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Manayi f IndianMEANING - first woman on earth, wife of lord Manu. Her another name is Manaavi मनावी... [
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Mandana f PersianModern Persian form of
Mandane, also associated with the Persian verb ماندن
(mândan) meaning "to remain, to stay; to endure, to last; to survive".
Mandarava f BuddhismFrom the name of a type of evergreen tree that bears bright orange-red flowers (scientific name Erythrina stricta). This was the name of a consort and student of the legendary 8th-century Buddhist teacher
Padmasambhava... [
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Mandina f Medieval CatalanThe meaning of this name is obscured, hypotheses include a derivation from Germanic
*mendan "to rejoice" or a derivation from
Amanda.
Mandira f IndianSanskrit. In Northern India, a mandir is a temple. Mandira is the feminine version of the name. So it means "temple of God"... [
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Mandula f Medieval HungarianDerived from Hungarian
mandula "almond". This name was borne by a lover of Ladislaus IV of Hungary.
Manel f ArabicEither derived from Arabic منحة (menhh) "gift" or else an alternate transcription of Arabic
منال (See
Manal).
Mangala m & f Hinduism, Buddhism, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, SinhaleseMeans "auspicious, lucky" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the Sanskrit masculine form मङ्गल and the feminine form मङ्गला. The masculine form refers to the Hindu god of anger, aggression and war who personifies the planet Mars, while the feminine form is used as another name for the goddess
Parvati... [
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Mangeni f & m Africanmeans "baby who was born when there is plenty of fish" and is of Bantu origin
Mángilik f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "the one with the drum song", from a combination of
manngaluartoq "singing (drum-)songs" and
-lik, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "equipped with" that denotes that the the root word is a form of amulet or helper spirit.
Manhattan f & m ObscureIn reference to the New York City borough of Manhattan, which derives from the word
Manna-hata, as written in the 1609 logbook of Robert Juet, an officer on Henry Hudson's yacht Halve Maen (Half Moon)... [
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Mania f Etruscan Mythology, Roman MythologyIn Roman and Etruscan mythology, Mania was a goddess of the dead. She, along with
Mantus, ruled the underworld. She was said to be the mother of ghosts, the undead, and other spirits of the night, as well as the Lares and the Manes... [
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Manila f English (American, Rare)Derived from the place name
Manila, which refers to the capital city of the Philippines. It rose in popularity in the United States in 1898, when Spain lost the colony of the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
Manilyn f FilipinoCombination of
Manila and the popular suffix
-lyn. This name was popularized by Manilyn Reynes, a Filipina actress.
Manimegalai f TamilChithalai Chathanar used this name as the main character in his poem 'Manimekala', one of The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature.
Manisa f Arabic, PersianA girl’s name, possibly meaning “eternal life”. Alternatively derived from the name of the city Manisa in Turkey.
Mañjarī f SanskritMeans "pearl; flowering bead" as well as "garland, cluster of blossoms" in Sanskrit.
Mann f EstonianVariant of
Manni and, ultimately,
Maria. A famous bearer is Mann Helstein (1988-), Estonian viola player.
Mano f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 真 (
ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can form this name.
Mano f SamiIn Sami mythology, Mano is a personification of the Moon as a female deity.
Manorah f Jewish (Modern)From the special candelabra that is lit at Hanukkah to celebrate the Festival of Light.
Manpaul m & f Indian (Sikh, Rare)From Sanskrit मनस् (mánas) "mind, intellect, spirit" and पाल (pāla) "protector, guard, keeper". Therefore the name means "protector of soul" (also can be interpreted as meaning "protector of heart")... [
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Mansi f HindiFrom Sanskrit मानसी (
mānasī́), the feminine form of मानस (
mānasá) meaning "mental, spiritual".
Manta f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
manto- /
manti- "mouth; jaw".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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
Marad.... [
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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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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".