Manuf & mOld Persian Ancient 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... [more]
ManumSamoan From a Samoan word meaning "bird".... [more]
ManumMythology From Proto-Indo-European *Mónus, derived from Proto-Indo-European *mon- "man". This is a reconstructed name of one of the Proto-Indo-European creation duo, the other being Yemo.
Marif & mKorean Mari has its origins from the ancient Korean language. It's original meaning is "mountaintop" but it also means "good, the best, the first..."
MärtmEstonian Originally a diminutive of Märten, now used as a given name in its own right.
Martf & mMongolian, Russian Means "March (month)" in Russian. This is primarily a feminine name in Mongolia, and a masculine name in Russia.
MarufJapanese Written in hiragana, Maru is a female name meaning 'round'. Admittedly, finding the name 'Maru' on itself is highly rare, but variations with -yo 'world', -ko 'child', or -mi 'beauty' exist. In addition, more uncommon suffixs are sometimes added to 'Maru', especially in modern times - Maruka, meaning 'round fruit or flower', Marui meaning 'round boxes' or even Maruya 'to be round' are possible names.... [more]
Marum & fTswana Means cloud. In setswana culture anything which has to do with water, which is a precious commodity is loved. Clouds bring rain and so are welcomed wherever they appear.
MatafHistory Derived from Malay and Indonesian matahari meaning "sun", literally "eye of the day" (being a compound of mata "eye" and hari "day"). This was the stage name of Mata Hari (real name Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, 1876-1917), a Dutch exotic dancer executed for alleged espionage during World War I.
MatifGuanche From Guanche *măttəy, meaning "wanders". This was recorded as the name of a 7-year-old Guanche girl from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.
MatomSioux Means "bear; fiercely angry" in Lakota. From the Lakota matȟó 'bear; to be fiercely angry, to be a shark at'.
MatofJapanese From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 麻 (ma) meaning "flax" combined with 都 (to) meaning "capital (city)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mausm & fDutch (Rare) Contracted form of names that are derived from the Latin adjective maurus meaning "dark-skinned, Moorish", such as Mauritia (feminine), Maurits (masculine) and Maurice (technically unisex in the Netherlands).... [more]
MawifChin Means "pollen" or "caress" in Hakha Chin.
MaxlmGerman Diminutive of Maximilian. It is typically only used informally, meaning: it is hardly ever (if at all) used as an official name on birth certificates.... [more]
MayafSoviet, Russian (Rare) From Russian май (may), meaning "May". It was used by communist parents wanting to reject traditional names as a reference to International Worker's Day on May 1st. The name is written as Maya (Мая) because it is feminine.
Mayaf & mJapanese Combination of a ma kanji, like 麻 meaning "hemp, flax," 真/眞 meaning "pure, true," 磨/摩 meaning "polish, shine," 茉, part of 茉莉 (matsuri), referring to the Arabian jasmine, 舞 meaning "dance" or 万 meaning "ten thousand," and a ya kanji, such as 耶, 弥 meaning "increase," 矢 meaning "arrow," 也, 野 meaning "field" or 椰, referring to the (coconut) palm... [more]
MazufChinese Mythology From Chinese 媽祖 (Māzǔ), derived from 妈 (mā) meaning "mother" and 祖 (zǔ) meaning "ancestor, forebear, grandparent". In Chinese mythology Mazu is a sea goddess and the deified form of a medieval Fujianese shamaness who was revered by seafarers and sailors.
MegifAlbanian, Georgian, Slovene (Modern) Albanian, Georgian and Slovene borrowing of the English given name Maggie. Known bearers of this name include the Albanian soccer player Megi Doci (b. 1996) and the Georgian actress Megi Tsulukidze (1921-1993).
MegufJapanese From Japanese 愛 (megu) meaning "love, affection" or 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection" combined with 恭 (ku) meaning "respect". Other kanji combinations can be used.... [more]
MejdmArabic Variant of Majd, meaning “glory” or “praise”.
MekhmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian mẖ, possibly a short form of jmj-ẖt, derived from jmj "inherent in, being in" combined with ẖt "group of people, of gods" or "abdomen, belly". This was the name of a predynastic pharaoh, who may or may not have been a mythical figure.
MelsmSoviet, Russian, Ukrainian Acronym of the surnames of Маркс (Marks), Энгельс (Engels), Ленин (Lenin) and Сталин (Stalin), which refer to Karl Marx (1818-1883), Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)... [more]
MemefJapanese From Japanese 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" or 海 (me) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [more]
MenafJapanese From Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MenafRoman Mythology Along with Juno, assured menstrual flow, and during pregnancy redirected its flow to feed the developing child.
MenafIrish, English Common diminutive of Philomena, derived from ancient Greek/Roman sources originally and means 'friend of strength' or 'loved strongly'. Mena is the most common nickname for Philomena and it sometimes used as a forename itself.
Menef & mOgoni Means "rich/ wealthy" in Khana,... [more]
Mengm & fChinese From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", 濛 (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout"... [more]
MerofJapanese From Japanese 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 雌 (me) meaning "feminine, female" or 夢 (me) meaning "dream" combined with 蕗 (ro) meaning "butterbur, bog rhubarb", 路 (ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance" or 露 (ro) meaning "dew, tears, expose"... [more]
Merom & fGeorgian For men, this name is a short form of Merab 2 and perhaps also of Vladimer. For women, it is either a diminutive or a variant of Meri 2.... [more]
MerufJapanese (Modern, Rare) It could be spelled with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, shoot, sprout" and 留 (ru) meaning "fasten, halt, stop" or 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli, precious stone, gem". Other kanji combinations can be used.... [more]
MerumAncient Egyptian From Egyptian mrw, of uncertain etymology. It could derived from the homonym mrw "desert", or from an inflected form of mrj "to love".
MėtafLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian noun mėta meaning "mint" (as in, the plant). This name is not to be confused with the similar-looking name Meta.
MetafGreek Mythology From Greek mήταν meaning "beyond". In Greek Mythology Meta was the daughter of Hoples and the first wife of Aegeus.
MiaifJapanese From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" or 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
MianmScandinavian Short form of names ending in -mian or a male form of Mia.
MianmRussian (Archaic) Russian short form of Ammian. This is the name by which the early 4th-century martyr and saint Ammianus is generally known in Russia.
MianmManx Probably originally a diminutive of Matthew via Matthias, this name has since become the regular Manx form of Matthew.
MiaofChinese Feminine given name, meaning "wonderful, clever, ingenious, excellent" if written with the Hanzi 妙 (miào).
MiaofJapanese From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 蒼 (ao) meaning "blue, green". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MihafJapanese From Japanese 見 (mi) meaning "to see" combined with 張 (ha) meaning "to stretch; to open up; to spread". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mi-hofKorean From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 虎 (ho) meaning "tiger". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
MijufKorean From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" and 珠 (ju) "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl". Other many combinations are also possible.