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Abacil f Hungarian (Archaic)
Found in the Arvisurák (Arvisuras), an eclectic system of myths and a book summarising the beliefs contained in them, written down by Zoltán Paál. Not supported by scholars.

Abagail f English
Variant of Abigail.

Abbagail f American
Variant of Abigail.

Abbegail f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Abigail.

Abbiegail f English
Variant of Abigail.

Abbygail f Obscure
Variant of Abigail

Abgail f English (African), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contracted form of Abigail.

Abiegail f English (Rare)
Variant of Abigail.

Abigajil f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Danish (Rare), Biblical Norwegian, Biblical German
Variant of Abigail used in the Norwegian translation of the Bible.

Abihail m & f Biblical Hebrew
Means "my father is might" or "my father is strength" in Hebrew, from אָבִי‎ ('avi) "my father" and חיל (khayil), which is related to the word חייל (khayal) "soldier"... [more]

Abygail f English (Rare)
Variant of Abigail.

Adhil f & m Astronomy
Derived from Arabic الذيل (að-ðayl) meaning "the train (of a garment)". This is the traditional name of several stars in the constellation Andromeda.

Adigail f American (Rare, Archaic)
Blend of Ada 1 and Abigail.

Aimil f Manx
Manx feminine form of Aemilius (see Emil).

Amat-ninlil f Babylonian
Means "servant of Ninlil", deriving from the Akkadian element amtu ("woman servant").

Amil f & m Galician (Rare)
From the town of Amil in Galicia, originated as a possesive form of the Germanic name Alamirus, from the elements alls "all" and mers "famous". Nowadays it is a devotional title for the virgin Mary, Nosa Señora dos Milagres de Amil.

Anadil f Literature
The character Anadil from The School For Good And Evil by Soman Chainani bears this name.

Annagail f English (Rare)
Blend of Anna and Abigail.

Apríl f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of April.

Arril m & f English (Rare)

Asil f Arabic
Means "smooth, soft, long (of the cheeks)" in Arabic.

Assil f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic أسيل (see Asil).

Aumanil m & f Inuit Mythology
In Inuit mythology, Aumanil is a kind and beneficent spirit. Also, it is said that this god lived on land and controlled the movement of the whales.

Avail f & m American
Meaning, "to help; benefit."

Avegail f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Avigail.

Avegail f Filipino
Variant of Abigail.

Averil f English
Variant of Averill.

Avigaiyil f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Yiddish form of Avigail.

Avihail f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Modern Hebrew form of Abihail.

Ayşil f Turkish

Banât-esagil f Babylonian
Means "Esagil is beautiful", deriving from the Akkadian element banûtu ("beauty").

Basil m & f English (Modern)
From the herb, unrelated to Basil 1.

Bé Fáil f Medieval Irish

Berdil f Kurdish
Means "sweetheart" in Kurdish.

Beril f English (Rare)
Variant of Beryl. Beril Jents (1918-2013) was an Australian fashion designer. She is recognized as "Australia’s first queen of haute couture".

Betheil m & f Assyrian
An Assyrian given name meaning “beta d alaha’ or “house of God” in English, it is an Aramaic form of the name Bethel.

Bil f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "instant" in Old Norse. It's also a poetic word describing a woman. In Norse Mythology, Bil and her brother Hjúki follow Máni across the heavens.

Bïlbïl f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Bilbil.

Botil f Swedish
Variant of Botel.

Brazil f & m English (Modern)
From the name of the Latin American country.

Bredil f Assyrian
in ancient assyrian mythilogy this was the name of daughter of god of gods "il". Assyrian may refer to: Anything from Assyria, an ancient empire in Mesopotamia.

Brønnil f & m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of either Brynhildr (when used for a girl) or Bryniulfr (when used for a boy).

Brynil m & f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Brynild and Brynhild.

Brynnil f English (Rare)

Caril f English
Variant of Caryl.

Ceil f & m English (American)
Variant of Ciel.

Cheril f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

Cherril f English
Variant of Sheryl.

Cihuacuitlapil f & m Nahuatl
Means "woman’s tail" in Nahuatl, probably a nickname for a child.

Cybil f English
Variant of Sibyl.

Dácil f Guanche (Hispanicized), Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *dasil, meaning "footprint, step". It was borne by a Guanche princess of Tenerife who lived during the 15th century. She is best known for her marriage to a Spanish conqueror of the island.

Dacil f Guanche
Unaccented form of Dácil.

Daneil m & f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Dasil f Guanche
Variant of Dacil.

Dervorghil f Irish (Anglicized)
Irish anglicisation of Derbforgaill.

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

Devshil m & f Mongolian
Means "progress, improvement" in Mongolian.

Dil f Persian
Means "heart" in Persian

Dìorbhail f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish cognate of Dearbháil. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Dorothy.

Diormhorguil f Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Dorothy

Dolwethil f Literature
Means "dark shadow-woman" from Sindarin doll "dark, dusky, misty, obscure" combined with gwâth "shade, shadow, dim light" and the feminine suffix il. In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien this was another name of Thuringwethil, a vampire of Angband.

Durril m & f Romani
Directly taken from the Romani word durril "(goose)berry".

Düzdidil f Ottoman Turkish
Means "thief of hearts", from Persian دزد (dozd) meaning "thief" and دل (dil) meaning "heart".

Džentil f Bosnian (Archaic)
Cognate of Gentile.

Edadil f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian ادا (ada) meaning "elegance, grace" and دل (dil) meaning "heart".

Edeil f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aidyl.

Eiril f Norwegian
Modern name invented in the 20th century composed of Old Norse ei "ever, always" (possibly taken from Eirik) and hildr "battle".

Emma Dil f Afghan
One with a pure heart

Emmagail f English (American)
Combination of Emma and Abigail.

Essil f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أسيل (see Assil) chiefly used in North Africa.

Estoril f German (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Portuguese city Estoril.

Etil f Yiddish
A Yiddish girls' name, related to the Germanic element adal meaning "Noble"

Evagail f Obscure
Variant of Abigail influenced by Eva or a combination of Eva and Gail.

Evalil f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Evalill.

Fil m & f English
Diminutive of Philip and Philomena.

Fimbrethil f Literature
Can be Translated to either "slim-birch" or "slender-beech".... [more]

Finbil f Medieval Irish

Fritigil f Germanic
Fritigil who was the Queen of the Marcomanni is a famous bearer.

Genepil f Mongolian
Of uncertain etymology, possibly deriving in part from the Mongolian element гэнэн (genen) meaning "innocent, naive, fond". This was the regnal name of the last queen concert of Mongolia, born Tseyenpil.

Gentil f Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Gentille.

Gilil f American, Hebrew
Meaning unknown.

Gjøril f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Görel.

Gøhril f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gøril.

Gøril f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gerhild.

Gormshuil f Scottish Gaelic
Means "blue eye" in Scottish Gaelic, from gorm "blue" and sùil "eye".

Gormuil f Scottish Gaelic
Form of Gormshuil.

Gunnil f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gunnild.

Gurmail m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher" combined with मिल् (mil) meaning "join, meet".

Gutheil f Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Medieval Yiddish diminutive of Gute, created by combining Gut "good" with the Old High German element heil meaning "healthy, whole". it was common for medieval Jews to use elements as diminutive suffixes

Həmayıl f Azerbaijani
Means "amulet, talisman" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic حمائل (ḥamā'il).

Hate-evil f English (Puritan)
Referring to Psalm 97:10, "Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked."

Hayranidil f Ottoman Turkish
From Arabic حيران (hayran) meaning "perplexed, astonished" and Persian دل (dil) meaning "heart".

Hiril f Literature
A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is derived from the word hiril meaning "lady" in the fictional Sindarin language.

Idil f Turkish
Turkish feminine name derived from idil "idyll".... [more]

Idil f Somali
Somali form of Idil.

Il m & f Korean
From Korean il means “Sun”.

Ilil f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
The Israeli poet Shaul Tchernichovsky wrote a love song where he calls his lover by the name he invented: Ilil.

Ilsebil f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Ilsebill.

Isawil f Quechua
Quechua form of Isabel.

Işıl f Turkish
Means "sparkling, brilliant, shining, glittering" in Turkish.

Jhessail f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a respelling of Giselle.

Jil f English
Variant of Jill

Joo-shil f Korean
Joo (주) meaning “state, province, owner, week, around”... [more]

Karanfil f Turkish
The origin is Arabic, means Carnation; a beautiful flower.

Katil f Armenian
Means "drop, raindrop" in Armenian.

Kevril m & f Obscure
A combination of Kevin and April.

Kikil f Manx
Manx form of Cecilia.

Kirvil f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of a name beginning with Kir-, such as Kirstina, and a name ending in -vild, such as Ingvild.

Klil f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "whole, full, completely, crowned" in Hebrew. Also a flower name, known as "Cercis siliquastrum" in English.

Lil f English
Short form of Lillian and other names beginning with Lil.

Lillebil f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Lill and an unknown second element.

Lilliandil f Popular Culture
Coined by Douglas Gresham for a character in the 2010 film version of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which he produced. In the Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis (Gresham's stepfather), the character is unnamed, known only as Ramandu's daughter... [more]

Lucil f English (American, Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Variant of Lucille.

Magnil f Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Magnhildr.

Mairsil f Medieval Irish
Obsolete Irish form of Marcella (see also Scottish Marsaili and Mairsile).

Manahil f Arabic
Arabic feminine name meaning "fountains".

Marail f Arabic
This name means dum in arabic and is also used for people that are not very smart.

Marajil f Medieval Arabic

Mariasunbil f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and place name Sunbil.

Marigail f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Combination of Mary and Gail; perhaps a blend of Marigold and Abigail.

Maril f English

Marisoleil f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Marie and Soleil, possibly created as a French equivalent of Spanish Marisol.

Marsail f Scottish Gaelic (Rare, Archaic)
Obscure variant of Marsaili.

Marsibil f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name of unknown meaning, perhaps related to Marcibilia.

Mechtil f Medieval Finnish

Meduil f Medieval Cornish

Mehrdil f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and dil meaning "heart, soul".

Meril f Estonian (Rare)

Merril m & f English (Rare)

Milligail f Filipino

Minahil f Pakistani (Rare)

Mirabil f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Mirabel.

Myril f & m Obscure
Myril Axelrod Bennett was one of the first female executives in the advertising industry.

Nahil m & f Muslim

Nakşidil f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish نقش (nakş) meaning "painting, embroidery" (of Arabic origin) and دل (dil) meaning "heart" (of Persian origin).

Nalandil f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian نالان (nalan) meaning "complaining, groaning" and دل (dil) meaning "heart".

Namgail m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Namgyal.

Namgil m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Namgyal.

Namzhil m & f Mongolian
Mongolian form of Tibetan Namgyal, meaning "victorious" or "complete victory". Coincides with a Mongolian word meaning "lull".

Naril f & m Afghan
Naryl

Nosil f Garo
From the Garo word নো (no) meaning "younger sister" and সিল্ (sil) meaning "pretty".

Ocuil m & f Nahuatl
From Nahuatl ocuilin, "worm, caterpillar".

Odil f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Odile.

Oqko'ngil f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and ko'ngil meaning "heart".

Orchil f Literature, Germanic Mythology, Celtic Mythology (?)
The name of an obscure earth goddess, mentioned in poems by William Sharp and W. B. Yeats.

Orgil m & f Mongolian
Means "top, peak, summit" in Mongolian.

Pakdil f Kurdish
From the Kurdish pak meaning "immaculate" and dil meaning "heart".

Patil f Marathi, Kannada
Marathi and Kannada form of Patel.

Patil f Armenian
Means "snowflake" in Armenian.

Píl f Faroese
Derived from Faroese pílur "willow tree".

Pil f Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Píl.... [more]

Qərənfil f Azerbaijani
Means "carnation (flower)" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic قرنفل (qaranful).

Quail m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quail.

Rachil f Greek, Judeo-Greek
Modern Greek form of Rachel via Biblical Greek Rhachel.

Ragil m & f Javanese
Means "youngest child, lastborn" in Javanese.

Rahil f Judeo-Arabic (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Medieval Judeo-Arabic form of Rachel.

Rakhil f Russian
Russian form of Rachel.

Rakhil f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Rachel.

Reftarıdil f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian رفتار (raftar) meaning "behaviour, conduct; movement, strut, prance" and دل (dil) meaning "heart".

Roselil f Danish (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Danish rose meaning "rose" and lilje meaning "lily" or lille meaning "little". Roselil og hendes moder (Roselil and Her Mother) is a Danish song by Christian Knud Frederik Molbech (1821-1888)... [more]

Roxil f Literature
From both Bryan Davis's book series, The Oracles of Fire and Dragons in our Midst.

Sabil m & f Arabic
Means "road, way, path" in Arabic.

Salsabil f Arabic
From the name of a water spring in paradise mentioned in verse 76:18 of the Quran. The term itself is of uncertain meaning, possibly of Akkadian origin.

Sanabil f Arabic
Means "ears (of crop)" in Arabic.

Säsil f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Cecilia, reflecting the pronunciation of Cécile.

Seçil f Turkish
Means "chosen" in Turkish.

Selsabil f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلسبيل (see Salsabil) chiefly used in North Africa.

Sesil f Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Cecilia, perhaps via its French form Cécile.... [more]

Sevhil f Crimean Tatar (Ukrainianized)
From Crimean Tatar sevgili "beloved, lover, loveable".

Seyil f Kyrgyz
Means "stroll, walk" in Kyrgyz, ultimately from Arabic سير (sayr).

Sheril f English (Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

Sherril f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cheryl or Sherrill.

Shyril f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Sheryl.

Sil m & f Dutch, West Frisian
In the case of a male bearer, this name is probably (but not certain) a short form of a Germanic name containing the Old High Germanic element sigu "victory" (a younger form of Gothic sigis, see Sigisbert)... [more]

Singil f Uzbek
Means "little sister" in Uzbek.

Singwil m & f Garo
From the River Singwil in the Ranggira Region.

Siril f Norwegian
Combination of Siri and hildr "battle, fight" or a combination of Siri and any name ending in -il.

Sofdil f Uzbek
Means "pure-hearted" in Uzbek.

Sonil m & f Indian (Rare)

Tagil f Hebrew
Means "(she) will rejoice", making it relative to Yagil.

Tanaquil f Etruscan (Latinized), Ancient Roman
Latinized form of the Etruscan name Thanchvil which meant "gift of Thana 1", composed of the name of the goddess Thana and cvil meaning "gift"... [more]

Tanjil f & m English (Australian, Rare)
A clan name of the historic indigenous inhabitants of the area (Gippsland, Victoria, Australia), subsequently given to several natural features (rivers, mountains) and towns in the region.

Tanzil m & f Arabic, Bengali
Means "revelation, inspiration, sending down" in Arabic, from the root نزل (nazzala) meaning "to send down, to reveal".

Teneil f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennille.

Tesil f Armenian
Means "apparition, vision" in Armenian.

Tseyenpil f Mongolian
Probably a combination of Tseyen and a Mongolian form of the Tibetan element འཕེལ ('phel) "increase, growth, flourish".

Tslil f Hebrew
Means "sound" in Hebrew.

Tzeril f Yiddish
Tzeril is the Yiddish diminutive form of Sarah meaning 'princess'. When an 'e' is added to the end of the name, it adds the meaning 'little', which is an endearment.

Tzlil f & m Hebrew
Variant of the name Tslil which means "sound; voice" in Hebrew.

Umurakhil f Dagestani

Urmil f & m Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Odia
Variant and masculine form of Urmila.

Uzmail f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Usmail.

Xochil f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Xóchilt.

Yardil f Kurdish
From the Kurdish yar meaning "mistress" and dil meaning "heart".

Yaşıl f Azerbaijani
Means "green" in Azerbaijani.

Yngvil f Norwegian
Variant of Ingvild.

Yutzil f Mexican

Zahreil f Gnosticism, Mandaean
Etymology unknown. In Mandaeism, a Gnostic religion, Zahreil is the daughter of Qin and mother of the creator of the material universe. She is believed to dwell in the bed of pregnant women, ensuring the safety of infants before and after birth.

Zëssil f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Cecilia.

Zil m & f Arabic
Meaning: “Shadow”