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Mardiningsih f ObscureMardiningsih "Mardi" Arquette (1939-1997), aka Brenda Denaut, was the mother of actors Patricia, Alexis, Rosanna, David and Richmond Arquette.
Mardís f IcelandicIcelandic combination of the Old Norse name elements
marr "sea, ocean; lake; horse" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister".
Mardoy f UzbekDerived from
mard meaning "fearless, brave" and
oy meaning "moon".
Marduka m Ancient Near EasternOf uncertain etymology. Name borne by several court officials in the courts of Xerxes I and Darius, and is considered as a possible origin for the name
Mordecai.
Marduk-shapik-zeri m BabylonianMeans "
Marduk (is) outpourer of seed", deriving from the god Marduk, and the Akkadian elements
šapāku ("to pour on / to lavish") and
zēru ("seed ; offspring ; sown, arable land").
Marduniya m Old PersianMeans "the soft one" in Old Persian, derived from
mṛdu meaning "soft, mild" combined with the nominal suffix -𐎴
(-na) and the adjectival suffix -𐎡𐎹
(-ya).
Marekh f GeorgianDerived from Arabic
Mirrīkh (also found spelled as
Mirrīx) meaning "Mars" (as in, the planet). Also compare New Persian
Merrikh (also found spelled as
Merrix), which came from the Arabic name for the planet.
Maren f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 恋 (ren) meaning "love". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maren f & m Basque, SpanishOriginally the Basque form of
Mariano, it is now used for both genders. As a female name, it is probably seen as a variant of
Miren, the Basque form of
Maria.
Mareo m JapaneseIt's Japanese name meaning precious, extraordinary".
Mareva f TahitianLiterally means "the one that passes quickly without turning", metaphorically meaning "shooting star".
Marey f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
marr "sea, ocean; lake; horse" and
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Marfuah f IndonesianDerived from Arabic مرفوعة
(marfū'a) meaning "elevated, raised, exalted".
Marga f LatvianShort form of
Margarita as well as a derivation from Latvian
margot "to glint, to twinkle".
Margaderdene m & f MongolianMeans "emerald gem" in Mongolian, from маргад
(margad) meaning "emerald" and эрдэнэ
(erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Margaery f LiteratureThis name is borne by from Margaery Tyrell from a Song of Ice and Fire. It's intended as a variant of
Marjorie.
Margalita f GeorgianDerived from the Georgian noun მარგალიტი (margalit'i) meaning "pearl".
Margan m Arthurian CycleBrother of the giants Durkan and Ulian. They all served Lord Karedoz of Malmontan, and they were slain by Sir Tandareis.
Marganore m Carolingian Cycle, LiteratureThis is the name of a tyrant in the 16th-century Italian epic poem
Orlando Furioso written by the Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533). It was invented by the author, who used as a base the Greek verb μαργαίνω
(margaino) meaning "to rage, to be mad"... [
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Margar m ArmenianFrom the Old Armenian word
մարգարէ meaning "prophet". First attested in 1269.
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).
Margawse f Arthurian CycleOne of the three daughters – seemingly the oldest – of Igraine and Gorloïs of Tintagil. Margawse was wedded to King Lot of Lothian at the same time that her widowed mother re-married Uther Pendragon.
Margerðr f Old Norse, Norse MythologyCombination of
marr ("sea, lake" or "horse") and
garðr ("enclosure, protection"). In Norse mythology this is the name of both a giantess and a sorceress.
Marghanita f HebrewHebrew. The name of famous British writer Marghanita Laski, whose father, a lawyer and Zionist leader, named her after the scarlet pimpernel flower he had seen growing in the land of Israel.
Margiris m Lithuanian, HistoryMeaning unknown. Margiris was a legendary Lithuanian prince who defended the fort of Pilėnai in 1336.
Margo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
marga meaning "road, path, way", ultimately from Sanskrit मार्ग
(mārga).
Margolotte f LiteraturePossibly a variant of
Margo or
Margot, influenced by the popular name suffix -lotte. This name was created by L. Frank Baum for the character Dame Margolotte, a character appearing in The Patchwork Girl of Oz.
Margon m Arthurian Cycle, Literature1. The wine steward of the Saxon king, Pignoras. He fought against Arthur’s forces at the second battle of Clarence, and was killed there.... [
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Margondes m Arthurian Cycle1. A knight who fought in Arthur’s army against the Saxons at Clarence. He is said to be a leader of the Sesnes, involved in the attack on Vandaliors Castle, early in Arthur’s reign.... [
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Margono m JavaneseFrom Javanese
margana meaning "arrow", ultimately from Sanskrit मार्गण
(mārgaṇa).
Margoras m Arthurian CycleA Saxon king, allied to King Rions, killed by King Ban of Benoic at the battle of Aneblayse.
Margrímur m Icelandic (Archaic)Derived from Old Norse
marr "sea" or
marr "horse" combined with
gríma "mask". Alternatively, the first element could be derived from other names beginning with
Mar.
Margrit f AlsatianAlsatian form of
Marguerite reflecting the French pronunciation. The name coincides with the Alsatian word for the
daisy flower.
Marg'ula f UzbekUzbek feminine name refering to the curly, plant-like parts of certain traditional designs.
Margulan m KazakhEither derived from Kazakh марғаулану
(marğaulanu) meaning "slow, quiet" or марқа құлын
(marqa qulyn) meaning "foal, colt, offspring".