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Manzie f & m Obscure
This is the name of Woody Allen's daughter. She was named after jazz musician Manzie Johnson.

Manzirat f Uzbek
Means "invitation" in Uzbek.

Manzuma f Uzbek
Means "poem, poetry" in Uzbek.

Manzura f Uzbek
Derived from manzur meaning "admired".

Maodana f Breton
Feminine form of Maodan.

Maodanez f Breton
Feminine form of Maodan.

Maprang f Thai
Means "gandaria" (a type of fruit) in Thai.

Māpuana f Hawaiian
From Hawaiian māpuana meaning "wafted fragrance".

Marana f History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 5th-century Christian saint, a hermit from Beroea in Syria who was martyred with her companion Cyra.

Maranatha f Various (Rare), Haitian Creole
From an Aramaic phrase in the New Testament, translated as "O Lord, come".

Maranda f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English
Possibly a variant of Miranda influenced by names such as Mara 1 and Mary.

Maranie f American (Rare)

Maranita f Spanish
Of unknown meaning, probably a variant of Marianita

Marantha f English (Rare)

Maranyelie f Spanish

Marcan f Karachay-Balkar
From the Arabic مَرْجَان‎ (marjān) meaning "coral".

Marceliana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Marceliano.

Marchan f Armenian
"coral"

Marchigiana f Judeo-Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Italian demonym marchigiano, marchigiana - "the one from Marche". Marche is one of the regions in Italy. This name denotes the provenance of a person from this place.

Marcianna f African American

Marcijana f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Marciana.

Marcjana f Polish
Variant of Marcjanna.

Marcyjanna f Polish (Archaic)
Older form of Marcjanna.

Mardiana f Indonesian, Malay
Probably derived from Arabic مرضية‎ (mardhiyya) meaning "satisfactory, pleasing".

Mardjan f Persian

Mardzhanat f Dagestani
Dagestani form of Marzhan.

Maremeiana f Medieval Russian
Allegedly a form of Miriam.

Maremyana f Russian (Archaic)
Variant of Mariamna.

Marenanna f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Maren and Anna.

Margante f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
An alternative name for Argante, a queen who appears in Brut by Layamon, and, in this work, an alias for Morgan Le Fay.

Marghanita f Hebrew
Hebrew. The name of famous British writer Marghanita Laski, whose father, a lawyer and Zionist leader, named her after the scarlet pimpernel flower he had seen growing in the land of Israel.

Mariaanna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mariãna.

Mariabaztan f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Baztan.

María de los Santos f Spanish
Means "Mary of the Saints" in Spanish.... [more]

Mariaestebania f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Estebania.

Mariajurdana f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Jurdana.

Marialejandra f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Maria and Alejandra.... [more]

Mariam-uz-zamani f Persian
The epithet of a Mughal noblewoman whose name translates to "Mary (or Mariam) of the Age".

Marían f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Marian 1.

Marián f Spanish
Variant of Marian 1, Mariam or Marianne, sometimes used as a short form of María Ángeles.

Marian f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax", 万 (ma) meaning "very many" or 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" or 毬 (mari) meaning "ball, anything round, sphere" combined with 杏 (an) meaning "apricot"... [more]

Marian f Spanish
Short form of María Ángeles.

Marian f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Maríana f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Mariana.

Mariãna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Marianna.

Mariana f Greek
Diminutive of Marianthi.

Marianaly f Spanish
From Mariana.

Mariandra f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Mariandrea f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of María and Andrea 2.

Mariandrée f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of María or Marie and Andrée.

Mariandreko f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Andreko.

Mariandres f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Andrés.

Mariane f Portuguese (Brazilian), French (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Marianne, mostly used in Brazil. A notable bearer is French journalist and reporter Mariane Pearl.

Marianella f Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Marianela.

Marianelly f Spanish
From Marianela.

Mariángel f Spanish
Combination of Maria and Ángel, mostly used in Spanish-speaking countries of Latin and Central America but occassionally used in Spain as well.

Mariàngel f Catalan (Rare)
Combination of Maria and Àngel.

Mariángeles f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of María Ángeles or María de los Ángeles.

Mariangeli f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Filipino
Either a diminutive of Mariangelica or Mariangela, or else a variant of Mariangely... [more]

Mariangelica f Spanish, Italian
Blend of Maria and Angelica.

Mariàngels f Catalan (Rare)
Combination of Maria and Àngels.

Mariangely f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Maria and Angely.

Mariangiola f Italian
Variant of Mariangela.

Mariani f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Mariane.

Marianig f Breton
Diminutive of Mariana.

Marianina f Corsican
Diminutive of Mariana.

Marianing m & f Filipino
Diminutive of Mariano or Mariana.

Marianingsih f Indonesian
Combination of Maria and Ningsih

Marianinha f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Marianka f Bulgarian, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Diminutive of Mariana. As a Dutch name, it may be a diminutive of Maria.

Maríanna f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Marianna.

Mariánná f Sami
Sami form of Marianna.

Marianna f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mariannah f Obscure
Variant of Marianna.

Mariánne f Sami
Sami form of Marianne.

Mariannedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Marianna.

Marianneke f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch and Flemish diminutive of Marianne. In some cases, the name can also be a combination of the names Maria or Marie with Anneke.

Mariannette f English (American)
Either a combination of Marie and Annette or an elaboration of Marianne. A notable bearer is Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (1955-).

Marianni f Greek (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese
Greek form of Marianne.

Mariannick f French, French (Quebec)
Contraction of Marie and Annick.

Mariannina f Italian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Marianna.

Marianno f Provençal
Provençal form of Marianne.

Marianny f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Mariany. It is most used in Venezuela.

Marianthe f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Μαριάνθη (see Marianthi).

Marianton f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Antón.

Mariantonia f Italian
Contraction of Maria and Antonia.

Mariantonietta f Italian
Combination of Maria and Antonietta.

Mariany f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Mariànzela f Sardinian
Contraction of Maria and Ànzela (compare Mariangela).

Mariarano f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and place name Arano.

Mariasebastian f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Sebastián.

Marieanna f English (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Marie and Anna.

Marieanne f English (American)
Combination of the name Marie and Anne 1 or Anna.

Marie des Anges f French (Rare)
Means "Mary of the Angels", taken from the French Marian title Notre Dame des Anges, which means "Our Lady of the Angels". Shortened forms including Marie-Ange and Desange.

Mariesteban f Medieval Basque
Combination of Mari 3 and Esteban.

Marijanca f Slovene
Diminutive of Marijana, used as a given name in its own right.

Marijane f English (American)
Variant of Maryjane.

Marijanna f Latvian (Rare, Archaic)
Latvian form of Mariana.

Marijoan f Medieval Basque
Combination of Mari 3 and Joan 2.

Marijuana f Obscure
After the psychoactive drug. This is the name of American educational professional Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck.

Mariniana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Marinianus. A bearer of this name was Egnatia Mariniana, the mother of Roman Emperor Gallienus (3rd century AD).

Marisandra f Latvian

Marisantzeko f Medieval Basque
Combination of Mari 3 and Santzeko.

Mariyan f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marian 1/Maryann/Marianne.

Mariyanna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marianna/Mariana.

Marizanne f Afrikaans (Rare)
Combination of Maria and Zanne.

Marjan f Persian, Kazakh
Means "coral" in Persian, of Arabic origin. This can also be a Kazakh alternate transcription of Marzhan.

Marjan f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
MEANING - "purification", "cleaning", "cleansing", "wiping off" ,"a brush or broom"... [more]

Marjana f Sanskrit (Archaic), Indian, Hindi (Rare), Hinduism (Modern), Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Nepali, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi
MEANING -"purifying " ,"washing" , "cleaning" ... [more]

Marjanah f Literature, Indonesian
Feminine form of Marjan. It is notably used within the Arabian Nights as the name of the clever slave of Ali Baba within 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'... [more]

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

Marjane f Persian
Variant of Marjan notably borne by Marjane Satrapi (1969-), an Iranian-born French illustrator and graphic novelist.

Marjaneh f Persian
From Arabic مرجان (marjān) meaning "coral".

Marjani f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Tamil, Nepali, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Malayalam, Punjabi, Gujarati, Indian (Sikh)
MEANING - " purification ", "cleansing", "cleaner ", " broom", Name of a female attendant of Goddess Durga ... [more]

Marjani f Swahili, Eastern African
Means ‘Coral’.

Marjanik f Armenian
Armenian diminutive of Marjan.

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

Marjanna f Low German, Dutch
Pomeranian German form of Marianna.

Marjanne f Dutch, Low German
Dutch variant of Marianne and Low German form of Marianne. A known Dutch bearer of the name is the former politician Marjanne Sint (b... [more]

Marjanneke f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch and Flemish variant of Marianneke. In some cases, the name can also be a combination of the names Maria or Marie with Janneke.... [more]

Marjean f English (American)
Likely a combination of Marlene or Marjorie and Jean 2.

Markiana f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Marciana.

Markiani f Greek (Rare)
Greek feminine form of Marcianus.

Marlana f English
Variant of Marlena.

Marlane f English (Rare)
A variant of Marlene or Marlaine.

Marlian f Indonesian

Marliana f American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Elaboration of Marlia or a double elaboration of Marla/Marley. It may be also be interpreted as a blend of Marlene and Juliana.

Marlizan m & f Malay (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain.

Marriann f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Maryann or Marianne.

Marrianne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marianne.

Martana f Italian (Rare)
MARTANA is an Italian female given name. Derived from Latin, it is one of many theophoric names that originally referred to Mars, the Roman god of war (others include Marzia, Martina and Marciana)... [more]

Martiniana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Feminine form of Martiniano.

Martiriana f Catalan
Catalan feminine name, probably a modern coinage influenced by Martina and elaborated female name suffixes.

Martolana f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic)
Diminutive of Marta via the diminutive Marton.

Maruani m & f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "calm wind".

Maryan f American
Variant of Marion 1.

Mar'yana f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Maryana.

Maryanna f English (American)
Combination of Mary and Anna.

Maryfrances f English (American)
Combination of Mary and Frances.

Maryjan f English
Combination of Mary and Jan 2.

Maryjane f English
Combination of Mary and Jane.

Maryjean f English
Combination of Mary and Jean 2.

Maryland f & m English (American, Rare)
From the place name Maryland, literally "Mary's land". A known bearer of this name was Maryland Mathison Hooper McCormick (1897-1985), an American socialite and the second wife of newspaper editor and publisher Robert McCormick.

Marzana f Russian, Slavic Mythology, Baltic Mythology
Baltic and Slavic goddess associated with seasonal agrarian rites based on the idea of death and rebirth of nature, Marzana is often referred to as a goddess of death.... [more]

Marzanne f Afrikaans
Contraction of Maria and Zanne.

Marzhan f Kazakh
Means "coral" in Kazakh, ultimately from Arabic مرجان (marjan).

Marzhana f Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Marzhan.

Marziana f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Marziano.

Marzianna f German (Silesian, Archaic)
Silesian German form of Marcjanna.

Marzipan f Obscure

Masaana f Greenlandic
Variant of Masaanna.

Masaani f Greenlandic
Younger form of Masáune.

Masaanna f Greenlandic
Younger form of Masáuna.

Masaannaaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Masaúnâκ.

Masamanisi f & m Southern African, Shona
Means "summons (to court)", ultimately from the English word summons.

Masana m & f Chewa
Means "daylight" in Chewa.

Masana f Tsonga
Means "sunrays" in Xitsonga.

Masana f Japanese
A number bearer is Masana Oya, a singer.

Masegonyana m & f Tswana
Means "small blessings" in Setswana.

Məsməxanım f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Combination of Məsmə and Azerbaijani xanım meaning "madam, lady".

Masoandro m & f Malagasy
Means "the sun" in Malagasy.

Massanauzzi f Hittite
Means "god's wish", deriving in part from the Luwian element massanalli ("divine"). Name borne by a Hittite princess (fl. 1300s BCE), who is mentioned in correspondance between King Hattusilli II and Pharaoh Ramesses II.

Massannguaq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Mavsánguaĸ.

Massarannguaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Magssarãnguaĸ.

Masserannguaq m & f Greenlandic
Younger form of Magsseránguaĸ.

Massimiliana f Italian
Feminine form of Massimiliano.

Massimiliano f Provençal
Provençal form of Maximilienne.

Mastane f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مستانه (see Mastaneh).

Mastaneh f Persian
Means "intoxicated, drunken" in Persian.

Matana f Hebrew
Means "gift" in Hebrew, also feminine form of Matan.

Matangaro f & m Cook Islands Maori
Means "lost face," derived from mata meaning "face" and ngaro meaning "disappear, vanish, lose."

Matangi f Hinduism
Matangi is one of the Mahavidyas, ten Tantric goddesses and a ferocious aspect of Parvati, the Hindu Divine Mother. She is considered to be the Tantric form of Parvati but she is very similar to Saraswati... [more]

Matanne f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Matan.

Matanor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Matan, means "gift" and Or, means "light".

Matanti f Indian, Tamil
Pre-14th century Tamil feminine given name, taken from the word matanti, a name for the Indian Pennywort plant.

Mathangi f Tamil
Tamil form of Matangi.... [more]

Matiana f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Matías. It has mainly been used in Mexico.

Matigan f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madigan.

Matirangarira m & f Shona
Means "you have remembered us" in Shona.

Matroana f Romanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Matrona 1.

Mattane f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Amor.

Matthiani f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Matthias.

Matzayani f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "for the sky to open up, for a wall to split" in Nahuatl.

Maulani f Indonesian
Feminine form of Maulana.

Maurane f French (Modern)
Most likely derived from Maurane, the stage name of the francophone Belgian singer Claudine Luypaerts (1960-2018). She was quite popular in the late '80s and early '90s. Luypaerts had based her stage name on the surname of Francis Morane (1940-2002), a French director of film and theatre whom she admired.

Mauritania f English

Mavani f Mao
From the Mao mava meaning "to shine".

Mavsánguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little healed one", combined with Mavsâĸ and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Mavsannguaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mavsánguaĸ.

Mawanikwa f Southern African, Shona
Means "you have been found" and "married" in Shona.

Maximiana f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Maximianus.

Maximilliana f English (American)
Feminized form of Maximillian.

Maximiniana f Late Roman, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Maximinianus.

Maxxzandra f African American (Modern, Rare)

Mayan f & m Hebrew
Variant transcription of Maayan.

Mayan m & f Urdu (Rare), Arabic (Modern, Rare)

Mayanah f English (American)

Mayane f Walloon
Walloon form of Marianne.

Mayane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Maiane.

Mayang f Indonesian
Means "palm blossom" in Indonesian.

Mayangi m & f Kongo (Modern)
Means "joy; happiness" in Kongo.

Mayann f English (Rare)
Combination of May and Ann.

Mayanna f English (Rare)
Combination of May or Maya 2 and Anna.

Mayanne f English
A combination May and Anne.

Mayano f Japanese
From Japanese 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Mayanthi f Indian (Rare)

Maydean f English
"Combination of May and Dean"... [more]

Maygan f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Maylanie f Filipino

Mayranush f Armenian
Literally means "sweet mother" in Armenian. It consists of the Armenian words մայր (mayr) meaning "mother" and անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet" as well as "pleasant, agreeable" (see Anush).

Maysan f Arabic

Maysant f Medieval English, Anglo-Norman
Medieval English form of Maissent which was an Old French form of a Germanic name, either Mathaswintha or *Magisind, *Megisend (derived from *mageną "power" and *swinþs "strong" or *sinþ- "journey").

Mayssane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Maïssane.

Mazania f Mordvin
"beauty."

Mazanya f Mordvin
Means "beauty" in Erzya.

Mazlan m & f Malay
Possibly a variant of Azlan.

M'baŋba m & f Dagbani
"I have known them"

Mbayang f Western African, Wolof

Mboahangy m & f Malagasy
Variant form of Voahangy.

Mbolanirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mbola meaning "yet, still, again" and nirina meaning "desired".

Meaghanne f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Mean f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Mea.

Meance f Medieval Breton, Breton (Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning. From the early 1600s onwards, when every given name "had to" be associated with a Catholic saint, up to its disappearance as a given name, Meance was used as a quasi-equivalent of Emérance.... [more]

Meann f Filipino
Short form of Mary Ann.

Meanna f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Medianeira f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
From the title of the Virgin Mary, referring to her intercessory role as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ (compare English Mediatrix, French Médiatrice and Spanish/Portuguese Mediatriz alongside Spanish/Portuguese Mediadora).

Megán f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Megan.

Megana f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Megan.

Megana f Indian

Meganeira f Greek Mythology
Means "man-exalting, lordly", derived from Greek μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, huge" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".

Meganne f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Meggan f American (Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Meghana f Indian
Derived from Sanskrit Megh-ana "the clouds; rain cloud".... [more]

Méghane f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mégane.

Meghann f English (Modern), Literature
Variant of Megan. This name was used by the Australian author Colleen McCullough in her novel The Thorn Birds (1977), which in 1983 was adapted as a TV mini-series.

Meghanna f English (Rare)
Combination of Meghan and Anna

Meghranush f Armenian
Means "honey sweet" in Armenian.

Mehana f Hawaiian
Variant of Mahana.

Mehana f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Nepali, Sinhalese
MEANING - abundantly, in streams

Mehgan f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Mehrandokht f Persian
Possibly derived from the Persian masculine name Mehran combined with Persian دخت (dokht) "daughter". Also compare Mehrdokht.

Mehraneh f Persian
Variant feminine form of the Persian given name Mehran.

Mehrangiz f Persian
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love, affection" and انگیز (angiz), the present stem of انگیختن (angikhtan) meaning "to provoke, instigate, stimulate".

Mehrbano f Afghan
Kind and compassionate

Mehregan f Persian
From the Yazata of "Mehr," which is responsible for friendship, affection and love.

Meian f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful"

Meichang f Chinese
From the Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper".

Meifan f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", or 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry" combined with 帆 (fān) meaning "sail". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Meifang f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful"... [more]

Meigan f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Meighan f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Meijuan f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]

Meilan f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Mei 1 and Lan 1.

Meilani f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Possibly synthetic Hawaiian name influenced by Melanie and/or Leilani using the Hawaiian element lani "heavenly." Used very rarely in the US, mainly California and Hawaii, since the 1980s or earlier... [more]

Meilani f Indonesian
From the name of the month of May (Mei in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in May.

Meilanie f Indonesian
Variant of Meilani.

Meilany f Indonesian
Variant of Meilani.

Meilian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Meiliana f Indonesian
From the name of the month of May (Mei in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in May.

Meiliani f Indonesian
From the name of the month of May (Mei in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in May.

Meiliyana f Indonesian
Variant of Meiliana.

Meiliyani f Indonesian
Variant of Meiliani.

Meiluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 銮 (luán) meaning "bells".

Meiqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".

Meiqiang f Chinese
Means "beautiful lady" in Chinese.

Meiquan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth" or 全 (quán) meaning "complete, entire; maintain, keep whole".

Meiran f Japanese (Modern)
Combination of the names Mei 1 / Mei 2 and Ran.

Meiran m & f Hebrew (Modern)
This name has some meanings: the first is "Happiness from God" (written: מירן), and the second is "joyful water" (written: מי-רן), from the Hebrew word mei (like in Meital), and the name Ran.

Meiran f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".

Meishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose", 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" or 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".

Meishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized"

Meitian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".

Meiwang f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 旺 (wàng) meaning "prosper, prosperous".

Meixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good" or 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".

Meixiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 翔 (xiáng) meaning "circle in the air, soar, glide".

Meixuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".

Meiyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating".

Meiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".

Melan f Indonesian

Melana f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Melania.

Melanctha f Literature
Used by Gertrude Stein for the heroine of one of her 'Three Lives' (1909). It could be a feminization of Melanchthon.

Melanea f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Melania.

Melanee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melaneia f Greek
Greek variant form of Melanie. This form is used to refer to St. Melania the Elder (325-417, feast day June 8).

Melaney f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melangell f Welsh
The name of an early Welsh saint, known as the patron saint of small creatures because she sheltered a hare from the hounds of Prince Brochwel Ysgythrog during his hunting expedition... [more]

Mélani f Spanish
Spanish form of Melanie, reflecting the English pronounciation.

Melani f Spanish, Croatian, Slovene, Greek (Rare), Hungarian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spanish borrowing, Croatian and Slovene form, Modern Greek and English variant of Melanie and Hungarian variant of Melánia... [more]

Melània f Catalan, Lengadocian, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian and Gascon form of Melania (see Melanie).

Melânia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melania.

Melaniia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Меланія (see Melaniya).

Mélanîn f Norman
Diminutive of Mélanie.

Melanìo f Provençal
Provençal form of Mélanie.

Melanippe f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Melanippos. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Melanita f Spanish
Diminutive of Melania.

Melaniye f Walloon
Walloon form of Mélanie.

Melaņja f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Melanie.

Melanja f Polish (Archaic)
Older spelling of Melania, considered incorrect in contemporary Polish ortography.

Melannie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melanthe f Greek (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Melanthos.