Behind the Name: Names Beginning With M

MACARENA f Spanish
From the name of a barrio (district) in Seville, which got it's name from a temple which may have been named for a person Macarius (see MACARIO)... [more]

MACARIA f Spanish
Feminine form of MACARIO

MACARIO m Spanish
Spanish form of the Latin name Macarius, derived from the Greek name Μακαριος (Makarios), which was in turn derived from Greek μακαρ (makar) meaning "blessed, happy"... [more]

MACARIUS m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of MACARIO

MACEY f English (Modern)
Variant of MACY

MACHTELD f Dutch
Dutch form of MATILDA

MACIE f English
Variant of MACY

MACIEJ m Polish
Polish form of MATTHIAS

MACK m English
From a surname which was originally a shortened form of various Gaelic surnames beginning with Mac or Mc (from Gaelic mac meaning "son")... [more]

MACKENZIE f & m English
From the Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich, which means "son of COINNEACH"... [more]

MACSEN m Welsh
Welsh form of MAXIM

MACY f English
From an English surname, originally a Norman French place name, which meant "domain belonging to Maccius"... [more]

MADAI m Biblical
Means "Medes" in Hebrew... [more]

MADAILÉIN f Irish
Irish form of MAGDALENE

MADALENA f Portuguese
Portuguese form of MAGDALENA

MADALINA f Romanian
Romanian form of MAGDALENE

MADALYN f English
Variant of MADELINE

MADARA f Latvian
From the Latvian name for a type of flowering plant, known as cleavers or bedstraw in English.

MÄDCHEN f Various
Means "girl" in German. It is not used as a name in Germany itself.

MADDALENA f Italian
Italian form of MAGDALENE

MADDIE f English
Diminutive of MADELINE or MADISON

MADDISON f English (Modern)
Variant of MADISON

MADDOX m English (Modern)
From a Welsh surname meaning "son of MADOC"... [more]

MADELAINE f English (Rare)
Variant of MADELINE

MADELEINE f French, English
French form of MAGDALENE

MADELINA f English (Rare)
Latinate form of MADELINE

MADELINE f English, French
English form of MAGDALENE... [more]

MADELYN f English
Variant of MADELINE

MADGE f English
Diminutive of MARGARET

MADHAV m Indian
Modern transcription of MADHAVA

MADHAVA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "vernal, of the springtime" in Sanskrit... [more]

MADHAVI f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of MADHAVA... [more]

MADHU f & m Indian
From Sanskrit मधु (madhu) meaning "sweet, honey"... [more]

MADHUKAR m Indian
Means "bee, honey-maker" in Sanskrit.

MADHUR f & m Indian
Means "sweet" in Sanskrit.

MADHURI f Indian
Means "sweetness" in Sanskrit.

MADISON f & m English
From an English surname meaning "son of MAUD"... [more]

MADISYN f English (Modern)
Variant of MADISON

MADLENKA f Czech
Czech diminutive of MAGDALENA

MADLYN f English
Variant of MADELINE

MADOC m Welsh
Possibly derived from Welsh mad "fortunate" combined with a diminutive suffix.

MADOG m Welsh
Variant of MADOC

MADOLINE f English (Rare)
Variant of MADELINE

MADONNA f English
From a title of the Virgin Mary meaning "my lady" in Italian... [more]

MADS m Danish
Danish short form of MATTHIAS

MADYSON f English (Modern)
Variant of MADISON

MAE f English
Variant of MAY... [more]

MAEGAN f English (Modern)
Variant of MEGAN

MAEGHAN f English (Rare)
Variant of MEGAN

MÆJA f Icelandic
Icelandic form of MAJA (2)

MAËL m French, Breton
Means "chief" or "prince" in Celtic... [more]

MAELEACHLAINN m Irish
Means "devotee of Saint Seachnall", derived from Irish mael "devotee" combined with Seachlainn, a variant of Seachnall the Irish form of SECUNDINUS.

MAËLLE f French, Breton
Feminine form of MAËL

MAËLYS f French, Breton
Feminine form of MAËL

MAEVA f Pacific/Polynesian, French
Means "welcome" in Tahitian.

MAEVE f Irish, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Medb meaning "intoxicating"... [more]

MAFALDA f Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of MATILDA

MAGALI f French
Possibly a Provençal form of MARGARET

MAGDA f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Romanian, Portuguese
Short form of MAGDALENA

MAGDALEN f English
Variant of MAGDALENE

MAGDALÉNA f Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of MAGDALENE

MAGDALENA f German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Spanish, Slovene, Czech, Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian, English
Latinate form of MAGDALENE

MAGDALENE f German, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
From a title which meant "of Magdala"... [more]

MAGDALINA f Old Church Slavic
Old Slavic form of MAGDALENE

MAGDALONE f Danish
Danish form of MAGDALENE

MAGDOLNA f Hungarian
Hungarian form of MAGDALENE

MAGGIE f English
Diminutive of MARGARET

MAGNHILD f Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse magn "mighty, strong" and hildr "battle"... [more]

MAGNOLIA f English
From the English word magnolia for the flower, which was named for the French botanist Pierre Magnol.

MAGNUS m Scandinavian, Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "great"... [more]

MAHA f Arabic
Means "wild cow" in Arabic. The wild cow represents beauty.

MAHALA f English
Variant of MAHALAH or MAHALATH... [more]

MAHALAH m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of MAHLAH used in the King James Version of the Old Testament.

MAHALATH f Biblical
Means "lyre" in Hebrew... [more]

MAHALI m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of MAHLI

MAHALIA f English
Variant of MAHALA

MAHATMA m History
From the Indian title महात्मा (Mahatma) meaning "great soul", derived from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" and आतमन (atman) "soul, spirit, life"... [more]

MAHAUT f French
Medieval French form of MATHILDE

MAHAVIR m Indian
Modern transcription of MAHAVIRA

MAHAVIRA m Indian
Means "great hero" from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" and वीर (vira) "hero"... [more]

MAHENDRA m Indian
Means "great Indra" from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA.

MAHESH m Indian
Modern transcription of MAHESHA

MAHESHA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "great lord" from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" and ईश (isha) "lord, ruler"... [more]

MAHFUZ m Arabic
Means "safeguarded" in Arabic.

MAHIN f Iranian
Means "related to the moon" in Persian.

MAHINDER m Indian (Sikh)
Variant of MAHENDRA

MAHINE f Iranian
Variant of MAHIN

MAHIR m Arabic
Means "skilled" in Arabic.

MAHLAH f & m Biblical
Possibly means "weak" or "sick" in Hebrew... [more]

MAHLI m Biblical
Possibly means "weak" or "sick" in Hebrew... [more]

MAHMOOD m Arabic
Variant transcription of MAHMUD

MAHMOUD m Arabic
Variant transcription of MAHMUD

MAHMUD m Arabic
Means "praiseworthy" in Arabic, from the same root as MUHAMMAD... [more]

MAHOMET m Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD

MAHON m Irish
Anglicized form of MATHÚIN

MAHTAB f Iranian
Means "moonlight" in Persian.

MAHTHILDIS f Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of MATILDA

MAHVASH f Iranian
Possibly means "moon-like" in Persian.

MAI (1) f Vietnamese
Means "apricot blossom" in Vietnamese.

MAI (2) f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 "dance" or 麻衣 "linen robe"... [more]

MAIA (1) f Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

MAIA (2) f Roman Mythology
Means "great" in Latin... [more]

MAIA (3) f Basque
Basque form of MARY

MAIALEN f Basque
Basque form of MAGDALENE

MAIARA f Native American
Means "wise" in Tupi.

MAIGHREAD f Scottish
Scottish form of MARGARET

MAIJA f Finnish
Finnish form of MARY

MAIKE f Frisian, German
Frisian diminutive of MARIA

MAIKEL m Dutch
Dutch variant form of MICHAEL

MAIKEN f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian diminutive of MARIA

MAILE f Hawaiian
From the name of a type of vine that grows in Hawaii and is used in making leis.

MAINCHÍN m Irish
Means "little monk", derived from Irish manach "monk" combined with a diminutive suffix.

MAINIO m Finnish
Means "excellent" in Finnish.

MAIR f Welsh
Welsh form of MARY

MÁIRE f Irish
Irish form of MARY

MAIRÉAD f Irish
Irish form of MARGARET

MAIREAD f Scottish
Scottish form of MARGARET

MAIRENN f Irish
Variant of MÁIRÍN

MÀIRI f Scottish
Scottish form of MARY

MÁIRÍN f Irish
Irish diminutive of MARY

MAIRTÍN m Irish
Irish form of MARTIN

MAIRWEN f Welsh
Combination of MAIR and Welsh gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

MAISIE f Scottish
Diminutive of MAIREAD

MAITE (1) f Spanish
Contraction of MARÍA and TERESA

MAITE (2) f Basque
Means "lovable" in Basque.

MAITIÚ m Irish
Irish form of MATTHEW

MAITLAND m English (Rare)
From an English surname which was from a Norman French place name possibly meaning "inhospitable".

MAJA (1) f German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Cognate of MAIA (1)

MAJA (2) f German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of MARIA

MAJID m Arabic
Means "glorious" in Arabic.

MAJKEN f Danish, Swedish
Variant of MAIKEN

MAJOR m English
From a surname which was originally derived from the given name Mauger, an Old French form of the Germanic name Malger meaning "council spear"... [more]

MAKAIO m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of MATTHEW

MAKAR m Russian
Russian form of Makarios (see MACARIO).

MAKARI m Russian
Variant transcription of MAKARIY

MAKARIOS m Late Greek
Original Greek form of MACARIO

MAKARIY m Russian
Russian form of Makarios (see MACARIO).

MAKAYLA f English (Modern)
Variant of MICHAELA

MAKEDA f History
Possibly means "greatness" in Ethiopic... [more]

MAKENA f & m Eastern African
Means "happy one" in Kikuyu.

MAKENNA f English (Modern)
Variant of MCKENNA

MAKENZIE f English (Modern)
Variant of MACKENZIE

MAKOTO m & f Japanese
Means "sincerity" in Japanese.

MAKRAM m Arabic
Means "generous" or "noble" in Arabic.

MAKS m Russian
Short form of MAKSIM

MAKSIM m Russian
Russian form of MAXIMUS

MAKSIMILIAN m Russian
Russian form of MAXIMILIAN

MAKSYM m Polish
Polish form of MAXIMUS

MAKSYMILIAN m Polish
Polish form of MAXIMILIAN

MALA f Indian
Means "necklace" in Sanskrit.

MALACHI m Biblical, Hebrew, English
Means "my messenger" or "my angel" in Hebrew... [more]

MALACHY m Irish
Anglicized form of MAELEACHLAINN influenced by the spelling of MALACHI.

MALAI f Thai
Means "garland of flowers" in Thai.

MALAIKA f Arabic
Means "angels" from the plural of Arabic ملك (malak).

MALAK f & m Arabic
Means "angel" in Arabic.

MALAKAI m English (Modern)
Variant of MALACHI

MALANDRA f English (Rare)
Invented name, a prefixed form of ANDRA.

MALATI f Indian
Means "jasmine" in Sanskrit.

MALCOLM m Scottish, English
From Scottish Mael Coluim which means "disciple of Saint COLUMBA"... [more]

MALCOM m English
Variant of MALCOLM

MALDWYN m Welsh
Welsh form of BALDWIN

MALEAH f English (Modern)
Variant of MALIA

MALEKO m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of MARK

MALENA f Swedish, Spanish
Swedish and Spanish short form of MAGDALENA

MALENE f Danish, Norwegian
Danish short form of MAGDALENE

MAŁGORZATA f Polish
Polish form of MARGARET

MALIA f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of MARY

MALIE f Hawaiian
Means "calm" in Hawaiian.

MALIK m Arabic
Means "king" in Arabic.

MALIKA f Arabic
Means "queen" in Arabic.

MALIN f Swedish
Swedish short form of MAGDALENE

MALINA (1) f Scottish
Feminine form of MALCOLM

MALINA (2) f Polish
Means "raspberry" in Polish.

MALINDA f English
Variant of MELINDA

MALKA f Hebrew
Means "queen" in Hebrew.

MALLAIDH f Irish
Irish form of MOLLY

MALLE f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of MARY

MALLORY f English (Modern)
From an English surname which meant "unfortunate" in Norman French... [more]

MALLT f Welsh
Welsh form of MAUD

MALONE m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Maoil Eoin meaning "descendent of a disciple of Saint JOHN".

MALTE m Danish, Swedish, German
Short form of the Germanic name Helmold, which was derived from the elements helm "helmet" and wald "rule".

MALTHE m Danish, German
Variant of MALTE

MALVINA f Scottish, English
Created by the poet James MacPherson in the 18th century for a character in his Ossian poems... [more]

MALVOLIO m Literature
Means "ill will" in Italian... [more]

MALWINA f Polish
Polish form of MALVINA

MAMADOU m Western African
Form of MUHAMMAD used in western Africa.

MAMI f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) "real, true" or 麻 (ma) "flax" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful".

MAMIE f English
Diminutive of MARY or MARGARET

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