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Marquessa f Medieval SpanishDerived from Old French
markis, marchis "marquis", ultimately from Old High German
marka "march; fortified area along a border".
Marsela f Albanian, CroatianFeminine form of
Marsel. Albanian folk etymology likes to derive this name from Albanian
mars "(the month of) March", popularly interpreted to mean "March child; born in March".
Marsilion m Carolingian Cycle, LiteratureMarsilion was the name of the Muslim Saracen king who attacked the rear guard of King Charlemagne in "La Chanson de Roland." He was given this oppurtunity through the treachery of Count Ganelon, a French knight in the service of Charlemagne... [
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Marston m EnglishThe meaning of the name Marston is From The Marsh Town
Marsuvees m LiteratureMarsuvees Black is the name of a character first introduced by Ted Dekker in his novel 'Showdown.'
Märt m EstonianOriginally a diminutive of
Märten, now used as a given name in its own right.
Mart f & m Mongolian, RussianMeans "March (month)" in Russian. This is primarily a feminine name in Mongolia, and a masculine name in Russia.
Martianus m Late RomanExtended form of
Martinus (see
Martin). This name was borne by Martianus Capella, who lived in the Late Antiquity.
Martiriana f CatalanCatalan feminine name, probably a modern coinage influenced by
Martina and elaborated female name suffixes.
Martiya m Old PersianOne of famous name in ancient Iran it means man of God or the man like God or strong man . Mart means man or human (a) means God
Maru f JapaneseWritten in hiragana, Maru is a female name meaning 'round'. Admittedly, finding the name 'Maru' on itself is highly rare, but variations with -yo 'world', -ko 'child', or -mi 'beauty' exist. In addition, more uncommon suffixs are sometimes added to 'Maru', especially in modern times - Maruka, meaning 'round fruit or flower', Marui meaning 'round boxes' or even Maruya 'to be round' are possible names.... [
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Maru m & f TswanaMeans cloud. In setswana culture anything which has to do with water, which is a precious commodity is loved. Clouds bring rain and so are welcomed wherever they appear.
Ma'rufjamol f UzbekDerived from
ma'ruf meaning "renowned" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Marui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玛 (mǎ) meaning "agate, cornelian" and
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Maruka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 琉 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" or 円 (maru) meaning "circle, ring" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [
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Maruko f JapaneseIt means "Round child". Used in Chibi Maruko Chan, A very popular anime in Japan.
Maruko f & m Japanese, PetFrom 丸子 (maruko) the Japanese word for round goldfish from comes from combining 丸 (maru) meaning "round" with 子 (ko) meaning "child".
Marul m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, AssameseMEANING - Soft,Gentle, a kind of duck or flemingo
Marula f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh), Marathi, Nepali, AssameseMEANING - a kind of duck or flemingo, Soft, Mild, Name of a poetess... [
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Marullus m Ancient RomanThe name of a Ancient Roman senator who was among the Senators who feared that Julius Caesar was becoming too powerful. In the play that playwright and poet William Shakespeare wrote based on the last days of Caesar, he and Flavius force citizens praising Caesar off the streets and taking decorations off statues in about the beginning of the play.
Maruschka f DutchDutch form of
Marushka. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch actress Maruschka Detmers (b. 1962).
Marusu f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax", 万 (ma) meaning "very many" or 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine", 留 (ru) meaning "to stay" combined with 寿 (su) meaning "longevity, long life"... [
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Marut m Polish (Archaic)Of Persian origin, meaning "God's messenger". It was borne by Saint Marutas of Mesopotamia.
Maruti m Hindiderived from India, after the nickname of a god known as "Hanuman" a half mokney and half man, which means "son of the wind" since the god is known as the son of the wind.... [
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Maruyo f JapaneseMaru means "Curl Up, Round, Circle, Perfection, Roll, Full," and Yo means "World, Replace Age, Substitute, Generation, Period."
Maruzzella f NeapolitanSupposedly a Neapolitan form of
Marisa - perhaps a double diminutive in origin. By coincidence, it may also mean "small braid (of hair)" in Neapolitan.... [
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Marvelino m Indonesian (Rare)From the English word meaning "miracle" and/or "wonderful story or legend", derived from Old French merveille "a wonder", from Latin mirabilia "wonderful things", which is the neuter plural form of mirabilis "strange or wonderful, admirable, amazing", from mirari "to wonder at", from mirus "wonderful" (the word "smile" shares this root)... [
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Marvella f EnglishProbably based on the word
marvellous (compare
Marvel). This is the name of a (now obscure) American jewelry brand (est. c.1911, specializing in imitation pearl jewelry).
Marvelous f ObscureMeaning, "causing great wonder; extraordinary" or "extremely good or pleasing; splendid."