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Melokia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Melody.

Meloney f English (Rare)
Meloney's origin is Old Greek, and its use is English. Meloney is a spelling variant of the Dutch, English, French, and German Melanie. Meloney is uncommon as a baby name for girls... [more]

Mélonie f Norman
Norman form of Melanie.

Melonie f English (Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melony f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melora f English (Rare), Arthurian Cycle
Probably a variant of Meliora. This name was (first?) used in the Arthurian romance The Adventures of Melora and Orlando (1696).

Melorah f English (British)
Variant of Melora.

Melosa f History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of an obscure saint who was martyred in Thessalonica. It coincides with a Spanish word meaning "of honey", which is ultimately (via Late Latin mellosus) from Latin mel meaning "honey; sweetness".

Mélovin m Ukrainian
The stage name of the Ukrainian singer is formed from the English word halloween and the surname of the designer Alexander McQueen.

Melpatrikr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of the Irish name Máel Pátraic, which meant "disciple of Saint Patrick".

Melpomena f Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian
Slavic variant of Melpomene.

Melquíades m Spanish
Spanish form of Melchiades.

Melquiades m Galician
Galician form of Melchiades.

Melquiòr m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Melchior.

Melquior m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melchior.

Melquisedec m Spanish, Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Melchizedek.

Melquisedeque m Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melchizedek.

Mels m Soviet, Russian, Ukrainian
Acronym of the surnames of Маркс (Marks), Энгельс (Engels), Ленин (Lenin) and Сталин (Stalin), which refer to Karl Marx (1818-1883), Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)... [more]

Melschoi m Mongolian, Russian
Name composed of the first letters of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, and Choibalsan.

Melsene f Literature
Probably a simplification of Melusine. Melsene is the love interest of Cornelius Friebott in Hans Grimm's nationalist novel "Volk ohne Raum".

Melsor m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Older form of Melor, a name created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. This form stands for Маркс, Энгельс, Ленин, Сталин, Октябрьская Революция "(Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, October Revolution)"... [more]

Meltger m Romansh
Variant of Melchior, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.

Melton m English
Probably a variant of Milton.

Melubari m Ogoni
It is known among the Ogoni people of Southern Nigeria and it means "who is God?"

Meluca f Galician
Hypocoristic of Amelia.

Meluša f Czech
Diminutive form of Melanie or Melánia.

Melusina f German (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare), Provençal (Rare)
Variant of Melusine. This was the name of Petronilla Melusina von der Schulenburg (1693-1778), an illegitimate daughter of George I of Great Britain.

Mélusine f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Melusine.

Mélusinne f Picard
Picard form of Mélusine.

Melussina f Literature
Apparently a variant of Melusine, used by Danish author Lene Kaaberbøl in her fantasy novel Skammerens Datter (2000; English: The Shamer's Daughter).

Meluza f Folklore, Slavic Mythology
Meluza is a mythical creature in Russian folklore. She was depicted in a Russian lubok of the 17th or 18th century. She is described as half-woman, half-snake, or as the half-woman, half-fish creature... [more]

Meluzina f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Melusine.

Melvade f Crimean Tatar (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.

Melveen f English (Rare)
A combination of Melva and the suffix -een.... [more]

Melven m English (Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

Melvessa f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Melva.

Melvetta f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Melva.

Melvina f English
Feminine form of Melvin.

Melvine f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Melvina.

Melvinia f African American, Romani (Archaic)
Elaborated form of Melvina.

Melvino m African American (Italianized, Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

Melwas m Arthurian Cycle
Possibly means "prince of death" or "princely youth". This is an older form of Maelwys.

Melwin m Swedish
Variant of Melvin.

Melwyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

Melwyn f Cornish (Rare)
Variant of Melwynn.

Mélya f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mélia.

Melya f French (Americanized, Modern)
Americanized form of Mélya.

Mélyna f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Mélina.

Melynda f American (Rare)
Variant of Melinda.

Mélyne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Méline.

Melynie f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Melanie.

Melyor f Cornish (Archaic)
Form of Meliora recorded in the 16th century in St. Breage, Cornwall.

Melzar m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "overseer" or "master of wine."... [more]

Mem f & m English
Short form of various names containing the element -mem-.

Memang f Filipino (Rare)
Diminutive of Guillerma.

Memas m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Gerasimos.

Memberancy f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Remembrance.

Memberensi f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Memberancy.

Membresia f Medieval, Medieval French
Feminine form of Membresius.

Memduh m Turkish
Turkish form of Mamduh.

Meme m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.

Meme f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" or 海 (me) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [more]

Meme f Filipino
Variant of Mimi.

Memed m Indonesian, Sundanese
Sundanese form of Ahmad.

Memeng f Filipino
Diminutive of Carmen, Dominga, Nemesia, and other names containing -me- or -mi-.

Memet m Turkish, Indonesian, Crimean Tatar, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian variant and Crimean Tatar form of Mehmet and Indonesian form of Muhammad.

Memio m Spanish
Spanish form of Memmius.

Memiş m Turkish
Diminutive of Mehmet.

Memma f Romansh
Diminutive of Domenica, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.

Memmalatel m Jamaican Patois
The given name of the reggae percussionist Mr. Mojo Morgan.

Memmius m Ancient Roman
This is the name of a fourth century saint. His sister, Poma, is also venerated as a saint.

Memnone m Italian
Italian form of Memnon.

Memnune f Turkish
Turkish form of Mamnuna.

Memo m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.

Memo m Turkish
Either a diminutive or short form of Mehmet and Memet.

Memoir m & f English, African American
The word “memoir” itself means memory or remembrance. In the field of literature, a memoir is a collection of the events that happened in the author's life, tied together by a certain theme.

Memoire f & m African American, African
Variant of Memoir.

Memoona f Urdu
Urdu transcription of Maymunah.

Memorie f Obscure
Variant of Memory.

Memos m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Agamemnon.

Mempricius m Celtic Mythology
Latinization of Membyr.

Memucan m Biblical
Memucan was one of the seven vice-regents of the Persian King Ahasuerus(Also know as king Xerxes). Memucan was possibly another name for Haman.

Memukan m Biblical
Variant of Memucan.

Memüre f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Munira.

Memzgun m Nivkh
From Nivkh mem meaning "rainbow"; given to baby boys born during the time of a rainbow.

Men m Romansh
Short form of Dumeni.

Mena f Hinduism
Mena is the daughter of Meru, the wife of Himavat and mother to Parvati, Ganga and Mainaka.

Mena f Italian, Sardinian, Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Filomena and Italian diminutive of names containing the element -mena-, such as Filomena and Domenica.

Mena m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Italian form of Menas.

Mena f Hungarian
Originally the Hungarian form of Meina, this name is now considered a short form of names that end in -mena such as Filoména.

Mena f Irish, English
Common diminutive of Philomena, derived from ancient Greek/Roman sources originally and means 'friend of strength' or 'loved strongly'. Mena is the most common nickname for Philomena and it sometimes used as a forename itself.

Menaali f Muslim
This name is derived from the Arabic name Manal, which means “achievement” or “attainment”. It is also related to the name Minal, which means “precious stone” or “gift”... [more]

Menaechmus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menaichmos. This was the name of a Greek mathematician and philosopher from the 4th century BC.

Menagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun μήνη (mene) meaning "moon". The second element is derived from either the Greek verb ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) meaning "to orate, to speak publicly" or the Greek noun ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market, marketplace".

Menai f Welsh (Rare)
Locational name from the Menai Strait (Afon Menai), a river-like section of sea which separates the island of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) from the Welsh mainland. 'Menai' is probably connected to the name of the island, but the meanings of both are unknown... [more]

Menaichmos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun μεναίχμης (menaichmes) meaning "staunch soldier". It is a compound word, of which the first element is either the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" or the Greek noun μένος (menos) meaning "mind" as well as "spirit" and "power, strength, force"... [more]

Menalcus m Literature
Variant of Menalcas, a Greek name from Latin literature which is used to represent a shepherd or rustic figure. The name appears in Virgil’s “Eclogues” and the “Idylls” of Theocritus and means “strong, firm, resolute”.... [more]

Menancio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Venantius.

Ménandre m History (Gallicized)
French form of Menander.

Menandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Menander.

Ménás m Ancient Greek (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Menas.

Ménas m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Menas.

Menas m Ancient Greek, Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Min, the name of an Egyptian fertility god. Alternatively, it could be derived from the Greek noun μηνάς (menas) meaning "the moon" (see mene).

Menasze m Yiddish (Polonized)
Variant of Menashe.

Menauda f Gascon (Rare)
Feminine form of Menaut.

Menaut m Gascon
Gascon form of Meinhold.

Menaute m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Arabic (Moorish, ?)
Contracted form of Menehaute.

Menax m Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan form of Menashe.

Menchie f Filipino
Most commonly a diminutive of Carmencita. This is also a diminutive of Carmen, Carmelita, and other related names.

Menching f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Carmen.

Menchu f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.

Mençía f Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician variant of Mencía.

Mençia f Medieval Spanish
Variant of Mencia.

Mencía f Spanish, Medieval Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician name of unclear origin, maybe from Basque mendi "mountain". It was born by many noble women in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and revived in the 2000's.

Mencia f Medieval Spanish, Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Gallo-Latin Mincius, which itself may be contracted from Minicius or Minucius, or a variant of Minthius.

Mencio m Aragonese (Rare)
Masculine form of Mencia.

Mencius m History
Anglicized form of the Chinese name 孟子 (Mengzi), from the surname Meng combined with the title 子 (zǐ) meaning "master"... [more]

Mendanbar m Literature
The name of a character in American author Patricia Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles series of young adult fantasy novels.

Mendê f Kurdish
From the Kurdish name for a type of edible grass.

Menderes m Turkish
Turkish version of Meander, ultimately from the river in Turkey with the same name.

Mendert m West Frisian
West Frisian form of Meindert.

Mendi f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Mandy.

Mendia f Basque
Derived from the name of a hermitage in Navarre.

Mendie m Yiddish
A pet form of Mendel

Mendog m Polish
Polish form of Mindaugas.

Mendoza f Popular Culture
The female protagonist of The Company series by Kage Baker. She is probably named after the city in Argentina.

Mendoza m Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname.

Menduri m Romansh
Contraction of Men and Duri.

Mendy f English
Diminutive of Melinda or variant of Mandy.

Mendy m Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Mendel.

Menebue m Ogoni
Means "Paramount Ruler", "Chief of a Community" or simply "A King"

Meneci m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Menoetius.

Menecles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menekles. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 3rd century BC.

Menecrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menekrates. This name was borne by several ancient Greeks, such as the poet Menecrates of Ephesus (3rd century BC).

Menedem m Russian, Catalan
Russian and Catalan form of Menedemos via it's Latinized form Menedemus.

Ménédème m French, History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
French form of Menedemos via it's Latinized form Menedemus.

Menêdemo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Menedemos via it's Latinized form Menedemus.

Menedemo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Menedemos via it's Latinized Menedemus.

Menedemos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand". The second element is derived from Greek δημος (demos) meaning "the people"... [more]

Menedemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menedemos. This was the name of a Greek philosopher from the 4th century BC.

Ménée m French
French form of Meneos via it's Latinized form Meneus.

Menegilda f Literature
Short form of Hermenegilda. This name is borne by Menegilda Goold Brandybuck, the paternal grandmother of Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings.

Ménehould f French
Probably a French form of Meinhold. Saint Ménehould is a French saint from the 4th century. She gave her name to the small town of Sainte-Ménehould in the Champagne region.

Meneixildo m Aragonese
Truncated form of Ermeneixildo.

Menekles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand". The second element is derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Menekrates m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand". The second element is derived from Greek κρατος (kratos) meaning "power".

Menelais m Arthurian Cycle
Lord of the Perilous Castle.... [more]

Menelaj m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Menelaus.

Menelao m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Menelaus.

Ménélas m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Menelaus.

Menelau m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Menelaus.

Menelay m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Menelaos (see Menelaus).

Meneldil m Literature
A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name means "lover of the Heavens" in the fictional Quenya language, from menel meaning "the heavens" and -ndil, a suffix meaning "lover, friend".

Menelik m Ge'ez, Amharic
Means "son of the wise man" in Ge'ez and Amharic. According to the legend Menelik was the first emperor of Ethiopia. In the 10th century BC, he is said to have inaugurated the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia, so named because Menelik I is supposed to be the son of the biblical King Solomon of ancient Israel and Makeda, the Ethiopian Queen of Sheba.

Menemachos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand". The second element is derived from Greek μαχη (mache) meaning "battle".

Menemachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menemachos. This name was borne by a Greek physician from the 2nd century AD.

Menenia f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Menenio.

Meneo m Catalan, Italian, Spanish
Catalan, Italian, and Spanish form of Meneos via it's Latinized form Meneus.

Menephron m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" (see Menelaus)... [more]

Meneptolemos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective μενεπτόλεμος (meneptolemos) meaning "staunch in battle, steadfast", which consists of the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" combined with the Epic Greek noun πτόλεμος (ptolemos) meaning "war".... [more]

Meneptolemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Meneptolemos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of one of the suitors of Penelope.

Menerade f French (Archaic)
Local feminine form of Menrade found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 18th century.

Menerva f Etruscan Mythology
Variant of Menrva.

Menesaichmos m Ancient Greek
Variant form of Menaichmos.

Menesteo m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Menestheus.

Ménesthée m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French of Menestheus.

Meneus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Meneos.

Menexenos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" or the Greek noun μένος (menos) meaning "mind" as well as "spirit" and "power, strength, force"... [more]

Menexenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menexenos. This was the name of one of the three sons of the famous Greek philosopher Socrates (4th century BC).

Menezio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Menoetius.

Meng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", 濛 (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout"... [more]

Menga f Romansh
Short form of Domenica, traditionally found in central Grisons.

Mengchu f Chinese
From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 初 (chū) meaning "beginning".

Mengelsa f Romansh (Rare)
Contraction of Mengia and Elsa.

Mengesha m African
A name once found mainly amongst the higher-up figures of Imperial Ethiopia, often superseding important titles of royal hierarchy. Now a much rarer name in modern Ethiopia.

Mengfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".

Mengfu m Chinese
From Chinese 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" combined with 頫 (fǔ) meaning "bow, look down, stoop", 復 (fù) meaning "return, repeat", 斧 (fǔ) meaning "axe, hatchet", or 复 (fù) meaning "complex, repeat, go back"... [more]

Menggay f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Dominga/Dominique and Carmen.

Menghui f Chinese
From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Mengia f Romansh
Truncated form of Dumengia.

Mengina f Gascon, Romansh
Gascon truncated form of Domengina and Romansh diminutive of Mengia.

Menglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" or 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or 临 (lín) meaning "approach, draw near".

Mengling f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Mengmeng f & m Chinese
Reduplication of Chinese 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Mengot m Medieval German
Variant of Meingod

Mengshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" or 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" or 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Mengshuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north".

Mengtian f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water".

Mengtong f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 瞳 (tóng) meaning "pupil of the eye".

Mengxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" or 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".

Mengxu f Chinese
From the Chinese 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout" and 栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak.

Mengyao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout", 瑤 (yáo) meaning "jade" or "mother of pearl"... [more]

Mengyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 荫 (yīn) meaning "shade, shelter, protect".

Mengying f Chinese
From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water; lucid, glossy".

Mengyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" or 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl" or 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".

Menhaal m & f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic منهال (see Minhal).

Menhal m & f Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic منهال (see Minhal).

Menhit f Egyptian Mythology, African Mythology
Means "(she who) massacres". ... [more]

Meni f Greek
Diminutive of Melpomeni.

Menion m Gascon
Truncated form of Domenjon.

Mènip m Catalan
Catalan form of Menippos via its latinized form Menippus.

Menipo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Menippos via its latinized form Menippus.

Menipp m Russian
Russian form of Menippos.

Ménippe m History (Gallicized)
French form of Menippos via its latinized form Menippus.

Menippe f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Menippos. This name was borne by several characters in Greek mythology, one of whom was a daughter of Orion.

Menippo m Italian
Italian form of Menippos via its latinized form Menippus.

Menippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menippos. This name was borne by an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher from the 3rd century BC.

Menisch m Romansh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Dumeni, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Menissa f Saint Lucian (?)
Possibly a variation of Melissa.

Menja f German (Rare)
German transcription of Menya.

Menja f Norse Mythology
The name of an enslaved giant and sister of Fenja in 'Grottasöngr'.

Menka f Ancient Egyptian
Means "(my) ka shall be durable" or "(my) ka shall remain", derived from mn "to stay, remain; to be established, steadfast" and ka "soul". Name borne by a queen of the Second Dynasty.

Menkar m Astronomy
From Arabic منخر (manħar) "nostril" This is the name of a star in the constellation Cetus.

Menkauhor m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mn-kꜢw-ḥr meaning "the established one of the life-force of Horus", derived from mn "to be established; to stay, remain; steadfast" combined with‎ ka "soul, life-force" and the name of the god Horus.

Menkaure m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mn-kꜣw-rꜥ meaning "eternal are the souls of Ra", derived from mn "to stay, remain; to be established, steadfast" combined with kꜣw, plural of ka "soul, life force", and the name of the god Ra... [more]

Menkheperre m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "Enduring is the apparition of Ra".

Menko m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Majnard.

Menleva f Medieval English
Probably from *Meinliofa, an anglicized form of Old German Megenlioba or Meginliuba, derived from the Germanic elements magan "power, strength" and leuba "dear, beloved".

Menna f Welsh, Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Mena in countries where that name is used (i.e., Germany, Netherlands, Mena being a German/Dutch diminutive of various names beginning with Mein, such as Meinhild, where the meaning is "strength"), but Menna is also used regularly in Wales in modern times... [more]

Menna m Catalan
Catalan form of Mina.

Mennatallah f Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Variant transcription of Mennatullah.

Mennatulla f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of منّة الله (see Mennatullah)

Menne m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Meine.

Mennert m West Frisian
Variant of Mendert.

Mennie f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Minnie, unless used as a short form of a name containing men.

Meño m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.

Meno m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menon, in the case of the philosopher Plato's dialogue Meno.

Meno m East Frisian
Short form of names beginning with Old High German name element megin, magan "strength, might, power" (compare Menno).

Menoah m Dutch (Rare)
Probably a variant form of the biblical name Manoah.

Menodóra f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Menodora.

Menodoro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Menodoros via Menodorus.

Menodoros m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Menodora.

Menodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menodoros.

Menodotus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menodotos.

Menoeceus m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "strength of the house".

Menoikeus m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "strength of the house", derived from Greek μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force" and οἶκος (oikos) meaning "house, home".

Menolly f Literature
The name of the heroine in Anne McCaffrey's The Harper Hall trilogy.

Menon m Ancient Greek
Menon was the name of several notable Kings, generals, and soldiers in Ancient Greece.

Menophilos m Ancient Greek
Means "friend of the moon", from Greek μήνη (mene) meaning "moon" and φίλος (philos) meaning "friend"... [more]

Menorah f Jewish
Its meaning is "candlestick". To the Jews, the menorah is the candelabrum used at Hannukah, the Festival of Lights."

Menos m Ancient Greek
From Ancient Greek μένος (menos) "mind, strength, courage, force". This was the name of the 19th winner of the Olympic Stadion in the 8th-century BCE.

Menowin m German (Modern, Rare), Romani
The name is often analysed as a Germanic name made from the element MEGIN "strength" and WIN "friend". However, in the case of the most known bearer, the German singer Menowin Fröhlich, there is an account from his father that the name is made up to sound like Menuhin (the surname of the violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin).

Menrade m French (Archaic)
Local French form of Meinrad found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 18th century.

Ménrót m Hungarian Mythology
Ménrót is mentioned in Simon of Kéza's 'Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum', written in the 1280s, in its semi-Latinized form Menrot. According to Simon of Kéza, Hunor and Magor, the legendary forefathers of the Huns and the Hungarians, were the sons of Ménrót, a mythical giant, who he partly identified with biblical Nimrod... [more]

Menrva f Etruscan Mythology
Menrva was an Etruscan goddess of war, art, wisdom, and medicine. She contributed much of her character to Roman Minerva, when that culture evolved. She was the child of Uni and Tinia... [more]

Mense m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Meine.

Mensje f West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Mense, perhaps via its variant form Mens. This name is often mistakenly believed to be derived from Dutch mensje meaning "little human being", usually by non-Frisians in the Netherlands.... [more]

Mensura f Bosnian
Feminine form of Mensur.

Menta f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian, Hungarian (Rare)
Italian and Hungarian form of Minthe. The name coincides with both Italian and Hungarian menta "mint".

Mente m Dutch, West Frisian
Short form of Clement (Dutch) or a variant of Meine (West Frisian).

Mentes m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Mentes is the name of the King of the Taphians and the son of Anchialus. He is mentioned in the Odyssey.

Mentha f English (Rare), Literature
Latinate form of Minthe. Mentha is the name of the mint genus. Mint is a wild flower and an important herb.

Mentine f Gallo
Short form of Clémentine.

Mentona f German (Swiss, Rare)
Derived from the name of the commune Menton (Côtes d'Azur).

Mentuwoser m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mnṯw-wsr meaning "Montu is powerful", derived from the name of the god Montu combined with wsr "mighty, powerful".

Menty f Romani (Archaic)
Short form of Cinnamenta.

Mentz m Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with the Germanic name element magan "mighty, strong".

Mentzia f Medieval Basque
Variant of Mantzia.

Menua m Urartian, Ancient Armenian, Armenian
The name of an Urartian king.

Menucha f Hebrew
Hebrew, meaning "peaceful, restful". The feminine form of Menachem.

Menuelito m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.

Menuhah m & f Hebrew
Variant of Menuha.

Mėnulis m Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Means "moon" in Lithuanian. This was the name of the Lithuanian moon god.

Menvleuz f & m Filipino
Variant of Minviluz.

Menw m Welsh Mythology
Etymology unknown.... [more]

Menyhért m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Meinhard.

Menysh m Mari
Mari form of Mikhail or Misha.

Menyus m Hungarian
Hypochoristic form of Menyhért.... [more]

Menza f Swedish (Rare)
Origin uncertain, possibly a diminutive of Emerentia. ... [more]

Menzi m Southern African, Zulu
Means "creator" in Zulu.... [more]

Menzies m English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Menzies.

Menzo m Frisian, Dutch
Frisian and Dutch diminutive of names formed with the name element megin "strength".

Meo m Medieval Italian
Short form of Bartolomeo, Romeo, and Tolomeo.

Meodras m Arthurian Cycle
The Emperor of Spain in Layamon’s chronicle.... [more]

Meolie f German (Modern, Rare)
The given name of the German gymnast Meolie Jauch.

Meosha f African American (Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Moesha or Misha 2/Meisha.

Mepham m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Mipham.

Mephibosheth m Biblical
Alternate name of Merib-baal.

Mephitis f Roman Mythology
Variant of Mefitis.

Mepoho f Eastern African
A famous bearer of the name was the Mijikenda diviner Mepoho.

Meppe m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Meinbert.

Meqqisaalik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Merĸisâlik.

Meqqoq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Merĸoĸ.

Meqqupaluk f Greenlandic
Younger form of Merĸupaluk.

Meqqusaaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Merĸusâĸ.

Mequita f Spanish
Perhaps a variant of Mezquita, also called the Great Mosque of Córdoba or the Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady, a medieval Islamic mosque that was converted into a Roman Catholic Christian cathedral in the Spanish city of Córdoba, Andalusia.

Mera f Indian, Hindi (Anglicized, Rare)
Diminutive of Meera.

Meraai f Afrikaans
Variant of Maraai.

Mérab f Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Merab 1.

Merabi m Georgian
Form of Merab 2 with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Merabiko m Georgian
Diminutive of Merab 2.

Meradith f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meredith.

Meraiah m Biblical
Meaning "resistance," a chief priest, a contemporary of the high priest Joiakim (Neh 12:12).

Méraïyeu f Jèrriais
Jèrriais variant of Maria or Marie, reflecting the English pronunciation of Mariah.

Meraj m Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic معراج (see Miraj), as well as the Persian and Urdu form.

Merak m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic al-maraqq, meaning "the loins (of the bear)". This is the traditional name of the star Beta Ursae Majoris, in the constellation Ursa Major.

Meralis m Arthurian Cycle
One of Perceval’s eleven paternal uncles in Perlesvaus; the eighth son of Gais le Gros and the brother of Alain.

Měrana f Sorbian
Derived from the Sorbian name element měr, a cognate of both Slavic mir "peace; world" and mer "famous; great".

Merance f Walloon
Walloon form of Émerence.

Meranda f English (Rare)
Variant of Miranda.