MerneithfAncient Egyptian The name of a consort and potential queen regent during the First Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. Her name means "beloved of Neith".
MerneptahmAncient Egyptian He was a son of Pharaoh Ramses II and Queen Isetnofret, and the fourth ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt (c.1213 BCE - c.1203 BCE)... [more]
MerofJapanese From Japanese 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 雌 (me) meaning "feminine, female" or 夢 (me) meaning "dream" combined with 蕗 (ro) meaning "butterbur, bog rhubarb", 路 (ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance" or 露 (ro) meaning "dew, tears, expose"... [more]
Merom & fGeorgian For men, this name is a short form of Merab 2 and perhaps also of Vladimer. For women, it is either a diminutive or a variant of Meri 2.... [more]
Merodach-baladanmBiblical Means "worshipper of Ba'al". This is the name of a king of Babylon in the time of Hezekiah.
Merodi-fJapanese From Japanese 奏 (merodi-) meaning "play music, complete" or from 美 (me) meaning "beautiful" or 和 (me) meaning "harmony" combined with 音 (rodi) meaning "sound".... [more]
MeroëfEnglish (Rare), Literature The name of a witch in Lucius Apuleius's 2nd-century Latin novel 'The Golden Ass', who murders a man named Socrates with her accomplice Panthia. It was probably taken from the name of an ancient city on the Nile.... [more]
MerofledafGermanic, History Derived from Old High German mâri "famous" combined with flâdi "beauty, respectability." Merofleda was one of the wives of Charibert I, a 6th-century Merovingian king of Paris.
MeronfJapanese From Japanese 奏 (me) meaning "play music, speak to a ruler, complete", 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout" or 萌 (me) meaning "sprout, bud" combined with 音 (ron) meaning "sound", 論 (ron) meaning "argument, discourse" or 倫 (ron) meaning "ethics, companion"... [more]
MeronymfLiterature, Popular Culture This is the name of a character from the book "Cloud Atlas" written by David Mitchell, which was adapted to film (with the same title) in 2012. The author of the book probably derived the name from the English word meronym, which is a linguistic term used to refer to a part of the whole... [more]
MeropsmGreek Mythology From Greek μέροψ (merops) meaning "bee-eater", the bee-eater (species Merops apiaster) being a type of bird; allegedly it was used to mean "mortal". This word can mean "with face turned", derived from Greek μέρος (meros) "part" and ὤψ (ôps) "eye, face".
MerovechmFrankish, History From a Frankish name meaning "famed fight", derived from the elements mari "famous, illustrious, known" and wig "war, battle"... [more]
MerriamfEnglish (Rare) Variant of Miriam derived from a Welsh surname which is derived from either the personal name Meuric, which is the Welsh form of Maurice, or ultimately from the Latin personal name Mauritius, which means "dark".
MerricmEnglish (Rare) Variant of Merrick. It was used by the author Tamora Pierce for a character in her 'Protector of the Small' fantasy series.
MerrilyfEnglish (American, Rare) Old English myrge "pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, sweet; pleasantly, melodiously" from Proto-Germanic murgijaz, which probably originally meant "short-lasting."
Merrinf & mCornish Although the exact origin and meaning of this name are unknown, many modern-day academics believe this name to be the (possibly Anglicized) Cornish form of Morien.... [more]
MerripenmRomani Romani name of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be derived from Romani miripen "manner; fashion" or else from Romani meriben or merapen meaning "death".
MerritfNorth Frisian, Low German North Frisian short form of both Maria and Margarethe, recorded in the 1600s on the isles of Föhr, Amrum and Sylt. The name is still in use today.
MerryweatherfPopular Culture Feminine variant of Meriwether influenced by the phrase "merry weather". A notable fictional bearer of the name is one of the three good fairies from Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' (1959).
MerwennfEnglish (Rare, Archaic), Medieval English From the Old English name Mærwynn which was derived from mær meaning "famous" and wynn "joy". This was the name of a 10th-century saint, the first abbess of Rumsey convent in Hampshire, England after its 967 restoration under King Edward the Peaceful, and the spiritual teacher of Saint Elfleda.
MeryremAncient Egyptian Meaning "beloved of Re". This was the throne name of the pharaoh Pepi I, and the feminine name borne by two consorts of Pepi incorporates this name, Ankhesenmeryre.
MeshelemiahmBiblical "Friendship of Jehovah", a Levite of the family of the Korhites, called also Shelemiah (Ch1 9:21),(Ch1 26:1-14) He was a temple gate-keeper in the time of David.
MeskhenetfEgyptian Mythology In Egyptian mythology she was a goddess of childbirth, and the creator of each child's 'ka', a part of their soul, which she breathed into them at the moment of their birth. Because she was responsible for 'ka', she was also associated with fate, and so would sometimes be associated with Shai... [more]
MeskwaopwaganikwefOjibwe Anishinaabek (Ojibwe) name meaning "red pipe woman." Meskwa means red, opwagan means pipe, and ikwe means woman. inini can replace ikwe to make it a male name.
Meslamta-eamNear Eastern Mythology Possibly means "he who comes forth from the Meslam (the name of a temple in Kutha)". Name borne by Mespotamian god who, along with his twin brother Lugal-irra, was thought of as a guardian of doorways... [more]
MesminmHistory (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare) French variant of Maximin. Saint Mesmin (died c. 520 AD) is a French saint associated with the Bishopric of Orléans. He was the second abbot of Micy Abbey, founded by his uncle, Saint Euspicius.
MesomedesmLate Greek Derived from the Greek adjective μέσος (mesos) meaning "between, in the midst" combined with the Greek verb μήδομαι (medomai) meaning "to think, to plan" (see Archimedes).... [more]
MessalinafAncient Roman, Italian, Spanish, Catalan Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Messalla, which was originally an agnomen derived from the place name Messana, applied to the 3rd-century BC Roman general Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus to commemorate his victory at the city of Messana in Sicily... [more]
MessianusmLate Roman Extended form of Messius. This name was borne by a magister militum under the Western Roman emperor Avitus (5th century AD) and a priest who co-wrote a book about St... [more]
MessiusmLate Roman Roman nomen gentile that was derived from Messus. Known bearers of this name include Roman Emperor Decius (3rd century AD) and Roman politician Flavius Messius Phoebus Severus (5th century AD)... [more]
MessuafHindi Probably mean “One Who Prays” in Hindi. A notable bearer was the woman who took in Mowgli when he joined the humans in a version of ‘The Jungle Book’.
MessusmLate Roman Derived from the Latin verb meto "to reap, to harvest, to cut, to sever", or from the latinized form of Greek mesos or messos "(the) middle, (the) middle one". A third possibility is that it is a variant form of Maesus.
MestormAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun μήστωρ (mestor) meaning "adviser, counsellor". In Greek mythology, this was the name of several princes.
MestrafGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Mestra was a daughter of Erysichthon of Thessaly. According to Ovid's "Metamorphoses," she was granted the ability to change her shape at will by her lover, Poseidon. Mestra used her shape-shifting ability and trickery to provide her father with nourishment after he had been cursed with an insatiable appetite by Demeter... [more]
MėtafLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian noun mėta meaning "mint" (as in, the plant). This name is not to be confused with the similar-looking name Meta.
MetafGreek Mythology From Greek mήταν meaning "beyond". In Greek Mythology Meta was the daughter of Hoples and the first wife of Aegeus.
MetacometmWampanoag A Wampanoag and the second son of the sachem Massasoit.
MetagenesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective μεταγενής (metagenes) meaning "born after", which consists of Greek μετά (meta) meaning "after, afterwards" combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born".... [more]
MetaksiafArmenian Alternate transcription of Armenian Մետաքսյա (see Metaksya). This name was borne by the Soviet Armenian actress Metaksia Simonyan (1926-1987).
MetaksyafArmenian From Armenian մետաքսյա (metakʿsya) meaning "silken", idiomatically meaning someone who is gentle and pleasant. It is a cognate of Metaxia.
MetanirafGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Metanira (Ancient Greek: Metaneira or Metaenira; also Meganeira) was a queen of Eleusis and wife of Celeus.
MetatronmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend After the angel of the face, the angel of the presence, chief of the ministering angels, the chief recording angel, chancellor of heaven, the angel by whom the world is maintained, and a being so mighty that he possesses 72 other names... [more]
MetaxiafGreek Comes from the word for silk in Greek metaxi (μετάξι).
MethushaelmBiblical, Hebrew Means "man of God" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew math "man, mankind" and el "God". In the bible, this was the name of a descendant of Cain.
MetopefGreek Mythology This was the name of various characters in Greek mythology, including the wife of the river god Asopus. It also coincides with an architectural term (though this word is spelled differently in Greek, as μετόπη).
MētrafLatvian (Rare) Derived from Latvian mētra "mint (the herb)". Mētra is also one of the Latvian names for the Estonian river Emajõgi.
MetrobiosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek elements μήτηρ (meter) "mother" and βίος (bios) "life" in turn meaning "life of the mother, mother's life"... [more]
MetroclesmAncient Greek Metrocles (Greek: Μητροκλῆς; fl. c. 325 BC) was a Cynic philosopher from Maroneia. He studied in Aristotle’s Lyceum under Theophrastus, and eventually became a follower of Crates of Thebes, who married Metrocles’ sister Hipparchia... [more]
MetrodorosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek μητρος (metros), which is the genitive of Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother". The second element is derived from Greek δωρον (doron) meaning "gift."
MettatonmPopular Culture Meaning unknown. In the game Undertale, Mettaton is a robot built by Dr. Alphys for the purposes of entertainment and anti-human defense.
MettekefLow German (Rare) Diminutive of Mette, itself a Low German short form of Mechthild, although German folk etymology sometimes considers this name a diminutive of Margarethe due to the Scandinavian etymology of Mette.