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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.... [
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Micika f SloveneDiminutive of
Mica, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Micka f SloveneDiminutive of
Mica, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Mideia f Greek MythologyPerhaps 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."
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 JapaneseThis 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.... [
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Mie f JapaneseCombination 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."... [
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Mi-eun f KoreanCombination of a
mi hanja, e.g. 美 meaning "beauty," and an
eun hanja, such as 恩 meaning "favour, grace" or 銀 meaning "silver."
Miftah al-Din m ArabicMeans "key to the religion" from Arabic مفتاح
(miftāḥ) meaning "key" combined with دين
(dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Mifti f LiteratureThe 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."... [
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Migaku m JapaneseFrom verb 磨く/研く/琢く (
migaku) meaning "to polish, shine; to refine, improve."
Migiskau m ObscureThe 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.... [
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Migmar m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan མིག་དམར
(mig-dmar) meaning "Mars (the planet)" or "Tuesday", composed of མིག
(mig) meaning "eye" and དམར
(dmar) meaning "red".
Miguelón m SpanishAugmentative hypocorism of
Miguel with the suffix
-ón. It is traditionally used for people who are older or bulkier than other Migueles in their communities.
Mihallaq m AlbanianAlbanian form of
Michalakis. Unlike the original Greek name, the Albanian form is used as an official name on birth certificates.
Mihoko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful", 保 (
ho) meaning "to protect, to safeguard, to defend" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [
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Mihoshi f & m JapaneseFrom
Hoshi prefixed with a
mi kanji, like 美 meaning "beauty," 海 meaning "sea, ocean," 三 meaning "three," 実 meaning "seed; fruit," 弥 meaning "increase," 満 meaning "full, whole" or 仁 meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity."
Mihriban f TurkishDerived from Persian مهربان
(mehrabān) meaning "kind, gracious".
Mihua m NahuatlMeans "possessor of arrows" in Nahuatl, from
mitl "arrow, dart" and the possessive suffix
-hua.
Mi-Hui f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 美
(mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 嬉
(hui) meaning "enjoy, play" or 姬
(hui) meaning "beauty"... [
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Miiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 美 (
mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 依 (
i) meaning "depend on, rely on" and 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Miina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 美 (
mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 衣 (
i) meaning "clothing, garment" combined with 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mijanou f ObscureA French diminutive of
Marie-
Jeanne. The name is borne by the French actress Mijanou Bardot, sister of Brigitte Bardot.
Mikado m & f Japanese (Rare)From 帝
(mikado), originally derived from honorific 御
(mi) combined with 門
(kado) meaning "gate," referring to the gate of the Japanese imperial palace.... [
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Mikako f JapaneseFrom 海 (
mi) meaning "ocean", 日 (
ka) meaning "sunlight, daytime", and 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Mikan f JapaneseFrom Japanese 蜜 (
mitsu) meaning "nectar, honey, sweet" and 柑 (
kan) meaning "citrus fruit". As a vocabulary word, 蜜柑 (
mikan) meaning "Mandarin orange". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Mikao m JapaneseDerived from the Japanese kanji 甕 (
mika) referred to a large earthenware pot for brewing sake and 男 (
o) meaning "male; man".... [
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Mikasa f Popular CultureFrom the name of a Japanese battleship built in 1902, named after Mount Wakakusa, AKA Mount Mikasa in Nara. ... [
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Miki m SpanishDiminutive of
Miguel. It probably originated as a variation of
Mickey, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Miki f & m JapaneseMiki is a Japanese name that can be either feminine or masculine depending on what kanji is used to spell it. Common spellings are 幹 (Masculine spelling) meaning "trunk or sprout", and 美紀 (feminine spelling) meaning "beautiful chronicle".
Mikie f JapaneseFrom Japanese 幹
(miki) meaning "tree trunk" and 枝
(e) meaning "branch" or 恵
(e) meaning "favour, benefit", as well as other kanji combinations that can form this name.
Mikihiko m JapaneseFrom Japanese 幹 (
miki) meaning "tree trunk" combined with 彦 (
hiko) meaning "prince". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mikihiro m JapaneseFrom 幹 (
miki) means "tree trunk" and 裕 (
hiro) meaning "abundant". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mikinosuke m Japanese (Rare)From 幹
(miki) meaning "(tree) trunk, base" or 造酒
(Miki), referring to 造酒司
(miki/sake no tsukasa), the office under the Ministry of the Imperial Household in charge of the brewing of sake and vinegar, combined with the genitive particle の
(no), written as 之, 乃 or the katakana equivalent ノ, and
suke, originally denoting a kokushi (provincial governor) with the 2nd-highest level of
suke (介), also written with other kanji like 助.... [
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Mikio m JapaneseFrom Japanese 幹
(miki) meaning "tree trunk" combined with 夫
(o) meaning "husband, man", 雄
(o) meaning "hero, manly", 郎
(o) meaning "son" or 男
(o) meaning "male, man"... [
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Mikk m EstonianOriginally an Estonian short form of
Mihkel, now used as a given name in its own right.
Mikławš m SorbianSorbian form of
Nikolaus. Mikławš Jakubica (16th century) was a Sorbian pastor who in 1548 translated the Bible into the Lower Sorbian language.
Miks m LatvianOriginally a diminutive of
Miķelis, this name has been used in its own right since the late 16th century.
Mikythos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek adjective μίκυθος
(mikythos) meaning "very small". That word is a diminutive of μικκός
(mikkos), which is the Doric and Ionic Greek form of the adjective μικρός
(mikros) meaning "small, little".
Milausha f Tatar, BashkirMeans "violet (flower)" in Tatar and Bashkir, ultimately derived from Persian بنفشه
(banafsheh).
Milcom m Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology, English (Puritan)In the Old Testament, Milcom was the highest of the Ammonite gods. It is generally accepted that this name is a form of the common Semitic noun meaning "king" (Hebrew
melek), and became an epithet of the head of the Ammonite pantheon... [
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Mildrun f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
mildr "mild" and
rún "secret lore". The name was first used in the early 20th century.
Miled m ArabicAlternate transcription of ميلاد (see
Milad), chiefly used in Tunisia.
Miles m History (Ecclesiastical)Miles was was the bishop of Susa in Sasanian Persia from before 315 until his martyrdom in 340 or 341. He engaged in efforts to evangelize Susa, traveled widely in the Eastern Roman Empire and led the opposition to Papa bar ʿAggai and the supremacy of the bishops of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in the Persian church... [
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Militza f BulgarianVariant transcription of
Милица (see
Militsa). This was the name Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz took after her marriage to the heir apparent of Montenegro Prince Danilo and her conversion to Orthodoxy.