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Máijá f Sami
Sami form of Maja.
Maijastiina f Finnish
Finnish name with the combination of Maija and Stiina.
Maijo f Spanish
Diminutive of María José.
Maiju f Finnish
Variant of Maija.
Maik m Dutch, German
Dutch and German phonetical spelling of Mike.
Maika f Basque
Basque contraction of Maria and Karmele (compare Spanish Maica).
Maika m & f Polynesian
Possibly from the name of an orchid native to Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.
Maike m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Maico.
Máikel m Spanish (Caribbean, Modern)
Spanish variant of Michael reflecting the English pronunciation.
Maiki f Estonian
Variant of Maike.
Maikie f & m Scots
Scots diminutive of Mary (via May) and Shetlandic Scots diminutive of Malcolm.
Maikim f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Kim 3.
Maikka f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Mariya.
Maikki f Finnish
Diminutive of Maria.
Maiko f Georgian
Diminutive of Maia 1, Makrine and Mariam. It is now primarily used as an independent name rather than as an unofficial nickname.
Maikolo m Tongan
Tongan form of Michael.
Máilá f Sami
Sami form of Maila.
Maila f Estonian, Finnish
Estonian contraction of Maria or Maarja and Eliisabet as well as a Finnish variant of Maria derived from a baby talk form.
Mailan f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Lan 1.
Maile f Estonian
Variant of Maila.
Mailee f English (American, Rare)
Either a combination of Mai and Lee or an Anglicized form of Maili.
Maileena f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Majlena.
Maileigh f English
Variant spelling of Maylee or Miley.
Maili f Finnish
Variant of Maila.
Maili f Chinese (Rare)
Combination of Mai 1 and Li 1.
Maïlie f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maïlys, although it is also sometimes considered a contraction of Maïlys and Maëlie.
Mailie f Scots
Diminutive of Mairy, equivalent of English Molly. Also used as a pet name for cows (compare Bessie).
Mailika f Estonian
Diminutive of Maili, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Mailill f Danish
Variant of Majlill.
Mailin f German (Modern)
Combination of Mai and Lina 2 or Line.
Mailís f Gascon
Gascon form of Maylis.
Mailis f Finnish, Danish, Swedish, Estonian
Scandinavian variant of Majlis and Estonian contraction of Mai 3 and Lis.
Maillard m Old High German (?), Medieval French
From the Germanic name *Magilhard, a variant form of Meginhard or Maganhard using an elongation or augmented form of the first element (Old High German megin, magan meaning "strength, might, power").
Mailli f Cornish
Cornish form of Molly.
Mailona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Myron.
Maïlys f Breton, French
Either a blend of Maï, a Breton short form or contraction of Mary (compare Maïwenn), and Maëlys or a variant spelling of Mailys.
Maima f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Maimu.
Maima f Provençal
Provençal form of Maxima.
Maimai f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maime f Estonian
Variant of Maimu.
Maime m Provençal
Provençal form of Maximus.
Maimie f English
Variant of Mamie.
Maimin m Occitan
Occitan form of Maximinus.
Maimiti f Tahitian
Means "surfer" or "coming from the sea" in Tahitian; a combination of may meaning "to come" and miti "sea".
Maimo f Estonian
Variant of Maimu.
Maimona f Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
Maguindanao and Maranao form of Maymuna.
Maimoona f Urdu, Dhivehi, Indian (Muslim)
Variant transcription of Maimuna.
Maïmouna f Western African
Form of Maimuna used in French-influenced western Africa.
Maimouna f Western African
Western African form of Mahmuna (see Maymunah).
Maimun m Judeo-Arabic, Jewish
Arabic Jew's translation of Mazliach.
Maimuna f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Maimun.
Main m Arabic, Bengali
Of unknown meaning.
Maina f Arabic, French
Feminine form of Main.
Maina f Latvian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Swedish Maina, a Latvianized borrowing of Finnish Maini, a phonetic coinage based on Aina 4 and a derivation from Latvian mainīt "to change; to alter".
Maina f Breton
Contracted form of Marianna.
Maina f Polynesian
Of unknown meaning.... [more]
Mainara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Perhaps a rhyming variant of Tainara.
Mainardo m Italian
Italian form of Maynard.
Maïne f Gascon
Gascon form of Marina.
Maine f Swedish
Possibly a variant of Maina or Majny.
Maine m English
There is no definitive explanation for the origin of the name "Maine", but the most likely origin is that the name was given by early explorers after the former province of Maine in France. Other theories mention earlier places with similar names, or claim it is a nautical reference to the mainland... [more]
Maini f Finnish
Short form of Mainikki.
Maini m Romansh
Short form of Domenic, traditionally found in Val Müstair.
Mainie f Irish
Diminutive of Mary, as borne by the Irish painter Mainie Jellett (1897-1944). Possibly based on the Irish version of Mary, Máirín
Mainnín m Irish
Probably an assimilated form of Mainchín, a diminutive of manach ‘monk’.
Maino f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Maino m West Frisian (Rare), Italian (Rare)
West Frisian and Italian form of Meino, which itself is a variant of Meine.... [more]
Mainoo m Indian
Variant of Mainu.
Mainor f Swedish
Variant of Majnor.
Mainu m & f Hindi, Indian
Diminutive of Mainul.
Maio m & f Late Roman, Italian, German
Variant of Maior used as praenomen for both males and females as well as the Italian form of Maius and the masculine form of Maia 1... [more]
Maior f Medieval Galician
Derived from Galician maior "major, greater", this name is an adoption of the title of the Virgin Mary Santa María a Maior (Saint Mary the Great in English).
Maiora f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque form of Mayor.
Maiot f Medieval English
Diminutive of Mary and Mariori.
Maira f Latvian
Contracted form of Marija.
Maira f Mari
Mari variant of Mariya.
Mairak f Hausa
Means "daughter of a chief" in East Hausa.
Mairama f Hausa
Variant form of Maryama.
Mairbek m Chechen
Variant transcription of Mayrbek.
Mairen f Literature
A character mentioned in the works of the JRR Tolkien. The name is derived from the fictional Quenya language, and is likely a feminine form of the word maira meaning "admirable, excellent, precious, splendid, sublime".
Mairena f Spanish (Rare)
From place name Mairena.... [more]
Mairenui f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian name, composed by "Maire", that is the Tahitian name of the flower Alyxia Stellata and "nui", meaning "big", "great".
Mairi f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Μαίρη (see Meri 2).
Mairi f Estonian
Variant of Maire.
Mairi f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 里 (ri) meaning "village" or 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Mairiam f Occitan
Occitan form of Miriam.
Mairie f Irish
A diminutive of Máirín or a variant of Máire
Mairika f Estonian (Rare)
Diminutive of Mairi, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Mairim m Hebrew
It is an acronym of the name of the martyred Rabbinic scholar Rabbi Meir of Rothenberg
Mairis m Latvian
Masculine form of Maira.
Mairita f Latvian
Variant of Maira.
Mairo m Estonian
20th-century coinage, intended as a masculine form of Maire.
Mairo f Hausa
Diminutive form of Maryama.
Mairon f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Máire
Mairona f English (Rare, Archaic), Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Máire which appeared in the 1940s but appears to have faded almost immediately.
Mairsial m Irish
Irish form of Mark.
Mairsil f Medieval Irish
Obsolete Irish form of Marcella (see also Scottish Marsaili and Mairsile).
Mairsile f Irish
Irish form of Marcella.
Màirtean m Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Martin
Mairten m Scots
Scots form of Martin.
Mairtin m Scots
Scots form of Martin.
Mairu f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Mairy f Scots, Greek
Scots form of Mary and Greek variant of Mairi.
Maísa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Maisie, a borrowing of Arabic Maisa and a contraction of Maria and Luísa.
Maisara m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ميسرة (see Maysara).
Maisarah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian feminine variant of Maysara.
Maisaroh f Indonesian
Indonesian feminine variant of Maysara.
Maisen f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Majsan.
Maisima f Aragonese
Variant of Masima.
Maisimino m Asturian
Asturian form of Maximinus.
Máisimo m Asturian
Asturian form of Maximus.
Maisimo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Maximus.
Maiso f Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Maisa (also Georgian).
Maísól f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 or Maja 1 and sól "sun".
Maisól f Faroese
Faroese form of Maísól.
Maisonas m Greek (Modern)
Greek form of Mason based on the spelling of Iasonas and Aisonas.
Maisry f Literature
Possible variant of Marsaili or Maisie. It is the name of the heroine in Child Ballad 65, though some variations of the ballad name her Margery or Marjorie... [more]
Maissemin m Provençal
Provençal form of Maximinus.
Maissenç m Provençal
Maixent form of Maxence.
Maissenci m Provençal
Provençal form of Maxence.
Maissimilian m Occitan
Occitan form of Maximilian.
Maisyarah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Maysara.
Maisyaroh f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Maysara.
Mait f Swedish
Swedish dialectal (Dalecarlian) variant of Marit.
Mait m Estonian
Originally a short form of Mattias and Matteus, now used as a given name in its own right.
Maita f Shona
A Shona (Zimbabwean) name that implies gratitude for something that has been done well. It may be spelt as Mayita or Mazvita depending on the area of origin of the speaker.... [more]
Maita f Filipino
Short form of Margarita.
Maital f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Meital.
Maitane f Basque
Variant of Maite, composed of Basque maitea meaning "beloved, darling" and the modern feminine suffix -ne.
Maitasuna f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Sometimes considered a variant of Maite 2, this name is actually directly taken from Basque maitasun "love; lovability".
Maitea f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maite 2. The name coincides with Basque maitea meaning "beloved, darling".
Maiteder f Basque
Created by Erramun Olabide as a combination of Maite 2 and the Basque word eder "beautiful".
Maïtena f Basque (Gallicized), French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Maitena. This is the name of the titular character in the award-winning 1927 French novel written by Bernard Nabonne.
Maitena f Basque, Spanish (Latin American), Theatre
Maitena is the title of a Basque-language opera written and composed by Étienne Decrept and Charles Colin.
Maitetxu f Basque
Diminutive of Maite 2.
Maitham m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ميثم (see Maytham).
Maitimo m Literature
Means "well-shaped one" in Quenya. In Tolkien's 'Legendarium' this was the mother-name of Maedhros.
Maitlin f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Maitland in the style of Caitlin.
Maito m Japanese
This name combines 舞 (bu, mai, ma.u, -ma.u) meaning "circle, dance, flit, wheel" with 人 (jin, nin, -to, hito, -ri) meaning "person" or 斗 (to, tou) meaning "Big Dipper."... [more]
Maitree m & f Thai, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada
Alternate transcription of Thai ไมตรี, Gujarati મૈત્રી, Marathi मैत्री or Kannada ಮೈತ್ರಿ (see Maitri).
Maitreya m Buddhism
Means "friendly, benevolent" in Sanskrit, ultimately derived from मित्र (mitra) meaning "friend". In Buddhist tradition this is the name of a bodhisattva who will succeed Siddhartha Gautama and become the next Buddha... [more]
Maitreyi f Sanskrit, Indian (Rare)
Allegedly means "friendly one", this was the name of a late Vedic Indian philosopher.
Maitu f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and .
Maiu f Estonian
Diminutive of Maia 3.
Maiu m Basque Mythology, Basque (Modern, Rare)
Unknown etymology. This is the name of a god in Basque mythology who is the husband of Mari 3 and lives underground. It is often conflated with Sugaar.
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".
Maïus m French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
A rare Acadian name. Possibly derived from the Latin name for the month of May mensis Maius.
Maivân f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Vân.
Maive f Estonian
Elaboration of Mai 3.
Maive f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Maeve. A notable bearer was Indian-born author Maive Stokes (1866-1961), who was of Irish descent. She is best known for compiling a collection of Indian fairy tales that were told to her by her caretakers.
Maivi f Estonian
Variant of Maive.
Maiwand m Pashto
From the name of the village of Maiwand in Afghanistan, which was the site of a major battle between British and Afghan forces during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
Maixabel f Basque
Basque contraction of María Isabel.
Maixent m French, Provençal
Poitevin and Provençal form of Maxence.
Maiximilián m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Maximilian.
Maiyar m Arabic
Maiyar is an old Arabic MALE name means the person who brings Mera( Meara is an Arbic word means the hoard collected from rich and given to poor people. In early days of Islamic states there was a job in the government called ( MAIYAR) and he was responsible to distribute Aids and hoards to poor people... [more]
Maizatul f Malay
From the first part of Arabic phrases beginning with ميزة ال (maizah al) meaning "feature of the", "quality of the".
Maize f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the alternative name of the cereal grain of the species Zea mays, known primarily as "corn" in North America and many other English-speaking countries. The English word is ultimately derived from Taíno (Arawakan) mahiz... [more]
Maizie f English
Variant of Maisie.
Maizy f Scottish
The name Maizy is Scottish and means pearl. But Maizy is just a different spelling of Maisie.
Maja f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Mary.
Majalene f Filipino (Rare)
Combination of Maja and Lene.
Majandra f Spanish (Latin American)
Contraction of María and Alejandra. A known bearer is Venezuelan-American actress María Alejandra "Majandra" Delfino (1981-), known for starring on the television series 'Roswell' (1999-2002).
Majani f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "leaves (of a plant)".
Majaris f Romani (Caló)
Means "saints" in Caló, plural of majari.
Majaya m Shona
Given to the last male born of the the family born in the same year. If families have male children in a given year the last to be born normally carries the name. The year of boys.
Majbritt f Danish, Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and Britt. This is a recently coined name, first documented in Sweden in 1893 (in the form Maj-Britt).
Majcher m Polish (Archaic)
Archaic Polish form of Melchior.
Majcia f Polish
Diminutive of Maja 1
Majd ad-Din m Arabic
Means "glory of the religion" from Arabic مجد (majd) meaning "glory, magnificence, splendour, honour" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Majd al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic مجد الدين (see Majd ad-Din).
Majdica f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Majda, used as a given name in its own right.
Majdka f Slovene
Diminutive of Majda.
Majeczka f Polish
Diminutive of Maja 1.
Majeedah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ماجدة (see Madija).
Majekodunmi m & f Yoruba
Means "do not let it be a thing of pain" in Yoruba.
Majencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Maxentius.
Majer m Polish (Rare), Jewish
Polish form of Meir.
Majestic m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word, majestic, meaning "Having qualities of splendor or royalty."... [more]
Majestica f Obscure
Extremely rare name, most likely intended to be an elaboration of the English word majestic.
Majfrid f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and fríðr "beautiful".
Majgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Majgerd.
Majgerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and garðr "enclosure, protection".
Majgret f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maja and Greta.
Majgull f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and Gull. The second element could be also influenced by the Scandinavian word gull meaning "gold" or also a contraction of gullig, a Swedish word meaning "sweetie; cute".... [more]
Majgun f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and Gun.
Majīda f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Majid. It is not to be confused with Mājida, although the two names are closely related etymologically.
Majidah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Majīda as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.
Majidreza m Iranian
Combination of Majid and Reza.
Májinka f Czech
Diminutive of Mariana, not used as a given name in its own right.
Majk m Albanian
Short form of Majkëll, making it the Albanian form of Mike.
Majka f Czech, Slovak, Sorbian, Kashubian, Polish
Czech, Slovak, Sorbian and Kashubian diminutive of Maja 2 and Polish diminutive of Maja 1.
Majkel m Polish (Modern, Rare)
Polish phonetic spelling of Michael.
Majkëll m Albanian
Albanian form of Michael.
Majkl m Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Czech (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Michael, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Majlene f Swedish
Variant of Majlena.
Majli f Swedish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Possibly a diminutive of Maja or a variant of the Estonian names Maili and Maila.
Majlill f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maja and Swedish lilla "little".
Majlind m Albanian
Masculine form of Majlinda.
Majlis f Swedish, Finnish, Danish (Rare)
Combination of Maj, which is either a diminutive of Maja or taken directly from maj the Swedish name for the month of May, and Lis.
Majne f Swedish
Variant of Maine or Majny.
Majnhard m Slovene
Slovene form of the German name Meinhard. ... [more]
Majnor f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and Old Norse norðr "north", or the suffix -nor from Ellinor.
Majo f Spanish
Short form of María José.
Majol m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Mayeul.
Majolenka f Czech
Diminutive of Magdaléna.
Majolus m History
Latinized form of Mayeul.... [more]
Majoré m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Fausto.
Majorian m English, German, Polish, History
English, German and Polish form of Majorianus. This name was borne by a Western Roman Emperor from the 5th century AD.
Majoriano m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Majorian.
Majorianus m Late Roman
Variant spelling of the Roman cognomen Maiorianus, which is ultimately derived from the Latin word maior meaning "greater, larger".
Majoricus m Germanic (Latinized), Late Roman, Gothic (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Either a Latinized form of the Old High German name "Magnaric," composed of two elements: "megin" (ability, power, might, main) plus "rih" (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich)... [more]
Majorijan m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Majorian.
Majoró m Romani (Caló)
Means "fair, blessed" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Justo.
Majrid f Swedish
Variant of Majfrid.
Majsa f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Maja 2 (compare Majsan).
Majsan f Swedish
Diminutive of Maja 2 or any other name starting with maj ”May”.
Majse f Danish
Diminutive of Maja 2 (compare Majsan).
Majsiej m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Moses. A notable bearer of this name was the Belarusian poet Majsiej Tejf (1904-1966).
Majt f Swedish
Variant of Mait.
Maju f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria Júlia.
Majus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian masculine form of Maja 1 or Maja 2.
Majusi f Indonesian
From Arabic مَجُوسِيّ‎ (majūsiyy) meaning “of or related to Zoroastrians”, which is in turn derived from مَجُوس‎ (majūs) meaning “Magians, Zoroastrians”. Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi was a Persian physician and psychologist from the Islamic Golden Age.
Majvi f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and the Old Norse name element "devoted, dedicated".
Māka m Maori
Maori form of Mark.
Maka f Georgian
Short form of feminine Georgian names that start with Ma-, such as Makrine, Margalita and Mariam.... [more]
Maka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Mack 1.