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Mahaliel m Ancient Hebrew, English (Puritan), Jewish
Variant of Mahalel.

Mahalina f Filipino
Means "to be fascinated, to be charmed, to be attracted" in Tagalog.

Mahalric m Germanic
Derived from Old High German mahal "treaty, covenant" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Mahaltrud f Germanic
Derived from Old High German mahal "treaty, covenant" combined with þruþ "strength."

Maham f Pakistani
Unknown meaning.Possibly means 'moon'.

Maham m Guanche

Mahama m Western African, Thai (Muslim)
Form of Muhammad used in western Africa and Thailand.

Mahamad m Malay
Malay variant of Muhammad.

Mahamat m Central African, Thai (Muslim)
Form of Muhammad used in central Africa and Thailand.

Mahamed m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محمد (see Muhammad).

Mahamete m Medieval Arabic (Moorish, Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Muhammad.

Mahammadali m Dargin
Combination of Mahammad and Ali 1.

Mahammadshapi m Dargin
Combination of Mahammad and Shapi.

Mahammat m Kumyk
Kumyk form of Muhammad.

Mahammatshapi m Kumyk
Combination of Mahammat and Shapi.

Mahammoud m Western African (Rare)
A conflation of Muhammad with Mahmud, in this form extremely rare.

Mahamoudou m Eastern African
Mahoran musulman name

Mahan m Persian
Derived from Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon".

Mahan m Mormon
In the Book of Moses, it is said that Cain, after having slew Abel, became what they called the Master Mahan, being the head of a secret organization of murderers and cheaters... [more]

Mahana f Tahitian, Hawaiian
Means "sun" in Tahitian and "warmth, heat" in Hawaiian.

Mahana f Japanese
From Japanese 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 花 or 華 (hana) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mahana f & m Maori, Hawaiian, Tahitian
Means "warmth, heat" in Māori and Hawaiian, and "sun" in Tahitian.

Mahana f Sanskrit
" great; excellent; vast; huge; mighty "

Mahanand m Indian

Mahane f Japanese
優 meaning tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 羽 meaning feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.

Mahanina m & f Malagasy
Means "causing longing" in Malagasy.

Mahanora f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "great light", "immense light".

Mahanti m Mormon
An inscription on a cliff in Manti was written by someone who called himself Mahanti, the second king of the Lamanites. It was dated about A.D. 600, which would have been centuries after the Lamanites came into being... [more]

Mahapajapati f Sanskrit
Means "leader of a great assembly", derived from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great, large" combined with प्रजा (prajā) meaning "subjects, people" and पति (patī) meaning "husband, lord, master"... [more]

Mahar f Indian
NAME - Mahar महर्... [more]

Mahara f Maori (Rare)

Maharani f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit महाराज्ञी (maharajni) meaning "empress, queen".

Mahardika m & f Indonesian
Means "virtuous, noble, wise" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "very prosperous" (compare Merdeka).

Maharet f Turkish
From the Ottoman Turkish مهارت, from Arabic مَهَارَة (mahāra) & means, "skill (capacity to do something well)".

Mahareta f Indonesian (Rare)

Mahari m & f Yoruba
Means "one who forgives" or "forgiver" in Yoruba.

Maharlika f & m Filipino
Means "freeman, noble, aristocratic" in Tagalog, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "very prosperous". This was the term used to the warrior class in ancient Tagalog society.

Maharo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 円 (ma) meaning "circle, yen, round", 正 (ma) meaning "correct, justice, righteous", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" or 麻 (ma) meaning "flax, linen, hemp", 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers" combined with 晴 (haro) meaning "clear up", 悠 (haro) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 良 (ro) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled" or 陽 (haro) meaning "light, sun, male"... [more]

Maharo m & f Malagasy
Means "protecting, defending" in Malagasy.

Məhərrəm m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Muharram.

Maharu f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 眞 (ma) meaning "truth, reality", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen" combined with 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up", 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 青 (haru) meaning "blue, green", 治 (haru) meaning "reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve" or 葉 (haru) meaning "leaf"... [more]

Mahary m & f Malagasy
Means "create" in Malagasy.

Mahasiva m Sinhalese

Mahassen f Arabic (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant transcription of Mahassine.

Mahassine f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مُحَسِّن (muḥassin) meaning "embellisher, beautifier, improver" (chiefly Moroccan).

Mahasthamaprapta m Buddhism
Means "arrival of the great strength" or "one who has obtained great strength", from Sanskrit महा (maha) meaning "great", स्थामन् (sthaman) meaning "strength, power" and प्राप्त (prapta) meaning "arrived, came, obtained, reached"... [more]

Mahasti f Persian
Means "the moon's being", from Persian māh "moon" and hastī "existence".

Mahath m Biblical
Means "grasping."

Mahathi f Indian (Sikh)

Mahathir m Malay
Possibly derived from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great" and धीर (dhīra) meaning "wise"... [more]

Mahatia m & f Malagasy
Means "causing love" in Malagasy.

Mahatsangy m & f Malagasy
Means "substitute" or "successor" in Malagasy.

Māhātūnn f Balochi
Derived from māh meaning "moon" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".

Mahault f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Mahaut.

Mahavita m & f Malagasy
Means "complete" or "sufficient" in Malagasy.

Mahaya f & m Sanskrit
Means "illusionist" in Sanskrit.

Mahayla f American
It’s a different spelling of Mahala

Mahazioth m Biblical
Meaning "visions," a Kohathite Levite, chief of the twenty-third course of musicians I Chronicles 25:4,I Chronicles 25:30

Mahbanoo f Persian
Alternate transcription of مهبانو (see Mahbanu)

Mahbanou f Persian
Alternate transcription of مهبانو (see Mahbanu).

Mahbanu f Persian
From مه (mah) meaning "moon" and بانو (bānū) meaning "lady".

Mahbeer m Kashmiri
Meaning "Brave".

Mahboob m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Mahbub as well as the Urdu and Bengali form.

Mahbooba f Arabic, Dari Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic محبوبة (see Mahbuba), as well as the Dari Persian form.

Mahboobeh f Persian
Variant transcription of Mahboubeh.

Mahboub m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محبوب (see Mahbub).

Mahbouba f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محبوبة (see Mahbuba).

Mahboube f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محبوبه (see Mahboubeh).

Məhbubə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mahbuba.

Mahbubeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of محبوبه (see Mahboubeh)

Mahbubjahon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mahbub meaning "beloved, darling" and jahon meaning "the world".

Mahbubul m Bengali (Muslim)
Bengali form of Mahbubullah, a combination of Mahbub and Allah.

Mahchehreh f Persian
Means “moon-like face,” derives from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and چہرہ (chehreh) meaning "face.” Related to Uzbek Mohchehra. Shares the same meaning as Urdu/Persian Mahrukh and Ottoman Mahpeyker.

Mah Chow f Vietnamese
Variant of Mychau.

Mahdad m Middle Persian
Middle Persian form of Mahidata.

Mahdalena f Belarusian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Mahdaliena.

Mahdaliena f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Magdalene.

Mahdaljena f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Mahdaliena.

Mahdalyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Magdalena (see Magdalene).

Mahdia f Arabic, Pakistani
Variant transcription of Mahdiyya.

Maḫdianna m Sumerian Mythology
Likely meaning "lofty one from heaven", deriving from the Sumerian elements mah ("high, exalted), and 𒀭 an ("sky, heaven"). This was the Sumerian name of a Mesopotamian god of uncertain character... [more]

Mahdie f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدیه (see Mahdieh).

Mahdieh f Persian
Persian form of Mahdiyya.

Mahdis f Persian (Modern)
"Mah" is the moon in Persian and "dis" means alike. So Mahdis basically means moon-like or like the moon.

Mahdiye f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدیه (see Mahdieh).

Mahdiyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدیه (see Mahdieh).

Mahdiyya f Arabic
Feminine form of Mahdi.

Mahdjouba f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of محجوبة (see Mahjouba)

Mahdokht f Persian
Meaning "daughter of the moon" in Persian.

Mahdur m Indonesian

Mahdzia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Mahdaliena.

Mahdzir m Malay
Variant of Mahathir.

Mahdzisia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Mahdaliena.

Mahe m Breton
Variant of Mazhe.

Mahea f Hawaiian
Hawaiina name, meaning "calling" or "the one who is called".

Māhealani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly haze" from Hawaiian māhea "haze" and lani "sky, heaven". This was the name of the night of the full moon in the ancient Hawaiian calendar.

Maheen f Pakistani, Urdu

Maheen m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Tamil, Nepali, Marathi, Hinduism, Telugu, Sinhalese, Malayalam, Kannada, Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali
MEANING - "earth-ruler" ,king, prince. Here मही means earth + इन means ruler

Maheer m Arabic
Means "wise" in Arabic.

Maheera f Bengali (Muslim)

Mahefasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mahefa meaning "to be able to do" and soa meaning "good".

Maheisha f African American

Mahek f Gujarati (Rare)
Means "fragrance, scent; aroma" in Gujarati, probably from Sanskrit महक्क (mahakka) "wide-spreading fragrance".

Mahemson m Mormon (Rare)
Alias used by Martin Harris in the Doctrine and Covenants.

Mahen m Manipuri
Means "great" in Meitei.

Mahender m Indian, Telugu, Hindi
Variant of Mahendra.

Mahendri f & m Indian, Hindi, Indonesian (Rare)
Either a feminine form of Mahendra or means "of Indra" in Sanskrit.

Mahenika m & f Malagasy
Means "satisfy" in Malagasy.

Ma'heóná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Medicine Woman, Holy Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ma'heóneámėhné'e f Cheyenne
Means "Medicine Walking Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ma'heónema'óhkeená'e f Cheyenne
Means "Holy Tassel Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ma'heónenáhkohe m Cheyenne
Means "Medicine Bear" in Cheyenne.

Ma'heónenémené'e f Cheyenne
Means "Holy Singing Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ma'heónevé'késo m Cheyenne
Means "Medicine Bird" in Cheyenne.

Ma'heónoó'ȯhtá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Holy Corn Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ma'heóno'sóó'e f Cheyenne
Means "Holy Dancer Woman" in Cheyenne.

Maher m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Mahir.

Maherisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mahery meaning "strong" and soa meaning "good".

Mahershalalhashbaz m Biblical, English (Puritan)
From the Hebrew name מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז (Maher-shalal-hash-baz) which is variously interpreted as meaning "quick to plunder and swift to spoil" or "he has made haste to the plunder!" It is a prophetic name or title which occurs in Isaiah 8:1 in the Old Testament and is a reference to the impending plunder of Samaria and Damascus by the king of Assyria.... [more]

Mahery m Malagasy
Means "strong" in Malagasy.

Maheshani f Hinduism
Means "great lady" in Sanskrit, a feminine form of Mahesha. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati, the wife of Shiva.

Maheshbabuk m Indian
this name meaning was lord muneeswara

Maheshi f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Indian (Sikh), Marathi, Nepali, Sinhalese
MEANING - "wife of great lord Shiva", A name of goddess Durga

Maheswari f Indian

Mahetsi m & f New World Mythology
From Hñähñu language HEAVEN, SKY

Maheut f Medieval French
Variant of Mahaut.

Mahfiruz f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish "favorable moon": mah, meh - "the moon" and fîrûz - "favorable", "lucky, fortunate".

Mahfodz m Malay
Malay variant of Mahfuz.

Mahfooz m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic محفوظ (see Mahfuz), as well as the Urdu form.

Mahfoud m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Mahfuz (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Mahfouz m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محفوظ (see Mahfuz).

Mahfud m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Mahfuz.

Mahfudh m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Mahfuz.

Mahfudz m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Mahfuz.

Mahfudzah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian feminine form of Mahfuz.

Mahfuza f Bengali
Feminine form of Mahfuz.

Mahfuzah f Malay
Feminine form of Mahfuz.

Mahganj f Balochi
Derived from māh meaning "moon" and ganj meaning "treasure".

Mahgol f Persian
From مه (mah) meaning "moon" and گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose"

Mahgul f Pakistani (Rare)

Mahi m Medieval French
Recorded 28 times in Paris of 1292.

Mahi f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Indian, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi
MEANING - earth, great, intellect, greatness, exceedingly

Mahi f Indian

Mahi m Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman form of Matthew

Mahia f Bengali (Rare)

Mahibanat f Bashkir
From Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon" and Baskir банат (banat) meaning "girl".

Mahibanïw f Bashkir
From the Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon" and بانو (banu) meaning "lady".

Mahibaujanah m Old Persian
Means "Mah bestows benefit" or "who serves the moon god", from Old Persian Māhi (see Persian mah) meaning "moon", referring to the Zoroastrian deity of the moon, and baujanah meaning "profit, advantage".

Mahidata m Old Persian
Means "given by Mah" or "created by the moon", from Old Persian Māhi (see Persian mah) meaning "moon", referring to the Zoroastrian deity of the moon, and 𐎭𐎠𐎫 (data) meaning "given".

Mahidevran f Ottoman Turkish
Means "one who is always beautiful", "one whose beauty never fades", "beauty of the times" or "Moon of Fortune". A famous bearer was Mahidevran Sultan (1500-1581), a concubine of Süleyman the Magnificent and the mother of Şehzade Mustafa and Raziye Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Mahie f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Nepali, Marathi, Sinhalese, Tamil, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali
MEANING - the earth, cow, heaven & earth, soil, streams

Mahieddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic محيي الدين (see Muhyi ad-Din) chiefly used in Algeria.

Mahiedine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic محيي الدين (see Muhyi ad-Din) chiefly used in Algeria.

Mahienver f Ottoman Turkish
Means "the brightest moon" in Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Persian ماه (māh) meaning "moon" and Arabic أنور ('anwar) meaning "brighter, brightest".

Mahigan m Algonquin (Rare)
Derived from Algonquin mahigan "wolf".

Mahigöl f Bashkir
From the Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon" and Bashkir гөл (göl) meaning "flower".

Mahigul f Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare)
Derived from the Persian adjective ماهی (mahi) meaning "lunar, moonly" (compare Mahin) combined with the Middle Persian noun گل (gul) meaning "flower, rose".

Mahihikan m Cree
Cree for 'The Wolf'

Mahijah m Mormon
In the Book of Moses, this is the name of a man who talks with Enoch.

Mahika f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Sinhalese
MEANING : mist, fog, dew. Sometimes it also refers to earth... [more]

Mahikamal f Bashkir
From Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon" and Arabic كمال (kamal) meaning "perfection".

Māhikān f Balochi
Means "moonlight" in Balochi.

Mahikan m Cree
Means "wolf" in Cree, from the Cree mahihkan "wolf; grey wolf; timber wolf".

Mahila f Indian
Means "lady" in Hindi.

Mahim m Hindi, Sanskrit, Marathi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Assamese, Gujarati, Bengali
MEANING - Great; Glorious ; Powerful; Glory, might

Mahima f Indian

Mahime f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ma) meaning "love, affection", 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine", 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 麻 (ma) meaning "flax" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess", 媛 (hime) meaning "beautiful woman, princess" or 妃 (hime) meaning "ruler's wife; queen; empress"... [more]

Mahin m Sanskrit, Hindi, Telugu, Indian, Tamil, Hinduism, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati
MEANING - mighty, great, sovereignty, dominion

Mahina f Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
Means "moon, month" in Hawaiian, from Proto-Polynesian *masina. In Hawaiian mythology, Mahina is a lunar deity and the mother of Hema.

Mahina f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" or 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy" combined with 妃 (hi) meaning "princess" and 奈 (na) meaning "what" or 雛 (hina) meaning "chick, squab, duckling, doll"... [more]

Mahinarangi f Maori
Means "Moon in the Sky" in Maori

Mahinbanu f Literature, History
Probably from Persian مهین (mehin) meaning "greater, greatest" and بانو (bānū) meaning "lady". It is also associated with Persian مه (mah) meaning "moon"... [more]

Mahine f Maori
Means "clean girl" or "white girl" in Maori.

Mahine f Tahitian
Means "daughter" in Tahitian.

Mahinhin f Tagalog, Cebuano, Filipino
Derived from the Tagalog and Cebuano word mahinhin meaning "ladylike, modest, demure, gentle, soft, chaste, refined".

Mahini f Sanskrit, Indian (Christian), Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali
MEANING - "mighty, strong"... [more]

Mahinur m & f Turkish, Uyghur
From Persian ماهی (mâhi) meaning "lunar, moonly" combined with Arabic نُور (nūr) or Persian نور (nur) both meaning "light, brightness, gleam, glow".

Mahira f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Mahir.

Mahirə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mahira.

Mahirah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Mahira as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Mahiro f & m Japanese
From 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand, all, many, various, myriad" combined with 優 (hiro) meaning "kind, superior, excellent". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mahiru f Japanese
From the Japanese word 真昼 (mahiru) meaning "midday, noon". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mahišäkär f Bashkir
From the Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon" and Bashkir шәкәр (šäkär) meaning "sugar".

Mahisärüär f Bashkir
From the Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon" and Arabic سُرُور (surūr) meaning "joy, pleasure".

Mahita f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Nepali
"Greatness" ; "Festivity"

Mahitap f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Mahtab.

Mahitar m Armenian
It's a very old ARMENIAN name. It means a man who is a leader in village

Mahith m Indian

Mahito m Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 磨 (ma) meaning "polish, grind, improve", or 眞 (ma) meaning "truth, reality" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person" or 仁 (hito) meaning "compassionate"... [more]

Mahitra f Santali
Means "friend" in Santali.

Mahitsy m & f Malagasy
Means "straight, correct" in Malagasy.

Mahïy f Bashkir
From the Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon".

Mahiya f Indian (Rare)

Mahiya f Bashkir
From the Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon".

Mahiya f Sanskrit
Means lover, someone whom you love, or joy

Mahja f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Mahjabeen f Bengali (Muslim), Pakistani, Pashto
From Persian ماه (māh) meaning "moon" and Arabic جبين (jabīn) meaning "forehead, brow, face".

Mahjoub m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مَحْجُوب (maḥjūb) meaning "veiled, covered, invisible" (chiefly Moroccan).

Mahjouba f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Feminine form of Mahjoub (chiefly Moroccan and Tunisian).

Mahjuna f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Mahkah m Sioux
Means "earth; ground" in Sioux.

Mahkate:wi-meši-ke:hke:hkwa m Indigenous American
Means "be a large black hawk" in the Sauk dialect of the Fox language.... [more]

Mahlagha f Persian
Means "moon-faced, beautiful" in Persian.

Mahlallel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend (?)
Variant of Mahalaleel.

Mahlatse m & f Sotho
Means "lucky" in Sotho.

Mahlea f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Malia.

Mahleah f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Malia.

Mahlia f American (Rare)
The origin of this name is uncertain. It may be a variant of Mahalia or a variant of Malia.

Mahlik m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malik 1.

Mahliqo f Uzbek
Means "fair as the moon" in Uzbek.

Mahliya f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Malia.

Mahliyo f Uzbek
Means "mesmerized, enraptured" in Uzbek.

Mahlon m Biblical, English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain; sometimes misinterpreted as a variant of Mahlah ("weakness, sickness" from Hebrew Machlah). In the Old Testament this was the name of the son of Naomi and first husband of Ruth (Ruth 1:2,5; 4:9-10)... [more]

Məhluqə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mahlagha.

Mahmackrah m Mormon (Rare)
An idol in the Book of Abraham; represented by figure 7 in facsimile 1.

Mahmod m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محمود (see Mahmud).

Mahmoudreza m Iranian

Mahmuda f Arabic, Bengali
Feminine form of Mahmud.

Mahmudah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic محمودة (see Mahmuda), as well as the Indonesian form.

Mahmudi m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Mahmud.

Mahmudin m Indonesian
From Arabic محمودين (maḥmūdīn), the plural of محمود (maḥmūd) meaning "praised, commendable".

Mahmudullah m Bengali (Muslim)
Combination of Mahmud and Allah.

Mahmuna f Muslim
Means "wife of the Prophet Muhammad" or "auspicious, blessed, fortunate". This was the name of Maymunah bint al-Harith (born Barrah), a wife of Muhammad... [more]

Mahnoor f Pakistani, Urdu
Means "moonlight" from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Mahnoosh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهنوش (see Mahnoush).

Mahnoush f Persian
From Persian ماه (māh) meaning "moon" and نوش (nūsh) meaning "ambrosia, nectar".

Mahnush f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهنوش (see Mahnoush).

Maho f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" or 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand, various, all, myriad" combined with 歩 (ho) meaning "step, walk" or 渉 (ho) meaning "to ford or cross a body of water"... [more]

Maho m Breton
Variant of Mazhe.

Māhoe f & m Hawaiian
Means "twin" in Hawaiian.

Mahogany f English
From the English word mahogany, a tropical tree of the genus Swietenia, valued for their hard, reddish-brown wood; or after the color of the wood. Ultimately from Spanish mahogani, perhaps of Mayan origin.

Mahoko f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 歩 (ho) meaning "walk" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mahol m Biblical
Meaning "dance," the father of four sons 1st Kings 4:31 who were inferior in wisdom only to Solomon.

Mahoma m History (Hispanicized), Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Spanish form of Muhammad, used to refer to the founder of Islam.

Mahomad m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Moorish form of Muhammad.

Mahomed m South African, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Form of Muhammad used by South African Muslims, as well as a Moorish variant of Mahomad.

Mahometas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Muhammad.

Mahono f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Mahonri m Mormon
In the Book of Mormon, the brother of Jared is the most prominent person in the account given in the beginning (chapters 1–6) of the Book of Ether. Some years after the publication of the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith mentioned that Mahonri Moriancumer was the name of the brother of Jared.

Mahony m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy name for the Sesamum indicum tree.

Mahorat f Uzbek
Means "skill, expertise" in Uzbek.

Mahoyo f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mahpara f Urdu (Rare), Persian
Means "piece of the moon", derives from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part." Related to Persian Mahpare, Azerbaijani Mehpare, Uzbek Mohipora, and Turkish Mehpare... [more]

Mahpare f Persian
Means "piece of the moon", derives from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part." Related to Urdu Mahpara, Azerbaijani Mehpare, Uzbek Mohipora, and Turkish Mehpare.... [more]

Mahpareh f Persian
Variation of Mahpare

Mahpari f Persian, Indian (Parsi)
From the Persian elements mah "moon" (see Mahin) and pari "fairy" (see Parisa).

Mahpee m Sioux
Variant of Mahpiya.

Mȧhpévȧhnéé'ėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Stands in Water" in Cheyenne.

Mȧhpévamé'ėhné'e f Cheyenne
Means "Appears on the Water Woman" in Cheyenne.

Mȧhpevatameōhtsėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Goes on the Water" in Cheyenne.

Mahpeyker f Ottoman Turkish
Meaning "face like the moon", from Ottoman Turkish mah, meh - "the moon" and peyker - "face" (taken form the Persian language).

Mahramoy f Uzbek
Derived from mahram, an obsolete word meaning "trusted servant" or "confidant" and oy meaning "moon".

Mahran m Persian
Varaint tranciption of مهران (see Mehran).

Mahrang f Balochi
Derived from māh meaning "moon" and rang meaning "colour".

Mahreen f Pakistani, Urdu
Variant of Mehreen.

Mahrem m African Mythology
The pre-Christian Ethiopian (Aksumite) warrior god.

Mähriban f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Mehriban.

Mahrokh f Persian
Alternate spelling of Mahrukh.

Mahrous m Arabic

Mahruk f Balochi
Derived from māh meaning "moon" and ruk meaning "face".

Mahrukh f Urdu, Persian
Means “moon-like face”. Derives from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and رخ (rukh) meaning "face." Shares the same meaning as Ottoman Mahpeyker and Persian Mahchehreh.

Məhsəti f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mahsati.

Mahsati f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهستی (see Mahasti), interpreted as being derived from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon, month" and Indian loanword sati meaning "virtuous lady"... [more]

Mahshad f Persian
From ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and شاد (shad#) meaning "happy, glad"

Mahshar f & m Persian

Mahshid f Persian
Means "moonlight" in Persian.

Mahsuri f Malay, Folklore
From Malay maha meaning "great" and suri meaning "queen". This is the name of a legendary woman from the Malaysian island of Langkawi who was executed for adultery.

Mahsüt m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Maqsud.

Mahta f Persian
Name in English : Mahta... [more]

Mahti m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Mahdi.

Mahtob f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Mahtab.

Máhtte m Northern Sami
Northern Sami form of Mattias.

Máhtto m Northern Sami
Variant of Máhtte.

Máhttu m Lule Sami
Lule Sami variant of Máhtte.

Māhu f & m Hawaiian
Means "steam" in Hawaiian.

Mahua f Bengali (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Mahua f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Mahuika f Polynesian Mythology, Maori (Rare)
Combination of the name Maui and the Polynesian root hika "to rub, to burn". In Māori mythology, Mahuika is a fire deity and the wife of Auahitūroa... [more]

Mahujah m Mormon (Rare)
In the Book of Moses, this is the name of a land where Enoch prayed to God. There is a possible connection to Mahijah.

Mahulda f American (South, Archaic)

Mahulenka f Czech
Diminutive of Mahulena, not used as a given name in its own right.

Mahuliena f Czech (Rare)
Variant of Mahulena.

Mahum f Urdu, Pakistani, Indian

Mahunde f Tooro

Mahwash f Dari Persian
Dari form of Mahvash

Mahy m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)

Mahya f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Mahya is an Arabic (Mashriqi) name .

Mahyar m Persian
Means "friend of the moon" from Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon" and یار (yâr) meaning "friend, companion".

Mahym f Turkmen
Means "moon" in Turkmen.

Mahzad f Iranian
Means “child of the moon” in Old Persian from mah meaning moon and zad meaning “child” or “descendant”.

Mahzarin f Indian (Parsi)
Means "golden moon" from Persian ماه (māh) "moon" and زرین ‎(zarin) "golden".

Mahzuna f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mahzun meaning "full of sorrow".

Ma-i f Korean
From Sino-Korean 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp" combined with 怡 (i) meaning "happiness; delight". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Mãi m & f Vietnamese
Means "a long time, always" in Vietnamese.

Mai f Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of May as well as a direct adoption of Welsh mai "(month of) May".

Mai m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Alternate spelling of May.

Mai f Breton
Breton contracted form of Mari 1.

Mai f Thai
Means "tomorrow" or "future" in Thai.

Mai m Slovene
Variant of Maj 1.

Mai f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Popular name in Israel (mostly for girls), it is came from the name of the month of May (the fifth).