Marylandf & mEnglish (American, Rare) From the place name Maryland, literally "Mary's land". A known bearer of this name was Maryland Mathison Hooper McCormick (1897-1985), an American socialite and the second wife of newspaper editor and publisher Robert McCormick.
MarzanafRussian, Slavic Mythology, Baltic Mythology Baltic and Slavic goddess associated with seasonal agrarian rites based on the idea of death and rebirth of nature, Marzana is often referred to as a goddess of death.... [more]
MarzoukafArabic Possibly from 'Bab Marzouka', a commune in Morocco.
MasamuramJapanese From Japanese 成 (masa) meaning "to become" or 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" combined with 邑 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet". Other kanji combinations can be used.
MashiraomJapanese This name is used by Mashirao Ojiro from the anime Boku No Hero Academia. The first symbol, 猿 (mashira), means "monkey". The second symbol, 夫, means "man". Overall, this name means "monkey man".
MashrafemBengali Probably derived from Arabic مُشْرِف (mušrif) meaning "supervisor, overseer".
MasuraomJapanese (Rare) From 丈夫/益荒男 (masurao), referring to a manly person, a hero or warrior, itself a combination of 益荒 (masura), referring to manliness or having the strength of a god or man (from verb 増す (masu) meaning "to increase, grow" combined with suffix ら (-ra)) and 男/夫 (o) meaning "male."... [more]
MatrikafHinduism MEANING: a mother, a divine mother, a grandmother, Name of 8 veins on both sides of the neck (prob. so called after the 8 divine mothers) ,Name of partic. diagrams (written in characters to which a magical power is ascribed ; also the alphabet so employed ; prob... [more]
MauranefFrench (Modern) Most likely derived from Maurane, the stage name of the francophone Belgian singer Claudine Luypaerts (1960-2018). She was quite popular in the late '80s and early '90s. Luypaerts had based her stage name on the surname of Francis Morane (1940-2002), a French director of film and theatre whom she admired.
MaureafPolynesian Polynesian name, meaning "true beauty", or "always beautiful".
MauregatusmGermanic From Latin maurus (meaning dark-skinned or Moorish) and gothus (meaning Goth). Mauregatus the Usurper was the king of Asturias from 783 to 789.
MawrafUrdu, Punjabi Meaning uncertain, most likely of Arabic origin.
MawukuramIndigenous Australian, Walmajarri This is an Indigenous Australian name used by the Walmajarri people. Famous bearer is Mawukura (born c. 1924) an Australian Aboriginal artist and a Walmajarri man.
MaxmurafUzbek Derived from maxmur meaning "languid (eyes)".
MayranushfArmenian Literally means "sweet mother" in Armenian. It consists of the Armenian words մայր (mayr) meaning "mother" and անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet" as well as "pleasant, agreeable" (see Anush).
MaÿroumfamSonghai, Western African Meaning unknown. It was the name of an Askia dynasty member of the Dendi Kingdom straddling what are now Benin and Niger.
Mayuraf & mIndian, Marathi, Kannada, Thai, Sinhalese Feminine form of Mayur as well as a masculine alternate transcription. It is used as a unisex name in India, a feminine name in Thailand and a masculine name in Sri Lanka.
MayurafJapanese From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 弓 (yu) meaning "archery bow" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji or kanji combinations are also possible.
MažrimasmLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian adjective mažas meaning "small, little" combined with the Lithuanian verb rimti meaning "to calm down, to quieten". It is related to the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas) and the Lithuanian noun ramybė meaning "tranquility, peace, quiet".
MbarkafArabic (Maghrebi), Berber Feminine form of Mubarak used in Northern Africa. This was the name of a possibly legendary Berber princess who ruled the ksar or oasis town of El Menia in Algeria.
Mbolanirinam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy mbola meaning "yet, still, again" and nirina meaning "desired".
Mboram & fMalagasy Means "yet, still, again" in Malagasy.
McnamarafEnglish From a Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Mac Conmara meaning "son of Conmara". The given name Conmara is composed of cú "hound" and muir "sea". It probably gained in popularity as a first name for girls inspired by other feminine names beginning in Mac or Mc such as Mackenzie, McKenna, and McKinley.
MeditrinafRoman Mythology Roman goddess of wine and health, possibly created to explain the Roman holiday of Meditrinalia (Oct. 11); generally taken to mean 'healer'
MeganeirafGreek Mythology Means "man-exalting, lordly", derived from Greek μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, huge" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".
MegarafGreek Mythology, Popular Culture Either a variant of Megaera or derived from either the Ancient Greek city Megara in West Attica, Greece, or the Ancient Greek colony in Sicily Megara Hyblaea, both derived from megaron, from megas 'large, great, marvelous', referring to a large hall.... [more]
MeghavarnamIndian From Sanskrit मेघवर्ण (meghavarṇa) meaning “cloud color", derived from Sanskrit मेघ (megha) meaning "cloud", combined with वर्ण (varna) meaning “color”... [more]
MegistagorasmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos)... [more]
MeherunnesafBengali From the Persian phrase مهرالنساء (mehr an-nisa') meaning "the sun among women", derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" and Arabic نساء (nisa') meaning "women".
MehparəfAzerbaijani Means "piece of the moon", derived from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part".
MehrafPersian Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship"
MehrangmPersian Means "Color of the sun" from mehr meaning "sun" and rang meaning "color".
MehrangizfPersian Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love, affection" and انگیز (angiz), the present stem of انگیختن (angikhtan) meaning "to provoke, instigate, stimulate".
MehrasafIranian Deriving from the Farsi elements mehr ("sun") and asa ("like").
Meiranm & fHebrew (Modern) This name has some meanings: the first is "Happiness from God" (written: מירן), and the second is "joyful water" (written: מי-רן), from the Hebrew word mei (like in Meital), and the name Ran.
MeiranfChinese From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".
MeiraofChinese From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating".
MeldrafLatvian Possibly derived from Latvian meldrs "bullrush."
MeleranzmArthurian Cycle Arthur’s nephew and hero of Der Pleier’s Meleranz. He was the son of Olimpia, Arthur’s sister, and King Linefles of France.... [more]
MelindrafLiterature A minor character from Danielle Paige's 2014 novel Dorothy Must Die bears this name.
MelkorkafIcelandic, Old Norse Old Norse form of an unknown Irish name, probably from Máel Curcaig - Old Irish máel = "devotee", "servant", curracag = "hood", "woman's cap".
MellyorafLiterature, Cornish (?) Variant of Meliora used in Victoria Holt's novel The Legend of the Seventh Virgin (1964), a historical romance set in Cornwall.
MenagorasmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun μήνη (mene) meaning "moon". The second element is derived from either the Greek verb ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) meaning "to orate, to speak publicly" or the Greek noun ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market, marketplace".
MenawrafBashkir (Rare) From Arabic مُنَوَّرَة (munawwara) meaning "illuminated, luminous".
MenecratianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from the Greek personal name Menecrates. This cognomen is found in a 2nd century senatorial family (with the Lydian-born centurion P. Aelius Menecratianus at its head) that belongs to the Roman gens Aelia.
MenekratesmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand". The second element is derived from Greek κρατος (kratos) meaning "power".
MeneradefFrench (Archaic) Local feminine form of Menrade found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 18th century.
MenorahfJewish Its meaning is "candlestick". To the Jews, the menorah is the candelabrum used at Hannukah, the Festival of Lights."
MenrademFrench (Archaic) Local French form of Meinrad found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 18th century.
MenrvafEtruscan Mythology Menrva was an Etruscan goddess of war, art, wisdom, and medicine. She contributed much of her character to Roman Minerva, when that culture evolved. She was the child of Uni and Tinia... [more]
Merakm & fAstronomy Derived from Arabic al-maraqq, meaning "the loins (of the bear)". This is the traditional name of the star Beta Ursae Majoris, in the constellation Ursa Major.