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.
Mena f JapaneseFrom Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mena f Roman MythologyAlong with
Juno, assured menstrual flow, and during pregnancy redirected its flow to feed the developing child.
Mena f HungarianOriginally the Hungarian form of
Meina, this name is now considered a short form of names that end in
-mena such as
Filoména.
Mena f Irish, EnglishCommon diminutive of Philomena, derived from ancient Greek/Roman sources originally and means 'friend of strength' or 'loved strongly'. Mena is the most common nickname for Philomena and it sometimes used as a forename itself.
Menaali f MuslimThis 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”... [
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Menagoras m Ancient GreekThe 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".
Menai f Welsh (Rare)Locational name from the Menai Strait (Afon Menai), a river-like section of sea which separates the island of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) from the Welsh mainland. 'Menai' is probably connected to the name of the island, but the meanings of both are unknown... [
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Menaichmos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun μεναίχμης
(menaichmes) meaning "staunch soldier". It is a compound word, of which the first element is 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"... [
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Meŋalče f MariDerived from the Mari
meŋ meaning "birthmark".
Menalcus m LiteratureVariant of
Menalcas, a
Greek name from Latin literature which is used to represent a shepherd or rustic figure. The name appears in Virgil’s “Eclogues” and the “Idylls” of Theocritus and means “strong, firm, resolute”.... [
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Menari m & f IgboMeans "do more than is expected" in Igbo.
Mencía f Spanish, Medieval Spanish, GalicianSpanish and Galician name of unclear origin, maybe from Basque
mendi "mountain". It was born by many noble women in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and revived in the 2000's.
Mencius m HistoryAnglicized form of the Chinese name 孟子
(Mengzi), from the surname
Meng combined with the title 子
(zǐ) meaning "master"... [
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Mendanbar m LiteratureThe name of a character in American author Patricia Wrede's
Enchanted Forest Chronicles series of young adult fantasy novels.
Mendê f KurdishFrom the Kurdish name for a type of edible grass.
Mendia f BasqueDerived from the name of a hermitage in Navarre.
Mendim m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
mendim "thought; opinion, judgment".
Mendoza f Popular CultureThe female protagonist of The Company series by Kage Baker. She is probably named after the city in Argentina.
Menebue m OgoniMeans "Paramount Ruler", "Chief of a Community" or simply "A King"
Menecratianus m Late RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from the Greek personal name
Menecrates. This cognomen is found in a 2nd century senatorial family (with the Lydian-born centurion P. Aelius Menecratianus at its head) that belongs to the Roman gens Aelia.
Menedemos m Ancient GreekThe 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"... [
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Menegilda f LiteratureShort form of
Hermenegilda. This name is borne by Menegilda Goold Brandybuck, the paternal grandmother of Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings.
Ménehould f FrenchProbably 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.
Menekles m Ancient GreekThe 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 κλεος
(kleos) meaning "glory".
Menekrates m Ancient GreekThe 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 κρατος
(kratos) meaning "power".
Menekşe f TurkishMeans "violet (flower)" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian بنفشه
(banafsheh).
Meneldil m LiteratureA character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name means "lover of the Heavens" in the fictional Quenya language, from
menel meaning "the heavens" and
-ndil, a suffix meaning "lover, friend".
Menelik m Ge'ez, AmharicMeans "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.
Menemachos m Ancient GreekThe 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 μαχη
(mache) meaning "battle".
Meneos m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek μήνη
(mene) meaning "moon". In a broad sense, it can also be interpreted as "monthly".
Meneptolemos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective μενεπτόλεμος
(meneptolemos) meaning "staunch in battle, steadfast", which consists of the Greek verb μένω
(meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" combined with the Epic Greek noun πτόλεμος
(ptolemos) meaning "war".... [
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Menexenos m Ancient GreekThe 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"... [
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Meng m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 梦
(mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛
(měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙
(měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", 濛
(méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟
(mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌
(méng) meaning "bud, sprout"... [
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Mengan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil".
Mengbao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare".
Mengchu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and
初 (chū) meaning "beginning".
Mengesha m AfricanA name once found mainly amongst the higher-up figures of Imperial Ethiopia, often superseding important titles of royal hierarchy. Now a much rarer name in modern Ethiopia.
Mengfei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and
霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".
Mengfu m ChineseFrom Chinese 孟
(mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" combined with 頫
(fǔ) meaning "bow, look down, stoop", 復
(fù) meaning "return, repeat", 斧
(fǔ) meaning "axe, hatchet", or 复
(fù) meaning "complex, repeat, go back"... [
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Menghong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan".
Menghui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and
慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Mengjia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious".
Mengjie f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 梦
(mèng) meaning "dream, vision" combined with 洁
(jié) meaning "clean, pure" or 婕
(jié) meaning "beautiful, handsome"... [
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Mengju f ChineseFrom the Chinese
孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and
菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Mengka m MizoMeans "orecious; famous; strong" in Mizo.
Mengli f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".
Menglian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for".
Menglin f ChineseFrom 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".
Mengling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Menglong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" or
朦胧 (ménglóng) meaning "dim moonlight".
Menglu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret" or
路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey".
Mengluan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile" or
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.
Mengluo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
罗 (luó) meaning "net, gauze".
Mengmeng f & m ChineseReduplication of Chinese 萌
(méng) meaning "bud, sprout". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Mengmi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout" and
宓 (mì) meaning "quiet, silent, in good health".
Mengna f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" or
孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and
娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".
Mengnan m ChineseFrom the Chinese
盟 (méng) meaning "oath, covenant, alliance" and
南 (nán) meaning "south".
Mengning f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
柠 (níng) meaning "lemon".
Mengpan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for".
Mengping f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming".
Mengqi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
祺 (qí) meaning "good luck, good fortune".
Mengran f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
然 (rán) meaning "certainly, pledge, promise".
Mengrao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating".
Mengrui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud".
Mengshan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" or
朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and
善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" or
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Mengshao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join".
Mengsheng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
生 (shēng) meaning "life, living, lifetime, birth".
Mengshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
书 (shū) meaning "book, letter".
Mengshuang f ChineseDerived from the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".
Mengshuo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north".
Mengsuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
算 (suàn) meaning "count, calculate, plan, figure, consider".
Mengtao m & f ChineseFrom 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.
Mengtian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water".
Mengtong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
瞳 (tóng) meaning "pupil of the eye".
Mengwei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
玮 (wěi) meaning "jade, rare, valuable".
Mengxi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" or
朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and
熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or
溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".
Mengxia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout" and
夏 (xià) meaning "summer".
Mengxian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".
Mengxin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".
Mengxu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout" and
栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak.
Mengxun f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
寻 (xún) meaning "seek, search for" or
洵 (xún) meaning "real, true, really".
Mengya f ChineseFrom Chinese 梦
(mèng) meaning "dream, vision" combined with 雅
(yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined"... [
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Mengyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
滟 (yàn) meaning "overflowing, billowing".
Mengyang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
漾 (yàng) meaning "overflow, swirl, ripple".
Mengyao m & f ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Mengye f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".
Mengyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability" or
懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed".
Mengyin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and
荫 (yīn) meaning "shade, shelter, protect".
Mengying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" and
滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water; lucid, glossy".
Mengyong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous, valiant, fierce".
Mengyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout" and
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Mengyue f ChineseFrom 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".
Mengzhao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect".
Mengzhen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
禛 (zhēn) meaning "receive blessings in a sincere spirit".
Mengzhui f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
追 (zhuī) meaning "pursue, chase after".
Mengzi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
孟 (mèng) meaning "first in series, great, eminent" and
紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".
Menil m SerbianMenil is dérived from manuel meaning God with us from hebrew.
Menka f MacedonianMeans "a change". Usually given when a family gets few girls in a row. The newest baby gets the name in hope that it will cause a change, and that the next baby would be a boy.
Menka f Ancient EgyptianMeans "(my) ka shall be durable" or "(my) ka shall remain", derived from
mn "to stay, remain; to be established, steadfast" and
ka "soul". Name borne by a queen of the Second Dynasty.
Menkao f JapaneseFrom Japanese 面顔 (menkao) meaning "facial expression" or 面 (men), meaning "mask" and 顔 (kao), meaning "face." Other kanji characters can form this name.
Menkar m AstronomyFrom Arabic منخر (manħar) "nostril" This is the name of a star in the constellation
Cetus.
Menkauhor m Ancient EgyptianFrom 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.
Menkaure m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
mn-kꜣw-rꜥ meaning "eternal are the souls of
Ra", derived from
mn "to stay, remain; to be established, steadfast" combined with
kꜣw, plural of
ka "soul, life force", and the name of the god
Ra... [
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Menleva f Medieval EnglishProbably from *
Meinliofa, an anglicized form of Old German
Megenlioba or
Meginliuba, derived from the Germanic elements
magan "power, strength" and
leuba "dear, beloved".
Meŋlijan f MariDerived from the Mari
meŋ meaning "birthmark".
Menma f JapaneseFrom Japanese 銘 (me) meaning "inscription", 夢 (n) meaning "dream" combined with 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Menna f Welsh, Frisian, East FrisianVariant of
Mena in countries where that name is used (i.e., Germany, Netherlands,
Mena being a German/Dutch diminutive of various names beginning with
Mein, such as
Meinhild, where the meaning is "strength"), but Menna is also used regularly in Wales in modern times... [
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Meno m East FrisianShort form of names beginning with Old High German name element
megin, magan "strength, might, power" (compare
Menno).
Menolly f LiteratureThe name of the heroine in Anne McCaffrey's
The Harper Hall trilogy.
Menon m Ancient GreekMenon was the name of several notable Kings, generals, and soldiers in Ancient Greece.
Menorah f JewishIts meaning is "candlestick". To the Jews, the menorah is the candelabrum used at Hannukah, the Festival of Lights."
Menos m Ancient GreekFrom Ancient Greek
μένος (
menos) "mind, strength, courage, force". This was the name of the 19th winner of the Olympic Stadion in the 8th-century BCE.
Menowin m German (Modern, Rare), RomaniThe 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).
Ménrót m Hungarian MythologyMénrót is mentioned in Simon of Kéza's 'Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum', written in the 1280s, in its semi-Latinized form Menrot. According to Simon of Kéza,
Hunor and
Magor, the legendary forefathers of the Huns and the Hungarians, were the sons of Ménrót, a mythical giant, who he partly identified with biblical
Nimrod... [
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Menrva f Etruscan MythologyMenrva was an Etruscan goddess of war, art, wisdom, and medicine. She contributed much of her character to Roman
Minerva, when that culture evolved. She was the child of
Uni and
Tinia... [
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Mens m Roman MythologyMeaing, "mind" he was the god who provides a child with its intelligence.
Mensje f West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)Feminine form of
Mense, perhaps via its variant form
Mens. This name is often mistakenly believed to be derived from Dutch
mensje meaning "little human being", usually by non-Frisians in the Netherlands.... [
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Mentuwoser m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
mnṯw-wsr meaning "Montu is powerful", derived from the name of the god
Montu combined with
wsr "mighty, powerful".
Mentz m Norwegian (Rare)Diminutive of names beginning with the Germanic name element
magan "mighty, strong".