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Melissanthe f Greek (Rare)
Composed of Greek μελισσα (melissa) "honeybee" and ανθος (anthos) "flower". It is used as a Graecized form of Mélisande (e.g., the 12th-century queen Melisende of Jerusalem is known as Melissanthe in Greek)... [more]

Mélisse f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mélissa.

Melisse f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Melissia f English (American)
Elaboration of Melissa. Melissia is a community in Greece, northeast of Athens.

Melissie f English (American)
Variant or diminutive of Melissa.

Melissity f English
Combination of Felicity and Melissa.

Mellisa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Mellisant f English (Rare)
Variant of Millicent perhaps influenced by Melissa

Mellissa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Melosa f History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of an obscure saint who was martyred in Thessalonica. It coincides with a Spanish word meaning "of honey", which is ultimately (via Late Latin mellosus) from Latin mel meaning "honey; sweetness".

Melrose f & m English (Rare)

Melsene f Literature
Probably a simplification of Melusine. Melsene is the love interest of Cornelius Friebott in Hans Grimm's nationalist novel "Volk ohne Raum".

Meluša f Czech
Diminutive form of Melanie or Melánia.

Melusina f German (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare), Provençal (Rare)
Variant of Melusine. This was the name of Petronilla Melusina von der Schulenburg (1693-1778), an illegitimate daughter of George I of Great Britain.

Mélusine f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Melusine.

Mélusinne f Picard
Picard form of Mélusine.

Melussina f Literature
Apparently a variant of Melusine, used by Danish author Lene Kaaberbøl in her fantasy novel Skammerens Datter (2000; English: The Shamer's Daughter).

Melvessa f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Melva.

Memberensi f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Memberancy.

Membresia f Medieval, Medieval French
Feminine form of Membresius.

Menekşe f Turkish
Means "violet (flower)" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian بنفشه (banafsheh).

Menestho f Ancient Greek
Water nymph from greek mythology

Meneswā f Etruscan Mythology (Hypothetical), Mythology (Hypothetical)

Mengelsa f Romansh (Rare)
Contraction of Mengia and Elsa.

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".

Mengshao f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join".

Mengsheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 生 (shēng) meaning "life, living, lifetime, birth".

Mengshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 书 (shū) meaning "book, letter".

Mengshuang f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".

Mengshuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north".

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

Menissa f Saint Lucian (?)
Possibly a variation of Melissa.

Menseth f Medieval Dutch

Mensje f West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Mense, perhaps via its variant form Mens. This name is often mistakenly believed to be derived from Dutch mensje meaning "little human being", usually by non-Frisians in the Netherlands.... [more]

Mensura f Bosnian
Feminine form of Mensur.

Meoohtse'e f Cheyenne
Meoohtse'e means "spring grass" in the Cheyenne language. Meoohtse'e, also known as Monâhtseta'e, was a Cheyenne woman who had a child with George Custer.

Meosha f African American (Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Moesha or Misha 2/Meisha.

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.

Meredisz f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Meredith.

Merelesita f Fijian
From the name of a variety of cassava.

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

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

Mereswith f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements mere "sea" and swiþ "strong".

Mereswyth f Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Mereswith.

Meret-isesi f Ancient Egyptian
Means "beloved of Isesi" from Egyptian mryt and Isesi, one of the names of the Pharaoh Djedkare. Name borne by a fifth dynasty princess of Egypt (late 25th century to mid 24th century BCE).

Meretseger f Egyptian Mythology, Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mrt-sgr meaning "she who loves silence", derived from mrt "the beloved" (see mrj "to love") and sgr "silence, quiet"... [more]

Meriliis f Estonian
Combination of Meri 1 and Liis.

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

Merisa f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Merisa f Bosnian

Merisa f Circassian

Merisha f Indian

Meriska f Afrikaans

Meriska f Indonesian

Merisol f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Merysol.

Merissa f American (Rare)

Merlusinne f Picard
Picard form of Melusine.

Mermesa f Greek Mythology
Unknown etymology. This is the name of one of seven Hesperides (nymphs of the evening) depicted on a Late Classical period vase, along with Aiopis, Antheia, Donakis, Calypso, Nelisa and Tara.

Měrosława f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Miroslava.

Mersa f Greek
Diminutive of Myrsini.

Mersada f Bosnian
Variant of Mirsada.

Mersam f Filipino (Rare)

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

Mersiha f Bosnian

Mërsina f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian mërsinë "myrtle".

Mersina f English (Australian)

Mersina f Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Mërsina.

Mersiye f Turkish

Merushe f Albanian

Merysol f Spanish (Latin American, Anglicized, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marysol (see Marisol), reflecting the English pronunciation.

Mesa m & f Khmer, Thai
Means "April" in Khmer and Thai.

Meşale f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Not available

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

Mescal f English (American, Rare, Archaic), Literature
From the English word for the peyote cactus, from Nahuatl. It was used by American author Zane Grey for a half-Navajo, half-Spanish woman in his novel The Heritage of the Desert (1910) and the subsequent silent film adaptation (1924), in which the character was played by actress Bebe Daniels... [more]

Mesede f Basque
Basque form of Mercedes.

Mesedo f Avar
Variant of Mesedu.

Mesedu f Avar
Derived from Avar месед (mesed) meaning "gold".

Mesembria f Greek Mythology
Mesembria is the name of the of the Greek Horae, goddesses of the hours. Her name means "midday", or "noon".

Mesena f English (American, Rare)

Meseret f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "foundation" in Amharic.

Meshae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements mee and shay.

Meshelle f English (American)
Perhaps variant spelling of Michelle

Meshi f Hebrew
Means "silk" in Hebrew.

Meshona f Obscure

Meshy f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Meshi.

Mesi f Yao (Modern)
Modern variant of Miesi.

Mesi f Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Mercy.

Mesias f Spanish
Meaning unknown

Mesike f Estonian
Derived from Estonian mesi, the genitive case of mee, "honey".

Mesila f Albanian

Meske m & f Yiddish (?)

Meske m & f Dutch (Rare)

Meskerem f Ethiopian
Means "September" in Ethiopian.

Meskhenet f Egyptian Mythology
In Egyptian mythology she was a goddess of childbirth, and the creator of each child's 'ka', a part of their soul, which she breathed into them at the moment of their birth. Because she was responsible for 'ka', she was also associated with fate, and so would sometimes be associated with Shai... [more]

Meskwaopwaganikwe f Ojibwe
Anishinaabek (Ojibwe) name meaning "red pipe woman." Meskwa means red, opwagan means pipe, and ikwe means woman. inini can replace ikwe to make it a male name.

Messali f Romani (Archaic)

Messalina f Ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish, Catalan
Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Messalla, which was originally an agnomen derived from the place name Messana, applied to the 3rd-century BC Roman general Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus to commemorate his victory at the city of Messana in Sicily... [more]

Messaline f French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Messalina.

Messene f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from μέσσος (messos), the Doric form of Ancient Greek μέσος (mesos) meaning "in between, middle, amidst; half". In Greek mythology, this was the name of a princess of Argos who persuaded her husband, Polycaon of Laconia, to invade and take over a nearby territory for them to rule over, which was then named Messenia.

Messênia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Messene.

Messennah f Romani (Archaic)

Messíana f Icelandic
Icelandic name of unknown origin and meaning.

Messina f English (Modern, Rare)
From the Italian city of Messina.

Messua f Hindi
Probably mean “One Who Prays” in Hindi. A notable bearer was the woman who took in Mowgli when he joined the humans in a version of ‘The Jungle Book’.

Mestra f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Mestra was a daughter of Erysichthon of Thessaly. According to Ovid's "Metamorphoses," she was granted the ability to change her shape at will by her lover, Poseidon. Mestra used her shape-shifting ability and trickery to provide her father with nourishment after he had been cursed with an insatiable appetite by Demeter... [more]

Mesude f Turkish
Turkish form of Masuda.

Mesuli m & f Xhosa, Zulu
Means "wiper (of tears)" in Xhosa, suggesting someone who brings an end to sorrow.

Metaksi f Laz
Means silk in Laz, ultimately of Greek origin Metaxia.

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

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

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

Métisz f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Metis.

Metsá m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "beautiful, handsome" in Shipibo.

Metsälintu f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "forest bird" in Finnish.

Meyliservet f Ottoman Turkish
From Arabic ميل (mayl) meaning "inclination, tendency, sympathy" and ثروة (tharwa) meaning "wealth, riches".

Meyransa f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mehrunnisa.

Meysie f Scots
Diminutive of Mey.

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

Miandrasoa m & f Malagasy
Froom the Malagasy miandra meaning "hopeful" and soa meaning "good".

Miantsa m & f Malagasy
Means "chant in praise" in Malagasy.

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

Miaoshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

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

Miasy m & f Malagasy
Means "show respect, honour" in Malagasy.

Michalitsa f Greek
Greek diminutive of Michaela.

Michasia f Polish
Diminutive of Michalina.

Michaśka f Polish
Diminutive of Michalina.

Michasza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Michalëna.

Michelsea f English (Rare)
Combination of Michelle and Chelsea.

Micșunica f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian micșunea "wallflower (erysimum cheiri)".

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

Midhushtama f Hinduism
MEANING : most bountiful or liberal. It is feminine of Midhushtam... [more]

Midorisuke m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Midori combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assist".... [more]

Miečyslava f Belarusian (Rare)
Feminine form of Miečyslaŭ.

Mieczësława f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Mieczysława.

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

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.

Miesha f African American
Variant of Maisha.

Miesha f Muslim
From Arabic مَعيشة (maʻīša), meaning "living, livelihood."

Miesi f Yao
Means "water" in Yao.

Migdalis f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Miharihasina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mihary meaning "to get wealth" and hasina meaning "sacred power, sanctity, virtue".

Mihasoa m & f Malagasy
Means "progress, improve oneself" in Malagasy.

Mihobisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mihoby meaning "proclaim, shout for joy" and soa meaning "good".

Mihoshi f & m Japanese
From Hoshi prefixed with a mi kanji, like 美 meaning "beauty," 海 meaning "sea, ocean," 三 meaning "three," 実 meaning "seed; fruit," 弥 meaning "increase," 満 meaning "full, whole" or 仁 meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity."

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

Mihr-un-Nissa f History
Original Classical Persian form of Meherunnesa. This name was borne by multiple royal women from the Mughal Empire‎: Mihr-un-Nissa or Mehr-un-Nissa (1577-1645), better known by her title Nur Jahan, the chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir; her daughter Mihr-un-Nissa Begum (born c. 1605); as well as the Mughal princess Mihr-un-Nissa Begum (1661-1706), a daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb (who also had other daughters named Zeb-un-Nisa, Zinat-un-Nisa, Badr-un-Nisa and Zubdat-un-Nisa).

Miisa f Finnish
Of unknown origin. Possibly a feminine variant of Mishael.

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]

Mikasa f Popular Culture
From the name of a Japanese battleship built in 1902, named after Mount Wakakusa, AKA Mount Mikasa in Nara. ... [more]

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

Mikisaburou f Japanese
From Japanese 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk" or 三 (mi) meaning "three", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", 三 (sabu) meaning "three" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son"... [more]

Miklausė f Medieval Baltic
A Medieval Lithuanian form of Nicholas

Miksitär f Medieval Finnish (Rare)

Mikuláška f Slovak (Rare)
Slovak feminine form of Nicholas.

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.

Milágrosz f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Milagros.

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

Milaslava f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Miloslava.

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

Miläwšä f Bashkir
Bashkir variant of Miläwšä.

Mildress f Obscure

Mileidis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Milady.

Mileidys f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Milady.

Milesa f Serbian (Rare)

Milesent f Medieval French
Variant of Melisende.

Milisandia f Medieval Welsh

Milissa f English (Modern)
Variant of Melissa.

Milissa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Melissa.

Miljuschka f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch transcription of Russian Милюшка (see Milyushka).... [more]

Millesaint f English (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Millicent.

Millisainte f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Millicent.

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

Miłość f Polish
Polish name derived from the ordinary vocabulary word miłość "love", first used to translate the Greek name Agape or the Latin name Caritas... [more]

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

Miłosława f Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Miloslava and feminine form of Miłosław.

Milosława f Polish
Polish cognate of Miloslava.

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

Miltresa f American (Modern, Rare)

Miluša f Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive of Mila and any other Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Miloslava and Ludmila... [more]

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

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

Milusia f Polish
Truncated form of Emilusia.

Miluška f Croatian, Slovak
Diminutive of Mila and any other Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Miloslava and Ludmila... [more]

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

Milyausha f Tatar (Russified), Bashkir (Russified)
Russified form of Milausha.

Milyushka f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Milya, which itself is a diminutive of Emiliya and Lyudmila.... [more]

Mimisa f Japanese
From Japanese 珠 (mi) meaning "pearl", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mimosa f Various
Form of Mimoza in various languages.

Mimose f Haitian Creole
Variant of Mimosa.

Mimsie f Popular Culture
A character in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mimsie Pott, and a character in The Last Mimzy.

Mimsy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Margaret, Miriam and Maria.

Mimuša f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of any feminine name that starts with Mi-, such as Michaela, Miriama and Miroslava... [more]

Mimuška f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of any feminine name that starts with Mi-, such as Michaela, Miriama and Miroslava... [more]

Minatsu f Japanese
From 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty" and 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer". This name can have other meanings, depending on the kanji it is written with.

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

Mingshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Mingsuluv f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Min-Hsuan f Chinese (Hokkien)

Minisa f Popular Culture, Literature

Minnesota f American (Rare)
From the name of the state in the United States of America, which came from the name of the river "Minnesota River". Thus, the river got its name from the Sioux Indian word "Minisota." That word comes from the words minni, meaning "water", and sotah meaning "sky-tinted" or "cloudy." Therefore, Minnesota means "sky-tinted water" or "cloudy water".

Minosoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mino meaning "believe" and soa meaning "good".

Minsang f Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast" and 桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree".

Minseo f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with 徐 (seo) meaning "slowly, calmly, composed, dignified" or 序 (seo) meaning "series, sequence"... [more]

Min-seob m & f Korean
From Korean Hanja 玟 (min) meaning "jade-like stone", 旻 (min) meaning "Heaven", 珉 (min) meaning "jade stone, beautiful stone", 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable", 䪸 (min) meaning "strong", 慜 (min) meaning "smart", 忞 (min) meaning "to encourage oneself" combined with 燮 (seop/sŏp) meaning "to blend, to adjust, to harmonize", 葉 (seop/sŏp) meaning "leaf"... [more]

Min-Seon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable" or 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade, gem" combined with 善 (seon) meaning "good, virtuous", 仙 (seon) meaning "sage, hermit, enlightened person, immortal" or 鮮 (seon) meaning "new, fresh"... [more]

Min-seop m & f Korean
From Korean Hanja 玟 (min) meaning "jade-like stone", 旻 (min) meaning "Heaven", 珉 (min) meaning "jade stone, beautiful stone", 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable", 䪸 (min) meaning "strong", 慜 (min) meaning "smart", 忞 (min) meaning "to encourage oneself" combined with 燮 (seop/sŏp) meaning "to blend, to adjust, to harmonize", 葉 (seop/sŏp) meaning "leaf"... [more]

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

Minsha f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 霎 (shà) meaning "light rain".

Minshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Minshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl" or 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Minshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized".

Minsi f Korean
旻示 — min (旻) meaning “heaven”, and si (示) meaning “wings”. So “heaven’s wings; heavenly wings”.

Min-Sun f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 민선 (see Min-Seon).

Min-sup m & f Korean
Variant transcription of Min-seop.

Minuskipuihat f Cree

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

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

Miraculous m & f American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word.

Miraglos f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Milagros.

Miraildes f Brazilian
The given name of the women football player known as Formiga.

Miralis f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Union of the name "Mira" and "Lisa".

Miramis f Swedish (Rare), Literature
Truncated form of Semiramis. This is the name of Mio's horse in the children's book 'Mio, min Mio' (1954) by Astrid Lindgren.

Mirantsoa f Malagasy
Means "eternally good" in Malagasy.

Mirasol f Spanish (Philippines)
Means "sunflower" in Spanish.

Miriraishe f Shona
What upon the Lord

Mirisa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marisa.

Mirisa f Japanese
From 美(Mi), which means "beautiful", 莉 (ri), which means "white jasmine", and 小(sa), which means small. Other combinations of kanji with the same pronunciation can be used as well.

Mirissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marissa and Mirisa.

Miroshe f Albanian
Feminine form of Mirosh.

Miroslawa f German (Rare)
German borrowing of Mirosława.

Mirsini f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Μυρσίνη (see Myrsini).

Mirsiny f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Myrsini.

Mirtes f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese cognate of Myrtle.

Mirtis f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Myrtis.

Mirunnisa f Persian
Variant transcription of مهرالنساء (see Mehrunnisa)

Miruša f Croatian (Rare), Czech, Slovak
Croatian, Czech and Slovak form of Mirusha. Also compare Miruška.

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

Mirushe f Albanian
Feminine form of Mirush.

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

Mirusia f Russian
Variant transcription of Mirusya. A well-known bearer of this name is the Dutch-Australian soprano Mirusia Louwerse (b. 1985).

Miruška f Croatian (Rare), Czech, Slovak
Croatian, Czech and Slovak form of Mirushka. Also compare Miruša.

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

Misa f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 海 (mi) meaning "sea" or 三 (mi) meaning "three" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "fine sand" or 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness"... [more]

Misae f Japanese
From 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 佐 (sa) meaning "to help, to assist", and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Misae f & m Sioux
Means "white sun" in the Osage language. From the Osage mi 'sun' and ska 'white'.

Misaha f Japanese
From 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", and 花 (ha) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Misaho f Japanese
From 操 (misa) meaning "chastity, honor" and 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" or 保 (ho) meaning "protect, maintain". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Misaina m & f Malagasy
Means "think, consider, ponder" in Malagasy.

Misaka f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Misako f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" and 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Misandratra m & f Malagasy
Means "rise" in Malagasy.

Misano f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth, fruit", 佐 (sa) meaning "aid, help" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Misaoko f Japanese
From Japanese 操 (misao) meaning "chastity, honour" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji.

Misato f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" combined with 郷 (sato) meaning "village" or 里 (sato) meaning "village, hometown, country".... [more]

Misba f & m Muslim
Variant of Misbah.

Misbach m & f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Misbah.

Misbah m & f Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
Means "lamp, light" in Arabic.

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

Misbibi f Uzbek
Derived from mis meaning "copper" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Mischelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Mischka m & f Various (Rare), English (American, Rare)
German transcription of Mishka (originally Russian).... [more]

Mišel m & f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene (Rare)
Variant of Michel.

Mišela f Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Feminine form of Mišel.

Misela f Tongan
Tongan borrowing of Michelle.

Miselda f Romani
Romani name of uncertain origin and meaning.

Mišelė f Lithuanian
Livonian form of Michelle.

Misell f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Michelle.

Miselle f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Mizellie.

Miselli f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Mizellie.

Misen f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 仙 (sen) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Mi-seol f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 雪 (seol) meaning "snow". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Miseretta f Romani (Archaic)

Miserette f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Miseretta.

Miseria f Roman Mythology
Probably means "misery" in Latin. Miseria was the Roman Goddess of misery and woe and is the Roman equivalent of her Greek counterpart Oizys.

Misericòrdia f Catalan
Catalan cognate of Misericordia.

Misericordiosa f Portuguese
"Person who forgives the harm done to him"

Misery f Literature
From the English word, which derives from Latin miseria "wretchedness". It was used as a given name in the book 'Misery' (1987) by Stephen King, about the author of a popular series of romance novels set in Victorian times, the heroine of which is named Misery Chastain.

Misgana f Ethiopian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
From Amharic ምስጋና (məsgana) "glory, praise, honour; thanks, gratitude".

Misha f Indian (Rare)
Means "smile" in Sanskrit.

Misha f English (Rare), Popular Culture
As an English name, it could be a variant of Mischa, or simply a combination of the phonetic elements mee and sha... [more]

Misha f Persian, Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Means "marigold" in Persian. Also means "beautiful, pretty" in Arabic.

Mishaal m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic مشعل (see Mishal).

Mishael f Arabic (Modern)
Variant of Mashael.

Mishael f English (Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

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

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

Mishal m & f Arabic
Means "beacon, torch" in Arabic.

Mishall m & f Muslim (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Mishal.

Mishanya f Azerbaijani

Mishavonna f Obscure
Apparently a contraction of Misha 2 and Shavonna, borne by a contestant on the television show American Idol (2009).