Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the gender is feminine; and the ending sequence is a.
gender
usage
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Lidmila f Czech
Variant of Ludmila.
Lidochka f Russian
Russian diminutive of Lidiya.
Lidziya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Lydia.
Liepa f Lithuanian
Means "linden tree" or "July" in Lithuanian.
Liesa f German
German diminutive of Elisabeth.
Līga f Latvian
From the Latvian holiday Līgo, celebrated at the summer solstice.
Ligaya f Tagalog
Means "happiness" in Tagalog.
Ligeia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek λιγύς (ligys) meaning "clear-voiced, shrill, whistling". This was the name of one of the Sirens in Greek legend. It was also used by Edgar Allan Poe in his story Ligeia (1838).
Lígia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ligeia.
Ligia f Romanian, Spanish
Romanian and Spanish form of Ligeia.
Ligita f Latvian, Lithuanian
Possibly a derivative of Līga.
Liidia f Estonian
Estonian form of Lydia.
Liina f Estonian, Finnish
Short form of Karoliina.
Liisa f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian short form of Elisabet or Eliisabet.
Lila 1 f Hindi
Means "play, amusement" in Sanskrit.
Lila 2 f English
Variant of Leila.
Lilia f Spanish, Italian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian
Latinate form of Lily, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Лилия or Ukrainian Лілія (see Liliya).
Liliána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Lillian.
Lilija f Lithuanian, Latvian
Lithuanian and Latvian cognate of Lily.
Lilijana f Slovene, Lithuanian
Slovene and Lithuanian form of Lillian.
Lilita f Latvian
Latvian form of Lilith.
Liliya f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian cognate of Lily.
Lilja f Icelandic, Faroese, Finnish
Icelandic, Faroese and Finnish cognate of Lily.
Liljana f Macedonian, Slovene, Albanian
Macedonian, Slovene and Albanian form of Lillian.
Lilla f Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of Lívia or Lídia.
Lillia f English
Short form of Lillian or an elaborated form of Lily.
Lilya f Russian, Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Russian Лилия or Ukrainian Лілія (see Liliya).
Lilyana f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Lillian.
Līna f Latvian
Short form of names ending with lina.
Lina 1 f Arabic
Means "soft, tender" in Arabic, derived from لان (lāna) meaning "to be soft". It can also be from Arabic لينة (līna), a type of palm tree, likely derived from the same root.
Lina 3 f Hindi
Means "absorbed, united" in Sanskrit.
Lina 4 f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Linas.
Linda f English, German, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, French, Latvian, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Germanic
Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender" (Proto-Germanic *linþaz). It also coincides with the Spanish and Portuguese word linda meaning "beautiful". In the English-speaking world this name experienced a spike in popularity beginning in the 1930s, peaking in the late 1940s, and declining shortly after that. It was the most popular name for girls in the United States from 1947 to 1952.
Lindita f Albanian
Means "the day is born" in Albanian, from lind "to give birth" and ditë "day".
Linnaea f English (Rare)
From the word for the type of flower, also called the twinflower (see Linnéa).
Linnéa f Swedish
From the name of a flower, also known as the twinflower. It was named for the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, it being his favourite flower.
Linza f Germanic
Old German form of Linda.
Liora f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Lior.
Liouba f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Люба (see Lyuba).
Lisa f English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian
Short form of Elizabeth (though often used independently) and its cognates in other languages. This is the name of the subject of one of the world's most famous paintings, the Mona Lisa, the portrait of Lisa del Giocondo by Leonardo da Vinci.... [more]
Lisakhanya f & m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "still shining" in Xhosa and Zulu, from the roots sa "still, continuing" and khanya "to shine".
Lisha f English
Short form of Alicia, Felicia and other names ending with the same sound.
Lissa f English
Short form of Melissa.
Lita f English
Short form of names ending in lita. This name was brought to the public eye in the 1920s due to Lita Grey (1908-1995), who was the second wife of Charlie Chaplin. Her birth name was Lillita Louise MacMurray.
Liucija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Lucia.
Liudmila f Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Belarusian form of Ludmila, and an alternate transcription of Russian Людмила (see Lyudmila) or Ukrainian Людмила (see Lyudmyla).
Liudmyla f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Людмила (see Lyudmyla).
Liudvika f Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine form of Ludwig.
Līva f Latvian
Possibly a Latvian form of Liv 1.
Liva f Danish
Variant of Liv 1.
Lívia f Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak
Portuguese, Hungarian and Slovak form of Livia 1.
Livia 1 f Italian, Romanian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Livius. This was the name of the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus, Livia Drusilla.
Livia 2 f English
Short form of Olivia.
Liviana f Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Livianus, which was itself derived from the family name Livius.
Livna f Hebrew
Means "white" in Hebrew.
Liwia f Polish
Polish form of Livia 1.
Liza f English, Russian, Greek, Georgian
Short form of Elizabeth (English), Yelizaveta (Russian), Elisavet (Greek) or Elisabed (Georgian).
Lizaveta f Russian
Short form of Yelizaveta.
Ljerka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from the rare Serbo-Croatian word lijer meaning "lily" (the usual word is ljiljan).
Ljilja f Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Ljiljana.
Ljiljana f Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian ljiljan meaning "lily".
Ljuba m & f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Czech
From the Slavic element ľuby meaning "love", or a short form of names beginning with that element. It is typically masculine in Serbia and feminine elsewhere.
Ljubena f Macedonian
Macedonian feminine form of Lyuben.
Ljubica f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene
From the Slavic element ľuby meaning "love" combined with a diminutive suffix. It can also come from the Serbian and Croatian word ljubica meaning "violet (flower)".
Ljubinka f Serbian
From the Slavic element ľuby meaning "love" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Ljudmila f Slovene
Slovene form of Ludmila.
Llewela f Welsh
Variant of Llewella.
Llewella f Welsh
Feminine form of Llywelyn.
Llúcia f Catalan
Catalan form of Lucia.
Lluïsa f Catalan
Catalan feminine form of Louis.
Lluvia f Spanish (Modern)
Means "rain" in Spanish.
Lochana f Hindi
Feminine form of Lochan.
Loida f Spanish
Spanish form of Lois 1.
Lola f Spanish, English, French
Spanish diminutive of Dolores. A famous bearer was Lola Montez (1821-1861; birth name Eliza Gilbert), an Irish-born dancer, actress and courtesan.
Lolicia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Lola.
Lolita f Spanish
Diminutive of Lola. This is the name of a 1955 novel by Vladimir Nabokov.
Longina f Polish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Longinus.
Lora f English
Variant of Laura.
Lorea f Basque
Variant of Lore 2.
Loredana f Italian, Romanian
Used by the French author George Sand for a character in her novel Mattea (1833) and later by the Italian author Luciano Zuccoli in his novel L'amore de Loredana (1908). It was possibly based on the Venetian surname Loredan, which was derived from the place name Loreo.
Lorella f Italian
Diminutive of Eleonora, Loredana and other names beginning with Lor.
Lorena 1 f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of Lorraine.
Lorena 2 f English
Latinized form of Lauren. This name was first brought to public attention in America by the song Lorena (1856), written by Joseph Webster, who was said to have created the name as an anagram of Lenore (from the character in Poe's poem The Raven).
Lorenza f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).
Loreta f Italian
Variant of Loreto.
Loretta f English, Italian
Perhaps a variant of Lauretta or Loreto, or a diminutive of names beginning with Lor. A famous bearer was the American actress Loretta Young (1913-2000), whose birth name was Gretchen.
Lorinda f English
Elaboration of Lori with the popular name suffix inda.
Lorita f Italian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Loreto.
Lorna f English
Created by the author R. D. Blackmore for the title character in his novel Lorna Doone (1869), set in southern England, which describes the dangerous love between John Ridd and Lorna Doone. Blackmore may have based the name on the Scottish place name Lorne or on the title Marquis of Lorne (see Lorne).
Lotta f Swedish, Finnish
Short form of Charlotta.
Louella f English
Combination of Lou and the popular name suffix ella.
Louisa f English, German, Dutch
Latinate feminine form of Louis. A famous bearer was the American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), the author of Little Women.
Louiza f Greek
Greek feminine form of Louis.
Louna f French (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Luna.
Lova f Swedish
Short form of Lovisa.
Loviisa f Finnish
Finnish feminine form of Louis.
Lovisa f Swedish
Swedish feminine form of Louis.
Lovorka f Croatian
From Croatian lovor meaning "laurel tree".
Lúa f Galician
Galician form of Luna.
Luana f English, Italian, Portuguese
From the movie Bird of Paradise (1932), in which it was borne by the main character, a Polynesian girl. The movie was based on a 1912 play of the same name set in Hawaii.
Luanna f English (Rare)
Either a combination of Lou and Anna or a variant of Luana.
Ľuba f Slovak
Slovak form of Ljuba.
Luba f Russian, Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Ukrainian Люба (see Lyuba).
Ľubica f Slovak
Slovak form of Ljubica.
Lubna f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "storax tree" in Arabic. According to a 7th-century Arabic tale Lubna and Qays were a couple forced to divorce by Qays's father.
Ľubomíra f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Lubomír.
Lubomíra f Czech
Feminine form of Lubomír.
Ļubova f Latvian
Latvian form of Lyubov.
Luca 2 f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Lucia.
Lucasta f Literature
This name was first used by the poet Richard Lovelace for a collection of poems called Lucasta (1649). The poems were dedicated to Lucasta, a nickname for the woman he loved Lucy Sacheverel, whom he called lux casta "pure light".
Lucetta f Italian
Diminutive of Luce. Shakespeare used this name for a character in his play The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594).
Lúcia f Portuguese, Hungarian
Portuguese and Hungarian form of Lucia.
Lucía f Spanish
Spanish form of Lucia. This is the most popular name for girls in Spain beginning in 2003.
Lucia f Italian, German, Dutch, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Lucius. Saint Lucia was a 4th-century martyr from Syracuse. She was said to have had her eyes gouged out, and thus she is the patron saint of the blind. She was widely revered in the Middle Ages, and her name has been used throughout Christian Europe (in various spellings). It has been used in the England since the 12th century, usually in the spellings Lucy or Luce.
Lucica f Romanian
Diminutive of Lucia.
Lūcija f Latvian
Latvian form of Lucia.
Lucija f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of Lucia.
Lucila f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Lucilla.
Lucília f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Lucilius.
Lucilia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Lucilius.
Lucilla f Italian, Ancient Roman
Latin diminutive of Lucia. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint martyred in Rome.
Lucina f Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin lucus meaning "grove", but later associated with lux meaning "light". This was the name of a Roman goddess of childbirth.
Lucinda f English, Portuguese, Literature
An elaboration of Lucia created by Cervantes for his novel Don Quixote (1605). It was subsequently used by Molière in his play The Doctor in Spite of Himself (1666).
Łucja f Polish
Polish form of Lucia.
Lucrécia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lucretia.
Lucrecia f Spanish
Spanish form of Lucretia.
Lucretia f Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of the Roman family name Lucretius, possibly from Latin lucrum meaning "profit, wealth". According Roman legend Lucretia was a maiden who was raped by the son of the king of Rome. This caused a great uproar among the Roman citizens, and the monarchy was overthrown. This name was also borne by a 4th-century saint and martyr from Mérida, Spain.
Lucrezia f Italian
Italian form of Lucretia.
Lucyna f Polish
Polish form of Lucina.
Ľudmila f Slovak
Slovak form of Ludmila.
Ludmiła f Polish
Polish form of Ludmila.
Ludmila f Czech, Latvian, Russian
Means "favour of the people" from the Slavic elements ľudŭ "people" and milŭ "gracious, dear". Saint Ludmila was a 10th-century duchess of Bohemia, the grandmother of Saint Václav. She was murdered on the orders of her daughter-in-law Drahomíra.... [more]
Ludmilla f Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Людмила (see Lyudmila).
Ludovica f Italian
Italian feminine form of Ludwig.
Ľudŭmila f Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Ludmila.
Ludwika f Polish
Polish feminine form of Ludwig.
Luella f English
Variant of Louella.
Luena f Portuguese
Meaning unknown, possibly from the name of a city in Angola. It was popularized in Portugal by a character on the telenovela A Única Mulher (2015-2017).
Luigia f Italian
Italian feminine form of Louis.
Luigina f Italian
Diminutive of Luigia.
Luísa f Portuguese
Feminine form of Luís.
Luisa f Spanish, Italian
Feminine form of Luis.
Luisella f Italian
Diminutive of Luisa.
Luisina f Spanish
Diminutive of Luisa.
Luisita f Spanish
Diminutive of Luisa.
Luiza f Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian
Polish, Portuguese and Romanian feminine form of Louis.
Lujza f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak feminine form of Louis.
Luksa f Esperanto
Means "luxurious" in Esperanto.
Lula 1 f English
Diminutive of Louise and names that begin with Lu.
Luljeta f Albanian
Means "flower of life" in Albanian, from lule "flower" and jetë "life".
Luminița f Romanian
Means "little light", derived from Romanian lumina "light" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Luna f Roman Mythology, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, English
Means "the moon" in Latin (as well as Italian, Spanish and other Romance languages). Luna was the Roman goddess of the moon, frequently depicted driving a white chariot through the sky.
Lupita f Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe.
Luvenia f English
Possibly a form of Lavinia. It has been used in America since the 19th century.
Luvinia f English
Variant of Luvenia.
Luzia f Portuguese, German
Portuguese and German form of Lucia.
Luzviminda f Filipino
Blend of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, the names of the three main island groups of the Philippines.
Lya f French (Modern)
Variant of Léa.
Lyanna f Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series A Song of Ice and Fire, published beginning 1996, and the television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019). In the story Lyanna was the sister of Ned Stark. Her abduction and subsequent death was the cause of the civil war that toppled the Targaryens.
Lyda f English
Perhaps a variant of Lydia.
Lýdia f Slovak, Faroese
Slovak and Faroese form of Lydia.
Lydia f English, German, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Means "from Lydia" in Greek. Lydia was a region on the west coast of Asia Minor, said to be named for the legendary king Lydos. In the New Testament this is the name of a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul. In the modern era the name has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.
Lyla f English
Variant of Leila.
Lynda f English
Variant of Linda.
Lynna f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Lynn.
Lyra f Astronomy
The name of the constellation in the northern sky containing the star Vega. It is said to be shaped after the lyre of Orpheus. This is the name of the main character in the His Dark Materials series of books by Philip Pullman (beginning 1995).
Lysandra f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Lysandros (see Lysander).
Lysithea f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" and θεά (thea) meaning "goddess". This was the name of a lover of Zeus in Greek mythology. A small moon of Jupiter is named after her.
Lyssa 1 f English
Short form of Alyssa.
Lyssa 2 f Greek Mythology
Means "rage, fury, anger" in Greek. In Greek mythology Lyssa is a goddess associated with uncontrolled rage.
Lyuba f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Lyubov, and a Bulgarian form of Ljuba.
Lyubomira f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of Lubomír.
Lyubomyra f Ukrainian
Ukrainian feminine form of Lubomír.
Lyudmila f Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Ludmila. This was the name of a character in Aleksandr Pushkin's poem Ruslan and Lyudmila (1820).
Lyudmyla f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Ludmila.
Lyydia f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Lydia.
Ma'akha f & m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Maacah.
Maala f Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Mahlah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
Maaria f Finnish
Finnish form of Maria.
Maarika f Estonian, Finnish
Diminutive of Maarja (Estonian) or Maaria (Finnish).
Maarja f Estonian
Estonian form of Maria.
Maata f Maori
Maori form of Martha.
Mabella f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Mabel.
Macarena f Spanish
From the name of a barrio (district) in Seville, which got its name from a temple that may have been named for a person named Macarius (see Macario). The Virgin of Macarena, that is Mary, is widely venerated in Seville.
Macaria f Spanish
Feminine form of Macario.
Machla f & m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Mahlah.
Madalena f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Magdalena.
Mădălina f Romanian
Romanian form of Magdalene.
Madara f Latvian
From the Latvian name for a type of flowering plant, known as cleavers or bedstraw in English.
Maddalena f Italian
Italian form of Magdalene.
Madelina f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Madeline.
Madiha f Arabic
Means "praise, commendation" in Arabic, derived from مدح (madaḥa) meaning "to praise".
Mədinə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Madina.
Madina f Tajik, Uzbek, Kazakh, Avar, Chechen
From the name of the city of Medina, derived from Arabic المدينة (al-Madīna), which means "the city". The Saudi city is considered an Islamic holy site because the Prophet Muhammad was based there for a period.
Madita f Literature, German
Created as a German equivalent of Madicken for the German translation of Astrid Lindgren's books.
Madlenka f Czech
Czech diminutive of Magdaléna.
Madona f Georgian
Georgian form of Madonna.
Madonna f English
From a title of the Virgin Mary meaning "my lady" in Italian. A famous bearer of the name is American singer Madonna Ciccone (1958-), known simply as Madonna.
Mæja f Icelandic
Icelandic diminutive of María.
Maela f Breton
Feminine form of Maël.
Maëlya f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Maël.
Maeva f Tahitian, French
Means "welcome" in Tahitian. It gained popularity in France during the 1980s.
Mafalda f Portuguese, Italian, Spanish
Originally a medieval Portuguese form of Matilda. This name was borne by the wife of Afonso, the first king of Portugal. In modern times it was the name of the titular character in a popular Argentine comic strip (published from 1964 to 1973) by Quino.
Magda 2 f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ماجدة (see Majda 2).
Magdaleena f Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish and Estonian form of Magdalene.
Magdaléna f Slovak, Czech, Hungarian
Slovak and Czech form of Magdalene, as well as a Hungarian variant form.
Magdalina f Old Church Slavic, Bulgarian
Old Church Slavic form of Magdalene, as well as a Bulgarian variant form.
Magdolna f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Magdalene.
Magnolia f English
From the English word magnolia for the flower, which was named for the French botanist Pierre Magnol.
Maha f Arabic
Means "oryx" in Arabic. The oryx is a variety of antelope that is said to represent beauty.
Mahala f English
Variant of Mahalah or Mahalath. It has occasionally been used as an English Christian name since the Protestant Reformation.
Mahalia f English
Variant of Mahala.
Mahbuba f Arabic, Bengali
Feminine form of Mahbub.
Mahpiya m & f Sioux
From Dakota or Lakota maȟpíya meaning "cloud, sky". This is the first part of the names of the Dakota chief Mahpiya Wicasta (1780-1863), known as Cloud Man, and the Lakota chiefs Mahpiya Luta (1822-1909), known as Red Cloud, and Mahpiya Iyapato (1838-1905), known as Touch the Clouds.
Mahsa f Persian
Means "like the moon" in Persian.
Mahulena f Czech
Possibly inspired by Magdalena. The Czech author Julius Zeyer created it for a character in his play Radúz and Mahulena (1898).
Maïa f French
French form of Maia 1.
Maia 1 f Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Portuguese, Georgian
From Greek μαῖα (maia) meaning "good mother, dame, foster mother", perhaps in origin a nursery form of μήτηρ (meter). In Greek and Roman mythology she was the eldest of the Pleiades, a group of stars in the constellation Taurus, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Her son by Zeus was Hermes.
Maia 2 f Roman Mythology
Probably from Latin maior meaning "greater". This was the name of a Roman goddess of spring, a companion (sometimes wife) of Vulcan. She was later conflated with the Greek goddess Maia. The month of May is named for her.
Maia 3 f Estonian, Basque
Estonian and Basque form of Maria.
Maiara f Tupi
From Tupi maya arya meaning "great-grandmother".
Maiga f Latvian
Derived from Latvian maigs meaning "gentle, soft, tender".
Maija f Finnish, Latvian
Finnish and Latvian variant of Maria or Marija. The Latvian playwright Anna Brigadere used this name for the main character in her play Maija un Paija (1922).
Maira f Greek Mythology
From Greek μαρμαίρω (marmairo) meaning "sparkle, gleam, flash". This name was borne by several characters in Greek mythology, including one of the Nereids.
Majda 2 f Arabic
Feminine form of Majd.
Majella f Irish
From the surname of the Italian saint Gerard Majella (1726-1755; called Gerardo Maiella in Italian), a miracle worker who is regarded as the patron saint of pregnancy and childbirth. His surname is derived from the name of the Maiella massif in Abruzzo, Italy.
Majida f Arabic
Feminine form of Majid.
Majlinda f Albanian
Derived from Albanian maj "May" and lind "to give birth".
Makana m & f Hawaiian
Means "gift" in Hawaiian.
Makara m & f Khmer
Means "January" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit मकर (makara), referring to the constellation Capricornus.
Makeda f History
Possibly means "greatness" in Ethiopic. This was the name of an Ethiopian queen of the 10th-century BC. She is probably the same person as the Queen of Sheba, who visited Solomon in the Old Testament.
Makena f & m Kikuyu
Means "happy one" in Kikuyu.
Makvala f Georgian
Derived from Georgian მაყვალი (maqvali) meaning "blackberry".
Mala f Hindi
Means "necklace" in Sanskrit.
Malaika f Swahili
Means "angel" in Swahili, derived from Arabic ملك (malak).
Malandra f English (Rare)
Invented name using the popular name suffix andra, from names such as Sandra or Alexandra.
Malaysia f English (Modern)
From the name of the country of Malaysia in southeastern Asia, the home of the Malay people. Their ethnic name is of uncertain origin, though it is possibly from the name of a river, itself derived from Malay melaju or Javanese mlayu meaning "to run, to go fast".
Malena f Swedish, Spanish
Swedish and Spanish contracted form of Magdalena. In Spanish it can also be a contracted form of María Elena.
Małgorzata f Polish
Polish form of Margaret.
Małgosia f Polish
Diminutive of Małgorzata.
Malia f Hawaiian, English (Modern)
Hawaiian form of Maria. This name experienced a spike in popularity in 2009, due to the eldest daughter (born 1998) of the new American president Barack Obama.
Maliha f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "beautiful, elegant" in Arabic.
Malika f Arabic
Means "queen" in Arabic, the feminine form of Malik 1.
Malina 1 f Scottish
Feminine form of Malcolm.
Malina 2 f Bulgarian, Serbian, Polish
Means "raspberry" in several Slavic languages.
Malinda f English
Variant of Melinda.
Malka f Hebrew
Means "queen" in Hebrew.
Malvina f Literature, English, Italian, French
Created by the Scottish poet James MacPherson in the 18th century for a character in his Ossian poems. He probably intended it to mean "smooth brow", from Scottish Gaelic mala "brow" and mìn "smooth, fine" (lenited to mhìn and pronounced with a v sound).
Malwina f Polish
Polish form of Malvina.
Manaia f & m Maori
From the name of a stylized design common in Maori carvings. It represents a mythological creature with the head of a bird and the body of a human.
Manana f Georgian
Means both "heather" and "manna, divine food" in Georgian.
Manca f Slovene
Slovene diminutive of Marija.
Manda f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Mandica f Croatian
Diminutive of Manda.
Manisha f Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Feminine form of Manish.
Manizha f Tajik
Tajik form of Manijeh.
Manjula f Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam
From Sanskrit मञ्जुल (mañjula) meaning "pleasing, beautiful".
Manjusha f Marathi, Hindi
From Sanskrit मञ्जूषा (mañjūṣā) meaning "small box, small chest".
Manola f Spanish
Spanish feminine diminutive of Manuel.
Manuelita f Spanish
Diminutive of Manuela.
Manya f Russian
Russian diminutive of Maria.
Manyara f Shona
Means "you have been humbled" in Shona.
Māra f Latvian, Baltic Mythology
This was the name of a Latvian mother goddess. Her name is possibly derived from Maria, identifying her with the Virgin Mary. In modern times this name is used as a variant of Marija.
Mara 1 f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Means "bitter" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is a name that Naomi calls herself after the death of her husband and sons (see Ruth 1:20).
Mara 2 f Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian
Hungarian variant of Mária, and a Croatian and Serbian variant of Marija.
Maraĵa f Esperanto
Means "made of the sea" in Esperanto, a derivative of maro "sea", ultimately from Latin mare.
Marama f & m Maori, Polynesian Mythology
Means "moon" in Maori. This is the name of a moon god (or goddess) in Maori mythology.
Marcelina f Polish, Spanish, Portuguese
Polish, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Marcellinus.
Márcia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Marcia.
Marcia f English, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Marcius. It was borne by a few very minor saints. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 18th century.
Marciana f Ancient Roman, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Marcianus. This was the name of a young woman martyred in North Africa during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.
Marcjanna f Polish
Polish form of Marciana.