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MA f Sumerian MythologyMeans "land" in Sumerian. In Sumerian mythology, Ma is referred to as the mother of the mountain.
MA f ChineseFrom Chinese 馬 (mǎ) meaning "horse". Other Han characters are possible.
MAA m & f FinnishMeans "country, land, earth, ground, soil, suit" in Finnish.
MAA f JapaneseFrom 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.
MAAA f JapaneseFrom 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.
MAACHI f JapaneseFrom 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.... [
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MAADYR-OOL m TuvanCombination of Tuvan
маадыр (maadyr) meaning "hero" and
оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".
MAAHIN m Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Sinhalese, Indian, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Nepali, KannadaMEANING - causing or feeling joy, dominion, mighty or powerful , blithe
MAAKO f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ma) meaning "love, affection", 有 (
a) meaning "exist" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MAAN m ArabicA historic name of a leader in old Arabian Peninsula. it means the cloud heavy with water.
MAAOUYA m Western AfricanA known bearer is Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941-), a Mauritanian military officer who served as the president of Mauritania from 1984-2005.
MAASA f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (
ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 麻 (
asa) meaning "hemp, flax, linen". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
MAASEIAH m BiblicalMeans "work of
YAHWEH" in Hebrew. This name appears on many characters in the Old Testament.
MAASIAI m BiblicalHebrew for "Worker of Jehovah", one of the priests resident at Jerusalem at the Captivity I Chronicles 9:12
MA'AT f Egyptian MythologyMa'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. ... [
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MAAYA f JapaneseMeans "curious", "annoying", "stubborn", "lost", "bewildered" and "kind"
MAAYU f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 由 (yuu) meaning "cause, reason". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MAB f LiteratureAnglicized 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).
MABASEN m & f KhoekhoenName mainly used by damara speaking people in Namibia.The name means "stand for yourself" used to encourage and teach an individual independance.
MABIOR m Dinka, African MythologyMeans "white bull" in Dinka. The white bull is the most prized and is sought after for sacrifices in celebration.
MABLUNG m LiteratureMablung is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.... [
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MABRY f EnglishFrom 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... [
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MABUZ m Arthurian RomanceAnglo-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".
MABVUTO m & f NsengaName given to a child born when there was trouble/problem in the family or community. For instance war, drought, pestilence
MACAREUS m Greek 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.
MACE m Popular CultureMace 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... [
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MACEDON m Ancient GreekFrom Greek
makednos meaning "tall" or from Illyrian
maketia meaning "cattle".
MACEDONIA f Spanish (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.
MACEDONIO m Spanish (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."... [
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MACHAI m VariousThe 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.
MACHANIDAS m Ancient Greek, HistoryThe first element of this name is possibly derived from the Doric Greek noun μαχανά
(machana) meaning "machine, device, tool, contrivance", which is of the same etymology as the modern English word
machine... [
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MACHAR m DinkaMeans "black bull" in Dinka. Black bulls are the second most important for sacrifices.
MACHBANAI m BiblicalHebrew 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
MACHI f JapaneseMeans "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)... [
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MACHI m BiblicalMachi 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.
MACHIVEYI f ShonaWhat do you seek or covert? "Situational name given in circumstance where family has covetous neighbours or kin"
MAĆIJ m SorbianSorbian form of
MATHIAS. Maćij Wjacław Jakula (German: Mathias Wenzel Jäckel), born 1655, was a Sorbian sculptor famous for his works in Prague.
MACRINUS m Late Roman, HistoryRoman 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"... [
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MACRIS f Greek 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).
MACROY m EnglishLikely transferred from the Scottish surname, meaning "son of
ROY".
MADA f ArabicMeans "highest, furthest point" in Arabic.
MADALBOD m Ancient GermanicDerived from Gothic
mathl "meeting place" combined with Gothic
biutan "to offer" or Old High German
boto "bid, offer."
MADALBURG f Ancient GermanicThe 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."
MADALGAR m Ancient GermanicThe 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."
MADALGARD f Ancient GermanicThe 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."
MADALHARD m Ancient GermanicDerived from Gothic
mathl "meeting place" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
MADALIN m RomanianVariant of
MĂDĂLIN used by Romanians abroad or in informal contexts (for example on the internet). Note that this is not the standard spelling of the name.
MADALINA f RomanianVariant spelling of
MĂDĂLINA used by Romanians abroad or in informal contexts (for example on the internet). Note that this is not the standard spelling of the name.
MADALRIC m Ancient GermanicDerived 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."
MADAMA f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 玉 (dama) meaning "ball". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MADANI m Arabic (Maghrebi)Derived from Arabic مَدَنِيّ
(madaniyy) meaning "city dweller, civilian, citizen", chiefly found in Algerian and Moroccan Arabic.
MADANI f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, AssameseMEANING - "musk", "Civet-cat"... [
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MADDALO m LiteratureItalian 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.