This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is English; and the pattern is mi* or *mi or *mi*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Mirabel f French (African), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Italian, Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Old French
mirable "wonderful; admirable", ultimately from Latin
mirabilis "wonderful, marvellous, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, amazing" (compare
Mirabelle).
Mississippi f EnglishFrench word derived from the Ojibwe word
misi-ziibi meaning "great river."
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.
Mizpah f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)Derived from Hebrew
מִצְפָּה (miṣpāh, mitspah) "watchtower". As mentioned in the biblical story of Jacob and Laban, making a pile of stones marked an agreement between two people, with God as their watching witness.
Ptarmigan f English (Rare)This name comes from a small genus of birds in the grouse subfamily, whose genus name is Lagopus. The name is derived from Scottish Gaelic
tàrmachan, which is of unknown origin, and the
Pt- spelling was adopted as early as the 1680s through a mistaken Greek construction, which may be based on the Greek word
pteron meaning "wing."
Shunammite f English (African)Hebrew for "woman of Shunaam." Associated with the prophet Elisha according to 2 Kings 4:8, although not used as the real name in the Bible.
Smiley f & m English (Rare)A nickname for a person of happy disposition known for smiling or a nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. A notable namesake is comedic actor and country singer Smiley
Burnette (1911-1967) who was born
Lester Alvin Burnett... [
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Tamia f EnglishDiminutive of
Tamara or
Tamina. Means "chipmunk" in French. Also in the case of French composer Tamia Valmont (1947-).
Tamisen f English (Archaic)Variant of
Thomasin. Tamisen Brike was the wife of John Mayo, a Puritan minister in pre-revolutionary Boston, Massachusetts and the first minister of Old North Church.
Tanami f English (Australian, Rare)Transferred use of the name of the
Tanami Desert, a desert in northern Australia, situated in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The name itself is an Anglicized form of Warlpiri
Chanamee "never die", referring to certain rock holes in the desert which were said never to run dry.