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Merentha f English (American, Archaic)

Meres-nip f Ancient Egyptian
Means "beloved of Napata", from the Egyptian element mryt. Possibly the Egyptian personal name of the Nubian queen Pebatjma.

Meretini f & m Maori
Means "plentiful greenstone weapons" and "esteemed" in Māori, from meremere which means "greenstone weapon" and "venus evening star", and tini meaning "plentiful". Also Māori form of Martina.

Merewynn f Medieval English

Mèrgotte f Jèrriais
Variant of Mèrgot.

Mergriet f Medieval Dutch
Medieval variant of Margriet.

Mérianne f Picard
Picard form of Marianne.

Merianne f Picard, French (Quebec)
Picard variant of Mérianne.

Meribeth f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Marybeth.

Mericlén f Romani (Caló)
Means "coral" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Coral.

Meridian f & m Literature
From the English word, which is directly from Latin meridianus meaning "of midday, of noon, southerly, to the south". It was used by Alice Walker for the heroine of her novel 'Meridian' (1976).

Merielle f Obscure
Variant of Marielle.

Merikate f Obscure

Meriliis f Estonian
Combination of Meri 1 and Liis.

Merilynn f English
Variant of Merilyn.

Merindah f Indigenous Australian
Means "beautiful" in one of the Indigenous languages of the Sydney area, possibly Darug.

Merintha f English (American, Archaic)

Meritana f Lithuanian
Of unknown meaning.

Meritane f Haitian Creole
Of unknown meaning

Meritxel f Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Meritxell.

Merivale f English
Possible transferred use of the surname Merivale.

Merjarel f Obscure (Archaic)

Merjarel m & f Medieval Cornish, Medieval
From Jarrel used as a surname to congratulate someone for an effort. But also feminine due to Merry is a feminine name.

Merkuria f Polish (Rare)
Derived from the name Mercury.

Merlaine f English (American, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Merle.

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

Merlijne f Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Merlijn.

Merlinda f German (Rare)
Variant of Merlind.

Merlinda f Albanian

Merlinde f German (Rare)
Variant of Merlind.

Merneith f Ancient Egyptian
The name of a consort and potential queen regent during the First Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. Her name means "beloved of Neith".

Merranda f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Miranda.

Merricat f Literature
Portmanteau of Mary Katherine.

Merrilee f English (Rare)
Variant of Merrily or Marilee.

Mèrrotte f Jèrriais
Diminutive of Méraïyeu and Mêrrienne.

Merryann f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variation of Maryann, which is possibly influenced by the English word merry meaning "cheerful, lively".

Mersedes f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Mercedes.

Mervette f Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Mervet.

Merwayit f Uyghur
Uyghur form of Morvarid.

Merwenna f Anglo-Saxon
Modern form of Merewyn.

Meryemæ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Meryem.

Meryemce f Turkish (Rare)

Meryline f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Marilyn.

Mesalina f Italian
A variant of Messalina, a Roman empress.

Meshelle f English (American)
Perhaps variant spelling of Michelle

Meskerem f Ethiopian
Means "September" in Ethiopian.

Messênia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Messene.

Messíana f Icelandic
Icelandic name of unknown origin and meaning.

Metaksia f Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մետաքսյա (see Metaksya). This name was borne by the Soviet Armenian actress Metaksia Simonyan (1926-1987).

Metaksya f Armenian
From Armenian մետաքսյա (metakʿsya) meaning "silken", idiomatically meaning someone who is gentle and pleasant. It is a cognate of Metaxia.

Metanira f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Metanira (Ancient Greek: Metaneira or Metaenira; also Meganeira) was a queen of Eleusis and wife of Celeus.

Metheven f Cornish
Means "June" in Cornish (literally "midsummer"). This is a recently coined Cornish name.

Methinee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เมทินี (see Methini).

Metioche f Greek Mythology
Metioche, a daughter of Orion, see Menippe and Metioche... [more]

Metisoni m & f Tongan (Rare)
Tongan borrowing of Madison.

Meuligoë m & f Indonesian, Acehnese
Means "palace, castle" in Acehnese.

Meybelín f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American
Spanish form of Maybelline. It is mainly used in El Salvador and Nicaragua.

Meyransa f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mehrunnisa.

Meyvelín f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American (Rare)
Variant of Meybelín.

Mezguash f Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
The goddess of all Fauna.

Mgbemena m & f Igbo
Means "whenever it's done" in Igbo.

Miabella f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Mia and Bella.

Miakayla f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Michaela or combination of Mia and Kayla.

Miandabu f Malagasy
Means “leave, left” in Malagasy.

Miangaly f Malagasy
Means "capricious" in Malagasy.

Miangola m & f Malagasy
Means "indulge ones fancies" in Malagasy.

Mianluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 勉 (miǎn) meaning "endeavor, make effort" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".

Miaobing f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" or 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".

Miaojing f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright, radiant".

Miaojuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Miaoling f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".

Miaomiao f Chinese
Reduplication of Chinese 苗 (miáo) meaning "seedling, shoot, sprout"; other character combinations can form this name as well.

Miaonian f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study".

Miaoqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean, peaceful".

Miaorong f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".

Miaoshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".

Miaoshui f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 水 (shuǐ) meaning "water".

Miaotian f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness".

Miaoxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".

Miaoxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade" or 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".

Miaoyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".

Miaozhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 蓁 (zhēn) meaning "abundant, luxuriant vegetation".

Miarhena f Romani (Archaic)

Micaelah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Micaella f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Michaela.

Micaelly f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Micaely.

Micaelyn f Obscure

Michaëla f Dutch
Dutch form of Michaela.

Michaele f American
Feminine form of Michael.

Michaila f Greek
Feminine form of Michail.

Michalka f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Michala, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Michalyn f English (American, Rare)

Michasia f Polish
Diminutive of Michalina.

Michaśka f Polish
Diminutive of Michalina.

Michasza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Michalëna.

Micheala f English (Rare)
Variant of Michaela using the spelling of Micheal.

Michella f Sardinian (Rare)
Sardinian feminine form of Michael.

Michel'le f Popular Culture, African American
Variant of Michelle.

Michelly f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Michelle influenced by similar names such as Danielly.

Mi-cheong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 晴 (cheong) meaning "clear", 青 (cheong) meaning "blue, green", or 淸 (cheong), referring to the word for various sweetened foods in the form of syrups, marmalades, and fruit preserves as well as being used as a word for honey.... [more]

Michette f French (Archaic)
Diminutive of feminine names derived from Michel, such as Michelle and Micheline.

Michiala f Medieval Occitan
Occitan form of Michelle.

Michonne f Literature, Popular Culture
Derived from the French surname Michon, which is a patronymic surname that is derived from a pet form of the name Miche (which is a short form of Michel)... [more]

Mickaela f English (Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mickayla f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mickeyla f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Mikayla.

Midhushi f Hinduism
MEANING : liberal, bountiful, bestowing richly, name of goddess Durga or Lakshmi, name of a goddess ( who was wife of Ishaan / ईशान ) ... [more]

Midnight f & m Obscure (Modern)
From Middle English midnight (also as middelniȝte), from Old English midniht, middeniht, middeneaht, (also as midderneaht and middelniht), from Proto-Germanic *midjanahts, equivalent to mid- +‎ night.

Midorika f Japanese
From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" combined with 夏 (ka) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Midoriko f Japanese
This is, essentially, a combination of Midori and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child." For the first element, it can alternatively be written as 翠, which has the same meaning as 緑, or phonetically as みどり/ミドリ.... [more]

Midorino f Japanese
From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" combined with 野 (no) meaning "area, field". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Midoriya m & f Japanese
It means green valley.

Mieluisa f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Mielikki.

Miftahul m & f Indonesian, Bengali
First part of Arabic compound names beginning with مفتاح ال (miftāḥ al) meaning "key to the" (such as Miftah al-Din).

Migdalia f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a derivative of Hebrew מִגְדָּל (migdal) "tower" which is cognate with the place name Magdala (see Magdalene).

Migdalis f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Miguevie f Obscure

Mihalina f Latvian (Rare)
Feminine form of Mihails.

Miharuko f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" and 晴 (haru) meaning "fine, clear weather, clear up" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac"... [more]

Mihrbānō f Balochi
Derived from mihr meaning "love" and bānō meaning "lady, mistress".

Mîhrîban f Kurdish
Variant of Mîhrîvan.

Mihriban f Turkish
Derived from Persian مهربان (mehrabān) meaning "kind, gracious".

Mihrigül f Uyghur
Means "love flower" from Uyghur مېھرى (mehri) meaning "love" and گۈل (gül) meaning "flower".

Mihrimah f Persian, Persian Mythology, Ottoman Turkish, Turkish, Urdu
Means "sun and moon" in Farsi from the word مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" and ماه (mah) meaning "moon".... [more]

Mihrinaz f Turkish
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love, affection; the Sun" and ناز (naz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".

Mihrişah f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian mihri meaning "sun, light" combined with Turkish şah meaning "shah, king".

Mîhrîvan f Kurdish
Means "merciful" in Kurdish.

Mihthild f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Matilda, derived from miht "might, power" and hild "battle".

Miʻimetua f & m Cook Islands Maori
Derived from miʻi meaning "grieve" and Metua.

Mikaëlla f French (Rare)
Variant of Mickaëlla.

Mikaëlle f French (Rare)
Variant of Mickaëlle.

Mikaelli f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Form of Mikaelly.

Mikaelly f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Mikaele.

Mikalina f Danish (Rare)
Elaboration of Mikala.

Mikalina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Micheline.

Mikalina f Lithuanian
Lithuanian variant of Michalina.

Mikaruna f Japanese (Rare, ?)
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three", 日 (ka) meaning "day, light, sun" combined with 月 (runa) meaning "moon, month". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible, but the 三日月 spelling means "crescent moon".

Mikateko f Tsonga
Means "blessings" in Xitsonga.

Mikaylah f English (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikaylee f American (Modern)
Variant of Makaylee.

Mikaylin f American (Modern, Rare)

Mikenzie f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mikertik f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Mikhaela f English
Variant of Michaela.

Mikhayla f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikhenso m & f Tsonga
Means "thanksgiving" in Xitsonga.

Mikkaela f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikkaila f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikkayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Miklausė f Medieval Baltic
A Medieval Lithuanian form of Nicholas

Mikokoro f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 心 (kokoro) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miksitär f Medieval Finnish (Rare)

Mikuruko f Japanese (Rare)
From 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches, not yet", 来 (kuru) meaning "to come", and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other character combinations.

Milagres f Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Milagros.

Milamina m & f Malagasy
Means "arranged, in order" in Malagasy.

Milanija f Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Milana.

Milausha f Tatar, Bashkir
Means "violet (flower)" in Tatar and Bashkir, ultimately derived from Persian بنفشه (banafsheh).

Mildegod f Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Middle English milde "gentle" and god "god".

Mildgärd f Swedish
Variant of Mildgerd.

Mildgerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish mild "mild" and Gerd 2 "enclosure".

Mildoina f Medieval English
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a medieval English form of Old English *Mildwynn.

Mildreda f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Mildred.

Mildrède f History (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare)
French form of Mildred.

Mildress f Obscure

Mildrið f Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Mildríðr.

Mildwynn f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Possibly derived from Old English elements milde meaning "gentle, mild" and wynn meaning "joy, delight".

Mileidis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Milady.

Mileidys f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Milady.

Milesent f Medieval French
Variant of Melisende.

Mileyann f Obscure
A combination of Miley and Ann.

Milicent f English
Variant of Millicent.

Milijana f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene
Feminine form of Milijan.

Milikena f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Millicent.

Mililani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly caress", from Hawaiian mili "caress" and lani "heaven, sky".

Militina f Russian (Rare), Estonian (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Variant of Melitina.

Militona f Literature
Feminine form of Meliton. Militona appears in Militona (1847) by French author Théophile Gautier.

Miljenka f Croatian, Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Miljenko.

Millarai f & m Mapuche
Variant of Millaray.

Millarca f Literature
Invented by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu in his Gothic novella Carmilla (1872), in which the title character, a vampire, uses this and other anagrams of her name (including Mircalla) as aliases when she relocates.

Millenna f English (Modern, Rare)
Based on the word millennium meaning "period of one thousand years" (ultimately from Latin mille "thousand" and annus "year"), probably influenced by Milena... [more]

Millette f English (American)
Probably transferred from the surname Millette.

Millgärd f Swedish
Variant of Milgerd.

Millgerd f Swedish
Variant of Milgerd.

Millinea f American (South, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Millie, used almost exclusively in Alabama.

Millvina f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Melvina. This name was most famously used by Millvina Dean (1912-2009) the last survivor of the Titanic before she died in 2009... [more]

Miłochna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of names beginning with the element Miło-, such as Miłosława.

Milolika f Russian, Literature
Artificially created name, used by Russian poets and writers in XVIII and XIX centuries. It derives from Russian words милый (mily) - "loveable","pleasant" and лик (lik) - "face" and means "she who has loveable face".

Miłorada f Polish
Feminine form of Miłorad.

Milosija f Serbian
From Slavic elements mio meaning "charming" or "pleasant" and sija deriving from the verb sijati meaning "to shine". Hence the name means "one that shines charmingly/pleasantly".

Milouska f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Miluška. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch television presenter Milouska Meulens (b. 1973), who is of Curaçaoan descent.

Milovana f Medieval Slavic
Derived from the elements "mil-" (dear, beloved) and "-ovana" (a suffix implying care or nurturing).

Miltreda f American (Rare)

Miltresa f American (Modern, Rare)

Milushka f Russian
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Lyudmila. Also compare Annushka, Milusha and Milusya.

Mimerkki f Finnish
Variant of Mielikki.

Mimigard f Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old Norse mímir "memory", which is related to Old English gemimor "well-known", modern Dutch mijmeren "to muse, to ponder" and Latin memor "mindful, remembering." Because of this, the first element may also refer to the Norse god Mímir, who had omniscient wisdom and knowledge... [more]

Mimileth f Obscure

Minadora f Georgian (Rare), Greek (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Georgian form of Menodora as well as a Greek and Romanian variant of Minodora.... [more]

Minahime f Japanese
From Japanese 魅 (mi) meaning "charm", 那 (na) meaning "what" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Minamiko f Japanese
From Japanese 南 (minami) meaning "south" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Minatoko f Japanese
From Japanese 湊 (minato) meaning "assemble" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mindaugė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Mindaugas.

Minditsi f Romani
Directly taken from Romani minditsi "maiden; virgin".

Mindwell f & m English (Puritan)
Used in reference to the scripture, “A silent and louing woman is a gift of the Lord, and there is nothing so much worth, as a mind well instructed.”

Minervia f American
Variant of Minerva.

Mingailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingailas.

Mingaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingaudas.

Mingbonu f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and bonu meaning "lady (title)".

Mingchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" and 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple".

Mingdona f Uzbek
Derived from ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and dona meaning "kernel, grain".

Mingfeng m & f Chinese
From 銘 (míng) meaning "inscription" and 鳳 (fèng) meaning "phoenix".

Minghong f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow".

Mingintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingintas.

Mingirdė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingirdas.

Mingjian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant" combined with 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, dagger, sabre", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Mingjuan f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]

Mingluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".

Mingmiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" and 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".

Mingming f & m Chinese
Combination of the Chinese characters of Ming with themselves. The repetition of the same character twice is often used to underline and strengthen the meaning.... [more]

Mingoyim f Uzbek
Derived from ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and oyim, an obsolete title for aristocratic women.

Minguiña f Galician (Archaic)
Truncated form of Dominguiña, itself a diminutive of Dominga.

Mingxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Mingxing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet" or 兴 (xīng) meaning "rise, start, flourish, prosper"... [more]

Mingxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade", 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" or 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, adorned, brilliant".

Min-gyeom m & f Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 旻 meaning "sky" or 玟 meaning "precious stone," and a gyeom hanja, e.g. 謙 meaning "humble, modest."

Mingyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 媛 (yuàn)# meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Miñhïlïw f Bashkir
From Bashkir миң (miñ) meaning "birthmark, mole" and һылыу (hïlïw) meaning "beautiful".

Min-Hsuan f Chinese (Hokkien)

Minhuang f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 黄 (huáng) meaning "yellow".

Min-Hyeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable" combined with 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter"... [more]

Min-jeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 玟 "streaks in jade; gem", 旼 "gentle and affable", 珉 "stone resembling jade" or 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" (min) and 廷 "court", 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal" or 整 "orderly, neat, tidy; whole" (jeong).

Minjeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 玟 "streaks in jade; gem", 旼 "gentle and affable", 珉 "stone resembling jade" or 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" (min) and 廷 "court", 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal" or 整 "orderly, neat, tidy; whole" (jeong)... [more]

Min-kyung f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Min-gyeong.

Minmantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Minmantas.

Minnette f English (Rare)
Variant of Minette.

Minoriko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 穣 or 穣 (minori) meaning "good crops, fertile, productive, abundant harvest, tenth to the twenty-eight power", 稔 (minori) meaning "to ripen", or 豊 (minori) meaning "abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Minoruko f Japanese (Rare)
From 実 (minoru) meaning "to bear fruit" or 實 (minoru) meaning "truth, reality" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used to spell this name.

Minoucha f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Minouche f Obscure
Possibly a diminutive of minou. Minouche Barelli a famous singer.

Min-seung m & f Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 民 meaning "people," 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful" or 玟 meaning "precious stone," and a seung hanja, e.g. 承 meaning "join, connect; respect, revere."

Mintautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mintautas.

Minthaki f Sinhalese

Minuette f French (Americanized)
Derived from the word "minuet", which is a slow, stately ballroom dance for two in triple time. It was especially popular in the 18th century. A known character to bear this version was a secondary character from the cartoon show "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic".

Minvaidė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Minvaidas.

Minvainė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Minvainas.

Minviluz f & m Filipino
From Mindanao, Visayas, and Luzon, the names of the three main island groups of the Philippines.

Minxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Min-yeong f & m Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 敏 or 慜, both meaning "quick, agile; smart, clever," 玟 meaning "precious stone," 旻 meaning "sky," 珉 meaning "gem," 敃 meaning "tough, strong" or 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful," and a yeong hanja, such as 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding," 寧 meaning "comfortable, peaceful," 暎 meaning "shine, reflection" or 榮 meaning "prosperity, glory."

Min-young f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Min-yeong.

Miosotis f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish form of Myosotis, used especially in the Dominican Republic. This occurs in the 1968 Puerto Rican telenovela La Mujer de Aquella Noche, where it is a nickname of the heroine, Countess Adriana de Astolfi, given to her by her lover, the itinerant gypsy Renzo.

Miqueila f Brazilian (Rare)
Form of Mikaela based on the English pronunciation and a variant of Mikeila.

Miquisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of prefix mi with Quisha.

Mirabela f Romanian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Latinate and Romanian form of Mirabella.

Mirabele f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Mirabelle.

Mirabell f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mirabelle and Mirabel.

Miradije f Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from Albanian miradije "gratitude, appreciation".

Miradora f Obscure (Rare)
Combination of Mira and Dora.

Miraflor f Spanish (Philippines)
Possibly the Spanish form of Mirefleur.

Miraglos f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Milagros.

Mirajane f Obscure (Modern)
Contraction of Mira and Jane.

Mirakuru f Japanese
From Japanese 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep", 楽 (raku) meaning "comfort, music" combined with 留 (ru) meaning "to stay". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miralina f English
Variant of Marilena.

Miramond f Medieval Occitan, Occitan (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Miramond.

Mirannda f American (Rare)
Variant of Miranda.

Mirannie f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Maireni.

Miranova f Filipino (Rare)
Perhaps inspired by the Russian surname Mironova, or possibly a combination of Mira 2 and Nova.

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)... [more]

Mirentxu f Basque
Diminutive form of Miren. It's also the name of the main character in Jesús Guridi's 1910 opera "Mirentxu".

Miriamne f Obscure
Variant of Mariamne.

Mirianna f English (Modern, Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Miriana.

Mirielda f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Muriel.

Miriella f Obscure

Miriëlle f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Mirielle.

Mirielle f French (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Miriel.

Mirindra m & f Malagasy
Means "harmonious" in Malagasy.

Mirinnie f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Mirannie.

Mirlande f Haitian Creole
Possibly based on the sounds found in other names such as Mireille, Islande and Yolande.

Mirlinda f Albanian
Feminine form of Mirlind.

Mirolena f Obscure

Miropiya f Russian (Rare)
Variant transliteration of Миропия (see Miropia).

Mirranda f English (Rare)
Variant of Miranda.

Mirtília f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)

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).

Mirushka f Russian
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element miru meaning "peace" or "world", such as Miroslava. Also compare Annushka, Mirusha and Mirusya.

Mirvarid f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Variant of Mirvari.

Mirvette f Muslim (Rare), Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Mirvet.

Mirvjena f Albanian (Rare)

Mirzaqiz f Uzbek
Derived from mirza meaning "scribe, scholar" and qiz meaning "girl".

Misbahul m & f Indonesian, Bengali
From the first part of Arabic compound names beginning with مصباح ال (miṣbāḥ al) meaning "lamp of the" (such as Misbah al-Din).

Mishaela f Popular Culture
A character in Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict.

Mishaila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Michelle and Shaila.

Mishanya f Azerbaijani

Mishayla f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Michaela reflecting a different pronunciation or a combination of Shayla with the prefix Mi-.

Misheila f Obscure (Modern)
Possibly a combination of Michelle and Sheila.

Mishella f American (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Michella.

Mishella f Croatian
Michael ... [more]

Mishelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Misjelle f Dutch (Rare)
Phonetic variant of Michelle.

Missatha f Obscure
Perhaps a combination of the honorific term miss and the name Atha. A typhoon in 1950 was named Missatha.

Missouri f & m English (American)
From the name of the American state, or from the name of the Missouri River, the longest river in the United States (see Missouri).