This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the ending sequence is la.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Maka'ala f HawaiianHawaiian name, composed by "maka", meaning "eye" and "ala", meaning "perfume" or "beauty". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "beautiful eyes" or "bright eyes".
Malala f PashtoVariant of
Malalai. A notable bearer is Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize recipient Malala Yousafzai (1997-).
Malila f MiwokMeans "salmon going fast up a rippling stream" in the Miwok language
Mandula f Medieval HungarianDerived from Hungarian
mandula "almond". This name was borne by a lover of Ladislaus IV of Hungary.
Mangala m & f Hinduism, Buddhism, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, SinhaleseMeans "auspicious, lucky" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the Sanskrit masculine form मङ्गल and the feminine form मङ्गला. The masculine form refers to the Hindu god of anger, aggression and war who personifies the planet Mars, while the feminine form is used as another name for the goddess
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Manila f English (American, Rare)Derived from the place name
Manila, which refers to the capital city of the Philippines. It rose in popularity in the United States in 1898, when Spain lost the colony of the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
Ma'qula f UzbekDerived from
ma'qul meaning "acceptable, reasonable, good".
Marella f GagauzMarella is a character from the keeper of the lost cities books by Shanon Messenger
Marg'ula f UzbekUzbek feminine name refering to the curly, plant-like parts of certain traditional designs.
Marka Illa f AymaraFrom the Aymara
marka meaning "nation" and
illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
Marsela f Albanian, CroatianFeminine form of
Marsel. Albanian folk etymology likes to derive this name from Albanian
mars "(the month of) March", popularly interpreted to mean "March child; born in March".
Marula f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh), Marathi, Nepali, AssameseMEANING - a kind of duck or flemingo, Soft, Mild, Name of a poetess... [
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Maruzzella f NeapolitanSupposedly a Neapolitan form of
Marisa - perhaps a double diminutive in origin. By coincidence, it may also mean "small braid (of hair)" in Neapolitan.... [
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Marvella f EnglishProbably based on the word
marvellous (compare
Marvel). This is the name of a (now obscure) American jewelry brand (est. c.1911, specializing in imitation pearl jewelry).
Matamela m & f Southern African, VendaPossibly means "the one who does not hold grudges" in Venda. It is the first name of the South African president Cyril Ramaphosa (1952-).
Matila f Haitian Creole (Rare)Derived from Haitian Creole
m, a contracted form of
mwen "my; of mine", influenced by the French feminine possessive adjective
ma "my", in combination with Haitian Creole
ti "little; little one" and
la "there; here"; this name is intended to mean "my little one is here".
Maxuella f ObscureLikely a feminine form of
Maxwell. This is the given name of Belgian basketball player Maxuella Lisowa-Mbaka.
Meghmala f NepaliDerived from the Nepal-based Newar word
megh meaning "cloud" and
mala meaning "thunder".
Meikayla f English (Rare)Variant of
Mikayla. Meikayla Moore (1996-) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League and the New Zealand national team.
Mezulla f Near Eastern Mythology, Hittite MythologyMeaning uncertain. Name borne by a minor Hittite goddess, who was seen as the daughter of
Tarhunna and the sun goddess of Arinna. She was invoked as an intermediary for her mother, and also worshipped as part of a triple deity with the sun goddess of Arinna and
Zintuḫi Mindla f YiddishPresumably a Polish Yiddish form of
Mindel, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Mircalla f Literature (Rare)An anagram of
Carmilla. Countess Mircalla Karnstein is the true name of the titular villainess of J. Sheridan Le Fanu's Gothic novella,
Carmilla (1871)... [
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Mirla f YiddishPolish Yiddish name, presumably related to
Mirele. Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Mirola f Medieval SlavicMirola is a Slavic feminine name, derived from "mir" meaning "peace" or "world," It likely means "peaceful"
Mirtilla f Italian (Modern, Rare)Variant of
Mirta also similar to the Italian word
mirtillo meaning "blueberry". It has been used in the Italian translation of 'Harry Potter' franchise for the character Mirtilla Malcontenta (Moaning Myrtle).
Mithila f Bengali, Odia, HindiFrom the name of an ancient region and city located in what is now India and Nepal, said to be derived from the name of King Mithi.
Mobiisola f Yorubameaning- literal translation "i gave birth to her in wealth" basically this child was born into a wealthy family,one highly esteemed in society. though the name is not gender selective, it is almost always used for females
Morella f Literature, Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare), Romani (Archaic), Medieval Scottish (Rare)Used by Edgar Allan 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". Alternatively, it may be derived from the name of the ancient Spanish city, the Italian name for the poisonous weed black nightshade (species Solanum nigrum), or from the Italian surname
Morello, all of them ultimately deriving from Greek μαῦρος
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Moschoula f GreekDerived from Ancient Greek μόσχος
(móskhos) meaning "young shoot; calf" or "musk" (the two senses having differing etymologies) with the diminutive suffix -ούλα
(-oula).
Mosela f SothoMeans "tail" in Sotho, idiomatically meaning "the last one" or "last child".
Muela f Spanish (European, Rare)Means "grindstone" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora de la Muela, meaning "Our Lady of the Grindstone". She is the patron saint of various Spanish towns, especially of Corral de Almaguer in the province of Toledo, where a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin is located... [
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