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Megory f American

Megyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Mehetabell f English (Puritan)
Variant of Mehitabel.

Mehetable f English
Variant of Mehetabel more common in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Mehgan f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Mehitable f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Mehitabel.

Mehki m African American
Variant of Mekhi.

Meigan f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Meighan f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Meila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mila.

Meiomi f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Meiomi brand of wine, which is reportedly derived from a Wappo and Yuki-language word meaning "coast".

Meirah f English (Rare)
Variant of Meira.

Meisha f American (Modern, Rare)

Mekayla f English
Variant of Michaela.

Mekaylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mekele f African American (Rare)
From the name of the Ethiopian city, which is of uncertain meaning.

Mekelle f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mekele. This is one of transliteration of the city (see Mekele).

Mekenna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Mekenzie f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mekhila f American (Modern, Rare)

Mekole f African American
Combination of Mekhi and Nikole.

Mela f English
Variant of Mila or diminutive of names ending or beginning in mela (Example Pamela or Melanie).

Melaine f English (Rare), Greek Mythology
Etymologically, Melaine shares her roots with Melanie.... [more]

Melana f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Melania.

Melanchthon m English (Rare, Archaic)
From the family name of Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), Protestant leader and associate of Luther. The name was originally Schwartzerdt, "black-earth", in German, which was translated into Greek (using melas (genitive melanos) "black" and chthon "land, earth, soil"), as was sometimes done during the time of the enthusiasm for Greek studies during the Renaissance... [more]

Melancthon m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Melanchthon.

Melanee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melaney f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melani f Croatian, Greek (Rare), Hungarian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Croatian form, Modern Greek and English variant of Melanie and Hungarian variant of Melánia. In Greece, this name refers to St... [more]

Melannie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melayna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melaina.

Melaysia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Malaysia.

Melbourne m English, Romani (Archaic)
After the capital of the Australian state of Victoria. It is named for the British prime minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. His title comes from his estate, Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire, whose name means "mill stream"... [more]

Melchisedek m Biblical Greek, English (Puritan)
Greek form of Melchizedek, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Melda f Asturian, Dutch (Rare), English, French (Rare)
Short form of Emelda, Émelda and Imelda.

Meldrick m English
This English name means 'strong mill'. Meldrick Taylor, a two-weight world champion in boxing, is a famous bearer of this name.

Meleah f American (Rare)
Variant of Melia.

Meleigha f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melia.

Melena f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), English (Rare)
Dutch contracted form of Magdalena.

Melia f English
Diminutive of Amelia.

Mélicère f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)

Melicia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melissia.

Melisandra f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Combination of Melisa and Sandra, possibly influenced by names such as Mélisande and Lisandra.

Melisent f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Millicent.

Melisha f English (Modern, Rare)

Mélissaire f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Melisse f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Melissia f English (American)
Elaboration of Melissa. Melissia is a community in Greece, northeast of Athens.

Melissie f English (American)
Variant or diminutive of Melissa.

Melissity f English
Combination of Felicity and Melissa.

Melitine f History (Ecclesiastical), Louisiana Creole (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Melitini and cognate of Mélitine.

Mélitte f Louisiana Creole
Most likely a Creole form of Melitta, this was also used as a diminutive and pet form of Émelia, Émelise and similar names.

Meljean f American (Modern, Rare), Filipino
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Mell f & m American (Rare)

Mella f Irish (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare), History
Anglicized form of the traditional Irish name Mealla which itself is derived from Old Irish mell "mild; pleasant".... [more]

Mellanie f English (American, Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Mellany f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Mellette f American (South, Archaic)

Mellida f Theatre, English
Likely coined by the playwright John Marston for his plays 'Antonio and Mellida'(1599) and 'Antonio's Revenge' (1601). It was presumably intended as a cross between Melissa and Phyllida.

Mellie f & m English
Diminutive of names like Melissa, Melinda, Permelia and Melanie.

Mellieha f English (British, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the place name Mellieħa.

Mellisa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Mellisant f English (Rare)
Variant of Millicent perhaps influenced by Melissa

Mellissa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Mellodi f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melody.

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

Mellona f Roman Mythology, English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Latin mel meaning "honey". In Roman mythology Mellona was a goddess associated with the supply of honey.

Melly f English
Diminutive of names beginning with Mel.

Melodee f English
Variant of Melody.

Melodey f English (Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Melody. As a girls' name is of Greek origin, and the name Melodey means "music, song". Melodey is a version of Melody (Greek): first used in the 13th century.

Melodie f English
Variant of Melody.

Meloney f English (Rare)
Meloney's origin is Old Greek, and its use is English. Meloney is a spelling variant of the Dutch, English, French, and German Melanie. Meloney is uncommon as a baby name for girls... [more]

Melonie f English (Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melony f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melora f English (Rare), Arthurian Romance
Probably a variant of Meliora. This name was (first?) used in the Arthurian romance The Adventures of Melora and Orlando (1696).

Melorah f English (British)
Variant of Melora.

Melrose f & m English (Rare)

Melton m English
Probably a variant of Milton.

Melusina f German (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare), Provençal (Rare)
Variant of Melusine. This was the name of Petronilla Melusina von der Schulenburg (1693-1778), an illegitimate daughter of George I of Great Britain.

Melveen f English (Rare)
A combination of Melva and the suffix -een.... [more]

Melvessa f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Melva.

Melvetta f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Melva.

Melvia f American (Rare)

Melvie f Filipino, English (American, Archaic)

Melvina f English
Feminine form of Melvin.

Melvine f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Melvina.

Melvinia f African American, Romani (Archaic)
Elaborated form of Melvina.

Melwyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

Melynda f American (Rare)
Variant of Melinda.

Mem f & m English
Short form of various names containing the element -mem-.

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

Memory f English (American, Rare), English (African), Southern African
From the English word memory, ultimately from the Latin memor "mindful, remembering".

Men m English

Mena f Irish, English
Common diminutive of Philomena, derived from ancient Greek/Roman sources originally and means 'friend of strength' or 'loved strongly'. Mena is the most common nickname for Philomena and it sometimes used as a forename itself.

Mendy f English
Diminutive of Melinda or variant of Mandy.

Menora f English

Mentha f English (Rare), Literature
Latinate form of Minthe. Mentha is the name of the mint genus. Mint is a wild flower and an important herb.

Menzies m English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Menzies.

Meosha f African American (Rare)

Meradith f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meredith.

Meraia f American (Rare), Fijian (Rare)

Meraline f English (American, Rare)

Merary f & m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Merari.

Mercer m English
Transferred use of the surname Mercer.

Mercey f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Mercy.

Merchant m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Mercie f English (Rare)
Variant of Mercy.

Merciful m & f English (Puritan), Literature
Meaning, "showing or exercising mercy."

Mercyline f English (African), French (African)
Variant of Marceline by incorporating Mercy.

Mereck m English (Rare)
Variant of Merrick influenced by the spelling of Dereck.

Meredeth m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meredith.

Meredite m & f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern), English (Rare)
Obscure portuguese form of Meredith

Meredy f English (Rare)

Meredyth m & f English
Variant of Meredith.

Meregilda f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Hermenegilda.

Merelene f English (Rare)

Merentha f English (American, Archaic)

Meriah f English (Modern)
Variant of Mariah.

Meriall f English
Meaning unknown. Maybe from Mary or Merry 1.

Meriba f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Meribah.

Meribah f English (American)
From an Old Testament place name meaning "quarreling, strife, contention" in Hebrew. This occurs in the Old Testament belonging to one of the locations visited by the Israelites following their exodus from Egypt.

Meribeth f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Marybeth.

Merica f English
Short form of America.

Meridee f American

Meridel f English
This was the name of communist and feminist writer Meridel le Sueur (1900 - 1996), possibly taken from her mother's nickname "Mary Del."

Meridiana f English (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Literature
According to Walter Map's 12th-century work De nugis curialium (Courtiers' Trifles), Pope Sylvester II owed his powerful position in the Catholic Church to the influence of a succubus named Meridiana.... [more]

Merie f English (Rare)
Variant of Merry 1.

Merilee f Popular Culture, English
Variant of Merrily, ultimately from English "merrily" meaning "showing happiness or enjoyment". Donnie Iris released a song called "Sweet Merilee" in 1981.

Merilynn f English
Variant of Merilyn.

Merilynne f English
Alternate spelling of Merilyn.

Merinda f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
English variant of Marinda and Afrikaans variant of Marinda.

Merinda f Indigenous Australian (Anglicized, Rare, ?), English (Australian)

Merintha f English (American, Archaic)

Meris f English (Rare), Arabic (Rare), Turkish (Rare)

Merissa f American (Rare)

Merith m & f American

Meritt f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Merritt.

Merivale f English
Possible transferred use of the surname Merivale.

Merkaba f African American

Merl m American
Variant of Merle.

Merlaine f English (American, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Merle.

Merlene f English
Feminine elaboration of Merle using the popular name suffix lene, perhaps influenced by Marlene.

Merlette f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Merlette.

Merliah f English (Modern)
A combination of the prefix ‘mer’ and the suffix ‘lia’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie in a Mermaid Tale” where Barbie plays Merliah Summers, a surfing teenager who is half mermaid and half human.

Merline f English, Haitian Creole
Variant of Merlene. In some cases it may be a feminine form of Merlin.... [more]

Merlith f English (British)

Merlot f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Taken directly from the wine Merlot.

Merna f English
Variant of Myrna.

Meroë f English (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]

Merrain f English (Rare, Archaic)

Merranda f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Miranda.

Merrely f English (American)

Merriam f English (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".

Merric m English (Rare)
Variant of Merrick. It was used by the author Tamora Pierce for a character in her 'Protector of the Small' fantasy series.

Merrie f American (Rare)
Variant of Merry 1.

Merriel f English (Rare)
Variant of Meriel.

Merrik m English (American)

Merril m & f English (Rare)

Merrilee f English (Rare)
Variant of Merrily or Marilee.

Merrily f English (American, Rare)
Old English myrge "pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, sweet; pleasantly, melodiously" from Proto-Germanic murgijaz, which probably originally meant "short-lasting."

Merriman m English, Indigenous Australian
Transferred use of the surname Merriman.... [more]

Merrix m English (Rare)

Merryann f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variation of Maryann, which is possibly influenced by the English word merry meaning "cheerful, lively".

Merryanne f English
Marianne, but containing Merry 1.

Merryl f English
Variant of Merril.

Mersina f English (Australian)

Mertice f English (Rare)
Variant of Myrtis.

Mertie f English (American)
Variant of Myrtie.

Mertle f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Myrtle.

Merula f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Latinized form of Merel.

Merveille f & m French (African, Rare), English (Rare)
French cognate of Marvel.

Mervel m & f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Meaning unknown, most likely a variant of Marvel.

Mervil m American

Merwenn f English (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.

Merwin m English, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean, Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Variant of Mervyn.

Merylin f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant or Marylin or a combination of Mery and the popular diminutive suffix -lin.

Meryline f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Marilyn.

Meryll f English
Variant of Meryl.

Merylyn f English
Combination of Meryl and Lynn; variant of Marilyn.

Merysol f Spanish (Latin American, Anglicized, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marysol (see Marisol), reflecting the English pronunciation.

Mesena f English (American, Rare)

Meshack m English (African), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Meshach.

Meshae f African American (Modern, Rare)

Meshelle f English (American)
Perhaps variant spelling of Michelle

Mesiah m African American
Variant of Messiah.

Mesprit m American

Messi m English (Modern)
Given in honour of Argentine football/soccer star Lionel Messi (1987-).

Metellus m Ancient Roman, English (British, Rare)
A family name in the Roman gens Caecilia. It is derived from an originally Etruscan word meaning "hired servant".

Metha f English
Variant of Meta.

Method m English (Archaic)
English form of Methodius.

Metika f African American

Metro m English (American, Archaic)
Perhaps from the English word metropolitan.

Metta f German, Low German, American, Hungarian
German variant of Mette and Meta and Low German short form of Mechthild as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name.

Metta m African American (?)

Mettia f Ancient Roman, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Mettius.

Mettie f American (South), English
A diminutive of Metta or a variant of Mattie. Possibly a diminutive of Matilda or Martha or Margaret.

Meygan f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Mheagan f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Mi m & f English, Portuguese, Swedish
A diminutive of Maria. ... [more]

Miabella f English (Modern)
Combination of Mia and Bella.

Miah f English (American)
Variant of Maia 1 or Maya 2 or Mia.

Miahna f American
The history of the name Miahna is from a crazy mother who has an awesome daughter.

Mialynn f English (Rare)
Combination of Mia and Lynn.

Miami f English (Modern)
From the name of the city in the American state of Florida. The city got its name from the Mayaimi, a Native American tribe that lived around Lake Okeechobee until the 17th or 18th century.

Miamor f African American (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
From the Spanish phrase mi amor meaning "my love".

Miamore f African American (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miamor.

Miana f English (Rare), Hebrew
Variant/Form of Diana or Mariana

Mic m American (Rare)
Diminutive for Micah or Michael or a variant of Mick.

Micaelah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Micaella f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Michaela.

Micaila f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Micala f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Micayla f English (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Michae'l m & f African American (Rare)

Michaelah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Michaelann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Michael and Ann used as a feminine given name.

Michaele f American
Feminine form of Michael.

Michaelee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Makaylee influenced by the original spelling of Michaela. You could also say this is a combination of Michaela with the popular name suffix -Lee or a feminization of Michael with the suffix -lee in the style of Kaylee.

Michaeleen f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Michael.

Michaelena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Michaelina.

Michaelene f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Michael.

Michaelia f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Michaela.

Michaeline f English (Rare)

Michaeljoseph m American (Rare)
Combination of Michael and Joseph. Occasionally used in the USA and was given to 11 boys in 1988.

Michaell m English
Variant of Michael.

Michaella f English
Variant of Michaela.

Michaëlle f Louisiana Creole, French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
Feminine form of Michaël.

Michaelle f American
Unaccented form of Michaëlle occasionally used in the USA. Also could be a variant of Michaela and Michelle (See also Michaella and Michaele).... [more]

Michaelyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Michaela and the popular name suffix lyn.

Michale m English
Variant of Michael.

Michalyn f English (American, Rare)

Miche f & m American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Perhaps a diminutive of Michel or Michelle (See also Mish). It's a feminine name in the USA and a masculine name in Brazil.

Micheala f English (Rare)
Variant of Michaela using the spelling of Micheal.

Michealangelo m English

Michealla f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Michell f English
Variant of Michelle.

Michel'le f Popular Culture, African American
Variant of Michelle.

Michelsea f English (Rare)
Combination of Michelle and Chelsea.

Michial m English (American)
Variant of Michael.

Michielle f American (Rare), Medieval French (Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Micholas m African American (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Nicholas influenced by Michael (also, see Nichael and Micole)... [more]

Michole f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Micole.

Mickaela f English (Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mickalene f American (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the name Mick with the popular name suffix lene, though in some cases it may be an Anglicization of Michelina.

Mickaline f American (Rare)
Variant of Mickalene or Michaeline.

Mickayla f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mickenzie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mickie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Michelle, Michaela or Michael.

Micolash m English
Anglicised form of Czech Mikoláš, itself a variation on Nicholas. "Victory of the People", from the Greek nike meaning victory and laos meaning people.

Micole f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Italian Micol, or perhaps an invented name based on Nicole.

Micquette f American (Rare)

Middy f English (Rare)

Midgie f English
Diminutive of Margaret.

Midna f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Mieka f English (Modern, Rare)

Miella f English
Elaboration of Miel.

Mielle f English (Rare)

Miesha f African American
Variant of Maisha.

Mietta f English (Australian, Rare), Italian (Rare), Hungarian
Latinate form of Miette, or perhaps a Latinate diminutive of Mia.

Mifflin m English
Transferred use of the surname Mifflin.

Miggy m English (American)
English diminutive of the Spanish name Miguel.

Mignonette f English (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Diminutive of Mignon, as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix. As such, this given name literally means "little darling" in French.... [more]

Mihaley f American, English
Probably a variant of Mahaley. This is the name of Tiny Miss Missouri 2007.... [more]

Mihkael m American (Rare)
Rare variant of Michael.

Mika f & m American
Variant of Micah.

Mikah m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Micah.

Mikai m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
This name is probably a short form of Micaiah, but then via its variant spelling Mikaiah.

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

Mikaila f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikala f English
Variant of Michaela.

Mikalah f English (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikale m Hawaiian, American (Modern, Rare)
Hawaiian form of Michael.

Mikalia f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated variant of Michaela.

Mikalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the name Mika and the surfix lynn (see Lynn.)

Mikaya f English (Rare)

Mikaylah f English (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikaylee f American (Modern)
Variant of Makaylee.

Mikaylin f American (Modern, Rare)

Mikeal m English (American)
Variant of Michael.

Mikelino m American (Rare)
Variant of Michelino.

Mikenna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Mikenzie f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mikhaela f English
Variant of Michaela.

Mikhayla f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Mikie f & m English

Mikira f English (American, ?)

Mikka f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Mikkaela f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikkaila f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikkayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikyla f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Miladie f English (American, Rare), French (African, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Milady.

Milady f English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the word, now used in historical or humorous contexts, referring to an English noblewoman or gentlewoman, the form of address to such a person or a lady. It came partly from a colloquial pronunciation of my Lady and partly from French milady (from my Lady).

Milaina f English (Rare)
Perhaps an English corruption of Milena, the spelling influenced by Melaina.

Milania f Croatian (Rare), English
Croatian variant spelling of Milanija.... [more]

Milann m English (Rare)
Variant of Milan.

Milanni f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Milani or Milania.

Milara f American (Rare, Archaic)

Milayna f English
Variant of Melaina.