Romani
names are used by the Romani, a nomadic people who live mainly in Europe and the Americas.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Lennor f & m RomaniDerived from Romani
lennor, meaning both "spring" and "summer".
Lillai f RomaniDerived from Romani
lillai, meaning both "spring" and "summer".
Lolli f RomaniFrom Romani
lollo "red", which is derived from Hindi
lāla "red".
Maireni f RomaniA Romani name found in the 1800s. Its origin and meaning are uncertain, there is, however, a theory that it might be related to
Marina or
Maren.
Malina f RomaniOf uncertain origin. Either a borrowing of the Slavic name
Malina 2 or the Romanian name
Mălina, a direct derivation from the Romani word
mal'ina "raspberry" (and thus ultimately a cognate of the Slavic name), or else there might be a relation to the source of the Indian name
Malini.
Maloney m & f RomaniDirectly taken from Romani
maloney "lightning".
Melbourne m English, Romani (Archaic)After the capital of the Australian state of Victoria. It is named for the British prime minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. His title comes from his estate, Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire, whose name means "mill stream"... [
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Menowin m German (Modern, Rare), RomaniThe 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).
Merripen m RomaniRomani name of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be derived from Romani
miripen "manner; fashion" or else from Romani
meriben or
merapen meaning "death".
Minditsi f RomaniDirectly taken from Romani
minditsi "maiden; virgin".
Morella f Literature, Romani (Archaic)Used by Edgar Allen Poe for the title character of his Gothic short story
Morella (1835), in which case he may have invented it by adding a diminutive suffix to Latin
mors "death", or taken it from the name of the ancient Spanish city, which was named by the Moors after the region
Mauritania, perhaps ultimately derived from Greek
mauros "black" (see
Maurus)... [
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Motshan m RomaniRomani name of uncertain origin and meaning, although there have been speculations about a link to Russian and Yiddish
Movcha.... [
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Mumely f Romani (Caló)Derived from the Caló word
mumelí "brightness; lightness; clarity; lucidity". It is used as a Caló equivalent of
Luz.