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This category is for feminine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language feminine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
Meaning. "He shall add/grow". Other names. Related names. Joseph, Joey, Joe, Josie, Josef. Josephine is a female given name. It is the English version of the French name Joséphine, itself a female variant of the name Joseph, which is ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Yosef ( Hebrew: יוֹסֵף), meaning "he shall add/grow".
The name became rare after the 14th century, but was later revived as a female given name, which derived from the Middle English joise meaning "rejoice". [ 1 ] [ better source needed ] The name originated with Saint Joyce (Judoc) (600–668), a Breton prince and hermit and the son of Judicael , king of Brittany.
Rare and Unique Baby Girl Names. Raven: This Old English name means "dark-haired or wise." Amber: Of Arabic, English, and Gaelic origin, this name can mean "jewel" or "fierce." Ruby: This name is ...
Emma is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Germanic word ermen, meaning "whole" or "universal". [ 1] It likely originated as a short form of names such as Ermengarde or Ermentrude. Its earliest use begins at least from the early seventh century, with Frankish royal daughter Emma of Austrasia and the wife of Eadbald of Kent found in ...
Julia was the 30th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007 and the 88th most popular name for women in the 1990 census there. It has been among the top 150 names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years.
Estee, Estella, Estelle, Esti, Estrella, Hadassah, Hester, Stella. Esther ( Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר) is a female given name known from the Jewish queen Esther, eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther . According to the Hebrew Bible, queen Esther was born with the name הֲדַסָּה Hadassah ("Myrtle"). Her name was changed to Esther to ...
The name has ranked among the top five hundred most used names for newborn girls in England and Wales since 2009 and among the top one hundred names since 2020. [8] Usage of the name was first recorded in Ireland in 2009, when three Irish girls were called Lyra. The name was among the top three hundred names for girls in Ireland in 2021, when ...