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Miłek m PolishDiminutive form of names containing the name element
mił.
Miles m History (Ecclesiastical)Miles was was the bishop of Susa in Sasanian Persia from before 315 until his martyrdom in 340 or 341. He engaged in efforts to evangelize Susa, traveled widely in the Eastern Roman Empire and led the opposition to Papa bar ʿAggai and the supremacy of the bishops of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in the Persian church... [
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Miletus m Greek MythologyPossibly related to Ancient Greek
μίλτος (
miltos) meaning "red earth". This was the name of a figure in Greek mythology who, according to legend, founded the Greek city of Miletus... [
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Mili f Hebrew (Modern)Means "who for me?" (combination of the word
mi which means "who" and the name
Li 2) and came from the phrase "?אם אין אני לי, מי לי" which means "If I'm not for myself, who will be for me?"... [
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Miliah f HebrewMiliah is a form of the Hebrew and Indian Malka.
Milija m & f SerbianFrom the Slavic element
milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Mililani f HawaiianMeans "heavenly caress", from Hawaiian
mili "caress" and
lani "heaven, sky".
Miling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宓 (mì) meaning "quiet, silent, in good health" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Militza f BulgarianVariant transcription of
Милица (see
Militsa). This was the name Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz took after her marriage to the heir apparent of Montenegro Prince Danilo and her conversion to Orthodoxy.
Millacatl m NahuatlMeans "field worker, farmer" or "rural inhabitant" in Nahuatl, from
milli "cultivated field, cornfield" and either
tlacatl "person, human" or the suffix
-catl "inhabitant".
Millarca f LiteratureInvented by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu in his Gothic novella
Carmilla (1872), in which the title character, a vampire, uses this and other anagrams of her name (including
Mircalla) as aliases when she relocates.
Millennia f GermanThe name Millennia is derived from the Latin word
millennium. It was given to some German girls around the millennium year 2000.
Millennium f & m EnglishFrom the word referring to a period of time spanning a thousand years, from a Latin combination of
mīlle meaning "thousand" and
annus meaning "year" (with a>e vowel change and addition of abstract noun suffix
-ium).
Milli m NahuatlMeans "cultivated field, cornfield" in Nahuatl.
Milli m Icelandic, SwedishPossibly a variant form of Millan, or from the Icelandic milli- meaning 'in between' or 'middle'.
Milliaq m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "umbilical cord". Alternatively it could mean "a piece of skin or cloth placed under food, mat, dish", or it could be a 'Greenlandic shaman's language name' meaning "an older brother to a girl".
Millvina f English (Rare)Possibly a variant of
Melvina. This name was most famously used by Millvina Dean (1912-2009) the last survivor of the Titanic before she died in 2009... [
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Miłobor m PolishDerived from Slavic
mil "gracious, dear" combined with Slavic
bor "battle" or
borit "to fight".
Milodarka f Serbian (Rare)Derived from the Slavic elements
mil, meaning "dear, precious" and
dar, meaning "gift" or "given".
Milojka f SloveneDiminutive of names containing the Slavic element
milu "gracious, dear", used as a given name in its own right.
Milolika f Russian, LiteratureArtificially created name, used by Russian poets and writers in XVIII and XIX centuries. It derives from Russian words
милый (
mily) - "loveable","pleasant" and
лик (
lik) - "face" and means "she who has loveable face".
Miłość f PolishPolish name derived from the ordinary vocabulary word
miłość "love", first used to translate the Greek name
Agape or the Latin name
Caritas... [
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Milosija f SerbianFrom Slavic elements
mio meaning "charming" or "pleasant" and
sija deriving from the verb
sijati meaning "to shine". Hence the name means "one that shines charmingly/pleasantly".
Milot m Albanian, KosovarDerived from
Milot, a town and a former municipality in the Lezhë County of northwestern Albania.
Milota f SlovakPossibly derived from the Slavic name element
milu "gracious, dear".
Milouska f Dutch (Rare)Dutch form of
Miluška. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch television presenter Milouska Meulens (b. 1973), who is of Curaçaoan descent.
Milovana f Medieval SlavicDerived from the elements "mil-" (dear, beloved) and "-ovana" (a suffix implying care or nurturing).
Miłowit m Medieval PolishFrom the elements
miło "nice" and
wit "lord, ruler". This is among the earliest recorded names in Poland.
Miluna f Italian (Modern), VenetianFrom the Italian words
mia luna literally meaning "my moon". According to a Venetian legend the 1600s nobleman Vittore Calergi proposed to his love interest with these words (meant "my sweetness, my dear") and a beautiful diamond later renamed Miluna... [
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Mi-lyeon f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 蓮 (lyeon) meaning "lotus, waterlily". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Mîm m LiteratureMîm is the name of the last petty-dwarf in the
Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. His story is also told in
The Children of Húrin.
Mima f JapaneseFrom Japanese
美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with
誠 (ma) meaning "sincerity" or
馬 (ma) meaning "horse". It can also be written as
未麻, combining
未 (mi) meaning "eighth sign of the zodiac" with
麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax", it was used like this in the very successful anime
Perfect Blue.
Mime f JapaneseDerived from the Japanese kanji 実 (
mi) meaning "fruit" or 美 (
mi) meaning "beauty; beautiful" combined with 夢 (
ime) meaning "dream; vision" or 芽 (
me) meaning "sprout".... [
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Mi-mi f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 美 is Meaning "Beautiful".
Mimi f JapaneseCombination of any
mi kanji, such as 美 meaning "beauty," 海 meaning "sea, ocean," 未, referring to the sign of the Sheep, 実 meaning "seed; fruit," 夢 meaning "dream," 光 meaning "light; ray, beam, glow" or 心 meaning "heart, mind." They can also be duplicated or marked with the repetition marker 々.
Mimì f & m Italian, TheatreItalian form of
Mimi as well as diminutive of other names with a
m sound of any gender. Mimì, a seamstress, is a main character in 'La bohème' (1896) by Giacomo Puccini, based on 'Scènes de la vie de bohème' (1851) by Henri Murger.
Mimia f JapaneseFrom Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mimica f SloveneDiminutive of
Marija (via the diminutive
Mimi), used as a given name in its own right.
Mimigard f GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old Norse
mímir "memory", which is related to Old English
gemimor "well-known", modern Dutch
mijmeren "to muse, to ponder" and Latin
memor "mindful, remembering." Because of this, the first element may also refer to the Norse god Mímir, who had omniscient wisdom and knowledge... [
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Mimihimereiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 姫 (
hime) meaning "princess", 麗 (
rei) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child"... [
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Mimihimeyouko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 姫 (hime) meaning "princess", 洋 (you) meaning "ocean" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [
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Mimihimeyuuko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 姫 (
hime) meaning "princess", 夕 (
yuu) meaning "evening" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child"... [
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Mimika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful", 実 (
mi) meaning "fruit" combined with 香 (
ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mimiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 微 (
mi) meaning "delicate", 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful" and 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mimina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夢 (mi) meaning "dream", 望 (mi) meaning "hope" combined with 愛 (na) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mímir m Norse Mythology, Old Norse, IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
mímir "memory", which is related to Old English
gemimor "well-known", modern Dutch
mijmeren "to muse, to ponder" and Latin
memor "mindful, remembering." In Norse mythology, Mímir was a god who had omniscient wisdom and knowledge and who was keeper of the Well of Wisdom in Jotunheim (the world of the Giants).
Mimisa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 珠 (mi) meaning "pearl", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mimiteh f Omaha-Ponca (?), Popular CulturePossibly a variant of
Mi'mite, an Omaha name of uncertain meaning, or a variant of the Omaha name
Mi'mitega meaning "new moon". This is the name of a Native American vampire in Scott Snyder's comic book series
American Vampire (2010-).
Mimo f KoreanMimo is a korean names mostly used by girls. It means “beauty”.
Mimomo f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 桃 (
momo) meaning "peach". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Mimori f JapaneseFrom Japanese 未 (
mi) meaning "eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac, the goat" combined with 森 (
mori) meaning "forest". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [
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Mimosa f English, Finnish, French, Spanish, Danish, Filipino, ItalianFrom
Mimosa, a genus of plants that are sensitive to touch. The best known plant from that genus is the
Mimosa pudica, better known in English as the
touch-me-not. The plant genus derives its name from Spanish
mimosa, which is the feminine form of the Spanish adjective
mimoso meaning "cuddly".
Mimsie f Popular CultureA character in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mimsie Pott, and a character in The Last Mimzy.
Mimulf m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old Norse
mímir "memory", which is related to Old English
gemimor "well-known", modern Dutch
mijmeren "to muse, to ponder" and Latin
memor "mindful, remembering." Because of this, the first element may also refer to the Norse god Mímir, who had omniscient wisdom and knowledge... [
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Mimura f JapaneseA Japanese feminine first name or a Japanese surname.