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Melias m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Son of the King of Denmark, Melias entered the Grail Quest as squire to King Bagdemagus, but left him at the White Abbey and went with Galahad instead.

Méliau m Medieval French
From the Latin miles, meaning "soldier". This was the name of a Breton saint, known for sharing his cloak with a beggar, who was beheaded in the mid-6th century AD.

Melibea f Spanish (Rare), Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Literature
Spanish form of Meliboea. This is the name of the female protagonist in the Spanish novel La Celestina (1499).

Melibee m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Melibee is a shepherd in Book 6 of "The Faerie Queene" who rejected courtly life for farm life. He raised Pastorella after finding her as a baby. He is killed by the Brigands.

Meliboea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from Greek μελι (meli) meaning "honey" and βοάω (boaô) "to shout, to proclaim" (when used of the wind, "to roar" and "to howl"; cf... [more]

Melica f Hebrew
From the Hebrew name מִלְכָּה (Milkah), derived from מַלְכָּה (malkah) meaning "queen". This name appears in the Old Testament belonging to both the wife of Nahor and the daughter of Zelophehad.Variant of the name Milcah.

Melicertes m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Uncertain etymology. This was the original name of the sea god Palaemon, son of Ino and Athamas.

Melichar m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Melchior.

Melicia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melissia.

Melidor f Arthurian Cycle
The daughter of Earl Sere, a nobleman who went to war with Arthur’s Sir Degrevant.... [more]

Mélie f Jèrriais, French (Archaic), Literature
Jèrriais form of French Amélie as well as the local French vernacular form of Amélie found in the Poitou-Charentes region up until the 19th century... [more]

Mêlie f Norman, French
Diminutive of Emélie.

Melie f Crimean Tatar
Of unknown meaning, most likely derived from an Arabic name.

Melie f Arthurian Cycle
Sister of Sir Meliant of Meliadel and whose sweetheart, Menelais, was slain by the evil Brian de la Gastine.... [more]

Meligor m Arthurian Cycle
A knight in the service of Lord Golagros, Arthur’s opponent in the Middle Scots tale of Golagros and Gawain.

Melijs m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch short form of Aemilius (see Emil; compare Melis).

Melik m Armenian
Armenian form of Malik 1.

Mélika f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Melika influenced by French orthography (chiefly Tunisian).

Melika f Persian, Bosnian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Malika.

Melikertész m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Melicertes.

Melilot f Literature
Melilot Brandybuck was a hobbit in 'The Lord of the Rings' by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is a botanical name, like many female hobbit names.

Melin m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Corruption of Merin.

Melina f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard truncated form of Amelina.

Melina f Lengadocian, Gascon
Allegeldy a Languedocian and Gascon contraction of Melània.

Melina f Asturian
Diminutive of Amelia.

Melinaka f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Melinda.

Mélinda f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Melinda.

Meline f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μῆλον (melon) meaning "apple" or "quince". This was the name of a princess in Greek mythology, a daughter of Thespius and Megamede... [more]

Meline f Armenian
Armenian form of Melina.

Meline f Haitian Creole
Haitian form of Melina.

Melinita f Tongan
Tongan equivalent of Miranda.

Melino m Filipino (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Masculine form of Melina

Melìo f Provençal
Diminutive of Emilìo.

Meliodas m Arthurian Cycle, Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. This is the name of Tristan's father in medieval French literature. It was reused for the main protagonist in the manga The Seven Deadly Sins (first published in 2012).

Meliogras m Arthurian Cycle
Meliogras is a king of Cornwall and Tristram's father.

Melion m Arthurian Cycle
A British knight in a French lai, who possessed an enchanted ring. This ring enabled him to change into a werewolf and back again. His wife stole the ring when he was in lupine form, trapping him there until her treason was detected.... [more]

Melior f Medieval English (Rare)
Older form of Meliora, thought to come from Latin melior "better". Melior occurs as both family name and given name in Christian inscriptions of the Roman Empire... [more]

Melióra f Hungarian (Rare)
Cognate of Meliora.

Melis m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Aemilius (see Emil).

Melisanda f Obscure
Variant of Mélisande.

Melisandra f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Combination of Melisa and Sandra, possibly influenced by names such as Mélisande and Lisandra.

Melisandre f Literature, Popular Culture
The name of a witch, known as the Red Priestess, in George R. R. Martin's book series "A Song of Ice and Fire." He likely based her name off the French name Mélisande.

Melise f French (Modern)
Gallicized form of Turkish Melis.

Melisenda f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Mélisande.

Melisent f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Millicent.

Melisentia f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melicent (compare Melisende).

Meliseo m Spanish
Spanish form of Melisseus.

Melisita f Spanish
Diminutive of Melisa.

Meliso m Spanish
Spanish form of Melissos via its latinized form Melissus.

Mélissandre f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mélisande, possibly influenced by Mélissa and Sandra... [more]

Melissanthe f Greek (Rare)
Composed of Greek μελισσα (melissa) "honeybee" and ανθος (anthos) "flower". It is used as a Graecized form of Mélisande (e.g., the 12th-century queen Melisende of Jerusalem is known as Melissanthe in Greek)... [more]

Mélisse f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mélissa.

Mélissé m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Melisseus.

Melisse f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Melisseo m Italian
Italian form of Melisseus.

Melisseu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melisseus.

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]

Melissia f English (American)
Elaboration of Melissa. Melissia is a community in Greece, northeast of Athens.

Melissie f English (American)
Variant or diminutive of Melissa.

Melissity f English
Combination of Felicity and Melissa.

Melisso m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Melissos via its latinized form Melissus.

Melissus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melissos. A known bearer of this name was Melissus of Samos, an ancient Greek philosopher from the 5th century BC.

Melita f Portuguese
Diminutive of Amélia.

Melita f Latvian, Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), Croatian, Slovene, Polish, Estonian, Albanian
Albanian, Latvian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Polish and Estonian form of Melitta.

Melitão m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Portuguese form of Meliton.

Mélite f Theatre
French form of Melite. Mélite, ou les fausses lettres (1625) is a comedy by Pierre Corneille.

Melitina f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Estonian (Archaic), Russian (Archaic)
Variant of Melitini.

Mélitine f French (Rare), French (Swiss, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Melitini. While the name is archaic in Switzerland and Canada, it was revived in France in the early 1990s.

Melitine f History (Ecclesiastical), Louisiana Creole (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Melitini and cognate of Mélitine.

Melitini f History (Ecclesiastical)
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Greek μέλι (meli) "honey" and a feminine form of Meletios. Saint Melitini was a martyr blessed with the gift of wonderworking who lived in the city of Marcianopolis in Thrace during the rule of the emperor Antoninus Pius ((138-161).

Melito m Spanish (Archaic), Catalan (Archaic)
Variant of Melitón.

Melito m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Meliton. Used by a famous second century bishop who listed a canon of the Old Testament.

Melito m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish Portuguese and Galician form of Mellitus.

Méliton m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Meliton.

Melitón m Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Meliton. A known bearer of this name was the Peruvian naval commander and government official Melitón Carvajal (1847-1935).

Melitona f Georgian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Meliton (Georgian) and Melitón (Spanish).

Melitonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Meliton.

Melitone m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Meliton.

Melitoni m Georgian (Rare)
Form of Meliton with the Georgian nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.

Mélitta f French (Rare)
French form of Melitta.

Mélitte f Louisiana Creole
Most likely a Creole form of Melitta, this was also used as a diminutive and pet form of Émelia, Émelise and similar names.

Melius m Swedish
Short form of Emelius.

Melive f Polynesian
Variant of Meli, meaning "sweet".

Meliye f Walloon
Short form of both Melaniye and Ameliye.

Meliz f Greek (Cypriot), Turkish (Hellenized)
Possibly a Hellenized form of the Turkish name Melis. A known bearer is Turkish Cypriot sprinter Meliz Redif (1989-).

Melizand f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Mélisande.

Melizanda f Polish
Polish form of Mélisande.

Melizza f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Melissa.

Meljean f American (Modern, Rare), Filipino
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Meljo m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Miljo.

Melka f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Malka (compare Melcha).

Melkert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Melchior.

Melkhisedek m Biblical Russian, Biblical Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Melchizedek.... [more]

Melkias m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Malchiah.

Melkin m Arthurian Cycle
John of Glastonbury mentions a vaticinator (one who foresees the future), who lived before Myrddin (Merlin) and uttered a prophecy about Glastonbury, couched in obscure Latin, which is difficult to interpret... [more]

Melkior m Croatian
Croatian form of Melchior.

Melkiorre m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Melchior.

Melkir m Faroese
Faroese form of Melker.

Melkisédek m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Melchizedek.

Melkisedek m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Melchizedek.

Melkjor m Maltese (Rare)
Maltese form of Melchior.

Melkor m Literature
Means "he who rises in might" in Quenya. In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, this was an earlier name of Morgoth; his original name in Valarin was not recorded.

Melkorka f Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse form of an unknown Irish name, probably from Máel Curcaig - Old Irish máel = "devotee", "servant", curracag = "hood", "woman's cap".

Mella f Estonian
Variant of Melli.

Mella f Irish (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare), History
Anglicized form of the traditional Irish name Mealla which itself is derived from Old Irish mell "mild; pleasant".... [more]

Mellangel f & m Welsh
Variant or misspelling of Melangell.

Mellanie f English (American, Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Mellany f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Mellet m Sami
Sami name of unknown origin and meaning, maybe related to Mielat?

Melli f German (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Melanie, Amelie, Melissa and other names containing mel.... [more]

Melliar f Cornish (Archaic)
Likely a variant of Melyor.

Mellie f & m English
Diminutive of names like Melissa, Melinda, Permelia and Melanie.

Mellieha f English (British, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the place name Mellieħa.

Mellina f French (Modern)
Variant of Mélina.

Mellisa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Mellisant f English (Rare)
Variant of Millicent perhaps influenced by Melissa

Mellissa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Mellit m History (Ecclesiastical)
Polish and French form of Mellitus.

Mellito m Italian
Italian form of Mellitus.

Mello m Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Meljo.

Mellodi f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melody.

Mellody f & m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mellody or variation of Melody.

Mellona f Roman Mythology, English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Latin mel meaning "honey". In Roman mythology Mellona was a goddess associated with the supply of honey.

Mellonia f Roman Mythology
Variant of Mellona.

Melly f English, Indonesian
Diminutive of Melisa and other names beginning with Mel.

Mellyora f Literature, Cornish (?)
Variant of Meliora used in Victoria Holt's novel The Legend of the Seventh Virgin (1964), a historical romance set in Cornwall.

Melo m & f Georgian
For men, this name is usually a short form of Meliton and sometimes also of Mevlud.... [more]

Meloar m Breton
Variant of Melar.

Melodee f English
Variant of Melody.

Melodey f English (Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Melody. As a girls' name is of Greek origin, and the name Melodey means "music, song". Melodey is a version of Melody (Greek): first used in the 13th century.

Mélodi f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Melody.

Melodía f Spanish (European)
Means "melody, tune" in Spanish. It can be regarded as the Spanish form of Melody.

Melodie f English
Variant of Melody.

Mélodine f French (Rare)
Elaborated form of Mélodie.

Melodye f English (American)
Variant of Melody.

Méloir m History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
French form of Melar.

Melokia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Melody.

Meloney f English (Rare)
Meloney's origin is Old Greek, and its use is English. Meloney is a spelling variant of the Dutch, English, French, and German Melanie. Meloney is uncommon as a baby name for girls... [more]

Mélonie f Norman
Norman form of Melanie.

Melonie f English (Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melony f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melora f English (Rare), Arthurian Cycle
Probably a variant of Meliora. This name was (first?) used in the Arthurian romance The Adventures of Melora and Orlando (1696).

Melorah f English (British)
Variant of Melora.

Melosa f History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of an obscure saint who was martyred in Thessalonica. It coincides with a Spanish word meaning "of honey", which is ultimately (via Late Latin mellosus) from Latin mel meaning "honey; sweetness".

Mélovin m Ukrainian
The stage name of the Ukrainian singer is formed from the English word halloween and the surname of the designer Alexander McQueen.

Melpatrikr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of the Irish name Máel Pátraic, which meant "disciple of Saint Patrick".

Melpomena f Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian
Slavic variant of Melpomene.

Melquíades m Spanish
Spanish form of Melchiades.

Melquiades m Galician
Galician form of Melchiades.

Melquiòr m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Melchior.

Melquior m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melchior.

Melquisedec m Spanish, Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Melchizedek.

Melquisedeque m Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melchizedek.

Mels m Soviet, Russian, Ukrainian
Acronym of the surnames of Маркс (Marks), Энгельс (Engels), Ленин (Lenin) and Сталин (Stalin), which refer to Karl Marx (1818-1883), Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)... [more]

Melschoi m Mongolian, Russian
Name composed of the first letters of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, and Choibalsan.

Melsene f Literature
Probably a simplification of Melusine. Melsene is the love interest of Cornelius Friebott in Hans Grimm's nationalist novel "Volk ohne Raum".

Melsor m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Older form of Melor, a name created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. This form stands for Маркс, Энгельс, Ленин, Сталин, Октябрьская Революция "(Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, October Revolution)"... [more]

Meltger m Romansh
Variant of Melchior, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.

Melton m English
Probably a variant of Milton.

Melubari m Ogoni
It is known among the Ogoni people of Southern Nigeria and it means "who is God?"

Meluca f Galician
Hypocoristic of Amelia.

Meluša f Czech
Diminutive form of Melanie or Melánia.

Melusina f German (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare), Provençal (Rare)
Variant of Melusine. This was the name of Petronilla Melusina von der Schulenburg (1693-1778), an illegitimate daughter of George I of Great Britain.

Mélusine f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Melusine.

Mélusinne f Picard
Picard form of Mélusine.

Melussina f Literature
Apparently a variant of Melusine, used by Danish author Lene Kaaberbøl in her fantasy novel Skammerens Datter (2000; English: The Shamer's Daughter).

Meluza f Folklore, Slavic Mythology
Meluza is a mythical creature in Russian folklore. She was depicted in a Russian lubok of the 17th or 18th century. She is described as half-woman, half-snake, or as the half-woman, half-fish creature... [more]

Meluzina f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Melusine.

Melvade f Crimean Tatar (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.

Melveen f English (Rare)
A combination of Melva and the suffix -een.... [more]

Melven m English (Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

Melvessa f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Melva.

Melvetta f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Melva.

Melvina f English
Feminine form of Melvin.

Melvine f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Melvina.

Melvinia f African American, Romani (Archaic)
Elaborated form of Melvina.

Melvino m African American (Italianized, Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

Melwas m Arthurian Cycle
Possibly means "prince of death" or "princely youth". This is an older form of Maelwys.

Melwin m Swedish
Variant of Melvin.

Melwyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

Melwyn f Cornish (Rare)
Variant of Melwynn.

Mélya f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mélia.

Melya f French (Americanized, Modern)
Americanized form of Mélya.

Mélyna f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Mélina.

Melynda f American (Rare)
Variant of Melinda.

Mélyne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Méline.

Melynie f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Melanie.

Melyor f Cornish (Archaic)
Form of Meliora recorded in the 16th century in St. Breage, Cornwall.

Melzar m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "overseer" or "master of wine."... [more]

Mem f & m English
Short form of various names containing the element -mem-.

Memang f Filipino (Rare)
Diminutive of Guillerma.

Memas m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Gerasimos.

Memberancy f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Remembrance.

Memberensi f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Memberancy.

Membresia f Medieval, Medieval French
Feminine form of Membresius.

Memduh m Turkish
Turkish form of Mamduh.

Meme m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.

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]

Meme f Filipino
Variant of Mimi.

Memed m Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of Ahmad or Muhammad.

Memeng f Filipino
Diminutive of Carmen, Dominga, Nemesia, and other names containing -me- or -mi-.

Memet m Turkish, Uyghur, Crimean Tatar, Albanian
Turkish, Uyghur, Crimean Tatar and Albanian form of Muhammad.

Memet m Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of masculine names containing the sound met (or other similar sounds), such as Muhammad or Ahmad.

Memio m Spanish
Spanish form of Memmius.

Memiş m Turkish
Diminutive of Mehmet.

Memma f Romansh
Diminutive of Domenica, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.

Memmalatel m Jamaican Patois
The given name of the reggae percussionist Mr. Mojo Morgan.

Memmius m Ancient Roman
This is the name of a fourth century saint. His sister, Poma, is also venerated as a saint.

Memnone m Italian
Italian form of Memnon.

Memnune f Turkish
Turkish form of Mamnuna.

Memo m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.

Memo m Turkish
Either a diminutive or short form of Mehmet and Memet.

Memoir m & f English, African American
The word “memoir” itself means memory or remembrance. In the field of literature, a memoir is a collection of the events that happened in the author's life, tied together by a certain theme.

Memoire f & m African American, African
Variant of Memoir.

Memoona f Urdu
Urdu transcription of Maymunah.

Memorie f Obscure
Variant of Memory.

Memos m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Agamemnon.

Mempricius m Celtic Mythology
Latinization of Membyr.

Memucan m Biblical
Memucan was one of the seven vice-regents of the Persian King Ahasuerus(Also know as king Xerxes). Memucan was possibly another name for Haman.

Memukan m Biblical
Variant of Memucan.

Memüre f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Munira.

Memzgun m Nivkh
From Nivkh mem meaning "rainbow"; given to baby boys born during the time of a rainbow.

Men m Romansh
Short form of Dumeni.

Men m Medieval Spanish

Mena f Hinduism
Mena is the daughter of Meru, the wife of Himavat and mother to Parvati, Ganga and Mainaka.

Mena f Italian, Sardinian, Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Filomena and Italian diminutive of names containing the element -mena-, such as Filomena and Domenica.

Mena m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Italian form of Menas.

Mena f Hungarian
Originally the Hungarian form of Meina, this name is now considered a short form of names that end in -mena such as Filoména.

Mena f Irish, English
Common diminutive of Philomena, derived from ancient Greek/Roman sources originally and means 'friend of strength' or 'loved strongly'. Mena is the most common nickname for Philomena and it sometimes used as a forename itself.

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]

Menaechmus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menaichmos. This was the name of a Greek mathematician and philosopher from the 4th century BC.

Menagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun μήνη (mene) meaning "moon". The second element is derived from either the Greek verb ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) meaning "to orate, to speak publicly" or the Greek noun ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market, marketplace".

Menai f Welsh (Rare)
Locational name from the Menai Strait (Afon Menai), a river-like section of sea which separates the island of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) from the Welsh mainland. 'Menai' is probably connected to the name of the island, but the meanings of both are unknown... [more]

Menaichmos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun μεναίχμης (menaichmes) meaning "staunch soldier". It is a compound word, of which the first element is either the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" or the Greek noun μένος (menos) meaning "mind" as well as "spirit" and "power, strength, force"... [more]

Meŋalče f Mari
Derived from the Mari meŋ meaning "birthmark".

Menalcus m Literature
Variant of Menalcas, a Greek name from Latin literature which is used to represent a shepherd or rustic figure. The name appears in Virgil’s “Eclogues” and the “Idylls” of Theocritus and means “strong, firm, resolute”.... [more]

Menancio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Venantius.

Ménandre m History (Gallicized)
French form of Menander.

Menandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Menander.

Ménás m Ancient Greek (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Menas.

Ménas m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Menas.

Menas m Ancient Greek, Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Min, the name of an Egyptian fertility god. Alternatively, it could be derived from the Greek noun μηνάς (menas) meaning "the moon" (see mene).

Menasze m Yiddish (Polonized)
Variant of Menashe.

Menauda f Gascon (Rare)
Feminine form of Menaut.

Menaut m Gascon
Gascon form of Meinhold.

Menaute m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Arabic (Moorish, ?)
Contracted form of Menehaute.

Menax m Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan form of Menashe.

Menchie f Filipino
Most commonly a diminutive of Carmencita. This is also a diminutive of Carmen, Carmelita, and other related names.

Menching f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Carmen.

Menchu f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.

Mençía f Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician variant of Mencía.

Mençia f Medieval Spanish
Variant of Mencia.

Mencía f Spanish, Medieval Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician name of unclear origin, maybe from Basque mendi "mountain". It was born by many noble women in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and revived in the 2000's.

Mencia f Medieval Spanish, Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Gallo-Latin Mincius, which itself may be contracted from Minicius or Minucius, or a variant of Minthius.

Mencio m Aragonese (Rare)
Masculine form of Mencia.

Mencius m History
Anglicized form of the Chinese name 孟子 (Mengzi), from the surname Meng combined with the title 子 (zǐ) meaning "master"... [more]

Mendanbar m Literature
The name of a character in American author Patricia Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles series of young adult fantasy novels.

Mendê f Kurdish
From the Kurdish name for a type of edible grass.

Menderes m Turkish
Turkish version of Meander, ultimately from the river in Turkey with the same name.

Mendert m West Frisian
West Frisian form of Meindert.

Mendi f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Mandy.

Mendia f Basque
Derived from the name of a hermitage in Navarre.

Mendie m Yiddish
A pet form of Mendel

Mendog m Polish
Polish form of Mindaugas.

Mendoza f Popular Culture
The female protagonist of The Company series by Kage Baker. She is probably named after the city in Argentina.

Mendoza m Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname.

Menduri m Romansh
Contraction of Men and Duri.

Mendy f English
Diminutive of Melinda or variant of Mandy.

Mendy m Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Mendel.

Menebue m Ogoni
Means "Paramount Ruler", "Chief of a Community" or simply "A King"

Meneci m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Menoetius.

Menecles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menekles. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 3rd century BC.

Menecrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menekrates. This name was borne by several ancient Greeks, such as the poet Menecrates of Ephesus (3rd century BC).

Menedem m Russian, Catalan
Russian and Catalan form of Menedemos via it's Latinized form Menedemus.

Ménédème m French, History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
French form of Menedemos via it's Latinized form Menedemus.

Menêdemo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Menedemos via it's Latinized form Menedemus.

Menedemo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Menedemos via it's Latinized Menedemus.

Menedemos 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 δημος (demos) meaning "the people"... [more]

Menedemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menedemos. This was the name of a Greek philosopher from the 4th century BC.

Ménée m French
French form of Meneos via it's Latinized form Meneus.

Menegilda f Literature
Short form of Hermenegilda. This name is borne by Menegilda Goold Brandybuck, the paternal grandmother of Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings.

Ménehould f French
Probably a French form of Meinhold. Saint Ménehould is a French saint from the 4th century. She gave her name to the small town of Sainte-Ménehould in the Champagne region.

Meneixildo m Aragonese
Truncated form of Ermeneixildo.

Menekles 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 κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Menekrates 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 κρατος (kratos) meaning "power".

Menelais m Arthurian Cycle
Lord of the Perilous Castle.... [more]

Menelaj m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Menelaus.

Menelao m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Menelaus.

Ménélas m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Menelaus.

Menelau m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Menelaus.

Menelay m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Menelaos (see Menelaus).

Meneldil m Literature
A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name means "lover of the Heavens" in the fictional Quenya language, from menel meaning "the heavens" and -ndil, a suffix meaning "lover, friend".

Menelik m Ge'ez, Amharic
Means "son of the wise man" in Ge'ez and Amharic. According to the legend Menelik was the first emperor of Ethiopia. In the 10th century BC, he is said to have inaugurated the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia, so named because Menelik I is supposed to be the son of the biblical King Solomon of ancient Israel and Makeda, the Ethiopian Queen of Sheba.

Menemachos 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 μαχη (mache) meaning "battle".

Menemachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menemachos. This name was borne by a Greek physician from the 2nd century AD.

Menenia f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Menenio.

Meneo m Catalan, Italian, Spanish
Catalan, Italian, and Spanish form of Meneos via it's Latinized form Meneus.

Menephron m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" (see Menelaus)... [more]

Meneptolemos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective μενεπτόλεμος (meneptolemos) meaning "staunch in battle, steadfast", which consists of the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" combined with the Epic Greek noun πτόλεμος (ptolemos) meaning "war".... [more]

Meneptolemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Meneptolemos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of one of the suitors of Penelope.