Names Ending with a

This is a list of names in which the ending sequence is a.
gender
usage
ends with
Melania f Italian, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Late Roman
Italian, Spanish, Polish and Romanian form of Melanie.
Melanija f Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene, Latvian, Lithuanian
Form of Melanie used in various languages.
Melaniya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Melania (see Melanie).
Melantha f English (Rare)
Probably a combination of Mel (from names such as Melanie or Melissa) with the suffix antha (from Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower"). John Dryden used this name in his play Marriage a la Mode (1672).
Melba f English
From the surname of the Australian opera singer Nellie Melba (1861-1931). This was a stage name that she got from the name of the city Melbourne, where she was born.
Melcha f Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Milcah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
Melesina f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps a form of Millicent. It was borne by the Irish writer and socialite Melesina Trench (1768-1827).
Melia f Greek Mythology
Means "ash tree" in Greek, a derivative of μέλι (meli) meaning "honey". This was the name of a nymph in Greek myth, the daughter of the Greek god Okeanos.
Melika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Melissa.
Mélina f French
French form of Melina.
Melina f English, Greek
Elaboration of Mel, either from names such as Melissa or from Greek μέλι (meli) meaning "honey". A famous bearer was Greek-American actress Melina Mercouri (1920-1994), who was born Maria Amalia Mercouris.
Melinda f English, Hungarian
Combination of Mel (from names such as Melanie or Melissa) with the popular name suffix inda. It was created in the 18th century, and may have been inspired by the similar name Belinda. In Hungary, the name was popularized by the 1819 play Bánk Bán by József Katona.
Meliora f Various (Rare)
Derived from Latin melior meaning "better".
Melisa f Spanish, Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Spanish, Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Melissa.
Mélissa f French
French form of Melissa.
Melissa f English, Dutch, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "bee" in Greek. In Greek mythology this was the name of a daughter of Procles, as well as an epithet of various Greek nymphs and priestesses. According to the early Christian writer Lactantius this was the name of the sister of the nymph Amalthea, with whom she cared for the young Zeus. Later it appears in Ludovico Ariosto's 1532 poem Orlando Furioso belonging to the fairy who helps Ruggiero escape from the witch Alcina. As an English given name, Melissa has been used since the 18th century.
Melissza f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Melissa.
Melita f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melite. However, in the case of Queen Victoria's granddaughter Princess Victoria Melita (1876-1936), it was derived from Melita, the Latin name of the island country of Malta where she was born.
Melitta f Ancient Greek, German
Ancient Attic Greek variant of Melissa.
Melva f English
Perhaps a feminine form of Melvin.
Menesa f Turkish (Modern)
From the biblical name Manasseh. This name became popular in Turkey after it appeared on the Turkish version of the popular Iranian television series Prophet Joseph (2008). In the series Menesa is the daughter of Joseph and Asenath, whereas in the biblical account Manasseh was their son.
Menna f Arabic (Egyptian)
From Arabic منّة (minna) meaning "favour, grace".
Menodora f Ancient Greek
Means "gift of the moon", derived from Greek μήνη (mene) meaning "moon" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was martyred with her sisters Metrodora and Nymphodora.
Menuha f Hebrew
Means "tranquility" in Hebrew.
Mercia f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Mercy. This was also the name of an old Anglo-Saxon kingdom, though it has a different origin.
Merida f Popular Culture
The name of the main character in the Disney/Pixar movie Brave (2012) about a medieval Scottish princess. The meaning of her name is unexplained, though it could be based on the Spanish city of Mérida, derived from Latin Emerita Augusta meaning "veterans of Augustus", so named because it was founded by the emperor Augustus as a colony for his veterans.
Merita 1 f Albanian
Derived from Albanian meritë meaning "merit".
Merita 2 f Esperanto
Means "meritorious, worthy" in Esperanto.
Merja f Finnish
Possibly from the name of an ancient Finnish tribe.
Merjema f Bosnian
Bosnian variant form of Miriam (see Mary).
Merletta f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Merle.
Messaouda f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مسعودة (see Masuda) chiefly used in North Africa.
Meta f German, Danish, Swedish, Slovene
German, Scandinavian and Slovene short form of Margaret.
Metka f Slovene
Diminutive of Marjeta.
Metodija m Macedonian
Macedonian form of Methodius.
Metrodora f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother" (genitive μητρός) and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr who was killed with her sisters Menodora and Nymphodora.
Mía f Spanish
Spanish form of Mia, also coinciding with the Spanish word mía meaning "mine".
Mia f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Slovene, Croatian, English
Diminutive of Maria. It coincides with the Italian word mia meaning "mine".... [more]
Mica f English
Short form of Michaela.
Micha 1 m Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, German, Dutch
Form of Micah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament (when referring to the man from the Book of Judges). It is also the German and Dutch form.
Micha 2 m German, Dutch
Short form of Michael.
Michala f Czech
Czech feminine form of Michal 1.
Michalina f Polish
Polish feminine form of Michael.
Michela f Italian
Italian feminine form of Michael.
Michelina f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Michele 1.
Midha f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Midhat.
Mieczysława f Polish
Feminine form of Mieczysław.
Miela f Esperanto
Means "sweet" in Esperanto, derived from mielo "honey", ultimately from Latin mel.
Miha m Slovene
Short form of Mihael.
Mihăiță m Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Michael.
Mihra f Turkish (Modern)
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "friendship, love, kindness".
Miia f Finnish
Finnish form of Mia.
Miina f Finnish
Short form of Vilhelmiina.
Mija f Slovene
Short form of Marija.
Mika 1 m Finnish
Finnish short form of Mikael.
Mika 2 f Japanese
From Japanese (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with (ka) meaning "fragrance" or (ka) meaning "increase". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Mikaela f Swedish, Finnish, English (Modern)
Swedish and Finnish feminine form of Mikael, as well as an English variant of Michaela. A notable bearer is the American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin (1995-).
Mikala m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Michael.
Mikha m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Micah.
Mikhaila f English (Rare)
Variant of Michaela, possibly influenced by the spelling of Mikhail.
Mikita m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Niketas.
Mikola m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Nicholas.
Miksa m Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Miklós or Mihály. It is now used independently, or as a Hungarian form of Maximilian.
Mikula m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Nicholas.
Míla f & m Czech
Diminutive of Miloslava, Miloslav, Bohumila and other names containing the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear".
Mila f Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Ukrainian, Russian
From the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear", originally a short form of names containing that element.
Milada f Czech, Slovak
Originally a diminutive of names containing the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear". It can also be derived from Czech and Slovak mladá meaning "young", ultimately from Old Slavic *moldŭ.
Milagrosa f Spanish
Means "miraculous" in Spanish. It is taken from the phrase medalla milagrosa meaning "miraculous medal", referring to the devotional medal made by Adrien Vachette based on Saint Catherine Labouré's visions of the Virgin Mary in Paris in 1830.
Milanka f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Milan.
Milda f Lithuanian, Latvian, Baltic Mythology
Meaning unknown. According to the 19th-century Polish-Lithuanian historian Teodor Narbutt, this was the name of a Lithuanian goddess of love.
Miléna f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Milena.
Milena f Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Italian
Feminine form of Milan. It began to be used in Italy in honour of Milena Vukotić (1847-1923), mother of Helen of Montenegro, the wife of the Italian king Victor Emmanuel III. In Italy it can also be considered a combination of Maria and Elena.
Mileva f Serbian, Macedonian
From the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear".
Milica f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
From the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name was borne by the wife of the 14th-century Serbian ruler Lazar.
Militsa f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Milica.
Milja f Finnish
Short form of Emilia.
Miljana f Serbian
Feminine form of Milan.
Milka 1 f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Originally a diminutive of names containing the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear".
Milka 2 f Finnish, Polish
Finnish and Polish diminutive of Emilia.
Milka 3 f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Milcah.
Milla f Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Short form of Camilla and other names that end in milla.
Milojica m Serbian
Diminutive of Miloje.
Miloslava f Czech
Feminine form of Miloslav.
Miluška f Czech
Variant of Miluše.
Mimoza f Albanian, Georgian
From the Albanian and Georgian word for the mimosa plant, a flowering herb. It is ultimately derived from Greek μῖμος (mimos) meaning "mimic".
Mina 1 f English, Dutch
Short form of Wilhelmina and other names ending in mina. This was the name of a character in the novel Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker.
Mina 2 f Hindi, Marathi, Tamil
From Sanskrit मीन (mīna) meaning "fish", which in Hindu astrology is the name of a sign of the zodiac.
Mina 3 f Persian
Means "glaze, enamel" in Persian.
Mina 4 f Pashto
Means "love" in Pashto.
Minea f Finnish
Created by the Finnish writer Mika Waltari for a character in his historical novel The Egyptian (1945). He may have based it on the name Minos, as the character is herself of Cretan origin.
Minerva f Roman Mythology, English, Spanish
Possibly derived from Latin mens meaning "intellect", but more likely of Etruscan origin. Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom and war, approximately equivalent to the Greek goddess Athena. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since after the Renaissance.
Minna f German (Archaic), Finnish, Swedish
Means "love" in Old German, specifically medieval courtly love. It is also used as a short form of Wilhelmina. This is the name of the title character in the play Minna von Barnhelm (1767) by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.
Minodora f Romanian
Romanian form of Menodora.
Minta f English
Short form of Araminta.
Mioara f Romanian
Contracted form of Marioara. It coincides with the Romanian word mioara, the definite form of mioară meaning "lamb".
Míra f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Mira 2.
Mira 1 f Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada
From Sanskrit मीर (mīra) meaning "sea, ocean". This was the name of a 16th-century Indian princess who devoted her life to the god Krishna.
Mira 2 f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Polish
Short form of Miroslava and other names beginning with Mir (often the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world").
Miranda f English, Dutch
Derived from Latin mirandus meaning "admirable, worthy of being admired". The name was created by Shakespeare for the heroine in his play The Tempest (1611), in which Miranda and her father Prospero are stranded on an island. It did not become a common English given name until the 20th century. This is also the name of one of the moons of Uranus, named after the Shakespearean character.
Mircea m Romanian
Romanian form of Mirče. This name was borne by a 14th-century ruler of Wallachia, called Mircea the Great.
Mirdza f Latvian
Derived from Latvian mirdzēt meaning "to shine, to glitter". This is the name of a tragic character in the play Vaidelote (1894) by the Latvian poet and playwright Aspazija.
Mireia f Catalan, Spanish
Catalan form of Mirèio (see Mireille).
Mirela f Romanian, Croatian, Albanian
Romanian, Croatian and Albanian form of Mireille.
Mirèlha f Occitan
Variant of Mirèio using classical Occitan spelling conventions.
Mirella f Italian
Italian form of Mireille.
Mireya f Spanish
Variant of Mireia.
Miriama f Fijian, Maori, Slovak
Fijian and Maori form of Miriam, as well as a Slovak variant.
Miriana f Italian
Italian variant of Miriam.
Mirica f Croatian
From the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Mirinda f Esperanto
Means "wonderful" in Esperanto.
Mirja f Finnish
Finnish form of Miriam.
Mirka 1 f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Serbian
Diminutive of Miroslava and other names containing the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace" or "world".
Mirka 2 f Finnish
Diminutive of Mirjami.
Mirna f Croatian, Serbian
From Serbo-Croatian miran meaning "peaceful, calm".
Mirosława f Polish
Feminine form of Mirosław.
Mirsada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Mirsad.
Mirta f Spanish, Italian, Croatian
Spanish, Italian and Croatian cognate of Myrtle.
Miruna f Romanian
Possibly derived from the Slavic word mir meaning "peace" or Romanian mira meaning "to wonder, to astound".
Mirza m Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Bosnian
Means "prince" from Persian میرزا (mīrzā), earlier امیرزاده (amīrzādeh), which is ultimately from Arabic أمير (ʾamīr) meaning "commander" combined with Persian زاده (zādeh) meaning "offspring".
Mirzə m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mirza.
Míša f Czech
Diminutive of Michaela.
Miša m & f Serbian, Slovene
Serbian diminutive of Mihailo, Miroslav and other names beginning with a similar sound. In Slovenia it is typically feminine.
Mischa m & f Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Misha. It is occasionally used as a feminine name in Dutch.
Misericordia f Spanish
Means "compassion, mercy" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin miser "poor, wretched" and cor "heart". It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Misericordia, meaning "The Virgin of Compassion".
Misha m Russian
Russian diminutive of Mikhail.
Mishka m Russian
Russian diminutive of Mikhail.
Miska m Finnish
Diminutive of Mikael.
Mistefa m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Mustafa.
Mithra m Persian Mythology
From Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (mithra) meaning "oath, covenant, agreement", derived from an Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning "that which binds". According Zoroastrian mythology Mithra was a god of light and friendship, the son of the supreme god Ahura Mazda. Worship of him eventually spread outside of Persia to the Roman Empire, where it was known as Mithraism.
Mithradatha m Old Persian
Old Persian form of Mithridates.
Mitică m Romanian
Diminutive of Dumitru. This is the name of a character in early 20th-century stories by the Romanian author Ion Luca Caragiale.
Mitja m Slovene
Slovene form of Mitya.
Mitra 1 m & f Hinduism, Hindi
Means "friend" in Sanskrit, a cognate of Mithra. This is the name of a Vedic god (मित्र) who is associated with friendship and contracts and is frequently paired with the god Varuna. The feminine form मित्रा (spelled with a final long vowel) is also transcribed as Mitra.
Mitra 2 f Persian
Modern variant of Mithra used as a feminine name. The true Modern Persian form of Mithra is in fact Mehr.
Mitrodora f Macedonian
Macedonian form of Metrodora.
Mitya m Russian
Diminutive of Dmitriy or Mitrofan.
Miya f Russian
Russian form of Mia.
Mladenka f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Mladen.
Moa f Swedish
Possibly derived from Swedish moder meaning "mother". This was the pen name of the Swedish author Moa Martinson (real name Helga Maria Martinson).
Moana f & m Maori, Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan, Tongan
Means "ocean, wide expanse of water, deep sea" in Maori, Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages.
Modesta f Spanish, Late Roman
Feminine form of Modestus.
Moema f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Means "lies" in Tupí. This name appears in the poem Caramuru (1781) by the Brazilian poet Santa Rita Durão.
Mohammad-Reza m Persian
Combination of Mohammad and Reza. Though usually transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space, it is not written with a space in Persian.
Mohana m & f Hinduism
Means "bewitching, infatuating, charming" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form मोहन (an epithet of the Hindu gods Shiva and Krishna) and the feminine form मोहना (spelled with a long final vowel).
Moira f Irish, Scottish, English
Anglicized form of Máire. It also coincides with Greek Μοῖρα (Moira) meaning "fate, destiny", the singular of Μοῖραι, the Greek name for the Fates. They were the three female personifications of destiny in Greek mythology.
Mojca f Slovene
Possibly a Slovene diminutive of Marija. Alternatively, it could be related to Slovene moj meaning "my, mine".
Mojisola f Yoruba
Means "I wake up to wealth" in Yoruba.
Momoka f Japanese
From Japanese (momo) meaning "hundred" or (momo) meaning "peach" combined with (ka) meaning "flower" or (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mona 1 f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Muadhnait. It is also associated with Greek monos "one" and Leonardo da Vinci's painting the Mona Lisa (in which case it is a contraction of Italian ma donna meaning "my lady").
Mona 2 f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Scandinavian short form of Monica.
Mona 3 f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منى (see Muna).
Mónica f Spanish, Portuguese (European)
Spanish and European Portuguese form of Monica.
Mònica f Catalan
Catalan form of Monica.
Mônica f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Monica.
Monica f English, Italian, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Late Roman
Meaning unknown, most likely of Berber or Phoenician origin. In the 4th century this name was borne by a North African saint, the mother of Saint Augustine of Hippo, whom she converted to Christianity. Since the Middle Ages it has been associated with Latin moneo "advisor" and Greek μονός (monos) "one, single".... [more]
Monifa f Yoruba (Rare)
Means "I am lucky" in Yoruba.
Mónika f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Monica.
Mönkhtuya f Mongolian
From Mongolian мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam".
Monna f English
Variant of Mona 1.
Monta f Latvian
Modern Latvian name, possibly from Latin mons "mountain".
Montana f & m English (Modern)
From the name of the American state of Montana, which is derived from Latin montanus "mountainous".
Moonika f Estonian
Estonian form of Monika.
Morana f Slavic Mythology, Croatian
From Old Slavic morŭ meaning "death, plague". In Slavic mythology this was the name of a goddess associated with winter and death.
Morena f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Moreno.
Morgana f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Morgan 1.
Morna f Scottish
Anglicized form of Muirne used by James Macpherson in his poem Fingal (1761), in which it is borne by the mother of the hero Fingal.
Morta f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Martha.
Mortaza m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Murtada.
Morteza m Persian
Persian form of Murtada.
Morticia f Popular Culture
From the American English word mortician meaning "undertaker, funeral director", ultimately derived from Latin mortis meaning "death". This name was created for the mother on the Addams Family television series (1964-1966). She was based on an unnamed recurring character in cartoons by Charles Addams, starting 1938.
Morwenna f Cornish, Welsh
From Old Cornish moroin meaning "maiden, girl" (related to the Welsh word morwyn). This was the name of a 6th-century Cornish saint, said to be one of the daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.
Mostafa m Persian, Bengali, Arabic
Persian and Bengali form of Mustafa, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.
Mostofa m Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মোস্তফা (see Mostafa).
Mosura f Popular Culture
Japanese form of Mothra.
Motecuhzoma m Nahuatl
Means "he becomes angry like a lord" in Nahuatl, from mo- "himself", tēcu- "lord" and zōma "become angry, frown". This name was borne by two emperors of the Aztec Empire.
Mothra f Popular Culture
From Japanese モスラ (Mosura), itself derived from the English word moth. This is the name of a giant moth-like creature in Japanese movies, starting 1961.
Motya m & f Russian
Diminutive of Matvey or Matrona 1.
Mouna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic منى (see Muna) chiefly used in North Africa.
Mounira f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منيرة (see Munira).
Mousa m Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Musa, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.
Moussa m Arabic, Western African
Alternate transcription of Arabic موسى (see Musa), as well as the form commonly used in West Africa.
Moustafa m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic مصطفى (see Mustafa).
Moustapha m Western African
Form of Mustafa used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.
Moyna f Irish
Variant of Mona 1.
Moyra f Irish, Scottish
Variant of Moira.
Mridula f Hindi
From Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdu) meaning "soft, delicate, gentle".
Mubina f Arabic
Feminine form of Mubin.
Mudiwa f & m Shona
Means "beloved, darling" in Shona.
Muhsina f Arabic
Feminine form of Muhsin.
Mukesha m Hinduism
Means "ruler of Muka" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu god Shiva, given to him because he killed Muka, a demon in the form of a wild boar.
Mukta f Hindi, Marathi
Means "liberated, set free" in Sanskrit.
Mumba f Hinduism
From Marathi महा (mahā) meaning "great" and अंबा (ambā) meaning "mother". This is the name of a Marathi incarnation of the mother goddess Mahadevi.
Mumina f Arabic
Feminine form of Mumin.
Muna f Arabic
Means "wishes, desires", from the plural form of Munya.
Munawara f Arabic, Urdu
Strictly feminine form of Munawar.
Munira f Arabic
Feminine form of Munir.
Munya f Arabic
Means "wish, desire" in Arabic, related to the root منا (manā) meaning "to tempt, to put to the test".
Murna f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Muirne.
Murtada m Arabic
Means "chosen" in Arabic. This is an epithet of Ali, the fourth caliph.
Murtaza m Urdu, Arabic
Urdu form of Murtada, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.
Musa m Arabic, Turkish, Hausa, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Moses appearing in the Quran.
Muslima f Arabic, Uzbek, Bengali
Feminine form of Muslim.
Mustafa m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Urdu, Kazakh, Indonesian, Malay
Means "chosen" in Arabic, derived from اصطفا (iṣṭafā) meaning "to choose". This is an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad. It was borne by four Ottoman sultans. Another famous bearer was Mustafa Kemal (1881-1938), also known as Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.
Mustapha m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic مصطفى (see Mustafa).
Mutemwiya f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mwt-m-wjꜣ meaning "Mut is in the sacred barque", from the name of the goddess Mut combined with wjꜣ "sacred barque" (a boat used to carry the dead to the afterlife). This name was borne by a wife of the pharaoh Thutmose IV. She was the mother of Amenhotep III.
Mwajuma f Swahili
Contracted form of Mwanajuma.
Mwanahawa f Swahili
Combination of Swahili mwana meaning "child" and the name Hawa.
Mwanaisha f Swahili
Combination of Swahili mwana meaning "child" and the name Aisha.
Mwanajuma f Swahili
Means "child born on Friday" in Swahili.
Mwenya f & m Chewa
From the Chewa word for a type of flowering tree (species Breonadia salicina).
Mykhaila f Ukrainian
Ukrainian feminine form of Michael.
Mykola m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Nicholas.
Mykyta m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Niketas.
Myla f English (Modern)
Possibly a feminine form of Miles, influenced by similar-sounding names such as Kyla.
Myra f English
Created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville. He possibly based it on Latin myrra meaning "myrrh" (a fragrant resin obtained from a tree). Otherwise, he may have simply rearranged the letters from the name Mary. Although unrelated etymologically, this is also the name of an ancient city of Anatolia.
Myrna f Irish (Rare), English
Anglicized form of Muirne. The popularity of this name spiked in the United States in the 1930s due to the fame of the actress Myrna Loy (1905-1993).
Myroslava f Ukrainian
Ukrainian feminine form of Miroslav.
Mzia f Georgian
Derived from Georgian მზე (mze) meaning "sun".
Na f Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate" or other characters pronounced similarly.
Naa f Ga
From a Ga word used as a feminine royal title.
Na'ama f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Naamah.
Naama f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Naamah.
Nabila f Arabic
Feminine form of Nabil.
Naďa f Czech
Diminutive of Naděžda.
Nada 1 f Arabic
From Arabic نَدًى (nadan) meaning "dew, moisture, generosity", a derivative of ندي (nadiya) meaning "to be moist, to be damp".
Nada 2 f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Means "hope" in South Slavic.
Nadejda f Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Надежда (see Nadezhda).
Naděžda f Czech
Czech form of Nadezhda.
Nadežda f Slovak, Serbian, Latvian
Slovak, Serbian and Latvian form of Nadezhda.
Nadezhda f Russian, Bulgarian
Means "hope" in Russian and Bulgarian.
Nádia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nadia 1.
Nàdia f Catalan
Catalan form of Nadia 1.
Nadia 1 f French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Variant of Nadya 1 used in Western Europe, as well as an alternate transcription of the Slavic name. It began to be used in France in the 19th century. The name received a boost in popularity from the Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci (1961-).
Nadia 2 f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناديّة (see Nadiyya), as well as the usual form in several other languages.
Nadica f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Nada 2.
Nadiia f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Надія (see Nadiya).
Nadija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Nadiyya.
Nadira f Arabic
Feminine form of Nadir.
Nadiya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Nadezhda, being the Ukrainian word meaning "hope".
Nadiyya f Arabic
Means "announcement, call" in Arabic, derived from نادى (nādā) meaning "to call, to announce, to invite".
Nadja f German, Slovene
German and Slovene form of Nadya 1.
Nadra f Arabic
Means "radiance" in Arabic.
Nadya 1 f Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian diminutive of Nadezhda.
Nadya 2 f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناديّة (see Nadiyya).
Nadzeya f Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Nadezhda, being the Belarusian word meaning "hope".
Nadzieja f Polish
Polish cognate of Nadezhda, being the Polish word meaning "hope".
Naeema f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic نعيمة (see Naima), as well as the usual Urdu form.
Naenia f Roman Mythology
Means "incantation, dirge" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of funerals.
Nafisa f Arabic
From Arabic نفيس (nafīs) meaning "precious, valuable", from the root نفس (nafusa) meaning "to be precious".
Nafula f Luhya
Feminine form of Wafula.
Nagendra m Hinduism, Kannada, Telugu
Means "lord of snakes" from Sanskrit नाग (nāga) meaning "snake" (also "elephant") combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra, used here to mean "lord". This is another name for Vasuki, the king of snakes, in Hindu mythology.
Nahia f Basque
From Basque nahi meaning "desire, wish".
Nahla f Arabic
Means "a drink of water" in Arabic.
Naia f Basque
Means "wave, sea foam" in Basque.
Naiara f Basque
From the Basque name of the Spanish city of Nájera, which is Arabic in origin. In the 12th century there was a reported apparition of the Virgin Mary in a nearby cave.
Naida f Dagestani
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Greek Ναϊάς (Naias), a type of water nymph in Greek mythology (plural Ναϊάδες). Alternatively it might be related to Persian Nahid.
Naila f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Nail. This was the name of the wife of Uthman, the third caliph of the Muslims. She tried in vain to prevent a mob from murdering her husband, and had several fingers cut off in the process.
Na'ima f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نعيمة (see Naima).
Naïma f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Naima used in North Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.
Naima f Arabic
Feminine form of Naim.
Naira 1 f Aymara
From Aymara nayra meaning "eye" or "early".
Naira 2 f Armenian
Feminine form of Nairi.
Nairyosangha m Persian Mythology
Derived from Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (nairiia) meaning "male" and 𐬯𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀 (sangha) meaning "word, utterance, proclamation". Nairyosangha was a Zoroastrian Yazata (a holy being) who served as a messenger for Ahura Mazda.
Naja f Greenlandic, Danish
From Greenlandic najaa meaning "his younger sister". It was popularized in Denmark by the writer B. S. Ingemann, who used it in his novel Kunnuk and Naja, or the Greenlanders (1842).
Najia f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجيّة (see Najiyya).
Najiyya f Arabic
Feminine form of Naji.
Najla f Arabic
Means "wide-eyed" in Arabic.
Najma f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Najm.
Najoua f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجوى (see Najwa) chiefly used in North Africa.
Najwa f Arabic
Means "secret, whisper, confidential talk" in Arabic, from the root نجا (najā) meaning "to save, to entrust, to confide in".
Nakeisha f African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic prefix na and the name Keisha.
Nakisha f African American (Modern)
Combination of the name prefix na and the name Kisha.
Nala 1 m Hinduism
Means "stem" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a king of the Nishadha people in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata.
Nala 2 f Popular Culture
The name of a lion in the animated movie The Lion King (1994). Though many sources claim it means "gift" or "beloved" in Swahili, it does not appear to have a meaning in that language.
Naliaka f Luhya
Means "born during the weeding season", from Luhya liliaka meaning "weeding".
Namrata f Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Nepali
From Sanskrit नम्रता (namratā) meaning "bowing, humility".
Nana 1 f Greek
Diminutive of Ioanna.
Nana 2 f Japanese
From Japanese (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and/or (na), a phonetic character. The characters can be in either order or the same character can be duplicated, as indicated by the symbol . Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also be used to form this name.
Nana 3 f Georgian
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 4th-century queen consort of Georgia who is regarded as a saint in the Orthodox Church.