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Mancipicelle f Arthurian CycleA malicious maiden who tried to cause Gawain’s death by luring him into a battle against the mighty Sir Guiromelant. The ruse failed, and Mancipicelle later apologized.
Mandal m & f MongolianMeans "rebirth, revival, prosperity" or "surface, outer layer" in Mongolian.
Mandana f PersianModern Persian form of
Mandane, also associated with the Persian verb ماندن
(mândan) meaning "to remain, to stay; to endure, to last; to survive".
Mandarava f BuddhismFrom the name of a type of evergreen tree that bears bright orange-red flowers (scientific name Erythrina stricta). This was the name of a consort and student of the legendary 8th-century Buddhist teacher
Padmasambhava... [
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Mandina f Medieval CatalanThe meaning of this name is obscured, hypotheses include a derivation from Germanic
*mendan "to rejoice" or a derivation from
Amanda.
Mandira f IndianSanskrit. In Northern India, a mandir is a temple. Mandira is the feminine version of the name. So it means "temple of God"... [
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Mandrake m LiteratureFrom the English word
mandrake, derived from Latin
mandragora, referring to a type of plant. This name is used for a main character in the American comic strip
Mandrake the Magician 1939.
Mandravas m LithuanianDerived from
manti meaning "to think" and
dravas meaning "strong like a tree".
Mandula f Medieval HungarianDerived from Hungarian
mandula "almond". This name was borne by a lover of Ladislaus IV of Hungary.
Mandulis m Egyptian MythologyMandulis was a god of ancient Nubia also worshipped in Egypt. The name Mandulis is the Greek form of Merul or Melul, a non-Egyptian name.
Mandylin f IngrianLikely an alternative to “Mandilyn” which could be derived from the Greek word “Mandylion” a famous ancient painting.
Manel f ArabicEither derived from Arabic منحة (menhh) "gift" or else an alternate transcription of Arabic
منال (See
Manal).
Maneli f PersianFrom the Manzadarani dialect meaning, "stay with me."
Manelick m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)Variant of
Manelich. Known bearers include Manelick "Mane" de la Parra Borja (1982-), a Mexican singer, and his father, Mexican writer and editor Manelick de la Parra Vargas.
Manetho m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)From Μανεθών (Manethṓn), a Greek form of an Egyptian name which has been lost in time. This was the name of what is believed to be an Egyptian priest from Sebennytos who lived in the Ptolemaic Kingdom in the early 3rd-century BC.
Máney f IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
máni meaning "the moon" and Old Norse -
ey, a feminine name suffix meaning "good fortune" or "island".
Manfei f ChineseFrom the Chinese 曼 (màn) meaning "long, extended, vast, beautiful" combined with 斐 (fěi) meaning "graceful, elegant". Other character combinations are possible.
Mang f & m ChinMeans "dream" or "big" in Hakha Chin.
Mangako m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 漫画(Manga) meaning "cartoon" and 子(ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.
Mangala m & f Hinduism, Buddhism, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, SinhaleseMeans "auspicious, lucky" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the Sanskrit masculine form मङ्गल and the feminine form मङ्गला. The masculine form refers to the Hindu god of anger, aggression and war who personifies the planet Mars, while the feminine form is used as another name for the goddess
Parvati... [
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Mangana m Indigenous TasmanianMeaning unknown. This was the name of the father of Trugernanner (often referred to as Truganini), who was the last full-blooded Tasmanian Aboriginal, dying in 1876.
Manganirina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
manga meaning "blue" or "beautiful, excellent" and
nirina meaning "desired".
Mangaraja m BatakFrom a title meaning "king, ruler" in Toba Batak, ultimately from Sanskrit राज
(rāja).
Mangasi m BatakMeans "to love, to have mercy, to pity" in Toba Batak.
Mangeni f & m Africanmeans "baby who was born when there is plenty of fish" and is of Bantu origin
Mangiafuoco m LiteratureMangiafuoco, literally "Fire-Eater", is the fictional director and puppet master of the Great Marionette Theatre, who appears in Carlo Collodi's book
The Adventures of Pinocchio.
Mángilik f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "the one with the drum song", from a combination of
manngaluartoq "singing (drum-)songs" and
-lik, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "equipped with" that denotes that the the root word is a form of amulet or helper spirit.
Mang-mi f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 望 (mang) meaning "hope" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other hanja character combinations can also form this name.
Mango m Popular CultureSaturday Night Live character played by Chris Kattan. Originally from Mango Island
Mango m JapaneseFrom Japanese 万 (man) meaning "very many" combined with 吾 (go) meaning "I, me". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mangoun m Arthurian CycleIn Robert Biket’s Lai du Cor, the King of Moraine, he sent a horn to Arthur’s court which would expose any infedility on the part of his wife.... [
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Mangrai m HistoryMeaning uncertain. This was the name of the first king of the Lan Na kingdom, the founder of Chiang Rai and a partial namesake of its eponymous province in what is now northern Thailand.
Mạnh m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 孟
(mạnh) meaning "strong, powerful".
Manha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 万 (man) meaning "very many" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Manhattan f & m ObscureIn reference to the New York City borough of Manhattan, which derives from the word
Manna-hata, as written in the 1609 logbook of Robert Juet, an officer on Henry Hudson's yacht Halve Maen (Half Moon)... [
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Man-hui m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 萬 "ten thousand; innumerable" or 蔓 "creeping plants, tendrils, vines" (
man), and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious" or 姬 "beauty; imperial concubine" (
hui).
Mania f Etruscan Mythology, Roman MythologyIn Roman and Etruscan mythology, Mania was a goddess of the dead. She, along with
Mantus, ruled the underworld. She was said to be the mother of ghosts, the undead, and other spirits of the night, as well as the Lares and the Manes... [
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Manic m Popular CultureManic the Hedgehog is a green anthropomorphic hedgehog from the Sonic Underground animated series. He is the brother of
Sonic the Hedgehog and
Sonia the Hedgehog, as well the youngest son of Queen
Aleena.... [
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Manichan f LaoFrom the Lao
ມະນີ (mani) meaning "jewel, gem, amulet" and
ຈັນ (chan) meaning "moon".
Manichanh f & m LaoFrom Lao ມະນີ
(mani) meaning "gem, jewel, precious stone" and ຈັນ
(chan) meaning "moon".
Manickam m TamilManickam is a Tamil name widely used among Tamil population in the world. The name originated from Tamilnadu, India.... [
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Manikandan m Indian, Malayalam, TamilMeans "one with a bell around his neck" from Malayalam മണി
(mani) or Tamil மணி
(mani) meaning "bell" and Malayalam കണ്ഠം
(kantham) or Tamil கந்தம்
(kantam) meaning "neck, throat"... [
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Manikprabhu m IndianHe was a king and now he is a Executive Programmer in ISQT Inernational Bangalore
Manila f English (American, Rare)Derived from the place name
Manila, which refers to the capital city of the Philippines. It rose in popularity in the United States in 1898, when Spain lost the colony of the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
Manilay f LaoLaos...I will research and send more info...
Manilyn f FilipinoCombination of
Manila and the popular suffix
-lyn. This name was popularized by Manilyn Reynes, a Filipina actress.
Manimegalai f TamilChithalai Chathanar used this name as the main character in his poem 'Manimekala', one of The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature.
Maninidra m GuanchePossibly means "splendor of the lineage" in Guanche. Maninidra was the name of a Guanche
guayre (leader) from Gran Canaria and a close relative to the
guanarteme (king)
Tenesor Semidán... [
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Manirat f ThaiFrom Thai มณี
(mani) meaning "precious stone, gem, jewel" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Manisa f Arabic, PersianA girl’s name, possibly meaning “eternal life”. Alternatively derived from the name of the city Manisa in Turkey.
Manit m ThaiFrom Thai มา
(ma) meaning "come, arrive" and นิจ
(nit) meaning "habitually, constantly".
Manivanh f LaoFrom Lao ມະນີ
(mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ວັນ
(vanh) meaning "sun, day".
Maniwan f ThaiFrom Thai มณี
(mani) meaning "precious stone, gem, jewel" and วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Mañjarī f SanskritMeans "pearl; flowering bead" as well as "garland, cluster of blossoms" in Sanskrit.
Manjima f IndianManjima stands for "beauty on earth", used to signify beauty.
Manjirou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 万 (man) meaning "very many", 次 (ji) meaning "next", 治 (ji) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" or 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters can also be possible.
Mankasar m ArmenianMeans "head of children, school-master, teacher" in Armenian.
Mañke m MapucheFrom Mapudungun
mañke, referring to the condor vulture.
Manlai m MongolianMeans "leader, vanguard", "superior, foremost, best", or "forehead" in Mongolian.
Manmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
缦 (màn) meaning "plain silk, simple" and
媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive".
Mann f EstonianVariant of
Manni and, ultimately,
Maria. A famous bearer is Mann Helstein (1988-), Estonian viola player.
Mann m IndianMeans "heart, feeling, mind" in Hindi.
Manna f Dutch (Rare)When the new born child was to be named after a male grandparent named Herman or Hermannus, the female baby was named Manna.
Manna f & m FinnishManna was originally a male name, coming from the names
Immanuel and
Mauno. Later, Manna has been used as a female name, because it ends in an "a".
Mano m GreenlandicMeans "under chin" or "frost crystals formed from breath" in Greenlandic.
Mano f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (
ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can form this name.
Mano m ThaiMeans "heart, mind, thought" in Thai.
Mano f SamiIn Sami mythology, Mano is a personification of the Moon as a female deity.
Manoah m BiblicalMeans "rest" or "quiet". In the Old Testament, he is the father of Samson.