This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is M.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Makida f AfricanIn Ethiopia, Makida was another name for the Queen of Sheba.
Makiho f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 希 (ri) meaning "hope" combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sail". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Makiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 牧 (
maki) meaning "herd" and 子 (
ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji.
Makiling f & m Philippine Mythology, TagalogMeans "uneven, crooked, bent" in Tagalog. In Tagalog mythology,
Maria Makiling is a spirit who is said to protect Mount Makiling, a volcano in the Philippines.
Makini m & f SwahiliMeans "of good character" or "strength of character" in Swahili.
Makinna f EnglishThe name Makenna is girl's name of Irish, African origin meaning "happy one". Part of the Mackenzie/Mackena/Mackenna family, this variation has a positive meaning. # 398 in the US.
Makinti f Indigenous Australian, PintupiOf Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Makinti Napanangka (c. 1930-2011), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
Makishi m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" combined with 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 or 眞
(ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 子
(ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Makok f & m ThaiDerived from Thai
มะกอก (
makok), meaning "olive (fruit)".
Makoko f JapaneseMako mean truth of child ma means truth Ko means child Both ko means child
Makomi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 子 (ko) meaning "child" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Makongul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
makon meaning "home, refuge" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Makotoko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (makoto) meaning "true, reality" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Makpal f KazakhMeans "velvet" in Kazakh, ultimately from Arabic مخمل
(mukhmal).
Makruhi f ArmenianFrom the Armenian
մաքուր (makur) meaning "clean, innocent" and the feminine suffix
ուհի (uhi). Makuku f MaoriMeans "pleasantness, friendliness" in Maori.
Makya f & m HopiMeans "hunting eagle" in Hopi.
Malachite m & f English (Rare)From the name of the mineral. The stone's name derives from Greek
μαλαχίτης (λίθος) (malachíti̱s (líthos)) meaning "mallow stone," which is, ultimately, from Ancient Greek
μαλαχή (malakhḗ) meaning "mallow." The mineral was given this name due to its resemblance to the leaves of the Mallow plant.... [
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Mal'ak f & m HebrewDerived from Hebrew מל'אק (
mal'ak) meaning "messenger, angel".
Malala f PashtoVariant of
Malalai. A notable bearer is Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize recipient Malala Yousafzai (1997-).
Malalasoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
malala meaning "beloved, esteemed" and
soa meaning "good".
Malamatenia f GreekFrom Greek μαλαματένιος
(malamatenios) meaning "golden, tender".
Malamhìn f Scottish GaelicMost likely coined by James Macpherson (1736-1796), the Scottish antiquarian poet who published works allegedly translated from the ancient Gaelic bard
Ossian. Macpherson seems to have based the name on Scottish Gaelic
mala "brow, eyebrow" and
mìn "smooth, soft", intending it to mean "smooth brow"... [
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Malanka f UkrainianUkrainian folk form of
Melanie. Malanka or Generous Eve is also a folk holiday celebrated on 13 January, which is St. Melania's day.
Malarvili f TamilDerived from Tamil மலர்
(malar) meaning "flower" and விழி
(viḻi) meaning "eye".
Maldea f Medieval BasqueMedieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was first recorded in the area around Álava in the 11th century.
Maldis f Norwegian (Archaic)Combination of the Old Norse element
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" and the name element
mal- which is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Norse
mál "speach; language", a variant of the Old Norse name element
malm-, itself derived from Old Norse
malmr "ore", as well as a derivation from any name beginning with the elements
Mal- or
Mál- or
Mål-.... [
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Malekaya f RussianThis name is The Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov's childhood nickname.
Malenthe f Dutch (Rare)Meaning unknown. It might possibly be a completely invented name, or a combination of any name starting with
Ma- with
Lenthe.... [
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Maliawašḫi f Ancient Near EasternAncient Assyrian feminine given name recorded in 18th century BC Assyrian documents from Kültepe. It may derive from the name of the goddess
Maliya and potentially
(w)ashib meaning "dweller, person who dwells in" or "of".
Malibu f English (Modern, Rare)From the name of a beach city in California, which is derived from Ventureño Chumash
Humaliwo meaning "the surf sounds loudly".
Malicia f Popular CultureMalicia the name of the character Rogue in the French version of the X-Men. Malicia, or Rogue, was created by Chris Claremont and Michael Golden. She is a young woman whose real name is Anna Marie; her power, which is to absorb life energy via skin contact, is both a strength and a burden.
Malila f MiwokMeans "salmon going fast up a rippling stream" in the Miwok language
Malîna f GreenlandicMeans "the one to follow", cognate of
malippaa ("to follow someone") and the suffix -
na (denotes a personal name). In Greenlandic mythology Malîna is the goddess of the sun and the sister of
Anningan, god of the moon... [
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Malina f Inuit Mythology, GreenlandicIn Inuit mythology, Malina is the name of a solar goddess. She is constantly fleeing from her brother, the moon god
Igaluk (Inuit) or
Anningan (Grenlandic), and their eternal chase explains the movement of the sun and moon through the sky.
Malina f RomaniOf uncertain origin. Either a borrowing of the Slavic name
Malina 2 or the Romanian name
Mălina, a direct derivation from the Romani word
mal'ina "raspberry" (and thus ultimately a cognate of the Slavic name), or else there might be a relation to the source of the Indian name
Malini.
Malinalxochitl f Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec MythologyMeans "grass flower" or "wildflower" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl
malinalli, "tall grass, twisted grass", and
xōchitl, "flower". In Aztec mythology, Malinalxochitl was a sorceress and goddess of snakes, scorpions, and desert insects, and the sister of
Huitzilopochtli.
Maline f French (Modern, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)French form of
Malin.
Malinka f RussianDerived from the Russian word "malina" meaning "raspberry."
Malisa f ThaiDerived from Thai มาลิ
(maa-lii) meaning "flower" (see
Mali).
Malivalaya f Thai, LaoMeans "climbing jasmine" in Thai, derived from มะลิิิ (
mali) meaning "jasmine".
Malkat f Northern African, MuslimPossibly means "queen of the house", deriving from the Arabic element
malaka ("queen"). Name borne by a prominent Sudanese author known for her realist novel The Wide Void.
Malkhazni f Chechen (Rare)Derived from Chechen малх
(malkh) meaning "sun" combined with хаза
(khaza) meaning "beautiful".
Mallabibi f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Mallagul f UzbekDerived from
malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Mallamirza f UzbekDerived from
malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and
mirza meaning "scribe, scholar".
Mallaqiz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and
qiz meaning "girl".
Malli f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 茉莉 (malli) meaning "jasmine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Mallidunna f Ancient Near Eastern, LuwianPossibly deriving in part from the Luwian element
ma-al-li ("honey"). Name borne by a ritual practitioner known from fragments of ritual tablets that bear her name.
Malma f IndianIndian name coming from the
Urdu word for “gilded”.