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28Alwilda is a Latinized form of Alfhild. This name is famously associated with a legendary female Scandinavian pirate, also known as Awilda, who is a central figure in Norse mythology and medieval chronicles.EtymologyAlwi...
Brunhilda is a variant of Brunhild, most notably referring to the 6th-century Frankish queen. The name traces back to Old Germanic elements: brunna meaning "armour, protection" and hilt meaning "battle". It is cognate wi...
Cyra is a feminine given name of uncertain origin, though it is commonly regarded as a feminine form of Cyrus, the name of several Achaemenid kings of Persia. Unlike Cyrus, whose etymology is traced to the Persian word k...
Dymphna (pronounced DIMF-nə or DIMP-nə) is a variant of Damhnait, an Irish name derived from Old Irish Damnat or damh meaning "little fawn" or, according to some sources, "poetess". The name is primarily known through Sa...
EtymologyDympna is a variant spelling of Dymphna, itself an anglicized form of the Old Irish name Damhnait. The root name comes from dam meaning “ox, deer” combined with a diminutive suffix, giving the sense of “little f...
Edana is a Latinized form of Étaín, an Old Irish name possibly derived from ét meaning "jealousy, passion." In Irish mythology, Étaín is the heroine of the 9th-century tale The Wooing of Étaín. She was the wife of Midir,...
Endelienta is the Latin form of Endellion, the Anglicized name of a 5th or 6th-century Cornish saint whose birth name is uncertain. According to tradition, she was a daughter of the legendary Welsh king Brychan Brycheini...
Endellion is the Anglicized form of Endelienta, the Latinized version of a name originally Welsh or Cornish. It was borne by a 5th- or 6th-century Cornish female saint whose birth name has been lost to history. According...
Everild is the Latinized form of the Old English name Eoforhild, derived from the elements eofor ("boar") and hild ("battle"), thus meaning "boar battle." This name is historically associated with a 7th-century English w...
Frideswide (pronounced FRIDZ-wid or FREE-dez-wid) is the modern English form of the Old English name Friðuswiþ, derived from the elements friþ "peace" and swiþ "strong". The name thus means "peace-strong" or "strong in p...
Gobnata is a Latinate form of the Irish name Gobnait, most commonly associated with Saint Gobnait, a 6th-century Irish saint. The name derives from the root Gobán, which stems from the Old Irish Gobbán, itself from gobae...
Granuaile is the anglicized form of the Irish name Gráinne Mhaol, meaning "bald Gráinne," from Irish mhaol (bald). This epithet belonged to the formidable 16th-century Irish chieftain and seafarer Gráinne Ní Mháille, bet...
Hyacintha is a Latinate feminine form of Hyacinthus, primarily used in historical contexts to refer to the 17th-century Italian saint Hyacintha Mariscotti (born Giacinta). The name is a Latinized rendering of the Greek Ὑ...
Inna is a name of uncertain meaning, primarily used in Russian and Ukrainian contexts, though it also has historical significance. Despite its modern feminine associations, the earliest known bearer was a male saint, Inn...
Julitta is a historical given name and a diminutive of the Roman name Julia, stemming from the Latin Iulius, the name of an illustrious Roman family. The name is best known through its association with a 4th-century Chri...
Kateri is a feminine given name that originated from the Mohawk pronunciation of Katherine. It is most famously associated with the 17th-century Mohawk saint Tekakwitha, who adopted the name Kateri upon her Christian bap...
Kreka is a historical name of uncertain etymology, possibly of Turkic or Germanic origin. It was borne by the most powerful of Attila's wives, the 5th-century leader of the Huns. In his account of a diplomatic mission to...
Makeda is a figure of Ethiopian tradition, commonly identified with the Queen of Sheba, who appears in the Old Testament account of King Solomon. The name Makeda, used in Geʽez, possibly means "greatness" in Ethiopic, re...
Mariamne is a name used in the Herodian royal house of Judea, most famously in reference to the wife of King Herod the Great. The name derives from Μαριάμη (Mariame), the form of Maria employed by the historian Josephus....
Ouida ( WEE-də) is a literary pseudonym used by the English author Marie Louise Ramé (1839–1908), born to a French father. The name originated from her own childhood pronunciation of her middle name Louise. Her pen name,...
Rimma is a name with a complex history, originally masculine but now predominantly feminine, particularly in Russia and neighboring countries. Its meaning is uncertain, but it is associated with a male saint from early C...
Roxelana, the name by which a Ruthenian slave girl entered the pages of history, has come to represent one of the most powerful and enigmatic women of the Ottoman Empire. The name originates from a Turkish nickname meani...
Sophonisba is a name of ancient Punic origin, famously borne by a Carthaginian noblewoman of the 3rd century BC. The name derives from the Punic 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (Ṣapanbaʿl), which is generally interpreted to mean "Ba'al conceals"...
Táhirih is the title of Fatemeh Baraghani (1814–1852), a Persian poet, theologian, and reformer. It is a variant of the feminine name Tahira, which itself derives from the Arabic root Tahir, meaning “virtuous, pure, chas...
Tomyris is the Hellenized form of a Scythian name, likely derived from an Iranian root meaning "family." She was a 6th-century BC queen of the Massagetae, a Scythian people, best known for her role in defeating and killi...
Winefride is a variant of the name Winifred, historically used in the veneration of a 7th-century Welsh saint also known as Winefride. The name shares its roots with the Welsh name Gwenfrewi, which likely influences the...
Winifreda is a Latin form of Winifred, itself derived from the Welsh name Gwenfrewi. The Latinization likely occurred in medieval hagiography, as the name became associated with Saint Winifred, a 7th-century Welsh martyr...
Wulfruna is a variant spelling of the Old English name Wulfrun, sometimes used in reference to the 10th-century noblewoman Wulfrun. The name is derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and run "secret lore, rune...