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Méliau m Medieval French
From the Latin miles, meaning "soldier". This was the name of a Breton saint, known for sharing his cloak with a beggar, who was beheaded in the mid-6th century AD.
Melibee m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Melibee is a shepherd in Book 6 of "The Faerie Queene" who rejected courtly life for farm life. He raised Pastorella after finding her as a baby. He is killed by the Brigands.
Melicertes m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Uncertain etymology. This was the original name of the sea god Palaemon, son of Ino and Athamas.
Melichar m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Melchior.
Meligor m Arthurian Cycle
A knight in the service of Lord Golagros, Arthur’s opponent in the Middle Scots tale of Golagros and Gawain.
Melijs m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch short form of Aemilius (see Emil; compare Melis).
Melik m Armenian
Armenian form of Malik 1.
Melikertész m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Melicertes.
Meliodas m Arthurian Cycle, Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. This is the name of Tristan's father in medieval French literature. It was reused for the main protagonist in the manga The Seven Deadly Sins (first published in 2012).
Meliogras m Arthurian Cycle
Meliogras is a king of Cornwall and Tristram's father.
Melion m Arthurian Cycle
A British knight in a French lai, who possessed an enchanted ring. This ring enabled him to change into a werewolf and back again. His wife stole the ring when he was in lupine form, trapping him there until her treason was detected.... [more]
Melis m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Aemilius (see Emil).
Meliseo m Spanish
Spanish form of Melisseus.
Meliso m Spanish
Spanish form of Melissos via its latinized form Melissus.
Melisseo m Italian
Italian form of Melisseus.
Melisseu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melisseus.
Melisseus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μελισσεύς (melisseus) meaning "bee-keeper, bee-man", which is ultimately derived from Greek μέλισσα (melissa) meaning "honey-bee" (also see Melissa)... [more]
Melisso m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Melissos via its latinized form Melissus.
Melissus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melissos. A known bearer of this name was Melissus of Samos, an ancient Greek philosopher from the 5th century BC.
Melito m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Meliton. Used by a famous second century bishop who listed a canon of the Old Testament.
Melito m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish Portuguese and Galician form of Mellitus.
Melitón m Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Meliton. A known bearer of this name was the Peruvian naval commander and government official Melitón Carvajal (1847-1935).
Melitonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Meliton.
Melitone m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Meliton.
Melitoni m Georgian (Rare)
Form of Meliton with the Georgian nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Melius m Swedish
Short form of Emelius.
Melkert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Melchior.
Melkias m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Malchiah.
Melkin m Arthurian Cycle
John of Glastonbury mentions a vaticinator (one who foresees the future), who lived before Myrddin (Merlin) and uttered a prophecy about Glastonbury, couched in obscure Latin, which is difficult to interpret... [more]
Melkior m Croatian
Croatian form of Melchior.
Melkiorre m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Melchior.
Melkir m Faroese
Faroese form of Melker.
Melkjor m Maltese (Rare)
Maltese form of Melchior.
Melkor m Literature
Means "he who rises in might" in Quenya. In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, this was an earlier name of Morgoth; his original name in Valarin was not recorded.
Mellangel f & m Welsh
Variant or misspelling of Melangell.
Mellet m Sami
Sami name of unknown origin and meaning, maybe related to Mielat?
Mellie f & m English
Diminutive of names like Melissa, Melinda, Permelia and Melanie.
Mellit m History (Ecclesiastical)
Polish and French form of Mellitus.
Mellito m Italian
Italian form of Mellitus.
Mellody f & m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mellody or variation of Melody.
Melo m & f Georgian
For men, this name is usually a short form of Meliton and sometimes also of Mevlud.... [more]
Meloar m Breton
Variant of Melar.
Mélovin m Ukrainian
The stage name of the Ukrainian singer is formed from the English word halloween and the surname of the designer Alexander McQueen.
Melpatrikr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of the Irish name Máel Pátraic, which meant "disciple of Saint Patrick".
Melquíades m Spanish
Spanish form of Melchiades.
Melquiades m Galician
Galician form of Melchiades.
Melquiòr m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Melchior.
Melquior m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melchior.
Mels m Soviet, Russian, Ukrainian
Acronym of the surnames of Маркс (Marks), Энгельс (Engels), Ленин (Lenin) and Сталин (Stalin), which refer to Karl Marx (1818-1883), Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)... [more]
Melschoi m Mongolian, Russian
Name composed of the first letters of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, and Choibalsan.
Melsor m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Older form of Melor, a name created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. This form stands for Маркс, Энгельс, Ленин, Сталин, Октябрьская Революция "(Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, October Revolution)"... [more]
Meltger m Romansh
Variant of Melchior, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
Melton m English
Probably a variant of Milton.
Melubari m Ogoni
It is known among the Ogoni people of Southern Nigeria and it means "who is God?"
Melwas m Arthurian Cycle
Possibly means "prince of death" or "princely youth". This is an older form of Maelwys.
Melwin m Swedish
Variant of Melvin.
Melzar m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "overseer" or "master of wine."... [more]
Mem f & m English
Short form of various names containing the element -mem-.
Memas m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Gerasimos.
Memduh m Turkish
Turkish form of Mamduh.
Meme m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.
Memed m Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of Ahmad or Muhammad.
Memet m Sundanese, Turkish, Uyghur, Crimean Tatar, Albanian
Sundanese diminutive as well the Turkish, Uyghur, Crimean Tatar and Albanian form of Muhammad. In Sundanese it can also be used as a diminutive of Ahmad.
Memio m Spanish
Spanish form of Memmius.
Memiş m Turkish
Diminutive of Mehmet.
Memmalatel m Jamaican Patois
The given name of the reggae percussionist Mr. Mojo Morgan.
Memmius m Ancient Roman
This is the name of a fourth century saint. His sister, Poma, is also venerated as a saint.
Memnone m Italian
Italian form of Memnon.
Memo m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.
Memo m Turkish
Either a diminutive or short form of Mehmet and Memet.
Memoir m & f English, African American
The word “memoir” itself means memory or remembrance. In the field of literature, a memoir is a collection of the events that happened in the author's life, tied together by a certain theme.
Memos m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Agamemnon.
Memucan m Biblical
Memucan was one of the seven vice-regents of the Persian King Ahasuerus(Also know as king Xerxes). Memucan was possibly another name for Haman.
Memukan m Biblical
Variant of Memucan.
Memzgun m Nivkh
From Nivkh mem meaning "rainbow"; given to baby boys born during the time of a rainbow.
Men m Romansh
Short form of Dumeni.
Menaechmus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menaichmos. This was the name of a Greek mathematician and philosopher from the 4th century BC.
Menagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun μήνη (mene) meaning "moon". The second element is derived from either the Greek verb ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) meaning "to orate, to speak publicly" or the Greek noun ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market, marketplace".
Menaichmos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun μεναίχμης (menaichmes) meaning "staunch soldier". It is a compound word, of which the first element is either the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" or the Greek noun μένος (menos) meaning "mind" as well as "spirit" and "power, strength, force"... [more]
Menalcus m Literature
Variant of Menalcas, a Greek name from Latin literature which is used to represent a shepherd or rustic figure. The name appears in Virgil’s “Eclogues” and the “Idylls” of Theocritus and means “strong, firm, resolute”.... [more]
Menancio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Venantius.
Menandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Menander.
Menas m Ancient Greek, Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Min, the name of an Egyptian fertility god. Alternatively, it could be derived from the Greek noun μηνάς (menas) meaning "the moon" (see mene).
Menaut m Gascon
Gascon form of Meinhold.
Menax m Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan form of Menashe.
Mencio m Aragonese (Rare)
Masculine form of Mencia.
Mencius m History
Anglicized form of the Chinese name 孟子 (Mengzi), from the surname Meng combined with the title 子 (zǐ) meaning "master"... [more]
Mendanbar m Literature
The name of a character in American author Patricia Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles series of young adult fantasy novels.
Menderes m Turkish
Turkish version of Meander, ultimately from the river in Turkey with the same name.
Mendert m West Frisian
West Frisian form of Meindert.
Mendie m Yiddish
A pet form of Mendel
Mendog m Polish
Polish form of Mindaugas.
Mendoza m Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname.
Menduri m Romansh
Contraction of Men and Duri.
Mendy m Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Mendel.
Menebue m Ogoni
Means "Paramount Ruler", "Chief of a Community" or simply "A King"
Meneci m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Menoetius.
Menecles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menekles. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 3rd century BC.
Menecrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menekrates. This name was borne by several ancient Greeks, such as the poet Menecrates of Ephesus (3rd century BC).
Menedem m Russian, Catalan
Russian and Catalan form of Menedemos via it's Latinized form Menedemus.
Menêdemo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Menedemos via it's Latinized form Menedemus.
Menedemo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Menedemos via it's Latinized Menedemus.
Menedemos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand". The second element is derived from Greek δημος (demos) meaning "the people"... [more]
Menedemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menedemos. This was the name of a Greek philosopher from the 4th century BC.
Ménée m French
French form of Meneos via it's Latinized form Meneus.
Meneixildo m Aragonese
Truncated form of Ermeneixildo.
Menekles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand". The second element is derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".
Menekrates m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand". The second element is derived from Greek κρατος (kratos) meaning "power".
Menelais m Arthurian Cycle
Lord of the Perilous Castle.... [more]
Menelaj m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Menelaus.
Menelao m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Menelaus.
Menelau m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Menelaus.
Menelay m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Menelaos (see Menelaus).
Meneldil m Literature
A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name means "lover of the Heavens" in the fictional Quenya language, from menel meaning "the heavens" and -ndil, a suffix meaning "lover, friend".
Menelik m Ge'ez, Amharic
Means "son of the wise man" in Ge'ez and Amharic. According to the legend Menelik was the first emperor of Ethiopia. In the 10th century BC, he is said to have inaugurated the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia, so named because Menelik I is supposed to be the son of the biblical King Solomon of ancient Israel and Makeda, the Ethiopian Queen of Sheba.
Menemachos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand". The second element is derived from Greek μαχη (mache) meaning "battle".
Menemachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menemachos. This name was borne by a Greek physician from the 2nd century AD.
Meneo m Catalan, Italian, Spanish
Catalan, Italian, and Spanish form of Meneos via it's Latinized form Meneus.
Menephron m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" (see Menelaus)... [more]
Meneptolemos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective μενεπτόλεμος (meneptolemos) meaning "staunch in battle, steadfast", which consists of the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" combined with the Epic Greek noun πτόλεμος (ptolemos) meaning "war".... [more]
Meneptolemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Meneptolemos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of one of the suitors of Penelope.
Menesteo m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Menestheus.
Menexenos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" or the Greek noun μένος (menos) meaning "mind" as well as "spirit" and "power, strength, force"... [more]
Menexenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menexenos. This was the name of one of the three sons of the famous Greek philosopher Socrates (4th century BC).
Menezio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Menoetius.
Meng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", 濛 (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout"... [more]
Mengesha m African
A name once found mainly amongst the higher-up figures of Imperial Ethiopia, often superseding important titles of royal hierarchy. Now a much rarer name in modern Ethiopia.
Mengfu m Chinese
From Chinese 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" combined with 頫 (fǔ) meaning "bow, look down, stoop", 復 (fù) meaning "return, repeat", 斧 (fǔ) meaning "axe, hatchet", or 复 (fù) meaning "complex, repeat, go back"... [more]
Mengmeng f & m Chinese
Reduplication of Chinese 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Mengyao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout", 瑤 (yáo) meaning "jade" or "mother of pearl"... [more]
Menhaal m & f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic منهال (see Minhal).
Menhal m & f Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic منهال (see Minhal).
Menion m Gascon
Truncated form of Domenjon.
Mènip m Catalan
Catalan form of Menippos via its latinized form Menippus.
Menipo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Menippos via its latinized form Menippus.
Menipp m Russian
Russian form of Menippos.
Ménippe m History (Gallicized)
French form of Menippos via its latinized form Menippus.
Menippo m Italian
Italian form of Menippos via its latinized form Menippus.
Menippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menippos. This name was borne by an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher from the 3rd century BC.
Menisch m Romansh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Dumeni, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Menkar m Astronomy
From Arabic منخر (manħar) "nostril" This is the name of a star in the constellation Cetus.
Menkauhor m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mn-kꜢw-ḥr meaning "the established one of the life-force of Horus", derived from mn "to be established; to stay, remain; steadfast" combined with‎ ka "soul, life-force" and the name of the god Horus.
Menkaure m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mn-kꜣw-rꜥ meaning "eternal are the souls of Ra", derived from mn "to stay, remain; to be established, steadfast" combined with kꜣw, plural of ka "soul, life force", and the name of the god Ra... [more]
Menkheperre m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "Enduring is the apparition of Ra".
Menko m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Majnard.
Menna m Catalan
Catalan form of Mina.
Meño m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.
Meno m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menon, in the case of the philosopher Plato's dialogue Meno.
Meno m East Frisian
Short form of names beginning with Old High German name element megin, magan "strength, might, power" (compare Menno).
Menoah m Dutch (Rare)
Probably a variant form of the biblical name Manoah.
Menodoro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Menodoros via Menodorus.
Menodoros m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Menodora.
Menoeceus m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "strength of the house".
Menoikeus m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "strength of the house", derived from Greek μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force" and οἶκος (oikos) meaning "house, home".
Menon m Ancient Greek
Menon was the name of several notable Kings, generals, and soldiers in Ancient Greece.
Menophilos m Ancient Greek
Means "friend of the moon", from Greek μήνη (mene) meaning "moon" and φίλος (philos) meaning "friend"... [more]
Menos m Ancient Greek
From Ancient Greek μένος (menos) "mind, strength, courage, force". This was the name of the 19th winner of the Olympic Stadion in the 8th-century BCE.
Menowin m German (Modern, Rare), Romani
The name is often analysed as a Germanic name made from the element MEGIN "strength" and WIN "friend". However, in the case of the most known bearer, the German singer Menowin Fröhlich, there is an account from his father that the name is made up to sound like Menuhin (the surname of the violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin).
Menrade m French (Archaic)
Local French form of Meinrad found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 18th century.
Ménrót m Hungarian Mythology
Ménrót is mentioned in Simon of Kéza's 'Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum', written in the 1280s, in its semi-Latinized form Menrot. According to Simon of Kéza, Hunor and Magor, the legendary forefathers of the Huns and the Hungarians, were the sons of Ménrót, a mythical giant, who he partly identified with biblical Nimrod... [more]
Mente m Dutch, West Frisian
Short form of Clement (Dutch) or a variant of Meine (West Frisian).
Mentes m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Mentes is the name of the King of the Taphians and the son of Anchialus. He is mentioned in the Odyssey.
Mentuwoser m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mnṯw-wsr meaning "Montu is powerful", derived from the name of the god Montu combined with wsr "mighty, powerful".
Mentz m Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with the Germanic name element magan "mighty, strong".
Menua m Urartian, Ancient Armenian, Armenian
The name of an Urartian king.
Menuelito m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.
Menuhah m & f Hebrew
Variant of Menuha.
Mėnulis m Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Means "moon" in Lithuanian. This was the name of the Lithuanian moon god.
Menvleuz f & m Filipino
Variant of Minviluz.
Menw m Welsh Mythology
Etymology unknown.... [more]
Menyhért m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Meinhard.
Menysh m Mari
Mari form of Mikhail or Misha.
Menyus m Hungarian
Hypochoristic form of Menyhért.... [more]
Menzi m Southern African, Zulu
Means "creator" in Zulu.... [more]
Menzies m English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Menzies.
Menzo m Frisian, Dutch
Frisian and Dutch diminutive of names formed with the name element megin "strength".
Meodras m Arthurian Cycle
The Emperor of Spain in Layamon’s chronicle.... [more]
Mepham m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Mipham.
Mephibosheth m Biblical
Alternate name of Merib-baal.
Meqqisaalik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Merĸisâlik.
Meqqoq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Merĸoĸ.
Merabi m Georgian
Form of Merab 2 with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Merabiko m Georgian
Diminutive of Merab 2.
Meraiah m Biblical
Meaning "resistance," a chief priest, a contemporary of the high priest Joiakim (Neh 12:12).
Meraj m Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic معراج (see Miraj), as well as the Persian and Urdu form.
Merak m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic al-maraqq, meaning "the loins (of the bear)". This is the traditional name of the star Beta Ursae Majoris, in the constellation Ursa Major.
Meralis m Arthurian Cycle
One of Perceval’s eleven paternal uncles in Perlesvaus; the eighth son of Gais le Gros and the brother of Alain.
Merarí m & f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Merari, used primarily as a feminine name in Latin America.
Meraugis m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A Knight of the Round Table who is the hero of Raoul de Houdenc’s Meraugis de Portlesguez.... [more]
Merceaux m French (Archaic)
Local form of Marceau found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1600s.
Mercelis m Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish variant of Marcelius.
Mercer m English
Transferred use of the surname Mercer.
Mêrch m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Marc.
Merchant m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.
Mercher m Welsh
Welsh form of Mercurius (see Mercury).
Měrćin m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Martin.
Mercuri m Catalan
Catalan form of Mercurius (see Mercury).
Mercurial m Spanish, French, Catalan
Spanish, French, and Catalan form of Mercurialis.
Mercuriale m Italian
Italian form of Mercurialis.
Mercurialis m Ancient Roman
From the Roman cognomen Mercurialis, which was derived from the name of the Roman god Mercury.
Mercúrio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Mercurius (see Mercury).
Merdocay m Medieval Jewish, Medieval Spanish
Medieval Judeo-Spanish form of Mordecai.
Mereck m English (Rare)
Variant of Merrick influenced by the spelling of Dereck.
Mered m Biblical
Mered is a Biblical figure, who was from the Tribe of Judah and noted as the husband of Bithiah, daughter of Pharaoh. Bithiah was the foster mother of Moses... [more]
Meredudd m Welsh (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Maredudd, the usual Welsh form of Meredith.
Meredyth m & f English
Variant of Meredith.
Merei m & f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Мерей (see Merey).
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]
Meremoth m Biblical
"Exaltations, heights", a priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:3), to whom were sent the sacred vessels (Ezra 8:33) belonging to the temple... [more]
Merenre m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mr.n-rꜥ, meaning "(the one) who is beloved by Ra", from Egyptian mr.n, a perfect relative form of mrj "to love (someone)" combined with the Egyptian God Ra... [more]
Merens m Romansh
Romansh form of Emerentius.
Mereto m Kurdish
Kurdish masculine given name derived from the name of a mountain in Kurdistan.
Merewealh m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements mere "sea" and wealh "foreigner, Celt". This name was borne by a sub-king of the Magonsæte in the mid to late 7th century.
Mergen m Mythology, Tuvan, Kalmyk, Buryat, Kazakh
Derived from Mongolian мэргэн (mergen) meaning "sharpshooter, archer" or "wise, intelligent". In Turkic mythology, Mergen is a deity of abundance and wisdom.
Meriadeg m Breton, Breton Legend
From an old Breton name composed of the elements mer "sea" and iatoc "forehead". Conan Meriadeg was the legendary founder of Brittany.
Meriadoc m Old Celtic, Literature
Welsh form of Meriadeg. This is the name of the legendary founder of Brittany, British leader Conan Meriadoc. Used by J. R. R. Tolkien for the character of Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck, a hobbit in 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954).
Meriasek m Cornish
Conrish form of Meriadeg. Saint Meriasek was a 4th-century Breton saint. The legends of his life are known through Beunans Meriasek, a Cornish language play known from a single surviving manuscript copy dated 1504, and a few other sources... [more]
Merib-baal m Biblical
Meaning "Contender with Baal," (Ch1 8:34),(Ch1 9:40), elsewhere called Mephibosheth (Sa2 4:4), the son of Jonathan.
Meric m Gascon
Truncated form of Aimeric.
Meriç m & f Turkish
Means "Maritsa River" in Turkish. The river between Greece and Turkey.
Meridian f & m Literature
From the English word, which is directly from Latin meridianus meaning "of midday, of noon, southerly, to the south". It was used by Alice Walker for the heroine of her novel 'Meridian' (1976).
Merïen m Arthurian Cycle
Perceval married his cousin, the daughter of Goon Desert, to Lord Merïen.
Meriful m Romani
Meaning "full of merriment."
Meriiti m Ancient Egyptian
Means "beloved of the father" in Egyptian.
Merijn m & f Dutch
Variant of Marijn.
Merila m Gothic
Composed of mers "fame" + -ila (a personal name-forming suffix). The origin of the Galician toponym Merlán.
Merin m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Meir.
Meriones m Ancient Greek
In Greek mythology, Meriones was the son of Molus and Melphis or Euippe.
Mérisselet m Literature
One of the children in 2006 book 'Ad Haiti si nasce ultimi' by Alessandro Corallo.
Meritan m Albanian
Variant of Meriton.
Merivel m Romani
Romani form of Marvel.
Meriyoko m Indigenous American
Means “Eyes of the Sun”, in the Guahibo language of Venezuela and Colombia.
Merkado m Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Judeo-Spanish merkado or Spanish mercado, both meaning "market". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was sold by its parents. Masculine form of Merkada.
Merkare m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mr-kꜣ-rꜥ, possibly meaning "the soul in the pyramid of Ra", from Egyptian mr "pyramid" combined with kꜣ "soul" combined with the name of the god Ra... [more]
Merkel f & m Various (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Merkel. Modern usage is inspired by the surname of the German chancellor Angela Merkel.
Merkel m German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Markward.
Merkelis m Lithuanian
Variant form of Melchioras. Also compare the related names Melker and Melkert.
Měrko m Sorbian
Diminutive of Měrćin and other names that contain the element -měr-.
Mërkur m Albanian
Variant of Merkur.
Merkur m Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, German, Norwegian, Albanian
Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, German and Norwegian form of Mercurius (see Mercury).
Merkurijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Mercurius (see Mercury).
Merkury m Polish
Polish form of Mercurius (see Mercury).
Merl m American
Variant of Merle.
Merlí m Catalan
Catalan form of Merlin.
Merlijn m Dutch, Flemish
Dutch form of Merlin.
Merlín m Galician
Galician form of Merlin.
Merlino m Italian
Italian form of Merlin
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