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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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Gunware f Medieval English, Medieval Scandinavian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Gunnvǫr (see Gunvor).
Gunwor f Medieval English
Form of Gunware found in the Alecto edition of Domesday Book.
Gute f Yiddish, Medieval Jewish
Derived from German gut "good".
Gütel f Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German (Rare), Medieval Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Gittel that typically appears in German (gentile, Silesian) sources
Gutel f Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Jewish
An archaic diminutive of Gute (see Gittel)
Gutheil f Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Medieval Yiddish diminutive of Gute, created by combining Gut "good" with the Old High German element heil meaning "healthy, whole". it was common for medieval Jews to use elements as diminutive suffixes
Gutia f Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque guti "little".
Gutlin f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gute and Guta, recorded in Frankfurt, Germany throughout the 14th century.
Guyotte f Medieval French
Feminine form of Guyot.
Gweirca f Medieval Welsh
Of uncertain origin and meaning; some sources assume that the name might actually have been Gwerica.... [more]
Gweirful f Medieval Welsh
Old Welsh name of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from the Welsh elements gwair "turn, bend, circle" (older form gweir) and mul "modest, shy".
Gwenhwyvach f Medieval Welsh
Middle Welsh form of Gwenhwyfach.
Gwenlliana f Medieval Welsh
Medieval Latinization of Gwenllian.
Gwenllwyfo f Medieval Welsh
From Welsh gwen (the feminine form of gwyn) meaning "white, fair, blessed" and llwyf meaning "elm".
Gwenthlian f Medieval Welsh
Either a variant or a semi-Anglicization of Gwenllian.
Gwerful f Medieval Welsh
Form of Gweirful. This was the name of two Welsh poets in the 15th century.
Gyridh f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Gyríðr.
Gyrith f Old Swedish
Younger form of Gyríðr.
Gyrlin f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Girdrud.
Gyung f Medieval Hungarian
Recorded in 13th-century Hungary
Hadelinde f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German hadu meaning "battle" and Proto-Germanic *linþaz meaning "gentle, sweet, mild".
Hadewijch f Medieval Dutch
Variant spelling of Hadewych.
Haimengarde f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German heim, Old Frankish *haim meaning "home" and Old Saxon gard, Old High German gart meaning "enclosure, protection; yard, garden".
Halawa f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "sweetness" in Arabic.
Halhal f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Meaning "agitation".
Halwya f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Halvi.
Hanneman m & f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch pet form of Hanne 1, as the Germanic element man has been used as a suffix for pet forms of both masculine and feminine names since the 7th century AD... [more]
Hanse f Medieval Baltic
Recorded in 13th-century Latvia, it is a feminine form of Hans.
Haouys f Medieval French
Medieval French cognate of Hawys.
Härborg f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Herborg.
Hasala f Medieval German
Probably a hypochoristic form of names containing the name element hadu "battle, combat". In Old High German, the word hasala means "hazel", but I don't think that this is the etymology of the name.
Hawiz f Medieval Breton
Breton cognate of Hawise.
Hazecha f Medieval German
A diminutive form of names with the secondary German name element HAZ derived from the Germanic name element HAD "battle, combat".... [more]
Hebbla f Old Swedish
Old Swedish name of unknown origin. Found in Östergötland in Sweden and in Finland.
Hebla f Old Swedish
A variant form of Hebbla.
Hedhindis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Heðindís.
Hedwiga f Prague German, Medieval Polish, Romanian (Rare)
Prague German form of Hedvika and older Polish form of Jadwiga.
Hehild f Medieval English
Variation of Heahhild used in the Old English times.
Heijlwidis f Medieval German
Medieval German form of Eloise.
Heile f Medieval Dutch
Short form of names beginning with the Old German element heil meaning "healthy, whole".
Heilecke f Medieval German
Medieval German form of Heilike.
Heilken f Medieval Dutch, Medieval German
Medieval pet form of Helena, Heilwig and Hildegonda (and similar names starting with Heil- and Hil-)... [more]
Heilwige f Medieval Flemish, Medieval German
Variant of Heilwig. This was the name of a Christian mystic from Brussels.
Hektorka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish feminine form of Hector.
Helenora f Medieval Latin
Medieval Latin form of Eleanor, recorded in England.
Helewis f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eloise.
Helewise f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eloise.
Helewivis f Medieval German
Medieval German form of Eloise.
Heliga f Old Swedish
Variant of Helga.
Helina f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Alina.
Helioner f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eleanor.
Helissent f Medieval French
Probably from an Old French form of the Germanic name Alahsind, which is composed of the elements alah "temple" and sinþs "path" (compare Elisenda).
Helja f Old Swedish, Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Originally an Old Swedish diminutive of Helga, Helena and other names beginning with the element Hel-. See also Heljä.
Hellicha f Medieval Dutch
Hellicha of Wittelsbach was Duchess consort of Bohemia from 1189 to 1198, married to Duke Conrad II.
Helloysis f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Eloise.
Helmtrud f Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with þruþ "strength."
Heloys f Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Héloïse.
Helusch f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Diminutive of names starting in *Hel-* or *Hil-* like Helene, Helmtrud, or Hiltrud.
Helvi f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hæilví.
Helvid' f Medieval French (Rare)
Medieval French form of Eloise.
Helvig f Old Danish
Danish form of Heilwig. It has sometimes been conflated with Hedvig.
Helvira f Medieval Spanish
Medieval form of Elvira.
Helviz f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Eloise.
Helwys f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eloise.
Helyenors f Medieval French
Medieval Latin form of Eleanor, recorded in France.
Helyoudis f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Eloise.
Helzbieta f Medieval Polish
Medieval variant of Elżbieta.
Hendina f Medieval English
Meaning uncertain. According to heraldry.sca.org, the name was derived from the Old English word (ge)hende meaning "courteous, handsome". But in Wiktionary, it is said that the word gehende means "close, near, nearby".
Henna f Medieval English
Feminization of Henn, a medieval diminutive of Henry.
Henna f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Hanna 1 as well as a short form of Jehanna.
Henne m & f German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
A short form of Heinrich or Johannes. The name is occasionally also used on females.
Herannuen f Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton hoiarn "iron" and the feminine suffix -uen.
Herborg f Norwegian, Faroese, Icelandic, Old Norse, Old Swedish, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse harja or herr "army" combined with Old Norse björg "protection, help".
Hereburg f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Old English elements here meaning "army, military" and burg meaning "fortress".
Hereswind f Medieval German
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements heri "army" and swind "strong".
Herilde f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German heri "host, army" and hiltja "battle".
Herith f Medieval English
Variation of Heregyð used in the Old English times.
Herlinde f German (Rare), Medieval German
The name Herlinde is formed from the Germanic name elements heri "army" and linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".... [more]
Hermuthruda f Old Danish
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elements irmin "whole, universal" and drud "strong".... [more]
Hersent f Medieval French, Medieval English
Old French form of a Germanic name derived from the elements heri meaning "host, army" and Old Saxon swith, Gothic swinþs meaning "strong".
Hervor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Medieval Scandinavian
Swedish and Norwegian form of Hervǫr. This was the name of two heroines in the 'Hervarar saga', written in the 13th century. It also appears in 'Landnámabók' (in chapter 10, belonging to Hervor, daughter of Þórgerðr Eylaugsdóttir).
Heske f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Hedwig.
Hesther f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Hester.
Hextilda f Medieval Scottish (Latinized)
Latinized form of an Old English name, the deuterotheme of which is hild "battle, war" (cf. Hilda, Hildr). The prototheme is disputed, but may be Old English hīehst, hēhst "highest, greatest, most illustrious".... [more]
Hiälmdis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmdís.
Hiälmlög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmlaug.
Hildeburg f Medieval English, Medieval French, Medieval German
Derived from Old High German hiltja meaning "battle" and Old High German burg "castle, city, stronghold" or Old High German berg "mountain, hill".
Hildegærdh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hildegard.
Hildegude f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German hiltja meaning "battle" and Old High German guot, Old Frisian, Old Saxon gōd meaning "good".
Hildeken f Medieval Dutch, Flemish (Rare)
Medieval Dutch diminutive of feminine given names that contain the Germanic element hild meaning "battle", such as Hildegonda and Mathilde... [more]
Hildelinde f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German hiltja meaning "battle" and Proto-Germanic *linþaz meaning "gentle, sweet, mild".
Hildenibia f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German hiltja meaning "battle" and Gothic niujis, Old High German niuwi, niwi meaning "new".
Hildesinde f Medieval German, Medieval French
Derived from Old High German hiltja meaning "battle" and Old Saxon swīth, Gothic swinþs from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz meaning "strong".
Hildgyð f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Old English elements hild meaning "battle" and guð also meaning "battle".
Hildiard f Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman French form of Hildegard.
Hildith f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Hildgyð.
Hildois f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German hiltja meaning "battle" and Old Saxon widu, wido, Old High German witu meaning "wood".
Hille f East Frisian, Estonian, German (Rare), German (Silesian, Rare), Medieval Dutch
Short form of names containing the element hild, for example Mathilda. It was first recorded in the 1300s and is still occasionally used (as opposed to some of its variant forms)... [more]
Hizecha f Medieval German
A diminutive from names with the secondary name element HIZ (derived from hild "battle, strength").
Hodierna f Medieval French (Latinized)
Medieval French form of Odierne, an Old French form of Audigerna, with the spelling altered under influence by Latin hodierna "of today, present-day, existing now"... [more]
Hodierne f Medieval French
Old French variant of Hodierna, which was apparently less common than the more usual Odierne.
Hoelun f Medieval Mongolian
Etymology uncertain. Name borne by an Olkhonud woman, who was the mother of Genghis Khan.
Holgerd f Old Danish (Rare)
Likely derived from the male given name Holger.
Holmdis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Holmdís.
Holmgun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of holmr "small island" and gunnr "battle, fight".
Holmlög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Holmlaug.
Honesta f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin honesta "distinguished, reputable; respected, honorable".
Horabona f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin hora meaning "hour; time, season" and Latin bona meaning "good, kind, right, pleasant; valid, useful, healthy".
Houde f Medieval French
Medieval French cognate of Otta.
Hożanka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Ożanna.
Hrotsvitha f Medieval German
Medieval German form of Roswitha.
Hubertine f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Belgian), Dutch, German (Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Huberte, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ine. In other words: this name is the feminine form of Hubertin.... [more]
Hudria f Medieval French
Recorded in 16th-century French-speaking Switzerland.
Hugolina f Medieval English
Feminine form of Hugo or Hugolin used in the Old English times.
Huldegarde f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German hold meaning "friendly, comely, graceful" and Old Saxon gard, Old High German gart meaning "enclosure, protection; yard, garden".
Hullah f Medieval Arabic
Means "dress, garment" in Arabic.
Human f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "melted snow" in Arabic.
Humbelina f Polish (Rare), Medieval French
Feminine form of Humbelin, which in turn is a double diminutive of Humbert. Folk etymology connects it to Latin umbria meaning "shadow"... [more]
Humiliana f Medieval Italian (Rare)
The name is derived from the Latin word humilis "humble".
Hunydd f Medieval Welsh
Old Welsh name of uncertain derivation, possibly from Welsh hun "sleep" or huan "sun". It was the name of a sweetheart of the 12th-century poet and soldier Hywel ap Owain.
Husa f Medieval German
The origin of this name is unknown. The name resembles the German word Haus (dialectal: Hus) "house".
Husewyf f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Middle English element huse, which is from housen meaning "house" and wyf meaning "woman, wife, female spouse". This name could literally mean "housewife".
Hyssop f Medieval English (Rare)
Derived from Latin hyssopus "hyssop" (Middle English ysope). This rare name was not used outside of England.
Ibaqa f Medieval Mongolian
Etymology uncertain, name borne by a Kerait princess that became a wife of Genghis Khan. He divorced her after two years of marriage, and she remarried to the general Jürchedei.
Ibbot f Manx, Medieval English
Manx diminutive of Isabel.
Ibot f Manx, Medieval English
Manx form of Isabel, as well as a medieval English diminutive.
Idelinde f Medieval French
Old Frankish id, of uncertain origin but perhaps related to Old Icelandic ið 'work, business, occupation, per Morlet + Proto-Germanic *linþaz 'gentle, sweet, mild'.
Idemay f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English *Idmæg.
Idina f Medieval French
Diminutive of Ida.
Idmæg f Medieval English
Meaning partially unknown. The particle maeg is possibly derived from the Old English word meaning "power, might". This name is the ancestor of the name Idemay.
Idoine f Medieval French
Possibly a French cognate of Idonie.
Igarthic f Medieval Russian
The history of Igarthic is an old legend of Russian devastation and inhumane usage of phallic objects
Iglesia f Medieval English
Derived from iglesia, the Spanish word for "church".
Ihtizaz f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "path of a fallen star" in Arabic.
Ilduara f Medieval Portuguese, Medieval Spanish, Medieval Galician
A regional Medieval Latin name, from a Suevic or Gothic name, reconstructed in Proto-Germanic as *Hildiwarō, composed of the elements hild "battle" and warin "to guard, protect".
Ilena f Russian (Archaic), Medieval Portuguese
A Russian folk form and possibly a medieval Portuguese form of Helena.
Ilsebe f Low German (Archaic), Medieval Baltic
15th and 16th century Low German variant of Ilsabe that was also used in 15th and 16th century Latvia.
Ilsebet f Medieval German
German variant of Elisabet.
Ilsene f Medieval Baltic
Elaboration of Ilse (see also Ilze).
Iltutmish m & f Medieval Turkic
Means "maintainer of the kingdom" in Turkic, from el or il meaning "realm" and tut- meaning "to grasp, hold".
Ilzke f Medieval Baltic
Diminutive of Ilzebe.
Imagantia f Medieval English
Possibly derived from the Latin word imago meaning "image, picture".
Imagination m & f English (Puritan), Medieval English
Referring to the puritan fear of the imagination and its ability to have free reign beyond scripture.
Imake f & m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Derived from Livonian im "miracle".
Imberg f Lombardic, Medieval English
Reduced variant form of Ermenberga. This name was borne by a sister of Liutprand, King of the Lombards (8th century).
Imedia f Medieval English
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Imka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Irmgarda.
Immilla f Medieval German (?), Medieval Italian (?)
Possibly a medieval diminutive of various names beginning with Old High German, Old Saxon irmin "strong, whole, universal".
Imperia f Medieval Italian, Literature, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin imperium meaning "command; authority; rule, power; empire". This was the name of an obscure saint, who was venerated in Mauprévoir, France (also known as Impère and Impérie)... [more]
Ina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Short form of Regina.
Ingalrada f Medieval French
An elongation of Old Icelandic ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name Ing or Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Saxon rād, Old High German rāt "counsel, advice".
Ingalsinde f Medieval French
An elongation of Old Icelandic ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name Ing or Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Saxon swīth, Gothic swinþs from Proto-Germanic swinþaz "strong".
Ingaltrude f Germanic, Medieval French
An elongation of Old Icelandic ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name Ing or Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Proto-Germanic þrūþ "strength" or Proto-Germanic trut "maiden".
Ingarde f Medieval French
Old Icelandic ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name Ing or Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Saxon gard, Old High German gart "enclosure, protection; yard, garden".
Ingbalda f Medieval French
Feminine form of Ingbald.
Ingeborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingiborg.
Ingemodh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingimóð.
Ingerda f Old Swedish
Likely an Old Swedish form of Ingegerd.
Ingeri f Old Swedish
A character in the 1960 movie The Virgin Spring, played by Gunnel Lindblom.
Ingerth f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish variant of Ingiärd.
Ingerun f Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish and modern form of Ingirún.
Ingiara f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Yngvǫr.
Ingiärd f Old Swedish
Contracted form of Ingigärdh.
Ingiborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingiborg.
Ingiburgh f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingiborg.
Ingifrith f Medieval English (Anglicized, Archaic)
Medieval English form of the Old Norse name Ingifríðr.
Ingigärdh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingigærðr.
Ingimodh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingimóð.
Ingimoth f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingimóð.
Ingirith f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingiríðr.
Ingirun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingirún.
Ingiwara f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Yngvǫr.
Ingreda f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Ingrid.
Ingride f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic), Portuguese
Old Swedish variant of Ingrid which was still occasionally recorded in the early 1900s, as well as the Portuguese form of Ingrid.
Ingrith f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Ingríðr.... [more]
Íñiga f Medieval Spanish
Feminine form of Íñigo.
Iñiguez f Medieval Spanish
Possibly derived from the masculine given name Íñigo.
Instancia f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Latin īnstantia meaning "perseverance".
Iolente f Medieval French
Old French form of Odelinde.
Irisko f Medieval Hungarian
Hungarian (diminutive?) form of Iris, recorded as a given name in 15th-century Hungary.
Irodia f Medieval Russian
Feminine form of Irodion.
Isabelluccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Isabella, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.
Isavell f Medieval Irish
Medieval Anglicisation of Isibéal.
Isbell f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish, American (Rare)
Variant of Isbel, which in the case of the Scots name is an approach at a phonetic spelling of Gaelic Iseabail.
Iselota f Medieval English
Most likely a diminutive of Isolda (compare Iseldis).
Isemay f Medieval English
Perhaps from a hypothetic Germanic name like *Ismegi or *Ismagi, *Ismagin, which would mean "iron strength" from isan, itself from îsarn "iron" (see Isanbrand; however, the first element could also be îs "ice") combined with magan "strength, might"... [more]
Isengard f Medieval German, German (Rare)
The name Isengard is formed from the Germanic name elements isarn "iron" and gard "enclosure".
Isibél f Medieval Irish
Older form of Isibéal.... [more]
Islana f Brazilian (Rare), Medieval German (Rare)
As a medieval German name, some academics consider this name to be derived from a Latin dative form of Isla.
Ismary f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Medieval English, English (Archaic)
Spanish variant of Ismaria as well as a Medieval English vernacular form and Early Modern English variant of Ismeria.
Ismay f English (British), Dutch, Anglo-Norman, Medieval Irish
Variant of Isemay, an Anglo-Norman name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was also recorded in medieval Ireland on women born into Anglo-Norman families.
Ismena f Medieval English
Of obscure origin and meaning.
Ismeria f Medieval English, Medieval German, Spanish
Quasi-Marian name connected to the devotion of Notre Dame de Liesse in Picardy. According to the legend, Ismeria ("the Black Madonna") was a Moorish girl who converted to Christianity and released the crusaders captivated by her father because of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary.... [more]