Submitted Names of Length 6

Meliah f Hawaiian

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

Melias m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Son of the King of Denmark, Melias entered the Grail Quest as squire to King Bagdemagus, but left him at the White Abbey and went with Galahad instead.

Méliau m Medieval French
From the Latin miles, meaning "soldier". This was the name of a Breton saint, known for sharing his cloak with a beggar, who was beheaded in the mid-6th century AD.

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

Melijs m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch short form of Aemilius (see Emil; compare Melis).

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.

Melino m Filipino (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Masculine form of Melina

Melion m Arthurian Cycle
A British knight in a French lai, who possessed an enchanted ring. This ring enabled him to change into a werewolf and back again. His wife stole the ring when he was in lupine form, trapping him there until her treason was detected.... [more]

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.

Meliso m Spanish
Spanish form of Melissos via its latinized form Melissus.

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.

Melito m Spanish (Archaic), Catalan (Archaic)
Variant of Melitón.

Melito m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Meliton. Used by a famous second century bishop who listed a canon of the Old Testament.

Melito m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish Portuguese and Galician form of Mellitus.

Melius m Swedish
Short form of Emelius.

Melius m Arthurian Cycle
Merlin’s maternal grandfather in Baudin Butor’s romance.... [more]

Meliye f Walloon
Short form of both Melaniye and Ameliye.

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

Melkin m Arthurian Cycle
John of Glastonbury mentions a vaticinator (one who foresees the future), who lived before Myrddin (Merlin) and uttered a prophecy about Glastonbury, couched in obscure Latin, which is difficult to interpret... [more]

Melkir m Faroese
Faroese form of Melker.

Melkon m Armenian

Melkor m Literature
Means "he who rises in might" in Quenya. In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, this was an earlier name of Morgoth; his original name in Valarin was not recorded.

Mellet m Sami
Sami name of unknown origin and meaning, maybe related to Mielat?

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

Mellit m History (Ecclesiastical)
Polish and French form of Mellitus.

Mellyn f Cornish
Yellow Haired

Meloar m Breton
Variant of Melar.

Mélodi f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Melody.

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

Melody f English Creole (Modern)
From Melodi, influenced by English

Méloir m History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
French form of Melar.

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".

Melsor m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Older form of Melor, a name created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. This form stands for Маркс, Энгельс, Ленин, Сталин, Октябрьская Революция "(Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, October Revolution)"... [more]

Melton m English
Probably a variant of Milton.

Meluca f Galician
Hypocoristic of Amelia.

Meluna f Filipino

Meluša f Czech
Diminutive form of Melanie or Melánia.

Melusi m South African

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)

Melwas m Arthurian Cycle
Possibly means "prince of death" or "princely youth". This is an older form of Maelwys.

Melwin m Swedish
Variant of Melvin.

Melwyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

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.

Melzar m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "overseer" or "master of wine."... [more]

Memang f Filipino (Rare)
Diminutive of Guillerma.

Memduh m Turkish
Turkish form of Mamduh.

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

Memnon m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μέμνων (memnon) meaning "steadfast, resolute" (see Agamemnon).

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".

Memory f English (American, Rare), English (African), Southern African
From the English word memory, ultimately from the Latin memor "mindful, remembering".

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.

Menaut m Gascon
Gascon form of Meinhold.

Menawa m Creek

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.

Mencio m Aragonese (Rare)
Masculine form of Mencia.

Mencke m & f East Frisian

Mendas m Berber

Mendhi f Obscure

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

Mendie m Yiddish
A pet form of Mendel

Mendim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian mendim "thought; opinion, judgment".

Mendog m Polish
Polish form of Mindaugas.

Menduh m Albanian

Meneci m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Menoetius.

Menega f Medieval Italian

Meneos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μήνη (mene) meaning "moon". In a broad sense, it can also be interpreted as "monthly".

Menesa f Turkish

Meneus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Meneos.

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

Mengfu m Chinese
From Chinese 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" combined with 頫 (fǔ) meaning "bow, look down, stoop", 復 (fù) meaning "return, repeat", 斧 (fǔ) meaning "axe, hatchet", or 复 (fù) meaning "complex, repeat, go back"... [more]

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".

Mengka m Mizo
Means "orecious; famous; strong" in Mizo.

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".

Mengot m Medieval German
Variant of Meingod

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

Menion m Gascon
Truncated form of Domenjon.

Menipo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Menippos via its latinized form Menippus.

Menipp m Russian
Russian form of Menippos.

Menkam m Bamileke, African
noble child, ... [more]

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.

Menkar m Astronomy
From Arabic منخر (manħar) "nostril" This is the name of a star in the constellation Cetus.

Menoah m Dutch (Rare)
Probably a variant form of the biblical name Manoah.

Menora f English

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

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

Ménrót m Hungarian Mythology
Ménrót is mentioned in Simon of Kéza's 'Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum', written in the 1280s, in its semi-Latinized form Menrot. According to Simon of Kéza, Hunor and Magor, the legendary forefathers of the Huns and the Hungarians, were the sons of Ménrót, a mythical giant, who he partly identified with biblical Nimrod... [more]

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]

Mentar m Albanian
Derived from Albanian mentar "intelligent; thinker".

Mentes m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Mentes is the name of the King of the Taphians and the son of Anchialus. He is mentioned in the Odyssey.

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.

Menysh m Mari
Mari form of Mikhail or Misha.

Menyus m Hungarian
Hypochoristic form of Menyhért.... [more]

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.

Merabi m Georgian
Form of Merab 2 with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

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".

Merard m Medieval French
Derived from Old High German māri "famous" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz) and Old High German hart "strong, hard".

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.

Mercer m English
Transferred use of the surname Mercer.

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.

Měrćin m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Martin.

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

Mereck m English (Rare)
Variant of Merrick influenced by the spelling of Dereck.

Meredi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Meredy f English (Rare)

Mereen f Indian

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

Merens m Romansh
Romansh form of Emerentius.

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

Mereto m Kurdish
Kurdish masculine given name derived from the name of a mountain in Kurdistan.

Mergen m Mythology, Tuvan, Kalmyk, Buryat, Kazakh
Derived from Mongolian мэргэн (mergen) meaning "sharpshooter, archer" or "wise, intelligent". In Turkic mythology, Mergen is a deity of abundance and wisdom.

Mergen m Mongolian
Means "wise, intelligent", "sharpshooter, sharp-sighted", or "divination, prophetic; soothsayer" in Mongolian.

Mërgim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian mërgim "exile; (archaic) departure".

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.

Merïen m Arthurian Cycle
Perceval married his cousin, the daughter of Goon Desert, to Lord Merïen.

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.

Merila m Gothic
Composed of mers "fame" + -ila (a personal name-forming suffix). The origin of the Galician toponym Merlán.

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.

Merkel m German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Markward.

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

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

Mërkur m Albanian
Variant of Merkur.

Merkur m Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, German, Norwegian, Albanian
Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, German and Norwegian form of Mercurius (see Mercury).

Merlia f Various (Rare)

Merlín m Galician
Galician form of Merlin.

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.

Mermin m Medieval Cornish

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]

Merong m Dambro

Merops m Greek Mythology
From Greek μέροψ (merops) meaning "bee-eater", the bee-eater (species Merops apiaster) being a type of bird; allegedly it was used to mean "mortal". This word can mean "with face turned", derived from Greek μέρος (meros) "part" and ὤψ (ôps) "eye, face".

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.

Merric m English (Rare)
Variant of Merrick. It was used by the author Tamora Pierce for a character in her 'Protector of the Small' fantasy series.

Merrie f American (Rare)
Variant of Merry 1.

Merrik m English (American)

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.

Merrix m English (Rare)

Merryl f English
Variant of Merril.

Mersam f Filipino (Rare)

Mersin m Albanian

Mertal m Kurdish
Means "shield" in Kurdish.

Mertie f English (American)
Variant of Myrtie.

Mertin m German (East Prussian), German (Silesian)
East Prussian German and Silesian German form of Martin.

Mertle f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Myrtle.

Mertyn m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Martin.

Meruem m & f Japanese (Latinized, Modern, Rare)
Of Japanese origin, and means "Light that Illuminates All".

Merula m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin merula "blackbird".

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

Mervan m Kurdish, Turkish (Rare)
Kurdish and Turkish form of Marwan.

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.

Mervie m African

Mervil m American

Merwan m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مروان (see Marwan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Merwen m Breton

Merwin m English, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean, Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Variant of Mervyn.

Mêrxas m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish mêrxas meaning "brave".

Meryah f Obscure

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

Meryan f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Meryll f English
Variant of Meryl.

Meryra m Ancient Egyptian
Meaning "beloved of Ra". This was an alternate transcription of the throne name of Pepi I, Meryre.

Meryre m Ancient Egyptian
Meaning "beloved of Re". This was the throne name of the pharaoh Pepi I, and the feminine name borne by two consorts of Pepi incorporates this name, Ankhesenmeryre.

Merytd f Central American

Merzet m Bosnian (Rare), Turkish (Rare)

Meşale f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Not available

Mesard m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Medard.

Mesbah m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic مصباح (see Misbah), as well as a Bengali variant.

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)

Mesfin m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "monarch, noble, prince" in Amharic.

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

Meshek m Biblical
Possible relation to Meshech.

Mesiah m African American
Variant of Messiah.

Mesias f Spanish
Meaning unknown

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

Mesila f Albanian

Mesmin m History (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare)
French variant of Maximin. Saint Mesmin (died c. 520 AD) is a French saint associated with the Bishopric of Orléans. He was the second abbot of Micy Abbey, founded by his uncle, Saint Euspicius.

Mesrop m Armenian
Of uncertain origin.

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’.

Messus m Late Roman
Derived from the Latin verb meto "to reap, to harvest, to cut, to sever", or from the latinized form of Greek mesos or messos "(the) middle, (the) middle one". A third possibility is that it is a variant form of Maesus.

Mestor m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun μήστωρ (mestor) meaning "adviser, counsellor". In Greek mythology, this was the name of several princes.

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
Feminine form of Mesud.

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

Methee m Thai
Alternate transcription of Methi.

Method m English (Archaic)
English form of Methodius.

Methos m Popular Culture
Name of Oldest Immortal in Highlander: The Series.

Metias m Literature

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

Metika f African American

Metion m Ancient Greek
In Greek mythology, Metion was an Athenian prince.

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

Metito m Filipino

Metjen m Ancient Egyptian
Means "the leader" in Ancient Egyptian.

Metode m Georgian
Georgian form of Methodios (see Methodius).

Metodi m Bulgarian, Kashubian
Bulgarian and Kashubian form of Methodius.

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.