Submitted Names Ending with a

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Makariya f Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Makariy.
Makasela m Tsonga
Means "go, crawl to towards one's goal" in Xitsonga.
Makasta f Ibanag, Filipino
Means "beautiful" in Ibanag, spoken in the Philippines.
Makata f Manchu
Of uncertain etymology, this was the personal name of Princess Wenzhuang, who was a daughter of Hong Taiji.
Makatendeka m & f Shona
Means "you are faithful (to God)" in Shona.
Makdalena f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Magdalene.
Makeba f African American, Caribbean
Meaning unknown, possibly a transferred usage of the African surname Makeba in honor of the South African singer Miriam "Mama Africa" Makeba (1932-2008).
Makeisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Ma and the name Keisha, probably influenced by Lakeisha, Nikeisha/Nakisha, and Takisha.
Makeleta f Tongan
Tongan form of Margaret.
Makelina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Madeline.
Makena f English (American)
Spelling variation of Makenna, ultimately from the surname McKenna. The name's spelling coincides with the unrelated Mumbi name Makena.
Makereta f Fijian
Fijian form of Margaret.
Makhahlela m Tsonga
Means "beater" in Xitsonga.
Makhbuba f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Uzbek, Tajik and Kyrgyz form of Mahbuba.
Makida f African
In Ethiopia, Makida was another name for the Queen of Sheba.
Makina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Maxine.
Makinna f English (Modern, Rare)
Altered form of Makenna, perhaps inspired by similar-sounding names such as McKinley and Kinsley.
Makira f African American
Combination of the prefix Ma and the name Kira 2.
Makka f Chechen, Ingush
Chechen and Ingush name for the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Makkaritta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Margarita.
Makoa m Hawaiian
From the word meaning "fearless, courageous, aggressive."
Makoka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Margot.
Makrena f German (Bessarabian)
Bessarabian German form of Makrina.
Makrida f Russian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Russian and Serbian form of Macris.
Makrina f German, Russian, Serbian, Greek, Banat Swabian, Hungarian
German, Greek, Russian, Hungarian and Serbian form of Macrina.
Makryna f Polish
Polish form of Macrina.
Maksa f Slovene
Short form of Maksimiljana.
Maksencja f Polish
Polish form of Maxentia.
Maksimiljana f Slovene
Slovene form of Maximiliana.
Maksina f Russian
Russian variant of Maxine.
Maksyma f Polish
Polish form of Maxima.
Maksymiliana f Polish
Feminine form of Maksymilian.
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.
Makunga m Swahili
Means "crazy" in Swahili.
Makya f & m Hopi
Means "hunting eagle" in Hopi.
Makyla f English (Modern)
Probably an altered form of Makayla, influenced by similar-sounding names such as Kyla or Micah.
Mała f Polish
Diminutive form of Matylda.
Mala m Greenlandic
From Greenlandic "malaq" meaning 'throat'.
Malaanńa f Yakut
Yakut form of Melania.
Malaea f Hawaiian (Archaic), English (Modern, Rare)
From ma'alaea meaning "earthy red color". Also Hawaiian form of Mariah, Maria or Malaya.
Malahija m Croatian
Croatian form of Malachi.... [more]
Malajka f Hungarian
From Arabic.
Malakhiya m Russian
Russian form of Malachias.
Malakia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marcia.
Malakia m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Mal'akhiy (see Malachi) via its hellenized form Malachias.
Malakija m Maltese
Maltese form of Malachias.
Malakina m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Martin.
Malala f Pashto
Variant of Malalai. A notable bearer is Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize recipient Malala Yousafzai (1997-).
Malala f Spanish
Diminutive of María Laura, as Lala is a Spanish diminutive of Laura.
Malalasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy malala meaning "beloved, esteemed" and soa meaning "good".
Malama f Hawaiian
Derived from the Hawaiian word mālama meaning: "moon" or "to care for." Also could be a shortened version of the name Hanaiakamalama.
Malamatenia f Greek
From Greek μαλαματένιος (malamatenios) meaning "golden, tender".
Malana f Hawaiian
"light; buoyant"... [more]
Malanka f Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Melanie. Malanka or Generous Eve is also a folk holiday celebrated on 13 January, which is St. Melania's day.
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]
Malawina m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Marvin.
Malaya f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "free, independent" in Tagalog.
Malayika f Arabic
Means "angels" in Arabic, the plural of Malak
Malca f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Malcolm.
Malchi-shua m Biblical
Meaning "King of help," one of the four sons of Saul I Chronicles 8:33. He perished along with his father in the battle of Gilboa Sa1. 31:2.
Malchishua m Biblical
Means "King of help, King of salvation" derived from the Hebrew elements מֶלֶכְ (meleḵ) meaning "king" and and יָשַׁע (yasha) meaning "to save".
Malčika f Slovene
Diminutive of Amalija, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Maldea f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was first recorded in the area around Álava in the 11th century.
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".
Maleba m African
African name, originally from Angola
Malecasta f Arthurian Cycle
Sovereigness of the Castle Joyous, a palace of sexual indulgence.... [more]
Maleia f Hawaiian
Possibly from malei'ia meaning "to be decked with leis".
Maleigha f English
Variant of Malia.
Maleiwa m & f Indigenous American
Maleiwa is the god of creation in Wayuu mythology. His name has an unknown meaning.
Maleja f Spanish
Diminutive of María and Alejandra. Actress Maleja Restrepo
Maleka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Martha.
Maleka f South African, African American
Possibly a variant of Malika.
Malekala m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Marshall.
Malekaya f Russian
This name is The Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov's childhood nickname.
Malemleima f Manipuri
Means "queen of the earth" in Meitei.
Maléna f Hungarian
Contracted form of Magdaléna.
Malena f Aragonese
Contraction of Madalena.
Malenia f Popular Culture
Meaning unknown, possibly influenced by Melania or Malena. This name is borne by a character in the 2022 video game 'Elden Ring'... [more]
Maletina f Samoan
Samoan form of Martina.
Məleykə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijni form of Malayika
Malghalara f Pashto
Means "pearl" in Pashto.
Malgiaretta f Romansh
Variant of Margareta, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Mália f Portuguese
Diminutive of Amália.
Mâlia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Maria.
Mâliãna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Marianne.
Malica f Arabic
Variant of "Malika".
Malicha f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Malicha (or Malache, or Lamache) was a woman from Lemnos and the mother of Leucophanes by Euphemus.
Malicia f Popular Culture
Malicia the name of the character Rogue in the French version of the X-Men. Malicia, or Rogue, was created by Chris Claremont and Michael Golden. She is a young woman whose real name is Anna Marie; her power, which is to absorb life energy via skin contact, is both a strength and a burden.
Malidoma m Western African
According to the Burkinabé writer Malidoma Patrice Somé (1956-2021), his name means "he who befriends the enemy" or "friend of the stranger" in the Dagaare language.
Malija f Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Maria.
Málika f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Amália.
Mälikä f Tatar
Tatar form of Malika.
Malika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marlys.
Malila f Miwok
Means "salmon going fast up a rippling stream" in the Miwok language
Mălina f Romanian
Romanian form of the Slavic name Malina 2.... [more]
Malîna f Greenlandic
Means "the one to follow", cognate of malippaa ("to follow someone") and the suffix -na (denotes a personal name). In Greenlandic mythology Malîna is the goddess of the sun and the sister of Anningan, god of the moon... [more]
Malina f Italian
Diminutive of Amalia.
Malina f Inuit Mythology, Greenlandic
In Inuit mythology, Malina is the name of a solar goddess. She is constantly fleeing from her brother, the moon god Igaluk (Inuit) or Anningan (Grenlandic), and their eternal chase explains the movement of the sun and moon through the sky.
Malina f Romani
Of uncertain origin. Either a borrowing of the Slavic name Malina 2 or the Romanian name Mălina, a direct derivation from the Romani word mal'ina "raspberry" (and thus ultimately a cognate of the Slavic name), or else there might be a relation to the source of the Indian name Malini.
Malina f Medieval English
Diminutive of Mary (compare Malle).
Malina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marlene.
Malina f Afghan
Meaning:?... [more]
Malina f Swedish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Malin.
Malinda m Sinhalese
Meaning uncertain.
Málinka f Czech
Diminutive of Amálie, not used as a given name in its own right.
Malinka f Russian
Derived from the Russian word "malina" meaning "raspberry."
Maliona f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marion 1.
Mališa m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the adjective mali, meaning "little, tiny one".
Malisa f Thai
Derived from Thai มาลิ (maa-lii) meaning "flower" (see Mali).
Malivalaya f Thai, Lao
Means "climbing jasmine" in Thai, derived from มะลิิิ​ (mali) meaning "jasmine".
Maliya f Near Eastern Mythology, Hittite Mythology
Maliya is the Hittite goddess of gardens, often associated with the horse-god Pirwa and the goddess Kamrušepa. All three gods are connected to horses... [more]
Maliza f Swahili
Accomplished woman
Malja f Faroese
Variant of Malia.
Malka f Slovene
Diminutive of Amalija, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Malkia f African American (Rare)
From the Swahili word malkia meaning "queen", a derivative of Arabic مَلِكَة (malika) "queen" (making it a cognate of Malika). This name was borne by American painter Lucille Malkia Roberts (1917-2004).
Malkira m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Hebrew: melek ra - lit. "king of evil", "king of the wicked"; or malach ra - "messenger of evil", "angel of iniquity". Identified with Samael.
Malla f Finnish, Swedish
Short form of various names including Amalia, Maria, Magdalena and Matilda... [more]
Mallamirza f Uzbek
Derived from malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and mirza meaning "scribe, scholar".
Mallena f Sardinian
Nuorese contracted form of Matalena.
Mallidunna f Ancient Near Eastern, Luwian
Possibly deriving in part from the Luwian element ma-al-li ("honey"). Name borne by a ritual practitioner known from fragments of ritual tablets that bear her name.
Malliina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Matdlîna.
Mallika f Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Thai
From Sanskrit मल्लिका (mallikā) meaning "jasmine". It can also be used as an alternate transcription of Thai มัลลิกา (see Manlika), which is of the same origin.
Malloria f English
Variant of Mallory.
Malma f Indian
Indian name coming from the Urdu word for “gilded”.
Málna f Hungarian (Modern)
Directly taken from Hungarian málna "raspberry".
Maloika f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Malaika.
Malona m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marlon.
Maloria f Obscure
Possibly a Latinate form of Mallory (compare Malorie).
Maltina f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Maltin.
Malucha f Galician
Hypocoristic of Amalia.
Malucia f English (Rare)
A possible play on words for the English word ‘malicious’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie and the Secret Door” as the name of the antagonist of the plot, Princess Malucia, a spoiled young girl who is the first of her bloodline to be born without any magic.
Maluhia f Hawaiian, English
Means "Peacefulness" in Hawaiian.
Malula f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of María Lourdes or María de Lourdes.
Maluna f German (Modern, Rare)
A new formation containing the Latin word luna "moon". 'Maluna Mondschein' is a series of German children's books by Andrea Schütze.
Malundama f Kongo
Means "hidden things" in Kikongo.
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)".
Malviina f Finnish
Finnish form of Malvina.
Malvína f Slovak, Czech (Rare)
Slovak and Czech form of Malvina.
Malvina f Spanish (Latin American)
From Islas Malvinas, the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands.... [more]
Malvolia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine version of the masculine name Malvolio; derived from Italian, it means "ill will". This name has always been rare, but reached a peak in popularity in the mid-19th Century in Great Britain and America.
Malwandla m & f Tsonga
Means "hospitality" in Xitsonga.
Malyssa f English (American)
Variant of Melissa
Mályva f Hungarian (Rare)
Derived from Hungarian mályva "mallow".
Mama f Western African, Akan
Means "born on Saturday" in Fante, a dialect of Akan.
Mama f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", duplicated. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mamaka f Japanese
From Japanese 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mamata f Indian, Bengali, Odia, Hindi
Bengali, Odia and Hindi variant of Mamta.
Mameha f Japanese
Meaning unknown. This was a character in Arthur Golden’s novel Memoirs of a Geisha.
Mamelta f History
Variant of Mamlacha.
Mamerca f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Mamercus.
Mamerta f Polish (Rare, Archaic), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Italian feminine form of Mamerto and Polish feminine form of Mamert.
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 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]
Mamica f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Serbian word мамица (mamica), meaning “mommy”
Mamihaja m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and haja meaning "respect, honour".
Mamihasina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and hasina meaning "sacred power, sanctity, virtue".
Mamika f & m Georgian (Rare), Russian (Archaic)
In both Georgia and Russia, the use of this name probably started in honour of the 4th-century female martyr Mamika (also known as Kamika), who is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. She was one of the 26 Gothic Christians who were martyred under king Athanaric... [more]
Mamilaza m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and laza meaning "fame, glory".
Mamilia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Mamilius. This name was borne by one of the Vestal Virgins.
Maminirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and nirina meaning "desired".
Mamiratra m & f Malagasy
Means "shining, luminous" in Malagasy.
Mamisa f & m Georgian (Rare)
Means "of the father" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მამის (mamis), which is the genitive of the noun მამა (mama) meaning "father".... [more]
Mamisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy maly meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and soa meaning "good".
Mami Wata f African Mythology, Afro-American Mythology
The name of a water spirit venerated in West, Central, and Southern Africa and in the Afro-American diaspora.
Mamlacha f History
Means "kingdom" in Greek. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint martyred under the Sassanid emperor Shapur II.
Məmmədrza m Azerbaijani
Combination of Məmməd and Rza.
Mamnuna f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Mamnun.
Mamona m Mormon
Samoan form of Mormon.
Mamonjisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamonjy meaning "help, save" and soa meaning "good".
Mampionona m & f Malagasy
Means "comfort" in Malagasy.
Mamta f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit ममता (mamata) meaning "love, affection, regard, fondness".
Mamthusa f History (Ecclesiastical)
According to Orthodox Christian ecclesiastical traditions, Mamthusa is venerated as a Virgin-Martyr alongside Saint Drosis.
Mamuda m Hausa
Variant form of Muhammadu.
Ma'mura f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek ma'mur meaning "thriving".
Mamura f Uzbek, Kyrgyz
Variant of Ma'mura.
Mamuraya f Aymara
Means "bee" in Aymara.
Máňa f Czech
The pet form of Marie.
Maña f Basque
Basque form of Marina.
Mana m Norse Mythology
This is the word for "moon" in Old Norse, and unlike in Greek and Roman mythology, is a god and not a goddess.
Mana m & f Hawaiian
From the word referring to a supernatural, religious or divine power.
Mana f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax" or 満 (ma) meaning "full" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character... [more]
Mana m Thai
Means "perseverance, persistence" in Thai.
Mana f Breton
Contracted form of Mariana.
Manaba f Navajo
Return to war
Manaha f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers", 春 (ha) meaning "spring" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Manahaurea f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "force of peace", "power of peace".
Manaia f Samoan
It means 'Nice', or 'Beautiful'.
Manaka f Japanese
This name combines 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru) meaning "affection, love" or 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto, mana) meaning "real, true" with 華 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower," 佳 (ka, kei) meaning "beautiful, excellent, good," 花 (ka, ke, hana), which has the same meaning as 華, 香 (kyou, kou, ka, kao.ri, kao.ru) meaning "incense, perfume, smell" or 果 (ka, ha.tasu, hata.su, -ha.tasu, ha.te, ha.teru, -ha.teru) meaning "fruit."... [more]
Manambina m & f Malagasy
Means "prosper, flourish" in Malagasy.
Manamea f Samoan
Means "sweetheart, beloved" in Samoan.
Manamina f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 奈 (na) meaning "why, how, what, endure".
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.
Manarsha f Dagestani, Avar
Means "violet" in Avar.
Manatea m Tahitian
Combination of Tahitian mana "power" and tea "white".
Manatsa m Shona
Means "you have made perfect" in Shona.
Manaura f Polynesian
Name of Polynesian origin, meaning "red energy", intended as "powerful energy".
Manava f Tahitian
Tahitian name, meaning "breath" or "soul".
Manawa m Maori, Hawaiian
Means "to feel, feelings" in Māori and Hawaiian.
Manawaleʻa f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "charity" in Hawaiian. Also used as a Hawaiian equivalent of the name Charity.
Mancecca f Corsican
Contraction of Maria Francesca via the diminutive form Cecca.
Mancia f Medieval Catalan
A Roman cognomen deriving from Latin mancia "crippled, maimed, powerless".
Mancika f Slovene
Diminutive of Manca, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Manda f English, Galician
Diminutive of Amanda.
Mandamina m & f Malagasy
Means "arrange, set in order" in Malagasy.
Mandana f Persian
Modern Persian form of Mandane, also associated with the Persian verb ماندن (mândan) meaning "to remain, to stay; to endure, to last; to survive".
Mandara f Indian, Kannada
Means "large" or "firm".
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]
Mandeiya m & f Dagbani
"I have accepted", "I have collected"
Mandela m & f African American, Xhosa
Transferred use of the surname Mandela given in honour of Nelson Mandela, South African revolutionary hero and statesman... [more]
Mandia f Greek
Greek diminutive of Adamandia.
Mandina f Medieval Catalan
The meaning of this name is obscured, hypotheses include a derivation from Germanic *mendan "to rejoice" or a derivation from Amanda.
Mandira f Indian
Sanskrit. In Northern India, a mandir is a temple. Mandira is the feminine version of the name. So it means "temple of God"... [more]
Mandisa f Southern African, Xhosa, Zulu
Derived from Xhosa and Zulu mnandi meaning "sweet" or "nice, pleasant".
Mandisma f Old High German, Medieval, Medieval French
Old High German mendi "joy" + Latin -is(s)(i)ma, a superlative suffix.
Mandolina f Croatian (Rare)
From the name of the musical instrument, called mandolin in English.
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