This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and a substring is is or iz.
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Eumetis f Ancient GreekFrom the Greek adjective εὔμητις
(eumetis) meaning "wise, prudent, of good counsel", a word composed of εὖ
(eu) "good" and μῆτις
(metis) "wisdom, advice, counsel, skill"... [
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Eurythemis f Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective εὐρύς
(eurys) meaning "wide, broad" combined with the Greek noun θέμις
(themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see
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Evangelise f & m African American, AfricanPossibly 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".
Evochildis f FrankishThis was the name of the Frankish queen Evochildis of Cologne (462 - 510). She was likely a Frankish-Rhenish princess. She was the first wife of Clovis I and probably the mother of Theuderic I.
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."
Eztizen f Basque16th-century coinage derived from Basque
ezti "honey; sweet" and, by extension, "gentle; pleasant; melodious" and
izen "name". This name was intended as a Basque equivalent of
Dulce Nombre.
Fahiza f MuslimUsed as an alias by Nancy Ling Perry of the Symbionese Liberation Army. Has been used by others, as well. A possible meaning is "precious grace".
Faisa f SwahiliSwahili/Arabic, meaning successful/victorious
Faizi m & f ArabicBasically means "overflowing" in Arabic and therefore means "abundance" in a figurative sense. Also compare
Faiz.... [
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Falisoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
fali "to be pleased, to be gladdened" and
soa meaning "good".
Fanndís f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
fǫnn "snow; snowdrift" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Farangis f Persian, Persian MythologyThis is the name of a female character in the 11th-century Persian epic the 'Shahnameh'. Farangis is the wife of Siavash and mother of Kay Khosrow.
Farishtamoh f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
farishta meaning "angel" and
moh meaning "moon".
Fariza f ArabicMeans "strawberry" in Arabic, from French fraise.
Farsiris f Persian (Rare)Possibly a Persian form of
Parysatis. The name Parysatis was borne by one of the wives of Alexander the Great, the youngest daughter of Artaxerxes III of Persia.
Febris f Roman MythologyFebris is the Roman goddess of fevers, who embodied, but also protected people from fever and malaria. Because of this, Febris was a feared goddess whom people wanted the favor of. Among her characteristic attributes are "shrewdness" and "honesty", according to Seneca the Younger's Apocolocyntosis.
Feishuo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant, luxuriant" and
烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".
Feisui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant, luxuriant" and
穗 (suì) meaning "ear of grain, tassel".
Feizhi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant, luxuriant" and
芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame",
枝 (zhī) meaning "branches", or
之 (zhī) meaning "it, him, her"
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".... [
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Fenise f Arthurian CycleIn 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.... [
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Fidisoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
fidy meaning "choice" and
soa meaning "good".
Filizten f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish فلز
(filiz) meaning "shoot, tendril, young plant" and تن
(ten) meaning "skin, body".
Findis f LiteratureProbably a combination of
Finwë and
Indis. This is the name of the older daughter and first child of Finwë and Indis in Tolkien's legendarium... [
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Finndís f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
finnr "a Finn; a Lapp" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Fiordalisa f Italian (Rare)Derived from Italian
fiordaliso "cornflower". In heraldry, however,
fiordaliso is the Italian term for
Fleur-de-lis; as such, Fiordalisa is also an adoption and adaption of French
Fleurdelys.
Fiordaliso f & m Italian (Rare)Italian form of
Fleurdelys. Fiordaliso is also used as translation of Fleur-de-Lys (de Gondelaurier), character of
Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo
Fiordelisa f LiteratureVariant of
Fiordalisa. This name is borne by the protagonist of Andrew Lang's translation of
The Blue Bird by Madame d'Aulnoy. She is known as
Florine in the original version.
Fiordispina f Carolingian Cycle, LiteratureDerived from Italian
fiore meaning "flower" combined with Italian
di meaning "of" and either Italian
spina meaning "thorn" or
spino meaning "briar, thornbush".... [
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Fizz f English (British, Rare)Rare short form of Elizabeth, Fiona and Felicity. This is used as the name of a main character in the British children's TV show Tweenies.
Fjalldís f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
fjall "mountain" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Flidais f Irish MythologyMeaning uncertain, allegedly "doe". Flidais was an Irish goddess of forests, hunting and wild animals, especially stags and deer - by which her chariot was drawn. She is the chief figure in the 'Táin Bó Flidhais', one of the lesser known cattle raid tales which makes her the wife of Ailill Finn and lover, later wife, of the hero Fergus mac Róich.
Flisa f Swedish (Rare), LiteratureTaken from the name of one of the characters in Bertil Almqvist's 1950s children's book classic
Barna Hedenhös which is set in the Stone Age.... [
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Florisdelfa f Arthurian CycleIt's origins are unknown but presumably a coinage from of the Latin
flos "flower" and the Greek
adelphe "sister".... [
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Flourdelis f Arthurian CycleFlourdelis is Burbon's lover. She represents the disloyal citizens of France in Book 5, Canto 11 of "The Faerie Queene". Artegall rebukes her for letting Grantorto tempt her.
Fraisende f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
frāgēn "to ask" and Old Saxon
swīth, ultimately from Proto-Germanic
*swinþaz "strong".
Freydís f Old Norse, IcelandicThe first element of this name is derived from Old Norse
freyja, which means "lady" but can also refer to the goddess
Freya. The second element is derived from Old Norse
dís "goddess, priestess."
Frøydís f Old NorseVariant of
Freydís. The first element of this Old Norse name may be *
frauja meaning "master, lord" (see
Freyr) or the name of the Norse goddess
Freyja (see
Freya); the second element is
dís "goddess".
Fuencisla f Spanish (European)Said to be taken from Latin
fōns stīllāns meaning "dripping well, dripping fountain" (the first element also used in
Fuensanta), taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de la Fuencisla and
Nuestra Señora de la Fuencisla, meaning "The Virgin of Fuencisla" and "Our Lady of Fuencisla."... [
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Gaizhen f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
改 (gǎi) meaning "change, alter, improve" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Galiza f Galician (Rare)Variant of
Galicia. Both names are equally valid in Galician for the name of the land, although Galiza is more frequently used by Galician nationalist people.
Garamantis f Greek MythologyIs a nymph in Greek mythology. She was abducted by Zeus, raped and imprisoned. She bore the later king and rival of Aeneas, Jarbas.
Genvissa f Arthurian CycleAccording to Geoffrey, Genvissa is the daughter of the Roman Emperor Claudius. Claudius supposedly gives Genvissa in marriage to the British king Arviragus. When Arviragus revolted against Claudius, Genvissa arranged peace between them.... [
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Gevherriz f Ottoman TurkishMeans "one who sprinkles jewels", from Persian گوهر
(gowhar) meaning "jewel" and ریز
(riz), the present stem of ریختن
(rikhtan) meaning "to pour, spill, sprinkle".
Gisei f JapaneseIn Japanese, "Gisei" (犠牲) means "sacrifice" or "victim." It can also refer to someone or something offered as a sacrifice.
Giselheid f Old High GermanDerived from the Germanic name elements
gisel "shaft (of an arrow)" and
heit "kind, sort, appearance".
Giselhild f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
gisel "hostage" (or "pledge") combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle".
Giselijn m & f Dutch (Rare)Variant form of
Gislein. Although never a common name, it was more often seen on men than on women in older times. These days, however, it is more often seen on women - though it is still an extremely rare name.
Gisken f NorwegianDiminutive of
Giske, a Norwegian variant of the Low German name
Geseke, itself a diminutive of
Gesa. This was common in Norway in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries... [
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Gislaine f PortuguesePortuguese form of
Ghislaine. This name was rarely used during the 18th century. A famous bearer is Gislaine Ferreira, brazilian model and journalist.
Gislaug f Norwegian (Rare)Modern form of Old Norse
Gíslaug composed of the elements
gísl "hostage, pledge" and
laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman". ... [
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Gisleen m & f Dutch (Rare)Dutch form of
Gislenus. Never a very common name, it has been around since medieval times, but was predominantly masculine in older times. In more modern times, the name has become more common on women than on men, but it is still quite rare.
Gísley f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
gísl "pledge; hostage" and
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Gizane f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde who based the name on Basque
giza "human". This name was intended as a Basque equivalent of
Encarnación.
Gizela f Polish, Kashubian, Slovene, Croatian, Sorbian, Czech, SlovakPolish, Kashubian, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Sorbian form of
Giselle.
Gliss f Popular CultureThe name of one of the frost-fairies from the movie “Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings”. Presumably taken from the word “glisten”.
Glódís f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
glóa "to shine, to glitter" or
glóð "ember; glow" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Glykanthis f Ancient GreekMeans "sweet blossom" from Greek γλυκυς
(glykys) "sweet" and ανθος
(anthos) "flower, blossom".
Goiswintha f Germanic, HistoryDerived from Gothic
gavi "region, district" or Gothic
gauja "inhabitant" combined with Gothic
svinths (
swind in Old High German) "strength." Goiswintha was the wife of Athanagild, a 6th-century king of the Visigoths.
Goshefizh f Circassian (Russified)Means "white princess" in Adyghe (West Circassian), derived from гуащэ
(g°āš̍ă) "lady, princess" and фыжьы
(fəž̍ə) "white".