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Abundantia f Roman Mythology, Late Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Abundantius. She was the Roman personification of abundance, prosperity and good fortune, portrayed as distributing grain and money from a cornucopia... [more]

Adaucta f Late Roman
Feminine form of Adauctus.

Adelphia f Late Roman, English
Feminine form of Adelphus.

Adeodata f Late Roman, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Adeodatus.

Aegidia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Aegidius.

Alexiana f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Alexianus.

Amadea f Late Roman, German, Italian, Sicilian, Hungarian, Galician, Polish, Slovene
Late Roman and German feminine form of Amadeus, Italian and Galician feminine form of Amadeo, Sicilian feminine form of Amadeu, Hungarian and Polish feminine form of Amadeusz and Slovene variant of Amadeja.

Amantia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Amantius.

Ammiana f Late Roman, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ammianus. It might also be interesting to know that Ammiana was the name of one of the islands in the Venetian lagoon, which sank after the Christmas Day earthquake in 1223 AD.

Anapsychia f Late Roman
Derived from the Greek verb ἀναψύχω (anapsycho) meaning "to cool (off), to revive by fresh air, to refresh; to recover oneself". This was the name of a late Roman woman letter writer who corresponded with Saint Jerome of Striden.

Anatoliana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Anatolianus.

Andeola f Late Roman
Feminine form of Andeolus.

Asella f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Archaic), Italian (Archaic)
Derived from the Latin noun asella meaning "little she-ass". It is the feminine version of asellus, which is a diminutive of Latin asinus meaning "ass, donkey".... [more]

Ätheria f Literature, Late Roman (Germanized)
Germanised form of Etheria, from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr) 'purer upper air of the atmosphere; heaven, sky; theoretical medium supposed to fill unoccupied space and transmit heat and light', related to German Äther 'ether' and English ether.... [more]

Augustana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Augustanus.

Auxilia f Late Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Auxilius. In some cases, the name can also be a short form of Auxiliadora.

Beatrike f Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Beatrix.

Belluls f Early Jewish, Late Roman (Rare)
From the Latin bellule (pretty, nice, well-formed), this is found in a Jewish catacomb in Rome as the name of a woman. It is possibly the precursor to such names as the Sephardic Bela and the Yiddish Shayna

Bonifatia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Bonifatius.

Caelestia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Caelestius.

Caesaria f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Caesarius. Caesaria of Arles (also called Caesaria the Elder, died c. 530), was a saint and abbess. She was born in a Gallo-Roman family and was trained at John Cassian's foundation in Marseilles.

Callinica f Late Roman
Feminine form of Callinicus. This was the name of a Christian martyr from the 3rd century AD.

Calpurniana f Late Roman
Late Roman elaboration of Calpurnia

Campia f Late Roman

Cannutia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Cannutius. Cannutia was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Cantianilla f Late Roman
Feminine form of Cantianillus. This was the name of a saint from the 4th century AD, who was martyred along with her brothers Cantius and Cantianus.

Caritas f Late Roman
Variant of Carita, a direct transcription from the Latin.

Carminia f Late Roman, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Carminius.

Caspara f Dutch (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Caspar.

Celerina f Late Roman, Italian, Hungarian (Rare), Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Philippines)
Feminine form of Celerinus.

Claudiana f Late Roman, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Late Roman feminine form of Claudianus. Claudiana was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Corneliana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Cornelianus.

Corvina f Late Roman, German, German (Swiss)
Feminine form of Corvinus.

Crescentiana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Crescentianus (see Crescentian). This is the name of a saint whose feast day is celebrated on May 5.

Crucificia f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish
Earliest known usage stemmed from the mid 4th century in Rome, following the rule of Constantine. The meaning of the name is "Crucifixion."

Dafrosa f Late Roman (?), History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning uncertain. According to legend, Saint Dafrosa was the mother of Saint Bibiana.

Dativa f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical), Eastern African, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Dativus. This was the name of a 5th-century Christian martyr from North Africa. It is mostly used in Eastern Africa (mainly in Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda).

Decentia f Late Roman
Late Roman female equivalent to Decentius

Domnica f Romanian, Moldovan, Late Roman, History
Late Roman feminine form of Domnicus, this name is also considered a Romanian cognate of Dominica. Albia Domnica (ca... [more]

Donatia f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Donatius.

Donatiana f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Donatianus.

Donatilla f Late Roman, Sicilian
Diminutive of Donata. Also compare Donatella, which is basically a younger form of the name.... [more]

Dulcina f Late Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Dulcinus.

Emerentia f Late Roman, Dutch, German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Feminine form of Emerentius. This name belonged to an early Christian martyr, and is also assigned to the mother of Saint Anna and grandmother of the Virgin Mary in some late 15th-century European traditions.

Emerentiana f Late Roman, Medieval Italian, Dutch, Flemish, German (Bessarabian), History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Emerentianus. Saint Emerentiana was a Roman martyr, who lived around the start of the 4th century. Her feast day is January 23.

Emeria f Late Roman
Shorter form of Emerentia.... [more]

Emerita f Late Roman, Catalan (Rare), Latvian (Rare), German (Swiss), Romansh, Hungarian
Derived from Latin emeritus "earned, completed one's service" (past participle form of emereo; see Emerentius). This was the name of a Roman-era saint, martyred with Saint Digna in 259.

Emygdia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Emygdius.

Ephesia f Greek Mythology, Late Roman, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Ephesius. Also see the Italian form Efisia. In Greek mythology this was an epithet of the goddess Artemis meaning "of Ephesus", Ephesus being a city in Asia Minor famous for a temple dedicated to her, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Etheria f English, Late Roman
The name of woman in the 4th/5th century who wrote a report of her pilgrimage to the Holy land.

Eustochium f Late Roman
4th century Christian ascetic and Desert Mother

Exuperantia f Late Roman
Variant of Exsuperantia, which is derived from the Latin noun exsuperantia "preeminence, superiority, superfluity". The noun itself is ultimately derived from exsuperans "surpassing (greatly), exceeding (greatly), surmounting (greatly)", which belongs to the verb exsupero (see Exuperius for more)... [more]

Exuperia f Late Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Exuperius.

Fabriciana f Late Roman, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Feminine form of Fabricianus. In modern times, this name is used primarily in Brazil.

Favonia f Late Roman, American (South, Archaic)
Feminine form of Favonius.

Flavola f Late Roman
Feminine diminutive of Flavus. Flavola was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Florentiana f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Florentianus. This name is not to be confused with the similar-looking name Florentina.

Floria f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Italian, Spanish, English (Rare), Medieval English, Theatre, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Feminine form of Florius.... [more]

Florida f Late Roman, Albanian, Italian (Rare), English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Louisiana Creole
Feminine form of Floridus. This is also the name of a state in the United States of America, which was originally named La Florida by the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León (1474-1521)... [more]

Frontina f Late Roman
Feminine form of Frontinus.

Gaia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Gaius.

Gaudentia f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Gaudentius. This name was most notably borne by a virgin martyr and saint, who was put to death (along with three others) during the early persecution of Christians.

Gnaea f Late Roman
Feminization of Gnaeus.

Grata f History (Ecclesiastical), Late Roman
Feminine form of Gratus. A famous bearer of this name was Justa Grata Honoria (5th century), the sister of the Western Roman emperor Valentinian III. It was also borne by Saint Grata of Bergamo, an early 4th-century martyr.

Hosta f Late Roman
Feminine form of Hostus.

Hostia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Hostus.

Innocentia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Innocentius.

Iousta f Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Iusta (see Justa).

Ioustina f Late Roman (Hellenized), Greek (Rare)
Hellenized form of Iustina (see Justina).

Juniana f Late Roman, Dutch (Archaic)
Variant spelling of Iuniana, which is the feminine form of Iunianus (see Junianus).

Kreskentia f Late Roman (Hellenized)
Feminine form of Kreskentios and Hellenized form of Crescentia.

Laeta f Late Roman
Derived from Latin laeta, the feminine form of the adjective laetus "happy, cheerful, glad". This name was borne by one of the Vestal Virgins.

Laurina f Late Roman, Dutch, German, Italian, Corsican, Sardinian, Spanish, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Sicilian
Feminine form of Laurinus.

Leoniana f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Leonianus.

Leucadia f Late Roman, Italian
Variant of Leocadia.

Liberiana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Liberianus.

Lucidia f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Lucidius.

Luciliana f Late Roman, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Lucilianus.

Lupa f Late Roman, Medieval Romanian, Esperanto
Feminine form of Lupus (Late Roman) and Lup (Medieval Romanian).... [more]

Lupula f Late Roman
Feminine form of Lupulus. A known bearer of this name was Arria Lupula, one of the half-sisters of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius (86-161).

Lutetia f Late Roman, Gaulish
Lutetia was the name of a Gallic city, now known as Paris, the capital of France. The etymology of Lutetia is unclear though. It was referred to as Λουκοτοκία (Loukotokía) by Strabon and Λευκοτεκία (Leukotekía) by Ptolemeus... [more]

Lysia f Late Roman, Greek Mythology, English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Feminine form of Lysius as well as an epithet of both Artemis and Demeter.

Macrina f Late Roman, Spanish, Romansh (Archaic), Romanian, Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Macrinus. This name was borne by two saints, namely saint Macrina the Elder and her granddaughter saint Macrina the Younger.

Maesa f Late Roman
Feminine form of Maesus. A bearer of this name was the Roman woman Julia Maesa, who was the maternal grandmother of Roman Emperors Elagabalus and Alexander Severus.

Magnia f Late Roman
Derived from Latin magnus "great, big".

Maio m & f Late Roman, Italian, German
Variant of Maior used as praenomen for both males and females as well as the Italian form of Maius and the masculine form of Maia 1... [more]

Mariniana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Marinianus. A bearer of this name was Egnatia Mariniana, the mother of Roman Emperor Gallienus (3rd century AD).

Maurina f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Feminine form of Maurinus.

Mauritia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Mauritius (See Maurice).

Maximilla f Late Roman, Medieval Italian, Hungarian
Latin diminutive of Maxima. Maximilla was a prophetess and an early advocate of Montanism, a heretical Christian sect founded in the third century A.D. by Montanus.

Maximiniana f Late Roman, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Maximinianus.

Mino f Late Roman

Moderata f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Moderatus. Known bearers of this name include the 4th-century martyr and saint Moderata of Sirmium (which was located in what is nowadays Serbia) and the Venetian writer and poet Moderata Fonte (1555-1592), although it should be noted that in her case, the name is a pseudonym: her real name was Modesta di Pozzo di Forzi.

Ninfidia f Late Roman, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Nymphidia.

Nonia f Late Roman, History
Feminine form of Nonius. A bearer of this name was Nonia Celsa, the wife of Roman Emperor Macrinus as well as the mother of Roman Emperor Diadumenian.

Numidia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Numidius.

Oculata f Late Roman

Opellia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Opellius.

Opitria f Late Roman
Feminine form of Opiter.

Orbiana f Late Roman, History
Feminine form of Orbianus. This name was borne by the wife of Roman emperor Alexander Severus.

Otacilia f Late Roman, History
Feminine form of Otacilius. Marcia Otacilia Severa was the Empress of Rome and wife of Emperor Philip the Arab, who reigned over the Roman Empire from 244 to 249.

Palatia f Late Roman
Name of an early Roman Christian Saint and Martyr.

Pascasia f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Paschasia.

Paschasia f Late Greek, Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine form of Paschasios (Greek) and Paschasius (Latin).... [more]

Patientia f Medieval Italian, Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Taken directly from Latin patientia "patience, endurance, forbearance" (also "suffering" or "submission, subjection") – the ancestral cognate of Patience... [more]

Paulla f Late Roman
Feminine form of Paullus.

Philonella f Late Greek, Late Roman
Variant form of Philonilla, which is the name of a saint from the first century AD. The name Philonella is also used in reference to the saint (usually in sources that ultimately take their information from Latin texts rather than Greek texts), which has led people in at least the English-speaking world to use the two names interchangeably.

Philonilla f Late Greek, Late Roman
This name is best known for being the name of saint Philonilla (also found written as Philonella), who lived in the first century AD. She was born into a Jewish family in Tarsus (located in what is now Turkey), which at the time was part of the Roman Empire, but had belonged to the Greeks not that long ago and as such was still heavily influenced by the Greek language and culture... [more]

Philumena f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Late Roman, Theatre
Latinized form of Philoumena. In theatre, this is the name of a character from two different comic plays written by the Roman playwright Terence (2nd century AD), namely Andria and Hecyra.

Philumene f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Late Roman
Latinized form of Philoumene.

Placidia f Late Roman, English (African, Rare), English (Puritan)
Feminine form of Placidius, which was a derivative of the Latin cognomen Placidus.

Plautilla f Late Roman, Italian
Late Latin and Italian feminine diminutive of Plautus.

Polla f Late Roman
Feminine variant of Paullus.

Poma f Late Roman
This name is best known for being the name of the sister of Saint Memmius (3rd century AD). She was a virgin and monial in Châlons-sur-Marne, a city that is nowadays located in France and known under the name Châlons-en-Champagne... [more]

Potencia f Late Roman
Variant of Potentia. ... [more]

Potentia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Potentius.

Potentiana f Late Roman, German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Potentianus. This is the name by which saint Pudentiana (2nd century AD) is sometimes known.

Potentina f Late Roman
Feminine form of Potentinus.

Praiecta f Late Roman (?)
Variant of Praeiecta or Praejecta, the feminine form of Praejectus.

Prima f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Primus (see Primo).

Prospera f Late Roman, Italian, Portuguese
Feminine form of Prosperus.

Publia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Publius.

Pudentia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Pudentius.

Pudentiana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Pudentianus. This was the name of a saint from the 2nd century AD.

Pudentilla f Late Roman
Diminutive form of Pudentia. This was the name of the wife of the Latin-language prose writer Apuleius (2nd century AD).

Quintiniana f Late Roman, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Quintinianus (see also Quintinian).

Reparata f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Reparatus. Used by a 3rd century virgin martyr.

Restituta f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino, Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Restitutus. This was the name of a 4th-century Christian martyr from Roman Africa.

Restuta f Late Roman
Feminine form of Restutus.

Revocata f Late Roman, Dutch (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic)
Feminine form of Revocatus.... [more]

Rogata f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic), Polish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Rogatus. This name was borne by several obscure martyrs and saints.

Rogatia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Rogatius.

Rogatiana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Rogatianus.

Rogatilla f Late Roman
Diminutive of Rogata and Rogatia, as it contains the Latin feminine diminutive suffix -illa.

Rogatina f Late Roman
Feminine form of Rogatinus.

Romania f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Romanius.... [more]

Romanilla f Late Roman
Diminutive of Romana and Romania, as it contains the Latin feminine diminutive suffix -illa.

Rufilla f Emilian-Romagnol, Late Roman
Diminutive of Rufa (compare Rufina). Rufilla was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Sabbatia f Late Roman, Early Jewish
Feminine form of Sabbatius.

Sabinilla f Late Roman
Feminine form of Sabinillus. Sabinilla was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Salutia f Early Jewish, Late Roman (Rare)
female form of Salutius found in the Jewish catacombs of Rome... [more]

Sanctia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Sanctius.

Sapientia f Late Roman (?), Medieval Latin
Means "wisdom" in Latin, a literal translation of the Greek name Sophia. This was borne by the Blessed Sapientia, a prioress of the Cistercian nunnery of Mont Cornillon near Liège, present-day Belgium, who brought up Saint Juliana (ca... [more]

Seraphia f Swedish (Rare), Late Roman
Variant of Serapia. Saint Seraphia (or Serapia) was a 2nd-century Syrian martyr.

Serapia f Late Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Serapion.

Serinna f Late Roman (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
A rare name for girls is of Latin derivation, and the name Serinna means "serene, calm." Serinna is an alternate Serena (Latin) spelling used by Roman Christians.... [more]

Servanda f Late Roman, Spanish (Rare), Medieval Spanish
Feminine form of Servandus.

Servatia f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Servatius.

Servia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Servius.

Serviana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Servianus. A bearer of this name was Julia Serviana Paulina, the daughter of Roman politician Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus and his wife Aelia Domitia Paulina.

Sexta f Late Roman
Feminine form of Sextus.

Sicna f Late Roman

Silviana f Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Provençal, Late Roman
Romanian, Italian, Provençal, Spanish and Portuguese form of Silvianus.

Simplicia f Late Roman, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Simplicius.

Siricia f Late Roman, Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Siricius.

Sixtina f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Sixtinus.

Spuria f Late Roman
Feminine form of Spurius.

Symphoria f Late Roman, African (Rare), German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Symphorius. It should also be noted that like Symphorina, this name is sometimes encountered as a corruption (or perhaps short form in this case) of Symphoriana.

Symphoriana f Late Roman, Dutch (Archaic), English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Symphorianus.

Symphorina f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Symphorinus. It should also be noted that this name is sometimes encountered as a corruption of Symphoriana.

Symphorosa f Late Roman, English (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Either a latinate variant of Symphora that was created by adding the Latin feminine augmentative suffix -osa to it, or a corruption of Sympherusa, which is the proper Latin form of the Greek name Sympherousa.... [more]

Tarsicia f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Tarsicius. This name was borne by a saint from the 7th century AD.

Teia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Teius. This name was borne by one of the Vestal Virgins.

Terentiana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Terentianus.

Tertullia f Late Roman
Diminutive of Tertia.

Theodoriana f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Theodorianus.

Theokiste f Late Roman
This name was borne by a politically Influential Byzantine Acstetic, born 740.

Tiberiana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Tiberianus.

Trasilla f Late Roman
The name of a 6th century saint, aunt of Pope Gregory I.

Trophima f Late Greek, Late Roman
Feminine form of Trophimos (Late Greek) and Trophimus (Late Roman).... [more]

Tulla f Late Roman
Feminine form of Tullus.

Urbica f Late Roman
Derived from the Latin word urbs "city".

Valentia f Late Roman, South African
Feminine form of Valentius.

Valentiniana f Late Roman
Late Roman elaboration of Valentine

Varronilla f Late Roman
Feminine diminutive of Varronius. This was the name of a Vestal Virgin.

Venantia f Late Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Venantius. ... [more]

Veridia f Late Roman, English (Rare, Archaic)
This name either came into being as a variant form of Viridia, or as a shortened form of Veridiana (see Viridiana)... [more]

Verina f Late Roman
Variant of Verena.

Verissima f Late Roman, Italian (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Verissimus.

Vettenia f Late Roman

Vetúria f Ancient Roman (Magyarized), Late Roman (Magyarized), Portuguese (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Hungarian and Portuguese form of Veturia.

Veturia f Ancient Roman, Late Roman, Romanian, Italian, English (American, Archaic)
Feminine form of Veturius. Veturia was a Roman matron, the mother of the possibly legendary Roman general Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus.

Viatrice f Late Roman (Italianized)
Italian form of Viatrix.

Vibia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Vibius.

Vincentia f Late Roman, Banat Swabian
Feminine form of Vincentius.

Virgilia f Late Roman, Theatre, Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Vergilius (see Virgil). This is the name of Coriolanus' wife in Shakespeare's play of the same name.

Viventia f Late Roman
Possibly a feminine form of Viventius.

Vivia f Italian (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Vivius.