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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *y.
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Colly f English
Variant of Collie.
Connery m & f Irish (Anglicized), English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Connery.... [more]
Connolly f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Connolly as a given name.
Conny f & m Dutch, English, Swedish
Variant of Connie. In Sweden, it is primarily used as a masculine name and as a full name rather than a diminutive.
Constancy m & f English (Puritan)
From the English word constancy meaning "the quality of being constant; faithfulness, steadiness" (derived from Latin constantia). This was used by the Puritans as a vocabulary name, along with the related names Constance and Constant, in reference to the constancy of God in one's life.
Cooney f Manx
Variant of Coonee. This name used to be Anglicized as Constance.
Coraly f Obscure
Variant of Coralie.
Coray f & m Spanish
It means a goat that has been skinned in the milk of it's ancestors. Or It mean in or from hollow.
Cordy f English
Diminutive of Cordelia.
Corky m & f Irish, American
Nickname used for descendents of Cork, Ireland.... [more]
Corley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Corley.
Coroy f & m Filipino
Diminutive of Socorro, Dioscoro, and other names containing a similar sound.
Correy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Corey.
Cory f Filipino
Diminutive 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").... [more]
Covey m & f Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Covey.
Cozy f English (Rare)
Meaning "comfortable". A snug word name that may appeal to hygge-minded parents. It reappeared on the US charts in both 2020 and 2022 after a gap of 55 years. It can be short for "Cosima" or "Cosette/Cozette".
Creeney f Manx
Variant of Creena.
Creesteeney f Manx
Manx form of Christina.
Creirwy f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "token of the egg", and in effect "mundane egg", from Welsh creir "a token, jewel, sacred object" and wy "egg". In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, she was a daughter of Ceridwen and one of the three most beautiful maids of the Isle of Britain... [more]
Cressy f English
Diminutive of Cressida.
Crísley f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Christley.
Crisly f Medieval Welsh
Derivative of Christina recorded in medieval Wales.
Crissy f English
Diminutive of Cristine, Cristina, and other names with a similar sound.
Cristiney m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian elaborated form of Christine.
Cristy f English
Diminutive of Cristina, Cristian, or other names with similar sounds.
Crosley m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Crosley.
Csermely f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian csermely "brooklet, rivulet, little river".
Cully m & f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Cully.... [more]
Curry m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use from the surname Curry.
Cymry f English
Means ''Welsh'', plural of Cymro ''Welshman''.
Dacey f & m English (American)
Possibly from the Irish word Déiseach, translating to “from the south". A famous bearer of this name is Dacey Cash
Daday f Filipino
Diminutive of Candida, Leonarda and other names ending in da.
Daely f English (American, Rare)
May be a variant of Daley.
Daevy f Khmer
Means "angel" in Khmer.
Dagmoy f Faroese
Older Faroese form of Dagmar.
Daily f Estonian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Daile and Ly.
Daisymay f English (Rare)
Combination of Daisy and May.
Dalary f American (Hispanic, Modern)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an elaboration of Dalia 1. This was used by Mexican-American singer Larry Hernandez for his second daughter born 2013... [more]
Dalbaray f Yakut
From an alternative Sakha word for "skylark".
Daley f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dalr "dale, valley" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Dally f Scots
Scots form of Dolly.
Dammy f Theatre
Used by English dramatist Richard Brome for a character in his play The Weeding of Covent Garden (performed ca. 1633, printed 1659), where it is a diminutive of Damaris.
Dammy m & f Nigerian, Yoruba
Diminutive of Damilola and other Yoruba names containing dam.
Danay f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
English variant of Danaë and Spanish variant of Dánae.
Danvy f Vietnamese
Unknown. Notable individuals with this name include Danvy Pham and Danvy Le.
Daphy f English
Diminutive of Daphne.
Daray f Celtic, Irish
Means "dark"
Darisay f Ilocano, Filipino, Maranao
From Ilocano darisay meaning "of good quality, pure, clear" and from Maranao darisay meaning "greatness".
Darraty f Manx (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Dorothy.
Dary m & f English
Diminutive of names beginning with Dar.
Dashay f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and shay. It can be spelled Dashay or with a capitalized third letter as DaShay.
Dassy f English (Modern, Rare)
Rare English Diminutive of Hadassah
Davlatoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and oy meaning "moon".
Davronoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davron meaning "ages, epochs" and oy meaning "moon".
Davy f & m Khmer
Day f & m English
From the Old English dæġ, from the Proto-Germanic dagaz, from the Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- meaning 'to burn'.
Daylily f English (American)
From a type of flower. A lily that bears large yellow, red, or orange flowers, each flower lasting only one day.
Dayssy f Obscure
Variant of Daisy.
Deasy f Indonesian
Variant of Desi.
Debbey f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Deborah.
Deby f English
Variant of Debbie.
Delainey f English, English (American)
Variant of Delaney. Delainey was given to 93 girls in 2010 according to the SSA.
Delancey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Delancey.
Delancy f English
Variant of Delancey.
Delby m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Delby.
Delcy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a form of Delsie. This name became specially popular in the late 1960's and early 1970's.
Delivery m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to being delivered from evil.
Delmy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Shortened form of Delmira and (sometimes) Delmiro. It is mostly used in the Central American countries of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, where usage is almost always feminine.
Delphy f English
Variant of Delphi.
Dely f Filipino
Diminutive of Delia 1, Adelaida, Adelina, and other names containing -del-.
Democracy m & f English
From the English word democracy, from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.
Dempsey m & f Irish, English
Transferred use of the surname Dempsey.
Demy f & m Dutch
Diminutive of Demetria or Demetrius.
Denaley f English
Variant of Denali.
Denaly f English
Variant of Denali.
Depy f Greek
Variant transcription of Ντέπυ (see Ntepy).
Dercy f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Darcy or a diminutive of Dolores. A famous bearer was Brazilian actress Dercy Gonçalves (1907-2008), whose given name was Dolores.
Deshay m & f African American (Rare)
A combination of the name suffix De- and Shay 1.
Dessy f English
Variant of Dessie.
Dessy f Indonesian
Variant of Desi.
Destinay f English
Variant of Destiny.
Destiney f English
Variant of Destiny.
Desy f Indonesian
Variant of Desi.
Deveny f Dutch (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Deveny. This is the title of the 1994 love song 'Deveny' by Dutch singer Marc Daniëls, thus why this name is most popular in the Netherlands.
Devery m & f English
Transferred 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.
Dey f English (Rare)
Dey Young is an American actress and sculptor. She is the sister of Leigh Taylor-Young.
Deza'ray f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree. It can also be spelt as Dezaray or Deza Ray.
Diany f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Diane, reflecting their pronunciation.
Dicey f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Dicie. This name was borne by Laodicea "Dicey" Langston (1766-1837), a South Carolina woman who acted as a spy for the Patriots during the American Revolution... [more]
Diddy m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Diminutive of Yedidiya or Jedidiah (for boys) and Adi 1 (for girls, and sometimes for boys).
Dieufely f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from French dieu "god" in combination with Haitian Creole "to make" and li "she; her", this name has the intended meaning of "God made her".
Dihy f Malagasy
Means "dance" in Malagasy.
Dilcey f American (South, Archaic), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Possibly a variant of Dulcie or Dilly. Margaret Mitchell used this name in her historical novel Gone with the Wind (1936), where it belongs to a slave on Scarlett O'Hara's plantation.
Dimby m & f Malagasy
Means "successor" in Malagasy.
Dimity f English (Australian, Rare)
The name given to a type of lightweight sheer cotton fabric used for bed upholstery and curtains, used as a female given name mainly in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Dimmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dimma "darkness" or dimmr "dark" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Diny f Dutch
Diminutive form of Dina 1 or Dina 2.
Diosmary f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Josmary apparently influenced by Spanish Dios "God". It was used for a character in the Venezuelan telenovela 'Toda una dama' (2007-2008).
Disney f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Disney, given after American filmmaker Walt Disney (1901-1966) and his company.
Ditty f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of Diede (Dutch) and Edith (Dutch and English). Also compare Didi, Ditte and Dietje.
Divinity f African American (Modern)
Middle English from Old French divinite, from Latin divinitas, from divinus ‘belonging to a deity.’
Docey f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of vernacular form of Docia.
Dody f English (American)
Diminutive of Dolores. Could also probably be a variant of Dodie.
Doğanay m & f Turkish
Means "rising moon" in Turkish, from doğan meaning "rising" and ay meaning "moon".
Dolley f English
Variant of Dolly.
Dolunay m & f Turkish
Means "full moon" in Turkish.
Dooky m & f English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. This name is known to have been used as a nickname for both genders.
Dorathy f English
Variant of Dorothy.
Doray f Filipino
Diminutive of Dolores, Isadora and Teodora.
Dorethy f Medieval Irish
Variant of Dorothy, recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.
Dorjay m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Dorji.
Dorjey m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Dorji.
Dorry f English
Variant of Dory.
Doryty f Cornish
Cornish form of Dorothy.
Dotschy f Romani
The name of the Jazz singer and Sinti activist Dotschy Reinhardt.
Dotsy f English
Variant of Dotsie.
Douangchay m & f Lao
From Lao ດວງ (douang) meaning "star, circle, sphere" and ໃຈ (chay) meaning "mind, heart".
Dovesary f Literature
The name of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's books Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen.
Draumey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse draumr "dream" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Dray m & f English
Variant of Dre.
Dricky f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Hendrika.
Durjonoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dur meaning "pearl, jewel", jon meaning "soul" and oy meaning "moon".
Dyddanwy f Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from Welsh diddanwch meaning "delight".
Dymphy f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Dymphna and Dymphina.
Dynasty f African American (Modern)
Possibly inspired by the popular '80s soap opera of the same name. The name derives from the English word dynasty, which is ultimately derived from Greek dunasteia meaning "power, dominion".
Dystiny f English
Variant of Destiny.
Eaddy f English (American, Rare, ?)
Variant of Edie, influenced by the surname Eaddy. Compare Eadie.
Eashey m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Yeshe.
Eastley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Eastley.
Ebeny f English
Variant of Ebony.
Eberly f Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Eberly. According to the SSA, 5 females were named Eberly in 2017.
Ebonney f Icelandic
Variant of Ebony.
Ecstasy f Obscure
Taken directly from the drug ecstasy.
Edeeney f Manx (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage, intended as a Manx form of Edwina.
Edeny f Medieval English
Variant of Eden, a medieval diminutive of Edith.
Effemy f English (Rare), Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Euphemia.
Effy m & f Hebrew
Diminutive for names that starting with "Ef" like Efraim and Efrat
Ehsonoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ehson meaning "good work, good deed" or "present, gift" and oy meaning "moon".
Eiley f Scots
Variant of Eily.
Eilley f Scottish (Archaic, ?)
In the case of the Scottish-born American frontier figure Eilley Bowers (c.1827-1903), it was presumably an anglicized form of Eilidh.
Eily f Scots
Scots form of Eilidh.
Eirny f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Eirný.
Eirný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and "new moon, waxing moon" or nýr "new; young; fresh".
Eiry f Welsh
Older form of Eira 1.
Eisley f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Eisley. In the fictional Star Wars universe, Mos Eisley is a town on the planet Tatooine. This name is pronounced identically to Eisele, which was used by American country singer Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum for her daughter born 2013.
Eiðný f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eiðr "oath" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or "new moon; waxing moon".
Ejebay f Turkmen
Feom eje meaning "lady, mother" and baý meaning "rich, wealthy"
Eldey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eldr "fire" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Elinoy f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Eli 2 means "My God", and the name Noy means "beauty".
Eljay m & f English
Phonetic spelling of the initials LJ.
Ellamy f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ellamy.
Ellany f English
Transferred use of the surname Ellany.
Ellarudy f English
Combination of Ella 2 and Rudy.
Ellerly f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Ellerly.
Elley f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of Ell-, a new name element taken from names like Ella 2, Ellen 1, Elin and the like, and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Elliemay f English
Combination of Ellie and May.
Ellody f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Élodie.
Ellory m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ellery.
Ellý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Elly.
Eloisy f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Eloise reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation.
Elvý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Elvy.
Elwy f & m Welsh
It derives from the river Elwy in Wales, which name is from the welsh "elw", meaning "river" or "water".
Elzy f & m American
Variant of Elzie. Diminutive of names containing Elz or Els or similar sounds.
Emary f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Emery.
Emayatzy f Obscure
In the case of American actress Emayatzy Corinealdi (1980-) her name was invented by her Panamanian-born father as a combination of Emma, the name of her maternal grandmother, with Yatzy, allegedly the name of a princess from Panama (perhaps a misunderstanding of Anayansi).
Embrey f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Embry.
Embry m & f Literature, English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Embry. It was used by Stephenie Meyer for a character in her 'Twilight' series of books.
Emeney f English (Archaic), Medieval English
Medieval and early English variant of the medieval feminine given name Ismenia, of obscure origins (though some Celtic roots have been suggested, including the Common Celtic *moyni- "treasure" - which became muin in Old Welsh, and mwyn "worth, value" in Middle Welsh).
Emeny f Medieval English
Medieval name of uncertain origin. Seems to be of Germanic origin. It was Latinized as Ismene.
Emerley f English (Modern)
Combination of Emer and Lee. Similar to Emerlyn, Emerald and Emery. Variant of Emerlie.
Emerly f English (Modern)
Variant of Emerley.
Emiley f Brazilian (Rare), English
Elaborated form of Emily or just a variant for Emily.
Emily f German
Variation of Amalia.
Emilý f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Emily.
Emjay f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials MJ.
Emly f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Contracted form of Emily or a modern combination of Emma and the syllable -li-, found in names like Anneli or Elisabet.
Emmakay f English (Rare)
A combination of Emma and Kay.
Emmaly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emily, the spelling influenced by Emma.
Emmamay f English (Rare)
A combination of Emma and May
Emmany f American (Rare)
Apparently a combination of Emma and Bethany. Alternatively it could be a variant of the medieval name Emeney.
Emmary f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emery influenced by the spellings of Emma and Mary.
Emmery m & f English
Variant of Emory.
Emmey f English
Variant of Emmy
Emmily f English
Variant of Emily.
Emmly f English
Contracted form of "Emily"
Emmý f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Emmy.
Emsley f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name that was given to 55 girls in 2018.
Emý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Emy.
Emyley f English
Variant of Emily.