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Mažvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mažvydas.

Mazzina f Romansh
Old and traditional name from the Engadine valley in Switzerland of unknown meaning.

Mbayang f Western African, Wolof

Mbazima f Tsonga
Means "they are tough" in Xitsonga.

Mbhurhi f Tsonga
Means "beautiful girl" in Xitsonga.

Mbilime f Kaguru
Means "runner" in Chikaguru.

Mbomela m & f Lingala, Luba
Means "sixth born child" in Lingala and Luba.

Mccaley f English (Rare)
From the surname Mccaley.

Mcclain f English

Mckaeda f Caribbean (Rare)
Of uncertain etymology.

McKayah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of McKay. Also compare Makiyah.

Mckeila f English (Modern)
Varient of Mckayla.

Mckella f American (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Mckenzy f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mckeyla f English (Modern)
Varient of Mckayla

Mckinna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Mckinzi f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mckinzy f Scottish Gaelic
Means "Son of wise one." and "Born of fire.". First found in Ross-shire, scottland, the name traveled to ireland before making it to the US in the 18th and 19th century. in the surname, the motto is "Luceo non uro" meaning "I shine not burn".... [more]

Mckylie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Kylie with the Mc- prefix as if it were an Irish or Scottish surname.

McKynzi f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of McKenzie.

Meafnya f Datooga
Means "one who cannot be hidden" in Datooga.

Meagens f Spanish (Canarian, Archaic)
From Guanche *m-aɣens meaning "thin, slender", literally "like a needle". This was recorded as the name of a 30-year-old Guanche woman from La Palma who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494... [more]

Meakara m & f Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer មករា (see Makara).

Meawizh f Kurdish
Means "raisin" in Kurdish.

Mecahua f & m Nahuatl
Possibly means "keeper of mistresses" or "possessor of rope", derived from Nahuatl mecatl "rope, cord; unit of land; consort, concubine" and the possessive suffix -hua.

Mecbure f Turkish
Derived from Arabic مجبور (majbūr) meaning "obliged, compelled, forced".

Mechela f Medieval German
Diminutive of Mechthild.

Mechele f English
Variant of Michele 2.

Mechele f Medieval German
Diminutive of Mechthild.

Mechine f African (Modern, Rare)
African name meaning "Tears/Sadness." From common dialect of Bassa. Appearance in Liberia and Ghana.... [more]

Mechtil f Medieval Finnish

Medárda f Hungarian
Feminine form of Medárd.

Medarda f Polish (Archaic), Slovene (Archaic)
Feminine form of Medard.

Medeeha f Muslim (Rare)
Possibly an extremely rare variant transcription of Madiha.

Medeina f Baltic Mythology, Lithuanian
Lithuanian goddess of the forest and the hunt, her name deriving from either Lithuanian medis "tree; wood" or Lithuanian medė "forest".... [more]

Mederei f Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
Possibly means "the drunken one", derived from Welsh medd "mead" and the suffix -ai. Alternatively, medrus meaning "skilful, capable" has been suggested as a possible relation. Mederei Badellfawr was the name of one of a triad of Amazons of the Island of Britain in the Arthurian Cycle.

Medimša f Near Eastern Mythology
Sumerian name for the Hurrian goddess Šala, meaning "possessing lovely limbs".

Medinah f African American, African
Variant of Medina.

Medinya f Russian
Diminutive of Medlin.

Medissa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Medjine f Haitian Creole
Possibly a combination of any given name that starts with an M- with Régine (or Redjina, its Haitian Creole form).

Medlina f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Madeline.

Medrith f English (American, Rare)

Meekela f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Possibly inspired by Mikayla?

Meelika f Estonian
Originally a diminutive of Meeli, used as a given name in its own right.

Meelike f Estonian
Originally a diminutive of Meeli, used as a given name in its own right (compare Mielikki).

Meenaxi f Indian
Alternate transcription of Minakshi.

Mefitis f Roman Mythology
Mefitis was a Samnite and minor Roman goddess of noxious gases, like those from volcanoes or swamps. Mefitis also gives her name to the archaic word "mephitic" meaning foul smelling.

Megalyn f English (American)
Combination of Megan and lyn.

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

Meghana f Indian
Derived from Sanskrit Megh-ana "the clouds; rain cloud".... [more]

Méghane f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mégane.

Meghann f English (Modern), Literature
Variant of Megan. This name was used by the Australian author Colleen McCullough in her novel The Thorn Birds (1977), which in 1983 was adapted as a TV mini-series.

Meghedi f Armenian
Means "melody" in Armenian.

Meghety f Armenian
Means "melody" in Armenian.

Meghush f Armenian
From the Armenian մեղու (meghu) meaning "bee".

Megiste f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Megistos. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Hecate, which was mostly used in Caria.

Megisto f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Variant of Megiste, which is the main feminine form of Megistos. This was the name of the leader of the women's resistance against the tyrant Aristotimus of Elis (c... [more]

Meglena f Bulgarian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a contracted form of Magdalena, a derivation from Slavic megla "mist, fog" and a derivation from an Old Bulgarian меглен "wind".

Mehenba m & f Manipuri
Means "one who outshines everyone" in Meitei.

Mehisti f Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish form of Mahasti.

Mehleen f Punjabi
beloved by the moon

Mehlika f Turkish, Ottoman Turkish
Turkish form of Mahlagha.

Mehmona f Uzbek
Derived from mehmon meaning "guest".

Mehparə f Azerbaijani
Means "piece of the moon", derived from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part".

Mehpare f Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part".

Mehrasa f Iranian
Deriving from the Farsi elements mehr ("sun") and asa ("like").

Mehrave f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهراوه (see Mehraveh).

Mehrdil f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and dil meaning "heart, soul".

Mehreen f Urdu, Bengali
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship, love, kindness".

Mehrioy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and oy meaning "moon".

Mehrisa f Iranian (Rare)

Mehrzad m & f Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "friendship, love, kindness" or "sun" and زاد (zad) meaning "son of".

Mehshad f Persian
به معنای شادی بزرگ بر گرفته از "مه" که پیشوند سروری و بزرگی است و " شاد"

Mehvish f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Mehwish.

Mehween f Urdu
Meaning unknown.

Mehwish f Pakistani, Urdu
Urdu form of Mahvash. This is borne by Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat (1988-).

Meibrit f German (Rare)

Meichun 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 春 (chūn) meaning "spring", 椿 (chūn) meaning "Chinese mahogany, camellia", or 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple"... [more]

Meifang f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful"... [more]

Meighan f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Meijuan f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]

Meilani f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Possibly synthetic Hawaiian name influenced by Melanie and/or Leilani using the Hawaiian element lani "heavenly." Used very rarely in the US, mainly California and Hawaii, since the 1980s or earlier... [more]

Meilani f Indonesian
From the name of the month of May (Mei in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in May.

Meilany f Indonesian
Variant of Meilani.

Meilene f Alsatian (Archaic)
Contraction of Maria Magdalena.

Meilian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Meilina f Indonesian
Probably derived from Indonesian Mei meaning "May (month)" and influenced by Melina.

Mei-ling f & m Chinese, Taiwanese
Variant of Meiling.

Meiling f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 龄 (líng) meaning "age, duration, years", 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade", 伶 (líng) meaning "clever, smart, performer, solitary", or 灵 (líng) meaning “spirit, soul”... [more]

Meilisa f Indonesian (Rare)
Indonesian form of Melissa influenced by Mei

Meiluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 銮 (luán) meaning "bells".

Meilutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of Meilė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė. However, it should be noted that meilutė is also a regular word in the Lithuanian language, with the meaning of "little girl, lassie".

Meilyng f Spanish (Rare)

Meining f Chinese
From the Chinese 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm".

Meipala f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Mabel / Mable.

Meiping f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 平 (píng) meaning "calm, even, peaceful".

Meipuru f Japanese (Rare)
From the Japanese pronunciation of the English word maple.

Meiqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".

Meiqing 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 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear weather, sunny", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear; clean", 情 (qíng) meaning "feeling, emotion, love, affection, sentiment", 輕 (qīng) meaning "gentle, soft; light", or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green; young"... [more]

Meiquan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth" or 全 (quán) meaning "complete, entire; maintain, keep whole".

Meirong f Chinese
From Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 蓉 (róng) meaning "lotus"... [more]

Meirwen f Welsh
Variant of Mairwen.

Meishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose", 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" or 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".

Meishao f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".

Meisong f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", or 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry" combined with 松 (sōng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Meitian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".

Meitong f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion".

Meiwang f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 旺 (wàng) meaning "prosper, prosperous".

Meixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good" or 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".

Meixiao f & m Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom"... [more]

Meixuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".

Meiying f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" combined with 盈 (yíng) meaning "full, plentiful, surplus", 莹 (yíng) meaning "lustre of gems", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade" or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip"... [more]

Meiyong f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 永 (yǒng) meaning "long, eternal, forever", 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous, valiant, fierce" or 雍 (yōng) meaning "harmony, union, harmonious".

Meiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".

Meizhao f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" or 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect".

Meizhen f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 眉 (méi) meaning "eyebrow, upper margin" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare" or 蓁 (zhēn) meaning "luxuriant, lush"... [more]

Mejmuna f Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian
Albanian, Bosnian and Bulgarian form of Maimouna.

Mekayla f English
Variant of Michaela.

Mekelle f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mekele. This is one of transliteration of the city (see Mekele).

Mekenna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Mekhila f American (Modern, Rare)

Mektild f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish borrowing of Mechthild.

Melahat f Turkish

Melaher f Ethiopian
Means “wisdom of god”.

Mélaine f French
French form of Melaina.

Melaine f English (Rare), Greek Mythology
Etymologically, Melaine shares her roots with Melanie.... [more]

Melaini f Greek
Variant transcription of Melaine.

Melanea f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Melania.

Melanee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melaney f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melània f Catalan, Lengadocian, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian and Gascon form of Melania (see Melanie).

Melânia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melania.

Mélanîn f Norman
Diminutive of Mélanie.

Melanìo f Provençal
Provençal form of Mélanie.

Melaņja f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Melanie.

Melanja f Polish (Archaic)
Older spelling of Melania, considered incorrect in contemporary Polish ortography.

Melanya f Armenian

Melayna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melaina.

Mel-dela f Caucasian Mythology
This was the name of the supreme goddess in Vainakh mythology.

Meldina f Bosnian

Meleana f Hawaiian (Modern)

Meleana f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marianne.

Meleane f Tongan

Melendy f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Melendy.... [more]

Melenia f Greek, Romani (Archaic)

Meletia f Late Greek, Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Meletios.

Melezia f Italian
Feminine form of Melezio.

Méliane f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Melibea f Spanish (Rare), Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Literature
Spanish form of Meliboea. This is the name of the female protagonist in the Spanish novel La Celestina (1499).

Melicca f Obscure

Melicia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melissia.

Melicka f Obscure

Melidor f Arthurian Cycle
The daughter of Earl Sere, a nobleman who went to war with Arthur’s Sir Degrevant.... [more]

Melilot f Literature
Melilot Brandybuck was a hobbit in 'The Lord of the Rings' by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is a botanical name, like many female hobbit names.

Mélinda f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Melinda.

Melindi f Afrikaans

Mélinée f French (?)
Probably comes from either Mélanie or Mélaine or from Mélina or Méline. Famous bearer include Mélinée Manouchian (1913-1989), Armenian resistance fighters in France during World War II.

Melióra f Hungarian (Rare)
Cognate of Meliora.

Meliore f Medieval Italian

Melisha f English (Modern, Rare)

Melisma f Italian
Musical term meaning several notes sung on one syllable.

Mélisse f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mélissa.

Melisse f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Mélitta f French (Rare)
French form of Melitta.

Mélitte f Louisiana Creole
Most likely a Creole form of Melitta, this was also used as a diminutive and pet form of Émelia, Émelise and similar names.

Melizza f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Melissa.

Meljean f American (Modern, Rare), Filipino
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Mellany f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melliar f Cornish (Archaic)
Likely a variant of Melyor.

Mellida f Theatre, English
Likely coined by the playwright John Marston for his plays 'Antonio and Mellida'(1599) and 'Antonio's Revenge' (1601). It was presumably intended as a cross between Melissa and Phyllida.

Mellina f French (Modern)
Variant of Mélina.

Mellisa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Mellodi f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melody.

Mellody f & m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mellody or variation of Melody.

Mellona f Roman Mythology, English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Latin mel meaning "honey". In Roman mythology Mellona was a goddess associated with the supply of honey.

Melodee f English
Variant of Melody.

Melodey f English (Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Melody. As a girls' name is of Greek origin, and the name Melodey means "music, song". Melodey is a version of Melody (Greek): first used in the 13th century.

Melodía f Spanish (European)
Means "melody, tune" in Spanish. It can be regarded as the Spanish form of Melody.

Melodie f English
Variant of Melody.

Melodya f Indonesian

Melodye f English (American)
Variant of Melody.

Melokia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Melody.

Meloney f English (Rare)
Meloney's origin is Old Greek, and its use is English. Meloney is a spelling variant of the Dutch, English, French, and German Melanie. Meloney is uncommon as a baby name for girls... [more]

Mélonie f Norman
Norman form of Melanie.

Melonie f English (Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melorah f English (British)
Variant of Melora.

Melorie f Medieval Basque

Melrose f & m English (Rare)

Melryan m & f Filipino (Rare), Portuguese (Rare, ?)

Melsene f Literature
Probably a simplification of Melusine. Melsene is the love interest of Cornelius Friebott in Hans Grimm's nationalist novel "Volk ohne Raum".

Melucha f Portuguese (Rare)

Melvade f Crimean Tatar (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.

Melveen f English (Rare)
A combination of Melva and the suffix -een.... [more]

Melvena f Romani (Archaic)

Melvina f English
Feminine form of Melvin.

Melvine f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Melvina.

Melwynn f Cornish (Rare)
Derived from Cornish mel "honey" and gwynn "fair; white; blessed".

Melynda f American (Rare)
Variant of Melinda.

Melynde f Filipino (Rare)

Melynie f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Melanie.

Memmona f Pakistani

Memnune f Turkish
Turkish form of Mamnuna.

Memoire f & m African American, African
Variant of Memoir.

Memoona f Urdu
Urdu transcription of Maymunah.

Memorie f Obscure
Variant of Memory.

Menaali f Muslim
This name is derived from the Arabic name Manal, which means “achievement” or “attainment”. It is also related to the name Minal, which means “precious stone” or “gift”... [more]

Meŋalče f Mari
Derived from the Mari meŋ meaning "birthmark".

Menauda f Gascon (Rare)
Feminine form of Menaut.

Menawra f Bashkir (Rare)
From Arabic مُنَوَّرَة ‎(munawwara) meaning "illuminated, luminous".

Menchie f Filipino
Most commonly a diminutive of Carmencita. This is also a diminutive of Carmen, Carmelita, and other related names.

Mendoza f Popular Culture
The female protagonist of The Company series by Kage Baker. She is probably named after the city in Argentina.

Menegbo f & m Ogoni
Means "wealthy/ rich friend" in Khana,... [more]

Menekşe f Turkish
Means "violet (flower)" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian بنفشه (banafsheh).

Menenia f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Menenio.

Menerva f Etruscan Mythology
Variant of Menrva.

Meneswā f Etruscan Mythology (Hypothetical), Mythology (Hypothetical)

Menethe f African

Mengbao f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare".

Mengchu f Chinese
From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 初 (chū) meaning "beginning".

Mengfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".

Menggay f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Dominga/Dominique and Carmen.

Menghui f Chinese
From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Mengina f Gascon, Romansh
Gascon truncated form of Domengina and Romansh diminutive of Mengia.

Mengjia f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious".

Mengjie f & m Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision" combined with 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure" or 婕 (jié) meaning "beautiful, handsome"... [more]

Menglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" or 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or 临 (lín) meaning "approach, draw near".

Mengluo f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 罗 (luó) meaning "net, gauze".

Mengpan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for".

Mengran f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 然 (rán) meaning "certainly, pledge, promise".

Mengrao f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating".

Mengrui f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud".

Mengshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 书 (shū) meaning "book, letter".

Mengtao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, to dream" combined with 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, peach tree", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Mengwei f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 玮 (wěi) meaning "jade, rare, valuable".

Mengxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout" and 夏 (xià) meaning "summer".

Mengxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".

Mengxun f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 寻 (xún) meaning "seek, search for" or 洵 (xún) meaning "real, true, really".

Mengyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 滟 (yàn) meaning "overflowing, billowing".

Mengyao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout", 瑤 (yáo) meaning "jade" or "mother of pearl"... [more]

Mengyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 荫 (yīn) meaning "shade, shelter, protect".

Mengyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" or 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl" or 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".

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

Menippe f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Menippos. This name was borne by several characters in Greek mythology, one of whom was a daughter of Orion.

Menissa f Saint Lucian (?)
Possibly a variation of Melissa.

Menleva f Medieval English
Probably from *Meinliofa, an anglicized form of Old German Megenlioba or Meginliuba, derived from the Germanic elements magan "power, strength" and leuba "dear, beloved".

Menolly f Literature
The name of the heroine in Anne McCaffrey's The Harper Hall trilogy.

Menorah f Jewish
Its meaning is "candlestick". To the Jews, the menorah is the candelabrum used at Hannukah, the Festival of Lights."

Menseth f Medieval Dutch

Mensura f Bosnian
Feminine form of Mensur.

Mentari f Indonesian
Means "sun" in Indonesian.

Mentine f Gallo
Short form of Clémentine.

Mentona f German (Swiss, Rare)
Derived from the name of the commune Menton (Côtes d'Azur).

Mentzia f Medieval Basque
Variant of Mantzia.

Menucha f Hebrew
Hebrew, meaning "peaceful, restful". The feminine form of Menachem.

Menuhah m & f Hebrew
Variant of Menuha.

Mequita f Spanish
Perhaps a variant of Mezquita, also called the Great Mosque of Córdoba or the Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady, a medieval Islamic mosque that was converted into a Roman Catholic Christian cathedral in the Spanish city of Córdoba, Andalusia.

Meralda f Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean, Rare)

Merance f Walloon
Walloon form of Émerence.

Meranda f English (Rare)
Variant of Miranda.

Mérande f Medieval French

Meranii f Japanese
From Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot", 良 (ra) meaning "good" combined with 新 (ii) meaning "new". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Merarda f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Merardo.

Mercede f Italian
Italian form of Mercedes

Mercina f English, Dutch
Meaning "mercy, grace" from the latin merces.... [more]

Merdeka m & f Indonesian
Means "free, independent" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "prosperous".

Mereana f Maori
Maori form of Mary Ann.

Mereani f Fijian

Mereoni f Fijian
Fijian form of Marion 1.

Meretha f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Mereta.

Merewen f Medieval English
Variant of Merwenn.

Merewin f Medieval Cornish, Medieval English
Variant of Mærwynn.

Merewyn f Literature
Variant of Mærwynn used by Anya Seton in her historical novel Avalon (1965). In the story Merewyn is a niece of Merwinna, abbess of Romsey Abbey.

Mërgime f Albanian
Feminine form of Mërgim.

Mergita f Albanian (Rare)

Meriall f English
Meaning unknown. Maybe from Mary or Merry 1.

Meriama f Judeo-Catalan (Latinized, Archaic)
Latinized form of Miriam.

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

Meriana f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Miriana.

Meribah f English (American)
From an Old Testament place name meaning "quarreling, strife, contention" in Hebrew. This occurs in the Old Testament belonging to one of the locations visited by the Israelites following their exodus from Egypt.

Merican f Malaysian

Mericke f Manx (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a transcription/reading error of Avericke, an adoption of the Yorkshire name Merica or a transferred use of the surname Mericke (which shares its source with the English surname Merick).

Meridee f American

Meridel f English
This was the name of communist and feminist writer Meridel le Sueur (1900 - 1996), possibly taken from her mother's nickname "Mary Del."

Merieme f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Miriam (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).

Merilda f French (Quebec)

Merilda f Medieval English
Medieval English form of *Mærhild.

Merilde f Italian (Rare)
Variant of Marilde.

Merilee f Popular Culture, English
Variant of Merrily, ultimately from English "merrily" meaning "showing happiness or enjoyment". Donnie Iris released a song called "Sweet Merilee" in 1981.

Merilia f Haitian Creole
Variant of Marilia.

Merilin f Estonian (Modern)
Elaboration of Merili.

Merilyn f Estonian (Modern)
Variant of Merilin, influenced by Marilyn.

Merinda f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
English variant of Marinda and Afrikaans variant of Marinda.

Merinda f Indigenous Australian (Anglicized, Rare, ?), English (Australian)

Merinde f Dutch (Rare)

Merinde f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Merinda.

Merisha f Indian

Meriska f Afrikaans

Meriska f Indonesian

Merisol f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Merysol.