Female Monk Name Generator

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Generate female monk names drawn from Shaolin and wuxia tradition, Buddhist dharma names, Japanese and Tibetan monastic naming, and Western abbey conventions. Ideal for D&D monks, martial-arts fiction, and temple or monastery characters.

About female monk names

Real-world female monastics take names in very specific ways, and borrowing those conventions makes a fantasy or wuxia monk feel authentic. In Chinese Chan (Zen) and Shaolin tradition, an ordained nun receives a two-character dharma name, often beginning with a generational character shared by her whole lineage: Shi Jing, Shi Hui, Miao Shan, Ci Yun. Wuxia stories layer titles on top, so a senior nun might be Master Ruo Lan, an abbess is Abbess Jing Hui, and fellow disciples call each other shijie (elder sister) or shimei (younger sister). Japanese Zen nuns receive similar dharma names such as Ryōnen, Eshun, or Myōshin, while Tibetan nuns are addressed as Ani (a respectful term for a nun) followed by names like Pema, Dolma, or Yeshe.

Western monastic women use a religious name after Sister or Mother, traditionally chosen from saints: Sister Hildegard, Sister Scholastica, Mother Superior Benedicta. Theravada Buddhist nuns are bhikkhunis and often carry names of famous early disciples like Khema and Patacara. The list also covers Daoist nuns (Daogu Zi Xia), Vietnamese and Thai nuns, Indian sadhvis, Orthodox mothers, and wuxia nicknames.

For D&D and other fantasy games, the list also includes invented epithets in the style of monastic traditions (Way of the Open Hand, Sun Soul, Drunken Master), which read like earned titles rather than surnames.

How to choose female monk names

  • For a Shaolin or wuxia feel, use a two-syllable Chinese dharma name (Ci Yun, Miao Shan) and add a title like Master, Abbess, or Elder Sister only for senior characters.
  • In D&D, pair a plain given name with an epithet tied to the character's subclass or monastery, such as 'Talia Sunsoul' or 'Nyra of the Open Hand'.
  • Tibetan-flavored monks should use 'Ani' plus a Tibetan name; Japanese ones can use 'Ama' or 'Bikuni' before a dharma name.
  • Western abbey characters sound right with 'Sister' plus a saint's name, and 'Mother' or 'Prioress' for the leader of the house.
  • Avoid stacking abstract virtues (Sister Serenity Peace) unless the setting is deliberately allegorical; real dharma names are usually one or two meaningful characters, not a list.

Frequently asked questions

How do female monks get their names?

In Buddhist traditions a nun receives a dharma name at ordination, given by her teacher and often sharing a generational syllable with her lineage (Shi Hui, Shi Jing). Catholic and Orthodox nuns take a religious name, usually a saint's name, after 'Sister'. Tibetan nuns are addressed as Ani before their given name.

What are good names for a female D&D monk?

Many players use an East Asian-inspired name (Mei Lin, Kaede, Ani Pema) to match the class's flavor, or a name plus an epithet from their subclass such as 'Ysolde Emberpalm' for a Way of the Four Elements monk. Any culture works, though; a human monk from a Western-style abbey could easily be Sister Brigid.

Are monks and nuns the same thing?

In English, 'nun' is the usual word for a female monastic in both Buddhist and Christian traditions, but 'female monk' is common in games and fiction where 'monk' is a martial-arts class rather than a religious role. This list covers both meanings.

Can I use these names in a published story or game?

Yes. Most are ordinary given names, dharma names, or invented epithets. A good number (Khema, Patacara, Mahapajapati, Amma Syncletica, Rengetsu and other early Buddhist, desert and medieval nuns) are the names of historical nuns and are included as reference points; use them for inspiration rather than for your own character.

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A: 88 names

  • A Xiu
  • Abbess Ci Yin
  • Abbess Hui Zhao
  • Abbess Irmengard
  • Abbess Jing Hui
  • Abbess Miao Chan
  • Abbess Miao Guang
  • Abbess Miao Shan
  • Abbess Relindis
  • Abbess Tetta
  • Abhirupananda
  • Addhakasi Theri
  • Ai Lian
  • Akane
  • Alenka Stonebrow
  • Almoner Marcella
  • Alys Fivestrikes
  • Ama Chikō
  • Ama Jōkei
  • Ama Myōgetsu
  • Ama Ryōnen
  • Ama Sōgen
  • Ama Zuiko
  • Amma Matrona
  • Amma Sarah
  • Amma Syncletica
  • Amma Talis
  • Amma Theodora
  • An Ning
  • Anchoress Julian
  • Ani Chime
  • Ani Choden
  • Ani Dawa
  • Ani Dechen
  • Ani Dekyi
  • Ani Dolma
  • Ani Drolkar
  • Ani Jetsun
  • Ani Kelsang
  • Ani Kunsel
  • Ani Kunzang
  • Ani Kunzang Palmo
  • Ani Kyizom
  • Ani Lhadron

A, continued

  • Ani Lhakpa
  • Ani Lhamo
  • Ani Lobsang
  • Ani Metok
  • Ani Namgyal
  • Ani Nyima
  • Ani Palmo
  • Ani Pasang
  • Ani Pema
  • Ani Pemba
  • Ani Rigzin
  • Ani Rinchen
  • Ani Samten
  • Ani Sangmo
  • Ani Sherab Zangmo
  • Ani Tsering
  • Ani Tseten
  • Ani Tsomo
  • Ani Wangmo
  • Ani Yangchen
  • Ani Yangzom
  • Ani Yeshe
  • Ani Yudron
  • Ani Zangmo
  • Anneke Mercystrike
  • Anwen Stillpalm
  • Aoi
  • Aria Ninefold
  • Asano Kinu
  • Ashwyn Mercypalm
  • Astrid Foldedwing
  • Asuka
  • Aud Wintervow
  • Auntie Willow Leaf
  • Autumn Water Swordswoman
  • Ayaka
  • Ayame
  • Ayya Bhadra
  • Ayya Dhira
  • Ayya Gutta
  • Ayya Mitta
  • Ayya Tissa
  • Ayya Upasama
  • Ayya Uttama

B: 64 names

  • Baek Eun-sil
  • Bai He
  • Bai Ling
  • Bai Suqing
  • Ban Xia
  • Bao Zhu
  • Barefoot Nun of Emei
  • Beatrix Sunwarden
  • Beguine Hadewijch
  • Ben Jue
  • Ben Xing
  • Berit Hushstep
  • Bhadda Kapilani
  • Bhikkhuni Abhaya
  • Bhikkhuni Ambapali
  • Bhikkhuni Anopama
  • Bhikkhuni Bhadda Kundalakesa
  • Bhikkhuni Cala
  • Bhikkhuni Dantika
  • Bhikkhuni Dhammadinna
  • Bhikkhuni Dhammapala
  • Bhikkhuni Isidasi
  • Bhikkhuni Khema
  • Bhikkhuni Kisagotami
  • Bhikkhuni Mettika
  • Bhikkhuni Mutta
  • Bhikkhuni Nanda
  • Bhikkhuni Patacara
  • Bhikkhuni Punnika
  • Bhikkhuni Rohini
  • Bhikkhuni Sakula
  • Bhikkhuni Sela

B, continued

  • Bhikkhuni Sigalamata
  • Bhikkhuni Soma
  • Bhikkhuni Sona
  • Bhikkhuni Subha
  • Bhikkhuni Sujata
  • Bhikkhuni Sukka
  • Bhikkhuni Sumana
  • Bhikkhuni Sumedha
  • Bhikkhuni Sundari
  • Bhikkhuni Ubbiri
  • Bhikkhuni Uppalavanna
  • Bhikkhuni Uttara
  • Bhikkhuni Vasetthi
  • Bhikkhuni Vijaya
  • Bhikkhuni Vimala
  • Bhikkhuni Visakha
  • Bi Yun
  • Bikuni Chidō
  • Bikuni Eshun
  • Bikuni Hōun
  • Bikuni Kōshin
  • Bikuni Seigan
  • Bikuni Shōken
  • Bing Qing
  • Bitter Tea Elder
  • Bo Zhaolan
  • Bo-ra
  • Brahmacharini Gargi
  • Brenna Ashpalm
  • Bronwen of the Empty Hand
  • Bryn of the Last Lantern
  • Bua Sriwan

C: 38 names

  • Cael Bellstriker
  • Cai Xia
  • Calla Mistwalker
  • Canoness Dorothea
  • Canoness Herrad
  • Cao Yueru
  • Carys of the Mended Bowl
  • Cellaress Gudrun
  • Cerys of the Quiet Bell
  • Chae-won
  • Chan Xin
  • Chang Hui
  • Chang Jing
  • Chang Xin
  • Chantress Ermengild
  • Chen Yulan
  • Cheng Lian
  • Chigetsu-ni
  • Chiharu
  • Chikō
  • Chime Palmo
  • Chisen
  • Chitose
  • Chiyo
  • Choezom Lhamo
  • Chuan Deng
  • Chuan Xin
  • Chun Hua
  • Ci Guang
  • Ci Hang
  • Ci Yin
  • Ci Yun
  • Clio Oxherder
  • Cloud Hands Wanderer
  • Cold Moon Shitai
  • Corvina Shadowstep
  • Cui Lan
  • Cwen Cinderpalm

D: 40 names

  • Da-eun
  • Dagny Rimefist
  • Daien
  • Daishin
  • Daiun
  • Damaris Tigerknuckle
  • Dame Eanflæd
  • Dame Hereswith
  • Dame Modwenna
  • Dame Roswitha
  • Dame Wulfhild
  • Dan Feng
  • Dao Ming
  • Dao Xin
  • Daogu Bai Yun
  • Daogu Bi Xia
  • Daogu Qing Xu
  • Daogu Shou Zhen
  • Daogu Su Xin
  • Daogu Tai He
  • Daogu Xuan Jing
  • Daogu Yu Qing
  • Daogu Yun Xiao
  • Daogu Zi Xia
  • Daozhang Qing Wei
  • Daozhang Xuan Zhen
  • Daw Panyavati
  • Dawa Choden
  • De Xiu
  • De Yuan
  • Dechen Palmo
  • Dekyi Yangzom
  • Delphine Palmshadow
  • Deng Shulan
  • Ding Hui
  • Ding Xin
  • Dolkar Yeshe
  • Dolma Tsering
  • Dong Mei
  • Du Qiushui

E: 21 names

  • Edda Ironprayer
  • Ekan
  • Ekō
  • Ekyō
  • Elder Sister Miao Lian
  • Elder Sister Rou Xi
  • Elder Sister Xiao Yun
  • Elowen Riverfist
  • Eluned of the Seventh Gate
  • Ember Kensei
  • Emiko
  • Empty Bowl Wanderer
  • Enri
  • Enshō
  • Eshin
  • Eshō
  • Eshun
  • Esme Sparrowhand
  • Eun-ji
  • Eun-seo
  • Ezen

F: 13 names

  • Fa Lian
  • Fa Yin
  • Fa Yun
  • Fang Ziyu
  • Fashi Hai Yun
  • Fei Yan
  • Feng Ling
  • Fenna of the Gentle Fist
  • Freya Dawnstep
  • Fu Rong
  • Fu Yuzhen
  • Fumiko
  • Fuyuko

G: 22 names

  • Gelongma Sonam Chötso
  • Genkō
  • Genshō
  • Gerontissa Eupraxia
  • Gerontissa Markella
  • Gerontissa Philothei
  • Gerontissa Theodosia
  • Geshema Lobsang Dekyi
  • Getsulma Pema Kunsel
  • Getsulma Tashi Dolkar
  • Gisela Mountainroot
  • Grandmaster Ding Hui
  • Grandmaster Wu Liang
  • Granny Iron Staff
  • Green Bamboo Elder
  • Greta Nightlantern
  • Gu Hanyan
  • Guan Xin
  • Guang Ming
  • Guang Yi
  • Gui Hua
  • Guo Meilian

H: 36 names

  • Ha-eun Seonwoo
  • Ha-rin
  • Ha-yoon
  • Hai Tang
  • Halla Fivewinds
  • Han Yun
  • Hana
  • Hanae
  • Haruka
  • Hatsu
  • Hayashi Tomiko
  • He Xueying
  • Hedda of the Astral Dawn
  • Heng Xiu
  • Heng Yi
  • Henrike Slowriver
  • Hermit of Cold Spring Cave
  • Hermit of the Peach Grove
  • Hermitess Heiu
  • Hesper Twinpalm
  • Hikari
  • Hilde Emptycup
  • Hisako
  • Hong Mei
  • Hotaru
  • Hōun
  • Hua Yu
  • Huang Peixin
  • Hui An
  • Hui Fang
  • Hui Jing
  • Hui Ming
  • Hui Yuan
  • Hye-jin
  • Hye-sook
  • Hye-won

I: 18 names

  • Ichika
  • Ida Lotusbreath
  • Iduna of the Morning Gong
  • Igumenia Elisaveta
  • Igumenia Sophia
  • Igumenia Varvara
  • Ilaria of the Silent Peak
  • Ilka of the Bare Mountain
  • Ilse Tenbreaths
  • Imke Lanternstep
  • Ines of the Silent Vow
  • Infirmaress Mildburh
  • Ingrid Sevenstances
  • Iolanthe Quietmind
  • Ione Wavebreaker
  • Iron Palm Nun
  • Isolde of the Hollow Bell
  • Izumi

J: 29 names

  • Jade Flute Nun
  • Jampa Lhaki
  • Jamyang Chödron
  • Jamyang Dolma
  • Jetsun Pema
  • Jetsunma Yangchen Dolkar
  • Ji-hye
  • Ji-woo
  • Jia Hui
  • Jiang Yunxi
  • Jie Ding
  • Jie Xiang
  • Jin Feng
  • Jing An
  • Jing Hui
  • Jing Kong
  • Jing Wen
  • Jing Xiu
  • Jishō
  • Jizen
  • Jōkō
  • Jora Emberwake
  • Jōshin
  • Ju Xiang
  • Jue Hui
  • Jue Xing
  • Jukei-ni
  • Junia Reedbender
  • Jutta Thornsandal

K: 38 names

  • Kaede
  • Kaelith Sunfist
  • Kakuzan
  • Kakuzen
  • Kalinda of the Drunken Crane
  • Kanon
  • Kaori
  • Karma Dechen
  • Karma Lhadron
  • Kasumi
  • Katla Windrope
  • Ke Xin
  • Keeper of the Bronze Bell
  • Keeper of the Sutra Hall
  • Kelsang Drolma
  • Kesang Choekyi
  • Kestrel Onepath
  • Khandro Dechen Tsomo
  • Kiku
  • Kikuko
  • Kirsi Snowmantra
  • Kiyo
  • Kōgetsu
  • Kohana
  • Koharu
  • Kōkai
  • Kong Ming
  • Kong Xing
  • Kōshin
  • Koto
  • Kōun
  • Kozue
  • Kuan Ru
  • Kuan Yun
  • Kunga Lhamo
  • Kunsang Wangmo
  • Kuroda Fusae
  • Kyizom Lhamo

L: 32 names

  • Lady Abbess Ethelburga
  • Lady Abbess Hildelith
  • Lady Cloud Sleeves
  • Lady of the Jade Terrace
  • Lan Fang
  • Laughing Broom Nun
  • Leontyne Quietriver
  • Lhadron Wangmo
  • Lhakpa Dolma
  • Lhamo Tsokyi
  • Li Hua
  • Li Juan
  • Li Qingyi
  • Lian Hua
  • Liao Chen
  • Liao Yi
  • Liesl of the Broken Fast
  • Lin Wanrong
  • Ling Long
  • Ling Xi
  • Linnea Softthunder
  • Lioba Swiftsandal
  • Little Dragon of Wudang
  • Liu Qingxue
  • Lobsang Choedon
  • Lodro Chökyi
  • Lu Xueqin
  • Lu Zhu
  • Lucasta of the Turning Wheel
  • Ludmila Stonefoot
  • Luo Zhenmei
  • Lyra of the Astral Self

M: 85 names

  • Ma Huilan
  • Mabyn Featherfall
  • Mae Chi Amporn
  • Mae Chi Chantana
  • Mae Chi Duangjai
  • Mae Chi Lamai
  • Mae Chi Malai
  • Mae Chi Pranee
  • Mae Chi Ratana
  • Mae Chi Somsri
  • Mae Chi Suda
  • Mae Chi Sunee
  • Mae Chi Wanida
  • Maelis of the Thousand Stairs
  • Mahapajapati
  • Man Ting
  • Mariko
  • Marisol Threadneedle
  • Marit Hollowreed
  • Masako
  • Master Ling Xi
  • Master Mei Lin
  • Master Qing Yin
  • Master Ruo Lan
  • Master Wu Chen
  • Master Xiu Lan
  • Master Yun Shang
  • Mataji Yashoda
  • Matushka Agafia
  • Matushka Anfisa
  • Maud Coldcandle
  • Mei Lin
  • Meng Xiaodie
  • Merewen Skywalker
  • Metok Lhaki
  • Mi-rae
  • Miao Guang
  • Miao Hui
  • Miao Lian
  • Miao Shan
  • Miao Yin
  • Miao Zhen

M, continued

  • Michiko
  • Midori
  • Migmar Dolma
  • Min-ji
  • Ming Yue
  • Mio
  • Mirren Ashwalker
  • Misao
  • Miyako
  • Miyamori Tazu
  • Miyu
  • Mo Chou
  • Momiji
  • Mori Ayano
  • Morwenna Dusksandal
  • Mother Abbess Hildegard
  • Mother Ebba
  • Mother Euphrasia
  • Mother Evdokia
  • Mother Kassiani
  • Mother Macrina
  • Mother Melania
  • Mother Nektaria
  • Mother Paraskeva
  • Mother Pelagia
  • Mother Photini
  • Mother Seraphima
  • Mother Superior Benedicta
  • Mother Thaisia
  • Mother Werburgh
  • Mother Xenia
  • Mu Dan
  • Myōan
  • Myōchi
  • Myōhō-ni
  • Myōkai
  • Myoko
  • Myōkō
  • Myōren
  • Myōshin
  • Myōshō
  • Myōzen
  • Myung-sook

N: 41 names

  • Na-yeon
  • Nadeshiko Ishikawa
  • Nagisa
  • Nam Hyo-jin
  • Nanami
  • Nanduttara Theri
  • Natsuki
  • Natsume
  • Nell Bramblefist
  • Neng Jing
  • Nerys Tidefoot
  • Nessa of the Kensei Path
  • Ngawang Drolma
  • Ni sư Diệu Thiện
  • Ni sư Huệ Tâm
  • Ni sư Tịnh Quang
  • Ni sư Trí Hạnh
  • Ni sư Từ Nghiêm
  • Ni trưởng Diệu Hoa
  • Ni trưởng Tịnh Hạnh
  • Nian Ci
  • Nimue Stoneheron
  • Nine Bells Shitai
  • Ning Biyun
  • Ning Xue
  • Nong Chai
  • Noor of the Still Pool
  • Norbu Dolkar
  • Novice Bega
  • Novice Clare
  • Novice Mistress Eustochium
  • Novice Ottilie
  • Novice Philomena
  • Novice Wynflæd
  • Nozomi
  • Nun of the Thousand Steps
  • Nun of White Deer Peak
  • Nyidron Tsomo
  • Nyima Wangmo
  • Nyodai
  • Nyra of the Open Hand

O: 12 names

  • Oda Steadyflame
  • Odile Ironbreath
  • Oharu
  • Ohma Stillwater
  • Ok-soon
  • Old Mother Pine
  • Olwen of the Shadow Way
  • Ondine Deepbreath
  • Oriel Thistlehand
  • Orla Stillwind
  • Otsu
  • Ottilie of the Nine Winds

P: 22 names

  • Pasang Yangkyi
  • Pei Lan
  • Pei Ruolan
  • Pema Chökyi
  • Pema Yangzom
  • Pemba Dolma
  • Perpetua Ironsash
  • Petra Unshod
  • Phuntsok Chödron
  • Phurbu Drolma
  • Pilar Dawnbell
  • Ping An
  • Ping Kaewkarn
  • Portress Apollonia
  • Postulant Rosalia
  • Prioress Æthelthryth
  • Prioress Kunigunde
  • Prioress Osyth
  • Prioress Radegund
  • Pu Ci
  • Pu Ji
  • Pu Xian

Q: 8 names

  • Qian Yu
  • Qiao Er
  • Qiao Yun
  • Qin Yuehua
  • Qing Lian
  • Qiu Ju
  • Qiu Yue
  • Quilla Reedflute

R: 30 names

  • Ravenna Quietflame
  • Ren
  • Ren Ashikaga
  • Rengetsu
  • Reverend Mother Colette
  • Reverend Mother Lutgard
  • Rhea Stonelotus
  • Rhosyn Whisperfoot
  • Rigzin Chödron
  • Rin
  • Rinchen Kunzang
  • Rinzin Wangmo
  • Rong Rong
  • Rosalind of the Four Elements
  • Rōshi Ekai
  • Rōshi Eshun
  • Rōshi Myōkyō
  • Rōshi Seizan
  • Roswyn Thunderpalm
  • Rou Xi
  • Rowena of the Jade Mountain
  • Ru Hui
  • Ru Jing
  • Rui Xue
  • Runa of the Salt Cloister
  • Ruo Lan
  • Ruo Xi
  • Ryōgen
  • Ryōnen
  • Ryōshin

S: 205 names

  • Sable Riverstep
  • Sachi
  • Sacristan Euphemia
  • Sadako
  • Sadhvi Brahmi
  • Sadhvi Chandana
  • Sadhvi Mrigavati
  • Sadhvi Padmavati
  • Sadhvi Pushpavati
  • Sadhvi Rajimati
  • Sadhvi Sharada
  • Sadhvi Sumati
  • Sakura
  • Samaneri Jenti
  • Samaneri Sama
  • Samaneri Vira
  • Samten Dolma
  • Sanghamitta
  • Sangmo Tsering
  • Sangye Chödron
  • Sanren Qing Feng
  • Sanren Xian Yun
  • Sanren Yun He
  • Sarien Windstep
  • Saskia Windhollow
  • Sayo
  • Sayuri
  • Seikai
  • Seizan
  • Sensei Hotaru
  • Sensei Kaede
  • Sensei Namiko
  • Sensei Tomoe
  • Sensei Tsuyu
  • Seo Mi-gyeong
  • Seo-yeon
  • Seon-hwa
  • Seren of the Cloud Ladder
  • Setsuko
  • Seven Star Staff Jin
  • Shan Hui
  • Shan Shan
  • Shen Wanzhi
  • Shen Yue
  • Sherab Yeshe
  • Shi Ben
  • Shi Chan
  • Shi Chang
  • Shi Ci
  • Shi Dao
  • Shi De

S, continued

  • Shi Ding
  • Shi Fa
  • Shi Guang
  • Shi Heng
  • Shi Hui
  • Shi Jie
  • Shi Jing
  • Shi Jue
  • Shi Kong
  • Shi Ling
  • Shi Miao
  • Shi Ru
  • Shi Wu
  • Shi Xin
  • Shi Yin
  • Shi Yuan
  • Shi Zhen
  • Shibo Zhi Guang
  • Shifu Bing Qing
  • Shifu Chun Hua
  • Shifu Qing Shuang
  • Shifu Tie Lan
  • Shifu Yan Ling
  • Shigu Chang Yuan
  • Shigu Fa Hui
  • Shigu Yuan Jing
  • Shijie Bai Ling
  • Shijie Dan Feng
  • Shijie Lu Ping
  • Shijie Yan Hong
  • Shimei Bao Zhu
  • Shimei Dou Dou
  • Shimei Qing Lian
  • Shimei Xiao Tao
  • Shinnyo
  • Shino
  • Shiori
  • Shishu De Jing
  • Shitai Ci Hui
  • Shitai Jing Xu
  • Shitai Miao Kong
  • Shizu Yuan Miao
  • Shizuka
  • Shōdō
  • Shōken
  • Shou Xin
  • Shu Fen
  • Shu Yi
  • Shuang Er
  • Shui Xian
  • Shūkō

S, continued

  • Shunkō
  • Si Yu
  • Sibyl Candlewatch
  • Sif Longwait
  • Signe Frostbreath
  • Sigrid Bonehand
  • Silent Sword Nun
  • Sister Adelheid
  • Sister Agatha
  • Sister Agnes
  • Sister Aldegund
  • Sister Amalberga
  • Sister Angela
  • Sister Anselma
  • Sister Æthelflæd
  • Sister Balthild
  • Sister Beatrice
  • Sister Benedicta
  • Sister Bernadette
  • Sister Berthild
  • Sister Brigid
  • Sister Catherine
  • Sister Cecilia
  • Sister Clare
  • Sister Cuthburga
  • Sister Dympna
  • Sister Eadburga
  • Sister Edith
  • Sister Etheldreda
  • Sister Felicity
  • Sister Frideswide
  • Sister Genevieve
  • Sister Gertrude
  • Sister Gudula
  • Sister Hilda
  • Sister Hildegard
  • Sister Immaculata
  • Sister Innocentia
  • Sister Ita
  • Sister Juliana
  • Sister Leoba
  • Sister Lioba
  • Sister Marguerite
  • Sister Mechthild
  • Sister Milburga
  • Sister Mildrith
  • Sister Odile
  • Sister Perpetua
  • Sister Perpetua of the Cloister
  • Sister Radegund
  • Sister Scholastica

S, continued

  • Sister Sexburga
  • Sister Thecla
  • Sister Ursula
  • Sister Walburga
  • Sister Wilgefortis
  • Sister Winifred
  • Sister Withburga
  • Sisupacala Theri
  • Snow Mountain Hermitess
  • So-yeon
  • Sōgen
  • Solveig Glacierpalm
  • Sonam Dekyi
  • Sonam Wangmo
  • Song Xiaomei
  • Song Yun
  • Soo-jin
  • Soon-ja
  • Sōshin
  • Sư bà Diệu Hương
  • Sư bà Thanh Tâm
  • Sư cô Diệu Hạnh
  • Sư cô Diệu Liên
  • Sư cô Diệu Tâm
  • Sư cô Minh Tâm
  • Sư cô Như Hiền
  • Sư cô Như Ngọc
  • Sư cô Tịnh Tâm
  • Su He
  • Su Mingzhu
  • Su Zhen
  • Sub-Prioress Berthild
  • Sumire
  • Sun Baiyu
  • Sundarinanda
  • Sunim Beop-ryeon
  • Sunim Bo-ra
  • Sunim Da-eun
  • Sunim Eun-seo
  • Sunim Hye-an
  • Sunim Hye-in
  • Sunim Jeong-an
  • Sunim Ji-hye
  • Sunim Ji-won
  • Sunim Min-ji
  • Sunim Myo-sim
  • Sunim Seon-hwa
  • Sunim Ye-jin
  • Sunniva Barefoot
  • Suzu
  • Suzume
  • Swallow of the South Gate

T: 45 names

  • Tachibana Orie
  • Tae
  • Takako
  • Talia Sunsoul
  • Tamaki
  • Tamsin Hollowdrum
  • Tan Xiang
  • Tang Lianyi
  • Tao Hua
  • Tashi Tsomo
  • Teishin
  • Tenshū
  • Tenzin Chödron
  • Tenzin Dekyi
  • Tenzin Lhadron
  • Tenzin Yudron
  • Tessaly Quiethand
  • The Abbess Who Never Spoke
  • The Nun Who Walks on Reeds
  • The Rice Kitchen Master
  • The Sweeping Nun
  • Thessaly Dustpalm
  • Thích Nữ An Lạc
  • Thích Nữ Chân Tịnh
  • Thích Nữ Diệu Minh
  • Thích Nữ Liên Hoa
  • Thinley Wangmo
  • Thora Openhand
  • Thousand Hands Abbess
  • Thubten Wangmo
  • Thyra of the Ascendant Dragon
  • Tian Xin
  • Tindra of the Ember Gate
  • Ting Yu
  • Toki
  • Tokuzen
  • Tomoe
  • Tong Xuan
  • Toshiko
  • Tova Ashenknuckle
  • Tsering Yangzom
  • Tsering Zangmo
  • Tsubaki
  • Tsultrim Choden
  • Tsuru

U: 6 names

  • Ugyen Dolma
  • Ume
  • Umeko
  • Una Longshadow
  • Upacala Theri
  • Ursel of the Open Palm

V: 5 names

  • Vaddhesi Theri
  • Vashti Drunkenstep
  • Vela of the Unbroken Circle
  • Verity Plainrobe
  • Vessa of the Iron Lotus

W: 16 names

  • Wan Er
  • Wan Qing
  • Wang Shuqin
  • Wei Qinglan
  • Wen Jing
  • White Crane Abbess
  • Willa Nettlepalm
  • Wooden Fish Auntie
  • Wren of the Long Death
  • Wu Chen
  • Wu Lianxin
  • Wu Ming
  • Wu Shuang
  • Wu Wei
  • Wu Xin
  • Wynne Fallingleaf

X: 21 names

  • Xanthe of the Sunken Shrine
  • Xi Que
  • Xia He
  • Xian Du
  • Xian Ming
  • Xiang Yun
  • Xiangu Cai Lian
  • Xiangu Qing E
  • Xiangu Yu Rong
  • Xiangu Yun Hua
  • Xiao He
  • Xiao Yun
  • Xie Mingxia
  • Ximena of the Sun Soul
  • Xin Deng
  • Xin Yi
  • Xing Kong
  • Xiu Lan
  • Xu Ruyi
  • Xuan Er
  • Xue Mei

Y: 43 names

  • Ya Qin
  • Ya Ting
  • Yae
  • Yan Ling
  • Yan Shuangyi
  • Yan Zi
  • Yang Zhiqiu
  • Yangchen Lhamo
  • Yangzom Palmo
  • Yasu
  • Ye Qianning
  • Ye-eun
  • Ye-jin
  • Yeon-hwa
  • Yeshe Lhamo
  • Yi Nuo
  • Yin Kong
  • Yin Ping
  • Ying Tao
  • Ying Ying
  • Yōdō
  • Yogini Maitreyi
  • Yogini Sulabha
  • Yoon-seo
  • Yoshiko
  • Young-ja
  • Yrsa of the Frozen Bell
  • Ysabeau Kneelingstone
  • Yseult of the White Stair
  • Ysolde Emberpalm
  • Yu Die
  • Yu Xin
  • Yuan Jing
  • Yuan Tong
  • Yudron Kunzang
  • Yue Ying
  • Yuki Kagehana
  • Yukiko
  • Yukino
  • Yumi
  • Yun Zhi
  • Yuriko
  • Yuzuki

Z: 22 names

  • Zelie Cranewing
  • Zenmyō
  • Zenshin
  • Zenzō
  • Zhang Rulan
  • Zhanglao Pu Ming
  • Zhao Yunhe
  • Zhen Ding
  • Zhen Guan
  • Zhen Ru
  • Zhenren Miao Dao
  • Zhenren Xuan Miao
  • Zhi Ruo
  • Zhou Anyu
  • Zhou Meixiang
  • Zhu Jinghua
  • Zhu Ying
  • Zi Juan
  • Zi Yan
  • Zofia Birchstaff
  • Zong Chi
  • Zuiko