the etymology and history of first names
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MAAIKE f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of MARIA
MAARIA f Finnish
Finnish form of MARIA
MAARIKA f Finnish, Estonian
Diminutive of MAARIA (Finnish) or MAARJA (Estonian).
MAARIT f Finnish
Finnish form of MARGARET
MAARJA f Estonian
Estonian form of MARIA
MAARTJE f Dutch
Dutch feminine form of MARTIN
MAATA f Maori
Maori form of MARTHA
MAAYAN f Jewish
Means "spring of water" in Hebrew.
MABEL f English
Medieval form of AMABEL... [more]
MABELLA f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of MABEL
MABELLE f English
Variant of MABEL... [more]
MABLE f English
Variant of MABEL
MABYN f Welsh
Means "youth" in Welsh... [more]
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
MACEY f English (Modern)
Variant of MACY
MACHTELD f Dutch
Dutch form of MATILDA
MACIE f English
Variant of MACY
MACKENZIE f & m English
From the Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich, which means "son of COINNEACH"... [more]
MACY f English
From an English surname, originally a Norman French place name, which meant "domain belonging to Maccius"... [more]
MADAILÉIN f Irish
Irish form of MAGDALENE
MADALENA f Portuguese
Portuguese variant 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
Short form of MADELINE
MADDISON f English (Modern)
Variant of MADISON
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
MADHAVI f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of MADHAVA... [more]
MADHU f & m Indian
From Sanskrit मधु (madhu) meaning "sweet, honey"... [more]
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
MADOLINE f English (Rare)
Variant of MADELINE
MADONNA f English
From a title of the Virgin Mary meaning "my lady" in Italian... [more]
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)
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
From 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, Scandinavian, Spanish, Czech, Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian
Latinate form of MAGDALENE
MAGDALENE f German, Danish, English, Biblical
From a title which meant "of Magdala"... [more]
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.
MAHA f Arabic
Means "wild cow" in Arabic. The wild cow represents beauty.
MAHALA f English
Variant of MAHALAH or MAHALATH... [more]
MAHALATH f Biblical
Means "lyre" in Hebrew... [more]
MAHALIA f English
Variant of MAHALA
MAHAUT f French
Medieval French form of MATHILDE
MAHIN f Iranian
Means "related to the moon" in Persian.
MAHINE f Iranian
Variant of MAHIN
MAHLAH f & m Biblical
Possibly means "weak" or "sick" in Hebrew... [more]
MAHTAB f Iranian
Means "moonlight" in Persian.
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
MAIKEN f Danish, Norwegian
Danish diminutive of MARIA
MAILE f Hawaiian
From the name of a type of vine that grows in Hawaii and is used in making leis.
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
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.
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
MAJKEN f Danish, Swedish
Variant of MAIKEN
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.
MALA f Indian
Means "necklace" in Sanskrit.
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.
MALANDRA f English (Rare)
Invented name, a prefixed form of ANDRA.
MALATI f Indian
Means "jasmine" in Sanskrit.
MALEAH f English (Modern)
Variant of MALIA
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.
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 Jewish
Means "queen" in Hebrew.
MALLAIDH f Irish
Irish form of MOLLY
MALLORY f English (Modern)
From an English surname which meant "unfortunate" in Norman French... [more]
MALLT f Welsh
Welsh form of MAUD
MALVINA f Scottish, English
Created by the poet James MacPherson in the 18th century for a character in his Ossian poems... [more]
MALWINA f Polish
Polish form of MALVINA
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
MANAMI f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (mana) "love, affection" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful" or 海 (mi) "sea, ocean".
MANDEEP m & f Indian (Sikh)
Means "lamp of the mind" in Sanskrit.
MANDI f English
Diminutive of AMANDA
MANDY f English
Diminutive of AMANDA
MANISHA f Indian
Means "thought, wisdom" in Sanskrit.
MANJU f Indian
Means "lovely, beautiful" in Sanskrit.
MANJULA f Indian
Means "lovely, beautiful" in Sanskrit.
MANJUSHA f Indian
Means "small box, small chest" in Sanskrit.
MANOELA f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of MANOEL
MANOLA f Spanish
Spanish feminine diminutive of MANUEL
MANON f French, Dutch
French diminutive of MARIE
MANUELA f Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, German
Feminine form of MANUEL
MANUELITA f Spanish
Diminutive of MANUELA
MANYA f Russian
Russian diminutive of MARIA
MANYARA f Southern African
Means "you have been humbled" in Shona.
MAO f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) "real, true" or 舞 (ma) "dance" combined with 央 (o) "center", 緒 (o) "thread" or 桜 (ou) "cherry blossom".
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]
MARCELA f Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Czech
Feminine form of MARCELLUS
MARCELINA f Polish
Polish feminine form of Marcellinus (see MARCELLIN).
MARCELINE f French
French feminine form of Marcellinus (see MARCELLIN).
MARCELLA f Italian
Italian feminine form of MARCELLUS
MARCELLE f French
French feminine form of MARCELLUS
MARCELLETTE f French
French feminine diminutive of MARCELLUS
MARCELLINE f French
French feminine form of Marcellinus (see MARCELLIN).
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]
MARCIE f English
Diminutive of MARCIA
MARCY f English
Diminutive of MARCIA
MARE f Croatian
Diminutive of MARIJA
MARED f Welsh
Welsh form of MARGARET
MAREE f English (Rare)
Variant of MARIE
MAREIKE f Frisian, German
Frisian and German diminutive of MARIA
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
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
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