This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Madinia f English (Rare, Archaic)Meaning uncertain. Dr John Dee gave it to his daughter in 1590, allegedly naming her for one of the Enochian angels ("the spiritual creature who on 28 May 1583 appeared to Dee and Sir Edward Kelley and entered into a mysterious conversation with them", according to Méric Casaubon in his 'True & Faithful Relation…' (1659)).... [
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Magdahlia f American (Rare)A seeming mix of Magdaline (from the bible) and the Dahlia flower. Also a variation of Migdalia.
Maggia f Italian (Rare)Feminine form of
Maggio and thus ultimately derived from Italian
maggio "May". This name was occasionally given to children born in the month of May (compare English
May).
Magic m & f English (American, Rare)From the English word
magic meaning "the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces".
Mahek f Gujarati (Rare)Means "fragrance, scent; aroma" in Gujarati, probably from Sanskrit
महक्क (
mahakka) "wide-spreading fragrance".
Mahigul f Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare)Derived from the Persian adjective ماهی
(mahi) meaning "lunar, moonly" (compare
Mahin) combined with the Middle Persian noun گل
(gul) meaning "flower, rose".
Mahina f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 真 (
ma) meaning "real, genuine", 舞 (
ma) meaning "dance" or 満 (
ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy" combined with 妃 (
hi) meaning "princess" and 奈 (
na) meaning "what" or 雛 (
hina) meaning "chick, squab, duckling, doll"... [
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Mai f Welsh (Rare)Welsh form of
May as well as a direct adoption of Welsh
mai "(month of) May".
Maidie f English (Rare), ScotsVariant of
Maida, used as a British given name 'reasonably frequently until 1930. Resurfaced again briefly in the 1960s, but is a rarely used name', according to Dunkling & Gosling (1983)... [
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Maina f Latvian (Rare)Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Swedish
Maina, a Latvianized borrowing of Finnish
Maini, a phonetic coinage based on
Aina 4 and a derivation from Latvian
mainīt "to change; to alter".
Mairu f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 舞 (
mai) meaning "dance" combined with 瑠 (
ru) meaning "precious stone". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Maisa f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 舞 (
mai) meaning "dance" combined with 沙 (
sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maisa f & m Georgian (Rare)Derived from Georgian მაისი
(maisi) meaning "May" (see
May). This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was born in May.... [
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Maive f Irish (Rare)Variant of
Maeve. A notable bearer was Indian-born author Maive Stokes (1866-1961), who was of Irish descent. She is best known for compiling a collection of Indian fairy tales that were told to her by her caretakers.
Maize f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)From the alternative name of the cereal grain of the species
Zea mays, known primarily as "corn" in North America and many other English-speaking countries. The English word is ultimately derived from Taíno (Arawakan)
mahiz... [
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Makato f Japanese (Rare)This name technically has no meaning since it is usually written in kana, but it could be spelled with 萬 (
ma) meaning "ten thousand", 蘭 (
ka) meaning "orchid", and 戸 (
to) meaning "door"... [
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Makepeace m & f English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Makepeace. A famous bearer is William Makepeace Thakeray, English novelist and author of Vanity Fair.
Malachite m & f English (Rare)From the name of the mineral. The stone's name derives from Greek
μαλαχίτης (λίθος) (malachíti̱s (líthos)) meaning "mallow stone," which is, ultimately, from Ancient Greek
μαλαχή (malakhḗ) meaning "mallow." The mineral was given this name due to its resemblance to the leaves of the Mallow plant.... [
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