Unconventional Feminizations of Male Names

A feminization of Adam with several sweet nickname options — Addie, Ada, Minnie, or Mina being a few.

Albertine and Alberta are old-fashioned feminizations ala Geraldine and Roberta. This is the kind of name that sounds very dowdy until a hip celebrity chooses it, at which point we don't know how we missed its coolness all this time.

With a meaning like "elf power," Alfreda could find some appeal among fantasy enthusiasts. "Freda" makes for a pleasant nickname.

If you're looking for a girl's name that honors an ancestral Arthur, try Artis.

Putting the emphasis on the "elle" softens a name that seems at once futuristic and medieval.

Saintly, and a Mother Superior to boot.

The kind of feminized male name that never caught on.

Possibility for a dark-haired babe.

There are several better Cal- names that don't simply echo a male form.

Charlotte is a Top 10 name now and Charlie is hugely popular for both girls and boys, along with Charlee, Charli, Charleigh, and Charley for girls. So why does Charla have none of this fashion power? Only five baby girls were named Charla in the US last year.

Fashionably Continental and much fresher than Dominique, though it's been used since the Middle Ages. Dominica can be spelled any number of ways, from Dominika to Domenica, but we prefer this version.