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Mönkhnasan m & f MongolianMeans "immortal" in Mongolian, from мөнх
(mönkh) meaning "eternal" and нас
(nas) meaning "age, life".
Mönkhsaikhan m & f MongolianMeans "eternal beauty" in Mongolian, from мөнх
(mönkh) meaning "eternal" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Mönkhzayaa f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian мөнх
(mönkh) meaning "eternal, forever" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".
Monsalud f Spanish (European, Rare)From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de Monsalud and
Nuestra Señora de Monsalud, meaning "The Virgin of Monsalud" and "Our Lady of Monsalud" respectively, venerated at a hermitage located in the municipality of Alfarnate in Andalusia's Málaga province in southern Spain.
Monserrate m & f SpanishSpanish form of
Montserrat, usually taken from from the title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora de Monserrate, the patron saint of Orihuela in the Province of Alicante in Spain.
Monsita f Spanish (Latin American)Spanish diminutive of
Montserrat and its variant
Monserrat. A known bearer of this name is Monsita Ferrer (b. 1958), a daughter of the Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer (1912-1992) and the American singer and actress Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002).
Montaña f SpanishMeans "mountain" in Spanish (compare English derivation
Montana), taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de la Montaña, meaning "The Virgin of the Mountain."... [
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Montañas f Spanish (Rare)Plural form of
Montaña, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de las Montañas and
Nuestra Señora de las Montañas, meaning "The Virgin of the Mountains" and "Our Lady of the Mountains."... [
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Montanzima f ObscureBorne by a victim of the 1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings; Montanzima Banks was killed at age 6 by her father, George Emil Banks. Her siblings were named Kissmayu, Boende,
Mauritania and Foraroude.
Montha f ThaiMeans "egg magnolia (a type of tree)" in Thai.
Montiel f Spanish (European), Catalan (Valencian)From the titles of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de Montiel and
Mare de Déu de Montiel, meaning "Our Lady of Montiel" in Spanish and "Mother of God of Montiel" in Catalan, respectively... [
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Montika f Hungarian (Modern)Derived from Hungarian
montika, itself a vernacular name for Hungarian
pipitér "camomile, chamomile".
Mony m & f KhmerFrom the Khmer
មណី meaning "precious stone" (unisex) or
មុនី meaning "scholar" (largely masculine).
Mo'o m & f HawaiianUnisex name meaning “supernatural water lizard" or "lineage; legend”.
Moo f & m KarenMeans "alive" in S'gaw Karen.
Moonbyul f KoreanMoon-Byul-yi known by the mononym Moonbyul is South Korean rapper,singer,songwriter,dancer and actress. She is the main rapper and dancer of the South Korean group Mamamoo. In May 2018, she made her debut as a solo artist releasing the digital single "Selfish."
Moonee f English (American, Rare)This is a name invented for the 6 year old main character of the 2017 movie The Florida Project and has since been occasionally used as a given name.... [
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Moonsky f & m American (Rare)Mix of the words "moon" and "sky" sky meaning "beyond earth" and moon after the planet that reflects the light of the sun
Moorea f TahitianFrom the Tahitian Mo'ore'a meaning "yellow lizard". This was the name of Luisa Casati’s only grandchild, Moorea Hastings. Derived from the name of an island in French Polynesia.
Mopsa f Theatre, LiteraturePossibly a feminine form of
Mopsus, or a derivative of the Dutch word
mops "pug dog" (and formerly, by extension, "country lout"). This was used by Sir Philip Sidney for a character in
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia... [
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Moqing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark" and
晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".
Moradeke f YorubaMeans "I have gotten something precious to pamper" in Yoruba.
Morag f ManxManx cognate of
Mòrag. This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated
Sarah.
Moraima f Spanish, GalicianVariant of
Morayma. It became popular in Galician after the eponymous poem by Emilio Celso Ferreiro to his wife Moraima.
Morana f MaasaiMorana means a female warrior. It is a feminine derivative of Morani
Moráyọ̀ f & m YorubaA unisex name meaning "I have found joy" or "I have joy". Morayo Afolabi-Brown, a Nigerian media personality, is a bearer of this name.
Mordelia f EnglishThe name of Baz Pitch's sister in Carry On by Rainbow Rowell.
Morea f Greek MythologyMeans "mulberry tree" in Greek. In Greek mythology, Morea is the name of a hamadryad (a type of dryad, or wood nymph).
Morella f Literature, Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare), Romani (Archaic), Medieval Scottish (Rare)Used by Edgar Allan Poe for the title character of his Gothic short story
Morella (1835), in which case he may have invented it by adding a diminutive suffix to Latin
mors "death". Alternatively, it may be derived from the name of the ancient Spanish city, the Italian name for the poisonous weed black nightshade (species Solanum nigrum), or from the Italian surname
Morello, all of them ultimately deriving from Greek μαῦρος
(mauros) meaning "black"... [
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Morganetta f LiteratureDiminutive of
Morgan 2 used by the Italian poet Bernardo Tasso for a character in his epic poem
L'Amadigi. In the poem Morganetta is a daughter of Fata Morgana (Morgan le Fay), along with
Nivetta and
Carvilia.
Morgause f Arthurian CycleThe name of a witch in Arthurian romance. Morgause, Queen of the Orkneys, is Arthur's half-sister with whom, in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation 'Le Morte d'Arthur', he engages in a brief affair, producing Mordred... [
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Morghe f Arthurian CycleA variant of Morgan le Fay used by Jean d’Outremeuse of Liege in Ly Myreur des histoires, written sometime prior to 1400.
Morgiana f LiteratureForm of
Marjanah used in some versions of 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves', one of the tales of 'The 1001 Nights', where it is the name of a clever slave girl... [
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Mori m & f HebrewMeans "my teacher" in Hebrew, also diminutive of
Mor, which means "myrrh".
Moria f English (Rare), TheatreModern instances of this name may be misspellings of
Maria or
Moira. In the case of the character in Ben Jonson's satirical play
Cynthia's Revels (1600), who 'talks anything of anything', it was probably intended to be a feminine derivative of Greek μωρός
(moros) meaning "simpleton".
Moria f Greek MythologyMeant "sacred olive tree" in Greek, referring to a type of olive tree in ancient Greece that was believed to have 'been propagated from the original olive which
Athena herself had caused to spring up on the Acropolis'; uprooting one of the sacred μορίαι
(moriai) was an offense punishable by dispossession and banishment.... [
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Moria f JapaneseFrom Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Moriel m & f HebrewCombination of the names
Mori and
El means "God is my teacher" in Hebrew.
Morika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest; woods" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit". This name can be formed from other combinations of kanji as well.
Morinda f English (American, Archaic)From the genus of flowering plants. The generic name is derived from the Latin words
morus "mulberry", from the appearance of the fruits, and
indica "of India".
Morino f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese Kanji
"森" (Shin) meaning "Forest" and
"野" (Ya) meaning "Field".
Morið f Faroese (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
móðr "mind, courage" and
fríðr "beautiful".
Mörk f Icelandic (Rare)From the Icelandic word
mörk meaning "forest" (itself from Old Norse
mǫrk "border, boundary, forest").
Morning f & m EnglishFrom the English word "morning", ultimately from proto-Germanic
murginaz "to flicker, twinkle, darken".
Morphia f HistoryOf unknown origin and meaning; theories include a feminine form of
Morpheus. This name was borne by Morphia of Melitene, an Armenian princess who was the mother of Queen Melisande of Jerusalem.
Mors f & m Roman MythologyMeans "death" in Latin. This was the name of the personification of death in Roman mythology, equated to the Greek counterpart
Thanatos.
Morta f Roman MythologyIn Roman mythology, Morta was the goddess of death. She is responsible for the pain and/or death that occur in a half-wake, half-sleep time frame. Her father is the god of darkness and her mother is the goddess of night... [
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Moruq f AzerbaijaniDerives from the Azerbaijani word
moruq that is used for the genus
Rubus of berries, especially the raspberries.
Morvern f ScottishVariant of
Morven. From the Scottish place name
Morvern, a district in north Argyll,
Mhorbhairne in the original Gaelic, meaning "sea gap" or "big gap" (
muir "sea" or
mór "great",
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Morvoren f Cornish (Modern, Rare)Derived from Cornish
morvoren "mermaid" (ultimately from Cornish
mor "sea" and
moren "maiden"). This was the bardic name or pseudonym of a member of the Gorsedh Kernow (Katherine Lee Jenner, 1904)... [
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Moryana f Slavic MythologyDerived from Russian море
(more) meaning "sea" and combined with the feminine ending яна
(yana). This is the name of a female sea spirit in Slavic folklore, possibly a goddess.
Moscho f Late Greek (?), Greek (Rare)Derived from Greek μόσχος
(moschos), which meant "a young shoot, calf" and "musk". Moscho was one of the Forty Holy Virgin Martyrs who are celebrated on September 1. Bearer Moscho Tzavela (1760-1803) was a Greek-Souliote heroine of the years before the Greek War of Independence.
Moschoula f GreekDerived from Ancient Greek μόσχος
(móskhos) meaning "young shoot; calf" or "musk" (the two senses having differing etymologies) with the diminutive suffix -ούλα
(-oula).
Mosela f SothoMeans "tail" in Sotho, idiomatically meaning "the last one" or "last child".
Moshi f & m JapaneseMoshi has an unknown origin, although bears a resemblance to the Japanese phrase "Moshi moshi".
Móða f Old NorseOld Norse short form of names containing the name element
móðr meaning "mind; wrath; courage".
Móðguðr f Norse MythologyVariant of
Móðgunnr. In Norse mythology this is the name of the warden of the bridge Gjallarbrú ("bridge over Gjöll", the river closest to Helheim; "to travel the Gjallarbrú" was used by
Sturla Thórdarson as a euphemism for "to die"), which must be crossed on the way to Helheim... [
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Moting f ChineseFrom the Chinese
墨 (mò) meaning "ink" and
婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".
Motoka f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 心 (moto) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Motoki m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 緒 (moto) meaning "end of thread" or 泉 (moto) meaning "spring" combined with 磯 (ki) meaning "submerged rock" or 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Motome m & f JapaneseAs a masculine name, it can be used as 求, 求馬 or 求女 with 求 (kyuu, gu, moto.meru) meaning "demand, request, require, want, wish for," 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma, me) meaning "horse" and 女 (jo, nyo, nyou, onna, me) meaning "female, woman."... [
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Motsi m & f ShonaMeans "first one" or "one who has matted hair" in Shona.
Mou m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 望 (mou) meaning "hope", 孟 (mou) meaning "eldest brother", 猛 (mou) meaning "ferociousness", 蒙 (mou) meaning "I, me" or 莽 (mou) meaning "thicket, underbrush". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Mou f Chinese (Modern, Archaic)From Chinese 眸 (móu) meaning "beautiful eyes", scheme", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Mouchette f LiteratureMouchette is a 1967 drama set in a rural French village; actress Nadine Nortier plays the title character. Mouchette means "little fly."
Moumen f ArabicLike "Moumina" The Name Moumen (Used as Last Name or First Name) Originates from Morocco
Mounifa f ArabicOld Arabic name, meaning the pinnacle of a mountain. Nickname of
Nofie often used.
Moushumi f BengaliDerived from Bengali মৌসুম
(moushum) meaning "season", ultimately from Arabic موسم
(mawsim) (the source also of the English noun
monsoon).
Mousika f Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun μουσικά
(mousika) meaning "music", which is closely related to the Greek noun μουσική
(mousike) meaning "any of the Muses' arts" (especially music and lyrical poetry set to music)... [
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Mowen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
墨 (mò) meaning "ink" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Moxian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine" and
伭 (xián) meaning "dark, sombre, deep, profound" or
仙 (xiān) meaning "immortal, transcendent".
Moxiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
墨 (mò) meaning "ink" and
潇 (xiāo) meaning "sound of beating wind and rain".
Moxie f American (Modern)Meaning "nerve, courage, pep, daring, spirit". A relatively modern American slang term that came around c. 1925-30 after 'Moxie', a brand of soft drink. The term fell into common usage following an aggressive marketing campaign associating the brand name Moxie with the traits that now define the term... [
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Moxin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
摸 (mō) meaning "caress" and
馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".
Moxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
Moya f SpanishMeaning "estate of Modius" from the Latin Modianus, with Modius derived from the Latin modus meaning 'measure'. Traditionally a Spanish surname deriving from Moya, in Cuenca, or similarly named places in Valencia, Lugo, and the Canary Island.
Moyako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 靄 (moya) meaning "mist,haze,fog" and 子 (ko) meaning "child"
Moyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
墨 (mò) meaning "ink" or
默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark" and
琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" or
嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating".
Møyfrid f NorwegianCombination of the Old Norse name elements
mær "maiden, girl, daughter" and
fríðr "beautiful".
Moyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
墨 (mò) meaning "ink" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, joy, harmony".
Moyora f JapaneseFrom Japanese 催(moyoo) meaning "organized, event" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric or clothing, silk gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Moyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark" or
茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine" and
雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" or
玉 (yù) meaning "jade".
Moyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine" and
月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
Moyuko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茂(mo) meaning "overgrown; luxuriant, thickly growing, lush", 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Moza f Arabicits an arabian name which translates to "banana"
Mozh f Caucasian MythologyMeaning unknown. Mozh was the evil sister of the sun and moon in Vainakh mythology. She ate all her relatives and constantly chases the sun and moon, an eclipse occurring when she catches up to them... [
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