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Melvena f Romani (Archaic)

Melvessa f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Melva.

Melvetta f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Melva.

Melvia f American (Rare)

Melvie f Filipino, English (American, Archaic)

Melvina f English
Feminine form of Melvin.

Melvine f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Melvina.

Melvinia f African American, Romani (Archaic)
Elaborated form of Melvina.

Melvino m African American (Italianized, Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

Melwas m Arthurian Cycle
Possibly means "prince of death" or "princely youth". This is an older form of Maelwys.

Melwin m Swedish
Variant of Melvin.

Melwyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

Melwyn f Cornish (Rare)
Variant of Melwynn.

Melwynn f Cornish (Rare)
Derived from Cornish mel "honey" and gwynn "fair; white; blessed".

Mélya f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mélia.

Melya f French (Americanized, Modern)
Americanized form of Mélya.

Mélyna f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Mélina.

Melynda f American (Rare)
Variant of Melinda.

Melynde f Filipino (Rare)

Mélyne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Méline.

Melynie f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Melanie.

Melyonen f Cornish (Modern)
Means "violet" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.

Melyor f Cornish (Archaic)
Form of Meliora recorded in the 16th century in St. Breage, Cornwall.

Melzar m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "overseer" or "master of wine."... [more]

Melzetta f Obscure

Membolu m Igbo
Means "do something to me and I retaliate" in Igbo.

Memeko f Japanese
From Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" duplicated and combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Memio m Spanish
Spanish form of Memmius.

Memli m Albanian

Memmalatel m Jamaican Patois
The given name of the reggae percussionist Mr. Mojo Morgan.

Memmona f Pakistani

Memnoch m Literature
Unknown.... [more]

Memnon m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μέμνων (memnon) meaning "steadfast, resolute" (see Agamemnon).

Memnone m Italian
Italian form of Memnon.

Memo m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.

Memo m Turkish
Either a diminutive or short form of Mehmet and Memet.

Memoir m & f English, African American
The word “memoir” itself means memory or remembrance. In the field of literature, a memoir is a collection of the events that happened in the author's life, tied together by a certain theme.

Memoire f & m African American, African
Variant of Memoir.

Memoona f Urdu
Urdu transcription of Maymunah.

Memorantia f Medieval English, Medieval Dutch
Memorantia f. Latin memorantia 'remembering'.

Memori f Japanese
From the word "Memory".

Memorie f Obscure
Variant of Memory.

Memos m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Agamemnon.

Memthoybi f Manipuri
Means "winning daughter" in Meitei.

Memyl m Chukchi
Means "seal" in Chukchi.

Menaali f Muslim
This name is derived from the Arabic name Manal, which means “achievement” or “attainment”. It is also related to the name Minal, which means “precious stone” or “gift”... [more]

Menagoras m Ancient 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".

Menaichmos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun μεναίχμης (menaichmes) meaning "staunch soldier". It is a compound word, of which the first element is either the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" or the Greek noun μένος (menos) meaning "mind" as well as "spirit" and "power, strength, force"... [more]

Meŋalče f Mari
Derived from the Mari meŋ meaning "birthmark".

Menalcus m Literature
Variant of Menalcas, a Greek name from Latin literature which is used to represent a shepherd or rustic figure. The name appears in Virgil’s “Eclogues” and the “Idylls” of Theocritus and means “strong, firm, resolute”.... [more]

Menancio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Venantius.

Menandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Menander.

Menardo m Galician (Rare)

Mencio m Aragonese (Rare)
Masculine form of Mencia.

Mendekoste m Basque
Means "Pentecost" in Basque.

Mendo m Medieval Galician, Medieval Spanish

Mendog m Polish
Polish form of Mindaugas.

Mendoza f Popular Culture
The female protagonist of The Company series by Kage Baker. She is probably named after the city in Argentina.

Mendoza m Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname.

Menecles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menekles. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 3rd century BC.

Menêdemo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Menedemos via it's Latinized form Menedemus.

Menedemo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Menedemos via it's Latinized Menedemus.

Menedemos m Ancient 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 δημος (demos) meaning "the people"... [more]

Menegbo f & m Ogoni
Means "wealthy/ rich friend" in Khana,... [more]

Menegilda f Literature
Short form of Hermenegilda. This name is borne by Menegilda Goold Brandybuck, the paternal grandmother of Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings.

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.

Meneixildo m Aragonese
Truncated form of Ermeneixildo.

Menekles m Ancient 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 κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Menelais m Arthurian Cycle
Lord of the Perilous Castle.... [more]

Menelaj m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Menelaus.

Menelao m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Menelaus.

Ménélas m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Menelaus.

Menelau m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Menelaus.

Menelay m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Menelaos (see Menelaus).

Meneldil m Literature
A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name means "lover of the Heavens" in the fictional Quenya language, from menel meaning "the heavens" and -ndil, a suffix meaning "lover, friend".

Menelik m Ge'ez, Amharic
Means "son of the wise man" in Ge'ez and Amharic. According to the legend Menelik was the first emperor of Ethiopia. In the 10th century BC, he is said to have inaugurated the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia, so named because Menelik I is supposed to be the son of the biblical King Solomon of ancient Israel and Makeda, the Ethiopian Queen of Sheba.

Menemachos m Ancient 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 μαχη (mache) meaning "battle".

Menendo m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Portuguese
Derived from Hermenegildo.

Meneo m Catalan, Italian, Spanish
Catalan, Italian, and Spanish form of Meneos via it's Latinized form Meneus.

Meneos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μήνη (mene) meaning "moon". In a broad sense, it can also be interpreted as "monthly".

Menephron m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" (see Menelaus)... [more]

Meneptolemos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective μενεπτόλεμος (meneptolemos) meaning "staunch in battle, steadfast", which consists of the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" combined with the Epic Greek noun πτόλεμος (ptolemos) meaning "war".... [more]

Meneptolemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Meneptolemos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of one of the suitors of Penelope.

Menesaichmos m Ancient Greek
Variant form of Menaichmos.

Menesteo m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Menestheus.

Menestho f Ancient Greek
Water nymph from greek mythology

Menexenos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" or the Greek noun μένος (menos) meaning "mind" as well as "spirit" and "power, strength, force"... [more]

Menezio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Menoetius.

Mengbao f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare".

Mengelsa f Romansh (Rare)
Contraction of Mengia and Elsa.

Menghong f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan".

Mengli f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".

Menglian f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for".

Menglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" or 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or 临 (lín) meaning "approach, draw near".

Mengling f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Menglong f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" or 朦胧 (ménglóng) meaning "dim moonlight".

Menglǫð f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "one who takes pleasure in jewels". In Norse mythology Menglǫð is a maiden who lives in Lyjaberg.

Menglu f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret" or 路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey".

Mengluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile" or 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.

Mengluo f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 罗 (luó) meaning "net, gauze".

Mengot m Medieval German
Variant of Meingod

Mengrao f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating".

Mengshao f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join".

Mengshuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north".

Mengtao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, to dream" combined with 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, peach tree", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Mengtong f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 瞳 (tóng) meaning "pupil of the eye".

Mengyao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout", 瑤 (yáo) meaning "jade" or "mother of pearl"... [more]

Mengyong f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous, valiant, fierce".

Mengzhao f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect".

Menhaal m & f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic منهال (see Minhal).

Menhal m & f Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic منهال (see Minhal).

Menil m Serbian
Menil is dérived from manuel meaning God with us from hebrew.

Menion m Gascon
Truncated form of Domenjon.

Menipo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Menippos via its latinized form Menippus.

Menippo m Italian
Italian form of Menippos via its latinized form Menippus.

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.

Menkauhor m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mn-kꜢw-ḥr meaning "the established one of the life-force of Horus", derived from mn "to be established; to stay, remain; steadfast" combined with‎ ka "soul, life-force" and the name of the god Horus.

Menko m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Majnard.

Menleva f Medieval English
Probably from *Meinliofa, an anglicized form of Old German Megenlioba or Meginliuba, derived from the Germanic elements magan "power, strength" and leuba "dear, beloved".

Meñli m Crimean Tatar, Medieval Turkic

Meŋlijan f Mari
Derived from the Mari meŋ meaning "birthmark".

Mennatallah f Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Variant transcription of Mennatullah.

Mennatulla f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of منّة الله (see Mennatullah)

Meño m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.

Meno m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menon, in the case of the philosopher Plato's dialogue Meno.

Meno m East Frisian
Short form of names beginning with Old High German name element megin, magan "strength, might, power" (compare Menno).

Menoah m Dutch (Rare)
Probably a variant form of the biblical name Manoah.

Menodóra f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Menodora.

Menodoro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Menodoros via Menodorus.

Menodoros m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Menodora.

Menodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menodoros.

Menodotos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μήνη (mene) meaning "moon" and δοτός (dotos) meaning "given, granted".

Menodotus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menodotos.

Menoeceus m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "strength of the house".

Menoetius m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "doomed might".

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".

Menolly f Literature
The name of the heroine in Anne McCaffrey's The Harper Hall trilogy.

Menon m Ancient Greek
Menon was the name of several notable Kings, generals, and soldiers in Ancient Greece.

Menophilos m Ancient Greek
Means "friend of the moon", from Greek μήνη (mene) meaning "moon" and φίλος (philos) meaning "friend"... [more]

Menora f English

Menorah f Jewish
Its meaning is "candlestick". To the Jews, the menorah is the candelabrum used at Hannukah, the Festival of Lights."

Menori m & f Japanese
Means "The beautiful harbor" in japanese.

Menos m Ancient Greek
From Ancient Greek μένος (menos) "mind, strength, courage, force". This was the name of the 19th winner of the Olympic Stadion in the 8th-century BCE.

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).

Ménrót m Hungarian Mythology
Ménrót is mentioned in Simon of Kéza's 'Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum', written in the 1280s, in its semi-Latinized form Menrot. According to Simon of Kéza, Hunor and Magor, the legendary forefathers of the Huns and the Hungarians, were the sons of Ménrót, a mythical giant, who he partly identified with biblical Nimrod... [more]

Mensalder m Icelandic (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Mentona f German (Swiss, Rare)
Derived from the name of the commune Menton (Côtes d'Azur).

Mentuwoser m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mnṯw-wsr meaning "Montu is powerful", derived from the name of the god Montu combined with wsr "mighty, powerful".

Menuelito m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.

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.

Menzo m Frisian, Dutch
Frisian and Dutch diminutive of names formed with the name element megin "strength".

Meo m Medieval Italian
Short form of Bartolomeo, Romeo, and Tolomeo.

Meodras m Arthurian Cycle
The Emperor of Spain in Layamon’s chronicle.... [more]

Meoki f Japanese
Pink cat

Meolie f German (Modern, Rare)
The given name of the German gymnast Meolie Jauch.

Meonre f Medieval Cornish

Meoohtse'e f Cheyenne
Meoohtse'e means "spring grass" in the Cheyenne language. Meoohtse'e, also known as Monâhtseta'e, was a Cheyenne woman who had a child with George Custer.

Meosha f African American (Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Moesha or Misha 2/Meisha.

Meos-jin m Korean (Rare)
The name Meos-Jin means "handsome" 멋진

Mephibosheth m Biblical
Alternate name of Merib-baal.

Mepoho f Eastern African
A famous bearer of the name was the Mijikenda diviner Mepoho.

Meqo f Greenlandic
Meaning and origin unknown.

Meqqisaalik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Merĸisâlik.

Meqqoq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Merĸoĸ.

Meqqupaluk f Greenlandic
Younger form of Merĸupaluk.

Meqqusaalik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "coarse woollen material", "rug", "travelling rug".

Merabiko m Georgian
Diminutive of Merab 2.

Meraioth m Biblical
Meaning "rebellions."

Meralda f Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean, Rare)

Meraline f English (American, Rare)

Meralis m Arthurian Cycle
One of Perceval’s eleven paternal uncles in Perlesvaus; the eighth son of Gais le Gros and the brother of Alain.

Merapelo f Tswana
Means "prayers" in Setswana.

Mercato m Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin mercatus "merchant".

Mercelis m Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish variant of Marcelius.

Merciful m & f English (Puritan), Literature
Meaning, "showing or exercising mercy."

Mercilia f Haitian Creole

Mercilie f Haitian Creole

Mercilla f Arthurian Cycle
A character in "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser.

Mercurial m Spanish, French, Catalan
Spanish, French, and Catalan form of Mercurialis.

Mercuriale m Italian
Italian form of Mercurialis.

Mercurialis m Ancient Roman
From the Roman cognomen Mercurialis, which was derived from the name of the Roman god Mercury.

Mercúrio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Mercurius (see Mercury).

Mercuzio m Theatre (Italianized)
Italian form of Mercutio.

Mercyline f English (African), French (African)
Variant of Marceline by incorporating Mercy.

Merdocay m Medieval Jewish, Medieval Spanish
Medieval Judeo-Spanish form of Mordecai.

Mereddon f Welsh

Meregilda f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Hermenegilda.

Merelene f English (Rare)

Merelesita f Fijian
From the name of a variety of cassava.

Meremoth m Biblical
"Exaltations, heights", a priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:3), to whom were sent the sacred vessels (Ezra 8:33) belonging to the temple... [more]

Merenciano m Aragonese (Rare)
Truncated form of Emerenciano.

Mereoni f Fijian
Fijian form of Marion 1.

Mereto m Kurdish
Kurdish masculine given name derived from the name of a mountain in Kurdistan.

Merewealh m Anglo-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.

Mèrgot f Jèrriais
Jèrriais diminutive of Mèrdgitte and cognate of Margot. The name coincides with Jèrriais mèrgot "daisy".

Mèrgotte f Jèrriais
Variant of Mèrgot.

Mèrgotton f Jèrriais
Diminutive of Mèrgot and Mèrgotte.

Meriadoc m Old 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).

Meriall f English
Meaning unknown. Maybe from Mary or Merry 1.

Merib-baal m Biblical
Meaning "Contender with Baal," (Ch1 8:34),(Ch1 9:40), elsewhere called Mephibosheth (Sa2 4:4), the son of Jonathan.

Mericlén f Romani (Caló)
Means "coral" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Coral.

Meridel f English
This was the name of communist and feminist writer Meridel le Sueur (1900 - 1996), possibly taken from her mother's nickname "Mary Del."

Merielle f Obscure
Variant of Marielle.

Meriful m Romani
Meaning "full of merriment."

Meriko f Georgian
Diminutive of Meri 2.

Meril f Estonian (Rare)

Merila m Gothic
Composed of mers "fame" + -ila (a personal name-forming suffix). The origin of the Galician toponym Merlán.

Merilda f French (Quebec)

Merilda f Medieval English
Medieval English form of *Mærhild.

Merilde f Italian (Rare)
Variant of Marilde.

Merilee f Popular Culture, English
Variant of Merrily, ultimately from English "merrily" meaning "showing happiness or enjoyment". Donnie Iris released a song called "Sweet Merilee" in 1981.

Merili f Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Muriel and a contraction of Meri 1 and the syllable -li-, most commonly derived from Eliisabet.

Merilia f Haitian Creole
Variant of Marilia.

Meriliis f Estonian
Combination of Meri 1 and Liis.

Merilin f Estonian (Modern)
Elaboration of Merili.

Merily f Estonian (Modern)
Variant of Merili.

Merilyn f Estonian (Modern)
Variant of Merilin, influenced by Marilyn.

Merilynn f English
Variant of Merilyn.

Merilynne f English
Alternate spelling of Merilyn.

Merion f Welsh
Welsh - feminine form of Meirion, the Welsh name of the county of Merioneth. Other feminine forms are Meiriona and Meirionwen.

Meriones m Ancient Greek
In Greek mythology, Meriones was the son of Molus and Melphis or Euippe.

Merisol f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Merysol.

Mérisselet m Literature
One of the children in 2006 book 'Ad Haiti si nasce ultimi' by Alessandro Corallo.

Meriton m Albanian
Derived from Albanian meriton "to deserve; to merit".

Merituuli f Finnish
Combiantion of Meri 1 and Tuuli.

Meritxel f Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Meritxell.

Merivale f English
Possible transferred use of the surname Merivale.

Merivel m Romani
Romani form of Marvel.

Meriyoko m Indigenous American
Means “Eyes of the Sun”, in the Guahibo language of Venezuela and Colombia.

Merjarel f Obscure (Archaic)

Merjarel m & f Medieval Cornish, Medieval
From Jarrel used as a surname to congratulate someone for an effort. But also feminine due to Merry is a feminine name.

Merkado m Judeo-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.

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.

Merkel m German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Markward.

Merkelis m Lithuanian
Variant form of Melchioras. Also compare the related names Melker and Melkert.

Merĸisâlik m Greenlandic
Variant of Meqqusaalik.

Měrko m Sorbian
Diminutive of Měrćin and other names that contain the element -měr-.

Merĸoĸ m & f Greenlandic
Means "feather" in Greenlandic.

Merkourios m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Mercury.

Merkouris m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Merkourios.

Merkucjo m Theatre (Polonized)
Polish form of Mercutio.

Merĸupaluk f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Merĸoĸ and suffix -paluk "dear little".

Merl f Yiddish
Diminutive of Miryam.

Merl m American
Variant of Merle.

Merlaine f English (American, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Merle.

Merle f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Recorded in 16th-century Frankfurt, Germany.

Merle f Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Merlene f English
Feminine elaboration of Merle using the popular name suffix lene, perhaps influenced by Marlene.

Merlette f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Merlette.

Merli f Estonian
Variant of Merle.

Merlí m Catalan
Catalan form of Merlin.

Merlia f Various (Rare)

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.

Merlien f Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese)
Variant of Merlijn.

Merlijn m Dutch, Flemish
Dutch form of Merlin.

Merlijn f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Diminutive of Maria.

Merlijne f Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Merlijn.

Merlín m Galician
Galician form of Merlin.

Merlin f Estonian
Elaboration of Merli.

Merlin f Medieval German
Medieval German diminutive of Margarethe, via the variant Mergelin.... [more]

Merlina f Various (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Merlin.

Merlina f Filipino
Combination of Merla and the suffix -ina.

Merlind f German

Merlinda f German (Rare)
Variant of Merlind.

Merlinda f Albanian

Merlinde f German (Rare)
Variant of Merlind.

Merline f English, Haitian Creole
Variant of Merlene. In some cases it may be a feminine form of Merlin.... [more]

Merline f Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Merlijne.

Merlino m Italian
Italian form of Merlin

Merlinus m Arthurian Cycle
Latinized form of Merlin.

Merlita f Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of Merla.

Merlith f English (British)

Merlito m Spanish (Philippines)
Masculine form of Merlita.

Merlot f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Taken directly from the wine Merlot.

Merlusinne f Picard
Picard form of Melusine.

Merly f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Merlita, Merlina, Merla, and other names containing merl.

Merlyn f Medieval German
Variant of the Medieval German girls name Merlin, itself a diminutive of Margarethe (via the variant Mergelin).... [more]

Merlyn f Estonian
Variant of Merlin.

Mernoch m Old Irish
Variant of Meàrnag.

Mero m Galician
Diminutive of Baldomero.

Mero f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 雌 (me) meaning "feminine, female" or 夢 (me) meaning "dream" combined with 蕗 (ro) meaning "butterbur, bog rhubarb", 路 (ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance" or 露 (ro) meaning "dew, tears, expose"... [more]

Mero m & f Georgian
For men, this name is a short form of Merab 2 and perhaps also of Vladimer. For women, it is either a diminutive or a variant of Meri 2.... [more]

Merodach-baladan m Biblical
Means "worshipper of Ba'al". This is the name of a king of Babylon in the time of Hezekiah.

Merodi- f Japanese
From Japanese 奏 (merodi-) meaning "play music, complete" or from 美 (me) meaning "beautiful" or 和 (me) meaning "harmony" combined with 音 (rodi) meaning "sound".... [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]

Merofleda f Germanic, 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.

Merolilan m Old Celtic (Anglicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Anglicized form of Merolilanus. A notable bearer of this name is the martyr and saint Merolilan of Rheims (8th century AD), who is thought to have been of Irish origin.

Merolilanus m Old Celtic (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of an unknown Old Celtic given name.... [more]

Meron f Japanese
From Japanese 奏 (me) meaning "play music, speak to a ruler, complete", 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout" or 萌 (me) meaning "sprout, bud" combined with 音 (ron) meaning "sound", 論 (ron) meaning "argument, discourse" or 倫 (ron) meaning "ethics, companion"... [more]

Meron m Hebrew
Variant of Miron 2.

Merong m Dambro

Meronym f Literature, Popular Culture
This is the name of a character from the book "Cloud Atlas" written by David Mitchell, which was adapted to film (with the same title) in 2012. The author of the book probably derived the name from the English word meronym, which is a linguistic term used to refer to a part of the whole... [more]

Mérope f French, Portuguese, Spanish
French, Portuguese and Spanish form of Merope.

Meropie f Obscure
Rare modern variant of Merope.

Merops m Greek Mythology
From Greek μέροψ (merops) meaning "bee-eater", the bee-eater (species Merops apiaster) being a type of bird; allegedly it was used to mean "mortal". This word can mean "with face turned", derived from Greek μέρος (meros) "part" and ὤψ (ôps) "eye, face".

Meroslao m Spanish
Probably a variant form of Miroslao.

Měrosław m Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Miroslav.