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Minou f Swedish (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Minoo or Milou.
Min-sang m Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 敏 meaning "quick, agile; smart, clever" or 旻 meaning "sky," and a sang hanja, e.g. 相 meaning "mutual; foundation, basis; help, aid."
Min-Seok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 珉 (min) meaning "jade", 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade, gem", 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens", 閔 (min) meaning "mourn, grieve, pity" or 岷 (min) referring to a mountain or river in China combined with 錫 (seok) meaning "tin", 碩 (seok) meaning "big, great", 析 (seok) meaning "to split wood, to break apart" or 石 (seok) meaning "stone"... [more]
Min-Seon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable" or 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade, gem" combined with 善 (seon) meaning "good, virtuous", 仙 (seon) meaning "sage, hermit, enlightened person, immortal" or 鮮 (seon) meaning "new, fresh"... [more]
Min-Seong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable" combined with 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded"... [more]
Min-seop m & f Korean
From Korean Hanja 玟 (min) meaning "jade-like stone", 旻 (min) meaning "Heaven", 珉 (min) meaning "jade stone, beautiful stone", 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable", 䪸 (min) meaning "strong", 慜 (min) meaning "smart", 忞 (min) meaning "to encourage oneself" combined with 燮 (seop/sŏp) meaning "to blend, to adjust, to harmonize", 葉 (seop/sŏp) meaning "leaf"... [more]
Min-seung m & f Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 民 meaning "people," 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful" or 玟 meaning "precious stone," and a seung hanja, e.g. 承 meaning "join, connect; respect, revere."
Minsheng m Chinese
From Chinese 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh" or 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, success"... [more]
Min-Sik m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade" or 岷 (min) referring to a mountain or river in China combined with 植 (sik) meaning "plant, tree, to plant, to grow"... [more]
Min-Soo m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 민수 (see Min-Su).
Min-Suk m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 민석 (see Min-Seok).
Min-Sun f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 민선 (see Min-Seon).
Min-Sung m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 민성 (see Min-Seong).
Min-sup m & f Korean
Variant transcription of Min-seop.
Mint f English (Rare), Dutch
Diminutive of Minthe or Minta, or else directly from the English word for the plant (ultimately from Latin menta).
Mintautas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]
Mintautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mintautas.
Mintauts m Latvian
Latvian form of Mintautas.
Minteu f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Korean borrowing of English mint.
Mintimer m Tatar (Rare), Bashkir (Rare)
Means "I'm iron" in Tatar and Bashkir, derived from мин (min) meaning "I" and тимер (timer) "iron".
Mintje f West Frisian
Feminine form of Meine.
Mintra f Thai
Means "acacia tree" in Thai.
Min-u m Korean
From Sino-Korean 民 (min) meaning "people," 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 珉 (min) meaning "gem" and 雨 (u) meaning "rain," 宇 (u) meaning "house," 友 (u) meaning "friend" or 玗 (u) meaning "gem," among other hanja combinations.
Minucia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Minucius. Minucia was one of the Vestal Virgins.
Minvaidas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]
Minvainas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]
Minvainė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Minvainas.
Minvilas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]
Minvilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Minvilas.
Minviluz f & m Filipino
From Mindanao, Visayas, and Luzon, the names of the three main island groups of the Philippines.
Minvydas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]
Minvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Minvydas.
Min-woo m Korean
Variant transcription of Min-u.
Min-yeong f & m Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 敏 or 慜, both meaning "quick, agile; smart, clever," 玟 meaning "precious stone," 旻 meaning "sky," 珉 meaning "gem," 敃 meaning "tough, strong" or 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful," and a yeong hanja, such as 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding," 寧 meaning "comfortable, peaceful," 暎 meaning "shine, reflection" or 榮 meaning "prosperity, glory."
Min-young f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Min-yeong.
Minzhu f & m Chinese (Rare)
Means "democracy" in Chinese.
Mioko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 海 (mi) meaning "sea", and 織 (o) meaning "weave" or 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
Mion f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", 実 (mi) meaning "seed, berry, fruit, nut, real", 海 (mi) meaning "ocean, sea" or 見 (mi) meaning "to see, view, perspective". combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound"... [more]
Miona f Catalan
Diminutive of Mariona.
Miora f Malagasy
Means "myrrh" in Malagasy.
Miori f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with Japanese 織 (ori) meaning "cloth, weaving". It can also be used as 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "beginning" and 里 (ri) meaning "village"... [more]
Miosotis f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish form of Myosotis, used especially in the Dominican Republic. This occurs in the 1968 Puerto Rican telenovela La Mujer de Aquella Noche, where it is a nickname of the heroine, Countess Adriana de Astolfi, given to her by her lover, the itinerant gypsy Renzo.
Mipam m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan མི་ཕམ (see Mipham).
Mipham m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan མི་ཕམ (mi-pham) meaning "unconquered, invincible", a Tibetan translation of the Sanskrit name Ajita. This is an epithet of the bodhisattva Maitreya.
Miqdad m Arabic
Means "strong, powerful" in Arabic, from the root ق د د (q-d-d) related to cutting lengthwise or slicing. Miqdad ibn Aswad was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
Miquèl m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Michael.
Miquela f Catalan, Medieval Occitan
Catalan feminine form of Miquel and Occitan feminine form of Miquèu.
Miquelet m Lengadocian
Diminutive of Miquèl.
Miquelina f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Gascon, Provençal
Portuguese diminutive of Micaela and Gascon and Provençal form of Micheline.
Miquèlo f Provençal
Provençal form of Michèle.
Miquèu m Provençal, Gascon
Provençal and Gascon cognate of Miqueu.
Miqueu m Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Occitan and Gascon form of Michael.
Miquiz m & f Nahuatl
Means "death" in Nahuatl, derived from miquiztli "death, mortality", the sixth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Mir m Russian
From the Russian word mir, "world, universe, peace".
Mira f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Spanish short form of Mirian and Judeo-Catalan short form of Miriam. In some cases it might also be a direct adoption of Judeo-Spanish mira "myrrh" (compare Spanish mirra) or an adoption of the popular Catalan feminine Mira, meaning "notable".
Mira m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Casimir.
Mira f Italian, Friulian
Feminine form of Roman Mirus.
Miraal f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ميرال (see Miral), as well as the Urdu form.
Mirabel f French (African), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Italian, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French mirable "wonderful; admirable", ultimately from Latin mirabilis "wonderful, marvellous, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, amazing" (compare Mirabelle).
Mirad m Medieval Russian, Bosnian (Rare), Montenegrin (Rare)
Derived from Slavic miru meaning "peace, world" combined with rad meaning "happy, willing".
Mirad m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Murad.
Miradije f Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from Albanian miradije "gratitude, appreciation".
Mirai f & m Japanese
From Japanese 未来 (mirai) meaning "future" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty" combined with 雷 (rai) meaning "thunder". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mirain f Welsh
Directly taken from Welsh mirain "beautiful, fair, refined, lovely".
Miraks m Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Russian and Serbian form of Mirax.
Miral f Arabic, Literature
Arabic form of Maral. A known bearer of this name is the Egyptian novelist Miral al-Tahawy (b. 1968).... [more]
Miral m Bosnian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Possibly a short form of Miralem. A notable bearer of this name is the Slovenian soccer player Miral Samardžić (b. 1987).
Miralda f Estonian
Derived from Old Prussian mirit "to think; to remember" and waldit "to rule" as well as a feminine form of Miervaldis.
Miralem m Bosnian
From Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr) meaning "prince, commander" combined with عَلِيم (ʿalīm) meaning "knowing, learned".
Mirali m Tajik, Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr) meaning "prince, commander" (see Amir 1) combined with the name Ali 1.
Miramis f Swedish (Rare), Literature
Truncated form of Semiramis. This is the name of Mio's horse in the children's book 'Mio, min Mio' (1954) by Astrid Lindgren.
Miran m Albanian
Derived from Albanian miran "benevolent (person)".
Miran f Dutch
Short form of Miranda.... [more]
Miranda f Georgian
Short form of Mirandukht.
Mirande f French (Rare)
French form of Miranda. It is not to be confused with the French surname Mirande, which has a different etymology.
Mirandolina f Italian
Diminutive of Miranda.
Mirandukht f Georgian (Rare)
This name is of Persian origin and means "daughter of Miran" or perhaps "daughter of the emir". Also compare the similar-looking name Amiran.... [more]
Miraphora f Greek (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Myrophora. It is borne by graphic designer Miraphora Mina, who worked on all of the 'Harry Potter' films.
Mirari f Basque
Means "miracle" in Basque. It is equivalent to Alazne and Milagros.
Mirax m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Μεῖραξ (Meirax) as well as the modern Greek form of the name. It is derived from the Greek noun μεῖραξ (meirax), which initially meant "young girl, lass" but later came to mean "young boy, lad" instead.... [more]
Mirazam m Uzbek
The first element of this name is derived from either Slavic mir meaning "peace, world" or from Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" (compare Amir 1)... [more]
Mirazim m Uzbek
The first element of this name is derived from either Slavic mir meaning "peace, world" or from Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" (compare Amir 1)... [more]
Miraziz m Uzbek
The first element of this name is derived from either Slavic mir meaning "peace, world" or from Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" (compare Amir 1)... [more]
Mirbek m Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Amirbek.
Mirca f Italian
Italian variant of Mirka 1.
Mircia m Romanian
Variant of Mircea.
Mirdat m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Mithradatha (see Mithridates). This name was borne by several kings of Iberia, who are also known under the name მითრიდატე (Mitridate) in Georgia.
Mirdaz m Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly a Georgian form of Mithridates through a Persian variant of the name, such as Meherdad and Mehrdad.... [more]
Mirdo m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Mirdat and Mirdaz.
Mirefleur f History
Variant of Méroflède, the usual French form of Merofleda.
Mirei f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 礼 (rei) meaning "ceremony, a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist". Other combinations of kanji characters can form this name.
Mireiyu f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "seed, fruit", 麗 (rei) meaning "lovely, beautiful, resplendent" combined with 夢 (yu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Mirelha f Provençal, Gascon
Provençal variant and Gascon form of Mirèlha.
Mirelka f Polish
Diminutive of Mirela and Mirella.
Mirelva f Dutch, Italian, Spanish
The meaning of this name is uncertain; it may be a blend of two existing names (perhaps Mira and Elvira) or possibly etymologically related to Mirella... [more]
Mireu m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 미르 (mireu) meaning "dragon." It may be either derived from Old Chinese *mroːŋ (龍) or a cognate with 물 (mul) meaning "water."
Mirga f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian mirgot "to twinkle, to blink".
Mirge f Estonian (Rare)
Estonian borrowing of Mirga.
Mirgena f Albanian
Feminine form of Mirgen.
Mirgul f Kyrgyz
Derived from Arabic أميرة (ʾamīra) meaning "princess" combined with Kyrgyz гүл (gül) meaning "flower".
Miri f Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Miria f Friulian
Variant of Mira.
Miria f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transliteration of Μύρια (see Myria).
Miriã f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Miriam.
Mirian f Spanish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Spanish, Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Miriam.
Mirian m Georgian
Georgian form of the Middle Persian name Mihran (see Mehran). This name is often confused with Mirvan, at least partially because of the latter's variant Mirean.... [more]
Miri-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the first two syllables of Mirinae and Byeol.
Mirielda f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Muriel.
Mirijam f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Sorbian, Slovene
Swedish and Norwegian variant and Sorbian form of Miriam and Slovene variant of Mirjam.
Miriko m & f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Miro, which in Georgia is a short form of Miranda (feminine) and Mirian (masculine).
Mirin m History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Mirin (born in 565) is the patron saint of the town and Roman Catholic diocese of Paisley, Scotland. He was the founder of a religious community which grew to become Paisley Abbey. The shrine of this saint in the abbey became a centre of pilgrimage.
Mirinae f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 미리내 (mirinae), referring to the Milky Way.
Mirinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of names ending in -miro, such as Almiro, Casimiro, Clodomiro and Ramiro.
Mirislam m Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Slavic mir meaning "peace, world" or from Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" (compare Amir 1)... [more]
Mirislom m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Mirislam.
Mirjalol m Uzbek
Derived from Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr) meaning "prince, commander" (see Amir 1) combined with the given name Jalol
Mirjama f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian cognate of Miriam.
Mirjána f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Mirjana.
Mirje f Estonian
Variant of Mirja.
Mirjet m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Mirjeta.
Mirjeta f Albanian
Derived from Albanian mirë "good" and jetë "life".
Mirk m Kashubian
Short form of names beginning with Mir-, such as Mirosłôw and Mirón.
Mirkamal m Azerbaijani, Kazakh (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Slavic mir meaning "peace, world" or from Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" (compare Amir 1)... [more]
Mirkamil m Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Slavic mir meaning "peace, world" or from Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" (compare Amir 1)... [more]
Mirkamol m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Mirkamal.
Mirkomil m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Mirkamil.
Mirkomol m Uzbek
Variant of Mirkamol, which is the main Uzbek form of Mirkamal.
Mirlan m Kyrgyz
From Arabic أمير (amir) meaning "prince, commander, amir" combined with Kyrgyz улан (ulan) meaning "young man, soldier". It may also be used as a short form of Temirlan.
Mirlind m Albanian
Derived from Albanian mirë "good, well" and lind "to be born; begin life; to give birth".
Mirlinda f Albanian
Feminine form of Mirlind.
Miro m Galician
Diminutive of names ending in -miro.
Mirogniewa f Polish
Feminine form of Mirogniew.
Miroku m Buddhism
Japanese form of Maitreya via the Chinese form 弥勒/彌勒.
Miroliuba f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Миролюба (see Mirolyuba).
Miroljuba f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Миролюба (see Mirolyuba).
Mirolyub m Bulgarian
From the Slavic name elements mirŭ meaning "peace, world" and ľuby meaning "love".
Mirón m Kashubian, Galician
Kashubian and Galician form of Miron 1.
Mirona f Polish (Rare), Romanian
Feminine form of Miron 1.
Mironi m Georgian (Rare)
Form of Miron 1 with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Miropiya f Russian (Rare)
Variant transliteration of Миропия (see Miropia).
Miroshe f Albanian
Feminine form of Mirosh.
Miroslao m Spanish
Spanish form of Miroslav via its latinized form Miroslaus.
Miroslawa f German (Rare)
German borrowing of Mirosława.
Mirosłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Mirosław.
Mirra f Italian, Russian
Italian meaning, “myrrh.”
Mirre f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Mirjam.
Mirre f & m Dutch, Flemish (Rare)
Derived from the Dutch noun mirre meaning "myrrh". Originally, this given name was probably given in reference to goud, wierook en mirre meaning "gold, frankincense and myrrh", the gifts that the Three Magi bestowed upon the newborn Jesus.... [more]
Mirreke f Dutch, Flemish
Diminutive of Mirre, Miriam (also Mirjam) and other names that start with Mir-, such as Mirthe.
Mirt f Estonian (Rare)
Derived from Estonian mirt, a dialectal variant of mürt, "myrtle".
Mirtel f Estonian (Modern)
Elaboration of Mirt, possibly influenced by Myrtle.
Mirtemir m Kyrgyz (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
The first element of this name is derived from either Slavic mir meaning "peace, world" or from Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" (compare Amir 1)... [more]
Mirtemur m Uzbek (Rare)
The first element of this name is derived from either Slavic mir meaning "peace, world" or from Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" (compare Amir 1)... [more]
Mirtida f Macedonian, Serbian
Macedonian and Serbian form of Myrtis.
Mirtill f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Myrtle.
Mirtis f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Myrtis.
Miruś m Vilamovian, Polish
Vilamovian diminutive of Mira and Polish diminutive of Mirosław.
Miruša f Croatian (Rare), Czech, Slovak
Croatian, Czech and Slovak form of Mirusha. Also compare Miruška.
Mirusha f Russian
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element miru meaning "peace" or "world", such as Miroslava. Also compare Mirushka and Mirusya.
Mirushe f Albanian
Feminine form of Mirush.
Mirushka f Russian
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element miru meaning "peace" or "world", such as Miroslava. Also compare Annushka, Mirusha and Mirusya.
Mirusia f Russian
Variant transcription of Mirusya. A well-known bearer of this name is the Dutch-Australian soprano Mirusia Louwerse (b. 1985).
Miruška f Croatian (Rare), Czech, Slovak
Croatian, Czech and Slovak form of Mirushka. Also compare Miruša.
Mirusya f Russian
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element miru meaning "peace" or "world", such as Miroslava. Also compare Mirusha and Mirushka.
Mirva f Finnish
Possibly a variant of Mirjami.
Mirvan m Georgian (Archaic), History
This name was borne by two notable Georgian kings, who are both known as Mirian in English. The earliest of the two was king Mirvan I of Iberia, who reigned from 159 BC to 109 BC... [more]
Mirvana f Friulian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. This name has been in use from the 8th century onwards.
Mirvari f Azerbaijani
Means "pearl" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian مروارید (morvārīd).
Mirzabek m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Мырзабек (see Myrzabek)
Mirzakhan m Persian (Archaic)
Derived from the Persian honorific title Mirza (see Mirza) combined with the Mongolian-Turkic title of imperial rank Khan, which is a contraction of khagan meaning "ruler, sovereign"... [more]
Mirzel m Bosnian
Variant of Mirza.
Mirzela f Bosnian
Feminine form of Mirza.
Mirzet m Bosnian
Variant of Mirza.
Mirzeta f Bosnian
Feminine form of Mirza.
Miś m Polish
Diminutive of Michał.
Misae f Japanese
From 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 佐 (sa) meaning "to help, to assist", and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Misagh m Persian
Persian form of Mithaq.
Misahel m Biblical Latin
Form of Mishael used in the Latin Old Testament.
Misako f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" and 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
Misato f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" combined with 郷 (sato) meaning "village" or 里 (sato) meaning "village, hometown, country".... [more]
Misbach m & f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Misbah.
Misbachul m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Misbahul.
Misbah m & f Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
Means "lamp, light" in Arabic.
Misbah al-Din m Arabic
Means "lamp of the religion" from Arabic مصباح (miṣbāḥ) meaning "lamp, light" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Misbahuddin m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic مصباح الدين (see Misbah al-Din), as well as an Indonesian variant.
Misbahudin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Misbah al-Din.
Misbahul m & f Indonesian, Bengali
From the first part of Arabic compound names beginning with مصباح ال (miṣbāḥ al) meaning "lamp of the" (such as Misbah al-Din).
Misbakhul m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Misbahul.
Mischaël m Biblical German
Form of Mishael in modern German bibles.
Mischka m & f Various (Rare), English (American, Rare)
German transcription of Mishka (originally Russian).... [more]
Miselda f Romani
Romani name of uncertain origin and meaning.
Misell f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Michelle.
Misery f Literature
From the English word, which derives from Latin miseria "wretchedness". It was used as a given name in the book 'Misery' (1987) by Stephen King, about the author of a popular series of romance novels set in Victorian times, the heroine of which is named Misery Chastain.
Misgana f Ethiopian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
From Amharic ምስጋና (məsgana) "glory, praise, honour; thanks, gratitude".
Mishaal m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic مشعل (see Mishal).
Mishael m Biblical, Hebrew, English
From Hebrew מִישאֵל (Misha'el) meaning "who is what God is?" or "who asked?", both rhetorical questions about Yahweh. This is the name of three characters in the Bible.
Mishal m & f Arabic
Means "beacon, torch" in Arabic.
Misheel f Mongolian
Means "smile" in Mongolian.
Mishiko m Georgian
Diminutive of Misha and Misho, which are both diminutives of Mikheil.... [more]
Misia f Polish
Diminutive of Michalina.
Misiek m Polish
Diminutive of Michał.
Misja m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch spelling of Misha. Also compare Mischa.
Miśka f Polish
Diminutive of Michalina.
Miskweminanocsqua f Algonquian
Means "raspberry star woman" in Mohegan-Pequot, an extinct Eastern Algonquian language; derived from the Mohegan-Pequot cognate words of Ojibwe miskomin meaning "raspberry" and anang "star", combined with Mohegan-Pequot sqá "woman"... [more]
Mislava f Croatian
Feminine form of Mislav.
Mišo m Croatian, South Slavic, Slovak
Short form of Miroslav, Mihael and Michal 1, now often used as a standalone name.
Misora f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.
Misost m Ossetian (Rare), Kabardian (Rare)
Possibly means "not weak" from Persian سست (sost) meaning "weak, feeble".
Missagh m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian میثاق (see Misagh).
Missente m Sardinian
Nuroese form of Vincent.
Mist f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
From Old Norse mistr meaning "cloud, mist".... [more]
Mistianu m Sicilian
Variant of Bastianu via Vistianu.
Mistie f English (American)
Variant of Misty. A known bearer of this name is the American basketball player Mistie Bass (1983-).
Mistivir m Old Norse
Old Norse form of the Slavic name Mstivoj.
Mistoffolees m Literature, Theatre
Altered form of Mephistopheles used for a character in T.S. Eliot's poetry collection 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats' (1939). Mr. Mistoffolees also appears in the musical 'Cats' (1981), a stage adaptation of Eliot's poetry book.
Mișu m Romanian
Diminutive of Mihai.
Mi-Sun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 善 (seon) meaning "good, nice" or 宣 (seon) meaning "to give, to bestow". Other hanja combinations are possible.
Misuzu f Japanese
From 三 (mi) meaning "three" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty" and 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mitalee f Indian (Rare), Marathi (Rare)
Variant transcription of Mitali.
Mitchî m Walloon
Walloon form of Michael.
Mitgel m Romansh
Romansh form of Michael, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Mithaq m Arabic
Means "charter, covenant, agreement, treaty" in Arabic.
Mithrabarzana m Old Persian
Means "exalting Mithra or "high Mithra" in Old Persian, from 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (Miθra), referring to the Zoroastrian deity Mithra, and *br̥zans meaning "high, exalted".
Mithradates m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of the Old Persian name Mithradatha (see Mithridates).
Mithraios m Ancient Greek, Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Mithraya.
Mithun m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
From Sanskrit मिथुन (mithuna) meaning "pair, couple, twins", also referring to the third sign of the zodiac, Gemini.
Mitìddi m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Methodius.
Mitl m Nahuatl
Means "arrow, dart" in Nahuatl.
Mito f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [more]
Miton m Nahuatl
Means "little arrow" in Nahuatl, from mitl "arrow, dart" and the diminutive suffix -ton.
Mitraios m Ancient Greek, Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Mithraya.
Mitro m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Dimitar.
Mitro m Javanese
From Javanese mitra meaning "close friend, partner", ultimately from Sanskrit मित्र (mitra).
Mitrodor m Russian
Russian form of Metrodorus.
Mitrush m Albanian
Diminutive of Dhimitër.
Mitruț m Romanian
Diminutive of Dumitru.
Mitrya m Russian
Variant of Mitya.
Mitsu f & m Japanese
From Japanese kanji 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" or 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "honey". It can be also a combination of 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 津 (tsu) meaning "haven; port; harbour".... [more]
Mitsuha f Japanese
From Japanese 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "honey" or 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume", 波 (ha) meaning "waves, billows, Poland" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf"... [more]
Mitsuhei m Japanese
From 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance" and 平 (hei) meaning "even, peace, flat" and 兵 (hei) meaning "army, warfare, troops, tactics, strategy, soldier". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Mitsuhide m Japanese
From Japanese 貢 (mitsu) meaning "support, tribute" or 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance" and 任 (hide) meaning "appoint, responsibility, duty, to entrust to, term" or 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent"... [more]
Mitsuhiko m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance" and 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Mitsuhisa m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "radiance, light" and 久 (hisa) meaning "long ago, long time". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Mitsuhito m Japanese
From Japanese 貢 (mitsu) meaning "support, tribute" or 光 (mitsu) meaning "radiance, light" and 人 (hito) meaning "person" or 史 (hito) meaning "history, chronicle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mitsuka f Japanese
From 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "nectar, honey, molasses" combined with 鹿 (ka) meaning "deer, antelope". As a word, 蜜花 means "giant honey flower, Melianthus major". Other kanji combinations can be used.