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This is a list of submitted names in which the first letter is A or M or P or S.
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Mai f Navajo
Bright flower
Mai 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.
Mai f Basque (Modern, ?)
Possibly a short form of Maia 3, Maialen, Maite 2 and similar names.
Māia m & f Maori (Modern)
Means "capable, brave" in Māori. Variant of Te Maia; also Māia.
Maia f Maori
Means "courage, bravery" in Maori.
Maiagizis m Ojibwe
Means "right/correct sun", deriving from the Ojibwe giizis ("sun, moon, a month"). This was the Ojibwe name of Ignace Tonené, a chief of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai people.
Maian f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and An 1
Maiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning unknown, possibly an elaborated form of Maia 1.
Maibouzanes m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Mahibaujanah.
Maicee f English
Possibly a variant of Macy or Maisie.
Maichau m Manipuri
Means "most knowledgeable" in Meitei.
Maichi m Japanese
From Japanese 眞 (ma) meaning "real, actual, true, genuine" combined with 壱 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maicie f English
Possibly a variant of Maisie
Maicín m Old Irish
A pet form of mac meaning "son, child, youth".
Máicol m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese variant of Michael reflecting the English pronunciation.
Maicon m Brazilian
Maicon is a variant of Michael originally referring to, and made popular in reference to, American singer Michael Jackson in the 1980s.
Maicyn f Obscure
Feminine variant of Mason.
Maid m Bosnian
Variant of Majid.
Maida f English, 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]
Maida f Italian
Italian form of Majda.
Maidatas m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Mahidata.
Maidei f Shona
Means "what you want" in Shona.
Maidel f Yiddish
Yiddish name and word for "young girl."
Maidhc m Irish
Short form of Mícheál, equivalent to English Mike.
Maidhcí m Irish
Irish Gaelic diminutive of Mícheál.
Maidie f English (Rare), Scots
Variant of Maida, used as a British given name 'reasonably frequently until 1930. Resurfaced again briefly in the 1960s, but is a rarely used name', according to Dunkling & Gosling (1983)... [more]
Maídís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Maidis.
Maidis f Danish (Rare), South American (Rare)
Modern coinage from a combination of Maja and the Old Norse name element dís meaning "goddess".
Máidna f Sami
Sami form of Maina.
Máidnu m Sami
Sami form of Mainio.
Maido m Estonian
Originally a short form of Matteus and Mattias, now used as a given name in its own right.
Maidros m Literature
Maidros was the father of Bruithwir and the grandfather of Fëanor, according to the early version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales.
Maidu m Estonian
Variant of Maido.
Maie f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" or 苺 (mai) meaning "strawberry" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit" or 映 (e) meaning "a reflection; to reflect". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maiea f & m Maori
Maiella f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Possible form of Mayella but it could be used as a combination of Maia and Ella.
Maifrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Majfrid.
Maifríð f Faroese
Faroese form of Majfrid.
Maig f Breton
Diminutive of Mai 3.
Maiga f Latvian, Estonian
Derived from Latvian maigs "affectionate, gentle, tender; soft, mellow, mild".
Maigado m Hausa
Means "possessing the throne" in Hausa.
Maige f Estonian
Variant of Maiga.
Maigi f Estonian
Variant of Maige.
Maigonis m Latvian
Masculine form of Maiga.
Maiha f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine, true" combined with 依 (i) meaning "rely on" and 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, wing"... [more]
Maihime​ f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maiho f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sail". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Máijá f Sami
Sami form of Maja.
Maijastiina f Finnish
Finnish name with the combination of Maija and Stiina.
Maijo f Spanish
Diminutive of María José.
Maiju f Finnish
Variant of Maija.
Maik m Dutch, German
Dutch and German phonetical spelling of Mike.
Maika f Basque
Basque contraction of Maria and Karmele (compare Spanish Maica).
Maika f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 衣 (i) meaning "clothes" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good, lovely". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maika m & f Polynesian
Possibly from the name of an orchid native to Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.
Maikaelelo f Tswana
Means "intention" in Setswana.
Maikaʻi f & m Hawaiian
From Hawaiian maikaʻi meaning "good".
Maikano f Sotho
Means "vows" in Sotho.
Maikarifi m Hausa
Means "the strong one" in Hausa.
Maike m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Maico.
Máikel m Spanish (Caribbean, Modern)
Spanish variant of Michael reflecting the English pronunciation.
Maiki f Estonian
Variant of Maike.
Maikie f & m Scots
Scots diminutive of Mary (via May) and Shetlandic Scots diminutive of Malcolm.
Maikim f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Kim 3.
Maikka f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Mariya.
Maikki f Finnish
Diminutive of Maria.
Maikls m Latvian
Latvian from Michael.
Maiko f Japanese
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".
Maiko f Georgian
Diminutive of Maia 1, Makrine and Mariam. It is now primarily used as an independent name rather than as an unofficial nickname.
Maikolo m Tongan
Tongan form of Michael.
Maiku f & m Japanese
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.
Maikudi m Hausa
Means "possessing money" in Hausa.
Máilá f Sami
Sami form of Maila.
Maila f Estonian, Finnish
Estonian contraction of Maria or Maarja and Eliisabet as well as a Finnish variant of Maria derived from a baby talk form.
Mailafia m Hausa
Means "easygoing" in Hausa.
Mailaka m & f Malagasy
Means "brisk, active" in Malagasy.
Mailan f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Lan 1.
Maile f Estonian
Variant of Maila.
Mailee f English (American, Rare)
Either a combination of Mai and Lee or an Anglicized form of Maili.
Maileena f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Majlena.
Maileigh f English
Variant spelling of Maylee or Miley.
Mailelauliʻi f Hawaiian
Hawaiian feminine name meaning "small leaf maile plant".
Maili f Hawaiian
Means "pebble" or "pebbly" in Hawaiian.
Maili f Finnish
Variant of Maila.
Maili f Chinese (Rare)
Combination of Mai 1 and Li 1.
Maïlie f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maïlys, although it is also sometimes considered a contraction of Maïlys and Maëlie.
Mailie f Scots
Diminutive of Mairy, equivalent of English Molly. Also used as a pet name for cows (compare Bessie).
Mailika f Estonian
Diminutive of Maili, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Mailill f Danish
Variant of Majlill.
Mailin f German (Modern)
Combination of Mai and Lina 2 or Line.
Mailís f Gascon
Gascon form of Maylis.
Mailis f Finnish, Danish, Swedish, Estonian
Scandinavian variant of Majlis and Estonian contraction of Mai 3 and Lis.
Maillard m Old High German (?), Medieval French
From the Germanic name *Magilhard, a variant form of Meginhard or Maganhard using an elongation or augmented form of the first element (Old High German megin, magan meaning "strength, might, power").
Mailli f Cornish
Cornish form of Molly.
Mailona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Myron.
Maïlys f Breton, French
Either a blend of Maï, a Breton short form or contraction of Mary (compare Maïwenn), and Maëlys or a variant spelling of Mailys.
Maima f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Maimu.
Maima f Provençal
Provençal form of Maxima.
Maimai f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maime f Estonian
Variant of Maimu.
Maime f Japanese
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.
Maime m Provençal
Provençal form of Maximus.
Maimie f English
Variant of Mamie.
Maimin m Occitan
Occitan form of Maximinus.
Maimiti f Tahitian
Means "surfer" or "coming from the sea" in Tahitian; a combination of may meaning "to come" and miti "sea".
Maimo f Estonian
Variant of Maimu.
Maimona f Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
Maguindanao and Maranao form of Maymuna.
Maimoona f Urdu, Dhivehi, Indian (Muslim)
Variant transcription of Maimuna.
Maïmouna f Western African
Form of Maimuna used in French-influenced western Africa.
Maimouna f Western African
Western African form of Mahmuna (see Maymunah).
Maimun m Judeo-Arabic, Jewish
Arabic Jew's translation of Mazliach.
Maimun m & f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "auspicious, blessed, favourable" in Arabic. It is used as a masculine name in Arabic-speaking countries and Indonesia while it is feminine in Malaysia.
Maimuna f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Maimun.
Main m Arabic, Bengali
Of unknown meaning.
Main f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo mai meaning "earth" and the genitive suffix -n.
Maina f Arabic, French
Feminine form of Main.
Maina f Latvian (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".
Maina f Breton
Contracted form of Marianna.
Maina f Polynesian
Of unknown meaning.... [more]
Maina m Hausa
Means "prince" in Hausa.
Mainara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Perhaps a rhyming variant of Tainara.
Mainardo m Italian
Italian form of Maynard.
Maïne f Gascon
Gascon form of Marina.
Maine f Swedish
Possibly a variant of Maina or Majny.
Maine f Japanese
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]
Maine m English
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]
Maine f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "reputation, prestige, fame" in Finnish.
Maini f Finnish
Short form of Mainikki.
Maini m Romansh
Short form of Domenic, traditionally found in Val Müstair.
Mainie f Irish
Diminutive of Mary, as borne by the Irish painter Mainie Jellett (1897-1944). Possibly based on the Irish version of Mary, Máirín
Mainikki f Finnish
Means "praised" or "great" in Old Finnish.
Mainnín m Irish
Probably an assimilated form of Mainchín, a diminutive of manach ‘monk’.
Maino f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Maino m West Frisian (Rare), Italian (Rare)
West Frisian and Italian form of Meino, which itself is a variant of Meine.... [more]
Mainoo m Indian
Variant of Mainu.
Mainor f Swedish
Variant of Majnor.
Mainotas m Lithuanian (Rare)
It comes from the Lithuanian word change "mainytis"
Mainu m & f Hindi, Indian
Diminutive of Mainul.
Maio m & f Late Roman, Italian, German
Variant of Maior used as praenomen for both males and females as well as the Italian form of Maius and the masculine form of Maia 1... [more]
Maior f Medieval 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).
Maiora f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque form of Mayor.
Maiot f Medieval English
Diminutive of Mary and Mariori.
Maipaksana f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei maipak meaning "successful" and sana meaning "gold, precious".
Maipe m Chamorro, Polynesian
Means "fiery, hot, passionate", from the word máipe.
Maipelo f Tswana
Means "gratitude" in Setswana.
Maíra f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Tupi maíra "French person" and, by extension, "foreigner".
Maira f Latvian
Contracted form of Marija.
Maira f Mari
Mari variant of Mariya.
Mairak f Hausa
Means "daughter of a chief" in East Hausa.
Mairama f Hausa
Variant form of Maryama.
Mairangi f Maori
Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Maori mai meaning "for ages, for a long time" and rangi meaning "day" or "sky, heaven".
Mairbek m Chechen
Variant transcription of Mayrbek.
Mairen m & f Manipuri
Means "pumpkin" in Meitei.
Mairen f Literature
A character mentioned in the works of the JRR Tolkien. The name is derived from the fictional Quenya language, and is likely a feminine form of the word maira meaning "admirable, excellent, precious, splendid, sublime".
Mairena f Spanish (Rare)
From place name Mairena.... [more]
Maireni f Romani
A Romani name found in the 1800s. Its origin and meaning are uncertain, there is, however, a theory that it might be related to Marina or Maren.
Mairenui f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian name, composed by "Maire", that is the Tahitian name of the flower Alyxia Stellata and "nui", meaning "big", "great".
Mairi f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Μαίρη (see Meri 2).
Mairi f Estonian
Variant of Maire.
Mairi f Japanese
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.
Mairiam f Occitan
Occitan form of Miriam.
Mairie f Irish
A diminutive of Máirín or a variant of Máire
Mairiga m Hausa
From the Hausa mài meaning "possessing" and rī̀gā meaning "gown".
Mairika f Estonian (Rare)
Diminutive of Mairi, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Mairim m Hebrew
It is an acronym of the name of the martyred Rabbinic scholar Rabbi Meir of Rothenberg
Mairis m Latvian
Masculine form of Maira.
Mairita f Latvian
Variant of Maira.
Mairo m Estonian
20th-century coinage, intended as a masculine form of Maire.
Mairo f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 彩 (iro) or 色 (iro) both meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mairo f Hausa
Diminutive form of Maryama.
Mairon f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Máire
Mairona f English (Rare, Archaic), Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Máire which appeared in the 1940s but appears to have faded almost immediately.
Mairsial m Irish
Irish form of Mark.
Mairsil f Medieval Irish
Obsolete Irish form of Marcella (see also Scottish Marsaili and Mairsile).
Mairsile f Irish
Irish form of Marcella.
Màirtean m Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Martin
Mairten m Scots
Scots form of Martin.
Mairtin m Scots
Scots form of Martin.
Mairu f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Mairy f Scots, Greek
Scots form of Mary and Greek variant of Mairi.
Mais f Arabic
Derived from Arabic مَيْس (mays) "nettle tree, hackberry".
Maísa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Maisie, a borrowing of Arabic Maisa and a contraction of Maria and Luísa.
Maisa f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maisa f & m Georgian (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]
Maisa f Arabic
Means "graceful, attractive, to walk with a proud gait" in Arabic.
Maisara m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ميسرة (see Maysara).
Maisarah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian feminine variant of Maysara.
Maisaroh f Indonesian
Indonesian feminine variant of Maysara.
Maisen f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Majsan.
Maisha f Swahili (Modern)
Means "life" in Swahili.
Maisha f Japanese
From Japanese 苺 (mai) meaning "strawberry" or 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 紗 (sha) meaning "gauze, thin silk" or 沙 (sha) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maisima f Aragonese
Variant of Masima.
Maisimino m Asturian
Asturian form of Maximinus.
Máisimo m Asturian
Asturian form of Maximus.
Maisimo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Maximus.
Maiso f Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Maisa (also Georgian).
Maísól f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 or Maja 1 and sól "sun".
Maisól f Faroese
Faroese form of Maísól.
Maisonas m Greek (Modern)
Greek form of Mason based on the spelling of Iasonas and Aisonas.
Maisri f Literature
Probably an invented name, formed using elements from similar-sounding Scottish names such as Maisie, Mairead, Marsaili and Màiri... [more]
Maisry f Literature
Possible variant of Marsaili or Maisie. It is the name of the heroine in Child Ballad 65, though some variations of the ballad name her Margery or Marjorie... [more]
Maïssa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic mâysan meaning "sparkling star".
Maissa f Provençal
Derived from Latin maxilla meaning "jaw". The initial Latin word underwent several changes (illa was removed leaving just max, the vowel a became ai, and finally, the x became ssa).
Maïssane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic mâysan meaning "sparkling star".
Maissemin m Provençal
Provençal form of Maximinus.
Maissenç m Provençal
Maixent form of Maxence.
Maissenci m Provençal
Provençal form of Maxence.
Maissimilian m Occitan
Occitan form of Maximilian.
Maisyarah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Maysara.
Maisyaroh f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Maysara.
Mait f Swedish
Swedish dialectal (Dalecarlian) variant of Marit.
Mait m Estonian
Originally a short form of Mattias and Matteus, now used as a given name in its own right.
Maita f Shona
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]
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