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Kyu-Ha m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 규하 (see Gyu-Ha).

Kyungha m & f Korean
Means "congratulation" in Korean.

Kyura m Chechen
Means "falcon" in Chechen.

Kyza f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaiser.

La f & m African American
Shortening of African American names that start with la, such as Latasha and Latanya for females and LaShawn and Lashay for males... [more]

Lá f & m Vietnamese
Means "leaf" in Vietnamese.

La m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 羅 (la) meaning "collect, gather, catch".

Lääda m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Vladimir.

Laadah m Biblical
Laadah was a son of Shelah and a grandson of Judah. His son was Mareshah... [more]

Laʻakea m & f Hawaiian
Means "clear sacredness" or "clear holiness," from laʻa meaning "sacred, holy, devoted, consecrated, dedicated" and kea meaning "white, clear."

Laara m Southern Sami
Southern Sámi form of Lars.

Laasa m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lâsa.

Lacika m Hungarian
Diminutive of László.

Lacina m Western African

Láďa m Czech
Diminutive of Ladislav, Vladislav or Vladimír.

Ladha m Indian, Gujarati

Ladonta m African American
Feminization of Ladontae.

Lafia m & f Yoruba
Means "life". ... [more]

Lafta m Arabic

Laguardia m African American
Transferred use of the surname Laguardia.

Lah m Ogoni
Means "second son" in Khana.

Lah m & f Karen
Means "moon, month" in S'gaw Karen.

Lahatra m & f Malagasy
Means "order, arrangement" or "fate, destiny" in Malagasy.

Lahisoa m Malagasy
From the Malagasy lahy meaning "man" and soa meaning "good".

Laina f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lane / Layne.

Laionela m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Lionel.

Laka m & f Polynesian Mythology, Hawaiian (Rare)
From laka meaning "tame". This is the name of a goddess of the hula and a god of canoe makers, and a legendary hero.

Lakandula m Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
From Tagalog "lakán", meaning 'gentleman,' historically denoting a paramount ruler. Lakandula was the last paramount ruler of pre-colonial Tondo when the Spaniards first conquered the lands of the Pasig River delta in the Philippines in the 1570s.

Lakoda m & f American

Lakota f & m English (Modern)
Means "alliance of friends, the allies" or "feeling affection, friendly, united, allied" in the Lakota language.

Lakpa m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ལྷག་པ (see Lhakpa).

Lakpa m Manipuri
Means "strong child" in Meitei.

Lakshminarasimha m Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
Combination of Lakshmi and Narasimha meaning "mark of the man-lion".

Lakshmi-Narayana m Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism
Variant spelling of Lakshminarayan.

Lakshmiramakrishna m Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Nepali
Combination of Lakshmi and Ramakrishna

Lakshya m Indian

Lala m & f Indian, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Nepali
Means "boy" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit लल (lālā) meaning "playing, caressing, cajoling". It can also be interpreted to mean "garnet" or "red, ruby" from Persian لال (lâl) or لعل (la'l).

Lalaina f & m Malagasy

Lalainasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy lalaina meaning "loved, dear" and soa meaning "good".

Lalaonirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy lalao meaning "play, recreation" or "joie-de-vivre" and nirina meaning "desired".

Lalfakawma m Mizo

Lalrindika m Mizo

Lalrinzuala m Mizo

Lalrozama m Mizo

Lalthathanga m Mizo

Lamah m Mormon
Nephite commander.

Lamana m Mormon
Samoan form of Laman.

Lamanda m African American

Lamessa m Oromo
It is spoken by the Oromo people in Ethiopia. The meaning of the name come from Lama; which means two. And Lamessa means "the second." It is a name given to a person that comes next to the first born: male or female in the family.

Lamnganba m Manipuri
Means "bright" in Meitei.

Lamtanganba m Manipuri
Means "born in Lamta" in Meitei. Lamta is the last month of the Meithei lunar year, usually equivalent to February.

Lanakila m & f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "victory, triumph."

Landivola m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy landy meaning "silk" and vola meaning "silver".

Langa m Zulu
From Zulu ilanga "sun, sunshine, day".

Laniakea f & m Hawaiian, Astronomy
The name Laniakea means "immeasurable heaven" in Hawaiian, from "lani" for 'heaven' and "akea" for 'spacious' or 'immeasurable'. Laniakea is the galaxy supercluster that is home to the Milky Way, the Solar System and Earth... [more]

Lansa m Hopi
Means "spear" in Hopi.

Lansana m Eastern African

Lansenba m Manipuri
Means "takes care of wealth" in Meitei.

Lantosoa m & f Malagasy
Means "good order" in Malagasy.

Lapaka m Aymara
Means "November" in Aymara.

Lárá m Sami (Rare)
Short form of Hilarius.

Larama m Aymara
Means "blue" in Aymara.

Larka m Russian
Diminutive of Illarion.

Lársa m Sami
Sami form of Larsa.

Larsa m Swedish
Diminutive of Lars.

Larya m Russian
Diminutive of Ilarion.

Lâsa m Greenlandic
Short form of Lâsaruse.

Lasarusa m Fijian
Means "enjoys destroying" in Fijian, from 'lasa' meaning "to enjoy" and 'rusa' meaning "to destroy."

Lashkara m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Old Georgian ლაშქარი (lashkari) meaning "army, troops", which ultimately comes from Middle Persian laškar meaning "army".... [more]

Lashuka m Georgian
Diminutive of Lasha.

Lasota m Medieval Polish
Derived from Polish las "forest". In the Middle Ages, this name was considered a vernacular form of Sylwester.

Lasta m & f Quechua
Means "snow" in Quechua.

Lattana f & m Lao
Lao cognate of Rattana.

Laureà m Catalan
Catalan form of Laurianus.

Lavkha m Lezgin
Means "proud" in Lezgin.

Lávra m Sami
Sami form of Lavrants.

Lawaiʻa m Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "fisherman."

Lawra m Aymara
Means "flames" in Aymara.

Layqa m & f Aymara
Means "sorcerer, sorceress" in Aymara.

Laza m Serbian, Russian, Croatian (Rare)
Short form of Lazar.

Laza m & f Malagasy
Means "fame, honour, glory" in Malagasy.

Lazamaniraka m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy laza meaning "fame, honour, glory" and maniraka meaning "to send".

Lea f & m English
Variant of Lee or short form of Eleanor, Leonora, Leonarda, etc.

Leabua m Sotho
Means "one who speaks" in Sotho.

Leaifa m Sami
Sami form of Leif.

Lebna f & m Amharic
Means "spirit, essence" in Amharic.

Leça m Chechen
Variant transcription of Lecha.

Lecha m Chechen
Means "falcon" in Chechen.

Lefa m Sotho
Means "inheritance" in Sotho.

Lefa m Swedish, Finnish
A diminutive of Leif.

Lefika m Sotho
“My Rock” It’s used in Lesotho and South Africa

Legna f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Ángel spelled backwards.

Legpa m & f Tibetan
Means "praiseworthy, useful" or "Mercury" in Tibetan.

Leialoha m & f Hawaiian
Means "beloved child" from Hawaiian lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei) and aloha "love". This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.

Leihlo-larona m & f Sotho
Our eye

Leikona f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Leighton.

Leka m Albanian
Variant of Lekë.

Lekela m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lester.

Lekia m Ogoni
Means "good journey" in Khana.

Lekinala m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Reginald.

Leksa m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Lex and diminutive of Leo.

Lelana m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Leland.

Lema m & f Chechen
Means "lion" in Chechen.

Lemmá m Sami
Sami variant of Klemmá.

Lempira m Indigenous American
Meaning unknown.

Lenana m & f Eastern African
Lenana was a famous Maasai Laibon (Spiritual Leader) bearing the name.

Lenema m Romani (Archaic)

Lenya m Russian
Diminutive of Leonid

Leofa m Anglo-Saxon, Literature
Derived from the Old English element leof meaning "dear, agreeable, beloved".... [more]

Leonaka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Leonard.

Lera f & m Ogoni
Means "praise" in Khana,... [more]

Lesmana m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Lakshmana.

Leuluca m Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Leoluca.

Leviatã m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Leviathan.

Leza m Romansh
Romansh form of Lucius, traditionlly found in central Grisons.

Lhagva m & f Mongolian
Variant transliteration of Lkhagva.

Lhakpa m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ལྷག་པ (lhag-pa) meaning "Mercury (the planet)" or "Wednesday".

Liah f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Li 1 and Ah.

Liama m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Liam.

Lianja m & f Lingala, Central African, African Mythology
The name of a major demigod in the Lingala/Mongo-Nkundo mythology complex.

Liantsoa m & f Malagasy
Possibly from the Malagasy liana meaning "strongly desiring, impatient" and soa meaning "good".

Liath Luachra f & m Irish Mythology
Means "gray of Luachair" in Irish. It was the name of two characters in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, which both appear in The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn.

Libanza m Lingala

Libnah m Mormon (Rare)
An Egyptian idol in the Book of Abraham represented by figure 6 in facsimile 1.

Lică m Romanian
Truncated form of Paulică.

Licida m Italian (Archaic), Theatre
Italian form of Lycidas. It is chiefly used in the opera libretto L'Olimpiade (1733), which was written by the Italian poet and librettist Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782).

Lida f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Li 1 and Da.

Lihua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 梨 (lí) meaning "pear", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 礼 (lǐ) meaning "rite, ceremony, gift, present" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 桦 (huà) meaning "birch"... [more]

Lijia f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Jia

Lika m & f Finnish
Means "dirt" in Finnish.

Liklam Ngakpa m Manipuri
Means "one who follows his traditions" in Meitei.

Liksia m Central African (Rare, ?)

Lima f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Ma.

Limhah m Mormon
Nephite commander.

Linda m Zulu
Means "wait!" in Zulu (note that this is the imperative singular form of -linda).

Lindima m Nyakyusa
Means "tremble, roar" in Nyakyusa.

Linekona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Lyndon.

Linfa m Chinese

Lingga m Indonesian
Lingga is a male's symbol of life and fertility in Indonesia. Mostly symbolized by the male genital form in the ancient inscription.

Linghua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 铃/鈴 (líng) meaning "bell, chime", 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade", or 灵/靈 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" (usually only feminine) or 华/華 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese"... [more]

Lingjenkhonba m Manipuri
Means "gathering of courage" in Meitei.

Linhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 霖 (lín) meaning "long spell of rain, continuous rain" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 桦 (huà) meaning "birch"... [more]

Liobba m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Liodbert.

Liona f & m Hawaiian
Means "lion" in Hawaiian.

Liova m Jewish

Lipa m Jewish, Yiddish
Short form of Lipman.

Lipoxšaya m Scythian, Mythology, Scythian Mythology
Possibly means "the king of heaven". This name is borne by one of the sons of Targitaos and the Snake-Legged Goddess in one of Herodotus' recordings of the Scythian genealogical myth.

Liqa m & f Arabic
Means "reunion" in Arabic.

Lisanga m & f Lingala
Means "united" in Lingala.

Litšehoana m & f Sotho
Means "little laughter" in Sotho.

Littera m Medieval, Belgian (Archaic)
Latin littera "letter (of the alphabet)".

Liuva m Gothic, History
Visigothic name, ultimately from the Gothic element liuf-s "dear, friendly" (Old High German liob "dear, beloved").

Liva f & m Malagasy

Liyabona f & m Xhosa
Means "it sees" or "you see" in Xhosa, sometimes taken from the phrase liyabona igama le Nkosi meaning "the name of the eye of God".

Liyema f & m Xhosa
Means "to stop" or "to stand, to be standing" in Xhosa, often taken from the phrase liyema ikhaya "the home is standing" to indicate stability in the family.

Lizimah m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Lysimachus.

Lkhagva m & f Mongolian
Means "Wednesday" or "Mercury (the planet)" in Mongolian.

Llipya m & f Quechua
Means "lightning" in Quechua.

Loa m & f Swedish (Modern)
Probably an elaboration of Lo. Usage of this name could be due to the popularity of Lo and the similarity to Noah 1... [more]

Loeka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lloyd.

Lojza m Czech
Diminutive of Alois.

Loka m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian vernacular form of Lota 3, as well as the Hawaiian form of Rosa 1.

Lokapa m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Robert.

Lokendra m Hindi
Means "lord of the world" from Sanskrit लोक (loka) meaning "world, realm, earth" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra, used here to mean "lord".

Lola m & f Lingala
Means "heaven" in Lingala.

Loliannah f & m Navajo

Lomahongva m Hopi
Hopi name meaning "reed standing tall and healthy", from lomá "good, beautiful" combined with hóngva "just raised, just stood up" (from hóng "raised up, erected, caused to stand" and the suffix va).

Lomana m Central African
Trésor Lomana LuaLua (/ˈtrɛzɔr ləˈmɑːnə luːˌɑːluːˈɑː/; born 28 December 1980) is a Congolese footballer who plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Akhisar Belediyespor and the Congo DR national team.

Lomia m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion".

Lonakana m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Jonathan.

Loojah m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari लूझ: (see Lujhah).

Loojha m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari लूझ: (see Lujhah).

Lopaka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Robert.

Lorca m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
The name Lorca originated as a place name from the region of Navarre in Spain. Also famous as the surname of legendary Spanish playwright and poet Federico Garcia Lorca, who was also the inspiration for legendary folksinger Leonard Cohen to name his now-grown up daughter Lorca.

Lota m Biblical Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lot 1.

Lotfollah m Persian
Persian form of Lutf Allah.

Lotfullah m Afghan, Indian (Rare), Pakistani (Rare)
Variant of Lutfullah.

Louca m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Luca 1, reflecting the Italian pronunciation.

Loundara m Lao
Possibly from the surname Loundara.

Louqa m Arabic
Arabic form of Lucas (see Luke).

Lousa m Tongan
Tongan form of Roger.

Lovanirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy lova meaning "inheritance" and nirina meaning "desired".

Lowela m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Lowell.

Lubanga m African Mythology
A god of good health of the Bunyoro People of Uganda.

Łuca m Venetian
Venetian form of Luke.

Lu-ca m Vietnamese
Vietnamese from Lucas

Lucà m Catalan
Catalan form of Lucan.

Lucca m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the Italian surname Lucca. The use of Lucca is probably influenced by the similar looking and sounding Luca 1.

Lucca m Corsican
Corsican form of Lucas.

Lücha m Romansh
Romansh form of Lucas, traditionally found in the Engadine valley in southeast Switzerland.

Lucusia f & m Polish
Diminutive of names beginning with Luc- such as Lucyna, Lucja, Lucjana or (more jokingly) of Lucjusz.

Lufa m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English lufu meaning "love, affection, desire", or a short form of dithematic names beginning with this element. It is a masculine equivalent of Lufu.

Lugal-irra m Near Eastern Mythology
Possibly means "mighty lord", deriving in part from the Sumerian element 𒈗 (lugal), meaning "king, owner, master". Name borne by Mespotamian god who, along with his twin brother Meslamta-ea, was thought of as a guardian of doorways... [more]

Luisma m Spanish
Diminutive of Luis Maria and Luis Mariano.

Lujha m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari लूझ: (see Lujhah).

Lujhah m Newar (Rare)
Means "golden sun", from Newar लू (lū) meaning "gold" and झ: (jhah) meaning "Sun".

Lúka m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lukas.

Lukah m English (Modern)
Variant of Luca 1.

Lukhona m & f Zulu (Modern)
Means "it's available" in Zulu.

Lukinda m & f Kongo

Lukka m Old Church Slavic (?), Chuvash
Chuvash and possible Old Church Slavonic form of Luka.

Lukmansyah m Indonesian
Combination of the name Lukman and Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king".

Lukša m Croatian
Diminutive of Luka.

Luqa m Maltese
Maltese form of Luke.

Lusha m Romani (Archaic)

Lutf Allah m Arabic
Means "kindness of Allah" from Arabic لطف (luṭf) meaning "kindness, gentleness, graciousness" combined with الله (Allah).

Lutfulla m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Lutf Allah.

Lütfullah m Turkish
Turkish form of Lutf Allah.

Lutfullah m Arabic, Pashto
Alternate transcription of Arabic لطف الله (see Lutf Allah), as well as the usual Pashto form.

Lutpulla m Uyghur
Uyghur form of Lutfullah.

Luwelina m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Llewellyn.

Luyanda m & f South African, Zulu, Xhosa
Means "it is growing, increasing" in Zulu and Xhosa, referring to love or the child’s family.

Luyindama m Kongo
Also congolese footballer Christian Luyindama.

Lüzza m Romansh
Romansh form of Lucius, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Lyncoya m Creek

Lyokha m Russian
Diminutive of Aleksey via Alyokha.

Lyonya m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Leonid.

Lyoshenka m Russian
Russian diminutive or pet form of Aleksei.

Lyova m Russian
Diminutive of Lev 1.

Lyutya m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi variant of Volodya.

Ma m Hui
Chinese form of Muhammad due to the name being banned in 2017.

Má f & m Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria, Mariana, and Mario.

Maa m & f Finnish
Means "country, land, earth, ground, soil, suit" in Finnish.

Ma'acah m & f Biblical
Variant transcription of Maacah.... [more]

Ma'achah m & f Biblical
Variant transcription of Maacah.... [more]

Maakah m & f Biblical
Variant transcription of Maacah.... [more]

Maanda m & f Venda
Means "power, stength" in Tshivenda.

Maaouya m Western African
A known bearer is Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941-), a Mauritanian military officer who served as the president of Mauritania from 1984-2005.

Maaziah m Biblical
Meaning, "consolation of Jehovah."

Macacuna m Maranao
Means "robust" in Maranao.

Macaiah m American (Rare)
Variant of Micaiah.

Macajah m American
Variant of Micajah.

Macdha m Irish
Means "virile" or "manly" in Gaelic.

Machanda m & f Nyoro
Machanda is the Bunyoro month where sesame seeds are planted and sown.

Machathoiba m Manipuri
Means "victorious son" in Meitei.

Macià m Catalan
Catalan form of Matthias.

Macstrna m Etruscan
Believed to be an Etruscan rendering of the Latin term magister, meaning "master" or "leader". Notably associated with the Etruscan hero (identified with the Roman King Servius Tullius) depicted in the François Tomb frescoes.

Macunaíma m Literature
Macunaíma is the main character in the 1928 novel Macunaíma, o herói sem nenhum caráter (Macunaíma in English) by Brazilian writer Mário de Andrade. The novel is considered one of the founding texts of Brazilian modernism.

Macuya m & f Taíno

Madarejúwa m Tenharim
A Tenharim name (the Tenharim live in the Amazonas region in Brazil)

Madhurya f & m Indian

Madoka f & m Japanese
This name can be used as 円 (en, maru(.i), mado(.ka), maro.yaka) meaning "round, tranquil." It, along with 窓 (sou, su, (ten)mado, kemudashi) meaning "window" or 真 (shin, ma(-), makoto, mana, mado) meaning "real, true," can be combined with 香 (kou, kyou, ka, kao.ri/u) meaning "incense, smell, perfume," 花 or 華 (ka, ke, hana), both meaning "flower," or 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good, excellent​."... [more]

Madumetsa m South African

Maenza m & f Shona
Meaning “rainy season”, it is synonymous with the name Zienza.

Mæssa m Medieval English
Diminutive of Matthew.

Maeura f & m Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "going to heaven".

Maevasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy maeva and soa, both words meaning "good".

Mafuta m & f Lingala
Means "oil" in Lingala.

Magua m Popular Culture, Literature
One of the antagonists from "Last of the Mohicans".

Magwala m Pare
Means "money" in the Athu language of the Pare people.

Mah m & f Chinese
Cantonese, meaning "horse" name conferred by Ghengis Kahn on one of his victorious cavalry generals. Mahs in their 50's today represent the 28th generation from this original ancestor.... [more]

Mah m Persian Mythology
Means "month" or "moon" in Old Persian. This was the name of the Zoroastrian deity of the moon.

Mahabala m Hindi, Indian
Meaning "Strength" or "Having Great Strength".

Mahah m Mormon
Son of Jared.

Mahakala m Hinduism, Buddhism
From Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great" and काल (kala) meaning "time, age, death". This is the name of a deity in Hindu and Buddhist tradition... [more]

Mahaliana m & f Malagasy
Means "arouse interest" in Malagasy.

Mahama m Western African, Thai (Muslim)
Form of Muhammad used in western Africa and Thailand.

Mahana f & m Maori, Hawaiian, Tahitian
Means "warmth, heat" in Māori and Hawaiian, and "sun" in Tahitian.

Mahanina m & f Malagasy
Means "causing longing" in Malagasy.

Mahardika m & f Indonesian
Means "virtuous, noble, wise" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "very prosperous" (compare Merdeka).

Maharlika f & m Filipino
Means "freeman, noble, aristocratic" in Tagalog, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "very prosperous". This was the term used to the warrior class in ancient Tagalog society.

Mahasiva m Sinhalese

Mahasthamaprapta m Buddhism
Means "arrival of the great strength" or "one who has obtained great strength", from Sanskrit महा (maha) meaning "great", स्थामन् (sthaman) meaning "strength, power" and प्राप्त (prapta) meaning "arrived, came, obtained, reached"... [more]

Mahatia m & f Malagasy
Means "causing love" in Malagasy.

Mahavita m & f Malagasy
Means "complete" or "sufficient" in Malagasy.

Mahaya f & m Sanskrit
Means "illusionist" in Sanskrit.

Maḫdianna m Sumerian Mythology
Likely meaning "lofty one from heaven", deriving from the Sumerian elements mah ("high, exalted), and 𒀭 an ("sky, heaven"). This was the Sumerian name of a Mesopotamian god of uncertain character... [more]

Mahefasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mahefa meaning "to be able to do" and soa meaning "good".

Mahenika m & f Malagasy
Means "satisfy" in Malagasy.

Maherisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mahery meaning "strong" and soa meaning "good".

Mahibaujanah m Old Persian
Means "Mah bestows benefit" or "who serves the moon god", from Old Persian Māhi (see Persian mah) meaning "moon", referring to the Zoroastrian deity of the moon, and baujanah meaning "profit, advantage".

Mahidata m Old Persian
Means "given by Mah" or "created by the moon", from Old Persian Māhi (see Persian mah) meaning "moon", referring to the Zoroastrian deity of the moon, and 𐎭𐎠𐎫 (data) meaning "given".

Mahijah m Mormon
In the Book of Moses, this is the name of a man who talks with Enoch.

Mahkah m Sioux
Means "earth; ground" in Sioux.

Mahkate:wi-meši-ke:hke:hkwa m Indigenous American
Means "be a large black hawk" in the Sauk dialect of the Fox language.... [more]

Mahmackrah m Mormon (Rare)
An idol in the Book of Abraham; represented by figure 7 in facsimile 1.

Mahmoudreza m Iranian

Mahmudullah m Bengali (Muslim)
Combination of Mahmud and Allah.

Mahoma m History (Hispanicized), Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Spanish form of Muhammad, used to refer to the founder of Islam.

Mahujah m Mormon (Rare)
In the Book of Moses, this is the name of a land where Enoch prayed to God. There is a possible connection to Mahijah.

Māia m & f Maori (Modern)
Means "capable, brave" in Māori. Variant of Te Maia; also Māia.

Maiea f & m Maori

Maika m & f Polynesian
Possibly from the name of an orchid native to Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.

Mailafia m Hausa
Means "easygoing" in Hausa.

Mailaka m & f Malagasy
Means "brisk, active" in Malagasy.

Mailona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Myron.

Maina m Hausa
Means "prince" in Hausa.

Maireva f & m Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "born in the light".

Mairiga m Hausa
From the Hausa mài meaning "possessing" and rī̀gā meaning "gown".

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.... [more]

Maisara m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ميسرة (see Maysara).

Maitreya m Buddhism
Means "friendly, benevolent" in Sanskrit, ultimately derived from मित्र (mitra) meaning "friend". In Buddhist tradition this is the name of a bodhisattva who will succeed Siddhartha Gautama and become the next Buddha... [more]

Maiwada m Hausa
Means "possessing wealth" in Hausa.

Majagua m & f Taíno

Majaya m Shona
Given to the last male born of the the family born in the same year. If families have male children in a given year the last to be born normally carries the name. The year of boys.

Majenka f & m Czech

Majidreza m Iranian
Combination of Majid and Reza.

Majima m Japanese
真 meaning true, reality, Buddhist sect./ 島 meaning island.

Māka m Maori
Maori form of Mark.

Maka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Mack 1.