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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Swiss.
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Philine f Ancient Greek, German, Danish (Rare), Literature
Feminine form of Philinos. In Germany it was brought to public attention when Johann Wolfgang von Goethe used it for a character in his novel Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship (1795-96).
Philothée m & f French (Rare)
French form of Philotheus (via its Latinized form Philotheos) and Philothea. While the masculine name has fallen out of use, the feminine name was revived in the late 2000s.
Phrosine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Theatre
Truncated form of Euphrosine. Mélidore et Phrosine (1794) is an opera by the French composer Étienne Méhul. It is considered an important example of early Romantic opera.
Pie m & f French (Rare)
French form of Pius and Pia.
Pierangela f Italian
Feminine form of Pierangelo.
Pieranna f Italian
Combination of Piera and Anna.
Pieretta f Italian, Corsican
Diminutive of Piera.
Piérine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Pierre.
Pierrina f Italian
The name of a genus of flowering plants, and when used as a name probably a feminine form of Pierre or Piero. This makes it a variant of Pierina, Perrine and Pierrette.
Pileria f Italian (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Maria Santissima del Pilerio whose name is derived from the Calabrian dialect word pileri (pilastro in Standard Italian) "pillar" (compare Spanish Pilar).
Pinuccia f Italian, Sardinian
Diminutive of Pina ultimately a short form of Giuseppa, Giuseppina or Filippa.
Piroschka f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch borrowing of Piroska.
Pitschna f Romansh
Feminine form of Pitschen.
Plautilla f Late Roman, Italian
Late Latin and Italian feminine diminutive of Plautus.
Polidora f Italian
Feminine form of Polidoro.
Pomeline f French (Rare)
Variant form of Pomelline. This name is best known for being one of the middle names of Charlotte Casiraghi (b. 1986), who is the daughter of Princess Caroline of Hanover (formerly of Monaco)... [more]
Pommeline f French (Rare), Flemish
Modern form of Pomelline via its variant form Pomeline. The spelling of this form of the name was influenced by the French word pomme meaning "apple", which the name (and its variant form) has always shared a certain resemblance with and thus often led people to associate it with apples (to some degree).
Pompea f Italian
Italian form of Pompeia.
Pompée m & f French
French masculine and feminine form of Pompeius (see Pompey). This was the name of a female Breton saint, also known as Aspasie, Pompaïa or, in Breton, Coupaïa/Koupaïa.
Ponzia f Italian
Feminine form of Ponzio.
Poppea f English (Rare, Archaic), Theatre, Italian (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Variant of Poppaea. This name was used for the title character of Claudio Monteverdi's opera 'L'incoronazione di Poppea' (1642).
Porfiria f Italian (Archaic), Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Galician, Dutch (Antillean, Archaic), Portuguese (Indian, Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Galician form of Porphyria (see Porfirio) as well as a variant of Porfíria used in former Portuguese India.
Porzia f Italian
Italian form of Portia.
Potentiana f Late Roman, German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Potentianus. This is the name by which saint Pudentiana (2nd century AD) is sometimes known.
Prassede f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Praxedes.
Prassitea f Italian
Italian form of Praxithea.
Précieuse f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Précieux, cognate to English Precious.
Preziosa f Italian, Judeo-Spanish
Italian form of Precious, possibly via the Medieval Spanish name Preciosa.
Prielle f French (Modern, Rare), Jewish
French feminine form of Priel.
Prima f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Primus (see Primo).
Primarosa f Italian (Rare)
Italian adoption of Primrose.
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.
Primerose f French (Rare)
Derived from French primerose "primrose".
Primetta f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Prima.
Properzia f Italian
Italian feminine form of Propertius. Properzia de' Rossi was a female marble sculptor of the Italian Renaissance.
Prosperina f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Prosper and Prospero and diminutive form of Prospera.
Provina f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Provino.
Provvidenza f Italian
Italian cognate of Providence.
Prudenza f Italian (Rare)
Means "prudence" in Italian, directly from Latin prudentia.
Prunelle f French
French form of Prunella.
Pulcheria f Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical), German (Bessarabian), Italian (Rare)
Derived from Latin pulcher meaning "beautiful, noble". This name was borne by Saint Pulcheria, elder sister of the Byzantine emperor Theodosius II. It was also the name of a character in 'Crime and Punishment' by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Pünktchen f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Pünktchen ("little dot") is the main protagonist in Pünktchen und Anton by Erich Kästner. Pünktchen is the nickname the girl goes with, her real name is Luise Pogge.
Pupella f Italian (Rare, ?)
Pupella Maggio (1910-1999) was an Italian film actress. She was born Giustina Maggio. Pupella was her nickname, and it means "little doll" in Italian. She worked with Federico Fellini, the famous Italian film director.
Purdey f & m English (Rare), French (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname, a variant of Purdie.... [more]
Purga f Romansh
Variant of Burga, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Quentine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Quintina. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quentin.
Querelle f French
Querelle is the French for quarrel. ... [more]
Quiémence f French (Rare, Archaic)
Local vernacular form of Clémence found in the Poitou-Charentes region.
Quiéta f French
French form of Quieta.
Quieta f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Derived from Latin quietus, -a, -um "quiet". This was the name of a saint.
Quilene f Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), German (Rare)
Most likely a combination of a name starting with Qui- (such as Quinn and Quirijn) with a name that ends in -lene, such as Helene and Marlene.... [more]
Quincetta f American (Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly Italian diminutive of Quinzia. This name is also used as English feminine form of Quincy.
Quinte f French (Archaic)
French form of Quinta.
Quintienne f French (Archaic)
French form of Quintiana. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quintien.
Quintilla f Ancient Roman, Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Latin diminutive of Quinta, which thus makes this name the feminine equivalent of Quintillus.
Quintine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French variant form of Quentine, of which the use has not solely been limited to France: it has been used in other francophone regions in the world (such as Québec in Canada and Wallonia in Belgium) and even in non-francophone countries, such as the Netherlands.... [more]
Quinzia f Italian, Emilian-Romagnol
Italian and Emilian form of Quintia.
Quirinia f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Quirinius.
Quitterie f French
French form of Quiteria.
Raba f German (Archaic)
Possibly a feminine version of Rabe.
Rabea f German
Meaning unknown. This name became popular in Germany in the early 1970s, due to Rabea Hartmann (born in 1947), a German TV personality.
Rachela f Italian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Italian variant of Rachele, Polish form of Rachel as well as a Latinate form of Rachel.
Radegonda f Italian, Sardinian
Italian and Sardinian form of Radegund.
Radost f Bulgarian, German (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian радост "joy, happiness". Radost Bokel is a German actress who played the titular character in the fantasy film 'Momo' (1986).
Raika f German (Modern, Rare)
German borrowing of Rajka as well as a German variant of Reika.
Raïssa f French
French form of Raisa 1.
Raketa f German (Rare)
A modern invention.
Raniera f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Raniero.
Ranja f German
Form of Rania, using German phonetics.
Raoulette f French (Archaic)
A feminine form of Raoul.
Raulette f French (Archaic)
A feminine form of Raul.
Rauline f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Raulin.
Rautgund f German (Rare, Archaic)
The first name element may be derived from Germanic raudaz "red", the second name element is the Germanic name element gunda "war".
Redenta f Italian
Italian form of Redempta.
Regelinda f Medieval Slavic, Medieval German, German (Modern, Rare)
The name appears to be Germanic, containing the name elements REGIN "advice, council" and LIND "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".... [more]
Régina f French
French form of Regina.
Reginburg f German
Combination of the name elements regin and burg.
Regola f Italian (Rare)
Cognate of Regula. It coincides with the regular Italian vocabulary regola "rule; norm".
Reida f Romansh
Variant of Reta.
Reika f German, East Frisian
Feminine form of Reik.
Reinette f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Reine.
Reingard f German (Rare)
This name is composed of the elements regin and gard, and it is a phonetically simplified Form of the name Ragingard
Reini m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element ragin meaning "advice", such as Reinhard and Reinout for men and Reinhilde for women.... [more]
Reinilde f Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Italian form of Reinhild as well as a Dutch and Flemish variant of Reinhilde.
Reiyla f German
The name means clever fox, sunshine or wild child
Réjane f French
transferred use of the surname Réjane. This name may have been first been used in the 1880s thanks to the French actress Gabrielle Réjane, born Gabrielle-Charlotte Reju (1856-1920).
Relinde f German (Rare)
Shortened form of a German name with the name elements REGIN "advice" and LIND "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Rema f Italian (Rare), English (Modern)
Italian feminine form of Remo.
Rémiette f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Rémiet (and thus ultimately of Rémy).
Remigia f Italian, Polish
Italian feminine form of Remigio and Polish feminine form of Remigiusz.
Remina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Rema.
Remismonda f Italian
Feminine form of Remismondo
Remola f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive form of Rema.
Rena f Estonian, Greek, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Greek short form of Irini and Irene, Estonian short form of both Irena and Renate, and Scandinavian and German short form of Renate and Renata as well as a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element regin or ending in -rena... [more]
Renelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian)
Variant of Renelde. It coincides with a place name, which belonged to a former tributary of the Seine.
Renetta f Italian
Italian form of Reinette.
Reni f German
Short for of Renate.
Renzia f Italian
Diminutive of Lorenza.
Reo f Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Rhoeo.
Resa f English, German, Spanish, Literature
Short form of Theresa or Teresa.... [more]
Reserl f German (Austrian), Upper German
Austrian and Bavarian German diminutive of Theresa, Therese and Theresia.... [more]
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.
Restitute f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Restituta. This name has not enjoyed as much use as its variant Restitude has, which is why this name is nearly extinct while that name is not.
Reta f German (Swiss), Romansh
Feminine form of Reto.
Rhéa f French (Rare)
French form of Rhea.
Rhéane f French (Modern, Rare)
Recent coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of Rhéa.
Ribanna f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Ribanna (also described as Rose of Quicourt) is a fictive Native American woman in several works of Karl May. She is married to Old Firehand.
Richarda f Dutch, German
Feminine form of Richard.
Richarde f French (Rare)
French form of Richarda. Saint Richardis, known as Richarde in French, was the wife of Holy Roman Emperor Charles III ("the Fat").
Richiza f German (Archaic), Germanic
Old High German diminutive of names containing the Germanic element ric meaning "mighty, distinguished, rich".
Rieke f German, Dutch
Diminutive of feminine names that contain the sound "ree" (such as Henrike or Marieke). It is also a diminutive of Rie in Dutch.
Rietje f German, Dutch
Short form of Marietje.
Righetta f Romansh (Archaic)
Feminine form of Righet.
Rigoberta f Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Rigoberto. A famous bearer is the Guatemalan human rights activist Rigoberta Menchú (1959-).
Rigoberte f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Rigobert.
Rilana f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
Rilana is the name of the female protagonist in the French-German TV series 'Arpad le Tzigane/Arpad der Zigeuner' ("Arpad the Gypsy").... [more]
Rina f Romansh
Truncated form of Catrina and Chatrina.
Rinalda f Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Rinaldo and Dutch variant form of Reinalda.
Ripalta f Italian (Rare)
It means "hight bank" from the archaic word ripa "bank" (nowadays riva) and alta "high". ... [more]
Rirette f French (Modern, Rare)
Probably derived from the French word rire "laughter". ... [more]
Rixa f German (Rare), Low German, Frisian
Low German and Frisian short form of names beginning with the element ric.
Robertine f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English (Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Roberte and feminine form of Robertin. This name was borne by Robertine Barry (1863-1910), a French Canadian journalist and publisher.
Robine f Medieval French, French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French feminine form of Robin, which originated in medieval times. For reasons unknown, it fell out of use after the Middle Ages, after which it continued to survive as a matronymic surname (mostly in the Normandy region of France)... [more]
Robinette f Medieval French, French (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Robine (as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix). In other words: you could say that this name is the feminine form of Robinet... [more]
Robinique f English (Rare), French (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Robin.
Rocchina f Italian
A feminine form to Rocco.
Roda f German (Rare)
A feminine short form of Germanic names including the name element hroð "fame" (e.g. Roderich).
Roderica f Italian
Feminine form of Rodrigo.
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.
Roline f Dutch, French (Archaic)
In The Netherlands, this name is a variant of Roeline - though with this spelling, it may also be a short form of Caroline... [more]
Romarica f Italian
Feminine form of Romarico.
Romea f Italian, Slovene (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Romeo.
Romualdine f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Diminutive of Romualda and Romualde, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ine.
Rosali f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Rosa 1.
Rosalinde f German, French (Rare), Dutch, Flemish
German and Dutch form of Rosalind.
Rosamée f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Luxembourgish (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a contraction of Rose and Aimée via the form Amée.
Rosamilia f Romansh
Contraction of Rosa 1 and Emilia.
Rosamunda f Italian, Galician, Spanish
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Rosamund.
Rosamunde f German, English (Rare)
German form of Rosamund, and also an English variant.
Rosantonia f Romansh
Contraction of Rosa 1 and Antonia.
Röschen f German (Rare)
German diminutive of Rosa 1 and other feminine names that start with Ros- (such as Rosalie), as it has the German diminutive suffix -chen... [more]
Roscio m & f Italian, Spanish
Variant of Rocio.
Rosel f Upper German
Southern German diminutive of Rose and names containing Rose like Rosemarie or Annerose.
Roselaine f French (Quebec), French (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Roselène, a variant of Roseline and a contraction of Rose and Madelaine.
Roselène f French (Rare)
Contraction of Rose and Hélène. In some cases it might also have been a variant of Roseline.
Roselene f German (Rare), Haitian Creole
German contraction of Rose and Lene and Haitian form of Roselène.
Roselieb f German (Rare)
A new invented name of the words Rose and lieb meaning lovely.
Roselore f German (Rare)
Contraction of Rose and Eleonore via the short form Lore 1.
Rosemma f Italian (Rare)
Contraction of Rosa 1 and Emma.
Roserl f German (Austrian), Upper German
Austrian and Bavarian German diminutive of given names that start with Ros-, such as Rosa 1 and Roswitha... [more]
Rosi f Spanish, German, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Diminutive of Rosa 1, Rosalie and similar names, also used as a standalone name in German-speaking countries and Brazil.
Rosilena f Theatre, Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Roselina. Rosilena ed Oronta (1728) is an opera by Antonio Vivaldi.
Rosina f German
German short form of Euphrosina, common in the 1700s and 1800s, then almost forgotten and now being revived in recent years.
Rösli f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Rose and Rosa 1.
Rosmertha f German
Spelling variant of Rosmerta.
Rosolina f Italian
Variant of Rosalia.
Rossane f Italian
Variant of Rossana.
Rossina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Rossa. But it should be noted that there are also cases where this name is a variant of Rosina.
Rosuccia f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Medieval Italian diminutive of Rosa 1, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.
Rosvilda f Italian (Rare, Archaic)
This name, now extremely rare, comes from the German 'rosen weilt', signifying "wild rose".
Rosvita f Slovene, Romansh
Slovene and Romansh form of Roswitha.
Roswietha f German (Rare)
Variant spelling of Roswitha.
Ruberta f Dutch, English, German
Variant form of Roberta and/or variant spelling of Ruperta.
Rudolfine f Dutch, German
Variant spelling of Rudolphine.
Rufa f Italian, Galician
Feminine form of Rufo.
Rummeneca f Italian, Neapolitan
Neapolitan form of Domenica.
Rusalka f Slavic Mythology, Theatre, German (Rare)
A water nymph in Slavic Mythology. Also the name of an opera written by the Czech writer Antonín Dvorák.
Rusina f Romansh, Corsican
Romansh and Corsican form of Rosina.
Ruthilde f German
Variant of Ruthild.
Saba f Croatian, Polish, German
Croatian, Polish and German short form of Sabina.
Sabata f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sabato.
Sabe f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Sabrina.
Sabeth f German (Rare), Literature
Short form of Elisabeth. Max Frisch used this name on one of his characters in the novel "Homo Faber" (published in English in 1959).
Sabi f German
Diminutive of Sabina, Sabine and Sabrina.
Sabinchen f German (Rare)
German diminutive of Sabine. Rarely, if ever, used as an official given name.... [more]
Sael f German (Modern, Rare)
A newly created name, formed from the first two letters of the names of the parents Sanne and Eljero.
Sahra f Somali, Arabic, German (Modern, Rare), Turkish, English (Modern, Rare)
Literally from Arabic صحراء (ṣaḥrāʾ) meaning "desert" as well as a variant of Zahrah.
Sainte f French (Rare)
French form of Sancta.
Saira f Romansh
Surselvan Romansh form of Sara. The name coincides with Romansh saira "evening".
Salesia f German (Rare)
Probably a feminisation of the surname Sales borne by the Roman Catholic saint Francis de Sales.
Salvatora f Italian
Feminine form of Salvatore.