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Magdeline f Medieval English
Variant of Magdalene.

Magdeloigne f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Madeleine found in the Franche-Comté region of France in reference to Mary Magdalene.

Magdelon f French (Archaic), Theatre
Older French variant of Madelon, most famously used in Molière's work Les Précieuses ridicules.

Magdelone f Danish (Archaic), Theatre
Variant of Magdalena, possibly influenced by Madelon. This name is bone by a character in Carl Nielsen's opera 'Maskarade' (1906), which is considered to be the country's national opera.

Magdelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Magdalene.

Magdelyna f Ukrainian (Polonized)
Magdelyna or Mahdelyna in Ukrainian, (Magdalina) from Slavic Magda and Old Church Slavic, Czech, Bulgarian Magdalena/Magdalina.... [more]

Magdelys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Magdalys, Magdalene and similar names.

Magdeulin f Medieval English
Variant of Magdelin.

Magdiel m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Latin
Magdiel was the name of an Edomite chief mentioned in Genesis 36:43.

Magdihel m Biblical Latin
Form of Magdiel used in the Latin Old Testament.

Magding f Filipino
Diminutive of Magdalena or Magdalina.

Magdinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Magda.

Magdleina f Romansh (Archaic)
Older form of Madleina.

Magdlena f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Magdalena.

Magdó f Hungarian
Short form of Magdolna, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Magdolina f Hungarian (Rare, Archaic, ?), English (Rare, Archaic, ?), Various (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Possibly an elaborated form of Magdolna.... [more]

Magdu f Konkani
Konkani form of Magdalena.

Magduna f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Magdalina and its short forms Magda and Magdana, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).

Magdunia f Polish
Diminutive of Magdalena.

Magdusia f Polish
Diminutive of Magdalena.

Magduška f Slovak
Diminutive of Magdaléna.

Magdusza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Magdaléna.

Magdutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive form of Magdalena.

Magdzia f Polish
Diminutive of Magdalena.

Magec ?m Guanche Mythology, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche Ma-ɣeq, meaning "possesses radiance" or "mother of brightness". In Guanche mythology, Magec was a deity (of unknown gender) of the Sun and the light. According to legend, Magec was captured by Guayota and held prisoner inside Teide, although they were later liberated by Achamán.

Maged m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Majid chiefly used in Egypt.

Magediel m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Magdiel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Magek m Guanche
Variant of Magec.

Magella f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Majella.

Magen f English (American)
Variant of Megan.

Magena f English (American)
Variant form of Megan or Magen

Magêncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Maxentius.

Magenta f English, Theatre
Named for the mauvish-crimson colour. The dye to make the colour was discovered and named shortly after the Battle of Magenta in 1859 (the town is situated in northern Italy). The colour may have been inspired by the colour of the uniforms worn by the French troops, or by the colour of the land soaked in blood after the battle... [more]

Magetalene f Tswana
Setswana form of Magdalene.

Magfira f Indonesian
Variant of Maghfirah.

Magfirah f Indonesian
Variant of Maghfirah.

Magfiroh f Indonesian
Variant of Maghfirah.

Mággá f Northern Sami
Northern Sámi cognate of Magga, which is a short form of Margareta and other related names.

Magga f Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norwegian, Old Swedish, Lule Sami, Faroese, Kven
Short form of Margareta (or sometimes of Magnhilda). This is also a Lule Sámi form of Margareta.

Maggan f Swedish
Diminutive of Margareta.

Maggee f English
Variant of Maggie.

Maggey f English
Variant of Maggie.

Maggi f English
Variant of Maggie.

Maggia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Maggio and thus ultimately derived from Italian maggio "May". This name was occasionally given to children born in the month of May (compare English May).

Maggie f English
Diminutive of Magdalene or Magdalena

Maggiemae f English
Combination of Maggie and Mae.

Maggila f Baltic Mythology
Alleged Prussian Lithuanian goddess of wrath.... [more]

Maggiore m Literature
Means 'elder' or 'greater' in Italian. Used in Stuart Hill's book ' The Cry Of The Icemark', Maggiore was a tutor to the princess.

Maggioriano m Italian
Italian form of Majorian.

Maggiorina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Maggiorino.

Maggy f English
Variant of Maggie.

Maggý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Maggy.

Maghan f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Maghdalena f Medieval Low German
Medieval Low German form of Magdalene.

Maghens m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Maghons.

Maghfira f Indonesian
Variant of Maghfirah.

Maghfiroh f Indonesian
Variant of Maghfirah.

Maghiel m Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Machiel.

Maghnes m Northern African
The name of a football player who comes from Algeria, Maghnes Akliouche

Maghons m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Magnus.

Magi f Welsh
Diminutive of Marged.

Magí m Catalan
Catalan form of Maginus.

Magic m & f English (American, Rare)
From the English word magic meaning "the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces".

Magica f Croatian
Diminutive of Magdalena or Margareta.

Magie f English (Rare)
Variant of Maggie.

Magín m Spanish
Spanish form of Maginus.

Magina f Galician (Rare)
Variant of Maxina.

Maginus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Maginus was a Catalan hermit in the late third and early fourth centuries in Tarragona. Upon the arrival of the Roman prefect Dacian to Tarragona, persecuting Christians under the edict of Emperor Maximian, Maginus tried to convert them to the faith and was imprisoned... [more]

Maglaurus m Literature
The Duke of Albany, one of the husbands of Regan, who was one of the older daughters of King Leir in Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistorical 12th-century "History of the Kings of Britain".

Maglena f Swedish (Archaic)
Contracted form of Magdalena, used mainly during the 19th century.

Maglière m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Magloire.

Maglocune m History (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Maglocunus

Maglocunus m Old Welsh (Latinized)
Latinised form of Maelgwn used by Gildas.

Magloire m & f French, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
French masculine and feminine form of Maglorius (see Maglorio).

Maglor m Literature
Meaning unknown; possibly a Sindarized form of Makalaurë. In The Silmarillion this is the most commonly used name of the second son of Fëanor, also called Kanafinwë.

Magloria f Italian
Feminine form of Maglorio (compare Magloire).

Maglorio m Italian
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: ... [more]

Maglory m Arthurian Cycle
One of the many Saxon kings to invade Britain at the beginning of Arthur’s reign.

Magna f Scandinavian
Scandinavian feminine form of Magnus and Magni. In Iceland, the form Magnea is more popular than Magna.

Magnachar m Germanic
Variant spelling of Magnahar, probably influenced by Old High German wachar "vigilant" (see Wacharulf).

Magnahar m Germanic
This name is a metathesis of Maganhar - the first element should not be confused with Latin magna "great."

Magnance f French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Magnantia.

Magnantia f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Magnantius. Saint Magnantia of Auxerre was a spiritual student of Saint Germanus of Auxerre.

Magnaric m Germanic
This name is a metathesis of Maganric - the first element should not be confused with Latin magna "great."

Magnas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Magnus.

Magnasch m Romansh
Romansh form of Magnus.

Magnatrud f Germanic
This name is a metathesis of Magantrud - the first element should not be confused with Latin magna "great."

Magnatrude f Germanic
Variant of Magnatrud.

Magndís f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse magn "power, strength, might" and dís "goddess".

Magne m French (Archaic)
French form of Magnus.

Magnea f Icelandic
Feminine form of Magnús. It may also be used as an Icelandic feminine form of Magni.

Magneberga f Medieval French, Old High German
Variant of Meinberga

Magnella f Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Magnhild.

Magnence m History (Gallicized)
French form of Magnentius.

Magnêncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Magnentius.

Magnencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Magnentius.

Magnenzio m Italian
Italian form of Magnentius.

Magneto m Popular Culture, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Magneto is the 'mutant' name of an antagonist, and sometimes protagonist, of Marvel's X-Men line of comics. His real name is Max Eisenhardt, and he's used the alias of Erik Lehnsherr many times, though he is more frequently known simply as Magneto... [more]

Magnhilda f Medieval Scandinavian
Younger form of Magnhildr recorded from the 14th century onwards.

Magnhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Magnhildr.

Magnie m Scottish
Diminutive of Magnus.

Magnify m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to extol; glorify." Referring to the magnification of the name of God.

Magnil f Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Magnhildr.

Magnill f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Magnhildr.

Magnilla f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Magnill predominantly recorded in Scania.

Magnius m Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Magnas.

Magno m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Cognate of Magnus.

Magnólia f Hungarian, Portuguese
Hungarian and Portuguese forms of Magnolia.

Magnos m Greek
Greek form of Magnus, the Greek name of the Roman emperor Magnus Maximus (in Greek: Μάγνος Μάξιμος) - c. 335–28 August 388

Magnu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Magnus.

Magnulf m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements magn "mighty, strong, power" and ulfr "wolf", making it a cognate of the Germanic name Maganulf. Magnulf was first used in 1901.

Magnulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Magnulf.

Magnúsína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Magnús.

Magnuss m Latvian
Latvian form of Magnus.

Magnusz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Magnus,

Magny f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Magný.

Mago m English (Rare), Old High German, Irish (Rare)
From a short form of a compound name formed with maht ‘strength’, ‘power’ as the first element.

Mago f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Margarita.

Magod f Breton
Variant of Margod.

Magog m Biblical, Muslim
The name Magog is obscure, but may come from the Assyrian mat-Gugu, "Land of Gyges", i.e., Lydia. Alternatively, Gog may be derived from Magog rather than the other way round, and "Magog" may be code for Babylon.

Magoichi m & f Japanese
Means "grandson city/grandson of the city".

Magolor m Popular Culture
Magolor is a major character in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and the host of the New Challenge Stages section of Kirby's Dream Collection. He is also the shopkeeper in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe. Magolor hails from Halcandra and commands the Lor Starcutter.

Magomedali m Avar (Russified), Lezgin (Russified), Dargin (Russified)
Russified form of Muhamadali (Avar), Mehamedali (Lezgin) or Mahammadali (Dargin).

Magomed-emi m Chechen (Russified)
Russified form of Mokhmad-Emi, from the given name Magomed combined with Arabic أَمِين (ʾamīn) meaning "trustworthy, honest, truthful".

Magomed-Emin m Chechen (Russified)
Russified form of Mokhmad-Emin.

Magomedgadzhi m Dagestani (Russified)
Russified form of Muhamadhaji

Magomedkhabib m Avar (Russified)
Russified form of Muhamadkhabib.

Magomedrasul m Avar (Russified)
Russified form of Muhamadrasul.

Magomedshapi m Kumyk (Russified), Avar (Russified), Dargin (Russified)
Russified form of Mahammatshapi (Kumyk), Muhamadshapi (Avar) or Mahammadshapi (Dargin).

Magomedsharip m Dagestani (Russified)
Russified form of Muhamadsharip

Magomedzagir m Dagestani
Combination of Magomed and Zagir.

Magor m Hungarian, Hungarian Mythology
According to Simon of Kéza's 'Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum', written in the 1280s, Magor is the brother of Hunor and the son of Enéh and Ménrót... [more]

Magòrzata f Kashubian (Archaic)
Medieval variant of Małgorzata.

Magpie f English
Diminutive of Maggie and Margaret, from the English word for the common European bird, known for its chattering, before c.1600 known simply as pie... [more]

Magredá f Sami
Sami form of Margreta.

Magret f Scots
Scots form of Margaret.

Magretha f Romansh
Variant of Margreta.

Magriste f German (Rare)
Maybe a contraction of Marie-Christine.

Mågrite f Walloon
Variant of Magrite.

Magryta f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Margarethe.

Mags f English
Diminutive of Margaret.

Magsaránguaĸ f Greenlandic
Variant of Magseránguaĸ.

Magseránguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Magserannguaq using the old Kleinschmidt orthography.

Magseránguaq f Greenlandic
Variant of Magseránguaĸ.

Magserannguaq m & f Greenlandic
Derived from Greenlandic massippoq meaning "rising half up from a horizontal position" and the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear", with the implied meaning "flower which is raised up by the heat of the sun, whilst small pieces of ice are still above it" (according to the Greenlandic author Karl Siegstad).... [more]

Magssarãnguaĸ f Greenlandic
Variant of Mássâránguaĸ.

Magsseránguaĸ m & f Greenlandic
Variant of Mássâránguaĸ.

Magsud m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Maqsud

Magðalena f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Magdalena.

Magu f Far Eastern Mythology
The name of a taoist immortal associated with the elixir of life and protection of women. Her name is derived from 麻 (ma) meaning "cannabis, hemp" and 姑 (gu) meaning "aunt, maid, maiden".

Magua m Popular Culture, Literature
One of the antagonists from "Last of the Mohicans".

Mague f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita.

Maguelone f Provençal, French
Provençal form of Magdalene.

Maguelonne f French (Rare), Occitan (Gallicized), Guernésiais
Gallicized and Guernésiais form of Occitan Magalona.

Magüi f Spanish, Spanish (Canarian)
Short form of María Luisa and other compound forms of María. It can also be after a mountain in the Canary Islands named Magüi.

Magui f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita and Maria Luisa.

Maguinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Magda.

Maguno m Gaulish, Old Celtic
Gaulish cognate of Maonirn.

Maguy f French, Arabic
A short form of Marguerite.... [more]

Magwala m Pare
Means "money" in the Athu language of the Pare people.

Magwen f Welsh
Combination of Mag, a diminutive of Marged, and Welsh gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

Magzhan m Kazakh
Short form of the given name Magomedzhan.

Mah m & f Chinese
Cantonese, meaning "horse" name conferred by Ghengis Kahn on one of his victorious cavalry generals. Mahs in their 50's today represent the 28th generation from this original ancestor.... [more]

Mah m Persian Mythology
Means "month" or "moon" in Old Persian. This was the name of the Zoroastrian deity of the moon.

Mahabah f Arabic
Variant transcription of محبة (see Mahaba)

Mahadewi f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Mahadevi.

Mahadhir m Malay
Variant of Mahathir.

Mahadi m Malay, Indonesian, Bengali
Variant of Mahdi.

Mahadir m Malay
Variant of Mahathir.

Mahadzir m Malay
Variant of Mahathir.

Mahafuz m Bengali (Muslim)
Meaning of Mahafuz in Arabic is 'protector', one who protects anything or preserve anything for longer period of time without any sort of fault.

Mahah m Mormon
Son of Jared.

Mahakala m Hinduism, Buddhism
From Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great" and काल (kala) meaning "time, age, death". This is the name of a deity in Hindu and Buddhist tradition... [more]

Mahalaleel m Biblical Hebrew
Literally means "praise of GOD (El);" son of Kenan (Qayin) and great-grandson of Seth according to Genealogy of Genesis 5:12,13,15-17; 1 Chronicles 1:2. An inhabitant of Judah in Nehemiah 11:4, a descendent of Judah, son of Jacob, great-grandson of Abraham, through the lineage of Perez.

Mahalalel m Hebrew
Means "praise of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Mahalalel was the great-great-grandson of Adam and great-great-great-grandfather of Noah... [more]

Mahaley f American (South)
Variant of Mahala.

Mahália f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Mahalia.

Mahalia f Filipino, Tagalog
Possibly a variant of Mahala, or from Tagalog "mahál", meaning 'loved one.'

Mahalie f English
Variant of Mahalia.

Mahaliel m Ancient Hebrew, English (Puritan), Jewish
Variant of Mahalel.

Mahama m Western African, Thai (Muslim)
Form of Muhammad used in western Africa and Thailand.

Mahamad m Malay
Malay variant of Muhammad.

Mahamat m Central African, Thai (Muslim)
Form of Muhammad used in central Africa and Thailand.

Mahamed m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محمد (see Muhammad).

Mahamete m Medieval Arabic (Moorish, Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Muhammad.

Mahammadali m Dargin
Combination of Mahammad and Ali 1.

Mahammadshapi m Dargin
Combination of Mahammad and Shapi.

Mahammat m Kumyk
Kumyk form of Muhammad.

Mahammatshapi m Kumyk
Combination of Mahammat and Shapi.

Mahammoud m Western African (Rare)
A conflation of Muhammad with Mahmud, in this form extremely rare.

Mahan m Mormon
In the Book of Moses, it is said that Cain, after having slew Abel, became what they called the Master Mahan, being the head of a secret organization of murderers and cheaters... [more]

Mahanti m Mormon
An inscription on a cliff in Manti was written by someone who called himself Mahanti, the second king of the Lamanites. It was dated about A.D. 600, which would have been centuries after the Lamanites came into being... [more]

Mahapajapati f Sanskrit
Means "leader of a great assembly", derived from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great, large" combined with प्रजा (prajā) meaning "subjects, people" and पति (patī) meaning "husband, lord, master"... [more]

Mahar f Indian
NAME - Mahar महर्... [more]

Məhərrəm m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Muharram.

Mahassen f Arabic (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant transcription of Mahassine.

Mahasthamaprapta m Buddhism
Means "arrival of the great strength" or "one who has obtained great strength", from Sanskrit महा (maha) meaning "great", स्थामन् (sthaman) meaning "strength, power" and प्राप्त (prapta) meaning "arrived, came, obtained, reached"... [more]

Mahault f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Mahaut.

Mahayla f American
It’s a different spelling of Mahala

Mahazioth m Biblical
Meaning "visions," a Kohathite Levite, chief of the twenty-third course of musicians I Chronicles 25:4,I Chronicles 25:30

Mahbanoo f Persian
Alternate transcription of مهبانو (see Mahbanu)

Mahbanou f Persian
Alternate transcription of مهبانو (see Mahbanu).

Mahboob m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Mahbub as well as the Urdu and Bengali form.

Mahbooba f Arabic, Dari Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic محبوبة (see Mahbuba), as well as the Dari Persian form.

Mahboobeh f Persian
Variant transcription of Mahboubeh.

Mahboub m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محبوب (see Mahbub).

Mahbouba f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محبوبة (see Mahbuba).

Mahboube f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محبوبه (see Mahboubeh).

Məhbubə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mahbuba.

Mahbubeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of محبوبه (see Mahboubeh)

Mahbubul m Bengali (Muslim)
Bengali form of Mahbubullah, a combination of Mahbub and Allah.

Mah Chow f Vietnamese
Variant of Mychau.

Mahdad m Middle Persian
Middle Persian form of Mahidata.

Mahdalena f Belarusian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Mahdaliena.

Mahdaliena f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Magdalene.

Mahdaljena f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Mahdaliena.

Mahdalyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Magdalena (see Magdalene).

Mahdia f Arabic, Pakistani
Variant transcription of Mahdiyya.

Maḫdianna m Sumerian Mythology
Likely meaning "lofty one from heaven", deriving from the Sumerian elements mah ("high, exalted), and 𒀭 an ("sky, heaven"). This was the Sumerian name of a Mesopotamian god of uncertain character... [more]

Mahdie f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدیه (see Mahdieh).

Mahdieh f Persian
Persian form of Mahdiyya.

Mahdiye f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدیه (see Mahdieh).

Mahdiyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدیه (see Mahdieh).

Mahdiyya f Arabic
Feminine form of Mahdi.

Mahdjouba f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of محجوبة (see Mahjouba)

Mahdokht f Persian
Meaning "daughter of the moon" in Persian.

Mahdzia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Mahdaliena.

Mahdzir m Malay
Variant of Mahathir.

Mahdzisia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Mahdaliena.

Mahe m Breton
Variant of Mazhe.

Māhealani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly haze" from Hawaiian māhea "haze" and lani "sky, heaven". This was the name of the night of the full moon in the ancient Hawaiian calendar.

Mahender m Indian, Telugu, Hindi
Variant of Mahendra.

Mahendri f & m Indian, Hindi, Indonesian (Rare)
Either a feminine form of Mahendra or means "of Indra" in Sanskrit.

Maher m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Mahir.

Mahershalalhashbaz m Biblical, English (Puritan)
From the Hebrew name מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז (Maher-shalal-hash-baz) which is variously interpreted as meaning "quick to plunder and swift to spoil" or "he has made haste to the plunder!" It is a prophetic name or title which occurs in Isaiah 8:1 in the Old Testament and is a reference to the impending plunder of Samaria and Damascus by the king of Assyria.... [more]

Maheshani f Hinduism
Means "great lady" in Sanskrit, a feminine form of Mahesha. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati, the wife of Shiva.

Maheshi f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Indian (Sikh), Marathi, Nepali, Sinhalese
MEANING - "wife of great lord Shiva", A name of goddess Durga

Maheut f Medieval French
Variant of Mahaut.

Mahfodz m Malay
Malay variant of Mahfuz.

Mahfooz m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic محفوظ (see Mahfuz), as well as the Urdu form.

Mahfoud m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Mahfuz (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Mahfouz m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محفوظ (see Mahfuz).

Mahfud m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Mahfuz.

Mahfudh m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Mahfuz.

Mahfudz m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Mahfuz.

Mahfudzah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian feminine form of Mahfuz.

Mahfuza f Bengali
Feminine form of Mahfuz.

Mahfuzah f Malay
Feminine form of Mahfuz.

Mahi m Medieval French
Recorded 28 times in Paris of 1292.

Mahi m Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman form of Matthew

Mahibaujanah m Old Persian
Means "Mah bestows benefit" or "who serves the moon god", from Old Persian Māhi (see Persian mah) meaning "moon", referring to the Zoroastrian deity of the moon, and baujanah meaning "profit, advantage".

Mahidata m Old Persian
Means "given by Mah" or "created by the moon", from Old Persian Māhi (see Persian mah) meaning "moon", referring to the Zoroastrian deity of the moon, and 𐎭𐎠𐎫 (data) meaning "given".

Mahidevran f Ottoman Turkish
Means "one who is always beautiful", "one whose beauty never fades", "beauty of the times" or "Moon of Fortune". A famous bearer was Mahidevran Sultan (1500-1581), a concubine of Süleyman the Magnificent and the mother of Şehzade Mustafa and Raziye Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Mahieddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic محيي الدين (see Muhyi ad-Din) chiefly used in Algeria.

Mahiedine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic محيي الدين (see Muhyi ad-Din) chiefly used in Algeria.

Mahijah m Mormon
In the Book of Moses, this is the name of a man who talks with Enoch.

Mahina f Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
Means "moon, month" in Hawaiian, from Proto-Polynesian *masina. In Hawaiian mythology, Mahina is a lunar deity and the mother of Hema.

Mahina f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" or 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy" combined with 妃 (hi) meaning "princess" and 奈 (na) meaning "what" or 雛 (hina) meaning "chick, squab, duckling, doll"... [more]

Mahinbanu f Literature, History
Probably from Persian مهین (mehin) meaning "greater, greatest" and بانو (bānū) meaning "lady". It is also associated with Persian مه (mah) meaning "moon"... [more]

Mahira f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Mahir.

Mahirə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mahira.

Mahirah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Mahira as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Mahitap f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Mahtab.

Mahito m Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 磨 (ma) meaning "polish, grind, improve", or 眞 (ma) meaning "truth, reality" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person" or 仁 (hito) meaning "compassionate"... [more]

Mahjouba f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Feminine form of Mahjoub (chiefly Moroccan and Tunisian).

Mahkate:wi-meši-ke:hke:hkwa m Indigenous American
Means "be a large black hawk" in the Sauk dialect of the Fox language.... [more]

Mahlallel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend (?)
Variant of Mahalaleel.

Mahlea f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Malia.

Mahleah f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Malia.

Mahlia f American (Rare)
The origin of this name is uncertain. It may be a variant of Mahalia or a variant of Malia.

Mahlik m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malik 1.

Mahliya f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Malia.

Mahlon m Biblical, English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain; sometimes misinterpreted as a variant of Mahlah ("weakness, sickness" from Hebrew Machlah). In the Old Testament this was the name of the son of Naomi and first husband of Ruth (Ruth 1:2,5; 4:9-10)... [more]

Məhluqə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mahlagha.

Mahmackrah m Mormon (Rare)
An idol in the Book of Abraham; represented by figure 7 in facsimile 1.

Mahmod m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محمود (see Mahmud).

Mahmuda f Arabic, Bengali
Feminine form of Mahmud.

Mahmudah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic محمودة (see Mahmuda), as well as the Indonesian form.

Mahmudi m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Mahmud.

Mahmudin m Indonesian
From Arabic محمودين (maḥmūdīn), the plural of محمود (maḥmūd) meaning "praised, commendable".

Mahmudullah m Bengali (Muslim)
Combination of Mahmud and Allah.

Mahmuna f Muslim
Means "wife of the Prophet Muhammad" or "auspicious, blessed, fortunate". This was the name of Maymunah bint al-Harith (born Barrah), a wife of Muhammad... [more]

Mahnoosh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهنوش (see Mahnoush).

Mahnush f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهنوش (see Mahnoush).

Maho f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" or 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand, various, all, myriad" combined with 歩 (ho) meaning "step, walk" or 渉 (ho) meaning "to ford or cross a body of water"... [more]

Maho m Breton
Variant of Mazhe.

Mahogany f English
From the English word mahogany, a tropical tree of the genus Swietenia, valued for their hard, reddish-brown wood; or after the color of the wood. Ultimately from Spanish mahogani, perhaps of Mayan origin.

Mahol m Biblical
Meaning "dance," the father of four sons 1st Kings 4:31 who were inferior in wisdom only to Solomon.

Mahoma m History (Hispanicized), Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Spanish form of Muhammad, used to refer to the founder of Islam.

Mahomad m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Moorish form of Muhammad.

Mahomed m South African, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Form of Muhammad used by South African Muslims, as well as a Moorish variant of Mahomad.

Mahometas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Muhammad.

Mahono f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Mahonri m Mormon
In the Book of Mormon, the brother of Jared is the most prominent person in the account given in the beginning (chapters 1–6) of the Book of Ether. Some years after the publication of the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith mentioned that Mahonri Moriancumer was the name of the brother of Jared.

Mahpara f Urdu (Rare), Persian
Means "piece of the moon", derives from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part." Related to Persian Mahpare, Azerbaijani Mehpare, Uzbek Mohipora, and Turkish Mehpare... [more]

Mahpare f Persian
Means "piece of the moon", derives from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part." Related to Urdu Mahpara, Azerbaijani Mehpare, Uzbek Mohipora, and Turkish Mehpare.... [more]

Mahpareh f Persian
Variation of Mahpare

Mahpee m Sioux
Variant of Mahpiya.

Mahran m Persian
Varaint tranciption of مهران (see Mehran).

Mahreen f Pakistani, Urdu
Variant of Mehreen.