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Mecca f & m English (American, Rare)From the city of
Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam. From there, it became a common noun for any place considered to be important to visit by people with a particular interest.
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.
Mencía f Spanish, Medieval Spanish, GalicianSpanish and Galician name of unclear origin, maybe from Basque
mendi "mountain". It was born by many noble women in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and revived in the 2000's.
Mencius m HistoryAnglicized form of the Chinese name 孟子
(Mengzi), from the surname
Meng combined with the title 子
(zǐ) meaning "master"... [
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Mescal f English (American, Rare, Archaic), LiteratureFrom the English word for the peyote cactus, from Nahuatl. It was used by American author Zane Grey for a half-Navajo, half-Spanish woman in his novel
The Heritage of the Desert (1910) and the subsequent silent film adaptation (1924), in which the character was played by actress Bebe Daniels... [
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Messi m Various (Modern)Trasferred use of the surname
Messi. This name is given after Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi (1987-).
Mighty m ObscureSimply from the English word
mighty meaning "powerful".
Miguelón m SpanishAugmentative hypocorism of
Miguel with the suffix
-ón. It is traditionally used for people who are older or bulkier than other Migueles in their communities.
Miki m SpanishDiminutive of
Miguel. It probably originated as a variation of
Mickey, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Miki f & m JapaneseMiki 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".
Minouche f ObscurePossibly a diminutive of
minou. Minouche Barelli a famous singer.
Mishael m Biblical, Hebrew, EnglishFrom Hebrew מִישאֵל (
Misha'el) meaning "who is what God is?" or "who asked?", both rhetorical questions about
Yahweh. This is the name of three characters in the Bible.
Mistral f & m Obscure (Rare)A strong, cold northwesterly wind that blows through the Mediterranean, mainly in winter.
Mitsuka f JapaneseFrom 蜜 (
mitsu) meaning "nectar, honey, molasses" combined with 鹿 (
ka) meaning "deer, antelope". As a word, 蜜花 means "giant honey flower,
Melianthus major". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Mogeli m Literature (Sinicized)Mainland Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese form of
Mowgli. It is also the titular alias of the hero in the Chinese comedy tv show “My Mowgli Boy”.
Momo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 桃 (
momo) meaning "peach" or 百 (
momo) meaning "hundred". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Monsalud f Spanish (European, Rare)From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de Monsalud and
Nuestra Señora de Monsalud, meaning "The Virgin of Monsalud" and "Our Lady of Monsalud" respectively, venerated at a hermitage located in the municipality of Alfarnate in Andalusia's Málaga province in southern Spain.
Moraima f Spanish, GalicianVariant of
Morayma. It became popular in Galician after the eponymous poem by Emilio Celso Ferreiro to his wife Moraima.
Muela f Spanish (European, Rare)Means "grindstone" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora de la Muela, meaning "Our Lady of the Grindstone". She is the patron saint of various Spanish towns, especially of Corral de Almaguer in the province of Toledo, where a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin is located... [
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Muirchú m History (Ecclesiastical), Old IrishMeans "sea hound, sea wolf" in Old Irish, from Old Irish
muir "sea" and
cú "dog, hound, wolf". Muirchú moccu Machtheni was a monk and historian from Leinster who wrote the Vita sancti Patricii or The Life of Saint Patrick.
Myril f & m ObscureMyril Axelrod Bennett was one of the first female executives in the advertising industry.
Nabi f JapaneseNabi means "pot" in Okinawan language and was a common name for a woman in old Okinawa.... [
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Nàcara f ObscureFrom Catalan
nàcara, a variant of
nacra meaning "pen shell".
Nakai f ShonaFrom Shona
naka meaning "beautiful, good".
Nakia m & f Popular Culture, African AmericanBriefly charted on American popularity lists due to the short-lived television police drama series 'Nakia' (1974), which starred Robert Forster as a Navajo deputy sheriff. Since then, it has been used as an African-American name (both femenine and masculine), interpreted as a combination of the phonetic elements
na,
kee and
ya Nectar f ObscureDerived from the English word
nectar meaning "sweet". A known bearer of the name is the American actress Nectar Rose (1974-).
Neeltgen f Dutch (Archaic)Variant of
Neeltje. This was the name of possibly the mother of
Rembrandt van Rijn, full name
Neeltgen Willemsdochter van Zuytbrouck (1569-1640).
Néiser m Spanish (Latin American)Transferred use of the German surname
Neisser. Ulrich Neisser was a German bussinessman who migrated to Peru in 1936 and held the title of mayor of Arequipa from 1956 to 1966... [
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Nemed m Irish MythologyMeans "sanctuary, person with privilege" in Old Irish, derived from Proto-Celtic *
nemetom "sacred place, sanctuary". In medieval Irish legend, this was the name of the leader of the Nemedians, the third group of people to settle in Ireland.
Nên m VietnameseFrom Vietnamese
nên meaning "to change into" or "should".
Nine m English (American, Modern, Rare)From the English word for the number 9, derived from Old English
nigon (from an Indo-European root shared by Latin
novem and Greek ἐννέα (
ennéa)).
Nixie f English (Modern, Rare)From the English word
nixie meaning "water fairy, water sprite", which is related to German
Nixe. Alternatively in some cases it could be an invented name using the sounds present in
Dixie,
Trixie and
Pixie, or possibly an elaboration of
Nix.
Nobunari m JapaneseFrom 信 (
nobu) meaning "trust" and 成 (
nari) meaning "become". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Nonacris f Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology, Nonacris was the wife of King Lycaon of Arcadia and mother of Callisto.
Nuela f ObscureUnclear origin. In the case of Nuela Charles, it is short for her real name
Manuela.
Ojo m YorubaThis name is given when a child is born with the umbilical cord around their neck.
Onfim m Medieval RussianOld Novgorodian form of the name
Anthemios. This was the name of a 7 year old boy who lived in Novgorod in the 13th century, known for his well-preserved notes, drawings and homework exercises scratched in birch bark... [
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Onintza f BasqueVariant of
Onintze. This name was used on a character in Jose Olaizoal's opera 'Oleskari zaharra'.
Onintze f BasqueMeans "good dew", from Basque
on ("good") and
ihintz ("dew").
Ororo f Popular CultureOroro Munroe is one of the main protagonists in Marvel's X-Men line of comics, where she is better known by her 'mutant' name
Storm. As a mutant she has the ability to control the weather... [
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Oser m YiddishFrom Hebrew
עוֹזֵר (ozér) "aide, assistant".
Ozanam m ObscureTransferred use of the surname
Ozanam. This name is given after blessed Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam, the founder of the Catholic order Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.
Padua m Spanish (Rare)From name of the Italian city of
Padua, after saint Anthony of Padua. This name is always given as the compound names
Antonio de Padua and
Francisco de Padua (after Francis of Paola), but never
Padua alone.
Palauni m SamoanSamoan adaptation of
Brown. This was the name Samoans called to British missionary George Brown, who became an important figure in Samoa... [
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Panteha ObscureUsed by Panteha Abareshi, a nonbinary Canadian artist of Jamaican and Iranian descent.
Pashupati m HinduismFrom Sanskrit पशु (
paśu) meaning "cattle" and पति (
pati) meaning "lord", thus "lord of animals". Pashupati is a Hindu deity and an incarnation of
Shiva 1.