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Mantan m & f African AmericanThe name Mantan has appeared as a middle name and it may have come from the Irish and or English surname Manton.
Mantis f & m Popular CultureFrom Greek mántis, meaning "soothsayer" or "prophet". This is also the name of and order of large insects that catch their prey using their powerful forelegs. Two fictional bearers of this name is Mantis, a supervillain in Jack Kirby's "Fourth World", and Mantis, a superheroine and member of The Avengers.
Manto f Greek MythologyEtymology uncertain, but perhaps related to
μᾰ́ντῐς (mántis) meaning "seer, prophet".
Manu f & m Old PersianAncient Persian name that means “heaven”, can also mean “heart desiring”. It is a beautiful name that is also famous in the Latin as well as in the French. There is also a history of a God named Manu in the Sanskrit who is known to be the first man... [
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Manungal f Sumerian MythologyPossibly means "Mother Nungal", deriving from the Sumerian element
ama, and the name of the goddess
Nungal. This name was most commonly used to refer to the goddess Nungal in texts written in Akkadian, and in the Emesal dialect of Sumerian.
Mănunta f Medieval RomanianDerived from Romanian
mănuntă, a regional variant of
măruntă, itself the feminine form of the adjectiv
mărunt "very small, tiny".
Maňuška f SlovakSlovak diminutive of
Mária and perhaps also of
Emanuela. Interestingly,
maňuška is also a legitimate word in the Slovak language, where it means "puppet".
Manwen f & m Chinese (Rare)Originating from Chinese culture, Manwen means 'full of culture and literacy'. It is a unisex name that signifies someone who is knowledgeable and well-read.
Man-wol f Korean (Rare)Means "full moon." Man-wol is one of the main characters of well-known 2019 South-Korean drama Hotel del Luna. She is the main protagonist.
Many m & f KhmerMeans "precious stone, gem" in Khmer.
Manya f Yiddish (Russified)A Jewish and Yiddish styled form of
Miriam and names alike. It's similar to the Russian diminutive
Manya, which is of the Russian name
Mariya, which is in fact a translation of Miriam.
Manya f SanskritAn ancient Sanskrit word meaning "respected or the one who is respected by all"
Manzar f PersianMeans in Arabic and Persian "a view or a scene". The word by itself can be used to indicate a spectacular scene. Persian name mainly. Rare in Arab nations
Manzat f Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite MythologyThis was the name of a goddess in Elamite religion. Her name is derived from Akkadian
manzât "rainbow". The fact that her name is Akkadian rather than Elamite, is possibly due to the fact that Elam had repeatedly been under Akkadian rule and was thus influenced by the Akkadian language and culture... [
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Manzie f & m ObscureThis is the name of Woody Allen's daughter. She was named after jazz musician Manzie Johnson.
Maōka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 桜 (ō) meaning "cherry blossom" and 花 (ka, hana) meaning "flower, blossom", 華 (ka, hana) meaning "flower, petal", 霞 (ka, kasumi) meaning "mist", 夏 (ka, natsu) meaning "summer", or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance, incense"... [
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Maomi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maon f JapaneseFrom Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Maori f Obscure (Modern)Borrowed from New Zealand Maori
māori (“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”).
Maprang f ThaiMeans "gandaria" (a type of fruit) in Thai.
Maquia f Popular CultureThe name of the main character, a young, orphaned Iorph girl, in the 2018 Japanese animated high fantasy drama film 'Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms'.
Ma'qula f UzbekDerived from
ma'qul meaning "acceptable, reasonable, good".
Ma'quloy f UzbekDerived from
ma'qul meaning "acceptable, reasonable, good" and
oy meaning "moon".
Mar f BurmeseMeans "hard, firm" or "healthy" in Burmese.
Mářa f CzechDiminutive of
Marie, not used as a given name in its own right.
Maradi m & f GeorgianDerived from the Georgian adjective მარადი
(maradi) meaning "eternal, everlasting". For men, this name can also be the nominative case form of
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Maradona m & f VariousTransferred use of the surname
Maradona, honouring Argentine professional football player and manager Diego Maradona (1960-2020), widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football.
Marah f English (Rare)Variant of
Mara 1, in reference to one of the locations which the Torah identifies as having been travelled through by the Israelites during the Exodus.
Marail f ArabicThis name means dum in arabic and is also used for people that are not very smart.
Maralbibi f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
maral meaning "Caspian deer" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Maraljamol f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
maral meaning "Caspian deer" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Marana f History (Ecclesiastical)Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 5th-century Christian saint, a hermit from Beroea in Syria who was martyred with her companion
Cyra.
Maraura f & m PolynesianPolynesian origin name, meaning "bright garden", "splendid garden".
Maravillas f SpanishMeans "marvels, wonders" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas, which means "Our Lady of Wonders". A known bearer was María de las Maravillas de Jesús (1891-1974), a Spanish nun who has been canonized as a saint.
Marcatrud f GermanicThe first element is derived from either Celtic
marca "horse" (which is
marah in Old High German) or from
marka "border." The second element comes from
þruþ "strength."
Marcelien f Dutch (Rare)Dutch form of
Marceline, with its spelling phonetical in nature. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch sports sailor Marcelien de Koning (b. 1978).
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
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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
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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.
Marella f GagauzMarella is a character from the keeper of the lost cities books by Shanon Messenger