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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.
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.
This category is for feminine given names commonly used in the English language See also Category:English feminine given names , for such names from England (natively or by historical modification of Biblical, historian, ect., names)
Olivia is a feminine given name in the English language. It is derived from Latin oliva, olive. Both Oliva and Olivia were Latinate forms in use in English-speaking countries as early as the 13th century. Olive was in common use as a vernacular form. [2] Though not invented by William Shakespeare, the name was popularized by a character in ...
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Old Iranian . [ 1 ] It has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages .
Aurora is a feminine given name, originating from the name of the ancient Roman goddess of dawn Aurora. [1][2] Her tears were said to turn into the morning dew. Each morning she traveled in her chariot across the sky from east to west, proclaiming renewal with the rising of the sun. [3] The Romans also associated the Northern Lights, or the ...
Primarily feminine. Origin. Word/name. English. Meaning. "hazel". Hazel is a primarily female given name meaning "hazel", from the name of the tree or the color. It is derived from the Old English hæsel. [1] It became a popular name in English-speaking countries during the 19th century, along with other names of plants or trees used for girls.
Vanessa is a feminine given name. It was invented by the Anglo-Irish writer Jonathan Swift for Esther Vanhomrigh, whom Swift had met in 1708 and whom he tutored. The name was created by taking "Van" from Vanhomrigh's last name and adding "Essa", a pet form of Esther. [1] In 1726, the name Vanessa appeared in print for the first time in "Cadenus ...