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Marche f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Marcia.
Marchela f Obscure
Possibly a form of Marcella.
Marcheline f English (Rare)
This is perhaps best known as the name of Marcheline Bertrand (1950-2007), the mother of American actress Angelina Jolie, in whose case it was invented by combining her given names, Marcia and Lynne (with Marceline a likely influence)... [more]
Marchen f Danish
A Danish (Amager) equivalent of the Dutch Marieke; a diminutive of Maria. Also see Mariken.
Marcheta f English (Rare)
Perhaps an elaboration of Marsha. Some sources claim it to be related to Margaret, but provide to evidence to support this claim.
Marchigiana f Judeo-Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Italian demonym marchigiano, marchigiana - "the one from Marche". Marche is one of the regions in Italy. This name denotes the provenance of a person from this place.
Marchina f English
Female child born in March
Marci m & f Hungarian
Diminutive of Márk, Márton, Mária and other names beginning with or Ma.
Marciele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Marciela. Alternatively, it may be a feminine form of Marciel.
Marcija f Slovene (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Slovene and Croatian form of Marcia.
Marcília f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an elaboration of Márcia.
Marcille f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marcelle. In the case of American actress and model Eva Marcille (1984-), her middle name Marcille is a combination of Lucille and Marjorie (the names of her grandmothers).
Marcillina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Marcellina.
Marcina f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Marcin.
Marcing m & f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Marcelo, Marcela, and other names starting with Marc-.
Marcja f Polish (Rare)
Polish feminine form of Marcius.
Marcovefa f Frankish, History
Recorded as the name of a concubine (lower-status wife) of Charibert I, Frankish king of Neustria. Her sister Merofleda (another concubine of Charibert) bears a clearly Germanic name, supporting identification of the first element with Frankish marka "border"... [more]
Marcswith f Old High German (?), Medieval German
Derived from Old High German marka meaning "march; fortified area along a border" combined with Old Saxon swith, Gothic swinþs meaning "strong" (Proto-Germanic swinþaz).
Marcuccia f Italian
Possibly a feminine form of Marcus.
Marcysia f Polish
Diminutive of Marcela, Marcelina, and Marcjanna.
Marechelle f Afrikaans (Rare, ?)
Possibly a variant of Marcella.
Mareice f German (Rare)
Variant of Mareike. Despite the spelling with "c", it is pronounced like Mareike with "k".
Mariacarla f Italian
Combination of Maria and Carla.... [more]
Mariachiara f Italian
Combination of Maria and Chiara.
Mariachika f Filipino
Combination of Maria and Chika 2. This name is borne by Japanese Filipina singer Mariachika Fujishima.
Mariča f Slovene
Variant of Marica.
Marica f Roman Mythology
In Roman mythology, Marica was a nymph and the mother of Latinus. The sacred forest near Minturnae was dedicated to Marica as well as a nearby lake. The origin and meaning or her name are uncertain... [more]
Maricat f Filipino
Cognate of Mary and Catherine
Marice f English (Rare)
A variant spelling of Maris 2 or a combination of the first syllable of Mary or Margaret with the name suffix -ice.
Maricela f Romanian
Diminutive of Maria.
Marichel f Filipino
Short form of Maria Rachel.
Marichelo f Spanish (Mexican)
Diminutive of María Consuelo. Also see Chelo. This is borne by Marichelo Puente (1978-), a Mexican television personality and sister of the singer Anahí.
Marichka f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Mariya.
Marichko f Ukrainian
Variant of Marichka. This form would be used to address someone (by Ukrainian grammar rules).
Marichuy f Spanish (Mexican)
Diminutive of María de Jesús. Also compare Chuy. This is borne by Mexican human rights activist María de Jesús "Marichuy" Patricio Martínez (1963-).
Marici f Japanese Mythology, Chinese Mythology
Marici is a deva or bodhisattva associated with light and the sun. She is known as Molizhitian (摩利支天) or Molizhitian Pusa (摩利支天菩萨) in China and Marishi-ten (摩利支天?) in Japan and in Tibetan as 'Odzer Canma, "Woman Endowed with Rays of Light" (Wylie: 'od zer can ma)... [more]
Măricica f Romanian (Rare)
Regional variant of Maricica.
Marička f Slovene
Diminutive of Mariča, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Maricla f Italian (Rare)
Combination of Maria and Clara.
Maricoco f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria del Socorro.
Maricol f Filipino
Possibly a combination of Maria with a name that has col such as Nicole or Colbie.
Maricor f Filipino
Possibly a combination of María and Corazón, perhaps influenced by the similar name Maricar.
Maricota f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria and cognate diminutive of Maria da Conceição.
Maricourt f & m English (British, Rare)
From the place name Maricourt, located in the Somme department in northern France, first used during the First World War and last used before the Second World War.
Mariechen f German (Modern, Rare), English (American, Rare)
A German diminutive of Marie or Maria. Rarely used as an official name.... [more]
Mariecke f Dutch (Rare), Literature
Archaic spelling of Marieke, which is still in use in the Netherlands today, albeit barely.... [more]
Marijanca f Slovene
Diminutive of Marijana, used as a given name in its own right.
Marinochka f Russian
Diminutive of Marina. Short forms of Marina are traditionally not used, but in the modern day, they can be.
Măriuca f Romanian
Diminutive of Maria, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Mariuccia f Italian (Archaic)
Pet form of Maria (very old-fashioned)
Mariurschla f Romansh
Contraction of Maria and Ursula.
Mariuschla f Romansh
Contraction of Maria and Ursula, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Marivic f Filipino
Combination of María and Victoria.
Marjanca f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Marjana, used as a given name in its own right.
Marjetica f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Marjeta, used as a given name in its own right.
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.
Marocha f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Marta.
Maroochy f Indigenous Australian
This name apparently means "black swan" in one of the Australian Aboriginal languages (probably either Kabi Kabi or Turrubal). A known bearer of this name is Maroochy Barambah (b. in the 1950s), an Australian Aboriginal mezzo-soprano singer.
Marouscha f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Maruscha.
Marouschka f Dutch
Variant spelling of Maruschka.
Marticia f English (American, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.
Martička f Czech
Diminutive of Marta, not used as a given name in its own right.
Martinuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Martina, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.
Maruca f Portuguese, Galician
Diminutive of Maria and María.
Marucha f Galician
Diminutive of María.
Marucha f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Marta.
Marucia f Russian
Variant transcription of Marusya. Also compare Marusia.
Mărușca f Medieval Romanian
Diminutive of Maria. This name was borne by the first wife of Ștefan cel Mare.
Marusch f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of both Margarethe and Maria.
Maruschka f Dutch
Dutch form of Marushka. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch actress Maruschka Detmers (b. 1962).
Maryalice f English (Rare)
Combination of Mary and Alice.
Marycha f Polish
Diminutive of Maria.
Marygrace f English
Combination of Mary and Grace.
Marymichael f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Mary and Michael used as a feminine given name.
Marypeach f American (Rare)
Combination of Mary and Peach.
Mascarose f Medieval Occitan
Mascarose was borne by two 13th-century female French nobles, Mascarose I of Armagnac, and Mascarose II of Lomagne.
Matteuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Mattea, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.
Maúca f Galician
Diminutive of María.
Mauhcaxochitl f & m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl mauhcatl "coward, someone fearful" and xochitl "flower".
Maurecia f Obscure
Possibly intended as a feminine form of Maurice.
Maurica f English (American)
Feminine variant of Maurice
Mauriceta f Provençal
Provençal form of Mauricette.
Maurícia f Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Mauritius.
Mauricia f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician feminine form of Mauricio.
Maurycja f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Maurycy and Maurycjusz.
Maverica f Obscure
Feminine form of Maverick.
Mavricija f Slovene
Feminine form of Mavricij.
Maycey f English
Variation of Macy.
Mayincha f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mayin meaning "soft, smooth".
Mccaley f English (Rare)
From the surname Mccaley.
McCall f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname McCall. This name is most commonly used in Utah, possibly in honour of Mormon pioneer James Armstrong McCall (1789–1861).
McCarthy f & m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname McCarthy (See also Carthy).
McCartney f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname McCartney. This name was given to 15 girls in 2017.
Mccaylee f English
Variant of Mccaley.
Mchogmdzes f Tibetan
Derived from the Tibetan མཆོག (mchog) meaning "supreme" and མཛེས (mdzes) meaning "beautiful".
Mckaeda f Caribbean (Rare)
Of uncertain etymology.
McKay m & f English (American, Modern), Mormon
Transferred use of the surname McKay. This name is mainly used in Utah among Mormons; it was the surname of David O. McKay (1873-1970), the ninth president of the Mormon Church (from 1951 until his death in 1970).
McKayah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of McKay. Also compare Makiyah.
Mckaylie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mckaylee. It can be spelt either as Mckaylie or with the K capitalized as McKaylie.
Mckenley f English (American)
From the surname.
Mckensley f English
Transferred use of the surname Mckensley or combination of popular prefix Mc- with Kensley.
McKinleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spelling variation of McKinley with the -leigh ending.
Mckinsey f American
Elaboration of Kinsey in the style of McKenzie.
Mckinzy f Scottish Gaelic
Means "Son of wise one." and "Born of fire.". First found in Ross-shire, scottland, the name traveled to ireland before making it to the US in the 18th and 19th century. in the surname, the motto is "Luceo non uro" meaning "I shine not burn".... [more]
Mckylie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Kylie with the Mc- prefix as if it were an Irish or Scottish surname.
Mcnamara f English
From a Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Mac Conmara meaning "son of Conmara". The given name Conmara is composed of cú "hound" and muir "sea". It probably gained in popularity as a first name for girls inspired by other feminine names beginning in Mac or Mc such as Mackenzie, McKenna, and McKinley.
Meance f Medieval Breton, Breton (Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning. From the early 1600s onwards, when every given name "had to" be associated with a Catholic saint, up to its disappearance as a given name, Meance was used as a quasi-equivalent of Emérance.... [more]
Mecahua f & m Nahuatl
Possibly means "keeper of mistresses" or "possessor of rope", derived from Nahuatl mecatl "rope, cord; unit of land; consort, concubine" and the possessive suffix -hua.
Mecbure f Turkish
Derived from Arabic مجبور (majbūr) meaning "obliged, compelled, forced".
Mecca f & m English (American, Rare)
From the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam. From there, it became a common noun for any place considered to be important to visit by people with a particular interest.
Meche f Spanish
Diminutive of Mercedes.
Mechelina f Dutch
Variant of Mechteld.
Meches f Spanish
Diminutive of Mercedes.
Mechine f African (Modern, Rare)
African name meaning "Tears/Sadness." From common dialect of Bassa. Appearance in Liberia and Ghana.... [more]
Mechtylda f Polish
Polish form of Mechtilde.
Mécia f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese feminine form of the Gallo-Roman masculine name Mincius. Mécia Lopes de Haro (c.1215–1270), sometimes Méncia, was married to King Sancho II of Portugal.
Mečyslava f Belarusian
Feminine form of Mečyslaŭ.
Medesicaste f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Means "adorned with prudence", or possibly "the one that surpasses them all in wisdom", derived from Greek μήδεσι (medesi), dative plural of μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning", and κέκασμαι (kekasmai) meaning "to surpass, to excel"... [more]
Médiatrice f French (African)
From the title of the Virgin Mary, referring to her intercessory role as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ (compare English and Spanish/Portuguese equivalents Mediatrix and Mediatriz, Portuguese Medianeira and Spanish/Portuguese Mediadora).
Meenatchi f Tamil
Tamil form of Minakshi.
Megaclite f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Astronomy
Latinized form of Greek Μεγακλειτή (Megakleite), possibly derived from the Greek adjective μέγας (megas) "great, large, mighty" combined with κλειτός (kleitos) "celebrated, famous, illustrious" (compare Megakles)... [more]
Megchelina f Dutch
Variant spelling of Mechelina.
Meicai f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 财 (cái) meaning "wealth, riches".
Meichang f Chinese
From the Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper".
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]
Melanctha f Literature
Used by Gertrude Stein for the heroine of one of her 'Three Lives' (1909). It could be a feminization of Melanchthon.
Melche f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Possibly an archaic Yiddish form of Malka. It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Melchiorra f Italian
Feminine form of Melchiorre.
Melech f Circassian, Kabardian, Adyghe
Circassian version of Melek 2
Meliadice f Arthurian Cycle
A descendant of Arthur and heroine of the romance Cleriadus et Meliadice, published in Paris in 1495. The author of the work is unknown, but it is believed to have been based on earlier French and English romances.... [more]
Melica f Hebrew
From the Hebrew name מִלְכָּה (Milkah), derived from מַלְכָּה (malkah) meaning "queen". This name appears in the Old Testament belonging to both the wife of Nahor and the daughter of Zelophehad.Variant of the name Milcah.
Meluca f Galician
Hypocoristic of Amelia.
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.
Menching f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Carmen.
Menchu f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.
Mençía f Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician variant of Mencía.
Mencía f Spanish, Medieval Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician name of unclear origin, maybe from Basque mendi "mountain". It was born by many noble women in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and revived in the 2000's.
Mencia f Medieval Spanish, Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Gallo-Latin Mincius, which itself may be contracted from Minicius or Minucius, or a variant of Minthius.
Mengchu f Chinese
From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 初 (chū) meaning "beginning".
Menucha f Hebrew
Hebrew, meaning "peaceful, restful". The feminine form of Menachem.
Merance f Walloon
Walloon form of Émerence.
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
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.
Mercês f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Mercedes.
Mercet f Aragonese
Variant of Merzé.
Merchi f Spanish
Diminutive of Mercedes.
Merci f & m French (African, Rare)
Occasionally used in reference to the French word merci "gratitude; thanks", as evidenced by combination names like Dieu-Merci ("Thank you, God").
Merciful m & f English (Puritan), Literature
Meaning, "showing or exercising mercy."
Mercilla f Arthurian Cycle
A character in "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser.
Mercina f English, Dutch
Meaning "mercy, grace" from the latin merces.... [more]
Mercuria f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Mercurius. This was the name of a 3rd-century Christian martyr who was beheaded in Alexandria, along with two women named Ammonaria and another named Dionysia.
Meriç m & f Turkish
Means "Maritsa River" in Turkish. The river between Greece and Turkey.
Merica f Slovene
Diminutive of Marija via the form Meri 2.
Merica f English
Short form of America.
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).
Mericlén f Romani (Caló)
Means "coral" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Coral.
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]
Metioche f Greek Mythology
Metioche, a daughter of Orion, see Menippe and Metioche... [more]