This is a list of submitted names in which the first letter is A or M or P or S.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Malekaya f RussianThis name is The Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov's childhood nickname.
Malekith m Popular CultureThe Marvel comics Malekith first appeared in June 1984 in Thor #344. The Warhammer version was first mentioned in the 1992 High Elf book. The name itself could have been independently created, being a combination of the Latin male- ("evil") and kith ("friends, acquaintances, and relations").
Malengin m Arthurian CycleMalengin is a shapeshifting thief who lives in a cave in Book 5, Canto 9 of "The Faerie Queene". Talus and Artegall kill him.
Malenthe f Dutch (Rare)Meaning unknown. It might possibly be a completely invented name, or a combination of any name starting with
Ma- with
Lenthe.... [
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Maliawašḫi f Ancient Near EasternAncient Assyrian feminine given name recorded in 18th century BC Assyrian documents from Kültepe. It may derive from the name of the goddess
Maliya and potentially
(w)ashib meaning "dweller, person who dwells in" or "of".
Malibu f English (Modern, Rare)From the name of a beach city in California, which is derived from Ventureño Chumash
Humaliwo meaning "the surf sounds loudly".
Malicia f Popular CultureMalicia the name of the character Rogue in the French version of the X-Men. Malicia, or Rogue, was created by Chris Claremont and Michael Golden. She is a young woman whose real name is Anna Marie; her power, which is to absorb life energy via skin contact, is both a strength and a burden.
Malidoma m Western AfricanAccording to the Burkinabé writer Malidoma Patrice Somé (1956-2021), his name means "he who befriends the enemy" or "friend of the stranger" in the Dagaare language.
Malih m ArabicMeans "beautiful, lovely, handsome" in Arabic.
Mälikguly m TurkmenDerived from Arabic ملك (
malik) meaning "king" combined with Turkmen
guly, the accusative case of
gul meaning "servant".
Maliki m Arabic, Malay, IndonesianFrom the name of the Maliki school (madhhab) of Sunni Islam, which was founded by 8th-century Islamic jurist and theologian Malik ibn Anas.
Malila f MiwokMeans "salmon going fast up a rippling stream" in the Miwok language
Malîna f GreenlandicMeans "the one to follow", cognate of
malippaa ("to follow someone") and the suffix -
na (denotes a personal name). In Greenlandic mythology Malîna is the goddess of the sun and the sister of
Anningan, god of the moon... [
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Malina f Inuit Mythology, GreenlandicIn Inuit mythology, Malina is the name of a solar goddess. She is constantly fleeing from her brother, the moon god
Igaluk (Inuit) or
Anningan (Grenlandic), and their eternal chase explains the movement of the sun and moon through the sky.
Malina f RomaniOf uncertain origin. Either a borrowing of the Slavic name
Malina 2 or the Romanian name
Mălina, a direct derivation from the Romani word
mal'ina "raspberry" (and thus ultimately a cognate of the Slavic name), or else there might be a relation to the source of the Indian name
Malini.
Malinalxochitl f Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec MythologyMeans "grass flower" or "wildflower" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl
malinalli, "tall grass, twisted grass", and
xōchitl, "flower". In Aztec mythology, Malinalxochitl was a sorceress and goddess of snakes, scorpions, and desert insects, and the sister of
Huitzilopochtli.
Malindu m SinhaleseIt means garland of indra,King of flowers or The most handsome and smart guy in the whole world.
Malinka f RussianDerived from the Russian word "malina" meaning "raspberry."
Malin Kundang m Indonesian, FolkloreFrom the folklore that is originated from West Sumatra, Indonesia. In the story, it is said that he was an ungrateful son who did not acknowledge his own mother, which made her curse her own son into a rock... [
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Malirat f ThaiFrom Thai มาลี
(mali) meaning "flower, blossom, jasmine" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Malisa f ThaiDerived from Thai มาลิ
(maa-lii) meaning "flower" (see
Mali).
Malith m DinkaRefers to a specific kind of ox in Dinka.
Malivalaya f Thai, LaoMeans "climbing jasmine" in Thai, derived from มะลิิิ (
mali) meaning "jasmine".
Malkat f Northern African, MuslimPossibly means "queen of the house", deriving from the Arabic element
malaka ("queen"). Name borne by a prominent Sudanese author known for her realist novel The Wide Void.
Malkaush m IndianMalkaush is a name of a raga (music composition) in classical music. It is was one the oldest ragas and very melodias. Ragas are viewed as a person like attributes in India. Malkaush is viewed as person with seven wifes, garland of red flowers in his neck and wine in hand... [
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Malkhas m ArmenianPossibly the Armenian form of
Malkhaz, or derived from Persian
mal ("goods, property") and
khas ("perfect").
Malkhazni f Chechen (Rare)Derived from Chechen малх
(malkh) meaning "sun" combined with хаза
(khaza) meaning "beautiful".
Malkia f African American (Rare)From the Swahili word
malkia meaning "queen", a derivative of Arabic مَلِكَة
(malika) "queen" (making it a cognate of
Malika). This name was borne by American painter Lucille Malkia Roberts (1917-2004).
Mallabibi f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Mallagul f UzbekDerived from
malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Mallamirza f UzbekDerived from
malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and
mirza meaning "scribe, scholar".
Mallaqiz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and
qiz meaning "girl".
Malli f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 茉莉 (malli) meaning "jasmine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Mallidunna f Ancient Near Eastern, LuwianPossibly deriving in part from the Luwian element
ma-al-li ("honey"). Name borne by a ritual practitioner known from fragments of ritual tablets that bear her name.
Mallothi m BiblicalMeaning "My fullness," a Kohathite Levite, one of the sons of
Heman the Levite (I Chronicles 25:4), and chief of the nineteenth division of the temple musicians I Chronicles 25:26
Malma f IndianIndian name coming from the
Urdu word for “gilded”.
Małogost m PolishDerived from Polish
mało or
mały "small, little, insignificant" (which is derived from Proto-Slavic
malъ "small") combined with Slavic
gost "guest".
Małomir m Medieval PolishDerived from Polish
mało or
mały "small, little, insignificant" (which is derived from Proto-Slavic
malъ "small") combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Maloney m & f RomaniDirectly taken from Romani
maloney "lightning".
Malsag m IngushDerived from Ingush малх
(malkh) meaning "sun" and саг
(sag) meaning "man, person".
Malseron m Arthurian CycleA chief giant who served King Ekunaver of Kanadic. His companions were Karabin, Zirijon, and Zirdos.... [
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Malti f IndianA Malti is a flower in India, usually accompanied by the sister, Maudu.... [
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Malucia f English (Rare)A possible play on words for the English word ‘malicious’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie and the Secret Door” as the name of the antagonist of the plot, Princess Malucia, a spoiled young girl who is the first of her bloodline to be born without any magic.
Malulani m & f HawaiianHawaiian unisex name meaning "heavenly shade" or "heavenly protection".
Maluli f SpanishDiminutive of
María Luisa. This was used by Fernando Fernán Gómez for a character in his play
Bicycles Are for the Summer (1977; original Spanish title
Las bicicletas son para el verano).
Maluna f German (Modern, Rare)A new formation containing the Latin word
luna "moon". 'Maluna Mondschein' is a series of German children's books by Andrea Schütze.
Malvasius m Arthurian CycleThe King of Iceland in Arthur’s time, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth. His name may come from the Welsh Melwas.... [
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Malvern m English (British), English (American, Rare, Archaic)From the name of the Malvern Hills in England, which is probably of Brythonic origin, meaning "bare hill" (from the equivalent to Welsh
moelfryn "bald hill"). In Britain it was occasionally used as a personal name during the 20th century; 'earliest example noted is in 1912, but none recorded after 1951.'... [
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Malvolia f English (Rare, Archaic)Feminine version of the masculine name
Malvolio; derived from Italian, it means "ill will". This name has always been rare, but reached a peak in popularity in the mid-19th Century in Great Britain and America.