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MaidafEnglish, Literature This name became popular after the Battle of Maida (1806), which took place near the Italian town of Maida and ended in a victory for Britain. In 18th- and 19th-century America it was used as a diminutive of both Madeline and Magdalena... [more]
MaihafJapanese From 真 (ma) meaning "sincere, genuine, real", 依 (i) meaning "as before, according to, to rely, to depend on", and 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume". Other kanji combinations can be used.
MaihofJapanese From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sail". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MaikafJapanese From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 衣 (i) meaning "clothes" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good, lovely". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MaikofJapanese Most commonly written as 麻衣子, from Japanese 麻衣 (mai) meaning "linen robe" combined with Japanese 子 (ko) meaning "child". Another popular combination was 舞子, from Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" and Japanese 子 (ko) meaning "child".
MaikofGeorgian Diminutive of Maia 1, Makrine and Mariam. It is now primarily used as an independent name rather than as an unofficial nickname.
Maikuf & mJapanese From Japanese 麻 (mai) meaning "hemp, flax, linen" or 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time" or 郁 (ku) meaning "fragrance, perfume". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MaimefJapanese From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" or 麻 (ma) meaning "flax", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing" combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MainafLatvian (Rare) Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Swedish Maina, a Latvianized borrowing of Finnish Maini, a phonetic coinage based on Aina 4 and a derivation from Latvian mainīt "to change; to alter".
MainefJapanese From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 舞 (ma/mai) meaning "dance" combined with 稲 (ine) meaning "rice (plant)", 茜 (ne) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" or 音 (ne) meaning "sound"... [more]
MainemEnglish There is no definitive explanation for the origin of the name "Maine", but the most likely origin is that the name was given by early explorers after the former province of Maine in France. Other theories mention earlier places with similar names, or claim it is a nautical reference to the mainland... [more]
MainofJapanese From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
MaiorfMedieval Galician Derived from Galician maior "major, greater", this name is an adoption of the title of the Virgin Mary Santa María a Maior (Saint Mary the Great in English).
MairifJapanese From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 里 (ri) meaning "village" or 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
MairomEstonian 20th-century coinage, intended as a masculine form of Maire.
MairofJapanese From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 彩 (iro) or 色 (iro) both meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MairufJapanese From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
MaisafJapanese From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maisaf & mGeorgian (Rare) Derived from Georgian მაისი (maisi) meaning "May" (see May). This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was born in May.... [more]
MaitafShona A Shona (Zimbabwean) name that implies gratitude for something that has been done well. It may be spelt as Mayita or Mazvita depending on the area of origin of the speaker.... [more]
MaitomJapanese This name combines 舞 (bu, mai, ma.u, -ma.u) meaning "circle, dance, flit, wheel" with 人 (jin, nin, -to, hito, -ri) meaning "person" or 斗 (to, tou) meaning "Big Dipper."... [more]
MaivefIrish (Rare) Variant of Maeve. A notable bearer was Indian-born author Maive Stokes (1866-1961), who was of Irish descent. She is best known for compiling a collection of Indian fairy tales that were told to her by her caretakers.
MaiyafTamil The name means "Illusion" in Sanskrit, having to do with the hindu belief that the world is all an illusion which one must overcome to reach moksha or nirvana
MaiyafJapanese From 舞 (mai) "circle, wheel" and 弥 (ya) "increasingly"
Maizef & mEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) From the alternative name of the cereal grain of the species Zea mays, known primarily as "corn" in North America and many other English-speaking countries. The English word is ultimately derived from Taíno (Arawakan) mahiz... [more]
MakaimHawaiian Makai is an adverb in the Hawaiian language combining the directional particle ma with Hawaiian kai meaning "ocean". It literally means "toward or by the sea, seaward". It is sometimes used as a given name, particularly within the Hawaiian Islands but is also found within the continental United States.
MakuumSwahili This name means Great in Swahili. Known for the crocodile leader in The Lion Guard, also a name for the Swahili people. It is a male name.
MaleafGerman (Modern), German (Swiss, Modern) Anglicized spelling of Malia. It is often claimed that this name means "flower" in Hawaiian. This is false. The Hawaiian word for "flower" is "pua".
MalykmUkrainian Is a combination of Mal 3 with diminutive suffix -yk, or could have been derived directly from adjective malyi (малий) - "little, small"... [more]
MamaimMedieval Turkic It may come from the name Muḥammad paired with the nickname Kičik ("little"). Whether "Mamai" is a variation of that name or an additional, "folk" name, remains unclear.
Mamazm & fNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl mamaztli, "soft feather".
MambomSpanish (Latin American) From The Name of a Latin dance of Cuba. Mambo was invented during the 1930s by the native Cuban musician and composer Arsenio Rodríguez, developed in Havana by Cachao and made popular by Dámaso Pérez Prado and Benny Moré.... [more]
MameifChinese From Chinese 麻 (má) meaning "hemp, flax" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister"... [more]
MamiafJapanese From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MamurmTajik, Uzbek Derived from Arabic مَأْمُور (ma'mur) meaning "officer, magistrate, judge". Some sources claim that the use of this word as a given name was inspired by ﺍﻟْﺒَﻴْﺖِ ﺍﻟْﻤَﻌْﻤُﻮﺭِ (al-Bayt al-Ma'mur) or (al-Bait ul-Ma'mur), the name of a celestial mosque located directly above the Kaaba, which the prophet Muhammad saw during his ascent into heaven... [more]
ManaefJapanese From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 永 (e) meaning "eternity" or 蒔 (ma) meaning "sowing seeds" combined with 苗 (nae) meaning "bud, sprout"... [more]
MananmIndian, Hindi, Gujarati Derived from Sanskrit मनन (manana) meaning "thinking, understanding, reflection, meditation".
Manaom & fJapanese From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 郎 (o) meaning "son", 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom", 緒 (o) meaning "thread", 織 (o) meaning "weave, knit" or 生 (o) meaning "live"... [more]
ManarfArabic Means "beacon, guiding light" in Arabic.
ManasmKyrgyz, Mythology Meaning uncertain. It may be derived from Sanskrit मनस् (manas) meaning "mind, intellect, spirit" or from Alpamysh, the name of a character from an ancient Turkic epic of the same name... [more]
ManatfNear Eastern Mythology Probably either from Arabic مَنَا (manā) meaning "mete out, distribute" or "test, determine" or مُنِيَة (muniya) meaning "fate, destiny, desire, wish". This was the name of the Semitic goddess of time, fate, fortune and death who was worshipped in pre-Islamic Arabia... [more]
MangafMedieval Hungarian, Hungarian (Rare) Of uncertain origin and meaning. In medieval times, it might have been a variant of Magna, today, however, it is rather considered a diminutive of Margit and its variants.
ManiafEtruscan Mythology, Roman Mythology In 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... [more]
ManicmPopular Culture Manic the Hedgehog is a green anthropomorphic hedgehog from the Sonic Underground animated series. He is the brother of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonia the Hedgehog, as well the youngest son of Queen Aleena.... [more]
MannafDutch (Rare) When the new born child was to be named after a male grandparent named Herman or Hermannus, the female baby was named Manna.
Mannaf & mFinnish Manna was originally a male name, coming from the names Immanuel and Mauno. Later, Manna has been used as a female name, because it ends in an "a".