Female Forenames

The table below lists common Female Forename.

Name	Meaning
Abelie	honeysuckle
Adalina	little noble
Adona	my lady
Adriana	from Hadria
Agata	good
Agnese	chaste or holy
Agostina	venerable
Alba	dawn
Alberta	bright nobility
Albertina	bright nobility (diminutive)
Alda	noble
Alessa	defender (pet form)
Alessandra	defender
Alessia	defender
Alfonsina	noble and ready
Allegra	cheerful and lively
Allegria	cheerful and lively
Ambra	amber
Amedea	to love god
Andreina	man; warrior
Angelica	angelic
Angiola	angel, messenger
Angioletta	little angel/messenger (pet form)
Anjelica	angelic
Annalisa	favour; grace + god is my oath
Annetta	favour; grace (diminutive)
Anonciada	announces
Annunciata	announces
Annunziata	referring to the annunciation
Antonietta	invaluable (diminutive)
Anunciata	announces
Arabella	answered prayer
Arianna	utterly pure
Assunta	assumption
Azzurra	sky blue
Beatrice	voyager (through life)
Benedetta	blessed
Benigna	kind
Bernardetta	bold as a bear
Bertina	bright nobility
Bettina	blessed (diminutive)
Bianca	white
Bibiana	alive
Bice	voyager (per form)
Bonfilia	good daughter
Brunilda	armoured warrior woman
Calandra	skylark
Calogera	beautiful elder
Calvina	little bald one
Caprice	impulsive
Capricia	impulsive
Carla	man
Carlita	man
Carlota	man
Carlotta	man (diminutive)
Caterina	pure
Celestina	heavenly
Celia	heaven
Cesarina	severed
Chiara	clear, bright
Chiarina	clear, bright
Cinzia	woman from Kynthos
Cipriana	from Cyprus
Clara	clear, bright
Coco	cook
Colombina	dove
Concetta	conception
Concettina	conception (pet form)
Consolata	consolation
Cosima	order, beauty
Cristiana	believer
Crocetta	cross; crucifix (pet form)
Crocifissa	cross; crucifix
Dafne	laurel
Daniela	god is my judge
Debora	bee
Delfina	woman from Delphi
Desideria	longing
Detta	short form for any name ending with -detta.
Diamante	diamond
Domenica	belongs to the lord
Dona	my lord
Donata	given (by god)
Donatella	given (by god) (pet form)
Dorotea	gift of god
Drina	from Hadria
Edda	contending battle
Edmonda	protector of prosperity
Edvige	contending battle
Elda	battle (not in use before the 20th century)
Elena	torch
Eleonora	foreign
Elettra	bright, shining
Elisabetta	god is my oath
Elma	helmet, protection
Elnora	foreign (short form)
Eloisa	healthy and sound
Emiliana	rival
Enrica	home-ruler
Enrichetta	home-ruler (diminutive)
Erminia	of the earth
Ernesta	battle (to the death), serious
Ersilia	delicate, tender
Eufemia	well-spoken
Eula	well-spoken
Eulalia	well-spoken
Fabrizia	craftsman
Federica	peaceful ruler
Felìcita	fortune; good luck
Felisa	happy or lucky
Ferdinanda	ardent for peace
Fiammetta	fire
Filomena	friend of ease
Filumena	friend of ease
Fina	burning one
Fioralba	flower of dawn
Fiore	flower
Fiorella	little flower
Fiorenza	blossoming
Florentina	blossoming
Floriana	flower
Fortunata	fortunate
Franca	French
Francesca	French
Fulvia	yellow
Gabriella	man of god
Gaetana	from Caieta or Gaeta
Geltrude	spear strength
Gemma	precious stone
Genevra	race of women
Genoveffa	race of women
Giachetta	supplanter
Giacinta	hyacinth
Giada	jade
Gianna	god is gracious
Gilda	sacrifice
Gina	famous warrior
Ginevra	race of women
Gioconda	happy
Gioffreda	god's peace
Gioia	happiness
Giorgia	farmer
Giorgina	farmer (pet form)
Giosetta	(god) shall add (another son)
Giovanna	god is gracious
Giovannetta	god is gracious (pet form)
Gisella	pledge, hostage, noble offspring
Giulia	descended from Jupiter (Jove)
Giuliana	descended from Jupiter (Jove)
Giulietta	descended from Jupiter (Jove)
Giuseppa	(god) shall add (another son)
Giuseppina	(god) shall add (another son)
Giustina	fair, just
Grazia	pleasing, agreeable
Graziana	pleasing, agreeable
Graziella	pleasing, agreeable (pet form)
Guiditta	Jewess or praised
Ilaria	joyful; happy
Imelda	all warrior
Immacolata	Immaculate
Ines	chaste; holy
Italia	Italy
Jemma	precious stone
Jolanda	violet flower
Lalia	well-spoken
Lauretta	little laurel tree
Leonora	foreign; the other
Letizia	happiness
Lia	weary
Lisa	god is my oath (short form of Elisabetta)
Loredana	laurel grove; name invented by Luciano Zuccoli for the heroine of his novel L'amore de Loredana
Lorenza	of Laurentum
Loreto	from the city name, Loreto
Luciana	light
Lucrezia	wealthy
Ludovica	famous warrior
Luigia	famous warrior
Luigina	famous warrior (pet form)
Luisa	famous warrior
Luisella	famous warrior
Maddalena	of Magdala
Mafalda	mighty in battle
Malvolia	ill-will
Marcella	defense.
Margherita	pearl
María	obstinacy, rebelliousness
Mariella	obstinacy, rebelliousness
Marietta	little rebel
Marinella	of the sea
Marta	lady, mistress
Marzia	of the sea
Maura	dark-skinned; moor
Melania	black, dark
Michela	who is like god?
Michelangela	who is like god?
Michelina	who is like god?
Milana	favour, grace
Mimi	obstinacy, rebelliousness (also pet form of Maria)
Mirella	to admire
Mona	hearkening
Natale	christmas day
Nereza	darkness
Nerezza	darkness
Nerina	water
Nicola	victor of the people
Nicoletta	victor of the people (pet form)
Nicolina	victor of the people (pet form)
Nilda	armored warrior woman
Noelia	day of birth
Noemi	my delight
Nora	abbreviated form of names ending with –nora
Norina	abbreviated and diminutive form of names ending with –nora
Norma	name invented by Felice Romani in his libretto for Belini's opera of the same name
Nunzia	announces
Nunziatella	announces
Nunziatina	announces
Orabella	golden beautiful
Orlanda	famous land
Ornella	flowering ash tree
Orsina	bear-like
Orsola	little she-bear
Ottavia	eighth
Palmira	pilgrim
Paola	small
Paolina	small
Pasqualina	Passover; Easter
Patrizia	patrician; of noble birth
Perla	pearl
Perlita	pearl (pet form)
Petronel	little rock
Petronella	little rock
Piera	rock, stone
Pierina	rock, stone
Pietrina	rock, stone
Pietronella	little rock
Pina	short form of names ending with -pina.
Rachele	ewe
Raffaela	healed of god
Raffaella	healed of god
Raimonda	wise protector
Ravenna	from the  city name
Renata	reborn
Riccarda	powerful ruler
Roberta	bright fame
Robertina	bright fame (diminutive)
Romana	roman
Romhilda	famous battle
Romilda	famous battle
Romola	from Rome
Rosabella	beautiful rose
Rosalba	rose of dawn
Rosalva	rose of dawn
Rosangela	rose-angel
Rosanna	rose of grace
Rosannah	rose of grace
Rosaria	rosary
Rosella	rose
Rosetta	little rose
Rosina	rose (pet form)
Rossella	rose
Salvatrice	saviour
Samanta	name of god
Samuela	name of god
Sandra	defender of mankind
Santa	holy
Santuzza	holy
Saveria	a new house
Savina	Sabine
Sebastiana	from a town in Asia Minor with this name
Selvaggia	wild
Serafina	burning one
Silvana	from the forest
Silvia	from the forest
Simona	hearkening
Simonetta	hearkening
Sofia	wisdom
Sonia	wisdom
Stefania	crown
Susana	lily
Sylvana	from the forest
Tatiana	father
Tecla	glory of god
Teofila	god's friend
Tina	short form for names ending with -tina.
Tiziana	of the titans
Tonia	invaluable
Valeria	to be healthy or strong
Vanda	wanderer
Vanna	god is gracious
Velia	concealed
Vincenza	conquering
Violetta	violet colour
Vitalia	of life
Vittoria	victory
Xaviera	a new house
Zeta	variant of Zetta, a Hebrew name, which means olive
Zita	of Greek origin, it means seeker

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