girl names

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

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2,555 names · Page 4 of 43. Origin labels follow the cited name sense; earlier roots and uncertain meanings are explained on each name page.

Anitë

Borrowed from Spanish Anita.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ë

Anja

From Russian А́ня (Ánja).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Añjali

Borrowed from Sanskrit अञ्जलि (añjali).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends I

Añjnā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अञ्जना (añjanā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Añjnī

Borrowed from Sanskrit अञ्जनी (añjanī).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ī

Ankita

Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्कित (aṅkita).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Ann

From Late Latin Anna chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate in reference to Anna the Prophetess, from Koine…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends N

Anna

From Late Latin Anna both directly and via numerous other languages, chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Annabel

Originally a mishearing or misreading of Latin amabilis (“lovable”) (= Amabel, Mabel), used since the 12th century and by folk etymology interpreted as Anna + belle, "beautiful…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends L

Annabella

A female given name from Latin, variant of Annabel or Annabelle.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Annabelle

A variant of Annabel, by folk etymology, "beautiful Anna".

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Annapūrṇā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अन्नपूर्णा (annapūrṇā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Anne-Marie

Borrowed from French Anne-Marie.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Anneli

From German Anneli.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends I

Annette

From French Annette, diminutive of Anne, from Ἄννα (Ánna), the Ancient Greek New Testament form of the Hebrew female name חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious”) with the French…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Annie

From English Annie.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends E

Anniina

From Russian Аннина (Annina) or Italian Annina, popularized in Finland by the song Annina (1901) by Oskar Merikanto.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Annisa

Borrowed from Arabic النِّسَاء (an-nisāʔ, “the women”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Anouk

From French Anouk, popularised by actress Anouk Aimée, who adopted the name after her role in the film La Maison sous la mer (1947). Prior to that there is little evidence of…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends K

Ansley

From Old English ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Ansūyā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनसूया (anasūyā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Anthea

From Ancient Greek ἄνθη (ánthē, “blossom”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Antoinette

From French Antoinette, feminine diminutive of Antoine, equivalent to Anthony.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Antonela

Borrowed from Italian Antonella.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Antonella

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Antonella.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Antonia

From Spanish Antonia. The feminine equivalent of Anthony. Borrowed from Spanish Antonia.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Antònia

From Latin Antōnia.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Antonina

Learned borrowing from Latin Antōnīna. From Latin Antōnīna.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Anubhūti

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुभूति (anubhūti). Compare Assamese অনুভূতি (onubhuti), Bengali অনুভূতি (onubhuti), Odia ଅନୁଭୂତି (anubhuti).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends I

Anuhea

anuhea (“cool soft fragrance”), from anu (“coolness”) + hea (“mist”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Anujā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुजा (anujā). By surface analysis, अनुज (anuj, “born after”) + -आ (-ā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Anukŕti

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुकृति (anukṛti). By surface analysis, अनु- (anu-, “after, following”) + कृति (kŕti, “doing, making”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends I

Anupmā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुपमा (anupamā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Anuṣkā

Maybe ultimately from Russian Аннушка (Annuška) or Classical Persian اَنُوشَه (anūša), later reanalyzed as a Sanskrit-origin name with retroflex -ष्- (-ṣ-). See Anoushka for more.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Aoibhe

a female given name from Old Irish, variant of Aoife

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends E

Aoife

Borrowed from Irish Aoife. The name is unrelated to the Biblical name Eva, which was rendered as Éabha in Irish. However, due to the lack of a more precise alternative familiar…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends E

Aparṇā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अपर्णा (aparṇā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Apekṣā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अपेक्षा (apekṣā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Aphrodite

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē) (see it for more).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends E

Apollonia

Borrowed from Latin Apollōnia, from Ancient Greek Ἀπολλωνία (Apollōnía).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 5 syllables
Ending: ends A

Apollonie

Borrowed from Latin Apollōnia, from Ancient Greek Ἀπολλωνία (Apollōnía).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Apolonia

Learned borrowing from Latin Apollonia, from Ancient Greek Ἀπολλωνία (Apollōnía).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 5 syllables
Ending: ends A

Apple

From apple. As a surname, also an Americanized form of Appel or Apfel.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

April

From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Arabella

Uncertain, used in Scotland since the sixteenth century; possibly from Latin orabilis (“yielding to prayer”) or a variant of Annabel.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Araceli

Shortened from María (de) Araceli, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as the patron of Lucena, Andalusia, also the name of church in Rome (Madonna di Araceli), from…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends I

Ārādhnā

Borrowed from Sanskrit आराधना (ārādhanā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Arantxa

Borrowed from Basque Arantxa.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aria

As a 21st century English name from TV and fantasy fiction, explained as "a musical aria". Similar sounding names exist in many languages, e.g. Ariah and Arie from Hebrew, Arya…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Ariadna

Learned borrowing from Latin Ariadne, from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē). Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Ariadne

From Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē). a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Ariadne Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends E

Ariana

Modern simplification of Arianna, Ariane and Arianne, all forms of the Greek name Ariadne ("most holy"; Cretan Greek αρι (ari) "most" and αδνος (adnos) "holy"). There has been…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Ariane

From French Ariane, from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē). From Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Arianna

From Italian Arianna, from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Ariella

Feminine form of Ariel.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Arifə

Ultimately from Arabic عَارِفَة (ʕārifa).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ə

Arja

Apparently invented by Eino Leino (who originally used it as a male name) or L. Onerva, for characters in early 20th century poems. Perhaps coined as a variant of Irja (also…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Arlene

Borrowed from English Arlene.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Arménia

Borrowed from Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία (Armenía), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /⁠Armina⁠/).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Armi

Shortened from Italian Armida (perhaps inspired by the Torquato Tasso poem Jerusalem Delivered), also associated with Armas (“beloved”). Not related to an older male given name…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends I

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