Fantasy OC - PC Names - Female

Feminine but strong name heard in Israel.

A medieval Italian name that could work in modern times.

Pleasingly quaint and dainty New Testament possibility; the nickname Dru modernizes it.

A little too close to Cruella.

Drusilla is an ancient Roman name, (probably) borne by descendants of Antony and Cleopatra, and is one of the 'illa' names that are ready for a comeback, especially with its cute short form Dru.

Name your daughter Duana after a Duane relative if you like, but please pronounce it doo-ahn-a and not doo-wain-a.

Has a sweetness via its relation to such words as dulcet; other similar possibilities are DULCE, DULCINA, and the down-home DULCIE. Though this Latin names for girls is rarely heard in contemporary times in this form, Dulcie is found.

Miguel de Cervantes invented this elaborate-sounding name -- which roughly translates as "sweetness" -- for the beautiful maiden Don Quixote is obsessed with in his great novel. Even in the fictional world of the book, though, Dulcinea is not the woman's real name; Aldonza is. And because she never appears in person in the text, it's unclear whether she is as beautiful and saintly as the protagonist believes her to be. Probably not, given Don Quixote's track record.

Dulcinia is a rare variation of this name from Don Quixote. Neither variation was used for any baby girls in the US last year.

Duna refers the Hungarian word for the Danube River or to the Icelandic term for the down of a duck. Duna also bears a resemblance to both Dune and Djuna. In this era of word names and invented names, Duna may have a bright future.

Dunja is an intriguing Eastern European name that's at once striking but not difficult for English speakers.

Courageous sister of Raskolnikov in Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment.

Pretty Slavic name, with some obvious pronunciation challenges.

A name rarely heard outside Russia; the first syllable could cause problems.