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MARA (1) f Biblical
Means "bitter" in Hebrew... [more]
MARA (2) f Hungarian
Hungarian variant of MÁRIA
MARAJHA f Esperanto
Means "made of the sea" in Esperanto.
MARAL f Armenian
Means "deer" in Armenian.
MARALYN f English
Variant of MARILYN
MARAM f & m Arabic
Means "wish, desire" in Arabic.
MARAMA f Pacific/Polynesian Mythology
Means "moon" in Maori... [more]
MARC m French, Catalan, Welsh
French, Catalan and Welsh form of MARK
MARCAS m Irish, Scottish
Irish and Scottish form of MARK
MARCEL m French, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak
Form of MARCELLUS
MARCELA f Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Czech
Feminine form of MARCELLUS
MARCELI m Polish
Polish form of MARCELLUS
MARCELINA f Polish
Polish feminine form of Marcellinus (see MARCELLIN).
MARCELINE f French
French feminine form of Marcellinus (see MARCELLIN).
MARCELINHO m Portuguese
Diminutive of MARCELO
MARCELINO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellinus (see MARCELLIN).
MARCELL m Hungarian
Hungarian form of MARCELLUS
MARCELLA f Italian
Italian feminine form of MARCELLUS
MARCELLE f French
French feminine form of MARCELLUS
MARCELLETTE f French
French feminine diminutive of MARCELLUS
MARCELLIN m French
From the Roman family name Marcellinus, which was derived from MARCELLUS... [more]
MARCELLINE f French
French feminine form of Marcellinus (see MARCELLIN).
MARCELLINO m Italian
Italian form of Marcellinus (see MARCELLIN).
MARCELLO m Italian
Italian form of MARCELLUS
MARCELLUS m Ancient Roman, German
From the Roman family name Marcellus which was originally a diminutive of MARCUS... [more]
MARCELO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of MARCELLUS
MARCELYN f English (Rare)
Variant of MARCELINE
MARCI f English
Diminutive of MARCIA
MÁRCIA f Portuguese
Portuguese form of MARCIA
MARCIA f English, Spanish
Feminine form of the Roman name Marcius, which was derived from MARCUS... [more]
MARCIAL m Spanish
Spanish form of Martialis (see MARTIAL).
MARCIE f English
Diminutive of MARCIA
MARCIN m Polish
Polish form of MARTIN
MÁRCIO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Marcius (see MARCIA).
MARCIO m Spanish
Spanish form of Marcius (see MARCIA).
MARCO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of MARK... [more]
MARCOS m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of MARK
MARCUS m Ancient Roman, English, Biblical (Variant)
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was probably derived from the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]
MARCY f English
Diminutive of MARCIA
MARDUK m Near Eastern Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
MARE f Croatian
Diminutive of MARIJA
MARED f Welsh
Welsh form of MARGARET
MAREDUDD m Welsh
Welsh form of MEREDITH
MAREE f English (Rare)
Variant of MARIE
MAREIKE f Frisian, German
Frisian and German diminutive of MARIA
MAREK m Polish, Czech, Slovak
Polish, Czech and Slovak form of MARK
MAREN f Danish
Danish form of MARINA
MARET f Estonian
Estonian form of MARGARET
MARFA f Russian
Russian form of MARTHA
MARGAID f Manx
Manx form of MARGARET
MARGALIT f Jewish
Means "pearl" in Hebrew, ultimately from Greek μαργαριτης (margarites).
MARGALITA f Jewish
Variant of MARGALIT
MARGANITA f Jewish
From the name of a type of flowering plant common in Israel, called the scarlet pimpernel in English.
MARGARET f English
Derived from Latin Margarita, which was from Greek μαργαριτης (margarites) meaning "pearl", probably a borrowing from Sanskrit... [more]
MARGARÉTA f Hungarian
Hungarian form of MARGARET
MARGARETA f German, Scandinavian, Romanian, Slovene, Dutch
Cognate of MARGARET
MARGARETE f German
German form of MARGARET
MARGARETHA f Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of MARGARET
MARGARETHE f German, Danish
German and Danish form of MARGARET
MARGARETTA f English
Latinate form of MARGARET
MARGARID f Armenian
Armenian form of MARGARET
MARGARIDA f Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of MARGARET... [more]
MARGARITA f Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian
Latinate form of MARGARET... [more]
MARGAUX f French
Variant of MARGOT influenced by the name of the wine-producing French town... [more]
MARGE f English
Diminutive of MARGARET
MARGED f Welsh
Welsh form of MARGARET
MARGERY f English
Medieval English form of MARGARET
MARGH m Cornish
Cornish form of MARK
MARGHERITA f Italian
Italian form of MARGARET... [more]
MARGIE f English
Diminutive of MARGARET
MARGIT f Hungarian, Scandinavian
Hungarian and Scandinavian form of MARGARET
MARGITA f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of MARGARET
MARGO f English
Variant of MARGOT
MARGOT f French
French short form of MARGARET
MARGRÉT f Icelandic
Icelandic form of MARGARET
MARGRETHE f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of MARGARET
MARGRIET f Dutch
Dutch form of MARGARET
MARGRIT f German
German variant form of MARGARET
MARGUERITE f French
French form of MARGARET
MARI f Welsh, Breton, Finnish, Hungarian, Scandinavian
Welsh, Breton, Estonian and Finnish form of MARY, as well as a Hungarian diminutive of MÁRIA... [more]
MÁRIA f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of MARIA
MARÍA f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of MARIA
MARIA f & m Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Corsican, Basque
Latin form of Greek Μαρια, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see MARY)... [more]
MARIABELLA f English (Rare)
Combination of MARIA and BELLA
MARIAH f English
Variant of MARIA... [more]
MARIAM f Arabic
Variant transcription of MARYAM
MARIAMNE f History
From Μαριαμη (Mariame), the form of MARY used by the historian Josephus when referring to the wife of King Herod.
MARIÁN m Slovak, Czech, Hungarian
Slovak, Czech and Hungarian form of MARIANUS
MARIAN (1) f English
Variant of MARION (1)... [more]
MARIAN (2) m Polish, Czech, Romanian
Polish, Czech and Romanian form of MARIANUS... [more]
MARIANA (1) f Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech
Cognate of MARIANNA
MARIANA (2) f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARIANUS
MARIANELA f Spanish
Contraction of MARÍA and ESTELA
MARIANGELA f Italian
Combination of MARIA and ANGELA
MARIANNA f Italian, English, Hungarian, Russian, Slovak, Polish, Greek
Combination of MARIA and ANNA... [more]
MARIANNE f French, English
Originally a diminutive of MARIE... [more]
MARIANO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of MARIANUS... [more]
MARIANUS m Ancient Roman
Roman family name, which was itself derived from the Roman name MARIUS... [more]
MARIBEL f Spanish
Contraction of MARÍA and ISABEL
MARICA f Hungarian, Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive of MÁRIA (Hungarian) or MARIJA (Croatian and Slovene).
MARICELA f Spanish
Contraction of MARÍA and CELIA
MARICRUZ f Spanish
Contraction of MARÍA and CRUZ
MARIE f French, Czech, German, English
French, Czech and German form of Maria (see MARY)... [more]
MARIEKE f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of MARIA
MARIEL f English
Diminutive of MARY influenced by MURIEL... [more]
MARIELE f German
German diminutive of MARIA
MARIELLA f Italian
Italian diminutive of MARIA
MARIELLE f French
French diminutive of MARIE
MARIETTA f Italian
Italian diminutive of MARIA
MARIETTE f French
French diminutive of MARIA
MARIGOLD f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, which comes from a combination of MARY and the English word gold.
MARIJA f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of MARY
MARIJAN m Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of MARIANUS
MARIJANA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of MARIANNA
MARIJKE f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of MARY
MARIJN m & f Dutch
Dutch masculine and feminine form of MARINUS
MARIJONA f Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine form of MARIANUS
MARIJSE f Dutch
Dutch form of MARISE
MARIJUS m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of MARIUS
MARIKA f Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian
Diminutive of MARY
MARIKE f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of MARY
MARIKO f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) "real, true", 里 (ri) "village" and 子 (ko) "child".
MARILENA f Italian
Combination of MARIA and ELENA
MARILÈNE f French
Combination of MARIE and HÉLÈNE
MARILOU f French, English, Dutch
Combination of MARIA and LOUISE
MARILYN f English
Combination of MARY and lyn... [more]
MARILYNN f English
Variant of MARILYN
MARIN m French, Romanian
French, Romanian and Croatian form of MARINUS
MARINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Greek, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARINUS
MARINDA f English
Either a diminutive of MARY or a variant of MIRANDA
MARINE f French
French feminine form of MARINUS
MARINELLA f Italian
Diminutive of MARINA
MARINO m Italian
Italian form of MARINUS
MARINUS m Ancient Roman, Dutch
From the Roman family name Marinus, which derives either from the name MARIUS or from the Latin word marinus "of the sea".
MÁRIO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of MARIUS
MARIO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of MARIUS
MARION (1) f French, English
Medieval French diminutive of MARY... [more]
MARION (2) m English
From a French surname which was derived from MARION (1)... [more]
MARIOS m Greek
Greek form of MARIUS
MARIS f English (Rare)
Means "of the sea", taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary stella maris, meaning "star of the sea".
MARISA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese combination of MARIA and LUISA.
MARISE f French
French diminutive of MARIE
MARISELA f Spanish
Elaborated form of MARISA
MARISKA f Hungarian
Diminutive of MÁRIA
MARISOL f Spanish
Combination of MARIA and SOL (1)
MARISSA f English
Variant of MARISA
MARIT f Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of MARGARET
MARITA (1) f German, Spanish, Dutch
Diminutive of MARIA
MARITA (2) f Finnish
Finnish form of MARGARET
MARITTA f Finnish
Finnish form of MARGARET
MARITZA f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of MARIA
MARIUS m Ancient Roman, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, French, Romanian
Roman family name which was derived either from MARS, the name of the Roman god of War, or else from the Latin root mas, maris meaning "male"... [more]
MARIUSZ m Polish
Polish form of MARIUS
MARIYA f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of MARIA
MARJA f Dutch, Finnish
Dutch and Finnish form of MARIA... [more]
MARJAANA f Finnish
Finnish form of MIRIAM
MARJAN (1) f Dutch
Dutch form of MARIANNA
MARJAN (2) m Slovene
Slovene form of MARIANUS
MARJANA f Slovene
Slovene form of MARIANNA
MARJANI f Eastern African
Means "coral" in Swahili.
MARJATTA f Finnish
Diminutive of MARJA
MARJE f English
Diminutive of MARJORIE
MARJETA f Slovene
Slovene form of MARGARET
MARJO f Finnish
Finnish form of MARIA
MARJOLAINE f French
Means "marjoram" in French. Marjoram is a minty herb.
MARJOLEIN f Dutch
Dutch form of MARJOLAINE
MARJOLIJN f Dutch
Dutch form of MARJOLAINE
MARJORIE f English
Medieval variant of MARGERY, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram... [more]
MARJORY f English
Variant of MARJORIE
MARJUKKA f Finnish
Diminutive of MARJA
MARJUT f Finnish
Diminutive of MARJA
MÁRK m Hungarian
Hungarian form of MARK
MARK m English, Russian, Biblical
English and Russian form of MARCUS... [more]
MARKEL m Basque
Basque form of Martialis (see MARTIAL).
MARKÉTA f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of MARGARET
MARKETTA f Finnish
Finnish form of MARGARET
MARKKU m Finnish
Finnish form of MARK
MARKO m Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Finnish, Basque
Cognate of MARK
MARKUS m German, Finnish
German and Finnish form of MARK
MARLA f English
Shortened variant of MARLENE
MARLEE f English (Modern)
Variant of MARLEY
MARLEEN f Dutch, English
Dutch form and English variant of MARLENE
MARLEN m Russian
Blend of Marx and Lenin... [more]
MARLENA f English, Polish
Latinate form of MARLENE
MARLENE f German, English, French
Blend of MARIA and MAGDALENE... [more]
MARLEY f English (Modern)
From a surname which was taken from a place name meaning "pleasant wood" in Old English... [more]
MARLIN m English
Variant of MERLIN
MARLIS f German
Combination of MARIA and LIESE
MARLOES f Dutch
Combination of MARIA and LOES
MARLON m English
Possibly from Marcelon, a French diminutive of MARCEL... [more]
MARLOWE m English (Rare)
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "drained lake" in Old English.
MARLY f English (Rare)
Variant of MARLEY
MARLYN f & m English
Feminine form or variant of MARLIN
MARMADUKE m English (British, Rare)
Derived from the Old Irish name Mael Maedoc meaning "disciple of Saint Maedoc"... [more]
MARNA f Swedish
Swedish form of MARINA
MARNI f Jewish
Means "rejoice" in Hebrew.
MARNIE (1) f English
Variant of MARNA... [more]
MARNIE (2) f Jewish
Variant of MARNI
MARQUIS m English (African American)
From a noble title which was derived from the Old French word marchis "march, borderland", which originally referred to someone who ruled on the borderlands of a realm.
MARQUISE m English (African American, Modern)
Variant of MARQUIS... [more]
MARQUITA f English (African American)
Feminine variant of MARQUIS
MARS m Roman Mythology
Possibly related to Latin mas "male" (genitive maris)... [more]
MARSAILI f Scottish
Scottish form of both MARJORIE and MARCELLA
MARSHA f English
Variant of MARCIA
MARSHAL m English
Variant of MARSHALL
MARSHALL m English
From a surname which originally denoted a person who was a marshal... [more]
MÁRTA f Hungarian
Hungarian form of MARTHA
MÄRTA f Swedish
Swedish short form of MARGARETA
MARTA f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Polish, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, Slovak
Cognate of MARTHA
MARTE f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of MARTHA
MÅRTEN m Swedish
Swedish form of Martinus (see MARTIN).
MARTEN m Dutch
Dutch form of Martinus (see MARTIN).
MARTHA f English, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical
Means "mistress of the house" or "lady" in Aramaic... [more]
MARTHE f French, German
French and German form of MARTHA
MARTÍ m Catalan
Catalan form of MARTIN
MARTIAL m History
From the Roman cognomen Martialis, which was derived from the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]
MARTIE m English
Diminutive of MARTIN
MARTIJN m Dutch
Dutch form of MARTIN
MARTÍN m Spanish
Spanish form of Martinus (see MARTIN).
MARTIN m English, French, German, Scandinavian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]
MARTINA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Czech, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Martinus (see MARTIN)... [more]
MARTINE f French
French feminine form of Martinus (see MARTIN).
MARTINHO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Martinus (see MARTIN).
MARTINO m Italian
Italian form of Martinus (see MARTIN).
MARTIRIO f Spanish
Means "martyrdom" in Spanish.
MARTITA f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of MARTA
MÁRTON m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Martinus (see MARTIN).
MARTTA f Finnish
Finnish form of MARTHA
MARTTI m Finnish
Finnish form of MARTIN
MÁRTUSKA f Hungarian
Diminutive of MÁRTA
MARTY m English
Diminutive of MARTIN
MARTYN m Welsh, Ukrainian
Welsh and Ukrainian form of MARTIN
MARTYNA f Polish
Polish feminine form of Martinus (see MARTIN).
MARTZEL m Basque
Basque form of MARCELLUS
MARVA f English
Feminine form of MARVIN
MARVIN m English, German
Probably from an English surname which was derived from the given name MERVYN... [more]
MARVYN m English (Rare)
Variant of MARVIN
MARWA f Arabic
From the Arabic name of a fragrant plant... [more]
MARWIN m German
German variant of MARVIN
MARY f English, Biblical
Usual English form of Maria, which was the Latin form of the New Testament Greek names Μαριαμ (Mariam) and Μαρια (Maria) - the spellings are interchangeable - which were from the Hebrew name מִרְיָם (Miryam)... [more]
MARYA f Russian
Russian form of MARY
MARYAM f Arabic
Arabic form of MARY
MARYANA f Russian
Russian form of MARIAMNE
MARYANN f English
Combination of MARY and ANN
MARYANNE f English
Combination of MARY and ANNE (1)
MARYBETH f English
Combination of MARY and BETH
MARYLA f Polish
Polish diminutive of MARIA
MARYLOU f English
Combination of MARY and LOU
MARYLU f English (Rare)
Variant of MARYLOU
MARYLYN f English
Variant of MARILYN
MARYVONNE f English (Rare)
Combination MARY and YVONNE
MARZELL m German
German form of MARCELLUS
MARZENA f Polish
Polish diminutive of MARIA
MARZIA f Italian
Italian form of MARCIA
MARZIO m Italian
Italian form of Marcius (see MARCIA).
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