Browse Submitted Names

Mara m Buddhism
Means "slaying, killing" in Sanskrit. In Buddhist tradition this is the name of a demon who personifies temptation, desire and the forces that prevent one from attaining enlightenment. He acted as the Buddha's tempter during his meditations, challenging the Buddha's claim of enlightenment and sending armies of monsters and various temptations to sway him from his path.

Marabella f English

Maradona m & f Various
Transferred use of the surname Maradona, honouring Argentine professional football player and manager Diego Maradona (1960-2020), widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football.

Maraea f Maori
Maori form of Maria.

Maragarita f Haya
Ruhaya form of Margaret.

Maragda f Catalan
Directly taken from Catalan maragda "emerald", this name is a cognate of Esmeralda.

Maraia f English (Rare), Fijian
Variant of Mariah.

Maraika f English (American, Rare)

Maraina f English (Australian), English (New Zealand), Portuguese (Brazilian)

Maraiza f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Marajka f Slovene
Diminutive of Marija.

Maralda f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian cognate of Maralde.

Maralena f English (American, Rare), German (Rare)
Contraction of Mara 1 and Lena.

Maralina f Portuguese (Brazilian), South American
Variant of Mara with diminutive -lina.

Marama m Tahitian
Means "bright, clear" in Tahitian.

Marana f History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 5th-century Christian saint, a hermit from Beroea in Syria who was martyred with her companion Cyra.

Maranatha f Various (Rare), Haitian Creole
From an Aramaic phrase in the New Testament, translated as "O Lord, come".

Maranda f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English
Possibly a variant of Miranda influenced by names such as Mara 1 and Mary.

Maranita f Spanish
Of unknown meaning, probably a variant of Marianita

Marantha f English (Rare)

Maraura f & m Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "bright garden", "splendid garden".

Maravilla f Spanish (European)
Singular form of Maravillas.

Maraya f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mariah.

Maraya f Aymara
Means "raft, boat" in Aymara.

Marbella f Spanish (Mexican), English (Rare)
Possibly from the name of a resort town in southern Spain, which likely derives from Arabic مربلة (Marbal·la) and resembles Spanish mar bella "beautiful sea" (also compare Mar)... [more]

Marča f Slovak
Diminutive of Maria.

Marca f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Marcus.

Marc'Andria m Corsican
Combination of Marcu and Andria.

Marčela f Slovene
Variant of Marcela.

Marcèla f Provençal, Lengadocian, Gascon
Occitan form of Marcella.

Marcelena f Portuguese (Brazilian, ?)
Probably a form of Marcelina or Marcelene.

Marcelia f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Marselia.

Marceliana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Marceliano.

Marcelita f Spanish, Filipino, Louisiana Creole
Diminutive of Marcela.

Marcel·la f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Catalan form of Marcella.

Marcelletta f Italian (Rare), African American (Rare, ?)
Italian diminutive of Marcella making it the Italian cognate of Marcellette.... [more]

Marcèl·lia f Catalan
Catalan form of Marcelia.

Marcel·lià m Catalan
Catalan form of Marcelianus.

Marcel·lina f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Catalan form of Marcellina.

Marcenia f English

Marcera f Occitan (Rare)
Variant of Marcèla.

Marcha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marsha.

Marchela f Obscure
Possibly a form of Marcella.

Marchella f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Papuan (Rare)

Marcheta f English (Rare)
Perhaps an elaboration of Marsha. Some sources claim it to be related to Margaret, but provide to evidence to support this claim.

Marchigiana f Judeo-Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Italian demonym marchigiano, marchigiana - "the one from Marche". Marche is one of the regions in Italy. This name denotes the provenance of a person from this place.

Marchina f English
Female child born in March

Marcià m Catalan
Catalan form of Marcian.

Marciala f Spanish (Rare), Asturian (Rare)
Feminine form of Marcial.

Marcianna f African American

Marcibella f Obscure

Marcibilia f Medieval Dutch

Marciela f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Marcia.

Marciella f English (American, Rare)

Marcija f Slovene (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Slovene and Croatian form of Marcia.

Marcijana f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Marciana.

Marcijona f Lithuanian
Form of Marciana.

Marcília f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an elaboration of Márcia.

Marcillina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Marcellina.

Marcina f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Marcin.

Marcja f Polish (Rare)
Polish feminine form of Marcius.

Marcjana f Polish
Variant of Marcjanna.

Marcolina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Marcolino.

Marcona f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Feminine form of Catalan Marc.

Marcovefa f Frankish, History
Recorded as the name of a concubine (lower-status wife) of Charibert I, Frankish king of Neustria. Her sister Merofleda (another concubine of Charibert) bears a clearly Germanic name, supporting identification of the first element with Frankish marka "border"... [more]

Marcuccia f Italian
Possibly a feminine form of Marcus.

Marcusa f Medieval Sardinian

Marcyjanna f Polish (Archaic)
Older form of Marcjanna.

Marcysia f Polish
Diminutive of Marcela, Marcelina, and Marcjanna.

Marda m Mari
Means "middle" in Mari.

Mardena f Obscure

Mardiana f Indonesian, Malay
Probably derived from Arabic مرضية‎ (mardhiyya) meaning "satisfactory, pleasing".

Mardria f American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Marduka m Ancient Near Eastern
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by several court officials in the courts of Xerxes I and Darius, and is considered as a possible origin for the name Mordecai.

Marduniya m Old Persian
Means "the soft one" in Old Persian, derived from mṛdu meaning "soft, mild" combined with the nominal suffix -𐎴 (-na) and the adjectival suffix -𐎡𐎹 (-ya).

Marea f English, Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Maria.

Marea f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
From the word "marea" (tide) in Spanish.

Mareena f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Marena.

Mareia f Romansh
Romansh variant of Maria, traditionally found in central Grisons.

Māreikura f Maori, Polynesian Mythology
Means "respected friend." Māreikura is the name of an order of goddesses in Maori mythology.

Mareka f East Frisian
East Frisian diminutive of Maria.

Mareka f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of 稀/希 (mare) meaning "rare" and a ka kanji, like 花 meaning "flower," 風 meaning "wind" or 歌 meaning "song."... [more]

Marekhuna f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Marekh.

Marela f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Possibly some variation of Maria (see Maryla), perhaps influenced by Mirela or other similar names... [more]

Marelisa f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Marella f Italian
Possibly a variant of Mariella, notably borne by Italian socialite Marella Agnelli (1927-).

Marella f Gagauz
Marella is a character from the keeper of the lost cities books by Shanon Messenger

Maremeiana f Medieval Russian
Allegedly a form of Miriam.

Maremyana f Russian (Archaic)
Variant of Mariamna.

Mařena f Czech
Diminutive of Marie.

Marëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Marina.

Marena f Albanian

Marenanna f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Maren and Anna.

Marenda f Romani

Mařenka f Czech
Diminutive form of Marie.

Marenka f Russian, Slovene
Russian diminutive form of Mariya and Marya and Slovene diminutive of Marija.

Marentha f English (American, Archaic)

Maresa f Italian, Afrikaans, German (Austrian)
Contraction of Maria and Teresa, Theresa or Theresia.

Marëszka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Mariô.

Märeta f Old Swedish, Estonian
Old Swedish form of Marete.

Mareta f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic), Estonian
Variant of Maret.

Mareta f Polynesian
Gilbertese form of Martha.

Märetha f Old Swedish
Variant of Märeta.

Maretha f Danish (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Archaic), Afrikaans
Variant of Maret.

Maretta f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Mareta.

Maretta f Italian
Diminutive of Mara 1.

Mareura f & m Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "red sea", "red ocean", or "bright sea", "bright ocean".

Mareva f Tahitian
Literally means "the one that passes quickly without turning", metaphorically meaning "shooting star".

Marevaka f Malagasy
Means "dazzling" in Malagasy.

Marevaura f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, composed by "mareva" and "ura", the meaning is "bright ocean breeze", or "dancing ocean breeze".

Marewa f Maori
Means "to rise" in Māori.

Mareya f Spanish (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Spanish Mireya or possibly a variant of Maria.

Maréza f Hungarian
Contraction of Mária and Terézia.

Mareza f Afrikaans
Variant of Maresa.

Marga f Latvian
Short form of Margarita as well as a derivation from Latvian margot "to glint, to twinkle".

Margaida f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese variant of Margarida.

Margaita f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Margaret.

Margalicia f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Latinization of Margaliz.

Margalida f Medieval Catalan, Medieval Occitan, Aragonese, Catalan (Balearic)
Variant of Margarida.

Margalina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Margalita and Marguerite.

Margalita f Georgian
Derived from the Georgian noun მარგალიტი (margalit'i) meaning "pearl", ultimately from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarites).

Margaridinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Margarida.

Margaritha f German (Swiss, Rare)
Variant of Margarita.

Margaritka f Russian
The name means Daisy.

Margaritta f Piedmontese, Romansh
Piedmontese and Romansh form of Margaret.

Margelina f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Margalit.

Margella f English (Rare)
Of uncertain origin, perhaps an elaboration of Marge influenced by Marcella.

Margellina f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Margelina.

Margeria f Judeo-Anglo-Norman (Latinized)
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Margery.

Margerina f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Margelina.

Margerita f Maltese, Polish, Slovene, Romansh
Maltese and Romansh form and Polish and Slovene variant of Margaret.

Margeta f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Marghit (compare Marget) and contracted form of Margareta.

Marghalara f Pashto
Variant of Malghalara.

Marghanita f Hebrew
Hebrew. The name of famous British writer Marghanita Laski, whose father, a lawyer and Zionist leader, named her after the scarlet pimpernel flower he had seen growing in the land of Israel.

Marghareta f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian form of Margaret.

Margharita f Finnish
Variant of Margarita.

Margheta f Romansh
Contracted form of Margareta.

Marghetta f Romansh
Variant of Margheta.

Marghirita f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Margherita.

Margiela f Obscure
Possibly a combination of Marge and Angela or after the fashion brand Maison Margiela, itself from the surname Margiela.

Marģieta f Latvian

Margilia f Medieval Breton, Breton (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One - debatable - theory connects this name with the Vulgar Latin term margella.... [more]

Margjela f Albanian

Margorzata f Medieval Polish
Variant of Margorzatha.

Margorzatha f Medieval Polish
Older form of Malgorzatha.

Margosha f Russian
Diminutive of Margarita.

Margota f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Margot.

Márgrehtá f Sami
Sami form of Margaret.

Márgreittá f Sami
Sami form of Margreta.

Margréta f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Margreta.

Margreta f Norwegian, Swedish, Faroese, Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Romansh, Medieval Baltic
Contracted form of Margareta.

Margretha f Dutch, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Romansh
Scandinavian variant of Margaretha and Margrethe and Romansh variant of Margreta.

Margretta f English (American), Romansh
English contracted form of Margaretta and Romansh variant of Margreta.

Margriata f Romansh
Variant of Magriata.

Margrieta f Latvian, Dutch
Dutch variant of Margriet and Latvian variant of Margarita.

Margrietiņa f Latvian (Archaic)
Both a diminutive of Margrieta and a direct derivation from Latvian margrietiņa "daisy".

Margrita f Dutch (Rare), Romansh
Variant of Margreta.

Margritha f Romansh (Rare)
Variant of Margrita.

Margritta f Romansh
Variant of Margretta.

Margta f Old Swedish
Contracted form of Margareta.

Marguarida f Medieval Occitan
Occitan cognate of Margarita and Marguerite.

Marg'uba f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek marg'ub meaning "desired".

Marguerita f English (Rare)
Variant of Marguerite.

Margueritta f English (American, Rare), Arabic
Modern American variant of Margherita as well as a Lebanese form of this name.

Marguerona f Medieval French
Latinized form of Margueron, itself a diminutive of Marguerite.... [more]

Marguesa f Gascon
Gascon cognate of Marquessa.

Marg'ula f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine name refering to the curly, plant-like parts of certain traditional designs.

Margula f Jewish (Rare, Archaic)

Marha f Chechen
Means "cloud" in Chechen.

Marhaba f Judeo-Arabic (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Marhama f Arabic, Indonesian
Means "mercy, compassion, pity" in Arabic, from the root رحم (raḥima) meaning "to have mercy".

Marhata f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Margaret. Marhata Cyžec-Korjeńkowa was a Sorbian teacher, composer and artist.

Marìa f Sicilian, Sardinian, Piedmontese
Sicilian and Piedmontese form and Sardinian variant of Maria.

Maria f Japanese
From Japanese 雅 (ma) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 鞠 (mari) meaning "ball", 紅 (mari) meaning "crimson, deep red", 女 (mari) meaning "woman, female", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 聖 (mari) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 毬 (mari) meaning "burr, ball", 瑪 (ma) meaning "agate, onyx", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 莉 (mari) meaning "jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 珠 (ri) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 仁 (ri) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess", 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful", 晏 (a) meaning "late, quiet, sets (sun)", 晶 (a) meaning "sparkle, clear, crystal", 神 (a) meaning "gods, mind, soul", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 有 (a) meaning "exist", 雅 (a) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 美 (a) meaning "beautiful", 母 (a) meaning "mother" or 亞 (a) meaning "rank, follow"... [more]

Marià m Catalan
Catalan form of Marianus.

Mariaanna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mariãna.

Mariabatista f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Batista.

Mariacarla f Italian
Combination of Maria and Carla.... [more]

Mariachiara f Italian
Combination of Maria and Chiara.

Mariachika f Filipino
Combination of Maria and Chika 2. This name is borne by Japanese Filipina singer Mariachika Fujishima.

Mariaestebania f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Estebania.

María Estela f Spanish (Mexican)
Combination of María and Estela.

Mariagrazia f Italian
Combination of Maria and Grazia.

Mariahna f American (Hispanic)
This name is commonly used in american/ hispanic households

Mariajurdana f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Jurdana.

Marialejandra f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Maria and Alejandra.... [more]

Marialena f Greek
Contraction of Maria and Lena.

Marialisa f Italian
Combination of Maria and Lisa.

Marialita f Spanish (Philippines)
Combination of Maria and the Spanish diminutive suffix -lita.

Marialma f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of María and Alma 1.

Marialuisa f Italian (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Maria and Luisa in it's full form. Its contracted form is Marisa.

Mariamma f Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Miryam (see Mary) used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians in India.

Mariamna f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Russian (Archaic), American (Archaic)
Cognate of Mariamne.

Maríana f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Mariana.

Mariãna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Marianna.

Mariana f Greek
Diminutive of Marianthi.

Mariandra f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Mariandrea f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of María and Andrea 2.

Marianella f Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Marianela.

Mariangelica f Spanish, Italian
Blend of Maria and Angelica.

Mariangiola f Italian
Variant of Mariangela.

Marianina f Corsican
Diminutive of Mariana.

Marianinha f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Marianka f Bulgarian, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Diminutive of Mariana. As a Dutch name, it may be a diminutive of Maria.

Maríanna f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Marianna.

Mariánná f Sami
Sami form of Marianna.

Marianna f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mariannedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Marianna.

Mariannina f Italian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Marianna.

Mariantonia f Italian
Contraction of Maria and Antonia.

Mariantonietta f Italian
Combination of Maria and Antonietta.

Mariànzela f Sardinian
Contraction of Maria and Ànzela (compare Mariangela).

Mariarca f Italian (Rare)

Mariarosa f Italian, Romansh
Contraction of Maria and Rosa 1.

Mariarosaria f Italian
Combination of Maria and Rosaria.

Mariarta f Romansh
Contraction of Maria and Marta and in some cases Arta. This name is traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Mariassunta f Italian
A combination of "Maria" and "assunta," referring to the Assumption of Mary

Mariastela f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese variant of Maristela.

Mariaurra f Basque
Basque combination of Maria and the word haur, haurra "child".... [more]

Maribarla f Romansh
Contraction of Maria and Barla.

Maribella f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Mariberta f Medieval French
Variant of Merberta.

Mariča f Slovene
Variant of Marica.

Marica f Roman Mythology
In Roman mythology, Marica was a nymph and the mother of Latinus. The sacred forest near Minturnae was dedicated to Marica as well as a nearby lake. The origin and meaning or her name are uncertain... [more]

Marica f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Diminutive of Maria.

Maricela f Romanian
Diminutive of Maria.

Maricella f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Maricela.

Marichka f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Mariya.

Maricia f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Măricica f Romanian (Rare)
Regional variant of Maricica.

Marička f Slovene
Diminutive of Mariča, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Maricla f Italian (Rare)
Combination of Maria and Clara.

Maricota f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria and cognate diminutive of Maria da Conceição.

Marida f Italian
Combination of Maria and Ida.

Mariea f English (Rare)
Variant of Maria.

Marieanna f English (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Marie and Anna.

Marieka f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Marieke.

Marielena f English, Spanish
Blend of Maria and Elena.

Mariëlla f Dutch
Dutch form of Mariella.

Marielsa f Portuguese (Brazilian), Romansh (Rare)
Contraction of Maria and Elsa.

Marielza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contraction of Maria and Elza.

Mariena f Slovene
Latinized form of Marienne.

Marienka f Slovene
Diminutive of Mariena.

Marienna f Obscure

Mariesa f English (Rare)

Marieta f Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Bulgarian, Armenian, Afrikaans, Polish (Rare), Latvian (Rare), Slovene, Croatian, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Portuguese, Greek, Albanian
Cognate of Marietta.

Mariëtta f Dutch
Dutch form of Marietta.

Marieva f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish, Italian, Corsican
Combination of Maria and Eva (compare Mariève).

Marigartzia f Medieval Basque
Combination of Mari 3 and Gartzia.

Marigona f Albanian
Elaboration of Marigo.

Marigoula f Greek
Diminutive of Maria.

Mariha f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Marihttá f Sami
Sami form of Marita.

Mariia f Finnish, Russian, Ukrainian
Variant spelling of Maria (Finnish) or alternate transcription of Mariya (Ukrainian and Russian).

Mariija f Finnish
Finnish variant of Marija.

Mariina f Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare), Greenlandic
Finnish and Estonian variant of Marina and younger Greenlandic form of Marîna.

Marijanca f Slovene
Diminutive of Marijana, used as a given name in its own right.

Marijanna f Latvian (Rare, Archaic)
Latvian form of Mariana.

Marijela f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Cognate of Mariella.

Marijuana f Obscure
After the psychoactive drug. This is the name of American educational professional Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck.

Marika f Japanese
From 鞠/毬 (mari) meaning "ball" or 球 (mari) meaning "sphere, orb, globe" and 花/華 (ka) meaning "flower", or it could be spelled with 真/眞 (ma) meaning "real, genuine, sincere" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "logic, reason", that is the and 嘩 (ka) meaning "noisy, boisterous" or 鹿 (ka) meaning "deer, antelope"... [more]

Marika f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Марийка (see Mariyka).

Marikka f Finnish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Marika.

Marila f Kashubian
Diminutive of Mariô (compare Maryla).

Marila f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Neapolitan, Friulian

Marilda f Italian
Italian form of Maruhild and Merehilt, derived from the Germanic name elements mari "famous" and hilt "battle".

Marilea f English (American)
Variant of Marilee.

Marileena f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Marilena.

Marília f Portuguese (Brazilian), Literature
Poetic variant form of Maria. It was introduced by the Lusitan-Brazilian poet Tomás Antônio Gonzaga (1744-1810), who invented the name for his lyric poem "Marília de Dirceu", which he wrote under the pseudonym of Dirceu... [more]

Marilia f Spanish (Latin American), Greek, Portuguese (Brazilian)
A mishmash of Maria and Emilia, and likely inspired by the Marília municipality in midwestern Rio de Janeiro in Brazil... [more]

Marilina f Italian
Combination of Maria and Lina 2, or italianized form of Marilyn

Marilisa f Italian
Combination of Maria and Lisa.

Marilita f Greek
Diminutive of Maria.

Mariliza f Greek

Marilola f Spanish
Diminutive of María Dolores.

Marilsa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Marilza.

Mariluisa f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of María Luisa.

Mariluna f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Blend of Maria and Luna.

Marilza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contraction of Maria and either Ilza or Elza.

Marina f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village" and 奈 (na) a phonetic kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Marinaia f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Merlin’s mother in Paolino Pieri’s fourteenth-century La Storia di Merlino.... [more]

Marinalva f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Marina and Alva.

Marinda f Afrikaans
Feminine form of Marinus.

Marinea f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Marineia.

Marinedda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Marinella.

Marineia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an elaboration of Marina.

Marínella f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Marinella.

Marinesa f Romansh
Contraction of Maria and Nesa.

Marineta f Provençal
Marineta diminutive of Mariana.

Marinetta f Italian, Hungarian
Italian diminutive of Marina.

Marinha f Portuguese
Portuguese medieval form of Marina, the name of a 2nd century saint. In moderate use as a given name until the 19th century.... [more]

Mariniana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Marinianus. A bearer of this name was Egnatia Mariniana, the mother of Roman Emperor Gallienus (3rd century AD).

Marinita f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Marina.

Marinna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marina.

Marinochka f Russian
Diminutive of Marina. Short forms of Marina are traditionally not used, but in the modern day, they can be.

Marintha f English (American, Archaic)

Marinuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Marina.

Mărioara f Romanian (Rare)
Regional variant of Marioara.

Mariola f Spanish
Short form of María Dolores, often used independently.

Mariolina f Italian
Diminutive of Maria and feminine form of Mario.