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Meena f East Frisian
Feminine form of Meeno.

Meenakshi f Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Minakshi.

Meenaxi f Indian
Alternate transcription of Minakshi.

Meeno m East Frisian
Variant of Meno.

Meeraq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mêraĸ.

Meeri f Finnish, Estonian
Variant of Meri 1.

Meerim f Kyrgyz
Means "favour, grace, compassion, mercy" in Kyrgyz. This name is sometimes used as a Kyrgyz form of Maryam.

Meerke f Sami
Southern Sami form of Marit.

Meerten m Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Maarten. Also compare Merten.

Meeta f Estonian
Estonian variant of Meta.

Meeus m Medieval Dutch
Short form of Bartolomeus.

Meeuw m & f Dutch
Diminutive of Bartholomew or Bartholomeus.

Meeuwis m Dutch
Transferred use of the surname Meeuwis.

Meeya f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Mia.

Meeyah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Mia.

Mefite f Roman Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Mefitis.

Mefitis f Roman Mythology
Mefitis was a Samnite and minor Roman goddess of noxious gases, like those from volcanoes or swamps. Mefitis also gives her name to the archaic word "mephitic" meaning foul smelling.

Mefodi m Old Church Slavic, Russian
Variant of Mefodiy.

Megabates m Ancient Greek, Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Bagapātah, influenced by the Ancient Greek elements μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, mighty" and -βάτης (-bates) meaning "walker", itself from βαίνω (baino) "to go, to step".

Megabazus m Old Persian (Hellenized)
From Ancient Greek Μεγάβαζος (Megábazos), a Hellenized form of Old Persian Bagavazdā, influenced by Greek μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, mighty"... [more]

Megabyxos m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Bagabuxša, influenced by Greek μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, mighty".

Megabyzos m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Bagabuxša, influenced by Greek μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, mighty".

Megacles m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Megakles. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 9th century BC.

Megaclite f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Astronomy
Latinized form of Greek Μεγακλειτή (Megakleite), possibly derived from the Greek adjective μέγας (megas) "great, large, mighty" combined with κλειτός (kleitos) "celebrated, famous, illustrious" (compare Megakles)... [more]

Megafu m & f Igbo
Means "do for all to see" in Igbo.

Megag m Eastern African, Somali
Variant of Maygaag, used outside of Somalia.

Megalopolis f German
Allegoric personification of the German state Mecklenburg. Very rarely (if ever) used as a given name.

Megalyn f English (American)
Combination of Megan and lyn.

Megami f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name comes from the word referring to a goddess or otherwise a female deity, derived from 女 (me) meaning "female, woman" and 神 (kami) meaning "god, deity, spirit" (kami > gami through rendaku).... [more]

Megán f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Megan.

Megana f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Megan.

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

Megara f Greek Mythology, Popular Culture
Either a variant of Megaera or derived from either the Ancient Greek city Megara in West Attica, Greece, or the Ancient Greek colony in Sicily Megara Hyblaea, both derived from megaron, from megas 'large, great, marvelous', referring to a large hall.... [more]

Megareus m Greek Mythology
Likely derived from Megara.... [more]

Megasidres m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Bagacithra, probably influenced by Greek μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, mighty".

Megat m Malay
From a Malay title of nobility that was traditionally given to a son whose father was a commoner but whose mother was descended from royalty.

Megawarno m Javanese
Javanese form of Meghavarna. From Sanskrit मेघवर्ण (meghavarṇa) meaning “cloud color", derived from Indonesian mega meaning "cloud", ultimately from Sanskrit मेघ (megha), combined with Indonesian warna meaning "color", ultimately from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna).

Megawati f Indonesian
From Indonesian mega meaning "cloud" (of Sanskrit origin) and the feminine suffix -wati. A notable bearer is former Indonesian president Megawati Sukarnoputri (1947-).

Megchelina f Dutch
Variant spelling of Mechelina.

Mégère f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Megaera.

Meggan f American (Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Megge f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Margaret.

Meggi f Various
Cognate of Maggie.

Meggie f Scots, English (Rare)
Variant of Meggy.... [more]

Meggin f English (Rare)
Variant of Megan. This is the first name of American author Meg Cabot (1967-).

Méghane f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mégane.

Meghann f English (Modern), Literature
Variant of Megan. This name was used by the Australian author Colleen McCullough in her novel The Thorn Birds (1977), which in 1983 was adapted as a TV mini-series.

Meghanna f English (Rare)
Combination of Meghan and Anna

Meghavarna m Indian
From Sanskrit मेघवर्ण (meghavarṇa) meaning “cloud color", derived from Sanskrit मेघ (megha) meaning "cloud", combined with वर्ण (varna) meaning “color”... [more]

Meghighda f Berber
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a famous poetess.

Meghna f Indian
From the name of the river, or alternatively from Hindi megh (मेघ)- "cloud".

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

Megi f Albanian, Georgian, Slovene (Modern)
Albanian, Georgian and Slovene borrowing of the English given name Maggie. Known bearers of this name include the Albanian soccer player Megi Doci (b. 1996) and the Georgian actress Megi Tsulukidze (1921-1993).

Megija f Latvian (Modern)
Latvian borrowing of Maggie.

Megistagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos)... [more]

Megiste f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Megistos. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Hecate, which was mostly used in Caria.

Megisto f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Variant of Megiste, which is the main feminine form of Megistos. This was the name of the leader of the women's resistance against the tyrant Aristotimus of Elis (c... [more]

Megistonous m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos) combined with νοῦς (nous), which is a contraction of the Greek noun νόος (noos) meaning "mind".... [more]

Megistophron m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos)... [more]

Megistos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest".... [more]

Megistotimos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μεγιστότιμος (megistotimos) meaning "most honoured", which consists of the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos) combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".

Meglena f Bulgarian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a contracted form of Magdalena, a derivation from Slavic megla "mist, fog" and a derivation from an Old Bulgarian меглен "wind".

Megohime f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (mego) meaning "love, affection" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Megs f Scots
Diminutive of Meg.

Megsie f Scots
Diminutive of Meg.

Megu f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (megu) meaning "love, affection".... [more]

Meguerditsch m Armenian (Germanized)
Germanised form of Migirdich.

Meguko f Japanese
Variant of Megumiko.

Meguri f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (megu) meaning "love, affection" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Meguro f Japanese
From Japanese 名 (me) meaning "name", 周 (megu) meaning "circumference, circuit, lap", 女 (me) meaning "woman, female", 巡 (megu) meaning "patrol, go around, circumference", 恵 (megu, me) meaning "favour, benefit", 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 明 (me) meaning "bright, light", 梅 (me) meaning "plum", 米 (me) meaning "rice, USA, metre", 綿 (me) meaning "cotton", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout", 苺 (me) meaning "strawberry", 萌 (me) meaning "sprout, bud" or 萠 (me) meaning "sprout, bud", 九 (gu) meaning "nine", 君 (gu) meaning "mister, you, ruler, male name suffix", 来 (gu) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 玖 (gu) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 空 (gu) meaning "sky", 紅 (gu) meaning "crimson, deep red", 勲 (gu) meaning "meritorious deed, merit", 薰 (gu) meaning "a medicinal herb, to cauterize", 邦 (gu) meaning "home country, country, Japan", 勳 (gu) meaning "meritorious deed, merits, rank", 久 (gu) meaning "long time", 國 (gu) meaning "country", 訓 (gu) meaning "instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read" or 具 (gu) meaning "tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture" combined with 浪 (ro) meaning "wandering, waves, billows, reckless, unrestrained", 朗 (ro) meaning "bright, clear", 露 (ro) meaning "dew, tears", 蕗 (ro) meaning "butterbur, bog rhubarb", 路 (ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance", 論 (ro) meaning "argument, discourse", 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone", 滝 (ro) or 瀧 (ro) both meaning "waterfall, rapids, cascade", 楼 (ro) meaning "watchtower, lookout, high building", 龍 (ro) meaning "dragon" or 郎 (ro) meaning "son"... [more]

Megurou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Meguro.

Megyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Mehamed m Lezgin
Lezgin form of Muhammad.

Mehamedali m Lezgin
Combination of Mehamed and Ali 1.

Mehana f Hawaiian
Variant of Mahana.

Mehar m & f Urdu, Punjabi
Urdu and Punjabi form of Mehr.

Mehboob m Urdu
Urdu form of Mahbub.

Mehdia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Mahdiyya chiefly used in North Africa.

Mehdy m Persian (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Persian and Maghrebi transcription of Mehdi.

Mehedi m Bengali (Muslim)
Bengali form of Mahdi.

Mehel m Romansh
Romansh form of Michael.

Mehemed m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Muhammad.

Mehemmet m Uyghur
Variant of Muhemmet.

Meheñ m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Meven.

Meher m & f Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi
Bengali and Urdu form of Mehr.

Mehetabeel m Biblical
Mehetabeel, meaning "whom God benefits" or "God causes good," was the father of Delaiah, and grandfather of Shemaiah, who joined Sanballat against Nehemiah (Nehemiah 6:10).

Mehetabell f English (Puritan)
Variant of Mehitabel.

Mehetable f English
Variant of Mehetabel more common in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Mehetebel f Irish
Variant of Mehetabel.

Mehet-weret f Egyptian Mythology
Means "great flood" in Ancient Egyptian. This was the name of a sky goddess associated with water, creation, and rebirth.

Mehfooz m Urdu
Urdu transcription of Mahfuz.

Mehgan f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Mehieddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Mohy al-Din chiefly used in Algeria.

Mëhill m Albanian
Albanian form of Michael.

Mehin f Azerbaijani, Turkish
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Mahin

Mehisti f Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish form of Mahasti.

Mehitable f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Mehitabel.

Mehki m African American
Variant of Mekhi.

Mehmedalija m Bosnian
Combination of Mehmed and Alija.

Mehmet Ali m Turkish
Combination of Mehmet and Ali 1.

Mehmethan m Turkish
Combination of Mehmet and Turkish han, which is a form of the Turkic title khan.

Mehmutjan m Uyghur (Rare)
Combination of Mehmut and the suffix جان (jan) meaning "dear".

Mehnaz f Urdu, Bengali
Urdu and Bengali form of Mahnaz.

Meho m Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of Mehmed.

Mehparə f Azerbaijani
Means "piece of the moon", derived from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part".

Mehraneh f Persian
Variant feminine form of the Persian given name Mehran.

Mehregan f Persian
From the Yazata of "Mehr," which is responsible for friendship, affection and love.

Mehreh f Persian
Feminine variant of Mehr.

Mehri f Persian
Modern Persian form of Mehrangiz, to cause affection.

Mehrnoosh f Persian
Variant transcription of مهرنوش (see Mehrnoush)

Mehrunnisa f Persian, Bengali
Variant of Meherunnesa.

Mehrzad m & f Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "friendship, love, kindness" or "sun" and زاد (zad) meaning "son of".

Mehtab m & f Urdu, Punjabi
Urdu and Punjabi form of Mahtab.

Mehti m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mahdi.

Mèhu m Provençal
Variant of Marius.

Mehuiael m Biblical
Form of Mehujael used in the Bishops' Bible (1568).

Mehujael m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "smitten by God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Mehujael was the great-grandson of Cain.

Mehuman m Biblical
Meaning "faithful," one of the eunuchs whom Ahasuerus commanded to bring in Vashti (Ester 1:10).

Mehvish f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Mehwish.

Mehwish f Pakistani, Urdu
Urdu form of Mahvash. This is borne by Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat (1988-).

Mehyeddine m Arabic
Variant transcription of Mehieddine.

Mehyt f Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian mḥyt "north wind", or mḥj "to be full (of water); to flood, be flooded". In Egyptian mythology, Mehyt was a lion goddess originating from Nubia, associated with hunting and the desert.

Mehytenweskhet f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mḥy.t-n-wsḫ.t meaning "Mehyt of the broad hall". Name borne by a queen of the twenty-sixth dynasty of ancient Egypt.

Mei f Catalan
Short form of Remei.

Mei f & m Indonesian
Means "May (the month)" in Indonesian, typically given to children born in the month of May.

Mei f Alsatian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Marie and Maria.

Mei f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of May.

Meia f West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Meie.

Meia f Romansh
Diminutive of Mareia.

Meia f Italian
Diminutive of Bartolomea.

Meia f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meja.

Meic m Welsh (Modern)
Welsh adoption of Mike.

Meichang f Chinese
From the Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper".

Meida f Estonian
Variant of Miida.

Meidhbhín f Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Meadhbh.

Meie m & f West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of given names that contain the Germanic element megin meaning "strength".

Meiev f Alsatian (Archaic)
Alsatian vernacular contraction of Marie - Eva.

Meigan f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Meighan f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Meija f Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meja.

Meiju f Finnish
Possibly a variant of Maiju.

Meik m German, East Frisian, North Frisian
This name is either a phonetic German spelling of the English name Mike or a Frisian short form of names beginning in Mein- like Meinhard.

Meika f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Meike.

Meikayla f English (Rare)
Variant of Mikayla. Meikayla Moore (1996-) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League and the New Zealand national team.

Meikel m German (Modern, Rare)
German respelling of Michael to suggest an English pronunciation of the name.

Meiko m Low German
Short form of names containing the Germanic name element megin.

Meila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mila.

Meilan f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Mei 1 and Lan 1.

Meilani f Indonesian
Elaboration of Mei, probably influenced by the name Melanie.

Meilanie f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Melanie, given referring to being born in the month of May (see Mei).

Meilech m Yiddish, Jewish
Yiddish short form of Elimelech.

Meilene f Alsatian (Archaic)
Contraction of Maria Magdalena.

Meili f Estonian
Variant of Meila.

Meiliana f Indonesian
Elaboration of Mei.

Meiliani f Indonesian
Indonesian combination of Mei, referring to being born in the month of May and Liani.

Mei-ling f & m Chinese, Taiwanese
Variant of Meiling.

Meiling f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 龄 (líng) meaning "age, duration, years", 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade", 伶 (líng) meaning "clever, smart, performer, solitary", or 灵 (líng) meaning “spirit, soul”... [more]

Meilir m Welsh
Variant of Meilyr.

Meilisa f Indonesian (Rare)
Indonesian form of Melissa influenced by Mei

Meilutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of Meilė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė. However, it should be noted that meilutė is also a regular word in the Lithuanian language, with the meaning of "little girl, lassie".

Meilutis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun meilė meaning "love, affection" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix -utis. In other words, you could say that this name is the masculine equivalent of Meilutė... [more]

Meilyg m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Son of Caw, one of twenty brothers, and one of Arthur’s warriors.

Meilyr m Welsh, Medieval Welsh
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Welsh Mai "May (the month)" and Llyr and a Welsh form of Magloire.

Meina f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Meino.

Meinala m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Maynard.

Meinar m Faroese
Faroese variant of Meinhard.

Meiner m Danish
Variant of Meinhard.

Meinert m Dutch, Low German, North Frisian
Dutch variant form of Meindert, as well as the Low German and North Frisian form of Meinhard.

Meinfried m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Maganfrid.

Meingold m Medieval, Old High German, Medieval German
Old High German megin, magan "strength, might, power" + Old High German gold "gold".... [more]

Meinhards m Latvian
Latvian form of Meinhard.

Meinhild f German
German form of Maganhild.

Meini f Chinese
From the Chinese 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, flatter" and 旎 (nǐ) meaning "fluttering of flag; romantic".

Meinilde f Old High German, Medieval French
Variant of Maganhild.

Meino m Estonian
Short form of Meinhard.

Meinolf m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Maganulf.

Meinrada f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Meinrad.

Meinulf m German
German form of Maganulf.

Meinulfo m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Maganulf via it's Latinized form Meinulphus.

Meinulph m Germanic
Variant of Maganulf.

Meinulphus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Maganulf.

Meinwerk m Medieval German
A dithematic name created from the Germanic name element megin "strength" and the German word Werk "opus, work".... [more]

Meiomi f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Meiomi brand of wine, which is reportedly derived from a Wappo and Yuki-language word meaning "coast".

Meipala f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Mabel / Mable.

Meipuru f Japanese
Japanese name meaning "maple", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the English word maple.

Meira f Welsh
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Mair.

Meirah f English (Rare)
Variant of Meira.

Meiran f Japanese (Modern)
Combination of the names Mei 1 / Mei 2 and Ran.

Meirav f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Merab 1.

Meire f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Meira.

Meirionfa f Welsh
Feminine form of Meirion, the Welsh name of the county of Merioneth. Other feminine forms are Meiriona and Meirionwen.

Meirionwen f Welsh
Combination of Meirion and Welsh gwen "fair; white; blessed".

Meirō m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 明朗 with 明 (myou, min, mei, a.kasu, aka.ramu, a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aki.raka, a.ku, a.kuru, -a.ke, a.keru) meaning "bright, light" and 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene."... [more]

Meiron m Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of Miron 2.

Meirwen f Welsh
Variant of Mairwen.

Meirzhan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Meyirzhan.

Meïs m Alsatian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Jeremias.

Meisa f Japanese
From Japanese 冥 (mei) meaning "dark", 銘 (mei) meaning "inscription, signature (of artisan)", 名 (mei) meaning "name", 命 (mei) meaning "fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint", 姫 (mei) meaning "princess", 愛 (mei, me) meaning "love, affection", 明 (mei, me) meaning "bright, light", 生 (mei) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 芽 (mei, me) meaning "bud, sprout", 苺 (me) meaning "strawberry", 萌 (mei, me) meaning "sprout, bud" or 鳴 (mei) meaning "chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 偉 (i) meaning "admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent", 生 (i) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 愛 (i) meaning "love, affection" combined with 沙 (sa) or 砂 (sa) both meaning "sand", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 冴 (sa) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness", 朝 (sa) meaning "morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea", 皐 (sa) meaning "swamp, shore", 里 (sa) meaning "village" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help"... [more]

Meissa f Western African, Astronomy
Variant of Maïssa; from Arabic maḥīṣ meaning "shining, glittering". This is also the traditional name of Lambda Orionis, a star in the Orion constellation.

Meissemin m Provençal
Provençal form of Maximin.

Meissèns m Provençal
Provençal form of Maxence.

Meisu f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect" or a species of thyme.

Meitav f & m Hebrew
Variant of Meytav.

Meive f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Meadhbh.

Mei-xiu f Chinese
Means 'beautiful grace' in Chinese. Both of the names Mei 1 and Xiu are combined.

Meiyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry".

Meiying f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" combined with 盈 (yíng) meaning "full, plentiful, surplus", 莹 (yíng) meaning "lustre of gems", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade" or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip"... [more]

Meizahav f Biblical Hebrew
One of Esau's descendants, Genesis 36:39.... [more]

Mej m Gusii, Ibibio (Latinized, Archaic)
Ibibio form of Mike and Gusii form of Matt.

Mejd m Arabic
Variant of Majd, meaning “glory” or “praise”.

Mejmuna f Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian
Albanian, Bosnian and Bulgarian form of Maimouna.

Mejner m Danish
Variant of Meiner.

Mejse f Danish
Danish word for tit, a type of bird of the bird family Paridae.

Mekal m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Mikal and a Norwegian form of Meinhard.

Mekayla f English
Variant of Michaela.

Mekaylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mekel m Old Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Mikkel.

Mekele f African American (Rare)
From the name of the Ethiopian city, which is of uncertain meaning.

Mekelle f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mekele. This is one of transliteration of the city (see Mekele).

Mekenna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Mekenzie f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Meketaten f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mꜥkt-itn "behold the Aten" or "protected by Aten". This was the name of the second daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.

Mekh m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mẖ, possibly a short form of jmj-ẖt, derived from jmj "inherent in, being in" combined with ẖt "group of people, of gods" or "abdomen, belly". This was the name of a predynastic pharaoh, who may or may not have been a mythical figure.

Mekhdi m Chechen
Chechen form of Mahdi.

Mekheele m Yakut
Yakut form of Mikhail.

Mekhitar m Armenian
Variant transcription of Mkhitar.

Mekhti m Dagestani
Dagestani form of Mahdi.

Meki m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Melkisedek, which is now used as an independent name.

Mekiah m & f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Micaiah.

Mekioussa f Berber (Rare)
Of Kabyle Berber origin with an unknown meaning.

Mekkín f Icelandic
Possibly an Icelandic derivative of Mecke, a Frisian and Low German diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element megin meaning "power, strength".... [more]

Mekkin f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Mekkín.

Mekkinó m Icelandic (Rare)
Masculine form of Mekkín.

Mekole f African American
Combination of Mekhi and Nikole.

Mekӗti m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Mehdi.

Mektild f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish borrowing of Mechthild.

Mel f & m Catalan (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish
Means "honey" in Catalan and Portuguese.... [more]

Mel m Soviet, Russian
Acronym of the surnames of Маркс (Marx), Энгельс (Engels) and Ленин (Lenin), which refer to Karl Marx (1818-1883), Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) and Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924)... [more]

Méla f Kashubian
Diminutive of Améla.

Mela f English
Variant of Mila or diminutive of names ending or beginning in mela (Example Pamela or Melanie).

Mela f Galician
Hypocoristic of Carmela.

Mela f Polish
Diminutive of Melania, Amelia and other names beginning with or containing "-mel-".

Melach m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Melech, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Melad m Persian
He was a mythical hero in Iranian epic book Shahnameh. Also it means son of the Sun or happiness.... [more]

Melaer m Breton
Variant of Melar.

Melagros f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Milagros.

Melaher f Ethiopian
Means “wisdom of god”.

Mélaine f French
French form of Melaina.

Melaine f English (Rare), Greek Mythology
Etymologically, Melaine shares her roots with Melanie.... [more]

Melaini f Greek
Variant transcription of Melaine.

Melake-berhan m Ge'ez
Means "angel of light" in Ge'ez.

Melampus m Greek Mythology
In the Greek myths Melampus was the cousin of Bellerophon and won glory and fame all because he was kind to animals. One day when he was a boy he saw some orphaned baby snakes by the side of the road... [more]

Melana f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Melania.

Melanchthon m English (Rare, Archaic)
From the family name of Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), Protestant leader and associate of Luther. The name was originally Schwartzerdt, "black-earth", in German, which was translated into Greek (using melas (genitive melanos) "black" and chthon "land, earth, soil"), as was sometimes done during the time of the enthusiasm for Greek studies during the Renaissance... [more]

Melancio m Spanish
Spanish form of Melanthios via Melanthius.

Melancomas m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melankomas. This name was borne by two tyrants of Ephesus, the earliest of which lived around 500 BC. It was also the name of an Olympic victor from the 1st century AD.

Melanctha f Literature
Used by Gertrude Stein for the heroine of one of her 'Three Lives' (1909). It could be a feminization of Melanchthon.

Melancthon m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Melanchthon.

Melanea f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Melania.

Melanee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melaneia f Greek
Greek variant form of Melanie. This form is used to refer to St. Melania the Elder (325-417, feast day June 8).

Melaneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Melaneus.

Melaneu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Melaneus.

Melaneus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μελανέω (melaneō) meaning "to grow black, to become black", which is ultimately derived from Greek μελαινα (melaina) meaning "black, dark" (see Melanie)... [more]

Melaney f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melaney m Russian
Russian form of Melaneus.

Melanfiy m Russian
Russian form of Melanthios.

Melangell f Welsh
The name of an early Welsh saint, known as the patron saint of small creatures because she sheltered a hare from the hounds of Prince Brochwel Ysgythrog during his hunting expedition... [more]

Mélani f Spanish
Spanish form of Melanie, reflecting the English pronounciation.

Melani f Spanish, Croatian, Slovene, Greek (Rare), Hungarian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spanish borrowing, Croatian and Slovene form, Modern Greek and English variant of Melanie and Hungarian variant of Melánia... [more]

Melània f Catalan, Lengadocian, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian and Gascon form of Melania (see Melanie).

Melânia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melania.

Melaniia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Меланія (see Melaniya).

Mélanîn f Norman
Diminutive of Mélanie.

Melanìo f Provençal
Provençal form of Mélanie.

Melanio m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Melania.

Melanippe f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Melanippos. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Melanippides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Melanippos" in Greek, derived from the name Melanippos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Melanippos m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μελανός (melanos) meaning "black, dark", which is the genitive form of the Greek adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark"... [more]

Melanippus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melanippos. This name is borne by several characters in Greek mythology.

Melanita f Spanish
Diminutive of Melania.

Melaniu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Corsican form of Melanius.

Melanius m Late Roman
Latin and masculine form of Melanie.

Melaniusz m Polish (Rare)
Masculine form of Melania.

Melaniye f Walloon
Walloon form of Mélanie.

Melaņja f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Melanie.

Melanja f Polish (Archaic)
Older spelling of Melania, considered incorrect in contemporary Polish ortography.

Melankomas m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μελαγκόμης (melankomes) meaning "black-haired". It is a compound word, of which the first element consists of μελανός (melanos), the genitive of the Greek adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark"... [more]

Melannie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melanthe f Greek (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Melanthos.

Melanthea f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Melanthea was the daughter of the river god Alpheus, and thus she can be counted as a naiad... [more]

Melanthi f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek feminine form of Melanthos.

Melanthia f Greek
Variant of Melanthi.

Melanthius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melanthios.

Melantho f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μελανθης (melanthes) "black". This is the name of several minor figures in Greek mythology. It also occurs in Homer's epic the 'Odyssey' belonging to the favourite maid of Penelope, who is described as "sharp-tongued", and is later hanged alongside the other maids who had lain with Penelope's suitors; she is the sister of Melanthios, an insolent goatherd killed by Odysseus.

Melanthus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melanthos. In Greek mythology, Melanthus was a king of Messenia who was later expelled from Messenia and instead became king of Athens.

Melanto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Melanthos via its latinized form Melanthus.

Melanzio m Italian
Italian form of Melanthios via Melanthius.

Melar m Breton, History (Ecclesiastical)
Breton form of Magloire. This was the name of a 10th-century Breton saint.

Melasipp m Russian
Russian form of Melasippos.