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Megistotimos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μεγιστότιμος (megistotimos) meaning "most honoured", which consists of the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos) combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".

Meglena f Bulgarian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a contracted form of Magdalena, a derivation from Slavic megla "mist, fog" and a derivation from an Old Bulgarian меглен "wind".

Mego m Javanese
Javanese form of Mega.

Megu f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (megu) meaning "love, affection" or 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection" combined with 恭 (ku) meaning "respect". Other kanji combinations can be used.... [more]

Meguerditsch m Armenian (Germanized)
Germanised form of Migirdich.

Megumiko f Japanese (Rare)
From Megumi combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Megumu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 仁 (megumu) meaning "benevolence, compassion" or from 愛 (megu) meaning "love, affection" combined with 務 (mu) meaning "duty, task". Other kanji or kanji combinations are possible.

Mehamed m Lezgin
Lezgin form of Muhammad.

Mehamedali m Lezgin
Combination of Mehamed and Ali 1.

Mehana f Hawaiian
Variant of Mahana.

Mehboob m Urdu
Urdu form of Mahbub.

Mehdia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Mahdiyya chiefly used in North Africa.

Mehdy m Arabic (Maghrebi), Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic مهدي (chiefly used in North Africa) or Persian مهدی (see Mehdi).

Mehedi m Bengali (Muslim)
Bengali form of Mahdi.

Mehel m Romansh
Romansh form of Michael.

Meher m & f Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi
Bengali and Urdu form of Mehr.

Mehetabell f English (Puritan)
Variant of Mehitabel.

Mehetebel f Irish
Variant of Mehetabel.

Mehfooz m Urdu
Urdu variant of Mahfuz.

Mehgan f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Mehieddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Mohy al-Din chiefly used in Algeria.

Mëhill m Albanian
Albanian form of Michael.

Mehis m Estonian
Derived from Estonian mehine "manly".

Mehitable f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Mehitabel.

Mehlika f Turkish, Ottoman Turkish
Turkish form of Mahlagha.

Mehmedalija m Bosnian
Combination of Mehmed and Alija.

Mehnaz f Urdu, Bengali
Urdu and Bengali form of Mahnaz.

Mehparə f Azerbaijani
Means "piece of the moon", derived from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part".

Mehran m Persian
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love" or "sun".

Mehrane f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهرانه (see Mehraneh).

Mehraneh f Persian
Feminine form of Mehran.

Mehrangiz f Persian
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love, affection" and انگیز (angiz), the present stem of انگیختن (angikhtan) meaning "to provoke, instigate, stimulate".

Mehrave f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهراوه (see Mehraveh).

Mehraveh f Persian
Means "sun temple" in Persian.

Mehreen f Urdu, Bengali
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship, love, kindness".

Mehregan f & m Persian
From the name of an Iranian festival that honours the Zoroastrian deity Mithra, celebrated each year at the beginning of autumn. The word itself is derived from Persian مهر (mehr) referring to the seventh month of the Persian calendar combined with the suffix گان (gān) indicating relation.

Mehri f Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "love, kindness".

Mehrin f Bengali, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Bengali মেহরীন or Urdu مہرین (see Mehreen).

Mehrnoosh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهرنوش (see Mehrnoush).

Mehrnoush f Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship, love, kindness" and نوش (nūsh) meaning "ambrosia, nectar".

Mehrnush f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهرنوش (see Mehrnoush).

Mehrsa f Persian
Means "like the sun" in Persian, derived from مهر (mehr) meaning "sun".

Mehrshad m Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "friendship, love, kindness" or "sun" and شاد (shād) meaning "happy".

Mehryar m Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship, love, kindness" and یار (yār) meaning "friend, companion".

Mehrzad m & f Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "friendship, love, kindness" or "sun" and زاد (zad) meaning "son of".

Mehtab m & f Urdu
Urdu form of Mahtab.

Mèhu m Provençal
Variant of Marius.

Mehuiael m Biblical
Form of Mehujael used in the Bishops' Bible (1568).

Mehujael m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "smitten by God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Mehujael was the great-grandson of Cain.

Mehvish f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Mehwish.

Mei f & m Indonesian
Means "May (the month)" in Indonesian, typically given to children born in the month of May.

Mei f Alsatian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Marie and Maria.

Meia f Romansh
Diminutive of Mareia.

Meia f Italian
Diminutive of Bartolomea.

Meia f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meja.

Meic m Welsh (Modern)
Welsh adoption of Mike.

Meida f Estonian
Variant of Miida.

Meie m & f West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of given names that contain the Germanic element megin meaning "strength".

Meiev f Alsatian (Archaic)
Alsatian vernacular contraction of Marie - Eva.

Meifang f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful"... [more]

Meifen f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" combined with 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume"... [more]

Meihua f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 華 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]

Meihui f & m Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone" combined with 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 荟 (huì) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant, abundant"... [more]

Meija f Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meja.

Meije f French (Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the place name Meije.

Meijuan f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]

Meika f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Meike.

Meikayla f English (Rare)
Variant of Mikayla. Meikayla Moore (1996-) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League and the New Zealand national team.

Meikel m German (Modern, Rare)
German respelling of Michael to suggest an English pronunciation of the name.

Meiko f Japanese
From 芽 (me) meaning "sprout, bud", 衣 (i) meaning "clothes", and 子 (ko) meaning "child." Other kanji combinations are possible.

Meilani f Indonesian
From the name of the month of May (Mei in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in May.

Meilanie f Indonesian
Variant of Meilani.

Meilany f Indonesian
Variant of Meilani.

Meilė f Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian noun meilė meaning "love, affection".

Meilene f Alsatian (Archaic)
Contraction of Maria Magdalena.

Meili f Estonian
Variant of Meila.

Meili f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely"... [more]

Meiliana f Indonesian
From the name of the month of May (Mei in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in May.

Meiliani f Indonesian
From the name of the month of May (Mei in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in May.

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]

Meilina f Indonesian
From the name of the month of May (Mei in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in May.

Meiling f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 龄 (líng) meaning "age, duration, years", 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade", 伶 (líng) meaning "clever, smart, performer, solitary", or 灵 (líng) meaning “spirit, soul”... [more]

Meilir m Welsh
Variant of Meilyr.

Meiliyana f Indonesian
Variant of Meiliana.

Meiliyani f Indonesian
Variant of Meiliani.

Meilutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of Meilė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė. However, it should be noted that meilutė is also a regular word in the Lithuanian language, with the meaning of "little girl, lassie".

Meilutis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun meilė meaning "love, affection" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix -utis. In other words, you could say that this name is the masculine equivalent of Meilutė... [more]

Meilyr m Welsh, Medieval Welsh
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Welsh Mai "May (the month)" and Llyr and a Welsh form of Magloire.

Meimei f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with itself. Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Meinert m Dutch, Low German, North Frisian
Dutch variant form of Meindert, as well as the Low German and North Frisian form of Meinhard.

Meinfried m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Maganfrid.

Meinhild f German
German form of Maganhild.

Meino m Estonian
Short form of Meinhard.

Meinolf m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Maganulf.

Meinulf m German
German form of Maganulf.

Meinwerk m Medieval German
A dithematic name created from the Germanic name element megin "strength" and the German word Werk "opus, work".... [more]

Meiram m Kazakh
Means "festival, holiday, celebration" in Kazakh.

Meirambek m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Мейрамбек (see Meyrambek).

Meiramgul f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Мейрамгүл (see Meyramgul).

Meirionfa f Welsh
Feminine form of Meirion, the Welsh name of the county of Merioneth. Other feminine forms are Meiriona and Meirionwen.

Meirionwen f Welsh
Combination of Meirion and Welsh gwen "fair; white; blessed".

Meirong f Chinese
From Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 蓉 (róng) meaning "lotus"... [more]

Meirwen f Welsh
Variant of Mairwen.

Meirzhan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Meyirzhan.

Meïs m Alsatian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Jeremias.

Meisam m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian میثم (see Meysam).

Meissemin m Provençal
Provençal form of Maximin.

Meissèns m Provençal
Provençal form of Maxence.

Meiti f Indonesian
From the name of the month of May (Mei in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in May.

Meity f Indonesian
Variant of Meiti.

Meive f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Meadhbh.

Meiwen f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful", 渼 (měi) meaning "ripple" or 瑂 (méi) meaning "stone resembling jade" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns"... [more]

Meixiao f & m Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom"... [more]

Meixue f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" combined with 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school"... [more]

Meiying f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" combined with 盈 (yíng) meaning "full, plentiful, surplus", 莹 (yíng) meaning "lustre of gems", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade" or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip"... [more]

Meiyu f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem"... [more]

Meiyun f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 云 (yún) meaning "cloud". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Meizhen f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 眉 (méi) meaning "eyebrow, upper margin" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare" or 蓁 (zhēn) meaning "luxuriant, lush"... [more]

Mejmuna f Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian
Albanian, Bosnian and Bulgarian form of Maimouna.

Mekal m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Mikal and a Norwegian form of Meinhard.

Mekayla f English
Variant of Michaela.

Mekaylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mekdad m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic مقداد (see Miqdad).

Mekel m Old Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Mikkel.

Mekenna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Mekhdi m Chechen
Chechen form of Mahdi.

Mekhin m Thai
Means "cloud" (a poetic word) in Thai, from เมฆ (mek) meaning "cloud" (itself from Sanskrit मेघ (megha)) combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Meki m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Melkisedek, which is now used as an independent name.

Mekin m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เมฆินทร์ (see Mekhin).

Mekole f African American
Combination of Mekhi and Nikole.

Mektild f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish borrowing of Mechthild.

Mel m Soviet, Russian
Acronym of the surnames of Маркс (Marx), Энгельс (Engels) and Ленин (Lenin), which refer to Karl Marx (1818-1883), Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) and Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924)... [more]

Méla f Kashubian
Diminutive of Améla.

Mela f Galician
Hypocoristic of Carmela.

Melach m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Melech, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Mélaine f French
French form of Melaina.

Melancio m Spanish
Spanish form of Melanthios via Melanthius.

Melancomas m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melankomas. This name was borne by two tyrants of Ephesus, the earliest of which lived around 500 BC. It was also the name of an Olympic victor from the 1st century AD.

Melancthon m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Melanchthon.

Melaneia f Greek
Greek variant form of Melanie. This form is used to refer to St. Melania the Elder (325-417, feast day June 8).

Melaneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Melaneus.

Melaneu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Melaneus.

Melaneus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μελανέω (melaneō) meaning "to grow black, to become black", which is ultimately derived from Greek μελαινα (melaina) meaning "black, dark" (see Melanie)... [more]

Melaney m Russian
Russian form of Melaneus.

Melanfiy m Russian
Russian form of Melanthios.

Melangell f Welsh
The name of an early Welsh saint, known as the patron saint of small creatures because she sheltered a hare from the hounds of Prince Brochwel Ysgythrog during his hunting expedition... [more]

Melani f Spanish, Croatian, Slovene, Greek (Rare), Hungarian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spanish borrowing, Croatian and Slovene form, Modern Greek and English variant of Melanie and Hungarian variant of Melánia... [more]

Melània f Catalan, Lengadocian, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian and Gascon form of Melania (see Melanie).

Melânia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melania.

Melaniia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Меланія (see Melaniya).

Melanìo f Provençal
Provençal form of Mélanie.

Melanippe f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Melanippos. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Melanippides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Melanippos" in Greek, derived from the name Melanippos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

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]

Melanippus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melanippos. This name is borne by several characters in Greek mythology.

Melaniu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Corsican form of Melanius.

Melaniusz m Polish (Rare)
Masculine form of Melania.

Melaniye f Walloon
Walloon form of Mélanie.

Melaņja f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Melanie.

Melankomas m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μελαγκόμης (melankomes) meaning "black-haired". It is a compound word, of which the first element consists of μελανός (melanos), the genitive of the Greek adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark"... [more]

Melanthia f Greek
Variant of Melanthi.

Melanthius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melanthios.

Melantho f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μελανθης (melanthes) "black". This is the name of several minor figures in Greek mythology. It also occurs in Homer's epic the 'Odyssey' belonging to the favourite maid of Penelope, who is described as "sharp-tongued", and is later hanged alongside the other maids who had lain with Penelope's suitors; she is the sister of Melanthios, an insolent goatherd killed by Odysseus.

Melanthos m Greek Mythology
Means "black flower", derived from Greek μελας (melas) meaning "black" combined with Greek ανθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom". Also compare Melanthios.

Melanthus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melanthos. In Greek mythology, Melanthus was a king of Messenia who was later expelled from Messenia and instead became king of Athens.

Melanto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Melanthos via its latinized form Melanthus.

Melanzio m Italian
Italian form of Melanthios via Melanthius.

Melasipp m Russian
Russian form of Melasippos.

Mélasippe m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Melasippos via its latinized form Melasippus.

Melasippo m Italian
Italian form of Melasippos via its latinized form Melasippus.

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]

Melasippus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melasippos. Also compare this name with the names Melesippus and Meleusippus, as they tend to get confused with each other due to their striking similarities.... [more]

Melazyp m Polish
Polish form of Melasippos via its latinized form Melasippus.

Melche f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Possibly an archaic Yiddish form of Malka. It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Melcher m Swedish (Rare), Romansh
Swedish variant of Melker as well as a Romansh variant of Melchior which is traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Melchert m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Melchior.

Melchiades m Ancient Greek, Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Ancient Greek μίλτος (míltos) Μιλτιάδης (Miltiádēs) meaning "red land, crimson". ... [more]

Melchiel m Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Form of Malchiel used in the English, Greek and Latin Old Testament.

Melchihel m Biblical Latin
Form of Malchiel used in the Latin Old Testament.

Melchiór m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Melchior.

Melchiora f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Melchiorre.

Melchioras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Melchior.

Melchisedech m Biblical Latin
Form of Melchizedek used in the Latin Old Testament.

Melchisedek m Biblical Greek, English (Puritan)
Greek form of Melchizedek, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Melchizedek m Biblical
Means "my king is righteousness" from Hebrew מֶלֶךְ‏ (mélekh) meaning "king" and צֶדֶק (tzédek) meaning "righteousness". In the Old Testament this is the name of a priest king who gives Abraham a blessing.

Melchora f Spanish, Filipino, Galician
Feminine form of Melchor.

Melciòr m Provençal
Provençal form of Melchior.

Melcior m Catalan
Catalan form of Melchior.

Melda f Asturian, Dutch (Rare), English, French (Rare)
Short form of Emelda, Émelda and Imelda.

Meldra f Latvian
Possibly derived from Latvian meldrs "bullrush."

Meldris m Latvian (Rare)
Masculine form of Meldra.

Melea f Judeo-French
Variant of Melanie.

Meleager m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History, Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Meleagros. In history, this was the name of a king from the Ptolemaic Dynasty of ancient Egypt. In Greek mythology, this was the name of a hero who was the host of the Calydonian boar hunt.

Méléagre m History (Gallicized), Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Meleager.

Meléagro m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Meleager.

Meleagro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Meleager.

Meleagros m Ancient Greek
Possibly related to Greek μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark" and ἀγρός (agros) meaning "land, field", giving this name the meaning of "black land", perhaps in reference to burnt farmland (which was burnt in order to make the ground fertile)... [more]

Meleah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melia, possibly influenced by the Hebrew word מְלֵאָה (mele'ah) meaning "fullness, full produce, harvest".

Mélèce m History (Gallicized)
French form of Meletios via Meletius.

Melécio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Meletios via Meletius.

Melecio m Spanish
Spanish form of Meletios via Meletius.

Melecjusz m Polish
Polish form of Meletios.

Meleksima f Ottoman Turkish
Means "angel-like" from Turkish melek meaning "angel" combined with sima meaning "face, figure".

Melena f Greek Mythology
Variant of Melaina via the form Melaena.

Melendy f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Melendy.... [more]

Melentina f Romanian, Estonian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Meletina.

Melentine f Estonian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Melentina.

Melenydd m Welsh (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Welsh melenydd "hawkweed".

Meleri f Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Combination of the intensifying prefix my- and Eleri. Saint Meleri was a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog who married Ceredig ap Cunedda and became the grandmother of Saint David.

Melesander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melesandros. This name was borne by an Athenian strategos from the 5th century BC.

Melesandros 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]

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]

Melesippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melesippos. Also compare this name with the names Melasippus and Meleusippus, as they tend to get confused with each other due to their striking similarities.

Meleti m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Meletios.

Meletie m Romanian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Meletius.

Meletina f Romanian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare, Archaic), Estonian (Rare, Archaic), Russian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Cognate of Meletini.

Meletini f History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Melitini.

Meletios m Late Greek
Variant form of Meletos.

Meletius m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Meletios. Saint Meletius was a Christian bishop of Antioch from 360 until his death in 381. His episcopate was dominated by a schism which is usually called the Meletian schism.

Meletiy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Meletios.

Meleto m Spanish
Spanish form of Meletus.

Meletos m Ancient Greek
The meaning of this name is a little bit uncertain. It could have been derived from Greek μελέτη (melete) "care, attention", but it could also have been derived from Greek μελέτα (meleta) "resolution, diligence"... [more]

Meletus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Meletos. This name was borne by one of the prosecutors at the trial of the famous philosopher Socrates.

Melety m Russian
Variant transcription of Meletiy.

Melezia f Italian
Feminine form of Melezio.

Melezio m Italian
Italian form of Meletios via Meletius.

Mélia f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Melia.

Mélia f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Diminutive of Amélia.

Melia f English
Diminutive of Amelia.

Méliane f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

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).

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]

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

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]

Melih m Turkish
Derived from Arabic مَلِيح (malīḥ) meaning "handsome, beautiful, pretty".

Meliha f Turkish
Means "beautiful" and "sweet" in Turkish.

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.

Melin m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Corruption of Merin.

Melina f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard truncated form of Amelina.

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

Meline f Armenian
Armenian form of Melina.

Melìo f Provençal
Diminutive of Emilìo.

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]

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

Melisanda f Obscure
Variant 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.

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

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.

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]

Melissity f English
Combination of Felicity and Melissa.

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

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

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.

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).

Melitone m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Meliton.

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.

Meliye f Walloon
Short form of both Melaniye and Ameliye.

Melizand f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Mélisande.

Melizanda f Polish
Polish form of Mélisande.

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]

Melkior m Croatian
Croatian form of Melchior.

Melkiorre m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Melchior.

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.

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]

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

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

Mello m Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Meljo.

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.

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

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.