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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the length is 6.
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Breine f Yiddish
Variant of Breinle.
Bretka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Breta.
Bretny f English
Variant of Brittney.
Brette m & f English
Variant of Brett.
Briaga f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Briag, this name is occasionally also considered a Breton cognate of Cornish Breaca.
Bríana f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of Briana.
Briane f English
French feminine form of Brian.
Briann f & m English
Variant of Brianne or Brian.
Briara f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Briana, Kiara and Tiara.
Bricia f Spanish (Mexican)
Feminine form of Bricio (compare Brizia). This name coincides with the name of a town in Castile and León, Spain.
Bricta f Celtic Mythology
Bricta or Brixta was a Gaulish goddess who was a consort of Luxovius. It has, however, been suggested that if "Bricta is a title incorporating Bríg, it may actually be a title assigned to Sirona rather than a separate goddess"... [more]
Bridey f Irish (Rare), Manx
Irish variant of Bridie and Manx variant of Breeshey as well as a Manx cognate of Bríd and Brìde.
Bridge m & f English
Diminutive of Bridger or Bridget.
Brídín f Irish
Diminutive of Bríd.
Briega f Breton
Feminine form of Brieg.
Briege f Irish, Northern Irish
Anglicized form of Bríd. A known bearer is Briege McKenna (1946-), a Catholic nun and faith healer from Northern Ireland.
Bright m & f English
Short form of Brighton.
Briita f Finnish
Finnish form of Brita.
Brinda f Indian
Means "the basil plant" in Sanskrit.
Brinda f English (Rare)
Variant of Brenda, influenced by other -inda names such as Linda.
Briney f English
Diminutive of Sybrina used in the 18th century.
Brinly f English
Variant of Brinley or transferred use of the surname Brinly.
Briona f English
Variant of Briana.
Brisen f Arthurian Cycle
The name of a witch in Arthurian legend. One theory connects it to Old Norse brisinga "glowing, twinkling" (a word-forming element associated with Freya's famous necklace, the brísingamen).
Britan f & m English
Variant of Britton.
Britny f English
Variant of Brittany.
Britty f Romani
Short form of Britannia.
Brixia f Celtic Mythology
Contracted form of Brigantia.
Bronćü f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Bronisława.
Bronia f Polish
Diminutive of Bronisława.
Bronja f Low German
Either a variant of Bronia or a short form from Brunhilde.
Broňka f Czech
Diminutive form of Bronislava.
Bronka f Polish
Diminutive of Bronisława.
Brønla f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Brynhilda used in Rogaland and Sunnhordland.
Bronte f Greek Mythology
From Ancient Greek βροντή ‎(brontḗ) meaning "thunder". She is the Greek goddess of thunder and the sister of Astrape. She was one of the Cyclops, who forged Zeus' thunderbolts/lightning bolts.
Bronya f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Bronia.
Bronze m & f English
Bronze is a yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin. It is a modern first name. In the US, 5 girls and 9 boys were given this first name in 2018.
Brösel m & f German (Archaic)
Obsolete diminutive form of both Ambros and Ambrosia.... [more]
Brucha f Yiddish
Variant of Bracha.
Bruchy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Brucha and Bracha.
Brugmo f Tibetan
From the Tibetan འབྲུག ('brug) meaning "dragon, thunder" and མོ (mo) meaning "female, woman".
Bruria f Hebrew, Early Jewish
Allegedly means "pure" in Aramaic. This was the name of a 2nd-century female scholar; she was the wife of Rabbi Meir, one of Rabbi Akiva's disciples. It was also borne by Israeli theoretical physicist Bruria Kaufman (1918-2010).
Brurya f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Bruria.
Bryane f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryony or a feminine form of Brian.... [more]
Bryann f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brianne and Brian (See also Bryanne and Bryanna).
Brycyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bryson.
Bryher f English (British, Rare), Cornish
From the name of an island off the southwestern coast of Cornwall, one of the Isles of Scilly. This was adopted as a pen name by the English novelist Annie Winifred Ellerman (1894-1983).
Brylie f English
Variant of Bryley or possibly an elaboration of Riley or a pion of Bree/Breanna/Brenna (etc) and Rylie.
Brynel f Norwegian (Archaic)
Obsolete variant of Brynhild.
Brynly f English
Variant of Brynlee.
Brynna f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Brynn (probably influenced by Brenna) as well as a variant of Bryna.
Bryona f English
Variant of Briana.
Brysha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements bry and sha.
Bryten m & f English
Variant spelling of Bryton.
Bualoi m & f Lao
Means "candied lotus seed" in Lao.
Bubona f Roman Mythology
In ancient Roman religion, Bubona is thought to have been a goddess of cattle, but she is named only by Saint Augustine. Georg Wissowa thought that a festival of cattle (ludi boum causa) mentioned by Pliny must have been dedicated to Bubona... [more]
Bucumi f Rundi
Means "tenth child" in Kirundi.
Bucura f Medieval Romanian
Feminine form of Bucur.
Buddug f Welsh
Derived from Welsh budd "profit, advantage". It is a cognate of Boudicca, the name of a 1st-century queen of the Iceni (a Celtic people) who is known as Buddug in Welsh, and is sometimes considered a Welsh equivalent of Victoria.
Budeia f Greek Mythology
Means "oxen-yoker" in Greek. It is the name of a daughter of Lycus in Greek mythology.
Buelah f English
Variant of Beulah.
Buinta f Kalmyk
Means "goodness, virtuousness" in Kalmyk.
Bujana f Albanian
Derived from Albanian bujanë "deep spot in a river".
Bujare f Albanian
Feminine form of Bujar.
Bukata m & f Bemba
Means "God's glory" in Bemba.
Bukuri f Albanian
Derived from Albanian bukuri "beauty".
Bülbül f Ottoman Turkish
Means "nightingale" in Ottoman Turkish.
Buleun f Acehnese
Variant of Buleuën.
Bulëza f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian bulëz "melodic unit, unit of rhythm".
Buling f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 歩 (bù) meaning "step" combined with 鈴 (líng) meaning "bell, chime". Other character combinations can form this name as well. Also comes from 布丁 (bùdīng), meaning "pudding". One fictional bearer of this name is Buling Huang/Fong from Tokyo Mew Mew.
Bunchu m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ชู (chu) meaning "raise, lift up".
Bungsu m & f Indonesian, Malay
Means "youngest, last-born" in Indonesian and Malay.
Bunmee m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunmi.
Bunnao m & f Lao
From the Lao ບຸນ (bun) meaning "happiness", "goodness, virtue" or "fate, luck" and ເນົາ (nao) meaning "New Year's Eve".
Bunnie f English
Variant of Bunny.
Bunnye f English
Variant spelling of Bunny.
Bunrat f & m Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Bunsom m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and สม (som) meaning "worthy".
Buppha f Thai
Means "flowers, blooms, blossoms" in Thai.
Burçak f & m Turkish
Means "vetch" in Turkish. Vetch is a genus of flowering plant, also known as Vicia.
Burgel f Upper German, German (Austrian)
Short form of names that begin with or end in the element "Burg-", most commonly Walburga. ... [more]
Buriad m & f Mongolian
Means "Buryat" in Mongolian.
Burime f Albanian
Feminine form of Burim.
Busaba f Thai
Alternate transcription of Butsaba.
Busabo f Uzbek
Possibly from the Uzbek bu meaning "this" and sabo meaning "morning breeze".
Busara f Swahili
Means "wisdom" in Swahili.
Busayo m & f Yoruba
Means "added joy" in Yoruba.
Buseje f Yao
Means "ask me" in Yao.
Busine f Punu
Means "wealth, richness, well-being" in Punu.
Busola m & f Yoruba
Means "added wealth" in Yoruba.
Busyra f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Bushra.
Bʉðig f Brythonic
Reconstucted Proto-Brythonic form of Boudicca.
Bûtile f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Botilde.
Büüvei m & f Mongolian
Means "lullaby" in Mongolian.
Buwozi m & f Ijaw
Means "a child whose feet came out first before the head during birth" in Ijaw.
Buyana f Tuvan
Feminine form of Buyan.
Buyant m & f Mongolian
Means "virtuous" in Mongolian.
Byaain f Alaskan
Female given name created by Alaskan Native Eskimo Baayin Asiksick in the early 1900s.
Byamba m & f Mongolian
Means "Saturday" in Mongolian, derived from Tibetan སྤེན་པ (spen pa) meaning "Saturn (planet)" or "Saturday" (see Pemba).
Byblis f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Byblis was the daughter of Miletus, who fell in love with her twin brother Caunus and subsequently killed herself... [more]
Byeol-i f & m Korean (Modern)
From Byeol combined with the subject marking particle 이 (i).
Byleth m & f Popular Culture
Variant of Beleth. This is the name of an avatar character in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Bylgja f Faroese, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Feminine name taken from the Old Norse word bylgja meaning "billow, wave". In Norse Mythology, Bylgja was one of the nine daughters of the sea deities Ægir and Rán.
Byllie f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Billie, or a diminutive of Sibyl.
Byntli f English (American)
Alternate Spelling of Bentley
Byorte f Buryat
Buryat form of Börte.
Byrita f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Byrghita (see Birgitta).
Bytzel f Medieval German
Maybe a diminutive of a name containing the secondary name element BIZ, probably derived from BID "to sustain; to hope"
Cabeza f Spanish (European)
From cabeza "head", after the Marian title Virgen de la Cabeza, venerated in many points of Spain, specially in Andalusia. Legend has it that a shepherd found a statuette of Virgin Mary in La Cabeza hill in Sierra Morena.... [more]
Çaçakh f Khakas
Means "tassel" in Khakas.
Cacile f Ndebele
Means "clear" in Ndebele.
Çaçtıu f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar чач (çaç) meaning "hair" and ultimately meaning "one with luxurious hair".
Caddie f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Caroline. This name is borne by the titular character of Carol Ryrie Brink's children's historical fiction novel Caddie Woodlawn.
Cadiga f Arabic (Latinized), Literature
Archaic transcription of Khadija. This form is mostly used in older English translations of the Koran, as well as early translations of the Arabian Nights. A notable bearer of this name is the titular character's wife from the Arabian Nights-inspired novel "The History of Nourjahad" (1767) by Frances Sheridan.
Caedyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.
Caelea f English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Kaylee, although in some cases it might be a variant of Caelia.
Caelee f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caeley f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caelin f English
Variant of Caelyn.
Caelli f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caelly f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caenis f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Roman
Latinized form of Kainis. In Greek mythology, Caenis was a woman who was raped by the god Poseidon. Afterwards, he promised her that he would grant her a single wish... [more]
Caeria f History (Archaic)
Illyrian queen
Caesia f Ancient Roman, Greek, Italian
Caesia is a Latin word that means "bluish grey" or "light blue.” Caesia also refers to a genus of herbs.
Caggie f English
Diminutive of Catherine or Caroline.
Cagney m & f English
Gardener and kind friend in "The Penderwicks" by Jeanne Birdsall (National Book Award winner).... [more]
Cahide f Turkish
Means "ignorance" in Turkish.
Cahlia f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a modern coinage based on Carla.
Caieta f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Variant of Caiete, which is the proper latinization of the Greek name Καιήτη (Kaiete), of which the etymology is uncertain. It could be derived from Greek καίω (kaio) meaning "to burn", but it could also come from Greek καιετός (kaietos) meaning "fissure produced by an earthquake"... [more]
Caihua f Chinese
From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" or 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese", 彩画 (cǎihuà) meaning "colour painting", or 菜花 (càihuā) meaning "cauliflower; rape blossom"... [more]
Cailah f English
Variant of Kayla.
Cailan m & f English
Variant of Caelan.
Cailea f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Cailee f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Cailen f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Caelan.
Cailey f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Cailie f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Cailli f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Cairui f Chinese
From the Chinese 偲 (cāi) meaning "talented" or 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" and 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever" or 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Caisey m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.
Caïssa f Literature
Invented by the Italian writer Marco Girolamo Vida as a goddess of chess in 1527. It was reused in the poem Caïssa (1763) by William Jones. Since then, the name was sporadically given to girls. It is also a popular name for chess clubs.
Caisyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Cason.
Caitee f English
Variant of Katie.
Cáitín f Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Cáit.
Caitir f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic name derived from a mis-analysis of Caitrìona as Caitir Fhiona. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Clarissa.
Caiwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Caixia f Chinese
From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]
Caiyin f Chinese
From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, noise, tone". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Caiyun f Chinese
From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 韵 (yùn) meaning "rhyme, vowel"... [more]
C'əkʷ'ded f Ubykh
Derived from the Adyghe дэд (ded) meaning "very" and цӀыкӀу (tsIykIu) meaning "small".
Calcea f African American (Rare)
Probably a variant of Kelsey influenced by Chelsea.
Calena f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Calenus.
Calice f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calise, which might be based on Calista. It coincides with the French noun calice meaning "chalice"... [more]
Calico m & f English (Rare)
From the English word calico referring to something having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, specially the tri-coloured cat, resembling the color of calico cloth, a kind of rough cloth often printed with a bright pattern... [more]
Calina f Romanian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Călina. Ana-Călina is known as Ana Calina in English.
Caline f French (Modern, Rare, ?)
A feminine variation of the Greek name Νικολαος (Nikolaos). It also resembles the french word "câlin(e)" (affectionate).
Calise f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kelis, or an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Calista, Kaliyah and Alise.
Calixa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Calix.
Called m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to summon." Referring to the calling to the work of God.
Calley f English
Variant of Callie.
Callia f Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Κάλλια or Καλλία (see Kallia).
Callin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Callan and Kellan. As a rare feminine name, it can be a variant of Kaylyn or Caelan.
Callye f English
Variant of Callie.
Calwyn f Literature
Calwyn is a character in The Singer of All Songs, the first novel in the Chanters of Tremaris trilogy by Kate Constable. She is a 16-year-old priestess of Antaris who can sing ice chantments.
Calyce f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Calyce or Calycia is the name of several characters:... [more]
Calynn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.
Cəmalə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Camal.
Camber f & m English (Modern)
An invented name, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Amber, Cameron and Kimber.
Camdyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Camden.
Camena f Roman Mythology
Goddess who enables the child to sing.
Camero m & f Tagalog
Will never be yours
Camile f & m Picard, Gascon, Provençal, Walloon, French (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Picard and Walloon masculine and feminine form, Gascon and Provençal masculine form and French masculine variant of Camille as well as a Brazilian Portuguese variant of Camila.
Camino f & m Spanish
Means "way, route; road; path" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Camino, meaning "The Virgin of the Way." She is the patroness of the region of León and the city of Pamplona in Navarra, forming part of the French Way to Santiago de Compostela.
Camion f Literature
From an archaic French word meaning "small pin". This is the name of the titular character in Mademoiselle de Lubert's fairy tale "Princess Camion" (1743). Camion is the name of a princess transformed into a tiny doll, given to the prince Zirphil to be his wife... [more]
Camlin f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Camlin.
Camlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an invented name combining Cam 2 with the popular name suffix lyn, perhaps influenced by Camryn.
Cammye f English
A variant spelling of Cammie.
Camula f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *camulos "champion; servant".
Canace f Greek Mythology
Daughter of Aeolus and Enarete, and lover of Poseidon. In another, more famous version Canace was a lover not of Poseidon, but of her own brother Macareus... [more]
Canada f American (Rare)
From the name of the North American country.
Canary f & m English
From the name of the bird, Canary.
Cançıq f Karachay-Balkar
From the Persian جان (jan) meaning "soul" and the diminutive suffix -чыкъ (çıq).
Candan f Turkish
From Turkish candan "affectionate; cordial; sincere".
Candea f Galician (Rare)
Derived from Galician candea "candle", this name is occasionally given in honor of Candlemas (Festum Candelorium in Latin, which translates to festa das candeas in Galician; compare Candelaria).
Candee f English
Variant of Candy.
Candie f English
Variant of Candy.
Candra m & f Indonesian
Means "moon" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra).
Canela f Spanish (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Derived from the Spanish noun canela meaning "cinnamon". It coincides with a Spanish surname (see Canela).
Canhua f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 灿 (càn) meaning "vivid, bright, lustrous" combined with 花 (hua) meaning "flower, blossom" Other Other character combinations are possible.
Cənnət f & m Azerbaijani
Means "heaven, paradise" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic جنّة (janna).
Cantal f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Chantal.
Canxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 灿 (càn) meaning "vivid, illuminating, bright" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".
Canyon m & f English
From the English word canyon, ultimately from Greek kanna "small reed", after the plants that grow in the bottom of canyons.
Canzia f Italian
Feminine form of Canzio.