This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the length is 5.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Drótt f Icelandic (Rare), Old NorsePossibly from Old Norse
drótt which meant "household, a people" and "the host of the king's men, body-guard of a king".
Dubhe f AstronomyDerived from Arabic دُبّ
(dubb) meaning "bear", taken from the phrase ظهر الدب الاكبر
(ẓahr ad-dubb al-ʾakbar) meaning "the back of the greater bear". This is one of the traditional names for the star Alpha Ursae Majoris, in the constellation Ursa Major.
Dubra f Galician (Modern, Rare)Transferred use of the name of the river
Dubra in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, itself from Proto-Celtic
dubros "water".
Dugui f & m MongolianMeans "circle, wheel; round, circular" in Mongolian, given to a child with a round face.
Dukpa m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan འབྲུག་པ
('brug-pa) meaning "Bhutanese (person)", also referring to a school of Tibetan Buddhism (the Drukpa Kagyu).
Dulie f & m English (?)No known origin nor meaning. a person with this given name was Dulie Delic an athlete for the Geelong SC.
Dunai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
惇 (dūn) meaning "be kind, cordial, sincere" and
霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze, calm".
Dunya f ArabicDerived from Arabic
دُنْيَا (dunyā) "world (the Earth, or any this-worldly habitat, excluding the next world)".
Duoyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
熠 (yì) meaning "bright and sparkling".
Durna f AzerbaijaniDerived from Azerbaijani
durna "crane (bird)", ultimately from Proto-Turkic
*durunja. The crane is sometimes seen as a symbol of peace.
Dusca f Medieval CzechOf unknown meaning. The
-ca ending indicates that this may be a Slavic diminutive of some unidentified name.
Duyên f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 緣
(duyên) meaning "grace, charm" or "fate".
Duyệt m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 閱
(duyệt) meaning "inspect, examine, review" or 悅
(duyệt) meaning "joy, pleased".
Dyani f American (Modern)Many baby name books and sites claim this name means "deer" in 'Native American', with some claiming it's Cherokee. No evidence can be found supporting this claim however and it's more likely the name is a variant of
Diane or is an invented name.
Dyela f Haitian CreoleDerived from Haitian Creole
dye "god" and
la "there; here" with the intended meaning of "God is here".
Dyrim f LiteratureDyrim is the fourth of the seven bells used by necromancers and the Abhorsen in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy. Dyrim is the Speaker, the bell that grants or removes the power of speech to the listener.
Dysis f Greek MythologyMeans "sunset" in Greek. She was the eleventh of the twelve Horae, goddesses of the hours, who presided over the hour of sunset.
Eadaz f LiteratureEadaz is the name of one of the main characters in Samantha Shannon's book "The Priory of the Orange Tree".... [
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Ealga f Irish (Rare)Means "noble, brave", taken from the Irish
Inis Ealga "Noble Isle", which was a poetic name for Ireland.
Ebing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good" and
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".
Ebiye m & f IjawMeans "a good thing" in Ijaw.
Ecija f Croatian, SloveneCroatian and Slovene female form of
Ezio. Notable bearer is Croatian actress Ecija Ojdanić (born 1974).
Edebe f AfricanThe name originates from Sudan, in the concrete tribe of Gurfan meaning the first, princess.
Ediye f Crimean TatarCrimean Tatar form of
Hadia, though it could also be derived from Arabic هَدِيَّة
(hadiyya) meaning "gift, donation".
Edris f English (Rare)Feminine form of
Edric. This was the birth name of Anglo-Irish ballet dancer Ninette de Valois (1898-2001).
Edusa f Roman MythologyA goddess who enables the taking of nourishment. The variations of her name may indicate that while her functional focus was narrow, her name had not stabilized; she was mainly a divine force to be invoked ad hoc for a specific purpose... [
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Eefke f & m Dutch (Rare)Diminutive of
Eef. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch field hockey player Eefke Mulder (b. 1977).
Éehē'e f CheyenneMeans "Camps All Over Woman" from the Cheyenne
-eehe meaning "move camp".
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.
Eesha f SanskritEesha is a feminine name of Sanskrit origin that means "wish, desire, divine, regal, supreme, pure, life, alive".
Efsun f TurkishTurkish name that means ''Magic, Spell, Enchantment''.
Efuru f IgboMeans "daughter of heaven" in Igbo.
Egija f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning, although a derivation from masculine
Aegidius has been suggested.
Eglah f BiblicalMeans "heifer, female calf" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Eglah is one of King
David's wives and the mother of
Ithream (2 Samuel 3:4).
Ehana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
e) meaning "love, affection" combined with 花 (
hana) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eigra f Welsh (Rare)Probably a variant of
Eigr. This is borne by the Welsh writer Eigra Lewis Roberts (1939-).
Eikyo m & f JapaneseMeans ‘Influence’ in Japanese. Detective Conan episode 875, Eikyo is the name of the priest.
Eilir f & m WelshDerived from Welsh
eilir "butterfly; regneration; spring".
Éinín f IrishDirectly taken from the Irish word
éinín meaning "little bird". This is a modern Irish word name that has only been used in recent years.
Eione f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἠϊών
(eion) meaning "shore, beach, sea-bank". This was the name of one of the Nereids in Greek mythology.
Eiram f UrduVariation of the Arabic
Iram, meaning “garden in Heaven”
Eiril f NorwegianModern name invented in the 20th century composed of Old Norse
ei "ever, always" (possibly taken from
Eirik) and
hildr "battle".
Eirin f JapaneseFrom Japanese 永 (ei) "eternal" and 琳 (rin) "jewel."
Eirin f NorwegianElaborated form of
Eir as well as a variant
Airin, a (rare) Nordic name reflecting the English pronunciation of
Irene.
Eirný f Old Norse, IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and
ný "new moon, waxing moon" or
nýr "new; young; fresh".
Eisia m & f ScottishThis name was found etched onto a silver vessel in East Lothian, Scotland. It was accompanied by the names Bri, Camulogeni, Con and Frymiacus. Its meaning is unknown and whether the name was Eisia alone or Eisia with something else following it is also unknown as it was barley legible.
Ejuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
婀 (ē) meaning "be beautiful, graceful" and
绢 (juàn) meaning "thin silk" or
娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Ekram f & m Arabic, BengaliArabic alternate transcription of
Ikram as well as the Bengali form. It is only used as a masculine name in Bangladesh.
Elbur f & m Popular Culture, LiteratureUsed by the popular British novelist Eleanor Burford (1906-1993) as a pen name, in which case it was formed from a contraction of her birth name, i.e., by combining the initial syllables of Eleanor (
El) and Burford (-
bur)... [
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Eldar m & f HebrewMost sources state that this name means "God resides" in Hebrew. This could be correct, as the first element is indeed clearly derived from Hebrew
el meaning "God". However, I can't find any Hebrew verb that means "to reside" and looks physically similar to the second element... [
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Eldey f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
eldr "fire" and
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Eleos f Greek MythologyFrom Greek ἔλεος
(eleos) meaning "mercy, pity, compassion". In Greek mythology, Eleos was the personification of pity, mercy, clemency and compassion. Her opposite was
Anaideia, the goddess of ruthlessness.
Elete f Greek MythologyThe name of one of the Horai, goddesses associated with the hours of a day and the months of a year. The name is of unknown etymology but could be related to the word
αλετος (aletos) meaning "grinding" or alternatively
λιτη (lite) meaning "prayer".
Elgiz m & f Azerbaijani, Turkish (Rare)Possibly derived in part from Turkic
el meaning "country, society". This name is masculine in Azerbaijani and feminine in Turkish.