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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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Callaway m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Callaway, in which itself, it is a variant of Calloway.
Called m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to summon." Referring to the calling to the work of God.
Calley f English
Variant of Callie.
Calli f English
Variant of Callie.
Callia f Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Κάλλια or Καλλία (see Kallia).
Calliana f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 7 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Callianne f English
A combination of Callie and Anne.
Callin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Callan and Kellan. As a rare feminine name, it can be a variant of Kaylyn or Caelan.
Calline f English (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Feminized variant of Callen or a variant of Calleen or Coline (See also Colline and Callyn).
Calliopea f English
Derived from Calliope
Calluna f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
From the genus name of common heather, a flowering shrub. It comes from the Greek verb καλλύνω (kalluno) meaning "to beautify, sweep clean", ultimately from καλός (kalos) "beautiful".
Cally f English
Variant of Callie.
Callye f English
Variant of Callie.
Calpernia f English
Variant of Calpurnia. A well-known bearer of this name is Calpernia Addams (b. 1971), an American author, actress, and transgender rights activist. Addams named herself after Calpurnia, wife of Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar'; the spelling 'Calpernia' may have been taken from a tombstone that briefly appeared in the film 'The Addams Family' (1991).
Calvary m & f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, derived from the Latin noun calvaria meaning "a skull" (see Calvary).
Calvina f English (Rare)
Feminization of Calvin.
Calvine f English (African)
Feminine form of Calvin.
Caly f English
Variant of Kaylee or Callie.
Calyn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.
Calynn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.
Calyssa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calissa, the spelling influenced by Alyssa.
Calytrix f English (American)
From the name of a flowering plant.
Camber f & m English (Modern)
An invented name, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Amber, Cameron and Kimber.
Cambridge m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the place name (used by a number of locations in the English-speaking world), derived from its old name Grantebrycge (referring to the original place in the east of England) meaning "bridge by the river Granta," where the name of the river (of unknown origin) was changed to Cante and then Cam (by Middle English) to match the current name of the town.... [more]
Cambrie f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Cambria with the popular suffix ree.
Camdyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Camden.
Camelita f English
Diminutive of Camellia.
Cameo f & m English
It is of Italian and Middle French origin, and the meaning is "skin". From Italian cammeo which refers to a gem portrait carved in relief.
Camerin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron.
Cameryn m & f English
Variant of Cameron.
Cami f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Camille, Cameron, and other names beginning with Cam.
Camilee f French, English
Variant and feminine form on the name Camillus.
Camilia f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Camilla.
Camlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an invented name combining Cam 2 with the popular name suffix lyn, perhaps influenced by Camryn.
Cammile f English (American, Rare)
A variation of the name Camille.
Cammy f & m English
Variant of Cammie, i.e., diminutive of Cameron or Camilla.
Cammye f English
A variant spelling of Cammie.
Campanula f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, which means "little bell" in Latin, diminutive of Late Latin campana "bell" (originally "metal vessel made in Campania", region around Naples). The flower is widespread across the whole temperate regions of Europe, but has the most species diversity in the Mediterranean region... [more]
Camry f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a car model, made by Toyota, which derives from Japanese kanmuri meaning "crown" and may be an anagram of the English phrase my car. It could also be used as a diminutive of Camryn.
Camrynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant (typically feminine) of Cameron.
Canary f & m English
From the name of the bird, Canary.
Candee f English
Variant of Candy.
Candella f English (Rare)
Possibly a contracted form of Candellaria.
Candiace f English (American, Rare)
A notable bearer is the actress and reality TV star Candiace Dillard Bassett.
Candianne f English (American, Rare)
Probably created from Candy and Anne 1.
Candie f English
Variant of Candy.
Candita f English
Variant of Candace and Candida.... [more]
Canna f English (Rare)
Rare name of uncertain origin and meaning that first appeared in the 19th century.... [more]
Canyon m & f English
From the English word canyon, ultimately from Greek kanna "small reed", after the plants that grow in the bottom of canyons.
Capitola f English, Literature
Capitola Le Noir (aka Capitola Black or Cap Black) is a character from E.D.E.N. Southworth‘s 'The Hidden Hand' (published 1859). The name alludes to the words capital and capitalism as well as capitol.
Capree f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Capri.
Capriella f English (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Capri (from Capri, Caprina or Caprice) and Gabriella.
Carabel f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carrie and the name suffix bel (inspired by Latin bella "beautiful").
Carabella f Medieval Italian, English (American, Rare)
From Latin cara meaning "dear, beloved" and bella meaning "beautiful".
Carabeth f English
Combination of Cara and Beth.
Caraleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Cara and Leigh or a variant of Caralee.
Caralie f English
Variant of Carolee, or else a blend of Cara and Coralie (or Aurélie).
Caralin f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Caroline, influenced by Cara
Caralynn f English
Combination of Cara and Lynn or a variant of Carolyn.
Caraugh f English
Variant of Cara.
Carden m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carden.
Cardi f English (Rare)
A famous bearer is pop artist Cardi B (born in 1992 as Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar) who got her stage name from Bacardi, a white rum... [more]
Cardinal m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the (sometimes) bright red bird.... [more]
Cardinia f Indigenous Australian, English (Australian, Rare)
A place name from the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria. Corruption of the Bunurong or Wadawurrung word Kar-din-yarr, meaning "look to the sunrise", because it was to the east of the Wadawurrung peoples' land.
Careena f English (Rare)
Variant of Carina 1 or an elaboration of Carreen (See also Carine and Kareen).
Carel f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carol 1. 11 girls in the USA were named CAREL in 1949.
Carena f English (Modern, Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Carina 1, influenced by Karen 1. As a German name, it is also a variant of Karena.
Carene f English
Variant of Carine.
Caress f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Directly from the English word caress meaning "an act or expression of kindness or affection", ultimately from Latin carus "beloved". A fictional bearer was Cassandra 'Caress' Morell, a prominent character on the American soap opera Dynasty, who appeared on the show in 1986... [more]
Caresse f English (Rare)
From the French word caresse meaning "caress", ultimately from Latin carus "dear, beloved". This name was borne by Caresse Crosby (1892-1970), original name Mary 'Polly' Phelps Jacob, an American socialite and the inventor of the modern bra... [more]
Caria f English (Rare), South African
Possibly a variant of Carrie or Cara, or from the ancient place name Caria... [more]
Carianna f English (Rare)
Combination of Cari and Anna.
Carianne f English
Combination of Cari and Anne 1.
Carice f English (Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Caroline and Alice. This is at least the case for Carice Irene Elgar (1890-1970), the only child of the renowned English composer Edward Elgar (1857-1934)... [more]
Carie f English
Variant of Carrie.
Carietta f English (American, Rare), Literature
Elaborated form of Carrie. This is the full name of the title character of Stephen King's horror novel Carrie (1974).
Caril f English
Variant of Caryl.
Carilyn f English
Variant of Carolyn.
Carinlyn f English
Combination of Carin and Lyn.
Carise f English
Either a variant of Carisa or of Carice.
Carissima f English (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Italian
Means "dearest, most beloved" in Latin, the superlative form of the adjective cara/carus meaning "dear, beloved, loved"... [more]
Carlea f English
Variant of Carly.
Carlee f English
Variant of Carly.
Carleen f English
Variant of Carlene.
Carlen f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Carlyn/Carline or an elaboration of Carl.
Carlena f English
Variant of Carlina.
Carlin f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carlin or a variant of Carline. A notable masculine bearer was an American rugby union and rugby sevens player: Carliln Isles... [more]
Carlina f German, English, Dutch, Flemish, Sicilian, Romansh
German and Dutch variant of Karlina and Sicilian, Romansh and English feminine diminutive of Carl.
Carlinda f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a contraction of Carla and Linda.
Carlis m & f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Most likely an elaboration of Carl or a variant of Carlisle, Carlise or Carlisa.
Carlisla f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Carlisle.
Carlyna f English
Variant of Carlina.
Carm f English
Short form of names that begin with the element Carm-, such as Carmen and Carmella.
Carman f & m English
Variant of Carmen and rarely used as masculine form of it.
Carmenella f English (American, Rare)
A diminutive of Carmen using the originally Italian diminutive ending -ella.
Carmin f English
Variant of Carmen.
Carmon f & m English
Variant and masculine form of Carmen.
Carmyn f English
Variant of Carmen.
Carnation f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Derived from the flower of the same name; its etymology is uncertain. It has been suggested that it may ultimately come from English coronation (which in turn ultimately comes from Anglo-French coroner "to crown")... [more]
Carnelian f & m English
After the brownish red mineral of the same name, of which the name is a corruption of cornelian, which in turn is derived from Latin cornelianus (see Cornelianus).
Carner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carner.
Caro f Spanish, English, German
Short form of Caroline or other names that begin with caro, commonly used in Great Britain (England).
Carolanne f English, French (Quebec)
Variant of Carolann (English) or Carolane (French).
Carolee f English (American)
Combination of Carol 1 and the popular phonetic suffix lee. A known bearer was the American performance artist Carolee Schneemann (1939-2019).
Caroleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Caroline reflecting the French pronunciation.
Carolie f English
Combination of Carol 1 and popular suffix lie.
Carolinda f English
A combination of Carol and Linda.
Caroll m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Carroll or Carol 1... [more]
Carollee f English
Combination of Carol 1 and Lee.
Carolynda f English
Likely a combination of Carolyn and Lynda.
Carousel f & m English (Rare)
From the English-speaking word carousel.
Carpathia f & m English (Rare)
In reference to the mountain range of Eastern Europe, from Thracian Greek Karpates oros, probably literally literally "Rocky Mountain"; related to Albanian karpe "rock." From 1630s in reference to the island of Carpathos in the Aegean... [more]
Carra f English
A variant of the Irish name Cara meaning "Friend"
Carrera f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carrera.
Carrey f & m English
Variant of Carey or Carrie.
Carrianne f English (Rare)
Combination of Carrie and Anne 1 (see also Carrie-Anne), perhaps inspired by the similar name Marianne.
Carrieann f English
Combination of Carrie and Ann
Carrielynn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carrie and the popular suffix -lynn.
Carrietta f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Elaborated form or diminutive of Carrie. In many movie adaptations of Stephen King's horror novel Carrie (1974) this is the full name of the title character, Carrie White, though her full name is spelled Carietta in the original novel.
Carrigan f English (Modern)
From an Irish surname which was a variant of the surname Corrigan.
Carrinda f English (Rare)
Combination of Carrie and the popular name suffix inda (compare Clarinda).
Carrington f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carrington.
Carrolyn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carrol and the popular suffix -lyn.
Carsyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Carson.
Cartwright f English
Transferred use from the surname Cartwright.
Cary f English
Variant of Carrie.
Caryssa f English
Variant of Carissa.
Casbera f English (American, Rare)
Casbera is a very rare and unique soul. She is a beautiful, courageous woman.
Cascade f & m English
Derived from the English word for a waterfall, ultimately from Latin cadere "to fall".
Cashlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Cash using the popular name suffix lyn.
Cashmere f & m African American (Modern, Rare), Romani (Archaic), English
From the English word, a type of fabric, ultimately borrowed from the Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr) (See Kashmir).
Casipha f English
Shortening of Casiphia, a biblical place name.
Casiphia f Biblical, English (Rare, Archaic)
From a place name mentioned only by the Old Testament prophet Ezra, said to be a corruption of Caspian. Otherwise it may mean "place of the treasury" from Hebrew keceph "silver, money".
Caspia f English
From the name of the caspia plant and feminization of Caspian.
Cassadi f English
Variant of Cassidy.
Cassady f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an Irish surname that was a variant of Cassidy.
Cassalyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Cassie and the popular name suffix lyn.
Cassara f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a variant of Cassarah or a transferred use of the Sicilian surname Cassarà.
Cassarina f English (Australian)
Taken from the word casuarina, the sheoak tree
Cassel m & f English (Modern)
From the surname Cassel. Cassel Sharpe is fictional character in Holly Black's novel White Cat.
Cassette f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Cass. It also coincides with the word cassette, which refers to a kind of tape formerly used to record audio.
Cassiah f English
Variant of Cassia.
Cassianna f English
Combination of Cassie and Anne 1.
Cassianne f English
Combination of Cassie and Anne 1.
Cassielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Cassiel.
Cassilyn f English
Cassie with the -lyn suffix.
Cassity f English
Variant of Cassidy.
Casslyn f English (American)
Variation of Cassie and lynn.
Cassondra f English (Modern)
Variant of Cassandra (see also Sondra).
Castara f English (Rare, Archaic), Literature
From a volume of poems titled 'Castara' first published anonymously in 1634. Later editions reveal the author, William Habington, who has invented the name for his wife. Maybe it is based on Latin castus "pure, chaste".
Castilla f English (American, Rare)
Possibly from Castilla, a region in Spain.
Castille f & m French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, English
Transferred use of the surname Castille.
Casy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Casey.
Catee f English
Variant of Katie.
Catelin f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 11 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Catelyn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 93 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Catelynn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 70 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Caterra f English
An invented name derived from the Latin word terra (meaning "earth").
Catey f English
Variant of Katie.