MeraniifJapanese From Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot", 良 (ra) meaning "good" combined with 新 (ii) meaning "new". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
MerbertafMedieval French Derived from Old High German māri "famous" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz) and Old High German beraht "bright" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz).
Merdekam & fIndonesian Means "free, independent" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "prosperous".
MerdekawatifIndonesian From Indonesian merdeka meaning "free, independent" combined with the feminine suffix -wati. This name was most popularly given to children born around the time Indonesia gained independence in 1945.
MerewealhmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements mere "sea" and wealh "foreigner, Celt". This name was borne by a sub-king of the Magonsæte in the mid to late 7th century.
MeriadegmBreton, Breton Legend From an old Breton name composed of the elements mer "sea" and iatoc "forehead". Conan Meriadeg was the legendary founder of Brittany.
MeriadocmOld Celtic, Literature Welsh form of Meriadeg. This is the name of the legendary founder of Brittany, British leader Conan Meriadoc. Used by J. R. R. Tolkien for the character of Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck, a hobbit in 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954).
MeriasekmCornish Conrish form of Meriadeg. Saint Meriasek was a 4th-century Breton saint. The legends of his life are known through Beunans Meriasek, a Cornish language play known from a single surviving manuscript copy dated 1504, and a few other sources... [more]
MeribahfEnglish (American) From an Old Testament place name meaning "quarreling, strife, contention" in Hebrew. This occurs in the Old Testament belonging to one of the locations visited by the Israelites following their exodus from Egypt.
Meridianf & mLiterature From the English word, which is directly from Latin meridianus meaning "of midday, of noon, southerly, to the south". It was used by Alice Walker for the heroine of her novel 'Meridian' (1976).
MeridianafEnglish (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Literature According to Walter Map's 12th-century work De nugis curialium (Courtiers' Trifles), Pope Sylvester II owed his powerful position in the Catholic Church to the influence of a succubus named Meridiana.... [more]
MerinafJapanese From Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MerisafJapanese From Japanese 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MerkadafJudeo-Spanish Derived from Judeo-Spanish merkado or Spanish mercado, both meaning "market". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was sold by its parents.
MerkadomJudeo-Spanish Derived from Judeo-Spanish merkado or Spanish mercado, both meaning "market". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was sold by its parents. Masculine form of Merkada.
MerkaremAncient Egyptian From Egyptian mr-kꜣ-rꜥ, possibly meaning "the soul in the pyramid of Ra", from Egyptian mr "pyramid" combined with kꜣ "soul" combined with the name of the god Ra... [more]
MerliahfEnglish (Modern) A combination of the prefix ‘mer’ and the suffix ‘lia’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie in a Mermaid Tale” where Barbie plays Merliah Summers, a surfing teenager who is half mermaid and half human.
MerneptahmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian mry-n-ptḥ meaning "beloved of Ptah", derived from mry "beloved" (participle of mrj "to love") combined with n(j) "of, belonging to; possessing (a quality)" and the name of the god Ptah... [more]
MernuafMeroitic Meaning uncertain. Name borne by a Kandake of Kush (fl. 600 BCE), known solely from her burial at Meroe.
Merodach-baladanmBiblical Means "worshipper of Ba'al". This is the name of a king of Babylon in the time of Hezekiah.
MerofledafGermanic, History Derived from Old High German mâri "famous" combined with flâdi "beauty, respectability." Merofleda was one of the wives of Charibert I, a 6th-century Merovingian king of Paris.
MerriamfEnglish (Rare) Variant of Miriam derived from a Welsh surname which is derived from either the personal name Meuric, which is the Welsh form of Maurice, or ultimately from the Latin personal name Mauritius, which means "dark".
MerryweatherfPopular Culture Feminine variant of Meriwether influenced by the phrase "merry weather". A notable fictional bearer of the name is one of the three good fairies from Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' (1959).
MeryamunmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian mry-jmn meaning "beloved of Amun", derived from mry "beloved" (see mrj "to love") combined with the name of the god Amon... [more]
MesembriafGreek Mythology Mesembria is the name of the of the Greek Horae, goddesses of the hours. Her name means "midday", or "noon".
MestrafGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Mestra was a daughter of Erysichthon of Thessaly. According to Ovid's "Metamorphoses," she was granted the ability to change her shape at will by her lover, Poseidon. Mestra used her shape-shifting ability and trickery to provide her father with nourishment after he had been cursed with an insatiable appetite by Demeter... [more]
MetanirafGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Metanira (Ancient Greek: Metaneira or Metaenira; also Meganeira) was a queen of Eleusis and wife of Celeus.
MetiriafMaori From me "must" and tiria "share, cultivate", or me te rearea meaning "how beautiful" in Māori. A notable bearer of this name is the Maori politician Metiria Turei (b. 1970) from New Zealand.
Meurahm & fIndonesian, Acehnese Means "king" in Acehnese, though it is also used as a feminine name. This was used as the title of Acehnese rulers before the arrival of Islam to Aceh; after Islam spread throughout the region, all rulers changed their title to Sultan.
MeyrambekmKazakh From Kazakh мейрам (meyram) meaning "holiday, festival, celebration" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
MeyramgulfKazakh From Kazakh мейрам (meyram) meaning "holiday, festival, celebration" and гүл (gül) meaning "flower".
Miharihasinam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy mihary meaning "to get wealth" and hasina meaning "sacred power, sanctity, virtue".
MihrabmOld Persian Derived from Middle Persian mihr meaning "sun" combined with Middle Persian āb meaning "water". As such, one could say that the meaning of this name is roughly "sun in the water" (in reference to the reflection of sunlight in the water)... [more]
Mihr-un-NissafHistory Original Classical Persian form of Meherunnesa. This name was borne by multiple royal women from the Mughal Empire: Mihr-un-Nissa or Mehr-un-Nissa (1577-1645), better known by her title Nur Jahan, the chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir; her daughter Mihr-un-Nissa Begum (born c. 1605); as well as the Mughal princess Mihr-un-Nissa Begum (1661-1706), a daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb (who also had other daughters named Zeb-un-Nisa, Zinat-un-Nisa, Badr-un-Nisa and Zubdat-un-Nisa).
MikarunafJapanese (Rare, ?) From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three", 日 (ka) meaning "day, light, sun" combined with 月 (runa) meaning "moon, month". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible, but the 三日月 spelling means "crescent moon".
MillarcafLiterature Invented by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu in his Gothic novella Carmilla (1872), in which the title character, a vampire, uses this and other anagrams of her name (including Mircalla) as aliases when she relocates.
MilodarkafSerbian (Rare) Derived from the Slavic elements mil, meaning "dear, precious" and dar, meaning "gift" or "given".
MinarapamMoriori This was the name of a Moriori chief and tohunga "priest" named Minarapa Tamahiwaki who lived during the 1800s.
Mindort-batonimGeorgian Mythology Meaning uncertain. Mindort-Batoni was the god of valleys, fields, and wild flowers in Georgian mythology. He is also the father of Mindort-brdzanebeli, the goddess of flowers.
Mindort-brdzanebelifGeorgian Mythology Meaning unknown. Mindort-Brdzanebeli was the Georgian goddess of flowers and daughter of Mindort-batoni. She was believed to flutter over plants and live off of pollen.
MinervinafAncient Roman, Portuguese (Brazilian) Minervina was the first wife of Constantine the Great. She was of Syrian origin. Constantine either took her as a concubine or married her in 303, and the couple had one son, Crispus.
MingirdasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]
MingraofChinese From the Chinese 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" and 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating".
MirafJudeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan Judeo-Spanish short form of Mirian and Judeo-Catalan short form of Miriam. In some cases it might also be a direct adoption of Judeo-Spanish mira "myrrh" (compare Spanish mirra) or an adoption of the popular Catalan feminine Mira, meaning "notable".
MirafAymara From an Aymara word expressing supplication or a request for something.
MiraalfArabic, Urdu Alternate transcription of Arabic ميرال (see Miral), as well as the Urdu form.
MirabaifIndian, History From the name Mira 1 combined with the suffix bai, applied to female members of Hindu dynasties (e.g. Lakshmibai, Janabai, Muktabai, Shantabai, Ahilyabai, Jhalkaribai)... [more]
MiθrabaujanahmOld Persian Means "to whom Mithra bestows benefit" in Old Persian, from 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (Miθra), referring to the Zoroastrian deity Mithra, and *baujanah meaning "profit, advantage".