This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is
feminine; and an editor of the name is
Frollein Gladys.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Mirla f YiddishPolish Yiddish name, presumably related to
Mirele. Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Mirvana f FriulianOf uncertain origin and meaning. This name has been in use from the 8th century onwards.
Mithian f Popular CultureOf 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.
Mizpah f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)Derived from Hebrew
מִצְפָּה (miṣpāh, mitspah) "watchtower". As mentioned in the biblical story of Jacob and Laban, making a pile of stones marked an agreement between two people, with God as their watching witness.
Mjellma f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
mjellmë "swan" and, figuratively, "wise and beautiful young woman".
Módís f Icelandic (Modern)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
móðr "mind; spirit; courage; wrath" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Modra f LatvianDerived from Latvian
modrs "alert; watchful, vigilant".
Móey f IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
móðr meaning "wrath" combined with
ey meaning "island" or
ey meaning "good fortune"... [
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Mokihana f HawaiianFrom the name of a type of tree that grows on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The mokihana tree's fragrant berries are used in making leis.
Mona f ManxEither derived from Irish
Muadhnait or a direct adoption of
Mona, the oldest known reference to the Isle of Man (made by Julius Caesar, 54 BC). Due to the growing Manx Nationalism and the Celtic revival of the time, the name became popular in the 19th century.
Money f & m ObscureEither transferred use of the surname
Money or from the English word
money.
Monisha f IndianIt is a Hindi name, typically used in South India, meaning "intelligent woman". In Sanskrit, however, Monisha is said to mean "beautiful" and "solitary".... [
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Montanzima f ObscureBorne by a victim of the 1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings; Montanzima Banks was killed at age 6 by her father, George Emil Banks. Her siblings were named Kissmayu, Boende,
Mauritania and Foraroude.
Montika f Hungarian (Modern)Derived from Hungarian
montika, itself a vernacular name for Hungarian
pipitér "camomile, chamomile".
Morag f ManxManx cognate of
Mòrag. This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated
Sarah.
Morella f Literature, Romani (Archaic)Used by Edgar Allen Poe for the title character of his Gothic short story
Morella (1835), in which case he may have invented it by adding a diminutive suffix to Latin
mors "death", or taken it from the name of the ancient Spanish city, which was named by the Moors after the region
Mauritania, perhaps ultimately derived from Greek
mauros "black" (see
Maurus)... [
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Morinda f English (American, Archaic)From the genus of flowering plants. The generic name is derived from the Latin words
morus "mulberry", from the appearance of the fruits, and
indica "of India".
Morið f Faroese (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
móðr "mind, courage" and
fríðr "beautiful".
Mörk f Icelandic (Rare)From the Icelandic word
mörk meaning "forest" (itself from Old Norse
mǫrk "border, boundary, forest").
Morphia f HistoryOf unknown origin and meaning; theories include a feminine form of
Morpheus. This name was borne by Morphia of Melitene, an Armenian princess who was the mother of Queen Melisande of Jerusalem.
Morta f Roman MythologyIn Roman mythology, Morta was the goddess of death. She is responsible for the pain and/or death that occur in a half-wake, half-sleep time frame. Her father is the god of darkness and her mother is the goddess of night... [
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Morvoren f Cornish (Modern, Rare)Derived from Cornish
morvoren "mermaid" (ultimately from Cornish
mor "sea" and
moren "maiden"). This was the bardic name or pseudonym of a member of the Gorsedh Kernow (Katherine Lee Jenner, 1904)... [
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Móða f Old NorseOld Norse short form of names containing the name element
móðr meaning "mind; wrath; courage".
Mouchette f LiteratureMouchette is a 1967 drama set in a rural French village; actress Nadine Nortier plays the title character. Mouchette means "little fly."
Mumely f Romani (Caló)Derived from the Caló word
mumelí "brightness; lightness; clarity; lucidity". It is used as a Caló equivalent of
Luz.
Musarrat f & m UrduFrom Persian مسرت
(musarat) meaning "joy, delight, pleasure".
Musetta f Theatre, Italian (Tuscan)Latinate form of
Musette, which was possibly based on the dance style, popular in Paris in the 1880s, which took its name from a kind of small bagpipe. It was used by Puccini for the lover of Marcello in his opera
La Bohème (1896), which was based on
La Vie de Bohème (1851) by Henri Murger (who named the character
Musette).... [
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Múzsa f HungarianDirectly taken from Hungarian
múzsa "muse", as well as a refernce to the muses from Greek Mythology.