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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *se.
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Agneese f Medieval Flemish, Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant of Agnes.
Agnesë f Albanian
Albanian form of Agnes.
Agnesse f Walloon
Walloon form of Agnes.
Agniese f Dutch
Older form of Agneta.
Agnise f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Variant of Agnes, recorded in Silesia in the 14th century.
Aibhse f Scottish Gaelic
From Scottish Gaelic aibhse meaning "sprite" or "specter".
Ailse f English
Variant speling of Alice
Ainose f & m Esan
Means "no one is greater than God" in Esan.
Aişe f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Aisha.
Aise f Frisian
Frisian short form of names containing the nane elements agi and/or egg.
Akise f Japanese
From Japanese 瑛 (aki) meaning "crystal" combined with 世 (se) meaning "generations". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Alaise f French
Derived from French, this name means "gem".
Aleksė f Lithuanian
Short form of Aleksandra.
Alfonsė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian feminine form of Alfonso.
Aliese f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alice or possibly Elise (See also Alesia).
Aliise f Estonian
Estonian form of Alice.
Âlíse f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Alice.
Alise f French (Archaic)
Local French form of Alice recorded up to the 1700s in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and the Canton of Châtenois in the Vosges département of eastern France and in the region of Lorraine.
Alisse f Picard
Picard form of Alice.
Aloïse f French
Feminine form of Aloïs. Aloïse Corbaz (1886-1964) was a Swiss outsider artist.
Aloise f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Luisa and Aloisia (via Aloisa).
Aloyse f German (Silesian)
Silesian German feminine form of Aloys and Alois (compare Aloysia).
Alsoomse f Siksika
Means "independent" in Siksika.
Altamese f American (South), African American
Meaning unknown, possibly an altered form of Arthémise.
Amarise f English (Modern)
Variant of Marise, influenced by the spelling of Amara.
Amarisse f Spanish (Latin American), English (American)
Variant spelling of Amaris, which is a variant of Amara.
Amelise f German (Archaic)
Combination of Amalia and Elisabeth recorded in the 17th century.
Ampflise f Arthurian Cycle
Form of Amphelise used by the 13th-century poet Wolfram von Eschenbach for two characters in his Middle High German romance Parzival, one of whom was the queen of France during the time of Uther.
Analisse f English (American)
Variant of Analise that was given to 18 girls in 2017.
Anastase f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Anastasia and Anastasie.
Anbortse f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Ambrosia.
Andrese f Danish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Andreas.
Anelise f Danish
Variant of Annelise.
Angelise f English
Variant of Angelina or Ángeles, possibly blending it with Anneliese.
Âníse f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Aanissi (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography).
Ânitse f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Annalouise f English (Rare)
Combination of Anna and Louise.
Annaluise f German
Combination of Anna and Luise. This was the name of the main character in the movie version of Erich Kästner’s book Pünktchen und Anton“, released in 1999.
Annarose f English
Combination of Anna and Rose.
Annerose f German
Combination of Anne 1 and Rose.
Anniesse f English (Rare, ?), French (African)
Perhaps a variant of Agnès, reflecting the French pronunciation.
Annuse f Medieval Baltic
Diminutive of Anna.
Aoise f Irish (Rare)
Irish names
Asê f Kurdish
Means "steep slope" or "insurmountable, impenetrable" in Kurdish.
Atanase f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Atanasia and Athanasie.
Athanaïse f Picard
Picard form of Athénaïs.... [more]
Auksė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Auksys. This name is sometimes used as a "bona fide cognate" of Aurelia.
Aurembiase f Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Aurembiaix.
Avaliese f Obscure
Elaboration of Ava 1 using the suffix -liese.
Avalise f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Lise, possibly modelled on Annalise.
Avalisse f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalise. Avalisse was given to 7 girls in 2018.
Avarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Rose
Avoise f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Hedwig.
Ayase f & m Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" combined with 世 (se) meaning "generations". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Ayse f Turkish (Anglicized)
Form of Ayşe used outside of Turkey.
Baaitse m & f Tswana
Means "they know" in Tswana.
Baakantse f Tswana
Means "they thought" in Tswana.
Bankatametse f Tswana
Means "they are close to me" in Setswana.
Beatricse f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Beatrice, reflecting the Italian pronunciation.
Bélise f French (Rare), Literature, Theatre
Gallicized form of Belisa. This name was used on one of the characters in Molière's play Les Femmes savantes (1672).
Belise f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
English and Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Bélise.
Belkise f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Bilqis.
Bellarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Bella and Rose.
Bellerose f French
Means "Beautiful rose" in French.
Benefşe f Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish form of Banafsheh.
Besê f Kurdish
From Kurdish bes meaning "only" or "enough".
Bételgeuse m & f Astronomy
French form of Betelgeuse.
Betrise f Latvian
Latvian form of Beatrice
Bětuše f Czech
Diminutive form of Alžběta.
Bisse f & m Swedish
Diminutive of various names, some containing the letters B, I and/or S (in any order), for example Britt, Elisabet and Sebastian.
Bluinse f Medieval Irish
Of unknown origin and meaning. The name was usually anglicized as Blanche.
Cadense f & m English (American)
Alternative and gender neutral spelling of the name Cadence; meaning tempo or rhythm.
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.
Carabosse f Literature
Derived from Latin cara, meaning "face", and Old French bosse meaning "inflammation". This describes a bubo gotten through pox. This name was first used on the wicked fairy godmother in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale The Princess Mayblossom (1697), though nowadays it is more famous as the name given to the wicked fairy godmother in Tchaikovsky's ballet The Sleeping Beauty (1890).
Caresse f English (Rare)
From the French word caresse meaning "caress", ultimately from Latin carus "dear, beloved". This name was borne by Caresse Crosby (1892-1970), original name Mary 'Polly' Phelps Jacob, an American socialite and the inventor of the modern bra... [more]
Carise f English
Either a variant of Carisa or of Carice.
Carlise f American (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Carlisa in the style of Annelise and Elise (See also Charlize).
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.
Celisse f English (Rare)
From the name of a perfume called Celisse, which was introduced by Dana in 1982.
Chaise m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Chase.
Chalyse f English
Variant of Chalice.
Charlyse f French
Variant of Charlise.
Charrise f English
Variant of Charice.
Chaurisse f English (Rare)
Variant of Charisse, this name is used for the deuteragonist of "Silver Sparrow" by Tayari Jones.
Chayse m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Chase.
Chelise f English
A variant of Chalice or Chelsea. ... [more]
Chellise f English
It's a variation of the name Chelsea.
Chenise f English (British)
Possibly a variation of Shanice
Chise f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 智 or 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom; knowledge" combined with 世 (se) meaning "epoch; generation". It can also derive from 茅 (chi) meaning "miscanthus reed" and 瀬 (se) meaning "current, rapids" or 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" with 星 (se) meaning "star"... [more]
Chitose f Japanese
From 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" or 年/歳/才 (tose) meaning "year, age". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Chrese f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charisse, notable person is Chrese Evans, originally named Olga Peters, granddaughter of Joseph Stalin, dictator of the Soviet Union.
Chryse f Greek Mythology
Means "golden."
Çise f Turkish
Means "drizzle, light rain" in Turkish.
Cisse f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Cissy.
Clarese f English
Variant of Clarice.
Cléonise f French (Acadian)
Acadian variant of Cléonice.
Cynewise f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and wīs "wise". A notable bearer of this name was the wife of King Penda of Mercia, also referred to as Kyneswitha (see Cyneswið).
Daluše f Czech
Diminutive of Dahlia, not used as a given name in its own right.
Dangerose f History
Possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic name. This was borne by the maternal grandmother of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Danise f English (Modern)
Variant of Denise.
Danise f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
The Queen of Cluse in Der Stricker’s Daniel. Her husband, King Matur, challenged Arthur and was slain. Arthur then took over Cluse. Danise mourned for Matur but agreed to marry Daniel of the Blossoming Valley, a noble knight of Arthur’s who had made the conquest possible.... [more]
Daphrose f French (African, Rare)
French form of Dafrosa (via Latin Daphrosa).
Deise f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Daisy.
Delise f English (Modern)
Apparently a later variant of Delice. This occurred in the 1970s. In the United States Delisa, Delesha, Delisiah, Delisha, etc., are found... [more]
Delisse f English
Variant of Delice.
Dellareese f English (American, Rare), African American
Variant of Dolores, possibly modeled on the names Della and Reese. Notable bearer of the name is the American singer and actress Della Reese (1931-2017), whose birth name was Delloreese Patricia Early... [more]
Delloreese f African American
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Dolores, or a feminine elaboration of Reese. Borne by Delloreese Patricia Early A.K.A Della Reese
Delvese f Gilaki
Means "heart's desire" in Gilaki.
Delyse f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Delise or of Delyth.
Demirose f English (Rare)
Combination of Demi and Rose. Demirose was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.
Dennise f English
Variant of Denise.
Denyse f English
Variant of Denise.
Deprise f English (Rare), Obscure
Borne by DePrise Brescia (1965-), an American swimsuit model who cohosted the ESPN television workout show BodyShaping during the early to mid-1990s.
Dijonnaise f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Dijon, coinciding with the French word Dijonnaise ("woman from the city of Dijon").
Dionise f Arthurian Cycle
A medieval form of Dionysia used in the 13th-century Arthurian tale Les Merveilles de Rigomer, where it belongs to the queen of Rigomer Castle in Ireland.
Dobruše f Czech
Diminutive form of Dobroslava.
Doloresse f French (African)
Gallicized form of Dolores.
Doralise f French (Cajun), American (South), Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)
Variant of Doralice as well as an 18th- and 19th-century elaboration of Dora using the then-popular name suffix lise.
Dose f Latvian (Archaic)
Recorded in Latvia in the 17th-century
Doubravuše f Czech
Diminutive of Doubravka.
Doubruše f Czech
Diminutive form of Doubravka.
Dowse f Medieval English
Medieval form of Dulcie. (See Duce.)
Dwanise f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Denise influenced by Dwayne.
Dyonise f Arthurian Cycle
A lady who ruled the Castle of Ten Maidens with her lover, Sir Geogenant. Dyonise and Geogenant were friends of Sir Durmart.
Ebidese f & m Ijaw
Means "love good things" in Ijaw.
Eclipse f & m English (Rare)
From the English word eclipse (derived from Latin eclipsis, ultimately from the Greek verb ἐκλείπω (ekleipô) meaning "to fail", i.e. fail to appear); a solar eclipse is when the sun and moon are aligned exactly so that the moon casts a great shadow over the Earth; a lunar eclipse is when the moon is right in front of the sun, showing only a bright slither of light... [more]
Eilíse f Irish
Variant of Eilís.
Elease f English
Variant of Elise.
Eliise f Estonian
Estonian short form of Eliisabet and cognate of Elise.
Êlise f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Else.
Elisé m & f French, French (African), English (Rare)
Variant of Élisée, also used for girls. It is also used in English-speaking countries as a faux-Francised variant of Elise.
Elisse f English
Either a variant of Elise or Elissa 2.
Ellarose f English
Combination of Ella 2 and Rose
Ellesse f English (New Zealand, Modern, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the name of the Italian sportswear brand, which is derived from the initials of its founder, Leonardo Servadio (the letters L and S, in Italian elle esse).
Ellise f English
Variant of Elise.
Ellouise f English
Variant of Elouise.
Elodise f Obscure
Possibly a combination of Elodie and Eloïse.
Eloïse f Guernésiais, French (Belgian)
Guernésiais form of Eloise and French variant of Éloïse.
Elysse f Greek
Variant of Elyse.
Émelise f Louisiana Creole
18th and 19th-century elaboration of Émelia and Émelie with the then-popular feminine name suffix -lise.
Emerentse f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian variant of Emerentia.
Emmalise f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Emma and Lise, or else an elaboration of Emma.
Emmalouise f English (Rare)
Combination of Emma and Louise.
Emmelise f English
Variant of Emmalise, or else a combination of Emme and Lise.
Emreese f English
Combination of Emily, Emma, Emerald and Reese
Enese f Hungarian
Variant of Enéh.
Engelise f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Engilheid via Old French Engelais.
Errose f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Rosa 1. This name was borne by Errose Bustintza Ozerin (1899-1953), a Basque writer, journalist and ethnographer.
Eşe f Turkish
Variant of Ayşe.
Ese f Esan
Means "gift" in Esan.
Ese f Coptic
Coptic form of Isis.
Eseoheose f Esan
Meaning: Free Gift of God
Eseose f Esan
Means: Gift of God
Eseose f Esan
Means "gift of God".
Esteise f French (Archaic)
Local form found in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Puy-en-Velay regions up until the 1700s.
Etesse f French (Archaic)
Found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, but disappeared around the year 1700.
Eustase f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Eustasia.
Evangelise f & m African American, African
Possibly an invented name, a combination Evangeline and Elise. Another possibility is that it's taken from the British spelling of 'evangelize', which is the English word meaning "to preach the gospel".
Évelise f French (Rare)
Combination of Ève and Lise.
Everose f English
Combination of English word ever with Rose or a combination of Eve with Rose, depending on the pronunciation.
Exercise f English (Puritan)
Simply from the English word exercise, occasionally used as a given name in early New England. The only biblical text upon which it can be based is I Timothy 4:7, "Exercise thyself rather unto godliness."
Félonise f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Possibly a feminization of the French surname Félon, which is derived from the medieval French legal term félon "perjured", ultimately from Latin fallere "to deceive; to cheat; to disappoint; to fail".... [more]
Fenise f Arthurian Cycle
In Durmart le Gallois, the Queen of Ireland, Sir Durmart fell in love with her after hearing of her great beauty. At the city of Landoc, Durmart won a sparrowhawk tournament and presented the prize to Fenise without knowing her identity.... [more]
Finesse f & m English (American, Rare)
Taken from the English word finesse.
Fiordelise f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian variant of Fiordalisa.
Fosse m & f East Frisian
Variant of names with the name element folk such as Folkhard.
Franchoise f Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish variant of French Françoise.
Francise f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Francis.
Fraunçouèse f Norman
Feminine form of Fraunçouès.
Fréwisse f French
French form of Frideswide and variant of Frésende and Frévisse
Fuyuse f Japanese
From Japanese 冬 (fuyu) meaning "winter" combined with 星 (se) meaning "star". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Généreuse f French (Archaic)
French form of Generosa, recorded up until the 1600s.
Genèse f Haitian Creole
French cognate of Genesis.
Géraldesse f Medieval French
Feminine diminutive of Gérald.
Gerliese f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Combination of a feminine given name that starts with Ger- (such as Gerlinde and Gertrud) with Liese.