This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and a substring is is or iz.
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Alizarin f & m LiteratureFrom
alizarin crimson, the English name of a shade of red. The color is named after a red dye originally obtained from the root of the madder plant, ultimately from Arabic
al-usara meaning "the juice"... [
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Aloïse f FrenchFeminine form of
Aloïs. Aloïse Corbaz (1886-1964) was a Swiss outsider artist.
Altankhishig m & f MongolianMeans "golden blessing" in Mongolian, from алтан
(altan) meaning "golden" and хишиг
(khishig) meaning "blessing, favour".
Amanishakheto f MeroiticMeaning uncertain. Name borne by a Kandake of Kush who ruled between 10 BCE and 1 CE. In Meroitic hieroglyphs her name is written "Amanikasheto" (Mniskhte or (Am)niskhete).
Amatis f LiteratureThe name of Luke Garroway's sister in the book series "The Mortal Instruments" by Cassandra Clare (Amatis Herondale). Also means "you love" (pl) in Latin.
Amat ul-'Aziz f ArabicMeans "servant of Allah", from Arabic أَمَة العَزِيْز (
'amat ul-ʾazīz) meaning "servant of the mighty one".
Amestris f Old Persian (Hellenized)Ionic Greek variant of Άμαστρις
(Amāstris), the Hellenized form of an Old Persian name, perhaps from a hypothetic name like *
Amāstrī- (composed of the elements *
ama- "strength, strong" and *
strī- "woman")... [
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Amisa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 青 (
a) meaning "blue", 海 (
mi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 砂 (
sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Amneris f TheatrePossibly invented by the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette for use in Verdi's opera 'Aida' (1871), where it belongs to a daughter of the Egyptian pharaoh, a jealous rival of the title character. Perhaps it was based on
Amestris or a name of Egyptian origin.
Amoris m & f English (Rare, Archaic)From the Latin word
amoris meaning "of love" (the genitive singular of
amor), used as a given name according to the English historian William Camden (1551-1623).
Ampflise f Arthurian CycleForm 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.
Amyris m & f Ancient Greek, English (Rare)Both a personal name and the name of a resin, it is derived from the Greek word
αμυρων (amyron), which means "intensely scented" and refers to the resin's strong, aromatic odor.
Amytis f Old Persian (Hellenized)Greek form of an uncertain Persian name, perhaps *
Umati which is equivalent to Avestan
humaiti meaning "having good thought" (derived from
hu "good, well, beautiful" and
maiti "thought, opinion", from
man "to know, to think")... [
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Anaguistl f Medieval CornishOld Cornish name, possibly from Welsh
anaw "wealth" and Welsh
gwystl "hostage" (Cornish cognate
gostel).
Anaisha f Indian (Parsi)Anaisha means “day” in Sanskrit and is used in Parsi and Zoroastrian communities.
Anaishe f & m ShonaDerived from Shona
anashe, meaning "who is with God".
Andisiwe f & m XhosaMeans "expanded, increased" or "extension" in Xhosa.
Annaluise f GermanCombination 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.
Anniston f English (Modern)Derived from the name of the city of Anniston in the state of Alabama. The city was founded in the late 19th century by Samuel Noble and Daniel Tyler, who named the city after the latter's daughter-in-law, Annie Tyler... [
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Antissa f EnglishAntissa (Ancient Greek: Ἄντισσα) was a city of the island Lesbos (Lesvos).
Aqissiarsuk f GreenlandicMeans "little ptarmigan chick", derived from Greenlandic
aqisseq "rock ptarmigan" (cf.
Aqisseq) combined with a diminutive suffix.
Aqkümis f KazakhFrom the Kazakh
ақ (aq) meaning “white” or "pure" and
күміс (kümis) meaning “silver”.
Aravis f English (Rare), LiteratureAravis is a main character in C.S. Lewis'
The Horse and his Boy. She is a Tarkheena, a female member of the ruling class of the fictional empire of Calormen, located far to the south of Narnia.... [
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Ardisia f English (Rare)From the name of the genus of flowering plants that is also called coralberry or marlberry.
Argileonis f Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek adjective ἀργός
(argos) meaning "bright, shining, glistening" as well as "white" (see
Argus) combined with the Greek noun λέων
(leon) meaning "lion".
Arhontissa f Greek (Rare)Alternate transcription of Greek
Αρχοντισσα "archontissa" a type of rank in monarchy.
Arisa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 有 (
aru) meaning "to possess, exist" and 沙 (
sa) meaning "sand" or 紗 (
sa) meaning "silk, gauze". Other kanji combinations are possible. This name is often spelled in hiragana.
Arishia f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia", 梨 (
ri) meaning "pear", 志 (
shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition" combined with 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection"... [
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Aristobia f Ancient GreekPossibly means "the best life" from the Greek elements αριστος
(aristos) "best" and βιος
(bios) "life" (compare
Aristobios); alternatively, the second element may be Greek βία
(bia) meaning "bodily strength, force; act of violence".
Aristodama f Ancient GreekDerived from
αριστος (aristos) "best". The second element is uncertain, but may be derived
δαμος (damos) which is a Doric Greek variant of
δημος (demos) meaning "the people".
Aristomeda f Ancient GreekDerived from αριστος (
aristos) "best" and μεδομαι (
medomai) "to be mindful of". She was a woman that offered her tithe to the goddess
Demeter.
Aristonike f Ancient GreekFeminine form of
Aristonikos. According to the 5th-century BC historian Herodotus, this was the name of the oracle of Delphi in the time of Xerxes' invasion.
Aristothemis m & f Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος
(aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun θέμις
(themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see
Themis).
Arizia f Medieval BasqueMedieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning, even though it might be a feminine form of
Ariz. It was first recorded in Navarre in 1274.
Arizona f English (American)From the name of the state in the Southwestern region of the United States. Its etymology is uncertain; it may be derived from O'odham
alĭ ṣonak meaning "small spring", via the Spanish intermediary form
Arizonac... [
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Armista f English (Rare)From the word,
armistice, meaning "an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce." See also the name
Armistice.
Armistice f & m Popular Culture, American (Rare)From the English word
armistice meaning "truce, ceasefire", ultimately derived from Latin
arma "arms" and
-stitium "stoppage". This is the name of a character on the HBO series 'Westworld'.
Artist m & f English (American, Rare)Simply from the English word artist. First recorded as a name in 1916 (where it was given to five boys), this name has seen sporadic usage in the United States until 2017, where it began to rise. It was given to 89 American baby boys in 2021.
Arvizhikhbayar m & f MongolianMeans "increasing joy" in Mongolian, from арвижих
(arvijikh) meaning "to accumulate" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".