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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.
The Akan people of Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Togo frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. These "day names" have further meanings concerning the soul and character of the person. Middle names have considerably more variety and can refer to their birth order, twin status, or ...
Lists of people by given name. Feminine given names. Given names derived from animals. Given names derived from birds. Given names derived from colors. Compound given names. Given names derived from fabrics. Given names derived from gemstones. Given names derived from holidays.
Matilde. Matilda, also spelled Mathilda and Mathilde, is the English form of the Germanic female name Mahthildis, which derives from the Old High German "maht" (meaning "might and strength") and "hild" (meaning "battle"). [ 1] The name was most popular in the United States between 1880 and 1910, when it was among the top 200 names given to girls.
Barbara is a given name used in numerous languages. It is the feminine form of the Greek word barbaros ( Greek: βάρβαρος) meaning "stranger" or "foreign". [ 1] In Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox tradition, Saint Barbara ( Greek: Ἁγία Βαρβάρα) was imprisoned in a tower by her father. She was then martyred by her father when ...
Linda is a female given name, of German origin, but widespread in the English-speaking world since the end of the nineteenth century. [ 1] The German name Linde was originally an abbreviated form of older names such as Dietlinde and Sieglinde. [ 2] In the form Linda, it was used by the writer Jean Paul for a leading character in his four-volume ...
The given name Lisa can be a short form of Elisabeth, Melissa or Elizabeth. In the United Kingdom, the name Lisa began to gain popularity during the 1960s, by 1974 it was the fifth most popular female name there, and a decade later it was the 14th most popular female name there. However, by 1996 it had fallen out of the top 100. [ 1]
Mary Mannering portrayed Janice Meredith in the 1900 stage play A Colonial Girl based on the 1899 novel by Paul Leicester Ford. Janice is a modern feminine given name, an extended version of Jane, an English feminine form of John which is itself derived from the Hebrew Yohanan, meaning ('Graced by god') or Yehohanan ('God is gracious'). The ...