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Kristþóra f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Kristþór.

Krisztiána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Christiana.

Krunoslava f Croatian
Feminine form of Krunoslav.

Krystalina f Obscure

Krystallia f Greek
Derived from Greek κρύσταλλος (krystallos) meaning "crystal".

Krystyjana f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Krystiana.

Ksenyushka f Russian
Diminutive of Kseniya.

Ksyushenka f Russian
Diminutive of Kseniya.

Kubanthree f South African, Indian
South Africans of Indian origin... [more]

Kudakwashe m & f Shona, Southern African
Means "the Lord's will" in Shona.

Kufreabasi m & f Ibibio, Efik
Means "do not forget God" in Ibibio and Efik.

Kumushbibi f Uzbek
Derived from kumush meaning "silver" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Kumushsoch f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek kumush meaning "silver" and soch meaning "hair".

Kunopennos f Gaulish
Derived from Proto-Celtic *kunos, stem of *kū, "dog" and Gaulish pennom or pennos "head".

Kuobakhaya f Yakut
Means "hare" in Yakut.

Kurmi Ajayu f Aymara
From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and ajayu meaning "spirit".

Kurmi Thaya f Aymara
From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and thaya meaning "cold".

Kurniawati f Indonesian
From Indonesian karunia meaning "blessing, grace" (of Sanskrit origin) combined with the feminine suffix -wati.

Kurniawaty f Indonesian
Variant of Kurniawati.

Kusi Chimpu f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and chimpu meaning "sign, symbol, mark".

Kusi Chuyma f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and chuyma meaning "lung" in Aymara, conceptually seen as the 'heart' of a person or seat of sentiment and emotion in Aymara culture.

Kusi Wiñaya f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and wiñaya meaning "eternal".

Kutloisiso f & m Sotho (Rare)
Means "understanding" in Sotho.

Kutlwisiso f Sotho
Means "understanding" in Lesotho.

Kuwilileni f African (Rare)
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Kuyikabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "do not doubt god" in Ibibio.

Kuypa Nayra f Aymara
Means "chestnut-colour eyes" in Aymara.

Kvitoslava f Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Kvetoslava.

Kwanphirom f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ขวัญภิรมย์ (see Khwanphirom).

Kwiatomiła f Polish (Rare)
From Polish "Kwiato" (Kwiat) meaning "Flower" combined with slavic "Mila" meaning "Gracious, Dear". Masculine form is Kwiatomił.

Kymopoleia f Greek Mythology
Means "wave-walker" from Greek κῦμα (kuma) "wave, billow" and πολέω (poleo) "to go about, to range over". Kymopoleia, Greek goddess of heavy seas and storms, was a daughter of the sea god Poseidon and Amphitrite and she was the wife of Briareus, one of the three Hundred-Handlers... [more]

Kyóbutúngi f Kiga
Means "something that brings wealth" in Rukiga.

Kyómugisha f Kiga
Means "something that brings luck" in Rukiga.

Kyómuhéndo f Kiga
Means "something precious" in Rukiga.

Kyoung-Sook f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경숙 (see Gyeong-Suk).

Kyparissia f Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Kyparissos. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena at Asopus in Laconia.

Ładzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Ładzisław.

Laetissima f History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin laetissimus meaning "happiest; happy as can be". Also compare the related names Laetitia and Laetus... [more]

Laguntzane f Basque
Elaborated form of Laguntza using the Basque feminine suffix -ne.

Lailamarie f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Laila 1 and Marie.

Lakeithian m & f African American
Elaboration of Keith using the prefix la and suffix ian.

Lakshmamma f Indian

Lalainasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy lalaina meaning "loved, dear" and soa meaning "good".

Lalfakawmi f Mizo

Lalramengi f Mizo

Lalrinkimi f Mizo

Lambertina f Dutch
Dutch extended form of Lamberta.

Landelanda f Frankish (Rare)
From the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element land, Old High German lant meaning "land" duplicated. This is a rare compound of one name element with itself.

Landetrude f Medieval, Old High German, Old Saxon, Medieval French
Old High German lant, Old Saxon land "land" + Proto-Germanic þrūþ "strength" or Proto-Germanic trut "maiden".

Langelihle f & m Zulu
Means "beautiful day" in Zulu.

Languoreth f History

Langwidere f Literature
From the name of Princess Langwidere, the character that appears in the Baum's third Oz book Ozma of Oz (1907). Her name is a pun of the phrase "languid air".

Lantechild f Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Landhild. Lantechild was a daughter of Childeric I, a 5th-century Merovingian king of the Salian Franks.

Lapassalan f Thai

La'precious f African American

Laprincess f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Princess.

Lapurisima f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish La Purísima Concepción meaning "The Immaculate Conception".

Lasairíona f Irish
Variant of Lasairfhíona.

Lasaraleen f Literature
Aravis's friend in 'The Horse and His Boy' by C.S. Lewis.

Lashaundra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashondra.

Lashauntea f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Lashaun.

Lashawndra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashondra.

Lashondell m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of Lashon and Dell.

Lastheneia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Lasthenes. This was the name of a female student of Plato (4th century BC).

Laufhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements lauf meaning "leaf, foliage" and hildr meaning "battle".

Laurabella f English (Rare)

Laurabelle f English

Lauramaija f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish name with the combination of Laura and Maija.

Laurencine f Gascon
Gascon form of Laurentina.

Laurentien f Dutch
Dutch form of Laurentine, with its spelling phonetical in nature. A well-known bearer of this name is Laurentien Brinkhorst, wife of the Dutch prince Constantijn.

Laurentijn f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch cognate of Laurentine.

Laurentyna f Polish
Polish form of Laurentina.

Laurestina f English (Rare)

Laurestine f English (Rare)
Variant of Laurestina.

Laviolette f French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic), American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Laviolette.

Lavrencija f Slovene
Slovene form of Laurentia.

Lavrentina f Greek (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Modern Greek and Russian form of Laurentina.

Lavrentiya f Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lavrentiy.

Lawrencine f Obscure
Feminine form of Lawrence.

Leanabelle f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Leanabel.

Ledegúndia f Medieval Portuguese

Leeannibal f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Leanabel.

Leelavathy f Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Southern Indian form of Lilavati.

Leighannie f Obscure
Diminutive of Leighanne.

Leikanglei f Manipuri
Means "desert flower" in Meitei.

Lemontaney f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lementeni.

Lenggogeni f Minangkabau
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a figure in Minangkabau folklore.

Lennartina f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Rare feminine form of Lennart.

Leodegaria f Germanic, Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Feminine form of Leodegarius. This was borne by a sister of the 4th-century saint Urban of Langres.

Leoluchina f Sicilian
Feminine diminutive of Leoluca.

Leonardina f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Italian
Diminutive form of Leonarda.

Léonardine f French (Belgian, Rare)
Diminutive of Léonarde.

Leopauline f Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Variant of Léopoldine influenced by Pauline.

Leopoldina f German (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Galician, Romanian, Slovene, Hungarian
German, Portuguese and English variant and Galician, Romanian, Hungarian and Slovene form of Leopoldine. Leopoldina of Austria (1797 – 1826) was the first Brazilian empress.

Leopoldyna f Polish
Polish form of Leopoldina.

Leovigilda f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Leovigildo.

Lesegolame m & f Tswana
Means "my luck" in Setswana.

Leshaundra f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leshawndra.

Leucophrye f Greek Mythology
Likely derived from λευκός (leukos) meaning "white, bright" and an unknown second element.

Leudesinda f Gothic
Visigothic name (recorded in Iberia in 868 CE) composed of the Germanic elements leudīz "people" and sinþs "path"... [more]

Liangliang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light" combined with itself, as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Liaudgintė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Liaudgintas.

Liaudmantė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Liaudmantas.

Liberacion f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish liberación meaning "liberation". This name was most commonly (though still very rarely) given in 1945, the year that the Philippines was liberated from Japanese occupation... [more]

Lieselotta f Polish (Rare)
Partial polonisation of Lieselotte.

Liisbetten f Medieval Dutch
Possibly a diminutive of Lijsbet.

Lijomarbel f Marshallese
Derived from the Marshallese li meaning "female person", ijo meaning "there, at a distance" and marbel, the name of a kind of indigenous plant.

Likengkeng f Sotho
Means "tears" in Lesotho.

Lilliandil f Popular Culture
Coined by Douglas Gresham for a character in the 2010 film version of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which he produced. In the Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis (Gresham's stepfather), the character is unnamed, known only as Ramandu's daughter... [more]

Lindinalva f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lindalva.

Lingshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 绫 (líng) meaning "thin silk", 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 铃 (líng) meaning "bell" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" or 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".

Lisabbetta f Sicilian
Variant of Lisabetta.

Lisandrina f Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Sardinian form of Alexandrina.

Lisciandra f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Alexandra.

Lisebetten f Medieval Dutch
Variant of Liisbetten.

Lisístrata f Ancient Greek (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Lysistrate.

Lisistrata f Ancient Greek (Italianized)
Italian form of Lysistrate.

Litšehoana m & f Sotho
Means "little laughter" in Sotho.

Liutsyliya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Lucilia.

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

Livramento f Brazilian (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the city Santana do Livramento, which is located in Brazil.

Lizanshela f South American

Lizebetten f Medieval Dutch
Variant of Liisbetten.

Lizziebeth f English
Combination of Lizzie and Beth, sometimes used as a diminutive of Elizabeth.

Ljubislava f Slovene
Feminine form of Ljubislav.

Ljuboslava f Slovene
Feminine form of Ljuboslav.

Lkhagvajav m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian лхагва (lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".

Lkhagvamaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian лхагва (lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday, Mercury (the planet)" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Llewellyna f English (Rare)
Variant of Llewelyna.

Lloimincia f African American
This name came into prominence through former LSU artistic gymnast, Lloimincia Hall.

Lofnheiðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Combination of lof ("permission; praise") and heiðr ("bright, clear; honour"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology, the daughter of Hreiðmarr and the sister of Reginn, Fáfnir, Otr and Lyngheiðr.

Logistilla f Arthurian Cycle
A sister of Morgan Le Fay, in Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso, and probably one of the nine co-rulers of Avalon.

Louisianna f American

Lourdesita f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Diminutive of Lourdes.

Lovanirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy lova meaning "inheritance" and nirina meaning "desired".

Lovernisca f Old Celtic (Latinized)
Romanized Celtic name meaning "vixen", derived from Brythonic *louernos "fox".

Lovrencija f Slovene
Feminine form of Lovrenc.

Luckilchen f Medieval German
Double diminutive of Liutgard

Lüfthildis f Medieval German, German (Modern, Rare)
Lüfthildis is a variant of the Germanic name Liuthild.... [more]

Lugaretzia f Literature, Greek (?)
The name of a Greek character in My Family and Other Animals (1956), a memoir by British naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell based on his family's four years (between 1935 and 1939) living on the Greek island of Corfu, and its television adaptation The Durrells (2016-2019)... [more]

Luighseach f Irish
Variant of Luigsech, anglicized as Lucy.

Luisangela f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Lukretsiya f Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Lucretia.

Lumisirkku f Folklore
Means "snow bunting (a type of bird)" in Finnish, composed of lumi "snow" (see Lumi) and sirkku "bunting" (referring to a bird of the genus Emberiza; see Sirkku)... [more]

Lumpongeng f & m Buginese

Lyngheiðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from the Germanic name elements lyng "heather" and heiðr "honour". This is the name of a Dwarf from Norse mythology.

Lysianassa f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek elements λυσις (lysis) "releasing, freeing, deliverance" and ανασσα (anassa) "queen". This was borne by several minor characters in Greek mythology, including a daughter of King Priam of Troy, and one of the Nereids.

Lyubitshka f Romani
From the Russian name Lyuba meaning "love"

Maaliaanna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mâliãna.

Maayystaan f Yakut
Pet form of Maaryya.

Machtalena f German (Archaic)
Historic variant of Magdalena.

Machtelden f Medieval Dutch
Possibly a diminutive of Machteld.

Madalaigne f Medieval French
Variant of Madalaingne.

Madalberga f Germanic
Variant of Madalburg.

Madalberta f Germanic
Feminine form of Madalbert.

Madaleigne f Medieval French
Variant of Madalaingne.

Madaleneto f Provençal
Diminutive of Madaleno 2.

Madalgaria f Germanic (Latinized), Frankish (Latinized)
Latinized feminine form of Madalgar.

Madalhilde f Old High German, Old Saxon, Medieval, Medieval French
Old High German, Old Saxon mahal "council, meeting" + Old High German hiltja "battle".

Madaltrude f Old High German, Old Saxon, Medieval, Medieval French
Old High German, Old Saxon mahal "council, meeting" + Proto-Germanic þrūþ "strength" or Proto-Germanic trut "maiden".

Maddilynne f Dutch

Madelberga f Germanic, Dutch, German
Variant of Madalberga.

Madelberta f Dutch, German
Variant spelling of Madalberta.

Madhumathi f Indian

Madinakhon f Uzbek
From the given name Madina combined with khan meaning "king, ruler"

Madlaingne f Picard
Picard form of Madeleine.

Maduwanthi f Sinhalese

Mægenhild f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English mæġen "strength, power" (see megin) and hild "battle". Cognate to Old Norse Magnhildr.

Mægenleof f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Old English form of Menleva, derived from Old English elements mæġen "strength, power" and lēof "dear, beloved".

Ma'etomoná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Red Paint Woman" in Cheyenne.

Magdaghine f Armenian (Archaic)
Armenian form of Magdalene.

Magdalaine f Medieval Occitan
Cognate of Magdalena and Madeleine.

Magdaleena f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Magdalene.

Magdaleene f Medieval Dutch
Late medieval Dutch form of Magdalene.

Magdaleine f Medieval French, Medieval Walloon
Variant of Magdalène.

Magdalenne f Medieval French
Variant of Magdalène.

Magdalynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Magdalene.

Magdelaine f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Magdeleine.

Magetalene f Tswana
Setswana form of Magdalene.

Maggiorina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Maggiorino.

Maghdalena f Medieval Low German
Medieval Low German form of Magdalene.

Magishakar f Tatar (Rare)

Magnatrude f Germanic
Variant of Magnatrud.

Magneberga f Medieval French, Old High German
Variant of Meinberga

Magnhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Magnhildr.

Magðalena f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Magdalena.

Maguelonne f French (Rare), Occitan (Gallicized), Guernésiais
Gallicized and Guernésiais form of Occitan Magalona.

Mahatsangy m & f Malagasy
Means "substitute" or "successor" in Malagasy.

Mahchehreh f Persian
Means “moon-like face,” derives from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and چہرہ (chehreh) meaning "face.” Related to Uzbek Mohchehra. Shares the same meaning as Urdu/Persian Mahrukh and Ottoman Mahpeyker.

Mahdaliena f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Magdalene.

Mahdaljena f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Mahdaliena.

Mahidevran f Ottoman Turkish
Means "one who is always beautiful", "one whose beauty never fades", "beauty of the times" or "Moon of Fortune". A famous bearer was Mahidevran Sultan (1500-1581), a concubine of Süleyman the Magnificent and the mother of Şehzade Mustafa and Raziye Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Mahisärüär f Bashkir
From the Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon" and Arabic سُرُور (surūr) meaning "joy, pleasure".

Maikaelelo f Tswana
Means "intention" in Setswana.

Maipaksana f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei maipak meaning "successful" and sana meaning "gold, precious".

Máirghréad f Irish (Archaic), Medieval Irish
Older form of Mairéad.... [more]

Maitagarri f Basque, Basque Mythology
Derived from the Basque adjective maitagarri "lovable; nice; affable".... [more]

Makayleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Makaylee.

Makenleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of McKinley.

Makinleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of McKinley.

Makizhcchi f Tamil (Rare)
From Tamil மகிழ்ச்சி (makiḻcci) meaning "joy; happiness".

Makkaritta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Margarita.

Malcolmina f Scottish (Rare)
Feminine form of Malcolm.

Malemleima f Manipuri
Means "queen of the earth" in Meitei.

Maleshoane f Sotho
Means "ladybird" in Lesotho.

Maletsatsi f Sotho
Means "sun" or "day" in Sotho.

Málfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Málfríðr.

Malghalara f Pashto
Means "pearl" in Pashto.

Maliawašḫi f Ancient Near Eastern
Ancient Assyrian feminine given name recorded in 18th century BC Assyrian documents from Kültepe. It may derive from the name of the goddess Maliya and potentially (w)ashib meaning "dweller, person who dwells in" or "of".

Malivalaya f Thai, Lao
Means "climbing jasmine" in Thai, derived from มะลิิิ​ (mali) meaning "jasmine".

Mallamirza f Uzbek
Derived from malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and mirza meaning "scribe, scholar".

Mallidunna f Ancient Near Eastern, Luwian
Possibly deriving in part from the Luwian element ma-al-li ("honey"). Name borne by a ritual practitioner known from fragments of ritual tablets that bear her name.

Malloreigh f English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Mallory.

Maloriette f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Mamihasina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and hasina meaning "sacred power, sanctity, virtue".

Maminirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and nirina meaning "desired".

Mamonjisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mamonjy meaning "help, save" and soa meaning "good".

Mampionona m & f Malagasy
Means "comfort" in Malagasy.

Ma'murjamol f Uzbek
Derived from ma'mur meaning "thriving" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Mandeville m & f Popular Culture
The name given to the Paralympic mascot at the "London 2012 Olympic Games"

Mangaleima f Manipuri
Means "victory" in Meitei.

Mangwanani f Shona
Means "morning" in Shona.

Maningning f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "brilliant, bright, sparkling" in Tagalog.

Manoucheca f Haitian Creole
A spelling variant of Manouchka.

Manoucheka f Haitian Creole
Variant of Manouchka.

Manouschka f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Manuschka.

Manparteet m & f Punjabi (Rare)
Given in Punjab a rare occurrence it is given as a unique name because Manpreet is very common name

Mantigailė f Lithuanian
Variant form of Mantgailė.

Ma'óhkééná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Red Tassel Woman" in Cheyenne.

Maragarita f Haya
Ruhaya form of Margaret.

Maraljamol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek maral meaning "Caspian deer" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Maranyelie f Spanish

Maravillas f Spanish
Means "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.

Marcatrude f Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Marcatrud. Marcatrude was a wife of Guntram I, a 6th-century king of Burgundy.

Marceliana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Marceliano.

Marcel·lina f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Catalan form of Marcellina.

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)... [more]

Marcibella f Obscure

Marcibelle f Obscure

Marcibilia f Medieval Dutch

Marcillina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Marcellina.

Marcyjanna f Polish (Archaic)
Older form of Marcjanna.

Mardjôzefe f Walloon
Contraction of Mareye or Maroye and Djôzefe.

Mardzhanat f Dagestani
Dagestani form of Marzhan.

Marechelle f Afrikaans (Rare, ?)
Possibly a variant of Marcella.

Maremeiana f Medieval Russian
Allegedly a form of Miriam.

Marfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse marr meaning "sea" and fríðr meaning "beautiful".

Margalicia f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Latinization of Margaliz.

Margarette f English, Filipino, Haitian Creole
Variant of Margaret.

Margaritha f German (Swiss, Rare)
Variant of Margarita.

Margaritka f Russian
The name means Daisy.

Margaritta f Piedmontese, Romansh
Piedmontese and Romansh form of Margaret.

Margellina f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Margelina.

Margerður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Margerðr.

Marghalara f Pashto
Variant of Malghalara.

Marghanita f Hebrew
Hebrew. The name of famous British writer Marghanita Laski, whose father, a lawyer and Zionist leader, named her after the scarlet pimpernel flower he had seen growing in the land of Israel.

Marghareta f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian form of Margaret.

Margharita f Finnish
Variant of Margarita.

Marghirita f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Margherita.

Marghrethe f Filipino
Possibly a Filipino form for the name Margaret.

Margolette f Literature
Created by L. Frank Baum for the novel The Patchwork Girl of Oz.

Margolotte f Literature
Possibly a variant of Margo or Margot, influenced by the popular name suffix -lotte. This name was created by L. Frank Baum for the character Dame Margolotte, a character appearing in The Patchwork Girl of Oz.

Margorzata f Medieval Polish
Variant of Margorzatha.

Márgreittá f Sami
Sami form of Margreta.

Marguarida f Medieval Occitan
Occitan cognate of Margarita and Marguerite.

Marguerita f English (Rare)
Variant of Marguerite.

Margùérite f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Marguerite.

Marguérite f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Marguerite.

Marguerona f Medieval French
Latinized form of Margueron, itself a diminutive of Marguerite.... [more]

Marheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse marr "sea" or marr "horse" combined with heiðr "bright, clear; honour". Alternatively the first element could be derived from other names that begin with Mar- (such as Margrét and María).

Mariacarla f Italian
Combination of Maria and Carla.... [more]

Mariachika f Filipino
Combination of Maria and Chika 2. This name is borne by Japanese Filipina singer Mariachika Fujishima.

María de la O f Spanish (Rare)
Taken from Spanish Nuestra Señora de la O, which means "Mary of the O" in English. It is used in reference to the vesper that is read on December 18 in Spain, which commemorates the expectation of the birth of Mary and the birth of Jesus... [more]

Marialuisa f Italian (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Maria and Luisa in it's full form. Its contracted form is Marisa.

Mariamawit f Ethiopian

Mariandrea f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of María and Andrea 2.

Mariandrée f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of María or Marie and Andrée.

Mariandres f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Andrés.

Marianella f Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Marianela.

Marianelly f Spanish
From Marianela.

Mariangeli f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Filipino
Either a diminutive of Mariangelica or Mariangela, or else a variant of Mariangely... [more]

Mariàngels f Catalan (Rare)
Combination of Maria and Àngels.

Mariangely f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Maria and Angely.

Marianinha f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Marianneke f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch and Flemish diminutive of Marianne. In some cases, the name can also be a combination of the names Maria or Marie with Anneke.

Mariannick f French, French (Quebec)
Contraction of Marie and Annick.

Mariannina f Italian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Marianna.

Mariànzela f Sardinian
Contraction of Maria and Ànzela (compare Mariangela).

Mariapaule f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Paule.

Mariastela f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese variant of Maristela.

Maribertiz f Medieval Basque
Combination of Mari 3 and place name Bertiz.

Mariebelle f English (Rare)
Combination of Marie and Belle, possibly influenced by Maribel.

Mariederko f Medieval Basque
Diminutive of Marieder.

Mārikoriko f Polynesian Mythology
Means "twilight" in Maori. This is the name of the first woman according to some Maori tribal traditions.

Marimartin f Medieval Basque
Combination of Mari 3 and Martín.

Marinieves f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of María Nieves or María de las Nieves.

Marinochka f Russian
Diminutive of Marina. Short forms of Marina are traditionally not used, but in the modern day, they can be.

Marionetta f English
Possibly a variant of Marianita or a latinised form of Marionette.

Marionette f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Diminutive of Marion 1.

Marioschla f Romansh
Variant of Mariuschla.