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Mishel f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Popular name in Israel, it is came from the name Michel / Michelle

Mishella f American (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Michella.

Mishella f Croatian
Michael ... [more]

Mishelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Misheng f Chinese
From Chinese 弥 (mí) meaning "more, full" combined with 生 (shēng) meaning "living".

Mishi f Indian (Rare)
Possibly an Indian form of Misha.

Mishiko f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition", 司 (shi) meaning "director, official, govt office, rule, administer", 孜 (shi) meaning "industriousness", 枝 (shi) meaning "branch" or 詩 (shi) meaning "poem, poetry" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Mishima f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 島 (shima) meaning "island". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]

Mishiro f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or (深) (mi) "deep" combined with 白 (shiro) means "white"

Mishita f Indian (Americanized, Rare)
Meaning is unknown.

Mishiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "real,seed,truth,fruit,kindness,faith,nut" combined with 師 (shi) meaning "teacher,division,master" and 代 (tai, dai, ka.eru, ka.waru, kawa.ru, -gawa.ri, -ga.wari, shiro, yo) meaning "age, change, generation, period, replace, substitute" or 世 (se, sei, sou, sanjuu, yo) meaning "generation, public, society, world"... [more]

Mishizu f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 静 (shizu) meaning "calm, quiet, silent". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mishka f English (Modern, Rare)
As an English name, it could possibly be a variant of Mischka or Mischa.... [more]

Mishka f Indian, Hindi
Means "Gift of Love" in Hindi.

Mishkat m & f Arabic (Rare), Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim)
Means "niche (for a lamp)" in Arabic.

Mishou f & m Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 翔 (shou) meaning "fly". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Mishrilal f Hindi (Modern)

Mishti f Indian (Rare)
The name Mishti means sweet person in Hindi, Bengali, and Gujarati. It is also the name of a yogurt dish (Mishti Doi).

Mishy f American
Form of Michelle, often used by Ashkenazi Jewish women.

Misia f Polish
Diminutive of Michalina.

Mišice f Czech
Diminutive form of Michaela.

Misja m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch spelling of Misha. Also compare Mischa.

Misjelle f Dutch (Rare)
Phonetic variant of Michelle.

Miśka f Polish
Diminutive of Michalina.

Miška f & m Croatian
From Russian Mishka.

Miska f Uzbek
Means "muscat grape" in Uzbek.

Misk'i f Quechua
Variant of Miski.

Misk’i Aruma f Aymara
From the Aymara misk'i meaning "honey" and aruma meaning "night".

Misk’i Aruni f Aymara
From the Aymara misk'i meaning "honey" and aruni meaning "talkative".

Miskwaadesi m & f Ojibwe
This name means "Little Red Turtle". A turtle in Ojibwe is a sign of truth.

Miskweminanocsqua f Algonquian
Means "raspberry star woman" in Mohegan-Pequot, an extinct Eastern Algonquian language; derived from the Mohegan-Pequot cognate words of Ojibwe miskomin meaning "raspberry" and anang "star", combined with Mohegan-Pequot sqá "woman"... [more]

Mislava f Croatian
Feminine form of Mislav.

Misleydis f Spanish (Latin American)
Of uncertain etymology.

Mislina f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Not available

Mišnja f Montenegrin
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from the Serbo-Croatian mȉš meaning "mouse".

Misono f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 薗 (sono) meaning "garden". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mi-sook f Korean

Misora f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.

Mispar f Biblical Hebrew
Means "numbering, increasing" in Hebrew.

Mısra f & m Turkish
Verse, a line of poetry.

Misra f Turkish
Line of poetry, verse.

Misrak f Ethiopian
East

Missa f English
Diminutive of Melissa.

Missandei f Literature, Popular Culture
Missandei is the name of a freed slave character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]

Missatha f Obscure
Perhaps a combination of the honorific term miss and the name Atha. A typhoon in 1950 was named Missatha.

Missi f English
It is an uncommon variant of Missy, a nickname for Melissa.

Missia f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaboration of Missy.

Missinney f Romani (Archaic)

Missionary f & m English (African, Rare)
From English missionary, particularly in the context of Christianity.

Mississippi f English
French word derived from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning "great river."

Missol f Medieval Spanish

Missouri f & m English (American)
From the name of the American state, or from the name of the Missouri River, the longest river in the United States (see Missouri).

Missouria f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Either a strictly feminine variant of Missouri or taken from the name of the tribe.

Mis-stan-stur f Cheyenne
Means "owl woman" in Cheyenne.

Mist f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
From Old Norse mistr meaning "cloud, mist".... [more]

Mistakes m & f English (Puritan, Archaic, ?)
From Middle English mistaken, from Old Norse mistaka (“to take in error, to miscarry”); equivalent to mis- +‎ take. This name was believed to free the Puritans of sins against actions.

Mistelle f Obscure (Modern)

Mística f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Means "mystical" in Portuguese and Spanish. Occasionally used as a given name.

Mistie f English (American)
Variant of Misty. A known bearer of this name is the American basketball player Mistie Bass (1983-).

Mistina f English (American, Rare)
Blend of Misty and Christina.

Mistral f & m Obscure (Rare)
A strong, cold northwesterly wind that blows through the Mediterranean, mainly in winter.

Mistye f English
Variant spelling of Misty.

Misugu f Japanese
From 碧 (mi) meaning "blue, green" combined with 優 (sugu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Misuli f Swahili
Means "muscle" in Swahili.

Mi-Sun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 善 (seon) meaning "good, nice" or 宣 (seon) meaning "to give, to bestow". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Misuzu f Japanese
From 三 (mi) meaning "three" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty" and 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Misyrlena f Obscure
Perhaps inspired by Μισιρλού (Misirlou), the title of a Greek folk song, which is derived from Turkish Mısırlı meaning "Egyptian". This name is borne by Greek journalist Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou.

Misza m & f Polish (Rare)
Polish transcription of Russian Миша (see Misha), which is sometimes also used as a nickname for Michał, or even Michalina... [more]

Miszel f & m Polish (Modern, Rare)
Polish phonetic spelling of Michelle or Michel.

Miszela f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Polonisation of Michelle.

Mithrellas f Literature
A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name likely means "grey leaf" in the fictional Sindarin language, from mith meaning "grey" and lass meaning "leaf".

Mitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Efthymia.

Mitsana f Slovene
Diminutive of a Slovenian name. This is the full name of Mitsy Sanderson a Tiktoker

Mitsi f Greek
Diminutive of Dimitra.

Mitsíka f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Mitsikka f Greenlandic
Younger form of Mitsíka.

Mitsiky m & f Malagasy
Means "smiling" in Malagasy.

Mitsimbina m & f Malagasy
Means "take good care" in Malagasy.

Mitski f Japanese
Variant of Mitsuki.

Mitsou f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Apparently this is a Francophone spelling of a Japanese name, Mitsu which means light and/or honey. A famous bearer is French Canadian Pop singer/actress Mitsou Gélinas.

Mitsu f & m Japanese
From Japanese kanji 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" or 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "honey". It can be also a combination of 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 津 (tsu) meaning "haven; port; harbour".... [more]

Mitsuba f Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" combined with 葉 (ba) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mitsue f Japanese
This name combines 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, mitsu) meaning "light, ray", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" or 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy" with 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet" or 栄 (ei, you, e, saka.eru, ha.e, ha.eru, -ba.e) meaning "flourish, glory, honour, prosperity, splendour."... [more]

Mitsuha f Japanese
From Japanese 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "honey" or 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume", 波 (ha) meaning "waves, billows, Poland" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf"... [more]

Mitsuka f Japanese
From 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "nectar, honey, molasses" combined with 鹿 (ka) meaning "deer, antelope". As a word, 蜜花 means "giant honey flower, Melianthus major". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mitsumi f Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light", 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "honey", 三 (mitsu) meaning "three", or 密 (mitsu) meaning "dense, secret" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real", 魅 (mi) meaning "fascination, charm", 看 (mi) meaning "to watch, to care for", or 見 (mi) meaning "to see"... [more]

Mitsune f Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light", 貢 (mitsu) meaning "tribute, support, finance", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 真 (mi) meaning "real, genuine", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 躬 (mi) meaning "body, self" or 三 (mitsu) meaning "three", 津 (tsu) meaning "haven, port, harbor, ferry" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 恒 (tsune) meaning "constancy, always" or 子 (ne) meaning "child"... [more]

Mitsuno f Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Mitsura f Japanese
From Japanese 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "honey", 密 (mitsu) meaning "dense, secret", 光 (mitsu) meaning "light", or 三 (mitsu) meaning "three" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "silk gauze, lightweight fabric, luo"... [more]

Mitsuri f Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light", 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "honey", 三 (mitsu) meaning "three", or 密 (mitsu) meaning "dense, secret" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "jasmine", 李 (li) meaning "plum, Prunus salicina", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", or 里 (ri) meaning "village"... [more]

Mitsuru f & m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 満 (mitsuru) meaning "full; satisfy" or 暢 (mitsuru) meaning "stretch" or 充 (mitsuru) meaning "charge; raise". As a feminine name it can derive from 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful; beauty" combined with 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane".... [more]

Mitsuruko f Japanese
From 満 (mitsuru) meaning "full, satisfy", 暢 (mitsuru) meaning "stretch" or 充 (mitsuru) meaning "charge, raise" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".

Mitsuye f Japanese
Variant of Mitsue.

Mitsuyo f Japanese
From 実 (mi) meaning "seed, fruit", 亜 (tsu) meaning ""second, Asia, sub-", 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mitsy f English
Variant of Mitzi.

Miyoshi f Japanese
From Japanese 深 (mi) meaning "deep, profound, thick, close" combined with 艶 (yoshi) meaning "charming, beautiful, elegant, lustre, gloss" or 喜 (yoshi) meaning "rejoice". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miysha m & f Indian
A form of Russian Misha (diminutive of Michael). Meaning "who is like a God?". Or Ind name Miysha means "smile" in Sanskrit.

Miyusa f Japanese (Rare)
From 光 (mi) meaning "light, radiance", 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", and 沙 (sa) meaning "fine sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mjalldís f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse mjǫll meaning "fresh snow, powdery snow" (also compare Mjöll) combined with Old Norse dís meaning "goddess".

Mječisława f Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Mečislavà and Mieczysława.

Mjoraste f Laz
Means “sunlight” in Laz.

Mladislava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Mladislav.

Mmemabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "I do love god" in Ibibio.

Mmenimabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "I do believe god" in Ibibio.

Mmeso f Igbo

Mmesomachukwu m & f Igbo
Means "the kindness of God" in Igbo.

Mncedisi m & f Xhosa
From the Xhosa umncedisi meaning "helper".

Mnemosina f Basque (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Basque and Spanish form of Mnemosyne.

Mnémosiné f Greek Mythology (Guernésiais-style)
Guernésiais form of Mnemosyne.

Mnémosyne f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Mnemosyne.

Mnémoszüné f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Mnemosyne.

Mnesarete f Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μνήσιος (mnesios) meaning "of memory", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb μνημονεύω (mnemoneuo) meaning "to call to mind, to remember, to think of", itself ultimately derived from the Greek verb μνάομαι (mnaomai) meaning "to remember, to be mindful of"... [more]

Mnesimache f Greek Mythology
Derived from μνησῐ- (mnēsi-) meaning "reminding" and μαχη (mache) meaning "battle".

Mnesistrate f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μνήσιος (mnesios) meaning "of memory" (cf. Mnesos) combined with στρατος (stratos) "army".

Mnestra f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μνηστήρ (mnester) meaning "courter, wooer". In Greek legend she was a princess of Thessalia who was loved by the god Poseidon... [more]

Mobiisola f Yoruba
meaning- literal translation "i gave birth to her in wealth" basically this child was born into a wealthy family,one highly esteemed in society. though the name is not gender selective, it is almost always used for females

Modesola f Yoruba
"I have come into wealth"

Modèsta f Lengadocian, Gascon
Feminine form of Modèst.

Modestia f Arthurian Cycle
In the play The Birth of Merlin, the daughter of Lord Donobert and a maiden at Ambrosius’s court.... [more]

Modestina f Italian, French (Quebec)
Diminutive of Modesta.

Modeszta f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Modesta.

Modesztina f Hungarian
Variant of Modeszta, meaning "moderate".

Módís f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements móðr "mind; spirit; courage; wrath" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Moeisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Moesha.

Moesha f Popular Culture, African American (Modern), Jamaican Patois, Antillean Creole, South African
Invented name. It was used for the title character of the American television show Moesha (1996-2001), played by singer Brandy.

Mofolorunsọ m & f Yoruba
Means "one who is placed in god's care" in Yoruba.

Mogensine f Danish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Mogens (see Magnus).

Mohadeseh f Persian
This name derives from the Arabic word, محدث, meaning "breeder."

Mohasal f Uzbek
Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and asal meaning "honey".

Mohisafo f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek moh meaning "moon, month" and safo meaning "clear" or "enjoyment".

Mohisara f Uzbek
Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and sara meaning "best".

Mohishakar f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek moh meaning "moon, month" and shakar meaning "sugar, candy, sweet(s)".

Mohisharaf f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek moh meaning "moon, month" and sharaf meaning "honour, glory".

Mohisuluv f Uzbek
Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Mohruxsor f Uzbek
Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and ruxsor meaning "face".

Mohsafar f Uzbek
Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and safar, the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar.

Mohsanam f Uzbek
Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", also an Uyghur classical music genre.

Mohshod f Uzbek
Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and shod meaning "joyful, happy".

Moïsette f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Moïse.

Moisy f English (Australian)
Diminutive of Moira.

Mojerisolaoluwa f & m Yoruba
I am a witness of God's goodness

Mokosha f Slavic Mythology
Ukrainian variant spelling of Mokosh.

Mokshita f Indian, Hinduism
Feminine form of Moksha.

Mokusei m & f Japanese
From Japanese 木星 (mokusei) meaning "Jupiter, the planet".

Momose f Japanese
"A hundred stars"

Momoshi f Japanese

Momosoch f Uzbek
Derived from momo meaning "mother" and soch meaning "hair" or "thrush".

Momosuluv f Uzbek
Derived from momo meaning "mother" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Monâhtseta'e f Cheyenne
Monâhtseta'e is recorded to mean "Shoot Woman" (plant shoots) in the Cheyenne language. Monâhtseta'e, aka Meoohtse'e, was a Cheyenne woman who allegedly had a child with George Custer.

Monaldesca f Medieval Italian
Combination of Monalda with the Italian feminine adjectival suffix -esca (compare Francesca).... [more]

Monaliisa f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Monalisa.

Monalis f Swedish
Short form of Monalisa.

Monalisa f Indian, Brazilian, English (African), English (American, Rare), Various
From Mona Lisa meaning "Madam Lisa", derived from the archaic Italian term of address monna (a contraction of Old Italian ma donna "my lady") and the name Lisa... [more]

Monalise f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Monalisa.

Monalisha f Odia, Indian
Possibly a variant of Monalisa, chiefly used in East India.

Monegundis f Frankish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Monegund. This was the name of a 6th-century Frankish saint.

Monessa f Medieval Irish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Muadhnait.

Möngöntsetseg f Mongolian
Means "silver flower" in Mongolian, from мөнгөн (möngön) meaning "silver" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Monisha f Romani
Derived from Romani monisha, meaning "woman".

Monisha f Indian
It is a Hindi name, typically used in South India, meaning "intelligent woman". In Sanskrit, however, Monisha is said to mean "beautiful" and "solitary".... [more]

Monishita f Indian
The name 'Monishita' comes from a Sanskrit word meaning 'intelligent' ir 'wise'

Monisia f Polish
Diminutive of Monika.

Mönkhnasan m & f Mongolian
Means "immortal" in Mongolian, from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and нас (nas) meaning "age, life".

Mönkhsaikhan m & f Mongolian
Means "eternal beauty" in Mongolian, from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".

Monsalud f Spanish (European, Rare)
From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Monsalud and Nuestra Señora de Monsalud, meaning "The Virgin of Monsalud" and "Our Lady of Monsalud" respectively, venerated at a hermitage located in the municipality of Alfarnate in Andalusia's Málaga province in southern Spain.

Monse f Spanish
Diminutive of Montserrat.

Monserat f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Montserrat.

Monserath f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Montserrat.

Monseratt f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Montserrat.

Monserrada f Medieval Catalan, Sardinian (Archaic)
Medieval Catalan and late medieval Sardinian form of Monserrat.

Monserrata f Catalan (Balearic, Rare)
Balearic form of Montserrat.

Monserrate m & f Spanish
Spanish form of Montserrat, usually taken from from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Monserrate, the patron saint of Orihuela in the Province of Alicante in Spain.

Monserrath f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Monserrat.

Monserratt f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Montserrat.

Monsita f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish diminutive of Montserrat and its variant Monserrat. A known bearer of this name is Monsita Ferrer (b. 1958), a daughter of the Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer (1912-1992) and the American singer and actress Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002).

Monsserat f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Montserrat.

Monsserrat f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Montserrat.

Montañas f Spanish (Rare)
Plural form of Montaña, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de las Montañas and Nuestra Señora de las Montañas, meaning "The Virgin of the Mountains" and "Our Lady of the Mountains."... [more]

Montessa f American (Modern, Rare), Filipino
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an invented name blending Mon from Monica with Contessa, or possibly a feminine elaboration of Montez.

Montressa f African American (Rare)

Montrose m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Montrose.... [more]

Montserat f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Montserrat.

Montserrate m & f Spanish
Variant of Monserrate.

Montserrath f Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Montserrat, used especially in Mexico.

Monuša f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Monika and perhaps also of Simona in some cases. Also compare Monuška.

Monuška f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Monika and perhaps also of Simona in some cases. Also compare Monuša.

Moonsky f & m American (Rare)
Mix of the words "moon" and "sky" sky meaning "beyond earth" and moon after the planet that reflects the light of the sun

Moonstone f English (Rare)
From the English word for the gemstone that emits a pearly and opalescent luster, named so because multiple cultures, such as Roman and Greek, believed it was derived from solidified rays of the Moon as well as its adularescence... [more]

Mopsa f Theatre, Literature
Possibly a feminine form of Mopsus, or a derivative of the Dutch word mops "pug dog" (and formerly, by extension, "country lout"). This was used by Sir Philip Sidney for a character in The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia... [more]

Moresina f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)

Morgause f Arthurian Cycle
The name of a witch in Arthurian romance. Morgause, Queen of the Orkneys, is Arthur's half-sister with whom, in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation 'Le Morte d'Arthur', he engages in a brief affair, producing Mordred... [more]

Morgonstjärna f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish combination of morgon "morning" and stjärna "star".

Morgunsól f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "morning sun", from Icelandic morgunn "morning" and sól "sun".

Morissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marissa.

Morissette f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morissette. Also, it is the stage name of Johanne Morissette Daug Amon, a Filipina singer, rapper, dancer, and musician and a former contestant on TV5's Star Factor and The Voice of the Philippines... [more]

Morningstar f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morningstar.

Morrisa f English (Rare)

Morrissey m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the Irish surname Morrissey.

Mors f & m Roman Mythology
Means "death" in Latin. This was the name of the personification of death in Roman mythology, equated to the Greek counterpart Thanatos.

Morsal m & f Persian
Persian form of Mursal

Mortisha f Obscure
Variant of Morticia.

Morzysława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Morzysław.

Mos f Hmong
"soft"

Mosa m & f Sotho
Means "grace" in Sotho.

Mosantu m & f Lingala
Variant of Santu.

Moscelyne f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a blend of Moselle and Joscelyne.

Moscha f Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek μόσχος (moschos) "calf, young bull" (compare Moschion, Moscho).

Moscha f Romansh
Contraction of Maria and Oschla, traditionally found in central Grisons.

Moschina f Ancient Greek
Feminine derivative of Moschion, or a related name.

Moscho f Late Greek (?), Greek (Rare)
Derived from Greek μόσχος (moschos), which meant "a young shoot, calf" and "musk". Moscho was one of the Forty Holy Virgin Martyrs who are celebrated on September 1. Bearer Moscho Tzavela (1760-1803) was a Greek-Souliote heroine of the years before the Greek War of Independence.

Moschokarfenia f Greek
Derived from Greek μοσχοκάρφι meaning carnation.

Moschoula f Greek
Derived from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos) meaning "young shoot; calf" or "musk" (the two senses having differing etymologies) with the diminutive suffix -ούλα (-oula).

Mosela f Sotho
Means "tail" in Sotho, idiomatically meaning "the last one" or "last child".

Moselaine f Haitian Creole (Rare)

Mosella f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Mozelle.

Moselle f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Mozelle.

Mosetsanagape f Tswana
Means "a girl again" in Setswana.

Mosha m & f Russian
Diminutive of Matvey, Mariya, or Matrona 1.

Moshi f & m Japanese
Moshi has an unknown origin, although bears a resemblance to the Japanese phrase "Moshi moshi".

Moshit f Hebrew
Feminine form of Moshe.

Mosi f Navajo
Cat "mósí", "mósi", "másí", "moasi"

Mosidi f Tswana, Sotho
Means "soot" in Sotho and Tswana.

Mosley f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mosley.

Mossie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly coined as a feminine form of Moss, although it might also be a short form of Moselle.

Motasha f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Motsi m & f Shona
Means "first one" or "one who has matted hair" in Shona.

Moushumi f Bengali
Derived from Bengali মৌসুম (moushum) meaning "season", ultimately from Arabic موسم (mawsim) (the source also of the English noun monsoon).

Mousika f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun μουσικά (mousika) meaning "music", which is closely related to the Greek noun μουσική (mousike) meaning "any of the Muses' arts" (especially music and lyrical poetry set to music)... [more]

Mousumi f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মৌসুমি (see Moushumi).

Móxėšéhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "mint woman" in Cheyenne.

Möxlisä f Tatar
Possibly from Arabic مخلص (muḵliṣ) meaning "devoted".

Mphoetsile f Tswana
Means "the gift was brought" in Setswana.

Mra-laša f Abkhaz
Means "sunlight" in Abkhaz.

Mścigniewa f Polish
Feminine form of Mścigniew.

Mścisława f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Mścisław.

Msgana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Misgana.

Msimuko m & f Tumbuka
Means "crossing over" in Tumbuka.

Mstislava f Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Mstislav.

Mszczuja f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Mszczuj.

Mtsinara f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian adjective მცინარე (mtsinare) or მცინარი (mtsinari) meaning "laughing, smiling".... [more]

Mtvarisa f Georgian
Means "of the moon" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მთვარის (mtvaris), which is the genitive of the Georgian noun მთვარე (mtvare) meaning "moon".

Mübeşşer f Turkish (Rare)
From Arabic مبشر (mubashshir) meaning "bringing good news".

Mugeesa f Pakistani (Rare, Expatriate)

Muhsinah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محسنة (see Muhsina).

Muhsine f Turkish
Turkish form of Muhsina.

Muhtasham f Uzbek
Means "magnificent, splendid, majestic" in Uzbek.

Muhusina f Dhivehi
Feminine form of Muhusin.

Muirisc f Medieval Irish

Muisashimats f Ainu
Meaning "Sweeping Woman" in Ainu.

Muisto f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means memory in Finnish

Mukaddas f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Variant of Muqaddas.

Mukaddes f Turkish
Turkish form of Muqaddas.

Mukades f Turkish, Albanian
Variant of Muqaddas.

Mukadesa f Bosnian
Variant of Muqaddas.

Mukashi f Japanese
From the japanese 昔 (mukashi) meaning "old days,formaly"

Muktasana m & f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei mukta meaning "pearl" and sana meaning "gold, precious".

Mukushen m & f Manchu

Mulissa f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Melissa reflecting certain dialects.

Mullissu f Near Eastern Mythology, Ancient Assyrian
Meaning uncertain. Name borne by an obscure goddess who was a consort of the god Ashur. May derive from "Mullitum", which was an epithet for the Sumerian goddess Ninlil.

Mullissu-mukannishat-Ninua f Ancient Assyrian
Etymology uncertain. A possible meaning is "Mullissu is the victor in Nineveh" (Ninua being the Akkadian form of Nineveh), deriving from the Akkadian element mukannišum ("subjugator /subduer / conqueror / victor").

Mulyaningsih f Indonesian
Combination of Indonesian mulia meaning "noble, honourable" and the given name Ningsih.

Munachimso f Igbo
Means "me and my God".

Munachiso f & m Igbo
Means "God is with me" in Igbo.

Munaqqash f Uzbek
Means "decorated with a painted or engraved design" in Uzbek.

Munasiri f & m Aymara
Means "gentle, affectionate" in Aymara.

Munesu f & m Shona
Means "God is with us" or "God is within us" in Shona.

Mungen-seseg f Buryat
Means "money flower" or "silver flower" in Buryat.

Munisa f Uzbek, Tajik, Bosnian, Medieval Arabic

Munkhnasan m & f Mongolian
Alternate transcription of Мөнхнасан (see Mönkhnasan)

Munkhsetseg f Mongolian
Variant form of Mönkhtsetseg.

Munonzwaishe m & f Shona
It means "You Lord are one who hears" or simply, "You hear the Lord".

Munosiba f Uzbek
Derived from munosib meaning "befitting".

Munsa f Catalan
Diminutive of Montserrat.

Muntsa f Catalan
Diminutive of Montserrat.

Müqəddəs f Azerbaijani
Means "sacred, holy" in Azerbaijani.

Muqaddas f & m Arabic, Urdu
Means "sacred, holy" in Arabic, from the root قدس (qaddasa) meaning "to sanctify, to make holy".

Muqeddes f Uyghur
Means "holy, sacred" in Uyghur.

Muqqadas f Pakistani
Variant of Muqaddas.

Murasaki f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 紫 (shi, murasaki), originally (and still is) referring to the type of plant known as lithospermum erythrorhizon, but developed to refer to a purple or violet colour, since the dye produced from the plant has that type of colour.... [more]

Murasakihime f Japanese
From Japanese 紫 (murasaki) meaning "purple; violet" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Murqus f Arabic
Arabic form of Marcus (see Mark).

Mursal m & f Arabic, Pashto, Indonesian
Means "messenger, emissary, apostle" in Arabic.

Murshida f Arabic, Bengali
Feminine form of Murshid.

Mursiyem f Javanese (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Mursyida f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Murshida.

Mursyidah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Murshida.

Murugeswari f Indian

Musa f Ndebele
Means "grace" in Ndebele.

Musa f Yiddish
Possibly a feminine form of Moshe.

Musa m & f Aymara
Means "ability, intelligence" in Aymara.

Musa f English (Rare)

Musaasaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Mussaussaĸ.

Musali f & m Kikuyu

Musang f Chinese
From the Chinese 慕 (mù) meaning "long for, desire, admire" and 桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree".

Müşərrəf f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani feminine form of Musharraf.

Musarrat f & m Urdu
From Persian مسرت (musarat) meaning "joy, delight, pleasure".

Musase f English

Musashi m & f Japanese, Popular Culture
This name combines 武 (bu, mu, take.shi) meaning "military, warrior" with 蔵 (sou, zou, osa.meru, kaku.reru, kura, sashi) meaning "own, possess, storehouse", the combination also being read as Takezō.... [more]

Musavvira f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek musavvir meaning "painter, artist".

Musbah f Arabic
Musbah bint Nasser was the first queen consort of Jordan.