Feminine Submitted Names

Morayma f History, Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Maryam. This was the name of the last sultana of Granada (1467-1493) as the spouse of Muhammad XII of Granada.

Moráyọ̀ f & m Yoruba
A unisex name meaning "I have found joy" or "I have joy". Morayo Afolabi-Brown, a Nigerian media personality, is a bearer of this name.

Morbhan f Scottish
Gaelic variant of Morven. Occasionally, but rarely, pronounced as written.

Mordelia f English
The name of Baz Pitch's sister in Carry On by Rainbow Rowell.

More f Manx (Archaic)
Manx cognate of Mór 1 and Mòr. In some cases, however, More was also used as a variant of Moirrey (compare Moire).

Morea f Greek Mythology
Means "mulberry tree" in Greek. In Greek mythology, Morea is the name of a hamadryad (a type of dryad, or wood nymph).

Moree f Thai (Rare)
Means "peahen, female peafowl" in Thai.

More-fruit m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to the fruit of the Holy Spirit and/or increasing in number.

Morel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mor and El means "myrrh from God" in Hebrew.

Morelia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

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"... [more]

Morena f Slavic Mythology, Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Morana.

Morene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Maureen.

Morenike f Yoruba
Means "I have found someone to pamper" in Yoruba.

Moresina f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)

Moreta f Medieval Italian

More-triale m & f English (Puritan)

Morfi f Greek

Morfo f Greek
Diminutive of Evmorfia.

Morfoula f Greek
Diminutive of Evmorfia.

Morfudd f Welsh, Medieval Welsh
From Welsh maur "great" and budd "wealth". In Welsh legend Morfudd was the twin sister of Sir Owain and the daughter of King Urien by Modron... [more]

Morfydd f Welsh, Medieval Welsh
Variant of Morfudd.

Morfyl f Medieval Welsh

Morgain f Arthurian Cycle
A variation of Morgan, an enchantress or fairy, probably derived from the Welsh Modron and, ultimately, from the Celtic goddess Matrona, and she may have been influenced by an enchantress in Irish mythology called Morrigan, an Irish crow-goddess of war (Morgan, like Arthur, occasionally took the shape of a raven or a crow).

Morganen f Breton
Feminine form of Morgan 1.

Morganetta f Literature
Diminutive 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.

Morganez f Breton
Feminine form of Morgan.

Morgann m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Morganna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Morgana.

Morganne f French, French (Belgian), Flemish
Variant of Morgane.

Morgause f Arthurian Cycle
The 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... [more]

Morgein f Arthurian Cycle
A variation of Morgan, an enchantress or fairy, probably derived from the Welsh Modron and, ultimately, from the Celtic goddess Matrona, and she may have been influenced by an enchantress in Irish mythology called Morrigan, an Irish crow-goddess of war (Morgan, like Arthur, occasionally took the shape of a raven or a crow).

Morgell f Manx
Manx form of Muirgel.

Morgelyn f Cornish (Rare)
Derived from Cornish morgelyn "sea holly".

Morghain f Arthurian Cycle
A variation of Morgan, an enchantress or fairy, probably derived from the Welsh Modron and, ultimately, from the Celtic goddess Matrona, and she may have been influenced by an enchantress in Irish mythology called Morrigan, an Irish crow-goddess of war (Morgan, like Arthur, occasionally took the shape of a raven or a crow).

Morghana f Arthurian Cycle
A variation of Morgan, an enchantress or fairy, probably derived from the Welsh Modron and, ultimately, from the Celtic goddess Matrona, and she may have been influenced by an enchantress in Irish mythology called Morrigan, an Irish crow-goddess of war (Morgan, like Arthur, occasionally took the shape of a raven or a crow).

Morghe f Arthurian Cycle
A variant of Morgan le Fay used by Jean d’Outremeuse of Liege in Ly Myreur des histoires, written sometime prior to 1400.

Morgiana f Literature
Form 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... [more]

Morgiane f Literature (Gallicized), Theatre, French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Morgiana. This name occurs in the French translation of 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' added to 'One Thousand and One Nights' by Antoine Galland... [more]

Morgongåva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish combination of morgon "morning" and gåva "gift".

Morgonstjärna f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish combination of morgon "morning" and stjärna "star".

Morguen f Arthurian Cycle
A variation of Morgan, an enchantress or fairy, probably derived from the Welsh Modron and, ultimately, from the Celtic goddess Matrona, and she may have been influenced by an enchantress in Irish mythology called Morrigan, an Irish crow-goddess of war (Morgan, like Arthur, occasionally took the shape of a raven or a crow).

Morguenete f Arthurian Cycle
A maiden who served Morgan le Fay.

Morgunsól f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "morning sun", from Icelandic morgunn "morning" and sól "sun".

Morgyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Morgan 1.

Morgynn f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Morgan 1.

Mori m & f Hebrew
Means "my teacher" in Hebrew, also diminutive of Mor, which means "myrrh".

Morî f Kurdish
Means "pearl" in Kurdish.

Moria f English (Rare), Theatre
Modern 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 Mythology
Meant "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.... [more]

Moria f Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Moria f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Moriah.

Morie f Japanese

Moriel m & f Hebrew
Combination of the names Mori and El means "God is my teacher" in Hebrew.

Morika f Japanese
From 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 Japanese
From Japanese Kanji "森" (Shin) meaning "Forest" and "野" (Ya) meaning "Field".

Morissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marissa.

Morissette f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morissette. Also, it is the stage name of Johanne Morissette Daug Amon, a Filipina singer, rapper, dancer, and musician and a former contestant on TV5's Star Factor and The Voice of the Philippines... [more]

Morið f Faroese (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements móðr "mind, courage" and fríðr "beautiful".

Morjana f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Derived from Arabic مَرْجَانَة (marjāna) meaning "small pearl, coral".

Morjiana f Romani (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a corruption of Morgana.

Morjiane f French (Rare)
Variant of Morgiane.

Morjianna f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Morjiana.

Mörk f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Icelandic word mörk meaning "forest" (itself from Old Norse mǫrk "border, boundary, forest").

Morla f Literature, Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morla.... [more]

Morning f & m English
From the English word "morning", ultimately from proto-Germanic murginaz "to flicker, twinkle, darken".

Morningstar f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morningstar.

Morolaoluwa f Yoruba
Means "I have seen the slender of the lord God" in Yoruba.

Mörön m & f Mongolian
Means "river, large river" in Mongolian.

Morongoa f Tswana

Moronoe f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
In Geoffrey’s Vita Merlini, she is one of the nine sisters of Morgan Le Fay.

Morowa f Akan
Means "queen" in Akan.

Morphia f History
Of 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.

Morrette f Romani (Archaic)

Morriah f English (Rare)
Variant of Moriah.

Morrígu f Irish Mythology
Meaning "great queen" or "phantom queen."

Morrin f Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Anglicized form of Muireann.

Morrisa f English (Rare)

Morrissey m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the Irish surname Morrissey.

Morrow m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Morrow.

Mors f & m Roman Mythology
Means "death" in Latin. This was the name of the personification of death in Roman mythology, equated to the Greek counterpart Thanatos.

Morsal m & f Persian
Persian form of Mursal

Morta f Roman Mythology
In 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... [more]

Mortisha f Obscure
Variant of Morticia.

Moruith f Medieval Cornish

Moruq f Azerbaijani
Derives from the Azerbaijani word moruq that is used for the genus Rubus of berries, especially the raspberries.

Morvana f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Morvan.

Morvanen f Breton
Variant of Morvannen.

Morvanez f Breton
Feminine form of Morvan.

Morvannen f Breton
Feminine form of Morvan.

Morvenna f English
Elaboration of Morven in the style of Morwenna.

Morvern f Scottish
Variant 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", bhairne "gap")... [more]

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)... [more]

Morvyth f Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
Variant form of Morfudd.

Morwena f Breton
Breton cognate of Morwenna.

Morya f English
Variant of Moira.

Moryana f Slavic Mythology
Derived 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.

Morzysława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Morzysław.

Mos f Hmong
"soft"

Mosa m & f Sotho
Means "grace" in Sotho.

Mosantu m & f Lingala
Variant of Santu.

Moscelyne f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a blend of Moselle and Joscelyne.

Moscha f Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek μόσχος (moschos) "calf, young bull" (compare Moschion, Moscho).

Moscha f Romansh
Contraction of Maria and Oschla, traditionally found in central Grisons.

Moschina f Ancient Greek
Feminine derivative of Moschion, or a related name.

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.

Moschokarfenia f Greek
Derived from Greek μοσχοκάρφι meaning carnation.

Moschoula f Greek
Derived 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 Sotho
Means "tail" in Sotho, idiomatically meaning "the last one" or "last child".

Moselaine f Haitian Creole (Rare)

Mosella f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Mozelle.

Moselle f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Mozelle.

Mosetsanagape f Tswana
Means "a girl again" in Setswana.

Mosha m & f Russian
Diminutive of Matvey, Mariya, or Matrona 1.

Moshi f & m Japanese
Moshi has an unknown origin, although bears a resemblance to the Japanese phrase "Moshi moshi".

Mosi f Navajo
Cat "mósí", "mósi", "másí", "moasi"

Mosidi f Tswana, Sotho
Means "soot" in Sotho and Tswana.

Mosley f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mosley.

Mossie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly coined as a feminine form of Moss, although it might also be a short form of Moselle.

Mo'tabar f Uzbek
Means "esteemed, respected" in Uzbek.

Motasha f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Motebang m & f Sotho

Motee f Hindi, Indian
From Hindi मोती (motee) meaning "pearl".

Motema m & f Lingala
Means "heart" in Lingala.

Móða f Old Norse
Old Norse short form of names containing the name element móðr meaning "mind; wrath; courage".

Motha f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Móða.

Móðgunnr f Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse móðr "mind; wrath; courage" and gunnr "battle" (see also Móðguðr).

Móðguðr f Norse Mythology
Variant 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... [more]

Móðir f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse móðir meaning "mother". In the Old Norse poem Rígsþula in the Poetic Edda, Móðir is the wife of Faðir.

Motimifagha f & m Ijaw
Means "I will not end like this" in Ijaw.

Moting f Chinese
From the Chinese 墨 (mò) meaning "ink" and 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".

Motiryo f Chinese

Motlagomang f & m Southern African, Tswana, Sotho
Means "who are you going to?" in Tswana.

Motlalepula f Tswana
Means "she came with rain" in Setswana.

Motley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Motley.

Moto f Japanese (Rare)
Moto can mean "origin, source, root". Other kanji are possible.

Motoka f & m Japanese
From Japanese 心 (moto) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Motoki m & f Japanese
From 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. ... [more]

Motoko f Japanese
From 素 (moto) meaning "unadorned, undecorated, plain" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Motome m & f Japanese
As 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."... [more]

Motomi f & m Japanese

Motria f Ukrainian (Rare, Archaic)

Motrona f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Matryona.

Motsi m & f Shona
Means "first one" or "one who has matted hair" in Shona.

Moturuona f Yakut
Yakut form of Matryona.

Mou f Bengali
Means "honey" in Bengali.

Mou m & f Japanese
From 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.

Mouachy f Hmong

Mouchette f Literature
Mouchette is a 1967 drama set in a rural French village; actress Nadine Nortier plays the title character. Mouchette means "little fly."

Moufida f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مفيدة (see Mufida) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mouhika f Hindi (Modern)

Moukali f Judeo-Greek
In Greek, “my good one”.

Moumita f Bengali, Indian

Moundo f Provençal
Short form of Edmoundo.

Moune f Haitian Creole (Rare), Literature (Rare)
Ti Moune is the protagonist in the musical ONCE ON THIS ISLAND.

Mounia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مونية (see Munya) chiefly used in North Africa.

Mounica f Indian
Spelling variant of Mounika.... [more]

Mounico f Provençal
Provençal form of Monique.

Mounifa f Arabic
Old Arabic name, meaning the pinnacle of a mountain. Nickname of Nofie often used.

Mounika f Indian (Anglicized)
Of unknown meaning.... [more]

Mounira f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منيرة (see Munira).

Mountie f Literature, Popular Culture
'Christy'

Mourning f English (Rare, Archaic), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
From the English word mourning meaning "grief". This was also used as a variant of Morning.... [more]

Moushumi f Bengali
Derived from Bengali মৌসুম (moushum) meaning "season", ultimately from Arabic موسم (mawsim) (the source also of the English noun monsoon).

Mousika f Greek Mythology
Derived 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)... [more]

Mousumi f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মৌসুমি (see Moushumi).

Moutazah Billah m & f Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic معتزّة بالله (see Mu'tazzah Billah).

Moutiyah f Arabic
Means "generous" in Arabic.

Mouzam f Indian (Muslim)
Meaning as of yet unknown, but probably Arabic in origin. It might perhaps be related to Muzammil. Also compare Muazzam.

Movina f Sanskrit (Rare)
Movina does not have a specific meaning, although it can mean moving on, coping with grief, and disappointment.

Movita f Popular Culture, English (American)
The stage name of the actress Maria Luisa Castaneda (1916-2015), whose popularity spurned usage of the name in the 1930s.

Moviya f Uzbek
Derived from moviy meaning "sky blue".

Mowaran f Filipino (Rare)

Mowen f Chinese
From the Chinese 墨 (mò) meaning "ink" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Mowon m & f Korean

Moxa f Medieval Hungarian

Móxėšéhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "mint woman" in Cheyenne.

Moxi f & m Chinese
Combination of Mo and Xi.

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".

Moxiao f Chinese
From 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... [more]

Moxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 摸 (mō) meaning "caress" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".

Moxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".

Moxy f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Moxie.

Moya f Spanish
Meaning "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.

Moya f Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Máire, itself an Irish form of Mary. It is a phonetic variation in which the 'r' is silent.... [more]

Moyako f Japanese
From Japanese 靄 (moya) meaning "mist,haze,fog" and 子 (ko) meaning "child"

Moyan f Chinese
From 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".

Moyeon f Korean (Rare)

Møyfrid f Norwegian
Combination of the Old Norse name elements mær "maiden, girl, daughter" and fríðr "beautiful".

Moyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 墨 (mò) meaning "ink" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, joy, harmony".

Moyia f Obscure

Moyo m & f Shona
Meaning “heart”.

Moyona f Indigenous American
Derived from the Ashaninka word moyo meaning "water vortex" and na meaning "queen".

Moyora f Japanese
From Japanese 催(moyoo) meaning "organized, event" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric or clothing, silk gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Moyotl m & f Nahuatl
Means "mosquito" in Nahuatl.

Moyu f Chinese
From 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 Chinese
From the Chinese 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".

Moyuko f Japanese
From 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.

Moyura f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Probably from the adverb もゆら (moyura), used in reference to a ball moving, swaying and touching.... [more]

Moza f Arabic
its an arabian name which translates to "banana"

Mozah f Arabic (Modern, Rare)
A female name in Arabic speaking countries.

Mozaliena f Indonesian

Mozama f Kalasha

Mozell m & f English (American)
Possibly a feminine variant and a masculine form of Mozelle.

Mozella f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Mozelle.

Mozh f Caucasian Mythology
Meaning 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... [more]

Mozhdah f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Mozhdeh

Mozhde f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مژده (see Mozhdeh).

Mozouria f American (Rare, Archaic)

Mpahlela f Tsonga
Means "pray for" in Xitsonga.

Mpanko f & m Dagbani
Means "am not alone" in Dagbani.

Mpawenimana f Rundi
Means "I was awarded by God" in Kirundi.

Mpelegang f Tswana
Means "put me on your back" in Setswana.

Mpendulo f Zulu
Means "reply" in Zulu.

Mpety f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Betty, used as a diminutive of Elisavet. A known bearer is the Greek actress Mpety or Betty Arvaniti (1939-), who was born Elisavet.

Mpfareleli m & f Venda
Means "forgive me" in Tshivenda.

Mphoentle f Sotho

Mphoetsile f Tswana
Means "the gift was brought" in Setswana.

Mphonyana m & f Tswana
Means "small gift" in Setswana.

Mphoyame m & f Tswana
Means "my gift" in Setswana.

Mpia f Greek
Diminutive of Olympia and Charalampia.

Mpilo m & f Xhosa, Zulu, Southern African
Means "health" or "life" in Xhosa and Zulu.

Mpula m & f Laz
Means “cloud” in Laz.

Mpule f Southern African
This is the name of Mpule Kwelagobe, she is a Botswana politician, businesswoman, model, and beauty pageant title holder, who was crowned Miss Universe 1999 in Trinidad & Tobago.

Mpumi f & m African
Means 'survivor' in Zulu

Mragaida f Sardinian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Sardinian variant of Margarida.

Mra-laša f Abkhaz
Means "sunlight" in Abkhaz.

Mramza f Abkhaz
Means "sun-moon" from Abkhaz амра (amra) meaning "sun" and амза (amza) meaning "moon".

Mrat m & f Arakanese
Rakhine transcription of Burmese မြတ် (see Myat).

Mratt m & f Arakanese
Rakhine transcription of Burmese မြတ် (see Myat).

Mridu f Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdú) meaning "soft, delicate, tender".

Mriduka f Hinduism
MEANING : delicate woman, Gentle lady, soft, Name of an Apsara

Mridukopa f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hinduism
MEANING : mild in anger, of gentle nature. Here मृदु means soft, gentle + कोपा means wrath,

Mriduna f Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Nepali, Sinhalese, Gujarati
MEANING : gentle lady, soft, moderate ... [more]

Mriduni f Indian
MEANING - tender, soft, moderate, gentle... [more]

Mridvi f Sanskrit
MEANING : a vine with red grapes, tender, gentle, soft... [more]

Mridvika f Hinduism
MEANING : a vine, a bunch of red grapes... [more]

Mrie f Limburgish (Rare)
Variant of Merie, which has also seen some use in the neighbouring Dutch province of North Brabant.

Mrihani f Swahili
Swahili form of Reyhan.

Mrika f Albanian, Theatre
Variant of Mrikë. Mrika (1958) is an opera in three acts composed by Prenkë Jakova with a libretto in Albanian by Llazar Siliqi.

Mrikë f Albanian
Diminutive of Mëri.

Mrinal m & f Assamese, Bengali, Indian

Mrithika f Indian

Mritika f Bengali
“Mother Earth; Acceptance” Bengali, Assamese, Kokborok, Kannada

Mritika f Avestan
Variant of “Mithra,” an Iranian deity

Mrunal m & f Indian

Mrya f Indonesian

Mścigniewa f Polish
Feminine form of Mścigniew.

Mścisława f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Mścisław.

Msgana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Misgana.

Msimuko m & f Tumbuka
Means "crossing over" in Tumbuka.

Mstislava f Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Mstislav.

Mszczuja f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Mszczuj.

Mtambo m & f Chewa
Means "clouds" in Chewa.

Mthandeni f Zulu
Means "love her" in Zulu.

Mthunzi f Zulu
Means "shade" in Zulu.

Mӑtine f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Medina.

Mtsinara f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian adjective მცინარე (mtsinare) or მცინარი (mtsinari) meaning "laughing, smiling".... [more]

Mtvarisa f Georgian
Means "of the moon" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მთვარის (mtvaris), which is the genitive of the Georgian noun მთვარე (mtvare) meaning "moon".

Mu f Karen
Means "woman, female" in S'gaw Karen.

Mu'ak f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
This is the name given to the wife of Salah 2 in the Book of Jubilees.

Mualelet f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Mualeleth.

Mualeleth f Biblical
She was a wife of Kenan in the genealogies in Genesis in the Old Testament.

Muambiwa m & f Venda
Means "the one who is spoken of/about" in Tshivenda.

Muamu f Japanese
From Japanese 夢 (mu) meaning "dream", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Muan m & f Lao
Means "happy, joyous" in Lao.

Muattar f Uzbek
Means "fragrant" in Uzbek.

Muawanah f Indonesian
Derived from Arabic معاونة (muʿāwana) meaning "help, aid, assistance, support".

Muayyana f Uzbek
Derived from muayyan meaning "selected, appointed".

Muazeza f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Muazzez.

Mu'azzaz f Arabic
Variant transcription of Muazzaz.

Muazzaz f & m Arabic
Means "powerful, strong" or "honored, revered" in Arabic.

Muazzez f Turkish
Means "esteemed, honored, respected" in Turkish.

Mübəyyən f Azerbaijani
From the Arabic مُبَيَّن (mubayyan) meaning "revealed".

Mübeccel f Turkish
From Arabic مبجل (mubajjal) meaning "venerated, exalted, glorified".

Mubeena f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic مبينة (see Mubina), as well as an Urdu variant.

Mübeşşer f Turkish (Rare)
From Arabic مبشر (mubashshir) meaning "bringing good news".

Muborak f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Variant of Mubarak used primarily in Central Asia.

Mucha f Galician
Diminutive of Carmucha.

Much-afraid f Literature
A character in the novel, "The Pilgrim's Progress."

Much-mercy f English (Puritan)
Referring to the overwhelming mercy of God.

Mucia f Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman gens (family name), feminine form of Mucius. It was borne by matron Mucia Tertia in the 1st Century BCE... [more]

Mudan f Chinese
Means "peony" in Chinese. The name is found in the name of the goddess Bai Mudan ("white peony"), a seductive courtesan who became a goddess.

Mudan f Somali
Means "merit, deserve" in Somali.

Mudene f South African, Afrikaans (Rare)
Meaning unknown. A known bearer was Mudene 'Dene' Smuts (1949-2016), a South African politician.

Mudita f Hindi

Mudīte f Latvian
Derived from Latvian mudīgs "brisk".

Mudji m & f Javanese
Older spelling of Muji influenced by Dutch orthography.

Mudra f Indian
"Symbol","Currency"

Mudra f Latvian
Feminine form of Mudris.

Mudrīte f Latvian
Variant of Mudra.

Mue m & f Thai

Muedeléin f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Luxembourgish form of Magdalena.

Muela f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "grindstone" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Muela, meaning "Our Lady of the Grindstone". She is the patron saint of various Spanish towns, especially of Corral de Almaguer in the province of Toledo, where a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin is located... [more]

Muezza f Arabic, Pet
Means "to care about others, one who comforts". The name of the prophet Muhammad's favourite cat.

Mufaro f Shona
Means "happiness" in Shona.

Mufeeda f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic مفيدة (see Mufida), as well as the Urdu form.