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Maëly f French (Modern)
Variant of Maëlie.

Maemi f Japanese
Means "smile of truth" in Japanese.

Maena f Breton, French

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.

Maeum f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 마음 (maeum) meaning "mind, heart; feeling."

Maëva f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Gallicized form of Maeva.

Mæva f Old Norse
Old Norse feminine form of Már.

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.

Maevi f Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maeve.

Mafer f Spanish
Diminutive of María Fernanda.

Magan f English (Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Magat m & f Filipino (Filipinized, Archaic)

Magda f Arabic
Variant of Majda and feminine form of Magd.

Magdė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian diminutive of Magdalena.

Magdó f Hungarian
Short form of Magdolna, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Magdu f Konkani
Konkani form of Magdalena.

Magen f English (American)
Variant of Megan.

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.

Maggi f English
Variant of Maggie.

Maggs f English (British)
British nickname for Margaret and Margot

Maggy f English
Variant of Maggie.

Maggý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Maggy.

Magia f Greek (Rare)

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".

Magie f English (Rare)
Variant of Maggie.

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.

Magny f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Magný.

Magný f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse magn meaning "power, strength, might" and nýr meaning "new".

Magod f Breton
Variant of Margod.

Mague f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita.

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.

Maguy f French, Arabic
A short form of Marguerite.... [more]

Mahak f Persian
little moon

Māhal f Balochi
Derived from māh meaning "moon".

Maham f Pakistani
Unknown meaning.Possibly means 'moon'.

Mahar f Indian
NAME - Mahar महर्... [more]

Mahea f Hawaiian
Hawaiina name, meaning "calling" or "the one who is called".

Mahek f Gujarati (Rare)
Means "fragrance, scent; aroma" in Gujarati, probably from Sanskrit महक्क (mahakka) "wide-spreading fragrance".

Mahia f Bengali (Rare)

Mahie f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Nepali, Marathi, Sinhalese, Tamil, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali
MEANING - the earth, cow, heaven & earth, soil, streams

Mahïy f Bashkir
From the Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon".

Mahja f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Māhoe f & m Hawaiian
Means "twin" in Hawaiian.

Mahta f Persian
Name in English : Mahta... [more]

Mahua f Bengali (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Mahua f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Mahum f Urdu, Pakistani, Indian

Mahya f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Mahya is an Arabic (Mashriqi) name .

Mahym f Turkmen
Means "moon" in Turkmen.

Maiah f Kurdish

Maian f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and An 1

Maica f Spanish
Diminutive of María del Carmen.

Maida f Pakistani (Rare), Arabic, Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Maid.

Maida f English, Literature
This name became popular after the Battle of Maida (1806), which took place near the Italian town of Maida and ended in a victory for Britain. In 18th- and 19th-century America it was used as a diminutive of both Madeline and Magdalena... [more]

Maida f Italian
Italian form of Majda.

Maiea f & m Maori

Maiga f Latvian, Estonian
Derived from Latvian maigs "affectionate, gentle, tender; soft, mellow, mild".

Maige f Estonian
Variant of Maiga.

Maigi f Estonian
Variant of Maige.

Maiha f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine, true" combined with 依 (i) meaning "rely on" and 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, wing"... [more]

Maiho f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sail". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Máijá f Sami
Sami form of Maja.

Maijo f Spanish
Diminutive of María José.

Maiju f Finnish
Variant of Maija.

Maïka f Basque (Gallicized), French, French (Quebec, Modern)
Gallicized form of Maika.

Maika f Basque
Basque contraction of Maria and Karmele (compare Spanish Maica).

Maika f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 衣 (i) meaning "clothes" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good, lovely". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Maika m & f Polynesian
Possibly from the name of an orchid native to Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.

Maiki f Estonian
Variant of Maike.

Maiko f Japanese
Most commonly written as 麻衣子, from Japanese 麻衣 (mai) meaning "linen robe" combined with Japanese 子 (ko) meaning "child". Another popular combination was 舞子, from Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" and Japanese 子 (ko) meaning "child".

Maiko f Georgian
Diminutive of Maia 1, Makrine and Mariam. It is now primarily used as an independent name rather than as an unofficial nickname.

Maiku f & m Japanese
From Japanese 麻 (mai) meaning "hemp, flax, linen" or 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time" or 郁 (ku) meaning "fragrance, perfume". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Máilá f Sami
Sami form of Maila.

Maila f Arabic (Rare)

Maila f Estonian, Finnish
Estonian contraction of Maria or Maarja and Eliisabet as well as a Finnish variant of Maria derived from a baby talk form.

Maile f Estonian
Variant of Maila.

Maili f Hawaiian
Means "pebble" or "pebbly" in Hawaiian.

Maili f Estonian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Maila.

Maili f Finnish
Variant of Maila.

Maili f Chinese (Rare)
Combination of Mai 1 and Li 1.

Maima f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Maimu.

Maima f Provençal
Provençal form of Maxima.

Maime f Estonian
Variant of Maimu.

Maime f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" or 麻 (ma) meaning "flax", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing" combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Maimi f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Maime.

Maimo f Estonian
Variant of Maimu.

Maina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Maini.

Maina f Arabic, French
Feminine form of Main.

Maina f Latvian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Swedish Maina, a Latvianized borrowing of Finnish Maini, a phonetic coinage based on Aina 4 and a derivation from Latvian mainīt "to change; to alter".

Maina f Breton
Contracted form of Marianna.

Maina f Polynesian
Of unknown meaning.... [more]

Maïne f Gascon
Gascon form of Marina.

Maine f Swedish
Possibly a variant of Maina or Majny.

Maine f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 舞 (ma/mai) meaning "dance" combined with 稲 (ine) meaning "rice (plant)", 茜 (ne) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" or 音 (ne) meaning "sound"... [more]

Maine f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "reputation, prestige, fame" in Finnish.

Maini f Finnish
Short form of Mainikki.

Maino f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Mainu m & f Hindi, Indian
Diminutive of Mainul.

Mainu m & f Papuan

Maior f Medieval Galician
Derived from Galician maior "major, greater", this name is an adoption of the title of the Virgin Mary Santa María a Maior (Saint Mary the Great in English).

Maiot f Medieval English
Diminutive of Mary and Mariori.

Maíra f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Tupi maíra "French person" and, by extension, "foreigner".

Maira f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Maire.

Maira f Latvian
Contracted form of Marija.

Maira f Mari
Mari variant of Mariya.

Maira f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Mayra.

Mairi f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Μαίρη (see Meri 2).

Mairi f Estonian
Variant of Maire.

Mairi f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 里 (ri) meaning "village" or 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Mairo f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 彩 (iro) or 色 (iro) both meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mairo f Hausa
Diminutive form of Maryama.

Mairu f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Mairy f Scots, Greek
Scots form of Mary and Greek variant of Mairi.

Maísa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Maisie, a borrowing of Arabic Maisa and a contraction of Maria and Luísa.

Maisa f Finnish, Old Swedish
Variant of Maria.

Maisa f Arabic

Maisa f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Maisa f & m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Georgian მაისი (maisi) meaning "May" (see May). This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was born in May.... [more]

Maisa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Maísa.

Maisa f Arabic
Means "graceful, attractive, to walk with a proud gait" in Arabic.

Maise f Danish, Portuguese (Brazilian)

Maiso f Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Maisa (also Georgian).

Maita f Shona
A Shona (Zimbabwean) name that implies gratitude for something that has been done well. It may be spelt as Mayita or Mazvita depending on the area of origin of the speaker.... [more]

Maita f Filipino

Maita f Filipino
Short form of Margarita.

Maïté f Basque (Gallicized), French
Gallicized form of Maite 2.

Maité f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Maite 1.

Maitê f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Maite 1.

Maitu f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Tú.

Maïva f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)

Maive f Estonian
Elaboration of Mai 3.

Maive f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Maeve. A notable bearer was Indian-born author Maive Stokes (1866-1961), who was of Irish descent. She is best known for compiling a collection of Indian fairy tales that were told to her by her caretakers.

Maivé f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Maivi f Estonian
Variant of Maive.

Maivy f Vietnamese
It means yellow flowers.

Maiya f English (Modern)
Variant of Maya 2.

Maiya f Tamil
The name means "Illusion" in Sanskrit, having to do with the hindu belief that the world is all an illusion which one must overcome to reach moksha or nirvana

Maiya f Japanese
From 舞 (mai) "circle, wheel" and 弥 (ya) "increasingly"

Maiya f Russian

Maiye f Crimean Tatar (Rare)

Maiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Maíza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Maísa.

Maiza f Filipino
mean 'one' or 'only one' in Ilocano.

Maiza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Maíza.

Maize f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the alternative name of the cereal grain of the species Zea mays, known primarily as "corn" in North America and many other English-speaking countries. The English word is ultimately derived from Taíno (Arawakan) mahiz... [more]

Maizy f English (Rare)
Variant of Maisy.

Maizy f Scottish
The name Maizy is Scottish and means pearl. But Maizy is just a different spelling of Maisie.

Majda f Arabic, Bosnian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Feminine form of Majid.

Majel m & f English

Majia f Chinese (Rare)

Majka f Czech, Slovak, Sorbian, Kashubian, Polish
Czech, Slovak, Sorbian and Kashubian diminutive of Maja 2 and Polish diminutive of Maja 1.

Majli f Swedish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Possibly a diminutive of Maja or a variant of the Estonian names Maili and Maila.

Majne f Swedish
Variant of Maine or Majny.

Majny f Swedish
Relatively modern name (early 20th century) created by combining Maj 2 and Swedish ny "new".

Majra f Bosnian

Majsa f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Maja 2 (compare Majsan).

Majse f Danish
Diminutive of Maja 2 (compare Majsan).

Majvi f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and the Old Norse name element vé "devoted, dedicated".

Makan m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "stone" in Shipibo.

Makea f Obscure

Makhu f Abkhaz
Means "branch" in Abkhaz.

Makia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Mikia or Micaiah.

Makio f Japanese

Makka f Chechen, Ingush
Chechen and Ingush name for the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Mákke f Sami
Variant of Márge.

Makke m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Max.

Makok f & m Thai
Derived from Thai มะกอก (makok), meaning "olive (fruit)".

Maksa f Slovene
Short form of Maksimiljana.

Makya f & m Hopi
Means "hunting eagle" in Hopi.

Mal'ak f & m Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew מל'אק (mal'ak) meaning "messenger, angel".

Malan f Faroese
Faroese diminutive of Malena.

Malca f Judeo-Italian
Variant of Malka.

Malca f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Malcolm.

Malda f Latvian

Malda f Albanian

Malda f Judeo-Slavic (?), Yiddish, Medieval Jewish
possibly derived from Mladuša... [more]

Malde f Estonian (Archaic)

Maldi f Estonian (Archaic)

Malea f German (Modern), German (Swiss, Modern)
Anglicized spelling of Malia. It is often claimed that this name means "flower" in Hawaiian. This is false. The Hawaiian word for "flower" is "pua".

Malee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Mali.

Malen f Icelandic, Norwegian
Variant of Malene.

Malen f Welsh
Diminutive of Mari 1.

Maley f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Maley.

Mália f Portuguese
Diminutive of Amália.

Mâlia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Maria.

Malía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Malia.

Malia f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish (Rare), Sicilian
Truncated form of Amalia.

Malie f Hawaiian (Anglicized), English (American)
Anglicized form of Mālie.

Malio f Polynesian Mythology
Name of a sorceress, sister of the Puna rascal, in Hawaiian Mythology.

Malis f Khmer

Malis f Khmer
Means "jasmine" in Khmer.

Malît f Greenlandic
Short form of Matdlîna.

Malja f Faroese
Variant of Malia.

Małka f Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish form of Malka.

Malka f Slovene
Diminutive of Amalija, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Malkh f Chechen
Means "sun" in Chechen.

Malla f Finnish, Swedish
Short form of various names including Amalia, Maria, Magdalena and Matilda... [more]

Məlle f Northeastern Neo-Aramaic
Northeastern Neo-Aramaic diminutive of Maryam.

Malle f German (Rare, Archaic)
Hypochoristic form of Amalia.

Malli f Korean
From Sino-Korean 茉莉 (malli) meaning "jasmine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Mally f Manx (Archaic), Scots
Variant of Molly.

Malma f Indian
Indian name coming from the Urdu word for “gilded”.

Málna f Hungarian (Modern)
Directly taken from Hungarian málna "raspberry".

Maloe f Breton (Modern)
Recently coined name intended as a feminine form of Malo.

Maloé f French (Modern)
French form of Maloe.

Malon f Popular Culture
Malon is a recurring character in the Legend of Zelda video game series.

Malou m & f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malo, originally derived from Maclou. This is also used as a feminine name.

Malti f Indian
A Malti is a flower in India, usually accompanied by the sister, Maudu.... [more]

Malua f Danish (Rare)

Malva f Swedish, Finnish (Rare), German, Danish, Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Malvina. It may be partly inspired by Latin, Swedish and Finnish malva "mallow, hollyhock (flower)".

Malve f Estonian

Malvi f Estonian
Variant of Malve.

Malya f English (Rare)
Variant of Malia.

Mamaz m & f Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl mamaztli, "soft feather".

Mamei f Chinese
From Chinese 麻 (má) meaning "hemp, flax" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister"... [more]

Mamia f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mamia f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Mamiz f Kurdish
Means "gazelle" in Kurdish.

Mamiz f Pashto (Rare)

Mamta f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit ममता (mamata) meaning "love, affection, regard, fondness".

Mamuq f Karachay-Balkar
Means "cotton" in Karachay-Balkar.

Mamye f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Mamie.

Manae f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 永 (e) meaning "eternity" or 蒔 (ma) meaning "sowing seeds" combined with 苗 (nae) meaning "bud, sprout"... [more]

Manao m & f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 郎 (o) meaning "son", 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom", 緒 (o) meaning "thread", 織 (o) meaning "weave, knit" or 生 (o) meaning "live"... [more]

Manar f Arabic
Means "beacon, guiding light" in Arabic.

Manat f Near Eastern Mythology
Probably either from Arabic مَنَا (manā) meaning "mete out, distribute" or "test, determine" or مُنِيَة (muniya) meaning "fate, destiny, desire, wish". This was the name of the Semitic goddess of time, fate, fortune and death who was worshipped in pre-Islamic Arabia... [more]

Manat m & f Thai
Means "heart, mind" in Thai.

Manāw f & m Thai
Means "lime, lemon" in Thai.

Manci f Hungarian (Rare)

Manda f English, Galician
Diminutive of Amanda.

Mande f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mandy.

Manea f Polish
Polish form of Mannea.

Manea f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "beautiful", "gorgeous".

Manee f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Mani 1.

Maneh f Armenian

Manel f Arabic
Either derived from Arabic منحة (menhh) "gift" or else an alternate transcription of Arabic منال (See Manal).

Máney f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse máni meaning "the moon" and Old Norse -ey, a feminine name suffix meaning "good fortune" or "island".

Manga f Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Margrét.

Manga f Medieval Hungarian, Hungarian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. In medieval times, it might have been a variant of Magna, today, however, it is rather considered a diminutive of Margit and its variants.

Manha f Arabic
Means "gift from Allah".

Manha f Japanese
From Japanese 万 (man) meaning "very many" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mania f Greek
Greek diminutive of Maria. In some cases it may be used as a diminutive of Emmanouela.

Mania f Etruscan Mythology, Roman Mythology
In Roman and Etruscan mythology, Mania was a goddess of the dead. She, along with Mantus, ruled the underworld. She was said to be the mother of ghosts, the undead, and other spirits of the night, as well as the Lares and the Manes... [more]

Mania f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Manius.

Mania f Polish
Diminutive of Maria and Marianna.

Manie f English (American, Archaic)

Manik m & f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit माणिक (māṇika) meaning "ruby."

Manja f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Marija, used as a given name in its own right.

Manka f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Manuéla, meaning "God is with us".

Manki f Greek
Greek form of Maggie, possibly used as a diminutive of Margarita.

Manna f English
Short form of Manuela.

Manna f Dutch (Rare)
When the new born child was to be named after a male grandparent named Herman or Hermannus, the female baby was named Manna.

Manna f & m Finnish
Manna was originally a male name, coming from the names Immanuel and Mauno. Later, Manna has been used as a female name, because it ends in an "a".

Manna f Hungarian
Variant form of Mária, meaning "bitterness".

Manni f Estonian
Variant of Maarja.

Manni f Spanish
Diminutive of Manuela.

Manon f Welsh

Manon f Georgian
Meaning unknown

Manor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Manor.

Manou f Dutch, Flemish
Contraction Manon and Malou or Milou.

Manqu m & f Quechua
Means "ferret" in Quechua.

Manri f Japanese
From Japanese 万 (man) meaning "very many" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mansa m & f Manding, Akan
Title for "king" or "ruler", now also used as a name. Can also mean "third daughter" in Twi, which is in the Akan language family.

Mansi f Hindi
From Sanskrit मानसी (mānasī́), the feminine form of मानस (mānasá) meaning "mental, spiritual".

Manta f Finnish
Finnish form of Manda.

Manta f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish manto- / manti- "mouth; jaw".

Mantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mantas as well as a short form of feminine compound names that start with Mant- (such as Mantvilė) or end in -mantė, such as Daumantė and Rimantė... [more]

Manti f Finnish
Variant of Manta.

Manto f Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, but perhaps related to μᾰ́ντῐς (mántis) meaning "seer, prophet".

Manto f Greek
Diminutive of Diamanto.

Mantu f Finnish
Variant of Manta.

Manua m & f Tahitian

Manua m & f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian name, meaning "bird" (from "manu").

Manya f Yiddish (Russified)
A Jewish and Yiddish styled form of Miriam and names alike. It's similar to the Russian diminutive Manya, which is of the Russian name Mariya, which is in fact a translation of Miriam.

Manya f Sanskrit
An ancient Sanskrit word meaning "respected or the one who is respected by all"

Manyi f Hungarian
Diminutive of Margit.

Mâode f Norman, Anglo-Norman
Norman and Anglo-Norman form of Maude.

Maōka f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 桜 (ō) meaning "cherry blossom" and 花 (ka, hana) meaning "flower, blossom", 華 (ka, hana) meaning "flower, petal", 霞 (ka, kasumi) meaning "mist", 夏 (ka, natsu) meaning "summer", or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance, incense"... [more]

Maomi f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Maori f Obscure (Modern)
Borrowed from New Zealand Maori māori (“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”).

Maṱoḓzi m & f Venda
Means "tears" in Tshivenda.

Mapal f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "waterfall" in Hebrew.

Marah f English (Rare)
Variant of Mara 1, in reference to one of the locations which the Torah identifies as having been travelled through by the Israelites during the Exodus.

Marai f Upper German, German (Austrian), German (Swiss), Afrikaans
German variant of Marei and Afrikaans variant of Maria.

Mâraĸ f Greenlandic
Means "sweet little one" in Greenlandic.

Marča f Slovak
Diminutive of Maria.

Marca f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Marcus.

Marce m & f English, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Indonesian
Short form of names that derive from the name Marcellus.

March m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the month, which was derived from the name of the Roman god Mars.

Marci m & f Hungarian
Diminutive of Márk, Márton, Mária and other names beginning with Má or Ma.

Mardi f English (American, Rare)
Means "Tuesday" in French. It is not used as a given name in France itself.

Marea f English, Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Maria.

Marea f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
From the word "marea" (tide) in Spanish.

Mareg f Northern African
Mareg is of Sudanese Arabic origin meaning, 'comfort, comfortable'.

Marei f Upper German
Southern German variant of Marie. Sometimes, rarely though, also used as a diminutive form of Maria.

Marem f Chechen, Ingush
Chechen and Ingush form of Maryam.

Máren f Sami
Sami form of Maren or variant of Máret.