MasachikamJapanese From Japanese 維 (masa) meaning "to tie; to fasten; to tie up" combined with 周 (chika) meaning "circumference". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]
MasakatsumJapanese From 傑 (masa) meaning "outstanding" and 將 (katsu) meaning "to rival, surpass, excel". Other kanji combinations can be used.
MasamichimJapanese From Japanese 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" or 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper, correct, justice" combined with 道 (michi) meaning "path". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
MasamitsumJapanese From 真 (masa) meaning "truth, reality" or 政 (masa) meaning "law, rule, doctrine, precept, way" combined with 貢 (mitsu.gu, ku, kou) meaning "finance, support, tribute".
MasashigemJapanese From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" or 政 (masa) meaning "government" combined with 成 (shige) meaning "become", 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" or 繁 (shige) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant"... [more]
MasatoshimJapanese From 政 (masa) meaning "government" or 正 (masa) meaning "correct, proper, justice" combined with 功 (toshi) meaning "success, great achievement"... [more]
MasatsugumJapanese From 正 (masa) meaning "justice, right, correct, proper" or 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant" combined with 次 (tsugu) meaning "second, next" or 継 (tsugu) meaning "to succeed someone, inherit"... [more]
MasautsiaκmGreenlandic Greenlandic name with the combination of Masáuna and suffix -tsiaq "beautiful, precious".
MashallahmArabic, Persian From the Arabic phrase مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه (mā šāʾa l-lah) meaning "God has willed it", used by Muslims to express joy or thankfulness for an event occurring.
MashawilamNsenga Meaning manzi yabila "boiling water", Derived from Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria Fall) "the smoke that thunders".
MasiosaremSpanish (Mexican, Rare) From the Spanish phrase más si osare (un extraño enemigo) meaning "but if (a foreign enemy) dares" from the Mexican national anthem. This is borne by Mexican martial artist Masiosare 'Masio' Fullen (1987-)... [more]
MąstautasmLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian verb mąstyti meaning "to think (about), to ponder, to meditate" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).
MastoravafMordvin, Mythology The name of Mordvin Earth goddess. Her name is derived from mastor meaning "earth" and ava meaning "woman, mother".
MasturbekmKazakh From Arabic مستور (mastur) meaning "hidden, concealed" and beg meaning "chieftain, master".
MąstvilasmLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian verb mąstyti meaning "to think (about), to ponder, to meditate" combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas).
MasutaroumJapanese From Japanese 萬 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 壽 (su) meaning "long life", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MasuyoshimJapanese From Japanese 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Matangarof & mCook Islands Maori Means "lost face," derived from mata meaning "face" and ngaro meaning "disappear, vanish, lose."
MathelinefFrench (Rare), Caribbean (Rare), Haitian Creole Traditionally found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France, this name is of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation of Mathilde and a feminine form of the archaic masculine name Mathelin (which itself survives only as a surname today)... [more]
MatholwchmWelsh Mythology The name of an Irish King who was married to Branwen in Welsh mythology. It means mythical name.
MatȟósapamSioux Means "black bear" in the Lakota language.
MathusaelmBiblical, Biblical Latin Form of Methushael used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
MatsuhikomJapanese From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 彦 (hiko) meaning "prince".
MatsujiromJapanese From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree" or 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, end, powder, tip" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MatsukazefLiterature From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 風 (kaze) meaning "gust, wind". This is a main character from the Japanese Noh drama 'Matsukaze'.
MatsurikofJapanese (Rare) This extremely rare name combines 祭 (sai, matsu.ru, matsu(.)ri) meaning "festival" with 子 (shi, su, tsu, (-)ko, ne) meaning "child."
MatsusukemJapanese A notable bearer is Matsusuke Onoe I, who was an actor.
MauriliusmLate Roman Probably diminutive of Maurus, though a Celtic root has been suggested: Mawrwr meaning "magnanimous", which coincides with a Welsh word meaning "great man" from mawr "great" (cognate of Gaelic mór "great") and gwr "man".
MaximillafLate Roman, Medieval Italian, Hungarian Latin diminutive of Maxima. Maximilla was a prophetess and an early advocate of Montanism, a heretical Christian sect founded in the third century A.D. by Montanus.
MayahuinimNahuatl Means "overthrower" or "fighter, soldier" in Nahuatl, derived from mayahui "to throw, to hurl down".
MayantigomGuanche Means "piece of heaven" in Guanche. Mayantigo was the name of a Guanche leader from the island of La Palma at the time of the European conquest, at the end of the 15th century. He was later known as Aganeye.
MayranushfArmenian Literally means "sweet mother" in Armenian. It consists of the Armenian words մայր (mayr) meaning "mother" and անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet" as well as "pleasant, agreeable" (see Anush).
MaÿroumfamSonghai, Western African Meaning unknown. It was the name of an Askia dynasty member of the Dendi Kingdom straddling what are now Benin and Niger.
MaysabibifUzbek Derived from maysa meaning "sprouts, fresh growth of plants" and bibi meaning "learned woman".
MayshakarfUzbek Derived from may meaning "wine" and shakar meaning "sugar, candy, sweet(s)".
Medekhgüif & mMongolian Means "ignorant, unknowing" in Mongolian, from мэдэх (medekh) meaning "to know, to understand" and the suffix -гүй (güi) meaning "without, -less".
MedguistlfMedieval Cornish Old Cornish name, in which the second element is Welsh gwystl "hostage" (Cornish cognate gostel). The first element may be Welsh medd "mead" (Cornish medh) or Welsh medd "power, authority".
MediatrixfEnglish (African), Filipino From the title of the Virgin Mary, referring to her intercessory role as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ (compare Spanish/Portuguese and French equivalents Mediatriz and Médiatrice, Portuguese Medianeira and Spanish/Portuguese Mediadora).
MeditrinafRoman Mythology Roman goddess of wine and health, possibly created to explain the Roman holiday of Meditrinalia (Oct. 11); generally taken to mean 'healer'
MegabatesmAncient Greek, Old Persian (Hellenized) Hellenized form of Old Persian Bagapātah, influenced by the Ancient Greek elements μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, mighty" and -βάτης (-bates) meaning "walker", itself from βαίνω (baino) "to go, to step".
MegabazusmOld Persian (Hellenized) From Ancient Greek Μεγάβαζος (Megábazos), a Hellenized form of Old Persian Bagavazdā, influenced by Greek μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, mighty"... [more]
MegaclitefGreek Mythology (Latinized), Astronomy Latinized form of Greek Μεγακλειτή (Megakleite), possibly derived from the Greek adjective μέγας (megas) "great, large, mighty" combined with κλειτός (kleitos) "celebrated, famous, illustrious" (compare Megakles)... [more]
MeganeirafGreek Mythology Means "man-exalting, lordly", derived from Greek μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, huge" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".
MegawarnomJavanese Javanese form of Meghavarna. From Sanskrit मेघवर्ण (meghavarṇa) meaning “cloud color", derived from Indonesian mega meaning "cloud", ultimately from Sanskrit मेघ (megha), combined with Indonesian warna meaning "color", ultimately from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna).
MehrangizfPersian Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love, affection" and انگیز (angiz), the present stem of انگیختن (angikhtan) meaning "to provoke, instigate, stimulate".
MehrdokhtfPersian Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, sympathy, love, affection" or "Mithra, the Sun", referring to the Zoroastrian deity Mithra (compare Mehr), combined with دخت (dokht) "daughter".
MehrnigorfTajik From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" and نگار (negar) meaning "beloved"
MeketatenfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian mꜥkt-itn "behold the Aten" or "protected by Aten". This was the name of the second daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.
MelancthafLiterature Used by Gertrude Stein for the heroine of one of her 'Three Lives' (1909). It could be a feminization of Melanchthon.
MelangellfWelsh The name of an early Welsh saint, known as the patron saint of small creatures because she sheltered a hare from the hounds of Prince Brochwel Ysgythrog during his hunting expedition... [more]
MelanthosmGreek Mythology Means "black flower", derived from Greek μελας (melas) meaning "black" combined with Greek ανθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom". Also compare Melanthios.
MelanthusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Melanthos. In Greek mythology, Melanthus was a king of Messenia who was later expelled from Messenia and instead became king of Athens.
MelbournemEnglish, Romani (Archaic) After the capital of the Australian state of Victoria. It is named for the British prime minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. His title comes from his estate, Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire, whose name means "mill stream"... [more]
MeleagrosmAncient Greek Possibly related to Greek μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark" and ἀγρός (agros) meaning "land, field", giving this name the meaning of "black land", perhaps in reference to burnt farmland (which was burnt in order to make the ground fertile)... [more]
MeliadicefArthurian Cycle A descendant of Arthur and heroine of the romance Cleriadus et Meliadice, published in Paris in 1495. The author of the work is unknown, but it is believed to have been based on earlier French and English romances.... [more]
MelisseusmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek μελισσεύς (melisseus) meaning "bee-keeper, bee-man", which is ultimately derived from Greek μέλισσα (melissa) meaning "honey-bee" (also see Melissa)... [more]
MelussinafLiterature Apparently a variant of Melusine, used by Danish author Lene Kaaberbøl in her fantasy novel Skammerens Datter (2000; English: The Shamer's Daughter).
MenagorasmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun μήνη (mene) meaning "moon". The second element is derived from either the Greek verb ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) meaning "to orate, to speak publicly" or the Greek noun ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market, marketplace".
MendanbarmLiterature The name of a character in American author Patricia Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles series of young adult fantasy novels.
MenedemosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand". The second element is derived from Greek δημος (demos) meaning "the people"... [more]
MenegildafLiterature Short form of Hermenegilda. This name is borne by Menegilda Goold Brandybuck, the paternal grandmother of Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings.
MénehouldfFrench Probably a French form of Meinhold. Saint Ménehould is a French saint from the 4th century. She gave her name to the small town of Sainte-Ménehould in the Champagne region.
MenephronmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology The first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" (see Menelaus)... [more]
MenexenosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" or the Greek noun μένος (menos) meaning "mind" as well as "spirit" and "power, strength, force"... [more]
MengshengfChinese From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 生 (shēng) meaning "life, living, lifetime, birth".
MenkauhormAncient Egyptian From Egyptian mn-kꜢw-ḥr meaning "the established one of the life-force of Horus", derived from mn "to be established; to stay, remain; steadfast" combined with ka "soul, life-force" and the name of the god Horus.
MenoikeusmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Means "strength of the house", derived from Greek μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force" and οἶκος (oikos) meaning "house, home".
Meoohtse'efCheyenne Meoohtse'e means "spring grass" in the Cheyenne language. Meoohtse'e, also known as Monâhtseta'e, was a Cheyenne woman who had a child with George Custer.
MerewealhmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements mere "sea" and wealh "foreigner, Celt". This name was borne by a sub-king of the Magonsæte in the mid to late 7th century.
MerewennefMedieval Cornish, Celtic Mythology Merewenne is listed in the 12th-century Hartland list as one of the daughters of Brychan. While she is sometimes considered identical with Morwenna of Morwenstowe, another daughter of Brychan, Merewenne and the variants Marwyne and Merwenna appear in medieval records referring to the patron-saint of Marhamchurch near Bude (a church dating back to 1086 which is situated in north-east Cornwall).
MeridianafEnglish (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Literature According to Walter Map's 12th-century work De nugis curialium (Courtiers' Trifles), Pope Sylvester II owed his powerful position in the Catholic Church to the influence of a succubus named Meridiana.... [more]
MerneptahmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian mry-n-ptḥ meaning "beloved of Ptah", derived from mry "beloved" (participle of mrj "to love") combined with n(j) "of, belonging to; possessing (a quality)" and the name of the god Ptah... [more]
MerofledafGermanic, History Derived from Old High German mâri "famous" combined with flâdi "beauty, respectability." Merofleda was one of the wives of Charibert I, a 6th-century Merovingian king of Paris.