Julia
From Latin Iūlia, feminine form of the Roman gens name Iūlius. Further popularized by early Christian saints. Doublet of Julie. Borrowed from Latin Iūlia. From Latin Iūlia, a…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
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Julian
A female given name from Latin, of medieval English usage, variant of Gillian. Borrowed from German Julian. Learned borrowing from Latin Jūliānus. Borrowed from Spanish Julián.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Juliane
Borrowed from German Juliane.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Julianne
A 19th/20th century variant of Juliana. Can also be interpreted as a combination of Julia + Anne. Borrowed from English Julianne.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Julie
a female given name from Latin Iūlia, equivalent to English Julia
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Justine
From French Justine, from Latin Iūstīna, name of early saints, feminine of Iūstīnus, derivative of Iūstus, from iūstus (“just”). The feminine equivalent of Justin. From Latin…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Kahina
Borrowed from Arabic كَاهِنَة (kāhina).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kaouther
Borrowed from Arabic كَوْثَر (kawṯar).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Karina
Borrowed from English Karina, a variant of French Karine. Derived from Swedish Karin.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kasumi
Borrowed from Japanese かすみ (Kasumi).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Katell
Borrowed from Breton Katell.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Kazuko
Borrowed from Japanese かずこ (Kazuko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Keiko
Borrowed from Japanese けいこ (Keiko). Borrowed from Japanese けいこ (Keiko). Borrowed from Japanese けいこ (Keiko). Borrowed from Japanese けいこ (Keiko). Borrowed from Japanese けいこ…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Kenzo
Borrowed from Japanese けんぞう (Kenzō). Borrowed from Japanese 賢三 (Kenzō). Borrowed from Japanese けんぞう (Kenzō).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Kevin
Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Irish Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgen (literally “dear birth/person”). It first became popular outside Ireland in the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Kikuko
Borrowed from Japanese きくこ (Kikuko). Borrowed from Japanese きくこ (Kikuko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Kiyoko
Borrowed from Japanese きよこ (Kiyoko). Borrowed from Japanese きよこ (Kiyoko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Kumiko
Borrowed from Japanese くみこ (Kumiko). Borrowed from Japanese くみこ (Kumiko). Borrowed from Japanese くみこ (Kumiko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Kuniko
Borrowed from Japanese くにこ (Kuniko). Borrowed from Japanese くにこ (Kuniko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Kylian
Borrowed from English Killian.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Laaouni
Borrowed from Arabic الْعَوْنِيّ (al-ʕawniyy).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Laetitia
Unadapted borrowing from Latin Laetitia, from laetitia. Doublet of Léticie, Liesse, and liesse.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Lætitia
From Latin Laetitia, the name of a minor Roman goddess.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Lagos
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λᾶγος (Lâgos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Lamia
Borrowed from Arabic لَمْيَاء (lamyāʔ).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Lara
Anglicized from Russian Ла́ра (Lára), a Russian pet form of Larissa, known from the novel (1957) and film (1965) Dr Zhivago. Recently borrowed from Russian. Recently borrowed…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Larissa
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάρισσα (Lárissa). Borrowed from English Larissa in the 20th century. Borrowed from Russian Лари́са (Larísa) in the 20th century.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Léa
From Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends A
Lénée
From Latin Lēnaeus (“Lenaeus”), from Ancient Greek Ληναῖος (Lēnaîos, “Lenaeus”), from ληναῖος (lēnaîos, literally “of or relating to the winepress”), from ληνός (lēnós,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Léonora
Borrowed from Italian Leonora.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Leslie
Borrowed from English Leslie. By folk etymology confused with Liesel, Liesl, German pet forms of Elisabeth.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Liesse
Inherited from Latin Laetitia, from laetitia. Doublet of liesse, Léticie, and Laetitia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Lola
Borrowed from Spanish Lola. Borrowed from Spanish Lola. Borrowed from Spanish Lola.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Lolita
The name is from Spanish Lolita, diminutive of Lola, from the given name Dolores. The noun derives from the name: see the etymology at lolita for details. Borrowed from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Lorraine
Inherited from Old French Loherraine, from Medieval Latin Lotharingia, Lothringia; compare Lothringia, German Lothringen.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Loujaïne
Borrowed from Arabic لُجَيْن (lujayn).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Loup
From the Latin given name Lupus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends P
Lucile
A female given name from Latin, variant of Lucille. Alternative spelling of Lucille, from Latin Lucilla. Variant of Lucie (“Lucy”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Lucille
Borrowed from Latin Lūcilla, feminine diminutive form of Lūcius.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Lucrèce
From Latin Lucretius. From Latin Lucretia.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Lysandre
Borrowed from Latin Lysander, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Λύσανδρος (Lúsandros).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Macaire
From Latin Macarius, from Ancient Greek Μακάριος (Makários).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Madeleine
From French Madeleine. Doublet of Magdalene. Inherited from Latin Magdalēna. Doublet of Magdaléna.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Maël
Borrowed from Breton Mael, from mael (literally “prince”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends L
Maëlle
Borrowed from Breton Maelle, from maelle (literally “princess”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Maëlys
From Breton. A feminine form of Maël.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Mahaut
Learned borrowing from Old French Mahaut, from Frankish *Mahtihild, from Proto-Germanic *Mahtihildiz.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Maia
From Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa). Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Maïa
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Maïssa
From dialectal Arabic مَايْسَة (māysa), from Arabic مَائِسَة (māʔisa).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Manuel
Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Manuel, short for Emanuel. Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Manuel; ultimately from Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל (imanu'él), from עִמָּנוּ אֵל…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Marc
Borrowed from French Marc, from Latin Marcus. From Latin Mārcus. Borrowed from Late Latin Marcus. From Latin Marcus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends C
Marc-Antoine
From Latin Mārcus Antōnius (“Mark Antony”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Marcel
Borrowed from French Marcel, from Latin Marcellus, diminutive of Marcus. Doublet of Marcellus. a male given name from French, equivalent to English Marcel From Latin…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Maria
Borrowed from Latin Maria, borrowed from Ancient Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā), borrowed from Aramaic מרים (maryam), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryɔm). Doublet of Mary,…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Mariko
Borrowed from Japanese まりこ (Mariko). Borrowed from Japanese まりこ (Mariko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Marjorie
Variant of Margery, a medieval vernacular form of Margaret. Variant of Marguerite. From English Marjorie. Borrowed from English Marjorie.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Maroussia
Borrowed from Russian Маруся (Marusja), from Ukrainian Маруся (Marusja).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Martial
From Latin Martialis (“Roman cognomen”), from martiālis (“belonging or dedicated to the Mars, the Roman god of war, or to war”), from Mārs (“the god Mars; the planet Mars”) +…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Martin
From Middle English Martin, from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix). See Mārs for further etymology. a male given…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N