1977).
Eelke m & f West FrisianWest Frisian diminutive form of
Ele via
Eele in the case of male bearers, and feminine form of
Ele in the case of female bearers.
Eldino f Georgian (Rare)Meaning as of yet unknown. It might possibly be a Georgian diminutive of a name that starts with
Eld-, since -ინო
(-ino) can be a diminutive suffix in Georgian.
Elektrifikatsiya f SovietMeans "electrification" in Russian. This name was used by communists in the Soviet Union who wanted to use non-traditional names for their children.
Elia f Malayalama diminutive of Eliamma, Elizabeth in Malayalam, used by St. Thomas Christian community
Elika f EstonianDiminutive of
Eli, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Eliko f GeorgianDiminutive of
Elene, which is often used as an independent name rather than as an unofficial nickname.
Elitsa f BulgarianDerived from Bulgarian
елица, itself a diminutive form of Bulgarian
ела "fir tree; spruce".
Elzie m & f HebrewDiminutive form of Eliezer meaning "God helps".
Elzy f & m AmericanVariant of
Elzie. Diminutive of names containing
Elz or
Els or similar sounds.
Emerine f France, French (Belgian), English (American), French (Quebec), English (British, Rare)Emerine is a feminine form of names
Emery,
Emeric, and
Emeran, which are the English and French, Germanic, and Bavarian masculine forms, respectively.... [
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Emilijutė f LithuanianDiminutive of
Emilija. Compared to names containing the
-utė diminutive suffix, e.g.
Birutė, this name hasn't been used as an official given name.
Emmuska f HungarianDiminutive of
Emma. The novelist Baroness Emma "Emmuska" Orczy (1865-1947) wrote
The Scarlet Pimpernel series.
Energiya f Soviet, RussianDerived from Russian энергия
(energiya) meaning "energy, power". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Eppu m & f FinnishA Finnish diminutive of such names as
Emil and
Erik. Famous bearers are the Finnish band Eppu Normaali, author and actress Eppu Nuotio (born Eija-Riitta Nuotio) and actor Eppu Salminen (born Jarmo Juhani Salminen)... [
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Erina f Italian (Swiss), ItalianOriginally a Swiss-Italian variant of
Irene, its modern usage in Switzerland might be influenced by the name of the flower
erinus alpinus, known in English as "fairy foxglove", "starflower" and "alpine balsam".... [
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