Submitted Names Starting with M

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Miko m Chickasaw
Means "chief" in Chickasaw.
Miko f & m Japanese
Japanese for "beautiful child" derived from ü (mi) "beautiful" and Žq (ko)"child". It can also mean "shrine maiden", or "annoying".
Miko m Spanish
Diminutive of Miguel.
Mikó m Hungarian
Diminutive of Mihály.
Mikokoro f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 心 (kokoro) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mikol m Hebrew
It means; 'Who resembles God?' This name is a Hebrew-rooted name which traces its origin to the reversed Michael. Although, Mikol resembles as an American shortened version of the polish surnames; Mikołajczak and Mikołajczyk.
Mikola m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Nicholas.
Mikołȧj m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Nicholas via Polish Mikołaj.
Mikolaj m Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mikołaj.
Mikolas m Greek
Variant of Nikolaos.
Mikolaus m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Variant of Nikolaus from Galicia (Ukraine).
Mikòłôj m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Nicholas.
Mikolt f Hungarian, Medieval Hungarian, Hungarian Mythology
Old Hungarian name of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Mikál (via the variant Mikol) and a derivation from Nikola 2... [more]
Mikosz m Polish
Diminutive of Mikołaj.
Mikoto f Japanese
This name combines 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty," 未 (bi, mi, ima.da, hitsuji, ma.da) meaning "not yet," 海 (kai, umi, mi) meaning "ocean, sea" or 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" with 琴 (kin, koto) meaning "koto." 美 and/or 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makotoni, mi, michi.ru, mino, mino.ru), which means "real, true," can be combined with 言 (gen, gon, i.u, koto) meaning "word."... [more]
Miks m Latvian
Originally a diminutive of Miķelis, this name has been used in its own right since the late 16th century.
Miksim m Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant transcription of Maksim.
Miksu m Finnish
A pet name for Mikko, Mikael, Mika 1, Miikka and Miika.
Mikuho f Japanese
From Japanese 未来 (miku) meaning "future" combined with 歩 (ho) meaning "walk". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mikuk m Mari
Mari form of Nicholas.
Mikuka f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 空 (ku) meaning "sky" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mikuko f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, nut", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Mikul m Khanty, Veps, Mansi
Khanty, Mansi and Veps form of Nicholas.
Mikuła m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Mikołaj.
Mikula m Kalmyk
Kalmyk form of Nicholas / Nikolai.
Mikuláška f Slovak (Rare)
Slovak feminine form of Nicholas.
Mikulay m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Nicholas.
Mikumi f Japanese
From Japanese 未 (mi) meaning "eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac, the goat", 来 (ku) meaning "come" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Mikuna f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 玖 (ki) meaning "nine" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Mikune f Japanese
From Japanese 未来 (miku) meaning "future" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mikuno f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 空 (ku) meaning "sky" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Mikura f & m Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 蔵 (kura) meaning "storehouse". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mikuro f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 黒 (kuro) meaning "black".
Mikuru f Japanese, Popular Culture (Rare)
Mikuru has multiple kanji possibilities, but for the notable character Mikuru Asahina (in popular light novel, manga, and anime 'The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya') her name means "yet to come". There's also a gravure idol called Mikuru Natsuki.
Mikuruko f Japanese (Rare)
From 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches, not yet", 来 (kuru) meaning "to come", and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other character combinations.
Mikus m Latvian
Originally a short form of Miķelis, now used as a given name in its own right.
Mikuś m Polish
Diminutive of Mikołaj.
Mikuto m Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 玖 (ku) meaning "nine" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mikuv m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Mikhail.
Mikvor m Udmurt
Udmurt form of Nikifor.
Mikyo m & f Tibetan
Means "unshakeable" in Tibetan.
Mikypyr m Mari
Mari form of Nikifor.
Mikythos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μίκυθος (mikythos) meaning "very small". That word is a diminutive of μικκός (mikkos), which is the Doric and Ionic Greek form of the adjective μικρός (mikros) meaning "small, little".
Mil m Flemish
Truncated form of Emil.
Míla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Mila.
Mila f Italian
Feminine form of Milo.
Mila f Galician, Portuguese
Short form of Emília, Camila or the composed name Maria Emília.
Mila f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Milena or Milana and in Russian also Lyudmila.
Mila f Polish
Diminutive of Emilia.
Mila f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "word" in Hebrew.
Milad m Persian, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Mithridates. This is the name of a hero in the epic Shahnameh.
Milad m Arabic
Means "birth" in Arabic.
Miladin m Serbian
From the Slavic element milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Miladinka f Serbian
Feminine form of Miladin.
Milady f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the word, now used in historical or humorous contexts, referring to an English noblewoman or gentlewoman, the form of address to such a person or a lady. It came partly from a colloquial pronunciation of my Lady and partly from French milady (from my Lady).
Milagre f Portuguese
Singular form of Milagres.
Milagres f Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Milagros.
Milagring f Filipino
Diminutive of Milagros.
Milagrito f & m Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Filipino (Rare)
Diminutive of Milagro (compare Milagritos). As a given name, it is mostly used in Peru. Usage in the Philippines is mostly masculine.
Milagritos f & m Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Milagros (compare Milagrito). As a given name, it is mostly used (as a feminine name) in Peru.
Milagro f & m Spanish
Singular form of Milagros.
Milágrosz f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Milagros.
Milai f Portuguese
A diminutive of the composed name Maria Adelaide.
Milaiai m Biblical
"Eloquent", a Levitical musician (Neh 12:36) who took part in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem.
Milaina f English (Rare)
Perhaps an English corruption of Milena, the spelling influenced by Melaina.
Milak m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Milamina m & f Malagasy
Means "arranged, in order" in Malagasy.
Milāna f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian variant of Milana.
Milana f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Milan.
Milane m & f French (Modern, Rare)
French adoption both of Milan and Milana.
Milania f Croatian (Rare), English
Croatian variant spelling of Milanija.... [more]
Milano m Dutch
Transferred use of the surname or place name Milano.
Milanto m & f Malagasy
Means "arranged" in Malagasy.
Milas m Danish (Modern)
Meaning unknown. Possibly related to Mylasos, or the Slavic name element mil- (see Mila, Miloš, Miloslav).
Milaši m Vlach
Vlach form of Milan.
Milasi m Sicilian
Variant of Bilasi.
Milašin m Vlach
Variant of Milaši.
Milaslava f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Miloslava.
Milausha f Tatar, Bashkir
Means "violet (flower)" in Tatar and Bashkir, ultimately derived from Persian بنفشه (banafsheh).
Milava f Serbian (Archaic), Croatian (Archaic)
From the Slavic element milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Miläwšä f Bashkir
Bashkir variant of Miläwšä.
Milay m Japanese
Means "future" in Japanese.
Milay f Malagasy
The meaning of the name Milay is need in English but it also means love and beauty in all the feminine ways.
Milayna f English
Variant of Melaina.
Milbrey f American (South)
Vernacular form of Milburga (via Milborough).
Milca f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Milcah.
Milcia f Polish
Diminutive of Emilia via Emilcia.
Milcom m Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology, English (Puritan)
In the Old Testament, Milcom was the highest of the Ammonite gods. It is generally accepted that this name is a form of the common Semitic noun meaning "king" (Hebrew melek), and became an epithet of the head of the Ammonite pantheon... [more]
Milda f Medieval English, Hungarian (Rare), Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with the element Mild-. In Scandinavia it may also be a variant of Milla.
Milda f Latvian
Latvian contraction of Emīlija and Matilde. In some cases, it is also an adoption of the Lithuanian name Milda.
Mìldaras m Lithuanian (Rare)
From the Lithuanian stems 'mil-' meaning "love" and 'dar-' meaning "work"
Milde f Estonian
Variant of Milda.
Mildegod f Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Middle English milde "gentle" and god "god".
Mildgerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish mild "mild" and Gerd 2 "enclosure".
Mildinberg m Icelandic
Icelandic name with the combination of mildr "mild" and bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and borg "stronghold, fortification, castle".
Mildoina f Medieval English
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a medieval English form of Old English *Mildwynn.
Mildor m Norwegian (Archaic)
Either a masculine form of Milda or a combination of the Old Norse elements mildr "mild" and þórr "thunder".
Mildreda f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Mildred.
Mildrið f Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Mildríðr.
Mildríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Mildþryð.
Mildrun f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements mildr "mild" and rún "secret lore". The name was first used in the early 20th century.
Mildutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of Milda, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.
Mildwynn f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Possibly derived from Old English elements milde meaning "gentle, mild" and wynn meaning "joy, delight".
Mile m Walloon, Picard, Provençal
Walloon and Picard diminutive of Émile and Provençal short form of Emile.
Mile f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Millie.
Mile m Buddhism
Chinese form of Maitreya.
Milea f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mile, itself a variant of Mila as well as a short form of various names containing the element -mile-.
Mileah f English
Alternate spelling of Millie or Miley.
Mileena f English (American), Popular Culture
The name can be interpreted as a variant of Milena.... [more]
Mileigh f American
Variant of Miley.
Miłek m Polish
Diminutive form of names containing the name element mił.
Mileka m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Miles.
Miléna f French
Variant of Milène.
Milena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Myrna.
Milena f Portuguese
Diminutive of the double name Maria Helena, formed by combining Mi and Lena.
Milenca f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Milena, used as a given name in its own right.
Milène f French, Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Marie-Hélène; it is also occasionally considered a French form of Milena (compare Mylène).
Milenka f Serbian, Croatian, Sorbian, Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Milena, used as a given name in its own right.
Milenna f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Milena.
Mileon m Medieval Jewish, Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Most likely a variant of Milon. It was occasionally used by medieval English Jews as a translation of Meir.
Miles m History (Ecclesiastical)
Miles was was the bishop of Susa in Sasanian Persia from before 315 until his martyrdom in 340 or 341. He engaged in efforts to evangelize Susa, traveled widely in the Eastern Roman Empire and led the opposition to Papa bar ʿAggai and the supremacy of the bishops of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in the Persian church... [more]
Milesław m Polish
Variant form of Miłosław.
Milet m Kurdish
Means "people, nation" in Kurdish.
Milete m Italian
Italian form of Myles 2.
Miletus m Greek Mythology
Possibly related to Ancient Greek μίλτος (miltos) meaning "red earth". This was the name of a figure in Greek mythology who, according to legend, founded the Greek city of Miletus... [more]
Milexy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Yamilex, or perhaps a combination of Spanish mi "my" and the name Lexy.
Mileyann f Obscure
A combination of Miley and Ann.
Mileyanne f Obscure
Combination of Miley and Anne 1.
Milgärd f Swedish
Variant of Milgerd.
Milgerd f Swedish (Rare)
Variant form of Mildgerd.
Milho f Portuguese
Diminutive of Emilia that literally means, "maize."
Milhous m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Milhous.
Milhouse m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Milhouse.
Mili f Indian (Modern)
Derived from Sanskrit mili (मिली) "to meet" or "union".... [more]
Mili f Various
A diminutive of any name containing the element -mil-, such as Maria Milagros.
Mili f Swedish
Diminutive of Mila.
Mili f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "who for me?" (combination of the word mi which means "who" and the name Li 2) and came from the phrase "?אם אין אני לי, מי לי" which means "If I'm not for myself, who will be for me?"... [more]
Milia f Basque, Medieval Basque
Basque (short?) form of Emilia, first recorded in 1285.
Milia f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Milo.
Milia f Corsican
Feminine form of Miliu.
Milia f Greek
Truncated form of Aimilia and Emilia.
Miliah f Hebrew
Miliah is a form of the Hebrew and Indian Malka.
Miliam m Swedish (Modern)
Short form of Maximiliam (compare Milian).
Miliama f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Miriam.
Milian m Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque form of Emilian.
Miliana f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian variant of Milijana.
Miliani f Hawaiian
Means “gentle caress” in Hawaiian.
Miliano m Asturian
Truncated form of Emiliano.
Milianu m Sardinian
Short form of Emilianu.
Miliav m Medieval Breton
Breton form of Miliau.
Miliaw m Medieval Cornish
Cornish form of Miliau.
Miliduch m Medieval Slavic, History
Miliduch (d. 806) was a knyaz of the Lusatian Serbs (Sorbs).
Milija m & f Serbian
From the Slavic element milu meaning "gracious, dear".
Milijan m Croatian, Serbian
Elaborated form of Milan.
Milík m Czech (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of Milivoj, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Milika f Russian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Russian cognate of Milica. The name has also seen some use in Belgium and the Netherlands, where the best known bearer is the Dutch television presenter Milika Peterzon (b... [more]
Milikona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Milton.
Mililani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly caress", from Hawaiian mili "caress" and lani "heaven, sky".
Milin f Thai
Unknown meaning
Milind m Indian
Modern form of Milinda.
Miling f Chinese
From the Chinese 宓 (mì) meaning "quiet, silent, in good health" and 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Milínguaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown, with the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Milinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Emilia.
Milio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Milius. In modern times it may be occasionally used as a short form of Emilio.
Milios m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Emilios.
Milissa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Melissa.
Milita f Lithuanian
Possibly a Lithuanian form of the Slavic Militsa
Militona f Literature
Feminine form of Meliton. Militona appears in Militona (1847) by French author Théophile Gautier.
Militza f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Милица (see Militsa). This was the name Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz took after her marriage to the heir apparent of Montenegro Prince Danilo and her conversion to Orthodoxy.
Miliu m Corsican
Corsican form of Milius. In modern times it may be occasionally used as a short form of Emiliu.
Milivoje m Serbian
Variant of Milivoj.
Milja f Slovene
Short form of Miljana and in some cases of Milena.
Miljá f Sami
Sami form of Milja.
Miljka f Serbian, Croatian
Croatian and Serbian variant of Milka 1. It was at the height of its popularity in the 1950s.
Miljo m Estonian (Archaic)
Short form of Emil.
Miljuschka f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch transcription of Russian Милюшка (see Milyushka).... [more]
Miłka f Polish
Diminutive of Ludmiła, Miłosława, Bogumiła, and other names containing the element miły.
Milka f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Milkah.
Milkah f Biblical
Variant of Milka 2.
Milkele f Yiddish
Diminutive of Milka.
Milkias m Eastern African
Eritrea variant of Malachi.
Mill f & m English
Short form of Millicent or Millard or a transferred use of the surname Mill.
Milla f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Feminine form of Mille.
Milla f Hungarian
Hungarian short form of Ludmilla and other names ending in -milla.
Millacatl m Nahuatl
Means "field worker, farmer" or "rural inhabitant" in Nahuatl, from milli "cultivated field, cornfield" and either tlacatl "person, human" or the suffix -catl "inhabitant".
Millán m Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish and Galician variant of Emiliano.
Millan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Milla.
Millan m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Millán.
Millarai f & m Mapuche
Variant of Millaray.
Millarca f Literature
Invented by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu in his Gothic novella Carmilla (1872), in which the title character, a vampire, uses this and other anagrams of her name (including Mircalla) as aliases when she relocates.
Millawa f Polynesian
The name Millawa come from the name for "peaceful ocean waves"
Mille m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Miles.
Millenna f English (Modern, Rare)
Based on the word millennium meaning "period of one thousand years" (ultimately from Latin mille "thousand" and annus "year"), probably influenced by Milena... [more]
Millennia f German
The name Millennia is derived from the Latin word millennium. It was given to some German girls around the millennium year 2000.
Millennium f & m English
From the word referring to a period of time spanning a thousand years, from a Latin combination of mīlle meaning "thousand" and annus meaning "year" (with a>e vowel change and addition of abstract noun suffix -ium).
Milles m History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Miles found in the Greek synaxaria.
Millette f English (American)
Probably transferred from the surname Millette.
Millgerd f Swedish
Variant of Milgerd.
Milli f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Millie.
Milli f Estonian
Variant of Milla.
Milli m Nahuatl
Means "cultivated field, cornfield" in Nahuatl.
Milli m Icelandic, Swedish
Possibly a variant form of Millan, or from the Icelandic milli- meaning 'in between' or 'middle'.
Milliam m Swedish
Short form of Maximilliam.
Millianet f American (Hispanic, Rare)
The meaning of my name is a mix of my mom, and my grandmas name. History, unknown.
Milliaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "umbilical cord". Alternatively it could mean "a piece of skin or cloth placed under food, mat, dish", or it could be a 'Greenlandic shaman's language name' meaning "an older brother to a girl".
Millinea f American (South, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Millie, used almost exclusively in Alabama.
Million m African American (Modern, Rare), Ethiopian
From the English word million.
Millisainte f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Millicent.
Mills m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Mills. May also be a diminutive of Miller.
Millvina f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Melvina. This name was most famously used by Millvina Dean (1912-2009) the last survivor of the Titanic before she died in 2009... [more]
Milly f Romani
Diminutive of Melissa.
Millye f English
A variant spelling of Millie.
Milma f Finnish
Variant of Emilia.
Milne m & f Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Milne.
Milo m Galician
Short form of Camilo and Emilio.
Milo m Walloon
Walloon form of Émile.
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