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Megija f Latvian (Modern)
Latvian borrowing of Maggie.

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

Megyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Mehemmet m Uyghur
Variant of Muhemmet.

Mehetabell f English (Puritan)
Variant of Mehitabel.

Mëhill m Albanian
Albanian form of Michael.

Mehis m Estonian
Derived from Estonian mehine "manly".

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

Mehmonoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehmon meaning "guest" and oy meaning "moon".

Meho m Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of Mehmed.

Mehrandokht f Persian
Possibly derived from the Persian masculine name Mehran combined with Persian دخت (dokht) "daughter". Also compare Mehrdokht.

Mehrbonu f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and bonu meaning "lady (title)".

Mehrdil f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and dil meaning "heart, soul".

Mehribon f Uzbek
Means "kind, sympathetic" in Uzbek.

Mehrigo'zal f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and go'zal meaning "beautiful".

Mehrigul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Mehrijamol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Mehrikamol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and kamol meaning "completion, perfection".

Mehrimoh f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and moh meaning "moon".

Mehrinoz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".

Mehrinur f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and nur meaning "divine light".

Mehrioy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and oy meaning "moon".

Mehriro'y f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and ro'y meaning "face".

Mehrsa f Persian
Means "sun-like" in Persian.

Mehween f Urdu
Meaning unknown.

Mehy m Judeo-Anglo-Norman

Mehyeddine m Arabic
Variant transcription of Mehieddine.

Mei f Catalan
Short form of Remei.

Meia f Romansh
Diminutive of Mareia.

Meic m Welsh (Modern)
Welsh adoption of Mike.

Meidhbhín f Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Meadhbh.

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

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

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

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

Meilech m Yiddish, Jewish
Yiddish short form of Elimelech.

Meilir m Welsh
Variant of Meilyr.

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

Meina f Japanese
From Japanese 苺 (mei) meaning "strawberry" combined with 雫 (na) meaning "raindrop". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Meinar m Faroese
Faroese variant of Meinhard.

Meiner m Danish
Variant of Meinhard.

Meinhards m Latvian
Latvian form of Meinhard.

Meinrada f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Meinrad.

Meique f Chinese
Means "beautiful sparrow" in Mandarin.

Meirah f English (Rare)
Variant of Meira.

Meiron m Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of Miron 2.

Meitar f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Means "strings, chords" in Hebrew.

Meitav f & m Hebrew
Variant of Meytav.

Meiyun f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 云 (yún) meaning "cloud". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

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

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

Mejner m Danish
Variant of Meiner.

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

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

Mekhitar m Armenian
Variant transcription of Mkhitar.

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

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

Mekkin f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Mekkín.

Mekkinó m Icelandic (Rare)
Masculine form of Mekkín.

Melaini f Greek
Variant transcription of Melaine.

Melaku m Ethiopian
Means "the angel" in Amharic.

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

Melanea f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Melania.

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

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

Melânia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melania.

Mélanîn f Norman
Diminutive of Mélanie.

Melanio m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Melania.

Melanius m Late Roman
Latin and masculine form of Melanie.

Melaniye f Walloon
Walloon form of Mélanie.

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

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

Melanthia f Greek
Variant of Melanthi.

Melanya f Armenian

Melayna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melaina.

Melcher m Swedish (Rare), Romansh
Swedish variant of Melker as well as a Romansh variant of Melchior which is traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Melchiades m Ancient Greek, Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Ancient Greek μίλτος (míltos) Μιλτιάδης (Miltiádēs) meaning "red land, crimson". ... [more]

Melchisedek m Biblical Greek, English (Puritan)
Greek form of Melchizedek, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Melcior m Catalan
Catalan form of Melchior.

Meleagant m Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Maleagant.

Meleah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melia, possibly influenced by the Hebrew word מְלֵאָה (mele'ah) meaning "fullness, full produce, harvest".

Meleigha f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melia.

Melelani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly song" from Hawaiian mele "song" and lani "heaven, sky".

Melena f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), English (Rare)
Dutch contracted form of Magdalena.

Meletia f Late Greek, Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Meletios.

Melham m Arabic
Arabic form of William.

Melhem m Arabic
Arabic form of William.

Meli f Hawaiian
Means "honey" or "bee" in Hawaiian.

Mélia f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Melia.

Mélia f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Diminutive of Amélia.

Melia f Hawaiian
Means "plumeria" in Hawaiian.

Méliane f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Melica f Iranian

Melichar m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Melchior.

Melicka f Obscure

Mélinda f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Melinda.

Melisandre f Literature, Popular Culture
The name of a witch, known as the Red Priestess, in George R. R. Martin's book series "A Song of Ice and Fire." He likely based her name off the French name Mélisande.

Melisenda f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Mélisande.

Melisse f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Melita f Portuguese
Diminutive of Amélia.

Melius m Swedish
Short form of Emelius.

Melizanda f Polish
Polish form of Mélisande.

Melizza f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Melissa.

Melkir m Faroese
Faroese form of Melker.

Mellina f French (Modern)
Variant of Mélina.

Mellisa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Mellissa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Mellodi f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melody.

Melly f English
Diminutive of names beginning with Mel.

Melodee f English
Variant of Melody.

Melodie f English
Variant of Melody.

Mélonie f Norman
Norman form of Melanie.

Melony f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melorah f English (British)
Variant of Melora.

Melquisedeque m Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melchizedek.

Melsor m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Older form of Melor, a name created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. This form stands for Маркс, Энгельс, Ленин, Сталин, Октябрьская Революция "(Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, October Revolution)"... [more]

Melur f Indonesian, Malay
Means "jasmine" in Indonesian and Malay.

Mélusine f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Melusine.

Mélusinne f Picard
Picard form of Mélusine.

Melvessa f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Melva.

Melvetta f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Melva.

Melvina f English
Feminine form of Melvin.

Melvinia f African American, Romani (Archaic)
Elaborated form of Melvina.

Mélyna f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Mélina.

Melynda f American (Rare)
Variant of Melinda.

Mélyne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Méline.

Memang f Filipino (Rare)
Diminutive of Guillerma.

Meme m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.

Memo m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.

Memoire f & m African American, African
Variant of Memoir.

Memorie f Obscure
Variant of Memory.

Memüre f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Munira.

Mena f Italian, Sardinian, Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Filomena and Italian diminutive of names containing the element -mena-, such as Filomena and Domenica.

Menaka f Indian, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil
Means "celestial damsel" in Hindi.

Menax m Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan form of Menashe.

Menchu f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.

Mendeecees m Obscure

Mendekoste m Basque
Means "Pentecost" in Basque.

Mendim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian mendim "thought; opinion, judgment".

Mendy f English
Diminutive of Melinda or variant of Mandy.

Mendy m Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Mendel.

Meñe m & f Tocharian
Means "moon" in Tocharian.

Meneci m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Menoetius.

Menekşe f Turkish
Means "violet (flower)" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian بنفشه (banafsheh).

Menesteo m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Menestheus.

Menezio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Menoetius.

Meng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", 濛 (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout"... [more]

Menica f Italian (Rare)

Menna m Catalan
Catalan form of Mina.

Mennatallah f Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Variant transcription of Mennatullah.

Meño m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.

Menodóra f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Menodora.

Mensalder m Icelandic (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Mensura f Bosnian
Feminine form of Mensur.

Mentari f Indonesian
Means "sun" in Indonesian.

Menuelito m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.

Menuhah m & f Hebrew
Variant of Menuha.

Menyhért m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Meinhard.

Menza f Berber
Meaning unknown.

Meonre f Medieval Cornish

Meqo f Greenlandic
Meaning and origin unknown.

Meqqisaalik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Merĸisâlik.

Meqqoq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Merĸoĸ.

Meqqupaluk f Greenlandic
Younger form of Merĸupaluk.

Meqqusaaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Merĸusâĸ.

Meradith f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meredith.

Mêraĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "child" in Greenlandic.

Meralda f Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean, Rare)

Merary f & m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Merari.

Mercé f Galician (Rare)
Galician cognate of Mercè.

Merceditas f Spanish, Filipino, Spanish (Caribbean)
Diminutive of Mercedes.

Merchi f Spanish
Diminutive of Mercedes.

Merci f & m French (African, Rare)
Occasionally used in reference to the French word merci "gratitude; thanks", as evidenced by combination names like Dieu-Merci ("Thank you, God").

Mercie f English (Rare)
Variant of Mercy.

Mercuria f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Mercurius. This was the name of a 3rd-century Christian martyr who was beheaded in Alexandria, along with two women named Ammonaria and another named Dionysia.

Merdeka m & f Indonesian
Means "free, independent" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "prosperous".

Merdzhen f Turkmen
Variant of Merjen.

Mereana f Maori
Maori form of Mary Ann.

Meredeth m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meredith.

Meredisz f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Meredith.

Meredyth m & f English
Variant of Meredith.

Merens m Romansh
Romansh form of Emerentius.

Meretha f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Mereta.

Merewyn f Literature
Variant of Mærwynn used by Anya Seton in her historical novel Avalon (1965). In the story Merewyn is a niece of Merwinna, abbess of Romsey Abbey.

Mërgim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian mërgim "exile; (archaic) departure".

Mëri f Albanian
Albanian form of Mary.

Meri f Slovene (Modern)
Slovene borrowing of English Mary.

Meriama f Judeo-Catalan (Latinized, Archaic)
Latinized form of Miriam.

Meribeth f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Marybeth.

Meriç m & f Turkish
Means "Maritsa River" in Turkish. The river between Greece and Turkey.

Meriiti m Ancient Egyptian
Means "beloved of the father" in Egyptian.

Merika f Estonian, Finnish
Estonian variant of Merike.

Merikate f Obscure

Merin m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Meir.

Merinda f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
English variant of Marinda and Afrikaans variant of Marinda.

Merinde f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Merinda.

Meriton m Albanian
Derived from Albanian meriton "to deserve; to merit".

Meritptah f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mryt-ptḥ meaning "beloved of Ptah".

Merituuli f Finnish
Combiantion of Meri 1 and Tuuli.

Merĸisâlik m Greenlandic
Variant of Meqqusaalik.

Merĸoĸ m & f Greenlandic
Means "feather" in Greenlandic.

Merl f Yiddish
Diminutive of Miryam.

Merl m American
Variant of Merle.

Merlette f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Merlette.

Mermin m Medieval Cornish

Merna f English
Variant of Myrna.

Mero m Galician
Diminutive of Baldomero.

Merodach-baladan m Biblical
Means "worshipper of Ba'al". This is the name of a king of Babylon in the time of Hezekiah.

Merops m Greek Mythology
From Greek μέροψ (merops) meaning "bee-eater", the bee-eater (species Merops apiaster) being a type of bird; allegedly it was used to mean "mortal". This word can mean "with face turned", derived from Greek μέρος (meros) "part" and ὤψ (ôps) "eye, face".

Mérovée m History (Gallicized)
French form of Meroveus.

Merranda f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Miranda.

Merri f Indigenous Australian
Means "rocky" in Wurungjeri.

Merrie f American (Rare)
Variant of Merry 1.

Merriel f English (Rare)
Variant of Meriel.

Merritt f Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Merit.

Mersada f Bosnian
Variant of Mirsada.

Mersedes f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Mercedes.

Mersiye f Turkish

Mertein m Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Martin.

Mertie f English (American)
Variant of Myrtie.

Mertle f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Myrtle.

Merumalria f Yupik

Merwan m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مروان (see Marwan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Merwayit f Uyghur
Uyghur form of Morvarid.

Merwenna f Anglo-Saxon
Modern form of Merewyn.

Mêrxas m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish mêrxas meaning "brave".

Merysol f Spanish (Latin American, Anglicized, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marysol (see Marisol), reflecting the English pronunciation.

Merytmihapi f Ancient Egyptian
Means "Beloved like Hapi".

Merytnetjer f Ancient Egyptian
Means "beloved of the God" in Coptic.

Merzhin m Breton Legend
Breton variant of Merlin.

Mesen-ka m Ancient Egyptian
Means "his Ka is born" in Egyptian.

Meshi f Hebrew
Means "silk" in Hebrew.

Meshuilam m Jewish
Variant of Meshullam.

Mesi f Yao (Modern)
Modern variant of Miesi.

Meskerem f Ethiopian
Means "September" in Ethiopian.

Mesude f Turkish
Turkish form of Masuda.

Mesue m Medieval Arabic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Masawaih.

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]

Méthode m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Methodius.

Methúsalem m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Methusalem.

Metilde f Italian (Archaic)
Variant of Matilde.

Metka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Meta, used as a given name in its own right.

Metke f Frisian
Diminutive of Meta.

Mētra f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian mētra "mint (the herb)". Mētra is also one of the Latvian names for the Estonian river Emajõgi.

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.

Mettemarie f Danish
Combination of Mette and Marie.

Mettia f Ancient Roman, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Mettius.

Meva f Uzbek
Means "fruit, sweets, candy" in Uzbek.

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

Mevlüde f Turkish
Feminine form of Mevlüt.

Mewan m Cornish
Cornish form of Meven.

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.

Mey f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Mær as well as a variant of Mei.

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

Meymune f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Maimuna.

Meytar f & m Hebrew
Variant of Meitar.

Meytav f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "the best" in Hebrew.

Meyvant m Icelandic
Meaning unknown.

Mezin m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish mezin meaning "great, big".

Mfaanga m Dagbani
Means "bravo, well done" in Dagbani.

Mgo m Armenian
Short form of Migirdich.

Mhàiri f Scots
Scots adoption of the vocative case of Màiri due to mistaking it for the nominative case.

Mhambi f Zulu
Means "traveler" in Zulu.

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

Mi f English, Portuguese, Swedish
Diminutive of Maria. ... [more]

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]

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

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

Miamaya f Danish
Variant of Miamaja.

Mian f Danish, Swedish
Diminutive of Mia.

Mian m Manx
Probably originally a diminutive of Matthew via Matthias, this name has since become the regular Manx form of Matthew.

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.

Mica f Spanish
Diminutive of Micaela.

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

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

Micco m Creek
Means "chief" in Creek.

Michaele f American
Feminine form of Michael.

Michaella f English
Variant of Michaela.

Michaila f Greek
Feminine form of Michail.

Michale m English
Variant of Michael.

Michalitsa f Greek
Greek diminutive of Michaela.

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

Michêlagnul m Friulian
Friulian form of Michelangelo.

Michelet m Haitian Creole
Obsolete French diminutive of Michel.

Michelina f German (Bessarabian)
Contracted form of Michaelina.

Michell f English
Variant of Michelle.

Michella f Sardinian (Rare)
Sardinian feminine form of Michael.

Michel'le f Popular Culture, African American
Variant of Michelle.

Michielle f American (Rare), Medieval French (Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Michiharu m Japanese
From Japanese 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics" combined with 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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

Michla f Yiddish
Likely the derived from Michal 2.

Michlyn f Obscure
Variant of Micheline.

Michole f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Micole.

Michu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Michael.

Micka f Slovene
Diminutive of Mica, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

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

Mickaela f English (Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mickalene f American (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the name Mick with the popular name suffix lene, though in some cases it may be an Anglicization of Michelina.