Feminine versions of masculine names.

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I’ve seen the more common ones like Alberta, Roberta, Thomasina, Theodora etc.

Does anyone have rarer suggestions? I really like the style of these kinds of names.

Davina
Nigella
Antonia
Dereka
Freda
Cecilia
Basilica
Ronette
winstonia
borisina

I really like Winstonia!

Borisina not so much!

Noelle
Daniela
Danielle
Edwina
Michaela
Antoinette
Bernadette
Brianna
Georgia
Philippa
Erica
Josephine
Stephanie
Joelle
Henrietta
Martina
Louisa
Maxine

Haroldina
Jonty
Kevina
Vincentina
Donalda
Maurica
Arthanna
Francella

Wilhelmina.
Morgana
Martina
Erica (though that has its own meaning too)
Peta, Petra
To me these names say "we wanted a boy, you're the consolation prize".

Petra/Petrova
Gabriella
Simona
Bernadette
Wilhelmina

I like the style because they’re often underused but easily pronounced and spelt.

Gabrielle
Erica
Augusta
Roberta
Vida
Willa

Ronnette
Alana
Samantha

Simone

Percia, Markonetta, Andrewina

I made those up.

I always feel sorry for poor Nigella (although I know it's a flower as well)

Victoria
Raffaella
Willa
Frederica
Alexandra
Charlotte
Carlotta
Caroline
Josefa
Leonie
Petronella
Valentina

@AragornsManlyStubble the ones on my list are Cecily, Edwina, Erika and Harriet, but you wanted rarer - Benjamina, Cyrilla, Jacoba, Adamina, Charla, Gregoria, Jacquetta, Jamesina.

I love Benedicta, Frederica and Lysandra.

Henrietta
Wilma
Edwina
Jacqueline
Simone
Samantha
Theadora
Georgina
Freda
Nicola

I love Benjamina, Benedicta, Jacoba, Frederica, Gregoria, Jamesina and Adamina, but I’d love to see any of these used more tbh.

Before anyone panics that I’m considering these for a baby (though there are several I would definitely use!) they’re actually pet name inspiration until I’m ready to TTC in a couple of years.

Scotland is often cited as the historical queen of the "add an -a, -ine, -ina to any old male name" historical trend. Some of them - Angusina, Archibaldina, Donaldina, Hamishina, Hughina, Stewartina - are a bit of a mouthful. A lot of times they got shortened to Ina (or Mina, Dina, Lina, Shina, etc.)

One legit Scottish one I do really like is Jacobine/Jacobina. Also recently came across Malina as a Scottish feminine form of Malcolm (much better than Malcolmina!) - interesting as it's also a stand-alone girls' name here in Poland; it's the word for raspberry.

Other MTF favourites (not necessarily unusual):

• Fernanda
• Filipina - another Polish one - wouldn't use because it's a nationality in English, but it seems less awkward than Philippa to me
• Joelle, Joely
• Justine - love this - although I'm not crazy about Justin. The form Justyna is traditional in Polish, and still used
• Paulina, Paolina - there's also Paula/Paola and Pauline - for some reason I like all of these better than poor old Paul!
• Petra, Petrin, Petronella
• Simone
• Tamsin - preferable to Thomasina, IMO
• Vinca - cheating; it's actually a French flower name (periwinkle) used as a girls' name, but in English it looks like a feminisation of Vince(nt)

Now Archibaldina is definitely a showstopper!

Frances
Francesca

Horatia
(One of Nigella’s sisters, as is Thomasina)

Thomasina is a family middle name which I love, though until it was mentioned I forgot how much I love Benjamina.

I love Alexandra and Josephine.

Also recently came across Malina as a Scottish feminine form of Malcolm (much better than Malcolmina!) - interesting as it's also a stand-alone girls' name here in Poland; it's the word for raspberry.

Unfortunately, it's also pronounced very like 'melaena', which means blood in your poo. You'd have to really emphasise the 'a' - MALL-ina and not MUH-lina.

Davina
Edwina
Thomasina
Georgina / Georgette
Alexandra
Frances
Ernestina
Wilhemina
Frederika /Freda/Federika
Theodora
Harriet
Roberta
Marketa
Josephine
Marcella
Rowena

I really love Maxine!!