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March m & f English (Rare)From the name of the month, which was derived from the name of the Roman god Mars.
Marcheline f English (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)... [
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Marchigiana f Judeo-Italian (Archaic)Derived from Italian demonym
marchigiano,
marchigiana - "the one from Marche". Marche is one of the regions in Italy. This name denotes the provenance of a person from this place.
Marcovefa f Frankish, HistoryRecorded as the name of a concubine (lower-status wife) of Charibert I, Frankish king of Neustria. Her sister
Merofleda (another concubine of Charibert) bears a clearly Germanic name, supporting identification of the first element with Frankish
marka "border"... [
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Marden f & m EnglishThe author Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols is a famous bearer of this name.
Mardi f English (Rare)Means "Tuesday" in French. It is not used as a given name in France itself.
Mardiningsih f ObscureMardiningsih "Mardi" Arquette (1939-1997), aka Brenda Denaut, was the mother of actors Patricia, Alexis, Rosanna, David and Richmond Arquette.
Mardís f IcelandicIcelandic combination of the Old Norse name elements
marr "sea, ocean; lake; horse" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister".
Mardoy f UzbekDerived from
mard meaning "fearless, brave" and
oy meaning "moon".
Marekh f GeorgianDerived from Arabic
Mirrīkh (also found spelled as
Mirrīx) meaning "Mars" (as in, the planet). Also compare New Persian
Merrikh (also found spelled as
Merrix), which came from the Arabic name for the planet.
Maren f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 恋 (ren) meaning "love". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maren f & m Basque, SpanishOriginally the Basque form of
Mariano, it is now used for both genders. As a female name, it is probably seen as a variant of
Miren, the Basque form of
Maria.
Mareva f TahitianLiterally means "the one that passes quickly without turning", metaphorically meaning "shooting star".
Marey f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
marr "sea, ocean; lake; horse" and
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Marfuah f IndonesianDerived from Arabic مرفوعة
(marfū'a) meaning "elevated, raised, exalted".
Marga f LatvianShort form of
Margarita as well as a derivation from Latvian
margot "to glint, to twinkle".
Margaderdene m & f MongolianMeans "emerald gem" in Mongolian, from маргад
(margad) meaning "emerald" and эрдэнэ
(erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Margaery f LiteratureThis name is borne by from Margaery Tyrell from a Song of Ice and Fire. It's intended as a variant of
Marjorie.
Margalita f GeorgianDerived from the Georgian noun მარგალიტი (margalit'i) meaning "pearl".
Margarite f English (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).
Margawse f Arthurian CycleOne 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.
Margerðr f Old Norse, Norse MythologyCombination of
marr ("sea, lake" or "horse") and
garðr ("enclosure, protection"). In Norse mythology this is the name of both a giantess and a sorceress.
Marghanita f HebrewHebrew. The name of famous British writer Marghanita Laski, whose father, a lawyer and Zionist leader, named her after the scarlet pimpernel flower he had seen growing in the land of Israel.
Margolotte f LiteraturePossibly 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.
Margrit f AlsatianAlsatian form of
Marguerite reflecting the French pronunciation. The name coincides with the Alsatian word for the
daisy flower.
Marg'ula f UzbekUzbek feminine name refering to the curly, plant-like parts of certain traditional designs.