This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and a substring is is or iz.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Pisces m & f AstronomyFrom the name of the zodiacal constellation shaped like a pair of fish, derived from the plural form of Latin
piscis meaning "fish". This is the name of the twelfth sign of the zodiac.
Pisey f & m KhmerMeans "magnificent, excellent" or "beloved, darling" in Khmer.
Plaisance f Medieval FrenchThis name means "pleasant" in Old French (See
Pleasance). Notable bearers are Plaisance of Gibelet (died 1217), Princess of Antioch and Plaisance of Antioch (1235/1236 or ca... [
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Ploumisti f Greek (Modern, Rare)Used in the eastern region of Macedonia, Greece. It comes from the ancient Greek word πλουμίον
(ploumíon) or the Latin word
pluma, which means "painted or embroidered decorative design, flower, ornament"... [
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Polaris f & m Astronomy, Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)Derived from Latin
stella polaris, meaning "pole star". This is the proper Latin name of the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. It is borne by a character (real name Lorna Dane) in Marvel's
X-Men line of comics, created in 1968.
Pominisa f Georgian (Archaic)Meaning unknown. This name was borne by the 17th-century Georgian noblewoman and poetess Pominisa Beridze, who was from the village of Dzimiti in the Georgian region of Guria. She is also known under the name ვომინიჯა
(Vominija), because that is how she is mentioned in the documents of the Italian missionary Teramo Castelli (1597-1659), who lived in Georgia from 1632 to 1654.
Praisthel f South African (Rare)The name comes from the the phrase Praise the Lord. Some of the letters from the pharse are removed to turn it into a name.
Praxedis f HistoryLatin form of
Praxedes. This name was used by Joseph Victor von Scheffel for a character in his historical novel 'Ekkehard' (1857).
Précis-de-marvel f ObscureA girl on Tiktok tells the story of her first name. It's his progenitor called Marvel, who named her Précis-De-Marvel.
Procris f Greek MythologyLatinized form of the Greek name Πρόκρις
(Prokris), which is possibly derived from Ancient Greek προκρίνω
(prokrino) meaning "to choose before others, prefer, select". Procris was a daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens, and wife of prince Cephalus, who accidently killed her during the hunt.
Proioxis f Greek MythologyEtymology unknown. The Greek mythological personification of onrush or persuit in battle.
Prunaprismia f LiteratureUsed by C.S. Lewis in 'Prince Caspian' as the name of Caspian's aunt and Miraz's wife. He apparently based it on the phrase "prunes and prisms".
Purísima f Spanish (European, Rare)From Spanish
purísima meaning "most pure", in reference to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary (see
Inmaculada). It is used in the Catholic recitation '
ave María purísima'.
Qamarunnisa f ArabicMeans "moon of women" in Arabic, from
قمر (
qamar) meaning "moon" and
نساء (
nisa) meaning "women"
Qirmizgul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
qirmiz(i) meaning "red, scarlet" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Qirmizoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
qirmiz(i) meaning "red, scarlet" and
oy meaning "moon".
Qishan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琪 (qí) meaning "jade" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Qishuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
祺 (qí) meaning "good luck, good fortune" and
霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".
Qistina f MalayFrom Arabic قِسْط (qisṭ), meaning "amount" or "equity."
Qizbibi f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
qiz meaning "girl" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Qiziloy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
qizil meaning "red" and
oy meaning "moon".
Qizoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
qiz meaning "girl" and
oy meaning "moon".
Qızqayıt f AzerbaijaniFrom 'qız' meaning "girl" and 'qayıtmaq' meaning "return." Qızqayıt Salman qızı Həsənova is a well-known bearer.
Qoraqiz f UzbekDerived from
qora meaning "black" and
qiz meaning "girl".
Quiritis f Roman MythologyMost likely derived from Latin
quiritis, the genitive form of
quiris, a Sabine word meaning "spear". Quiritis was a Sabine goddess of motherhood, later equated with the goddess
Juno.
Quisara f TheatreOrigin uncertain. This was used for the title character in John Fletcher's play 'The Island Princess' (written ca. 1619-1621): a princess of Tidore (an Islamic state in Indonesia) who vows to marry the man who frees her brother, the king, who has recently been captured by a local rival.
Quiselpoo f Indigenous AmericanThe name of an Akokisa woman, recorded in a mission record (the Akokisa being an extinct Native American tribe in what is now Texas). It has been suggested that the name could mean "full moon woman", in part from Atakapa
ki.c "woman".
Qumriqiz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
qumri meaning "turtledove" and
qiz meaning "girl".
Ragndis f Old SwedishOld Swedish combination of
regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and
dís "goddess".
Raisha f Jewish, ArabicFrom Raisa (Jewish) meaning "Rose," and from Rasha (Arabic) meaning "Young Gazelle." ... [
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Ratislava f SerbianFrom the Slavic word
rat, meaning "war" ,and the
slava, meaning "glory".
Rauhanisi f & m Rotuman (Rare)A unique name in Rotuman culture. The name, Rauhanisi, employs the use of words such as
rau which in this context refers to "leaves" and the word
hanisi meaning "love". Put together and this tender name means "leaf of love"... [
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Reis m & f Popular CultureMeaning unknown. It was first used in Final Fantasy Tactics, Reis is the lover of Beowulf and in order to protect him she gets herself turned into a Dragon and later when she is human again is called a Dragon Kin... [
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Reisa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 麗 (
rei) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 咲 (
sa) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Reisen f Japanese, Popular CultureFrom Japanese 冷戦 (Reisen) meaning "Cold War" or 醴泉 (Reisen), meaning "Fountain", or 霊蟾 (Reisen) meaning "Spirit Toad". A bearer of this name is Reisen Udongein Inaba, a character from the Touhou Project.
Reizl f YiddishVariant of
Raisel. A notable bearer of this name was the Polish-born American actress Reizl Bożyk (1914-1993), who was primarily active in Yiddish theatre.
Replenish f English (Puritan)From late Middle English (in the sense ‘supply abundantly’) from Old French
repleniss-, lengthened stem of
replenir, from
re- ‘again’ (also expressing intensive force) +
plenir ‘fill’ (from Latin plenus ‘full’)... [
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Reyndís f IcelandicIcelandic form of
Ragndis as well as a combination of the Old Norse name elements
reynir "rowan (tree)" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Rhanis f Greek MythologyThe name of one of the band of sixty young Okeanid Nymphs which formed the core retinue of the goddess Artemis. Her name is derived from the word
Ψεκας (rhanis) meaning "raindrop".
Riisa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" or 里 (ri) meaning "village", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to" or 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze" or 彩 (sa) meaning "colour"... [
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Risaakane f JapaneseFrom Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk" combined with 茜 (akane) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Risaki f JapaneseFrom Japanese 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely", 佐 (sa) meaning "help". Various meanings in kanji, one of them being "bloom".
Risaki f JapaneseFrom japanese kanji 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", ... [
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Risako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely", 佐 (sa) meaning "help" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Risan m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Means "Blepharis" in Hebrew, this is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia.
Risana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other combinations of kanji are also possible.
Rīšatu f BabylonianMeans "joy", deriving from the Akkadian element
rīšātu ("joy, happiness").
Rise f JapaneseFrom Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" or 麗 (ri) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 世 (se) meaning "generations", 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids", 星 (se) meaning "star", 清 (se) meaning "pure", 生 (se) meaning "live", 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred" or 声 (se) meaning "voice, speech"... [
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Risë f AmericanVariant of the original Norwegian name
Rise to preserve the original pronunciation.... [
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Risha f ArabicFrom Arabic ريشة (risha) meaning "feather, plume, quill".
Risharah f HebrewYeshua's (God) Strong/ powerful Warrior, Yeshua's (God) Justice and Liberty.
Ristiina f FinnishFinnish dialectal form of
Kristiina. Ristiina is also the name of a former municipality in Eastern Finland.
Riston m & f EnglishEnglish name meaning "from the brushwood farm"
Risu f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 寿 (su) meaning "longevity, long life". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rize f JapaneseFrom Japanese 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful" combined with 世 (ze) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rizki m & f IndonesianDerived from Arabic رزق
(rizq) meaning "livelihood, sustenance" or "blessing, prosperity".
Rizogul f UzbekDerived from
riso meaning "satisfaction" or "purification of the heart" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Rizqin f ArabicMeans "they bestow" or "they are bestowed, blessed" in Arabic.
Rizqiya f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
rizq meaning "daily bread".
Rizumu f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)This name has, technically, no meaning since it is written in hiragana or katakana. However, Rizumu, as a word, is a loan word of English origin meaning "rhythm."
Ruhəngiz f AzerbaijaniMeans "one who inspires the soul", from Arabic روح
(ruh) meaning "spirit, soul" and Persian انگیز
(angiz), the present stem of انگیختن
(angikhtan) meaning "to provoke, instigate, stimulate".
Ruisa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 依 (i) meaning "rely on, be dependent upon" combined with 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Ruishi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and
施 (shī) meaning "grant, bestow, give".
Ruishu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Ruizhen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and
榛 (zhēn) meaning "hazelnut" or "thicket".
Ruizhi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flower, bud" and
志 (zhì) meaning "purpose, will".
Ruizhu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and
珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".
Rumaisa f IndianUnknow meaning. Given to the worlds one of the world lightest twin (September 19th 2004)
Rumisa f ChechenDerived from Arabic رَمْز
(ramz) meaning "sign, code, mark, symbol".
Sacharissa f LiteratureBased on Latin
sacharum "sugar". This name was invented by poet Edmund Waller (1606-1687), who used it as a nickname for Lady Dorothy Sidney, countess of Sunderland.
Sachasisa f QuechuaMeans "jungle flower" in Quechua, from
sacha, "jungle" and
sisa, "flower".
Sachishi f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 倖 (sachi) meaning "happiness, luck" combined with 月 (shi) meaning "moon"
Sædís f IcelandicIcelandic name meaning "sea goddess", formed from the Old Norse elements
sæ "sea" and
dís "goddess". The suffix
dís is fairly common in Icelandic names.