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Mehrsa f Persian
Means "like the sun" in Persian, derived from مهر (mehr) meaning "sun".

Mehtab m & f Urdu
Urdu form of Mahtab.

Meicai f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 财 (cái) meaning "wealth, riches".

Meidie f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly".

Meifan f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", or 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry" combined with 帆 (fān) meaning "sail". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Meifen f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" combined with 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume"... [more]

Meigan f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Meigui f Chinese
Its a Chinese name and Mei by itself means "beautiful". And i read that Gui by itself means "good fortune". But together in Chinese the name means "Rose".

Meihua f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 華 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]

Meihui f & m Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone" combined with 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 荟 (huì) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant, abundant"... [more]

Meijia f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious".

Meilan f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Mei 1 and Lan 1.

Meilin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest", 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem" or 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn"... [more]

Meilys f Welsh (Rare)

Meimei f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with itself. Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Meiniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Meiomi f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Meiomi brand of wine, which is reportedly derived from a Wappo and Yuki-language word meaning "coast".

Meiqin f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", or 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry" combined with 琴 (qín) meaning "piano, Japanese harp"... [more]

Meique f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 雀 (què) meaning "sparrow". Other character combinations are possible as well.

Meirah f English (Rare)
Variant of Meira.

Meiran f Japanese (Modern)
Combination of the names Mei 1 / Mei 2 and Ran.

Meiran m & f Hebrew (Modern)
This name has some meanings: the first is "Happiness from God" (written: מירן), and the second is "joyful water" (written: מי-רן), from the Hebrew word mei (like in Meital), and the name Ran.

Meiran f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".

Meirao f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating".

Meirav f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Merab 1.

Meiren f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".

Meirin f Japanese
From Japanese 苺 (mei) meaning "strawberry" combined with 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell, chime". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Meisen f Chinese
From the Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".

Meisha f American (Modern, Rare)

Meisha f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone" combined with 砂 (shā) meaning "sand". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Meissa f Western African, Astronomy
Variant of Maïssa; from Arabic maḥīṣ meaning "shining, glittering". This is also the traditional name of Lambda Orionis, a star in the Orion constellation.

Meitar f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Means "strings, chords" in Hebrew.

Meitav f & m Hebrew
Variant of Meytav.

Meiwen f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful", 渼 (měi) meaning "ripple" or 瑂 (méi) meaning "stone resembling jade" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns"... [more]

Meixie f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 谢 (xiè) meaning "thank".

Mei-xiu f Chinese
Means 'beautiful grace' in Chinese. Both of the names Mei 1 and Xiu are combined.

Meixue f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" combined with 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school"... [more]

Meiyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating".

Meiyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry".

Meiyue f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", or 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry" combined with 月 (yuè) meaning "moon, month", 悅 (yuè) meaning "delighted, happy, pleased, content", 悦 (yuè) meaning "joy", or 越 (yuè) meaning "beyond, more"... [more]

Meiyun f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 云 (yún) meaning "cloud". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Meizuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid".

Mekare f Old Norse
From the Old Norse -makari (“-maker”) as well as theo Danish -mager.

Mekdes f African
African, Ethiopia

Mekele f African American (Rare)
From the name of the Ethiopian city, which is of uncertain meaning.

Mekiah m & f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Micaiah.

Mekira f Obscure

Mekkín f Icelandic
Possibly an Icelandic derivative of Mecke, a Frisian and Low German diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element megin meaning "power, strength".... [more]

Mekkin f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Mekkín.

Mekole f African American
Combination of Mekhi and Nikole.

Melaia f Fijian
Meaning unknown.

Melana f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Melania.

Mélani f Spanish
Spanish form of Melanie, reflecting the English pronounciation.

Melani f Spanish, Croatian, Slovene, Greek (Rare), Hungarian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spanish borrowing, Croatian and Slovene form, Modern Greek and English variant of Melanie and Hungarian variant of Melánia... [more]

Melche f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Possibly an archaic Yiddish form of Malka. It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Melder f Cornish (Modern)
Means "honey-sweet" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.

Meldra f Latvian
Possibly derived from Latvian meldrs "bullrush."

Meleah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melia, possibly influenced by the Hebrew word מְלֵאָה (mele'ah) meaning "fullness, full produce, harvest".

Melech f Circassian, Kabardian, Adyghe
Circassian version of Melek 2

Meleke f Manding
Meleke is Bambara for the following word. "Angel"

Meleki f Ottoman Turkish
Etmology unknown, possibly related to the given name Malik 1.

Melelu f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marylou.

Melena f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), English (Rare)
Dutch contracted form of Magdalena.

Melena f Greek Mythology
Variant of Melaina via the form Melaena.

Melene f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Merlene.

Meleri f Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Combination of the intensifying prefix my- and Eleri. Saint Meleri was a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog who married Ceredig ap Cunedda and became the grandmother of Saint David.

Meliah f Hawaiian

Melian f Literature
"Dear gift" in Sindarin. Melian was the queen of Doriath in J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion.

Melica f Iranian

Melica f Hebrew
From the Hebrew name מִלְכָּה (Milkah), derived from מַלְכָּה (malkah) meaning "queen". This name appears in the Old Testament belonging to both the wife of Nahor and the daughter of Zelophehad.Variant of the name Milcah.

Melida f Romansh (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly derived from the place name Melide.

Melida f Albanian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare)

Meliha f Turkish
Means "beautiful" and "sweet" in Turkish.

Meliha f Bosnian

Mélika f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Melika influenced by French orthography (chiefly Tunisian).

Melika f Persian, Bosnian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Malika.

Melina f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard truncated form of Amelina.

Melina f Lengadocian, Gascon
Allegeldy a Languedocian and Gascon contraction of Melània.

Melina f Asturian
Diminutive of Amelia.

Meline f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μῆλον (melon) meaning "apple" or "quince". This was the name of a princess in Greek mythology, a daughter of Thespius and Megamede... [more]

Meline f Armenian
Armenian form of Melina.

Meline f Haitian Creole
Haitian form of Melina.

Melior f Medieval English (Rare)
Older form of Meliora, thought to come from Latin melior "better". Melior occurs as both family name and given name in Christian inscriptions of the Roman Empire... [more]

Melise f French (Modern)
Gallicized form of Turkish Melis.

Melita f Portuguese
Diminutive of Amélia.

Melita f Latvian, Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), Croatian, Slovene, Polish, Estonian, Albanian
Albanian, Latvian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Polish and Estonian form of Melitta.

Mélite f Theatre
French form of Melite. Mélite, ou les fausses lettres (1625) is a comedy by Pierre Corneille.

Melive f Hawaiian, Polynesian
Hawaiian origin name, meaning "sweet light".

Meliye f Walloon
Short form of both Melaniye and Ameliye.

Meliza f Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Antillean, Rare)

Mellie f & m English
Diminutive of names like Melissa, Melinda, Permelia and Melanie.

Mellyn f Cornish
Yellow Haired

Mélodi f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Melody.

Melodi f Haitian Creole
From "melodi" who mean "melody"

Melony f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melora f English (Rare), Arthurian Cycle
Probably a variant of Meliora. This name was (first?) used in the Arthurian romance The Adventures of Melora and Orlando (1696).

Melosa f History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of an obscure saint who was martyred in Thessalonica. It coincides with a Spanish word meaning "of honey", which is ultimately (via Late Latin mellosus) from Latin mel meaning "honey; sweetness".

Meluca f Galician
Hypocoristic of Amelia.

Meluna f Filipino

Meluša f Czech
Diminutive form of Melanie or Melánia.

Meluza f Folklore, Slavic Mythology
Meluza is a mythical creature in Russian folklore. She was depicted in a Russian lubok of the 17th or 18th century. She is described as half-woman, half-snake, or as the half-woman, half-fish creature... [more]

Melvia f American (Rare)

Melvie f Filipino, English (American, Archaic)

Melwyn f Cornish (Rare)
Variant of Melwynn.

Mélyna f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Mélina.

Mélyne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Méline.

Melyor f Cornish (Archaic)
Form of Meliora recorded in the 16th century in St. Breage, Cornwall.

Memang f Filipino (Rare)
Diminutive of Guillerma.

Memeko f Japanese
From Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" duplicated and combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Memeng f Filipino
Diminutive of Carmen, Dominga, Nemesia, and other names containing -me- or -mi-.

Memoir m & f English, African American
The word “memoir” itself means memory or remembrance. In the field of literature, a memoir is a collection of the events that happened in the author's life, tied together by a certain theme.

Memori f Japanese
From the word "Memory".

Memüre f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Munira.

Menaka f Indian, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil
Means "celestial damsel" in Hindi.

Menari m & f Igbo
Means "do more than is expected" in Igbo.

Menchu f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.

Mençía f Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician variant of Mencía.

Mençia f Medieval Spanish
Variant of Mencia.

Mencía f Spanish, Medieval Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician name of unclear origin, maybe from Basque mendi "mountain". It was born by many noble women in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and revived in the 2000's.

Mencia f Medieval Spanish, Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Gallo-Latin Mincius, which itself may be contracted from Minicius or Minucius, or a variant of Minthius.

Mencke m & f East Frisian

Mendhi f Obscure

Mendia f Basque
Derived from the name of a hermitage in Navarre.

Menega f Medieval Italian

Mengan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil".

Mengia f Romansh
Truncated form of Dumengia.

Mengju f Chinese
From the Chinese 孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Mengli f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".

Menglu f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret" or 路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey".

Mengmi f Chinese
From the Chinese 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout" and 宓 (mì) meaning "quiet, silent, in good health".

Mengna f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" or 孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".

Mengqi f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 祺 (qí) meaning "good luck, good fortune".

Mengxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" or 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".

Mengxu f Chinese
From the Chinese 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout" and 栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak.

Mengya f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision" combined with 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined"... [more]

Mengye f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".

Mengyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability" or 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed".

Mengzi f Chinese
From the Chinese 孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".

Menhal m & f Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic منهال (see Minhal).

Menhit f Egyptian Mythology, African Mythology
Means "(she who) massacres". ... [more]

Menica f Italian (Rare)

Menika f Indian

Menina f Medieval Occitan, Gascon

Menkao f Japanese
From Japanese 面顔 (menkao) meaning "facial expression" or 面 (men), meaning "mask" and 顔 (kao), meaning "face." Other kanji characters can form this name.

Mennie f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Minnie, unless used as a short form of a name containing men.

Menora f English

Menori m & f Japanese
Means "The beautiful harbor" in japanese.

Menrit m & f Coptic
Means "beloved, friend".

Menrva f Etruscan Mythology
Menrva was an Etruscan goddess of war, art, wisdom, and medicine. She contributed much of her character to Roman Minerva, when that culture evolved. She was the child of Uni and Tinia... [more]

Mensje f West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Mense, perhaps via its variant form Mens. This name is often mistakenly believed to be derived from Dutch mensje meaning "little human being", usually by non-Frisians in the Netherlands.... [more]

Mentha f English (Rare), Literature
Latinate form of Minthe. Mentha is the name of the mint genus. Mint is a wild flower and an important herb.

Meolie f German (Modern, Rare)
The given name of the German gymnast Meolie Jauch.

Meonre f Medieval Cornish

Meosha f African American (Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Moesha or Misha 2/Meisha.

Mepham m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Mipham.

Mepoho f Eastern African
A famous bearer of the name was the Mijikenda diviner Mepoho.

Meqqoq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Merĸoĸ.

Meraai f Afrikaans
Variant of Maraai.

Merahi m & f Tahitian
Means "angel" in Tahitian.

Meraia f American (Rare), Fijian (Rare)

Měrana f Sorbian
Derived from the Sorbian name element měr, a cognate of both Slavic mir "peace; world" and mer "famous; great".

Merarí m & f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Merari, used primarily as a feminine name in Latin America.

Merary f & m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Merari.

Merced f & m Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Singular form of Mercedes.

Mercês f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Mercedes.

Mercet f Aragonese
Variant of Merzé.

Mercey f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Mercy.

Merchi f Spanish
Diminutive of Mercedes.

Mercie f English (Rare)
Variant of Mercy.

Mêrdîn f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish merdi meaning "generosity".

Meredi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Meredy f English (Rare)

Mereen f Indian

Mereke f & m Kazakh
Means "festival, celebration" in Kazakh.

Mereta f Swedish (Archaic), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Merete.

Mèrgot f Jèrriais
Jèrriais diminutive of Mèrdgitte and cognate of Margot. The name coincides with Jèrriais mèrgot "daisy".

Meriah f English (Modern)
Variant of Mariah.

Meriam f Cornish (Archaic), Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Meriam f Arabic, Filipino, Maguindanao, Malay
Arabic altenate transcription of Maryam as well as the Maguindanao and Malay form.

Merian f Dutch (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Marian 1.

Merian f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Meriba f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Meribah.

Merica f Slovene
Diminutive of Marija via the form Meri.

Merica f English
Short form of America.

Mērija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Finnish Meri 1 (also compare Estonian Merike).

Merijn m & f Dutch
Variant of Marijn.

Merika f Estonian, Finnish
Estonian variant of Merike.

Meriko f Georgian
Diminutive of Meri 2.

Merili f Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Muriel and a contraction of Meri 1 and the syllable -li-, most commonly derived from Eliisabet.

Merily f Estonian (Modern)
Variant of Merili.

Merima f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Meryem.

Merina f Japanese
From Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Merion f Welsh
Welsh - feminine form of Meirion, the Welsh name of the county of Merioneth. Other feminine forms are Meiriona and Meirionwen.

Meripa f Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Merisa f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Merisa f Bosnian

Merisa f Circassian

Merita f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Merit 2.

Merite f Albanian
Variant of Meritë.

Meritë f Albanian
Derived from Albanian meritë "merit".

Merith m & f American

Meritt f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Merritt.

Merjam f Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Miriam.

Merkel f & m Various (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Merkel. Modern usage is inspired by the surname of the German chancellor Angela Merkel.

Merkid f Ancient Berber
Means "mercy, grace" in Amazigh.

Merĸoĸ m & f Greenlandic
Means "feather" in Greenlandic.

Merlia f Various (Rare)

Merlin f Estonian
Elaboration of Merli.

Merlin f Medieval German
Medieval German diminutive of Margarethe, via the variant Mergelin.... [more]

Merlot f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Taken directly from the wine Merlot.

Merlyn f Medieval German
Variant of the Medieval German girls name Merlin, itself a diminutive of Margarethe (via the variant Mergelin).... [more]

Merlyn f Estonian
Variant of Merlin.

Mernua f Meroitic
Meaning uncertain. Name borne by a Kandake of Kush (fl. 600 BCE), known solely from her burial at Meroe.

Merodi- f Japanese
From Japanese 奏 (merodi-) meaning "play music, complete" or from 美 (me) meaning "beautiful" or 和 (me) meaning "harmony" combined with 音 (rodi) meaning "sound".... [more]

Mérope f French, Portuguese, Spanish
French, Portuguese and Spanish form of Merope.

Merova f Biblical Russian, Biblical (Russified)
Russian form of Merab 1.

Merran f Scots
Scots form of Marian 1.

Merret f German
Variant of Meret.

Merrie f American (Rare)
Variant of Merry 1.

Merril m & f English (Rare)

Merrin f & m Cornish
Although the exact origin and meaning of this name are unknown, many modern-day academics believe this name to be the (possibly Anglicized) Cornish form of Morien.... [more]

Merrit f North Frisian, Low German
North Frisian short form of both Maria and Margarethe, recorded in the 1600s on the isles of Föhr, Amrum and Sylt. The name is still in use today.

Merryl f English
Variant of Merril.

Mersam f Filipino (Rare)

Mertie f English (American)
Variant of Myrtie.

Mertle f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Myrtle.

Merula f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Latinized form of Merel.

Mervat f Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Mervet.

Mervel m & f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Meaning unknown, most likely a variant of Marvel and Merveille.

Mervet f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian Arabic form of Marwa.

Meryah f Obscure

Meryam f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مريم (see Maryam) chiefly used in North Africa.

Meryan f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Meryll f English
Variant of Meryl.

Merytd f Central American

Meşale f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Not available

Mescal f English (American, Rare, Archaic), Literature
From the English word for the peyote cactus, from Nahuatl. It was used by American author Zane Grey for a half-Navajo, half-Spanish woman in his novel The Heritage of the Desert (1910) and the subsequent silent film adaptation (1924), in which the character was played by actress Bebe Daniels... [more]

Mesede f Basque
Basque form of Mercedes.

Mesedo f Avar
Variant of Mesedu.

Mesedu f Avar
Derived from Avar месед (mesed) meaning "gold".

Mesena f English (American, Rare)

Meshae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements mee and shay.

Mesias f Spanish
Meaning unknown

Mesike f Estonian
Derived from Estonian mesi, the genitive case of mee, "honey".

Mesila f Albanian

Messua f Hindi
Probably mean “One Who Prays” in Hindi. A notable bearer was the woman who took in Mowgli when he joined the humans in a version of ‘The Jungle Book’.

Mestra f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Mestra was a daughter of Erysichthon of Thessaly. According to Ovid's "Metamorphoses," she was granted the ability to change her shape at will by her lover, Poseidon. Mestra used her shape-shifting ability and trickery to provide her father with nourishment after he had been cursed with an insatiable appetite by Demeter... [more]

Mesude f Turkish
Turkish form of Masuda.

Mesuli m & f Xhosa, Zulu
Means "wiper (of tears)" in Xhosa, suggesting someone who brings an end to sorrow.

Metida f Serbian
Serbian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Bosnian, and Croatian name for the goddess Metis.

Metika f African American

Métisz f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Metis.

Metope f Greek Mythology
This was the name of various characters in Greek mythology, including the wife of the river god Asopus. It also coincides with an architectural term (though this word is spelled differently in Greek, as μετόπη).

Metora f English
"Meteor"

Mettia f Ancient Roman, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Mettius.

Mettie f American (South), English
A diminutive of Metta or a variant of Mattie. Possibly a diminutive of Matilda or Martha or Margaret.

Metuka f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "sweet" in Hebrew.

Meurah m & f Indonesian, Acehnese
Means "king" in Acehnese, though it is also used as a feminine name. This was used as the title of Acehnese rulers before the arrival of Islam to Aceh; after Islam spread throughout the region, all rulers changed their title to Sultan.

Meutia f Acehnese
Means "pearl" in Acehnese.

Mevena f Tamil

Mevena f Breton
Feminine form of Meven.

Mevina f Romansh

Mewena f Breton
The feminine version of Mewen.

Mewike f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Mavis.

Meygan f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Meylin f Spanish (Latin American)

Meysie f Scots
Diminutive of Mey.

Meytar f & m Hebrew
Variant of Meitar.

Meytav f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "the best" in Hebrew.

Mezzia f Romani (Archaic)

Mhàiri f Scots
Scots adoption of the vocative case of Màiri due to mistaking it for the nominative case.

Mhambi f Zulu
Means "traveler" in Zulu.

Miahna f American
The history of the name Miahna is from a crazy mother who has an awesome daughter.

Miaina m & f Malagasy
Means "living" in Malagasy.

Miamor f African American (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
From the Spanish phrase mi amor meaning "my love".

Mianah f Arabic
Meaning is "powerful"

Mianda f Afrikaans, Romanian

Mianna f Finnish
Contracted form of Marianna.

Mianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myanna.

Mianne f Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Marianne.

Mianyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 绵 (mián) meaning "soft, downy, floss" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".

Miaoji f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 吉 (jí) meaning "auspicious, lucky".

Miaoli f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 黎 (lí) meaning "numerous, many; black" or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".

Miaoxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 汐 (xī) meaning "night tides".

Miaoyi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" or 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water, vast, boundless" combined with 一 (yī) meaning "one", 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites", 夷 (yí) meaning "flat, level, smooth", 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony" or 易 (yì) meaning "change, alter, modify"... [more]

Miaoyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" or 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Mibuki f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 舞 (buki) meaning "dance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Micala f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Michel f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Michid f & m Mongolian
Means "evening star" in Mongolian.

Michie f Japanese (Rare)
One possible meaning is "Beautiful Wisdom" or it could be perceived as "Beautiful and Wise" instead.

Michla f Yiddish
Likely the derived from Michal 2.

Michon m & f Medieval French, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Michel, as it contains the French diminutive suffix -on. Also compare Madelon, Marion 1 and Michou.... [more]

Michou m & f French, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French diminutive of Michel, as -ou is a French masculine diminutive suffix. This diminutive has been in use since medieval times, as is evidenced by the fact that Michou is also a patronymic surname in France.... [more]

Micika f Slovene
Diminutive of Mica, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Mickie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Michelle, Michaela or Michael.

Micole f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Italian Micol, or perhaps an invented name based on Nicole.

Midbar m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "desert" in Hebrew.

Mideia f Greek Mythology
Perhaps a feminine form of Midas. This name was borne by several mythological figures, including a nymph and one of the Danaïdes.

Mid-eum m & f Korean (Modern)
From the verbal noun of verb 믿다 (mitda) meaning "to believe in something, trust someone."