This is a list of submitted names in which the starting sequence is m or d or p; and a substring is l or k or y.
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Manya f Yiddish (Russified)A Jewish and Yiddish styled form of
Miriam and names alike. It's similar to the Russian diminutive
Manya, which is of the Russian name
Mariya, which is in fact a translation of Miriam.
Manya f SanskritAn ancient Sanskrit word meaning "respected or the one who is respected by all"
Manyu m Sanskrit, HinduismLiterally meaning “passion” in Sanskrit, Manyu is the name of the Vedic deity of passion and war. Related to the Avestan-derived classical Iranian
Angra Mainyu and the modern Iranian
Ahriman.
Maōka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 桜 (ō) meaning "cherry blossom" and 花 (ka, hana) meaning "flower, blossom", 華 (ka, hana) meaning "flower, petal", 霞 (ka, kasumi) meaning "mist", 夏 (ka, natsu) meaning "summer", or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance, incense"... [
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Maolanaithe m Old IrishFrom Gaelic
Maol Anfaidh meaning "devotee of the storm", from
maol "bald, tonsured one" (later "as of someone who is devoted to God") and
anfadh "tempest, storm". This was the name of a saint.
Maolmhóna m IrishComprised of the elements
máel "tonsured one, devotee" and an element assumed to be
móin (genitive
móna) "moorland"
Maolmhuadh m Old IrishMeans “proud chief”, derived from Gaelic
maol meaning "chief" and
muadh meaning "proud, noble".
Maoziyah m HebrewMeans "God is my stronghold, whom I shall fear." This is similar to a verse from Psalm 27:1 "The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid?"
Maqbul m Arabic, Urdu, BengaliMeans "accepted, approved, acknowledged (as in a prayer)" in Arabic, from the root قبل
(qabila) meaning "to accept".
Ma'qula f UzbekDerived from
ma'qul meaning "acceptable, reasonable, good".
Ma'quloy f UzbekDerived from
ma'qul meaning "acceptable, reasonable, good" and
oy meaning "moon".
Maralbibi f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
maral meaning "Caspian deer" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Maraljamol f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
maral meaning "Caspian deer" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Maravillas f SpanishMeans "marvels, wonders" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas, which means "Our Lady of Wonders". A known bearer was María de las Maravillas de Jesús (1891-1974), a Spanish nun who has been canonized as a saint.
Marceliano m Spanish, PortugueseSpanish and Portuguese form of
Marcellianus. Known bearers of this name were the Spanish painter Marceliano Santa María (1866-1952) and the Portuguese sculptor Marceliano de Araújo (1690-1769).
Marcelien f Dutch (Rare)Dutch form of
Marceline, with its spelling phonetical in nature. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch sports sailor Marcelien de Koning (b. 1978).
Marcheline f English (Rare)This is perhaps best known as the name of Marcheline Bertrand (1950-2007), the mother of American actress Angelina Jolie, in whose case it was invented by combining her given names,
Marcia and
Lynne (with
Marceline a likely influence)... [
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Marchelm m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from either Celtic
marca meaning "horse" (which is
marah in Old High German) or from Germanic
marka meaning "border." The second element comes from Old High German
helm "helmet, protection." Used by saint Marchelm.
Marcovaldo m ItalianItalian form of a Germanic name meaning "horse rule", from the elements
marah "horse" and
wald "rule".
Marculf m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from either Celtic
marca meaning "horse" (which is
marah in Old High German) or from Germanic
marka meaning "border." The second element comes from Gothic
vulfs meaning "wolf".... [
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Marculus m Late RomanThis given name is either a diminutive of
Marcus (as it contains the Latin masculine diminutive suffix
-ulus) or it is an independent name on its own, in which case it is derived from Latin
marculus meaning "small hammer".... [
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Mardhatillah f IndonesianFrom Arabic مرضاة الله
(marḍāt Allāh) meaning "pleasure of
Allah", derived from مرضاة
(marḍā) meaning "satisfaction, pleasure" combined with الله
(Allāh).
Mardoy f UzbekDerived from
mard meaning "fearless, brave" and
oy meaning "moon".
Marduka m Ancient Near EasternOf uncertain etymology. Name borne by several court officials in the courts of Xerxes I and Darius, and is considered as a possible origin for the name
Mordecai.
Marduk-shapik-zeri m BabylonianMeans "
Marduk (is) outpourer of seed", deriving from the god Marduk, and the Akkadian elements
šapāku ("to pour on / to lavish") and
zēru ("seed ; offspring ; sown, arable land").
Marduniya m Old PersianMeans "the soft one" in Old Persian, derived from
mṛdu meaning "soft, mild" combined with the nominal suffix -𐎴
(-na) and the adjectival suffix -𐎡𐎹
(-ya).
Marekh f GeorgianDerived from Arabic
Mirrīkh (also found spelled as
Mirrīx) meaning "Mars" (as in, the planet). Also compare New Persian
Merrikh (also found spelled as
Merrix), which came from the Arabic name for the planet.
Marella f GagauzMarella is a character from the keeper of the lost cities books by Shanon Messenger
Marey f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
marr "sea, ocean; lake; horse" and
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Margaery f LiteratureThis name is borne by from Margaery Tyrell from a Song of Ice and Fire. It's intended as a variant of
Marjorie.
Margalita f GeorgianDerived from the Georgian noun მარგალიტი (margalit'i) meaning "pearl", ultimately from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarites).
Margolotte f LiteraturePossibly a variant of
Margo or
Margot, influenced by the popular name suffix -lotte. This name was created by L. Frank Baum for the character Dame Margolotte, a character appearing in The Patchwork Girl of Oz.
Marguel f Arthurian CycleA variation of
Morgan, an enchantress or fairy, probably derived from the Welsh
Modron and, ultimately, from the Celtic goddess
Matrona, and she may have been influenced by an enchantress in Irish mythology called
Morrigan, an Irish crow-goddess of war (
Morgan, like
Arthur, occasionally took the shape of a raven or a crow).
Marg'ula f UzbekUzbek feminine name refering to the curly, plant-like parts of certain traditional designs.
Margulan m KazakhEither derived from Kazakh марғаулану
(marğaulanu) meaning "slow, quiet" or марқа құлын
(marqa qulyn) meaning "foal, colt, offspring".
Marhalt m Arthurian CycleMarhalt was the father of Sir Marhaus (according to Malory) and thus the father-in-law of King Anguish, who married Marhaus’ sister. The king is mentioned in Malory X, 66, fighting in the Lonazep tournament, but most of the time he remains in the background, perhaps busily governing his territory.
Marhold m German (Rare, Archaic)German calque of
Philipp as chosen by Philipp von Zesen, derived from the elements
marh "horse" and
hold "friendly, comely, graceful". It can also be derived from
mar "famous" and the second name element is most often derived from
walt "to rule".
María de la O f Spanish (Rare)Taken from Spanish
Nuestra Señora de la O, which means "Mary of the O" in English. It is used in reference to the vesper that is read on December 18 in Spain, which commemorates the expectation of the birth of Mary and the birth of Jesus... [
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Marial m DinkaThis is a historical name of "Dinka" people in South Sudan in Africa. The meaning refers to a mixture of beautiful colors of black and white type of a bull. Is a name given to a male child after his mother's bride price was inform of such colored bull... [
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Mariángel f SpanishCombination of
Maria and
Ángel, mostly used in Spanish-speaking countries of Latin and Central America but occassionally used in Spain as well.