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Masa f & m JapaneseMasa was a very popular name for girls in the early 1900s in Japan. It was usually spelled using katakana as マサ.... [
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Masae f JapaneseFrom 雅 (
masa) meaning "graceful, elegant" and 枝 (
e) meaning "branch, bough, twig". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Masayo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Mascarose f Medieval OccitanMascarose was borne by two 13th-century female French nobles, Mascarose I of Armagnac, and Mascarose II of Lomagne.
Mashgash m & f IgboPosh name. Meaning: Intelligence and beauty
Mashiro f & m JapaneseMeans "white jasmine" in Japanese, combining 茉 (
ma) meaning "jasmine" with 白 (
shiro) meaning "white". It can also be spelled 白 (
mashiro), meaning "white".
Mashka f RussianPet form of
Mariya or
Marya, variant of
Masha. Nickname of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna Romanova of Russia(1899-1918) who was executed along with the rest of the Romanov family in July 1918.
Mashudu m & f AfricanMashudu is a name used the Vha-Venda tribe in the far north of South Africa (Limpopo Province). The name means Luck
Masi m & f AymaraMeans "friend, companion" in Aymara.
Masik m & f GreenlandicFrom Greenlandic
masik meaning "the curved cross-tree in front of the ring of a kayak" and from Greenlandic
masik meaning "gills (of a fish)", depending per dialect.
Mâsivâ f ArabicIt is a shortened Islamic mysticism term that means "anything other than Allah (God)". The term is derived from mâ (thing) and sivâ (other). The uncut version is mâsivâ mâsivallah, mâsive’l-Hak... [
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Masiye m & f ChewaMeans "orphan" in Chichewa, literally translating as "leavings", as in something left behind by a dead person.
Maslahat f UzbekMeans "advice" or "consultation with others" in Uzbek.
Maslini f Malay (Rare)Possibly derived from Arabic مُسَلٍّ
(musallin) meaning "comforter" or "amusing, comforting".
Masorie f English (British)This name is prevelant in the Southeastern United States, especially during the 18th & 19th centuries. It seems to have a British origin, especially among Scots of Scotland, showing up in Monifieth, Scotland & Essex England c. 1630... [
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Masota f Medieval EnglishMedieval England feminine form of
Matthew, through the Medieval English form
Masse with the diminutive ending
-ot and Latinate feminine ending
-a.
Massa f BerberA term of respect meaning "Mistress" and a name usually given to high born.
Massanauzzi f HittiteMeans "god's wish", deriving in part from the Luwian element
massanalli ("divine"). Name borne by a Hittite princess (fl. 1300s BCE), who is mentioned in correspondance between King Hattusilli II and Pharaoh Ramesses II.
Massiel f SpanishPopularized by the Spanish singer María de los Ángeles Santamaría Espinosa "Massiel", who was given her stage name after the words
mar ("sea") and
cielo ("sky").
Massiva m & f Kabyle, BerberName of the grandson of Numidian king Massinissa, used today as a female name.
Mastorava f Mordvin, MythologyThe name of Mordvin Earth goddess. Her name is derived from
mastor meaning "earth" and
ava meaning "woman, mother".
Ma-su f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 真珠 (
ma-su) meaning "pearl", 火星 (
ma-su) meaning "mars" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.... [
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Masu m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Masue f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Masuka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 圭 (masu) meaning "jade pointed at top" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Masuko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 麻 (
ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 素 (
su) meaning "white silk" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Masuna f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 砂 (suna) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Masuno f JapaneseFrom Japanese 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Mata f HistoryDerived from Malay and Indonesian
matahari meaning "sun", literally "eye of the day" (being a compound of
mata "eye" and
hari "day"). This was the stage name of Mata Hari (real name Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, 1876-1917), a Dutch exotic dancer executed for alleged espionage during World War I.
Matamela m & f Southern African, VendaPossibly means "the one who does not hold grudges" in Venda. It is the first name of the South African president Cyril Ramaphosa (1952-).
Matangi f HinduismMatangi is one of the Mahavidyas, ten Tantric goddesses and a ferocious aspect of
Parvati, the Hindu Divine Mother. She is considered to be the Tantric form of Parvati but she is very similar to
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Matanti f Indian, TamilPre-14th century Tamil feminine given name, taken from the word
matanti, a name for the Indian Pennywort plant.
Matariki f MaoriMaori feminine name meaning "small eyes", the name of the Pleiades.
Mataya f Englishit is a cristian girls name meaning gift of god, often used in hindu speaking countries despite its english origin, its also associated with the number 7/
Matemasie m & f AkanMeans "I have heard and concealed the fact" in Akan.
Matet f FilipinoFilipino name which is often a nickname derived from the name of
Maria Theresa but can be a christened name in its own right.... [
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Matewa f & m MaoriFrom mate meaning "want, to be overcome" and wā meaning "duration" in Māori. Also transliteration of personal name Mathers.... [
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Mathaswintha f Germanic, HistoryThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
mâtha but we don't exactly know where
mâtha itself comes from. It is probably derived from Gallic
matu "good" or from Anglo-Saxon
maedh "honour, respect." It might also be a blend of one of the aforementioned elements with
mahti "power" or Gothic
mathl "meeting place." The second element in this Germanic name is derived from Gothic
svinths (
swind in Old High German) "strength." Mathaswintha lived in the 6th century AD and was a daughter of the Ostrogothic queen Amalaswintha and her husband Eutharic.
Mathawi f ThaiDerived from Thai มธุ
(mathu) meaning "sweet, honey, nectar" or "pleasant, delightful", ultimately from Sanskrit मधु
(madhu).
Mathew f Medieval EnglishMedieval English vernacular form of
Mathea, which was traditionally given to girls born on Saint Matthew's Day (21 September in the West) prior to the English Reformation.
Mati f GuancheFrom Guanche
*măttəy, meaning "wanders". This was recorded as the name of a 7-year-old Guanche girl from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.
Matika f Salishan (?)Matika Wilbur is a Native American photographer, of the Swinomish and Tulalip tribes.
Matila f Haitian Creole (Rare)Derived from Haitian Creole
m, a contracted form of
mwen "my; of mine", influenced by the French feminine possessive adjective
ma "my", in combination with Haitian Creole
ti "little; little one" and
la "there; here"; this name is intended to mean "my little one is here".
Matisse m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Matisse. The surname was most famously borne by the French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954), who is likely the reason behind the popularity of Matisse as a given name in the 21st century.... [
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Matluba f Uzbek, TajikDerived from Arabic مطلوب
(matlub) meaning "desire, wish, need".
Mato f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (
ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 麻 (
ma) meaning "flax" combined with 都 (
to) meaning "capital (city)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Matoaka f AlgonquinOf unknown meaning. This was one of
Pocahontas's 'secret' names. At the time Pocahontas was born, it was common for Powhatan Native Americans to be given several personal names, to have more than one name at the same time, to have secret names that only a select few knew, and to change their names on important occasions... [
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Matoi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 纏 (matoi) meaning "wrap, wind around" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.
Matoka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 登 (to) meaning "to go up; to climb; to mount; to rise" combined with 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Matoko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 的 (mato) meaning "a target, a mark, a bullseye" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Matori f JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true" combined with 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Matrika f HinduismMEANING: a mother, a divine mother, a grandmother, Name of 8 veins on both sides of the neck (prob. so called after the 8 divine mothers) ,Name of partic. diagrams (written in characters to which a magical power is ascribed ; also the alphabet so employed ; prob... [
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Matrita f HindiThe Maker, A mother, Mother earth, Epithet of Lakshmee, Epithet of Durga, little mother
Matrosilie f Literature (Archaic)The queen mother in "The Knight of the Swan", a story that appears in the Old French chansons de geste of the first Crusade cycle which establishes a legendary ancestry of Godfrey of Bouillon, who in 1099 became ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.