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Menkam m Bamileke, African
noble child, ... [more]
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]
Menko m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Majnard.
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]
Menon m Ancient Greek
Menon was the name of several notable Kings, generals, and soldiers in Ancient Greece.
Menua m Urartian, Ancient Armenian, Armenian
The name of an Urartian king.
Menzi m Southern African, Zulu
Means "creator" in Zulu.... [more]
Menzo m Frisian, Dutch
Frisian and Dutch diminutive of names formed with the name element megin "strength".
Měrana f Sorbian
Derived from the Sorbian name element měr, a cognate of both Slavic mir "peace; world" and mer "famous; great".
Mercé f Galician (Rare)
Galician cognate of Mercè.
Měrćin m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Martin.
Mereoni f Fijian
Fijian form of Marion 1.
Meriall f English
Meaning unknown. Maybe from Mary or Merry 1.
Merian f Dutch (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Marian 1.
Meribah f English (American)
From an Old Testament place name meaning "quarreling, strife, contention" in Hebrew. This occurs in the Old Testament belonging to one of the locations visited by the Israelites following their exodus from Egypt.
Merica f Slovene
Diminutive of Marija via the form Meri.
Meridiana f English (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Literature
According to Walter Map's 12th-century work De nugis curialium (Courtiers' Trifles), Pope Sylvester II owed his powerful position in the Catholic Church to the influence of a succubus named Meridiana.... [more]
Mērija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Finnish Meri 1 (also compare Estonian Merike).
Merili f Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Muriel and a contraction of Meri 1 and the syllable -li-, most commonly derived from Eliisabet.
Meriliis f Estonian
Combination of Meri 1 and Liis.
Meritamen f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mryt-jmn meaning "beloved of Amun", derived from mrj "to love" combined with the name of the god Amon... [more]
Merje f Estonian
20th-century coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Marje 2, a contraction of Meri 1 and Marje 2 and an adaption of Finnish Merja.
Měrko m Sorbian
Diminutive of Měrćin and other names that contain the element -měr-.
Merlin f Estonian
Elaboration of Merli.
Merodach-baladan m Biblical
Means "worshipper of Ba'al". This is the name of a king of Babylon in the time of Hezekiah.
Měrosław m Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Miroslav.
Merran f Scots
Scots form of Marian 1.
Merrily f English (American, Rare)
Old English myrge "pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, sweet; pleasantly, melodiously" from Proto-Germanic murgijaz, which probably originally meant "short-lasting."
Merryann f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variation of Maryann, which is possibly influenced by the English word merry meaning "cheerful, lively".
Merryanna f Obscure
Variant of Marianna influenced Merry 1.
Merryanne f English
Marianne, but containing Merry 1.
Meruzhan m Armenian
Means "beloved soul" from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love" and جان (jân) meaning "soul".
Merysol f Spanish (Latin American, Anglicized, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marysol (see Marisol), reflecting the English pronunciation.
Mesha m Biblical
Meaning "freedom" or "salvation."
Mesias f Spanish
Meaning unknown
Meta f Greek Mythology
From Greek mήταν meaning "beyond". In Greek Mythology Meta was the daughter of Hoples and the first wife of Aegeus.
Metanira f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Metanira (Ancient Greek: Metaneira or Metaenira; also Meganeira) was a queen of Eleusis and wife of Celeus.
Metfried m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the name elements maht "might, strength" and fridu "piece".
Měto m Sorbian
Lower Sorbian variant of Mjertyn.
Mĕtri m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Dimitri.
Metusalem m Dutch, Biblical Danish, Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Swedish
Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.
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.
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
Mgbemena m & f Igbo
Means "whenever it's done" in Igbo.
Mhàiri f Scots
Scots adoption of the vocative case of Màiri due to mistaking it for the nominative case.
Mi f Burmese, Mon
From a Burmese honorific title for women, ultimately from Mon မိ (mi) meaning "mother".
Mia f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese Kanji 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep (the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches)" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "coming after". It can also derives from 見上 (mia) meaning "to see above".... [more]
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.
Miakoda f Omaha-Ponca, Literature
Means "power of the moon" in Omaha-Ponca, from Omaha miⁿ "moon, sun" and akoⁿda "power".
Mialinu m Sardinian
Contracted form of Miale Ànghelu.
Miane f French (Rare)
French form of Miana 3
Mica f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Short form of Marija.
Mical f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Michal 2.
Micayah f Hebrew
Micayah originates from the hebrew language and is the femenine version of micajah.
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.
Michée m French
French form of Micah.
Michelet m Haitian Creole
Obsolete French diminutive of Michel.
Michiaki m Japanese
From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "path" combined with 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright" or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn". It can also come from 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope"... [more]
Michiharu m Japanese
From Japanese 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics" combined with 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Michihito m Japanese
From Michi 1 combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person," also used as 仁 meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity."
Michika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (michi) meaning "love, affection", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 岐 (michi) meaning "branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater", 教 (michi) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 慶 (michi) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 康 (michi) meaning "ease, peace", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 充 (michi) meaning "allot, fill", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 進 (michi) meaning "advance, proceed, progress, promote", 翠 (mi) meaning "green, kingfisher", 千 (mi) meaning "thousand", 宙 (michi) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time", 典 (michi) meaning "code, ceremony, law, rule", 通 (michi) meaning "traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents", 道 (michi) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 宝 (michi) meaning "treasure, wealth, valuables", 望 (mi) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 満 (mi) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 味 (mi) meaning "flavor, taste", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 明 (mi) meaning "bright, light", 理 (michi) meaning "reason, logic", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics, companion", 路 (michi) meaning "path, route, road, distance" or 迪 (michi) meaning "edify, way, path", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, fly", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing", 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 慶 (chika) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 哉 (chika), an exclamation, 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy" or 樺 (ka) meaning "birch, dark red"... [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]
Midhu m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil
MEANING : riches, wealth, prize... [more]
Midhuna f Tamil
In Tamil, the zodiac sign Gemini is called Midhunam. thus when the name Midhuna is derived from the word, it comes to mean double or dual. Midhuna also means the word double in Sanskrit. Mithun without the 'a' is a boy's name.
Midhush m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese
MEANING : bountiful, liberal, Name of a son of lord Indra by Paulomi... [more]
Midhushi f Hinduism
MEANING : liberal, bountiful, bestowing richly, name of goddess Durga or Lakshmi, name of a goddess ( who was wife of Ishaan / ईशान ) ... [more]
Midian m Biblical
Means "strife" or "judgment" in Hebrew. In the Hebrew Bible, Midian was a son of Abraham and Keturah.
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]
Mietek m Polish
Diminutive of Mieczysław.
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]
Migaku m Japanese
From verb 磨く/研く/琢く (migaku) meaning "to polish, shine; to refine, improve."
Mighal m Cornish
Variant of Myghal.
Mighela f Corsican
Feminine form of Mighele.
Mighele m Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Sardinian form of Michael (compare Michele 1).
Migina f Omaha-Ponca
Means "returning moon", from the Omaha miⁿ "moon, sun", ginóⁿ "grow, flourish".
Migou f Breton (Rare)
Diminutive of Mari 1.
Miguelanxo m Galician
Combination of Miguel and Anxo (compare Michelangelo).
Migyta m Mari
Mari form of Nikita 1.
Mïhail m Old Church Slavic, Komi (Rare), Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Church Slavic and Komi form of Mikael more common in Russia as Mikhail
Mihal m Veps
Veps form of Michael.
Miharu f & m Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real", or 海 (mi) meaning "sea" combined with 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather, sunny"... [more]
Mihayla f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Михаила (see Mihaila).
Mihen m & f Manipuri
Means "best" in Meitei.
Mihka m Sami
Sami form of Mika 1.
Mihoko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 保 (ho) meaning "to protect, to safeguard, to defend" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]
Mihono f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 星 (ho) meaning "star" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
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]
Mihoshi f & m Japanese
From Hoshi prefixed with a mi kanji, like 美 meaning "beauty," 海 meaning "sea, ocean," 三 meaning "three," 実 meaning "seed; fruit," 弥 meaning "increase," 満 meaning "full, whole" or 仁 meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity."
Mihrbandak m Parthian, Old Persian
Means "Mithra's servant."
Mihrigül f Uyghur
Means "love flower" from Uyghur مېھرى (mehri) meaning "love" and گۈل (gül) meaning "flower".
Miina f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mijia m & f Chinese
Chinese form of Micah.
Mika f Slovene
Short form of Mihaela.
Mikac m Croatian (Archaic)
Old Croatian diminutive of Mika, itself either a variant of Miha or a pet form of Mikula/Mikulaš.
Mikado m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 帝 (mikado), originally derived from honorific 御 (mi) combined with 門 (kado) meaning "gate," referring to the gate of the Japanese imperial palace.... [more]
Mikah f Omaha-Ponca
Variant of Mika.
Mikał f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Michal 2
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]
Mikea m Maltese
Maltese form of Michaeas.
Miket m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Nikita 1.
Mikiite m Yakut
Yakut form of Nikita 1.
Mikine f & m Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 姫 (ki) meaning "princess" or 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk", combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound" or 根 (ne) meaning "root". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]
Mikipur m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Nikifor.
Mikit m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Nikita 1.
Mikławš m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Nikolaus. Mikławš Jakubica (16th century) was a Sorbian pastor who in 1548 translated the Bible into the Lower Sorbian language.
Miko f & m Japanese
Japanese for "beautiful child" derived from ü (mi) "beautiful" and Žq (ko)"child". It can also mean "shrine maiden", or "annoying".
Mikołȧj m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Nicholas via Polish Mikołaj.
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.
Mikuho f Japanese
From Japanese 未来 (miku) meaning "future" combined with 歩 (ho) meaning "walk". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mikul m Khanty, Veps, Mansi
Khanty, Mansi and Veps form of Nicholas.
Mikuna f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 玖 (ki) meaning "nine" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Mikuru f Japanese, Popular Culture (Rare)
Mikuru has multiple kanji possibilities, but for the notable character Mikuru Asahina (in popular light novel, manga, and anime 'The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya') her name means "yet to come". There's also a gravure idol called Mikuru Natsuki.
Mikuv m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Mikhail.
Mikvor m Udmurt
Udmurt form of Nikifor.
Mila f Polish
Diminutive of Emilia.
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).
Milaši m Vlach
Vlach form of Milan.
Milausha f Tatar, Bashkir
Means "violet (flower)" in Tatar and Bashkir, ultimately derived from Persian بنفشه (banafsheh).
Miläwšä f Bashkir
Bashkir variant of Miläwšä.
Milay m Japanese
Means "future" in Japanese.
Milcia f Polish
Diminutive of Emilia via Emilcia.
Mileigh f American
Variant of Miley.
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]
Mileyanne f Obscure
Combination of Miley and Anne 1.
Milin f Thai
Unknown meaning
Miljka f Serbian, Croatian
Croatian and Serbian variant of Milka 1. It was at the height of its popularity in the 1950s.
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.
Miłosława f Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Miloslava and feminine form of Miłosław.
Milota f Slovak
Possibly derived from the Slavic name element milu "gracious, dear".
Mima f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 誠 (ma) meaning "sincerity" or 馬 (ma) meaning "horse". It can also be written as 未麻, combining 未 (mi) meaning "eighth sign of the zodiac" with 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax", it was used like this in the very successful anime Perfect Blue.
Mime f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 実 (mi) meaning "fruit" or 美 (mi) meaning "beauty; beautiful" combined with 夢 (ime) meaning "dream; vision" or 芽 (me) meaning "sprout".... [more]
Mi-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 is Meaning "Beautiful".
Mimi f Japanese
Combination of any mi kanji, such as 美 meaning "beauty," 海 meaning "sea, ocean," 未, referring to the sign of the Sheep, 実 meaning "seed; fruit," 夢 meaning "dream," 光 meaning "light; ray, beam, glow" or 心 meaning "heart, mind." They can also be duplicated or marked with the repetition marker 々.
Mimile m Walloon, Picard
Diminutive of Émile.
Mímir m Norse Mythology, Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse mímir "memory", which is related to Old English gemimor "well-known", modern Dutch mijmeren "to muse, to ponder" and Latin memor "mindful, remembering." In Norse mythology, Mímir was a god who had omniscient wisdom and knowledge and who was keeper of the Well of Wisdom in Jotunheim (the world of the Giants).
Mina f Pashto
Means "love" in Pashto.
Mina m Ancient Egyptian (Arabized, Modern), Coptic
Mina, a very old but yet a very modern name, is currently used by Coptic Christian males in Egypt. ... [more]
Minamo f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name means "water's surface," made up of 水 (sui, mizu, mizu-, mi) meaning "water" and 面 (ben, men, omo, omote, tsura, mo) meaning "face, surface." The word originally came about from a combination of 水 (mi), な (na), the Old Japanese equivalent of の (no) meaning "of" and 面 (mo) with the meaning of "surface."... [more]
Minamoto m Japanese (Rare)
From 源 (minamoto) meaning "fountainhead, river source; source, origin," derived from a combination of 水 (mi), the combining form of mizu meaning "water," and 元/本 (moto) meaning "source, origin" with the addition of the Old Japanese possessive particle na.... [more]
Minan m & f Chinese
Combination of the names Min 1 and An 1.
Minchen f German (Rare)
German diminutive of Wilhelmina and other feminine names that contain -min- (such as Jasmin 1), as it has the German diminutive suffix -chen.... [more]
Minda m & f Chinese
Combination of Min 1 and Da. Alternatively, the first character can be used as 岷 (mín), referring to the Min River in Sichuan Province, and 達 (dá) meaning "reach, arrive at."
Mindel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Mina.
Mindia m Georgian, Folklore, Literature
Basically means "I wanted you", derived from Georgian მინდია (mindia) or მინდოდა (mindoda) meaning "I wanted". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was desired by its parents.... [more]
Mine f Japanese
From 峰/嶺/峯/岑 (mine) meaning "peak, summit," also written with multiple kanji (+ phonetic mi), with a mi kanji like 美 meaning "beauty" or 三 meaning "three" and a ne kanji such as 根 meaning "root," 禰 meaning "ancestral shrine," 子, referring to the sign of the Rat, or 年 meaning "year."... [more]
Miné f Japanese
Variant transcription of Mine.
Mineke f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Mina 1. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch author, researcher and professor Mineke Schipper (b. 1938).
Mineko f Japanese
From Mine combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]
Minelauva f Astronomy
Traditional name in the middle ages for the star Delta Virginis in the constellation Virgo. It derives from the Arabic من العواء or min al-ʽawwāʼ, meaning "in the lunar mansion of ʽawwaʼ" (see Auva).
Minha f Korean
Derived from the Korean Hangul 민하 (min-ha) that can be the combination of the Korean Hanja 珉 (min) meaning "jade" or 敏 (min) meaning either "nimble; quick" or "humble; well-mannered; hardworking" combined with 河 (ha) meaning "river" or 荷 (ha) meaning either "load; to bear" and "lotus; waterlily".... [more]
Minho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Jaime 1.
Min-hyuk m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "sensitive, keen, quick" or 珉 (min) meaning "jade" combined with 赫 (hyeok) meaning "bright, luminous". Other Hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Mìnicu m Sicilian
Short form of Duminicu.
Minka f German
Variant of Minke.
Minli f Chinese
Means "quick thinking" in Chinese. It has many different Chinese spellings.
Minoko f Japanese
Mi means beautiful, No means field, wildness, Wild or no means To be, Then, really, indeed or no means It, him, her and ko means child
Mint f English (Rare), Dutch
Diminutive of Minthe or Minta, or else directly from the English word for the plant (ultimately from Latin menta).
Mintimer m Tatar (Rare), Bashkir (Rare)
Means "I'm iron" in Tatar and Bashkir, derived from мин (min) meaning "I" and тимер (timer) "iron".
Min-u m Korean
From Sino-Korean 民 (min) meaning "people," 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 珉 (min) meaning "gem" and 雨 (u) meaning "rain," 宇 (u) meaning "house," 友 (u) meaning "friend" or 玗 (u) meaning "gem," among other hanja combinations.
Minviluz f & m Filipino
From Mindanao, Visayas, and Luzon, the names of the three main island groups of the Philippines.
Min-woo m Korean
Variant transcription of Min-u.
Min-young f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Min-yeong.
Mioka f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 生 (o) "live" combined with 夏 (ka) "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Mioko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful , beauty" or 海 (mi) meaning "sea", and 織 (o) "weave" or 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
Mipha f Popular Culture
(Legend of Zelda video game) Mipha is based on the notes ‘mi-fa’ on the keyboard (E and F respectively) and means melody. Mipha is also an element of water symbol.
Miqdad m Arabic
"strong" in Arabic
Miquèl m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Michael.
Miquela f Catalan, Medieval Occitan
Catalan feminine form of Miquel and Occitan feminine form of Miquèu.
Mira f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Spanish short form of Mirian and Judeo-Catalan short form of Miriam. In some cases it might also be a direct adoption of Judeo-Spanish mira "myrrh" (compare Spanish mirra) or an adoption of the popular Catalan feminine Mira, meaning "notable".
Mirad m Medieval Russian, Bosnian (Rare), Montenegrin (Rare)
Derived from Slavic miru meaning "peace, world" combined with rad meaning "happy, willing".
Miraiko f Japanese
the word Mirai means "future" in the Japanese language, while ko means "child". Together it means "Future Child".
Mirain f Welsh
Directly taken from Welsh mirain "beautiful, fair, refined, lovely".
Mirano f Japanese
From Japanese 望 (mi) meaning "hope", 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Mirca f Italian
Italian variant of Mirka 1.
Mirelva f Dutch, Italian, Spanish
The meaning of this name is uncertain; it may be a blend of two existing names (perhaps Mira and Elvira) or possibly etymologically related to Mirella... [more]
Miri f Various, Romani, Literature, Popular Culture
Shortened version or nickname of Mirabelle, Mirabella, or Miriam in various languages... [more]
Miria f Friulian
Variant of Mira.
Míriel f Literature
Míriel is the name of two characters in Tolkien's works. It means 'jewel-garlanded maiden'.... [more]
Miriko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 璃 (ri) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Miriro f & m African, Shona
Started in the early 1900's. Name was given to the second born daughter of the family. Name means "to be expected." Basically the one who was waited for.
Mirkamal m Azerbaijani, Kazakh (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Slavic mir meaning "peace, world" or from Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" (compare Amir 1)... [more]
Mirkamil m Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Slavic mir meaning "peace, world" or from Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" (compare Amir 1)... [more]
Mirna f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican)
Perhaps a Spanish form of Myrna, or possibly a borrowing of the South Slavic name Mirna or the Arabic name Mirna 1.
Mirokles m Ancient Greek
Ancient name meaning "glorious fragrance" with elements (Myron) "sweet fragrance, perfume" and (kleos) "glory" given to someone with a good fragrance.
Mirokumaru m & f Japanese
Means "Matreiya Cycle" in Japanese. It was used in Bleach, Memories of Nobody as the name of Senna's zanpakuto.
Miroljub m Bulgarian, Serbian
From the Slavic name elements mirŭ meaning "peace, world" and ľuby meaning "love".
Mirona f Polish (Rare), Romanian
Feminine form of Miron 1.
Mirren f Scottish
Scottish diminutive of Marion 1.
Mirukī f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From ミルク (Miruku) meaning "Milk". It is used by a fictional character, ミルキー ちゃん (MirukīChan).
Mırza m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Mirza.
Misa f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 海 (mi) meaning "sea" or 三 (mi) meaning "three" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "fine sand" or 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness"... [more]
Misagh m Persian
Means "convenant, promise" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic.
Misaka f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mishal m & f Arabic
Means "beacon, torch" in Arabic.
Mishikinakwa m Algonquian
Means "little turtle" in Miami-Illinois, an Algonquian language. ... [more]
Mishiro f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or (深) (mi) "deep" combined with 白 (shiro) means "white"
Mishti f Indian (Rare)
The name Mishti means sweet person in Hindi, Bengali, and Gujarati. It is also the name of a yogurt dish (Mishti Doi).
Mišo m Croatian, South Slavic, Slovak
Short form of Miroslav, Mihael and Michal 1, now often used as a standalone name.
Misono f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 薗 (sono) meaning "garden". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Misou m Chinese (Modern)
Meaning is Beauty Idea
Mistakes m & f English (Puritan, Archaic, ?)
From Middle English mistaken, from Old Norse mistaka (“to take in error, to miscarry”); equivalent to mis- +‎ take. This name was believed to free the Puritans of sins against actions.
Misuzu f Popular Culture
Derived from the Japanese characters bi - 美 - "beauty" and suzu - 鈴 - "bell."... [more]
Mita f Bamileke
Bagangte, Cameroon
Mîtdla f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Mitra 2.
Mithrandir m Literature
Used in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, it is Gandalf's Elven name, used most often by Legolas.
Mitoyo f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 登 (to) meaning "to go up; to climb; to mount; to rise" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mítra f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Mitra 2.
Mitrok m Udmurt
Udmurt form of Mitrofan.
Mitruk m Komi
Komi form of Mitrofan.
Mitruț m Romanian
Diminutive of Dumitru.
Mitsu f & m Japanese
From Japanese kanji 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" or 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "honey". It can be also a combination of 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 津 (tsu) meaning "haven; port; harbour".... [more]
Mitsue f Japanese
This name combines 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, mitsu) meaning "light, ray", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" or 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy" with 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet" or 栄 (ei, you, e, saka.eru, ha.e, ha.eru, -ba.e) meaning "flourish, glory, honour, prosperity, splendour."... [more]
Mitsugi m Japanese
This can be used as 貢, 女貢 or 貢宜 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute," 女 (jo, nyo, nyou, onna, me) meaning "female, woman" and 宜 (gi, yoro.shii, yoro.shiku) meaning "good."... [more]
Mitsugu m Japanese
This name is used as 貢 or 女貢 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute" and 女 (jo, nyo, nyou, onna, me) meaning "female, woman."... [more]
Mitsukaze m Japanese (Rare)
From a combination of 光 (mitsu) meaning "light; ray, beam, glow" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind," used as the formal adulthood name for Hazama Shinrokurō (間 新六郎) (1680-1703), one of the forty-seven rōnin.... [more]
Mitsumasa f & m Japanese
From either 光(mitsu) meaning "light",or 密 meaning "secret","close,intimate".And 正(masa) meaning "regular,straight,middle",or 政 "government,administration",雅 "elegance,grace",or others Kanji combination.A famous given-name bearer is 安野光雅(Anno Mitsumasa).
Mitsuno f Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Mitsuo m Japanese
This name combines 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, mitsu) meaning "light, ray," 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" or 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy" with 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "male," 夫 (fu, fuu, bu, otto, sore, o) meaning "husband, man," 雄 (yuu, o-, osu, on) meaning "excellent, hero, leader, male, masculine, superiority" or 央 (ou, o) meaning "centre, middle."... [more]
Mitsuru f & m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 満 (mitsuru) meaning "full; satisfy" or 暢 (mitsuru) meaning "stretch" or 充 (mitsuru) meaning "charge; raise". As a feminine name it can derive from 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful; beauty" combined with 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane".... [more]
Miuna f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can be used as 美海, 美羽奈, 美羽菜, 美羽南, 美羽名, 美生菜, 美生奈, 美宇名, 海羽奈, 海羽菜, 海羽南, 未羽奈, 未羽那 or 未生奈 with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty," 海 (kai, umi, mi, una) meaning "ocean, sea," 未 (bi, mi, ima.da, hitsuji, ma.da) meaning "even now, hitherto, not yet, still, sign of the ram (8th sign of Chinese zodiac)," 羽 (u, ha, hane, wa) meaning "feathers," 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru) meaning "birth, genuine, life," 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof," 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?," 菜 (sai, na) meaning "greens, side dish, vegetable," 南 (na, nan, minami, nami) meaning "south," 名 (myou, mei, na, -na) meaning "distinguished, name, noted, reputation" and 那 (na, da, nani, nanzo, ikan) meaning "what?"... [more]
Miuranosuke m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 三浦之助 with 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three," 浦 (ho, ura) meaning "inlet, seacoast, seashore," 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this" and 助 (jo, suke, su.keru, tasu.karu, tasu.keru) meaning "assist, help, save, rescue."... [more]
Miweon f Korean
Variant of Mi-won.
Miyabi f Japanese
Means "elegance, courtliness" in Japanese, derived from 宮 (miya) "palace, imperial court" and ぶ (bu), a verb-forming suffix meaning "to seem like, to have the quality of"... [more]
Miyaha f Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 羽 (ha) meaning "feather", or 波 (ha) meaning "wave", or 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real", 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", 看 (mi) meaning "to watch, to care for", or 見 (mi) "to see", combined with 夜 (ya, yoru) meaning "night" or 屋 (ya) meaning "shop", and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 羽 (ha) meaning "feather", or 波 (ha) meaning "wave"... [more]
Miyahuaxochtzin f Nahuatl, Aztec
Etymology uncertain. Possible name elements include miyahuatl "tassel, of maize or things with a similar appearance", xochitl "flower" and tzin "lady". It is also possible that it is derived from the Classical Nahuatl word miyaoaxoch "maize tassel flower", which was attested as a female name in the mid-sixteenth century... [more]
Mìyè f Chinese
From Chinese (蜜) mì, meaning "honey" and (叶) yè or (葉) yè or, both meaning "leaf".
Miyoe f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 代 (yo) meaning "generation" combined with 枝 (e) meaning "branch, limbs". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Miyū f Japanese
This name is, essentially, a variant form of Miyu, using the yū/yuu reading (normal on'yomi/kun'yomi reading for kanji like 優/夕).
Miyuu f Japanese
Variant transcription of Miyū.
Mizore f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name can be used as 霙 (ei, you, mizore) meaning "sleet" (in other words, a mixture of snow and rain), though, as a name, it's more likely to be written phonetically.... [more]
Mizu f & m Japanese
Water... [more]
Mizuho f & m Japanese
From 瑞穂/水穂 (mizuho), referring to fresh, lush ears of rice, used as part of the name 瑞穂国 (Mizuho-no-kuni), one of the classical names for Japan which means something like "the Land of Abundant Rice."... [more]
Mizuko f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 瑞 (mizu) meaning "congratulations" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". The name is not generally written with the kanji 水子 (mizuko), meaning "water child", due to the combination also meaning a stillborn baby.... [more]
Mječisław m Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Mečislav and Mieczysław.
Mkrtich m Armenian
Means "baptist" in Armenian, referring to the Biblical John the Baptist.
Mkrtum m Armenian
From the Armenian word մկրտում (mkrtum) meaning "baptism", referring to Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River.
Mӗkӗte m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Nikita 1.
Mladena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Mladen.
Mmayen f Efik
Efik origin, Child's mother, alias for grandmother,
Mmoatia f Akan
This is a FAIRY from the stories about Ananse (from Ghana). She was the fairy that "no man sees". This explains why Ananse had to perform a complex trick to lure her to him.
Mnatsakan m Armenian
From the Armenian word մնացական (mnacʿakan) "staying, lasting", wishing the child to have a long life.
Moana f Japanese
From Japanese 百 (mo) meaning "hundred", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Moe f English
Short form of Maureen or Moriah
Moe m & f Burmese
Means "sky" or "rain" in Burmese.
Moegi f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 萌え木 (moegi), referring to young tree sprouts/buds, or 萌黄/萌葱 (moegi), referring to the colour of a freshly sprouted onion or otherwise a light yellowish green colour.... [more]
Moemoeā f Tahitian
Means "dream" in Tahitian.
Mohabbat f Persian, Urdu
Means "love, affection" in Persian and Urdu.
Mohammad Reza m Persian
Combination of Mohammad and Reza. Though usually transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space, it is not written with a space in Persian.
Mohigul f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Mahigul.
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