MerwennfEnglish (Rare, Archaic), Medieval English From the Old English name Mærwynn which was derived from mær meaning "famous" and wynn "joy". This was the name of a 10th-century saint, the first abbess of Rumsey convent in Hampshire, England after its 967 restoration under King Edward the Peaceful, and the spiritual teacher of Saint Elfleda.
MeryamunmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian mry-jmn meaning "beloved of Amun", derived from mry "beloved" (see mrj "to love") combined with the name of the god Amon... [more]
MesminmHistory (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare) French variant of Maximin. Saint Mesmin (died c. 520 AD) is a French saint associated with the Bishopric of Orléans. He was the second abbot of Micy Abbey, founded by his uncle, Saint Euspicius.
MetatronmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend After the angel of the face, the angel of the presence, chief of the ministering angels, the chief recording angel, chancellor of heaven, the angel by whom the world is maintained, and a being so mighty that he possesses 72 other names... [more]
MethevenfCornish Means "June" in Cornish (literally "midsummer"). This is a recently coined Cornish name.
MettatonmPopular Culture Meaning unknown. In the game Undertale, Mettaton is a robot built by Dr. Alphys for the purposes of entertainment and anti-human defense.
MianmScandinavian Short form of names ending in -mian or a male form of Mia.
MianmRussian (Archaic) Russian short form of Ammian. This is the name by which the early 4th-century martyr and saint Ammianus is generally known in Russia.
MianmManx Probably originally a diminutive of Matthew via Matthias, this name has since become the regular Manx form of Matthew.
MianluanfChinese From the Chinese 勉 (miǎn) meaning "endeavor, make effort" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".
MianqinfChinese From the Chinese 眠 (mián) meaning "close eyes, sleep" and 琴 (qín), a Chinese lute.
MiaojuanfChinese From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
MiaolanfChinese From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
MiaolinfChinese From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" or 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain", 粼 (lín) meaning "clear" or 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem".
MiaonianfChinese From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study".
MiaopanfChinese From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze; hope for".
MiaoshanfChinese From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".
MiaotianfChinese From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness".
MiaoxianfChinese From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".
MiaoxinfChinese From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" or 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".
MiaoxuanfChinese From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade" or 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".
MiaoyanfChinese From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 焰 (yàn) meaning "flame, blaze; glowing".
MiaoyuanfChinese From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".
MiaozhenfChinese From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 蓁 (zhēn) meaning "abundant, luxuriant vegetation".
MichelienfDutch Dutch variant of Micheline, with its spelling more or less phonetical in nature.
MichiganmObscure From the name of a state in the United States, originally applied to lake Michigan, perhaps from Old Ojibwa (Algonquian) meshi-gami meaning "big lake".
MiguelónmSpanish Augmentative hypocorism of Miguel with the suffix -ón. It is traditionally used for people who are older or bulkier than other Migueles in their communities.
MikanfJapanese From Japanese 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "nectar, honey, sweet" and 柑 (kan) meaning "citrus fruit". As a vocabulary word, 蜜柑 (mikan) meaning "Mandarin orange". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
MikionmAncient Greek Probably from Greek μικρός (mikros) meaning "little, small", via the variant form μικός (mikos).
MikkionfAncient Greek Probably from Greek μικρός (mikros) meaning "little, small", via the variant form μικκός (mikkos).
MikonmAncient Greek Possibly derived from Ancient Greek μικκός (mikkos), a Doric and Boeotian form of μικρός (mikros) meaning "small, little". Mikon the Younger of Athens was an ancient Greek painter and sculptor, father of the painter Timarete.
MildrunfNorwegian (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements mildr "mild" and rún "secret lore". The name was first used in the early 20th century.
MilunmBreton Legend Milun is the title of one of the lais (that are short, narrative tales of love and chivalry) written by 12th-century poet, Marie de France. ... [more]
Mi-lyeonfKorean From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 蓮 (lyeon) meaning "lotus, waterlily". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
MinfJapanese From Japanese 敏 (min) meaning "agile, quick, alert; sensitivity", 民 (min) meaning "people, nation, subjects", 明 (min) meaning "bright, light", or 眠 (min) meaning "sleep, die, sleepy". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
MinmEgyptian Mythology From Egpytian mnw literally meaning "established one", from mn "to establish". Min was an ancient Egyptian fertility god, often depicted as a human male with an erect penis and an upheld left arm holding a flail.
MinchenfGerman (Rare) German diminutive of Wilhelmina and other feminine names that contain -min- (such as Jasmin 1), as it has the German diminutive suffix -chen.... [more]
MingjahonfUzbek Derived from ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and jahon meaning "the world".
Mingjianm & fChinese From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant" combined with 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, dagger, sabre", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Mingjinm & fChinese From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money"... [more]
MingjuanfChinese From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]
MinglinfChinese From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" or 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or 粼 (lín) meaning "clear".
MingluanfChinese From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".
MingxianfChinese From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".
Mingxinm & fChinese From Chinese 鸣 (míng) meaning "sing, call, cry" or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul"... [more]
MingxuanfChinese From the Chinese 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade", 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" or 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, adorned, brilliant".
Mingyanf & mChinese From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" and combined with Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" (which is usually only feminine) or 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks".
MingyinfChinese From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, tone".
MingyuanfChinese From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 媛 (yuàn)# meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
MinionfJapanese From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Min-jinfKorean From Sino-Korean 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".
Minnm & fBurmese Alternate transcription of Burmese မင်း (see Min 2).
MinnijeanfAmerican (South, Rare), African American (Rare) Combination of Minnie and Jean 2. This is borne by Minnijean Brown-Trickey (1941-), who was one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of nine African-American teenagers who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957 after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional three years earlier... [more]
MinonfJapanese From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 音 (non) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
Min-Seonf & mKorean 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]
MinshanfChinese From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
MintianfChinese From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil, peaceful".
MinxianfChinese From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, clever" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or 纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".
MinxinfChinese From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 歆 (xīn) meaning "like, admire".
MionfJapanese 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]
Miranf & mJapanese From the Japanese kanji 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 藍 (ran) meaning "indigo". Other kanji combinations are possible as well. ... [more]
MiranmAlbanian Derived from Albanian miran "benevolent (person)".
MirhuseinmTajik From Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" combined with the given name Husein
MirianmGeorgian 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]
MirinfJapanese From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
MirinmHistory (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.
MirlanmKyrgyz 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.
MirvanmGeorgian (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]
MirzakhanmPersian (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]
Misbah ad-DinmArabic Means "lamp of the religion" from Arabic مصباح (miṣbāḥ) meaning "lamp, light" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
MisenfJapanese From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 仙 (sen) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Mi-SunfKorean 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.
MithianfPopular Culture Of unknown origin and meaning, this name is likely taken from the town of Mithian (Mydhyan) in Cornwall. This was the name of a princess in the BBC series Merlin.
MithunmHindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese From Sanskrit मिथुन (mithuna) meaning "pair, couple, twins", also referring to the third sign of the zodiac, Gemini.
MitianfChinese From the Chinese 蜜 (mì) meaning "honey, nectar" and 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness".
MitonmNahuatl Means "little arrow" in Nahuatl, from mitl "arrow, dart" and the diminutive suffix -ton.
Mi-wonfKorean From Sino-Korean 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" (mi) combined with 園 meaning "yard, garden; field," (won) Other Sino-Korean signs combinations are possible.
MixinfChinese From the Chinese 宓 (mì) meaning "quiet, silent, in good health" and 忻 (xīn) meaning "delightful, joyful, pleasant".
MixuanfChinese From the Chinese 宓 (mì) meaning "quiet, silent, in good health" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
MiyahuaxochtzinfNahuatl, Aztec Etymology uncertain. Possible name elements include miyahuatl "tassel, of maize or things with a similar appearance", xōchitl "flower" and tzin "lady"... [more]
MiyanfChinese From the Chinese 蜜 (mì) meaning "honey, nectar" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Mi-yeonfKorean From Sino-Korean 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" and 妍 "beautiful, handsome; seductive". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kan Mi-youn (1982-).
MiyeonfKorean From Sino-Korean 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" and 妍 "beautiful, handsome; seductive". Other combinations are also possible.
MiyuanfChinese From the Chinese 宓 (mì) meaning "quiet, silent, in good health" or 蜜 (mì) meaning "honey, nectar" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or 远 (yuǎn) meaning "distant, remote, far".
MnatsakanmArmenian From the Armenian word մնացական (mnacʿakan) "staying, lasting", wishing the child to have a long life.
MnemonmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective μνήμων (mnemon) meaning "mindful", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun μνήμη (mneme) meaning "memory, remembrance" (see Mneme), itself ultimately derived from the Greek verb μνάομαι (mnaomai) meaning "to remember, to be mindful of".
Mog-lanfKorean From Sino-Korean 木 (mog) meaning "tree, wood" combined with 兰 (lan) meaning "orchid". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
MohanfChinese From the Chinese 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark" and 寒 (hán) meaning "cold, wintry" or 焓 (hán) meaning "the sound of a fiercely burning fire".
Mok-ryeonfKorean (Rare) From Korean 목련 (mok-ryeon) meaning "magnolia", which is derived from Sino-Korean 木蓮 (mok-ryeon), formed by 木 (mok) meaning "tree, wood" combined with 蓮 (ryeon) meaning "lotus"... [more]
MokurenfJapanese The Japanese word for Magnolia liliiflora, also known as the lily magnolia or Mulan magnolia. It is the Japanese reading of Mulan. It comes from Japanese 木 (ki, moku) meaning "tree, wood" combined with 蓮 (hasu, ren) meaning "lotus, waterlily" or 蘭 (ran, ren) meaning "orchid"... [more]
MolanfChinese From the Chinese 墨 (mò) meaning "ink", 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark" or 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid", 澜 (lán) meaning "overflowing, waves, ripples", 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue, indigo" or 斓 (lán) meaning "multicoloured".