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Melvade f Crimean Tatar (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.

Melvie f Filipino, English (American, Archaic)

Melvine f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Melvina.

Melynde f Filipino (Rare)

Mélyne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Méline.

Melynie f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Melanie.

Meme f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" or 海 (me) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [more]

Meme f Filipino
Variant of Mimi.

Memnune f Turkish
Turkish form of Mamnuna.

Memoire f & m African American, African
Variant of Memoir.

Memorie f Obscure
Variant of Memory.

Memüre f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Munira.

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

Menchie f Filipino
Most commonly a diminutive of Carmencita. This is also a diminutive of Carmen, Carmelita, and other related names.

Mencke m & f East Frisian

Mendê f Kurdish
From the Kurdish name for a type of edible grass.

Meñe m & f Tocharian
Means "moon" in Tocharian.

Mene f & m Ogoni
Means "rich/ wealthy" in Khana,... [more]

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

Menerade f French (Archaic)
Local feminine form of Menrade found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 18th century.

Menethe f African

Mengjie f & m Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision" combined with 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure" or 婕 (jié) meaning "beautiful, handsome"... [more]

Mengye f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".

Mengyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" or 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl" or 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".

Menippe f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Menippos. This name was borne by several characters in Greek mythology, one of whom was a daughter of Orion.

Mennie f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Minnie, unless used as a short form of a name containing men.

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]

Mentine f Gallo
Short form of Clémentine.

Meolie f German (Modern, Rare)
The given name of the German gymnast Meolie Jauch.

Meonre f Medieval Cornish

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.

Meraline f English (American, Rare)

Merance f Walloon
Walloon form of Émerence.

Mérande f Medieval French

Meranthe f French (Acadian)
Truncated form of Emeranthe.

Merce f Spanish (European)
Cognate of Mercé or short form of Mercedes.

Mercé f Galician (Rare)
Galician cognate of Mercè.

Mercede f Italian
Italian form of Mercedes

Mercie f English (Rare)
Variant of Mercy.

Mercilie f Haitian Creole

Mercyline f English (African), French (African)
Variant of Marceline by incorporating Mercy.

Mèrdgitte f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Margaret.

Meredite m & f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern), English (Rare)
Obscure portuguese form of Meredith

Mereke f & m Kazakh
Means "festival, celebration" in Kazakh.

Merelene f English (Rare)

Meremere m & f Maori
This name means "Venus as an evening star" and "star". This was the name of the Ngati Tama Chief of Kaingaroa, Meremere (d. 1860) who protected Moriori under him from other Maori chiefs during the Moriori genocide... [more]

Merewenne f Medieval Cornish, Celtic Mythology
Merewenne is listed in the 12th-century Hartland list as one of the daughters of Brychan. While she is sometimes considered identical with Morwenna of Morwenstowe, another daughter of Brychan, Merewenne and the variants Marwyne and Merwenna appear in medieval records referring to the patron-saint of Marhamchurch near Bude (a church dating back to 1086 which is situated in north-east Cornwall).

Mërgime f Albanian
Feminine form of Mërgim.

Mèrgotte f Jèrriais
Variant of Mèrgot.

Meriame f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مريم (see Maryam) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mérianne f Picard
Picard form of Marianne.

Merianne f Picard, French (Quebec)
Picard variant of Mérianne.

Mericke f Manx (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a transcription/reading error of Avericke, an adoption of the Yorkshire name Merica or a transferred use of the surname Mericke (which shares its source with the English surname Merick).

Meridee f American

Merie f English (Rare)
Variant of Merry 1.

Merie f Dutch (Rare), Limburgish, Low German
Variant of the French name Marie.

Merielle f Obscure
Variant of Marielle.

Merieme f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Miriam (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Merikate f Obscure

Merilde f Italian (Rare)
Variant of Marilde.

Merilee f Popular Culture, English
Variant of Merrily, ultimately from English "merrily" meaning "showing happiness or enjoyment". Donnie Iris released a song called "Sweet Merilee" in 1981.

Merilynne f English
Alternate spelling of Merilyn.

Merinde f Dutch (Rare)

Merinde f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Merinda.

Meritane f Haitian Creole
Of unknown meaning

Merite f Albanian
Variant of Meritë.

Meritë f Albanian
Derived from Albanian meritë "merit".

Meritte f Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Merit.

Merivale f English
Possible transferred use of the surname Merivale.

Merje f Estonian
20th-century coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Marje 2, a contraction of Meri 1 and Marje 2 and an adaption of Finnish Merja.

Merjeme f Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Merjem.

Merlaine f English (American, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Merle.

Merle f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Recorded in 16th-century Frankfurt, Germany.

Merle f Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Merlene f English
Feminine elaboration of Merle using the popular name suffix lene, perhaps influenced by Marlene.

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

Merlijne f Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Merlijn.

Merlinde f German (Rare)
Variant of Merlind.

Merline f English, Haitian Creole
Variant of Merlene. In some cases it may be a feminine form of Merlin.... [more]

Merline f Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Merlijne.

Merlusinne f Picard
Picard form of Melusine.

Meroë f English (Rare), Literature
The name of a witch in Lucius Apuleius's 2nd-century Latin novel 'The Golden Ass', who murders a man named Socrates with her accomplice Panthia. It was probably taken from the name of an ancient city on the Nile.... [more]

Mérope f French, Portuguese, Spanish
French, Portuguese and Spanish form of Merope.

Meropie f Obscure
Rare modern variant of Merope.

Merrie f American (Rare)
Variant of Merry 1.

Mêrrienne f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Marianne.

Merrilee f English (Rare)
Variant of Merrily or Marilee.

Mèrrotte f Jèrriais
Diminutive of Méraïyeu and Mêrrienne.

Merryanne f English
Marianne, but containing Merry 1.

Mersiye f Turkish

Mertice f English (Rare)
Variant of Myrtis.

Mertie f English (American)
Variant of Myrtie.

Mertle f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Myrtle.

Merushe f Albanian

Merve f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Mervi.

Merveille f & m French (African, Rare), English (Rare)
French cognate of Marvel.

Mervette f Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Mervet.

Meryemæ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Meryem.

Meryemce f Turkish (Rare)

Meryeme f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مريم (see Maryam) chiefly used in North Africa.

Meryline f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Marilyn.

Merytre f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mryt-rꜥ meaning "beloved of Ra". ... [more]

Merzé f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Mercedes.

Meşale f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Not available

Mesede f Basque
Basque form of Mercedes.

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

Meshelle f English (American)
Perhaps variant spelling of Michelle

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

Meske m & f Yiddish (?)

Meske m & f Dutch (Rare)

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.

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

Messene f Greek Mythology
Messene was the daughter of Triopas, king of Argos. She was married to Polycaon.

Mesude f Turkish
Turkish form of Masuda.

Metelaine f Tongan
Tongan form of Madeline.

Methe f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Methe is the spirit and personification of drunkness. She was a companion of Dionysus, and by some accounts, his daughter, the wife of Staphylos, and the mother of Botrys

Methinee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เมทินี (see Methini).

Methone f Greek Mythology
One of the Alkyonides.

Métilde f French (Acadian, Rare)
Acadian variant of Mathilde.

Metilde f Italian (Archaic)
Variant of Matilde.

Metinee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เมทินี (see Methini).

Metioche f Greek Mythology
Metioche, a daughter of Orion, see Menippe and Metioche... [more]

Metje f Dutch
Diminutive of Mette, which is a Danish diminutive of Margaret as well as a Dutch and Low German diminutive of Mathilda (via Methildis).

Metke f Frisian
Diminutive of Meta.

Metope f Greek Mythology
This was the name of various characters in Greek mythology, including the wife of the river god Asopus. It also coincides with an architectural term (though this word is spelled differently in Greek, as μετόπη).

Metteke f Low German (Rare)
Diminutive of Mette, itself a Low German short form of Mechthild, although German folk etymology sometimes considers this name a diminutive of Margarethe due to the Scandinavian etymology of Mette.

Metteline f Danish (Rare)
Combination of Mette and Line, perhaps modeled on Madeline.

Mettemarie f Danish
Combination of Mette and Marie.

Mettie f American (South), English
A diminutive of Metta or a variant of Mattie. Possibly a diminutive of Matilda or Martha or Margaret.

Metze f Medieval German, German (Archaic)
A once very popular short form of Mechthild.

Meuligoë m & f Indonesian, Acehnese
Means "palace, castle" in Acehnese.

Mevlüde f Turkish
Feminine form of Mevlüt.

Mewike f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Mavis.

Meymune f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Maimuna.

Meysie f Scots
Diminutive of Mey.

Mi-ae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" and 愛 (ae) meaning "love," among other hanja combinations.

Miamore f African American (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miamor.

Miane f French (Rare)
French form of Miana 3

Mianne f Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Marianne.

Miaoyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented".

Micaele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Micaela.

Michaele f American
Feminine form of Michael.

Michaelee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Makaylee influenced by the original spelling of Michaela. You could also say this is a combination of Michaela with the popular name suffix -Lee or a feminization of Michael with the suffix -lee in the style of Kaylee.

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

Michaeline f English (Rare)

Michaëlle f Louisiana Creole, French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
Feminine form of Michaël.

Michaelle f American
Unaccented form of Michaëlle occasionally used in the USA. Also could be a variant of Michaela and Michelle (See also Michaella and Michaele).... [more]

Miche f & m American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Perhaps a diminutive of Michel or Michelle (See also Mish). It's a feminine name in the USA and a masculine name in Brazil.

Michelette f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Michèle and feminine form of Michelet.

Michel'le f Popular Culture, African American
Variant of Michelle.

Michelotte f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Michelot.

Michette f French (Archaic)
Diminutive of feminine names derived from Michel, such as Michelle and Micheline.

Michie f Japanese (Rare)
One possible meaning is "Beautiful Wisdom" or it could be perceived as "Beautiful and Wise" instead.

Michielle f American (Rare), Medieval French (Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Michielle f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Michiel.

Michiye f Yakut

Michole f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Micole.

Michone f Obscure
Quasi-feminization of the surname Michon.

Michonne f Literature, Popular Culture
Derived from the French surname Michon, which is a patronymic surname that is derived from a pet form of the name Miche (which is a short form of Michel)... [more]

Mickaëlle f French
Feminine form of Mickaël.

Mickalene f American (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the name Mick with the popular name suffix lene, though in some cases it may be an Anglicization of Michelina.

Mickaline f American (Rare)
Variant of Mickalene or Michaeline.

Mickenzie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mickie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Michelle, Michaela or Michael.

Micole f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Italian Micol, or perhaps an invented name based on Nicole.

Micotte f Jèrriais
Diminutive of Mathie, Méraïyeu and Mêrrienne.

Micquette f American (Rare)

Míde f Medieval Irish
A variant of Íde by the prefixing of Mo "my" as a term of endearment.

Midgie f English
Diminutive of Margaret.

Midorihime f Japanese
From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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

Mie f Japanese
Combination of a mi kanji, like 美 meaning "beauty," 三 meaning "three," 実 meaning "seed; fruit" or 未, referring to the sign of the Sheep, and an e kanji, such as 枝 meaning "branch, bough," 江 meaning "inlet, bay," 恵 meaning "wisdom," 栄 meaning "glory, prosperity" or 重, normally used as a counter for layers in the hito-futa-mi counting system as seen in the combination 三重 meaning "triple, threefold, three-ply."... [more]

Miele f Italian (Rare)
Means "honey" in Italian.

Mielle f English (Rare)

Miempie f Afrikaans
Possibly related to Miem, Miems or Miep.

Mientje f Dutch
Diminutive of Wilhelmina.

Mietje f Dutch
A diminutive of Mie, a short form of Maria/Marie.

Miette f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Obsolete diminutive of Marguerite. In this day and age the name coincides with the French word miette "crumb" (which is also used as a term of endearment for children).

Mifune f & m Japanese (Rare)
From 舟/船 (fune) meaning "ship, boat," prefixed with a mi kanji, like 美 meaning "beauty" or 三 meaning "three."... [more]

Migele f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Maria.

Miglutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of Miglė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.

Mignonette f English (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Diminutive of Mignon, as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix. As such, this given name literally means "little darling" in French.... [more]

Miguevie f Obscure

Mi-Hee f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 미희 (see Mi-Hui).

Mihime f Japanese
From Japanese 魅 (mi) meaning "captivate, charm" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Mihrije f Albanian (Rare)

Mihye f Korean
Possibly derived from 미(mi) meaning "beauty".

Mijntje f Dutch
Diminutive of Wilhelmina.

Miká’e f Omaha-Ponca
Means “star” in Omaha-Ponca.

Mikae f Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". This name can be formed of other kanji characters as well.

Mikaele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Micaele.

Mikaëlle f French (Rare)
Variant of Mickaëlle.

Mikage f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 影 (kage) meaning "light". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Mikane f Japanese
From Japanese 珠 (mi) meaning "pearl", 加 (ka) meaning "Canada" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mikaylee f American (Modern)
Variant of Makaylee.

Mikaze f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 南 (mi) meaning "south", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 聖 (mi) meaning "holy, sacred" combined with 風 (kaze) meaning "wind"... [more]

Mikee f & m Filipino
Unisex variant of Mikey.

Mikele f Basque
Feminine form of Mikel and variant of Mikela.

Mikenzie f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mikie f & m English
Diminutive or feminine form of Michael.

Mikie f Japanese
From Japanese 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk" and 枝 (e) meaning "branch" or 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit", as well as other kanji combinations that can form this name.

Mikine f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Mikina.

Mikine f & m Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 姫 (ki) meaning "princess" or 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk", combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound" or 根 (ne) meaning "root". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]

Miklausė f Medieval Baltic
A Medieval Lithuanian form of Nicholas

Mikune f Japanese
From Japanese 未来 (miku) meaning "future" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miladie f English (American, Rare), French (African, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Milady.

Milagre f Portuguese
Singular form of Milagres.

Milaine f French (Rare), Dutch (Antillean)
Variant of Milène.

Milane m & f French (Modern, Rare)
French adoption both of Milan and Milana.

Milde f Estonian
Variant of Milda.

Mildie f English
Diminutive of Mildred.

Mildrède f History (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare)
French form of Mildred.

Mildutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of Milda, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.

Mile f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Millie.

Milène f French, Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Marie-Hélène; it is also occasionally considered a French form of Milena (compare Mylène).

Milene f Portuguese (Brazilian), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Milena.

Mileyanne f Obscure
Combination of Miley and Anne 1.

Miliakere f Fijian
Meaning unknown.

Milkele f Yiddish
Diminutive of Milka.

Millane m & f South Slavic
Slavic origin, this name means "Gracious," "pleasant," and "dear".

Millene f Spanish (Latin American, Italianized, Rare)

Millette f English (American)
Probably transferred from the surname Millette.

Milline f Filipino (Rare)

Millisainte f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Millicent.

Millye f English
A variant spelling of Millie.

Milne m & f Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Milne.

Milve f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Milvi.

Mime f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 実 (mi) meaning "fruit" or 美 (mi) meaning "beauty; beautiful" combined with 夢 (ime) meaning "dream; vision" or 芽 (me) meaning "sprout".... [more]

Mimie f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish pet form of Maria and Marie; sometimes it is also found as a deliberate different spelling of Mimi.

Mimmie f English
Variant spelling of Mimmy.

Mimose f Haitian Creole
Variant of Mimosa.

Mimoze f Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Mimoza.

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

Minabelle f Filipino (Rare), English (American, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Mirabelle.

Min-ae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 珉 (min) meaning "jade" or 旻 (min) meaning "heaven" combined with 愛 (ae) maning "love". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Minae f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 苗 (nae) meaning "young plant, seedling". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Minahime f Japanese
From Japanese 魅 (mi) meaning "charm", 那 (na) meaning "what" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Minalgė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Minalgas.

Minalie f English (Rare), French (Rare)
A combination of Mina 1 and Ally 1 or Natalie.

Min-chae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 民 (min) meaning "people" and 彩 (chae) meaning "colour".

Mindaugė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Mindaugas.

Minde f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Minda.

Mindeulle f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 민들레 (mindeulle) meaning "dandelion."

Mine f Turkish
Means "enamel, glaze, verbena" in Turkish.

Mine f Japanese
From 峰/嶺/峯/岑 (mine) meaning "peak, summit," also written with multiple kanji (+ phonetic mi), with a mi kanji like 美 meaning "beauty" or 三 meaning "three" and a ne kanji such as 根 meaning "root," 禰 meaning "ancestral shrine," 子, referring to the sign of the Rat, or 年 meaning "year."... [more]

Mine f Spanish
Diminutive of Minerva.

Mine f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Minnie.

Miné f Japanese
Variant transcription of Mine.

Mineke f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Mina 1. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch author, researcher and professor Mineke Schipper (b. 1938).

Minélie f French
A mix of Minelle and Amélie. Meaning not known yet.

Minelle f Swedish (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Mina 1.

Minene f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [more]

Minette f French (Belgian, Rare), French (African), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans, Filipino
Diminutive of Mina 1 and names containing mine, such as Hermine or Guillaumine... [more]

Minèvre f French (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Minerve, which is the French form of Minerva. Also compare the somewhat similar-looking names Ginevra and Guenièvre.

Mingailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingailas.

Mingaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingaudas.

Mingedė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingedas.

Mingintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingintas.

Mingirdė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingirdas.

Mingjie m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 鸣 (míng) meaning "to cry, to call, to make a sound, to voice" combined with 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding" or 介 (jiè) meaning "help, assist"... [more]

Mingyue m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" combined with 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 粤 (yuè) referring to Guandong province and the Cantonese people, or 跃 (yuè) meaning "jump, leap"... [more]

Minhee f Korean
From 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem", 民 "people, subjects, citizens" or 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" and 姬 "beauty" or 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious"

Minie f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Minnie.

Min-Jee f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 민지 (see Min-Ji).

Minkie f English

Minmantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Minmantas.

Minne f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Minnie.

Minne f Finnish, Swedish, Danish
Variant form of Minna. Also means "memory" in Swedish.

Minnette f English (Rare)
Variant of Minette.

Minnielee f English

Minouche f Obscure
Possibly a diminutive of minou. Minouche Barelli a famous singer.

Mintarė f Lithuanian
The name is composed of the Lithuanian elements min (= minėti) "to mention" and tar- (= tarti, sakyti) "to say.

Mintautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mintautas.

Minthe f Greek Mythology
Means "mint" in Greek. In Greek mythology Minthe was a nymph was was transformed into an herb by Persephone after attempting to seduce Hades.

Mintie f English (Rare)
Variant of Minty.

Mintje f West Frisian
Feminine form of Meine.

Minuette f French (Americanized)
Derived from the word "minuet", which is a slow, stately ballroom dance for two in triple time. It was especially popular in the 18th century. A known character to bear this version was a secondary character from the cartoon show "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic".

Minvaidė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Minvaidas.

Minvainė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Minvainas.

Minvilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Minvilas.

Minvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Minvydas.

Minxie f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Michelle

Minye f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious, firelight".

Minyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".

Mioe f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" and 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Mione f English (American)
Short version of Greek Hermione

Miotte f French

Mirabele f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Mirabelle.

Miradie f Albanian
Variant of Miradije.

Miradije f Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from Albanian miradije "gratitude, appreciation".

Mi-rae f Korean
Means "future" from Sino-Korean 未來.

Mirae f Korean
Means "future" from Sino-Korean 未來.

Mirage f Popular Culture
From early 19th century, from French, from se mirer ‘be reflected’, from Latin mirare ‘look at’.

Mirajane f Obscure (Modern)
Contraction of Mira and Jane.

Mirande f French (Rare)
French form of Miranda. It is not to be confused with the French surname Mirande, which has a different etymology.

Miranelle f English

Mirannie f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Maireni.

Miraude f Arthurian Cycle
She was the most beautiful maiden in the world.... [more]

Mire f Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" combined with 禮 (re) meaning "propriety, courtesy, politeness, etiquette". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mire f Albanian