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Meshy f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Meshi.

Mesiah m African American
Variant of Messiah.

Mesidie m Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Mèsidye.

Mesidieu m Haitian Creole
Variant of Mèsidye influenced by French dieu "god".

Mèsidye m Haitian Creole
Derived from Haitian Creole mèsi "thanks; thank you" and dye "god" with the intended meaning of "thanks be to God".

Mesike f Estonian
Derived from Estonian mesi, the genitive case of mee, "honey".

Mesmin m History (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare)
French variant of Maximin. Saint Mesmin (died c. 520 AD) is a French saint associated with the Bishopric of Orléans. He was the second abbot of Micy Abbey, founded by his uncle, Saint Euspicius.

Mesollam m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Meshullam, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Mesomedes m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μέσος (mesos) meaning "between, in the midst" combined with the Greek verb μήδομαι (medomai) meaning "to think, to plan" (see Archimedes).... [more]

Messi m Various (Modern)
Trasferred use of the surname Messi. This name is given after Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi (1987-).

Messíana f Icelandic
Icelandic name of unknown origin and meaning.

Messianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Messius. This name was borne by a magister militum under the Western Roman emperor Avitus (5th century AD) and a priest who co-wrote a book about St... [more]

Messina f English (Modern, Rare)
From the Italian city of Messina.

Messius m Late Roman
Roman nomen gentile that was derived from Messus. Known bearers of this name include Roman Emperor Decius (3rd century AD) and Roman politician Flavius Messius Phoebus Severus (5th century AD)... [more]

Messus m Late Roman
Derived from the Latin verb meto "to reap, to harvest, to cut, to sever", or from the latinized form of Greek mesos or messos "(the) middle, (the) middle one". A third possibility is that it is a variant form of Maesus.

Mestor m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun μήστωρ (mestor) meaning "adviser, counsellor". In Greek mythology, this was the name of several princes.

Mestwin m Kashubian
Germanized form of Mscëwòj.

Mesude f Turkish
Turkish form of Masuda.

Méta f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Meta.

Mėta f Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian noun mėta meaning "mint" (as in, the plant). This name is not to be confused with the similar-looking name Meta.

Meta f Greek Mythology
From Greek mήταν meaning "beyond". In Greek Mythology Meta was the daughter of Hoples and the first wife of Aegeus.

Metagenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μεταγενής (metagenes) meaning "born after", which consists of Greek μετά (meta) meaning "after, afterwards" combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born".... [more]

Metaksia f Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մետաքսյա (see Metaksya). This name was borne by the Soviet Armenian actress Metaksia Simonyan (1926-1987).

Metaksya f Armenian
From Armenian մետաքսյա (metakʿsya) meaning "silken", idiomatically meaning someone who is gentle and pleasant. It is a cognate of Metaxia.

Metanet f Turkish (Rare), Azerbaijani (Expatriate)
Means "sturdiness, stability" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic متانة (matāna). It is also a transliteration of its cognate Mətanət.

Metee m Thai
Alternate transcription of Methi.

Metella f Ancient Roman, Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Metellus.

Metellus m Ancient Roman, English (British, Rare)
A family name in the Roman gens Caecilia. It is derived from an originally Etruscan word meaning "hired servant".

Metfried m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the name elements maht "might, strength" and fridu "piece".

Methee m Thai
Alternate transcription of Methi.

Metheven f Cornish
Means "June" in Cornish (literally "midsummer"). This is a recently coined Cornish name.

Methi m Thai
Means "philosopher, sage" in Thai.

Methika f Thai
Derived from Thai เมธี (methi) meaning "philosopher, sage".

Methinee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เมทินี (see Methini).

Methini f Thai
Means "earth, land" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit मेदिनी (medini).

Method m English (Archaic)
English form of Methodius.

Méthode m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Methodius.

Methusaël m Dutch
Dutch form of Methushael.

Méthusalé m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Methuselah.

Methuselam m Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Methusalem.

Methushael m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "man of God" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew math "man, mankind" and el "God". In the bible, this was the name of a descendant of Cain.

Metilda f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Matilda.

Métilde f French (Acadian, Rare)
Acadian variant of Mathilde.

Metilde f Italian (Archaic)
Variant of Matilde.

Metinee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เมทินี (see Methini).

Metiria f Maori
From me "must" and tiria "share, cultivate", or me te rearea meaning "how beautiful" in Māori. A notable bearer of this name is the Maori politician Metiria Turei (b. 1970) from New Zealand.

Métisz f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Metis.

Metka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Meta, used as a given name in its own right.

Měto m Sorbian
Lower Sorbian variant of Mjertyn.

Metód m History (Ecclesiastical)
Hungarian form of Methodius.

Metode m Georgian
Georgian form of Methodios (see Methodius).

Metodi m Bulgarian, Kashubian
Bulgarian and Kashubian form of Methodius.

Metodie m Romanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Methodius.

Metódio m History (Ecclesiastical), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Methodius.

Metodio m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Methodius.

Metog f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan མེ་ཏོག (see Metok).

Metok f Tibetan
From Tibetan མེ་ཏོག (me-tog) meaning "flower, blossom".

Mētra f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian mētra "mint (the herb)". Mētra is also one of the Latvian names for the Estonian river Emajõgi.

Metri m Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Demetri.

Metrocles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother" (genitive μητρός) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory"... [more]

Métrodore m History (Gallicized)
French form of Metrodorus.

Metrodoro m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Metrodorus.

Metrodoros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek μητρος (metros), which is the genitive of Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother". The second element is derived from Greek δωρον (doron) meaning "gift."

Metrodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Metrodoros. This name was borne by Metrodorus of Lampsacus, a Greek philosopher from the 5th century BC.

Metrofane m Italian
Italian form of Metrophanes.

Métrophane m History (Gallicized)
French form of Metrophanes.

Metta f German, Low German, American, Hungarian
German variant of Mette and Meta and Low German short form of Mechthild as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name.

Metta f Thai
Means "kindness, compassion, benevolence, mercy" in Thai.

Metteke f Low German (Rare)
Diminutive of Mette, itself a Low German short form of Mechthild, although German folk etymology sometimes considers this name a diminutive of Margarethe due to the Scandinavian etymology of Mette.

Metteline f Danish (Rare)
Combination of Mette and Line, perhaps modeled on Madeline.

Metteyya m Buddhism
Pali form of Maitreya.

Mettia f Ancient Roman, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Mettius.

Mettodiu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Corsican form of Methodius.

Mettrai m Buddhism
Thai form of Metteyya (see Maitreya).

Metua f & m Cook Islands Maori, Tahitian
Means "parent."

Metuka f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "sweet" in Hebrew.

Metušael m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Methushael.

Metušalah m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Methuselah.

Metúsalem m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.

Metusalem m Dutch, Biblical Danish, Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Swedish
Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.

Metuxalén m Galician
Galician form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.

Metuzalém m Czech
Czech form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.

Metuzalem m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Methuselah.

Metze f Medieval German, German (Archaic)
A once very popular short form of Mechthild.

Meuligoë m & f Indonesian, Acehnese
Means "palace, castle" in Acehnese.

Meulu f Acehnese
Means "jasmine" in Acehnese.

Meurah m & f Indonesian, Acehnese
Means "king" in Acehnese, though it is also used as a feminine name. This was used as the title of Acehnese rulers before the arrival of Islam to Aceh; after Islam spread throughout the region, all rulers changed their title to Sultan.

Meus m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Bartholomeus.... [more]

Meuthia f Acehnese, Indonesian
Variant of Meutia.

Meutia f Acehnese
From Acehnese meutiya meaning "pearl". A notable bearer was Cut Nyak Meutia (1870-1910), a warrior noblewoman who fought against the Dutch colonisation of Aceh. She is considered a national hero of Indonesia.

Meva f Uzbek
Means "fruit, sweets, candy" in Uzbek.

Mevanou f Medieval Welsh (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Myfanwy.

Mevanwy f Medieval Welsh (Anglicized)
Late medieval Anglicization of Myfanwy.

Meven m Breton
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Mevena f Breton
Feminine form of Meven.

Mevlan m Turkish
Turkish form of Mavlan.

Mevlud m Georgian
Georgian form of the Turkish given name Mevlüt, which is ultimately of Arabic origin.

Mevlüde f Turkish
Feminine form of Mevlüt.

Mevrian f Literature
A lady in the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by Eric Rücker Eddison.

Mewan m Cornish
Cornish form of Meven.

Mex m Dutch (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Max. The spelling is chosen to suggest an anglicised pronunciation instead of the standard Dutch and German one.

Mexhid m Albanian
Albanian form of Mājid.

Mexicatl m Nahuatl
Means "Mexican, person from Mexico-Tenochtitlan" in Nahuatl.

Mey f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Mær as well as a variant of Mei.

Mey f Scots
Variant of May.

Meya f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Meja.

Meybelín f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American
Spanish form of Maybelline. It is mainly used in El Salvador and Nicaragua.

Meyirbek m Kazakh
From Kazakh мейір (meyir) meaning "love, favour, mercy" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Meyirzhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh мейір (meyir) meaning "love, favour, mercy" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Meýlis m Turkmen
Means "feast, festival, holiday" in Turkmen.

Meymune f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Maimuna.

Meynaert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Meginhard.

Meyram m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Meiram.

Meyrambek m Kazakh
From Kazakh мейрам (meyram) meaning "holiday, festival, celebration" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Meyramgul f Kazakh
From Kazakh мейрам (meyram) meaning "holiday, festival, celebration" and гүл (gül) meaning "flower".

Meyrzhan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Meyirzhan.

Meyvelín f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American (Rare)
Variant of Meybelín.

Mezian m Berber (Rare), Northern African (Rare)
Variant of Meziane (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Meziane m Berber, Northern African
Derived from Tamazight meẓyan meaning "young, little".

Mezzi m Romansh
Short form of Murezzan.

Mgelia m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Georgian noun მგელი (mgeli) meaning "wolf".

M'Hamed m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Muhammad chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mhill m Albanian
Variant of Mëhill.

Mi f English, Portuguese, Swedish
Diminutive of Maria. ... [more]

Mi f Burmese, Mon
From a Burmese honorific title for women, ultimately from Mon မိ (mi) meaning "mother".

Mia f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
European Portuguese diminutive of Camila and Brazilian Portuguese diminutive of Emília.

Mi-ae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" and 愛 (ae) meaning "love," among other hanja combinations.

Miah f English (Modern)
Variant of Mia or Maya 2.

Miaka f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 明 (aka) meaning "bright" or 朱 (aka) meaning "vermilion red".

Miaki f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miale m Sardinian
Nuorese form of Michael, derived from Byzantine Greek Μιχάλης (Mikhales).

Mialinu m Sardinian
Contracted form of Miale Ànghelu.

Mialynn f English (Rare)
Combination of Mia and Lynn.

Mian m Russian (Archaic)
Russian short form of Ammian. This is the name by which the early 4th-century martyr and saint Ammianus is generally known in Russia.

Mian m Manx
Probably originally a diminutive of Matthew via Matthias, this name has since become the regular Manx form of Matthew.

Miana f Romanian
Contracted form of Mariana.

Miana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myana.

Miane m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian short form of Amiane. This is the name by which the early 4th-century martyr and saint Ammianus is generally known in Georgia.

Mianna f Finnish
Contracted form of Marianna.

Mianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myanna.

Mianne f Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Marianne.

Miaomiao f Chinese
Reduplication of Chinese 苗 (miáo) meaning "seedling, shoot, sprout"; other character combinations can form this name as well.

Miaoyi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" or 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water, vast, boundless" combined with 一 (yī) meaning "one", 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites", 夷 (yí) meaning "flat, level, smooth", 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony" or 易 (yì) meaning "change, alter, modify"... [more]

Mias m Dutch (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a short form of Jeremias.

Mibuki f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 舞 (buki) meaning "dance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mića m Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Milan.

Mica f Medieval Romanian
Either a contracted form of Marica or a derivation from Romanian mică, the feminine form of the adjective mic "small, little".

Mica m Biblical Italian, Biblical Romanian
Italian and Romanian form of Micah.

Mica f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Short form of Marija.

Micaella f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Michaela.

Micaellu m Corsican
Corsican form of Michael.

Mical f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Michal 2.

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

Micali m Sardinian
Gallurese form of Michael, derived from Byzantine Greek Μιχάλης (Mikhales).

Micarla f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a contraction of names beginning with Mi-, such as Miguel and Miriam, and Carla and a variant of Micaela.

Micas m Portuguese
Short form of Miguel.

Miccheddu m Sardinian
Gallurese diminutive of Duminicu.

Micek m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Mikołaj.

Miceli m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Michael.

Michaëla f Dutch
Dutch form of Michaela.

Michaelangelo m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Michelangelo. It peaked in 1990 coinciding with the release of the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, one of whose characters is named Michelangelo (but pronounced like English Michael and Angelo).

Michaeleen f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Michael.

Michaelina f German (Bessarabian)
Feminine form of Michael. This name was borne by Michaelina Hordashevska (later known as Josaphata Hordashevska, 1869 – 1919), a Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Religious Sister, who was the first member and co-foundress of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate.

Michaelis m Dutch (Rare)
From Latin Michaelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Michael, the biblical Latin (and also Greek) form of the Hebrew name Mikha'el.... [more]

Michaëlla f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Michaella f English
Variant of Michaela.

Michaëlle f Louisiana Creole, French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
Feminine form of Michaël.

Michaías m Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Michaias.

Michalakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Michalis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.

Michalëna f Kashubian
Kashubian cognate of Michalina.

Michalka f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Michala, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Michaś m Polish
Diminutive of Michał.

Michasia f Polish
Diminutive of Michalina.

Michaśka f Polish
Diminutive of Michalina.

Michasza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Michalëna.

Michault m Medieval French
Diminutive of Michel.

Miché m Jèrriais, Guernésiais, Norman
Jèrriais, Guernésiais and Norman form of Michael.

Michê m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Michael.

Michea m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Micaiah.

Michée m French
French form of Micah.

Michel f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Michèla f Provençal
Feminine form of Michèu.

Michêlagnul m Friulian
Friulian form of Michelangelo.

Michelangiou m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Michelangelo.

Michelet m Haitian Creole
Obsolete French diminutive of Michel.

Michelette f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Michèle and feminine form of Michelet.

Micheli m Sicilian, Sardinian, Corsican (Archaic)
Sicilian, Sardinian and Corsican form of Michael.

Michelien f Dutch
Dutch variant of Micheline, with its spelling more or less phonetical in nature.

Michelina f German (Bessarabian)
Contracted form of Michaelina.

Michelino m Medieval Italian
A diminutive of Michele 1.

Michella f Sardinian (Rare)
Sardinian feminine form of Michael.

Michèlo f Provençal
Provençal form of Michelle.

Michelot m Haitian Creole
Obsolete French diminutive of Michel.

Michelotta f Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Michela, as -otta is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.

Michelotte f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Michelot.

Michelotto m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Michele 1, as -otto is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Micheluccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Michele 1, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Michette f French (Archaic)
Diminutive of feminine names derived from Michel, such as Michelle and Micheline.

Michèu m Gallo, Provençal
Provençal and Gallo form of Michael.

Michi m Norman
Cotentinais Norman variant of Miché.

Michiaki m Japanese
From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "path" combined with 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", or it can come from a combination of 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope"... [more]

Michid f & m Mongolian
Means "evening star" in Mongolian.

Michié m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Michael.

Michiharu m Japanese
From Japanese 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics" combined with 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Michihito m Japanese
From Michi 1 combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person," also used as 仁 meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity."

Michikazu m Japanese
From 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics", 通 (michi) meaning "pass through" or 行 (michi) meaning "go, carry out, line, row" combined with 和 (kazu) meaning "sum" or 五 (kazu) meaning "five"... [more]

Michindo m Japanese (Rare)
Shift from Michihito.... [more]

Michitomo m Japanese
From 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics" and 具 (tomo) meaning "tool, means". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Michiyo f Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "path", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics", or 通 (michi) meaning "pass through" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Michiyoshi m Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "path", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics", 通 (michi) meaning "pass through" or 行 (michi) meaning "go, carry out, line, row" combined with 芳 (yoshi) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful"... [more]

Michl m German, Upper German
Vernacular form of Michael.

Michle m Scots
Scots variant of Michael.

Michôł m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Michael.

Michon m & f Medieval French, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Michel, as it contains the French diminutive suffix -on. Also compare Madelon, Marion 1 and Michou.... [more]

Michou m & f French, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French diminutive of Michel, as -ou is a French masculine diminutive suffix. This diminutive has been in use since medieval times, as is evidenced by the fact that Michou is also a patronymic surname in France.... [more]

Micienzu m Sicilian
Variant of Vicenzu.

Micika f Slovene
Diminutive of Mica, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Micka f Slovene
Diminutive of Mica, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Mickaëlla f French (Rare)
Variant of Mickaëlle.

Mickaëlle f French
Feminine form of Mickaël.

Micke m Swedish, Finland Swedish
Diminutive of Mikael.

Mickie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Michelle, Michaela or Michael.

Mićko m Serbian (Rare)
Diminutive form of names containing the sound mi, like Milorad, Milan, Milovan, etc.

Mićo m Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Milan.

Micolau m Provençal
Provençal cognate of Nicolau.

Micotte f Jèrriais
Diminutive of Mathie, Méraïyeu and Mêrrienne.

Micoulau m Provençal
Provençal form of Nicolas.

Micșunica f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian micșunea "wallflower (erysimum cheiri)".

Micurà m Ladin
Ladin form of Nicholas.

Micythus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Mikythos. This name was borne by a Greek tyrant from the 5th century BC, who ruled over both Messana and Rhegium.

Midardu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Medardus.

Middleton m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Middleton.

Míde f Medieval Irish
A variant of Íde by the prefixing of Mo "my" as a term of endearment.

Mideia f Greek Mythology
Perhaps a feminine form of Midas. This name was borne by several mythological figures, including a nymph and one of the Danaïdes.

Mid-eum m & f Korean (Modern)
From the verbal noun of verb 믿다 (mitda) meaning "to believe in something, trust someone."

Midgie f English
Diminutive of Margaret.

Midhun m Malayalam
Malayalam form of Mithun.

Midian m Biblical
Means "strife" or "judgment" in Hebrew. In the Hebrew Bible, Midian was a son of Abraham and Keturah.

Midir m Irish Mythology
Meaning uncertain. In early Irish literature he was the sídhe lover of Étaín.

Midnight f & m Obscure (Modern)
From Middle English midnight (also as middelniȝte), from Old English midniht, middeniht, middeneaht, (also as midderneaht and middelniht), from Proto-Germanic *midjanahts, equivalent to mid- +‎ night.

Midoriko f Japanese
This is, essentially, a combination of Midori and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child." For the first element, it can alternatively be written as 翠, which has the same meaning as 緑, or phonetically as みどり/ミドリ.... [more]

Mie f Japanese
Combination of a mi kanji, like 美 meaning "beauty," 三 meaning "three," 実 meaning "seed; fruit" or 未, referring to the sign of the Sheep, and an e kanji, such as 枝 meaning "branch, bough," 江 meaning "inlet, bay," 恵 meaning "wisdom," 栄 meaning "glory, prosperity" or 重, normally used as a counter for layers in the hito-futa-mi counting system as seen in the combination 三重 meaning "triple, threefold, three-ply."... [more]

Miechen f German (Rare)
A diminutive of Marie.

Miecio m Polish
Diminutive of Mieczysław.

Mieczësława f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Mieczysława.

Mieczësłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Mieczysław.

Miele f Italian (Rare)
Means "honey" in Italian.

Mielenty m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Melecjusz.

Miella f English
Elaboration of Miel.

Miem f Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Mimie, but often just used as a pet form of Maria and Marie... [more]

Miempie f Afrikaans
Possibly related to Miem, Miems or Miep.

Mientje f Dutch
Diminutive of Wilhelmina.

Mierla f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian mierlă "blackbird; thrush".

Mierta f Romansh
Variant of Emerita.

Miertha f Romansh
Variant of Mierta.

Miervalda f Latvian
Feminine form of Miervaldis.

Miet f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Marietje, but often just used as a pet form of Maria and Marie.

Mieta m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Martin.

Mietek m Polish
Diminutive of Mieczysław.

Miétk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Mieczësłôw.

Miétka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Mieczësława.

Mietka f Polish
Diminutive of Mieczysława.

Mieto f Provençal
Provençal form of Miette.

Mietta f English (Australian, Rare), Italian (Rare), Hungarian
Latinate form of Miette, or perhaps a Latinate diminutive of Mia.

Mietta f Romansh
Contraction and diminutive of Anna - Maria, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.

Mi-eun f Korean
Combination of a mi hanja, e.g. 美 meaning "beauty," and an eun hanja, such as 恩 meaning "favour, grace" or 銀 meaning "silver."

Miezislaus m German (Silesian)
Silesian German form of Mieczysław.

Mifanwy f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Myfanwy.

Mifaya f Guanche

Mifflin m English
Transferred use of the surname Mifflin.

Miftachudin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Miftah al-Din.

Miftachul m & f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Miftahul.

Miftah m & f Arabic, Indonesian
Means "key" in Arabic, from the root فتح (fataḥa) meaning "to open".

Miftah al-Din m Arabic
Means "key to the religion" from Arabic مفتاح (miftāḥ) meaning "key" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Miftahuddin m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic مفتاح الدين (see Miftah al-Din), as well as an Indonesian variant.

Miftahudin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Miftah al-Din.

Miftahul m & f Indonesian, Bengali
First part of Arabic compound names beginning with مفتاح ال (miftāḥ al) meaning "key to the" (such as Miftah al-Din).

Miftahul Jannah f Indonesian
From the Arabic phrase مفتاح الجنة (miftāḥ al-janna) meaning "key to paradise".

Miftakhudin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Miftah al-Din.

Miftakhul m & f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Miftahul.

Mifti f Literature
The alter ego of the author in Helene Hegelmann's novel Axolotl Roadkill.

Mifune f & m Japanese (Rare)
From 舟/船 (fune) meaning "ship, boat," prefixed with a mi kanji, like 美 meaning "beauty" or 三 meaning "three."... [more]

Miga m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Micha 1.

Migael m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Michael.

Migaku m Japanese
From verb 磨く/研く/琢く (migaku) meaning "to polish, shine; to refine, improve."

Migdali f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Magdalena or from Hebrew migdali, "my tower".

Migdalia f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a derivative of Hebrew מִגְדָּל (migdal) "tower" which is cognate with the place name Magdala (see Magdalene).

Migele f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Maria.

Mighal m Cornish
Variant of Myghal.

Mighela f Corsican
Feminine form of Mighele.

Mighele m Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Sardinian form of Michael (compare Michele 1).

Migheli m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Michael.

Migil m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Mikkel.

Mıgırdiç m Turkish
Turkish form of Migirdich. A famous person with this name is Mıgırdiç Margosyan.

Migiskau m Obscure
The name is probably derived from Ojibwe migiskāw "freeze-up; late fall; early winter" but I found not evidence for Native American usage of this word as a given name.... [more]

Migla f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miglė.

Miglena f Bulgarian
Variant of Meglena.

Miglutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of Miglė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.

Migma m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan མིག་དམར (see Migmar).

Migmar m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan མིག་དམར (mig-dmar) meaning "Mars (the planet)" or "Tuesday", composed of མིག (mig) meaning "eye" and‎ དམར (dmar) meaning "red".