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Can you tell me some names for girls that are NOT derived from masculine names?

So many female names are just variations of a guy's name, for example: Roberta, Paula, Victoria, Stephanie, Danielle.

As a writer, seeking names for characters--and in the interest of promoting feminism--I'd like to see how many names we can come up with that are purely feminine.

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Chosen at random from my family:

    Lilith, Sara, Anne, Beatrice, Rose, Violet, Iris, Constance, Grace, Serena, Colleen, Roisin, Dawn, Doris, Una, Tamara, and Debra.

  • Robin
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Eleanor, Daphne, Elizabeth & variations, Susan & variations, Mary & variations, Eve, Yolanda, Barbara, Jennifer, Catherine & variations. That's just out of my head in 30 seconds. If you need character names, I suggest the baby name book "Beyond Jennifer and Jason, Madison and Montana" by Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran. They use surveys and scientific research to tell you not just what's popular, but what these names make people think of; girls names that make most people think they're smart, for instance. I got both my daughters' names from the book and they are complimented often, even now that they're 12 and 10.

  • 1 decade ago

    Sneha - Means Loving

    Madhu - Meaning Honey

    Kavitha - Meaning Poetry

    Freeda

    caroline

    Rosy

    Padma - Meaning Lotus

    Keva - Meaning Lotus

    Pragya - Meaning Insight

    Preeti - Joy

    Priya - Precious

    Nami - POpularity

  • 1 decade ago

    Eve

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Jennifer derived from Guenevere

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Eve

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Amelia - well I guess that could be Amelio. Hey, go get a baby names book, you can sometimes get them at the library.

    Marilyn

    Marie

    Ginny

    Jennifer

    Daisy

    Emily

    Carol

    Crystal

    Jessica

    Audry

    Bertha (my personal favorite, lol)

    Dora

    Doreen

    Wendy

    Tamara

    Madison

    Sarah

    Hannah

    Elizabeth

    Isabelle

    Rebecca

    Cassandra

    Bonnie

    Muriel

    I hope these were of some help

  • 1 decade ago

    Linda

    Elizabeth

    Amanda

    Diane

    Susan

    Joy

    Rose

    Maria

    Catherine

    Caroline

    Angela

    Alicia

    Alyson

    Barbara

  • 1 decade ago

    jasmine,aquamarine,belle,rose,stacey,cadet,abby jessica, carolana, britney,carrie,arril, ellen,sukenia,anistsha,drezzly, cindrella,mary, denise,katie,chrissy,christina,christi,felicia,meygan,frenchy,rizzo,sandy,

  • Faith
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    deborah

    faith

    genevieve

    margaret

    penelope

    heather

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