This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Marcouf m Medieval French, French (Rare)Variant form of
Marcoulf, which is the original French form of
Marculf. This given name is barely in use in France today, so it mostly survives there as a patronymic surname (albeit barely, as the surname is extremely rare there as well).... [
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Mardan m Persian (Rare), KazakhDerived from either the Persian noun مردان
(mardan) meaning "men" or the Persian adjective مردانه
(mardane) meaning "manly, masculine". Both are ultimately derived from the Persian noun مرد
(mard) meaning "man"... [
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Mardi f English (Rare)Means "Tuesday" in French. It is not used as a given name in France itself.
Mareios m Ancient Greek (Rare, ?)Possibly a rare variation of Μάριος, the Greek form of the Roman name (nomen)
Marius. Ancient Greek origin, from the Imperial Roman period. Attested from an inscription on a funerary stele in Laodicea, in Modern Turkey (Funerary Stele of Tateis).
Maren f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 真 (
ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 恋 (
ren) meaning "(romantic) love". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Margarite f English (Rare)Anglicized form of
Marguerite. This is the name of a calcium-rich mineral as well as a late Old English word meaning "pearl" (which was from Late Latin
margarita).
Marheiður f Icelandic (Rare)From Old Norse
marr "sea" or
marr "horse" combined with
heiðr "bright, clear; honour". Alternatively the first element could be derived from other names that begin with
Mar- (such as
Margrét and
María).
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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Maricourt f & m English (British, Rare)From the place name
Maricourt, located in the Somme department in northern France, first used during the First World War and last used before the Second World War.
Marieta f Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Bulgarian, Armenian, Afrikaans, Polish (Rare), Latvian (Rare), Slovene, Croatian, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Portuguese, Greek, AlbanianCognate of
Marietta.
Marigot f English (Rare)Origins in a West African language, meaning "creek" in reference to a side stream or tributary rivulet. This word was brought to the Caribbean and is currently used as names for multiple (six) French-Caribbean populated locations, and thus may be used as a word or location name.
Marii f Japanese (Rare)From 麻 (
ma) meaning "flax", 里 (
ri) meaning "village", and 衣 (
i) meaning "clothes". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Marjana f Sanskrit (Archaic), Indian, Hindi (Rare), Hinduism (Modern), Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Nepali, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, PunjabiMEANING -"purifying " ,"washing" , "cleaning" ... [
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Markolf m German (Rare)German form of
Marculf. A known bearer of this name is the German biophysicist and author Markolf Niemz (b. 1964).
Markoz m Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Markos, which is the hellenized form of
Marcus. This name was borne by a Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia from the 15th century AD.
Markwayne m American (Rare)It is a combination of the names
Mark and
Wayne. A notable bearer is Oklahoma congressman Markwayne Mullin. Markwayne is a combination of the first names of his two paternal uncles, Mark and Wayne.
Marlea f English (Rare)Diminutive of
Marlene, first appeared in the early 1900s, used most frequently during the 1940s in the U.S. Variants were
Marlee,
Marley,
Marlie, all used in roughly equal numbers, and all of which seem to have faded in the 1950s.
Marleif m Norwegian (Rare)Created in the 20th century by combining the name element
mar from names like
Martin and
Marcus (or from Old Norse
marr "sea, ocean") with
leifr "descendant, heir".