girl names

Feminine names with clear structured records, meanings, origins, and style notes.

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2,555 names · Page 2 of 43. Origin labels follow the cited name sense; earlier roots and uncertain meanings are explained on each name page.

Aileen

A female given name from Irish, variant of Eileen.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Aimee

Borrowed from French Aimée (“beloved”). A variation of the English Amy.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Aimée

Unadapted borrowing from French Aimée (“beloved”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends E

Aina

Popularized by Zachris Topelius's poem Ljungblommar (1845), as a name commonly used by Swedish-speaking Finns. Possibly coined from a dialectal variant of ainoa (“only”). Now…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Ainara

Borrowed from Basque Ainara, itself from ainara (“swallow”), a variant of enara.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Áine

A derivative of Old Irish án (“bright, brilliant; splendid, noble”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends E

Ainhoa

Borrowed from Basque Ainhoa. Shortened from Virgen de Ainhoa (“Virgin of Ainhoa”), a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary, from the place name Ainhoa.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aini

Variant of Aino, Aina.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends I

Ainikki

From Aino + -ikki, first proposed in 1879.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends I

Aino

From aino, a poetic variant of ainoa (“only, sole”), also in the sense “unique”. The name was coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot, the editor of the…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends O

Airi

Invented at the end of the 19th century, either from airut (“herald”), or from place names like Airisto, Airikka (both also found as surnames), Airiselkä, at least some of them…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends I

Aische

Borrowed from Turkish Ayşe, from Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša). The use as a common noun is due to the name's commonness among Turkish immigrants, possibly reinforced by the…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends E

Aisha

From Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aislinn

Borrowed from Irish Aisling.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Aïssata

A French spelling of a name ultimately derived from Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša, “Aisha”). Native spellings include Pulaar Aysata.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aïssatou

A French spelling of a West African name ultimately derived from Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša, “Aisha”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends U

Ajisai

/adisawi/ → /ad͡ʑisai/ From Old Japanese. Recorded in the Man'yōshū of c. 759 CE with the phonetic man'yōgana spellings 味狭藍 (adisawi) and 安治佐為 (adisawi), and in the Wamyō…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends I

Ājñā

Borrowed from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā, “order, command, authority”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Ākāṅkṣā

Borrowed from Sanskrit आकाङ्क्षा (ākāṅkṣā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Akiko

Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko). Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko). Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends O

Ākŕti

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आकृति (ākṛti).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends I

Ākūti

Borrowed from Sanskrit आकूति (ākūti).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends I

Alala

From Ancient Greek Ἀλαλά (Alalá), from Ancient Greek ἀλαλή (alalḗ, literally “loud cry, war cry”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alana

Feminine form of Alan (from Alan + -a). In regular use since the 20th century. alana (“awakening”); the modern usage is reinforced by English Alana.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alanis

A feminine form of Alan best known for the Canadian singer Alanis Morissette whose father was named Alan.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends S

Alanna

A feminine form of Alan; variant spelling of Alana. Compare also Alannah.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alba

From Spanish Alba, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 and 2.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alberta

From Albert + -a. The province was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta. Learned borrowing from Latin Alberta.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Albertiina

From Swedish Albertina, a feminine form of Albert.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Albertina

A feminine diminutive form of Albert. Latinate variant of Albertine. By surface analysis, Albert + -ina.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Albertine

Borrowed from French Albertine. Variant of Albertina. By surface analysis, Albert + -ine.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Albina

From Latin Albina (name of a third-century martyr), feminine form of the Roman cognomen Albīnus, derivative of Latin albus (“white”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Albína

Borrowed from Latin Albīna. Derived from Latin Albīna.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alceste

From Ancient Greek Ἄλκηστις (Álkēstis).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Aldith

From Old English eald (“old”) + gūþ (“battle”)

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends H

Aldonza

Inherited from Old Spanish Aldonza, Aldonça, from Vulgar Latin *Aldegundia, *Aldigundia, Aldegundis, possibly corresponding to Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌴𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌳 (*aldēgund), from…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aldwyth

From Old English eald (“old”) + gūþ (“battle”)

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends H

Aldyth

From Old English eald (“old”) + gūþ (“battle”)

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends H

Alejandra

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aleksandra

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), perhaps popularized via Russian Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra); a feminine form of Aleksanteri. Cognate with English Alexandra.…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alessandra

Borrowed from Italian Alessandra. Borrowed from Italian Alessandra.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alexa

* From Alex + -a. A feminine form of Alex. * A female given name, clipping of Alexandra. Borrowed from English Alexa.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alexandra

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-, stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)). Feminine form of Alexander (“the man who repels…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alexandria

From Middle English Alexandria, from Old English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) +…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 5 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alexandrine

From French Alexandrine. By surface analysis, Alexandra + -ine.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends E

Alexia

Feminine form of Alexius.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alexondra

Variant of Alexandra to explicate /-ɑ(ː)-/ 〈-o-〉, as opposed to /-æ-/ 〈-a-〉.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alexya

Derived from Ancient Greek (compare Alexy).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alica

Derived from English Alice.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alice

English Alice From Middle English Alice, from Old French Alys, Alice, from Old High German Adalheid, proposed to derive from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *haiduz…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Alicia

A Latinization of Alice, which is in turn from Old French Adelais, Germanic Adalheid.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aliina

Variant of Alina.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aliisa

From French Alice.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alina

Borrowed from Italian Alina, or a Latinate form of French Aline, ultimately from diminutives of the same Germanic name Adela, Adele. From a Latinate form of German Aline…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aline

Borrowed from French Aline. Borrowed from French Aline.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Alisha

A modern spelling variant of Alicia.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alison

From Middle English Alisoun, from Old French Alison, brought to England by the Normans (from Anglo-Norman Alison, from Norman Alison), diminutive of Aliz, equivalent to English…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends N

Alissa

Variant of Alyssa, from Alicia or from alyssum.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Alita

From Spanish Alita.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aliyah

Ultimately from Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya). Ultimately from Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”)

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends H

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