MamremAncient Hebrew The name of an Amorite ally of Abraham, owner of some famous great trees at or near Hebron.
MamuwaldemPopular Culture The original name of Blacula, an 18th-century African prince who is bitten by Count Dracula and changed into a vampire, in the 1972 movie Blacula.
ManaefJapanese From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 永 (e) meaning "eternity" or 蒔 (ma) meaning "sowing seeds" combined with 苗 (nae) meaning "bud, sprout"... [more]
ManahimefJapanese From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MananefJapanese From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MancipicellefArthurian Cycle A malicious maiden who tried to cause Gawain’s death by luring him into a battle against the mighty Sir Guiromelant. The ruse failed, and Mancipicelle later apologized.
MandanefOld Persian (Hellenized) Greek form of the Old Persian name *Mandanā- meaning "delighting, cheerful". This was the name of the mother of Cyrus the Great, a daughter of the Median king Astyages... [more]
MandrakemLiterature From the English word mandrake, derived from Latin mandragora, referring to a type of plant. This name is used for a main character in the American comic strip Mandrake the Magician 1939.
MansukemJapanese (Rare) From 万 (ban, man, yorozu) meaning "ten thousand" or (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "full, fulfill, satisfy" with with 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish," 佑 (u, yuu, tasu.keru, suke) meaning "assist, help" or 輔 (fu, ho, tasuke.ru, suke) meaning "help."
MaolanaithemOld Irish From Gaelic Maol Anfaidh meaning "devotee of the storm", from maol "bald, tonsured one" (later "as of someone who is devoted to God") and anfadh "tempest, storm". This was the name of a saint.
Maol MuiremIrish (Archaic), Medieval Irish Variant of Máel Muire borne by the 16th-century Irish priest and poet Maol Muire Ó hÚigínn (anglicized as Miler O'Higgin), who became Archbishop of Tuam in 1586 and died in office in 1590.
MarchelinefEnglish (Rare) This is perhaps best known as the name of Marcheline Bertrand (1950-2007), the mother of American actress Angelina Jolie, in whose case it was invented by combining her given names, Marcia and Lynne (with Marceline a likely influence)... [more]
MarentefDutch (Rare) Meaning uncertain. It might be a creative variation of Marinda or a combination of any name starting with Mar- (such as Maria) with Bente or the Dutch word lente meaning "spring" (see Lente).... [more]
MarganoremCarolingian Cycle, Literature This is the name of a tyrant in the 16th-century Italian epic poem Orlando Furioso written by the Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533). It was invented by the author, who used as a base the Greek verb μαργαίνω (margaino) meaning "to rage, to be mad"... [more]
MargantefArthurian Cycle, Literature An alternative name for Argante, a queen who appears in Brut by Layamon, and, in this work, an alias for Morgan Le Fay.
MargaritefEnglish (Rare) Anglicized form of Marguerite. This is the name of a calcium-rich mineral as well as a late Old English word meaning "pearl" (which was from Late Latin margarita).
MargawsefArthurian Cycle One of the three daughters – seemingly the oldest – of Igraine and Gorloïs of Tintagil. Margawse was wedded to King Lot of Lothian at the same time that her widowed mother re-married Uther Pendragon.
MargjefDutch Dutch diminutive of Marga, Margaretha and Margriet. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch field hockey player Margje Teeuwen (b... [more]
MargolettefLiterature Created by L. Frank Baum for the novel The Patchwork Girl of Oz.
MargolottefLiterature Possibly a variant of Margo or Margot, influenced by the popular name suffix -lotte. This name was created by L. Frank Baum for the character Dame Margolotte, a character appearing in The Patchwork Girl of Oz.
MariéfJapanese The meaning of this name depends on what kanji is used. The first element could be 真 (ma) "just, right; pure, genuine; true, real" or 万 (ma) "ten thousand; very many"... [more]
MarisefCircassian, Adyghe One of the Circassian forms of Maria. Was used by Circassians to refer to Maria, mother of Jesus, as well as the Goddess of Bees in Circassian mythology.
MarisellefSpanish (Latin American) Mariselle is often considered a blend of 'Maria' and 'Estelle', suggesting meanings associated with 'sea' and 'star'
MarixiefEnglish (Rare) Likely a combination of a given name that starts with Mar- (such as Mary) with a given name that ends in -ixie (such as Trixie).