Female Names

acantha: thorny

adah: the crown's adornment

adamina: daughter of the red earth

adara: beauty, or virgin

adena: sensuous, voluptuous

aderyn: bird

aditi: free and unbounded

adora: beloved

adrienne: dark lady from the sea

*aileen: lightbearer*

airlea: etheral

aithnea: fire

akida: little winged one; like a woodlark

akili: wisdom

akina: very bright spring flower; bright leaves

alana: bright; fair one

alanna: fair, beautiful

alaula: light of early dawn or sunset glow

alethea: truth

alina: bright, beautiful

amalia

amalthea: assyrian summer/mother goddess

amaranatha: immortal; flower name

amaris: god has promised; child of the moon. The moon is the ruler of Cancer, the constellation through which souls pass from heaven into human bodies.

amata: loved

amatullah: female servant of allah

amber: fierce one; jewel

*anaba: she returns from war*

anala : fire

ananda: bliss

angharad: free from shame

annikki: bitter

anthea: like a flower

ara: spirit of revenge

arabella: beautiful altar

aradia

ariane: silvery

ardath: field of flowers

ariadne: holy one

ariana: iranian winter goddess

*aridatha: field of flowers*

ariel: lioness of god

arielle: lion of god

arlana: pledge

ashild: god-fighting woman

azami: thistle flower. the thistle symbolizes defiance and surliness. (Japanese)

asiza: forest spirit

astrid: star; great strength

athanasia: immortal

badria: moonlike

badriyyah [ba-DREE-ah]: resembling the full moon

baraka: white one

beryl

blodwyn: white flower

blythe: joyous

briana: stength, virtue, honor

brigid

bronwyn: fair breast

caitlen

caitrin: pure maiden

caitriona

*calandra: lark. one as light and gay as a bird*

calandria: lark. one as light and gay as a bird

*calantha: beautiful blossom. a woman of childlike beauty and innocence*

calida: warm, ardent

calista: most beautiful

caltha: marigold

canace: daughter of the wind

caronwen: little fair love

caryl: beloved

cassandra: helper of men; disbelieved by men

ceridwen: fair poetry

chantrea: moonshine

chilali: snowbird

ciannait: ancient

*cliantha: flower of glory*

clover

*cynara: a beautiful maiden protected by thorns.*

cyra: flame

damara: gentle girl

deirdre: sorrow

dooriya: the deep

drisana: daughter of the sun

dysis: sunset

edana: little fiery one

eglantine: sweetbriar, wild rose

eira: snow

eirian: silver

eirlys: snowdrop

elana: oak tree

elida: gift of the sun

eliora: the Lord is my light

fiona: fair

finola: white shoulder

fionnuala: fair shoulders

firousi: turquoise

garnet

genevieve: white wave

*girisa: mountain lord*

guinevere: fair lady. white phantom.

haddiya [HAH-dee-yah]: guide to righteousness

haimi: the seeker

halimeda: sea thoughts; one drawn to the sea

hanako: flower, fair blossom

hannah: full of grace; anatolian winter goddess

hedia: the voice or echo of god

heliades: greek spring goddess

*helianthe: bright flower, sunflower*

helice: spiral

hepzibah: hebrew summer goddess

hestia: a star

iantha: violet colored flower

ianthe: violet colored flower

ilana: a tree

iliki: pelting spray of the ocean

inanna: goddess of love

inari: goddess of agriculture

incili: the pearl

iolanthe: violet flower

ione: violet colored stone

irisa: rainbow

jacinth: hyacinthe

jahara: jewel

jasmine

jocasta: shining moon

kai'mi: the seeker

kali: energy

kalila: beloved

kalinda: sun

kaliska: coyote chasing deer

kalyca: rosebud

kanya: virgin, pure, chaste

kavindra: mighty poet

khalida: young lion

khalidah: immortal

kiah: season's beginning

kiara

kikilia: blind; grey eyes

kiliwia: forest

kimama: butterfly

kimimela: butterfly

*kiwidinok: woman of the wind*

kutattoa: bear scattering intestines of a person as it eats him

leandra: like a lioness

*leila: dark as night*

ligia: silver voice

lilith: ghost, night monster, woman of the night

linnet: sweet bird

*liorah: i have light*

*lisha: darkness before midnight*

lucretia

lycoris: twilight

maeli: tower

magdala: tower

magdalen

maidel: tower

mairead [MAW-reed]: a pearl

mairona

makawee: earth maiden

mallaidh [MAL-ee]: bitter

*manaba: war returned with her coming*

mareria: of the sea

mariam

marigold

margarethe: a pearl

marjallah: gift from the sea

marjan: coral

mavelle: songbird

*mehadi: flower*

melanie: black, clad in darkness

melantha: dark flower

melka: black, dark

meredith: sea protector, guardian from the sea

meri: the sea

merlyn: falcon

miakoda: power of the moon

midori: green; a hope the child will be illustrious.(Japanese)

mielikki: pleasing

migina: returning moon

migisi: eagle

mika: the knowing raccoon; moon of the third night

mineko: peak (mountian child)

*minirth*

mio: triple cord

mirabel: of extraordinary beauty

mirable: wonderful

miranda: fit to be admired

miriam: bitter

mirielle: miraculous

mirka: sea of bitterness

misea: white sun

misai: white sun

miyuki: deep snows, tranquility

moira: great

morgan: sea dweller, from the edge of the sea

mrena: white eyes

myriam

muireann [MOR-in]: of the long hair

muirgheal [MORE-e-guhl]: sea-bright

myryam

nahimana: mystic

*nairi: land of the canyons*

nalani: calmness of the heavens

nari: thunderpeal; thunder child

nascha: owl

nereida: sea nymph

niabi: fawn

*nirah: light*

nirel (ni: RAYL): god's light

nirveli (neer-VAY-li): water; waterchild

nita: bear

nitara (ni-TAH-rah): deeply rooted

ogin (oh-GEEN): bear; the wild rose

onatah: corn spirit; daughter of the earth

oriana: golden; dawining

orenda: magic powers - the power inherent in all things, that can affect and control others. (Iroquois)

paige

pari: fairy eagle

pelagia: mermaid

peronel: a rock

*phaidra: bright one*

pythia: a prophet

*rachel: innocent as a lamb. one who suffers in silence.*

raisse: the believer

raphaela: god has healed

ratanapoln: crystal blessing

raven

rebecca: binding, servant of God

*ryedyn: fern*

rhiamon: a witch

rhianwen: blessed maiden

sapphire

scarlett

seirian: sparkling

shabnan: raindrop

shahin: eagle

shaina: beautiful

sholeh: flame

sibyl: prophetess

sierna: sweetly singing mermaid

*simin: silver*

sinopa: kit fox

sisika: thrush

skylar: sheltering

taini: coming new moon

*taipa: to spread wings*

tala: wolf

talisman

taraneh: melody

theodora: divine gift

*theora: watcher for god*

thera: wild, untamed one

valentina: to be strong

vedis: forest nymph

velvet

vered: rose

viridis: green bough

wynne: fair

xylia: of the wood

ysole: ice

yseutte: fair

zahara: flower

zahira: luminous

zara: brightness of the east, dawn

zarifa: graceful

zerah: rising of the light

zillah: shadow

zoe: life