Submitted Names Starting with M

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Mahrem m African Mythology
The pre-Christian Ethiopian (Aksumite) warrior god.
Mähri f Turkmen
Derived from Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon, month".
Mahrokh f Persian
Alternate spelling of Mahrukh.
Mahruk f Balochi
Derived from māh meaning "moon" and ruk meaning "face".
Mahrukh f Urdu, Persian
Means “moon-like face”. Derives from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and رخ (rukh) meaning "face." Shares the same meaning as Ottoman Mahpeyker and Persian Mahchehreh.
Mahshad f Persian
From ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and شاد (shad#) meaning "happy, glad"
Mahshid f Persian
Means "moonlight" in Persian.
Mahsuri f Malay, Folklore
From Malay maha meaning "great" and suri meaning "queen". This is the name of a legendary woman from the Malaysian island of Langkawi who was executed for adultery.
Mahsüt m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Maqsud.
Mahta f Persian
Name in English : Mahta... [more]
Mahti m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Mahdi.
Mahtob f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Mahtab.
Máhtte m Sami
Northern Sami form of Mattias.
Máhtto m Sami
Variant of Máhtte.
Máhttu m Sami
Lule Sami variant of Máhtte.
Māhu f & m Hawaiian
Means "steam" in Hawaiian.
Mahuika f Polynesian Mythology, Maori (Rare)
Combination of the name Maui and the Polynesian root hika "to rub, to burn". In Māori mythology, Mahuika is a fire deity and the wife of Auahitūroa... [more]
Mahujah m Mormon (Rare)
In the Book of Moses, this is the name of a land where Enoch prayed to God. There is a possible connection to Mahijah.
Mahulenka f Czech
Diminutive of Mahulena, not used as a given name in its own right.
Mahya f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Mahya is an Arabic (Mashriqi) name .
Mahyar m Persian
Means "friend of the moon" from Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon" and یار (yâr) meaning "friend, companion".
Mahym f Turkmen
Means "moon" in Turkmen.
Mahzad f Iranian
Means “child of the moon” in Old Persian from mah meaning moon and zad meaning “child” or “descendant”.
Mahzarin f Indian (Parsi)
Means "golden moon" from Persian ماه (māh) "moon" and زرین ‎(zarin) "golden".
Mahzuna f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mahzun meaning "full of sorrow".
Ma-i f Korean
From Sino-Korean 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp" combined with 怡 (i) meaning "happiness; delight". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Mai f Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of May as well as a direct adoption of Welsh mai "(month of) May".
Mai f Limburgish
Variant spelling of May.
Mai f Breton
Breton contracted form of Mari 1.
Mai f Thai
Means "tomorrow" or "future" in Thai.
Mai m Slovene
Variant of Maj 1.
Mai f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Popular name in Israel (mostly for girls), it is came from the name of the month of May (the fifth).
Mai f Navajo
Bright flower
Mai f Korean
From Sino-Korean 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp" combined with 怡 (i) meaning "happiness; delight". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Māia m & f Maori (Modern)
Means "capable, brave" in Māori. Variant of Te Maia; also Māia.
Maia f Maori
Means "courage, bravery" in Maori.
Maiagizis m Ojibwe
Means "right/correct sun", deriving from the Ojibwe giizis ("sun, moon, a month"). This was the Ojibwe name of Ignace Tonené, a chief of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai people.
Maian f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and An 1
Maiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning unknown, possibly an elaborated form of Maia 1.
Maibouzanes m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Mahibaujanah.
Maicee f English
Possibly a variant of Macy or Maisie.
Maichau m Manipuri
Means "most knowledgeable" in Meitei.
Maichi m Japanese
From Japanese 眞 (ma) meaning "real, actual, true, genuine" combined with 壱 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maicie f English
Possibly a variant of Maisie
Máicol m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese variant of Michael reflecting the English pronunciation.
Maicon m Brazilian
Maicon is a variant of Michael originally referring to, and made popular in reference to, American singer Michael Jackson in the 1980s.
Maicyn f Obscure
Feminine variant of Mason.
Maid m Bosnian
Variant of Majid.
Maida f English, Literature
This name became popular after the Battle of Maida (1806), which took place near the Italian town of Maida and ended in a victory for Britain. In 18th- and 19th-century America it was used as a diminutive of both Madeline and Magdalena... [more]
Maida f Italian
Italian form of Majda.
Maidatas m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Mahidata.
Maidei f Shona
Means "what you want" in Shona.
Maidel f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish name and word for "young girl."
Maidhc m Irish
Short form of Mícheál, equivalent to English Mike.
Maidhcí m Irish
Irish Gaelic diminutive of Mícheál.
Maidie f English (Rare), Scots
Variant of Maida, used as a British given name 'reasonably frequently until 1930. Resurfaced again briefly in the 1960s, but is a rarely used name', according to Dunkling & Gosling (1983)... [more]
Maídís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Maidis.
Maidis f Danish (Rare), South American (Rare)
Modern coinage from a combination of Maja and the Old Norse name element dís meaning "goddess".
Máidna f Sami
Sami form of Maina.
Máidnu m Sami
Sami form of Mainio.
Maido m Estonian
Originally a short form of Matteus and Mattias, now used as a given name in its own right.
Maidu m Estonian
Variant of Maido.
Maie f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" or 苺 (mai) meaning "strawberry" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit" or 映 (e) meaning "a reflection; to reflect". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maiea f & m Maori
Maiella f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Possible form of Mayella but it could be used as a combination of Maia and Ella.
Maifrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Majfrid.
Maifríð f Faroese
Faroese form of Majfrid.
Maig f Breton
Diminutive of Mai 3.
Maiga f Latvian, Estonian
Derived from Latvian maigs "affectionate, gentle, tender; soft, mellow, mild".
Maigado m Hausa
Means "possessing the throne" in Hausa.
Maige f Estonian
Variant of Maiga.
Maigi f Estonian
Variant of Maige.
Maigonis m Latvian
Masculine form of Maiga.
Maiha f Japanese
"Dance of the waves," "Feather"... [more]
Maihime​ f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maiho f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sail". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maiia f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Maja 1
Máijá f Sami
Sami form of Maja.
Maija f Latvian
Contracted form of Marija. Latvian playwright Anna Brigadere used this name on the titular character of her play Maija un Paija.
Maijastiina f Finnish
Finnish name with the combination of Maija and Stiina.
Maijo f Spanish
Diminutive of María José.
Maiju f Finnish
Variant of Maija.
Maik m Dutch
Dutch phonetical spelling of Mike.
Maika f Basque
Basque contraction of Maria and Karmele (compare Spanish Maica).
Maika f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 衣 (i) meaning "clothes" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maikaelelo f Tswana
Means "intention" in Setswana.
Maikaʻi f & m Hawaiian
From Hawaiian maikaʻi meaning "good".
Maikano f Sotho
Means "vows" in Sotho.
Maikarifi m Hausa
Means "the strong one" in Hausa.
Maike m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Maico.
Máikel m Spanish (Caribbean, Modern)
Spanish variant of Michael reflecting the English pronunciation.
Maiki f Estonian
Variant of Maike.
Maikie f & m Scots
Scots diminutive of Mary (via May) and Shetlandic Scots diminutive of Malcolm.
Maikim f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Kim 3.
Maikka f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Mariya.
Maikki f Finnish
Diminutive of Maria.
Maikls m Latvian
Latvian from Michael.
Maiko f Japanese
Most commonly written as 麻衣子, from Japanese 麻衣 (mai) meaning "linen robe" combined with Japanese 子 (ko) meaning "child". Another popular combination was 舞子, from Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" and Japanese 子 (ko) meaning "child".
Maiko f Georgian
Diminutive of Maia 1, Makrine and Mariam. It is now primarily used as an independent name rather than as an unofficial nickname.
Maikolo m Tongan
Tongan form of Michael.
Maiku f & m Japanese
From Japanese 麻 (mai) meaning "hemp, flax, linen" or 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time" or 郁 (ku) meaning "fragrance, perfume". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maikudi m Hausa
Means "possessing money" in Hausa.
Máilá f Sami
Sami form of Maila.
Maila f Estonian, Finnish
Estonian contraction of Maria or Maarja and Eliisabet as well as a Finnish variant of Maria derived from a baby talk form.
Mailafia m Hausa
Means "easygoing" in Hausa.
Mailaka m & f Malagasy
Means "brisk, active" in Malagasy.
Mailan f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Lan 1.
Maile f Estonian
Variant of Maila.
Mailee f English (American, Rare)
Either a combination of Mai and Lee or an Anglicized form of Maili.
Maileena f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Majlena.
Maileigh f English
Variant spelling of Maylee or Miley.
Mailelauliʻi f Hawaiian
Hawaiian feminine name meaning "small leaf maile plant".
Maili f Hawaiian
Means "pebble" or "pebbly" in Hawaiian.
Maili f Finnish
Variant of Maila.
Maili f Chinese (Rare)
Combination of Mai 1 and Li 1.
Maïlie f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maïlys, although it is also sometimes considered a contraction of Maïlys and Maëlie.
Mailie f Scots
Diminutive of Mairy, equivalent of English Molly. Also used as a pet name for cows (compare Bessie).
Mailika f Estonian
Diminutive of Maili, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Mailill f Danish
Variant of Majlill.
Mailin f German (Modern)
Combination of Mai and Lina or Line.
Mailís f Gascon
Gascon form of Maylis.
Mailis f Finnish, Danish, Swedish, Estonian
Scandinavian variant of Majlis and Estonian contraction of Mai 3 and Lis.
Maillard m Old High German (?), Medieval French
From the Germanic name *Magilhard, a variant form of Meginhard or Maganhard using an elongation or augmented form of the first element (Old High German megin, magan meaning "strength, might, power").
Mailli f Cornish
Cornish form of Molly.
Mailona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Myron.
Maïlys f Breton, French
Either a blend of Maï, a Breton short form or contraction of Mary (compare Maïwenn), and Maëlys or a variant spelling of Mailys.
Maima f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Maimu.
Maima f Provençal
Provençal form of Maxima.
Maimai f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maime f Estonian
Variant of Maimu.
Maime f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" or 麻 (ma) meaning "flax", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing" combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maime m Provençal
Provençal form of Maximus.
Maimie f English
Variant of Mamie.
Maimin m Occitan
Occitan form of Maximinus.
Maimiti f Tahitian
Means "surfer" or "coming from the sea" in Tahitian; a combination of may meaning "to come" and miti "sea".
Maimo f Estonian
Variant of Maimu.
Maimona f Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
Maguindanao and Maranao form of Maymuna.
Maimoona f Urdu, Dhivehi, Indian (Muslim)
Variant transcription of Maimuna.
Maïmouna f Western African
Form of Maimuna used in French-influenced western Africa.
Maimouna f Western African
Western African form of Mahmuna (see Maymunah).
Maimun m Judeo-Arabic, Jewish
Arabic Jew's translation of Mazliach.
Maimun m & f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "auspicious, blessed, favourable" in Arabic. It is used as a masculine name in Arabic-speaking countries and Indonesia while it is feminine in Malaysia.
Maimuna f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Maimun.
Main m Arabic, Bengali
Of unknown meaning.
Main f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo mai meaning "earth" and the genitive suffix -n.
Maina f Arabic, French
Feminine form of Main.
Maina f Latvian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Swedish Maina, a Latvianized borrowing of Finnish Maini, a phonetic coinage based on Aina 4 and a derivation from Latvian mainīt "to change; to alter".
Maina f Breton
Contracted form of Marianna.
Maina f Polynesian
Of unknown meaning.... [more]
Maina m Hausa
Means "prince" in Hausa.
Mainara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Perhaps a rhyming variant of Tainara.
Mainardo m Italian
Italian form of Maynard.
Maïne f Gascon
Gascon form of Marina.
Maine f Swedish
Possibly a variant of Maina or Majny.
Maine f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 舞 (ma/mai) meaning "dance" combined with 稲 (ine) meaning "rice (plant)", 茜 (ne) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" or 音 (ne) meaning "sound"... [more]
Maine m English
There is no definitive explanation for the origin of the name "Maine", but the most likely origin is that the name was given by early explorers after the former province of Maine in France. Other theories mention earlier places with similar names, or claim it is a nautical reference to the mainland... [more]
Maine f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "reputation, prestige, fame" in Finnish.
Maini f Finnish
Short form of Mainikki.
Maini m Romansh
Short form of Domenic, traditionally found in Val Müstair.
Mainie f Irish
Diminutive of Mary, as borne by the Irish painter Mainie Jellett (1897-1944). Possibly based on the Irish version of Mary, Máirín
Mainikki f Finnish
Means "praised" or "great" in Old Finnish.
Mainnín m Irish
Probably an assimilated form of Mainchín, a diminutive of manach ‘monk’.
Maino f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Maino m West Frisian (Rare), Italian (Rare)
West Frisian and Italian form of Meino, which itself is a variant of Meine.... [more]
Mainoo m Indian
Variant of Mainu.
Mainor f Swedish
Variant of Majnor.
Mainotas m Lithuanian (Rare)
It comes from the Lithuanian word change "mainytis"
Mainu m & f Hindi, Indian
Diminutive of Mainul.
Maio m & f Late Roman, Italian, German
Variant of Maior used as praenomen for both males and females as well as the Italian form of Maius and the masculine form of Maia 1... [more]
Maior f Medieval Galician
Derived from Galician maior "major, greater", this name is an adoption of the title of the Virgin Mary Santa María a Maior (Saint Mary the Great in English).
Maiot f Medieval English
Diminutive of Mary and Mariori.
Maipaksana f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei maipak meaning "successful" and sana meaning "gold, precious".
Maipe m Chamorro, Polynesian
Means "fiery, hot, passionate", from the word máipe.
Maipelo f Tswana
Means "gratitude" in Setswana.
Maíra f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Tupi maíra "French person" and, by extension, "foreigner".
Maira f Latvian
Contracted form of Marija.
Maira f Mari
Mari variant of Mariya.
Maira f Italian
Maira is the Italian version of Myra. In Italy there is a valley and a river with this name. For some it is considered a variant of the name Maria.
Mairak f Hausa
Means "daughter of a chief" in East Hausa.
Mairama f Hausa
Variant form of Maryama.
Mairangi f Maori
Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Maori mai meaning "for ages, for a long time" and rangi meaning "day" or "sky, heaven".
Mairbek m Chechen
Variant transcription of Mayrbek.
Mairen m & f Manipuri
Means "pumpkin" in Meitei.
Mairena f Spanish (Rare)
From place name Mairena.... [more]
Maireni f Romani
A Romani name found in the 1800s. Its origin and meaning are uncertain, there is, however, a theory that it might be related to Marina or Maren.
Mairi f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Μαίρη (see Meri 2).
Mairi f Estonian
Variant of Maire.
Mairi f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 里 (ri) meaning "village" or 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Mairiam f Occitan
Occitan form of Miriam.
Mairie f Irish
A diminutive of Máirín or a variant of Máire
Mairiga m Hausa
From the Hausa mài meaning "possessing" and rī̀gā meaning "gown".
Mairika f Estonian (Rare)
Diminutive of Mairi, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Mairim m Hebrew
It is an acronym of the name of the martyred Rabbinic scholar Rabbi Meir of Rothenberg
Mairis m Latvian
Masculine form of Maira.
Mairita f Latvian
Variant of Maira.
Mairo m Estonian
20th-century coinage, intended as a masculine form of Maire.
Mairo f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 彩 (iro) or 色 (iro) both meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mairo f Hausa
Diminutive form of Maryama.
Mairon f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Máire
Mairona f English (Rare, Archaic), Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Máire which appeared in the 1940s but appears to have faded almost immediately.
Mairsial m Irish
Irish form of Mark.
Mairsil f Medieval Irish
Obsolete Irish form of Marcella (see also Scottish Marsaili and Mairsile).
Mairsile f Irish
Irish form of Marcella.
Mairten m Scots
Scots form of Martin.
Mairtin m Scots
Scots form of Martin.
Mairu f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Mairy f Scots, Greek
Scots form of Mary and Greek variant of Mairi.
Mais f Arabic
Derived from Arabic مَيْس (mays) "nettle tree, hackberry".
Maísa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Maisie, a borrowing of Arabic Maisa and a contraction of Maria and Luísa.
Maisa f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maisa f & m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Georgian მაისი (maisi) meaning "May" (see May). This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was born in May.... [more]
Maisa f Arabic
Means "graceful, attractive, to walk with a proud gait" in Arabic.
Maisarah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic ميسّر (maysir) meaning "facilitator, facilitating".
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