MAAm & fFinnish Means "country, land, earth, ground, soil, suit" in Finnish.
MAAfJapanese 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.
MAAAfJapanese From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
MAACHIfJapanese From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 彩 (a) meaning "colour" combined with 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom" or 三月 (maachi) meaning "March". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
MAAKOfJapanese From Japanese 愛 (ma) meaning "love, affection", 有 (a) meaning "exist" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MAAOUYAmWestern 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.
MAASAfJapanese From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp, flax, linen". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
MAASEIAHmBiblical Means "work of YAHWEH" in Hebrew. This name appears on many characters in the Old Testament.
MAASIAImBiblical Hebrew for "Worker of Jehovah", one of the priests resident at Jerusalem at the Captivity I Chronicles 9:12
MAASIKAfEstonian Derived from the Estonian word maasikas (strawberry). The designated name-day in Estonia is July 28th.
MA'ATfEgyptian Mythology Ma'at was personified as a goddess regulating the stars, seasons, and the actions of both mortals and the deities, who set the order of the universe from chaos at the moment of creation. ... [more]
MAAYUfJapanese From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 由 (yuu) meaning "cause, reason". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MABfLiterature Anglicized form of MEDB used by the English poets of the 15th century. Shakespeare describes Mab, queen of the fairies in his play 'Romeo and Juliet' (1596), and Percy Bysshe Shelley in his poem 'Queen Mab' (1813).
MABASENm & fKhoekhoen Name mainly used by damara speaking people in Namibia.The name means "stand for yourself" used to encourage and teach an individual independance.
MABRYfEnglish From the traditionally English surname, which is a variant of MAYBERRY, which is possibly a variant of Mowbray, an English and French habitation surname for someone from Montbrai in La Manche, France... [more]
MABUZmArthurian Romance Anglo-Norman form of MABON. This is a character in 'Lanzelet', an Arthurian romance written by Ulrich von Zatzikhoven after 1194; Mabuz the Enchanter is the cowardly lord of the Schatel le Mort, or "Castle of the Dead".
MACAREUSmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Μακαρεύς (Makareus), which is a variant form of Makarios (see MACARIO). This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of them being a companion to ODYSSEUS on his voyages.
MACEmPopular Culture Mace Windu is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise where he is known for being a Jedi Master (with a purple lightsaber) and a member of the Jedi High Council during the final years of the Galactic Republic... [more]
MACEDONIAfSpanish (Rare) Feminine form of MACEDONIO. It is also part of a name of the country (officially Republic of Macedonia/The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) in south-eastern Europe.
MACEDONIOmSpanish (Rare), Italian (Rare) This name is derived from Latin Macedonius meaning "Macedonian," which is derived from Greek Makedones. That word literally means "highlanders" or "the tall ones," which is related to makednos meaning "long, tall" and makros "long, large."... [more]
MACHAfIrish, Irish Mythology Possibly from Proto-Celtic *makajā "plain (level country)". In Irish legend this was the name of a war goddess, sister of the Morrígan and the BADB... [more]
MACHAImVarious The Greek word for "battles, conflicts". In Greek mythology, they were the demons/spirts of battle, sons or daughters of ERIS. More likely used as a variant of MICAIAH or MEKHI.
MACHANIDASmAncient Greek, History This name is possibly derived from Doric Greek μαχανά (machana) meaning "machine, device, tool, contrivance", which is of the same etymology as the modern English word machine. Another possibility is that this name is derived from Greek μαχη (mache) meaning "battle"... [more]
MACHAONmGreek Mythology Ancient Greek masculine name derived from μαχη (mache) meaning "battle".
MACHARmDinka Means "black bull" in Dinka. Black bulls are the second most important for sacrifices.
MACHBANAImBiblical Hebrew for "Clad with a mantle, or bond of the Lord", one of the Gadite heroes who joined DAVID in the wilderness I Chronicles 12:13
MACHIfJapanese Means "true happiness" in Japanese. The name may be written with the characters for "true;reality"(ma) and "happiness;blessing;fortune"(chi). Other possiblites include "hemp;flax"(ma) and "wisdom"(chi)... [more]
MACHImBiblical Machi of the Tribe of GAD was the father of GEUEL, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:15.
MACHIAZELLImItalian (Rare) Very rare variant of Machiavelli. Famous bearer is Machiazelli Kahey, a Youtuber (under the channel name Macdoesit) who makes comedy videos, anti-homophobia, anti-racism, and reaction videos, among other topics.
MACHIEm & fNigerian Meaning the "replacement of a lost gem"
MAĆIJmSorbian Sorbian form of MATHIAS. Maćij Wjacław Jakula (German: Mathias Wenzel Jäckel), born 1655, was a Sorbian sculptor famous for his works in Prague.
MACRINUSmLate Roman, History Roman cognomen, which because of the -inus suffix must be a diminutive, probably of what should be macrus. Macrus is either derived from Latin macer "thin, meagre", or a latinized form of Greek makros "large, long"... [more]
MACRISfGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Μακρις (Makris), which is possibly derived from Greek μακρός (makros) "large, long; far, distant" or μάκαρ (makar) "blessed, happy" (compare MAKARIOS).
MADALBODmAncient Germanic Derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place" combined with Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer."
MADALBURGfAncient Germanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
MADALFRIDmAncient Germanic Derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
MADALGARmAncient Germanic The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place." The second element is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."
MADALGARDfAncient Germanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
MADALRADmAncient Germanic Derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
MADALRICmAncient Germanic Derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
MADAMAfJapanese From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 玉 (dama) meaning "ball". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MADANmIndian It means god of love. Famous names Madan Mohan Maivia (great indian Freedom fighter) Madan Lal Dhingra (the great lndhan revolutionary) Madan LAL (indian cricketer )
MADANImArabic (Maghrebi) Derived from Arabic مَدَنِيّ (madaniyy) meaning "city dweller, civilian, citizen", chiefly found in Algerian and Moroccan Arabic.
MADDALOmLiterature Italian name which is a masculine form of MAGDALENE. Most famously used in the poem “Julian and Maddalo” (1819) by Percy Bysshe Shelley, in which the philosophical Julian is based on himself, and the cynical Maddalo is based on Lord Byron.
MADEAfAmerican (South, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Popular Culture In the case of the Tyler Perry character, the name was taken from a phrase (madea or madear) used in the American south meaning "mother dear". It may also be a variant spelling of MEDEA.