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Madinia f English (Rare, Archaic)Meaning uncertain. Dr John Dee gave it to his daughter in 1590, allegedly naming her for one of the Enochian angels ("the spiritual creature who on 28 May 1583 appeared to Dee and Sir Edward Kelley and entered into a mysterious conversation with them", according to Méric Casaubon in his 'True & Faithful Relation…' (1659)).... [
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Maganda f Philippine MythologyMeans "beautiful" in Tagalog. In Philippine mythology, she and
Malakas were the first humans. They were said to have sprung from a large bamboo tree pecked by a sarimanok (mythical bird) known as Magaulancealabarca.
Magner m Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
megin, magan "strength, might, power" and
heri "host, army".
Magog m Biblical, MuslimThe name Magog is obscure, but may come from the Assyrian
mat-Gugu, "Land of
Gyges", i.e., Lydia. Alternatively, Gog may be derived from Magog rather than the other way round, and "Magog" may be code for Babylon.
Mahazioth m BiblicalMeaning "visions," a Kohathite Levite, chief of the twenty-third course of musicians I Chronicles 25:4,I Chronicles 25:30
Māhealani f HawaiianMeans "heavenly haze" from Hawaiian
māhea "haze" and
lani "sky, heaven". This was the name of the night of the full moon in the ancient Hawaiian calendar.
Mahershalalhashbaz m Biblical, English (Puritan)From the Hebrew name מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז
(Maher-shalal-hash-baz) which is variously interpreted as meaning "quick to plunder and swift to spoil" or "he has made haste to the plunder!" It is a prophetic name or title which occurs in Isaiah 8:1 in the Old Testament and is a reference to the impending plunder of Samaria and Damascus by the king of Assyria.... [
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Mahikan m CreeMeans "wolf" in Cree, from the Cree
mahihkan "wolf; grey wolf; timber wolf".
Mahogany f EnglishFrom the English word
mahogany, a tropical tree of the genus Swietenia, valued for their hard, reddish-brown wood; or after the color of the wood. Ultimately from Spanish
mahogani, perhaps of Mayan origin.
Mahol m BiblicalMeaning "dance," the father of four sons 1st Kings 4:31 who were inferior in wisdom only to
Solomon.
Maine m EnglishThere 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... [
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Maissa f ProvençalDerived from Latin
maxilla meaning "jaw". The initial Latin word underwent several changes (
illa was removed leaving just
max, the vowel
a became
ai, and finally, the
x became
ssa).
Maiya f JapaneseFrom 舞 (mai) "circle, wheel" and 弥 (ya) "increasingly"
Maka f Sioux, New World MythologyMeans "earth, ground, soil" in Lakota. In Oglala Lakota (Sioux) mythology, Makȟá (less correctly spelled Maka) was created by Íŋyaŋ ("stone"), then given the spirit Makȟá-akáŋl ("earth goddess").
Makawee f SiouxDerived from a Sioux word meaning "generous".
Makdébki m AlgonquianMeans "black partridge" in the Potawatomi language. This was the name of a chief of the Illinois River.
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.
Makkapitew m AlgonquinMeans "he has large teeth" in Algonquin, from Algonquin
mamàngàbide "to have large teeth".
Makoyepuk m SiksikaMeans "wolf child" in the Kainai (Blood) dialect of Blackfoot, from Blackfoot
mahkúyiwa "wolf" and
poka "child".
Makya f & m HopiMeans "hunting eagle" in Hopi.
Malala f PashtoVariant of
Malalai. A notable bearer is Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize recipient Malala Yousafzai (1997-).
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.
Malibu f English (Modern, Rare)From the name of a beach city in California, which is derived from Ventureño Chumash
Humaliwo meaning "the surf sounds loudly".
Malila f MiwokMeans "salmon going fast up a rippling stream" in the Miwok language
Malina f Inuit Mythology, GreenlandicIn Inuit mythology, Malina is the name of a solar goddess. She is constantly fleeing from her brother, the moon god
Igaluk (Inuit) or
Anningan (Grenlandic), and their eternal chase explains the movement of the sun and moon through the sky.
Mallothi m BiblicalMeaning "My fullness," a Kohathite Levite, one of the sons of
Heman the Levite (I Chronicles 25:4), and chief of the nineteenth division of the temple musicians I Chronicles 25:26
Maluli f SpanishDiminutive of
María Luisa. This was used by Fernando Fernán Gómez for a character in his play
Bicycles Are for the Summer (1977; original Spanish title
Las bicicletas son para el verano).
Manchaary m YakutFrom the name of Vasiliy Manchaary (or simply Manchaary), a Yakut national hero.
Mandaliet f Popular CultureThe expression 'manda liet' appears to be a combination of the imperative of the Latin 'mando' and the middle high German 'liet.' This can be translated as "joyful song" or "dance-song."... [
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Manhattan m ObscureIn reference to the New York City borough of Manhattan, which derives from the word
Manna-hata, as written in the 1609 logbook of Robert Juet, an officer on Henry Hudson's yacht Halve Maen (Half Moon)... [
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Mania f Etruscan Mythology, Roman MythologyIn Roman and Etruscan mythology, Mania was a goddess of the dead. She, along with
Mantus, ruled the underworld. She was said to be the mother of ghosts, the undead, and other spirits of the night, as well as the Lares and the Manes... [
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Manuchehr m Old Persian, PersianMeaning heaven's face. It consists of two parts
Manu (Manou) which means heaven in old Persian language and
Chehr which means face.
Maori m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 男 (o) meaning "male" and 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations can perform this name.
Marah f English (Rare)Variant of
Mara 1, in reference to one of the locations which the Torah identifies as having been travelled through by the Israelites during the Exodus.
Marana f History (Ecclesiastical)Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 5th-century Christian saint, a hermit from Beroea in Syria who was martyred with her companion
Cyra.
Mariajo f SpanishShort form of
María José, or sometimes
María Josefa. Known bearers include Spanish soccer player María José 'Mariajo' Pons (1984-) and Colombian golfer María José 'Mariajo' Uribe (1990-).
Marigo f Greek, AlbanianDiminutive of
Maria or
Margarita. This was borne by 19th-century Greek actress Marigo Alkaiou (1790-1865) and 19th-century Greek revolutionary Marigo Zarafopoula... [
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Marigot f English (Rare)Origins in a West African language, meaning "creek" in reference to a side stream or tributary rivulet. This word was brought to the Caribbean and is currently used as names for multiple (six) French-Caribbean populated locations, and thus may be used as a word or location name.
Marinha f PortuguesePortuguese medieval form of
Marina, the name of a 2nd century saint. In moderate use as a given name until the 19th century.... [
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Maripaz f SpanishContraction of
María and
Paz 1, taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary
María de la Paz meaning "Mary of the Peace".
Marisabel f SpanishA blend of the names
Maria and
Isabel. A known bearer of this name is Marisabel Rodríguez de Chávez (b. 1964), ex-wife of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez (b... [
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Markolf m German (Rare)German form of
Marculf. A known bearer of this name is the German biophysicist and author Markolf Niemz (b. 1964).
Marlitt f German (Rare)This was assumed as a surname by the 19th-century German writer Eugenie John, who used the pen name E. Marlitt. She may have invented it, perhaps basing it on
Marlene or
Marlies.... [
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Maron m History (Ecclesiastical)Maron was a 4th-century Syriac Christian hermit monk in the Taurus Mountains whose followers, after his death, founded a religious Christian movement that became known as the Syriac Maronite Church, in full communion with the Holy See and the Catholic Church... [
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Marpessa f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek μάρπτω
(márptô) "to take hold of, to seize, to catch" (cf.
Marpesia), with the alleged meaning "the robbed one". In Homer's 'Iliad' this name belonged to the wife of the hero
Idas... [
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Marston m EnglishThe meaning of the name Marston is From The Marsh Town
Mart f & m Mongolian, RussianMeans "March (month)" in Russian. This is primarily a feminine name in Mongolia, and a masculine name in Russia.
Marvelous f ObscureMeaning, "causing great wonder; extraordinary" or "extremely good or pleasing; splendid."