the etymology and history of first names
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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 明 "shining, bright, clear" or 铭 "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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