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Louvine f & m Medieval French
An old French name (was much more popular in the past, is now very uncommon). ... [more]

Loveday f & m English (British, Rare), Medieval English, Cornish, Literature
Medieval form of the Old English name Leofdæg, literally "beloved day". According to medieval English custom, a love day or dies amoris was a day for disputants to come together to try to resolve their differences amicably... [more]

Lovejoy f & m English (Puritan)
A combination of Love 2 and Joy, which possibly originated as a given name with the Puritans.... [more]

Lovelle f & m English
Variant of Lovell and Lovel.

Lowaine m & f English (American)
Variant of Lowayne.

Lowayne m & f English (American)
Combination of a name starting with Lo- (such as Loren) with Wayne. Among female bearers, there may also be cases where this name is a variant of Lorraine, likely brought about by rhotacism.

Lucelir f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably a combination of Lucélia with a name that ends in -ir, such as Ademir and Almir 1.

Luchumo m & f Xhosa
Possibly means "expanding, flourishing" or "prosperity" in Xhosa.

Lucinei m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Lucinda and Sidnei.

Lucrees m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Lucretius (masculine) and short form of Lucretia (feminine).... [more]

Lucusia f & m Polish
Diminutive of names beginning with Luc- such as Lucyna, Lucja, Lucjana or (more jokingly) of Lucjusz.

Lukhona m & f Zulu (Modern)
Means "it's available" in Zulu.

Lukinda m & f Kongo

Lungelo m & f Zulu
Means "right" in Zulu.

Lungtog m & f Tibetan
Means "prophecy" in Tibetan.

Lungtok m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "learning, experience, realisation" in Tibetan. This was one of the given names of the 9th Dalai Lama, Lungtok Gyatso (1805-1815).

Lushawn f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of LaShawn. In some cases it may be a combination of Lu or Lou with the name Shawn.

Lushomo f & m Southern African
"Grace or mercy" (chisomo)

Luswepo m & f Mwanga

Lutendo f & m African
Means: Faith... [more]

Luverne m & f English (American)
Variant of Laverne.

Luyanda m & f South African, Zulu, Xhosa
Means "it is growing, increasing" in Zulu and Xhosa, referring to love or the child’s family.

Luyando m & f Tonga
Means “To Love” in Tonga. Related to the Tongan name Yandwa.

Lykaśke m & f Tocharian
Means "small" in Tocharian.

Lyncoln m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Lincoln.

Lyndall f & m English, South African
Transferred use of the surname Lyndall. This was (first?) used as a given name by the South African author, political activist and feminist Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) for the heroine in her most famous novel, The Story of an African Farm (1883)... [more]

Lyndell m & f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Lindell and Lyndal.

Lyvonne f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lavonne.

Ma'achah m & f Biblical
Variant transcription of Maacah.... [more]

Mabasen m & f Khoekhoe
Name mainly used by damara speaking people in Namibia.The name means "stand for yourself" used to encourage and teach an individual independance.

Mabille m & f French (Rare)
derived from the Old French word “mabile,” meaning “mable” or “mable stone.”

Mabvuto m & f Nsenga
Name given to a child born when there was trouble/problem in the family or community. For instance war, drought, pestilence

Madigan f & m English (American), Literature
Transferred use of the Irish surname Madigan or from the Gaelic given name Madagán or Madadhán means "little dog".... [more]

Madisen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Madison.

Magnify m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to extol; glorify." Referring to the magnification of the name of God.

Mahatia m & f Malagasy
Means "causing love" in Malagasy.

Mahetsi m & f New World Mythology
From Hñähñu language HEAVEN, SKY

Mahinur m & f Turkish, Uyghur
From Persian ماهی (mâhi) meaning "lunar, moonly" combined with Arabic نُور (nūr) or Persian نور (nur) both meaning "light, brightness, gleam, glow".

Mahitsy m & f Malagasy
Means "straight, correct" in Malagasy.

Mailaka m & f Malagasy
Means "brisk, active" in Malagasy.

Maitlin f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Maitland in the style of Caitlin.

Majagua m & f Taíno

Majesty f & m English (American, Modern)
From the English word, ultimately deriving from Latin maiestas meaning "greatness".

Makamae f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "precious, highly prized, darling."

Makanga m & f Kongo, African Mythology
Means “Wise Person” in Kongo.

Makanui f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name meaning "big eyes".

Makemen f & m Western African (Rare)
Liberia and Guinean

Makenzy f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Makiadi m & f Kongo
Means "misfortune" in Kikongo.

Makiese m & f African, Kongo
Means "happiness" in Kikongo.

Makishi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" combined with 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mâĸujuk m & f Greenlandic
Means "the one who often moans/wails" in Greenlandic.

Makungu m & f Tsonga
Means "plan" in Xitsonga.

Malecka f & m Hebrew (Rare, ?)

Maleiwa m & f Indigenous American
Maleiwa is the god of creation in Wayuu mythology. His name has an unknown meaning.

Malgeum f & m Korean (Modern)
From the verbal noun of adjective 맑다 (makda) meaning "clear, clean, fresh, pure" (compare Malgeun).

Malgeun f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of adjective 맑다 (makda) meaning "clear, clean, fresh, pure" (compare Malgeum).

Maloney m & f Romani
Directly taken from Romani maloney "lightning".

Maltiti f & m Dagbani
Means "resolve for us" in Dagbani.

Mamisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy maly meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and soa meaning "good".

Mamonjy m & f Malagasy
Means "help, save" in Malagasy.

Mandakh m & f Mongolian
Means "rise, ascent" in Mongolian.

Mandela m & f African American, Xhosa
Transferred use of the surname Mandela given in honour of Nelson Mandela, South African revolutionary hero and statesman... [more]

Manecas m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuel or Manuela.

Mangako m & f Japanese
From Japanese 漫画(Manga) meaning "cartoon" and 子(ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.

Mangeni f & m African
means "baby who was born when there is plenty of fish" and is of Bantu origin

Manjaka m & f Malagasy
Means "reign" in Malagasy.

Manoush f & m Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Mahnoush.

Manpaul m & f Indian (Sikh, Rare)
From Sanskrit मनस् (mánas) "mind, intellect, spirit" and पाल (pāla) "protector, guard, keeper". Therefore the name means "protector of soul" (also can be interpreted as meaning "protector of heart")... [more]

Manreet f & m Punjabi

Mantiri m & f Aymara
Means "incoming, entering" in Aymara.

Maqujuk m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mâĸujuk.

Marayam m & f Japanese, Popular Culture
Marayam is Momoze’s younger brother in Hunter X Hunter. His name is a corruption of the Hebrew name Miriam and the Nepali surname Narayan.

Marcing m & f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Marcelo, Marcela, and other names starting with Marc-.

Mardell f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of a surname Mardell.

Marquee m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marquis.

Marquel m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Marquie m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of diminutive of Marquis or Marquita.

Marrion m & f English
Variant of Marion 1 or Marion 2.

Marshey f & m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements mar and shay, possibly influenced by names such as Marshall and Marshawn.

Martien m & f Dutch
Dutch variant of Martin or Martine, depending on the sex of the bearer.

Marvine f & m English
Feminine form and a variant of Marvin.

Marzouk m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Marzouq.

Mashiro f & m Japanese
Means "white jasmine" in Japanese, combining 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" with 白 (mashiro) meaning "white". It can also be spelled 白 (mashiro), meaning "white".

Mashudu m & f African
Mashudu is a name used the Vha-Venda tribe in the far north of South Africa (Limpopo Province). The name means Luck

Matanor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Matan, means "gift" and Or, means "light".

Matigan f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madigan.

Matimba m & f Tsonga
Means "strength" in Xitsonga.

Matisse m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Matisse. The surname was most famously borne by the French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954), who is likely the reason behind the popularity of Matisse as a given name in the 21st century.... [more]

Matsilo m & f Malagasy
Means "observant, intelligent" in Malagasy.

Matsuki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine", 萬 (ma) or 万 (ma) both meaning "ten thousand", 愛 (ma) meaning "love, affection", 眞 (ma) meaning "truth, reality", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" or 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 津 (tsu) meaning "haven, port, harbor, ferry" or 月 (tsu) meaning "moon" combined with 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 基 (ki) meaning "fundamental", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, rare, beg, request", 機 (ki) meaning "loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion", 毅 (ki) meaning "strong", 気 (ki) meaning "spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood", 生 (ki) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period", 規 (ki) meaning "standard, measure", 記 (ki) meaning "scribe, account, narrative", 輝 (ki) meaning "radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle", 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon", 槻 (tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree" or 来 (ki) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become"... [more]

Matsuko f & m Japanese

Matunda f & m Swahili
Means "fruit" in Swahili.

Mayangi m & f Kongo (Modern)
Means "joy; happiness" in Kongo.

Mayfair f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Mayfair.

Mayingi f & m Kongo
Nicknamed: Yingi

Mazaren f & m English (Rare)

Mbomela m & f Lingala, Luba
Means "sixth born child" in Lingala and Luba.

Mckenzy f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mckinzi f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Meakara m & f Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer មករា (see Makara).

Mecahua f & m Nahuatl
Possibly means "keeper of mistresses" or "possessor of rope", derived from Nahuatl mecatl "rope, cord; unit of land; consort, concubine" and the possessive suffix -hua.

Mehenba m & f Manipuri
Means "one who outshines everyone" in Meitei.

Mehrzad m & f Persian
Derived from Mehr (مهر) meaning "sun" and Zād (زاد) meaning "born of".... [more]

Mei-ling f & m Chinese, Taiwanese
Variant of Meiling.

Meixiao f & m Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom"... [more]

Mellody f & m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mellody or variation of Melody.

Melrose f & m English (Rare)

Melryan m & f Filipino (Rare), Portuguese (Rare, ?)

Memoire f & m African American, African
Variant of Memoir.

Menegbo f & m Ogoni
Means "wealthy/ rich friend" in Khana,... [more]

Mengtao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, to dream" combined with 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, peach tree", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Mengyao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout", 瑤 (yáo) meaning "jade" or "mother of pearl"... [more]

Menhaal m & f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic منهال (see Minhal).

Menuhah m & f Hebrew
Variant of Menuha.

Merdeka m & f Indonesian
Means "free, independent" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "very prosperous" (see the cognate Mahardika).

Meseret f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "foundation" in Amharic.

Metring f & m Filipino
Diminutive of Demetria or Demetrio.

Miadana m & f Malagasy
Means "in comfortable circumstances, at peace, having no cares" in Malagasy.

Miandra m & f Malagasy
Means "hopeful" in Malagasy.

Miandry m & f Malagasy
Means "waiting, expecting" in Malagasy.

Mianoka m & f Malagasy
Means "move along leisurely" in Malagasy.

Miantsa m & f Malagasy
Means "chant in praise" in Malagasy.

Miaokai f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumphant, triumph, victory".

Miarana m & f Malagasy
Means "indulge oneself, gratify one's wishes" in Malagasy.

Michae'l m & f African American (Rare)

Michika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (michi) meaning "love, affection", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 岐 (michi) meaning "branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater", 教 (michi) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 慶 (michi) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 康 (michi) meaning "ease, peace", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 充 (michi) meaning "allot, fill", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 進 (michi) meaning "advance, proceed, progress, promote", 翠 (mi) meaning "green, kingfisher", 千 (mi) meaning "thousand", 宙 (michi) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time", 典 (michi) meaning "code, ceremony, law, rule", 通 (michi) meaning "traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents", 道 (michi) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 宝 (michi) meaning "treasure, wealth, valuables", 望 (mi) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 満 (mi) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 味 (mi) meaning "flavor, taste", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 明 (mi) meaning "bright, light", 理 (michi) meaning "reason, logic", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics, companion", 路 (michi) meaning "path, route, road, distance" or 迪 (michi) meaning "edify, way, path", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, fly", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing", 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 慶 (chika) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 哉 (chika), an exclamation, 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy" or 樺 (ka) meaning "birch, dark red"... [more]

Michiru f & m Japanese
As a unisex name, this name can be used as 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "full, fulfill, satisfy," 充 (juu, a.teru, mi.tasu) meaning "allot, fill" or 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makotoni, mi, michi.ru, mino, mino.ru) meaning "real, true."... [more]

Mihasoa m & f Malagasy
Means "progress, improve oneself" in Malagasy.

Mihoshi f & m Japanese
From Hoshi prefixed with a mi kanji, like 美 meaning "beauty," 海 meaning "sea, ocean," 三 meaning "three," 実 meaning "seed; fruit," 弥 meaning "increase," 満 meaning "full, whole" or 仁 meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity."

Mikaiah m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Micaiah.

Mikhata m & f Filipino (Modern)
Taken from the Japanese "味方" that means 'ally' or "三方" that means 'three sides'. While 'Mikhata' means 'Silent Voice' from the short story "Untold Feelings" where the character was described as a young boy with three different personalities.

Milagro f & m Spanish
Singular form of Milagros.

Milanto m & f Malagasy
Means "arranged" in Malagasy.

Million m & f English (Rare)
From the English word million.

Mineral f & m Obscure (Archaic)

Mingdan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion".

Minghui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" combined with 晖 (huī) meaning "bright, light, radiant", 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 徽 (huī) meaning "emblem, badge, crest"... [more]

Mingxin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鸣 (míng) meaning "sing, call, cry" or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul"... [more]

Mingyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" and combined with Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" (which is usually only feminine) or 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Mingyue m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" combined with 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 粤 (yuè) referring to Guandong province and the Cantonese people, or 跃 (yuè) meaning "jump, leap"... [more]

Minhaal m & f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic منهال (see Minhal).

Min-joon m & f Korean
Variant transcription of Min-Jun.

Minling f & m Chinese

Minosoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mino meaning "believe" and soa meaning "good".

Minqiao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, quick, clever" and 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud".

Min-seob m & f Korean
From Korean Hanja 玟 (min) meaning "jade-like stone", 旻 (min) meaning "Heaven", 珉 (min) meaning "jade stone, beautiful stone", 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable", 䪸 (min) meaning "strong", 慜 (min) meaning "smart", 忞 (min) meaning "to encourage oneself" combined with 燮 (seop/sŏp) meaning "to blend, to adjust, to harmonize", 葉 (seop/sŏp) meaning "leaf"... [more]

Min-seon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" and 善 "good, virtuous, charitable, kind".

Min-seop m & f Korean
From Korean Hanja 玟 (min) meaning "jade-like stone", 旻 (min) meaning "Heaven", 珉 (min) meaning "jade stone, beautiful stone", 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable", 䪸 (min) meaning "strong", 慜 (min) meaning "smart", 忞 (min) meaning "to encourage oneself" combined with 燮 (seop/sŏp) meaning "to blend, to adjust, to harmonize", 葉 (seop/sŏp) meaning "leaf"... [more]

Minying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gem, crystal" or 鹰 (yīng) meaning "eagle, hawk, falcon".

Miorika m & f Malagasy
Means "ascend" or "to go up against a stream" in Malagasy.

Miranto m & f Malagasy
Means "make an excursion to seek one's fortune" in Malagasy.

Mirinae f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 미리내 (mirinae), referring to the Milky Way.

Mirinie f & m Hebrew (?), French (?), Arabic (?)
unknown meaning, origins uncertain. Sometimes seen as a last name, most commonly feminine.

Misaina m & f Malagasy
Means "think, consider, ponder" in Malagasy.

Mischka m & f Various (Rare), English (American, Rare)
German transcription of Mishka (originally Russian).... [more]

Mishall m & f Muslim (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Mishal.

Mishkat m & f Arabic (Rare), Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim)
Means "niche (for a lamp)" in Arabic.

Mitchie m & f English
Nickname for Mitchell or Michelle, though in recent years, it is most commonly used as a girl's name

Mitsiky m & f Malagasy
Means "smiling" in Malagasy.

Mitsuru f & m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 満 (mitsuru) meaning "full; satisfy" or 暢 (mitsuru) meaning "stretch" or 充 (mitsuru) meaning "charge; raise". As a feminine name it can derive from 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful; beauty" combined with 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane".... [more]

Mitsuyo f & m Japanese
Japanese... [more]

Miyoshi f & m Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" combined with 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful; good; excellent" (usually feminine) or 喜 (yoshi) meaning "rejoice". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Mizraim f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Biblical
The Hebrew and Aramaic name for Egypt. In the Bible, this was the name of a son of Ham.

Mkenzie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mokusei m & f Japanese
From Japanese 木星 (mokusei) meaning "Jupiter, the planet".

Molotov m & f Mongolian
Derived from the Russian surname Molotov, likely because of its associations with the Communist party.

Momotaj f & m Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মমতাজ (see Momtaz).

Momotaz f & m Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মমতাজ (see Momtaz).

Montiel m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Montiel.

Monubai f & m Ijaw
Means "born on Monday" in Ijaw.

Moonsky f & m American (Rare)
Mix of the words "moon" and "sky" sky meaning "beyond earth" and moon after the planet that reflects the light of the sun

Morakot f & m Thai
Means "emerald" in Thai.

Morgann m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Morning f & m English
From the English word "morning", ultimately from proto-Germanic murginaz "to flicker, twinkle, darken".

Mosantu m & f Lingala
Variant of Santu.

Msimuko m & f Tumbuka
Means "crossing over" in Tumbuka.

Muazzaz f & m Arabic
Means "powerful, strong" or "honored, revered" in Arabic.

Mubarak m & f Arabic, Urdu
Means "blessed, fortunate, lucky" in Arabic. It is solely used as a masculine name in Arabic-speaking countries while it is sometimes feminine in South Asia.

Muhluri m & f Tsonga
Means "conqueror, victor" in Xitsonga.

Mukhari f & m Sanskrit, Indian, Nepali, Kannada, Bengali, Sinhalese, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Gujarati, Tamil
MEANING : bit of a bridle, resonant, talkative

Muliana f & m Indonesian
Variant of Mulyana also used as a feminine name.

Mulyana m & f Sundanese
Derived from Sundanese mulia or mulya meaning "noble".

Munawar m & f Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
Means "illuminating, blooming, enlightening" in Arabic.

Mungoni m & f Shona (Rare)
May mean abiding in grace

Musashi m & f Japanese, Popular Culture
This name combines 武 (bu, mu, take.shi) meaning "military, warrior" with 蔵 (sou, zou, osa.meru, kaku.reru, kura, sashi) meaning "own, possess, storehouse", the combination also being read as Takezō.... [more]

Mushana m & f Shona
It means "sunshine".

Musonda m & f Bemba
Means "the taster" in Bemba.

Mutsuki f & m Japanese
This name combines 睦 (boku, moku, mutsu.bu, mutsu.mu) meaning "friendly, harmonious, intimate", 夢 (bou, mu, kura.i, yume, yume.miru) meaning "dream, illusiom, vision" or 陸 (riku, roku, oka, mu) meaning "land, six" with 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon."... [more]

Mutsumi f & m Japanese
As a unisex name, this name can be used as 睦 (boku, moku, mutsu.bu, mutsu.mu) meaning "friendly, harmonious, intimante." It can also combine 睦 with 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makoto, makotoni, mi) meaning "reality, truth", 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty", 己 (ki, ko, onore, tsuchinoto, na, mi) meaning "self, serpent, snake" or 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of the Chinese zodiac)."... [more]

Muwatti m & f Hittite
Means "mighty/potent", deriving from the Luwian element mo:wa ("to be mighty, potent").

Mwnthai m & f Bodo
Means “blessing” in Bodo.

Myagmar m & f Mongolian
Means "Tuesday" or "Mars (planet)" in Mongolian. Cognate to Tibetan Migmar.

Myeerah f & m Indigenous American
Means "walk in the water". Name borne by a Wyandot woman who played a prominent diplomatic role between the Wyandot and colonial settlers.

Mykelti f & m American (Modern, Rare)
A concatenation of Michael with the initial T (the phonetic element /ti/). In the case of American actor Mykelti Williamson (1957-), who is of African American descent and self-identifies as being of partial Blackfoot descent, he has claimed that his name means "spirit" in the Blackfoot language, but this is untrue... [more]

Mystery f & m Obscure
Meaning "Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown", "Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature". From Middle English mysterie, from Anglo-Norman misterie, from Old French mistere, from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον ‎(mustḗrion, "a mystery, a secret, a secret rite"), from μύστης ‎(mústēs, "initiated one"), from μυέω ‎(muéō, "I initiate"), from μύω ‎(múō, "I shut").

Nacxich m & f Nahuatl
Variant form of Nacxitl.

Nacxitl m & f Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Mexican
Means "walker, traveller", from Nahuatl nahui "four" and icxitl "foot". This was also the name of a brother of the Aztec god of travellers, Yacatecuhtli, and sometimes used as an epithet of Quetzalcoatl.

Nadeera f & m Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Nadira.

Nahanni f & m Indigenous American
From naha, meaning "river of the land of the Naha people" in Na-Dene (Athabaskan) languages, spoken by indigenous cultures in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon Territory... [more]

Nahuell m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Nahuel.

Naidvar m & f Mongolian
Means "hope" in Mongolian.

Nakheel m & f Arabic
Plural form of Nakhlah, means "date palm," but it also means "something that is purified."

Na-kyung f & m Korean

Nalucha m & f Lozi
Means "the fierce one" in Lozi, a Zambian language.

Namgyal m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "victorious" or "complete victory", derived from Tibetan རྣམ (rnam) meaning "aspect, type, kind" combined with རྒྱལ (rgyal) meaning "to be victorious, to conquer".

Namgyel m & f Bhutanese, Tibetan
Variant transcription of Namgyal.

Namiton m & f Nahuatl
Possibly means "little spouse", from Nahuatl namictli "wife, husband, spouse" and the diminutive suffix -ton, in which case it was likely a nickname for a child.

Namlang m & f Tibetan
Means "dawn" in Tibetan.

Nam-seon m & f Korean
variation of Namsun, means "city" and "first" other combinations can be made on the way of spelling the hanja.

Namzhil m & f Mongolian
Means "lull" in Mongolian.

Nanachi f & m Popular Culture (Japanized, Rare)

Nanashi m & f Japanese
From Japanese ななし (nanashi) meaning "nameless, anonymous".

Nandana f & m Indian, Kannada, Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit नन्दन (nandana) meaning "daughter", "son", or "rejoicing, gladdening". It is used as a feminine name in India, while it is masculine in Sri Lanka.

Nanqian f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 南 (nán) meaning "south" and 倩 (qiàn) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

Napolea f & m Italian (Rare, ?)

Narisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy nary meaning "fire" and soa meaning "good".

Nasaina m & f Malagasy
Means "invited" in Malagasy.

Nasseem m & f Persian
Persian form of Nasim.

Natanya m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "gift of God" in Hebrew. In the Bible, Nethaniah was one of the Levites sent by King Jehoshaphat to teach the Law of the Lord to the people of Judah.

Natsume f & m Japanese
From Japanese 棗 (natsume) meaning "jujube, date" or 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout" or 目, 眼 (me) meaning "eye". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well... [more]

Natsuto m & f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" combined with 十 (to) meaning "ten", 人 (to) meaning "person" or 音 (to) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Naylynn f & m Obscure
Combination of Nay and Lynn

Nayriri m & f Aymara
Means "first" in Aymara.

Ndarama m & f Shona
It means "gold", this name serves as a given name and a surname.

Ndubisi m & f African
Ndubisi is an Igbo name derived from Ndu(Life) Bu isi(The first or of priority).This then means "Life is first or of Priority.

Neeraja f & m Indian
Mostly the same as Neeraj. An feminization of Neeraj, in a sense.

Néhémie m & f Biblical French, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Nehemiah. While this is originally a masculine name, it has also been used as a feminine name in recent years.

Nehorai m & f Hebrew, Ancient Hebrew
From the Aramaic root nehora, meaning "light". Rabbi Nehorai was the name of one of the Tannaim.

Nemunas m & f Lithuanian (Rare)
From the name of the longest river in Lithuania.

Neoyame m & f Tswana
Means "my gift" in Setswana.

Netanja m & f German (Rare)
Form of Nethaniah used in modern German bibles. The name is masculine in the Bible, but sometimes used for girls.

Nevelyn f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Ngalula m & f Luba
Variant of Tshiandanda.

Ngārori f & m Maori
Means "the roads" in Māori.

Nianhan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study" and 翰 (hàn) meaning "feather, writing brush, pen".

Nianjie f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study" and 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, purify, pure".

Nianxin f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".

Nibagua m & f Taíno

Nicaise m & f French, French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French masculine and feminine form of Nicasius. This name was borne by a 4th century AD saint from Rheims (France).

Niemira f & m Polish
Feminine form and an archaic variant of Niemir.

Nikasha m & f Russian, Belarusian (Rare)
Russian diminutive of various names including popular Nikita 1, Nikolay, Veronika and other names that contain the syllable nik.

Nikolka f & m Czech
Diminutive of Nikola 2, not used as a given name in its own right.

Nikusya m & f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of given names that contain the element -nik-, such as Kallinik, Nikifor and Nikolay (for men) and Dominika and Veronika (for women)... [more]

Nineveh f & m Biblical, English (Rare)
Named after the ancient city in Assyria, which is said to derive from Latin Ninive and Septuagint Greek Nineyḗ (Νινευή) under influence of Biblical Hebrew Nīnewēh (נִינְוֶה)... [more]

Ninzhin m & f Mongolian
Means "compassionate" in Mongolian.

Nishiki m & f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade," most likely deriving from 丹 (ni) meaning "red" and 頻 (shiki) meaning "repetition."... [more]

Nkaeguo m & f Akan
Means "saying it for nothing" in Akan.

Nkateko m & f Tsonga
Means "blessing" in Xitsonga.

Nkongho m & f Jagham, Kenyang
Means "follower, pursuant" from the Kenyang and Jagham root koŋó meaning "to follow".

Nnyeyam m & f Dagbani
"I have learnt my lesson"

Noadiah m & f Biblical
From the Hebrew name No'adhyah (also found spelled as Now'adyah) which meant "meeting with Yahweh". In the Bible, this was the name of a female prophet (mentioned in Neh... [more]

Noelvis f & m Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Combination of Noel (or its derivations), the infix -el-, stemming from names like Elvia, and the suffix -is (or Elvis).

Nolyako m & f Nenets
Means "the smallest" in Nenets.

Noonsol m & f Korean
Means "snowy pine tree", deriving from the Korean elements 눈 (nun"snow") and 솔 (sol "pine tree").

Noparat m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Noppharat.

Nopjira f & m Thai
Means "always fresh" in Thai.

Norizan f & m Malay
From Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with an uncertain second element.

Nouveau f & m English (Rare)
Means "new" in French. This is not used as a given name in France.

Novenda f & m Indonesian (Rare)

Nukaaka f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Nukâka.

Nungshi m & f Manipuri
Means "love, joy" in Meitei.

Nunurai m & f Shona
Means "rescue" or "save us" in Shona.

Nuozhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, actual, true, genuine".

Nuri-bom f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Nuri and Bom.

Nuriman m & f Indonesian, Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and إيمان (iman) meaning "faith".

Nuthong m & f Lao
From ໜູ (nu) meaning "mouse", also used as an endearing term meaning "little child", and ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold".

Nyambai m & f Mongolian
Means "neat, meticulous" in Mongolian.

Nyamekyε m & f Akan
Means "God's gift" in Akan.

Nyamjav m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".

Nyikiwa m & f Tsonga
Means "given" in Xitsonga.

Nyingpo m & f Tibetan
Means "heart" in Tibetan.

Oakland m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Oakland.

Ocotlán f & m Spanish (Mexican)
From the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Ocotlán meaning "Our Lady of Ocotlán" (see Ocotlán), the Virgin of Ocotlán being the patron saint of Tlaxcala and the neighbouring state of Puebla.

Oddleif m & f Norwegian
Modern form of Oddleifr, as well as the feminine form.

Odgerel f & m Mongolian
Means "starlight" in Mongolian, from од (od) meaning "star" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Ofonime m & f Efik
Means "it's good to be patient" in Efik.

Ogezimo m & f Ijaw
Means "born during a festival" in Ijaw.

Ögöömör m & f Mongolian
Means "generous, charitable" in Mongolian.

Ogtbish f & m Mongolian
Means "not at all" in Mongolian, from огт (ogt) meaning "completely, at all" and биш (biš) "not, isn’t" or "other, different"

Ohenwam f & m Igede
Means "God is my satisfaction" or "God has satisfied me" in Igede, spoken in Nigeria.

Oilonye m & f Agatu
Means "a child is sweet" in Agatu.

Ojifyoi m & f Agatu
Means "What is more than a child?" in Agatu.

Ojonubi f & m African
Ojonubi is an Igala Nigerian name. The Igala ethnic group is one of the large ethnic groups in Nigeria.... [more]

Okauyak m & f Inuit

Okiyami f & m Japanese

Oktyabr m & f Kyrgyz, Tuvan, Russian, Mongolian
Means "October" in Russian.

Okyanus m & f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish noun okyanus meaning "ocean", which is ultimately derived from Okeanos, the name of a Titan in Greek mythology.

Olabisi f & m Western African, Yoruba
Means "joy is multiplied" or "salvation increases" in Yoruba, composed of the element õlà "salvation, that which saves, cause of salvation" combined with bi-si "to multiply, increase, replenish"... [more]

Olaseni m & f Yoruba
Means "wealth is achievable" in Yoruba.

Olatayo m & f Yoruba
Means "happiness" in Yoruba.

Olayide f & m Western African, Yoruba
Means "wealth rolled in" in Yoruba.

Olekina m & f Eastern African, Maasai
Best known as the given name of a Maasai Politician from Kenya.

Oludare m & f Yoruba
Means "God has not forsaken" in Yoruba.

Oluseyi m & f Yoruba
Means "God has done this" in Yoruba.

Olwethu f & m South African, Zulu
Means 'ours' in Zulu.

Ominira m & f Yoruba
Means "freedom, independence" in Yoruba.

Omolola m & f Yoruba
Means "the child is wealthy" in Yoruba.

Omoruyi m & f Western African, Edo
Means "son of glory" or "child is one's glory" in Edo language.

Omotola f & m Yoruba
Means "child is as worthy as wealth" in Yoruba.... [more]