Feminine Submitted Names

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Máel Muire f & m Old Irish, Medieval Irish
Means "disciple of the Virgin Mary" from Old Irish máel meaning "devotee, servant" combined with the name Muire... [more]
Maelona f Welsh (Rare)
Feminine form of Maelon.
Maelwenn f Breton
Derived from Old Breton mael "prince" and guinn "white, fair, blessed".
Maelyn f English (African, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Mae and the popular name suffix lyn.
Maelyne f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Either an adoption of the modern French name Maëlyne or a variant of Maelyn.
Maelynn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Mae using the popular name suffix lyn.
Maemaengwahn f Ojibwe
Means "butterfly" in Ojibwe, from the Ojibwe memengwaa "butterfly".
Maemarie f American
A combination of Mae and Marie.
Maemi f Japanese
Means "smile of truth" in Japanese.
Maemuna f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Maymuna.
Maemunah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Maymuna.
Ma'enáhkȯhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Red Bear Woman" in Cheyenne.
Maenza m & f Shona
Meaning “rainy season”, it is synonymous with the name Zienza.
Mær f Old Norse
From Old Norse mær meaning "girl".
Mærhild f Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse (?)
It either means "famous battle" or "maid's battle". This is because the first syllable either comes from the Anglo-Saxon element mære meaning "famous", or it comes from the Ancient Scandinavian element mær meaning "maid"; it's more likely that this name means "famous battle", for there is another Ancient Scandinavian element that this name could derive from that also means "famous" (mærr)... [more]
Mærwynn f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements mære "famous" and wynn "joy, bliss". This was borne by a 10th-century Christian saint, also known as Merewenna, who was the founding abbess of Romsey Abbey in Hampshire, England.
Maesa f Late Roman
Feminine form of Maesus. A bearer of this name was the Roman woman Julia Maesa, who was the maternal grandmother of Roman Emperors Elagabalus and Alexander Severus.
Maesarah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Maysara.
Maesaroh f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Maysara.
Maesie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maisie, influenced by Mae.
Ma'etomoná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Red Paint Woman" in Cheyenne.
Maeum f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 마음 (maeum) meaning "mind, heart; feeling."
Maeura f & m Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "going to heaven".
Maev f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Maeve.
Mæva f Old Norse
Old Norse feminine form of Már.
Ma'eváhkotsévá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Red Fawn Woman" in Cheyenne.
Maevasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy maeva and soa, both words meaning "good".
Maevawati f Indonesian
Combination of Maeva and Wati.
Maève f French (Modern, Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Gallicized form of Maeva, a contracted form of a name beginning with Ma- (such as Marie or Maëlle) and Ève and a Gallicized form of Meadhbh via its Anglicization Maeve.
Ma'eve'ėse m & f Cheyenne
Means "Red Bird" in Cheyenne.
Maeveline f Obscure
Elaboration of Maeve.
Maevelyn f Filipino
A combination of Maeve and the popular name suffix lyn (see Maeveline).
Maeven f English
Variant of Maevon and variant of Maven incorporating the name Mae.
Maeverly f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name, probably based on the sounds found in Maeve and Waverly. Also compare Maevery and Averly.
Maevery f English
A combination of the names Maeve and Avery.
Maew f Thai
Means "cat" in Thai, a word that comes from the sounds that cats make.
Maewenn f Breton
Variant of Maiwenn, possibly influenced by Mael.
Mafamadi m & f Akan
Means "I have taken it for free" in Akan.
Mafarda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Mafalda.
Mafdet f Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian mꜣfd.t, possibly meaning "the runner", deriving from the noun-forming prefix m- combined with jfd "to flee". This was the name of the Egyptian goddess of judgement, justice and execution, often depicted as a cheetah, serval, or panther... [more]
Mafer f Spanish
Diminutive of María Fernanda.
Maffea f Italian (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Mattea.
Məfkurə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "ideology" in Azerbaijani.
Maftuhah f Indonesian
Feminine form of Maftuh.
Maftukha f Tatar
Means "open (personality, face)" in Tatar.
Maftuna f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek maftun meaning "enchanted".
Mafuta m & f Lingala
Means "oil" in Lingala.
Mafuyu f & m Japanese
From Japanese 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 愛 (ma) meaning "love, affection", 眞 (ma) meaning "truth, reality", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 布 (fu) meaning "linen, cloth, spread, distribute", 扶 (fu) meaning "aid, help, assist", 芙 (fu) meaning "lotus, Mt Fuji", 楓 (fu) meaning "maple" or 風 (fu) meaning "wind, air, style, manner" combined with 冬 (fuyu, yu) meaning "winter", 柚 (yu) meaning "citron", 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 有 (yu) meaning "exist", 侑 (yu) meaning "help, assist, repay kindness", 佑 (yu) meaning "help, assist", 優 (yu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 友 (yu) meaning "friend", 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten" or 悠 (yu) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure"... [more]
Mag f English, Welsh
Diminutive of Margaret (English) or Marged (Welsh).
Magaajyia f Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown.
Magada f Jewish
Somehow a translation of American name Madeline. The name Madeline is derived from the second name of Mary Magdalene, but why would this name be used among Jews?
Magajiya f Hausa
Means "heiress" in Hausa. In some dialects this means "madam" and is avoided.
Magalí f Provençal, Gascon, Catalan
Provençal, Gascon and Catalan form of Magali.
Magalona f Gascon, Provençal, Astronomy
Diminutive of Margarida via the variant Margalida. It is also one of the Occitan names for the planet Venus and the Occitan name of the city of Maguelone.
Magalouno f Provençal
Diminutive of Magali.
Magalys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Magaly using the suffix -lys found in Marlys, Ivelys and similar names.
Maganda f Philippine Mythology
Means "beautiful" in Tagalog. In Philippine mythology, she and Malakas were the first humans. They were said to have sprung from a large bamboo tree pecked by a sarimanok (mythical bird) known as Magaulancealabarca.
Maganhild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German magan or megin "strength" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle" (making it a cognate of Magnhildr).
Magantrud f Germanic
Derived from Old High German magan or megin "strength" combined with þruþ "strength."
Maganza f Germanic
Derived from Germanic magan "strength" (Compare with Aveza, Linza and Richenza.).
Magaya f Kaguru
Means "endurances" in Chikaguru.
Magda f Arabic
Variant of Majda and feminine form of Magd.
Magdahlia f American (Rare)
A seeming mix of Magdaline (from the bible) and the Dahlia flower. Also a variation of Migdalia.
Magdala f Haitian Creole, Portuguese (Brazilian), African American, Spanish (Caribbean)
Either a short form of Magdalena or from the biblical village that Mary Magdalene was from, which means "tower" in Hebrew.... [more]
Magdaleen f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Dutch and Afrikaans variant of Magdalene. This name is borne by South African author Magdaleen Van Wyk.
Magdaleena f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Magdalene.
Magdaleene f Medieval Dutch
Late medieval Dutch form of Magdalene.
Magdalèna f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Magdalena.
Magdalēna f Latvian
Latvian form of Magdalena.
Magdalène f French (Archaic), French (African)
Earlier form of Madeleine, as well as a more learned borrowing of Magdalena. This form is now mainly used in French-speaking African countries.
Magdaleni f & m Spanish (Rare)
It means a person who brings light and joy to the world
Magdalia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Magdala or else a variant of Migdalia.
Magdalleyne f Medieval French (Rare)
Medieval French form of Magdalena recorded in 16th-century Switzerland.
Magdalyna f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Магдалина (see Mahdalyna).
Magdalys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Elaborated form of Magdala.
Magdana f Georgian (Rare)
Contracted form of Magdalina, which is now used as an independent name in Georgia.
Magdawati f Indonesian
Combination of Magda and Wati
Magdė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian diminutive of Magdalena.
Magdelène f French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant of Magdalène. This form is now mainly used in French-speaking African countries.
Magdelin f Medieval English
Late medieval English form of Magdalene.
Magdeloigne f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Madeleine found in the Franche-Comté region of France in reference to Mary Magdalene.
Magdelon f French (Archaic), Theatre
Older French variant of Madelon, most famously used in Molière's work Les Précieuses ridicules.
Magdelone f Danish (Archaic), Theatre
Variant of Magdalena, possibly influenced by Madelon. This name is bone by a character in Carl Nielsen's opera 'Maskarade' (1906), which is considered to be the country's national opera.
Magdelyna f Ukrainian (Polonized)
Magdelyna or Mahdelyna in Ukrainian, (Magdalina) from Slavic Magda and Old Church Slavic, Czech, Bulgarian Magdalena/Magdalina.... [more]
Magdelys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Magdalys, Magdalene and similar names.
Magding f Filipino
Diminutive of Magdalena or Magdalina.
Magdinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Magda.
Magdó f Hungarian
Short form of Magdolna, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Magdu f Konkani
Konkani form of Magdalena.
Magduna f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Magdalina and its short forms Magda and Magdana, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).
Magdunia f Polish
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Magdusia f Polish
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Magduška f Slovak
Diminutive of Magdaléna.
Magdusza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Magdaléna.
Magdutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive form of Magdalena.
Magdzia f Polish
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Mage f & m French
Transferred from the surname ‘Mage’. Derived from an English-speaking word meant to be short for magician or a learned person.
Magena f English (American)
Variant form of Megan or Magen
Magenta f English, Theatre
Named for the mauvish-crimson colour. The dye to make the colour was discovered and named shortly after the Battle of Magenta in 1859 (the town is situated in northern Italy). The colour may have been inspired by the colour of the uniforms worn by the French troops, or by the colour of the land soaked in blood after the battle... [more]
Magetalene f Tswana
Setswana form of Magdalene.
Mággá f Northern Sami
Northern Sámi cognate of Magga, which is a short form of Margareta and other related names.
Magga f Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norwegian, Old Swedish, Lule Sami, Faroese, Kven
Short form of Margareta (or sometimes of Magnhilda). This is also a Lule Sámi form of Margareta.
Maggan f Swedish
Diminutive of Margareta.
Maggee f English
Variant of Maggie.
Maggey f English
Variant of Maggie.
Maggi f English
Variant of Maggie.
Maggia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Maggio and thus ultimately derived from Italian maggio "May". This name was occasionally given to children born in the month of May (compare English May).
Maggie f English
Diminutive of Magdalene or Magdalena
Maggiemae f English
Combination of Maggie and Mae.
Maggila f Baltic Mythology
Alleged Prussian Lithuanian goddess of wrath.... [more]
Maggs f English (British)
British nickname for Margaret and Margot
Maggy f English
Variant of Maggie.
Maggý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Maggy.
Maghdalena f Medieval Low German
Medieval Low German form of Magdalene.
Maghfirah f Indonesian
Means "forgiveness" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic مغفرة (maḡfira).
Magi f Welsh
Diminutive of Marged.
Magic m & f English (American, Rare)
From the English word magic meaning "the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces".
Magica f Croatian
Diminutive of Magdalena or Margareta.
Maglena f Swedish (Archaic)
Contracted form of Magdalena, used mainly during the 19th century.
Magloire m & f French, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
French masculine and feminine form of Maglorius (see Maglorio).
Magloria f Italian
Feminine form of Maglorio (compare Magloire).
Magma f English
Derived with the English speaking word “magma”, which is another word for lava in a volcanic eruption. Would most likely mean “hot, smouldering”.
Magna f Scandinavian
Scandinavian feminine form of Magnus and Magni. In Iceland, the form Magnea is more popular than Magna.
Magnai m & f Mongolian
Means "front, foremost" or "forehead" in Mongolian.
Magnantia f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Magnantius. Saint Magnantia of Auxerre was a spiritual student of Saint Germanus of Auxerre.
Magnatrud f Germanic
This name is a metathesis of Magantrud - the first element should not be confused with Latin magna "great."
Magndís f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse magn "power, strength, might" and dís "goddess".
Magnea f Icelandic
Feminine form of Magnús. It may also be used as an Icelandic feminine form of Magni.
Magnella f Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Magnhild.
Magney f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse magn meaning "power, might" combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".
Magnfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements magn meaning "power, strength, might" and fríðr meaning "beautiful", originally "beloved".
Magnheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse magn "power, strength" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour".
Magnhilda f Medieval Scandinavian
Younger form of Magnhildr recorded from the 14th century onwards.
Magnhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Magnhildr.
Magnia f Late Roman
Derived from Latin magnus "great, big".
Magnifica f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin magnifica "magnificent, splendid, excellent".
Magnify m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to extol; glorify." Referring to the magnification of the name of God.
Magnill f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Magnhildr.
Magnilla f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Magnill predominantly recorded in Scania.
Magnólia f Hungarian, Portuguese
Hungarian and Portuguese forms of Magnolia.
Magnúsína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Magnús.
Magný f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse magn meaning "power, strength, might" and nýr meaning "new".
Magod f Breton
Variant of Margod.
Magoichi m & f Japanese
Means "grandson city/grandson of the city".
Magone f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian magone "poppy (flower)".
Magool f Somali
Possibly from the Somali magooli meaning "blossom".
Magpie f English
Diminutive of Maggie and Margaret, from the English word for the common European bird, known for its chattering, before c.1600 known simply as pie... [more]
Magredá f Sami
Sami form of Margreta.
Magret f Scots
Scots form of Margaret.
Magriste f German (Rare)
Maybe a contraction of Marie-Christine.
Mågrite f Walloon
Variant of Magrite.
Magryta f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Margarethe.
Mags f English
Diminutive of Margaret.
Magseránguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Magserannguaq using the old Kleinschmidt orthography.
Magserannguaq m & f Greenlandic
Derived from Greenlandic massippoq meaning "rising half up from a horizontal position" and the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear", with the implied meaning "flower which is raised up by the heat of the sun, whilst small pieces of ice are still above it" (according to the Greenlandic author Karl Siegstad).... [more]
Magðalena f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Magdalena.
Magu f Far Eastern Mythology
The name of a taoist immortal associated with the elixir of life and protection of women. Her name is derived from 麻 (ma) meaning "cannabis, hemp" and 姑 (gu) meaning "aunt, maid, maiden".
Mague f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita.
Maguelone f Provençal, French
Provençal form of Magdalene.
Maguelonne f French (Rare), Occitan (Gallicized), Guernésiais
Gallicized and Guernésiais form of Occitan Magalona.
Magüi f Spanish, Spanish (Canarian)
Short form of María Luisa and other compound forms of María. It can also be after a mountain in the Canary Islands named Magüi.
Magui f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita and Maria Luisa.
Maguinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Magda.
Maguli f Mingrelian, Georgian
Means "alike, similar, resemblant" in Mingrelian.
Maguy f French, Arabic
A short form of Marguerite.... [more]
Magwen f Welsh
Combination of Mag, a diminutive of Marged, and Welsh gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".
Mah m & f Chinese
Cantonese, meaning "horse" name conferred by Ghengis Kahn on one of his victorious cavalry generals. Mahs in their 50's today represent the 28th generation from this original ancestor.... [more]
Mahaba f Arabic
Means "love, charity" in Arabic
Mahabah f Arabic
Variant transcription of محبة (see Mahaba)
Məhəbbət f & m Azerbaijani
Means "love, affection" in Azerbaijani.
Mahabbat f Kazakh
Means "love, affection" in Kazakh. Derived from Persian mohabbat, which means "love".
Mahadewi f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Mahadevi.
Mahado f Somali
Possibly from the Somali mahad meaning "thanks".
Mahaina f Literature
A woman who claims to suffer from alcoholism but is believed to have a weak temperament in 'Erewhon' by Samuel Butler.
Mahak f Persian
little moon
Māhal f Balochi
Derived from māh meaning "moon".
Mahalakshmi f Indian, Hinduism, Hindi
From Sanskrit महालक्ष्मी (Mahalakshmi) meaning "great sign", derived from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" and लक्ष्मी (lakshmi) "sign, mark".
Mahali f Swahili
Means "place" in Swahili.
Mahália f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Mahalia.
Mahalia f Filipino, Tagalog
Possibly a variant of Mahala, or from Tagalog "mahál", meaning 'loved one.'
Mahaliana m & f Malagasy
Means "arouse interest" in Malagasy.
Mahalie f English
Variant of Mahalia.
Mahalina f Filipino
Means "to be fascinated, to be charmed, to be attracted" in Tagalog.
Mahaltrud f Germanic
Derived from Old High German mahal "treaty, covenant" combined with þruþ "strength."
Maham f Pakistani
Unknown meaning.Possibly means 'moon'.
Mahana f Tahitian, Hawaiian
Means "sun" in Tahitian and "warmth, heat" in Hawaiian.
Mahana f Japanese
From Japanese 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 花 or 華 (hana) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mahana f & m Maori, Hawaiian, Tahitian
Means "warmth, heat" in Māori and Hawaiian, and "sun" in Tahitian.
Mahana f Sanskrit
" great; excellent; vast; huge; mighty "
Mahane f Japanese
優 meaning tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 羽 meaning feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.
Mahanina m & f Malagasy
Means "causing longing" in Malagasy.
Mahanora f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "great light", "immense light".
Mahapajapati f Sanskrit
Means "leader of a great assembly", derived from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great, large" combined with प्रजा (prajā) meaning "subjects, people" and पति (patī) meaning "husband, lord, master"... [more]
Mahar f Indian
NAME - Mahar महर्... [more]
Maharani f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit महाराज्ञी (maharajni) meaning "empress, queen".
Mahardika m & f Indonesian
Means "virtuous, noble, wise" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "very prosperous" (compare Merdeka).
Maharet f Turkish
From the Ottoman Turkish مهارت, from Arabic مَهَارَة (mahāra) & means, "skill (capacity to do something well)".
Mahari m & f Yoruba
Means "one who forgives" or "forgiver" in Yoruba.
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.
Maharo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 円 (ma) meaning "circle, yen, round", 正 (ma) meaning "correct, justice, righteous", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" or 麻 (ma) meaning "flax, linen, hemp", 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers" combined with 晴 (haro) meaning "clear up", 悠 (haro) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 良 (ro) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled" or 陽 (haro) meaning "light, sun, male"... [more]
Maharo m & f Malagasy
Means "protecting, defending" in Malagasy.
Maharu f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 眞 (ma) meaning "truth, reality", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen" combined with 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up", 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 青 (haru) meaning "blue, green", 治 (haru) meaning "reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve" or 葉 (haru) meaning "leaf"... [more]
Mahary m & f Malagasy
Means "create" in Malagasy.
Mahassine f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مُحَسِّن (muḥassin) meaning "embellisher, beautifier, improver" (chiefly Moroccan).
Mahasti f Persian
Means "the moon's being", from Persian māh "moon" and hastī "existence".
Mahatia m & f Malagasy
Means "causing love" in Malagasy.
Mahatsangy m & f Malagasy
Means "substitute" or "successor" in Malagasy.
Māhātūnn f Balochi
Derived from māh meaning "moon" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".
Mahavita m & f Malagasy
Means "complete" or "sufficient" in Malagasy.
Mahaya f & m Sanskrit
Means "illusionist" in Sanskrit.
Mahayla f American
It’s a different spelling of Mahala
Mahbanoo f Persian
Alternate transcription of مهبانو (see Mahbanu)
Mahbanou f Persian
Alternate transcription of مهبانو (see Mahbanu).
Mahbanu f Persian
From مه (mah) meaning "moon" and بانو (bānū) meaning "lady".
Mahbooba f Arabic, Dari Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic محبوبة (see Mahbuba), as well as the Dari Persian form.
Mahboobeh f Persian
Variant transcription of Mahboubeh.
Mahbouba f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محبوبة (see Mahbuba).
Mahboube f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محبوبه (see Mahboubeh).
Məhbubə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mahbuba.
Mahbubeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of محبوبه (see Mahboubeh)