MideiafGreek Mythology Perhaps a feminine form of Midas. This name was borne by several mythological figures, including a nymph and one of the Danaïdes.
MimiafJapanese From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MindiamGeorgian, Folklore, Literature Basically means "I wanted you", derived from Georgian მინდია (mindia) or მინდოდა (mindoda) meaning "I wanted". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was desired by its parents.... [more]
MingxiafChinese Chinese name meaning "Bright Halo" from the characters 明 (ming2) meaning "bright, clear, shinging" and 霞 (hsia2) meaning "halo". A famous bearer was Fu Mingxia, a female multiple-gold medal and Olympic diver.
MiniafSpanish (Rare), Galician (Rare) Feminine form of Minius. This is the name of an obscure saint found in the catacombs of Rome and venerated chiefly in Brion (Galicia, Spain).
MiriafJapanese From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MirusiafRussian Variant transcription of Mirusya. A well-known bearer of this name is the Dutch-Australian soprano Mirusia Louwerse (b. 1985).
MiseriafRoman Mythology Probably means "misery" in Latin. Miseria was the Roman Goddess of misery and woe and is the Roman equivalent of her Greek counterpart Oizys.
MmoatiafAkan This is a FAIRY from the stories about Ananse (from Ghana). She was the fairy that "no man sees". This explains why Ananse had to perform a complex trick to lure her to him.
MokodiamMingrelian, Georgian (Rare) Means "I wanted you" in Mingrelian (literally: "I wanted"), which makes this name the Mingrelian equivalent of Mindia.
MolpadiafGreek Mythology Means "divine song" from Greek μολπή (molpê) "song" and διά (dia) "divine, heavenly" (related to Διος (Dios) "of Zeus"). In Greek mythology, this was the name of an Amazon.
MongoliafEnglish (Rare) This name derives from the country of Mongolia, located in east-central Asia. It is derived from 'Mongol' (as in the Mongol Empire) which is said to originate from Mongolian mong/монг meaning "brave."
MonimiafTheatre, Literature, Afro-American (Slavery-era) Probably a Latinate form of Monime, first used by Thomas Otway for the title character in his tragic play The Orphan (1680). It was subsequently used by the Scottish author Tobias Smollett (also for an orphan character) in his novel The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom (1753), and later by English poet and novelist Charlotte Smith for the heroine of her novel The Old Manor House (1793), which was a huge bestseller in the last decade of the 18th century... [more]
MoriafEnglish (Rare), Theatre Modern instances of this name may be misspellings of Maria or Moira. In the case of the character in Ben Jonson's satirical play Cynthia's Revels (1600), who 'talks anything of anything', it was probably intended to be a feminine derivative of Greek μωρός (moros) meaning "simpleton".
MoriafGreek Mythology Meant "sacred olive tree" in Greek, referring to a type of olive tree in ancient Greece that was believed to have 'been propagated from the original olive which Athena herself had caused to spring up on the Acropolis'; uprooting one of the sacred μορίαι (moriai) was an offense punishable by dispossession and banishment.... [more]
MoriafJapanese From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MorphiafHistory Of unknown origin and meaning; theories include a feminine form of Morpheus. This name was borne by Morphia of Melitene, an Armenian princess who was the mother of Queen Melisande of Jerusalem.
MotoliniamNahuatl Means "poor, a poor person" in Nahuatl, derived from tolinia "to be poor, afflicted; to suffer". This was what the missionary Toribio de Benavente was known by during his time evangelising in Mexico, due to his shabby robes.
MujiafChinese From the Chinese 慕 (mù) meaning "long for, desire, admire" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious".
Muliaf & mIndonesian Means "noble, honourable" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit मूल्य (mūlya).
MunatiafAncient Roman Feminine form of Munatius. A known bearer of this name was the Roman noblewoman Munatia Plancina (died in 33 AD), who was the wife of the governor of Syria.
MurciafRoman Mythology Originally an epithet to the goddess Venus and connected to the word myrtus "myrtle tree", later connected to the Latin word murcus "lazy, inactive" and interpreted as goddess of laziness by Christian writers.
MyiafAncient Greek Derived from Greek μυῖα (myia) meaning "fly" (considered a symbol of audacity or excessive boldness). This was borne by a Pythagorean philosopher who was active around the year 500 BC. According to later tradition, she was one of the daughters of Pythagoras and Theano.
MysiafAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Means "woman from Mysia" in Greek. Mysia was a region in Asia Minor mentioned in Acts in the New Testament, said to mean "land of beech trees" (see Mysia)... [more]
NaiafJapanese From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 以 (i) meaning "compared to" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NaiáfTupi, Guarani Per the legend, an indigenous tribe believed that the moon was the goddess Jaci, who came at night and kissed and lit up the faces of the most beautiful virgins in the village. When the moon hid behind the mountain, she would take girls with her and turn them into stars.... [more]
Nakiam & fPopular Culture, African American Briefly charted on American popularity lists due to the short-lived television police drama series 'Nakia' (1974), which starred Robert Forster as a Navajo deputy sheriff. Since then, it has been used as an African-American name (both femenine and masculine), interpreted as a combination of the phonetic elements na, kee and ya
NamadiafHistory (Ecclesiastical, Latinized) Name of a Catholic saint from Auvergne, France. According to Catholic tradition, she founded various abbeys along with her husband saint Calminius. After his death, she became a nun.
NaranciamPopular Culture Narancia Ghirga is a main character from manga 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Vento Aureo'. His name is a mix of the words naranja and arancia both meaning "orange (fruit)" in Spanish and Italian.
NariafCeltic Mythology Naria was a Gallo-Roman goddess worshiped in western Switzerland. While her functions have been lost to time, it can be deduced from the sole image of her that she may have been a goddess of good luck and blessings, as her image was done in the generic style of Fortuna, the Roman goddess of luck... [more]
NaterciafPortuguese Natercia is the anagram of the name Caterina ( old form. of modern Catarina) createart by the portuguese famoso poét. Luis de Camões in 16th century. ... [more]
Nau'meliafHawaiian (Modern, Rare), Polynesian From na'u meaning "mine" or nāu meaning "your" and melia, Hawaiian name of the flower Plumeria; hence the meaning is "my flower" or "your flower".
NehalenniafGermanic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare) Name of a Gaulish goddess of commerce worshipped in what is now the Netherlands, whose worship was prevalent when the Romans arrived to the area. She is believed to be a goddess of the sea, divination, and the Otherworld... [more]
NgoiafIndigenous Australian, Warlpiri Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Warlpiri, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name is Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri (b. circa 1948), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
Niaf & mJapanese From Japanese 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
NiafSundanese Sundanese diminutive of feminine names containing the sound nia (or other similar sounds), such as Kurnia, Juliana or Murniati.
NikaiafAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Feminine form of Nikaios. In Greek mythology, Nikaia or Nicaea was a Naiad of the springs or fountain of Nikaia, a Greek colony in Bithynia (Asia Minor).
NikasiafAncient Greek Feminine form of Nikasias and Nikasios. This is also the name of a tiny Greek island in the Cyclades, which is an archipelago in the Aegean Sea... [more]
NivariafSpanish (Canarian, Rare) From the Roman name for the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain), which was derived from Latin nivarius meaning "of snow, pertaining to snow" - itself from nix "snow" (genitive nivis, plural nives) - after the snow-covered peak of Mount Teide.
NomiafGreek Mythology Possibly means "lawfulness", derived from Greek νόμος (nomos) meaning "law, custom". This was the name of a nymph in Greek mythology, after whom the Nomian Mountains are believed to be named.
NoniafLate Roman, History Feminine form of Nonius. A bearer of this name was Nonia Celsa, the wife of Roman Emperor Macrinus as well as the mother of Roman Emperor Diadumenian.
NoreiafCeltic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare), Galician (Modern, Rare) Noreia used to be considered the epithet of an unidentified pre-Roman mother goddess who left her name in inscriptions throughout the Roman province Noricum (present-day Austria and Slovenia). Current theories suggest, however, that she might have been a Roman "creation" to gain the loyalty of the Norici (ever since Vespasian's time, she was associated with the goddess Isis and referred to as Isisi-Noreia)... [more]
NoriafJapanese From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "area, field", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NortiafEtruscan Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Nurtia. This was the name of the Etruscan goddess of fate and fortune. Her attribute is a large nail and at the beginning of the New Year a nail was driven into a wall in her sanctuary... [more]