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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.
Mianne f Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Marianne.
Mias m Dutch (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a short form of Jeremias.
Mic m American (Rare)
Diminutive for Micah or Michael or a variant of Mick.
Mical f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Michal 2.
Michaelangelo m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Michelangelo. It peaked in 1990 coinciding with the release of the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, one of whose characters is named Michelangelo (but pronounced like English Michael and Angelo).
Michaelann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Michael and Ann used as a feminine given name.
Michaelee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Makaylee influenced by the original spelling of Michaela. You could also say this is a combination of Michaela with the popular name suffix -Lee or a feminization of Michael with the suffix -lee in the style of Kaylee.
Michaelis m Dutch (Rare)
From Latin Michaelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Michael, the biblical Latin (and also Greek) form of the Hebrew name Mikha'el.... [more]
Michaeljoseph m American (Rare)
Combination of Michael and Joseph. Occasionally used in the USA and was given to 11 boys in 1988.
Michaelyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Michaela and the popular name suffix lyn.
Michalka f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Michala, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Miche f & m American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Perhaps a diminutive of Michel or Michelle (See also Mish). It's a feminine name in the USA and a masculine name in Brazil.
Micheala f English (Rare)
Variant of Michaela using the spelling of Micheal.
Michelette f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Michèle and feminine form of Michelet.
Michella f Sardinian (Rare)
Sardinian feminine form of Michael.
Michelly f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Michelle influenced by similar names such as Danielly.
Michie f Japanese (Rare)
One possible meaning is "Beautiful Wisdom" or it could be perceived as "Beautiful and Wise" instead.
Michielle f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Michiel.
Michinosuke m Japanese (Rare)
A notable bearer is Michinosuke Nakamura's, an animation director.
Micholas m African American (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Nicholas influenced by Michael (also, see Nichael and Micole)... [more]
Michon m & f Medieval French, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Michel, as it contains the French diminutive suffix -on. Also compare Madelon, Marion 1 and Michou.... [more]
Michou m & f French, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French diminutive of Michel, as -ou is a French masculine diminutive suffix. This diminutive has been in use since medieval times, as is evidenced by the fact that Michou is also a patronymic surname in France.... [more]
Mickael m Swedish (Modern, Rare), French
Swedish variant of Mikael and French variant of Mickaël.
Mickalene f American (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the name Mick with the popular name suffix lene, though in some cases it may be an Anglicization of Michelina.
Mićko m Serbian (Rare)
Diminutive form of names containing the sound mi, like Milorad, Milan, Milovan, etc.
Micole f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Italian Micol, or perhaps an invented name based on Nicole.
Micșunica f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian micșunea "wallflower (erysimum cheiri)".
Midbar m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "desert" in Hebrew.
Middleton m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Middleton.
Mídeno m Guanche (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mídeno.
Midorisuke m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Midori combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assist".... [more]
Miechen f German (Rare)
A diminutive of Marie.
Miele f Italian (Rare)
Means "honey" in Italian.
Mielo m Finnish (Rare)
Masculine form of Mielikki.
Mieno f Japanese (Rare)
From 未 (mi) meaning "the sign of the Sheep", 恵 (e) meaning "wisdom, blessing, favor, benefit" and 乃 (no) being a possessive particle.
Mietta f English (Australian, Rare), Italian (Rare), Hungarian
Latinate form of Miette, or perhaps a Latinate diminutive of Mia.
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).
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]
Migdali f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Magdalena or from Hebrew migdali, "my tower".
Migel m Various (Modern, Rare)
Alternate spelling of Miguel.
Mignano m Italian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mignano
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]
Migou f Breton (Rare)
Diminutive of Mari 1.
Mihaels m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Michael.
Mïhail m Old Church Slavic, Komi (Rare), Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Church Slavic and Komi form of Mikael more common in Russia as Mikhail
Mihalina f Latvian (Rare)
Feminine form of Mihails.
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.
Mihayla f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Михаила (see Mihaila).
Mihika f Indian (Rare)
From Sanskrit मिहिका (mihikā) meaning "mist, fog".
Mihkael m American (Rare)
Rare variant of Michael.
Mihman f & m Turkish (Rare)
From Persian مهمان (mehmān) meaning "guest".
Mihoka f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" combined with 穂 (ho) meaning "ear, head (of grain)", 帆 (ho) meaning "sail", 保 (ho) meaning "protection, guarantee", or 朋 (ho) meaning "friend" and 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom", 華 (ka) meaning "flower, splendour", or 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase"... [more]
Mihonosuke m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 三保之介 with 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three," 保 (ho, hou, tamo.tsu) meaning "keep, preserve, protect, support," 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this" and 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, help, care."... [more]
Mii f Japanese (Rare)
From 美 (mi, bi) meaning “beautiful,” and 委 (i, yuda.neru) meaning "committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Miig f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Maig.
Mijs f & m Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch, Frisian
As a feminine name a diminutive of Meisje, Mijsje, and Meisken meaning girl in Dutch, meisje itself is a diminutive of meid meaning "maid, virgin"; also a diminutive of Maria via Marije... [more]
Mikado m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 帝 (mikado), originally derived from honorific 御 (mi) combined with 門 (kado) meaning "gate," referring to the gate of the Japanese imperial palace.... [more]
Mikai m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
This name is probably a short form of Micaiah, but then via its variant spelling Mikaiah.
Mikał f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Michal 2
Mikalia f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated variant of Michaela.
Mikalina f Danish (Rare)
Elaboration of Mikala.
Mikalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the name Mika and the surfix lynn (see Lynn.)
Mikaruna f Japanese (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".
Mikeila f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Form of Mikaela based on the English pronunciation.
Mikela m Georgian (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Variant of Mikel, which is the oldest Georgian form of Michael.... [more]
Mikhal m Ossetian, Rusyn, Russian (Rare)
Ossetian and Rusyn form of Michael, and rare Russian variant of Mikhail.
Mikhey m Biblical Russian, Biblical Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Micaiah.... [more]
Mikia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, possibly inspired by Mikki and Nikia. In the pronunciation /mɪ.'kaɪ.ə/, it may also be seen as a variant of Micaiah.
Mikiatsu m Japanese (Rare)
From 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk" and 温 (atsu) meaning "warm". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Mikina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Mikkel.
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]
Mikiyuki m Japanese (Rare)
From 幹 (miki) meaning "trunk or sprout" and 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Mikkiel m Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Michiel, which was possibly influenced by related names like Mick, Mik and Mikkel.
Mikkjel m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Mikkel.
Miksim m Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant transcription of Maksim.
Mikuláška f Slovak (Rare)
Slovak feminine form of Nicholas.
Mikuruko f Japanese (Rare)
From 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches, not yet", 来 (kuru) meaning "to come", and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other character combinations.
Míla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Mila.
Mila f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "word" in Hebrew.
Milady f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the word, now used in historical or humorous contexts, referring to an English noblewoman or gentlewoman, the form of address to such a person or a lady. It came partly from a colloquial pronunciation of my Lady and partly from French milady (from my Lady).
Milagres f Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Milagros.
Milagrito f & m Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Filipino (Rare)
Diminutive of Milagro (compare Milagritos). As a given name, it is mostly used in Peru. Usage in the Philippines is mostly masculine.
Milaina f English (Rare)
Perhaps an English corruption of Milena, the spelling influenced by Melaina.
Milāna f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian variant of Milana.
Milane m & f French (Modern, Rare)
French adoption both of Milan and Milana.
Milania f Croatian (Rare), English
Croatian variant spelling of Milanija.... [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.
Mìldaras m Lithuanian (Rare)
From the Lithuanian stems 'mil-' meaning "love" and 'dar-' meaning "work"
Mildgerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish mild "mild" and Gerd 2 "enclosure".
Mildreda f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Mildred.
Mildrun f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements mildr "mild" and rún "secret lore". The name was first used in the early 20th century.
Milea f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mile, itself a variant of Mila as well as a short form of various names containing the element -mile-.
Milène f French, Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Marie-Hélène; it is also occasionally considered a French form of Milena (compare Mylène).
Milenna f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Milena.
Milexy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Yamilex, or perhaps a combination of Spanish mi "my" and the name Lexy.
Milgerd f Swedish (Rare)
Variant form of Mildgerd.
Miliana f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian variant of Milijana.
Milík m Czech (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of Milivoj, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Milika f Russian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Russian cognate of Milica. The name has also seen some use in Belgium and the Netherlands, where the best known bearer is the Dutch television presenter Milika Peterzon (b... [more]
Milikona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Milton.
Milios m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Emilios.
Miljuschka f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch transcription of Russian Милюшка (see Milyushka).... [more]
Millán m Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish and Galician variant of Emiliano.
Millenna f English (Modern, Rare)
Based on the word millennium meaning "period of one thousand years" (ultimately from Latin mille "thousand" and annus "year"), probably influenced by Milena... [more]
Milli f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Millie.
Millianet f American (Hispanic, Rare)
The meaning of my name is a mix of my mom, and my grandmas name. History, unknown.
Millinea f American (South, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Millie, used almost exclusively in Alabama.
Million m African American (Modern, Rare), Ethiopian
From the English word million.
Millvina f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Melvina. This name was most famously used by Millvina Dean (1912-2009) the last survivor of the Titanic before she died in 2009... [more]
Milodarka f Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements mil, meaning "dear, precious" and dar, meaning "gift" or "given".
Milon m Ancient Greek (Latinized), English, German (Rare), Literature
Derived from Greek milos "yew".... [more]
Milone m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Milo.
Milouska f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Miluška. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch television presenter Milouska Meulens (b. 1973), who is of Curaçaoan descent.
Miluša f Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive of Mila and any other Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Miloslava and Ludmila... [more]
Milusha f Russian, English (Rare)
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Lyudmila. Also compare Milushka and Milusya.
Milward m English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Milward. Variant of Millard.
Milyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Milan.
Milyushka f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Milya, which itself is a diminutive of Emiliya and Lyudmila.... [more]
Mim f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Miriam.
Mimer m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Mímir.
Mimo f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Mimoza.
Mimo m Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Domingo.
Mimomo f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 桃 (momo) meaning "peach". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Mina m Bosnian (Archaic), Bulgarian (Archaic), Gagauz, Georgian (Archaic), Romanian (Rare), Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Form of Menas in several languages, which came about via its modern Greek form Minas.... [more]
Minadora f Georgian (Rare), Greek (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Georgian form of Menodora as well as a Greek and Romanian variant of Minodora.... [more]
Minago m Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. According to a Georgian source, the name is of Greek origin and means something along the lines of "according to the moon" or "spoken by the moon". The closest Greek name with that kind of meaning would be Menagoras, which is properly transcribed as Minagoras when you follow the transcription rules for modern Greek.... [more]
Minamo f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name means "water's surface," made up of 水 (sui, mizu, mizu-, mi) meaning "water" and 面 (ben, men, omo, omote, tsura, mo) meaning "face, surface." The word originally came about from a combination of 水 (mi), な (na), the Old Japanese equivalent of の (no) meaning "of" and 面 (mo) with the meaning of "surface."... [more]
Minamoto m Japanese (Rare)
From 源 (minamoto) meaning "fountainhead, river source; source, origin," derived from a combination of 水 (mi), the combining form of mizu meaning "water," and 元/本 (moto) meaning "source, origin" with the addition of the Old Japanese possessive particle na.... [more]
Minari f Korean (Rare)
Coming from Mina; in Korean meaning: "beautiful, elegant and graceful woman/girl." Minari means: "water parsley" in Korean. Minari is a kind of vegetable that's used in dishes. This can also be an unique name.
Minchen f German (Rare)
German diminutive of Wilhelmina and other feminine names that contain -min- (such as Jasmin 1), as it has the German diminutive suffix -chen.... [more]
Minda f Georgian (Rare)
Basically means "I want you" in Georgian, derived from Georgian მინდა (minda) meaning "I want". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was desired by its parents.
Minda f Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Contracted form of Melinda as well as a truncated form of both Aminda and Eminda.
Mindeulle f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 민들레 (mindeulle) meaning "dandelion."
Miner m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Miner.
Mineri f Japanese (Rare)
From 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.
Minetta f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Minette. This is also the name of an underground stream in New York City, which is claimed to derive from Manette meaning "devil's water" in a Native American language; a street and a lane in Greenwich Village are named for the buried Minetta Brook, which flows beneath them.
Minèvre f French (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Minerve, which is the French form of Minerva. Also compare the somewhat similar-looking names Ginevra and Guenièvre.
Mingan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ming and An 1.
Minghino m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Used in fifth story of fifth day in The Decameron
Minhaal m & f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic منهال (see Minhal).
Minhthu f Vietnamese (Rare)
It means happy or spontanious.
Minia f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Minius. This is the name of an obscure saint found in the catacombs of Rome and venerated chiefly in Brion (Galicia, Spain).
Miniato m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Miniatus.
Miniko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Minadora and its short form Mina.
Minken f Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Mina 1 (compare Anniken and Maiken).
Minnaleena f Finnish (Rare)
Combination of Minna and Leena.
Minnesota f American (Rare)
From the name of the state in the United States of America, which came from the name of the river "Minnesota River". Thus, the river got its name from the Sioux Indian word "Minisota." That word comes from the words minni, meaning "water", and sotah meaning "sky-tinted" or "cloudy." Therefore, Minnesota means "sky-tinted water" or "cloudy water".
Minnet f English (Rare)
Probably a rare variant of Minette.
Minni f Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish variant of Minnie and Estonian variant of Minna.
Minnijean f American (South, Rare), African American (Rare)
Combination of Minnie and Jean 2. This is borne by Minnijean Brown-Trickey (1941-), who was one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of nine African-American teenagers who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957 after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional three years earlier... [more]
Minodor m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Menodoros via Menodorus.
Minona f Literature, Theatre, German (Rare, Archaic)
Coined by Scottish poet James Macpherson for his 18th-century Ossian poems where the name is borne by Minona, a singer who sings before the king the song of the unfortunate Colma. Macpherson names the alleged Scottish Gaelic words Min-ónn "gentle air" as an etymological explanation of the name (compare Scottish Gaelic mìn "gentle; soft (of a sound)" and fonn "tune, melody").... [more]
Minor m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Minor.
Minoriko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 穣 or 穣 (minori) meaning "good crops, fertile, productive, abundant harvest, tenth to the twenty-eight power", 稔 (minori) meaning "to ripen", or 豊 (minori) meaning "abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
Minoruko f Japanese (Rare)
From 実 (minoru) meaning "to bear fruit" or 實 (minoru) meaning "truth, reality" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used to spell this name.
Mint f English (Rare), Dutch
Diminutive of Minthe or Minta, or else directly from the English word for the plant (ultimately from Latin menta).
Minteu f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Korean borrowing of English mint.
Mintimer m Tatar (Rare), Bashkir (Rare)
Means "I'm iron" in Tatar and Bashkir, derived from мин (min) meaning "I" and тимер (timer) "iron".
Minuet f American (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word "minuet" referring to a type of "dance" or "a movement which is part of a longer musical composition such as a suite, sonata, or symphony, inspired by or conforming to the dance of the same name"... [more]