English Submitted Names

Maurita f Spanish, English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Maura 1.

Mauritania f English

Maury m English
Diminutive of Maurice. This is the name of talk show host Maury Povich.

Mauve f English (Rare)
From the English word, ultimately derived from Latin malva "mallow", which has a purple color. Its use as a name is probably inspired by the similar name Maeve.

Mauz m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mauz.... [more]

Maven f & m English, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Meidhbhín.

Maven f & m English (Modern)
From the English word maven meaning "expert in a given field, connoisseur", derived from Yiddish מבֿין‎ (meyvn).

Maveric m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maverick.

Mavery f English (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, possibly blending Mavis or Maven with Avery.

Mavin f English
Variant of Maven/Mavis.

Mavoureen f English (Rare)
Variant of Mavourneen.

Mavournee f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Mavourney, which itself is most likely a variant form of Mavourneen.... [more]

Mavourney f English (Rare)
Most likely an English variant of Mavourneen.

Mavournie f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Mavourney, which itself is most likely a variant form of Mavourneen.

Mavric m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maverick.

Mavrick m English (Rare)
Variant of Maverick.

Mavrik m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maverick.

Mawd f English (Rare)
Rare variant spelling of Maud.

Mawdlyn f English (Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
Archaic vernacular form of Magdalene.

Maxamillion m English (Rare)
Variant of Maximilian.

Maxeen f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maxine.

Maxel m English (American)

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

Maxienne f English (Modern, Rare)

Maximiliam m English, Swedish (Modern), Portuguese, Spanish
Probably a combination of Maximilian and William.

Maximilion m English

Maximillia f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Maximillian

Maximilliana f English (American)
Feminized form of Maximillian.

Maximillion m English (Rare)
Variant of Maximilian.

Maximinian m English, Literature
English form of Maximinianus. In literature, this is the name of a character from "The Prophetess", a 17th-century play written by John Fletcher (1579-1625) and Philip Massinger (1583-1640).

Maxina f English (Rare)
Variant of Maxine.

Maxwel m English
Variant of Maxwell

Maxx m English
Variant of Max.

Maxxie m & f Popular Culture, English (Modern)
Variant of Maxie. It was used for a (male) character in the British teen drama series 'Skins' (2007-2008).

Maxyne f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Maxine.

Maya f English
Latinate form of May.

Mayabella f English (Rare, ?)

Mayabelle f English

Mayah f Indian, English
Variant of Maya 1.

Mayanah f English (American)

Mayann f English (Rare)
Combination of May and Ann.

Mayanna f English (Rare)
Combination of May or Maya 2 and Anna.

Mayanne f English

Maybel f English
Variant of Mabel.

Maybell f English
Variant of Mabel.

Maybeth f English (Modern)
Combination of May and Beth. A famous bearer of this name is American actress Maybeth Carr (Born: May 4, 1912, Died: December 27, 1996).

Maybette f English (?)

Mayblossom f English
Directly taken from the English word mayblossom for the crataegus monogyna, a flower that is also known as maythorn, common hawthorn or quickthorn. This was the name of a princess in Andrew Lang's "Red Fairy Book".

Maybrie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mabry.

Maycel f English

Mayda f English (Rare)
Variant of Maida.

Maydean f English
"Combination of May and Dean"... [more]

Mayden f & m English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Combination of May or Mason and the -den suffix found in names such as Hayden... [more]

Maye f English
Variant of May.

Mayelle f English (?)

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

Mayflower f English (Rare)

Maygan f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Mayhew m English
Transferred use of the surname Mayhew.

Maylee f English (Modern)
An invented name, using the popular aylee suffix sound found in such names as Kaylee, Hayley and Bailey... [more]

Mayleigh f English
Combination of May and the popular suffix leigh.

Maylene f English (Rare)
Combination of May and the suffix lene.

Mayley f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maylee.

Maylie f English (Australian)
Variant of Maylee.

Mayline f English
Variant of Maylene.

Maylon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Maylon. Alternatively this could be a variant of Mahlon or an invented name modelled on names such as Waylon, Braylon, Jaylon and Daylon.

Maylyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of May and Lyn.

Maylynn f English (Rare)
A combination of May and Lynn.

Maymie f English (Rare), African American
Variant of Mamie.

Mayo m English
Transferred use of the surname Mayo.

Mayrah f English (Australian)
Variant of Myra.

Maysie f English
Variant of Maisie.

Maysyn f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Mason.

Mayven f English
Variant of Maven incorporating the name May.

Mayzel f English

Mayzie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maisie.

Mazaren f & m English (Rare)

Mazo f English (Canadian)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Mazzy f English (American, Rare)
Found in 18th- and 19th-century America, of uncertain origin, though it could have been a variant of Maisie or Matty 2, or a short form of the compound name Mary Elizabeth... [more]

McArthur m English
From the surname McArthur.

Mccaley f English (Rare)
From the surname Mccaley.

McCartney f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname McCartney. This name was given to 15 girls in 2017.

Mccauley m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Macauley.

Mccaylee f English
Variant of Mccaley.

Mccayley f English (Rare)
Variant of Mccaley.

Mcclain f English

McCoy m English (Modern)
From the surname McCoy.

Mcdonald m English
Transferred use of the surname McDonald.

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

McGraw m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mcgraw.

McGregor m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname McGregor.

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

McKay m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname McKay. This name is mainly used in Utah among Mormons; it was the surname of David O. McKay (1873-1970), the ninth president of the Mormon Church (from 1951 until his death in 1970).

Mckayah f English (American)

Mckaylee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Makaylee.

Mckaylyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaelyn.

Mckeila f English (Modern)
Varient of Mckayla.

Mckenleigh f English (American)
Variant of Mckenley

Mckenley f English (American)
From the surname.

McKensie f English (Modern)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mckensley f English
Transferred use of the surname Mckensley or combination of popular prefix Mc- with Kensley.

Mckenzee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

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

Mckeyla f English (Modern)
Varient of Mckayla

Mckinlee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of McKinley.

McKinleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spelling variation of McKinley with the -leigh ending.

Mckinna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Mckinsley f English (Modern, Rare)
Blend of McKinley and Kinsley

Mckinzie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mckyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Makyla.

Mckylie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Kylie with the Mc- prefix as if it were an Irish or Scottish surname.

Mckynlee f English (Modern)
Variant of McKinley.

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

McLane m English
Transferred use of the surname Mclane.

McLaren m English
Transferred use of the surname McLaren.

Mcnamara f English
From a Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Mac Conmara meaning "son of Conmara". The given name Conmara is composed of cú "hound" and muir "sea". It probably gained in popularity as a first name for girls inspired by other feminine names beginning in Mac or Mc such as Mackenzie, McKenna, and McKinley.

McNeil m English
Transferred use of the surname McNeil.

Meadowlark m & f English
From the name of the bird.

Meagen f English (American)
Variant of Megan.

Meah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mia, the spelling is somewhat influenced by that of Leah.

Meara f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Meara.

Mearl m English (American)
Variant of Merle.

Mearle f English
Variant of Merle.

Mechele f English
Variant of Michele 2.

Mechelle f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Michelle.

Mechisodech m English
Probably a variant of Melchizedek. Given name of a forefather of Walt Disney.

Mecole f English (Rare)
Variant of Mekole.

Meda f English
A short form of names ending in -meda such as Andromeda.

Medda f English (American, Archaic)

Media f American, English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Medi.... [more]

Mediatrix f English (African), Filipino
From the title of the Virgin Mary, referring to her intercessory role as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ (compare Spanish/Portuguese and French equivalents Mediatriz and Médiatrice, Portuguese Medianeira and Spanish/Portuguese Mediadora).

Medius f & m English (African), Eastern African
Borrowed from Latin medius meaning "middle; half; moderate; indifferent." It is mostly used in Uganda where, compared to other surrounding countries, it is usually feminine in usage.

Medo m English, Arabic
Diminutive of Muhammad.

Medrith f English (American, Rare)

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

Meek f & m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive." Referring to Matthew 5:5.

Meeka f English
Perhaps based on the English word meek, or maybe an Anglicized form of Mieke or Mika.

Meena f English
Variant of Mina 1.

Meeya f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Mia.

Megalyn f English (American)
Combination of Megan and lyn.

Meggie f Scots, English (Rare)
Variant of Meggy.... [more]

Meggin f English (Rare)
Variant of Megan. This is the first name of American author Meg Cabot (1967-).

Meghann f English (Modern)
Variant of Megan. This name was used by the Australian author Colleen McCullough in her novel The Thorn Birds (1977), which in 1983 was adapted as a TV mini-series.

Meghanna f English (Rare)
Combination of Meghan and Anna

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.

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.

Mekayla f English
Variant of Michaela.

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

Mekenna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Melia f English
Diminutive of Amelia.

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

Melvie f Filipino, English (American, Archaic)

Melvina f English
Feminine form of Melvin.

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

Melwyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

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

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.

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

Meraline f English (American, Rare)

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.

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.

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)

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

Merivale f English
Possible transferred use of the surname Merivale.

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)

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.

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.

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.

Mesena f English (American, Rare)

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

Meshelle f English (American)
Perhaps variant spelling of Michelle

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.

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

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.

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.

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