Submitted Names Sounding like *(k)

This is a list of submitted names in which the sound is *(k).
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Meirong f Chinese
From Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 蓉 (róng) meaning "lotus"... [more]
Meirwen f Welsh
Variant of Mairwen.
Meisa f Japanese
From Japanese 冥 (mei) meaning "dark", 銘 (mei) meaning "inscription, signature (of artisan)", 名 (mei) meaning "name", 命 (mei) meaning "fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint", 姫 (mei) meaning "princess", 愛 (mei, me) meaning "love, affection", 明 (mei, me) meaning "bright, light", 生 (mei) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 芽 (mei, me) meaning "bud, sprout", 苺 (me) meaning "strawberry", 萌 (mei, me) meaning "sprout, bud" or 鳴 (mei) meaning "chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 偉 (i) meaning "admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent", 生 (i) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 愛 (i) meaning "love, affection" combined with 沙 (sa) or 砂 (sa) both meaning "sand", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 冴 (sa) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness", 朝 (sa) meaning "morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea", 皐 (sa) meaning "swamp, shore", 里 (sa) meaning "village" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help"... [more]
Meisam m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian میثم (see Meysam).
Meisha f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone" combined with 砂 (shā) meaning "sand". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Meisong f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", or 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry" combined with 松 (sōng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Meitar f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Means "strings, chords" in Hebrew.
Meiwen f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful", 渼 (měi) meaning "ripple" or 瑂 (méi) meaning "stone resembling jade" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns"... [more]
Meixiao f & m Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom"... [more]
Meixue f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" combined with 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school"... [more]
Meiya f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".
Meiying f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" combined with 盈 (yíng) meaning "full, plentiful, surplus", 莹 (yíng) meaning "lustre of gems", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade" or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip"... [more]
Meiyu f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem"... [more]
Meiyue f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", or 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry" combined with 月 (yuè) meaning "moon, month", 悅 (yuè) meaning "delighted, happy, pleased, content", 悦 (yuè) meaning "joy", or 越 (yuè) meaning "beyond, more"... [more]
Meiyun f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 云 (yún) meaning "cloud". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Meizhen f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 眉 (méi) meaning "eyebrow, upper margin" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare" or 蓁 (zhēn) meaning "luxuriant, lush"... [more]
Mek f & m Khmer
From the Sanskrit word मेघ (megha) meaning "sky, cloud".
Mekhin m Thai
Means "cloud" (a poetic word) in Thai.
Mela f Polish
Diminutive of Melania, Amelia and other names beginning with or containing "-mel-".
Melanchthon m English (Rare, Archaic)
From the family name of Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), Protestant leader and associate of Luther. The name was originally Schwartzerdt, "black-earth", in German, which was translated into Greek (using melas (genitive melanos) "black" and chthon "land, earth, soil"), as was sometimes done during the time of the enthusiasm for Greek studies during the Renaissance... [more]
Melangell f Welsh
The name of an early Welsh saint, known as the patron saint of small creatures because she sheltered a hare from the hounds of Prince Brochwel Ysgythrog during his hunting expedition... [more]
Melangton m Obscure
Derived from the surname of the German reformer Philip Melanchthon.
Melaniusz m Polish (Rare)
Masculine form of Melania.
Melanja f Polish (Archaic)
Older spelling of Melania, considered incorrect in contemporary Polish ortography.
Melcher m Swedish (Rare), Romansh
Swedish variant of Melker as well as a Romansh variant of Melchior which is traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Melchiades m Ancient Greek, Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Ancient Greek μίλτος (míltos) Μιλτιάδης (Miltiádēs) meaning "red land, crimson". ... [more]
Melchizedek m Biblical
Means "my king is righteousness" from Hebrew מֶלֶךְ‏ (mélekh) meaning "king" and צֶדֶק (tzédek) meaning "righteousness". In the Old Testament this is the name of a priest king who gives Abraham a blessing.
Meldra f Latvian
Possibly derived from Latvian meldrs "bullrush."
Meleagros m Ancient Greek
Possibly related to Greek μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark" and ἀγρός (agros) meaning "land, field", giving this name the meaning of "black land", perhaps in reference to burnt farmland (which was burnt in order to make the ground fertile)... [more]
Melecjusz m Polish
Polish form of Meletios.
Melford m English (Rare)
Taken from the English surname, Melford.
Melian f Literature
"Dear gift" in Sindarin. Melian was the queen of Doriath in J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion.
Melicertes m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Uncertain etymology. This was the original name of the sea god Palaemon, son of Ino and Athamas.
Melichar m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Melchior.
Melik m Armenian
Armenian form of Malik 1.
Meline f Armenian
Armenian form of Melina.
Meliye f Walloon
Short form of both Melaniye and Ameliye.
Melkert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Melchior.
Mellangel f & m Welsh
Variant or misspelling of Melangell.
Melo m & f Georgian
For men, this name is usually a short form of Meliton and sometimes also of Mevlud.... [more]
Mélodine f French (Rare)
Elaborated form of Mélodie.
Melton m English
Probably a variant of Milton.
Melur f Indonesian, Malay
Means "jasmine" in Indonesian and Malay.
Melveen f English (Rare)
A combination of Melva and the suffix -een.... [more]
Melwin m Swedish
Variant of Melvin.
Mem f & m English
Short form of various names containing the element -mem-.
Memeng f Filipino
Diminutive of Carmen, Dominga, Nemesia, and other names containing -me- or -mi-.
Memnon m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μέμνων (memnon) meaning "steadfast, resolute" (see Agamemnon).
Memnone m Italian
Italian form of Memnon.
Memos m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Agamemnon.
Mena f Japanese
From Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Menching f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Carmen.
Mencius m History
Anglicized form of the Chinese name 孟子 (Mengzi), from the surname Meng combined with the title 子 (zǐ) meaning "master"... [more]
Mendanbar m Literature
The name of a character in American author Patricia Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles series of young adult fantasy novels.
Ménehould f French
Probably a French form of Meinhold. Saint Ménehould is a French saint from the 4th century. She gave her name to the small town of Sainte-Ménehould in the Champagne region.
Menekşe f Turkish
Means "violet (flower)" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian بنفشه (banafsheh).
Meng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", 濛 (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout"... [more]
Meng m Chinese (Teochew)
Means "light" in Chinese.
Meng m Khmer
From the Chinese name Meng 3.
Mengjie f & m Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision" combined with 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure" or 婕 (jié) meaning "beautiful, handsome"... [more]
Mengmeng f & m Chinese
Reduplication of Chinese 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Menhaal m & f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic منهال (see Minhal).
Menhal m & f Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic منهال (see Minhal).
Menippos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse"... [more]
Menkao f Japanese
From Japanese 面顔 (menkao) meaning "facial expression" or 面 (men), meaning "mask" and 顔 (kao), meaning "face." Other kanji characters can form this name.
Menkar m Astronomy
From Arabic منخر (manħar) "nostril" This is the name of a star in the constellation Cetus.
Menma f Japanese
From Japanese 銘 (me) meaning "inscription", 夢 (n) meaning "dream" combined with 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Menna f Welsh, Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Mena in countries where that name is used (i.e., Germany, Netherlands, Mena being a German/Dutch diminutive of various names beginning with Mein, such as Meinhild, where the meaning is "strength"), but Menna is also used regularly in Wales in modern times... [more]
Menoikeus m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "strength of the house", derived from Greek μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force" and οἶκος (oikos) meaning "house, home".
Menoitios m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force" and οἶτος (oitos) meaning "fate, doom".
Menowin m German (Modern, Rare), Romani
The name is often analysed as a Germanic name made from the element MEGIN "strength" and WIN "friend". However, in the case of the most known bearer, the German singer Menowin Fröhlich, there is an account from his father that the name is made up to sound like Menuhin (the surname of the violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin).
Menrit m & f Coptic
Means "beloved, friend".
Menua m Urartian, Ancient Armenian, Armenian
The name of an Urartian king.
Mėnulis m Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Means "moon" in Lithuanian. This was the name of the Lithuanian moon god.
Menvleuz f & m Filipino
Variant of Minviluz.
Menyus m Hungarian
Hypochoristic form of Menyhért.... [more]
Meoki f Japanese
Pink cat
Meraj m Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic معراج (see Miraj), as well as the Persian and Urdu form.
Mercédès f French
French form of Mercedes. This name was given to a queen of Spain from the French royal House of Orléans.
Mercês f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Mercedes.
Mercet f Aragonese
Variant of Merzé.
Měrćin m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Martin.
Mereck m English (Rare)
Variant of Merrick influenced by the spelling of Dereck.
Mereke f & m Kazakh
Means "festival, celebration" in Kazakh.
Meret f German, German (Swiss), Sami
Low German variant of Merete as well as a Swiss German short form of Emerentia and a Sami variant of Märet.... [more]
Mergen m Mongolian
Means "wise, intelligent", "sharpshooter, sharp-sighted", or "divination, prophetic; soothsayer" in Mongolian.
Meriam f Arabic, Filipino, Maguindanao, Malay
Arabic altenate transcription of Maryam as well as the Maguindanao and Malay form.
Merica f Slovene
Diminutive of Marija via the form Meri 2.
Meridian f & m Literature
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).
Merijn m & f Dutch
Variant of Marijn.
Merion f Welsh
Welsh - feminine form of Meirion, the Welsh name of the county of Merioneth. Other feminine forms are Meiriona and Meirionwen.
Merit f Ancient Egyptian, Arabic (Egyptian)
From Egyptian mryt meaning "the beloved one", the feminine perfective relative form of mrj "to love, to have affection for, to be fond of" as well as "to want, to wish, to desire".
Merivel m Romani
Romani form of Marvel.
Merjá f Sami
Sami form of Merja.
Merkel f & m Various (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Merkel. Modern usage is inspired by the surname of the German chancellor Angela Merkel.
Měrko m Sorbian
Diminutive of Měrćin and other names that contain the element -měr-.
Merl m American
Variant of Merle.
Merliah f English (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.
Merneptah m Ancient 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]
Meroë f English (Rare), Literature
The name of a witch in Lucius Apuleius's 2nd-century Latin novel 'The Golden Ass', who murders a man named Socrates with her accomplice Panthia. It was probably taken from the name of an ancient city on the Nile.... [more]
Měrosław m Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Miroslav.
Merrell m & f English (Rare)
A variant of Merrill that is sometimes used as a feminine name as well as a masculine name as a variant of Meryl.
Merriam f English (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".
Merric m English (Rare)
Variant of Merrick. It was used by the author Tamora Pierce for a character in her 'Protector of the Small' fantasy series.
Merrit f North Frisian, Low German
North Frisian short form of both Maria and Margarethe, recorded in the 1600s on the isles of Föhr, Amrum and Sylt. The name is still in use today.
Meruzhan m Armenian
Means "beloved soul" from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love" and جان (jân) meaning "soul".
Merylin f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant or Marylin or a combination of Mery and the popular diminutive suffix -lin.
Mesbah m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic مصباح (see Misbah), as well as a Bengali variant.
Mescal f English (American, Rare, Archaic), Literature
From the English word for the peyote cactus, from Nahuatl. It was used by American author Zane Grey for a half-Navajo, half-Spanish woman in his novel The Heritage of the Desert (1910) and the subsequent silent film adaptation (1924), in which the character was played by actress Bebe Daniels... [more]
Meschech m Mormon (Rare)
Mormon form of Meshech.
Meshae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements mee and shay.
Mèsidye m Haitian Creole
Derived from Haitian Creole mèsi "thanks; thank you" and dye "god" with the intended meaning of "thanks be to God".
Meskerem f Ethiopian
Means "September" in Ethiopian.
Mesrop m Armenian
Of uncertain origin.
Messua f Hindi
Probably mean “One Who Prays” in Hindi. A notable bearer was the woman who took in Mowgli when he joined the humans in a version of ‘The Jungle Book’.
Metanet f Turkish (Rare), Azerbaijani (Expatriate)
Means "sturdiness, stability" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic متانة (matāna). It is also a transliteration of its cognate Mətanət.
Metellus m Ancient Roman, English (British, Rare)
A family name in the Roman gens Caecilia. It is derived from an originally Etruscan word meaning "hired servant".
Metfried m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the name elements maht "might, strength" and fridu "piece".
Metheven f Cornish
Means "June" in Cornish (literally "midsummer"). This is a recently coined Cornish name.
Měto m Sorbian
Lower Sorbian variant of Mjertyn.
Metora f English
"Meteor"
Metring f & m Filipino
Diminutive of Demetria or Demetrio.
Metta f German, Low German, American, Hungarian
German variant of Mette and Meta and Low German short form of Mechthild as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name.
Mettaton m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. In the game Undertale, Mettaton is a robot built by Dr. Alphys for the purposes of entertainment and anti-human defense.
Metuka f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "sweet" in Hebrew.
Mevlüde f Turkish
Feminine form of Mevlüt.
Mevlüt m Turkish
Derived from Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid) meaning "birth", used to refer to the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.
Mevorach m Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Hebrew for "the one who blesses". See Baruch.
Mex m Dutch (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Max. The spelling is chosen to suggest an anglicised pronunciation instead of the standard Dutch and German one.
Meybelín f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American
Spanish form of Maybelline. It is mainly used in El Salvador and Nicaragua.
Meyram m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Meiram.
Meyramgul f Kazakh
From Kazakh мейрам (meyram) meaning "holiday, festival, celebration" and гүл (gül) meaning "flower".
Meytav f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "the best" in Hebrew.
Mi-a f Korean
Variant of Mi-Ah
Mia f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese Kanji 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep (the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches)" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia, sub-". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mi-ae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" and 愛 (ae) meaning "love," among other hanja combinations.
Miam f Hebrew (Rare)
Shortened version of "Miriam".
Miana f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (mi, shin, kokoro, mune, makoto, gokoro) meaning "mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas" or 水 (mi, sui, mizu, midu, uzu, zumi, tsu, do, misa, mitsu, mina, min) meaning "(cold) water, a fluid; a liquid, water", 彩 (sai, irodoru, aya, tsuya, a) meaning "colour" or 亜 (a, e, tsugu, atsu, ou, minikui) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 夏 (ka, ge, na(tsu)) meaning "summer" or 奈 (na, da, nai, dai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "apple tree"... [more]
Miane f French (Rare)
French form of Miana 3
Miaomiao f Chinese
Reduplication of Chinese 苗 (miáo) meaning "seedling, shoot, sprout"; other character combinations can form this name as well.
Miaya f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 充 (mi) meaning "fill, be full, supply", 翠 (mi) meaning "green", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 御 (mi) meaning "imperial" combined with 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" or 文 (aya) meaning "sentence"... [more]
Mic m American (Rare)
Diminutive for Micah or Michael or a variant of Mick.
Mića m Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Milan.
Micá f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria do Carmo, Maria Carlos, and other similar composed names.
Micarah f Hebrew
“Beloved Cattle”
Micas m Portuguese
Short form of Miguel.
Michaell m English
Variant of Michael.
Michaelle f American
Unaccented form of Michaëlle occasionally used in the USA. Also could be a variant of Michaela and Michelle (See also Michaella and Michaele).... [more]
Michál m Irish
Irish form of Michael.
Michaś m Polish
Diminutive of Michał.
Micheál m Irish
Variant of Mícheál.
Michée m French
French form of Micah.
Míchel m Spanish
Diminutive of Miguel.
Mi-cheong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 晴 (cheong) meaning "clear", 青 (cheong) meaning "blue, green", or 淸 (cheong), referring to the word for various sweetened foods in the form of syrups, marmalades, and fruit preserves as well as being used as a word for honey.... [more]
Michid f & m Mongolian
Means "evening star" in Mongolian.
Michika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (michi) meaning "love, affection", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 岐 (michi) meaning "branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater", 教 (michi) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 慶 (michi) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 康 (michi) meaning "ease, peace", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 充 (michi) meaning "allot, fill", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 進 (michi) meaning "advance, proceed, progress, promote", 翠 (mi) meaning "green, kingfisher", 千 (mi) meaning "thousand", 宙 (michi) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time", 典 (michi) meaning "code, ceremony, law, rule", 通 (michi) meaning "traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents", 道 (michi) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 宝 (michi) meaning "treasure, wealth, valuables", 望 (mi) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 満 (mi) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 味 (mi) meaning "flavor, taste", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 明 (mi) meaning "bright, light", 理 (michi) meaning "reason, logic", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics, companion", 路 (michi) meaning "path, route, road, distance" or 迪 (michi) meaning "edify, way, path", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, fly", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing", 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 慶 (chika) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 哉 (chika), an exclamation, 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy" or 樺 (ka) meaning "birch, dark red"... [more]
Michitaka m Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "path" combined with 敬 (taka) meaning "respect, honor, reverence".
Michiya m Japanese
From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "road; way" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Michonne f Literature, Popular Culture
Derived from the French surname Michon, which is a patronymic surname that is derived from a pet form of the name Miche (which is a short form of Michel)... [more]
Mickael m Swedish (Modern, Rare), French
Swedish variant of Mikael and French variant of Mickaël.
Mickaëlle f French
Feminine form of Mickaël.
Mićo m Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Milan.
Mictēcacihuātl f Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Derived from Mictlan, the Aztec afterlife, and Nahuatl cihuātl meaning "woman, lady". This was the name of an Aztec goddess of the dead and the underworld.
Midbar m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "desert" in Hebrew.
Middleton m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Middleton.
Midea f Italian, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Mideia, as well as the modern Italian form.
Mid-eum m & f Korean (Modern)
From the verbal noun of verb 믿다 (mitda) meaning "to believe in something, trust someone."
Mie f Japanese
Combination of a mi kanji, like 美 meaning "beauty," 三 meaning "three," 実 meaning "seed; fruit" or 未, referring to the sign of the Sheep, and an e kanji, such as 枝 meaning "branch, bough," 江 meaning "inlet, bay," 恵 meaning "wisdom," 栄 meaning "glory, prosperity" or 重, normally used as a counter for layers in the hito-futa-mi counting system as seen in the combination 三重 meaning "triple, threefold, three-ply."... [more]
Miechen f German (Rare)
A diminutive of Marie.
Miečyslaŭ m Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Mieczysław. Derived from Belarusian меч (mieč) meaning "sword" combined with слава (slava) meaning "glory, fame".
Miele f Italian (Rare)
Means "honey" in Italian.
Mielo m Finnish (Rare)
Masculine form of Mielikki.
Miem f Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Mimie, but often just used as a pet form of Maria and Marie... [more]
Miên m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 綿 (miên) meaning "continuous" or 檰 (miên) meaning "cotton tree".
Miércoles f Popular Culture (Hispanicized)
Derived from miércoles, which is the Spanish word for Wednesday. This is the name for Wednesday Addams in Spain, whereas in Latin America her name is Merlina.
Miet f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Marietje, but often just used as a pet form of Maria and Marie.
Mietek m Polish
Diminutive of Mieczysław.
Miette f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Obsolete diminutive of Marguerite. In this day and age the name coincides with the French word miette "crumb" (which is also used as a term of endearment for children).
Miêu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 苗 (miêu) meaning "seedling, sprout", 貓 (miêu) meaning "cat", or 錨 (miêu) meaning "anchor".
Mi-eun f Korean
Combination of a mi hanja, e.g. 美 meaning "beauty," and an eun hanja, such as 恩 meaning "favour, grace" or 銀 meaning "silver."
Miftah m & f Arabic, Indonesian
Means "key" in Arabic, from the root فتح (fataḥa) meaning "to open".
Miftah al-Din m Arabic
Means "key to the religion" from Arabic مفتاح (miftāḥ) meaning "key" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Miftahuddin m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic مفتاح الدين (see Miftah al-Din), as well as an Indonesian variant.
Mifune f & m Japanese (Rare)
From 舟/船 (fune) meaning "ship, boat," prefixed with a mi kanji, like 美 meaning "beauty" or 三 meaning "three."... [more]
Migál m Sami
Sami form of Mikjáll.
Migáš m Sami
Variant of Migoš.
Mi-geum f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 琴 (geum) which refers to the geomungo, an ancient Korean zither, or 金 (geum) meaning "gold". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Mignonette f English (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Diminutive of Mignon, as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix. As such, this given name literally means "little darling" in French.... [more]
Migos m Sami
Variant of Migoš.
Migoš m Sami
Sami form of Michael.
Migot m Sami
Variant of Migos.
Migue m Spanish
Diminutive of Miguel.
Míguel m Spanish (European)
Pet name of Miguel stressed on the first syllable.
Miguelanxo m Galician
Combination of Miguel and Anxo (compare Michelangelo).
Miguen f Algonquian
Means "feather" in Abenaki.
Miha f Japanese
From Japanese 見 (mi) meaning "to see" combined with 張 (ha) meaning "to stretch; to open up; to spread". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mihal f Hebrew
Rare variant of Michal 2.
Mihalj m Croatian
Regional Croatian variant of Mihael.
Mihana f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 花 (hana) or 華 (hana) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mihej m Croatian
Croatian form of Micah.
Mihran m Armenian
Armenian form of Mehran.
Mihrigül f Uyghur
Means "love flower" from Uyghur مېھرى (mehri) meaning "love" and گۈل (gül) meaning "flower".
Mihthild f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Matilda, derived from miht "might, power" and hild "battle".
Mihua m Nahuatl
Means "possessor of arrows" in Nahuatl, from mitl "arrow, dart" and the possessive suffix -hua.
Mi-hyeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able".
Miika m Finnish
Finnish form of Micah.
Miikka m Finnish
Variant of Miika.
Miila f Finnish
Variant of Emilia or Ludmila.
Miina f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Miio m Finnish (Modern)
A form of Mio which is from Astrid Lindgren's children's book Mio, my Mio (also known as Mio, my Son)(Mio, min Mio in Swedish)
Miira f Finnish
Variant of Mira 2.
Miisa f Finnish
Of unknown origin. Possibly a feminine variant of Mishael.
Mijaíl m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Mikhail, given in honour of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022), who is known as Mijaíl Gorbachov in Spanish.
Mijal m Newar
Means "light of the fire", from Newar मि (mi) meaning "fire" and जल (jal) meaning "light; ray".
Mi-jeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" and 廷 "court".
Mi-jin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" and 進 "advance, make progress, enter".
Mik m Danish
Danish form of Mick.
Mika f Hebrew
Diminutive of Michal 2 and Michaela.
Mikac m Croatian (Archaic)
Old Croatian diminutive of Mika, itself either a variant of Miha or a pet form of Mikula/Mikulaš.
Miká’e f Omaha-Ponca
Means “star” in Omaha-Ponca.
Mika'ila m Hausa
Hausa form of Michael.
Mikał f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Michal 2
Mikalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the name Mika and the surfix lynn (see Lynn.)
Mikan f Japanese
From Japanese 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "nectar, honey, sweet" and 柑 (kan) meaning "citrus fruit". As a vocabulary word, 蜜柑 (mikan) meaning "Mandarin orange". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Mikhayl m Russian
Alternate transcription of Mikhail.
Mikhey m Biblical Russian, Biblical Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Micaiah.... [more]
Mikiades m Ancient Greek
Patronymic form of Mikion.
Mikie f Japanese
From Japanese 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk" and 枝 (e) meaning "branch" or 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit", as well as other kanji combinations that can form this name.
Mikina f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 実 (mi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut", 樹 (miki) meaning "tree; plant", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches" or 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake", 来 (ki) meaning "to come", 岐 (ki) meaning "majestic", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 綺 (ki) meaning "elegant, beautiful", 祈 (ki) meaning "prayer", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, rare", 紀 (ki) meaning "century" or 季 (ki) meaning "youngest brother" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 南 (na) meaning "south"... [more]
Mikinosuke m Japanese (Rare)
From 幹 (miki) meaning "(tree) trunk, base" or 造酒 (Miki), referring to 造酒司 (miki/sake no tsukasa), the office under the Ministry of the Imperial Household in charge of the brewing of sake and vinegar, combined with the genitive particle の (no), written as 之, 乃 or the katakana equivalent ノ, and suke, originally denoting a kokushi (provincial governor) with the 2nd-highest level of suke (介), also written with other kanji like 助.... [more]
Mikiwa f Japanese
From Japanese 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 希 (ki) meaning "hope" or 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle" combined with 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Mikiya m & f Japanese
From Japanese 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk" combined with 允 (ya) meaning "field". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mikkiel m Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Michiel, which was possibly influenced by related names like Mick, Mik and Mikkel.
Miklausė f Medieval Baltic
A Medieval Lithuanian form of Nicholas
Mikławš m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Nikolaus. Mikławš Jakubica (16th century) was a Sorbian pastor who in 1548 translated the Bible into the Lower Sorbian language.
Mikó m Hungarian
Diminutive of Mihály.
Mikolas m Greek
Variant of Nikolaos.
Miksu m Finnish
A pet name for Mikko, Mikael, Mika 1, Miikka and Miika.
Mikuka f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 空 (ku) meaning "sky" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mikuna f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 玖 (ku) meaning "nine" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Mikwan f Cree
Means 'feather' in Cree
Miladin m Serbian
From the Slavic element milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Milagres f Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Milagros.
Milagring f Filipino
Diminutive of Milagros.
Milagritos f & m Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Milagros (compare Milagrito). As a given name, it is mostly used (as a feminine name) in Peru.
Milcom m Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology, English (Puritan)
In the Old Testament, Milcom was the highest of the Ammonite gods. It is generally accepted that this name is a form of the common Semitic noun meaning "king" (Hebrew melek), and became an epithet of the head of the Ammonite pantheon... [more]
Milda f Medieval English, Hungarian (Rare), Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with the element Mild-. In Scandinavia it may also be a variant of Milla.
Milène f French, Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Marie-Hélène; it is also occasionally considered a French form of Milena (compare Mylène).
Miliam m Swedish (Modern)
Short form of Maximiliam (compare Milian).
Milijan m Croatian, Serbian
Elaborated form of Milan.
Milin f Thai
Unknown meaning
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