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Maceo m Spanish (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Mateo.

Mach f Khmer
Means "melody" in Khmer.

Machai m African American (Modern, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Likely used as a variant of Makai, Mekhi or Micaiah. It also coincides with the Greek word μάχαι (machai) meaning "fights, battles", the plural form of μάχη (mache); in Greek mythology the Machai were personified as daemons/spirits of battle, sons or daughters of Eris... [more]

Machelle f English (American)
Variant of Michelle.

Macià m Catalan
Catalan form of Matthias.

Macieja f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Maciej.

Macintosh m English
Transferred use of the surname MacIntosh.

Mackanzie f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

MacKay m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of McKay.

Mackayla f English
Variant of Michaela.

Mackenna f American (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Mackensie f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mackenzy f & m American (Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mackessa f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Mack 1 using the suffix essa.

Macklin m English
Transferred use of the surname Macklin.

Mackynzie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Maclovi m Catalan
Catalan form of Malo.

Maclovio m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Malo.

Macmillan m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname MacMillan.

Macnelly m South American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Macnelly.

Macon m & f American (South, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Macon.

MacRoy m English
Transferred use of the surname MacRoy.

Mada f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena

Madaleine f English (Rare)
Variant of Madeleine.

Madalina f Romanian (Expatriate)
Variant spelling of Mădălina used by Romanians abroad or in informal contexts (for example on the internet). Note that this is not the standard spelling of the name.

Madaline f English
Variant of Madeleine.

Madalyne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Madalynn f American (Modern)
Variant of Madeline.

Madalynne f English (Modern)
Variant of Madeline.

Madde f Medieval English
Variant of Maud.

Madden m & f Irish
Transferred use of the surname Madden.

Maddi f English
Variant of Maddy.

Maddilyn f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Maddisson m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Madison.

Maddux m American
Variant of Maddox.

Maddý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Maddy.

Madea f American (South, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Popular Culture
In the case of the Tyler Perry character, the name was taken from a phrase (madea or madear) used in the American south meaning "mother dear". It may also be a variant spelling of Medea.

Madeeha f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic مديحة or Urdu مدیحہ (see Madiha).

Madelaina f English (Rare)

Madelène f Norman
Norman form of Madeleine.

Madelene f Swedish, Norwegian, English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
English and Scandinavian variant of Madeleine (in the latter case reflecting the French pronunciation).

Madelin f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Madelyna f American (Rare)
Variant of Madelina.

Madelyne f English (Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Máđen m Sami
Sami form of Matti.

Mádes m Sami
Sami form of Mattes.

Madhiya f Uzbek
Means "written tribute, eulogy, ode" in Uzbek.

Madhumalati f Indian
Means "flowering vine".

Madie f English, Scots
Variant of Maddie. As a Scots name, a diminutive of Madlin.

Madiha f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Madih.

Madisen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Madison.

Madisone f French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Madison.

Madisson f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madison.

Madisynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madison.

Madlangne f Picard
Variant of Madlaingne.

Madlen f Croatian (Rare), German (Rare), Bulgarian, Medieval German, Alsatian, Hungarian, Welsh
Bulgarian, Croatian, Alsatian, and German variant of Madeleine as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name as well as a medieval German contracted and the Welsh regular form of Magdalena.

Madléna f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Madlena.

Madlenka f Sorbian
Sorbian diminutive of Madlena.

Madli f Estonian
Originally a vernacular form of Magdaleena, now used as a given name in its own right.

Madlinne f Walloon
Walloon form of Madeleine.

Madlynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Madteos m Armenian
Variant of Matthew.

Mady f English (American)
Variant of Maddie.

Madylin f American
Variant of Madeline.

Madysin f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madison.

Madysyn f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madison.

Madzia f Polish
Diminutive of Magdalena.

Maé m & f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Mahé, also used as a feminine name.

Maebel f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Mabel.

Maebell f English (Rare)
Variant of Maebelle.

Maebelle f English
Variant of Mabel or a combination of Mae and Belle.

Maeganne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

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

Maehe f Maori
Derived from Maori Māehe "(the month of) March".

Maehkiwkasic m Menominee
Means "red sky" in Menominee.

Maekaela f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Maekayla f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mael m Spanish
Diminutive of Ismael.

Maeleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Maylene.

Maelene f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Maylene.

Maelet f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Maeleth.

Maëline f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Feminine form of Maël.

Maeloc m Medieval Cornish

Máel Ruain m Old Irish
Means "disciple of Saint Ruadhán" in Old Irish.

Maels m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Meaning unknown. It is borne by Cuban baseball player Maels Rodríguez (1979-).

Maelsheachlainn m Old Irish
Variant of Maeleachlainn.

Maelyn f English (African, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Mae and the popular name suffix lyn.

Maemaengwahn f Ojibwe
Means "butterfly" in Ojibwe, from the Ojibwe memengwaa "butterfly".

Maemi f Japanese
Means "smile of truth" in Japanese.

Maena f Breton, French

Mær f Old Norse
From Old Norse mær meaning "girl".

Mæssa m Medieval English
Diminutive of Matthew.

Maeum f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 마음 (maeum) meaning "mind, heart; feeling."

Maev f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Maeve.

Mæva f Old Norse
Old Norse feminine form of Már.

Maeveline f Obscure
Elaboration of Maeve.

Mafer f Spanish
Diminutive of María Fernanda.

Maffeo m Medieval Italian (Tuscan), Venetian (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Matteo.

Maftukha f Tatar
Means "open (personality, face)" in Tatar.

Maftuna f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek maftun meaning "enchanted".

Mag f English, Welsh
Diminutive of Margaret (English) or Marged (Welsh).

Magalona f Gascon, Provençal, Astronomy
Diminutive of Margarida via the variant Margalida. It is also one of the Occitan names for the planet Venus and the Occitan name of the city of Maguelone.

Magan m Somali
Means "protection" or "refuge" in Somali.

Magdaleena f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Magdalene.

Magdalēna f Latvian
Latvian form of Magdalena.

Magdalynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Magdalene.

Magdė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian diminutive of Magdalena.

Magdelina f English (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Variant of Magdalena.

Magdinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Magda.

Magdzia f Polish
Diminutive of Magdalena.

Maggey f English
Variant of Maggie.

Maggi f English
Variant of Maggie.

Maggiemae f English
Combination of Maggie and Mae.

Maggy f English
Variant of Maggie.

Maggý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Maggy.

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

Maghens m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Maghons.

Maghiel m Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Machiel.

Maghons m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Magnus.

Magica f Croatian
Diminutive of Magdalena or Margareta.

Magie f English (Rare)
Variant of Maggie.

Magiting m Tagalog
Means "brave, heroic" in Tagalog.

Maglorix m Old Celtic
Derived from proto-Celtic roots maglos "noble" or "chief" and rīxs "king".

Magnea f Icelandic
Feminine form of Magnús. It may also be used as an Icelandic feminine form of Magni.

Magnella f Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Magnhild.

Magnhilda f Medieval Scandinavian
Younger form of Magnhildr recorded from the 14th century onwards.

Magnhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Magnhildr.

Magnil f Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Magnhildr.

Magnill f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Magnhildr.

Magnilla f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Magnill predominantly recorded in Scania.

Magno m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Cognate of Magnus.

Magnúsína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Magnús.

Magny f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Magný.

Magredá f Sami
Sami form of Margreta.

Mågrite f Walloon
Variant of Magrite.

Magryta f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Margarethe.

Mags f English
Diminutive of Margaret.

Magsaránguaĸ f Greenlandic
Variant of Magseránguaĸ.

Magseránguaq f Greenlandic
Variant of Magseránguaĸ.

Magserannguaq m & f Greenlandic
Derived from Greenlandic massippoq meaning "rising half up from a horizontal position" and the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear", with the implied meaning "flower which is raised up by the heat of the sun, whilst small pieces of ice are still above it" (according to the Greenlandic author Karl Siegstad).... [more]

Magssarãnguaĸ f Greenlandic
Variant of Mássâránguaĸ.

Magsseránguaĸ m & f Greenlandic
Variant of Mássâránguaĸ.

Magðalena f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Magdalena.

Mague f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita.

Magui f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita and Maria Luisa.

Maguinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Magda.

Maguno m Gaulish, Old Celtic
Gaulish cognate of Maonirn.

Mahad m Somali
Means "thanks" in Somali.

Mahalalel m Hebrew
Means "praise of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Mahalalel was the great-great-grandson of Adam and great-great-great-grandfather of Noah... [more]

Mahália f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Mahalia.

Mahaliel m Ancient Hebrew, English (Puritan), Jewish
Variant of Mahalel.

Mahalina f Filipino
Means "to be fascinated, to be charmed, to be attracted" in Tagalog.

Mahamed m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محمد (see Muhammad).

Mahari m & f Yoruba
Means "one who forgives" or "forgiver" in Yoruba.

Mahassen f Arabic (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant transcription of Mahassine.

Mahasti f Persian
Means "the moon's being", from Persian māh "moon" and hastī "existence".

Mahault f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Mahaut.

Mahboub m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محبوب (see Mahbub).

Mahbubjahon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mahbub meaning "beloved, darling" and jahon meaning "the world".

Mahdokht f Persian
Meaning "daughter of the moon" in Persian.

Māhealani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly haze" from Hawaiian māhea "haze" and lani "sky, heaven". This was the name of the night of the full moon in the ancient Hawaiian calendar.

Mahigan m Algonquin (Rare)
Derived from Algonquin mahigan "wolf".

Mahikan m Cree
Means "wolf" in Cree, from the Cree mahihkan "wolf; grey wolf; timber wolf".

Mahila f Indian
Means "lady" in Hindi.

Mahira f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Mahir.

Mahirah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Mahira as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Mahlea f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Malia.

Mahleah f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Malia.

Mahlik m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malik 1.

Mahliqo f Uzbek
Means "fair as the moon" in Uzbek.

Mahliya f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Malia.

Mahliyo f Uzbek
Means "mesmerized, enraptured" in Uzbek.

Maho f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ma) meaning "love, affection" combined with 渉 (ho) meaning "to cross a body of water". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mahorat f Uzbek
Means "skill, expertise" in Uzbek.

Mahpee m Sioux
Variant of Mahpiya.

Mahshid f Persian
Means "moonlight" in Persian.

Mahtob f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Mahtab.

Máhtte m Sami
Northern Sami form of Mattias.

Mahulenka f Czech
Diminutive of Mahulena, not used as a given name in its own right.

Mahyar m Persian
Means "friend of the moon" from Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon" and یار (yâr) meaning "friend, companion".

Mahym f Turkmen
Means "moon" in Turkmen.

Mahzuna f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mahzun meaning "full of sorrow".

Mai f Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of May as well as a direct adoption of Welsh mai "(month of) May".

Mai f Thai
Means "tomorrow" or "future" in Thai.

Mai m Slovene
Variant of Maj 1.

Maïalène f French (Modern, Rare)
Gallicized form of Maialen.

Maibrit f Danish, Faroese
Variant of Majbritt.

Maibrith f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Majbritt.

Maicam f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Mai 1 and Cam 1.

Maicyn f Obscure
Feminine variant of Mason.

Maid m Bosnian
Variant of Majid.

Maida f Pakistani (Rare), Arabic, Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Maid.

Maidhcí m Irish
Irish Gaelic diminutive of Mícheál.

Maídís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Maidis.

Máidna f Sami
Sami form of Maina.

Máidnu m Sami
Sami form of Mainio.

Maie f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" or 苺 (mai) meaning "strawberry" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit" or 映 (e) meaning "a reflection; to reflect". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Maïeul m French (Rare)
Variant of Mayeul.

Maifrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Majfrid.

Maifríð f Faroese
Faroese form of Majfrid.

Maiga f Latvian, Estonian
Derived from Latvian maigs "affectionate, gentle, tender; soft, mellow, mild".

Máighdlín f Irish (Archaic)
Variant of Madailéin.

Maigret f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Majgret.

Maigreth f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Majgret.

Maigrethe f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Majgret.

Maigun f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Majgun.

Maigunn f Norwegian (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Variant of Majgun.

Maihime​ f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Maiju f Finnish
Variant of Maija.

Maikaʻi f & m Hawaiian
From Hawaiian maikaʻi meaning "good".

Maikim f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Kim 3.

Maikka f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Mariya.

Maikki f Finnish
Diminutive of Maria.

Maikko f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Maikki.

Maikku f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Maikki.

Mailan f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Lan 1.

Mailech m Jewish, Yiddish
Variant of Meilech.

Maileen f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Majleen.

Maileena f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Majlena.

Mailen f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Majlen.

Mailena f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Majlena.

Mailene f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Majlene.

Maili f Hawaiian
Means "pebble" or "pebbly" in Hawaiian.

Maili f Chinese (Rare)
Combination of Mai 1 and Li 1.

Maïlie f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maïlys, although it is also sometimes considered a contraction of Maïlys and Maëlie.

Mailika f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malika.

Mailill f Danish
Variant of Majlill.

Mailis f Finnish, Danish, Swedish, Estonian
Scandinavian variant of Majlis and Estonian contraction of Mai 3 and Lis.

Maima f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Maimu.

Maini f Finnish
Short form of Mainikki.

Mainikki f Finnish
Means "praised" or "great" in Old Finnish.

Mainoo m Indian
Variant of Mainu.

Mainor f Swedish
Variant of Majnor.

Maipe m Chamorro, Polynesian
Means "fiery, hot, passionate", from the word máipe.

Maira f Latvian
Contracted form of Marija.

Maira f Mari
Mari variant of Mariya.

Maira f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Mayra.

Mairid f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Majrid.

Mairita f Latvian
Variant of Maira.

Mairsial m Irish
Irish form of Mark.

Mairu f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Mairy f Scots, Greek
Scots form of Mary and Greek variant of Mairi.

Maisa f Finnish, Old Swedish
Variant of Maria.

Maisa f & m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Georgian მაისი (maisi) meaning "May" (see May). This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was born in May.... [more]

Maisen f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Majsan.

Maisey f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maisie.

Maisha f Swahili (Modern)
Means "life" in Swahili.

Maisól f Faroese
Faroese form of Maísól.

Mait m Estonian
Originally a short form of Mattias and Matteus, now used as a given name in its own right.

Maital f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Meital.

Maïté f Basque (Gallicized), French
Gallicized form of Maite 2.

Maité f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Maite 1.

Maitê f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Maite 1.

Maitetxu f Basque
Diminutive of Maite 2.

Maithe f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Maite 1.

Maitilde f Irish (Archaic)
Irish form of Matilda.

Maitimo m Literature
Means "well-shaped one" in Quenya. In Tolkien's 'Legendarium' this was the mother-name of Maedhros.

Maitlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Maitland.

Maitte f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Maite 1.

Maitu f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Tú.

Maïus m Provençal
Meaning unknown. It has been in use in Provence since at least the late nineteenth century.

Maiv f Hmong
Means "girl, daughter" in Hmong.

Maivân f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Vân.

Maiyen f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Mai 1 and Yên.

Maiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Maizie f English
Variant of Maisie.

Majalene f Filipino (Rare)
Combination of Maja and Lene.

Majda f Arabic, Bosnian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Feminine form of Majid.

Majesty f & m English (American, Modern)
From the English word, ultimately deriving from Latin maiestas meaning "greatness".

Majgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Majgerd.

Majgerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and garðr "enclosure, protection".

Majgret f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maja and Greta.

Majgreth f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Majgret.

Majgrett f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Majgret.

Majgun f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and Gun.

Majleen f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Majlena.

Majlen f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Majlena.

Majlena f Swedish (Rare)
Blend of Maj 2 and Lena.

Majlene f Swedish
Variant of Majlena.

Majo f Spanish
Short form of María José.

Majoriano m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Majorian.

Majrid f Swedish
Variant of Majfrid.

Majsa f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Maja 2 (compare Majsan).

Majsan f Swedish
Diminutive of Maja 2 or any other name starting with maj ”May”.

Māka m Maori
Maori form of Mark.

Makaila f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Makala f Hawaiian
Means "myrtle" in Hawaiian.

Makalaurë m Literature
Means "gold-cleaver" in Quenya. In Tolkien's 'Legendarium', this is the mother-name of Maglor.

Makaleka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Margaret.

Makan m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse form of an unknown Celtic name.

Makani m & f Hawaiian, Popular Culture
Means "wind" or "ghost" in Hawaiian.... [more]

Makari m African American (Modern), Amharic (?)
Allegedly means "wise man" in Amharic.

Makario m South American
Variant of Makarios.

Makary m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Macarius.

Makatendeka m & f Shona
Means "you are faithful (to God)" in Shona.

Makaylee f English (American)
Blend of Makayla and Kaylee.

Makayleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Makaylee.

Make m Finnish
Diminutive of Markus, Marko and Markku.

Makeila f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Makenleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of McKinley.