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This is a list of names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *mad* or *mat*.
gender
usage
pattern
Amada f Spanish
Feminine form of Amado.
Amata f Late Roman
Feminine form of Amatus.
Amaterasu f Japanese Mythology
Means "shining over heaven", from Japanese (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" and (terasu) meaning "shine". This was the name of the Japanese sun goddess, the ruler of the heavens. She was born when Izanagi washed his left eye after returning from the underworld. At one time the Japanese royal family claimed descent from her.
Basemath f Biblical, Biblical Latin
Means "fragrance" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a wife of Esau.
Basemmath f Biblical Greek
Form of Basemath and Basmath used in the Greek Old Testament.
Basmat f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Basemath and Basmath.
Basmath f Biblical, Biblical Latin
Variant of Basemath. This is the name of a daughter of Solomon in the Old Testament.
Bosmat f Hebrew
Hebrew variant of Basemath.
Clematis f English (Rare)
From the English word for a type of flowering vine, ultimately derived from Greek κλήμα (klema) meaning "twig, branch".
Esmat f & m Persian, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عصمت (see Ismat), as well as the usual Persian transcription (typically feminine).
Faɗimatu f Hausa
Hausa form of Fatima.
Fathimath f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Fatima.
Fatimata f Western African
Form of Fatima used in West Africa.
Fatimatou f Western African
Form of Fatima used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.
Fatoumata f Western African
Form of Fatima used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.
Halimat f Hausa
Hausa variant of Halima.
Halimatu f Hausa
Hausa variant of Halima.
Hikmat m & f Arabic
Means "wisdom" in Arabic, related to the root حكم (ḥakama) meaning "to pass judgement, to decide".
Ilmatar f Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish ilma "air" combined with a feminine suffix. In Finnish mythology Ilmatar was a semi-androgynous goddess of the heavens. She was the mother of Ilmarinen, Väinämöinen and Lemminkäinen.
Indumathi f Tamil
From Sanskrit इन्दुमत् (indumat) meaning "full moon".
'Ismat m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عصمت (see Ismat).
Ismat f & m Urdu, Bengali, Arabic
Derived from Arabic عصمة (ʿiṣma) meaning "safeguarding, protection, chastity", a derivative of عصم (ʿaṣama) meaning "to protect".
Itimad f Arabic (Rare)
Means "reliance, confidence" in Arabic.
Kamatchi f Tamil
Tamil form of Kamakshi.
Madailéin f Irish
Irish form of Magdalene.
Madalena f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Magdalena.
Mădălina f Romanian
Romanian form of Magdalene.
Madalitso m & f Chewa
Means "blessings" in Chewa.
Madalyn f English
Variant of Madeline.
Madara f Latvian
From the Latvian name for a type of flowering plant, known as cleavers or bedstraw in English.
Mädchen f Various (Rare)
Means "girl" in German. It is not used as a name in Germany itself.
Maddalen f Basque
Basque form of Magdalene.
Maddalena f Italian
Italian form of Magdalene.
Maddi f Basque
Variant of Mari 3 or Maria.
Maddie f English
Diminutive of Madeline or Madison.
Maddy f English
Diminutive of Madeline or Madison.
Made m & f Balinese
From Sanskrit मध्य (madhya) meaning "middle". This name is traditionally given to the family's second-born child.
Madelen f Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish variant of Madeleine.
Madelief f Dutch
Derived from Dutch madeliefje meaning "daisy".
Madelina f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Madeline.
Madeline f English
English form of Madeleine. This is the name of the heroine in a series of children's books by the Austrian-American author Ludwig Bemelmans, first published 1939.
Madelon f French (Rare), Dutch
French diminutive of Madeleine, now more common as a Dutch name.
Madelyn f English
Variant of Madeline.
Madge f English
Diminutive of Margaret.
Madhavi f Hinduism, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi
Feminine form of Madhava. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
Madhu f & m Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu
From Sanskrit मधु (madhu) meaning "honey, sweet". This is another name of Chaitra, the first month of the Hindu year (which occurs in March and April).
Madhur m & f Hindi
Means "sweet" in Sanskrit.
Madhuri f Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada
From Sanskrit माधुर (mādhura) meaning "sweetness", a derivative of मधु (madhu) meaning "honey, sweet".
Madi f English
Diminutive of Madeline or Madison.
Madicken f Literature, Swedish (Rare)
Used by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren for the heroine of her series of books of the same name, first published in 1960. She is called Maggie, Meg or Mardie in English translations. In the books the name is a diminutive of Margareta, though the inspiration for the character was Lindgren's childhood friend Anne-Marie, whose nickname was Madicken.
Mədinə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Madina.
Madina f Tajik, Uzbek, Kazakh, Avar, Chechen
From the name of the city of Medina, Arabic المدينة (al-Madīna), which means "the city". The Saudi city is considered an Islamic holy site because the Prophet Muhammad was based there for a period.
Madison f & m English
From an English surname meaning "son of Maud". It was not commonly used as a feminine name until after the movie Splash (1984), in which the main character adopted it as her name after seeing a street sign for Madison Avenue in New York City. It was ranked second for girls in the United States by 2001. This rise from obscurity to prominence in only 18 years represents an unprecedented 550,000 percent increase in usage.... [more]
Madita f Literature, German
Created as a German equivalent of Madicken for the German translation of Astrid Lindgren's books.
Madlenka f Czech
Czech diminutive of Magdaléna.
Madlyn f English
Variant of Madeline.
Madona f Georgian
Georgian form of Madonna.
Madonna f English
From a title of the Virgin Mary meaning "my lady" in Italian. A famous bearer of the name is American singer Madonna Ciccone (1958-), known simply as Madonna.
Marie-Madeleine f French
Combination of Marie and Madeleine, referring to Mary Magdalene from the New Testament.
Mətanət f Azerbaijani
Means "firmness" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic متانة (matāna).
Matea f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Mateo.
Mateja 1 f Slovene, Croatian
Feminine form of Matej.
Mathea f Norwegian
Norwegian feminine form of Mathias.
Mathilde f French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish
Form of Matilda in several languages.
Matija m & f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form of Matthias, used to refer to the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. It is occasionally used as a feminine name.
Matild f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Matilda.
Matilda f English, Swedish, Finnish, Slovak, Slovene
From the Germanic name Mahthilt meaning "strength in battle", from the elements maht "might, strength" and hilt "battle". Saint Matilda was the wife of the 10th-century German king Henry I the Fowler. The name was common in many branches of European royalty in the Middle Ages. It was brought to England by the Normans, being borne by the wife of William the Conqueror himself. Another notable royal by this name was a 12th-century daughter of Henry I of England, known as the Empress Matilda because of her first marriage to the Holy Roman emperor Henry V. She later invaded England, laying the foundations for the reign of her son Henry II.... [more]
Matilde f Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Matilda.
Matleena f Finnish
Finnish form of Magdalene.
Matrona 1 f Russian (Rare), Late Roman
Means "lady" in Late Latin, a derivative of Latin mater "mother". This was the name of three early saints.
Matrona 2 f Celtic Mythology
Means "great mother", from Celtic *mātīr meaning "mother" and the divine or augmentative suffix -on. This was the name of a Gaulish and Brythonic mother goddess, the namesake of the River Marne.
Matryona f Russian (Rare)
Russian variant of Matrona 1.
Mattea f Italian
Italian feminine form of Matthew.
Mattie f & m English
Diminutive of Matilda or Matthew.
Matty 2 f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Martha.
Matxalen f Basque
Western Basque variant form of Magdalene.
Matylda f Czech, Polish
Czech and Polish form of Matilda.
Nimat f & m Arabic
Means "blessings" in Arabic, a plural form of Nima 1.
Psamathe f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ψάμαθος (psamathos) meaning "sand of the seashore". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including one of the Nereids. One of the small moons of Neptune is named after her.
Ramadevi f Hindi
From the name of the Hindu goddess Rama 2 (referring to Lakshmi) combined with Sanskrit देवी (devī) meaning "goddess".
Roimata f Maori
Means "teardrop" in Maori.
Salamatu f Western African
Form of Salama used in West Africa.
Shammuramat f Ancient Assyrian
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from a Western Semitic language and meaning "high heaven". Shammuramat was a 9th-century BC queen of Assyria. After her young son inherited the throne, she acted as his regent for five years. The legendary figure Semiramis may be loosely based on her.
Shim'at f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Shimeath.
Smadar f Hebrew
Means "blossom" in Hebrew.
Stamatia f Greek
Feminine form of Stamatios.
Sumati f Hinduism, Hindi
Means "wise, good mind", derived from Sanskrit सु (su) meaning "good" and मति (mati) meaning "mind, thought". According to Hindu tradition this was the name of King Sagara's second wife, who bore him 60,000 children.
Tiamat f Semitic Mythology
From Akkadian tâmtu meaning "sea". In Babylonian myth Tiamat was the personification of the sea, appearing in the form of a huge dragon. By Apsu she gave birth to the first of the gods. Later, the god Marduk (her great-grandson) defeated her, cut her in half, and used the pieces of her body to make the earth and the sky.