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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is English.
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Aidy m & f English
Diminutive of Adrian and Aidan for men, and Adelaide for women. Also compare Adie.
Aijalon m & f Biblical, English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
From an Old Testament place name meaning "place of gazelles" in Hebrew (compare Ayala). Aijalon or Ajalon was the name of several biblical locations, including the valley in Dan where the Israelites defeated the Amorites while the sun and moon stood still in answer to their leader Joshua's prayer.
Ailea f English (Modern)
Name of former Bad Girl, Ailea Carr. Carr featured in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017).
Aileena f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Aileen.
Ailie f Scots, English (Australian)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. This name is, however, considered both an Anglicization of Eilidh and a diminutive of Aileen and Ailison.
Ailisa f English (American)
Probably a combination of the prefix ai- and Lisa.
Ailla f English (?)
Variant of Isla.
Ailse f English
Variant speling of Alice
Ainsly f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Ainsley.
Airalynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Aaralyn or Aralyn.
Airelle f French (Rare), English (Rare), Literature
Derived from airelle, the French name for the plant genus Vaccinium. The French derived the name from Portuguese airella, which in turn was derived from Latin atra "dark, black, gloomy".
Airianna f English (Modern)
Variant of Arianna. It was given to 23 girls born in the United States in 2011 (Aireanna: 20; Airiana: 19; Airyana: 15; Aireona: 13; Aireonna, Airyanna: 10 (each); Airyonna: 5).
Airielle f English
Variant of Arielle influenced by the English word air.
Airlie f English (Australian, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Airlie.
Aisley f & m English
Variant of Isley.
Aisli f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Asli or Aisling.
Aislyn f English (Modern)
Anglicized form of Aisling.
Aislynn f English (American, Modern), English (Canadian, Modern)
Variant of Aislinn. The pronunciation usually differs from the original Irish pronunciation of Aislinn or Aisling.
Ajalon f & m Biblical, Biblical Latin, English (American, Rare)
Variant of Aijalon occurring in some translations of the Old Testament.
Ajay m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials A and J. A famous bearer is Ajay Stevens, a musical artist.
Akayla f English (American)
Variant of Kayla. It has been used since 1980.
Akeira f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akira. In some cases it can be a combination of the phonetic prefix a with the name Keira.
Akiana f English, African American
Elaboration of Kiana 2 with the prefix a-
Akiane f Lithuanian, Russian, English
Russian girls’ name meaning “ocean.”
Alabama f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the American state (see Alabama). It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the novelist William Faulkner (11 January 1931-20 January 1931), who was named after his great-aunt Alabama 'Bama' McLean (1874-1968)... [more]
Alafare f English (Rare), Romani
Of uncertain meaning, possibly a corruption of Alethea (compare Alethaire). In the United States, this name was first found in 1768; in the United Kingdom, there were several uses throughout the 1800s (and most likely before that as well)... [more]
Alainah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alaina. 39 girls in the USA were named Alainah in 2011.
Alair f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Alair, itself a variant of the French surname Allaire.
Alakina f English (British, Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Presumably a variant of the Scottish name Alickina, a feminine form of Alick or Alec (which possibly developed from Ailigean, a diminutive of Ailig, itself a Gaelic rendering of English Alick).
Alanah f English
Variant of Alana.
Alandria f English
Contracted form of Alexandria.
Alania f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
As a Brazilian Portuguese name, the origin and meaning are unknown. As an English name, it is likely a feminine form of Alan.... [more]
Alanni f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alani or a diminutive of a Alannah.
Alarie f English (Rare)
Most likely a transferred use of the Québecois surname Alarie which is derived from the Visigothic personal name Alaric.
Alaska f English
From Aleut alaxsxaq "object to which the action of the sea is directed" or "mainland". It is the name of a US state.
Alastrina f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Alastríona.
Alaula f Hawaiian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Means "light of the early dawn" or "sunset glow" in Hawaiian, literally "flaming road" from Hawaiian ala "path, road" and ula "flame".
Alaura f English
Elaborated form of Laura or a variant of Elora.
Alawisha f English
Variation of Aloysia.
Alazebath f English (Rare, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin, possibly a variant of Elizabeth.
Albania f English
From the name of the country in the Balkans, as well as various other places, perhaps ultimately from a pre-Indo-European word *alb meaning "hill" or from the Indo-European root *alb "white" (see Albus).... [more]
Albertha f English
Variant of Alberta.
Albinia f Ancient Roman, English
Feminine form of Albinius and Albin. It was introduced to Britain in the 17th century, and was frequently used by members of the aristocratic Cecil family.
Alcena f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alcina.
Alchemy f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English noun alchemy referring to "the causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation" or "the ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry", which ultimately comes from Greek χυμεία (chymeia) "art of alloying metals, alchemy" via Arabic al-kimiya (the source also of Persian Kimiya).
Aldine f & m English
Either a short form of Geraldine or a variant of Alden
Alectra f English (Modern)
Possibly a modern combination of the male name Alec and the female name Electra.
Aledra f English
Possibly a variant of Aludra or a diminutive of Alexandra
Alee f English (Rare)
Variant of Alea or Allie, or a combination of a- and the name suffix -lee.
Aleecia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aleen f English
Variant of Aline.
Aleene f English
Variant of Aline.
Aleesia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aleesya f English (Modern)
Preppy variant of the name Alicia.
Alegna f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Angela (English) or Ángela (Spanish) spelled backwards (compare Spanish Legna).
Aleicia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ali 2 with the spelling influenced by that of Leigh.
Aleishia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alesa f English (Rare)
Variation of Alisa.
Aleshanee f English (American, Modern, Rare), Coos (?), Iroquois (?)
Possibly means "she plays all the time" in Coos or Iroquois.
Alethia f English
Variant of Alethea.
Alexah f English
Alternate spelling of Alexa.
Alexanderia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 49 girls were recorded with the name Alexanderia in 1993.
Alexandrette f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Alexandra with the suffix -ette.
Alexandrite f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the name of a chrysoberyl that displays a colour change depending on the light source, named after the Russian tsar Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881).
Alexandrya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 20 girls were recorded with the name Alexandrya in 2005.
Alexavia f English
Potential feminization of Alexavier.
Alexe f English (Rare)
Variant of Alex and Alexy.
Alexee f English
Diminutive of Alexandra.
Alexianna f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Variant of Alexiana. As a modern Greek name, it is a combination of Alexia and Anna.
Alexie f English
Diminutive of Alexandra.
Alexiel f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Alexis with El or Elle.
Alexsis f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Alexis.
Alexx f & m English
Variant of Alex.
Alexxis f & m English
Variant of Alexis. Alexxis was given to 14 girls in 2017 per the SSA.
Alexz f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Alex.
Aleysha f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aleysia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alfre f English (Modern)
In the case of American actress Alfre Woodard (1952-) her godmother claimed she saw a vision of Alfre's name written out in gold letters.
Alfreida f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Alfreda based on the spelling of Freida.
Aliana f English (Modern)
Variant of Alyona or Eliana 1 or possibly a combination of Ali 2 and Ana.
Aliane f English
Variant of Eliane.... [more]
Alianna f English
Variant of Aliana.
Alianne f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
In the Netherlands, this given name is usually a combination of the names Alie (which is usually a short form of Alida) and Anne 1.... [more]
Alicebeth f English
Combination of Alice and Beth, modeled on Elizabeth.
Alicen f English (Modern)
Variant of Alison influenced by Alice.
Aliciya f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alicya f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alicyn f English (American)
Variant of Allison, likely influenced by the spelling of Alice.
Alie f & m Dutch, English (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Al, most typically Alida.... [more]
Aliese f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alice or possibly Elise (See also Alesia).
Aliesha f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alifair f English (Rare), Romani
Variant of Alafare. It was borne by a victim of the American Hatfield–McCoy feud: Alifair McCoy (1858-1888), daughter of feud patriarch Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy.
Alika f English, Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Greenlandic
Low German variant of Aleka, as well as a Greenlandic name of unknown meaning.
Alinora f English (American, Rare), Sardinian
English variant of Eleanora and Sardinian variant of Elianora.
Aliora f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Alianora or variant of Eliora.
Alirah f English
Variant of Alira
Alisande f English (American, Rare, ?)
Demoiselle Alisande a la Carteloise is a medieval character in Mark Twain's 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. She is nicknamed "Sandy" in the novel.
Alisanne f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alison probably influenced by the name Anne 1 (or possibly Lisanne, Alisander/Alexane) or else a blend of Alice and Anne 1.
Aliscia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alishya f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aliss f English
Variant of Alice.
Alithia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alethea or of Alicia (Spanish pronunciation with English spelling)
Alixa f English
Variant of Alexa.
Aliyiah f English
Variant of Aaliyah.
Aliysia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alkelda f English (British, Rare, Archaic), Anglo-Saxon Mythology, History (Ecclesiastical)
Younger form of Old English Hǣlcelde. Saint Alkelda (died on 28 March c. 800) was ostensibly an Anglo-Saxon princess who was strangled by pagan Viking women during Danish raids in about 800 at Middleham in Yorkshire, England... [more]
All m & f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Allan, Allison and names that begin with All-.
Allean f English
Variant of Aline.
Alleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ally 1 with the spelling influenced by that of Leigh.
Allena f English
Variant of Alena.
Allene f English
Variant of Aline.
Allex m & f English (American)
Variant of Alex.
Allexa f English, English (American)
Variant of Alexa. Allexa was given to 5 girls in 2014.
Allexia f English, English (American)
Variant of Alexia that was given to 7 girls in 2007.
Allexis f English, English (American)
Variant of Alexis. Allexis was given to 5 girls in 2014.
Allexus f English, English (American)
Variant of Alexis that was given to 7 girls in 2006.
Alley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ally 1 coinciding with the English word alley.
Allia f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It may be derived from Latin allium meaning "garlic."
Allianna f English
Variant of Aliana.
Allice f English
Variant of Alice.
Alliena f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Aliena or of Aliana.
Allin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Allen.
Alline f English
Variant of Aline.
Allisyn f English
Variant of Alison.