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Lachares m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).... [more]

LaCienega f Popular Culture
From Spanish la ciénega meaning "the swamp". LaCienega Boulevardez is a character in the American animated television series The Proud Family, named for La Cienega Boulevard, a street in Los Angeles, California.

Lạc Long Quân m Far Eastern Mythology
From Sino-Vietnamese 雒龍君 (Lạc Long Quân) meaning "Dragon Lord of the Lạc Việt", the name of a group of ancient tribes that inhabited northern Vietnam and southern China in the 3rd century BC... [more]

Lafolette f American
Derived from the French surname La Follette (sometimes also written as LaFollette), which means "the madwoman", derived from French folle "madwoman" (which is etymologically related to the modern English word folly)... [more]

Lahbib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الحبيب‏ (al-habib) meaning "the beloved, the darling".

Laïd m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic العيد (al-'id) meaning "the feast, the holiday, the festival".

Lakhdar m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الأخضر (al-akhdar) meaning "the green".

Lakota f & m English (Modern)
Means "alliance of friends, the allies" or "feeling affection, friendly, united, allied" in the Lakota language.

Laksanara f Thai
From Thai ลักษณะ (laksana) meaning "characteristic, quality" and นารา (nara) which can mean "radius, length", "water" or "human, person".

Laksh m Hindi
Diminutive of Lakshmana, which means "Having lucky marks" in Sanskrit

Lakshminarasimha m Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
Combination of Lakshmi and Narasimha meaning "mark of the man-lion".

Lakshminarayan m Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism
From Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa, "the lucky mark of the path of man" in Sanskrit. In Hinduism, it is a manifestation of Vishnu.

Laksono m Javanese
Derived from Sanskrit लक्षण (lakshan) meaning "sign, attribute, quality, characteristic".

Lamachos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective λάμαχος (lamachos) meaning "eager for battle". This name can also have formed independently from that word, in which case it is a dithematic name that consists of the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" combined with the Greek noun μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".... [more]

Lamaria f Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Lamaria is a goddess in Georgian mythology and a part of the Svan pantheon. She is named "eye of the earth" and is the goddess of the hearth, cattle and a protector of women (especially with matters of childbirth).

Lamartine m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means “dweller by the sea” in French. Alphonse de Lamartine was a French writer and politician in the Second Republic of France.

Lamessa m Oromo
It is spoken by the Oromo people in Ethiopia. The meaning of the name come from Lama; which means two. And Lamessa means "the second." It is a name given to a person that comes next to the first born: male or female in the family.

Lammašaga f Sumerian Mythology
Means "the good Lamma (a kind of protector spirit)", deriving from the Sumerian element šag ("sweet, good, pleasant"). Name borne by a sukkal (vizier deity) of the goddess Bau.

Lanassa f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" combined with the Greek noun ἄνασσα (anassa) meaning "queen, lady".... [more]

Landysh f Tatar
From Russian ландыш (landysh) meaning "lily of the valley (a type of plant)".

Lanshuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 斓 (lán) meaning "multicoloured" or 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north" or 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".

Lanval m Arthurian Cycle
From Norman French l'an val meaning "the valiant man". In Arthurian romance Lanval is a knight at the court of King Arthur. The character originates in one of the lais of Marie de France, written in the late 12th century.

Lanxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 翔 (xiáng) meaning "circle in the air, soar, glide".

Laodamas m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "tamer of the people".`

Laodocus m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "receiving the people".

Laomedon m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun λαομέδων (laomedon) meaning "ruler of the people", which consists of the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" and the Greek noun μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler" (see Medon).... [more]

Laonome f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek feminine name meaning "the law of the people".

Laophonte f Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, derived from Greek λαος (laos) meaning "the people" and potentially φόνος (phonos) meaning "murder, slaughter"... [more]

Laor f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "for the light" or "to light" in Hebrew, it's not a variant of Lior.

Laothoe f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek λαος (laos) "the people" combined with θοός (thoos) "swift, nimble". This was the name of several women in Greek mythology.

Lapreciosisima f Obscure (Archaic)
Derived from Spanish la preciosísima meaning "the most precious".

Lapurisima f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish La Purísima Concepción meaning "The Immaculate Conception".

Laragh f Irish
Irish feminine given name that is derived from the name of a village or a townland, but it is unclear which one exactly, as there are two villages and three townlands by the name of Laragh in Ireland... [more]

Larbi m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic العربي (al-arabiyy) meaning "the Arab".

Lareina f English (American, Rare), Chinese (Expatriate)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Reina 1, possibly inspired by Spanish la reina meaning "the queen", and perhaps based on names such as Lorraine and Lorena.

Larue f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular prefix La with the name Rue. It also coincides with the French phrase la rue meaning "the street". In America, Larue was used to some extent from the end of the 19th century until the end of World War II.

Larvell m American
Possibly derived from the Italian, “Larvall”, meaning, “to wash”. A notable character with this name is Officer Larvell Jones from Police Academy (played wonderfully by the lovably hilarious Michael Winslow), who is known for his incredible talent of making realistic sounds/imitations... [more]

Latharn m Scottish
Possibly from the Scottish Gaelic form of the place name Lorne. It is said to mean "fox", perhaps related to Brythonic *louernos (attested in Gaulish), from Proto-Celtic *loferno (compare Breton louarn, Cornish lowarn, Welsh llwyrn "will-o’-the-wisp").

Latorunwa f Yoruba
Means "one who has descended from heaven" in Yoruba.

Laurelin f Literature
This name was used by J.R.R. Tolkien in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It was the name of one of the Two Trees of Valinor. Laurelin was the gold and green tree. Laurelin means "Land of the Valley of Singing Gold".

Laya f Indian, Telugu
Derived from Sanskrit laya "rest; dissolution; extinction; rhythm".... [more]

Leakhena f Khmer
Means "quality" in Khmer.

Learchos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived either from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" (compare Leander) or from Attic Greek λεώς (leôs) meaning "the people" (see Leos)... [more]

Learn-wisdom f English (Puritan)
Referring to Proverbs 1:2, "To learn wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;"

Lebrizifelek f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish lebriz - "overflowing", "exuberate" (taken from the Persian language) and felek - "the universe", "fate, destiny" (taken from the Arabic language).

Ledina f Albanian
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Leeloo f Popular Culture
Short form of Leeloominaï, which is revealed to mean "precious stones" in the (fictional) Divine Language. Leeloominaï, called Leeloo, is the heroine of the 1997 sci-fi movie "The Fifth Element"... [more]

Leeloominaï f Popular Culture
Main character in "The Fifth Element" (1997). The name is revealed to mean "precious stones" in the characters fictional language, the Divine Language. She goes by Leeloo... [more]

Lefaye f African American
From French la fée meaning "the fairy", the epithet of the Arthurian sorceress Morgan le Fay. The name Morgan le Fay was first used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century.

Leināʻala f Hawaiian
Means "the fragrances are wafted", from lei meaning "garland, crown of flowers" (with the additional meaning of "a child" as well as "to leap" in verb form), nā which means "the" and ʻala meaning "fragrance".

Lemir m Soviet, Russian
This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. It can be a contraction of Ленин и мировая революция (Lenin i mirovaya revolyutsiya) meaning "Lenin and the world revolution", but it can also be a contraction of Ленин мировой идеал революций (Lenin mirovoy ideal revolyutsiy), which essentially means "Lenin is the revolutionary ideal of the world".... [more]

Lente f Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans
Derived from Dutch and Afrikaans lente "spring (the season)".

Leochares m Ancient Greek
Attic Greek form of Lachares, because it contains the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos).... [more]

Leodegrance m Arthurian Cycle, Welsh Mythology
King Leodegrance was Queen Guinevere's father from Arthurian mythology. "His earliest existing mention is in the Prose 'Lancelot', though he may be identical to Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Leodegar."

Leokrates m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" or from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos)... [more]

Leophantos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos) or from the Greek noun λέων (leon) meaning "lion"... [more]

Leophron m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" or from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos)... [more]

Leos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people". Also compare Greek λαος (laos), which has the same meaning and is found in names like Archelaus and Menelaus.

Leosthenes m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" or from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos)... [more]

Leostratos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" or from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos)... [more]

Leotychidas m Ancient Greek
Partial Attic Greek translation of the Doric Greek name Latychidas (also found written as Laotychidas), because it contains the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos) but retains the Doric Greek patronymic suffix ίδας (idas)... [more]

Leotychides m Ancient Greek
Attic Greek form of the Doric Greek name Latychidas (also found written as Laotychidas), because it contains the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos) and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides), which is used in both Attic and Ionic Greek.... [more]

Leshachikha f Slavic Mythology
The wife of Leshy. Her name is derived from the same root, ле́ший (leshiy) meaning "one from the forest", ultimately from лес (les) meaning "forest".

Leshy m Slavic Mythology
From ле́ший (Léshiy) meaning "one of the forest"

Leukadios m Greek Mythology
Meaning uncertain. There are currently two possibilities available for the meaning of this given name.... [more]

Leviticus m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare), African American
From the name of the book of the Old Testament, which means "of the Levites, of the tribe of Levi". Some parents in the United States view it as a full form or more formal version of the name Levi.

Ležimir m Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian ležati "to lie (down), to recline, to repose" combined with Slavic mir "peace". As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "one in which the peace lies".

Lhakpa m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "Mercury (the planet)" or "Wednesday" in Tibetan.

Lianxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily" and 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen, happiness" or 翔 (xiáng) meaning "circle in the air, soar, glide".

Liav m Hebrew
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the word av means "father" in Hebrew. Usually masculine, rare as feminine. the meaning of this name is "my father" / "I have a father".

Liem f Hebrew
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the word em, which is relative to the word ima that means "mother", usually feminine, rare as masculine... [more]

Lífþrasir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "the one striving after life". In Norse mythology Líf and Lífþrasir are the only people to survive Ragnarǫk].

Light m & f English (African)
From the English word light meaning "Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light".... [more]

Lightness f English (African)
From the English word lightness meaning "the amount of lights". This name is mainly found in Tanzania.

Lijanin f Marshallese
Means "the female person from the north" in Marshallese.

Liliʻuokalani f Hawaiian
Means "smarting of the high-born one". This name was borne by a Hawaiian monarch. She was named this because at the time of her birth, a relative was suffering from an eye pain.

Lillà f Italian (Rare)
Means "lilac (the plant)" in Italian.

Limenia f Greek Mythology
Means "of the harbour", derived from Greek λιμήν (limên) "harbour". This was an epithet of the Greek goddesses Aphrodite, Hera, and Artemis.

Limhi m Mormon
This is the name of the son of King Noah in the Book of Mormon. Lim might mean "people, nation" and hi might mean "alive, live" in Hebrew. So the name might mean: "the people live", that is, "the people are preserved alive".

Linarejos f Spanish (European)
From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary La Virgen de Linarejos and Nuestra Señora de Linarejos, meaning "The Virgin of Linarejos" and "Our Lady of Linarejos", respectively. She is venerated at the sanctuary in Linares in the Andalusian province of Jaén, hence the name's high concentration in that province.

Lingormr m Old Norse
From Old Norse lyngormr meaning "dragon that creeps through the heather", from lyng "heather" and ormr "snake, serpent".

Liriope f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leiriope, which literally means "the face of leirion". Leirion was another name that the ancient Greeks had for the daffodil flower. In Greek mythology, Liriope was the name of a nymph.

Lirios f Spanish (Rare)
Plural form of lirio which refers to a lily flower or an iris plant, taken from the Spanish and Valencian titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Lirios and Mare de Déu dels Lliris, meaning "The Virgin of the Lilies" and "Mother of God of the Lilies" respectively.... [more]

Liroy m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the name Leroy which means "the king", or a combination of the names Li 2 and Roy.... [more]

Litavis f Celtic Mythology
Litavis is a Gallic deity whose cult is primarily attested in east-central Gaul during the Roman period. She was probably an earth-goddess. Her name is derived from Gaulish Litavi- "earth; the vast one" (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *flitawī- "broad").

Litr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "the coloured one". In Norse mythology Litr is a dwarf who gets in Thor's way as he is about to consecrate Baldr's funeral pyre with Mjǫllnir... [more]

Littera m Medieval, Belgian (Archaic)
Latin littera "letter (of the alphabet)".

Liyabona f & m Xhosa
Means "it sees" or "you see" in Xhosa, sometimes taken from the phrase liyabona igama le Nkosi meaning "the name of the eye of God".

Liyema f & m Xhosa
Means "to stop" or "to stand, to be standing" in Xhosa, often taken from the phrase liyema ikhaya "the home is standing" to indicate stability in the family.

Ljósálfur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ljós "a burning light, light of the sun" and alfr "elf".

Ljósbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ljós "a burning light, light of the sun" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Ljósbrá f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse ljós meaning "light of the sun, a burning light" and brá meaning "eyelash".

Lkhagva m & f Mongolian
Means "Wednesday" or "Mercury (the planet)" in Mongolian.

Lkhagvamaa f Mongolian
Combination of Lkhagva "Wednesday, Mercury (the planet)" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Lkhagvasüren m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian лхагва (lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday" or "Mercury (the planet)" and Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".

Llamp’u f Aymara
Means "fine, good quality" in Aymara.

Lledó f Catalan
Derived from (Valencian) Catalan lledó meaning "(Mediterranean) hackberry fruit", which is ultimately derived from Vulgar Latin loto or lotus, a word that was used to refer to at least two kinds of plants and one kind of tree.... [more]

Lleision m Medieval Welsh
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Welsh llais "voice", a derivation from Welsh lleisiol "vocal" and a Welsh contraction of kyrie eleision, an Ecclesiastical Latin phrase from Ancient Greek Κύριε, ἐλέησον, "Lord, have mercy".

Llion m Welsh
Derived from the name of Caerleon, a legendary Welsh giant and king, whose name is derived from Welsh caer "(Roman) fortress" (ultimately from Latin castrum) and legionum "of the Legions"... [more]

Loc m Literature
Little King Loc was a king of the gnomes in a French tale. Ref. Lang, Andrew. The Olive Fairy Book. 1907. "The Story of Little King Loc." & France, Anatole. "Abeille." 1883.

Lochinvar m Literature
From the name of a Scottish loch, from Scots Gaelic Loch an barr meaning "loch on the hilltop". The place gave its name to several aristocratic titles including Baron of Lochinvar and Laird of Lochinvar, and in this capacity the name was used by Walter Scott for the character of young Lochinvar in his epic poem 'Marmion' (1808).

Lodinu m Sri Lankan (Rare)
"Winner of the World"

Lófi m Old Norse
Derived from an Old Norse byname meaning "palm of the hand, hollow of the hand".

Lofn f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "the comforter; the mild". In Norse mythology this is the name of a goddess who receives permission from Odin and Frigg to bring together men and women whose marriage was previously forbidden.

Lohrasp m Persian, Persian Mythology, Literature
Persian form of the Avestan compound name Aurvataspa or Arvataspa, which consists of Avestan aurva meaning "swift" and Avestan aspa meaning "horse". As such, the meaning of this name is basically "swift horse" or "one who has a swift horse".... [more]

Lokesh m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu
Means "lord of the world" from Sanskrit लोक (loka) meaning "world" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler". This is another name for the Hindu god Brahma.

Lokni m Miwok
Means "rain falls through the roof" in Miwok.

Longji m Western African, Ngas
Means "wealth has come" in Ngas, spoken in Nigeria.

Lóni m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "the shining one" or "the lazy one". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Loreal f English (Rare)
From the name of the French cosmetics and beauty company, L'Oréal. According to Wikipedia, the name L'Oréal is derived from the company's first hair dye formula, Oréale.... [more]

Lorelli f English
From German Loreley The Rock Headland On The Rhine River, Old German Meaning Rock, German origin meaning "alluring, temptress, Celtic Origin, According to legend, a maiden named Lorelei would sit on this outcropping and sing, luring fishermen to their deaths in the treacherous pass

Lórien m & f Literature, English (Modern)
From the Sindarin name Lothlórien, an Elven city in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Named for a land called Lórien in Aman, from which Galadriel had been exiled, Lothlórien means Lórien of the Blossom... [more]

Lors m Chechen (Rare), Ingush (Rare)
Means "doctor of the soul" from Chechen and Ingush лор (lor) meaning "doctor" and са (sa) meaning "soul".

Loudyn f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Loudon, possibly via its variant form Loudin.... [more]

Lovejeet m & f Indian
Means "who wins the heart" in Sanskrit.

Lovewit m Literature
This is the name of a character in the novel, "The Alchemist."

Lovida f Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly derived from Spanish lo vida meaning "the life". Alternatively, this given name may possibly be a combination of the English word love with the Spanish word vida meaning "life", which would thus give this name the meaning of "love is life" or "loving life".

Loxias m Greek Mythology
Greek “the obscure”.... [more]

Lucerys m Literature
Created by American author George R. R. Martin for a character in his fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "House of the Dragon". In the series, Lucerys Velaryon is a prince of the Targaryen dynasty of Westeros during the later years of the reign of his grandfather Viserys I.

Ludatxin m Aleut
Meaning "his own (or your) elder brothers".

Lugalsilâsi m Sumerian
Means "The lord fills the streets", deriving from the Sumerian elements 𒈗 lugal ("king, master, lord"), 𒋻𒋛 silâ ("street, path"), and 𒋛 si ("to fill up"). Name borne by a king of Uruk and Kish that ruled in the Early Dynastic III period (2500-2350 BCE).

Lumière m Popular Culture
Means "light" in French. The name can be recalled from the character in the Disney animated movie "Beauty and the Beast" in which he is transformed into a candelabrum.

Lunamaria f Popular Culture
Used for a character in the Japanese anime metaseries 'Mobile Suit Gundam SEED', first released in 2002. It was probably inspired by the similar-sounding phrase lunar maria "broad, dark areas of the moon" (Latin: Maria Lunae), ultimately from Latin luna "moon" (compare Luna "goddess of the moon") and mare "sea" (plural maria; applied to lunar features by Galileo and used thus in 17th-century Latin works... [more]

Luofu f Chinese
From the characters 罗 (luó, meaning “silk gauze”) and 敷 (fū, meaning “to lay out”). Qin Luofu (秦罗敷) is a character who appears in the folk song poem “Mulberry by the Road” (陌上桑) from the Eastern Han dynasty (25 - 220 CE)... [more]

Luphelo m Xhosa
Means "the end, the last" in Xhosa, often given to the last child to be born in a family.

Lupinex m Popular Culture
Based on Latin lupinus meaning "of the wolf" (see Loup). This is the name of a werewolf in the Japanese manga series Beyblade, written and illustrated by Takao Aoki.

Lutana f Indigenous Australian
Means "the moon" in the Palawa language of Tasmania. There is a suburb of Hobart with this name. A famous namesake is Lutana Spotswood, a language worker who gave a eulogy in Palawa at the funeral of a Tasmanian premier.

Lutine f Folklore
The name of a type of female imp in French folklore, by extension meaning "the tormentress", derived from nuiton (probably altered to resemble luitier "to fight"), from netun (influenced by nuit "night"), itself ultimately from Neptune.

Lütje m Low German (Rare, Archaic)
Low German diminutive of Lude. It phonetically coincides with Low German lüttje "small; little" and Lüttje "the small one; the little one".

Lyca f Filipino
Used by Philipines' "The Voice Kids" first winner, Lyca Gairanod

Lyrical f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word lyrical, a derivative of lyric (see Lyric), which is ultimately from Greek λυρικός (lyrikos) meaning "singing to the lyre".

Lyrikos m Late Greek (Rare)
Derived from the Greek adjective λυρικός (lyrikos) meaning "of the lyre" (as in, the musical instrument).

Lysippe f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "she who lets loose the horses" in Greek from the elements λύσις (lysis) "a release, loosening" and ἵππος (hippos) "horse"... [more]

Lystra f English (Rare)
From the name of an ancient town of Asia Minor, the origins of which are uncertain. In Acts in the New Testament, Lystra (then a Roman colōnia) was "one chief scene of the preaching of Paul and Barnabas", as well as the likely hometown of Paul's "chosen companion and fellow missionary" Timothy... [more]

Lytton m English
From an Old English place name which meant "settlement on the hill". A famous bearer is author Lytton Strachey.

Maarifatuddin f Arabic
Means "knowledge of the faith", meaning "knowledge of Islam".

Maathorneferure f Ancient Egyptian
Means "one who sees Horus, the invisible splendor of Ra" in Egyptian.

Mabsuthat m & f Astronomy
This was the traditional name of the star 31 Lyncis in the constellation Lynx. The name derives from Arabic المبسوطة (al-mabsūtah) meaning "the outstretched (paw)".

Mabuz m Arthurian Cycle
Anglo-Norman form of Mabon. This is a character in 'Lanzelet', an Arthurian romance written by Ulrich von Zatzikhoven after 1194; Mabuz the Enchanter is the cowardly lord of the Schatel le Mort, or "Castle of the Dead".

Maccabee m Ancient Aramaic (Anglicized), Mormon
The name of an ancient Jewish warrior, Judah Maccabee, meaning "the hammer". ... [more]

Macedonio m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
This name is derived from Latin Macedonius meaning "Macedonian," which is derived from Greek Makedones. That word literally means "highlanders" or "the tall ones," which is related to makednos meaning "long, tall" and makros "long, large."... [more]

Machbanai m Biblical
Hebrew for "Clad with a mantle, or bond of the Lord", one of the Gadite heroes who joined David in the wilderness I Chronicles 12:13

Macpalli m Nahuatl
Means "palm (of the hand)" in Nahuatl.

Madhil m Dinka
Means "born on the way" in Dinka. This name is given to a male that’s born on the way, for example while the mother is traveling and gives birth on the way to her destination.

Madian m Muslim (Arabized, Rare)
Madian is a geographical place mentioned in the Torah and Quran. William G. Dever states that biblical Madian was in the "northwest Arabian Peninsula, on the east shore of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea", an area which he notes was "never extensively settled until the 8th–7th century B.C."

Madinia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning uncertain. Dr John Dee gave it to his daughter in 1590, allegedly naming her for one of the Enochian angels ("the spiritual creature who on 28 May 1583 appeared to Dee and Sir Edward Kelley and entered into a mysterious conversation with them", according to Méric Casaubon in his 'True & Faithful Relation…' (1659)).... [more]

Maehe f Maori
Derived from Maori Māehe "(the month of) March".

Máelmuire f Old Celtic (Rare)
Máel Muire meaning "Disciple of the Virgin Mary", Daughter of King Cináed I of Scotland

Mafamadi m & f Akan
Means "I have taken it for free" in Akan.

Magec f & m Guanche Mythology
Magec (Guanche Berber Ma-ɣeq, "possesses radiance" or "mother of brightness"), in Tenerife, was a deity in the ancient Berber mythology. He or she was god or goddess (actual gender is unknown) of the Sun and the light and also thought to be one of the principal divinities in Guanche religion... [more]

Magenta f English, Theatre
Named for the mauvish-crimson colour. The dye to make the colour was discovered and named shortly after the Battle of Magenta in 1859 (the town is situated in northern Italy). The colour may have been inspired by the colour of the uniforms worn by the French troops, or by the colour of the land soaked in blood after the battle... [more]

Magic m & f English (American, Rare)
From the English word magic meaning "the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces".

Maglorio m Italian
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: ... [more]

Magoichi m & f Japanese
Means "grandson city/grandson of the city".

Magserannguaq m & f Greenlandic
Derived from Greenlandic massippoq meaning "rising half up from a horizontal position" and the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear", with the implied meaning "flower which is raised up by the heat of the sun, whilst small pieces of ice are still above it" (according to the Greenlandic author Karl Siegstad).... [more]

Magua m Popular Culture, Literature
One of the antagonists from "Last of the Mohicans".

Mahabala m Hindi, Indian
Meaning "Strength" or "Having Great Strength".

Mahasthamaprapta m Buddhism
Means "arrival of the great strength" or "one who has obtained great strength", from Sanskrit महा (maha) meaning "great", स्थामन् (sthaman) meaning "strength, power" and प्राप्त (prapta) meaning "arrived, came, obtained, reached"... [more]

Mahasti f Persian
Means "the moon's being", from Persian māh "moon" and hastī "existence".

Mahbubjahon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mahbub meaning "beloved, darling" and jahon meaning "the world".

Maḫdianna m Sumerian Mythology
Likely meaning "lofty one from heaven", deriving from the Sumerian elements mah ("high, exalted), and 𒀭 an ("sky, heaven"). This was the Sumerian name of a Mesopotamian god of uncertain character... [more]

Mahdokht f Persian
Meaning "daughter of the moon" in Persian.

Mahershalalhashbaz m Biblical, English (Puritan)
From the Hebrew name מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז (Maher-shalal-hash-baz) which is variously interpreted as meaning "quick to plunder and swift to spoil" or "he has made haste to the plunder!" It is a prophetic name or title which occurs in Isaiah 8:1 in the Old Testament and is a reference to the impending plunder of Samaria and Damascus by the king of Assyria.... [more]

Mahfiruz f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish "favorable moon": mah, meh - "the moon" and fîrûz - "favorable", "lucky, fortunate".

Mahibaujanah m Old Persian
Means "Mah bestows benefit" or "who serves the moon god", from Old Persian Māhi (see Persian mah) meaning "moon", referring to the Zoroastrian deity of the moon, and baujanah meaning "profit, advantage".

Mahidata m Old Persian
Means "given by Mah" or "created by the moon", from Old Persian Māhi (see Persian mah) meaning "moon", referring to the Zoroastrian deity of the moon, and 𐎭𐎠𐎫 (data) meaning "given".

Mahidevran f Ottoman Turkish
Means "one who is always beautiful", "one whose beauty never fades", "beauty of the times" or "Moon of Fortune". A famous bearer was Mahidevran Sultan (1500-1581), a concubine of Süleyman the Magnificent and the mother of Şehzade Mustafa and Raziye Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Mahliqo f Uzbek
Means "fair as the moon" in Uzbek.

Mahmuna f Muslim
Means "wife of the Prophet Muhammad" or "auspicious, blessed, fortunate". This was the name of Maymunah bint al-Harith (born Barrah), a wife of Muhammad... [more]

Mahpara f Urdu (Rare), Persian
Means "piece of the moon", derives from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part." Related to Persian Mahpare, Azerbaijani Mehpare, Uzbek Mohipora, and Turkish Mehpare... [more]

Mahpare f Persian
Means "piece of the moon", derives from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part." Related to Urdu Mahpara, Azerbaijani Mehpare, Uzbek Mohipora, and Turkish Mehpare.... [more]

Mȧhpévamé'ėhné'e f Cheyenne
Means "Appears on the Water Woman" in Cheyenne.

Mȧhpevatameōhtsėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Goes on the Water" in Cheyenne.

Mahpeyker f Ottoman Turkish
Meaning "face like the moon", from Ottoman Turkish mah, meh - "the moon" and peyker - "face" (taken form the Persian language).

Mahyar m Persian
Means "friend of the moon" from Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon" and یار (yâr) meaning "friend, companion".

Mahzad f Iranian
Means “child of the moon” in Old Persian from mah meaning moon and zad meaning “child” or “descendant”.

Maigado m Hausa
Means "possessing the throne" in Hausa.

Maiha f Japanese
"Dance of the waves," "Feather"... [more]

Maikarifi m Hausa
Means "the strong one" in Hausa.

Maikudi m Hausa
Means "possessing money" in Hausa.

Maimiti f Tahitian
Means "surfer" or "coming from the sea" in Tahitian; a combination of may meaning "to come" and miti "sea".

Maine f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 舞 (ma/mai) meaning "dance" combined with 稲 (ine) meaning "rice (plant)", 茜 (ne) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" or 音 (ne) meaning "sound"... [more]

Mairiga m Hausa
From the Hausa mài meaning "possessing" and rī̀gā meaning "gown".

Maitaishe m & f Shona
It means "You have done it Lord" or simply, "Thank you Lord."

Maiwada m Hausa
Means "possessing wealth" in Hausa.

Maizatul f Malay
From the first part of Arabic phrases beginning with ميزة ال (maizah al) meaning "feature of the", "quality of the".

Majestic m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word, majestic, meaning "Having qualities of splendor or royalty."... [more]

Makai m Hawaiian
Makai is an adverb in the Hawaiian language combining the directional particle ma with Hawaiian kai meaning "ocean". It literally means "toward or by the sea, seaward". It is sometimes used as a given name, particularly within the Hawaiian Islands but is also found within the continental United States.

Makharbeg m Ossetian
Means "lord of the moon" in Ossetian.

Makkapitew m Algonquin
Means "he has large teeth" in Algonquin, from Algonquin mamàngàbide "to have large teeth".

Mâĸujuk m & f Greenlandic
Means "the one who often moans/wails" in Greenlandic.

Malemleima f Manipuri
Means "queen of the earth" in Meitei.

Maleraĸ m Greenlandic
Means "the one you follow" or "friend" in Greenlandic.

Malësor m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian malësor "from the mountains; mountaineer".

Malibu f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a beach city in California, which is derived from Ventureño Chumash Humaliwo meaning "the surf sounds loudly".

Malidoma m Western African
According to the Burkinabé writer Malidoma Patrice Somé (1956-2021), his name means "he who befriends the enemy" or "friend of the stranger" in the Dagaare language.

Malikuddin m Pashto, Indian (Muslim), Indonesian
From Arabic ماليكالدين (malik ud-din) meaning “king of the religion”.

Malîna f Greenlandic
Means "the one to follow", cognate of malippaa ("to follow someone") and the suffix -na (denotes a personal name). In Greenlandic mythology Malîna is the goddess of the sun and the sister of Anningan, god of the moon... [more]

Malkat f Northern African, Muslim
Possibly means "queen of the house", deriving from the Arabic element malaka ("queen"). Name borne by a prominent Sudanese author known for her realist novel The Wide Void.

Malkira m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Hebrew: melek ra - lit. "king of evil", "king of the wicked"; or malach ra - "messenger of evil", "angel of iniquity". Identified with Samael.

Malucia f English (Rare)
A possible play on words for the English word ‘malicious’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie and the Secret Door” as the name of the antagonist of the plot, Princess Malucia, a spoiled young girl who is the first of her bloodline to be born without any magic.

Mamilius m Ancient Roman, Theatre
Of uncertain origin: it could be derived from Latin mamilla ("nipple"), or from the Celtic elements mam ("strength") and hil ("seed"), thus "seed of the strong".... [more]

Mamisa f & m Georgian (Rare)
Means "of the father" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მამის (mamis), which is the genitive of the noun მამა (mama) meaning "father".... [more]

Mamisavar m Georgian (Rare)
Basically means "I am my father's child" in Georgian (literally: "I am of the father"), derived from Georgian მამის (mamis) meaning "of the father" (see Mamisa) combined with Georgian ვარ (var) meaning "I am".

Mamisimed m Georgian (Archaic)
Means "father's hope" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მამის (mamis) meaning "of the father" (see Mamisa) combined with the Georgian noun იმედი (imedi) meaning "hope" (see Imeda).... [more]

Mamistval m Georgian (Archaic)
Means "father's eye" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მამის (mamis) meaning "of the father" (see Mamisa) combined with the Georgian noun თვალი (tvali) meaning "eye".

Mamur m Tajik, Uzbek
Derived from Arabic مَأْمُور (ma'mur) meaning "officer, magistrate, judge". Some sources claim that the use of this word as a given name was inspired by ﺍﻟْﺒَﻴْﺖِ ﺍﻟْﻤَﻌْﻤُﻮﺭِ (al-Bayt al-Ma'mur) or (al-Bait ul-Ma'mur), the name of a celestial mosque located directly above the Kaaba, which the prophet Muhammad saw during his ascent into heaven... [more]

Manantsoa m Malagasy
Means "one who possesses goodness" in Malagasy.

Manatsa m Shona
Means "you have made perfect" in Shona.

Mandeiya m & f Dagbani
"I have accepted", "I have collected"

Máney f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse máni meaning "the moon" and Old Norse -ey, a feminine name suffix meaning "good fortune" or "island".

Mángilik f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "the one with the drum song", from a combination of manngaluartoq "singing (drum-)songs" and -lik, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "equipped with" that denotes that the the root word is a form of amulet or helper spirit.

Mansi f Indian
The name is from the Sanskrit language. It means "power of the mind."

Mansuetus m Late Roman, German (Bessarabian)
Means "tame" in Latin, from a contraction of the phrase manum suetus "tamed by the hand of another". It was borne by several early saints.

Mantso f Sotho
Means "the dark one" in Sotho.

Manumina f & m Greenlandic
Means "small piece of fur under the chin" in Greenlandic.

Manya f Sanskrit
An ancient Sanskrit word meaning "respected or the one who is respected by all"

Manzō m Japanese
This name can be used to combine 万 (outdated variant, 萬) (ban, man, yorozu) meaning "ten thousand" or 満 (outdated variant, 滿) (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "full, fulfill, satisfy" with 蔵 (sou, zou, osa.meru, kaku.reru, kura) meaning "own, possess, storehouse," or 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" or 造 (zou, tsuku.ri, tsuku.ru, -dzuku.ri) meaning "create, build."... [more]

Maolanaithe m Old Irish
From Gaelic Maol Anfaidh meaning "devotee of the storm", from maol "bald, tonsured one" (later "as of someone who is devoted to God") and anfadh "tempest, storm". This was the name of a saint.

Maolchalann m Irish
Means "chief of the calends" in Irish.

Maoziyah m Hebrew
Means "God is my stronghold, whom I shall fear." This is similar to a verse from Psalm 27:1 "The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid?"

Marchigiana f Judeo-Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Italian demonym marchigiano, marchigiana - "the one from Marche". Marche is one of the regions in Italy. This name denotes the provenance of a person from this place.

Március m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Marcius. The name coincides with Hungarian március "(the month of) March".

Marduk-kabit-ahheshu m Babylonian
Means "Marduk is the most important among his brothers". Name borne by the founder of the 2nd dynasty of Isin, who ruled c. 1153–1136 BC.

Marduniya m Old Persian
Means "the soft one" in Old Persian, derived from mṛdu meaning "soft, mild" combined with the nominal suffix -𐎴 (-na) and the adjectival suffix -𐎡𐎹 (-ya).

Mareva f Tahitian
Literally means "the one that passes quickly without turning", metaphorically meaning "shooting star".

Margarite f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Marguerite. This was also a late Old English word meaning "pearl" (which was from Late Latin margarita), figuratively "that which is precious or excellent, a priceless quality or attribute;" also used as an epithet for Christ, Mary, etc., late 13c.

Margilia f Medieval Breton, Breton (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One - debatable - theory connects this name with the Vulgar Latin term margella.... [more]

Mari f & m Korean
Mari has its origins from the ancient Korean language. It's original meaning is "mountaintop" but it also means "good, the best, the first..."

María de la Luz f Spanish
Means "Mary of the Light", taken from the Spanish Marian title Nuestra Señora de la Luz, meaning "Our Lady of Light". Shortened forms of this name including María Luz and Luz.

María de la O f Spanish (Rare)
Taken from Spanish Nuestra Señora de la O, which means "Mary of the O" in English. It is used in reference to the vesper that is read on December 18 in Spain, which commemorates the expectation of the birth of Mary and the birth of Jesus... [more]

María de los Santos f Spanish
Means "Mary of the Saints" in Spanish.... [more]

María del Rosario f Spanish
Means "Mary of the Rosary", taken from the Spanish Marian title Nuestra Señora del Rosario, which means "Our Lady of the Rosary". Shortened forms of this name including María Rosario and Rosario.... [more]

Mariam-uz-zamani f Persian
The epithet of a Mughal noblewoman whose name translates to "Mary (or Mariam) of the Age".

Marie des Anges f French (Rare)
Means "Mary of the Angels", taken from the French Marian title Notre Dame des Anges, which means "Our Lady of the Angels". Shortened forms including Marie-Ange and Desange.

Marie des Neiges f French
Means "Mary of the Snows" in French. It is taken from the Marian title Notre Dame des Neiges. Shortened forms including Neige and Desneiges... [more]

Marinell m Literature
Derived from Latin marinus meaning "of the sea" (see Marinus). This name was used by Edmund Spenser in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590), where it belongs to "the knight of the sea" Sir Marinell, who is the son of a sea nymph and the beloved of Florimell.

Maripaz f Spanish
Contraction of María and Paz 1, taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María de la Paz meaning "Mary of the Peace".

Maríuerla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Icelandic maríuerla "wagtail (the bird)".

Mariya f Japanese
From Japanese 雅 (ma) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax, hemp, linen", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 毬 (mari) meaning "burr, ball", 眞 (ma) meaning "truth, reality" or 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 吏 (ri) meaning "officer, an official", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" or 莉 (ri) meaning "jasmine" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", 谷 (ya) meaning "valley", 耶 (ya), an interjection, 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 野 (ya) meaning "plains, field, rustic, civilian life"... [more]

Marĸioĸ m Greenlandic
Means "the one uttering healing formulas" in Greenlandic.

Marlinchen f Folklore (Anglicized)
This name is used in the English translation of the Grimm Fairytale "The Juniper Tree". In the Low German original, the girl is named Marleenken. In the fairytale, Marlinchen gathers her brother's bones after he has been eaten by their father, and buries them under the Juniper tree.

Marolus m Late Roman
Derived from the Latin “Marolus”, from the Latin “mare”, meaning “who comes from the sea, a resident of the coast”, which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*mari”, meaning “sea”... [more]

Marpessa f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μάρπτω (márptô) "to take hold of, to seize, to catch" (cf. Marpesia), with the alleged meaning "the robbed one". In Homer's 'Iliad' this name belonged to the wife of the hero Idas... [more]

Marsela f Albanian, Croatian
Feminine form of Marsel. Albanian folk etymology likes to derive this name from Albanian mars "(the month of) March", popularly interpreted to mean "March child; born in March".

Márti f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Márta, meaning "the lady".

Maru m & f Amharic
Means "the honey" in Amharic.

Maruti m Hindi
derived from India, after the nickname of a god known as "Hanuman" a half mokney and half man, which means "son of the wind" since the god is known as the son of the wind.... [more]

Marzana f Russian, Slavic Mythology, Baltic Mythology
Baltic and Slavic goddess associated with seasonal agrarian rites based on the idea of death and rebirth of nature, Marzana is often referred to as a goddess of death.... [more]

Masanori m Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)" combined with 則 (nori) meaning "law". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Maşaq m Karachay-Balkar
Means "ears of corn left in the field after the harvest" in Karachay-Balkar.

Masataka m Japanese
From Japanese 昌 (masa) meaning "good, prosper", 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant", 正 (masa) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)", 政 (masa) meaning "rule; government; politics" or 真 (masa) meaning "true, reality" combined with 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety"... [more]

Masaya m Japanese
From Japanese 允 (masa) meaning "license, sincerity, permit", 栄 (masa) meaning "flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor", 雅 (masa) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 宜 (masa) meaning "best regards, good", 匡 (masa) meaning "correct, save, assist", 公 (masa) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 順 (masa) meaning "obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion", 将 (masa) meaning "leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about", 昌 (masa) meaning "prosperous, bright, clear", 真 (masa, ma) meaning "true, reality", 仁 (masa) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 征 (masa) meaning "subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes", 政 (masa) meaning "politics, government", 正 (masa) meaning "correct, justice, righteous", 聖 (masa) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 壮 (masa) meaning "robust, manhood, prosperity", 大 (masa) meaning "big, great", 方 (masa) meaning "direction, person, alternative", 麿 (ma) meaning "I, you", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 理 (masa) meaning "reason, logic", 諒 (masa) meaning "fact, reality, understand, appreciate" or 和 (masa) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile" or 三 (sa) meaning "three" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 也 (ya) meaning "also", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 寧 (ya) meaning "rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility", 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 允 (ya) meaning "license, sincerity, permit" or 伸 (ya) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase"... [more]

Mashallah m Arabic, Persian
From the Arabic phrase مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه (mā šāʾa l-lah) meaning "God has willed it", used by Muslims to express joy or thankfulness for an event occurring.

Mashawila m Nsenga
Meaning manzi yabila "boiling water", Derived from Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria Fall) "the smoke that thunders".

Masik m & f Greenlandic
From Greenlandic masik meaning "the curved cross-tree in front of the ring of a kayak" and from Greenlandic masik meaning "gills (of a fish)", depending per dialect.

Masika f Western African
Means "(born during) the rainy season" in Swahili.

Masiza m Tsonga
Means "the one who helps" in Xitsonga.

Masoandro m & f Malagasy
Means "the sun" in Malagasy.

Mata f History
The stage name of Mata Hari (1876-1917), a Dutch exotic dancer executed for alleged espionage during World War I, was taken from the Malay word matahari "sun", literally "eye of the day" (being a compound of mata "eye" and hari "day").

Matchitehew m Algonquian
Means "one who has an evil heart" in Algonquian.

Matchitisiw m Algonquian
Means "one who has a bad temper" in Algonquian.

Matemasie m & f Akan
Means "I have heard and concealed the fact" in Akan.

Matidadisa m & f Shona
Means "you have done us proud" in Shona.

Matigonera m & f Shona
Means "you have done us good" in Shona.

Matinunura m & f Shona
Means "you have rescued us" in Shona.

Matinyaradza m & f Shona
Means "you have comforted us" in Shona.

Matipa m & f Shona
Means "you have given us" in Shona.

Matirangarira m & f Shona
Means "you have remembered us" in Shona.

Matiropafadza m & f Shona
Means "you have blessed us" in Shona.

Matizorodza m & f Shona
Means "you have given us rest/peace" in Shona.

Matuta f Roman Mythology
Related to Latin matutinus meaning "of the morning". This was an epithet of Aurora, the Roman goddess of the morning.

Matzayani f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "for the sky to open up, for a wall to split" in Nahuatl.

Mauhcanemitl m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl mauhcanemi "fearful, to live in fear" or "to walk with fear, to be on the run", ultimately from mauhca "fearfully; in fear, with respect" and nemi "to dwell, to live (as)" or "to walk, to go about (like)".

Mavsalugtoĸ m Greenlandic
Means "the insufficiently healed one" in Greenlandic.

Mawanikwa f Southern African, Shona
Means "you have been found" and "married" in Shona.

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).

Mayahuel f Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly means "that which surrounds the maguey plant" in Nahuatl, from ‘metl meaning "maguey (species Agave americana)" and yahualli "round". In Aztec religion this was the name of a goddess who personified the maguey plant.

Mayaka f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 真弥香, 真弥華, 真也香, 真矢香, 麻弥香, 麻耶香, 麻也加, 麻也香, 万夜花 or 摩耶花 with 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto) meaning "Buddhist sect, reality, true," 麻 (ma, maa, asa) meaning "hemp, flax, numb," 万 (ban, man, yorozu, ma) meaning "ten thousand/10,000," 摩 (ma, sa.suru, su.ru, ma.suru) meaning "chafe, grind, polish, rub, scrape," 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly," 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata) meaning "to be (archaic form)," 矢 (shi, ya) meaning "arrow, dart," 夜 (ya, yo, yoru) meaning "evening, night," 耶 (ja, ya, ka) meaning "question mark," 香 (kyou, kou, ka, kao.ri, kao.ru) meaning "incense, perfume, smell," 華 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower, gay, gorgeous, luster, ostentatious, petal, shine, showy, splendour," 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add(ition), Canada, include, increase, join" or 花 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower."... [more]

Mayār m Balochi
Means "under the protection (of God)" in Balochi.

Mayet f Ancient Egyptian
Means "the cat" in Ancient Egyptian.

Mayetenaten f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian name Mayet meaning "The cat", and "Etamun" meaning "of Aten". Aten was the sun in the Egyptian myths. As such, this name could be translated to mean "The cat of the Sun".

Mayeul m French, History (Ecclesiastical)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latin maius "the month of may" and a diminutive of Germanic names containing the element mag, a variant of megin meaning "strength"... [more]

Mayibongwinkosi m Ndebele
Means "give thanks to the Lord" in Ndebele.

Mayis m & f Armenian, Azerbaijani
Means "May (the month)" in Armenian.

Maysilee f Literature
Name of one of the contestants of District 12 in the world of Suzanne Collins' novel "The Hunger Games". It can be seen as a combination of Maisie and Lee.

Mazaline f Nigerian
Of African origin meaning "the luxurious.”

Mazel f Yiddish
In Hebrew, the word is generally transliterated as mazal, and literally refers to a "star" or "planet in the night sky" or "zodiac constellation." It came to mean "lucky" in medieval times due to the widespread belief in astrology and that the planets and constellations can influence one's fate.

Maziar m Persian
There are two theories regarding the origin of this name. It may be derived from Middle Persian m'tgd'l meaning "steward" through the original spelling ماذیار‎ (māδiyār). It may also mean "protected by the yazata of the moon", derived from Persian ماه (mâh) "moon" and Avestan yazata meaning "worthy of reverence", which refers to the Zoroastrian concept of praiseworthiness or worship (descended into modern Persian as ایزد (izad))... [more]

M'baŋba m & f Dagbani
"I have known them"

Mbombo m African Mythology
Mbombo, a god, also Bakuba god (mbombo) named Bumba, The story of Mbombo's creation tells that in the beginning, Mbombo was alone, darkness and primordial water covered all the earth. It would happen that Mbombo came to feel an intense pain in his stomach, and then Mbombo vomited the sun, the moon, and stars... [more]

Mbuyi m Luba
Derived from the Luba word mbùùyì meaning "the firstborn of twins".

Meance f Medieval Breton, Breton (Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning. From the early 1600s onwards, when every given name "had to" be associated with a Catholic saint, up to its disappearance as a given name, Meance was used as a quasi-equivalent of Emérance.... [more]

Medesicaste f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Means "adorned with prudence", or possibly "the one that surpasses them all in wisdom", derived from Greek μήδεσι (medesi), dative plural of μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning", and κέκασμαι (kekasmai) meaning "to surpass, to excel"... [more]

Medimša f Near Eastern Mythology
Sumerian name for the Hurrian goddess Šala, meaning "possessing lovely limbs".

Meghana f Indian
Derived from Sanskrit Megh-ana "the clouds; rain cloud".... [more]

Megistodamos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos) combined with the Doric Greek noun δᾶμος (damos) meaning "the people".

Meguro f Japanese
From Japanese 名 (me) meaning "name", 周 (megu) meaning "circumference, circuit, lap", 女 (me) meaning "woman, female", 巡 (megu) meaning "patrol, go around, circumference", 恵 (megu, me) meaning "favour, benefit", 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 明 (me) meaning "bright, light", 梅 (me) meaning "plum", 米 (me) meaning "rice, USA, metre", 綿 (me) meaning "cotton", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout", 苺 (me) meaning "strawberry", 萌 (me) meaning "sprout, bud" or 萠 (me) meaning "sprout, bud", 九 (gu) meaning "nine", 君 (gu) meaning "mister, you, ruler, male name suffix", 来 (gu) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 玖 (gu) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 空 (gu) meaning "sky", 紅 (gu) meaning "crimson, deep red", 勲 (gu) meaning "meritorious deed, merit", 薰 (gu) meaning "a medicinal herb, to cauterize", 邦 (gu) meaning "home country, country, Japan", 勳 (gu) meaning "meritorious deed, merits, rank", 久 (gu) meaning "long time", 國 (gu) meaning "country", 訓 (gu) meaning "instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read" or 具 (gu) meaning "tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture" combined with 浪 (ro) meaning "wandering, waves, billows, reckless, unrestrained", 朗 (ro) meaning "bright, clear", 露 (ro) meaning "dew, tears", 蕗 (ro) meaning "butterbur, bog rhubarb", 路 (ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance", 論 (ro) meaning "argument, discourse", 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone", 滝 (ro) or 瀧 (ro) both meaning "waterfall, rapids, cascade", 楼 (ro) meaning "watchtower, lookout, high building", 龍 (ro) meaning "dragon" or 郎 (ro) meaning "son"... [more]

Meherunnesa f Bengali
From the Persian phrase مهرالنساء‎ (mehr an-nisa') meaning "the sun among women", derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" and Arabic نساء (nisa') meaning "women".

Mehparə f Azerbaijani
Means "piece of the moon", derived from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part".