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Marcellyn f American (Rare)
Variant of Marceline.

Marchan f Armenian
"coral"

Marchen f Danish
A Danish (Amager) equivalent of the Dutch Marieke; a diminutive of Maria. Also see Mariken.

Mardeen f English (Rare)
Variant of Mardene.

Marden f & m English
The author Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols is a famous bearer of this name.

Mardjan f Persian

Marelyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Marilyn.

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

Maren f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 恋 (ren) meaning "(romantic) love". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Maren f & m Basque, Spanish
Originally the Basque form of Mariano, it is now used for both genders. As a female name, it is probably seen as a variant of Miren, the Basque form of Maria.

Mareyn m & f Dutch (Archaic)
Probably an archaic form of Marijn.

Margielyn f Filipino
Combination of Margie and the popular suffix -lyn.

Margilyn f Filipino
Combination of Margie and the popular suffix -lyn.

Margotin f Medieval English
Diminutive of Margot.

Margotton f Guernésiais
Diminutive of Margot.

Margun f Norwegian
Variant of Margunn.

Margunn f Norwegian
Relatively modern name possibly created by combining mar from Marit or Margret with unn from Ingunn or Jorunn.

Mariabaztan f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Baztan.

Mariafermin f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Fermin.

Marialyn f Filipino
Combination of Maria and the popular suffix -lyn.

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.

Marianton f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Antón.

María Purificación f Spanish
Combination of María and Purificación.

Mariarramon f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Ramón.

Mariasebastian f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Sebastián.

Maricon f Filipino
Combination of María and Concepción or Consolación.

Maricorazón f Filipino, Spanish
Combination of Maria and Corazón.

Mariechen f German (Modern, Rare), English (American, Rare)
A German diminutive of Marie or Maria. Rarely used as an official name.... [more]

Marieleen f Dutch
Variant of Marleen (using Marie, an extended form of the initial syllable) or the French name Marilène.

Mariellen f English
Combination of names Mary and Ellen

Marien f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marion 1.

Marien f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Mariesteban f Medieval Basque
Combination of Mari 3 and Esteban.

Marigabon f Medieval Basque
Combination of Mari 3 or a short form of Maria with Gabon.

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

Marikatxalin f Medieval Basque
Combination of Mari 3 and Katxalin.

Mariken f Medieval Dutch
This name is a variant of Marie, where the diminutive suffix ken has been added to the name. Since ken is a diminutive suffix that was primarily used in the Middle Ages and has since been replaced by the more modern ke, we can say that Mariken is the medieval variant of Marieke.

Marileen f Dutch (Rare)

Marilen f Filipino
Short form of Maria Elena. This could also be used as a short form of Maria Magdalena.

Marilín f Spanish
Spanish form of Marilyn.

Marilin f Estonian
Elaboration of Marili.

Marillyn f English
A variant of Marilyn.

Marillynn f English
A variant of Marilyn.

Marimartin f Medieval Basque
Combination of Mari 3 and Martín.

Marín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Marin.

Marin f Dutch

Marin f Japanese
From Japanese 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine" or 麻 (ma) meaning "flax" combined 麟 (rin) meaning "bright, Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, shining". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Marin f Medieval English, Medieval French
Variant of Mary or Marina.

Mariotin f Medieval English
Double diminutive of Mary, compare Mariot.

Marioton f Medieval English
Diminutive of Mariot.

Marioun f Provençal
Provençal form of Marion 1.

Mariqueen f Filipino, English (American)
Possibly a combination of the name Mary and queen, most likely a reference to the Virgin Mary, who in Roman Catholicism is given the title "Mary, Queen of Heaven" for being the 'Queen Mother' of Jesus.... [more]

Mariurdin f Medieval Basque
Combination of Mari 3 and Urdin.

Marivon f Breton
Combination of Mari 1 and Ivona, and thus a cognate of Maryvonne.

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

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]

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

Marjolyn f Filipino

Marjon f Dutch, Flemish
Dutch form of Marion 1.

Marjon f Iranian

Marjun f Faroese, Danish (Rare)
Faroese form of Marion 1.

Marleenken f Literature, Low German
Marleenken is a Low German diminutive of Marlene. It's the name of the girl that collects the bones of her brother and buries them under a juniper tree in the fairy tale Vom Machandelbaum by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.

Marlein f Medieval German, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval German diminutive of Maria and Dutch variant of Marlijn.

Marlén f Spanish (Latin American), Swedish (Rare)
Spanish borrowing of Marlene, as well as a Swedish variant.

Marlian f Indonesian

Marlien f Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish, Afrikaans
Contraction of Maria and Lien.

Marlijn f Dutch
Diminutive of Maria, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -lijn.

Marlin f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Marlene.

Marlinchen f Folklore (Anglicized)
This name is used in the English translation of the Grimm Fairytale "The Juniper Tree". In the Low German original, the girl is named Marleenken. In the fairytale, Marlinchen gathers her brother's bones after he has been eaten by their father, and buries them under the Juniper tree.

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

Marlon f Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Most likely a combination of two names, for example Maria and Lonneke.

Marlynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Marilyn and Marlene.

Marn f Norwegian
Short form of Maren.

Marneen f English (Rare)
Combination of Marnie with a feminine name that ends in -een, such as Doreen and Maureen.... [more]

Marolyn f English (American)
Variant of Marilyn.

Maron f Japanese (Rare)
This name technically doesn't have a meaning since it is often written in phonetic characters, but it does coincide with the katakana transcription of the marron plant. It also could be spelled with 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" and 栄 (ron) meaning "flourish, prosper, honour, glory"... [more]

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

Marrin f North Frisian
One of the North Frisian forms of Maria, as used on the North Frisian island of Föhr.

Marrin f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Possibly an early Anglicization of Máirín.

Marrion m & f English
Variant of Marion 1 or Marion 2.

Marrion f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
One of Morgan Le Fay’s sisters, according to Bataille Loquifer.

Marsion f Arthurian Cycle
n the La Bataille de Loquifer, a sister of Morgan le Fay.... [more]

Marteen f English (American, Rare)
Form of Martine.

Martien m & f Dutch
Dutch variant of Martin (masculine) and Martine (feminine), depending on the sex of the bearer.... [more]

Marton f Medieval Occitan
Diminutive of Marta.

Martoun f Provençal
Diminutive of Marto 2.

Marxlenin f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of the surnames Marx and Lenin used as a feminine given name... [more]

Maryan f American
Variant of Marion 1.

Maryellen f English
Combination of Mary and Ellen 1.

Märyen f Bashkir
From Arabic مَرْجَان‎ (marjān) meaning "coral".

Marygen f Filipino
A variant of Maryjane, likely as a result of misspelling

Maryjan f English
Combination of Mary and Jan 2.

Maryjean f English
Combination of Mary and Jean 2.

Marykathryn f English (American)
Combination of Mary and Kathryn.

Maryken f Dutch (Archaic)
Variant of Maryke.

Maryleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Maryline.

Marylen f English
Variant spelling of Marilyn.

Marylin f American
Variant of Marilyn.

Marylynn f English (Rare)
This name is a combination of Mary and Lynn

Maryn f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Marijn.

Maryn f Cornish
Variant of Merryn.

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

Maryon f English (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Marion 1. A notable Norwegian bearer is actress Maryon Eilertsen (1950-2015).

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

Marzipan f Obscure

Mashawn f & m African American (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Masha and Shawn or, as a masculine name, a variant of Myshawn.

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

Mathlynn f Micronesian, English (American)

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

Matilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madilyn or a combination of Matilda and Lyn.

Matilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Matilyn.

Matison f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madison.

Matlyn f Obscure (Modern)
A combination of Mat and Lynn.

Mattalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Matilyn.

Mattelyn f English

Mattilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Matilyn.

Mattilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Matilyn.

Mattison f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Mattison, though it may also be used as a variant of Madison.

Mattisyn f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Mattison.

Maudelen f Medieval English
Middle English name used during the early 14th century, it is derived from the Old French name Madelaine.... [more]

Maudeleyn f Biblical
Form of Magdalene used in the Wycliffite Bible (1395).

Maudlen f Medieval English
Variant of Maudlin.

Maudlin f Medieval English, English (Rare)
Medieval English vernacular form of Magdalene via the French Madeleine.... [more]

Maudlyn f Medieval English
Variant of Maudlin.

Maugdelin f Medieval English
Variant of Magdelin.

Mauren f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Rare)

Maven f & m English, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Meidhbhín.

Maven f & m English (Modern)
From the English word maven meaning "expert in a given field, connoisseur", derived from Yiddish מבֿין‎ (meyvn).

Mavin f English
Variant of Maven/Mavis.

Mavoureen f English (Rare)
Variant of Mavourneen.

Mavzun f Uzbek
Means "comely, well-proportioned" in Uzbek.

Mawdlen f Medieval English
Variant of Maudlin.

Mawdlyn f English (Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
Archaic vernacular form of Magdalene.

Maxeen f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maxine.

Maxien f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Maxine.

Mayalen f Nahuatl, Mexican
Alteration of the name Mayahuel is the female divinity associated with the maguey plant among cultures of central Mexico in the Postclassic era of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology, and in particular of the Aztec cultures... [more]

Mayalyn f Obscure (Modern)

Mayalynn f Obscure (Modern)

Mayan f & m Hebrew
Variant transcription of Maayan.

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

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

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

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".

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-).

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.

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

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

Meagen f English (American)
Variant of Megan.

Mean f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Mea.

Meann f Filipino
Short form of Mary Ann.

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.

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

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

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.

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".

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.

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]

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.

Melan f Indonesian

Mélanîn f Norman
Diminutive of Mélanie.

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".

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.

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.

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.

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