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Machar m Dinka
Means "black bull" in Dinka. Black bulls are the second most important for sacrifices.

Machk m Algonquin
Means "bear" in Algonquin.

Mackinac m Indigenous American
Mean "big Turtle" in ojibwe

Madaihín m Irish
Derived from the word madadh "dog, mastiff"

Madalulf m Old High German, Old Saxon, Medieval, Medieval French
Old High German, Old Saxon mahal "council, meeting" + Old High German wolf, Gothic wulf "wolf".

Madani f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese
MEANING - "musk", "Civet-cat"... [more]

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."

Madigan f & m English (American), Literature
Transferred use of the Irish surname Madigan or from the Gaelic given name Madagán or Madadhán means "little dog".... [more]

Madin m Dinka
Means "speckled bull" in Dinka.

Ma'ėhóóhe m Cheyenne
Means "fox, red fox" in Cheyenne.

Maemaengwahn f Ojibwe
Means "butterfly" in Ojibwe, from the Ojibwe memengwaa "butterfly".

Ma'eméstahke m Cheyenne
Means "Red Owl" in Cheyenne.

Ma'enáhkȯhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Red Bear Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ma'enetse m Cheyenne
Means "Red Eagle" in Cheyenne.

Ma'eváhkotsévá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Red Fawn Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ma'eve'ėse m & f Cheyenne
Means "Red Bird" in Cheyenne.

Maew f Thai
Means "cat" in Thai, a word that comes from the sounds that cats make.

Maganulf m Germanic
Derived from Old High German magan or megin "strength" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Magnulf m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements magn "mighty, strong, power" and ulfr "wolf", making it a cognate of the Germanic name Maganulf. Magnulf was first used in 1901.

Magot m Dinka
Means "a very long-horned bull" in Dinka.

Magpie f English
Diminutive of Maggie and Margaret, from the English word for the common European bird, known for its chattering, before c.1600 known simply as pie... [more]

Maguro m Popular Culture
Means "tuna" in Japanese. This name is born by Puyo Puyo character Maguro Sasaki.

Mah m & f Chinese
Cantonese, meaning "horse" name conferred by Ghengis Kahn on one of his victorious cavalry generals. Mahs in their 50's today represent the 28th generation from this original ancestor.... [more]

Ma'hahko'e m Cheyenne
Means "Badger" in Cheyenne.

Ma'heónenáhkohe m Cheyenne
Means "Medicine Bear" in Cheyenne.

Ma'heónevé'késo m Cheyenne
Means "Medicine Bird" in Cheyenne.

Mahigan m Algonquin (Rare)
Derived from Algonquin mahigan "wolf".

Mahikan m Cree
Means "wolf" in Cree, from the Cree mahihkan "wolf; grey wolf; timber wolf".

Mahkate:wi-meši-ke:hke:hkwa m Indigenous American
Means "be a large black hawk" in the Sauk dialect of the Fox language.... [more]

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

Maiulf m Old High German, Medieval, Medieval French
Old High German mag, mak "parent" or a truncated form of Old High German megin, magan "strength, might, power" + Old High German wolf, Gothic wulf "wolf".

Majok m Dinka
Means "black-and-white bull" in Dinka.

Maka f Popular Culture
This is the lead protagonist of the manga and anime series Soul Eater. Her name is written in katakana (the Japanese foreign word writing system), so it has no meaning whatsoever. As a word though, maka means "to scatter, sprinkle, or sow seeds" in Japanese (which has nothing to do with her as far as I know).

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.

Maker m Dinka
Means "white-and-black bull" in Dinka.

Makoi m Dinka
Means "red bull" in Dinka.

Makoyepuk m Siksika
Means "wolf child" in the Kainai (Blood) dialect of Blackfoot, from Blackfoot mahkúyiwa "wolf" and poka "child".

Makoyi-koh-kin m Siksika
Means "wolf thin legs" in Siksika.

Makya f & m Hopi
Means "hunting eagle" in Hopi.

Malek m Dinka
Means "brown bull" in Dinka.

Malila f Miwok
Means "salmon going fast up a rippling stream" in the Miwok language

Mălina f Romanian
Romanian form of the Slavic name Malina 2.... [more]

Mâlù f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 馬鹿 (mâlù) meaning "red deer".

Mamani m Aymara
Means "hawk" in Aymara.

Mamiz f Kurdish
Means "gazelle" in Kurdish.

Mamizu f Japanese (Rare)
Ma means "Genuine, Real" and Mizu means "Water". There's also Ma: "Flax", Mi: "Beauty", Zu: "Stork, Crane", but it's not likely.

Mamuray m Karachay-Balkar
Possibly from the Karachay-Balkar мамурач (mamurаç) meaning "bear cub" or мамур (mamur) meaning "peaceful, calm".

Mamuraya f Aymara
Means "bee" in Aymara.

Ma'murxol f Uzbek
Derived from ma'mur meaning "thriving" and xol meaning "mole, dot, beauty mark".

Mánagarmr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "moon-hound". This is another name for Hati.

Manato m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection", 慎 (mana) meaning "humility, be careful, discreet, prudent", 真 (mana, ma) meaning "true, reality", 那 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south" or 名 (na) meaning "name" combined with 大 (to) meaning "big, great", 鳥 (to) meaning "bird, chicken", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 叶 (to) meaning "grant, answer", 聖 (to) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 透 (to) meaning "transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly"... [more]

Mandarava f Buddhism
Means "coral tree" (genus Erythrina) in Sanskrit. This is the name of a female buddha or bodhisattva in the Vajrayana tradition.

Mangeni f & m African
means "baby who was born when there is plenty of fish" and is of Bantu origin

Mannbjørn m Faroese
Faroese form of Mæginbiǫrn or a combination of the Germanic elements maðr "man" and bjǫrn "bear".

Manoto m Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mano) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mansuke m Japanese
Man means "Full, Satisfy, Fulfill, Ten Thousand" ans Suke means "Help, Assist, Shellfish, Concern Oneself With, Jammed in, Mediate".

Mantotohpa m Cheyenne
Means "four bears" in Cheyenne.

Manu m & f Maori, Hawaiian (Rare, Archaic)
Hawaiian unisex name meaning "bird", from the word manu. Popular for singers.... [more]

Manu m Samoan
From a Samoan word meaning "bird".... [more]

Manuarii m Tahitian
Combination of Tahitian manu "bird" and ari'i "king, chief, prince". A known bearer is Manuarii Hauata (1994-), a footballer from French Polynesia.

Manuk f & m Indonesian (Rare), Malay (Rare), Javanese (Rare)
Means "bird" in Indonesian, Malay, and Javanese.

Manutea m Tahitian
Means "white bird"; a combination of Tahitian manu "bird" and tea "white".

Ma'o'néhe m Cheyenne
Means "Red Wolf" in Cheyenne.

Maphoi f Tswana
Means "doves" in Setswana.

Már m & f Icelandic, Old Norse
Means "seagull" in Old Norse.

Mar f Portuguese
Means "sea" in Portuguese.

Marachar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German mâri "famous" or Old High German marah "horse" combined with Old High German hari "army" or Old High German wachar "viligant."

Maralbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek maral meaning "Caspian deer" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Maraljamol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek maral meaning "Caspian deer" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Marbella f Spanish (Mexican), English (Rare)
Possibly from the name of a resort town in southern Spain, which likely derives from Arabic مربلة (Marbal·la) and resembles Spanish mar bella "beautiful sea" (also compare Mar)... [more]

Marbjörn m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse marr meaning "sea" combined with Old Norse bjǫrn meaning "bear".

Marcach m Irish
Means "horse rider".

Marcahard m Germanic
The first element is derived from either Celtic marca "horse" (which is marah in Old High German) or from marka "border." The second element comes from Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Marcamar m Germanic
The first element is derived from either Celtic marca "horse" (which is marah in Old High German) or from marka "border." The second element comes from Old High German mâri "famous."

Marcan f Karachay-Balkar
From the Arabic مَرْجَان‎ (marjān) meaning "coral".

Marcarad m Germanic
The first element is derived from either Celtic marca "horse" (which is marah in Old High German) or from marka "border." The second element comes from Old High German rât "counsel."

Marcatrud f Germanic
The first element is derived from either Celtic marca "horse" (which is marah in Old High German) or from marka "border." The second element comes from þruþ "strength."

Marcaward m Germanic
The first element is derived from either Celtic marca "horse" (which is marah in Old High German) or from marka "border." The second element comes from Old High German wart "guard."

Marcawin m Germanic
The first element is derived from either Celtic marca "horse" (which is marah in Old High German) or from marka "border." The second element comes from Old High German wini "friend."

Marc'han m Breton
Derived from marc'h meaning "horse".

Marchan f Armenian
"coral"

Marchelm m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from either Celtic marca meaning "horse" (which is marah in Old High German) or from Germanic marka meaning "border." The second element comes from Old High German helm "helmet, protection." Used by saint Marchelm.

Marchweithian m Medieval Welsh
Possibly composed of march "horse" and gweith "battle", giving the possible meaning of "warhorse".

Marcovaldo m Italian
Italian form of a Germanic name meaning "horse rule", from the elements marah "horse" and wald "rule".

Marculf m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from either Celtic marca meaning "horse" (which is marah in Old High German) or from Germanic marka meaning "border." The second element comes from Gothic vulfs meaning "wolf".... [more]

Mård m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Mǫrðr meaning "pine marten".

Mardís f Icelandic
Icelandic combination of the Old Norse name elements marr "sea, ocean; lake; horse" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister".

Mardǫll f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from marr ("sea, ocean") and dallr ("luminous, shining"). In Norse mythology this is a name for Freyja.

Marey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements marr "sea, ocean; lake; horse" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Marfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse marr meaning "sea" and fríðr meaning "beautiful".

Margeir m Icelandic, Faroese
Combination of the Germanic elements marr "sea, ocean, lake" and geirr "spear".

Margerðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Combination of marr ("sea, lake" or "horse") and garðr ("enclosure, protection"). In Norse mythology this is the name of both a giantess and a sorceress.

Margrímur m Icelandic (Archaic)
Derived from Old Norse marr "sea" or marr "horse" combined with gríma "mask". Alternatively, the first element could be derived from other names beginning with Mar.

Margulan m Kazakh
Either derived from Kazakh марғаулану (marğaulanu) meaning "slow, quiet" or марқа құлын (marqa qulyn) meaning "foal, colt, offspring".

Marheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse marr "sea" or marr "horse" combined with heiðr "bright, clear; honour". Alternatively the first element could be derived from other names that begin with Mar- (such as Margrét and María).

Marhold m German (Rare, Archaic)
German calque of Philipp as chosen by Philipp von Zesen, derived from the elements marh "horse" and hold "friendly, comely, graceful". It can also be derived from mar "famous" and the second name element is most often derived from walt "to rule".

Maria f Japanese
From Japanese 雅 (ma) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 鞠 (mari) meaning "ball", 紅 (mari) meaning "crimson, deep red", 女 (mari) meaning "woman, female", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 聖 (mari) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 毬 (mari) meaning "burr, ball", 瑪 (ma) meaning "agate, onyx", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 莉 (mari) meaning "jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 珠 (ri) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 仁 (ri) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess", 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful", 晏 (a) meaning "late, quiet, sets (sun)", 晶 (a) meaning "sparkle, clear, crystal", 神 (a) meaning "gods, mind, soul", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 有 (a) meaning "exist", 雅 (a) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 美 (a) meaning "beautiful", 母 (a) meaning "mother" or 亞 (a) meaning "rank, follow"... [more]

Marimu f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mari) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Marin f & m Japanese
From Japanese 海 (marin) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [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.

Mariposa f English (Modern, Rare)
From the Spanish word for "butterfly".

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

Marjan f Persian, Kazakh
Means "coral" in Persian, of Arabic origin. This can also be a Kazakh alternate transcription of Marzhan.

Marjón m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse marr meaning "sea" and the name Jón.

Marjona f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek marjon meaning "coral".

Marjonbibi f Uzbek
Derived from marjon meaning "coral" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Marjongul f Uzbek
Derived from marjon meaning "coral" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Marjonqiz f Uzbek
Derived from marjon meaning "coral" and qiz meaning "girl".

Marleif m Norwegian (Rare)
Created in the 20th century by combining the name element mar from names like Martin and Marcus (or from Old Norse marr "sea, ocean") with leifr "descendant, heir".

Marleik m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of the name element mar from names like Martin and Marcus (or from Old Norse marr "sea, ocean") and Old Norse leikr "play, game"... [more]

Marlette f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Marlette which was derived from the nickname Marlet or Merlet, a diminutive of merle "blackbird"... [more]

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]

Maroochy f Indigenous Australian
This name apparently means "black swan" in one of the Australian Aboriginal languages (probably either Kabi Kabi or Turrubal). A known bearer of this name is Maroochy Barambah (b. in the 1950s), an Australian Aboriginal mezzo-soprano singer.

Marusia f Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian, Medieval Romanian
Variant transliteration of Маруся (see Marusya), Polish and medieval Romanian diminutive of Maria as well as the Romanian transliteration of Bulgarian Маруся.... [more]

Märyen f Bashkir
From Arabic مَرْجَان‎ (marjān) meaning "coral".

Marzhan f Kazakh
Means "coral" in Kazakh, ultimately from Arabic مرجان (marjan).

Mashirao m Japanese
This name is used by Mashirao Ojiro from the anime Boku No Hero Academia. The first symbol, 猿 (mashira), means "monkey". The second symbol, 夫, means "man". Overall, this name means "monkey man".

Mashood m Arabic
“One who bears witness”; root is Shahada

Mašḫuiluwa m Luwian
Means "mouse" in Luwian. Name borne by a king of the Luwian kingdom of Mira, a vassal state to the Hittite empire, that married Muwatti, the sister of Mursili II.

Masichuvio m Hopi
Means "grey deer" in Hopi.

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.

Maska m Abnaki
Means "toad" in the Abnaki language.

Maska m Mari
Means "bear" in Mari.

Mathan m Scottish (Modern), English (Modern)
Means “bear” in Scottish Gaelic. This is a recently created name.

Mathonwy m Welsh Mythology
Mathony is the name of a god or demi-god who was father to the Welsh god/goddess Don ... [more]

Matȟósapa m Sioux
Means "black bear" in the Lakota language.

Matlaccuauh m Nahuatl
Means "ten eagle" in Nahuatl, a calendrical name.

Mato m Sioux
Means "bear; fiercely angry" in Lakota. From the Lakota matȟó 'bear; to be fiercely angry, to be a shark at'.

Matori f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true" combined with 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Matoskah m Sioux
Means "polar bear", from Lakota word matȟó meaning "bear" and ska meaning "white".

Matsipi’kssííaakii f Siksika
Means "beautiful bird woman" in Siksika.

Matsuki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine", 萬 (ma) or 万 (ma) both meaning "ten thousand", 愛 (ma) meaning "love, affection", 眞 (ma) meaning "truth, reality", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" or 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 津 (tsu) meaning "haven, port, harbor, ferry" or 月 (tsu) meaning "moon" combined with 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 基 (ki) meaning "fundamental", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, rare, beg, request", 機 (ki) meaning "loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion", 毅 (ki) meaning "strong", 気 (ki) meaning "spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood", 生 (ki) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period", 規 (ki) meaning "standard, measure", 記 (ki) meaning "scribe, account, narrative", 輝 (ki) meaning "radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle", 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon", 槻 (tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree" or 来 (ki) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become"... [more]

Matuku m & f Maori
Means "white heron" in Māori. Also Kōtuku.

Maulen m Kazakh
Means "(tiger) cub, kitten" in Kazakh.

Maurr m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse maurr meaning "ant".

Maus m & f Dutch (Rare)
Contracted form of names that are derived from the Latin adjective maurus meaning "dark-skinned, Moorish", such as Mauritia (feminine), Maurits (masculine) and Maurice (technically unisex in the Netherlands).... [more]

Mausi f Spanish (Rare, ?)
Allegedly a diminutive of María Auxiliadora (compare Mauxi), though perhaps derived from German Maus meaning "mouse" and imported to Argentina by German immigrants.

Mavsâraĸ m Greenlandic
Combination of Greenlandic Mavsâĸ and -âraĸ "young animal".

Ma'xėhó'nehe m Cheyenne
Means "Big Wolf" in Cheyenne.

Ma'xenáhkohe m Cheyenne
Means "Big Bear" in Cheyenne.

Maya f Turkmen
Possibly means "camel" in Turkmen

Mayabibi f Turkmen, Uzbek (Rare, ?)
Derived from Turkmen maya meaning "female camel" and Persian بی‌بی‎ (bibi) meaning "lady".

Mayank m Indian
Mayank means "Moon". Its a Hindi word and used as a first name in India.... [more]

Mayatl m Nahuatl
Means "figeater beetle" in Nahuatl.

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".

Maylinor f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mayli meaning "fine, well" and nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire".

Maylu f Pakistani
Maylu in Pushtu dialect (from Pakistan) means "Bear".

Mayoor m Kashmiri
Means "beautiful peacock".

Mayue f Japanese
From Japanese 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason" or 眉 (mayu) meaning "eyebrow" or 繭 (mayu) meaning "a cocoon" combined with 江 (e) meaning "creek, bay", 依 (e) meaning "rely on, be set in", 衣 (e) meaning "clothing" or 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit"... [more]

Mayuri f Indian, Marathi, Thai
Means "peahen (female peacock)" in Sanskrit.

Mazaar m Balochi
Meaning "Tiger" in Balochi.

Mazaihuitl m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl mazatl "deer" and ihuitl "feathers, down".

Mazaiyari f & m Huichol (Rare)
Means 'deer heart' in Huichol from words maza meaning "deer" and iyari meaning "heart".

Mazār m Balochi
Means "tiger" in Balochi.

Mazatl m Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)
From Nahuatl mazatl meaning "deer", the seventh day-sign of the tonalpohualli. This was the name of a cacique or leader of the Nahuas of Papayeca, active during the Spanish conquest of what is now Honduras.

Mazatoch m Nahuatl
Means "deer-like rabbit" in Nahuatl.

Mbada f Shona
Means "leopard" in Shona.

Mbogo m Haya
Means "buffalo" in Haya.

Mbwui m & f Jagham, Kenyang
Corruption of m̀-búi meaning "goat."

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

Mearcwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements mearc "mark, sign; boundary, limit" (from markō) and wulf "wolf".

Mederu f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (mede) meaning "love, affection" combined with 龍 (ru) meaning "dragon". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mee f Hmong
Means "cat" or "noodle" in Hmong.

Meghush f Armenian
From the Armenian մեղու (meghu) meaning "bee".

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]

Meidie f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly".

Meihe f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone" combined with 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", or 合 (hé) meaning "combine"... [more]

Meihu f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "strawberry, berry", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister" combined with 虎 (hǔ) meaning "tiger"... [more]

Meilin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest", 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem" or 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn"... [more]

Meinbern m Medieval, Old High German, Medieval German
Old High German megin, magan "strength, might, power" + Old High German, Old Saxon bero "bear".

Meique f Chinese
Means "beautiful sparrow" in Mandarin.

Meishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose", 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" or 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".

Melanippos m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μελανός (melanos) meaning "black, dark", which is the genitive form of the Greek adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark"... [more]

Melasippos m Late Greek
Means "black horse", derived from the Greek adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark" combined with the Greek noun ‘ιππος (hippos) meaning "horse". Also see the name Melanippos, which is etymologically related and has the same meaning.... [more]

Melesippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun μελησμός (melesmos) meaning "care, diligence", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb μέλω (melo) meaning "to be an object of care or interest" as well as "to care for, to be interested in".... [more]

Meli f Hawaiian
Means "honey" or "bee" in Hawaiian.

Melisseus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μελισσεύς (melisseus) meaning "bee-keeper, bee-man", which is ultimately derived from Greek μέλισσα (melissa) meaning "honey-bee" (also see Melissa)... [more]

Melissos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μέλισσα (melissa) meaning "honey-bee" (see Melissa).

Melrakki m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse meaning "arctic fox, white fox", officially approved as a given name in 2006.

Meme f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" or 海 (me) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [more]

Memyl m Chukchi
Means "seal" in Chukchi.

Menaali f Muslim
This name is derived from the Arabic name Manal, which means “achievement” or “attainment”. It is also related to the name Minal, which means “precious stone” or “gift”... [more]

Menghong f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan".

Mengli f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".

Menglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" or 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or 临 (lín) meaning "approach, draw near".

Menglong f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" or 朦胧 (ménglóng) meaning "dim moonlight".

Menglu f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret" or 路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey".

Mengshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" or 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" or 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Menippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand". The second element is derived from Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Ménrót m Hungarian Mythology
Ménrót is mentioned in Simon of Kéza's 'Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum', written in the 1280s, in its semi-Latinized form Menrot. According to Simon of Kéza, Hunor and Magor, the legendary forefathers of the Huns and the Hungarians, were the sons of Ménrót, a mythical giant, who he partly identified with biblical Nimrod... [more]

Merak m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic al-maraqq, meaning "the loins (of the bear)". This is the traditional name of the star Beta Ursae Majoris, in the constellation Ursa Major.

Meran m Mari
Means "hare" in Mari.

Mereswith f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements mere "sea" and swiþ "strong".

Merewealh m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements mere "sea" and wealh "foreigner, Celt". This name was borne by a sub-king of the Magonsæte in the mid to late 7th century.

Meriadeg m Breton, Breton Legend
From an old Breton name composed of the elements mer "sea" and iatoc "forehead". Conan Meriadeg was the legendary founder of Brittany.

Mericlén f Romani (Caló)
Means "coral" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Coral.

Merjana f Arabic
A version of Marjana, from the Arabic, ultimately meaning "coral". This is linked via language borrowing to the African name Marjani.

Merops m Greek Mythology
From Greek μέροψ (merops) meaning "bee-eater", the bee-eater (species Merops apiaster) being a type of bird; allegedly it was used to mean "mortal". This word can mean "with face turned", derived from Greek μέρος (meros) "part" and ὤψ (ôps) "eye, face".

Merula m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin merula "blackbird".

Metsälintu f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "forest bird" in Finnish.

Mevrian f Literature
A lady in the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by Eric Rücker Eddison.

Mgelia m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Georgian noun მგელი (mgeli) meaning "wolf".

Mhuru m Shona
Means "calf" in Shona.

Mia f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese Kanji 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep (the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches)" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "coming after". It can also derives from 見上 (mia) meaning "to see above".... [more]

Miaya f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 充 (mi) meaning "fill, be full, supply", 翠 (mi) meaning "green", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 御 (mi) meaning "imperial" combined with 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" or 文 (aya) meaning "sentence"... [more]

Michihiko m Japanese
From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "road; way", 岐 (michi) meaning "majestic", 亨 (michi) meaning "pass through", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 信 (michi) meaning "true; accurate; verifiable", 徹 (michi) meaning "penetrate", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake", 路 (michi) meaning "a road, a street" or 迪 (michi) meaning "to enlighten; to guide", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal" or 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince" or 古 (ko) meaning "ancient times"... [more]

Michika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (michi) meaning "love, affection", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 岐 (michi) meaning "branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater", 教 (michi) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 慶 (michi) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 康 (michi) meaning "ease, peace", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 充 (michi) meaning "allot, fill", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 進 (michi) meaning "advance, proceed, progress, promote", 翠 (mi) meaning "green, kingfisher", 千 (mi) meaning "thousand", 宙 (michi) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time", 典 (michi) meaning "code, ceremony, law, rule", 通 (michi) meaning "traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents", 道 (michi) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 宝 (michi) meaning "treasure, wealth, valuables", 望 (mi) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 満 (mi) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 味 (mi) meaning "flavor, taste", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 明 (mi) meaning "bright, light", 理 (michi) meaning "reason, logic", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics, companion", 路 (michi) meaning "path, route, road, distance" or 迪 (michi) meaning "edify, way, path", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, fly", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing", 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 慶 (chika) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 哉 (chika), an exclamation, 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy" or 樺 (ka) meaning "birch, dark red"... [more]

Miem f Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Mimie, but often just used as a pet form of Maria and Marie... [more]

Mierla f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian mierlă "blackbird; thrush".

Miffy f Popular Culture
Miffy is a fictional rabbit appearing in a series of picture books drawn and written by Dutch artist Dick Bruna.... [more]

Mifuu f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" or 風 (mi) meaning "wind". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miharu f & m Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real", or 海 (mi) meaning "sea" combined with 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather, sunny"... [more]

Mihiro f & m Japanese
From Japanese 位 (mi) meaning "rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 珠 (mi) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 充 (mi) meaning "allot, fill", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 真 (mi) meaning "true, reality", 仁 (mi) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 水 (mi) meaning "water", 翠 (mi) meaning "green, kingfisher", 瑞 (mi) meaning "congratulations", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 碧 (mi) meaning "blue, green", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake or serpent" or 弥 (mi) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 飛 (hi) meaning "fly, skip (pages), scatter", 妃 (hi) meaning "queen, princess" or 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines" combined with 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean, sea", 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded", 広 (hiro) meaning "wide, broad, spacious", 尋 (hiro) meaning "inquire, fathom, look for", 拓 (hiro) meaning "clear (the land), open, break up (land)", 宙 (hiro) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time", 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone", 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle", 博 (hiro) meaning "Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair", 宏 (hiro) meaning "wide, large", 浩 (hiro) meaning "wide expanse, abundance, vigorous", 四 (hiro) meaning "four", 大 (hiro) meaning "large, big", 紘 (hiro) meaning "large", 宥 (hiro) meaning "soothe, calm, pacify", 弘 (hiro) meaning "vast, broad, wide", 皓 (hiro) meaning "white, clear", 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant, rich", 海 (hiro) meaning "sea, ocean", 光 (hiro) meaning "light", 丈 (hiro) meaning "length" or 優 (hiro) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness"... [more]

Mi-ho f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 虎 (ho) meaning "tiger". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Mihoshi f & m Japanese
From Hoshi prefixed with a mi kanji, like 美 meaning "beauty," 海 meaning "sea, ocean," 三 meaning "three," 実 meaning "seed; fruit," 弥 meaning "increase," 満 meaning "full, whole" or 仁 meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity."

Mikage f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 影 (kage) meaning "light". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Mikai f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mikako f Japanese
mikako means "surrounding ocean". the kanji used are 海 (mi) meaning "ocean" and 囲 (kako) meaning "surround".

Mikayo f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 与 (yo) meaning "gift". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Mikaze f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 南 (mi) meaning "south", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 聖 (mi) meaning "holy, sacred" combined with 風 (kaze) meaning "wind"... [more]

Mikina f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 実 (mi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut", 樹 (miki) meaning "tree; plant", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches" or 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake", 来 (ki) meaning "to come", 岐 (ki) meaning "majestic", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 綺 (ki) meaning "elegant, beautiful", 祈 (ki) meaning "prayer", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, rare", 紀 (ki) meaning "century" or 季 (ki) meaning "youngest brother" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 南 (na) meaning "south"... [more]

Mikoto f Japanese
This name combines 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty," 未 (bi, mi, ima.da, hitsuji, ma.da) meaning "not yet," 海 (kai, umi, mi) meaning "ocean, sea" or 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" with 琴 (kin, koto) meaning "koto." 美 and/or 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makotoni, mi, michi.ru, mino, mino.ru), which means "real, true," can be combined with 言 (gen, gon, i.u, koto) meaning "word."... [more]

Mikumi f Japanese
From Japanese 未 (mi) meaning "eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac, the goat", 来 (ku) meaning "come" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Millawa f Polynesian
The name Millawa come from the name for "peaceful ocean waves"

Mima f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 誠 (ma) meaning "sincerity" or 馬 (ma) meaning "horse". It can also be written as 未麻, combining 未 (mi) meaning "eighth sign of the zodiac" with 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax", it was used like this in the very successful anime Perfect Blue.

Mimi f Japanese
Combination of any mi kanji, such as 美 meaning "beauty," 海 meaning "sea, ocean," 未, referring to the sign of the Sheep, 実 meaning "seed; fruit," 夢 meaning "dream," 光 meaning "light; ray, beam, glow" or 心 meaning "heart, mind." They can also be duplicated or marked with the repetition marker 々.

Mimich m Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Probably means "little fish", derived from Nahuatl michin "fish". This was also the name of a cloud serpent in Aztec mythology.

Mimihimeyouko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 姫 (hime) meaning "princess", 洋 (you) meaning "ocean" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Mimori f Japanese
From Japanese 未 (mi) "eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac, the goat" combined with 森 (mori) "forest". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [more]

Mimulf m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old Norse mímir "memory", which is related to Old English gemimor "well-known", modern Dutch mijmeren "to muse, to ponder" and Latin memor "mindful, remembering." Because of this, the first element may also refer to the Norse god Mímir, who had omniscient wisdom and knowledge... [more]

Minami f & m Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" or 海 (nami) meaning "ocean". It is most commonly written as 美波 (beautiful + wave) but it can also be written as 南 (minami) meaning "south" and is popular written in hiragana as well.

Mineko f Japanese
From Mine combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Minette f English (Rare), French (Rare, Archaic), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans, Filipino
Diminutive of Mina 1. This was also a nickname of Henriette, Duchess of Orléans (daughter of the 17th-century English king Charles I)... [more]

Mingcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".

Minha f Korean
Derived from the Korean Hangul 민하 (min-ha) that can be the combination of the Korean Hanja 珉 (min) meaning "jade" or 敏 (min) meaning either "nimble; quick" or "humble; well-mannered; hardworking" combined with 河 (ha) meaning "river" or 荷 (ha) meaning either "load; to bear" and "lotus; waterlily".... [more]

Miñhïlïw f Bashkir
From Bashkir миң (miñ) meaning "birthmark, mole" and һылыу (hïlïw) meaning "beautiful".

Minhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 瑚 (hú) meaning "coral; person of virtue".

Miñkäbirä f Bashkir
From Bashkir миң (miñ) meaning "birthmark, mole" and Arabic كَبِيرَة‎ (kabīra) meaning "great".

Miñnur f Bashkir
From Bashkir миң (miñ) meaning "birthmark, mole" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Mino f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "to bear fruit", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 望 (mi) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake or serpent" or 弥 (mi) meaning "all the more, increasingly" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 濃 (no) meaning "concentrated, thick, dark, undiluted", 野 (no) meaning "area, field" or 納 (no) meaning "settlement, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store"... [more]

Minon f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 瑞 (mi) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 音 (non) meaning "sound"... [more]

Minshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Minto f & m Japanese
From Japanese ミント (minto) meaning "mint", 海 (min) meaning "sea, ocean", 香 (min) meaning "fragrance", 壮 (minto) meaning "robust, manhood, prosperity", 美 (min) meaning "beautiful", 碧 (min) meaning "blue, green", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 民 (min) meaning "people, nation, subjects", 眠 (min) meaning "sleep, die, sleepy", 明 (min) meaning "bright, light" or 弥 (min) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 夢 (n) meaning "dream" combined with 音 (to) meaning "sound", 草 (to) meaning "grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft", 葉 (to) meaning "leaf", 戸 (to) meaning "door", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 兎 (to) meaning "rabbit, hare", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 桃 (to) meaning "peach", 扉 (to) meaning "front door, title page, front page" or 歩 (to) meaning "walk"... [more]

Minuette f French (Americanized)
Derived from the word "minuet", which is a slow, stately ballroom dance for two in triple time. It was especially popular in the 18th century. A known character to bear this version was a secondary character from the cartoon show "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic".

Minying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gem, crystal" or 鹰 (yīng) meaning "eagle, hawk, falcon".

Miñzahida f Bashkir
From Bashkir миң (miñ) meaning "birthmark, mole" and Arabic زاهد (zahid) meaning "pious, devout".

Miñzahira f Bashkir
From Bashkir миң (miñ) meaning "birthmark, mole" and Arabic ظهير (zahir) meaning "helper, supporter".

Miñzifa f Bashkir
From Bashkir миң (miñ) meaning "birthmark, mole" and зифа (zifa) meaning "beautiful, elegant".

Mioara f Romanian
Contracted form of Marioara. The name coincides with Romanian mioara, the definite form of mioară "lamb".

Mioko f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea", 織 (o) "ceremony" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mion f Japanese
From Japanese 魅 (mi) meaning "fascination, charm", 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real", 海 (mi) meaning "sea", 看 (mi) meaning "to watch, to care for", or 見 (mi) meaning "to see"... [more]

Mioto f & m Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 水 (mi) meaning "water" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 音 (oto) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mir m Korean
Means "dragon" in Korean.

Mirakuru f Japanese
From Japanese 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep", 楽 (raku) meaning "comfort, music" combined with 留 (ru) meaning "to stay". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miramar f Spanish
Means "look to the sea" in Spanish.

Mirato m Japanese
From Japanese 未来 (mira) meaning "future" combined with 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Mircan f Kurdish
A variant of Mercan, meaning "coral" in Kurdish.

Mireu m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 미르 (mireu) meaning "dragon." It may be either derived from Old Chinese *mroːŋ (龍) or a cognate with 물 (mul) meaning "water."

Miria f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mirou m Japanese
From Japanese 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Miru f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 松 (ru) meaning "pine tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miruku f Japanese
From Japanese 観 (miru, mi) meaning "outlook, look, appearance, condition, view", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 乳 (miruku) or みるく (miruku) both meaning "milk", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 魅 (mi) meaning "fascination, charm, bewitch" or 實 (mi) meaning "truth, reality", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 月 (ru) meaning "moon" or 龍 (ru) meaning "dragon" combined with 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 禄 (ruku) meaning "fief, allowance, pension, grant, happiness", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 来 (ruku, ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson, deep red" or 句 (ku) meaning "phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku"... [more]

Miruno f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea", 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real", 看 (mi) meaning "to watch, to care for", or 見 (mi) "to see", combined with 松 (ru) meaning "pine" or 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", and 野 (no) meaning "field"... [more]

Miruto f & m Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea", 魅 (mi) meaning "fascination, charm", 看 (mi) meaning "to watch, to care for", or 見 (mi) "to see", combined with 松 (ru) meaning "pine" or 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", and 斗 (to) which refers to a Chinese constellation, 兎 (to) meaning "rabbit, hare", or 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything"... [more]

Mirwais m Pashto
Possibly means "noble ruler", derived from Persian میر‎ (mir) meaning "leader, ruler, headman" possibly combined with Arabic أُوَيْس (ʾawais) meaning "little wolf". This was the name of an 18th-century Pashtun tribal chief who founded the Hotak dynasty of Afghanistan.

Misa f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 海 (mi) meaning "sea" or 三 (mi) meaning "three" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "fine sand" or 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness"... [more]

Misaoko f Japanese
Misao means "chastity, honor" and ko means "child, sign of the rat: first sign of the Chinese zodiac".

Mishikinakwa m Algonquian
Means "little turtle" in Miami-Illinois, an Algonquian language. ... [more]

Mishou f & m Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 翔 (shou) meaning "fly". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Miskwaadesi m & f Ojibwe
This name means "Little Red Turtle". A turtle in Ojibwe is a sign of truth.

Mišnja f Montenegrin
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from the Serbo-Croatian mȉš meaning "mouse".

Mis-stan-stur f Cheyenne
Means "owl woman" in Cheyenne.

Mistahi-maskwa m Cree
Means "big bear" in Cree.

Miteĸ m Greenlandic
Means "sea duck" in Greenlandic.

Miteraĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "chick of a sea duck, Common Eider". Combination of Miteĸ and -raq "young animal".

Miðgarðsormr m Norse Mythology
Means "world serpent". This is another name for Jörmungandr, the son of Loki and Angrboða... [more]

Miti f Tahitian
Means "sea" in Tahitian.

Mitsuru f & m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 満 (mitsuru) meaning "full; satisfy" or 暢 (mitsuru) meaning "stretch" or 充 (mitsuru) meaning "charge; raise". As a feminine name it can derive from 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful; beauty" combined with 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane".... [more]

Mitsuruko f Japanese
From 満 (mitsuru) meaning "full, satisfy", 暢 (mitsuru) meaning "stretch" or 充 (mitsuru) meaning "charge, raise" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".

Mittixol f Uzbek
Derived from mitti meaning "tiny" and xol meaning "mole, dot, beauty mark".

Miuko f Japanese
From Japanese 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 有 (u) meaning "exist" or 雨 (u) meaning "rain" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miuna f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can be used as 美海, 美羽奈, 美羽菜, 美羽南, 美羽名, 美生菜, 美生奈, 美宇名, 海羽奈, 海羽菜, 海羽南, 未羽奈, 未羽那 or 未生奈 with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty," 海 (kai, umi, mi, una) meaning "ocean, sea," 未 (bi, mi, ima.da, hitsuji, ma.da) meaning "even now, hitherto, not yet, still, sign of the ram (8th sign of Chinese zodiac)," 羽 (u, ha, hane, wa) meaning "feathers," 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru) meaning "birth, genuine, life," 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof," 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?," 菜 (sai, na) meaning "greens, side dish, vegetable," 南 (na, nan, minami, nami) meaning "south," 名 (myou, mei, na, -na) meaning "distinguished, name, noted, reputation" and 那 (na, da, nani, nanzo, ikan) meaning "what?"... [more]

Miv m & f Hmong
Means "cat" in Hmong Daw.

Miwaka f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "to bear fruit" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miwayo f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "to bear fruit" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "world, society". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mixcoatl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl mixtli "cloud" and coatl "snake". This was the name of an Aztec god of hunting, identified with the Milky Way and the stars.

Miyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 蜜 (mì) meaning "honey, nectar" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Miyano f Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess", 京 (miya) meaning "capital", 実 (mi) meaning "to bear fruit", 都 (miya) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 也 (ya) meaning "also", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow" or 耶 (ya), an interjection combined with 野 (no) meaning "area, field" or 乃 (no), a possessive particle... [more]

Miyanza f Mordvin
"beaver."

Miztli m & f Nahuatl
Means "mountain lion, wildcat" in Nahuatl.

Mizūmi f Japanese
From Japanese 湖 (mizūmi) meaning "lake", or 水 (mizu) meaning "water" combined with 海 (umi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mizuto m Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 水 (mizu) meaning "water" or 瑞 (mizu) meaning "congratulations", 事 (zu) meaning "matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly" combined with 渡 (to) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate", 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly"... [more]

Mizuumi f Japanese
From Japanese 湖 (mizuumi) meaning "lake" or 水 (mizuu) meaning "water" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mizyaotl m Nahuatl
Probably derived from Nahuatl miztli "mountain lion, wildcat" and yaotl "enemy, combatant".

Mjellma f Albanian
Derived from Albanian mjellmë "swan" and, figuratively, "wise and beautiful young woman".

Mjǫðvitnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from mjǫðr ("honey, mead") and vitnir (poetic word for "wolf"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Mkedémwi m Algonquian
Means "black wolf" in the Potawatomi language.

Mo' m Classic Mayan
Means "macaw", deriving from the Classic Maya element mo' ("macaw"). This was a common name element used by Classic Maya royalty.

Moanaiti m Tahitian
Means "small ocean"; a combination of Tahitian moana meaning "ocean" and the suffix -iti implying a small size.