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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.
Pages in category "English-language feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 262 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
English feminine given names (804 P) English-language feminine given names (1 C, 262 P) ... Alla (female name) Allegra (given name) Allene (given name) Alli; Allira;
This category is for given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
It was still the most common name for women and girls in the United States in the 1990 census. [4] Mary first fell below the top 100 most popular names in 2009. However, according to the Social Security Administration, Mary is the seventh most common given name in the United States, with 2.16 million individuals bearing this name as of 2023. [5]
Women carried out a range of duties in a household, with tasks changing through the seasons due to climate and weather constraints. [1] [clarification needed] [page needed] Records exist of women as cheese-makers, [4] dairy-maids, [1] and bakers. [5] Female slaves were corn-grinders, serving maids, wet-nurses, weavers, and seamstresses. [5]
Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive (i.e. verbal adjective) name meaning, literally, "she who must (or is fit to) be loved". Other translations, with similar meaning, could be "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much by everyone." [1] [2] Its diminutive form includes Mandy, Manda and Amy.
Joanne (alternate spellings Joann, Johann, Johanne) is a female name derived from the Greek name Joanna (Koinē Greek: Ἰωάννα, romanized: Iōanna) via the French Johanne. [ 1 ] In modern English, Joanne has sometimes been reinterpreted as a compound of the two names Jo and Anne, thus forming the name Jo-Anne , or one of its variants ...