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MENACHEM   m   Jewish
Variant transcription of MENAHEM

MENAHEM   m   Biblical, Jewish
Means "comforter" in Hebrew... [more]

MENASHE   m   Jewish
Hebrew form of MANASSEH

MENDEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of MENAHEM

MENELAOS   m   Greek Mythology
Greek form of MENELAUS

MENELAUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Μενελαος (Menelaos) which meant "withstanding the people", derived from μενω (meno) "to last, to withstand" and λαος (laos) "the people"... [more]

MENES   m   Ancient Egyptian
Meaning unknown... [more]

MENNO   m   Dutch, German
Diminutive of MEINE

MENTOR   m   Greek Mythology
Possibly related to Greek μενος (menos) "spirit"... [more]

MENUHA   f   Jewish
Means "tranquility" in Hebrew.

MERAB   f   Biblical
Means "abundant" in Hebrew... [more]

MERARI   m   Biblical
Means "bitter" in Hebrew... [more]

MERAUD   f   Cornish
Meaning unknown, perhaps based on Cornish mor "sea".

MERAV   f   Jewish
Hebrew form of MERAB

MERCÈ   f   Catalan
Catalan form of MERCEDES

MERCEDES   f   Spanish
Means "mercy" in Spanish... [more]

MERCHE   f   Spanish
Diminutive of MERCEDES

MERCIA   f   English (Rare)
Latinate form of MERCY... [more]

MERCURY   m   Roman Mythology
From the Latin Mercurius, probably derived from Latin mercari "to trade" or merces "wages"... [more]

MERCY   f   English
From the English word mercy, ultimately from Latin merces "wages, reward", a derivative of merx "goods, wares"... [more]

MERE   f   Maori
Maori form of MARY

MEREDITH   m & f   Welsh, English
From the Welsh name Maredudd or Meredydd, possibly meaning "great lord" or "sea lord"... [more]

MEREDYDD   m   Welsh
Welsh form of MEREDITH

MERERID   f   Welsh
Welsh form of MARGARET

MERETE   f   Danish
Danish form of MARGARET

MERFYN   m   Welsh
Older Welsh form of MERVYN

MERI   f   Finnish
Means "the sea" in Finnish.

MERIDETH   f   English (Rare)
Variant of MEREDITH

MERIDITH   f   English (Rare)
Variant of MEREDITH

MERIEL   f   English (Rare)
Variant of MURIEL

MERILYN   f   English
Variant of MARILYN

MERIT (1)   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of MERRITT... [more]

MERIT (2)   f   Swedish
Variant of MARIT

MERITA   f   Esperanto
Means "meritorious" in Esperanto.

MERITXELL   f   Catalan
From the name of a village in Andorra where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary... [more]

MERIWETHER   m   English (Rare)
From a surname meaning "happy weather" in Middle English, originally belonging to a cheery person... [more]

MERJA   f   Finnish
Possibly from the name of an ancient Finnish tribe.

MERLA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of MERLE

MERLE   f & m   English
Variant of MERRILL or MURIEL... [more]

MERLETTA   f   English (Rare)
Diminutive of MERLE

MERLIN   m   Welsh Mythology, English
Form of the Welsh name Myrddin (meaning "sea fortress") used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Arthurian tales... [more]

MERLYN   m & f   English
Variant of MERLIN, sometimes used as a feminine form... [more]

MERRICK   m   English (Rare)
From an English surname which was originally derived from a Norman given name, composed of the Germanic elements meri "fame" and ric "power".

MERRILL   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from the given name MURIEL.

MERRILYN   f   English (Rare)
Variant of MARILYN

MERRION   m   Welsh
Variant of MEIRION

MERRITT   m   English
From an English surname, originally from a place name, which meant "boundary gate" in Old English.

MERRY (1)   f   English
From the English word merry, ultimately from Old English myrge... [more]

MERRY (2)   m   Literature
The name of a hobbit in J... [more]

MERRYN   f   Cornish
Meaning unknown. This was the name of an early Cornish (male) saint.

MERTEN   m   German
Low German form of MARTIN

MERTON   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town on a lake" in Old English.

MERV   m   English
Short form of MERVYN

MERVIN   m   Welsh, English
Variant of MERVYN

MERVYN   m   Welsh, English
From the Welsh name Merfyn, which possibly meant "marrow famous"... [more]

MERYEM   f   Turkish
Turkish form of Miriam (see MARY).

MERYL   f   English
Variant of MURIEL, perhaps influenced by the spelling of the name CHERYL... [more]

MESHACH   m   Biblical
Possibly means "who is what Aku is?" in Babylonian, Aku being the name of the Babylonian god of the moon... [more]

MESHULAM   m   Jewish
Variant transcription of MESHULLAM

MESHULLAM   m   Biblical, Jewish
Means either "paid for" or "friend" in Hebrew... [more]

META   f   German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian short form of MARGARET

METHOATASKE   f   Native American
Means "turtle laying its eggs" in Shawnee.

METHODIUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Μεθοδιος (Methodios), derived from Greek μεθοδος (methodos) meaning "pursuit" or "method", ultimately from μετα (meta) "with" and ‘οδος (hodos) "road"... [more]

METHUSELAH   m   Biblical
Means "man of the dart" in Hebrew... [more]

METİN   m   Turkish
Means "strong" in Turkish.

METOD   m   Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of METHODIUS

METODĚJ   m   Czech
Czech form of METHODIUS

METODY   m   Polish
Polish form of METHODIUS

METROPHANES   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μητηρ (meter) "mother" (genitive μητρος (metros)) and φανης (phanes) "appearing"... [more]

METTE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian diminutive of MARGARET

MEURIC   m   Welsh
Welsh form of MAURICE

MEURIG   m   Welsh
Welsh form of MAURICE

MEYER   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of MEIR... [more]

MHAIRI   f   Scottish
Vocative form of MÀIRI

MIA   f   Scandinavian, Dutch, German, English
Scandinavian, Dutch and German diminutive of MARIA

MICA   f   Jewish
Short form of MICHAL (2)

MICAELA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of MICHAEL

MICAH   m   Biblical, English
Contracted form of MICAIAH... [more]

MICAIAH   m & f   Biblical
Means "who is like YAHWEH?" in Hebrew... [more]

MICAJAH   m   Biblical (Variant)
Variant of MICAIAH

MICHAËL   m   Dutch
Dutch form of MICHAEL

MICHAEL   m   English, German, Czech, Biblical
From the Hebrew name מִיכָאֵל (Mikha'el) meaning "who is like God?"... [more]

MICHAELA   f   German, Swedish, English, Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of MICHAEL

MICHAL (1)   m   Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of MICHAEL

MICHAL (2)   f   Biblical, Jewish
Possibly means "brook" in Hebrew... [more]

MICHAŁ   m   Polish
Polish form of MICHAEL

MICHALA   f   Czech
Czech variant of MICHAELA

MICHALINA   f   Polish
Polish feminine form of MICHAEL

MICHAYLA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of MICHAELA

MÍCHEÁL   m   Irish
Irish form of MICHAEL

MÌCHEAL   m   Scottish
Scottish form of MICHAEL

MICHEAL   m   English
Variant of MICHAEL

MICHEIL   m   Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of MICHAEL

MICHEL   m   French, German
French form and German diminutive of MICHAEL... [more]

MICHELA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of MICHAEL

MICHELANGELA   f   Italian
Feminine form of MICHELANGELO

MICHELANGELO   m   Italian
From Italian, meaning "MICHAEL angel"... [more]

MICHÈLE   f   French
French feminine form of MICHEL

MICHELE   m   Italian
Italian form of MICHAEL

MICHELINA   f   Italian
Feminine diminutive of MICHELE

MICHELINE   f   French
French feminine diminutive of MICHEL

MICHELLE   f   French, English
French feminine form of MICHEL... [more]

MICHELYNE   f   English (Rare)
Diminutive of MICHELLE

MICHI   m & f   Japanese
Means "path" in Japanese.

MICHIEL   m   Dutch
Dutch form of MICHAEL

MICHIKO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful", 智 (chi) "wisdom, intellect" and 子 (ko) "child".

MICHJO   m   Esperanto
Esperanto diminutive of MICHAEL

MICK   m   English
Short form of MICHAEL

MICKEY   m & f   English
Diminutive or feminine form of MICHAEL... [more]

MICKY   m   English
Diminutive of MICHAEL

MICTLANTECUHTLI   m   New World Mythology
Means "lord of Mictlan" in Nahuatl... [more]

MIDAS   m   Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

MIDGE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of MADGE

MIDHA   f   Arabic
Means "praise, eulogy" in Arabic.

MIDHAT   m   Arabic
Means "praise, eulogy" in Arabic.

MIDORI   f   Japanese
Means "green" in Japanese.

MIECZYSŁAW   m   Polish
Means either "man glory" or "sword glory" from the Slavic element miecz "man" or "sword" combined with slav "glory".

MIECZYSŁAWA   f   Polish
Feminine form of MIECZYSŁAW

MIEKE   f   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of MARIA

MIELA   f   Esperanto
Means "honey-sweet" in Esperanto.

MIELIKKI   f   Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish mieli "mind, mood"... [more]

MIEP   f   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of MARIA

MIES   f & m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of MARIA or BARTHOLOMEUS

MIESZKO   m   Polish
Short form of MIECZYSŁAW... [more]

MIGNON   f   Literature
Means "cute, darling" in French... [more]

MIGUEL   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of MICHAEL... [more]

MIGUELA   f   Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of MIGUEL

MIHA   m   Slovene
Short form of MIHAEL

MIHAEL   m   Slovene
Slovene form of MICHAEL

MIHAELA   f   Romanian, Slovene
Romanian and Slovene feminine form of MICHAEL

MIHAI   m   Romanian
Romanian form of MICHAEL... [more]

MIHAIL   m   Romanian, Bulgarian
Romanian and Bulgarian form of MICHAEL

MIHAILO   m   Serbian
Serbian form of MICHAEL

MIHAILS   m   Latvian
Latvian form of MICHAEL

MIHAITA   m   Romanian
Romanian diminutive of MICHAEL

MIHAJLO   m   Serbian
Serbian form of MICHAEL

MIHÁLY   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of MICHAEL

MIHAMMAD   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD

MIHANGEL   m   Welsh
Contraction of MICHAEL and "archangel", representative of the archangel Michael.

MIHHAELO   m   Esperanto
Original Esperanto form of MICHAEL

MIHKEL   m   Estonian
Estonian form of MICHAEL

MIHO   m   Croatian
Short form of MIHOVIL

MIHOVIL   m   Croatian
Croatian form of MICHAEL

MIIA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MIA

MIINA   f   Finnish
Short form of VILHELMIINA

MIKA   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of MIKAEL

MIKAEL   m   Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of MICHAEL

MIKAELA   f   Scandinavian
Feminine form of MICHAEL

MIKAERE   m   Maori
Maori form of MICHAEL

MIKALA   m   Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of MICHAEL

MIKAYLA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of MICHAELA

MIKE   m   English
Short form of MICHAEL

MIKEL   m   Basque
Basque form of MICHAEL

MIKELIS   m   Latvian
Latvian form of MICHAEL

MIKELO   m   Esperanto
Modern Esperanto form of MICHAEL

MIKHAIL   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian form of MICHAEL, and a variant Bulgarian transcription of MIHAIL... [more]

MIKHAILA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of MICHAELA, possibly influenced by the spelling of Mikhail.

MIKHAILO   m   Ukrainian
Variant transcription of MYKHAILO

MIKHEIL   m   Georgian
Georgian form of MICHAEL

MIKI   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 紀 (ki) "chronicle".

MIKKEL   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of MICHAEL... [more]

MIKKI   f   English
Strictly feminine variant of MICKEY

MIKKO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of MICHAEL

MIKLAVŽ   m   Slovene
Slovene form of NICHOLAS

MIKLÓS   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of NICHOLAS

MIKOŁAJ   m   Polish
Polish form of NICHOLAS

MIKOLÁŠ   m   Czech
Czech form of NICHOLAS

MIKSA   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of MAXIMUS

MIKU   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" combined with 空 (ku) "sky" or 久 (ku) "long time"... [more]

MIKULA   m   Czech
Czech form of NICHOLAS

MIKULÁŠ   m   Slovak, Czech
Slovak and Czech form of NICHOLAS

MILA   f   Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian
Short form of MILOSLAVA, LUDMILA or EMILIA... [more]

MILADA   f   Czech
Diminutive of Slavic names beginning with the element mil meaning "gracious".

MILAGROS   f   Spanish
Means "miracles" in Spanish... [more]

MILAN   m   Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Dutch
From the Slavic element mil meaning "gracious", originally a short form of names that began with that element... [more]

MILANA   f   Czech
Variant of MILENA

MILBURGA   f   History
Derived from the Old English elements milde "gentle" and burg "fortress"... [more]

MILBURN   m   English
From an English surname which was from a place name meaning "mill stream" in Old English.

MILDA   f   Lithuanian, Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of love.

MILDRED   f   English
From the Old English name Mildþryð meaning "gentle strength", derived from the elements milde "gentle" and þryð "strength"... [more]

MILEN   m   Bulgarian
Variant of MILAN

MILÉNA   f   Hungarian
Hungarian form of MILENA

MILENA   f   Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Serbian, Polish, Italian
Feminine form of MILAN

MILES   m   English
From the Germanic name Milo, introduced by the Normans to England in the form Miles... [more]

MILEY   f   English (Modern)
In the case of child actress and singer Miley Cyrus (1992-), it is a shortened form of the nickname Smiley, given to her by her father because she often smiled.

MILFORD   m   English
From an English surname which was originally derived from various place names all meaning "ford by a mill" in Old English.

MILICA   f   Serbian, Slovene
From the Slavic element mil meaning "gracious"... [more]

MILKA   f   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Variant of MILICA

MILLA   f   Scandinavian, Finnish
Short form of CAMILLA and other names that end in milla.

MILLARAY   f   Native American
Means "golden flower" in Mapuche.

MILLARD   m   English
From an occupational English surname which meant "guardian of the mill" in Old English.

MILLICENT   f   English
From the Germanic name Amalaswinth, composed of the elements amal "work, labour" and swinþ "strength"... [more]

MILLIE   f   English
Diminutive of MILLICENT or CAMILLA

MILLY   f   Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian diminutive of EMILIE

MILO   m   English
Latinized form of MILES... [more]

MIŁOGOST   m   Polish
From an old Slavic name which meant "grace guest", from mil "grace" and gost "guest".

MILOJE   m   Serbian
From the Slavic element mil meaning "gracious", originally a diminutive of names that began with that element.

MILOJICA   m   Serbian
Diminutive of MILOJE

MILOŠ   m   Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene
Diminutive of MILOSLAV and other names beginning with the Slavic element mil "favour".

MILOSLAV   m   Czech, Slovak, Russian
Derived from the Slavic elements mil "favour" and slav "glory".

MILOSLAVA   f   Czech, Russian
Feminine form of MILOSLAV

MIŁOSŁAW   m   Polish
Polish cognate of MILOSLAV

MIŁOSZ   m   Polish
Polish cognate of MILOŠ

MILTIADES   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μιλτος (miltos) meaning "red earth"... [more]

MILTON   m   English
From an English surname which was from a place name meaning "mill town" in Old English... [more]

MIMI   f   Italian
Italian diminutive of MARIA

MIMMI   f   Finnish
Diminutive of VILHELMIINA

MIN   f & m   Chinese
Means "clever, sharp" in Chinese.

MINA (1)   f   English, Italian
Short form of WILHELMINA and other names ending in mina... [more]

MINA (2)   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "fish" in Sanskrit... [more]

MINAKO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful", 奈 (na), a phonetic character, and 子 (ko) "child".

MINALI   f   Indian
Means "fish catcher" in Sanskrit.

MINDY   f   English
Diminutive of MELINDA

MINERVA   f   Roman Mythology, English
Possibly derived from Latin mens meaning "intellect", but more likely of Etruscan origin... [more]

MING   m & f   Chinese
From Chinese "shining, bright, clear" or "engrave".

MINH   m   Vietnamese
Means "bright, intelligent" in Vietnamese.

MINKE   m & f   Frisian, Dutch
Diminutive and feminine form of MEINE

MINNA   f   German, Finnish
German short form of WILHELMINA and a Finnish short form of VILHELMIINA.

MINNIE   f   English
Diminutive of WILHELMINA

MINOO   f   Iranian
Variant of MINU

MINORU   m   Japanese
Means "truth" in Japanese.

MINTA   f   English
Short form of ARAMINTA

MINTTU   f   Finnish
Means "mint" in Finnish.

MINTY   f   English
Diminutive of ARAMINTA

MINU   f   Iranian
Means "heaven, paradise" in Persian.

MIO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" combined with 桜 (ou) "cherry blossom" or 緒 (o) "thread".

MIQUEL   m   Catalan
Catalan form of MICHAEL

MIRA (1)   f   Indian
Means "sea, ocean" in Sanskrit... [more]

MIRA (2)   f   Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene
Short form of names beginning with the Slavic element mir "peace".

MIRABELLA   f   Italian
Latinate form of MIRABELLE

MIRABELLE   f   French (Rare), English (Rare)
Derived from Latin mirabilis "wonderful"... [more]

MIRACLE   f   English (Modern)
From the English word miracle for an extraordinary event, ultimately deriving from Latin miraculum "wonder, marvel".

MIRAJ   m   Arabic
Means "place of ascent" in Arabic.

MIRAN   m   Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace".

MIRANDA   f   English
Derived from Latin mirandus meaning "admirable, wonderful"... [more]

MIRCEA   m   Romanian
Derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace".

MIREIA   f   Catalan, Spanish
Catalan form of Mireio (see MIREILLE).

MIREILLE   f   French
From the Provençal name Mireio, which was first used by the poet Frederic Mistral... [more]

MIREIO   f   Provençal
Original Provençal form of MIREILLE

MIREK   m   Czech, Polish
Short form of MIROSLAV and other names beginning with the Slavic element mir "peace".

MIRELA   f   Romanian
Romanian form of MIREILLE

MIRELE   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of MIRIAM

MIRELLA   f   Italian
Italian form of MIREILLE

MIREMBE   f   Eastern African
Means "peace" in Luganda.

MIREN   f   Basque
Basque form of MARY

MIRIAM   f   Jewish, English, German, Biblical
Original Hebrew form of MARY... [more]

MIRINDA   f   Esperanto
Means "wonderful" in Esperanto.

MIRJA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MIRIAM

MIRJAM   f   Dutch, German, Finnish
Dutch, German and Finnish form of MIRIAM

MIRJAMI   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MIRIAM

MIRJANA   f   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of MIRIAM

MIRKO   m   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Diminutive of MIROSLAV

MIRNA   f   Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace".

MIRO   m   Slovene
Short form of MIROSLAV

MIRON   m   Russian, Polish
Russian and Polish form of MYRON

MIROSLAV   m   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "peace and glory", derived from the Slavic elements mir "peace" and slav "glory"... [more]

MIROSLAVA   f   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of MIROSLAV

MIROSŁAW   m   Polish
Polish form of MIROSLAV

MIROSŁAWA   f   Polish
Feminine form of MIROSŁAW

MIRTHE   f   Dutch
Variant of MYRTHE

MIRUNA   f   Romanian
Possibly derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace".

MIRZA   m   Iranian, Arabic
Means "prince" in Persian.

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