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Messius m Late Roman
Roman nomen gentile that was derived from Messus. Known bearers of this name include Roman Emperor Decius (3rd century AD) and Roman politician Flavius Messius Phoebus Severus (5th century AD)... [more]

Messois m Arthurian Cycle
The name of the Fisher King in Perlesvaus, probably a reference to the biblical Messiah.... [more]

Mestra f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Mestra was a daughter of Erysichthon of Thessaly. According to Ovid's "Metamorphoses," she was granted the ability to change her shape at will by her lover, Poseidon. Mestra used her shape-shifting ability and trickery to provide her father with nourishment after he had been cursed with an insatiable appetite by Demeter... [more]

Meta f Greek Mythology
From Greek mήταν meaning "beyond". In Greek Mythology Meta was the daughter of Hoples and the first wife of Aegeus.

Metacomet m Wampanoag
A Wampanoag and the second son of the sachem Massasoit.

Metagenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μεταγενής (metagenes) meaning "born after", which consists of Greek μετά (meta) meaning "after, afterwards" combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born".... [more]

Metaksya f Armenian
From Armenian մետաքսյա (metakʿsya) meaning "silken", idiomatically meaning someone who is gentle and pleasant. It is a cognate of Metaxia.

Metaneaera f Ancient Greek (Archaic)
Hetaera active in classical Corinth and Athens.

Metanira f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Metanira (Ancient Greek: Metaneira or Metaenira; also Meganeira) was a queen of Eleusis and wife of Celeus.

Metatron m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
After the angel of the face, the angel of the presence, chief of the ministering angels, the chief recording angel, chancellor of heaven, the angel by whom the world is maintained, and a being so mighty that he possesses 72 other names... [more]

Metfried m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the name elements maht "might, strength" and fridu "piece".

Methe f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Methe is the spirit and personification of drunkness. She was a companion of Dionysus, and by some accounts, his daughter, the wife of Staphylos, and the mother of Botrys

Methushael m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "man of God" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew math "man, mankind" and el "God". In the bible, this was the name of a descendant of Cain.

Metida f Serbian
Serbian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Bosnian, and Croatian name for the goddess Metis.

Metioche f Greek Mythology
Metioche, a daughter of Orion, see Menippe and Metioche... [more]

Metje f Dutch
Diminutive of Mette, which is a Danish diminutive of Margaret as well as a Dutch and Low German diminutive of Mathilda (via Methildis).

Metodi m Bulgarian, Kashubian
Bulgarian and Kashubian form of Methodius.

Metodio m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Methodius.

Metodiu m Asturian, Romanian, Sicilian
Asturian, Romanian and Sicilian form of Methodius.

Metro m Ukrainian
Possibly Ukrainian for the greek Metrophanes or Metrodoro. Metro is also a possible Ukrainian variant of Ukrainian Dmytro... [more]

Metrobio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Metrobios via it's Latinized form Metrobius.

Metrobios m Ancient Greek
Means "life of the mother, mother's life", derived from Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother" (genitive μητρός) and βίος (bios) meaning "life"... [more]

Metrocles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother" (genitive μητρός) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory"... [more]

Metrodoro m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Metrodorus.

Metrófanes m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Metrophanes.

Metta f German, Low German, American, Hungarian
German variant of Mette and Meta and Low German short form of Mechthild as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name.

Mettaton m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. In the game Undertale, Mettaton is a robot built by Dr. Alphys for the purposes of entertainment and anti-human defense.

Metteline f Danish (Rare)
Combination of Mette and Line, perhaps modeled on Madeline.

Mettemarie f Danish
Combination of Mette and Marie.

Metúsalem m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.

Metusalem m Dutch, Biblical Danish, Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Swedish
Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.

Meurwethen m Medieval Breton
Old Breton name, derived from the elements mor meaning "great" and (g)uethen meaning "warrior, war".

Meurzh m Breton
Breton form of Mars, refering to both the god and the planet. It also means "Tuesday" and "March" in Breton.

Meus m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Bartholomeus.... [more]

Mevagul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek meva meaning "fruit, sweets, candy" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Meven m Breton
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Mex m Dutch (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Max. The spelling is chosen to suggest an anglicised pronunciation instead of the standard Dutch and German one.

Meybelín f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American
Spanish form of Maybelline. It is mainly used in El Salvador and Nicaragua.

Meyirzhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh мейір (meyir) meaning "love, favour, mercy" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Meyliservet f Ottoman Turkish
From Arabic ميل (mayl) meaning "inclination, tendency, sympathy" and ثروة (tharwa) meaning "wealth, riches".

Meyramgul f Kazakh
From Kazakh мейрам (meyram) meaning "holiday, festival, celebration" and гүл (gül) meaning "flower".

Mezahab m Biblical
"Water of gold", the father of Matred (Gen 36:39),(Ch1 1:50), and grandfather of Mehetabel, wife of Hadar, the last king of Edom.

Mezamir m Medieval Slavic, History
The first element of this name is derived from a Proto-Slavic element that meant "boundary, limit, landmark", which later became mežda in Old Church Slavonic. Also compare modern Russian mezha, Czech mez, Slovak medza and Slovene meja, all of which mean "boundary, limit"... [more]

Mezian m Berber (Rare), Northern African (Rare)
Variant of Meziane (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Mezulla f Near Eastern Mythology, Hittite Mythology
Meaning uncertain. Name borne by a minor Hittite goddess, who was seen as the daughter of Tarhunna and the sun goddess of Arinna. She was invoked as an intermediary for her mother, and also worshipped as part of a triple deity with the sun goddess of Arinna and Zintuḫi

Mezytha m Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
The god of Forests, Hunt and Beasts.

Mia f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
European Portuguese diminutive of Camila and Brazilian Portuguese diminutive of Emília.

Miabella f English (Modern)
Combination of Mia and Bella.

Mi-ae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" and 愛 (ae) meaning "love," among other hanja combinations.

Miahuaxihuitl f Nahuatl, Aztec
Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Classic Nahuatl elements miahuatl "the maize plant in bloom" and xihuitl "plant" or xihuitl "year". Name borne by the mother of Monteczuma I.

Miakayla f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Michaela or combination of Mia and Kayla.

Miako f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia, sub-" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". ... [more]

Miakoda f Omaha-Ponca, Literature
Means "power of the moon" in Omaha-Ponca, from Omaha miⁿ "moon, sun" and akoⁿda "power".

Mialynn f English (Rare)
Combination of Mia and Lynn.

Miamaja f Danish
Combination of Mia and Maja. It may be partly inspired by the similar name Mia-Maria, which the Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren used for a character (sister of the central character, Lotta) in her books 'Barnen på Bråkmakargatan' (1958) and 'Lotta på Bråkmakargatan' (1961).

Mian m Russian (Archaic)
Russian short form of Ammian. This is the name by which the early 4th-century martyr and saint Ammianus is generally known in Russia.

Miandrasoa m & f Malagasy
Froom the Malagasy miandra meaning "hopeful" and soa meaning "good".

Miane m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian short form of Amiane. This is the name by which the early 4th-century martyr and saint Ammianus is generally known in Georgia.

Mianluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 勉 (miǎn) meaning "endeavor, make effort" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".

Mianqin f Chinese
From the Chinese 眠 (mián) meaning "close eyes, sleep" and 琴 (qín), a Chinese lute.

Mianyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 绵 (mián) meaning "soft, downy, floss" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".

Miaobing f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" or 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".

Miaoji f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 吉 (jí) meaning "auspicious, lucky".

Miaojing f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright, radiant".

Miaojuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Miaokai f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumphant, triumph, victory".

Miaolan f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Miaoli f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 黎 (lí) meaning "numerous, many; black" or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".

Miaoliang f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened".

Miaolin f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" or 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain", 粼 (lín) meaning "clear" or 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem".

Miaoling f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".

Miaonian f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study".

Miaopan f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze; hope for".

Miaopei f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full".

Miaoqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean, peaceful".

Miaoqiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".

Miaorong f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".

Miaoshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".

Miaoshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Miaoshui f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 水 (shuǐ) meaning "water".

Miaotian f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness".

Miaoxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 汐 (xī) meaning "night tides".

Miaoxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 夏 (xià) meaning "summer".

Miaoxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".

Miaoxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" or 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".

Miaoxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade" or 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".

Miaoyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 焰 (yàn) meaning "flame, blaze; glowing".

Miaoyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" or 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Miaoyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".

Miaoyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented".

Miaozhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 蓁 (zhēn) meaning "abundant, luxuriant vegetation".

Mias m Dutch (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a short form of Jeremias.

Mibtahiah f Early Jewish
The name of an early Jewish businesswoman and banker, the daughter of Mahseiah. She is one of the first Jewish women to be mentioned outside of the Bible.

Mibuki f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 舞 (buki) meaning "dance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mica m Biblical Italian, Biblical Romanian
Italian and Romanian form of Micah.

Micá f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria do Carmo, Maria Carlos, and other similar composed names.

Micaías m Biblical Spanish, Biblical Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Michaias.

Micarla f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a contraction of names beginning with Mi-, such as Miguel and Miriam, and Carla and a variant of Micaela.

Micayah f Hebrew
Micayah originates from the hebrew language and is the femenine version of micajah.

Micchel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian version of Michael and an alternative version of Michel.

Michaelangelo m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Michelangelo. It peaked in 1990 coinciding with the release of the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, one of whose characters is named Michelangelo (but pronounced like English Michael and Angelo).

Michaelann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Michael and Ann used as a feminine given name.

Michaelina f German (Bessarabian)
Feminine form of Michael. This name was borne by Michaelina Hordashevska (later known as Josaphata Hordashevska, 1869 – 1919), a Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Religious Sister, who was the first member and co-foundress of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate.

Michaelis m Dutch (Rare)
From Latin Michaelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Michael, the biblical Latin (and also Greek) form of the Hebrew name Mikha'el.... [more]

Michaeljoseph m American (Rare)
Combination of Michael and Joseph. Occasionally used in the USA and was given to 11 boys in 1988.

Michaelle f American
Unaccented form of Michaëlle occasionally used in the USA. Also could be a variant of Michaela and Michelle (See also Michaella and Michaele).... [more]

Michaelyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Michaela and the popular name suffix lyn.

Miche f & m American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Perhaps a diminutive of Michel or Michelle (See also Mish). It's a feminine name in the USA and a masculine name in Brazil.

Miché m Jèrriais, Guernésiais, Norman
Jèrriais, Guernésiais and Norman form of Michael.

Michelarcangelo m Italian
Combination of Michele and Arcangelo

Michelette f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Michèle and feminine form of Michelet.

Micheli m Sicilian, Sardinian, Corsican (Archaic)
Sicilian, Sardinian and Corsican form of Michael.

Michelotto m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Michele 1, as -otto is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Michelsea f English (Rare)
Combination of Michelle and Chelsea.

Mi-cheong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 晴 (cheong) meaning "clear", 青 (cheong) meaning "blue, green", or 淸 (cheong), referring to the word for various sweetened foods in the form of syrups, marmalades, and fruit preserves as well as being used as a word for honey.... [more]

Michette f French (Archaic)
Diminutive of feminine names derived from Michel, such as Michelle and Micheline.

Michèu m Gallo, Provençal
Provençal and Gallo form of Michael.

Michie f Japanese (Rare)
One possible meaning is "Beautiful Wisdom" or it could be perceived as "Beautiful and Wise" instead.

Michihiko m Japanese
From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "road; way", 岐 (michi) meaning "majestic", 亨 (michi) meaning "pass through", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 信 (michi) meaning "true; accurate; verifiable", 徹 (michi) meaning "penetrate", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake", 路 (michi) meaning "a road, a street" or 迪 (michi) meaning "to enlighten; to guide", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal" or 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince" or 古 (ko) meaning "ancient times"... [more]

Michihiro m Japanese
From Japanese 通 (michi) meaning "pass through" combined with 簡 (hiro) meaning "simple". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Michio m Japanese
Meaning "man on a journey" with the combination of 道 (michi) "path" and 夫 (o) "husband, man, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Michiru f & m Japanese
As a unisex name, this name can be used as 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "full, fulfill, satisfy," 充 (juu, a.teru, mi.tasu) meaning "allot, fill" or 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makotoni, mi, michi.ru, mino, mino.ru) meaning "real, true."... [more]

Michitomo m Japanese
From 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics" and 具 (tomo) meaning "tool, means". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Michiya m Japanese
From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "road; way" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Micholas m African American (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Nicholas influenced by Michael (also, see Nichael and Micole)... [more]

Michon m & f Medieval French, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Michel, as it contains the French diminutive suffix -on. Also compare Madelon, Marion 1 and Michou.... [more]

Michonne f Literature, Popular Culture
Derived from the French surname Michon, which is a patronymic surname that is derived from a pet form of the name Miche (which is a short form of Michel)... [more]

Michou m & f French, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French diminutive of Michel, as -ou is a French masculine diminutive suffix. This diminutive has been in use since medieval times, as is evidenced by the fact that Michou is also a patronymic surname in France.... [more]

Michpa m Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Michpa was the Georgian patron god of cattle and other domestic animals who was worshiped in Svaneti in the winter.

Mickael m Swedish (Modern, Rare), French
Swedish variant of Mikael and French variant of Mickaël.

Micolash m English
Anglicised form of Czech Mikoláš, itself a variation on Nicholas. "Victory of the People", from the Greek nike meaning victory and laos meaning people.

Micotte f Jèrriais
Diminutive of Mathie, Méraïyeu and Mêrrienne.

Mictēcacihuātl f Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Derived from Mictlan, the Aztec afterlife, and Nahuatl cihuātl meaning "woman, lady". This was the name of an Aztec goddess of the dead and the underworld.

Micythus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Mikythos. This name was borne by a Greek tyrant from the 5th century BC, who ruled over both Messana and Rhegium.

Mideia f Greek Mythology
Perhaps a feminine form of Midas. This name was borne by several mythological figures, including a nymph and one of the Danaïdes.

Midi f Chinese
From the Chinese 宓 (mì) meaning "quiet, silent, in good health" and 玓 (dì) meaning "pearly".

Midian m Biblical
Means "strife" or "judgment" in Hebrew. In the Hebrew Bible, Midian was a son of Abraham and Keturah.

Midnight f & m Obscure (Modern)
From Middle English midnight (also as middelniȝte), from Old English midniht, middeniht, middeneaht, (also as midderneaht and middelniht), from Proto-Germanic *midjanahts, equivalent to mid- +‎ night.

Midoriko f Japanese
This is, essentially, a combination of Midori and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child." For the first element, it can alternatively be written as 翠, which has the same meaning as 緑, or phonetically as みどり/ミドリ.... [more]

Mie f Japanese
Combination of a mi kanji, like 美 meaning "beauty," 三 meaning "three," 実 meaning "seed; fruit" or 未, referring to the sign of the Sheep, and an e kanji, such as 枝 meaning "branch, bough," 江 meaning "inlet, bay," 恵 meaning "wisdom," 栄 meaning "glory, prosperity" or 重, normally used as a counter for layers in the hito-futa-mi counting system as seen in the combination 三重 meaning "triple, threefold, three-ply."... [more]

Miecisław m Polish (Archaic)
Old Polish masculine name, composed of Mieci- ("throw") and -sław ("fame").... [more]

Miek m Literature
Miek is an alien who is one of the Warbound of the Green Scar (The Hulk). He was in Planet Hulk and WW Hulk.

Miem f Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Mimie, but often just used as a pet form of Maria and Marie... [more]

Mieno f Japanese (Rare)
From 未 (mi) meaning "the sign of the Sheep", 恵 (e) meaning "wisdom, blessing, favor, benefit" and 乃 (no) being a possessive particle.

Miet f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Marietje, but often just used as a pet form of Maria and Marie.

Mietta f Romansh
Contraction and diminutive of Anna - Maria, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.

Miette f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Obsolete diminutive of Marguerite. In this day and age the name coincides with the French word miette "crumb" (which is also used as a term of endearment for children).

Mi-eun f Korean
Combination of a mi hanja, e.g. 美 meaning "beauty," and an eun hanja, such as 恩 meaning "favour, grace" or 銀 meaning "silver."

Miffy f Popular Culture
Miffy is a fictional rabbit appearing in a series of picture books drawn and written by Dutch artist Dick Bruna.... [more]

Mifune f & m Japanese (Rare)
From 舟/船 (fune) meaning "ship, boat," prefixed with a mi kanji, like 美 meaning "beauty" or 三 meaning "three."... [more]

Mighele m Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Sardinian form of Michael (compare Michele 1).

Migil m Somali
Migil is a Somali name with the following characteristics:... [more]

Migiwa f Japanese
This comes from the OLD translation of the Japanese Bible from Ps. 23 and means water's edge. It's one of those names that only shows up in Christian families in Japan, so it's not very common at all, but there are a few.... [more]

Migmar m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan མིག་དམར (mig-dmar) meaning "Mars (the planet)" or "Tuesday", composed of མིག (mig) meaning "eye" and‎ དམར (dmar) meaning "red".

Mignonette f English (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Diminutive of Mignon, as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix. As such, this given name literally means "little darling" in French.... [more]

Miguelanxo m Galician
Combination of Miguel and Anxo (compare Michelangelo).

Mïhail m Old Church Slavic, Komi (Rare), Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Church Slavic and Komi form of Mikael more common in Russia as Mikhail

Mihalache m Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Michalakis. This name has fallen out of use and now only survives as a patronymic surname.

Mihalaki m Bulgarian (Archaic)
Bulgarian form of Michalakis. A notable bearer of this name was the Bulgarian diplomat and writer Mihalaki Georgiev (1854-1916).

Mihaley f American, English
Probably a variant of Mahaley. This is the name of Tiny Miss Missouri 2007.... [more]

Mihari f Japanese
The name "Mihari", when written in Kanji means "beautiful" (Mi/美) and "needle, pin" (Hari/針).

Miharihasina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mihary meaning "to get wealth" and hasina meaning "sacred power, sanctity, virtue".

Miharuko f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" and 晴 (haru) meaning "fine, clear weather, clear up" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac"... [more]

Mihaya f Japanese
From 美 (mi) "beauty" and 早 (haya) "early."

Mihir m Indian, Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit मिहिर (mihira) meaning "sun". It was also used to mean "moon" and "wind" (depending on the context). The original name had connotations of "king of all" or "person from family of Sun"... [more]

Mihobisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mihoby meaning "proclaim, shout for joy" and soa meaning "good".

Mihoka f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" combined with 穂 (ho) meaning "ear, head (of grain)", 帆 (ho) meaning "sail", 保 (ho) meaning "protection, guarantee", or 朋 (ho) meaning "friend" and 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom", 華 (ka) meaning "flower, splendour", or 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase"... [more]

Mihono f Japanese
From Japanese 充 (mi) meaning "charge, raise, progress fully, advance" and 芳 (ho) meaning "satisfactory, sweet-smelling, fragrant" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle... [more]

Mihonosuke m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 三保之介 with 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three," 保 (ho, hou, tamo.tsu) meaning "keep, preserve, protect, support," 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this" and 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, help, care."... [more]

Mihrab m Old Persian
Derived from Middle Persian mihr meaning "sun" combined with Middle Persian āb meaning "water". As such, one could say that the meaning of this name is roughly "sun in the water" (in reference to the reflection of sunlight in the water)... [more]

Mihrbānō f Balochi
Derived from mihr meaning "love" and bānō meaning "lady, mistress".

Mihrigül f Uyghur
Means "love flower" from Uyghur مېھرى (mehri) meaning "love" and گۈل (gül) meaning "flower".

Mihrimah f Persian, Persian Mythology, Ottoman Turkish, Turkish, Urdu
Means "sun and moon" in Farsi from the word مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" and ماه (mah) meaning "moon".... [more]

Mihrinaz f Turkish
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love, affection; the Sun" and ناز (naz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".

Mihr-un-Nissa f History
Original Classical Persian form of Meherunnesa. This name was borne by multiple royal women from the Mughal Empire‎: Mihr-un-Nissa or Mehr-un-Nissa (1577-1645), better known by her title Nur Jahan, the chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir; her daughter Mihr-un-Nissa Begum (born c. 1605); as well as the Mughal princess Mihr-un-Nissa Begum (1661-1706), a daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb (who also had other daughters named Zeb-un-Nisa, Zinat-un-Nisa, Badr-un-Nisa and Zubdat-un-Nisa).

Mihthild f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Matilda, derived from miht "might, power" and hild "battle".

Mihua m Nahuatl
Means "possessor of arrows" in Nahuatl, from mitl "arrow, dart" and the possessive suffix -hua.

Mi-hyeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able".

Mii f Japanese (Rare)
From 美 (mi, bi) meaning “beautiful,” and 委 (i, yuda.neru) meaning "committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Miiko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 依 (i) meaning "depend on, rely on" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miʻimetua f & m Cook Islands Maori
Derived from miʻi meaning "grieve" and Metua.

Mijal m Newar
Means "light of the fire", from Newar मि (mi) meaning "fire" and जल (jal) meaning "light; ray".

Mi-jeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" and 廷 "court".

Miji f Korean
From 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" (mi) and 智 "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" or 志 "purpose, will, determination" (ji),

Mi-jin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" and 進 "advance, make progress, enter".

Mijs f & m Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch, Frisian
As a feminine name a diminutive of Meisje, Mijsje, and Meisken meaning girl in Dutch, meisje itself is a diminutive of meid meaning "maid, virgin"; also a diminutive of Maria via Marije... [more]

Mi-ju f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" and 珠 (ju) "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl"... [more]

Miju f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria de Jesus, Maria João, Maria Júlia and other similar compound names, formed by combining Mi and Ju.

Miju f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" and 珠 (ju) "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl". Other many combinations are also possible.

Mik m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Mikołaj and Mikoła.

Mika m Omaha-Ponca
Means "racoon" in Osage and Omaha-Ponca.

Mika f Hebrew
Diminutive of Michal 2 and Michaela.

Mikako f Japanese
From 海 (mi) meaning "ocean", 日 (ka) meaning "sunlight, daytime", and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mikalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the name Mika and the surfix lynn (see Lynn.)

Mikan f Japanese
From Japanese 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "nectar, honey, sweet" and 柑 (kan) meaning "citrus fruit". As a vocabulary word, 蜜柑 (mikan) meaning "Mandarin orange". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Mikao m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 甕 (mika) referred to a large earthenware pot for brewing sake and 男 (o) meaning "male; man".... [more]

Mikaru f & m Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 佳 (ka) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" and 流 (ru) meaning "to flow". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Mikela m Georgian (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Variant of Mikel, which is the oldest Georgian form of Michael.... [more]

Mikelangelo m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Michelangelo.... [more]

Mikelats m Basque Mythology
Servant and pupil of Etsai.

Mikele f Basque
Feminine form of Mikel and variant of Mikela.

Mikertina m Greenlandic
Greenlandic combination of Mikertik and -na, a Greenlandic suffix indicating a personal name.

Mikha m Georgian, Khakas
Short form of Mikhail (Khakas) and Mikheil (Georgian).

Mikhal m Ossetian, Rusyn, Russian (Rare)
Ossetian and Rusyn form of Michael, and rare Russian variant of Mikhail.

Mikhey m Biblical Russian, Biblical Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Micaiah.... [more]

Miki m & f Hebrew
Diminutive of names such as Mikhael, Michal 2 and Michaela.

Miki f & m Japanese
Miki is a Japanese name that can be either feminine or masculine depending on what kanji is used to spell it. Common spellings are 幹 (Masculine spelling) meaning "trunk or sprout", and 美紀 (feminine spelling) meaning "beautiful chronicle".

Mikia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, possibly inspired by Mikki and Nikia. In the pronunciation /mɪ.'kaɪ.ə/, it may also be seen as a variant of Micaiah.

Mikiatsu m Japanese (Rare)
From 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk" and 温 (atsu) meaning "warm". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mikie f Japanese
From Japanese 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk" and 枝 (e) meaning "branch" or 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit", as well as other kanji combinations that can form this name.

Mikihiro m Japanese
From 幹 (miki) means "tree trunk" and 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mikiko f Japanese
From the kanji 美 (mi)- "beautiful, combined with 貴 (ki)- "honour, respect" and 子 (ko)- "child"; alternatively, 幹 (miki)- "tree trunk" and 子 (ko)- "child",as well as other kanji or kanji combinations which have the same reading.

Mikinosuke m Japanese (Rare)
From 幹 (miki) meaning "(tree) trunk, base" or 造酒 (Miki), referring to 造酒司 (miki/sake no tsukasa), the office under the Ministry of the Imperial Household in charge of the brewing of sake and vinegar, combined with the genitive particle の (no), written as 之, 乃 or the katakana equivalent ノ, and suke, originally denoting a kokushi (provincial governor) with the 2nd-highest level of suke (介), also written with other kanji like 助.... [more]

Mikipur m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Nikifor.

Mikis m Greek
Short form of Michail and Michalis. A notable bearer of this name is the Greek composer Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis (b... [more]

Mikit m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Nikita 1.

Mikiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mikiyuki m Japanese (Rare)
From 幹 (miki) meaning "trunk or sprout" and 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mikjáll m Icelandic (Rare), Old Norse, Medieval Scandinavian
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Michael.

Mikkiel m Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Michiel, which was possibly influenced by related names like Mick, Mik and Mikkel.

Miko f Japanese
From 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, seed, reality" or 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" and 湖 (ko) meaning "lake" or 子 (ko) meaning "child, first sign of the Chinese zodiac, sign of the rat"... [more]

Mikol m Hebrew
It means; 'Who resembles God?' This name is a Hebrew-rooted name which traces its origin to the reversed Michael. Although, Mikol resembles as an American shortened version of the polish surnames; Mikołajczak and Mikołajczyk.

Mikolt f Hungarian, Medieval Hungarian, Hungarian Mythology
Old Hungarian name of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Mikál (via the variant Mikol) and a derivation from Nikola 2... [more]

Mikoto f Japanese
This name combines 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty," 未 (bi, mi, ima.da, hitsuji, ma.da) meaning "not yet," 海 (kai, umi, mi) meaning "ocean, sea" or 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" with 琴 (kin, koto) meaning "koto." 美 and/or 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makotoni, mi, michi.ru, mino, mino.ru), which means "real, true," can be combined with 言 (gen, gon, i.u, koto) meaning "word."... [more]

Miksu m Finnish
A pet name for Mikko, Mikael, Mika 1, Miikka and Miika.

Mikul m Khanty, Veps, Mansi
Khanty, Mansi and Veps form of Nicholas.

Mikuruko f Japanese (Rare)
From 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches, not yet", 来 (kuru) meaning "to come", and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other character combinations.

Mikuv m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Mikhail.

Mikythos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μίκυθος (mikythos) meaning "very small". That word is a diminutive of μικκός (mikkos), which is the Doric and Ionic Greek form of the adjective μικρός (mikros) meaning "small, little".

Mila f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Milena or Milana and in Russian also Lyudmila.

Milady f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the word, now used in historical or humorous contexts, referring to an English noblewoman or gentlewoman, the form of address to such a person or a lady. It came partly from a colloquial pronunciation of my Lady and partly from French milady (from my Lady).

Milagres f Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Milagros.

Milane m & f French (Modern, Rare)
French adoption both of Milan and Milana.

Milausha f Tatar, Bashkir
Means "violet (flower)" in Tatar and Bashkir, ultimately derived from Persian بنفشه (banafsheh).

Milay f Malagasy
The meaning of the name Milay is need in English but it also means love and beauty in all the feminine ways.

Milcom m Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology, English (Puritan)
In the Old Testament, Milcom was the highest of the Ammonite gods. It is generally accepted that this name is a form of the common Semitic noun meaning "king" (Hebrew melek), and became an epithet of the head of the Ammonite pantheon... [more]

Milda f Latvian
Latvian contraction of Emīlija and Matilde. In some cases, it is also an adoption of the Lithuanian name Milda.

Mìldaras m Lithuanian (Rare)
From the Lithuanian stems 'mil-' meaning "love" and 'dar-' meaning "work"

Mildegod f Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Middle English milde "gentle" and god "god".

Mildgerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish mild "mild" and Gerd 2 "enclosure".

Mildinberg m Icelandic
Icelandic name with the combination of mildr "mild" and bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and borg "stronghold, fortification, castle".

Mildoina f Medieval English
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a medieval English form of Old English *Mildwynn.

Mildor m Norwegian (Archaic)
Either a masculine form of Milda or a combination of the Old Norse elements mildr "mild" and þórr "thunder".

Mildrun f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements mildr "mild" and rún "secret lore". The name was first used in the early 20th century.

Mildwynn f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Possibly derived from Old English elements milde meaning "gentle, mild" and wynn meaning "joy, delight".

Mile m Walloon, Picard, Provençal
Walloon and Picard diminutive of Émile and Provençal short form of Emile.

Milena f Portuguese
Diminutive of the double name Maria Helena, formed by combining Mi and Lena.

Mileo m American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Miguel and Leo.

Miles m History (Ecclesiastical)
Miles was was the bishop of Susa in Sasanian Persia from before 315 until his martyrdom in 340 or 341. He engaged in efforts to evangelize Susa, traveled widely in the Eastern Roman Empire and led the opposition to Papa bar ʿAggai and the supremacy of the bishops of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in the Persian church... [more]

Miletus m Greek Mythology
Possibly related to Ancient Greek μίλτος (miltos) meaning "red earth". This was the name of a figure in Greek mythology who, according to legend, founded the Greek city of Miletus... [more]

Milexy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Yamilex, or perhaps a combination of Spanish mi "my" and the name Lexy.

Mileyann f Obscure
A combination of Miley and Ann.

Mileyanne f Obscure
Combination of Miley and Anne 1.

Mili f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "who for me?" (combination of the word mi which means "who" and the name Li 2) and came from the phrase "?אם אין אני לי, מי לי" which means "If I'm not for myself, who will be for me?"... [more]

Milia f Greek
Truncated form of Aimilia and Emilia.

Miliah f Hebrew
Miliah is a form of the Hebrew and Indian Malka.

Miliana f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian variant of Milijana.

Milika f Russian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Russian cognate of Milica. The name has also seen some use in Belgium and the Netherlands, where the best known bearer is the Dutch television presenter Milika Peterzon (b... [more]

Mililani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly caress", from Hawaiian mili "caress" and lani "heaven, sky".

Miling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Camila, Ludmila and Milagros.

Miling f Chinese
From the Chinese 宓 (mì) meaning "quiet, silent, in good health" and 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".

Milio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Milius. In modern times it may be occasionally used as a short form of Emilio.

Militza f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Милица (see Militsa). This was the name Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz took after her marriage to the heir apparent of Montenegro Prince Danilo and her conversion to Orthodoxy.

Milja f Slovene
Short form of Miljana and in some cases of Milena.

Miljka f Serbian, Croatian
Croatian and Serbian variant of Milka 1. It was at the height of its popularity in the 1950s.

Miljuschka f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch transcription of Russian Милюшка (see Milyushka).... [more]

Miłka f Polish
Diminutive of Ludmiła, Miłosława, Bogumiła, and other names containing the element miły.

Milla f Hungarian
Hungarian short form of Ludmilla and other names ending in -milla.

Millacatl m Nahuatl
Means "field worker, farmer" or "rural inhabitant" in Nahuatl, from milli "cultivated field, cornfield" and either tlacatl "person, human" or the suffix -catl "inhabitant".

Millán m Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish and Galician variant of Emiliano.

Millane m & f South Slavic
Slavic origin, this name means "Gracious," "pleasant," and "dear".

Millarca f Literature
Invented by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu in his Gothic novella Carmilla (1872), in which the title character, a vampire, uses this and other anagrams of her name (including Mircalla) as aliases when she relocates.

Millenna f English (Modern, Rare)
Based on the word millennium meaning "period of one thousand years" (ultimately from Latin mille "thousand" and annus "year"), probably influenced by Milena... [more]

Millennium f & m English
From the word referring to a period of time spanning a thousand years, from a Latin combination of mīlle meaning "thousand" and annus meaning "year" (with a>e vowel change and addition of abstract noun suffix -ium).

Millianet f American (Hispanic, Rare)
The meaning of my name is a mix of my mom, and my grandmas name. History, unknown.

Milo m Galician
Short form of Camilo and Emilio.

Miloca f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Camila and Emília.

Milodarka f Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements mil, meaning "dear, precious" and dar, meaning "gift" or "given".

Milolika f Russian, Literature
Artificially created name, used by Russian poets and writers in XVIII and XIX centuries. It derives from Russian words милый (mily) - "loveable","pleasant" and лик (lik) - "face" and means "she who has loveable face".

Milon m Ancient Greek (Latinized), English, German (Rare), Literature
Derived from Greek milos "yew".... [more]

Milonia f Ancient Roman
borne by the last wife of Caligula and mother to his child, Julia Drusilla, Milonia Caesonia.

Miłość f Polish
Polish name derived from the ordinary vocabulary word miłość "love", first used to translate the Greek name Agape or the Latin name Caritas... [more]

Milosija f Serbian
From Slavic elements mio meaning "charming" or "pleasant" and sija deriving from the verb sijati meaning "to shine". Hence the name means "one that shines charmingly/pleasantly".

Miłosława f Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Miloslava and feminine form of Miłosław.

Milot m Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from Milot, a town and a former municipality in the Lezhë County of northwestern Albania.

Miloud m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Mouloud (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Milovana f Medieval Slavic
Derived from the elements "mil-" (dear, beloved) and "-ovana" (a suffix implying care or nurturing).

Miłowit m Medieval Polish
From the elements miło "nice" and wit "lord, ruler". This is among the earliest recorded names in Poland.

Milú f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria Luísa, Maria de Lurdes, and Maria Lúcia.

Miluna f Italian (Modern), Venetian
From the Italian words mia luna literally meaning "my moon". According to a Venetian legend the 1600s nobleman Vittore Calergi proposed to his love interest with these words (meant "my sweetness, my dear") and a beautiful diamond later renamed Miluna... [more]

Miluša f Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive of Mila and any other Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Miloslava and Ludmila... [more]

Milusha f Russian, English (Rare)
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Lyudmila. Also compare Milushka and Milusya.

Milushka f Russian
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Lyudmila. Also compare Annushka, Milusha and Milusya.

Miluška f Croatian, Slovak
Diminutive of Mila and any other Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Miloslava and Ludmila... [more]

Milusya f Russian
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Lyudmila. Also compare Milusha and Milushka.

Milva f Italian
Feminine form of Milvio, although folk etymology likes to consider it a contraction of Maria and Ilva or Maria and Silvia and other names ending in -ilva/-ilvia.... [more]

Milyushka f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Milya, which itself is a diminutive of Emiliya and Lyudmila.... [more]

Mima f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bosnian
Nickname for Marija and other names starting with M (Milica, Mersiha, etc.).

Mimba f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Form of Ama used by early slaves in the American South and Jamaica. This was given to girls born on Saturday.

Mime m Germanic Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Richard Wagner's The Ring opera cycle, Mime is the brother of Alberich and the maker of the magic helmet Tarnhelm.