_Hebrew_, a weazel.
Isabella, _Spanish_, fair Eliza.
Jane / Jeanne, _feminine of_ John, _q.v._
Janet / Jeannette, little Jane.
Jemima, _Hebrew_, a dove.
Joan, _Hebrew, fem. of_ John, _q.v._
Joanna or Johanna, _form of_ Joan, _q.v._
Joyce, _French_, pleasant.
Judith, _Hebrew_, praising.
Julia / Juliana, _feminine of_ Julian, _q.v._
Katharine, _form of_ Catherine, _q.v._
Keturah, _Hebrew_, incense.
Keziah, _Hebrew_, cassia.
Laura, _Latin_, a laurel.
Lavinia, _Latin_, of Latium.
Letitia, _Latin_, joy of gladness.
Lilian / Lily, _Latin_, a lily.
Lois, _Greek_, better.
Louisa, _German, fem. of_ Louis, _q.v._
Lucretia, _Latin_, a chaste Roman lady.
Lucy, _Latin, feminine of_ Lucius.
Lydia, _Greek_, descended from Lud,
Mabel, _Latin_, lovely or loveable.
Madeline, _form of_ Magdalen, q.v.
Magdalen, _Syriac_, magnificent.
Margaret, _Greek_, a pearl.
Maria / Marie, _forms of_ Mary, q.v.
Martha, _Hebrew_, bitterness.
Mary, _Hebrew_, bitter.
Matilda, _German_, a lady of honour.
Maud, _German, form of_ Matilda, q.v.
May, _Latin_, month of May, or _dim. of_ Mary,
q.v.
Mercy, _English_, compassion.
Mildred, _Saxon_, speaking mild,
Minnie, _dim. of_ Margaret, q.v.
Naomi, _Hebrew_, alluring.
Nest, _British, the same as_ Agnes,
Nicola, _Greek, feminine of_ Nicholas.
Olive / Olivia, _Latin_, an olive.
Olympic, _Greek_, heavenly.
Ophelia, _Greek_, a serpent.
Parnell / Petronilla, little Peter.
Patience, _Latin_, bearing patiently.
Paulina, _Latin, feminine of_ Paulinus.
Penelope, _Greek_, a weaver.
Persis, _Greek_, destroying.
Philadelphia, _Greek_, brotherly love.
Philippa, _Greek, feminine of_ Philip.
Phoebe, _Greek_, the light