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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Medieval.
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Öjähl f Old Swedish
Old Swedish 18th century dialectal variant form of Ödhgärdh.
Olef m & f Old Swedish
For masculine purposes Olef is used as a Old Swedish form of Óleifr, for feminine purposes Olef is used as a Old Swedish form of Ólæif.
Olisava f Medieval Ukrainian, Medieval Polish
Medieval Ukrainian and Polish form of Elizabeth.
Ollyfe f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Olive.
Olta f Medieval Romanian
Derived from the name of the river Olt (known as Aluta in Latin).
Oneka f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque feminine form of Eneko.... [more]
Onesta f Medieval Italian, Italian
Medieval Italian name directly taken from the noun onestà "honesty" or the (feminine) adjective onesta "honest; sincere".
Onneca f Medieval Basque
Medieval form of Íñiga.
Onoria f Medieval Latin
Onoria is of latin derivation, meaning "honor"... [more]
Opportuna f Medieval French (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Opportune. It was the name of an 8th-century French saint.
Opportune f Medieval French, History (Ecclesiastical)
From Middle French opportun meaning "suitable, fitting", a derivative of Latin opportunus "fit, suitable, convenient, timely". This was the name of an 8th-century French saint.
Oprea f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian a opri "to stop". This name was given to a child in the hopes that it would be the last child born into the family.
Orabile f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian form of Orabilis.
Orabilis f Medieval Latin
Derived from the Latin adjective orabilis meaning "exorable" as well as "entreatable". In turn, the word is derived from the Latin verb oro meaning "to speak" as well as "to plead, to beg, to pray, to entreat" combined with a Latin adjectival suffix (either -abilis or -bilis).... [more]
Orable f Medieval French, Literature
Medieval French form of Orabilis.... [more]
Orba f Medieval English
Late Medieval English variant of Orpah.
Orbita f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]
Oreca f Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant of Urraca.
Orenge f Medieval French
Medieval French cognate of Orange and Orynge.
Òria f Medieval Catalan, Catalan
Variant of Àurea. It was revived in Catalonia in the 20th century.
Orielda f Anglo-Norman, Medieval English
Derived from the Germanic Aurildis, from the Germanic elements aus meaning "fire" and hild meaning "battle", it is a variant of the later form Orieldis... [more]
Orienta f Medieval Latin, Medieval French
Derived from Latin oriens meaning "rising; east; daybreak, dawn, sunrise".
Oriolda f Medieval English
Allegedly a Latinized variant of Oriel via the variant Oriold.
Orlandina f Medieval Italian
Feminine diminutive of Orlando.
Orlanduccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Orlanda, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.
Oroana f Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Oriana.
Orobita f Medieval Basque
Variant of Auribita, possibly influenced by Spanish oro "gold".
Orraca f Medieval Portuguese, Medieval Galician
Medieval Portuguese and medieval Galician adoption of medieval Spanish Urraca.
Orsa f Medieval Italian
Italian form of Ursa.
Orsetta f Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Orsa.
Orta f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name, first documented in 1276.... [more]
Orthey f Medieval German
Medieval German short form of Dorothea (compare Orthia).
Ortissa f Medieval Basque (Latinized)
Medieval Basque feminine form of Orti, recorded in the 13th century.
Ortixa f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Orti.
Orttyge f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian form of Dorothea.
Osana f Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Basque otzan "tame" or a derivation from Basque otso "wolf".
Osana f Medieval Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Medieval Italian variant of Osanna and Portuguese variant of Hosana.
Osane f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Osanna.
Oseva f Medieval English
Younger form of Osgifu.
Ositha f Medieval English
Medieval English Latinized form of Old English Osgyth (compare Osyth).
Osta f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Asta.
Osterlind f Medieval German
A dithematic name form from the Germanic name element ost "east" and linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Ostosia f Germanic, Medieval Spanish
A derivative of Proto-Germanic austraz "eastern".
Ostrilda f Medieval English (Latinized)
This could have one of two origins: A younger form of Eastorhild (also see Estrildis) or a possible transliteration of Osthryth
Osyth f Medieval English
Medieval form of the Old English name Ósgýð, derived from the elements ós "god" and gyð "war" (perhaps meaning "divine war"). Saint Osyth was a martyr of the 7th century, an Anglian princess who founded a monastery at the village Chich in Essex, which was renamed St Osyth... [more]
Oszka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Ożanna and Zuzanna.
Oteria f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German ōt meaning "wealth, riches" and heri meaning "host, army".
Øthgerth f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Auðgærðr.
Othilde f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German ōt meaning "wealth, riches" and hiltja meaning "battle".
Otilge f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German variant of Ottilie reflecting the local pronunciation.
Otrude f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German ōt meaning "wealth, riches" and Proto-Germanic *þrūþ meaning "strength" or *trut meaning "maiden".
Otsanda f Medieval Basque, Basque (Rare)
Medieval Basque feminine form of Otsando. It coincides with the Basque word otsanda "she-wolf".
Otta f Medieval Czech
Feminine form of Otto.
Ottilburg f Medieval German
Derived from the Old German element uodil meaning "heritage" or ot meaning "wealth, fortune" combined with burg "castle, city, stronghold".
Oudine f Medieval French
Feminine form of Oudin.
Oufemea f Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician form of Eufemia.
Oureana f Medieval Portuguese, Folklore
Variant of Ouroana. In 1158, a Christian knight, Gonçalo Hermigues and his companions kidnapped a Moorish princess named Fatima... [more]
Ouroana f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese form of Oriana.
Ovdotia f Medieval Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Eudokia.
Ovŭdotĭja f Medieval Slavic
Old East Slavic form of Avdotya.
Owdocia f Medieval Polish
Likely a variant of Eudokia.
Owny f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Irish Úna.... [more]
Ożanka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Ożanna and Zuzanna.
Pace f & m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Derived from Italian pace "peace", ultimately from Latin Pax.
Pachna f Medieval Polish
Derived from the Polish word for "scent" or "aroma"; compare Polish pachnąć "to smell of". This was used as a feminine given name in medieval Poland.
Pačia f Medieval Baltic
Recorded in Lithuania in the 16th-century on a Muslim Tatar woman, most likely a diminutive form of Fatima.
Pacifica f Medieval Italian, English (African), Various (Rare)
Feminine form of Pacificus. Originally it was used in Renaissance Italy, but nowadays it's more popular in Kenya.
Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.
Palomba f Medieval Italian
Derived from Vulgar Latin palumba meaning "dove; pigeon".
Pantasilea f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian variant of Penthesilea.
Paradisa f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin paradisus "paradise".
Parsbit f Khazar
Mother of a Khazar Khagan.
Parva f Medieval, Medieval French
Latin parva "small, little".
Pasca f Medieval Italian, Medieval Cornish
Derived from Latin pascha "(feast of) Passover". The Jewish Passover holiday often coincided with the Christian Easter holiday; this name was given to children born or christened on or near that holiday... [more]
Pascha f Medieval English, Medieval Latin
From Latin pascha meaning "Easter, (feast of) Passover", itself from Ancient Greek πάσχα (pascha). This was traditionally given to girls born around Easter time.
Pash m & f Medieval English
An old baptismal name given for children born on Easter in reference to the latin pascal. See also Paschal.
Pashkin m & f Medieval English
Diminutive of Pash.
Paskin m & f Medieval English
Diminutive of Pask.
Pasqua f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Directly taken from Italian pasqua "Easter".
Pasques f Medieval French
Recorded once in Paris of 1292.
Pasquina f Medieval Italian, Corsican
Derived from Italian Pasqua "Easter". This is also the Corsican feminine form of Pasquinu.
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]
Patronilla f Medieval Catalan
Medieval Catalan form of Petronilla.
Pauweline f Medieval Flemish
Feminine form of Pauwel.
Pavia f English (Rare), Medieval English
Medieval English name of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old French pavie "peach" and a derivation from Old French Pavie "woman from Pavia", a historic city in Italy... [more]
Paze f Medieval German
Diminutive of names containing the name element badu "battle", e.g., Baduhilt.
Pelegrina f Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Occitan feminine form of Peregrinus.
Pentecoste f Medieval, Medieval English
Greek Πεντηκοστή "the fiftieth Day", the Greek name of the Feast of Weeks, which in Christian traditions was celebrated as the feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles.... [more]
Penumbra f Medieval Latin
Penumbra means the partial shadow surrounding a perfect shadow (as in an eclipse)
Percipia f Medieval French, Medieval Latin
Derived from Latin percipere meaning "to obtain, to gain; to perceive, to learn, to feel".
Perenelle f French, English, Literature, Medieval French
Old French form of Petronilla borne by Perenelle Flamel (1320-1402), wife and fellow alchemist of Nicolas Flamel. They are known for their quest to discover the philosopher's stone, a legendary substance said to turn any metal into gold and to make its owner immortal.... [more]
Peretta f Medieval Italian
Italian feminine diminutive of Peter.
Peritza f Basque, Medieval Basque
One of the medieval Basque variants of Petra.... [more]
Perona f Medieval Catalan
Medieval Catalan feminine diminutive of Pere.
Peronella f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Catalan form and medieval Italian variant of Petronilla. The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work 'The Decameron' (1350).
Perrete f Medieval French
Recorded 14 times in Paris of 1292.
Perrette f Medieval French
Medieval French feminine form of Pierre.
Perronelle f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Petronilla.
Perrussia f Medieval French
Recorded in French-speaking Switzerland between the 14th and 16th centuries.
Persa f Greek (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Medieval Italian
A form of Persis. In Serbian usage, also a short form of Persida.
Persia f Medieval Italian
Latinization of Persis.
Perside f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Persis.
Pesche f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Pesha, recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Pesseline f Medieval Jewish, Judeo-French
Diminutive of Pesse (compare Pessel) recorded in the border region between modern-day France and modern-day Germany in the 14th century.
Peternella f Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Petronella.
Petrissa f German (Rare), Medieval German
This name started probably as a variant of Beatrice but was later understood as a feminine form to Peter/Petrus... [more]
Petrumīla f Medieval Baltic
15th-century Lithuanian name.
Petrussa f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Petrus.
Petternel f Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Peternella.
Pettronella f Medieval Hungarian
Medieval Hungarian variant of Petronella.
Peyrona f Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Occitan feminine form of Peyre as well as a Gascon feminine form of Pey.
Phillip m & f Medieval English
Variant of Philip (masculine) as well as a vernacular form of Philipa (feminine) used in medieval times.
Philpot m & f Medieval English
Diminutive of Philip and Phillipa.
Piccarda f Medieval Italian, Literature
Feminine form of Piccardo. Piccarda Donati was a 13th-century Florentine (Italian) noblewoman who appears as a character in Dante's Paradise... [more]
Piechna f Medieval Polish
This is either a medieval Polish vernacular form of Bella, being derived from piekna "beautiful", or a medieval Polish contraction of Petronela... [more]
Pieta f Medieval Italian
Derived from Old Italian pieta (pietà in Modern Italian) "piety; pity, compassion, godliness".
Pimenta f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Norman piment "spice; (figuratively) spice (vigour); balm", ultimately from Old French piment or pimenc "balsam; fragrant spice".
Piotrusza f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish feminine form of Piotr.
Plaisance f Medieval French
This name means "pleasant" in Old French (See Pleasance). Notable bearers are Plaisance of Gibelet (died 1217), Princess of Antioch and Plaisance of Antioch (1235/1236 or ca... [more]
Platonida f Russian, Medieval Romanian
Russian feminine form of Platon. This is the name of a character in Ivan Turgenev's novella: 'Klara Milich' (1883).
Plena f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin plena "full, plump, satisfying"
Pleneria f Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian plenaria "plenary".
Plesance f Medieval French
Medieval French cognate of Pleasance.
Plezou f Medieval Breton, Breton (Archaic)
Of debated origin and meaning. Some scholars try to link this name to Breton bleiz "she-wolf", while others see a connection with Breton plezh "plat; braid"; the second part of the name is a diminutive suffix.... [more]
Podoaba f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian podoabă "jewel; adornment".
Polemia f Greek (Rare), Medieval French, Medieval Latin
Derived from Greek πόλεμος (polemos) meaning "warlike, hostile".
Polette f Medieval Walloon
Feminine form of Polet.
Pollonia f Medieval Italian
Truncated form of Apollonia.
Poloheia f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Lithuanian variant of Pelagija, recorded in the 15th century.
Polonie f Medieval Flemish
Truncated form of Apollonie.
Pomellina f Medieval Italian
Diminutive of either Poma or Pomona, which are both given names that are ultimately derived from Latin pomus or pomum, both of which are nouns that can mean "fruit" as well as "fruit tree".... [more]
Pomma f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin poma "fruits, apples".
Posthuma f Medieval English (?), English (Archaic)
Feminization of Posthumus. (Cf. Postuma.) This was used as a second or third name to indicate the child's father had died before her birth, e.g. Gulielma Maria Posthuma Springett (1644-1694), the wife of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania.
Potencyjana f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Potencjana.
Poubelle f Medieval French
Old French poi "little" + Old French biau, belle "beautiful".
Prangarda f Medieval Italian, Lombardic
A Germanic dithematic name formed from the name elements brand "sword" and gard "enclosure, protected place".
Prebrana f Medieval Russian
Name of a medieval Russian princess.
Precieuse f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Middle French precieuse, the feminine form of the adjective precieux "precious (of great value)" (via Old French precius, ultimately from Latin pretiōsus, from pretium "worth; value").
Preciosa f Filipino, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Anglo-Norman (?)
Means "precious" in Spanish, Portuguese and other languages of the Iberian peninsula, from Latin pretiōsa "precious, of great value".
Presada f Medieval Occitan
Possibly a feminine form of Pros 2.
Pressedia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian variant of Prassedia, itself a Latinization of Prassede.
Primavera f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Derived from Vulgar Latin prīmavēra "spring". The descendant word primavera is used in Asturian, Catalan, Galician, Italian, Portuguese (and Old Portuguese), Sicilian, and Spanish.
Primeveire f Anglo-Norman (Archaic)
Means "primrose"in French. and It was commonly used in the Middle Ages although now it is practically obsolete.
Prostlon f Medieval Breton
Meaning unknown. This was the name of the daughter of Salomon, King of Brittany.
Proxima f Medieval English (Rare)
From Latin proximus "nearest; closest."
Prude f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from either Old French prude, the feminine form of the adjective pruz "brave; valiant" or from Old French preu "brave; valiant, chivalrous" (ultimately from Late Latin prōde "profitable, useful").
Prudenzia f Medieval Italian, Corsican
Italian and Corsican form of Prudentia.
Pszczoła f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish vernacular form of Deborah, derived from the word for "bee".
Pucella f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Middle French pucelle, ultimately from Old French and Anglo-Norman pucele "a girl, a maiden; a virgin".
Puglith f Obscure, Medieval English (Rare)
An obscure medieval name of unknown meaning. This was recorded in 1541 in Devon, England.
Pultzelina f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Derived from Old French pulcella, pucelle "maid, young woman".
Pusuwan f Medieval Mongolian, History, Chinese
Derived from Chinese 普 (pu) meaning "wide, universal", 速 (su) meaning "quick, fast" and 完 (wan) meaning "whole, complete". It was the name of the name of an Empress of Qara Khitai.
Pya f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Norman pie "magpie" (via Old French pie, from Latin pica, the feminine of picus "woodpecker").
Pymme f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Euphemia, which was popular in England in the Middle Ages.
Qadan m & f Mongolian, Medieval Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian хад (khad) meaning "cliff, crag, rock, boulder".
Qaliyun m & f Medieval Mongolian
Means "otter" in Middle Mongolian.
Qasmūna f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Judeo-Arabic
Derived from قَسَمَ (qasama) meaning "to divide, to distribute". This was the name of a twelfth century Arabic-language Jewish poetess in Andalusia.
Quataryna f Medieval French
Medieval Provencal form of Catherine.
Quaterine f Medieval Walloon
Medieval Walloon form of Katherine.
Quena f Medieval English, English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old English cwén "woman", this name was originally a diminutive of names containing said element.... [more]
Quendrida f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Medieval English
Latinized form of Cynethryth and Cwenthryth (see Cwenþryð).
Queneva f Medieval English
Middle English form of Cwengifu.
Quenilda f Medieval English
Medieval form of Cwenhild, documented in 1332.
Qutluğ m & f Medieval Turkic
Derived from the Old Turkic adjective qutluğ meaning "blessed, fortunate" as well as "happy".
Qutlugh f Medieval Mongolian
Etymology uncertain. This was the Mongol personal name of Princess Supreme Jeguk, who was the wife of Chungnyeol of Goryeo.
Rabege f Medieval English
Meaning uncertain. This was used in the south of England in the latter half of the 16th century.
Radhgärdh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ráðgerðr.
Radochna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of names beginning with the element Rado-, such as Radomira and Radosława.
Ragenild f Medieval English
Medieval English variant Ragnhildr
Ragnælf f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnælfr.
Ragnälf f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Ragnælf.
Ragnborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnborg.
Ragndis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and dís "goddess".
Ragnfridh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnfríðr.
Ragnfrith f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ragnfríðr.
Ragnhilda f Medieval Scandinavian
Medieval Norwegian form of Ragnhildr.
Ragnilda f Old Swedish, Medieval Scandinavian
Medieval Norwegian variant and Old Swedish cognate of Ragnhilda.
Ragnvi f Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnví.
Rahil f Judeo-Arabic (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Medieval Judeo-Arabic form of Rachel.
Raina f Medieval Portuguese (Archaic), Medieval Galician
Borrowed from the medieval portuguese and galician word for "Queen" (Raina/Rainha, being the literal form of Regina). It is briefly mentioned in Afonso II's testament.
Rametta f Medieval English
Medieval English borrowing of Old French Ramette.
Rana f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Norman ranne "queen" (via Old French royne, reine, from Latin rēgīna). This name was used as a translation of Malka (see also Reine).
Randvi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish and younger form of Randví.
Rani m & f Faroese, Old Danish
Faroese and Old Danish form of Hrani.
Ravenilda f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Rauenilde or Ravenild, the medieval English forms of Hrafnhildr.