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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.
Croía (also Croíadh; both / ˈ k r iː ə /), are feminine given names derived from the Irish word croí meaning "heart". [1] [2] Croía by 2023 had risen to 23rd most popular girl's name in the Republic of Ireland, and 59th in Northern Ireland.
Some names are recent creations, such as the now-common female names Saoirse "freedom" and Aisling "vision, dream". Some English-language names are anglicisations of Irish names, e.g. Kathleen from Caitlín and Shaun from Seán. Some Irish-language names derive from English names, e.g. Éamonn from Edmund.
Mercedes is a Spanish female name, derived from María de las Mercedes ("Our Lady of Mercy" or "Mary of Mercies"), which is one of the Roman Catholic titles of the Virgin Mary.
This list of Scottish Gaelic given names shows Scottish Gaelic given names beside their English language equivalent. In some cases, the equivalent can be a cognate , in other cases it may be an Anglicised spelling derived from the Gaelic name, or in other cases it can be an etymologically unrelated name.
Aisling is an Irish language feminine given name meaning "dream" or "vision". [1] [2] [3] It refers to an aisling, a poetic genre that developed in Irish poetry during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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.
Gráinne (Irish pronunciation: [ˈɡɾˠaːn̠ʲə]) is a feminine given name in the Irish language.The name is of an uncertain origin, although it is possible that it may be connected with the word ghrian, meaning "the Sun".