MeletosmAncient Greek The meaning of this name is a little bit uncertain. It could have been derived from Greek μελέτη (melete) "care, attention", but it could also have been derived from Greek μελέτα (meleta) "resolution, diligence"... [more]
MelibeemArthurian Cycle, Literature Melibee is a shepherd in Book 6 of "The Faerie Queene" who rejected courtly life for farm life. He raised Pastorella after finding her as a baby. He is killed by the Brigands.
MelidorfArthurian Cycle The daughter of Earl Sere, a nobleman who went to war with Arthur’s Sir Degrevant.... [more]
MeligormArthurian Cycle A knight in the service of Lord Golagros, Arthur’s opponent in the Middle Scots tale of Golagros and Gawain.
MelilotfLiterature 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.
MélinéefFrench (?) 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.
MelitónmSpanish (Rare), Galician Spanish and Galician form of Meliton. A known bearer of this name was the Peruvian naval commander and government official Melitón Carvajal (1847-1935).
MellidafTheatre, 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.
MelodeyfEnglish (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.
MeloneyfEnglish (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]
MelsenefLiterature Probably a simplification of Melusine. Melsene is the love interest of Cornelius Friebott in Hans Grimm's nationalist novel "Volk ohne Raum".
MeltgermRomansh Variant of Melchior, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
MemucanmBiblical Memucan was one of the seven vice-regents of the Persian King Ahasuerus(Also know as king Xerxes). Memucan was possibly another name for Haman.
MemzgunmNivkh From Nivkh mem meaning "rainbow"; given to baby boys born during the time of a rainbow.
MenaalifMuslim 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]
MeŋalčefMari Derived from the Mari meŋ meaning "birthmark".
MenelikmGe'ez, Amharic Means "son of the wise man" in Ge'ez and Amharic. According to the legend Menelik was the first emperor of Ethiopia. In the 10th century BC, he is said to have inaugurated the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia, so named because Menelik I is supposed to be the son of the biblical King Solomon of ancient Israel and Makeda, the Ethiopian Queen of Sheba.
MengjiafChinese From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious".
MenglinfChinese 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".
MengluofChinese From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 罗 (luó) meaning "net, gauze".
MengnanmChinese From the Chinese 盟 (méng) meaning "oath, covenant, alliance" and 南 (nán) meaning "south".
MengpanfChinese From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for".
MengranfChinese From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 然 (rán) meaning "certainly, pledge, promise".
MengraofChinese From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating".
MengruifChinese From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud".
MengshufChinese From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 书 (shū) meaning "book, letter".
Mengtaom & fChinese 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.
MengweifChinese From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 玮 (wěi) meaning "jade, rare, valuable".
MengxiafChinese From the Chinese 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout" and 夏 (xià) meaning "summer".
MengxinfChinese From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".
MengxunfChinese From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 寻 (xún) meaning "seek, search for" or 洵 (xún) meaning "real, true, really".
MengyanfChinese From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 滟 (yàn) meaning "overflowing, billowing".
Mengyaom & fChinese 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]
MengyinfChinese From the Chinese 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and 荫 (yīn) meaning "shade, shelter, protect".
MengyuefChinese 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".
MenlevafMedieval 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".
MenollyfLiterature The name of the heroine in Anne McCaffrey's The Harper Hall trilogy.
MenorahfJewish Its meaning is "candlestick". To the Jews, the menorah is the candelabrum used at Hannukah, the Festival of Lights."
MenowinmGerman (Modern, Rare), Romani The name is often analysed as a Germanic name made from the element MEGIN "strength" and WIN "friend". However, in the case of the most known bearer, the German singer Menowin Fröhlich, there is an account from his father that the name is made up to sound like Menuhin (the surname of the violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin).
MenrademFrench (Archaic) Local French form of Meinrad found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 18th century.
MequitafSpanish 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.
MeraiahmBiblical Meaning "resistance," a chief priest, a contemporary of the high priest Joiakim (Neh 12:12).
MeraniifJapanese From Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot", 良 (ra) meaning "good" combined with 新 (ii) meaning "new". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
MerenremAncient Egyptian From Egyptian mr.n-rꜥ, meaning "(the one) who is beloved by Ra", from Egyptian mr.n, a perfect relative form of mrj "to love (someone)" combined with the Egyptian God Ra... [more]
MerewynfLiterature 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.
MeribahfEnglish (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.
MerickefManx (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).
MeridelfEnglish This was the name of communist and feminist writer Meridel le Sueur (1900 - 1996), possibly taken from her mother's nickname "Mary Del."
MerileefPopular Culture, English Variant of Merrily, ultimately from English "merrily" meaning "showing happiness or enjoyment". Donnie Iris released a song called "Sweet Merilee" in 1981.
MerkadafJudeo-Spanish Derived from Judeo-Spanish merkado or Spanish mercado, both meaning "market". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was sold by its parents.
MerkadomJudeo-Spanish Derived from Judeo-Spanish merkado or Spanish mercado, both meaning "market". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was sold by its parents. Masculine form of Merkada.
MerkaremAncient Egyptian From Egyptian mr-kꜣ-rꜥ, possibly meaning "the soul in the pyramid of Ra", from Egyptian mr "pyramid" combined with kꜣ "soul" combined with the name of the god Ra... [more]
MerlenefEnglish Feminine elaboration of Merle using the popular name suffix lene, perhaps influenced by Marlene.
MerliahfEnglish (Modern) A combination of the prefix ‘mer’ and the suffix ‘lia’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie in a Mermaid Tale” where Barbie plays Merliah Summers, a surfing teenager who is half mermaid and half human.
MeronymfLiterature, Popular Culture This is the name of a character from the book "Cloud Atlas" written by David Mitchell, which was adapted to film (with the same title) in 2012. The author of the book probably derived the name from the English word meronym, which is a linguistic term used to refer to a part of the whole... [more]