Submitted Names Starting with M

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Miló m Hungarian
Cogmate of Milo.
Miłobor m Polish
Derived from Slavic mil "gracious, dear" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".
Miłochna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of names beginning with the element Miło-, such as Miłosława.
Milodarka f Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements mil, meaning "dear, precious" and dar, meaning "gift" or "given".
Milojka f Slovene
Diminutive of names containing the Slavic element milu "gracious, dear", used as a given name in its own right.
Milolika f Russian, Literature
Artificially created name, used by Russian poets and writers in XVIII and XIX centuries. It derives from Russian words милый (mily) - "loveable","pleasant" and лик (lik) - "face" and means "she who has loveable face".
Miłomir m Polish
Polish form of Milomir.
Milon m Ancient Greek (Latinized), English, German (Rare), Literature
Derived from Greek milos "yew".... [more]
Milone m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Milo.
Milonia f Ancient Roman
borne by the last wife of Caligula and mother to his child, Julia Drusilla, Milonia Caesonia.
Miłorad m Polish
Polish form of Milorad.
Miłorada f Polish
Feminine form of Miłorad.
Miloša m Serbian
Variant of Miloš.
Miłość f Polish
Polish name derived from the ordinary vocabulary word miłość "love", first used to translate the Greek name Agape or the Latin name Caritas... [more]
Milosija f Serbian
From Slavic elements mio meaning "charming" or "pleasant" and sija deriving from the verb sijati meaning "to shine". Hence the name means "one that shines charmingly/pleasantly".
Miłosława f Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Miloslava and feminine form of Miłosław.
Milosława f Polish
Polish cognate of Miloslava.
Miłosłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Miłosław.
Milot m Sami
Variant of Mielat.
Milot m Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from Milot, a town and a former municipality in the Lezhë County of northwestern Albania.
Milota f Albanian
Feminine form of Milot.
Milota f Slovak
Possibly derived from the Slavic name element milu "gracious, dear".
Milou m Provençal
Diminutive of Emile.
Miloud m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Mouloud (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).
Milouska f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Miluška. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch television presenter Milouska Meulens (b. 1973), who is of Curaçaoan descent.
Miłowan m Polish
From the Slavic element Miło meaning "love". See Milovan.
Miłowit m Medieval Polish
From the elements miło "nice" and wit "lord, ruler". This is among the earliest recorded names in Poland.
Milt m English
Diminutive or short form of Milton
Miltiadis m Greek
Modern form of Miltiades.
Miltos m Greek
Short form of Miltiades.
Miltscho m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Милчо (see Milcho).
Milú f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria Luísa, Maria de Lurdes, and Maria Lúcia.
Miluna f Italian (Modern), Venetian
From the Italian words mia luna literally meaning "my moon". According to a Venetian legend the 1600s nobleman Vittore Calergi proposed to his love interest with these words (meant "my sweetness, my dear") and a beautiful diamond later renamed Miluna... [more]
Milunia f Polish
Truncated form of Emilunia.
Miluša f Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Slovak, Slovene
Diminutive of Mila and any other Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Miloslava and Ludmila... [more]
Milush m Bulgarian
Diminutive of names starting in Mil-
Milusha f Russian, English (Rare)
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Lyudmila. Also compare Milushka and Milusya.
Milushka f Russian
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Lyudmila. Also compare Annushka, Milusha and Milusya.
Milusia f Polish
Truncated form of Emilusia.
Miluška f Croatian, Slovak
Diminutive of Mila and any other Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Miloslava and Ludmila... [more]
Milusya f Russian
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Lyudmila. Also compare Milusha and Milushka.
Milutin m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic element mil "gracious, dear".
Milva f Italian
Feminine form of Milvio, although folk etymology likes to consider it a contraction of Maria and Ilva or Maria and Silvia and other names ending in -ilva/-ilvia.... [more]
Milya f Russian
Diminutive of Lyudmila.
Mi-lyeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 蓮 (lyeon) meaning "lotus, waterlily". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Milyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Milan.
Milyushka f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Milya, which itself is a diminutive of Emiliya and Lyudmila.... [more]
Milziade m Italian
Italian form of Miltiades.
Mîm m Literature
Mîm is the name of the last petty-dwarf in the Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. His story is also told in The Children of Húrin.
Mim f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Miriam.
Mima f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 誠 (ma) meaning "sincerity" or 馬 (ma) meaning "horse". It can also be written as 未麻, combining 未 (mi) meaning "eighth sign of the zodiac" with 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax", it was used like this in the very successful anime Perfect Blue.
Mima f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bosnian
Nickname for Marija and other names starting with M (Milica, Mersiha, etc.).
Mima f Swedish
Variant of Mimi.
Mima f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Maria.
Mimal m Newar
Means "lightning" in Newar.
Mimba f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Form of Ama used by early slaves in the American South and Jamaica. This was given to girls born on Saturday.
Mimbi f Guarani
Means "bright" in Guarani.
Mime m Germanic Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Richard Wagner's The Ring opera cycle, Mime is the brother of Alberich and the maker of the magic helmet Tarnhelm.
Mime f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 実 (mi) meaning "fruit" or 美 (mi) meaning "beauty; beautiful" combined with 夢 (ime) meaning "dream; vision" or 芽 (me) meaning "sprout".... [more]
Mimer m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Mímir.
Mi-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 is Meaning "Beautiful".
Mimi f Japanese
Combination of any mi kanji, such as 美 meaning "beauty," 海 meaning "sea, ocean," 未, referring to the sign of the Sheep, 実 meaning "seed; fruit," 夢 meaning "dream," 光 meaning "light; ray, beam, glow" or 心 meaning "heart, mind." They can also be duplicated or marked with the repetition marker 々.
Mimi f Greek
Diminutive of Dimitra.
Mimi f Provençal
Diminutive of Emilìo.
Mimì f & m Italian, Theatre
Italian form of Mimi as well as diminutive of other names with a m sound of any gender. Mimì, a seamstress, is a main character in 'La bohème' (1896) by Giacomo Puccini, based on 'Scènes de la vie de bohème' (1851) by Henri Murger.
Mimia f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mimia m Sardinian
Gallurese variant of Minniu.
Mimica f Slovene
Diminutive of Marija (via the diminutive Mimi), used as a given name in its own right.
Mimich m Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Probably means "little fish", derived from Nahuatl michin "fish". This was also the name of a cloud serpent in Aztec mythology.
Mimie f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish pet form of Maria and Marie; sometimes it is also found as a deliberate different spelling of Mimi.
Mimigard f Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old Norse mímir "memory", which is related to Old English gemimor "well-known", modern Dutch mijmeren "to muse, to ponder" and Latin memor "mindful, remembering." Because of this, the first element may also refer to the Norse god Mímir, who had omniscient wisdom and knowledge... [more]
Mimihimereiko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 姫 (hime) meaning "princess", 麗 (rei) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
Mimihimeyouko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 姫 (hime) meaning "princess", 洋 (you) meaning "ocean" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
Mimihimeyuuko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 姫 (hime) meaning "princess", 夕 (yuu) meaning "evening" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
Mimika f Slovene
Variant of Mimica.
Mimika f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mimika f Greek
Diminutive of Dimitra.
Mimiko f Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mimile m Walloon, Picard
Diminutive of Émile.
Mimina f Sardinian
Diminutive of Cosima via the Italian variant form Cosimina.
Mimina f Japanese
From Japanese 夢 (mi) meaning "dream", 望 (mi) meaning "hope" combined with 愛 (na) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mímir m Norse Mythology, Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse mímir "memory", which is related to Old English gemimor "well-known", modern Dutch mijmeren "to muse, to ponder" and Latin memor "mindful, remembering." In Norse mythology, Mímir was a god who had omniscient wisdom and knowledge and who was keeper of the Well of Wisdom in Jotunheim (the world of the Giants).
Mimis m Greek
Short form of Dimitris.
Mimisa f Japanese
From Japanese 珠 (mi) meaning "pearl", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mimiteh f Omaha-Ponca (?), Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of Mi'mite, an Omaha name of uncertain meaning, or a variant of the Omaha name Mi'mitega meaning "new moon". This is the name of a Native American vampire in Scott Snyder's comic book series American Vampire (2010-).
Mimka f Slovene
Variant of Mimika.
Mimma f Italian
Diminutive of Domenica.
Mimmia m Sardinian
Variant if Minniu.
Mimmie f English
Variant spelling of Mimmy.
Mimmo f Finnish
Diminutive of Vilhelmina.
Mimmo m Italian
Diminutive of Domenico
Mimmy f English
Variant of Mimi or Mimmi.
Mimo m Italian
Variant of Mimmo.
Mimo f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Mimoza.
Mimo f Korean
Mimo is a korean names mostly used by girls. It means “beauty”.
Mimo m Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Domingo.
Mimolf m Germanic
Variant of Mimulf.
Mimomo f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 桃 (momo) meaning "peach". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Mimori f Japanese
From Japanese 未 (mi) "eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac, the goat" combined with 森 (mori) "forest". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [more]
Mimosa f English, Finnish, French, Spanish, Danish, Filipino, Italian
From Mimosa, a genus of plants that are sensitive to touch. The best known plant from that genus is the Mimosa pudica, better known in English as the touch-me-not. The plant genus derives its name from Spanish mimosa, which is the feminine form of the Spanish adjective mimoso meaning "cuddly".
Mimoun m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Maymun used in Morocco.
Mimóza f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Mimosa.
Mímr m Old Norse
Variant of Mímir.
Mimsie f Popular Culture
A character in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mimsie Pott, and a character in The Last Mimzy.
Mimulf m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old Norse mímir "memory", which is related to Old English gemimor "well-known", modern Dutch mijmeren "to muse, to ponder" and Latin memor "mindful, remembering." Because of this, the first element may also refer to the Norse god Mímir, who had omniscient wisdom and knowledge... [more]
Mimura f Japanese
A Japanese feminine first name or a Japanese surname.
Mimuša f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of any feminine name that starts with Mi-, such as Michaela, Miriama and Miroslava... [more]
Mimuška f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of any feminine name that starts with Mi-, such as Michaela, Miriama and Miroslava... [more]
Min m Walloon
Walloon form of Méen.
Min f English
Diminutive of Minnie.
Min f Japanese
From Japanese 敏 (min) meaning "agile, quick, alert; sensitivity", 民 (min) meaning "people, nation, subjects", 明 (min) meaning "bright, light", or 眠 (min) meaning "sleep, die, sleepy". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Min m Egyptian Mythology
From Egpytian mnw literally meaning "established one", from mn "to establish". Min was an ancient Egyptian fertility god, often depicted as a human male with an erect penis and an upheld left arm holding a flail.
Mi-Na f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 娜 (na) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Mína f Hungarian
Short form of Hermina and Vilhelmina.
Mîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Mina.
Mîna f Kurdish
Means "like, similar" in Kurdish.
Min-A f Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade", 慜 (min) meaning "quick, agile, smart, clever" or 旻 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with 兒 (a) meaning "child", 雅 (a) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or 娥 (a) meaning "pretty, lovely, good, beautiful"... [more]
Miña f Asturian
Diminutive of Herminia.
Mina m Bosnian (Archaic), Bulgarian (Archaic), Gagauz, Georgian (Archaic), Romanian (Rare), Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Form of Menas in several languages, which came about via its modern Greek form Minas.... [more]
Mina f Pashto
Means "love" in Pashto.
Mina m Ancient Egyptian (Arabized, Modern), Coptic
Mina, a very old but yet a very modern name, is currently used by Coptic Christian males in Egypt. ... [more]
Mina f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Marynia.
Mina f Japanese
Can have different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Mina f Yiddish
Derived from Old High German minne "love".
Mina f Greek
Diminutive of Asimina.
Minadora f Georgian (Rare), Greek (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Georgian form of Menodora as well as a Greek and Romanian variant of Minodora.... [more]
Minadzuki f Japanese
From Japanese 水無月 (minadzuki) meaning "June".
Minae f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 苗 (nae) meaning "sprouts".... [more]
Minago m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Minago m Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. According to a Georgian source, the name is of Greek origin and means something along the lines of "according to the moon" or "spoken by the moon". The closest Greek name with that kind of meaning would be Menagoras, which is properly transcribed as Minagoras when you follow the transcription rules for modern Greek.... [more]
Minagu m Greenlandic
Younger form of Minago.
Min-ah f Korean
Variant transcription of Min-A.
Minah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Aminah 1.
Minah f Yiddish, Jewish
Yiddish form of Mina.
Minahi f Japanese
From Japanese 南 (mina) meaning "south" combined with 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Minahikosis m Cree
Means "little pine" in Cree.
Minahime f Japanese
From Japanese 魅 (mi) meaning "charm", 那 (na) meaning "what" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Minal f Indian, Tamil
Means 'precious stone'.
Minālāwus m Arabic
Arabic form of Menelaus.
Minalgas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]
Minalgė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Minalgas.
Minami f & m Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" or 海 (nami) meaning "ocean". It is most commonly written as 美波 (beautiful + wave) but it can also be written as 南 (minami) meaning "south" and is popular written in hiragana as well.
Minamiko f Japanese
From Japanese 南 (minami) meaning "south" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Minamo f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name means "water's surface," made up of 水 (sui, mizu, mizu-, mi) meaning "water" and 面 (ben, men, omo, omote, tsura, mo) meaning "face, surface." The word originally came about from a combination of 水 (mi), な (na), the Old Japanese equivalent of の (no) meaning "of" and 面 (mo) with the meaning of "surface."... [more]
Minamoto m Japanese (Rare)
From 源 (minamoto) meaning "fountainhead, river source; source, origin," derived from a combination of 水 (mi), the combining form of mizu meaning "water," and 元/本 (moto) meaning "source, origin" with the addition of the Old Japanese possessive particle na.... [more]
Minan m & f Chinese
Combination of the names Min 1 and An 1.
Minano f Japanese
From Japanese 魅 (mi) meaning "charm", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Minar f Batak
Means "bright, clear, shining" in Batak.
Minarapa m Moriori
This was the name of a Moriori chief and tohunga "priest" named Minarapa Tamahiwaki who lived during the 1800s.
Minari f Korean (Rare)
Coming from Mina; in Korean meaning: "beautiful, elegant and graceful woman/girl." Minari means: "water parsley" in Korean. Minari is a kind of vegetable that's used in dishes. This can also be an unique name.
Minaru m & f Japanese
The Name Minaru means ... [more]
Minas m Greek, Armenian
Greek and Armenian form of Menas.
Minata f African
'mother of joy'
Minatbar m Pashto
Means "grateful" in Pashto.
Minatoko f Japanese
From Japanese 湊 (minato) meaning "assemble" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Minatsu f Japanese
The most common meaning for Minatsu is "beautiful summer" (美夏) - from 美 mi, beautiful and 夏 natsu, summer. But Minatsu can have many other meanings, depending on the kanji it is written with.
Minay f Azerbaijani
Means "a thousand moons" in Azerbaijani.
Minayə f Azerbaijani
From Azerbaijani min meaning "thousand" and ayə meaning "ayah (a verse in the Quran)".
Minbi f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 碧 (bì) meaning "green, blue".
Minbing f Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, fast, quick, clever" and 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".
Minca f Slovene
Diminutive of Mina 1, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Minçaq m Karachay-Balkar
Means "bead" in Karachay-Balkar.
Mincaye m Indigenous American, Waorani
Means "wasp" in the Waorani language.
Minchen f German (Rare)
German diminutive of Wilhelmina and other feminine names that contain -min- (such as Jasmin 1), as it has the German diminutive suffix -chen.... [more]
Mincho m Spanish
Diminutive of Fermín or Benjamín.
Mincia f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Maryśka.
Minco m Choctaw
Means "Chief" in Choctaw. Alternative form could be Micco in Seminole.
Minda f Georgian (Rare)
Basically means "I want you" in Georgian, derived from Georgian მინდა (minda) meaning "I want". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was desired by its parents.
Minda f Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Contracted form of Melinda as well as a truncated form of both Aminda and Eminda.
Minda m & f Chinese
Combination of Min 1 and Da. Alternatively, the first character can be used as 岷 (mín), referring to the Min River in Sichuan Province, and 達 (dá) meaning "reach, arrive at."
Minda f Filipino
Short form of Luzviminda, Luzminda, and other related names.
Mindel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Mina.
Mindert m West Frisian
Variant form of Mendert.
Mindeulle f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 민들레 (mindeulle) meaning "dandelion."
Mindi f English
Variant of Mindy.
Mindia m Georgian, Folklore, Literature
Basically means "I wanted you", derived from Georgian მინდია (mindia) or მინდოდა (mindoda) meaning "I wanted". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was desired by its parents.... [more]
Minditsi f Romani
Directly taken from Romani minditsi "maiden; virgin".
Mindla f Yiddish
Presumably a Polish Yiddish form of Mindel, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Mindort-batoni m Georgian Mythology
Meaning uncertain. Mindort-Batoni was the god of valleys, fields, and wild flowers in Georgian mythology. He is also the father of Mindort-brdzanebeli, the goddess of flowers.
Mindort-brdzanebeli f Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Mindort-Brdzanebeli was the Georgian goddess of flowers and daughter of Mindort-batoni. She was believed to flutter over plants and live off of pollen.
Mindovg m Russian
Modern Russian form of Mindaugas.
Mindovh m Ukrainian
Modern Ukrainian form of Mindaugas.
Mindowh m Belarusian
Name of Grand Duke Mindaugas in Belarusian.
Mindwell f & m English (Puritan)
Used in reference to the scripture, “A silent and louing woman is a gift of the Lord, and there is nothing so much worth, as a mind well instructed.”
Mindy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Mindel.
Mine f Turkish
Means "enamel, glaze, verbena" in Turkish.
Mine f Japanese
From 峰/嶺/峯/岑 (mine) meaning "peak, summit," also written with multiple kanji (+ phonetic mi), with a mi kanji like 美 meaning "beauty" or 三 meaning "three" and a ne kanji such as 根 meaning "root," 禰 meaning "ancestral shrine," 子, referring to the sign of the Rat, or 年 meaning "year."... [more]
Mine f Spanish
Diminutive of Minerva.
Mine f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Minnie.
Miné f Japanese
Variant transcription of Mine.
Mínea f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Minea.
Minea f Khmer
Means "March" in Khmer.
Mineca f Corsican
Contraction of Maria Dumenica.
Mineĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "little bit" (originally a diminutive ending).
Mineka f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 奏 (ka) meaning "play music, complete". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mineke f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Mina 1. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch author, researcher and professor Mineke Schipper (b. 1938).
Mineko f Japanese
From Mine combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]
Minel f Various
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Minelauva f Astronomy
Traditional name in the middle ages for the star Delta Virginis in the constellation Virgo. It derives from the Arabic من العواء or min al-ʽawwāʼ, meaning "in the lunar mansion of ʽawwaʼ" (see Auva).
Minélie f French
A mix of Minelle and Amélie. Meaning not known yet.
Minella f English
Diminutive of Mina
Minelle f Swedish (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Mina 1.
Minene f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [more]
Mineq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Mineĸ.
Míner f Spanish
Diminutive of Minerva.
Miner m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Miner.
Mineri f Japanese
A rare female japanese name meaning 'beautiful sound village' from mi- ('beautiful), ne- ('sound') and the kanji for 'village' read as 'ri'. This is often used as a substitute for a name such as Minemi or Mineko.
Mínerva f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Minerva.
Minervina f Ancient Roman, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Minervina was the first wife of Constantine the Great. She was of Syrian origin. Constantine either took her as a concubine or married her in 303, and the couple had one son, Crispus.
Minervino m Italian
Italian form of Minervinus.
Minervinus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen that was a derivative of the Roman goddess Minerva.
Minervius m Ancient Roman
From the name of the Roman goddess Minerva.
Minerwa f Polish
Polish form of Minerva.
Minetarou m Japanese
From Japanese 峰, 峯 (mine) meaning "peak, summit", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Minetta f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Minette. This is also the name of an underground stream in New York City, which is claimed to derive from Manette meaning "devil's water" in a Native American language; a street and a lane in Greenwich Village are named for the buried Minetta Brook, which flows beneath them.
Minever m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Munawar.
Minèvre f French (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Minerve, which is the French form of Minerva. Also compare the somewhat similar-looking names Ginevra and Guenièvre.
Mingailas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]
Mingailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingailas.
Mingan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ming and An 1.
Mingaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]
Mingaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingaudas.
Mingbei f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear, brilliant" and 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".
Mingbonu f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and bonu meaning "lady (title)".
Mingchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" and 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple".
Mingcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".
Mingdan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion".
Mingdona f Uzbek
Derived from ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and dona meaning "kernel, grain".
Mingedas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]
Mingedė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingedas.
Mingfu m Chinese
Combination of 铭 (see Ming) and 甫 (see Fu).... [more]
Minghao m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, brilliant" combined with 昊 (hào) meaning "vastness (of the sky)" or 浩 (hào) meaning "grand, vast", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Minghino m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Used in fifth story of fifth day in The Decameron
Minghong f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow".
Minghui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" combined with 晖 (huī) meaning "bright, light, radiant", 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 徽 (huī) meaning "emblem, badge, crest"... [more]
Min-gi m Korean
From Sino-Korean 民 "people, subjects, citizens" or 珉 "stone resembling jade" (min) and 基 "foundation" (gi).
Mingintas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]
Mingintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingintas.
Mingirdas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]
Mingirdė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingirdas.
Mingiyan m Kalmyk (Russified)
Derived from Kalmyk миңһн (minghn) meaning "thousand".
Mingjahon f Uzbek
Derived from ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and jahon meaning "the world".
Mingjamol f Uzbek
Derived from ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and jamol meaning "beauty".
Mingjian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant" combined with 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, dagger, sabre", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Mingjin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money"... [more]
Mingli f & m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 里 (lǐ) meaning "village; neighbor", 莉 (lì) meaning "jasmine", 梨 (lí) meaning "pear", 李 (lǐ) meaning "plum", 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 礼 (lǐ) meaning "rite, ceremony, gift, present"... [more]
Minglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" or 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or 粼 (lín) meaning "clear".
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