Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
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Ida | prosperous | Female | |
Irene | Peace
| Female | Greek |
Isabel | concecrated to God | Female | Spanish |
Isadora | gift of the moon | Female | Greek |
Ivy | ivy plant, a wine | Female | Plant |
Jane | gracious, merciful, God is gracious | Female | English |
Janet | Variant of Jane | Female | English |
Jennifer | white shadow, white wave | Female | Cornish |
Joanna | after the character in The Rescuers Down Under cartoon | Female | English |
Josephine | God will increase | Female | |
Julia | Youthful
| Female | Latin |
Katherine | Pure. Used since third century A.D. Early Latin forms Katerina and Caterina became Katharine and Catherine. French Cateline and English Catlyn came into wider use during medieval period when variants multiplied.
| Female | Greek |
Laura | bay laurel | Female | Latin |
Laurel | Laurel
| Female | Latin |
Linda | pretty | Female | |
Lorna | of Lorne | Female | English |
Louise | Renowned fighter. Feminine of Louis.
| Female | |
Love | loved one | Female | Word |
Lydia | woman from Persia, beauty | Female | Greek |
Mabel | my fair maid; lovely | Female | English |
Margaret | after Margaret Thatcher | Female | Greek |
Maria | bitter | Female | Latin |
Martha | a lady | Female | Aramaic |
Mary | bitter | Female | Hebrew |
Maude | battle-mighty | Female | English |