Hungarian female given names draw from Hungarian, Latin, and Slavic sources, written with Hungarian orthography and diacritics. Common feminine patterns include endings in -a or -e and productive diminutives in -ka, -ke, and -i that may stand alone (Ilka, Ibolyka, Gizike, Betti, Dorka). Many women’s names are Hungarian forms of Christian saints’ names (Dorottya, Erzsebet, Beata), alongside native Magyar names and nature words (Emese, Csilla, Ibolya, Hajnal). Note that -né marks a married surname form, not a given name (e.g., Balazsne).

Recent usage favors revived Magyar names and independent diminutives. Examples include Dorina, Dorottya, Emese, Eniko, Erzsebet, Csilla, Dalma, Beata, Aranka, and Hajnal.