Names Matching Pattern *r*a*

This is a list of names in which the pattern is *r*a*.
gender
usage
pattern
María de los Ángeles f Spanish
Means "Mary of the angels" in Spanish, a devotional title of the Virgin Mary.
María de los Dolores f Spanish
Means "Mary of sorrows" in Spanish, a devotional title of the Virgin Mary.
María Dolores f Spanish
Combination of María and Dolores.
María Elena f Spanish
Combination of María and Elena.
María Fernanda f Spanish
Combination of María and Fernanda.
Maria Francesca f Italian
Combination of Maria and Francesca.
Maria Grazia f Italian
Combination of Maria and Grazia.
Mariah f English
Variant of Maria. It is usually pronounced in a way that reflects an older English pronunciation of Maria. The name was popularized in the early 1990s by the American singer Mariah Carey (1970-).
María Isabel f Spanish
Combination of María and Isabel.
María Jesús f Spanish
Combination of María and Jesús.
Maria João f Portuguese
Combination of Maria and João.
María José f Spanish
Combination of María and José, the names of the parents of Jesus.
Maria José f Portuguese
Combination of Maria and José, the names of the parents of Jesus.
María Josefa f Spanish
Combination of María and Josefa.
Maria Josep f Catalan
Combination of Maria and Josep, the names of the parents of Jesus.
María Lourdes f Spanish
Combination of María and Lourdes.
María Luisa f Spanish
Combination of María and Luisa.
Mariam f Biblical Greek, Georgian, Armenian, Malay, Arabic
Form of Maria used in the Greek Old Testament. In the Greek New Testament both this spelling and Μαρία (Maria) are used. It is also the Georgian, Armenian and Malay form, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic مريم (see Maryam).
Mariama f Western African
Form of Maryam common in West Africa.
María Manuela f Spanish
Combination of María and Manuela.
María Mercedes f Spanish
Combination of María and Mercedes.
Mariami f Georgian
Form of Mariam with the Georgian nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Mariamne f History
From Μαριάμη (Mariame), the form of Maria used by the historian Josephus when referring to the wife of King Herod.
Mariamu f Swahili
Swahili form of Miriam.
Marián m Slovak, Czech, Hungarian (Rare)
Slovak, Czech and Hungarian form of Marianus.
Marian 1 f English
Variant of Marion 1. This name was borne in English legend by Maid Marian, Robin Hood's love. It is sometimes considered a combination of Mary and Ann.... [more]
Marian 2 m Polish, Czech, Romanian
Polish, Czech and Romanian form of Marianus. It is sometimes used as a masculine form of Maria.
Mariana f Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Czech, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman
Roman feminine form of Marianus. After the classical era it was sometimes interpreted as a combination of Maria and Ana. In Portuguese it is further used as a form of Mariamne.
Marianela f Spanish
Combination of María and Estela.
Mariangela f Italian
Combination of Maria and Angela.
María Nieves f Spanish
Combination of María and Nieves.
Marianita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Mariana.
Mariann f Hungarian, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
Hungarian and Scandinavian variant of Marianne.
Marianna f Italian, Hungarian, Slovak, Polish, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Russian, Greek, English
Combination of Maria and Anna. It can also be regarded as a variant of the Roman name Mariana, or as a Latinized form of Mariamne.
Marianne f French, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Combination of Marie and Anne 1, though it could also be considered a variant of Mariana or Mariamne. Shortly after the formation of the French Republic in 1792, a female figure by this name was adopted as the symbol of the state.
Mariano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Marianus. It is sometimes regarded as a masculine form of Maria.
Marianthi f Greek
Combination of Maria and Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower" (from names such as Chrysanthi).
Marianus m Ancient Roman
Roman family name, which was itself derived from the Roman name Marius. This was the name of a few early saints.
Maria Pia f Italian
Combination of Maria and Pia.
Mariapia f Italian
Combination of Maria and Pia.
María Pilar f Spanish
Combination of María and Pilar.
María Rosa f Spanish
Combination of María and Rosa 1.
María Rosario f Spanish
Combination of María and Rosario.
Mariasole f Italian
Combination of Maria and Sole.
María Soledad f Spanish
Combination of María and Soledad.
María Teresa f Spanish
Combination of María and Teresa.
Maria Vittoria f Italian
Combination of Maria and Vittoria.
Mariazinha f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Maria.
Marica f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Hungarian, Italian
Diminutive of Marija (Croatian, Serbian and Slovene) or Mária (Hungarian).
Maricela f Spanish
Combination of María and Celia.
Maricica f Romanian
Diminutive of Maria.
Marie-Ange f French
Combination of Marie and Ange.
Marie-Claire f French
Combination of Marie and Claire.
Marie-Claude f French
Combination of Marie and Claude.
Marie-France f French
Combination of Marie and France 1.
Mariela f Spanish, Bulgarian
Spanish and Bulgarian diminutive of Maria.
Marie-Laure f French
Combination of Marie and Laure.
Mariella f Italian
Italian diminutive of Maria.
Marie-Madeleine f French
Combination of Marie and Madeleine, referring to Mary Magdalene from the New Testament.
Marija f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese
Form of Maria in several languages.
Marijan m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Marianus.
Marijana f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Croatian, Serbian, Slovene and Macedonian form of Mariana.
Marijani m Swahili
Means "coral" in Swahili, originally a borrowing from Arabic مرْجان (marjān).
Marijeta f Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Marija.
Marijona f Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine form of Marianus.
Marika f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Swedish, Georgian, Italian, German
Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with Mari.
Marilag f Tagalog
Means "beautiful, gorgeous" in Tagalog.
Marilena f Italian, Romanian, Greek
Combination of Maria and Elena.
Marilla f English (Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Mary or a variant of Amaryllis. More common in the 19th century, this name was borne by the American suffragist Marilla Ricker (1840-1920). It is also the name of the adoptive mother of Anne in L. M. Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables (1908).
Marimar f Spanish
Contraction of María del Mar.
Marína f Slovak
Slovak form of Marina.
Mariña f Galician
Galician form of Marina.
Marina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Georgian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Marinus. This name was borne by a few early saints. This is also the name by which Saint Margaret of Antioch is known in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Marinda f English
Either a diminutive of Mary or a variant of Miranda.
Marinela f Romanian, Croatian
Romanian and Croatian form of Marinella.
Marinella f Italian
Diminutive of Marina.
Marinka f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene diminutive of Marina.
Marioara f Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Maria, typically used independently.
Mariola f Polish
Polish diminutive of Maria, now used independently.
Mariona f Catalan
Catalan diminutive of Maria.
Marisa f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese combination of Maria and Luisa.
Marisela f Spanish
Elaborated form of Marisa.
Mariska f Hungarian, Dutch
Diminutive of Maria.
Marissa f English, Dutch
Variant of Marisa.
Maristela f Portuguese, Spanish (Rare)
From the title of the Virgin Mary, Stella Maris, meaning "star of the sea" in Latin. It can also be a combination of Maria and Estela.
Maristella f Italian
Italian form of Maristela.
Marita 2 f Swedish, Norwegian
Scandinavian variant form of Margaret.
Maritta f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Maria.
Maritza f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Maria used particularly in Latin America. The suffix could be inspired by the name of the Itza people of Central America (as seen in the name of the old Maya city of Chichen Itza, Mexico). It also nearly coincides with the name of the Maritsa River in southeastern Europe.
Mariya f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Maria, as well as an alternate transcription of Belarusian Марыя (see Maryia).
Mariyam f Dhivehi, Kazakh, Urdu
Dhivehi and Kazakh form of Maryam, as well as an alternate transcription of the Urdu name.
Mariyan m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Marianus.
Mariyana f Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of Mariana.
Márjá f Sami
Northern Sami form of Maria.
Marja f Finnish, Sorbian, Dutch
Finnish and Sorbian form of Maria, as well as a Dutch variant. It also means "berry" in Finnish.
Marjaana f Finnish
Finnish form of Mariana.
Marjan 1 f Dutch
Dutch form of Marianne.
Marjan 2 m Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian and Croatian form of Marianus.
Marjana f Slovene, Albanian, Croatian
Slovene, Albanian and Croatian form of Mariana.
Marjanca f Slovene
Diminutive of Marjana.
Marjatta f Finnish
Diminutive of Marja.
Marjeta f Slovene
Slovene form of Margaret.
Marjetka f Slovene
Diminutive of Marjeta.
Marjolaine f French
Means "marjoram" in French, from Latin maiorana. Marjoram is a minty herb.
Marjukka f Finnish
Diminutive of Marja.
Markas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Marcus (see Mark).
Markéta f Czech
Czech form of Margaret.
Marketta f Finnish
Finnish form of Margaret.
Markiyan m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Marcianus.
Marla f English
Variant of Marlene using the suffix la.
Marlena f Polish, English
Latinate form of Marlene.
Marmaduke m English (British, Rare)
Possibly derived from the Old Irish name Máel Máedóc. This name has been traditionally used in the Yorkshire area of Britain.
Marna f Danish
Danish short form of Marina.
Marquita f African American
Feminine variant of Marquis.
Marsaili f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Marcella, now also associated with Marjorie.
Marsha f English
Variant of Marcia.
Marshal m English
Variant of Marshall.
Marshall m English
From an English surname that originally denoted a person who was a marshal. The word marshal originally derives from Latin mariscalcus, itself from Germanic roots akin to Old High German marah "horse" and scalc "servant". A famous bearer is the American rapper Marshall Mathers (1972-), who performs under the name Eminem.
Márta f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Martha.
Märta f Swedish
Swedish short form of Margareta.
Märtha f Swedish
Variant of Märta.
Martha f English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
From Aramaic מַרְתָּא (marta) meaning "the lady, the mistress", feminine form of מַר (mar) meaning "master". In the New Testament this is the name of the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany (who is sometimes identified with Mary Magdalene). She was a witness to Jesus restoring her dead brother to life.... [more]
Martial m French, History
From the Roman cognomen Martialis, which was derived from the name of the Roman god Mars. The name was borne by Marcus Valerius Martialis, now commonly known as Martial, a Roman poet of the 1st century.
Martialis m Ancient Roman
Original Latin form of Martial.
Martina f German, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Hungarian, English, Swedish, Dutch, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Martinus (see Martin). Saint Martina was a 3rd-century martyr who is one of the patron saints of Rome.
Martinha f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Martina.
Martita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Marta.
Martta f Finnish
Finnish form of Martha.
Martyna f Polish
Polish feminine form of Martinus (see Martin).
Martynas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Martinus (see Martin).
Maruša f Slovene
Diminutive of Marija.
Marusya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Mariya.
Maruxa f Galician
Galician diminutive of Maria.
Marva f English
Feminine form of Marvin.
Marwa f Arabic
From Arabic مرو (marw) meaning "pebbles, flint", also the name of a type of fragrant plant (species Maerua crassifolia). Al-Marwa is the name of one of the two sacred hills near Mecca.
Marwan m Arabic
Masculine form of Marwa.
Marya f Russian
Russian variant form of Mariya.
Məryəm f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Maryam.
Maryam f Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indonesian, Bashkir, Tatar
Arabic form of Miryam (see Mary) appearing in the Quran. It is also the form used in several other languages. In Iran it is also the name of a flower, the tuberose, which is named after the Virgin Mary.
Maryamu f Hausa
Hausa form of Maryam.
Maryan f Somali
Somali form of Maryam.
Maryana f Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian form of Marianna, and a Russian variant.
Mary Ann f English
Combination of Mary and Ann.
Maryann f English
Combination of Mary and Ann.
Mary Anne f English
Combination of Mary and Anne 1.
Maryanne f English
Combination of Mary and Anne 1.
Maryia f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Maria.
Mary Jane f English
Combination of Mary and Jane.
Maryla f Polish
Polish diminutive of Maria.
Maryna f Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish
Ukrainian, Belarusian and Polish form of Marina.
Marysia f Polish
Polish diminutive of Maria.
Marzanna 1 f Polish
Probably a Polish variant of Marianna.
Marzena f Polish
Probably originally a Polish diminutive of Maria or Małgorzata.
Marzia f Italian
Italian form of Marcia.
Masterman m English (Rare)
From an English surname that originally belonged to a person who worked as a servant.
Matrona 1 f Russian (Rare), Late Roman
Means "lady" in Late Latin, a derivative of Latin mater "mother". This was the name of three early saints.
Matrona 2 f Celtic Mythology
Means "great mother", from Celtic *mātīr meaning "mother" and the divine or augmentative suffix -on. This was the name of a Gaulish and Brythonic mother goddess, the namesake of the River Marne.
Matryona f Russian (Rare)
Russian variant of Matrona 1.
Maura 2 f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Máire. It has also been associated with Irish mór meaning "great". This was the name of an obscure 5th-century Irish martyr.
Maurícia f Portuguese
Feminine form of Maurício.
Maurizia f Italian
Feminine form of Maurizio.
Medora f Literature
Created by Lord Byron for a character in his poem The Corsair (1814). It is not known what inspired Byron to use this name. The year the poem was published, it was used as the middle name of Elizabeth Medora Leigh (1814-1849), a niece and rumoured daughter of Byron.
Meera f Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi मीरा, Malayalam മീര, Tamil மீரா or Kannada ಮೀರಾ (see Mira 1).
Megaera f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Μέγαιρα (Megaira), which was derived from μεγαίρω (megairo) meaning "to grudge". This was the name of one of the Furies or Ἐρινύες (Erinyes) in Greek mythology. The name is used as a word in several European languages to denote a shrewish, ill-tempered woman (for example, French mégère and Italian megera).
Meginrat m Germanic
Old German form of Meinrad.
Mehrab m Persian, Persian Mythology
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship" and آب (āb) meaning "water". This is the name of the king of Kabul in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.
Mehrdad m Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship" and داد (dād) meaning "given". Since مهر is also the Modern Persian form of Mithra, this name can also function as a modern form of Mithridates.
Mehriban f Azerbaijani
Means "kind, gracious" in Azerbaijani, from Persian مهربان (mehrabān).
Mehrnaz f Persian, Persian Mythology
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship" and ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort". This is the name of a character in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.
Meinrad m German, Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements megin "power, strength" and rat "counsel, advice". Saint Meinrad was a 9th-century hermit who founded the Benedictine abbey at Einsiedeln in Switzerland.
Meira f Hebrew
Feminine form of Meir.
Meiriona f Welsh
Feminine form of Meirion.
Meliora f Various (Rare)
Derived from Latin melior meaning "better".
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.
Merab 1 f Biblical
Means "abundant" in Hebrew. This is the name of a daughter of Saul in the Old Testament.
Merab 2 m Georgian
Georgian form of Mehrab.
Meral f Turkish
Turkish form of Maral.
Merari m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "bitter" in Hebrew. This is the name of the youngest son of Levi in the Old Testament.
Meraud f Cornish
Meaning unknown, perhaps based on Cornish mor "sea".
Mercan f Turkish
Means "coral" in Turkish, of Arabic origin.
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.
Merdan m Turkmen
From Persian مردانه (mardāneh) meaning "manly, masculine".
Meresankh f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mrs-ꜥnḫ meaning "she loves life". This name was borne by several Egyptian royals during the 4th-dynasty period.
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.
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.
Metrophanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother" (genitive μητρός) and φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing". Saint Metrophanes was the first bishop of Byzantium (4th century).
Miervaldis m Latvian
Means "ruling with peace", from Latvian miers "peace" and valdīt "to rule".
Mihra f Turkish (Modern)
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "friendship, love, kindness".
Mihrdat m Parthian
Parthian form of Mithridates.
Miillaaraq f Greenlandic
Possibly from Greenlandic millalaarpoq meaning "drone, hum (of an insect)" combined with the diminutive suffix -araq.
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.
Millaray f Mapuche
Means "golden flower" in Mapuche, from milla "gold" and rayen "flower".
Milorad m Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Derived from the Slavic elements milŭ "gracious, dear" and radŭ "happy, willing".
Miloradŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Milorad.
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.
Minodora f Romanian
Romanian form of Menodora.
Mioara f Romanian
Contracted form of Marioara. It coincides with the Romanian word mioara, the definite form of mioară meaning "lamb".
Miodrag m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the element mio, a Serbo-Croatian form of the Slavic element milŭ meaning "dear", combined with dorgŭ meaning "precious".
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").
Mirabelle f French (Rare), English (Rare)
Derived from Latin mirabilis meaning "wonderful". This name was coined during the Middle Ages, though it eventually died out. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.
Miraç m Turkish
Turkish form of Miraj.
Miracle f English (Modern)
From the English word miracle for an extraordinary event, ultimately deriving from Latin miraculum "wonder, marvel".
Miraj m Arabic
Means "ascension" in Arabic. According to Islamic tradition, this is the name of the Prophet Muhammad's visit to the heavens to meet with earlier prophets.
Miran m Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace" or "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.
Miras m Kazakh
Means "legacy, inheritance" in Kazakh, from Arabic ميراث (mīrāth) via Turkish.
Miray f Turkish
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Arabic أمير (ʾamīr) meaning "commander" combined with Turkish ay meaning "moon, month".
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.
Míriam f Spanish
Spanish form of Miriam.
Miriam f Hebrew, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian, Portuguese, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Biblical
Form of Mary used in the Old Testament, where it belongs to the elder sister of Moses and Aaron. She watched over the infant Moses as the pharaoh's daughter drew him from the Nile. The name has long been popular among Jews, and it has been used as an English Christian name (alongside Mary) since the Protestant Reformation.
Miriama f Fijian, Maori, Slovak
Fijian and Maori form of Miriam, as well as a Slovak variant.
Mirian f Spanish
Spanish variant of Miriam.
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.
Mirjam f Dutch, German, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene
Form of Miriam in several languages.
Mirjami 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".
Miroslav m Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from the Slavic elements mirŭ "peace, world" and slava "glory". This was the name of a 10th-century king of Croatia who was deposed by one of his nobles after ruling for four years.
Miroslavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Miroslav.
Mirosław m Polish
Polish form of Miroslav.
Mirosława f Polish
Feminine form of Mirosław.
Mirsad m Bosnian
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Arabic meaning "watchtower" or Persian meaning "ambush".
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".
Miryam f Hebrew, Spanish, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Miriam, as well as a Spanish variant.
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.
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".
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.
Mithridates m Old Persian (Hellenized), Parthian (Hellenized)
Greek form of Old Persian 𐎷𐎡𐎰𐎼𐎭𐎠𐎫 (Mithradata) or the later Parthian 𐭌𐭄𐭓𐭃𐭕 (Mihrdat) both meaning "gift of Mithra". This was the name (in Greek) of several kings of Pontus and Parthia.
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.
Moerani m & f Tahitian
From Tahitian moe "sleep" and raʻi "heaven, sky".
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.
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.
Montserrat f Catalan
From the name of a mountain near Barcelona, the site of a monastery founded in the 10th century. The mountain gets its name from Latin mons serratus meaning "jagged mountain".
Morad m Persian
Persian form of Murad.
Mòrag f Scottish Gaelic
Diminutive of Mòr.
Moran f & m Hebrew
Means "viburnum shrub" in Hebrew.
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.
Morandus m Late Roman
Medieval Latin name of uncertain meaning. It could be derived from a Germanic name. Alternatively it might be from Latin demorandus meaning "lasting, staying" or Maurus meaning "North African, Moorish".
Moray m Scottish
From the name of the area of Moray in Scotland or the surname derived from it (see Moray).
Morcant m Old Welsh
Old Welsh form of Morgan 1.
Mordad f Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Amordad. This is the name of the fifth month in the Iranian calendar.
Mordecai m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "servant of Marduk" in Persian. In the Old Testament Mordecai is the cousin and foster father of Esther. He thwarted a plot to kill the Persian king, though he made an enemy of the king's chief advisor Haman.
Mordechai m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי or מָרְדְּכַי (see Mordecai).
Mordokhay m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Mordecai.
Morena f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Moreno.
Morgaine f Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Morgan 2, from a French form.
Morgan 1 m & f Welsh, English, French
From the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant, which was possibly derived from Welsh mor "sea" and cant "circle". Since the 1980s in America Morgan has been more common for girls than boys, perhaps due to stories of Morgan le Fay or the fame of actress Morgan Fairchild (1950-).
Morgan 2 f Arthurian Cycle
Modern form of Morgen, which was used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century for the Arthurian sorceress Morgan le Fay, who was unnamed in earlier stories. Geoffrey probably did not derive it from the Welsh masculine name Morgan, which would have been spelled Morcant in his time. It is likely from Old Welsh mor "sea" and the suffix gen "born of".
Morgana f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Morgan 1.
Morgane f French
French, either a form of Morgan 2 or a feminine form of Morgan 1.
Moriah f English (Modern)
From Hebrew מֹרִיָה (Moriya) possibly meaning "seen by Yahweh". This is a place name in the Old Testament, both the land where Abraham is to sacrifice Isaac and the mountain upon which Solomon builds the temple. They may be the same place. Since the 1980s it has occasionally been used as a feminine given name in America.
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.