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

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

Maybelis f South American

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

Mayden f & m English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Combination of May or Mason and the -den suffix found in names such as Hayden... [more]

Maydin f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Middle English mayde, itself an apocope of maydene, "maiden, young woman".

Mayelin f Filipino

Mayelis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Mayeli.

Mayerlin f Spanish (Caribbean)

Màyeyn f Central African
A Kom name.

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

Maygun f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Majgun.

Mayin f Uzbek
Means "soft, smooth" in Uzbek.

Mayin f & m Chinese
From 馬 (mǎ) meaning "horse" and 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, voice, tone".

Mayis m & f Armenian, Azerbaijani
Means "May (the month)" in Armenian.

Mayleen f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Maylen.

Maylen f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and Lene.

Maylin f English (American, Modern)
Combination of May and the common name suffix lyn. Also compare Maelyn.

Maylin f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Filipino (Rare)
Perhaps an elaboration of the initial sound in names such as Mayra and Mayte modelled on Aylín... [more]

Maylinn f Norwegian
Combination of May (see Maj 2) and Linn.

Maylyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of May and Lyn.

Maylynn f English (Rare)
A combination of May and Lynn.

Mayon f Walloon
Diminutive of Mareye and thus a cognate of Marion 1.

Mayrín f Spanish (Mexican, Rare, ?)
Possibly an elaborated form of Mayra. This is borne by Mexican actress Mayrín Villanueva (1970-).

Mayris f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Mays f Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from Arabic مَيْس (mays) "nettle tree, hackberry".

Maysan f Arabic

Maysen f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mason.

Maysen f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Maysoon f Arabic (Mashriqi)

Maysun f Medieval Arabic, Arabic (Rare)
Variant transliteration of ميسون (see Maysoon).

Maysyn f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Mason.

Mayven f English
Variant of Maven incorporating the name May.

Mayvis f American (Rare)
Variant of Mavis.

Maywen f Medieval English
Old English name of uncertain meaning. Possibly derived from the name Mægwynn, which is comprised of two elements: mæg and wynn. The first element mæg may be from the Old English mægden meaning "maiden" or "kinsman" (compare Isemay, Rícmæg and Sedemai) or from the Germanic element magan meaning "mighty, strong"... [more]

Mazaren f & m English (Rare)

Mazheven f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Mazhev.

Mazlan m & f Malay
Possibly a variant of Azlan.

Mcclain f English

Mchogmdzes f Tibetan
Derived from the Tibetan མཆོག (mchog) meaning "supreme" and མཛེས (mdzes) meaning "beautiful".

Mckaylyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaelyn.

Meagen f English (American)
Variant of Megan.

Meagens f Spanish (Canarian, Archaic)
From Guanche *m-aɣens meaning "thin, slender", literally "like a needle". This was recorded as the name of a 30-year-old Guanche woman from La Palma who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494... [more]

Mean f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Mea.

Meann f Filipino
Short form of Mary Ann.

Meas m & f Khmer
Means "gold" or "month, moon" in Khmer.

Meches f Spanish
Diminutive of Mercedes.

Mechthildis f German (Latinized)
Latinised form of Mechthild.

Mechtildis f Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German (Rare)
Latinized form of Mechthild.

Medeas f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
The lecherous sovereigness of Crudele Castle, where Tristan was imprisoned and his companion, Tessina, was beheaded.... [more]

Medius f & m English (African), Eastern African
Borrowed from Latin medius meaning "middle; half; moderate; indifferent." It is mostly used in Uganda where, compared to other surrounding countries, it is usually feminine in usage.

Medlin f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian form of Madeline.

Meethoi-Meehen m & f Manipuri
Means "one who excels among others" in Meitei.

Mefitis f Roman Mythology
Mefitis was a Samnite and minor Roman goddess of noxious gases, like those from volcanoes or swamps. Mefitis also gives her name to the archaic word "mephitic" meaning foul smelling.

Mefus f Welsh (Rare)
Directly from the Welsh vocabulary word mefus meaning "strawberries".

Megalopolis f German
Allegoric personification of the German state Mecklenburg. Very rarely (if ever) used as a given name.

Megalyn f English (American)
Combination of Megan and lyn.

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

Megas m & f Greek Mythology

Meggan f American (Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Meggin f English (Rare)
Variant of Megan. This is the first name of American author Meg Cabot (1967-).

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.

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

Megs f Scots
Diminutive of Meg.

Megyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Mehajubin f Malayalam

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

Mehin f Azerbaijani, Turkish
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Mahin

Mehleen f Punjabi
beloved by the moon

Mehreen f Urdu, Bengali
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship, love, kindness".

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

Mehribon f Uzbek
Means "kind, sympathetic" in Uzbek.

Mehrin f Bengali, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Bengali মেহরীন or Urdu مہرین (see Mehreen).

Mehween f Urdu
Meaning unknown.

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

Meichun f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone" combined with 春 (chūn) meaning "spring", 椿 (chūn) meaning "Chinese mahogany, camellia", or 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple"... [more]

Meidhbhín f Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Meadhbh.

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.

Meifen f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" combined with 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume"... [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.

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

Meilin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest", 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem" or 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn"... [more]

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

Meilun f Chinese
From 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful, pretty, attractive" and 倫 (lún) meaning "equal, match".

Meilys f Welsh (Rare)

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

Meiqin 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 琴 (qín) meaning "piano, Japanese harp"... [more]

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".

Meiren f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".

Meirin f Japanese
From Japanese 苺 (mei) meaning "strawberry" combined with 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell, chime". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Meirionwen f Welsh
Combination of Meirion and Welsh gwen "fair; white; blessed".

Meirwen f Welsh
Variant of Mairwen.

Meis f Dutch
Frysian name... [more]

Meisen f Chinese
From the Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".

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".

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

Meiwen f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful", 渼 (měi) meaning "ripple" or 瑂 (méi) meaning "stone resembling jade" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns"... [more]

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".

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".

Meiyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry".

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

Meiyun f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 云 (yún) meaning "cloud". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Meizhen f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 眉 (méi) meaning "eyebrow, upper margin" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare" or 蓁 (zhēn) meaning "luxuriant, lush"... [more]

Mekdes f African
African, Ethiopia

Meketaten f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mꜥkt-itn "behold the Aten" or "protected by Aten". This was the name of the second daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.

Mekkín f Icelandic
Possibly an Icelandic derivative of Mecke, a Frisian and Low German diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element megin meaning "power, strength".... [more]

Mekkin f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Mekkín.

Melagros f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Milagros.

Melan f Indonesian

Mélanîn f Norman
Diminutive of Mélanie.

Mele-iris f Tongan

Melian f Literature
"Dear gift" in Sindarin. Melian was the queen of Doriath in J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion.

Melin f Turkish

Meljean f American (Modern, Rare), Filipino
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Mellyn f Cornish
Yellow Haired

Melryan m & f Filipino (Rare), Portuguese (Rare, ?)

Melveen f English (Rare)
A combination of Melva and the suffix -een.... [more]

Melwyn f Cornish (Rare)
Variant of Melwynn.

Melwynn f Cornish (Rare)
Derived from Cornish mel "honey" and gwynn "fair; white; blessed".

Melyonen f Cornish (Modern)
Means "violet" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.

Menan f Arabic
Meaning: Graces

Mengan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil".

Menglian f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for".

Menglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" or 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or 临 (lín) meaning "approach, draw near".

Mengluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile" or 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.

Mengpan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for".

Mengran f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 然 (rán) meaning "certainly, pledge, promise".

Mengshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" or 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" or 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Mengsuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 算 (suàn) meaning "count, calculate, plan, figure, consider".

Mengtian f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water".

Mengxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".

Mengxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".

Mengxun f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 寻 (xún) meaning "seek, search for" or 洵 (xún) meaning "real, true, really".

Mengyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 滟 (yàn) meaning "overflowing, billowing".

Mengyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 荫 (yīn) meaning "shade, shelter, protect".

Mengyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Mengzhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 禛 (zhēn) meaning "receive blessings in a sincere spirit".

Menin m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "skilled" in Shipibo.

Meŋlijan f Mari
Derived from the Mari meŋ meaning "birthmark".

Mephitis f Roman Mythology
Variant of Mefitis.

Mercédès f French
French form of Mercedes. This name was given to a queen of Spain from the French royal House of Orléans.

Mercédes f Provençal
Provençal form of Mercedes.

Mercedès f Occitan
Variant of Mercédes.

Mercedies f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Mercedes.

Merceditas f Spanish, Filipino, Spanish (Caribbean)
Diminutive of Mercedes.

Mercês f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Mercedes.

Mêrdîn f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish merdi meaning "generosity".

Merdzhen f Turkmen
Variant of Merjen.

Mereddon f Welsh

Mereen f Indian

Meresamun f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "Amun loves her".

Merewen f Medieval English
Variant of Merwenn.

Merewin f Medieval Cornish, Medieval English
Variant of Mærwynn.

Merewyn f Literature
Variant of Mærwynn used by Anya Seton in her historical novel Avalon (1965). In the story Merewyn is a niece of Merwinna, abbess of Romsey Abbey.

Merewynn f Medieval English

Mèrgotton f Jèrriais
Diminutive of Mèrgot and Mèrgotte.

Merian f Dutch (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Marian 1.

Merian f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Merican f Malaysian

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).

Merijn m & f Dutch
Variant of Marijn.

Meriliis f Estonian
Combination of Meri 1 and Liis.

Merilin f Estonian (Modern)
Elaboration of Merili.

Merilyn f Estonian (Modern)
Variant of Merilin, influenced by Marilyn.

Merilynn f English
Variant of Merilyn.

Merion f Welsh
Welsh - feminine form of Meirion, the Welsh name of the county of Merioneth. Other feminine forms are Meiriona and Meirionwen.

Meris f English (Rare), Arabic (Rare), Turkish (Rare)

Meritamen f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mryt-jmn meaning "beloved of Amun", derived from mrj "to love" combined with the name of the god Amon... [more]

Meritamun f Ancient Egyptian
Variant form of Meritamen.

Meritaten f Ancient Egyptian
Means "beloved of Aten". ... [more]

Merivan f Kurdish
Means "people" in Kurdish.

Meriyan f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Merlien f Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese)
Variant of Merlijn.

Merlijn f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Diminutive of Maria.

Merlin f Estonian
Elaboration of Merli.

Merlin f Medieval German
Medieval German diminutive of Margarethe, via the variant Mergelin.... [more]

Merlyn f Medieval German
Variant of the Medieval German girls name Merlin, itself a diminutive of Margarethe (via the variant Mergelin).... [more]

Merlyn f Estonian
Variant of Merlin.

Meron f Japanese
From Japanese 奏 (me) meaning "play music, speak to a ruler, complete", 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout" or 萌 (me) meaning "sprout, bud" combined with 音 (ron) meaning "sound", 論 (ron) meaning "argument, discourse" or 倫 (ron) meaning "ethics, companion"... [more]

Merrain f English (Rare, Archaic)

Merran f Scots
Scots form of Marian 1.

Merrin f & m Cornish
Although the exact origin and meaning of this name are unknown, many modern-day academics believe this name to be the (possibly Anglicized) Cornish form of Morien.... [more]

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.

Merwenn f English (Rare, Archaic), Medieval English
From the Old English name Mærwynn which was derived from mær meaning "famous" and wynn "joy". This was the name of a 10th-century saint, the first abbess of Rumsey convent in Hampshire, England after its 967 restoration under King Edward the Peaceful, and the spiritual teacher of Saint Elfleda.

Meryan f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Merylin f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant or Marylin or a combination of Mery and the popular diminutive suffix -lin.

Merylyn f English
Combination of Meryl and Lynn; variant of Marilyn.

Meryn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maryn.

Mesias f Spanish
Meaning unknown

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

Metírin f Khakas
Khakas form of Matryona.

Mevrian f Literature
A lady in the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by Eric Rücker Eddison.

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

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

Meylin f Spanish (Latin American)

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

Mfọn m & f Ibibio
Means "grace" in Ibibio.

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

Mialynn f English (Rare)
Combination of Mia and Lynn.

Mian f Danish, Swedish
Diminutive of Mia.

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

Mianqin f Chinese
From the Chinese 眠 (mián) meaning "close eyes, sleep" and 琴 (qín), a Chinese lute.

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

Miaolan f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Miaolin f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" or 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain", 粼 (lín) meaning "clear" or 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem".

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

Miaopan f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze; hope for".

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

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".

Miaoxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" or 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".

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".

Miaoyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 焰 (yàn) meaning "flame, blaze; glowing".

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".

Micaelyn f Obscure

Michaelann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Michael and Ann used as a feminine given name.

Michaeleen f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Michael.

Michaelyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Michaela and the popular name suffix lyn.

Michalyn f English (American, Rare)

Michelien f Dutch
Dutch variant of Micheline, with its spelling more or less phonetical in nature.

Michlyn f Obscure
Variant of Micheline.

Michon m & f Medieval French, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Michel, as it contains the French diminutive suffix -on. Also compare Madelon, Marion 1 and Michou.... [more]

Miechen f German (Rare)
A diminutive of Marie.

Mielus f Finnish
Variant of Mielikki.

Miems f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Willemina.

Miércoles f Popular Culture (Hispanicized)
Derived from miércoles, which is the Spanish word for Wednesday. This is the name for Wednesday Addams in Spain, whereas in Latin America her name is Merlina.

Mi-eun f Korean
Combination of a mi hanja, e.g. 美 meaning "beauty," and an eun hanja, such as 恩 meaning "favour, grace" or 銀 meaning "silver."

Migdalis f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Miguen f Algonquian
Means "feather" in Abenaki.

Mihen m & f Manipuri
Means "best" in Meitei.

Mihman f & m Turkish (Rare)
From Persian مهمان (mehmān) meaning "guest".

Mîhrîban f Kurdish
Variant of Mîhrîvan.

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

Mîhrîvan f Kurdish
Means "merciful" in Kurdish.

Mi-hyeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able".

Mijgan f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish mijgan meaning "eyelash".

Mi-jin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" and 進 "advance, make progress, enter".

Mijs f & m Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch, Frisian
As a feminine name a diminutive of Meisje, Mijsje, and Meisken meaning girl in Dutch, meisje itself is a diminutive of meid meaning "maid, virgin"; also a diminutive of Maria via Marije... [more]

Mikalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the name Mika and the surfix lynn (see Lynn.)

Mikan f Japanese
From Japanese 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "nectar, honey, sweet" and 柑 (kan) meaning "citrus fruit". As a vocabulary word, 蜜柑 (mikan) meaning "Mandarin orange". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Mikaylin f American (Modern, Rare)

Mikkion f Ancient Greek
Probably from Greek μικρός (mikros) meaning "little, small", via the variant form μικκός (mikkos).

Mikwan f Cree
Means 'feather' in Cree

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

Milagritos f & m Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Milagros (compare Milagrito). As a given name, it is mostly used (as a feminine name) in Peru.

Milaris f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Mildress f Obscure

Mildrun f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements mildr "mild" and rún "secret lore". The name was first used in the early 20th century.

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.

Mileyann f Obscure
A combination of Miley and Ann.

Milin f Thai
Unknown meaning

Millan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Milla.

Mills m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Mills. May also be a diminutive of Miller.

Mi-lyeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 蓮 (lyeon) meaning "lotus, waterlily". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Milyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Milan.

Milynn f English (Modern, Rare)

Min f English
Diminutive of Minnie.

Min f Japanese
From Japanese 敏 (min) meaning "agile, quick, alert; sensitivity", 民 (min) meaning "people, nation, subjects", 明 (min) meaning "bright, light", or 眠 (min) meaning "sleep, die, sleepy". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Minaben f Indian

Minan m & f Chinese
Combination of the names Min 1 and An 1.

Minchen f German (Rare)
German diminutive of Wilhelmina and other feminine names that contain -min- (such as Jasmin 1), as it has the German diminutive suffix -chen.... [more]

Mingan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ming and An 1.

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

Mingdan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion".

Mingjahon f Uzbek
Derived from ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and jahon meaning "the world".

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.

Mingjin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money"... [more]

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

Minglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" or 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or 粼 (lín) meaning "clear".

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

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

Mingxin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鸣 (míng) meaning "sing, call, cry" or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul"... [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".

Mingyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" and combined with Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" (which is usually only feminine) or 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Mingyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, tone".

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

Min-Hsuan f Chinese (Hokkien)

Minhuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 环 (huán) meaning "jade ring, bracelet".

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

Min-Hyun m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 민현 (see Min-Hyeon).

Minion f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Min-jin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".

Minjun f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 珺 (jùn) meaning "beautiful jade".

Minken f Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Mina 1 (compare Anniken and Maiken).

Minlan f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Minlin f & m Chinese

Minn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese မင်း (see Min 2).

Minnijean f American (South, Rare), African American (Rare)
Combination of Minnie and Jean 2. This is borne by Minnijean Brown-Trickey (1941-), who was one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of nine African-American teenagers who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957 after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional three years earlier... [more]