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Lensmenta f Romani (Archaic)

Leokādija f Latvian
Latvian form of Leocadia.

Leokadija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Leocadia.

Leokrycja f Polish (Rare)

Leposlava f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Leposlav.

Lessandra f Medieval Italian
Truncated form of Alessandra.

Leteishia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Latisha.

Letitsiya f Russian
Russian form of Letitia.

Letosława f Polish (Rare)
From an uncertain first element combined with Slavic slava meaning "glory, fame".

Leubovera f Germanic
Possibly from the Germanic elements leub "love" and wer "true".

Leucothea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λευκοθέα (Leukothea) meaning "white goddess", derived from λευκός (leukos) "bright, clear, white" and θεός (theos) "god"... [more]

Levanchia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Levendula f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian levendula "lavender".

Liaudmina f Lithuanian
Variant form of Liaudminė.

Libbirata f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Liberata.

Liberiana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Liberianus.

Licoricia f Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
This name was recorded in the Jewish community in medieval England. It was famously borne by Licoricia of Winchester who was one of the most prominent female bankers and one of the most notable English Jewish women of her time.... [more]

Likshanya f Mordvin
Means "buckwheat" in Erzya.

Liliadora f Obscure
Combination of Lilia and Dora.

Liliannah f English (Modern)
Variant of Liliana.

Lillianah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Liliana.

Lillianna f English (American)
Variant of Liliana.

Lillietta f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Lillionna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Liliana, intended to reflect the Italian or Spanish pronunciation.

Lillyanna f English
Combination of Lilly and Anna.

Lillyonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Liliana.

Lilyushka f Russian
Variant Russian diminutive form of Liliya.

Limontina f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lemontina.

Linnethea f African American (Rare)
Combination of Linnea and Thea.

Linnethia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lynette. A notable bearer of this name is the American television personality NeNe Leakes (b. 1967), whose full name is Linnethia Monique Leakes (née Johnson).

Lipoxšaya m Scythian, Mythology, Scythian Mythology
Possibly means "the king of heaven". This name is borne by one of the sons of Targitaos and the Snake-Legged Goddess in one of Herodotus' recordings of the Scythian genealogical myth.

Lisabella f American (Modern)
Elaboraton of Lisabelle in the style of Isabella

Lisabetha f Romansh
Variant of Lisabetta.

Lisabetta f Medieval Italian, Italian, Sicilian, Corsican, Sardinian, Romansh, Literature
Medieval truncated form of Elisabetta. Lisabetta da Messina is a character in Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio (14th century).

Lisadiana f English (American)
This name is a combination of the two feminine names Lisa and Diana.

Lissandra f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lisandra.

Lisskulla f Swedish (Rare)
Means "little girl" in Dalmål or Dalecarlian, a group of dialects spoken in Dalarna, Sweden. It corresponds with Elfdalian liss-, combining form of litn "little" (cf. Liss), and kulla "girl".

Litosława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Litosław.

Liubamira f Belarusian
Belarusian feminine form of Lubomír.

Liudgarda f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Luitgard.

Liutberga f Old High German, Medieval, Medieval French, German (Austrian, Archaic), Medieval German
Old High German liut "people" + Old High German berg "mountain, hill" or Old High German burg "castle, city, stronghold".... [more]

Liutgarda f Medieval Italian
Italian form of Luitgard.

Lizabella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Lizabel in the style of Isabella.

Lizavieta f Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian cognate of Lizaveta.

Ljubomira f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Ljubomir.

Ljudmilla f Estonian
Estonian transcription of Людмила (see Lyudmila).

Llanakila f Hawaiian (Rare), African American
Variant of Lanakila, used as an alias by Jamaican-American artist, painter, digital illustrator, and digital artist Victoria Brown.

Llewelyna f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Llewelyn.

Lluvianna f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lluviana, an elaboration of Lluvia.

Lodoletta f Italian, Italian (Tuscan), Theatre
Probably coined by Pietro Mascagni for the titular character of his "dramma lirico" or lyric opera Lodoletta (1917), which was based on the novel Two Little Wooden Shoes by Marie Louise de la Ramée, (Ouida).... [more]

Lofthæna f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Lopthæna.

Loliannah f & m Navajo

Lopthæna f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of lopt 'air' and hæna 'hen'.

Lopthœna f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Lopthæna.

Lorabella f Various (?)
Lora with the common -bella suffix.

Lorentina f Italian
Variant of Laurentina.

Lotfollah m Persian
Persian form of Lutf Allah.

Lotfullah m Afghan, Indian (Rare), Pakistani (Rare)
Variant of Lutfullah.

Loudmilla f French (Caribbean, Rare)

Louisella f English (Rare)
Variant of Luisella.

Louisetta f American (Rare, Archaic)
Quasi-Latinization of Louisette.

Louisiana f Louisiana Creole (Rare), English (Rare)
From the name of the state in the southern United States, named after the French king Louis XIV, who reigned over France from 1643 to 1715.

Loukretia f Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Roman Mythology (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Lucretia.

Loukritia f Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Loukretia, which is the ancient Greek form of Lucretia.

Lountmila f Greek
Variant transcription of Loudmila.

Lovedelia f South African (Rare)

Loveyarna f Romani
Romani corruption of Lavinia recorded in the 19th century.

Lubitiata f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish lubitiata, itself the past participle of lubi- "to love".

Ľuboslava f Slovak
Feminine form of Ľuboslav

Lubosława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Lubosław.

Lucibella f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant form of Lucibel.

Luciliana f Late Roman, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Lucilianus.

Lucreshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lucrezzia f Sicilian
Variant of Lucrezia.

Ludolfina f Polish
Feminine form of Ludolf.

Ludosława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Ludosław.

Ludzimiła f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Ludmiła.

Luetishia f American (South, Rare)

Lufthansa f German (Rare)
Lufthansa is the name of the German national carrier. It was given as a second name to a girl born on a Lufthansa flight to New York in the 1960s.... [more]

Lugal-irra m Near Eastern Mythology
Possibly means "mighty lord", deriving in part from the Sumerian element 𒈗 (lugal), meaning "king, owner, master". Name borne by Mespotamian god who, along with his twin brother Meslamta-ea, was thought of as a guardian of doorways... [more]

Luguselwa f Gaulish
Gaulish name meaning "possession of Lugus", derived from the name of the god Lugus combined with Proto-Celtic *selwā "possession, property".

Lukrēcija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Lucretia.

Lukrecija f Croatian, Lithuanian
Croatian and Lithuanian form of Lucretia.

Lumbardha f Albanian (Rare)

Lumikukka f Finnish (Modern)
A combination of Lumi, which means "snow", and Kukka, which means "flower". The name was first used in the 1970's.

Luminessa f Obscure
From the English word luminescence, a derivative of Latin lumen "light" (from lux).

Lunabella f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Luna and Bella.

Lunafreya f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
A combination of Luna and Freya.... [more]

Lunamaria f Popular Culture
Used for a character in the Japanese anime metaseries 'Mobile Suit Gundam SEED', first released in 2002. It was probably inspired by the similar-sounding phrase lunar maria "broad, dark areas of the moon" (Latin: Maria Lunae), ultimately from Latin luna "moon" (compare Luna "goddess of the moon") and mare "sea" (plural maria; applied to lunar features by Galileo and used thus in 17th-century Latin works... [more]

Lupicinia f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Lupicinio.

Luscrista f Obscure
Probably a combination of Luz and Cristina.

Lusitania f English (Rare, Archaic), South American (Rare)
The etymology of this name is widely debated. However, the name may be of Celtic origin: Lus and Tanus, "tribe of Lusus", connecting the name with the personal Celtic name Luso and with the god Lugh.

Lutf Allah m Arabic
Means "kindness of Allah" from Arabic لطف (luṭf) meaning "kindness, gentleness, graciousness" combined with الله (Allah).

Lütfullah m Turkish
Turkish form of Lutf Allah.

Lutfullah m Arabic, Pashto
Alternate transcription of Arabic لطف الله (see Lutf Allah), as well as the usual Pashto form.

Luthfiyah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Lutfia.

Lutosława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Lutosław.

Luyindama m Kongo
Also congolese footballer Christian Luyindama.

Luzdivina f Spanish (European)
From Spanish luz divina meaning "divine light", a combination of Luz and Divina. It may be modeled on Ludivina.

Luzmarina f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Luz and Marina.

Lychorida f Theatre
Form of Lycoris used by Shakespeare for a character in his play Pericles, Prince of Tyre (published 1609).

Lyoshenka m Russian
Russian diminutive or pet form of Aleksei.

Lysandria f English (Rare)

Lythianna f Obscure

Lyubimaya f Russian
Means "beloved" in Russian.

Lyubomira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Lyubomir.

Lyubomyra f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Lyubomyr.

Lyudochka f Russian
Diminutive or pet form of Lyudmila.

Lyudovika f Russian
Russian feminine form of Ludwig.

Lyutsilla f Russian
Russian variant of Lutsilla, which is the main Russian form of Lucilla.

Macadamia f English (Rare)
From the popular tropical Hawaiian nut.

Macedonia f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Macedonio. It is also part of a name of the country (officially Republic of Macedonia/The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) in south-eastern Europe.

Mackensia f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Feminine form of Mackenson, or an elaboration of Mackenzie with the suffix -ia.

Macunaíma m Literature
Macunaíma is the main character in the 1928 novel Macunaíma, o herói sem nenhum caráter (Macunaíma in English) by Brazilian writer Mário de Andrade. The novel is considered one of the founding texts of Brazilian modernism.

Madeinusa f Spanish (Latin American)
This Peruvian-Quechua (mis)interpretation of products labeled "Made In USA" resulted in this name of the main character, a young village girl in Madeinusa, a 2005 Peruvian-Spanish drama film.

Madelaina f English (Rare), American (Hispanic)
Form of Madeline.

Madeleina f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Madeleine, influenced by cognates such as Italian Maddalena.

Madhurima f Indian

Madragana f Medieval Portuguese (Rare)
A famous bearer was Madragana Ben Aloandro a mistress of king Afonso III of Portugal.

Madumetsa m South African

Maftuchah f Indonesian
Variant of Maftuhah.

Magaajyia f Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown.

Magdahlia f American (Rare)
A seeming mix of Magdaline (from the bible) and the Dahlia flower. Also a variation of Migdalia.

Magdalèna f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Magdalena.

Magdalēna f Latvian
Latvian form of Magdalena.

Magdalyna f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Магдалина (see Mahdalyna).

Magdelena f Afrikaans, English (American, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic), Medieval Spanish
Variant of Magdalena.

Magdelina f English (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Variant of Magdalena.

Magdelyna f Ukrainian (Polonized)
Magdelyna or Mahdelyna in Ukrainian, (Magdalina) from Slavic Magda and Old Church Slavic, Czech, Bulgarian Magdalena/Magdalina.... [more]

Magdleina f Romansh (Archaic)
Older form of Madleina.

Magdolina f Hungarian (Rare, Archaic, ?), English (Rare, Archaic, ?), Various (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Possibly an elaborated form of Magdolna.... [more]

Mageretta f American (Rare, Archaic)

Maghfirah f Indonesian
Means "forgiveness" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic مغفرة (maḡfira).

Magnantia f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Magnantius. Saint Magnantia of Auxerre was a spiritual student of Saint Germanus of Auxerre.

Magnhilda f Medieval Scandinavian
Younger form of Magnhildr recorded from the 14th century onwards.

Magnifica f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin magnifica "magnificent, splendid, excellent".

Magnúsína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Magnús.

Magòrzata f Kashubian (Archaic)
Medieval variant of Małgorzata.

Mahaliana m & f Malagasy
Means "arouse interest" in Malagasy.

Mahardika m & f Indonesian
Means "virtuous, noble, wise" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "very prosperous" (compare Merdeka).

Maharlika f & m Filipino
Means "freeman, noble, aristocratic" in Tagalog, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "very prosperous". This was the term used to the warrior class in ancient Tagalog society.

Mahdalena f Belarusian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Mahdaliena.

Mahdalyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Magdalena (see Magdalene).

Maḫdianna m Sumerian Mythology
Likely meaning "lofty one from heaven", deriving from the Sumerian elements mah ("high, exalted), and 𒀭 an ("sky, heaven"). This was the Sumerian name of a Mesopotamian god of uncertain character... [more]

Mahdjouba f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of محجوبة (see Mahjouba)

Mahdzisia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Mahdaliena.

Mahefasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mahefa meaning "to be able to do" and soa meaning "good".

Maherisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mahery meaning "strong" and soa meaning "good".

Mahfudzah f Malay
Malay form of Mahfuza.

Mahulenka f Czech
Diminutive of Mahulena, not used as a given name in its own right.

Mahuliena f Czech (Rare)
Variant of Mahulena.

Maisyarah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Maysara.

Maitasuna f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Sometimes considered a variant of Maite 2, this name is actually directly taken from Basque maitasun "love; lovability".

Majdalena f Czech (Rare), Slovene (Archaic)
Variant of Magdalena.

Majestica f Obscure
Extremely rare name, most likely intended to be an elaboration of the English word majestic.

Majidreza m Iranian
Combination of Majid and Reza.

Majolenka f Czech
Diminutive of Magdaléna.

Majoranna f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian majoránna "marjoram", with the spelling mimicking Anna.

Makdalena f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Magdalene.

Makhozana f South African, Xhosa

Maksencja f Polish
Polish form of Maxentia.

Maksymina f Polish
Feminine form of Maksymin.

Makunaima m New World Mythology
In the Akawaio culture, Makunaima is a folk hero and the tribe’s deity of creation. In the Macushi culture however, he is Inshikirung’s troublemaking brother.

Malakhiya m Russian
Russian form of Malachias.

Malalasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy malala meaning "beloved, esteemed" and soa meaning "good".

Malatesta m Medieval Italian
Means "bad head" in Italian, as it is derived from Italian mala meaning "bad" combined with Italian testa meaning "head".... [more]

Malaynnah f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Malayna.

Malayshia f English (Rare)
Variant of Malaysia.

Malecasta f Arthurian Cycle
Sovereigness of the Castle Joyous, a palace of sexual indulgence.... [more]

Malgareta f Romansh
Variant of Margareta and Malgiaretta.

Malgarita f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan variant of Margarita.

Malisiana f Sotho

Mallavika f Indian

Malundama f Kongo
Means "hidden things" in Kikongo.

Malwandla m & f Tsonga
Means "hospitality" in Xitsonga.

Mamadouba m Western African

Mamertyna f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Mamertyn.

Mamiratra m & f Malagasy
Means "shining, luminous" in Malagasy.

Məmmədrza m Azerbaijani
Combination of Məmməd and Rza.

Manambina m & f Malagasy
Means "prosper, flourish" in Malagasy.

Mananjara m & f Malagasy
Means "lucky" in Malagasy.

Manantena f Malagasy
Means "hope, expect" in Malagasy.

Manantsoa m Malagasy
Means "one who possesses goodness" in Malagasy.

Mana'olana f & m Hawaiian
Means "hope, expectation, confidence" in Hawaiian.

Manawaleʻa f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "charity" in Hawaiian. Also used as a Hawaiian equivalent of the name Charity.

Mandamina m & f Malagasy
Means "arrange, set in order" in Malagasy.

Mandarava f Buddhism
From the name of a type of evergreen tree that bears bright orange-red flowers (scientific name Erythrina stricta). This was the name of a consort and student of the legendary 8th-century Buddhist teacher Padmasambhava... [more]

Mandolina f Croatian (Rare)
From the name of the musical instrument, called mandolin in English.

Mangaanna m Greenlandic
Younger form of Mangãna.

Mangaraja m Batak
From a title meaning "king, ruler" in Toba Batak, ultimately from Sanskrit राज (rāja).

Maninidra m Guanche
Possibly means "splendor of the lineage" in Guanche. Maninidra was the name of a Guanche guayre (leader) from Gran Canaria and a close relative to the guanarteme (king) Tenesor Semidán... [more]

Manoelina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Manoela.

Manohisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy manohy meaning "continue" and soa meaning "good".

Manosinda f Germanic, Gothic (Latinized), Galician
Feminine form of Manosindus.

Manouchka f Haitian Creole, French (African, Rare), French (Rare)
French form of Manushka. (Cf. Manouschka, Manoushka.) A known bearer is Gabonese filmmaker Manouchka Kelly Labouba.

Manoushka f Russian, Dutch (Rare)
Variant transcription of Manushka. Not to be confused with Polish mamoushka meaning "dear little mother".

Mantalena f Greek
A hellenized form of Maddalena.

Manuelina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Manuela.

Manuschka f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Manushka.

Maolmhóna m Irish
Comprised of the elements máel "tonsured one, devotee" and an element assumed to be móin (genitive móna) "moorland"

Marabella f English

Maranatha f Various (Rare), Haitian Creole
From an Aramaic phrase in the New Testament, translated as "O Lord, come".

Maravilla f Spanish (European)
Singular form of Maravillas.

Marcelena f Portuguese (Brazilian, ?)
Probably a form of Marcelina or Marcelene.

Marcelita f Spanish, Filipino, Louisiana Creole
Diminutive of Marcela.

Marcèl·lia f Catalan
Catalan form of Marcelia.

Marcel·lià m Catalan
Catalan form of Marcelianus.

Marchella f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Papuan (Rare)

Marcianna f African American

Marciella f English (American, Rare)

Marcijana f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Marciana.

Marcijona f Lithuanian
Form of Marciana.

Marcolina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Marcolino.

Marcovefa f Frankish, History
Recorded as the name of a concubine (lower-status wife) of Charibert I, Frankish king of Neustria. Her sister Merofleda (another concubine of Charibert) bears a clearly Germanic name, supporting identification of the first element with Frankish marka "border"... [more]

Marcuccia f Italian
Possibly a feminine form of Marcus.

Mardhiyah f Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Mardhiah.

Marduniya m Old Persian
Means "the soft one" in Old Persian, derived from mṛdu meaning "soft, mild" combined with the nominal suffix -𐎴 (-na) and the adjectival suffix -𐎡𐎹 (-ya).

Māreikura f Maori, Polynesian Mythology
Means "respected friend." Māreikura is the name of an order of goddesses in Maori mythology.

Marekhuna f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Marekh.

Maremyana f Russian (Archaic)
Variant of Mariamna.

Marenanna f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Maren and Anna.

Marevaura f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, composed by "mareva" and "ura", the meaning is "bright ocean breeze", or "dancing ocean breeze".

Margalida f Medieval Catalan, Medieval Occitan, Aragonese, Catalan (Balearic)
Variant of Margarida.

Margalina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Margalita and Marguerite.

Margalita f Georgian
Derived from the Georgian noun მარგალიტი (margalit'i) meaning "pearl", ultimately from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarites).

Margelina f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Margalit.

Margerina f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Margelina.

Margerita f Maltese, Polish, Slovene, Romansh
Maltese and Romansh form and Polish and Slovene variant of Margaret.

Marghetta f Romansh
Variant of Margheta.

Márgrehtá f Sami
Sami form of Margaret.

Margretha f Dutch, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Romansh
Scandinavian variant of Margaretha and Margrethe and Romansh variant of Margreta.

Margretta f English (American), Romansh
English contracted form of Margaretta and Romansh variant of Margreta.

Margriata f Romansh
Variant of Magriata.

Margrieta f Latvian, Dutch
Dutch variant of Margriet and Latvian variant of Margarita.

Margritha f Romansh (Rare)
Variant of Margrita.

Margritta f Romansh
Variant of Margretta.

Mariaanna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mariãna.

Marialena f Greek
Contraction of Maria and Lena.

Marialisa f Italian
Combination of Maria and Lisa.

Marialita f Spanish (Philippines)
Combination of Maria and the Spanish diminutive suffix -lita.

Mariandra f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Marianina f Corsican
Diminutive of Mariana.

Mariannah f Obscure
Variant of Marianna.

Mariarosa f Italian, Romansh
Contraction of Maria and Rosa 1.

Mariaurra f Basque
Basque combination of Maria and the word haur, haurra "child".... [more]

Maribarla f Romansh
Contraction of Maria and Barla.

Maribella f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Mariberta f Medieval French
Variant of Merberta.

Maricella f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Maricela.

Marieanna f English (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Marie and Anna.

Marielena f English, Spanish
Blend of Maria and Elena.

Marigoula f Greek
Diminutive of Maria.

Marijanca f Slovene
Diminutive of Marijana, used as a given name in its own right.

Marijanna f Latvian (Rare, Archaic)
Latvian form of Mariana.

Marijuana f Obscure
After the psychoactive drug. This is the name of American educational professional Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck.

Marileena f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Marilena.

Mariluisa f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of María Luisa.

Marinalva f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Marina and Alva.

Marinedda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Marinella.

Marínella f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Marinella.

Marinetta f Italian, Hungarian
Italian diminutive of Marina.

Mariniana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Marinianus. A bearer of this name was Egnatia Mariniana, the mother of Roman Emperor Gallienus (3rd century AD).

Marinuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Marina.

Mariolina f Italian
Diminutive of Maria and feminine form of Mario.

Mariotsoa f Medieval Basque
Combination of Mari 3 and Otsoa.

Mariquiña f Galician
Galician Hypocorism of María

Mariquita f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria.

Marissiah f Bajan (Latinized, ?)
marissiah was a not very known prophet long ago and got assassinated by royal guards just for being a lady prophet. He legacy still lives on but not very well known.

Mariuccia f Italian (Archaic)
Pet form of Maria (very old-fashioned)

Maríuerla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Icelandic maríuerla "wagtail (the bird)".

Mariyanna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marianna/Mariana.

Marjarida f Occitan
Auvergnat form of Margaret.

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

Marka Illa f Aymara
From the Aymara marka meaning "nation" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.

Markeesha f African American
Variant of Markeisha.

Markeisha f African American (Rare)
Possibly a feminine variant of Marquis influenced by Keisha; also compare Marquita.

Markeysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Markeisha.

Marlissia f Trinidadian Creole (Rare)

Maroescha f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Maruscha.

Marouscha f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Maruscha.

Marqarita f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Margarita.

Marquessa f Medieval Spanish
Derived from Old French markis, marchis "marquis", ultimately from Old High German marka "march; fortified area along a border".

Marquetta f African American
Possibly a variant of Marquita.

Marquisha f African American
Variant of Markisha.

Marquitta f English (American)
Probably a variant of Marquita.

Marshayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements mar, shay and la. Also compare Markayla.

Marsilina f Quechua
Quechua form of Marcelina.

Marthetta f English (Rare)
Combination of Martha with either Etta or a name that ends in -etta, such as Henrietta.

Marticela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Marta and Celia.

Martinita f Spanish
Diminutive of Martina.

Martolana f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic)
Diminutive of Marta via the diminutive Marton.

Marttiina f Finnish
Finnish variant of Martina

Martziala f Basque
Basque form of Marciala.

Maruapula m Tswana
Means "rain clouds" in Setswana.

Marugenia f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of María Eugenia.

Maruschka f Dutch
Dutch form of Marushka. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch actress Maruschka Detmers (b. 1962).

Marylinda f English (?), Spanish (?)
A combination of Mary and Linda.

Marzelina f Aragonese
Feminine form of Marzelino.

Marzianna f German (Silesian, Archaic)
Silesian German form of Marcjanna.

Masachika m Japanese
From Japanese 維 (masa) meaning "to tie; to fasten; to tie up" combined with 周 (chika) meaning "circumference". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]