French diminutive of Anne 1. It has also been widely used in the English-speaking world, and it became popular in America in the late 1950s due to the fame of actress Annette Funicello (1942-2013).
Arielle
Gender:Feminine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced:A-RYEHL(French)
Rating:21% based on 12 votes
French feminine form of Ariel, as well as an English variant.
Means "the moon" in Latin (as well as Italian, Spanish and other Romance languages). Luna was the Roman goddess of the moon, frequently depicted driving a white chariot through the sky.
Probably from Latin maior meaning "greater". This was the name of a Roman goddess of spring, a companion (sometimes wife) of Vulcan. She was later conflated with the Greek goddess Maia. The month of May is named for her.
Maiara
Gender:Feminine
Usage: Tupi
Rating:34% based on 10 votes
From Tupi maya arya meaning "great-grandmother".
Mei 1
Gender:Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts:美, 梅, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced:MAY
Rating:40% based on 10 votes
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "Chinese plum" (species Prunus mume), as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.