Submitted Names Ending with ian

Gilgian m Romansh
Romansh form of Julian.

Gilian m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French and Dutch form of Gilean.

Gillian m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Gilian.

Gimilian m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Gemiliano.

Giorgian m Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Georgian via Giorgiana.

Giuliàn m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Julian.

Giulian m French
French variant of Julian.

Gjulian m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Julian.

Glockrian m Medieval German
Medieval German form of Kalogreant.

Gorian m Macedonian, Slovene
Means "mountain" or "wood". Derived from south Slavic gora "mountain" and is a variation of name Goran

Gracián m Aragonese, Galician, Hungarian (Rare)
Aragonese, Galician and Hungarian form of Gratianus.

Gracian m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Gratianus.

Grațian m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Gratianus.

Gratsian m Russian
Variant of Gratian.

Grazián m Aragonese
Variant of Gracián.

Gregorian m Romanian

Grian f Dutch (Rare)

Grian f Irish Mythology
Grian (literally, "Sun") is the name of an Irish figure, presumed to be a pre-Christian goddess, associated with County Limerick and Cnoc Greine ("Hill of Grian, Hill of the sun").

Guanglian f Chinese
From the Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, bright" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Guian m Norman

Guilian f Chinese
From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus".

Guillian m French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)

Guixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".

Guojian m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish", 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy", 俭 (jiǎn) meaning "frugal, thrifty, modest, moderate" or 鉴 (jiàn) meaning "reflect, mirror"... [more]

Guoxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country, nation" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Gwenlian f English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Anglicized form as well as a Welsh variant of Gwenllian.

Gwenthlian f Medieval Welsh
Either a variant or a semi-Anglicization of Gwenllian.

Gwinian m Breton

Gyllian f Medieval English (Rare)
Precursor to Gillian.

Hadrián m Galician, Aragonese
Galician and Aragonese form of Hadrian.

Hailian f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Hai and Lian 2

Haitian f Chinese
From the Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" and 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil".

Hanjian m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese
comes from Chinese (hânjiàn) meaning "rare"

Haolian f Chinese
From the Chinese 皓 (hào) meaning "bright, luminous, hoary" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Haotian m Chinese
From Chinese 浩 (hào) meaning "great, numerous, vast" combined with 田 (tián) meaning "field, rice paddy" or 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven"... [more]

Haridian f Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *asidd n wayyur meaning "moonlight". Another meaning is "goat", from Guanche *aridaman.

Hasian f & m Batak
Means "darling, beloved" in Toba Batak.

Haydrian m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hadrian.

Heijian m Chinese
From the characters 黑 (hei, meaning “black”) and 肩 (jian, meaning “shoulder”). This was the name of Duke Huan of Zhou (周桓公), a retainer and minister under King Huan of Zhou (周桓王) during the Zhou Dynasty (c... [more]

Hemelian m German (Bessarabian)

Herodian m English
English form of Herodianus. This name was borne by a Greco-Roman grammarian from the 3rd century AD.

Hian m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ian.

Hirian m American

Hongxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermilion" and 纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".

Hostilian m English, History
English form of Hostilianus. This name was borne by a Roman emperor from the 3rd century AD.

Hostylian m Polish
Polish form of Hostilian.

Hotmian f & m Batak
From Toba Batak hot meaning "firm, steady, steadfast" and mian meaning "reside, dwell, stay".

Houarvian m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Houardon.

Hristian m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Christian.

Hualian f Chinese
From the Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "flowery, illustrious, prosperous, splendid" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Huanlian f Chinese
From the Chinese 环 (huán) meaning "jade ring, bracelet" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Huanxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Huian m & f Chinese
Combination of Hui and An 1.

Huilian f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for".

Huinian f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study".

Huiqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest" or 芊 (qiān) meaning "exuberant and vigorous foliage".

Huixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕙 (huì), a species of fragrant orchid, and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Iaian m Scottish (Rare), English (British, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Older form of Iain.

Ían m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ian.

Ián m Asturian, Galician
Short form of Xulián.

Iañ m Breton
Breton form of Ian.

Ilián m Hungarian

Ilian m Bulgarian, Romanian
Cognate of Elijah.

Ilian m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Aegidius, via Gilgen or Ilgen.

Ilirian m Albanian
Variant of Ilir.

Illarian m English (Rare)

Illyrian m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From Illyrian, denoting an inhabitant of Illyria, an ancient region in southeast Europe, the western part of what is now the Balkan Peninsula.

Inian m Occitan
Occitan form of Anianus.

Inisian m Medieval Cornish

Iovian m Romanian
Romanian form of Jovian.

Irián m Spanish (Rare)
Alternative spelling of Irian with the stress on the last syllable, also coinciding with the town of Irián in northern Spain.

Irian m & f Indonesian, Brazilian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Historical name for the island of New Guinea in Indonesian, from Biak meaning "hot land". It is also a woman-dragon character in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels.

Iustinian m Romanian
Romanian form of Iustinianus.

Ivian f Spanish (Latin American)
Ivian Sarcos (born 1989) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who won Miss World 2011.

Jachian m Romansh

Jadian m & f English (Modern)
Probably an elaborated form of Jaden.

Jadrian m African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Jaden and Adrian.

Jamarian m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jamarion.

Jamian m English (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Jamie and Damian.

Jayvian m African American (Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern, ?)
Variant of Javion.

Jeian m Filipino
From John

Jhulian m Portuguese (Brazilian)
An other form of Jhulliam or Julian. An porn actor Jhulian Moura got that name

Ji-An f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet"... [more]

Jiaoxian m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 姣 (jiāo) meaning "beautiful, handsome" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".

Jiexian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 结 (jié) meaning "knot; to tie, to bind, to connect" or 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding" combined with 弦 (xián) meaning "string, chord", 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful", 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, good, worthy" or 先 (xiān) meaning "first, before"... [more]

Jingqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 婧 (jìng) meaning "modest" and 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".

Jingtian f Chinese
From Chinese 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" combined with 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil". Other characters combinations are possible.

Jingxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 净 (jìng) meaning "clean, pure" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Jinlian f & m Chinese
From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" combined with 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily" or 连 (lián) meaning "link, join, connect"... [more]

Jiqian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 繼 (jì) meaning "to continue, to maintain" combined with 遷 (qiān) meaning "to ascend, to go up", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Jolian m Provençal
Provençal form of Julian.

Jonian m Albanian (Rare)

Jorian m Dutch
Combination of Jori and a name ending with -an or -ian, like Johan and Fabian.

Josian m French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Masculine form of Josiane.

Jotapian m English, Polish
English and Polish form of Jotapianus.

Joulian m Arabic
Arabic form of Julian, used mostly by Christian Arabs.

Jourdian m English
Variant of Jordan.

Jovián m Spanish
Spanish form of Jovian.

Jovinian m English, History
English form of Jovinianus.

Jowian m Polish
Polish form of Jovian.

Jowinian m Polish
Polish form of Jovinianus.

Juanxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 涓 (juān) meaning "brook, stream" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".

Júlian m Faroese
Faroese variant of Julian.

Julian m Chinese (Rare)
Combination of Ju , Li 1 and An 1

Jullian m & f English (Rare), Medieval Spanish
Variant of Julian.

Junian m Late Roman (Anglicized), English, Provençal
Anglicized form of Iunianus (see Junianus) as well as the Provençal form of this name. This name was borne by two early medieval saints.

Junxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, capable, handsome, pretty" or 珺 (jùn) meaning "beautiful jade" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Jurian f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Translated form of Julian and Julianne.... [more]

Jurrian m Dutch, Flemish
Variant of Jurriaan.

Justian m English, German, Dutch
English and German form of Justianus. Also in use in The Netherlands, where in 2010 there were 30 bearers of this name.

Justynian m Polish
Polish form of Justinian.

Juxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".

Kadrian m English
Newly form name by prefixing Adrian with a fashionable K-.

Kaian m & f Arabic

Kaian f Chinese
From Chinese 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumph, victory, music of triumph" combined with 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful". Other character combinations are possible.

Kalian m English (Rare)
Variant of Kalyan used outside of India.

Kaloian m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Kaloyan.

Kalpurnian m Polish
Polish form of Calpurnianus.

Kandidian m German
German form of Candidianus.

Karian f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Kasián m Czech
Czech form of Cassianus (see Cassian).

Kasian m Breton
Breton form of Cassian.

Kaspian m Polish (Literary, Modern), German (Modern, Rare)
Form of Caspian.

Kassian m German, Russian (Rare)
German and Russian form of Cassianus (see Cassian).

Kasszián m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Cassian.

Kedian f Jamaican Patois, English

Kélian m French (Modern)
French form of Kelian.

Kelian m French (Modern, Rare), Various (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kilian.

Kellian m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelian.

Kerian m English (Rare)
Variant of Kyrian.

Kerrian m Breton
Variant of Kerrien.

Kerstian m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Christian (German) and Kerstiaen (Dutch).

Kesian m English (Rare)

Khian m Filipino

Khristian m English (Modern), Bulgarian, Russian
Russian form and English variant of Christian.

Kílian m Spanish
Spanish form of Kilian.

Kilían m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Kilian.

Kilián m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Killian.

Kiprian m Russian
Russian form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Kirian m English
Variant of Kieran.

Kirstian f English (Rare)

Klaudian m Polish
Polish form of Claudianus.

Klavdian m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Claudianus.

Klodian m Albanian

Kodian f Popular Culture
Kodian is the name of a female character in the online role-playing game World of Warcraft.

Kommodian m Polish, Russian, Ukrainian
Polish, Russian and Ukrainian form of Commodianus.

Krispinian m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Crispinianus.

Kristhian m Spanish (Latin American)

Kristian f English

Kryspinian m Polish
Polish form of Crispinian.

Kuprian m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Cyprian.

Kurian m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Variant of Kuriakose.

Kvintian m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Quintianus.

Kvintilián m Slovak
Slovak form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Kvintilian m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Kvintylian m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Kwintylian m Polish
Polish form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Kyprian m Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Kypriyan as well as an alternate transcription of the name (only when spelled as Кипріян).

Kyrian m & f English
Variant of Kyrion.

Laadrian m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Adrian.

Labrian m African American
A combination of the prefix La with the name Brian.

Ladarian m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La- with the name Darian.

Laelian m History
English form of Laelianus. This is the name in which Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus, a Gaulish usurper from the 3rd century AD, was known in the English language.

Lakeithian m & f African American
Elaboration of Keith using the prefix la and suffix ian.

Lamarian m African American (Rare)
Variant of Lamarion.

Laserian m Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Laisrén. This was the name of several medieval Irish saints, including a 7th-century abbot of Leighlin who lived as a hermit on Holy Isle in the Firth of Clyde, which is known as Eilean MoLaise in Gaelic (from Mo Laisse "my Laise", Laise being a short form of Laisrén; see also Molaise).

Laurian m English, Romanian, French, Provençal
English, French, Provençal and Romanian form of Laurianus.

Laurian f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Laurianne.

Lavian m Obscure

Ledian m Albanian

Leian m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Lei 2 and An 1.

Lélian m Occitan

Li-An f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 리안 (see Ri-An).

Lián f & m Chinese
Variant of Liên.

Lian m Albanian

Lian f English

Lian f Chinese
From the Chinese 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse" and 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful".

Lian m Chin
Means "big, large, great" in Hakha Chin.

Liangtian f Chinese
From the Chinese 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened" and 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful".

Libián m Galician (Rare)

Licinian m History
English form of Licinianus. This was born by the Roman Usurper Julius Valens Licinianus, known in English as Licinian.

Lidian f English (Rare)
In the case of Lidian Emerson (1802-1892), the second wife of philosopher-poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, it was an elaboration of Lydia, her original name, changed by her at her husband's request, allegedly to avoid the hiatus between Lydia and Emerson.

Ligian m & f Chinese (Modern)
International version of Lijian

Lijian m & f Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Jian

Lilián f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Liliana.

Lilian f Chinese
From the 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Lingxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".

Linlian f Chinese
From the Chinese 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Linqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade" and 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".

Lirian m Albanian

Lisian m Albanian

Lívian f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Livian m Hebrew (Rare)

Lixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".

Llorián m Asturian
Variant of Lauriano.

Lordian m English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. Also compare Lordan.

Lorian f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lorraine influenced by Marian 1. A notable bearer is American author Lorian Hemingway (1951-), a granddaughter of author Ernest Hemingway.

Lorian m Albanian

Luanxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".

Luchian m Romanian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Loukianos.

Luchilian m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Lucilianus.

Luçian m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Lucianus.

Lucián m Czech (Rare), Slovak, Hungarian
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak form of Lucian.

Lucilian m Medieval Latin
From Latin lūciliānus who from from Lucilius + -anus.

Lukian m Breton, Ukrainian (Rare)
Breton form of Lucian and Ukrainian variant transcription of Lukyan.

Lulian m Albanian

Lumian m Albanian (Rare)

Luntian m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano luntian meaning "green, verdant"

Luqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 绿 (lǜ) meaning "green" and 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".

Lurian f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese variant of the names Lauriano and Lauriana, from the english name Lorraine.

Lusian m Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Lucian.

Luxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 璐 (lù), a type of jade, and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".

Luzian m German
German form of Lucian.

Lydian f & m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Lydia, occasionally used in Norway as a masculine form. In some cases it may be directly from the word which means "of ancient Lydia" (and also refers to "a mode of ancient Greek music, reputed to be light and effeminate").

Lylian f & m English (Rare), Estonian (Rare), French
English and Estonian feminine and French masculine variant of Lilian.

Macrian m Germanic
Macrian was the king of the Bucinobantes, an Alemannic tribe, in the late fourth century and the brother of Hariobaudes. Macrian tried to confederate all the north Germanic and Alemannic tribes together against Rome... [more]

Madian m Muslim (Arabized, Rare)
Madian is a geographical place mentioned in the Torah and Quran. William G. Dever states that biblical Madian was in the "northwest Arabian Peninsula, on the east shore of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea", an area which he notes was "never extensively settled until the 8th–7th century B.C."

Maian f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and An 1

Maissimilian m Occitan
Occitan form of Maximilian.

Maiximilián m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Maximilian.

Majorian m English, German, Polish, History
English, German and Polish form of Majorianus. This name was borne by a Western Roman Emperor from the 5th century AD.

Maksian m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Maxianus.

Maksimian m Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Russian
Azerbaijani, Bulgarian and Russian form of Maximianus.

Maksymian m Polish, Ukrainian
Polish and Ukrainian form of Maximianus.

Mamilian m History (Ecclesiastical)
English form of Mamilianus. This name was borne by a fifth-century bishop and saint.

Marcelian m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Marcellianus.

Marcellian m History (Ecclesiastical)
English form of Marcellianus.

Marchweithian m Medieval Welsh
Possibly composed of march "horse" and gweith "battle", giving the possible meaning of "warhorse".

Marcián m Aragonese, Hungarian
Aragonese and Hungarian form of Marcianus.

Marcian m English (Rare), Romanian, Lengadocian, Gascon
English, Romanian, Languedocian and Gascon form of Marcianus. This name was borne by an emperor of the Byzantine Empire from the 5th century AD.

Mardian m Literature

Marían f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Marian 1.

Marián f Spanish
Variant of Marian 1, Mariam or Marianne, sometimes used as a short form of María Ángeles.

Marian f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax", 万 (ma) meaning "very many" or 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" or 毬 (mari) meaning "ball, anything round, sphere" combined with 杏 (an) meaning "apricot"... [more]

Marian f Spanish
Short form of María Ángeles.

Marian f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Mariasebastian f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Sebastián.

Markian m Bulgarian, Russian, German, Slovak, Ukrainian
Form of Marcianus in various languages.

Markiian m Ukrainian
Variant of transliteration of Маркіян (see Markiyan).

Marlian f Indonesian

Martinian m Late Roman (Anglicized), History, History (Ecclesiastical), Bulgarian (Archaic), German (Archaic), Provençal (Archaic), Romanian (Archaic), Russian (Archaic)
Form of Martinianus in various languages. This name was borne by a Roman saint (1st century AD) as well as by a Roman emperor (4th century AD).

Martynian m Polish (Rare), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Polish and Ukrainian form of Martinianus.

Mascimilian m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Maximilian.

Masimilian m Breton
Breton form of Maximilian.

Massimilian m Provençal
Provençal form of Maximilien.

Mathian m Hebrew
means "gift of Yahweh"

Matronian m Late Roman (Anglicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Anglicized form of Matronianus.

Maximián m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Maximianus.

Maximinian m English, Literature
English form of Maximinianus. In literature, this is the name of a character from "The Prophetess", a 17th-century play written by John Fletcher (1579-1625) and Philip Massinger (1583-1640).

Maxmilian m Czech
Variant of Maxmilián.

Median m Arthurian Cycle
One of Arthur’s knights in the Vulgate Merlin, present at a tournament between Arthur’s knights and the knights of Kings Ban and Bors.... [more]

Meian f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful"

Meilian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Meiqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".

Meitian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".

Meixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good" or 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".

Melian f Literature
"Dear gift" in Sindarin. Melian was the queen of Doriath in J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion.

Menglian f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for".

Mengtian f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water".

Mengxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".

Merian f Dutch (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Marian 1.

Merian f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Meridian f & m Literature
From the English word, which is directly from Latin meridianus meaning "of midday, of noon, southerly, to the south". It was used by Alice Walker for the heroine of her novel 'Meridian' (1976).

Mevrian f Literature
A lady in the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by Eric Rücker Eddison.

Mezian m Berber (Rare), Northern African (Rare)
Variant of Meziane (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Mian m Pakistani

Mian f Danish, Swedish
Diminutive of Mia.

Mian m Scandinavian
Short form of names ending in -mian or a male form of Mia.

Mian m Russian (Archaic)
Russian short form of Ammian. This is the name by which the early 4th-century martyr and saint Ammianus is generally known in Russia.

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

Miaonian f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study".

Miaotian f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness".

Miaoxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".

Midian m Biblical
Means "strife" or "judgment" in Hebrew. In the Hebrew Bible, Midian was a son of Abraham and Keturah.

Milian m Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque form of Emilian.

Millian m Norwegian (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Milian.

Mingjian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant" combined with 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, dagger, sabre", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Mingxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Mintian f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil, peaceful".

Minxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, clever" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or 纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".

Mirian f Spanish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Spanish, Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Miriam.

Mirian m Georgian
Georgian form of the Middle Persian name Mihran (see Mehran). This name is often confused with Mirvan, at least partially because of the latter's variant Mirean.... [more]

Mirian m Albanian

Mithian f Popular Culture
Of unknown origin and meaning, this name is likely taken from the town of Mithian (Mydhyan) in Cornwall. This was the name of a princess in the BBC series Merlin.

Mitian f Chinese
From the Chinese 蜜 (mì) meaning "honey, nectar" and 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness".

Mixolydian m Obscure
Mixolydian is a diatonic mode (music).... [more]

Monthian m Thai
Means "palace, royal house" in Thai.

Moxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine" and 伭 (xián) meaning "dark, sombre, deep, profound" or 仙 (xiān) meaning "immortal, transcendent".

Mucian m History (Ecclesiastical)
English form of Mucianus. Saint Mucian is a martyr of the early Christian Church. He was killed with a sword with two other men, named Mark and Paul, as well as a little boy whose name is unknown.

Mulian f Chinese
From the Chinese 穆 (mù) meaning "majestic, solemn, reverent, calm" or 慕 (mù) meaning "long for, desire, admire" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Muqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 穆 (mù) meaning "majestic, solemn, reverent, calm" and 茜 (qiàn) meaning "madder, reeds".

Muxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 慕 (mù) meaning "long for, desire, admire" and 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".

Nahian m & f Bengali (Rare)

Naian m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Nalian f & m Chinese
Combination of Na, Li 1 and An 1.

Nanlian f Chinese
From the Chinese 南 (nán) meaning "south" and 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for".

Nanqian f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 南 (nán) meaning "south" and 倩 (qiàn) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

Naserian f Eastern African
Means “the lucky one" in Samburu, a variant of Maasai language.

Naserian f Eastern African
Means “one born during peaceful times” in Maasai.

Naxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful" and 纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".