This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and a substring is is or iz.
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Tantalis f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureEmpress of Greece and Constantinople, wife of Alexander, emperor of Constantinople. She was the mother of Alexander and Alis, and grandmother of Cligés.... [
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Tazaguisa f GuancheFrom Guanche
*tazagzaw, meaning "immature" (literally "green"). This was the name of a woman who was baptized in Seville around 1427.
Teguise f GuancheMeaning uncertain. Theories include a derivation from Berber
t-eguize-t, meaning "careful female guardian"; from the ancient place name
Thiges, in Tunisia, allegedly meaning "terrain elevation"; or from Tuareg
tégezé, meaning "feminine lineage"... [
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Teisutė f Lithuanian (Rare)Diminutive of the rare name
Teisė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix
-utė. In other words, you could say that this name is the feminine equivalent of
Teisutis.
Teiztlacahua f & m NahuatlPossibly related to Nahuatl
teiztlacahui "deceiver, one who tells lies".
Teneriste f GuancheFrom Guanche
*tennerist, meaning "she rests". This was the name of a woman who was baptized in Seville around 1427.
Terbish m & f MongolianMeans "not that one" in Mongolian, from тэр
(ter) meaning "that; he, she, it" and биш
(bish) meaning "not, isn’t" or "other, different".
Teunisje f DutchFeminine form of
Teunis. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch former butterfly and freestyle swimmer Wilma van Velsen (b. 1964), who has it as one of her middle names.
Thalestris f Greek MythologyThe name of an Amazon queen. According to a legend, she met Alexander the Great wishing to conceive a child.
Thamyris m & f Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyAs a masculine name, it belonged to a bard who claimed he could out-perform the Muses. When he lost the competition, they punished him by taking both his skill and his eye-sight away.... [
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Tharbis f Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendAccording to the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, this was the name of one of Moses' wives through a political marriage with a city in Ethiopia.
Themisto f Greek MythologyFrom Greek
θεμιστος (
themistos) which means "belonging to the law", or "belonging to the customs". It is therefore related to
Themis.... [
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Theocharista f Late GreekThe name of a Byzantine noblewoman. Possibly from the Greek ‘theos’, meaning God, and ‘charis’, meaning ‘grace, kindness’.
Þeódís f Icelandic (Rare)The first element has been interpreted as a derivative of Old Norse
þjóð meaning "people" (which is cognate to Frankish
þeoda). The second element is Old Norse
dís meaning "goddess".
Theognis m & f Ancient GreekVariant of
Theogenes. Bearers of this name include the Greek poet Theognis of Megara (6th century BC) and an Athenian tyrant from the 5th century BC.
Theokiste f Late RomanThis name was borne by a politically Influential Byzantine Acstetic, born 740.
Tibisay f South AmericanAccording to the Venezuelan historian Tulio Febres Cordero, this was the name of a legendary Chibcha (or Muisca) woman at the time of the Spanish conquest, known as the Enchantress of Mérida (Spanish:
La Hechicera de Mérida)... [
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Tinisi m & f AfricanTribal name common among the southeastern tribes of Liberia, west Africa... [
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Tisa f Slovene, Croatian, SerbianOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the name of the river flowing through Ukraine, Romania, Hungary and Serbia and a derivation from
tisa "yew tree".
Tisa m & f SwahiliMeans "nine" in Swahili. It is often given to the ninth-born child.
Tíscar f Spanish (European)From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de Tíscar and
Nuestra Señora de Tíscar, meaning "The Virgin of Tíscar" and "Our Lady of Tíscar," venerated at the sanctuary in Quesada in the Andalusian province of Jaén in southern Spain.
Tisja f Dutch (Rare)Meaning uncertain. It could perhaps be the Dutch form of
Tisha, but it is also possible that it is actually a variant form of
Tiesje and perhaps even a short form of
Patricia.
Trisana f LiteratureName of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic series.
Trisevgene f TheatreMeans "thrice noble" from Greek τρίς
(tris) "thrice, three times" and εὐγενής
(eugenes) "noble" (literally "well born"; compare
Eugene)... [
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Trisnawati f IndonesianDerived from Javanese
trisna meaning "love" combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.
Tristessa f Literature, Popular CultureUsed by the 20th-century writer Jack Kerouac for the title character in his short novel 'Tristessa' (1960), in which case it was intended to be an Anglicization of the Spanish word
tristeza meaning "sadness" (from Latin
tristis; compare
Tristan)... [
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Tsirompisama f & m AsháninkaEtymology uncertain, allegedly the name of a type of plant and possibly from the Ashaninka
tsirompi meaning "orchid".
Tsismara f Georgian (Rare)Derived from Georgian ცისმარა
(tsismara) or ცისმარე
(tsismare) meaning "long, lifelong". Also compare the related Georgian adjective ცისამარა
(tsisamara), which roughly means "single day, whole day".... [
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Tsisnami f GeorgianDerived from Georgian ცის ნამი
(tsis nami) meaning "dew of the sky". It consists of Georgian ცის
(tsis) meaning "of the sky" and Georgian ნამი
(nami) meaning "dew" (see
Nami).
Tsi-Zak-Gay f Indigenous American, SnohomishOf uncertain etymology. Name borne by a Snohomish woman known for her skill in basket-weaving, and for introducing basket-weaving to the Snohomish people.
Tsizaraina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
tsy meaning "not" and
zaraina meaning "divided".
Tsogtkhishig m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian цогт
(tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent" and хишиг
(khishig) meaning "grace, blessing, favour".
Tsukishiro f JapaneseFrom Japanese 月 (
tsuki) meaning "moon" combined with 白 (
shiro) meaning "white". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tulisa f English (British, Modern)Usage of this name is most likely adapted from British singer-songwriter Tula Paulinea Contostavlos (1988), who performs under the mononym Tulisa and has Greek ancestry. It is likely Tulisa is an elaboration or diminutive of her given name, Tula, a variant transcription of
Toula.
Turquoise f English (Rare)From the opaque blue-green mineral whose name is derived from French
pierre turquois "Turkish stone".... [
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Txais m & f HmongMeans "accept, receive" in Hmong Daw.
Tyonisho f AsháninkaPossibly from the Ashaninka
toniro meaning "moriche palm" and the diminutive suffix
-sho.
Umehisa f JapaneseJapanese feminine name derived from
梅 (ume) meaning "plum",
比 (hi) meaning "compare" and
沙 (sa) meaning "sand". This was the name of a geiko of Kamishichiken.
Unndís f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
unnr "wave" or
unna "to love; not to grudge; to grant, to allow, to bestow" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Uvamokozis m & f LeponticName of a Lepontic man or woman mentioned on the Prestino stone, possibly its creator.... [
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Vahisoa m & f MalagasyEtymology uncertain, possibly from the Malagasy
vahy meaning "vine" and
soa meaning "good".
Valeris f Popular CultureCreated by adding the prefix
Val to the name
Eris. Valeris is a major character in 'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country' (1991). English actress Kim Cattrall portrayed Valeris as well as helping to create aspects of the character including the name.
Valisoa f MalagasyMeans "reward", or from the Malagasy name for the Scaevola plumieri shrub.
Várdis f FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Varskvlavisa f Georgian (Archaic)Means "of a star" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian ვარსკვლავის
(varskvlavis), which is the genitive of the Georgian noun ვარსკვლავი
(varskvlavi) meaning "star".
Vidisha f IndianVidisa or Vidisha in sanskrit refers to "Mesopotmia" "the fertile land between two rivers."... [
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Vildís f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse elements
vil(i) "will, desire" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Viradecdis f Germanic MythologyFrom
wiro- "truth" and
dekos "honor", interpreted to mean "the truth-honored". The name of a Celtic/Germanic deity.
Virginiensis f Roman MythologyDerivative of Latin
virgo meaning "maiden, virgin". According to
Augustine, Virginiensis was a Roman goddess that presided over the loosing of the bridal zone, the zone being a belt or girdle worn by adult women which was meant to be knotted prior to a bride's wedding and untied by her husband on their wedding night; see also
Cinxia.
Visha f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Sinhalese, Kannada, MalayalamMEANING - Atis tree, Aconite tree(its bark is used as dye), feces, wisdom, intellect
Vishada f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati, Indian (Sikh), AssameseMEANING - spotless, brilliant, bright, calm, evident, intelligible, clear, cheerful