This is a list of submitted names in which the description contains the keywords god or of or mercy.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Makaidos m LiteratureMakaidos is the name of the king of dragons in Bryan Davis' book series
Oracles of Fire.
Makana m KongoThe first given name of the German football player Makana Baku.
Makanaka f ShonaMakanaka means "You are good". #This name is usually given in praise of God".
Makanaokeakua m HawaiianMakanaokeakua is of Hawaiian origin and it is also used mainly in the Hawaiian language. The name's meaning is 'god's gift'.
Makaria f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek
Μακαρία "bliss", this was the name of a minor Greek goddess and the personification of a blessed death. She was the daughter of
Hades and
Persephone.
Makata f ManchuOf uncertain etymology, this was the personal name of Princess Wenzhuang, who was a daughter of
Hong Taiji.
Makataimeshekiakiak m AlgonquianName means Black Hawk. This was the name of a Sauk leader who lived from 1767 to 1838 in the Midwestern United States.
Makato f Japanese (Rare)This name technically has no meaning since it is usually written in kana, but it could be spelled with 萬 (
ma) meaning "ten thousand", 蘭 (
ka) meaning "orchid", and 戸 (
to) meaning "door"... [
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Makdébki m AlgonquianMeans "black partridge" in the Potawatomi language. This was the name of a chief of the Illinois River.
Makeba f African American, CaribbeanMeaning unknown, possibly a transferred usage of the African surname
Makeba in honor of the South African singer Miriam "Mama Africa" Makeba (1932-2008).
Makedon m Greek MythologyRelated to Greek μακεδνός
(makednos) meaning "tall, slim". This was the name of the legendary eponymous ancestor of the ancient Macedonians.
Makemake m Polynesian MythologyFrom the Rapa Nui mythology of Easter Island, was the creater of humanity and the god of fertility. A notable use of the name is for the fourth dwarf planet from the Sun and the third dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt.
Makepeace m & f English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Makepeace. A famous bearer is William Makepeace Thakeray, English novelist and author of Vanity Fair.
Makhach m Avar (Russified)Means "our hajj", derived from Persian ما
(ma) meaning "we, our" combined with Arabic حج
(hajj) meaning "hajj, pilgrimage". This was the nickame of Dagestani revolutionary Magomed-Ali Dakhadaev (1882-1918), the namesake of the city of
Makhachkala.
Makhansingh m IndianA known bearer of this name is the Indian politician Makhansingh Solanki (b. 1952).
Makida f AfricanIn Ethiopia, Makida was another name for the Queen of Sheba.
Makiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (
ma) meaning "real, sincere, true, genuine" combined with 希 (
ki) meaning "hope" and 子 (
ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji.
Makini m & f SwahiliMeans "of good character" or "strength of character" in Swahili.
Makinti f Indigenous Australian, PintupiOf Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Makinti Napanangka (c. 1930-2011), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
Makkenyū m Japanese (Modern, Rare)This name is used as 真剣佑 with 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto, ma') meaning "real, true," 剣 (ken, tsurugi) meaning "blade, sabre, sword" and 佑 (u, yuu, tasu.keru, suke) meaning "assist, help, save."... [
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Maklen m SerbianThe Serbian name of the Acer monspessulanum, the Montpellier maple, a species of maple native to the Mediterranean region from Morocco and Portugal in the west, to Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel in the east, and north to the Jura Mountains in France and the Eifel in Germany.
Makoko f JapaneseMako mean truth of child ma means truth Ko means child Both ko means child
Makoyepuk m SiksikaMeans "wolf child" in the Kainai (Blood) dialect of Blackfoot, from Blackfoot
mahkúyiwa "wolf" and
poka "child".
Maksharip m IngushFrom Arabic مكة
(Makka) referring to the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia combined with شريف
(sharif) meaning "eminent, virtuous".
Makunaima m New World MythologyIn the Akawaio culture, Makunaima is a folk hero and the tribe’s deity of creation. In the Macushi culture however, he is Inshikirung’s troublemaking brother.
Mal m Ukrainian, Medieval UkrainianDerived from contracted form adjective mal (мал), which means "little, small". It could have been as well used as a diminutive of a dithematic name, such as
Małomir... [
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Malachite m & f English (Rare)From the name of the mineral. The stone's name derives from Greek
μαλαχίτης (λίθος) (malachíti̱s (líthos)) meaning "mallow stone," which is, ultimately, from Ancient Greek
μαλαχή (malakhḗ) meaning "mallow." The mineral was given this name due to its resemblance to the leaves of the Mallow plant.... [
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Malador m Arthurian CycleCo-leader, with Gamor, of an army of Saracens who fought Ambrosius and Uther Pendragon at Bristol.
Malagrin m Arthurian CycleA knight slain by Alexander the Orphan (Alisander le Orphelin) at the behest of a maiden whom Malagrin had harassed.
Malaguin m Arthurian CycleThe proper name given to the King with a Hundred Knights in the early prose Lancelot tales. The King is given other names in other sources, and in Lancelot of the Laik, Malaguin and the King with a Hundred Knights are separate characters, although both are kings in Galehaut’s service... [
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Malala f PashtoVariant of
Malalai. A notable bearer is Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize recipient Malala Yousafzai (1997-).
Malama f HawaiianDerived from the Hawaiian word mālama meaning: "moon" or "to care for." Also could be a shortened version of the name
Hanaiakamalama.
Malanka f UkrainianUkrainian folk form of
Melanie. Malanka or Generous Eve is also a folk holiday celebrated on 13 January, which is St. Melania's day.
Malaric m Germanic, HistoryDerived from Gothic
malvjan "to crush, to grind" combined with
rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic
rîg or
rix and Gothic
reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." This name might also be a short form (with reduction of the 'a') of
Amalaric, but it can also be a form of
Madalric and
Mahalric... [
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Malatesta m Medieval ItalianMeans "bad head" in Italian, as it is derived from Italian
mala meaning "bad" combined with Italian
testa meaning "head".... [
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Malcheus m Arthurian CycleA duke of Manaheim and one of four brothers saved by Erec from seven robbers in "Erex Saga".
Malchiel m Biblical, HebrewMeans "my king is God" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew
malákh "to rule" combined with
el "God". In other words, this name is a cognate of
Elimelech... [
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Malchiram m BiblicalMeans "exalted king, the king is exalted, my king is high, king of a high one" derived from the elements מֶלֶכְ (
meleḵ) meaning "king" and רוּם (
rum) meaning "to exalt".
Malchi-shua m BiblicalMeaning "King of help," one of the four sons of
Saul I Chronicles 8:33. He perished along with his father in the battle of Gilboa Sa1. 31:2.
Malchishua m BiblicalMeans "King of help, King of salvation" derived from the Hebrew elements מֶלֶכְ (
meleḵ) meaning "king" and and יָשַׁע (
yasha) meaning "to save".
Malchus m BiblicalMeans "my king" in Hebrew, from the root
melek, meaning "king". According to the Gospel of John in the New Testament, this was the name of a servant of
Caiaphas who participated in the arrest of Jesus at Gethsemane... [
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Maldea f Medieval BasqueMedieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was first recorded in the area around Álava in the 11th century.
Maldis f Norwegian (Archaic)Combination of the Old Norse element
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" and the name element
mal- which is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Norse
mál "speach; language", a variant of the Old Norse name element
malm-, itself derived from Old Norse
malmr "ore", as well as a derivation from any name beginning with the elements
Mal- or
Mál- or
Mål-.... [
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Maldred m Anglo-SaxonDerived from Old English elements
milde "gentle" and
ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom". Maldred, son of Crínán of Dunkeld, is a known bearer of this name.
Malegar m Arthurian CycleMalegar leads the attack on the House of Temperance in Book 2, Canto 11 of "The Faerie Queene". He represents mortal pain, sickness, and death. Arthur defeats him by taking him away from his mother earth.
Malekith m Popular CultureThe Marvel comics Malekith first appeared in June 1984 in Thor #344. The Warhammer version was first mentioned in the 1992 High Elf book. The name itself could have been independently created, being a combination of the Latin male- ("evil") and kith ("friends, acquaintances, and relations").
Malengin m Arthurian CycleMalengin is a shapeshifting thief who lives in a cave in Book 5, Canto 9 of "The Faerie Queene". Talus and Artegall kill him.
Malenthe f Dutch (Rare)Meaning unknown. It might possibly be a completely invented name, or a combination of any name starting with
Ma- with
Lenthe.... [
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