Names Categorized "women"

EtymologyMitrodora is a Modern Greek form of the ancient name Metrodora, itself a combination of Greek elements meaning 'mother' and 'gift'. The name originates from the compound word Μητροδώρα (Mētrodōra), derived from...

Mokee'e is a feminine name of Cheyenne origin, meaning "little woman." The name reflects the Cheyenne language's descriptive nature and cultural emphasis on familial or social roles. Within Cheyenne naming traditions, na...

Mokosh is a Slavic goddess whose name derives from the Old Slavic root mok meaning "wet, moist." She was associated with weaving, women, water, and fertility. No narratives about this deity have survived; references to M...

Mona is a feminine given name with multiple origins and associations. In English and Irish contexts, it is primarily an anglicized form of the Irish name Muadhnait, which itself derives from the Old Irish poetic word mua...

Myfanwy is a Welsh female name, pronounced [məˈvanʊɨ̯, məˈvanʊi̯], meaning “my beloved” or “my fine one.” It is derived from the Welsh prefix my- (an older form of fy, meaning “my, belonging to me”) combined with either...

Nephthys is the Greek name of an ancient Egyptian goddess, derived from Egyptian nbt-ḥwt (Nebet-Hut), meaning "lady of the house". This enigmatic epithet likely refers to her role as a protective deity associated with te...

Nerys is a Welsh feminine given name of modern coinage. It is likely derived from Middle Welsh ner meaning "lord" or "chief," which relates to modern Welsh words nêr ("hero") and nerth ("might, strength"). The suffix -ys...

Nikephoros is a Greek masculine given name meaning "carrying victory" or "bringer of victory," derived from the elements nike (victory) and phero (to carry, to bear). In ancient Greek religion, the name was also used as...

Nina is a feminine given name used widely across Europe and beyond, found in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Serbi...

EtymologyNingal is a Sumerian name meaning "great lady" or "great queen". It is composed of the nin ("lady") and gal ("big, great") elements. In cuneiform, the name was written as dNIN.GAL.MythologyNingal was a goddess o...

Ninhursag is the Sumerian mother goddess of the mountains, whose name means "lady of the (sacred) mountain" from the Sumerian elements nin ("lady") and hursaĝ ("mountain" or sacred mountain mountain). She was one of the...

Ninlil is a name of Sumerian origin, derived from the elements nin meaning "lady" and lil meaning "wind." In Sumerian mythology, she was a major goddess worshipped from the late 3rd millennium BCE onward. As the consort...

Ninsumun is a variant of Ninsun, a Sumerian goddess whose name means "lady of the wild cow" (from nin "lady" and sumun "wild cow"). In Sumerian mythology, Ninsumun is best known as the mother of the legendary hero Gilgam...

Ninsun is a Sumerian mythological figure whose name derives from the Sumerian elements nin meaning "lady" and the genitive form of sumun meaning "wild cow", giving the overall meaning "lady of the wild cow". The name is...

Nisa is a feminine given name used in Indonesian and Turkish cultures, derived from the Arabic word nisāʾ (نساء) meaning "women". This Arabic term is the name of the fourth chapter (surah) of the Quran, An-Nisa, which pr...

Niviarsiaq is a Greenlandic feminine name that directly translates to "young girl" in the Greenlandic language [1]. This name reflects a deep connection to nature, as it is also the vernacular name for the dwarf fireweed...

Nkauj is a female name of Hmong origin, meaning "woman" or "girl" in the Hmong language. The Hmong are an ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, with a significant diaspora in th...

Nona is a feminine given name of Latin origin, derived from nonus, meaning "ninth." In ancient Roman religion, Nona was a goddess of pregnancy, specifically associated with the ninth month of gestation. Her name directly...

Nonhelema is a Shawnee feminine name that possibly means "not a man" in the Shawnee language. This name was borne by an influential 18th-century Shawnee chief and leader, Nonhelema Hokolesqua (c. 1718–1786), who was a si...

Ntombi is a female given name of Zulu origin, meaning "girl" in the Zulu language.Notable BearersThe most prominent bearer of the name is Ntfombi Tfwala (also spelled Ntombi), the Ndlovukati (Queen Mother) of Eswatini si...

Ntombifuthi is a feminine given name of Zulu origin, meaning "a girl again" (from intombi "girl" and futhi "again"). The name is often given to a baby girl born after a series of sons, or to express joy at the birth of a...

Ntombizodwa is a feminine given name of Ndebele, Xhosa, and Zulu origin, meaning "only girls". The name is formed from the root intombi (meaning "girl") combined with zodwa (meaning "only"), reflecting a cultural context...

Nyx is the personification of the night in Greek mythology. Her name derives from the Ancient Greek word nyx (νύξ), meaning "night.” In Hesiod’s Theogony, she is the offspring of Khaos (Chaos) and the wife of Erebus (Dar...

Ólaug is an Old Norse female given name. It is the direct Old Norse form of Olaug, derived from the elements anu meaning "ancestor" and laug, which possibly signifies "vowed," "promised," or "bound in oath." Thus, the na...

EtymologyOlaug is a Norwegian feminine given name that traces its origins to the Old Norse name Ólaug. The name is composed of two ancient elements: anu, meaning "ancestor" or "grandfather," and an element akin to laug,...

Shannon is an English given name derived from the name of the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland. The river's Irish name, an tSionainn, is associated with the legendary figure Sionann and is sometimes said to be...

Virgo is a Latin word meaning "maiden, virgin" that serves as the name of a constellation and the sixth sign of the zodiac. The name derives from Latin virgō (“maiden, virgin”), itself a calque of Ancient Greek παρθένος...