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Koa m Japanese
Multiple meanings depending on Kanji. コア (Koa) means "core". 虎空 (Koa) means brave/tiger sky. 光亜 (Koua) means light, radiance + second.

Koa m & f Maori
Means "happy" in Māori. Entered the top ten Māori baby names in 2020.

Koe m Malaysian

Koe m English (Rare)
Variant of Coe.

Koh m & f Japanese
Variant transcription of Kou.

Koi f Japanese (Rare)
From 恋 (koi) meaning "romantic or passionate love, affection, to yearn for". Other kanji or kanji combinations can be used.

Kok m Indian
Transferred use of surname Kok.

Kok m & f Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Guo.

Kol m & f Popular Culture
Variant of Cole, and short form of Nikolai, Nikola 1, and other names beginning with Nikol.... [more]

Kol m Hebrew
Means "voice" in Hebrew.

Kol m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Form of Kolr found in Old Danish and Old Swedish, as well as the modern Swedish form.

Kon m Inca Mythology
Kon was the god of rain and wind that came from the North. His name has an unknown meaning.

Kon m Cree
Variant of Kuun.

Ko’o m & f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "brace, support, prop, helper" in Hawaiian (compare Ko’oko’o).

Kó:r m Mohawk
Mohawk form of Paul.

Kot m Russian
Meaning "cat".

Kou m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, sachi, shiawa.se) meaning "blessing, fortune, happiness," 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru) meaning "light, ray," 康 (kou) meaning "ease, peace," 興 (kyou, kou, oko.su, oko.ru) meaning "entertain, interest, pleasure, retrieve, revive," 亘 (kan, kou, moto.meru, wata.ru) meaning "request, span," 孝 (kyou, kou) meaning "child's respect, filial piety," 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, shiawa.se) meaning "happiness, luck," 候 (kou, sourou) meaning "climate, weather, season," 功 (ku, kou, isao) meaning "achievement, credit, honour, merits, success," 好 (kou, i.i, kono.mu, su.ku, yo.i) meaning "fond, like something, pleasing," 鴻 (kou, gou, oogari, ootori, hishikui) meaning "great, large (bird), powerful, prosperous, wild goose" or 浩 (kou, ooki.i, hiro.i) meaning "abundance, vigorous, wide expanse."... [more]

Koy m American (Rare)
Variant of Coy.

Koz m Biblical
Means "thorn". In the Bible, this was the name of a descendant of Judah.

Kru m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Crew.

K'uâ f Greenlandic
Possibly came from the Greenlandic word quaq meaning 'frozen meat'.

Kub m & f Hmong
Means "hot", and by extension metaphorically "hot-hearted" or "earnest", or "gold" in Hmong Daw.

Kud m Korean Mythology
In Korean mythology, he is the personification of darkness and evil.

Kui f Chinese
Chinese feminine meaning "sunflower", written with the Hanzi 葵 (kuí).

Kun m Korean
Variant transcription of Geon.

Kun m & f Cree
Variant of Kuun.

Kür m Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani name for the Kura river.

Kuu f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "moon" in Finnish.

Kuu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (kuu, ku) meaning "sky", 紅 (kuu, ku) meaning "crimson, deep red", 黒 (ku) meaning "black", 咋 (kuu) meaning "shout, chew, eat" or 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become" combined with 羽 (u) meaning "feathers" or 蒼 (u) meaning "blue"... [more]

Kwa f Chinese (Rare)
Transferred from the surname "Kwa".

Kwm f & m Hmong
Means "nurture, care for" in Hmong Daw.

Kya f English (Modern)
Variant of Kaya 2.

Kyd m English
Transferred use of the surname Kyd.

Kye m English (Australian), English (British)
Variant of Kai 1.

Kye m Chinese
Variant transcription of Kai 4.

Kyi f & m Burmese
Means "clean, clear" as well as "joyous" and "star" in Burmese.

Kyi f Tibetan
Means "comfort, happiness" in Tibetan.

Kym m English (Australian)
Shortened form of the surname Reskymer, which is, most likely, of Cornish origin with the meaning, as of yet, unknown.... [more]

Kyp m English (Rare)
Variant of Kip.

Kyu m & f Korean
This Korean element, in a nutshell, means “fortune, health, spirituality”.

Kyu f & m Burmese
Means "fragrant" or "excessive" in Burmese.

Kyy m Ukrainian (Rare)
Derived from Кий (Kyy), which is the name of one of the three brothers that - according to legend - founded the city of Kiev in early medieval times. The meaning of his name is not wholly certain, but it has been suggested that it might be derived from Proto-Slavic *kyjь meaning "bat, stick, club" or "hammer".

Lạc m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Nhạc.

Lae m & f Lao
Means "dark" in Lao.

Lae f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese လဲ့ (see Lai).

Lae f & m Polynesian
Means "calm water" in Marshallese.

Lae f & m Korean (Anglicized, Rare)
korean form of "Rae"

Lah m Ogoni
Means "second son" in Khana.

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

Lai f Burmese
Means "limpid, clear" in Burmese.

Lal m & f Chin
Means "lord" in Hakha Chin.

Lâm m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 林 (lâm) meaning "forest, woods".

Lãm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 覽 (lãm) meaning "view, inspect, perceive".

Lam m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 藍 (lam) meaning "blue, indigo".

Lam m Dutch, German, West Frisian, East Frisian
Short form of names that have land for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The name Lambert is a good example of that.

Lam f Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of Lin.

Lân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 璘 (lân) meaning "lustre of jade" or 麟 (lân) referring to the qilin (a mythical creature in Chinese mythology).

Lão m Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 老 (lão) meaning "old".

Lao m Chinese
Derived from the surname Lao.

Lập m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 立 (lập) meaning "set up, establish".

Lar m Etruscan

Laṣ f Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology
Of unknown etymology, possibly deriving from an unrecorded Semitic language. Laṣ was considered to be the wife of the Sumerian god Nergal, as she is listed as such in the Weidner god list... [more]

Lat m & f Burmese
Means "middle, medium" or "fresh, fair" in Burmese.

Lâu m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of He.

Lau f Spanish
Diminutive of Laura.

Lav m Croatian, Serbian
Means "lion" in Croatian and Serbian.

Lav m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Nepali, Hinduism, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Sinhalese, Assamese
Meaning - little piece, fragment , cloves, plucking, moment, half a second, sport, act of cutting or plucking, numerator of fraction, Name of a son of lord Ram

Lav f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Lavender.

Lay m & f Burmese
From a contraction of Burmese ကလေး (hkale) meaning "small, little, young, child".

Lay m & f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly a short form of Layton.

Lea f Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
Goddess of canoe builders; wife of Ku-moku-hali'i; sister of Hina-puku-'ai; she takes the form of an 'elepaio (a forest bird)

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

Lea f English
Feminine form of Leo, which means "lion".

Leb m Russian
Means "white" in Russian.

Led m Russian
Means "ice" in Russian.

Lee m & f Chinese (Modern)
Modern variant of Li 1.

Lee m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern variant of Li 2.

Lee m & f Hmong
It was a Chinese last name that was given to the Hmong peoples a long time ago. It was the biggest Hmong family that left China.

Leg m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Leikr.

Lei f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese လဲ့ (see Lai).

Lek m Albanian

Lek m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Leikr.

Lek m & f Thai
Means "small, little" in Thai. It is also commonly used as a nickname.

Lél m Hungarian (Archaic)
Derived from Hungarian lélek "soul".

Lel m Romani
Derived from the Romani word lel "to take; to receive".

Lem m English
Diminutive of Lemuel.

Lem m Medieval Dutch
Short form of Lambrecht.

Len m Afrikaans
Variant of Leen.

Len m Hopi
Means "flute" in Hopi.

Len m Popular Culture
Len Kagamine is a Japanese Vocaloid developed by Crypton Vocal Media.

Léo f Portuguese
Diminutive of Leonor.

Lèo m Central African
Congolese form of Leo and the French equivalent Léo.

Leó m Icelandic, Hungarian
Icelandic and Hungarian form of Leo. A bearer is Daníel Leó Grétarsson, who is an Icelandic footballer and Leó Weiner who is a Hungarian composer.

Lér m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Hlér.

Les m Ukrainian
Variant of Oles. A notable bearer is Les Poderevianskyi, modern counter-culture writer and painter, who is famous for his absurdist and obscene dramas.

Leu m French, History (Ecclesiastical), Walloon
French variant and Walloon form of Loup.

Lìa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Lia 1.

Lîa f Greenlandic
Greenlandic from of Lea.

Lia f Medieval English (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Lia f Greek
Diminutive of Triantafyllia.

Liä f Tatar
Variant of Lia.

Lib f & m English
Short form of names starting in Lib- or of Elizabeth (via Libby).

Lib m Mormon
The name of various Book of Mormon characters.

Lid f Breton
Short form of Marc'halid.

Lie f German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Probably a short form of names ending with -lie, like Annelie and Emilie.

Lie m Chinese
Liè is Chinese for "ardent". Ardent means either enthusiastic or passionate, or burning or glowing.

Líf f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic variant of Hlíf. In Norse mythology, Líf and Lífþrasir are the only people to survive Ragnarǫk and become the ancestors of the post-Ragnarǫk human race.

Lif f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Líf.

Lig f Hmong
Means "youngest daughter" in Hmong.

Lii f Estonian
A short form of Liidia, Eliisabet or other female names containing the syllable -li- or -lii-.

Lil f English
Short form of Lillian and other names beginning with Lil.

Lín f Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese feminine form of Líni as well as the Faroese form of Hlín.

Lín m Spanish
Spanish form of Linus.

Lin m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Bulgarian, French, Russian and Ukrainian form of Linus.

Lin m & f Burmese
Means "bright, clear" in Burmese.

Lin f Arabic
Variant or short form of Lina 1.

Lin f Korean
From 璘(rin) meaning "luster of jade" or 隣(rin) meaning "neighbor" or 潾(rin)/粼(rin) meaning "clear/clear water". Other hanja names are also possible.

Lío m Dutch
Variant of Lio.

Líó m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Lio.

Lir f & m Hebrew
Popular name in Israel, or a diminutive for names like Liron , Liram , Liran and more names starting with "Lir"

Lir m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Lier.

Lis m Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from Albanian lis "oak; tall tree".

Lis f Jèrriais (Modern)
Derived from Jèrriais lis "lily". This is a newly coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of Lily.

Lîu m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Leo.

Liu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese character 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow tree".... [more]

Lív f Faroese, Icelandic
Faroese form of Líf.

Liw f Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Liv 1.

Liw f Filipino
Short form of Liwayway, Liwanag, or Liwliwa.

Lix m English, French, German, Spanish
Diminutive of Felix and Félix.

Liz f Breton
Diminutive of Loeiza.

Llŷr m Welsh Mythology

Lóa f Icelandic, Faroese
Derived from Icelandic and Faroese lóa "golden plover (bird)".

Loa f English (American)
Anglicization of the Icelandic name for the English golden plover.

Loa f Papuan

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]

Löb m Yiddish
German-Yiddish variant of Leib.

Lộc m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 祿 (lộc) meaning "blessing, prosperity, bud".

Loc m Literature
Little King Loc was a king of the gnomes in a French tale. Ref. Lang, Andrew. The Olive Fairy Book. 1907. "The Story of Little King Loc." & France, Anatole. "Abeille." 1883.

Loe m Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Ludovicus.

Lói m Icelandic
Masculine form of Lóa.

Lợi m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 利 (lợi) meaning "profit, benefit, advantage".

Loi m & f Vietnamese, Chinese
Means "useful" in Chinese and Vietnamese.

Loi m Medieval Cornish

Loi m Sardinian
Short form of Sarbadori.

Loi m Punjabi
Loi is a Jat surname found amongst Sikhs and Hindus in the Punjab region of North India. The Loi clan are only Jat

Loj m Obscure (Rare, Archaic)
Dialectal short form of Elochius found in an inscription on the altar of the St.-Ludwig chapel at Gehweiler (Wadern, Germany).

Lok m Nepali

Lok m & f Chinese (Cantonese)

Lol m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Laurence 1.

Lom m Chechen
Derived from Nakh luom meaning "lion".

Lon m Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of León and Léon.

Loo f Literature, English (Rare)
Variant of Lou. This spelling was used by Charles Dickens for a character in his novel 'Hard Times' (1854), in which case it is a short form of Louisa... [more]

Lop m Gascon, Lengadocian, Provençal, Medieval Spanish
Gascon, Languedocian and Provençal form of Loup, as well as a medieval Spanish variant of Lope.

Lor f Armenian
Means "quail" in Armenian.

Loy m American
Transferred use of the surname Loy.

Loy m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names with the name element liut recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.

Lụa f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 縷 (lụa) meaning "silk".

Lua f Roman Mythology
In Roman mythology, Lua was a goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons. Her name is thought to be derived from Latin luo "to set free".... [more]

Lua f Portuguese
Means “moon” in Portuguese.

Lub m West Frisian
Short form of Lubbe.

Lục m & f Vietnamese
Means "green" in Vietnamese.

Lud m Biblical

Lue f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Lucy or Luella. Also a variation of Lou.

Lug m Breton

Luh f Balinese
Means "female, woman" in Balinese. This name is traditionally given to the firstborn daughter.

Lui m Hawaiian, Albanian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Georgian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Albanian, Georgian, Hawaiian, and Russian form of Louis as well as a Danish variant of Louie.

Lui m & f Chinese
Means "thunder" in Cantonese.

Lui m Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Louis.

Lui m Hunsrik
Hunsrik form of Louis

Lui m Italian
Diminutive of Luigi, Luigino.

Luχi m Etruscan
Etruscan form of Lucius

Luk m Dutch
Variant of Luuk.

Luk m Walloon
Walloon form of Luke.

Lul m Albanian
Masculine form of Lule.

Lum m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lum, that is most likely a variant of Lamb, but can also be a topographical name for someone who lived near a pool.

Lun m & f Lao
Means "last, youngest" in Lao.

Luo f Chinese
A Chinese name. A famous bearer is Luo Zilin (commonly known in English as Roseline), is a Chinese fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe China in July 2011... [more]

Lup m Bulgarian (Archaic), Medieval Romanian, Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Bulgarian, Romanian, Russian and Serbian form of Lupus (see Loup).

Lut m Mongolian
Means "large, immense, very" in Mongolian.

Lut m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Arabic form of Lot 1, used in the Quran.

Lựu f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 榴 (lựu) meaning "pomegranate".

Luv f Hmong
Means "sparrow" in Hmong.

Lux m German (Rare, Archaic), Alsatian (Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval German short form and Alsatian vernacular form of Lukas.

Lũy m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 壘 (lũy) meaning "rampart, embankment".

Luz f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "hazelnut" in Hebrew. It is another name for the town of Bethel in the Bible.

Luz f Filipino
Short form of Luzviminda, Lucia, Lucila, and other names starting with a similar sound... [more]

Lye f Judeo-French
Variant of Lya.

Lyn m Welsh
Short form of Llywelyn, from its last syllable. A known bearer was the Welsh actor David Llewellyn "Lyn" Harding (1867-1952).

Lyn f Danish (Rare)
From Danish lyn meaning "lightning".

Lyo m Dutch

Maa f Mongolian
Possibly a short form of names ending with the feminine suffix маа (maa).

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

Maa f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "mountain" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mae f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 慧 (e) meaning "bright; intelligent", 恵 (e) meaning "favour", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch", 永 (e) meaning "eternity" combined with 依 (e) meaning "rely on"... [more]

Maé m & f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Mahé, also used as a feminine name.

Mag f English, Welsh
Diminutive of Margaret (English) or Marged (Welsh).

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.

Ma-i f Korean
From Sino-Korean 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp" combined with 怡 (i) meaning "happiness; delight". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Mãi m & f Vietnamese
Means "a long time, always" in Vietnamese.

Mai f Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of May as well as a direct adoption of Welsh mai "(month of) May".

Mai m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Alternate spelling of May.

Mai f Breton
Breton contracted form of Mari 1.

Mai f Thai
Means "tomorrow" or "future" in Thai.

Mai m Slovene
Variant of Maj 1.

Mai f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Popular name in Israel (mostly for girls), it is came from the name of the month of May (the fifth).

Mai f Navajo
Bright flower

Mai f Korean
From Sino-Korean 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp" combined with 怡 (i) meaning "happiness; delight". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Mai f Basque (Modern, ?)
Possibly a short form of Maia 3, Maialen, Maite 2 and similar names.

Mal m & f English
Pet form of names beginning with Mal- such as Malcolm and Mallory.

Mal m Welsh
Diminutive of Maldwyn.

Mal m Ukrainian, Medieval Ukrainian
Derived from contracted form adjective mal (мал), which means "little, small". It could have been as well used as a diminutive of a dithematic name, such as Małomir... [more]

Ma'n m Arabic
Means "benefit; obedience; relief" in Arabic.

Mân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 旻 (mân) meaning "sky, heaven" or 珉 (mân) meaning "jade-like stone".

Mận f Vietnamese
Means "plum" in Vietnamese.

Man m Balinese
Short form of Nyoman.

Man m Indian
Meaning "heart, feeling; mind" in Hindi.

Man m American
A short form of Emmanuel.

Man m & f Lao
Means "steady, firm, long-lasting" in Lao.

Man m & f Chinese
From Chinese 曼 (màn) meaning "long, handsome, beautiful, refined", 满 (mǎn) meaning "full", 漫 (màn) meaning "overflow, flood, free, unrestrained" or 蛮 (mán) meaning "savage, rough, rash", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Man m Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of Wen.

Mao f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of feminine names that start with Ma-, such as Madona, Maia 1 and Mariam.

Már m & f Icelandic, Old Norse
Means "seagull" in Old Norse.

Mâr m Jèrriais
Variant of Mar.

Mår m Walloon
Walloon form of Marc.

Mar m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Marc. The name coincides with Jèrriais Mar "(month of) March".

Mar m & f Dutch
As a masculine name, this name is a short form of Marinus, Martinus or Marius.... [more]

Mar f Portuguese
Means "sea" in Portuguese.

Mar f Burmese
Means "hard, firm" or "healthy" in Burmese.

Mas m Dutch

Mật m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 樒 (mật) meaning "a kind of ancient tree", 宓 (mật) meaning "silent, tranquil", or 密 (mật) meaning "secret".

Mat f Medieval English
Diminutive of Mathew and Mathea.

Mat m Indonesian

Mậu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 茂 (mậu) meaning "lush, thick, talented".

Mau m Spanish
Diminutive of Mauricio.

Maw f & m Burmese
Means "proud, prominent, distinguished" in Burmese.

Mäx m German
Variant of Max suggesting an English pronunciation.

Mây f & m Vietnamese
Means "cloud" in Vietnamese.

May f Arabic
Means "water" in Libyan Arabic.

May f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "lucky" in Vietnamese

May f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Popular name in Israel (mostly for girls), it is came from the name of the month of May (the fifth).... [more]

May f Burmese
From a term of endearment used by a man to address his wife or lover.

May f Japanese (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of Mei 2.

May f Filipino
Diminutive of Guillerma, Felicisima and similar names.

Maz m Pakistani (?), Indian

Mbi m & f Kenyang
Means "road" in Kenyang.

Mbo m & f Dagbani
Means "good" in Dagbani.

Mbù f Central African
A Kom name.

Mea f Finnish (Modern), Swedish
Variant of Mia, likely influenced by Latin meus "mine" (feminine mea). It was first recorded in Sweden in 1858.

Mea f Hawaiian (?)
Means "red" in Hawaiian

Mea f Biblical Hebrew
Mea(h): Hundred or a hundred cubits. Mea(h)/Me'ah/Me'a: a tower on the north wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39).

Mea f Medieval Italian, Italian
Short form of Bartolomea.

Mea f Japanese
From Japanese 萌 (me) meaning "to bud, to sprout" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mea f Dutch
Short form of names ending in -mea, such as Harmea and Lumea.

Mee f Malaysian

Mee f Hmong
Means "cat" or "noodle" in Hmong.

Mei f Catalan
Short form of Remei.

Mei f & m Indonesian
Means "May (the month)" in Indonesian, typically given to children born in the month of May.

Mei f Alsatian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Marie and Maria.

Mei f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of May.

Mei f Chinese (Modern, Archaic)
From Chinese 媚 (meì) meaning "especially beautiful", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Mej m Gusii, Ibibio (Latinized, Archaic)
Ibibio form of Mike and Gusii form of Matt.

Mek f & m Khmer
From the Sanskrit word मेघ (megha) meaning "sky, cloud".

Mel f & m Catalan (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish
Means "honey" in Catalan and Portuguese.... [more]

Mel m Soviet, Russian
Acronym of the surnames of Маркс (Marx), Энгельс (Engels) and Ленин (Lenin), which refer to Karl Marx (1818-1883), Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) and Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924)... [more]

Mem f & m English
Short form of various names containing the element -mem-.

Men m Romansh
Short form of Dumeni.

Men m Medieval Spanish

Meo m Medieval Italian
Short form of Bartolomeo, Romeo, and Tolomeo.

Mer m Ancient Egyptian
Derived from the Egyptian root "mr" (𓌨), meaning "to love" or "beloved."

Mex m Dutch (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Max. The spelling is chosen to suggest an anglicised pronunciation instead of the standard Dutch and German one.

Mey f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Mær as well as a variant of Mei.

Mey f Scots
Variant of May.

Mgo m Armenian
Short form of Migirdich.

Mi-a f Korean
Variant of Mi-Ah

Mia f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese Kanji 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep (the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches)" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia, sub-". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mia f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
European Portuguese diminutive of Camila and Brazilian Portuguese diminutive of Emília.

Mic m American (Rare)
Diminutive for Micah or Michael or a variant of Mick.

Mie f Japanese
Combination of a mi kanji, like 美 meaning "beauty," 三 meaning "three," 実 meaning "seed; fruit" or 未, referring to the sign of the Sheep, and an e kanji, such as 枝 meaning "branch, bough," 江 meaning "inlet, bay," 恵 meaning "wisdom," 栄 meaning "glory, prosperity" or 重, normally used as a counter for layers in the hito-futa-mi counting system as seen in the combination 三重 meaning "triple, threefold, three-ply."... [more]

Mii f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mê.

Mii f Japanese (Rare)
From 美 (mi, bi) meaning “beautiful,” and 委 (i, yuda.neru) meaning "committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mik m Danish
Danish form of Mick.

Mik m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Mikołaj and Mikoła.

Mil m Flemish
Truncated form of Emil.

Mîm m Literature
Mîm is the name of the last petty-dwarf in the Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. His story is also told in The Children of Húrin.

Mim f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Miriam.

Min m Walloon
Walloon form of Méen.

Min f English
Diminutive of Minnie.

Min f Japanese
From Japanese 敏 (min) meaning "agile, quick, alert; sensitivity", 民 (min) meaning "people, nation, subjects", 明 (min) meaning "bright, light", or 眠 (min) meaning "sleep, die, sleepy". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Min m Egyptian Mythology
From Egpytian mnw literally meaning "established one", from mn "to establish". Min was an ancient Egyptian fertility god, often depicted as a human male with an erect penis and an upheld left arm holding a flail.

Míó m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Mio 2.

Mír m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Mîr m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish mîrza meaning "prince".

Mir m Russian
From the Russian word mir, "world, universe, peace".

Mir m Korean
Means "dragon" in Korean.

Miś m Polish
Diminutive of Michał.

Mit m English (American)
Mit is derived from the names Mitchell, Matthew, or Michael, mostly as a shorter form or nickname... [more]

Mít f Vietnamese
Means "jackfruit" in Vietnamese.

Miu f Chinese
From Chinese 缪 (miu) meaning “wrought, wrapping around” or “clever”. In ancient times this character was an alternate form of 穆 (mu) meaning “silent, solemn, tranquil”.

Miu f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 羽 (u) meaning "feather", 雨 (u) meaning "rain", or 優 (u) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.