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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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Caohua f Chinese
From the Chinese 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Caolan f Chinese
From the Chinese 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid; elegant, graceful".
Caomei f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 草莓 (cǎoméi) meaning "strawberry" or from 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass, straw" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister"... [more]
Çapora f Judeo-Spanish
Variant Ladino form of Zipporah.
Capree f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Capri.
Carata f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish carata "beloved", the word itself being the past participle of cara- "to love".
Carden m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carden.
Carena f English (Modern, Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Carina 1, influenced by Karen 1. As a German name, it is also a variant of Karena.
Carene f English
Variant of Carine.
Caress f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Directly from the English word caress meaning "an act or expression of kindness or affection", ultimately from Latin carus "beloved". A fictional bearer was Cassandra 'Caress' Morell, a prominent character on the American soap opera Dynasty, who appeared on the show in 1986... [more]
Cariad f Welsh
Directly taken from Welsh cariad "love, affection; darling, sweetheart". This name is borne by British comedian Cariad Lloyd.
Cariba f Obscure
Meaning unknown, possibly an invented name derived from the word Caribbean.
Carice f English (Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Caroline and Alice. This is at least the case for Carice Irene Elgar (1890-1970), the only child of the renowned English composer Edward Elgar (1857-1934)... [more]
Caridá f Asturian
Asturian form of Caridad.
Carien f Dutch
Variant of Karien and Carine.
Carijn f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Carine.
Carike f Afrikaans
Feminine form of Carel.
Caring f Filipino
Diminutive of Caridad, Carolina, Macaria, and other names containing car.
Carino f Provençal
Provençal form of Carine.
Carise f English
Either a variant of Carisa or of Carice.
Carita f Spanish
Diminutive of Caridad.
Carito f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Carolina, via its short form Caro 2.
Carlea f English
Variant of Carly.
Carlee f English
Variant of Carly.
Carlen f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Carlyn/Carline or an elaboration of Carl.
Carlin f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carlin or a variant of Carline. A notable masculine bearer was an American rugby union and rugby sevens player: Carliln Isles... [more]
Carlis m & f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Most likely an elaboration of Carl or a variant of Carlisle, Carlise or Carlisa.
Carliz f Spanish (Caribbean)
Feminine form of Carlos using the popular Puerto Rican name suffix liz (which is derived from Lizbeth or a related name).
Carlot f Literature
A character in the 1987 science fiction novel The Smoke Ring by Larry Niven.
Carman f & m English
Variant of Carmen and rarely used as masculine form of it.
Carmia f Hebrew
Means "garden" or "orchard" in Hebrew... [more]
Carmin f English
Variant of Carmen.
Carmit f Hebrew
Variant of Carmel.
Carmon f & m English
Variant and masculine form of Carmen.
Carmyn f English
Variant of Carmen.
Carner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carner.
Carnie f & m American (Modern)
Diminutive of "Carnegie" or "Carnation." Please note female American singer and television host Carnie Wilson.
Caròla f Occitan
Occitan form of Carola.
Caroli f Spanish
Diminutive of Carolina.
Caroll m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Carroll or Carol 1... [more]
Carool f & m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Carola and Carolus.
Caroun f Armenian
Variant of Karoun.
Carrey f & m English
Variant of Carey or Carrie.
Carsta f Low German
Feminine form of Carsten.
Carsyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Carson.
Carthy m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carthy.
Càrula f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Carola.
Carwen f Welsh
Feminine form of Carwyn.
Casina f Dutch
Dutch form of Nicasia.
Casina f Theatre
Possibly derived from Greek kasia meaning "cinnamon". Casina is a beautiful slave girl in the Latin play Casina by the early Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus. The title has been translated as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Wedding... [more]
Caspia f English
From the name of the caspia plant and feminization of Caspian.
Cassel m & f English (Modern)
From the surname Cassel. Cassel Sharpe is fictional character in Holly Black's novel White Cat.
Caster f South African
Possibly a variant of Castor.
Catala f Asturian
Asturian form of Katherine.
Catant f Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Catherine.
Catena f Italian, Sicilian
Derived from Italian catena "chain", this name was taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Maria Santissima della Catena. The name is mainly found in Sicily.
Cathay f American (Rare)
Derived from the Mongolian word khitan via its variant form cat(h)ai - the meaning is uncertain, but it refers to the Khitan people. Cathay is the anglicized form of cat(h)ai, and was the archaic name for China... [more]
Cather f Literature, English (Rare)
As an English name, it is probably a short form of Catherine.... [more]
Cathey f English
Variant of Cathy.
Cathia f French
French adaption of Russian Katya.
Cathos f Theatre
A character in "Les Précieuses Ridicules"(The Absurd Précieuses or The Affected Ladies), a one-act satire by Molière in prose. The play takes aim at the précieuses, the ultra-witty ladies who indulged in lively conversations, word games and, in a word, préciosité (preciousness)
Cathws f Welsh
Welsh form of Catharine
Catima f English
A diminutive of Cátia, Catherine, Caterina or any name starting with Cat-.
Catina f Sicilian
Variant of Catena.
Catina f Venetian, Sardinian
Contracted form of Caterina.
Catira f Spanish (Caribbean)
Means "blonde" in the Cumanagota dialect, a Carib language most common to the native peoples of Venezuela. It is now a name and slang for a blonde-haired person in Venezuela.
Cat'let f Jèrriais
Diminutive of Cat'linne.
Catlyn f English
Variant of Caitlin.
Catori f Obscure, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name, a combination of Catherine and Victoria. Also compare Latori and Natori.... [more]
Çayana f Tatar, Tuvan
Feminine form of Çayan.
Caydee f English
Variant of Kaydee.
Caydie f English
Diminutive of Caydence, influenced by both Caydee and the name suffix -ie
Caydin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.
Cayena f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Cayenne. Besides the pepper, Cayena is also the Spanish name for the Chinese hibiscus (species Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis).
Caylan m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caelan or Kaylyn.
Caylea f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caylie f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caylin f English (Modern)
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.
Caylyn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.
Cayman m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the word for crocodile (caiman) in the language of the Arawak-Taíno people.
Ćazima f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ćazim.
Ceanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element see and Anna.
Cebisa f & m Xhosa, Southern African
Means "to suggest, to give advice" in Xhosa.
Ceciel f & m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Caecilius for men and short form of Cecilia for women. For the latter group, this name can also be a Dutch variant spelling of the French name Cécile, which is also commonly used in the Dutch-speaking world.
Cecile f English, Dutch, Afrikaans, Filipino, Medieval English
English, Dutch and Afrikaans form of Cécile.
Cecilo f Provençal
Provençal form of Cécile.
Cedara f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Cedar.
Ceding f Filipino
Diminutive of Mercedes. This can also be used as a diminutive of Merced, Praxedes, and other names with a similar sound.
Ceecee f & m English
Variant of Cici.
Céfera f Asturian (Rare)
Feminine form of Céfero.
Celeia m & f South Slavic
This name could be connected to the former spelling and pronunciation of the town in Solvenia named “Celje”, that was formerly name Celeia during the Roman period. It could also mean “gift of god” and “heavenly”.
Çeleng f Kurdish
Means "wreath" or "beautiful" in Kurdish.
Celica f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin caelicus, meaning "heavenly, celestial". It jumped in popularity after the Japanese car company Toyota used it for one of their vehicles in 1970.
Celien f Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Céline, chiefly used in Flanders.
Çelike f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Çelik.
Celina f Occitan, Galician, Hungarian
Occitan, Galician and Hungarian form of Céline.
Celing f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Celia, Celeste, Marcela and names that start with or contain cel.
Celino f Provençal
Provençal form of Céline.
Celipa f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Felipa.
Cêlise f French (Rare)
Maybe from Céline, or maybe from "cerise" who mean "cherry". More often pronounced like Sélène but can be pronounced like SEH-Lise
Celise f Arthurian Cycle
One of the maidens of Viviane, the French Damsel of the Lake, Celise seems to have held a high place in the Damsel’s service. her grasp of magic, while doubtless far short of Viviane’s, Nimue’s, or Morgan’s, was practical and useful.
Celita f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a diminutive of Célia.
Celsey f English
Variant of Kelsey.
Celtia f Galician (Modern, Rare)
From the Galician word celta ("Celt"), thus meaning "land of the Celts". This is the name that Galician writer Eduardo Pondal gives to Galicia, reclaiming it as the quintessential land of the Celts.
Celusa f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Celusa ( Kelousê from kêloô ‘to have an abnormal delivery’) was a naiad or an oread who personified over Mount Celusa or Celossa in Phliasia... [more]
Cemira f Brazilian
Variant of Semira.
Cencia f Asturian
Feminine form of Cencio.
Cenira f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Zenir.
Centli m & f Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)
Means "dried maize, dried corncob" in Nahuatl.
Cerene f North Frisian (Archaic)
North Frisian form of Severine, recorded on the islands of Sylt and Amrum.
Cerera f Croatian, Lithuanian
Croatian and Lithuanian form of Ceres.
Cereus m & f English
From the genus name of a type of night-blooming cacti found from California to Chile, from Latin cereus "waxen, waxy", which was also used as a substantive to mean "a wax-light, -taper" ("particularly those brought by clients to their patrons as presents at the time of the Saturnalia"), and so called because the cactus' shape "suggests a candle."
Ceriel m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Cérile, with its spelling more or less phonetical in nature. Also compare Cyriel.... [more]
Cérile m & f French (Archaic)
Archaic French variant of Cyrille.
Cerisa f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cerise.
Cerona f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One current theory suggests, however, a derivation from Sharona.
Cersei f Literature, Popular Culture
Created by American author George R. R. Martin for his series of epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire, published beginning 1996, and the television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019), where it belongs to an evil queen who is one of the main antagonists... [more]
Cerula f Medieval Italian
Possibly a fifth century Italian female bishop.
Cesira f Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. While some scholars connect this name to masculine Cesare, others rather see a link to Cesio... [more]
Cessia f Yiddish
Variant of Cesia.
Cetina f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian cetină "fallen needle leaves".
Cettie f English (Rare)
English diminutive of Celeste, Celestia and Celestine. A known bearer of this name was the American abolitionist and philanthropist Laura Spelman Rockefeller (1839-1915), who was affectionately referred to as Cettie because of her middle name, which was Celestia.
Çetulo f Bandial
Means "died coming" in Bandial. This is considered a 'death prevention' name.
Cetura f Biblical Welsh
Welsh form of Keturah.
Ceudah f Acehnese
Means "beautiful" or "smart" in Acehnese.
Cevher m & f Turkish
Means "precious stone, jewel, gem" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian گوهر (gōhar).
Ceyran f Azerbaijani
Derived from the Azerbaijani noun ceyran meaning "gazelle, antelope", which is ultimately of Persian origin (see Jeiran). Also compare the related name Ceylan.
Cezsan f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar джез (cez) meaning "copper, bronze" and сан (san) meaning "body, limb".
Chabao f Chinese
From the Chinese 姹 (chà) meaning "beautiful, colourful" and 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare".
Chacha f Japanese
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chaddy m & f English (Rare), Literature (Rare)
Diminutive of Chad / Chadwick. In the detective novel 'Cat Among the Pigeons' (1959) by Agatha Christie, there is a character named Lettice Chadwick, often called Chaddy.
Chadia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شادية (see Shadiya) chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Chae-ha f Korean
From Sino-Korean 彩 (chae) meaning "color" combined with 霞 (ha) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (ha) meaning "summer".
Chae-in f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 彩 (chae) meaning "colour" combined with 仁 (in) "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".
Chae-ju f Korean
From Sino-Korean 彩 (chae) meaning "colour" combined with 珠 (ju) meaning "jewel, pearl".
Chaela f English (Rare)
English short form of Michaela, or a variant of Kayla.
Chahed f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of شهد (see Shahd), chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Chahla f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شهلاء (see Shahla) chiefly used in North Africa.
Chahna f Hindi
Means "wish, desire, affection" in Hindi.
Chahua f Chinese
Means "camellia" in Chinese.
Chaido f Late Greek, Greek
Greek name of medieval origin, from Greek χάιδι, χάδι meaning "song" or "pamper". Saint Chaido was one of the Forty Holy Virgin Martyrs who are celebrated on September 1, along with Saint Ammoun the Deacon... [more]
Chaïma f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Chaima influenced by French orthography.
Chaima f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in North Africa.
Chaima f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese feminine form of James.
Chaimu f Japanese
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment" combined with 舞 (mu) meaning "dance". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Chairy f English
Variant of Sherry or diminutive of Charity.
Chaise m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Chase.
Chakak f Chuvash
Means "magpie" in Chuvash.
Chakka f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chaka. A woman named Chakka appeared on the American television talk show Maury at least seven times from 2002 to 2005 to paternity test a total of eleven men for her three children Mustafa, Mary, and Mylove.
Chalee m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Chali.
Chalet f English (American, Rare)
Chalet is used as both first and last name, and the SSA data shows that Chalet is used as a girl's name 100% of the time. As a word, Chalet means Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style.
Chaley f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Shaylee or Kayley. Noted bearer is actress Chaley Rose of the television series 'Nashville'.
Chalia f Spanish
Diminutive of Rosalia.
Chalia f English (American)
Elaboration of Chala. Also a variant of Chalice inspired by names having the pattern -ia, such as Julia or Gloria.
Chalon f & m English
The name may derive from the Chalon people, one of eight divisions of the Ohlone (Costanoan) people of Native Americans who lived in Northern California. It may also derive from the French surname Chalon, of unknown meaning, possibly derived from the French town Châlons-sur-Marne... [more]
Chalor m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชลอ (see Chalo).
Chaltu f Eastern African, Oromo
Means "being the best of the best" in Oromo.
Chamoi f Thai (Rare)
Means "coy, glance sideways" in Thai.
Champa f Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese
Means "frangipani (both plant and flower)" in Hindi, referring to a plant belonging to the Plumeria genus.
Chamuk f Nivkh
From Nivkh ch'am meaning "eagle".
Chanan m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo chana meaning "paucarcillo bird, yellow-rumped cacique" and the genitive suffix -n.
Chancy m & f English
Possibly either a diminutive (in the case of the masculine use) or an inteded feminine form (in the case of the feminine use) of Chance or a variant of Chauncy.
Chandi f Hindi
Means "silver" in Hindi.
Chanee f English
Variant of Chaney.
Chaney m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Chaney.
Chanez f Northern African
In Algeria, Chanez is frequently used as a variant of Shahnaz.... [more]
Chanie f Jewish
Diminutive of Chana.
Chanit f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "spear" in Hebrew, or a variant of Chani which is a common nickname for girls named Channah.
Chan-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 讚美, meaning "praise".
Channa f Hebrew
Variant of Chana.
Channe f Jewish
Variant of Channah.
Chanok m & f Thai
Means "father" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit जनक (janaka).
Chante f African American
Unaccented version of Chanté.
Chanwu f Chinese
From the Chinese 澶 (chán) meaning "still water, tranquil" and 妩 (wǔ) meaning "charming, enchanting".
Chanya f Thai
From Thai จรรยา (chanya) meaning "ethics, morals, conduct" or Pali jañña meaning "noble, pure".
Chanye f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, graceful, lovely" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious" or "firelight, flame".
Chanyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, lovely, pretty" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".
Chaolu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 焯 (chāo) meaning "clear and thorough" and 露 (lù) meaning "dew".
Chapel f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Chapel and a "subordinate place of worship added to or forming part of a large church or cathedral, separately dedicated and devoted to special services," from Old French chapele (12c., Modern French chapelle), from Medieval Latin capella, cappella "chapel, sanctuary for relics," literally "little cape," diminutive of Late Latin cappa "cape."
Chapin m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Chapin.
Charan m & f Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Odia, Thai
Derived from Sanskrit चरण (charana) meaning "foot, pillar, support". It is sometimes used as a feminine name among Sikhs.
Charan f Chinese
From the Chinese 姹 (chà) meaning "beautiful, colourful" and 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".
Charma f English
Diminutive of Charmaine.
Charmi f Telugu
The meaning of Charmi is : Charming, Lovely, Lovely, a lovely girl
Charne f Yiddish
Variant of Charna.
Charol f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cheryl with the spelling influenced by Carol 1.
Charri f Greek
In French Charri is associated with “charm” and “grace”. Having French, English, Irish, and Greek origins
Charyl f English
Variant of Cheryl.
Charzy m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Charles.
Ch'aska f Incan Mythology, Quechua
In Incan mythology, Ch'aska ("Venus") or Ch'aska Quyllur ("Venus star") was the goddess of dawn and twilight, the planet Venus, flowers, maidens, and sex. She protected virgin girls. This name is of a separate etmology, with the Quechua ch'aska referring to what they thought was the brightest star but was the planet Venus... [more]
Chasya f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Chasiah.
Chasye f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Chasiah.
Chatty f English
Diminutive of Charlotte mentioned by Charlotte M. Yonge in her 'History of Christian Names'. Perhaps it was an individual nickname for this writer, who produced 160 books.
Chavah f Biblical Hebrew
Chavah (Ha-va) is the Hebrew translation for the Biblical name Eve, which means "Mother of all living" or "Life". Eve was the first woman in the Bible, the wife of Adam.
Chayah f Jewish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Chaya.
Chayce m & f English
Variant of Chase
Chayla f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Chay and the popular suffix -la in the style of Kayla and Jayla
Chayma f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيماء (see Shaima) chiefly used in North Africa.
Ch’ayña f Quechua
Means "siskin" in Quechua. A siskin is a type of bird in the finch family.
Chayna f English
Variant of Shayna.
Chayse m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Chase.
Chazza f & m English (Australian)
Australian diminutive of Charlotte and Charles (compare Chazz and Chazzie).
Cheata f & m Khmer
Means "birth" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit जात (jata).
Cheche f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Cheryl.