I was looking up saints’ names and realized I had to collect some of them to share, especially for those of you always looking for truly unusual and ancient names.
Not all of these are female names but most of them sound feminine to the modern ear. (Except Mucus. I just had to keep that in because… Mucus.)
[name]How[/name] usable most of these are would be a matter of debate, but there are a few - [name]Adela[/name], Besinta, Cinnia - that are quite wearable.
Enjoy!
[name]Adela[/name]
Alodia
[name]Amata[/name]
[name]Anatolia[/name]
Anysia
Ardo
[name]Ariadne[/name]
Arilda
Ascelina
Asella
[name]Asteria[/name]
Attalia
[name]Aurelia[/name]
Besinta
Blaesilla
Cannera (Kinnera)
[name]Celestine[/name]
[name]Cera[/name]
Charitina
Chelidonia
Cilinia
Cinnia
Cissa
[name]Clotilde[/name]
Concessa
[name]Crescentia[/name]
[name]Cyrilla[/name]
Dafrosa
Dalasina
Deicola
Digma
Dulcissima
[name]Ebba[/name]
Echa
[name]Edana[/name]
Elaeth
Elfleda
[name]Elia[/name]
Emerentiana
Encratia
Enda
Epiphania
Eremberta
Erentrude
Etheidreda
Euthalia
Everild
[name]Fara[/name]
[name]Fausta[/name]
[name]Faustina[/name]
[name]Fina[/name]
[name]Flavia[/name]
[name]Florentina[/name]
Foila
Glyceria
[name]Gratia[/name]
Gudelia
[name]Hedda[/name]
[name]Hedwig[/name]
Heredina
[name]Hilaria[/name]
[name]Honorata[/name]
[name]Hyacinth[/name]/[name]Hyacinthe[/name]
Ia
[name]Ida[/name]
[name]Illuminata[/name]
[name]Imelda[/name]
Imma
[name]Inez[/name]
[name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Innocent[/name]
[name]Iphigenia[/name]
Iraya
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Irmina[/name]
[name]Ita[/name]
[name]Jacinta[/name]
[name]Januaria[/name]
[name]Josefa[/name]
[name]Jovita[/name]
[name]Julitta[/name]
[name]Justa[/name]
Kateri
[name]Kea[/name]
Kennera
Kennocha
Kinnia
Lamalisse
Landrada
[name]Laurentia[/name]
[name]Lea[/name]
Lua
Lucillian
[name]Lucina[/name]
[name]Mabyn[/name]
Macra
Macrina
[name]Marcelina[/name]
[name]Marciana[/name]
Massa
Materiana
Maxellendis
Medana
Melangell
[name]Melania[/name]
Melitina
[name]Mella[/name]
Menifrida
Menna
Menodora
Merewenna
Merililaun
Messalina
Mildgytha
[name]Modesta[/name]
Monessa
[name]Morwenna[/name]
Mucus…?
Murrita
[name]Musa[/name]
Namadia
Narzalea
Nemesia
Niceta
[name]Nicola[/name]
Nouna
Noyola
[name]Oda[/name]
[name]Odilia[/name]
Offa
Olha
[name]Oliva[/name]
Opportuna
[name]Osanna[/name]
Osburga
Osmanna
Paschasia
Pega
[name]Pelagia[/name]
[name]Perpetua[/name]
[name]Perrine[/name]
Perseveranda
[name]Petra[/name]
[name]Petronilla[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name]
Photnia
[name]Pia[/name]
Pimponia
[name]Prima[/name]
Primael
Primitiva
[name]Prisca[/name]
Psura
Pudentian
Pusinna
[name]Quinta[/name]
Rais
Reparata
Restituta
Roa
[name]Romana[/name]
[name]Romula[/name]
[name]Rosalia[/name]
Rosula
[name]Rufina[/name]
[name]Sabela[/name]
Saldia
[name]Salomea[/name]
Sancta
Sanctina
Sandila
Sarmata
Satura
Sava
[name]Savin[/name]
[name]Sebastiana[/name]
Sebbi
Sedna
Severa
Sexburga
[name]Sina[/name]
Spisinna
Susina
Syncletica
Tacla
Talida
Tarsilla
[name]Thecla[/name]
Theneva
Thephane
[name]Tola[/name]
[name]Trea[/name]
Triduana
Triphina
Tuda
Turana
[name]Tyria[/name]
Ulphia
[name]Vaga[/name]
Venusta
[name]Verena[/name]
Veridiana
Vestina
Vilana
[name]Vincentia[/name]
Vintila
Virila
Visa
Vissia
Wilfrida
[name]Wisdom[/name]
Withburga
Wivina
Wulfhilda
Xantippa
[name]Yona[/name]
Yostima
Yrieix
[name]Zaina[/name]
Zama
Zeina
[name]Zita[/name]