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Wahidah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Wahida as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Wahleah f Cherokee, Navajo

Wahyuningsih f Indonesian
Combination of Wahyu and Ningsih.

Wajahah f Arabic
Means "eminent, distinguished" in Arabic.

Wajibah f Arabic
Feminine form of Wajib.

Wajihah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic وجيهة (see Wajiha), as well as a Malay variant.

Walah f Arabic

Walidah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic وليدة (see Walida), as well as the Indonesian form.

Waratah f Indigenous Australian
An Australian native flowering bush with a distinctive (usually) crimson flower-head. Its name comes from the Eora language indigenous to the Sydney region. The floral emblem of New South Wales.

Wardiah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic وردية (see Wardia), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Wardiyah f Indonesian
Variant of Wardiah.

Wardiyyah f Arabic
From the Arabic #وَرْد‎ (ward) meaning “rose”, this also coincides with the Arabic word for "rosary".

Warih m & f Javanese
Means "water" in Javanese.

Wasidah f Indonesian
Feminine form of Wasid.

Wasilah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic وسيلة (see Wasila), as well as the Indonesian form.

Watiningsih f Indonesian
Combination of Wati and Ningsih

Waverleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Waverly.

Wazihah f Arabic
Means "clear, distinct" in Arabic.

Wazirah f Arabic
Variant transcription of وزيرة (see Wazira).

Wealdburh f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Anglo-Saxon hypothetical form of Walburga. This was theorized to be the original name of Saint Walburga.

Wealth m & f English (Puritan), English (African, Rare)
From Middle English welth, welthe, weolthe (“happiness, prosperity”), from Old English *welþ, *weleþu, from Proto-Germanic *waliþō (“wealth”).... [more]

Wekkadeth f & m Quechua, Inca, Inca Mythology
Means ‘shiny’ in Quechua. Its anglicised version is Wicadith.

Weorcgyð f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Composed of the Old English elements weorc meaning "work" and guð meaning "battle". This unattested/reconstructed name might have given rise to the name of Worsley, a village in the historic county of Lancashire, England; according to the Dictionary of British Place Names, the place name could mean "woodland clearing of a woman named Weorcgyth or a man named Weorchaeth" (the second element in either case being Old English leah).

Wesleigh f & m English
Variant of Wesley, more commonly used for girls.

Westleigh m & f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Westley.

Widiasih f Indonesian

Widyaningsih f Javanese, Indonesian
Combination of Widya and Ningsih.

Wihtburh f Anglo-Saxon
Alternate spelling of Wihtburg.

Wilbeth f Germanic Mythology
"Sister goddess" of Embeth and Borbeth and one of "The Three Bethen" or "Three Virgins", a group of allegedly pre-Christian goddesses who later became "unofficial" saints.... [more]

Wilhelminah f South African (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Wilhelmina.

Willoh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Willow.

Windah f Indonesian
Variant of Winda.

Winonah f English (Modern)
Variant of Winona.

Wioleth f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Violett.

Wirenth f Literature
This is the name of a female Queen Dragon in the series Dragonriders of Pern by McCaffrey. A beautiful name, and very feminine sounding.

Wish m & f English
Meaning "a desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen". From Middle English wisshen, from Old English wȳscan ‎"to wish", from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną ‎"to wish", from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, *wenh₁- ‎"to wish, love"... [more]

Wisnuningsih f Indonesian
Combination of Wisnu and Ningsih

Witashnah f Sioux
Means "virgin" from Lakota witȟáŋšna úŋ (wee-tahn-shee-nah) "to be a single woman, unwed woman, virgin".

Wiuhomarch f & m Medieval Breton

Woranuch f Thai
Means "good girl, beauty, miss" from Thai วร (wora) meaning "excellent, distinguished, best" and อนุช (anuch) meaning "(younger) sister".

Wordah f Arabic

Worranuch f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วรนุช (see Woranuch).

Wraith m & f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture

Wrenleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wrenley.

Wulfgyth f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and guð "battle".

Wulfswith f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and swiþ "strong".

Wulfthryth f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wulf meaning "wolf" and þryþ "strength". This was the name of a 9th-century queen of Wessex, the wife of King Æthelred... [more]

Wurreinah f Pakistani
Wurreinah meaning: bright, wealthy, beautiful

Wyborough f Medieval English
Middle English form of the Old English name Wigburg.

Wyeth m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyeth.

Wyleigh f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wiley.

Wynnthryth f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English elements wynn "joy" and þryþ "strength".

Wynonah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Winona.

Xaedriannah f Obscure
Variant of Xadriana.

Xaliyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly modelled on names like Jaliyah, Maliyah or Taliyah.

Xandriah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandria.

Xanh m & f Vietnamese
Means "green, blue" in Vietnamese.

Xaniyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaniah.

Xaylah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Xaysavanh m & f Lao
From Lao ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".

Xeah f American (Modern, Rare)

Xiloxoch f Nahuatl
Means "calliandra (flower)" in Nahuatl, ultimately derived from xilotl "green maize, young ear of corn" and xōchitl "flower".

Xinh f Vietnamese
Means "pretty" in Vietnamese.

Xoch f Spanish
Diminutive of Xóchitl and Xochiquetzal.

Xonish f Uzbek
Means "singing" in Uzbek.

Xylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xyla

Xyleigh f English (American)

Xzherieh f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zuri. The runner-up of one of the episodes in the cooking show Chopped bears this name.

Yachouh m & f Ancient Aramaic, Arabic
Aramaic form of Jesus.

Yacinth f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Hyacinth 1 or Hyacinth 2 (see also Yacinthe).

Yahnah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Yana.

Yalith f Literature
The name of Noah's daughter in Madeleine L'Engle's Many Waters.

Yalsumah m & f Dagbani
Means "good things" in Dagbani.

Yaltah f Jewish
The name Yaltah is derived from the town Yalta (Crimea). It was borne by the pianist Yaltah Menuhin.

Yanabah f Navajo
Meaning the feminine 'warrior'. Also, it is the name of a Navajo tea. Also known to mean 'she meets her enemy', and 'fragrance of the pinyon pine tree'.

Yanah f Dutch, Belgian
Variant of Yana.

Yaneth f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Janeth.

Yanh m & f Korean

Yannah f German (Rare), Belgian (Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Yana.

Yarisleth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Yaris with the popular suffix -leth (cf. Yamileth, Yanisleth).

Yarrabah f English

Yasirah f Arabic
Means "lenient" in Arabic.

Yayah f Sundanese
Diminutive of names that end in -yah or -ah.

Yayesh f Ethiopian

Ye-ah f Korean (Rare)
Combination of the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" and sino-korean "娥" (a) meaning"Beautiful".

Yeganeh f Persian
Means "unique, sole, single" in Persian.

Yeprosineh f Armenian
Armenian form of Euphrosyne.

Yevgineh f Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Եվգինե (Yevgine), which is a variant form of Yevgenya.

Yghdzanush f Armenian
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from ըղձամ (əłjam) meaning "to desire, to long for" and անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet".

Yifah f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
From Hebrew יִפְעָה (yif'ah) meaning "splendor, brightness".

Yinah f Nigerian (Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yireh f & m Biblical, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant form of Jireh.

Yochannah f Hebrew
"Yahveh-favored," "Yahveh-graced" or "Yahveh-inclined"... [more]

Yoh m & f Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Yo.

Yohannah f Jewish
Form of Joanna.

Yohualxoch f Nahuatl
Means "night flower" in Nahuatl, referring to a kind of flowering plant used medicinally.

Yolibeth f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Yoli and Beth.

Young-ah f Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) meaning "eternal" and 雅 (ah) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined". Other hanja combinations are also possible.

Yoyoh f Sundanese
Variant of Yayah.

Yudith f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant spelling of Judith. A known bearer of this name is Yudith Águila (b. 1972), a Cuban women's basketball player.

Yulieth f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yuliet.

Yun-ah f Korean
Variant of Yun-a.

Yuriah m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Uriah.

Yurith f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yurit. This name was present in the 1958 Atlantic Hurricane Season naming list, but remained unused.

Yusriningsih f Indonesian
Combination of Yusri and Ningsih

Yusriyah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic يسرية (see Yusriya), as well as the Indonesian form.

Yusriyyah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic يسرية (see Yusriya), as well as the Indonesian form.

Yveth f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yvette.

Zaahirah f Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic زاهرة (see Zaahira).

Zaakiyah f Arabic
Feminine form of Zaaki.

Zaarah f Arabic (?)
Arabic name

Zabedah f Malay
Malay form of Zubaida.

Zabeth f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Elizabeth.

Zabidah f Malay
Malay form of Zubaida.

Zabiyyah f Arabic
Strictly feminine form of Zabi.

Zaeleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee.

Zaenah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Zayna.

Zaharah f Malay
Derived from Arabic زهرة (zahrah) meaning "flower".

Zahavah f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zehava.

Zahirah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظهيرة or زاهرة (see Zahira), as well as the Malay form.

Zahrah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Zahra. It is often paired with Fatimah in reference to the Arabic title for the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, فاطمة الزهراء (Fatimah Az-Zahrā’), meaning "Fatimah the Splendid".

Zaidah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zaida as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Zailah f English (Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Zaimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zaima as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Zainah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينة (see Zayna), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Zakieh f Persian
Persian form of Zakiyya.

Zakiyah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Zakiyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian زکیه (see Zakieh).

Zakiyyah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكيّة (see Zakiyya), as well as the Indonesian form.

Zaleeyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaliyah, which is an invented name based on the sound of Aaliyah (also compare Kaliyah, Jaliyah, Maliyah and Taliyah).

Zalehah f Malay
Variant of Zaleha.

Zaliah f English (Rare)
Short form of Azaliah.

Zalinah f Malay
Variant of Zalina.

Zamanah m & f English (Modern)

Zamilah f Arabic

Zaminah f Malaysian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zamina.

Zamirah f English (American, Rare), Arabic
Variant of Zamira.

Zamirah f Hebrew
Feminine form of Zamir.

Zanariah f Malay
Meaning uncertain, probably of Arabic origin.

Zaniah f Astronomy, English (Rare)
Presumably derived from Arabic زاوية (zāwiyah) "corner" (though Alhazen claimed that this word meant "harlot"). This was the medieval name for Eta Virginis, a star in the constellation Virgo.

Zanirah f Malaysian (Rare)

Zaniyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaniah.

Zannabach f Amharic
Means "she rained" in Amharic.

Zanoah f & m Biblical
Means "cast off, rejected", possibly from a root meaning "stink". The name of two towns in the Bible, as well as one person.

Zanurah f Obscure

Zarabeth f English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Sarabeth.... [more]

Zarah f English
Variant of Zara 1.

Zardeenah f Literature
Zardeenah, the Lady of the Night, was a goddess honored by the Calormenes in 'The Chronicles of Narnia' by C.S. Lewis

Zarinah f Malay
Malay variant of Zarina.

Zariyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Zariah.

Zarlish f Urdu
Means "bar of gold" in Urdu.

Zarliyah f Russian
meaning scattering wind

Zarmanush f Armenian
Etymology uncertain, possibly from զարմանք (zarmankʿ) meaning "astonishment, surprise, marvel, wonder".

Zarnish f Persian
Means "flower" in Persian.

Zauresh f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Zahra or Zuhra 2.

Zavannah f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Savannah.

Zawiah f Malay
Probably of Arabic origin.

Zaylah f English (Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Zayleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee.

Zaynah f Arabic
Variant of Zayna.

Zeah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zea.

Zebeth f Afrikaans (Rare)

Zedith f Spanish (Latin American)

Zeebah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ziba.

Zeenah f Russian, English
Alternative transcription of Zina

Zehavah f Hebrew
"golden"

Zelah f Biblical Hebrew, English (Rare)
Means "rib, side" in Hebrew. Zelah was a place in the territory of the Tribe of Benjamin, ancient Judea, known as the burial place of King Saul, his father Kish and his son Jonathan.

Zeliyah f English (Rare)
Means "youthful" in English.

Zemirah f Hebrew
Variant of Zemira.

Zenah f Arabic
Means 'decoration'

Zendayah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zendaya.

Zeniah f English
Variant of Xenia.

Zenith f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Asenath and Aseneth.

Zenith f & m English (Rare)
From Middle English senith, from cinit, from Old French cenit and/or Latin cenit, a transliteration of Arabic سمت (samt, "direction, path") which is in itself a weak abbreviation of سمت الرأس (samt ar-ra's, "direction of the head").... [more]

Zeniyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xenia

Zennash f Amharic
Means "your fame" in Amharic.

Zeptah f Mormon (Rare)
An alternate name for Egyptus.

Zerviah f Biblical Hebrew (Anglicized, Archaic)
Perhaps an anglicized form of the Biblical Hebrew name Zeruiah.

Zhaviah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zhavia. According to the SSA, Zhaviah was given to 7 girls in 2018.

Zhaviyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zhavia. Zhaviyah was given to 6 girls in 2018 per the SSA.

Zhibekchach f Kyrgyz
Means "silk hair" in Kyrgyz.

Ziah m & f Arabic, English
Variant of Ziya.

Ziannah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xiana.

Zibah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Hepzibah

Zihniyyah f Arabic
Meaning, "intelligent, keen, understanding."

Zilbeth f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)

Ziliyah f English (Modern, Rare)

Zinnirah f Malay (Rare)

Ziporah f & m Hebrew
alternate spelling of Zipporah

Ziriah f English
Possibly related to Suraya

Zivah f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Ziva.

Ziviah f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Ziv and the letters יה (ya) which are part of the name of God.

Ziyah f English, Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ziya.

Zi-yeh f Apache

Zoeigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zofiyah f Greek
Zofiyah originates from Poland as a variation of the greek name Sofia. The name means "wisdom" or is often a name to describe a girl who should be Sophisticated.

Zohariah f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Zohar and the letters יה (ya) which are part of the names of God.

Zoph f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Zophia.

Zorah f Theatre
Meaning uncertain; used very occasionally in Britain in the 20th century, probably because of the character by this name in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera Ruddigore, first performed in 1887; Zorah is the professional bridesmaid... [more]

Zorkumush f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zor meaning "plea, strong wish, desire" and kumush meaning "silver".

Zovanush f Armenian
From the Armenian զով (zov) meaning "cool, fresh" and անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet".

Zubaidah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زبيدة (see Zubaida), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Zuhaibah f Arabic
Means "piece of gold, golden" in Arabic.

Zuhniyyah f Arabic
Feminine form of Zuhni.

Zulaichah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Zulaykha.

Zulaikhah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Zulaykha.

Zulfah f Indonesian
Solely feminine variant of Zulfa.

Zulieth f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name, likely inspired by names such as Zulema and Julieth.

Zunaidah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Junayda.

Zunairah f Urdu, Malay, Indonesian (Rare)
Urdu alternate transcription of Zunaira as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Zuraidah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Zoraida.

Zurinah f Malay
Variant of Zurina.

Zuzah f Hebrew
Variant of Zuza.

Zykeriah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykerriah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xyla

Zyleigh f English (American)

Zyliah f English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Xylia.

Zyliyah f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xylia.

Zyriah f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zyria.