This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the name appears on the list of Notable Actors and Entertainers.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Beom f KoreanFrom the Hangul Korean 범 (
beom) meaning "tiger".... [
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Beppie f Dutch, LimburgishDiminutive of
Bep. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch actress Beppie Melissen (b. 1951) and the Limburgish singer Beppie Kraft (b. 1946).
Bibi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 日 (
bi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (
bi) meaning "a ruler's wife; queen; empress" or 美 (
bi) meaning "beautiful" and duplicated using 々. Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also be used to form this name.... [
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Bibi f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 雨 (bi) meaning "rain" doubled. Other hanja signs are possible. Spelling variant of
Vivi.
Bing f & m Chinese, ZhuangDerived from the Chinese characters 丙 (
bǐng) meaning "third" or 冰 (
bīng) meaning "ice" or 兵 (
bīng) meaning "army, soldier".... [
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Bo m & f BurmeseMeans "leader, champion" in Burmese.
Bö f Literature‘Bö’ or ‘Böe’ means "gust", "blast" or "scud" in German and is one of the shortest words in that language. It is also remindful of "beauty", as in
Beau... [
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Bóra f Hungarian (Modern)Derived from Hungarian
bóra "bora (northern to north-eastern katabatic wind in the Adriatic Sea)".
Bud f & m MongolianMeans "Mercury (planet)" in Mongolian, ultimately derived from Sanskrit बुध्
(budh) meaning "awaking, intelligent, wise".
Busy f ObscureDiminutive of
Elizabeth influenced by the spelling of the English word
busy. A known bearer is American actress Busy Phillips (1975-).
Butterfly f English (Modern)Used to invoke the brilliantly-colored winged insect, which is widely seen as a symbol of metamorphosis, renewal, and rebirth, as well as one of youth and beauty. This is the birth name of a noted Australian folk singer, Butterfly Boucher, among others.
Cử m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 舉 (
cử) meaning "to lift, to praise".
Calpernia f EnglishVariant of
Calpurnia. A well-known bearer of this name is Calpernia Addams (b. 1971), an American author, actress, and transgender rights activist. Addams named herself after Calpurnia, wife of Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar'; the spelling 'Calpernia' may have been taken from a tombstone that briefly appeared in the film 'The Addams Family' (1991).
Cầm m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 琴
(cầm) meaning "zither, lute".
Chelan f English (Canadian), AmericanFrom the name of a lake and city in the American state of Washington, which is derived from the Salish Indian word
Tsi-Laan meaning "deep water".
Cheslie f English (Rare)Feminine spelling of
Chesley. A notable bearer was Cheslie Kryst (1991–2022), an American television correspondent, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2019.
Chevy m & f EnglishA literary place name. There is a famous old poem called "The Ballad of Chevy Chase". A chase is a parcel of hunting land, and Chevy refers to the
Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border.... [
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Chimere f & m African AmericanFrom the brand of perfume called Chimère, which was introduced by Prince Matchabelli in 1979. The French word
chimère means "chimera". This is the middle name of American R&B singer Ne-Yo (1979-), real name Shaffer Chimere Smith.
China f JapaneseFrom Japanese 千 (
chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (
na) meaning "what?, Nara, apple tree", 那 (
na) meaning "what?" or 南 (
na) meaning "south"... [
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Chosen f & m English (Rare)From the past participle of
choose from Old English
cēosan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch
kiezen.
Clarke m & f EnglishVariant of
Clark. As a feminine name it came into use in the early 1990s, influenced by the character Clarke Betancourt from the 1990 film
Mo' Better Blues... [
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Çolton f & m NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly a diminutive form of another name, using
-ton.
Çorîn f KurdishFrom the Kurdish name of a type of mountain herb.
Cory f FilipinoDiminutive of
Corazon,
Socorro, and other names containing
cor. Corazon "Cory" Aquino was the 11th president of the Philippines.
Courtenay f & m English (Rare)French place name
Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name
Curtenus, itself derived from Latin
curtus "short").... [
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Cristín f IrishIrish form of
Christine which was "brought into Scotland by Queen Margaret, and into Ireland by the Anglo-Normans."
Cuba f English (American, Rare)Derived from the place name
Cuba, which refers to an island and country in the Caribbean Sea. It rose in popularity in the United States in 1898, when Spain lost the colony of Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
Đài m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 台
(đài) meaning "noble, pedestal, stand".
Đan m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 丹
(đan) meaning "red, cinnabar".
Dân m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 民
(dân) meaning "people, citizens, nation".
Dần m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 寅
(dần) referring to the third Earthly Branch (3 AM to 5 AM), which is itself associated with the tiger of the Chinese zodiac.
Daría f SpanishSpanish form of
Daria. The name coincides with the first-person singular conditional form and third-person singular conditional form of
dar, meaning "I would give" or "he / she would give".
Darin f ThaiDerived from Thai ดารา
(dara) meaning "star".
Daveigh f EnglishModern coinage, a feminine form of
David. Actress Daveigh Chase is a famous bearer.
Day f & m EnglishFrom the Old English
dæġ, from the Proto-Germanic
dagaz, from the Proto-Indo-European
dʰegʷʰ- meaning 'to burn'.
December f & m EnglishDerived from the Latin word
decem, meaning "ten". December is the twelfth month on the Gregorian calendar. This name is used regularly in America, mostly on females.
Del f WelshWelsh, meaning "pretty". A modern Welsh name.... [
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Denís m & f Galician, Gascon, SpanishGalician, Spanish and Gascon form of
Denis. In Spanish it is sometimes used for women too as variant of
Denise, reflecting the French pronunciation.
Desanka f Serbian, CroatianDerived from the South Slavic
desiti meaning "to happen". A bearer of this name was Desanka Maksimović (1898-1993), a Serbian poet and professor of literature.
Desire f & m English (Puritan)Derived from Latin
desidero "to long for; to wish for; to desire" (via Old French
desir). This name was first used in the 16th century by the Puritans, probably with the intended meaning of "desire the Lord"... [
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Dev m & f EnglishDiminutive or short form of
Devin and other variations of the same name
Devery m & f EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Devery. A bearer of this name was Devery Freeman (1913-2005), an American screenwriter who also authored the novel "Father Sky: A Novel", upon which the 1981 film "Taps" was based.
Diahann f English (Rare)Variant of
Diane. Notable bearer of this name is the American actress Diahann Carroll (1935-2019), whose birth name was Carol Diann Johnson.
Didi f & m DutchDiminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element
theud meaning "people", such as
Dieter (strictly masculine),
Diede (unisex),
Diederika (strictly feminine) and
Diete (unisex)... [
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Dina m & f MalagasyMeans "declaration, pact, accord" in Malagasy.
Dina f Svan, GeorgianMeans "girl" or "daughter" in Svan. In Georgia, this name is also the Georgian form of
Dinah and can also be a short form of
Dinara.
Dola f & m IndianDerived from Sanskrit
dola "swinging, oscillating".
Đồng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 同 (
đồng) meaning "same, united".
Dong m & f KoreanFrom the Korean Hangul 동 (
dong) that can translate the Hanja 冬 meaning "winter" or 東 meaning "east" or 銅 meaning "copper" or 洞 meaning "neighborhood".
Doona f ManxDerived from Manx
doo "black; black-haired, black headed".
Dora f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada, Bengali, Malayalam, Sinhalese, Nepali, GujaratiMEANING : A fillet of thread or cord tied round the arm or wrist; it is also applied to the string tying a packet or parcel; string... [
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Doutzen f West Frisian, DutchFeminine form of
Douwe, which possibly started out as a patronymic meaning "son of
Douwe". The name has been rising in popularity since 2007, because of the Frisian model Doutzen Kroes (who rose to fame that year).
Dovima f Popular Culture (Rare)Nom de plume adopted by American supermodel Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba. The name is a portmanteau of the first two letters of Juba's three given first names, and was the first single name ever used by a model.
Ecija f Croatian, SloveneCroatian and Slovene female form of
Ezio. Notable bearer is Croatian actress Ecija Ojdanić (born 1974).
Edén m & f SpanishDerived from
Edén, the Spanish name for the Garden of
Eden.
Eden f JapaneseFrom Japanese 楽 (eden) meaning "music". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.
Edris f English (Rare)Feminine form of
Edric. This was the birth name of Anglo-Irish ballet dancer Ninette de Valois (1898-2001).
Ela f Sanskrit, IndianDerived from Sanskrit एला (
elaa) which means "the earth; cardamom".
Elinor f HebrewA combination of the elements
Eli "My god" אלי and
Nor נור "Light", it is also a Hebrew version of the name
Eleanor .