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Majusi f IndonesianFrom Arabic مَجُوسِيّ (
majūsiyy) meaning “of or related to Zoroastrians”, which is in turn derived from مَجُوس (
majūs) meaning “Magians, Zoroastrians”. Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi was a Persian physician and psychologist from the Islamic Golden Age.
Majvi f SwedishCombination of
Maj 2 and the Old Norse name element
vé "devoted, dedicated".
Maka f Sioux, New World MythologyMeans "earth, ground, soil" in Lakota. In Oglala Lakota (Sioux) mythology, Makȟá (less correctly spelled Maka) was created by Íŋyaŋ ("stone"), then given the spirit Makȟá-akáŋl ("earth goddess").
Maka f Popular CultureThis is the lead protagonist of the manga and anime series Soul Eater. Her name is written in katakana (the Japanese foreign word writing system), so it has no meaning whatsoever. As a word though, maka means "to scatter, sprinkle, or sow seeds" in Japanese (which has nothing to do with her as far as I know).
Makana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" combined with 奏 (kana) meaning "play music, complete". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Makanaka f ShonaMakanaka means "You are good". #This name is usually given in praise of God".
Makaria f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek
Μακαρία "bliss", this was the name of a minor Greek goddess and the personification of a blessed death. She was the daughter of
Hades and
Persephone.
Makato f JapaneseThis name has, technically, no meaning since it is written in kana.... [
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Makawee f SiouxDerived from a Sioux word meaning "generous".
Makeba f African American, CaribbeanMeaning unknown, possibly a transferred usage of the African surname
Makeba in honor of the South African singer Miriam "Mama Africa" Makeba (1932-2008).
Makepeace m & f English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Makepeace. A famous bearer is William Makepeace Thakeray, English novelist and author of Vanity Fair.
Makhabat f KyrgyzMeans "love" in Kyrgyz, ultimately from Arabic محبة
(mahabbah).
Makhabbat f KazakhMeans "love, affection" in Kazakh, ultimately from Arabic محبة
(mahabba).
Makida f AfricanIn Ethiopia, Makida was another name for the Queen of Sheba.
Makiho f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 希 (ri) meaning "hope" combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sail". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Makiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 牧 (
maki) meaning "herd" and 子 (
ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji.
Makiling f & m Philippine Mythology, TagalogMeans "uneven, crooked, bent" in Tagalog. In Tagalog mythology,
Maria Makiling is a spirit who is said to protect Mount Makiling, a volcano in the Philippines.
Makini m & f SwahiliMeans "of good character" or "strength of character" in Swahili.
Makinna f EnglishThe name Makenna is girl's name of Irish, African origin meaning "happy one". Part of the Mackenzie/Mackena/Mackenna family, this variation has a positive meaning. # 398 in the US.
Makinti f Indigenous Australian, PintupiOf Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Makinti Napanangka (c. 1930-2011), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
Makishi m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" combined with 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 or 眞
(ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 子
(ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Makok f & m ThaiDerived from Thai
มะกอก (
makok), meaning "olive (fruit)".
Makoko f JapaneseMako mean truth of child ma means truth Ko means child Both ko means child
Makomi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 子 (ko) meaning "child" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Makongul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
makon meaning "home, refuge" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Makotoko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (makoto) meaning "true, reality" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Makpal f KazakhMeans "velvet" in Kazakh, ultimately from Arabic مخمل
(mukhmal).
Makruhi f ArmenianFrom the Armenian
մաքուր (makur) meaning "clean, innocent" and the feminine suffix
ուհի (uhi). Makuku f MaoriMeans "pleasantness, friendliness" in Maori.
Makya f & m HopiMeans "hunting eagle" in Hopi.
Malachite m & f English (Rare)From the name of the mineral. The stone's name derives from Greek
μαλαχίτης (λίθος) (malachíti̱s (líthos)) meaning "mallow stone," which is, ultimately, from Ancient Greek
μαλαχή (malakhḗ) meaning "mallow." The mineral was given this name due to its resemblance to the leaves of the Mallow plant.... [
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Mal'ak f & m HebrewDerived from Hebrew מל'אק (
mal'ak) meaning "messenger, angel".
Malala f PashtoVariant of
Malalai. A notable bearer is Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize recipient Malala Yousafzai (1997-).
Malalasoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
malala meaning "beloved, esteemed" and
soa meaning "good".
Malamatenia f GreekFrom Greek μαλαματένιος
(malamatenios) meaning "golden, tender".
Malamhìn f Scottish GaelicMost likely coined by James Macpherson (1736-1796), the Scottish antiquarian poet who published works allegedly translated from the ancient Gaelic bard
Ossian. Macpherson seems to have based the name on Scottish Gaelic
mala "brow, eyebrow" and
mìn "smooth, soft", intending it to mean "smooth brow"... [
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Malanka f UkrainianUkrainian folk form of
Melanie. Malanka or Generous Eve is also a folk holiday celebrated on 13 January, which is St. Melania's day.
Malarvili f TamilDerived from Tamil மலர்
(malar) meaning "flower" and விழி
(viḻi) meaning "eye".
Maldea f Medieval BasqueMedieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was first recorded in the area around Álava in the 11th century.
Maldis f Norwegian (Archaic)Combination of the Old Norse element
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" and the name element
mal- which is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Norse
mál "speach; language", a variant of the Old Norse name element
malm-, itself derived from Old Norse
malmr "ore", as well as a derivation from any name beginning with the elements
Mal- or
Mál- or
Mål-.... [
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Malekaya f RussianThis name is The Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov's childhood nickname.
Malenthe f Dutch (Rare)Meaning unknown. It might possibly be a completely invented name, or a combination of any name starting with
Ma- with
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Maliawašḫi f Ancient Near EasternAncient Assyrian feminine given name recorded in 18th century BC Assyrian documents from Kültepe. It may derive from the name of the goddess
Maliya and potentially
(w)ashib meaning "dweller, person who dwells in" or "of".
Malibu f English (Modern, Rare)From the name of a beach city in California, which is derived from Ventureño Chumash
Humaliwo meaning "the surf sounds loudly".
Malicia f Popular CultureMalicia 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.
Malila f MiwokMeans "salmon going fast up a rippling stream" in the Miwok language
Malîna f GreenlandicMeans "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... [
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Malina f Inuit Mythology, GreenlandicIn 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 RomaniOf 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.