Miranda
Worthy of admiration
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Myra
Literary coinage; possibly myrrh or a form of Mary
Odette
Wealth or heritage, through Oda or Odilia
Ophelia
Help; advantage
Persephone
Meaning uncertain
Rebecca
Probably join; tie; bind
Rosemary
Rose + Mary; also the rosemary herb
Seraphina
Fiery ones; of the seraphim
Winnie
Short form of Winifred
Ximena
Feminine form of Ximeno; deeper origin uncertain
Zelda
Short form of Griselda; separate Yiddish root
Zora
Dawn
Adina
Gentle; delicate
Agatha
Good
Akshara
Imperishable; syllable
Amaryllis
To sparkle
Ariadne
Possibly most holy; derivation disputed
Arwen
Noble maiden in Sindarin
Avalon
Possibly apple-associated
Clarice
Bright; clear
Cosette
Little thing
Dorothea
Gift of God
Elif
Slender, upright; the first letter
Elsa
Short form of Elisabeth
Esperanza
Hope
Giulietta
Diminutive of Giulia; ancient meaning uncertain
Gwyneth
Probably from Gwynedd; meaning uncertain
Hermione
Derived from Hermes; deeper meaning uncertain
Imogen
Probably maiden, through Innogen
Inês
Pure; chaste, through Agnes
Irina
Form of Irene: peace
Isadora
Gift of Isis
Kavya
Poetry; poem
Lavinia
Roman legendary name; original meaning unknown
Leonora
Form of Eleanor; original meaning uncertain
Lorna
Literary name, possibly from Lorne
Maha
Oryx; wild antelope
Mulan
Magnolia with the cited Chinese characters
Natasha
Russian short form of Natalya, associated with Christmas
Nava
Beautiful; lovely
Oriana
Possibly golden
Ottilie
German form of Odilia
Pamela
Possibly all sweetness, as a literary coinage
Primrose
Primrose flower; its word history includes first rose
Reverie
Daydream
Rhiannon
Probably great queen
Rosalind
Horse and tenderness; later linked with a beautiful rose
Sayuri
Little lily in one Japanese spelling
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