This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *i.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Luwi m & f LundaMeans "mercy, kindness" in Lunda.
Luxi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
露 (lù) meaning "dew" and
曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn"
Luyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".
Lyssi f EnglishLyssi as a girl's name is related to the Hebrew name Elizabeth. The meaning of Lyssi is "God's promise".
Maachi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 彩 (a) meaning "colour" combined with 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom" or 三月 (maachi) meaning "March". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Maari f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (
ma) meaning "sincere, real, genuine" combined with 亜 or 亞 (
a) meaning "second, Asia, sub-", and 理 (
ri) meaning "reason, logic" or 里 (
ri) meaning "village"... [
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Machi f JapaneseDerived from the Japanese kanji 萬 (
ma) meaning "ten thousand" or 麻 (
ma) meaning "hemp, flax" or 真 (
ma) meaning "truth; pure; genuine" combined with 千 (
chi) meaning "thousand" or 知 (
chi) meaning "wisdom"... [
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Machiveyi f Shona"What do you seek or covert?" Situational name given in circumstance where family has covetous neighbours or kin.
Madani f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, AssameseMEANING - "musk", "Civet-cat"... [
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Madhumati f Hindi, BengaliFrom Sanskrit मधुमती
(madhumatī) meaning "rich in honey", composed of मधु
(madhu) "honey" and the suffix -मती
(-matī) "-ful, rich".
Mae-hui f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 梅 (mae) meaning "plum", 莓 (mae) meaning "strawberry", or 玫 (mae) meaning "rose, gemstone" combined with 曦 (hui) meaning "sunlight", 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", or 希 (hui) meaning "rare, hope, expect, strive for"... [
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Mafamadi m & f AkanMeans "I have taken it for free" in Akan.
Mahalakshmi f Indian, Hinduism, HindiFrom Sanskrit महालक्ष्मी (Mahalakshmi) meaning "great sign", derived from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" and लक्ष्मी (lakshmi) "sign, mark".
Mahapajapati f SanskritMeans "leader of a great assembly", derived from Sanskrit महा
(mahā) meaning "great, large" combined with प्रजा
(prajā) meaning "subjects, people" and पति
(patī) meaning "husband, lord, master"... [
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Mahari m & f YorubaMeans "one who forgives" or "forgiver" in Yoruba.
Mahasti f PersianMeans "the moon's being", from Persian
māh "moon" and
hastī "existence".
Māhealani f HawaiianMeans "heavenly haze" from Hawaiian
māhea "haze" and
lani "sky, heaven". This was the name of the night of the full moon in the ancient Hawaiian calendar.
Maheshi f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Indian (Sikh), Marathi, Nepali, SinhaleseMEANING - "wife of great lord Shiva", A name of goddess Durga
Mahi f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Indian, Gujarati, Hindi, PunjabiMEANING - earth, great, intellect, greatness, exceedingly
Mahini f Sanskrit, Indian (Christian), Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, BengaliMEANING - "mighty, strong"... [
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Mahsati f PersianAlternate transcription of Persian مهستی (see
Mahasti), interpreted as being derived from Persian ماه
(mah) meaning "moon, month" and Indian loanword
sati meaning "virtuous lady"... [
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Mahsuri f Malay, FolkloreFrom Malay
maha meaning "great" and
suri meaning "queen". This is the name of a legendary woman from the Malaysian island of Langkawi who was executed for adultery.
Ma-i f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp" combined with 怡 (i) meaning "happiness; delight". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Mai f Welsh (Rare)Welsh form of
May as well as a direct adoption of Welsh
mai "(month of) May".
Mai f ThaiMeans "tomorrow" or "future" in Thai.
Mai f & m Hebrew (Modern)Popular name in Israel (mostly for girls), it is came from the name of the month of May (the fifth).
Mai f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp" combined with 怡 (i) meaning "happiness; delight". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Maimai f JapaneseFrom Japanese 舞 (
mai) meaning "dance" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maimiti f TahitianMeans "surfer" or "coming from the sea" in Tahitian; a combination of
may meaning "to come" and
miti "sea".
Mairangi f MaoriEtymology uncertain, possibly from the Maori
mai meaning "for ages, for a long time" and
rangi meaning "day" or "sky, heaven".
Maireni f RomaniA Romani name found in the 1800s. Its origin and meaning are uncertain, there is, however, a theory that it might be related to
Marina or
Maren.
Mairenui f Polynesian, TahitianPolynesian name, composed by "Maire", that is the Tahitian name of the flower Alyxia Stellata and "nui", meaning "big", "great".
Mairi f JapaneseFrom 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.
Maitri m & f Thai, Gujarati, Marathi, KannadaMeans "friendship, friendliness" in Sanskrit. It is used as a masculine name in Thailand while it is feminine in India.
Majani f SwahiliSwahili feminine name meaning "leaves (of a plant)".
Majusi f IndonesianFrom Arabic مَجُوسِيّ (
majūsiyy) meaning “of or related to Zoroastrians”, which is in turn derived from مَجُوس (
majūs) meaning “Magians, Zoroastrians”. Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi was a Persian physician and psychologist from the Islamic Golden Age.
Majvi f SwedishCombination of
Maj 2 and the Old Norse name element
vé "devoted, dedicated".
Maki f JapaneseFrom 眞 (
ma) meaning "truth, reality" and 希 (
ki) meaning "rare, hope". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Makini m & f SwahiliMeans "of good character" or "strength of character" in Swahili.
Makinti f Indigenous Australian, PintupiOf Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Makinti Napanangka (c. 1930-2011), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
Makishi m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" combined with 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Makomi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 子 (ko) meaning "child" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Makruhi f ArmenianFrom the Armenian
մաքուր (makur) meaning "clean, innocent" and the feminine suffix
ուհի (uhi). Malarvili f TamilDerived from Tamil மலர்
(malar) meaning "flower" and விழி
(viḻi) meaning "eye".
Maliawašḫi f Ancient Near EasternAncient Assyrian feminine given name recorded in 18th century BC Assyrian documents from Kültepe. It may derive from the name of the goddess
Maliya and potentially
(w)ashib meaning "dweller, person who dwells in" or "of".
Malkhazni f Chechen (Rare)Derived from Chechen малх
(malkh) meaning "sun" combined with хаза
(khaza) meaning "beautiful".
Mallabibi f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Malli f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 茉莉 (malli) meaning "jasmine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Malti f IndianA Malti is a flower in India, usually accompanied by the sister, Maudu.... [
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Malulani m & f HawaiianHawaiian unisex name meaning "heavenly shade" or "heavenly protection".
Maluli f SpanishDiminutive of
María Luisa. This was used by Fernando Fernán Gómez for a character in his play
Bicycles Are for the Summer (1977; original Spanish title
Las bicicletas son para el verano).
Mamei f ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Mamphaki f SothoThe name Mamphaki originates from the Northern Region of South Africa within the Bapedi people. The name was originally given to the first wife of Ntsetse Mailula - Mamphaki 'aMasekela. It was passed down within the Mailula family down to this day.
Ma'murbibi f UzbekDerived from
ma'mur meaning "thriving" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Manaavi f HinduismMEANING : first woman on earth, wife of Manu. It shouldn't be confused with another Sanskrit name Manavi or Maanavi... [
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Manabi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 学 (manabi) meaning "education, study, learn" or from Japanese 摩 (ma) meaning "to rub, to scour, to grind", 名 (na) meaning "name" or 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" or 日 (bi) meaning "day, sun, Japan"... [
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Managi m & f JapaneseFrom the meaning of Ma “Benefit, profit” (益) Na “Fish” (魚) and Gi “Ceremony” (儀). This name was most known for being the real name of Gyokko.
Manavai f TahitianMeans "sacred source" or "sacred spring"; a combination of Tahitian
mana "sacred" and
vai "water, spring".
Manayi f IndianMEANING - first woman on earth, wife of lord Manu. Her another name is Manaavi मनावी... [
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Maneli f PersianFrom the Manzadarani dialect meaning, "stay with me."
Manfei f ChineseFrom the Chinese 曼 (màn) meaning "long, extended, vast, beautiful" combined with 斐 (fěi) meaning "graceful, elegant". Other character combinations are possible.
Mangeni f & m Africanmeans "baby who was born when there is plenty of fish" and is of Bantu origin
Mang-mi f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 望 (mang) meaning "hope" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other hanja character combinations can also form this name.
Man-hui m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 萬 "ten thousand; innumerable" or 蔓 "creeping plants, tendrils, vines" (
man), and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious" or 姬 "beauty; imperial concubine" (
hui).
Manimegalai f TamilChithalai Chathanar used this name as the main character in his poem 'Manimekala', one of The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature.
Mañjarī f SanskritMeans "pearl; flowering bead" as well as "garland, cluster of blossoms" in Sanskrit.
Manmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
缦 (màn) meaning "plain silk, simple" and
媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive".
Manri f JapaneseFrom Japanese 万 (
man) meaning "very many" combined with 理 (
ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mansi f HindiFrom Sanskrit मानसी (
mānasī́), the feminine form of मानस (
mānasá) meaning "mental, spiritual".
Maomi f JapaneseFrom 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”).
Maradi m & f GeorgianDerived from the Georgian adjective მარადი
(maradi) meaning "eternal, everlasting". For men, this name can also be the nominative case form of
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Maralbibi f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
maral meaning "Caspian deer" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Mari f & m KoreanMari has its origins from the ancient Korean language. It's original meaning is "mountaintop" but it also means "good, the best, the first..."
Marici f Japanese Mythology, Chinese MythologyMarici is a deva or bodhisattva associated with light and the sun. She is known as Molizhitian (摩利支天) or Molizhitian Pusa (摩利支天菩萨) in China and Marishi-ten (摩利支天?) in Japan and in Tibetan as 'Odzer Canma, "Woman Endowed with Rays of Light" (Wylie: 'od zer can ma)... [
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Marigorri f Basque Mythology, BasqueEpithet for the moon. This name is possibly derived from a combination of the name of
Mari 3, one of the key figures in Basque mythology, and the adjective
gorri "red, rosé, Virginian, fierce".
Marii f Japanese (Rare)From 麻 (
ma) meaning "flax", 里 (
ri) meaning "village", and 衣 (
i) meaning "clothes". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Marimi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mariri f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (ma) meaning "love, affection" or 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village" or duplicated using 々. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Marittipi f Medieval BasqueCombination of
Mari 3 and Basque
ttipi, meaning "small, little". It was used to distinguish the youngest sister from her homonymous sister or sisters.
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 ... [
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Marjonbibi f UzbekDerived from
marjon meaning "coral" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".