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Maïva f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)

Maiya f English (Modern)
Variant of Maya 2.

Maiya f Tamil
The name means "Illusion" in Sanskrit, having to do with the hindu belief that the world is all an illusion which one must overcome to reach moksha or nirvana

Maiya f Japanese
From 舞 (mai) "circle, wheel" and 弥 (ya) "increasingly"

Maiya f Russian

Maíza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Maísa.

Maiza f Filipino
mean 'one' or 'only one' in Ilocano.

Maiza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Maíza.

Majia f Chinese (Rare)

Majka f Czech, Slovak, Sorbian, Kashubian, Polish
Czech, Slovak, Sorbian and Kashubian diminutive of Maja 2 and Polish diminutive of Maja 1.

Majra f Bosnian

Majsa f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Maja 2 (compare Majsan).

Makea f Obscure

Makia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Mikia or Micaiah.

Makka f Chechen, Ingush
Chechen and Ingush name for the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Makka m Indian, Hindi

Makoa m Hawaiian
From the word meaning "fearless, courageous, aggressive."

Maksa f Slovene
Short form of Maksimiljana.

Makwa m Ojibwe

Makya f & m Hopi
Means "hunting eagle" in Hopi.

Malca f Judeo-Italian
Variant of Malka.

Malca f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Malcolm.

Malda f Latvian

Malda f Albanian

Malda f Judeo-Slavic (?), Yiddish, Medieval Jewish
possibly derived from Mladuša... [more]

Malea f German (Modern), German (Swiss, Modern)
Anglicized spelling of Malia. It is often claimed that this name means "flower" in Hawaiian. This is false. The Hawaiian word for "flower" is "pua".

Mália f Portuguese
Diminutive of Amália.

Mâlia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Maria.

Malía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Malia.

Malia f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish (Rare), Sicilian
Truncated form of Amalia.

Malja f Faroese
Variant of Malia.

Małka f Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish form of Malka.

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

Malla f Finnish, Swedish
Short form of various names including Amalia, Maria, Magdalena and Matilda... [more]

Malma f Indian
Indian name coming from the Urdu word for “gilded”.

Málna f Hungarian (Modern)
Directly taken from Hungarian málna "raspberry".

Malua f Danish (Rare)

Malva f Swedish, Finnish (Rare), German, Danish, Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Malvina. It may be partly inspired by Latin, Swedish and Finnish malva "mallow, hollyhock (flower)".

Malya f English (Rare)
Variant of Malia.

Mamia f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mamia f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Mamia m Georgian
Ultimately of foreign origin, i.e. either Greek or Latin. The meaning is thought to revolve around nursing a baby at the breast, which thus brings to mind the Latin verb mammo meaning "to give suck, to suckle (a baby)"... [more]

Mamta f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit ममता (mamata) meaning "love, affection, regard, fondness".

Manda f English, Galician
Diminutive of Amanda.

Manea f Polish
Polish form of Mannea.

Manea m Romanian (Rare, Archaic)

Manea f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "beautiful", "gorgeous".

Manga f Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Margrét.

Manga f Medieval Hungarian, Hungarian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. In medieval times, it might have been a variant of Magna, today, however, it is rather considered a diminutive of Margit and its variants.

Manha f Arabic
Means "gift from Allah".

Manha f Japanese
From Japanese 万 (man) meaning "very many" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mania f Greek
Greek diminutive of Maria. In some cases it may be used as a diminutive of Emmanouela.

Mania f Etruscan Mythology, Roman Mythology
In Roman and Etruscan mythology, Mania was a goddess of the dead. She, along with Mantus, ruled the underworld. She was said to be the mother of ghosts, the undead, and other spirits of the night, as well as the Lares and the Manes... [more]

Mania f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Manius.

Mania f Polish
Diminutive of Maria and Marianna.

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

Manka f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Manuéla, meaning "God is with us".

Manna f English
Short form of Manuela.

Manna f Dutch (Rare)
When the new born child was to be named after a male grandparent named Herman or Hermannus, the female baby was named Manna.

Manna f & m Finnish
Manna was originally a male name, coming from the names Immanuel and Mauno. Later, Manna has been used as a female name, because it ends in an "a".

Manna f Hungarian
Variant form of Mária, meaning "bitterness".

Manoa m French, Biblical French
French from Manoah.

Mansa m & f Manding, Akan
Title for "king" or "ruler", now also used as a name. Can also mean "third daughter" in Twi, which is in the Akan language family.

Manta f Finnish
Finnish form of Manda.

Manta f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish manto- / manti- "mouth; jaw".

Manua m & f Polynesian, Tahitian
From Tahitian manu meaning "bird".

Manya f Yiddish (Russified)
A Jewish and Yiddish styled form of Miriam and names alike. It's similar to the Russian diminutive Manya, which is of the Russian name Mariya, which is in fact a translation of Miriam.

Manya f Sanskrit
An ancient Sanskrit word meaning "respected or the one who is respected by all"

Maōka f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 桜 (ō) meaning "cherry blossom" and 花 (ka, hana) meaning "flower, blossom", 華 (ka, hana) meaning "flower, petal", 霞 (ka, kasumi) meaning "mist", 夏 (ka, natsu) meaning "summer", or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance, incense"... [more]

Maoma m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant of Mahoma.

Marah f English (Rare)
Variant of Mara 1, in reference to one of the locations which the Torah identifies as having been travelled through by the Israelites during the Exodus.

Marah m Indonesian
Derived from Arabic مرح (marah) meaning "joyful, cheerful, merry".

Marča f Slovak
Diminutive of Maria.

Marca f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Marcus.

Marda m Mari
Means "middle" in Mari.

Marea f English, Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Maria.

Marea f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
From the word "marea" (tide) in Spanish.

Marga f Latvian
Short form of Margarita as well as a derivation from Latvian margot "to glint, to twinkle".

Marha f Chechen
Means "cloud" in Chechen.

Marìa f Sicilian, Sardinian, Piedmontese
Sicilian and Piedmontese form and Sardinian variant of Maria.

Maria f Japanese
From Japanese 雅 (ma) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 鞠 (mari) meaning "ball", 紅 (mari) meaning "crimson, deep red", 女 (mari) meaning "woman, female", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 聖 (mari) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 毬 (mari) meaning "burr, ball", 瑪 (ma) meaning "agate, onyx", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 莉 (mari) meaning "jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 珠 (ri) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 仁 (ri) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess", 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful", 晏 (a) meaning "late, quiet, sets (sun)", 晶 (a) meaning "sparkle, clear, crystal", 神 (a) meaning "gods, mind, soul", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 有 (a) meaning "exist", 雅 (a) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 美 (a) meaning "beautiful", 母 (a) meaning "mother" or 亞 (a) meaning "rank, follow"... [more]

Marià m Catalan
Catalan form of Marianus.

Marka f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Marek as well as a diminutive of Margorzata.

Marka f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Croatian feminine form of Marko or a diminutive form of Mara 2.

Marka f Sorbian

Marpa f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Martha.

Marša f Slovene, Croatian (Modern, Rare)

Marša f Sorbian
Diminutive of Marija and Marja.

Mártá f Sami
Sami form of Marta.

Marva f Iranian
Iranian form of Marwa.

Marya f English
Variant of Maria.

Marza f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Marta.

Masea f English (Rare)
Variant of Macy influenced by Chelsea.

Masea f Yiddish
Romanian-Yiddish form of Masya.

Masha f Hebrew
Feminine of Moshe... [more]

Masia f South African (?)
Probably means "leader".

Maska m Abnaki
Means "toad" in the Abnaki language.

Maska m Mari
Means "bear" in Mari.

Məsmə f Azerbaijani
Variant of Məsumə.

Massa m Biblical
Hebrew for a type of gift, one of the sons of Ishmael, the founder of an Arabian tribe (Gen. 25:14); a nomad tribe inhabiting the Arabian desert toward Babylonia.

Massa f Berber
A term of respect meaning "Mistress" and a name usually given to high born.

Masya f Yiddish

Masza f Polish (Rare)
Polish transliteration of Masha.

Matha f Gascon

Matìa m Emilian-Romagnol, Piedmontese
Emilian and Piedmontese form of Matthew.

Matia f Bengali

Mátka f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian mátka "(archaic, dialectal) fiancée".

Matla f Yiddish

Matla f German (Silesian), Silesian
Diminutive of Marta, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Mát-ta f Vietnamese
Vietnamese from Martha

Mätta f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Metta.

Matta m Arabic
Arabic version of Matthew... [more]

Matya m Russian
Variant of Matvey.

Maúca f Galician
Diminutive of María.

Mauda f Medieval Irish
Irish adoption of Maude.

Mauna f Hawaiian
Means "mountain" in Hawaiian.

Màura f Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Maura 1.

Mávia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Mavia.

Mavia f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), History
Variant transliteration of ماوية (see Māwiyya).

Mavka f Ukrainian
Mavka means "a forest creature".

Mávra m Sami
Sami form of Maurus

Mavra f Greek (Rare), Georgian, Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian, Moldovan, Romanian, History (Ecclesiastical), Theatre
Modern Greek form of Maura 1, which has spread to Eastern Europe and the Caucasus region via the Eastern Orthodox Church.... [more]

Mavra f Pakistani

Mawia f History
Variant transcription of Māwiyya.

Mawra f Urdu, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain, most likely of Arabic origin.

Maxia f Sardinian (Archaic)

Mayah f Indian, English
Variant of Maya 1.

Mayah f Hebrew
means "Close to God"

Mayca f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maica.

Mayda f English (Rare)
Variant of Maida.

Mayga f Indian, Hinduism
Variant of Indian Hindu name Megha. Means "cloud," "rain cloud," "rain," or "star" in Sanskrit.

Mayia f Greek
Variant transcription of Magia, a feminine form of Magos.

Mayja f Aymara
Means "different, distinct" in Aymara.

Mayka f Spanish
Variant of Maica.

Mayla f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maila.

Mayla f English (American, Modern)
Likely a combination of May and la.

Mayna f Italian (Rare), Brazilian

Mayna f Judeo-Spanish

Mayra f Mari, Khakas
Mari and variant Khakas form of Maria.

Mayra f Tupi, Brazilian
Variant of Maíra.

Maýsa f Turkmen
From Turkmen maýsa meaning "field, greenery, sprouts".

Maysa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Maísa. Maysa Matarazzo (1936 – 1977) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, performer and actress. She is also associated with Bossa nova music but is widely known as a torch song (fossa) interpreter.

Maysa f Arabic
Variant of Mayssa. This name is borne by American contemporary jazz singer Maysa Leak, better known by her stage name Maysa.

Maysa f Old Swedish
Variant of Majsa.

Maysa f Uzbek
Means "sprouts, fresh growth of plants" in Uzbek.

Mayta f Hebrew
Variant of Maytal.

Mayua f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Maywa f Aymara
Means "poppy" in Aymara.

Mayya f Ukrainian (Rare)

Mayza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Maysa.

Mazah f Arabic

Mbada f Shona
Means "leopard" in Shona.

Mbala m Central African
From Mbala Mbuta Biscotte, a Congolese soccer player

Mbiya f Chewa
Means “bowl” in Chichewa.

Mbora m & f Malagasy
Means "yet, still, again" in Malagasy.

Mbyja f Guarani
Means "star" in Guarani.

Meara f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Meara.

Meara f Irish
Meara is an Irish/Gaelic origin name that means 'jolly', 'jovial', 'merry', 'Filled with mirth', etc.... [more]

Meaza m & f Ge'ez
Means "perfume" in Ge'ez.

Mecca f Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Meca.

Mecca f & m English (American, Rare)
From the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam. From there, it became a common noun for any place considered to be important to visit by people with a particular interest.

Mécia f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese feminine form of the Gallo-Roman masculine name Mincius. Mécia Lopes de Haro (c.1215–1270), sometimes Méncia, was married to King Sancho II of Portugal.

Medda f English (American, Archaic)

Médea f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Medea.

Medha f Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada
From Sanskrit मेधा (medhā́) meaning "wisdom, intelligence".

Media f American, English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Medi.... [more]

Meeka f English
Perhaps based on the English word meek, or maybe an Anglicized form of Mieke or Mika.

Meela f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Lyudmila.

Meena f Pakistani
Its also na urdu name.Its means hand made attractive drawings.

Meena f English
Variant of Mina 1.

Meena f East Frisian
Feminine form of Meeno.

Meeta f Estonian
Estonian variant of Meta.

Meeta f Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit मित्र (mitrá) meaning "friend, companion".

Meeya f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Mia.

Megha f Indian
From Sanskrit मेघ (megha) meaning "cloud".

Mehna f Malayalam
Meaning "Cloud".

Mehra f Persian
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship"

Meida f Estonian
Variant of Miida.

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

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

Meila f Estonian (Rare)

Meila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mila.

Meina f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Meino.

Meina f Japanese
From Japanese 苺 (mei) meaning "strawberry" combined with 雫 (na) meaning "raindrop". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Meira f Welsh
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Mair.

Meira f Japanese (Rare)
From 鳴 (mei) meaning "ring, echo" combined with 良 (ryou, i.i, yo.i, ra) meaning "good." Other kanji combinations are possible.

Meisa f Japanese
From Japanese 冥 (mei) meaning "dark", 銘 (mei) meaning "inscription, signature (of artisan)", 名 (mei) meaning "name", 命 (mei) meaning "fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint", 姫 (mei) meaning "princess", 愛 (mei, me) meaning "love, affection", 明 (mei, me) meaning "bright, light", 生 (mei) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 芽 (mei, me) meaning "bud, sprout", 苺 (me) meaning "strawberry", 萌 (mei, me) meaning "sprout, bud" or 鳴 (mei) meaning "chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 偉 (i) meaning "admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent", 生 (i) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 愛 (i) meaning "love, affection" combined with 沙 (sa) or 砂 (sa) both meaning "sand", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 冴 (sa) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness", 朝 (sa) meaning "morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea", 皐 (sa) meaning "swamp, shore", 里 (sa) meaning "village" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help"... [more]

Meita f Indonesian
Possibly derived from Indonesian Mei meaning "May (the month)".

Meiya f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".

Melda f Turkish

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

Melea m Biblical

Melea f Judeo-French
Variant of Melanie.

Melga m Arthurian Cycle
King of the Picts.... [more]

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

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

Melia f Hawaiian
Means "plumeria" in Hawaiian.

Melia f English
Diminutive of Amelia.

Melka f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Malka (compare Melcha).

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]

Mélya f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mélia.

Melya f French (Americanized, Modern)
Americanized form of Mélya.

Memma f Romansh
Diminutive of Domenica, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.

Menga f Romansh
Short form of Domenica, traditionally found in central Grisons.

Menja f German (Rare)
German transcription of Menya.

Menja f Norse Mythology
The name of an enslaved giant and sister of Fenja in 'Grottasöngr'.

Menka f Macedonian
Means "a change". Usually given when a family gets few girls in a row. The newest baby gets the name in hope that it will cause a change, and that the next baby would be a boy.

Menka f Ancient Egyptian
Means "(my) ka shall be durable" or "(my) ka shall remain", derived from mn "to stay, remain; to be established, steadfast" and ka "soul". Name borne by a queen of the Second Dynasty.

Menma f Japanese
From Japanese 銘 (me) meaning "inscription", 夢 (n) meaning "dream" combined with 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Menna f Welsh, Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Mena in countries where that name is used (i.e., Germany, Netherlands, Mena being a German/Dutch diminutive of various names beginning with Mein, such as Meinhild, where the meaning is "strength"), but Menna is also used regularly in Wales in modern times... [more]

Menna m Catalan
Catalan form of Mina.

Menta f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian, Hungarian (Rare)
Italian and Hungarian form of Minthe. The name coincides with both Italian and Hungarian menta "mint".

Menua m Urartian, Ancient Armenian, Armenian
The name of an Urartian king.

Menza f Berber
Meaning unknown.

Menza f Swedish (Rare)
Origin uncertain, possibly a diminutive of Emerentia. ... [more]

Mëria f Biblical Albanian
Albanian form of Mary, referring to the Virgin Mary.

Merjá f Sami
Sami form of Merja.

Měrka f Sorbian
Diminutive of Měrana and Měrosława.

Merna f English
Variant of Myrna.

Merra f Ethiopian

Mersa f Greek
Diminutive of Myrsini.

Merta f English
Feminine version of Merton.

Mesha m Biblical
Meaning "freedom" or "salvation."

Metha f English
Variant of Meta.

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

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

Metsá m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "beautiful, handsome" in Shipibo.

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.

Metta m African American (?)

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

Meura f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "splendid sun".

Meyra f Turkish

Mhara f Shona
Means "impala" in Shona.

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

Miana f Romanian
Contracted form of Mariana.

Miana f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (mi, shin, kokoro, mune, makoto, gokoro) meaning "mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas" or 水 (mi, sui, mizu, midu, uzu, zumi, tsu, do, misa, mitsu, mina, min) meaning "(cold) water, a fluid; a liquid, water", 彩 (sai, irodoru, aya, tsuya, a) meaning "colour" or 亜 (a, e, tsugu, atsu, ou, minikui) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 夏 (ka, ge, na(tsu)) meaning "summer" or 奈 (na, da, nai, dai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "apple tree"... [more]

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

Miata f Medieval Catalan

Miaya f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 充 (mi) meaning "fill, be full, supply", 翠 (mi) meaning "green", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 御 (mi) meaning "imperial" combined with 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" or 文 (aya) meaning "sentence"... [more]

Miaza f Ethiopian

Micia f Silesian
Diminutive of Emilia.

Micia m Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Mitsya.

Mićka m Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Mitska.

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

Midea f Italian, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Mideia, as well as the modern Italian form.

Midna f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Midna f Popular Culture
Midna is one of the main characters in the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, she is the Twilight Princess. Her name comes from the English word midnight.

Mieka f English (Modern, Rare)

Mieta m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Martin.

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

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

Mihka m Sami
Sami form of Mika 1.

Mihua m Nahuatl
Means "possessor of arrows" in Nahuatl, from mitl "arrow, dart" and the possessive suffix -hua.

Miida f Estonian (Archaic)
Short form of Armiida.

Miijá f Sami
Sami form of Mia.

Miika m Finnish
Finnish form of Micah.

Miila f Finnish
Variant of Emilia or Ludmila.

Miina f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miira f Finnish
Variant of Mira 2.

Miisa f Finnish
Of unknown origin. Possibly a feminine variant of Mishael.

Mijia m & f Chinese
Chinese form of Micah.

Mijja f Uzbek
Means "eyelash" in Uzbek.

Mijka f Silesian
Diminutive of Mija.

Mikah m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Micah.

Mikah f Omaha-Ponca
Variant of Mika.

Mikea m Maltese
Maltese form of Michaeas.

Mikha m Georgian, Khakas
Short form of Mikhail (Khakas) and Mikheil (Georgian).

Mikha f Indonesian

Mikia m Sotho, Shona (?)

Mikia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, possibly inspired by Mikki and Nikia. In the pronunciation /mɪ.'kaɪ.ə/, it may also be seen as a variant of Micaiah.

Mikka f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Milah f Judeo-Arabic

Milca f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Milcah.

Milda f Medieval English, Hungarian (Rare), Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with the element Mild-. In Scandinavia it may also be a variant of Milla.

Milda f Latvian
Latvian contraction of Emīlija and Matilde. In some cases, it is also an adoption of the Lithuanian name Milda.

Milea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miley or Milia.

Milea f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mile, itself a variant of Mila as well as a short form of various names containing the element -mile-.

Milga f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Milia f Basque, Medieval Basque
Basque (short?) form of Emilia, first recorded in 1285.

Milia f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Milo.

Milia f Corsican
Feminine form of Miliu.

Milia f Greek
Truncated form of Aimilia and Emilia.

Milja f Slovene
Short form of Miljana and in some cases of Milena.

Miljá f Sami
Sami form of Milja.

Miłka f Polish
Diminutive of Ludmiła, Miłosława, Bogumiła, and other names containing the element miły.

Milka f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Milkah.

Milla f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Feminine form of Mille.

Milla f Hungarian
Hungarian short form of Ludmilla and other names ending in -milla.

Milma f Finnish
Variant of Emilia.

Milta f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Myrta.

Milva f Italian
Feminine form of Milvio, although folk etymology likes to consider it a contraction of Maria and Ilva or Maria and Silvia and other names ending in -ilva/-ilvia.... [more]

Milya f Russian
Diminutive of Lyudmila.

Mimba f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Form of Ama used by early slaves in the American South and Jamaica. This was given to girls born on Saturday.

Mimia f Sardinian

Mimia f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mimia m Sardinian
Gallurese variant of Minniu.

Mimka f Slovene
Variant of Mimika.

Mimma f Italian
Diminutive of Domenica.