MadonnafJapanese From Japanese 聖 (mado) meaning "holy, sacred" or 美 (ma) meaning "beautiful", 女 (do) meaning "female, woman, wife" combined with 母 (na) meaning "mother" or 娘 (na) meaning "daughter". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]
MaemaengwahnfOjibwe Means "butterfly" in Ojibwe, from the Ojibwe memengwaa "butterfly".
MaenwallonmMedieval Breton Old Breton name, recorded in Latin as Maenuuallon, meaning "great and valorous" from Old Breton maen, from Latin magnus "large, great, strong", and Old Breton uuallon or Old Welsh uualaun, uualon "valorous".
MærwynnfAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements mære "famous" and wynn "joy, bliss". This was borne by a 10th-century Christian saint, also known as Merewenna, who was the founding abbess of Romsey Abbey in Hampshire, England.
MagnentiusmLate Roman Probably derived from the Latin adjective magnus meaning "great, large" (also see Magnus). This name was borne by a Gallo-Roman usurper from the 4th century AD.
Magserannguaqm & fGreenlandic Derived from Greenlandic massippoq meaning "rising half up from a horizontal position" and the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear", with the implied meaning "flower which is raised up by the heat of the sun, whilst small pieces of ice are still above it" (according to the Greenlandic author Karl Siegstad).... [more]
MāhātūnnfBalochi Derived from māh meaning "moon" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".
MaḫdiannamSumerian Mythology Likely meaning "lofty one from heaven", deriving from the Sumerian elements mah ("high, exalted), and 𒀭 an ("sky, heaven"). This was the Sumerian name of a Mesopotamian god of uncertain character... [more]
MahinbanufLiterature, History Probably from Persian مهین (mehin) meaning "greater, greatest" and بانو (bānū) meaning "lady". It is also associated with Persian مه (mah) meaning "moon"... [more]
MahinhinfTagalog, Cebuano, Filipino Derived from the Tagalog and Cebuano word mahinhin meaning "ladylike, modest, demure, gentle, soft, chaste, refined".
MalînánguaĸfGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little one to follow", combined with Malîna and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Malin KundangmIndonesian, Folklore From the folklore that is originated from West Sumatra, Indonesia. In the story, it is said that he was an ungrateful son who did not acknowledge his own mother, which made her curse her own son into a rock... [more]
MalintzinfNahuatl A Nahuatl rendering of Marina, combined with the honorific suffix -tzin.
MallidunnafAncient Near Eastern, Luwian Possibly deriving in part from the Luwian element ma-al-li ("honey"). Name borne by a ritual practitioner known from fragments of ritual tablets that bear her name.
ManaminafJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 奈 (na) meaning "why, how, what, endure".
MananmIndian, Hindi, Gujarati Derived from Sanskrit मनन (manana) meaning "thinking, understanding, reflection, meditation".
MananefJapanese From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MandanafPersian Modern Persian form of Mandane, also associated with the Persian verb ماندن (mândan) meaning "to remain, to stay; to endure, to last; to survive".
MandanefOld Persian (Hellenized) Greek form of the Old Persian name *Mandanā- meaning "delighting, cheerful". This was the name of the mother of Cyrus the Great, a daughter of the Median king Astyages... [more]
MandinafMedieval Catalan The meaning of this name is obscured, hypotheses include a derivation from Germanic *mendan "to rejoice" or a derivation from Amanda.
ManganamIndigenous Tasmanian Meaning unknown. This was the name of the father of Trugernanner (often referred to as Truganini), who was the last full-blooded Tasmanian Aboriginal, dying in 1876.
Manganirinam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy manga meaning "blue" or "beautiful, excellent" and nirina meaning "desired".
Mangenif & mAfrican means "baby who was born when there is plenty of fish" and is of Bantu origin
MangounmArthurian Cycle In Robert Biket’s Lai du Cor, the King of Moraine, he sent a horn to Arthur’s court which would expose any infedility on the part of his wife.... [more]
Manhattanf & mObscure In reference to the New York City borough of Manhattan, which derives from the word Manna-hata, as written in the 1609 logbook of Robert Juet, an officer on Henry Hudson's yacht Halve Maen (Half Moon)... [more]
ManichanfLao From the Lao ມະນີ (mani) meaning "jewel, gem, amulet" and ຈັນ (chan) meaning "moon".
Manichanhf & mLao From Lao ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel, precious stone" and ຈັນ (chan) meaning "moon".
ManikandanmIndian, Malayalam, Tamil Means "one with a bell around his neck" from Malayalam മണി (mani) or Tamil மணி (mani) meaning "bell" and Malayalam കണ്ഠം (kantham) or Tamil கந்தம் (kantam) meaning "neck, throat"... [more]
ManinidramGuanche Possibly means "splendor of the lineage" in Guanche. Maninidra was the name of a Guanche guayre (leader) from Gran Canaria and a close relative to the guanarteme (king) Tenesor Semidán... [more]
MannafDutch (Rare) When the new born child was to be named after a male grandparent named Herman or Hermannus, the female baby was named Manna.
Mannaf & mFinnish Manna was originally a male name, coming from the names Immanuel and Mauno. Later, Manna has been used as a female name, because it ends in an "a".
ManthanafThai Means "decoration, jewelry" in Thai.
MantminasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from Lithuanian mantus meaning "intelligent" (see Daumantas) or from Lithuanian manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune"... [more]
MantonmEnglish, Irish Manton is derived from various place names throughout England. In Ireland Manton is the anglicized form of the Gaelic "Ó Manntáin", or "descendant of Manntán", a personal name derived from a diminutive of "manntach" ("toothless").
Manuminaf & mGreenlandic Means "small piece of fur under the chin" in Greenlandic.
ManungalfSumerian Mythology Possibly means "Mother Nungal", deriving from the Sumerian element ama, and the name of the goddess Nungal. This name was most commonly used to refer to the goddess Nungal in texts written in Akkadian, and in the Emesal dialect of Sumerian.
MănuntafMedieval Romanian Derived from Romanian mănuntă, a regional variant of măruntă, itself the feminine form of the adjectiv mărunt "very small, tiny".
ManuranimPolynesian A variation on Manura'i and Manulani meaning "bird sky" in Tahitian and Hawaiian.
Manwenf & mChinese (Rare) Originating from Chinese culture, Manwen means 'full of culture and literacy'. It is a unisex name that signifies someone who is knowledgeable and well-read.
MardiningsihfObscure Mardiningsih "Mardi" Arquette (1939-1997), aka Brenda Denaut, was the mother of actors Patricia, Alexis, Rosanna, David and Richmond Arquette.
MariannafJapanese 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]
MarinianusmLate Roman, History Roman cognomen which was derived from Marinus. A bearer of this name was Publius Licinius Egnatius Marinianus, the youngest son of Roman Emperor Gallienus - both father and son died in 268 AD.
MarleenkenfLiterature, Low German Marleenken is a Low German diminutive of Marlene. It's the name of the girl that collects the bones of her brother and buries them under a juniper tree in the fairy tale Vom Machandelbaum by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
MarlinchenfFolklore (Anglicized) This name is used in the English translation of the Grimm Fairytale "The Juniper Tree". In the Low German original, the girl is named Marleenken. In the fairytale, Marlinchen gathers her brother's bones after he has been eaten by their father, and buries them under the Juniper tree.