Submitted Names Starting with M

Maghfiroh f Indonesian
Variant of Maghfirah.

Maghiel m Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Machiel.

Maghnes m Northern African
The name of a football player who comes from Algeria, Maghnes Akliouche

Maghons m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Magnus.

Magi f Welsh
Diminutive of Marged.

Magí m Catalan
Catalan form of Maginus.

Magia f Greek (Rare)

Magic m & f English (American, Rare)
From the English word magic meaning "the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces".

Magica f Croatian
Diminutive of Magdalena or Margareta.

Magie f English (Rare)
Variant of Maggie.

Magín m Spanish
Spanish form of Maginus.

Magina f Galician (Rare)
Variant of Maxina.

Maginus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Maginus was a Catalan hermit in the late third and early fourth centuries in Tarragona. Upon the arrival of the Roman prefect Dacian to Tarragona, persecuting Christians under the edict of Emperor Maximian, Maginus tried to convert them to the faith and was imprisoned... [more]

Magisend f Medieval English

Magishakar f Tatar (Rare)

Magiting m Tagalog
Means "brave, heroic" in Tagalog.

Maglaurus m Literature
The Duke of Albany, one of the husbands of Regan, who was one of the older daughters of King Leir in Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistorical 12th-century "History of the Kings of Britain".

Maglena f Swedish (Archaic)
Contracted form of Magdalena, used mainly during the 19th century.

Maglière m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Magloire.

Maglocune m History (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Maglocunus

Maglocunus m Old Welsh (Latinized)
Latinised form of Maelgwn used by Gildas.

Magloire m & f French, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
French masculine and feminine form of Maglorius (see Maglorio).

Maglor m Literature
Meaning unknown; possibly a Sindarized form of Makalaurë. In The Silmarillion this is the most commonly used name of the second son of Fëanor, also called Kanafinwë.

Magloria f Italian
Feminine form of Maglorio (compare Magloire).

Maglorio m Italian
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: ... [more]

Maglorix m Old Celtic
Derived from proto-Celtic roots maglos "noble" or "chief" and rīxs "king".

Maglory m Arthurian Cycle
One of the many Saxon kings to invade Britain at the beginning of Arthur’s reign.

Maglys f Spanish (Latin American)

Magma f English
Derived with the English speaking word “magma”, which is another word for lava in a volcanic eruption. Would most likely mean “hot, smouldering”.

Magn m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse Magni meaning "mighty, strong".

Magna f Scandinavian
Scandinavian feminine form of Magnus and Magni. In Iceland, the form Magnea is more popular than Magna.

Magnachar m Germanic
Variant spelling of Magnahar, probably influenced by Old High German wachar "vigilant" (see Wacharulf).

Magnahar m Germanic
This name is a metathesis of Maganhar - the first element should not be confused with Latin magna "great."

Magnai m & f Mongolian
Means "front, foremost" or "forehead" in Mongolian.

Magnance f French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Magnantia.

Magnantia f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Magnantius. Saint Magnantia of Auxerre was a spiritual student of Saint Germanus of Auxerre.

Magnaric m Germanic
This name is a metathesis of Maganric - the first element should not be confused with Latin magna "great."

Magnas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Magnus.

Magnasch m Romansh
Romansh form of Magnus.

Magnatrud f Germanic
This name is a metathesis of Magantrud - the first element should not be confused with Latin magna "great."

Magnatrude f Germanic
Variant of Magnatrud.

Magndís f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse magn "power, strength, might" and dís "goddess".

Magne m French (Archaic)
French form of Magnus.

Magnea f Icelandic
Feminine form of Magnús. It may also be used as an Icelandic feminine form of Magni.

Magneberga f Medieval French, Old High German
Variant of Meinberga

Magnella f Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Magnhild.

Magnence m History (Gallicized)
French form of Magnentius.

Magnêncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Magnentius.

Magnencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Magnentius.

Magnentius m Late Roman
Probably derived from the Latin adjective magnus meaning "great, large" (also see Magnus). This name was borne by a Gallo-Roman usurper from the 4th century AD.

Magnenzio m Italian
Italian form of Magnentius.

Magner m Medieval French
Derived from Old High German megin, magan "strength, might, power" and heri "host, army".

Magneto m Popular Culture, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Magneto is the 'mutant' name of an antagonist, and sometimes protagonist, of Marvel's X-Men line of comics. His real name is Max Eisenhardt, and he's used the alias of Erik Lehnsherr many times, though he is more frequently known simply as Magneto... [more]

Magney f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse magn meaning "power, might" combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".

Magnfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements magn meaning "power, strength, might" and fríðr meaning "beautiful", originally "beloved".

Magnheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse magn "power, strength" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour".

Magnhilda f Medieval Scandinavian
Younger form of Magnhildr recorded from the 14th century onwards.

Magnhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Magnhildr.

Magnia f Late Roman
Derived from Latin magnus "great, big".

Magnie m Scottish
Diminutive of Magnus.

Magnifica f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin magnifica "magnificent, splendid, excellent".

Magnify m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to extol; glorify." Referring to the magnification of the name of God.

Magnil f Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Magnhildr.

Magnill f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Magnhildr.

Magnilla f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Magnill predominantly recorded in Scania.

Magnius m Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Magnas.

Magno m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Cognate of Magnus.

Magnólia f Hungarian, Portuguese
Hungarian and Portuguese forms of Magnolia.

Magnos m Greek
Greek form of Magnus, the Greek name of the Roman emperor Magnus Maximus (in Greek: Μάγνος Μάξιμος) - c. 335–28 August 388

Magnu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Magnus.

Magnulf m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements magn "mighty, strong, power" and ulfr "wolf", making it a cognate of the Germanic name Maganulf. Magnulf was first used in 1901.

Magnulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Magnulf.

Magnúsína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Magnús.

Magnuss m Latvian
Latvian form of Magnus.

Magnusz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Magnus,

Magny f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Magný.

Magný f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse magn meaning "power, strength, might" and nýr meaning "new".

Magnyfye m English (Puritan)
From the English word magnify meaning "to praise, to glorify".

Mago m English (Rare), Old High German, Irish (Rare)
From a short form of a compound name formed with maht ‘strength’, ‘power’ as the first element.

Mago f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Margarita.

Magod f Breton
Variant of Margod.

Magog m Biblical, Muslim
The name Magog is obscure, but may come from the Assyrian mat-Gugu, "Land of Gyges", i.e., Lydia. Alternatively, Gog may be derived from Magog rather than the other way round, and "Magog" may be code for Babylon.

Magoichi m & f Japanese
Means "grandson city/grandson of the city".

Magolna f Hungarian (Archaic)

Magolor m Popular Culture
Magolor is a major character in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and the host of the New Challenge Stages section of Kirby's Dream Collection. He is also the shopkeeper in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe. Magolor hails from Halcandra and commands the Lor Starcutter.

Magomedali m Avar (Russified), Lezgin (Russified), Dargin (Russified)
Russified form of Muhamadali (Avar), Mehamedali (Lezgin) or Mahammadali (Dargin).

Magomed-emi m Chechen (Russified)
Russified form of Mokhmad-Emi, from the given name Magomed combined with Arabic أَمِين (ʾamīn) meaning "trustworthy, honest, truthful".

Magomed-Emin m Chechen (Russified)
Russified form of Mokhmad-Emin.

Magomedrasul m Avar (Russified)
Russified form of Muhamadrasul.

Magomedsalam m Dargin (Russified)
From the given name Magomed combined with Arabic سَلَام (salām) meaning "peace".

Magomedshapi m Kumyk (Russified), Avar (Russified), Dargin (Russified)
Russified form of Mahammatshapi (Kumyk), Muhamadshapi (Avar) or Mahammadshapi (Dargin).

Magomedzagir m Dagestani
Combination of Magomed and Zagir.

Magone f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian magone "poppy (flower)".

Magool f Somali
Possibly from the Somali magooli meaning "blossom".

Magor m Hungarian, Hungarian Mythology
According to Simon of Kéza's 'Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum', written in the 1280s, Magor is the brother of Hunor and the son of Enéh and Ménrót... [more]

Magòrzata f Kashubian (Archaic)
Medieval variant of Małgorzata.

Magot m Dinka
Means "a very long-horned bull" in Dinka.

Magpie f English
Diminutive of Maggie and Margaret, from the English word for the common European bird, known for its chattering, before c.1600 known simply as pie... [more]

Magredá f Sami
Sami form of Margreta.

Magret f Scots
Scots form of Margaret.

Magretha f Romansh
Variant of Margreta.

Magriste f German (Rare)
Maybe a contraction of Marie-Christine.

Mågrite f Walloon
Variant of Magrite.

Magritte m Obscure
Transferred from the surname Magritte.

Magryta f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Margarethe.

Mags f English
Diminutive of Margaret.

Magsaránguaĸ f Greenlandic
Variant of Magseránguaĸ.

Mágsefni m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, combined with mágr "male relative by wedding" and efni "matter", "substance", "material".

Magseránguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Magserannguaq using the old Kleinschmidt orthography.

Magseránguaq f Greenlandic
Variant of Magseránguaĸ.

Magserannguaq m & f Greenlandic
Derived from Greenlandic massippoq meaning "rising half up from a horizontal position" and the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear", with the implied meaning "flower which is raised up by the heat of the sun, whilst small pieces of ice are still above it" (according to the Greenlandic author Karl Siegstad).... [more]

Magssarãnguaĸ f Greenlandic
Variant of Mássâránguaĸ.

Magsseránguaĸ m & f Greenlandic
Variant of Mássâránguaĸ.

Magtanggol m Tagalog
Means "to defend" in Tagalog.

Magðalena f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Magdalena.

Magtymguly m Turkmen

Magu f Far Eastern Mythology
The name of a taoist immortal associated with the elixir of life and protection of women. Her name is derived from 麻 (ma) meaning "cannabis, hemp" and 姑 (gu) meaning "aunt, maid, maiden".

Magua m Popular Culture, Literature
One of the antagonists from "Last of the Mohicans".

Mague f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita.

Maguelone f Provençal, French
Provençal form of Magdalene.

Maguelonne f French (Rare), Occitan (Gallicized), Guernésiais
Gallicized and Guernésiais form of Occitan Magalona.

Magüi f Spanish, Spanish (Canarian)
Short form of María Luisa and other compound forms of María. It can also be after a mountain in the Canary Islands named Magüi.

Magui f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita and Maria Luisa.

Maguinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Magda.

Maguli f Mingrelian, Georgian
Means "alike, similar, resemblant" in Mingrelian.

Maguno m Gaulish, Old Celtic
Gaulish cognate of Maonirn.

Magurix m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish magus "child, boy; servant" and rix "king".

Maguro m Popular Culture
Means "tuna" in Japanese. This name is born by Puyo Puyo character Maguro Sasaki.

Magus m Roman Mythology
Means "magic" or "magician" in Latin. Ultimately derived from an Old Iranian word referring to the Zoroastrian priests.

Maguy f French, Arabic
A short form of Marguerite.... [more]

Magwala m Pare
Means "money" in the Athu language of the Pare people.

Magwen f Welsh
Combination of Mag, a diminutive of Marged, and Welsh gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

Magzhan m Kazakh
Short form of the given name Magomedzhan.

Mah m & f Chinese
Cantonese, meaning "horse" name conferred by Ghengis Kahn on one of his victorious cavalry generals. Mahs in their 50's today represent the 28th generation from this original ancestor.... [more]

Mah m Persian Mythology
Means "month" or "moon" in Old Persian. This was the name of the Zoroastrian deity of the moon.

Mahabala m Hindi, Indian
Meaning "Strength" or "Having Great Strength".

Məhəbbət f & m Azerbaijani
Means "love, affection" in Azerbaijani.

Mahabbat f Kazakh
Means "love, affection" in Kazakh. Derived from Persian mohabbat, which means "love".

Mahad m Somali
Means "thanks" in Somali.

Mahadewi f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Mahadevi.

Mahadhir m Malay
Variant of Mahathir.

Mahadi m Malay, Indonesian, Bengali
Variant of Mahdi.

Mahadir m Malay
Variant of Mahathir.

Mahado f Somali
Possibly from the Somali mahad meaning "thanks".

Mahadzir m Malay
Variant of Mahathir.

Mahafaly m Malagasy
Means "celebration" in Malagasy.

Mahah m Mormon
Son of Jared.

Ma'hahko'e m Cheyenne
Means "Badger" in Cheyenne.

Mahak f Persian
little moon

Mahakala m Hinduism, Buddhism
From Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great" and काल (kala) meaning "time, age, death". This is the name of a deity in Hindu and Buddhist tradition... [more]

Māhal f Balochi
Derived from māh meaning "moon".

Mahal m Filipino

Mahalakshmi f Indian, Hinduism, Hindi
From Sanskrit महालक्ष्मी (Mahalakshmi) meaning "great sign", derived from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" and लक्ष्मी (lakshmi) "sign, mark".

Mahalaleel m Biblical Hebrew
Literally means "praise of GOD (El);" son of Kenan (Qayin) and great-grandson of Seth according to Genealogy of Genesis 5:12,13,15-17; 1 Chronicles 1:2. An inhabitant of Judah in Nehemiah 11:4, a descendent of Judah, son of Jacob, great-grandson of Abraham, through the lineage of Perez.

Mahalalel m Hebrew
Means "praise of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Mahalalel was the great-great-grandson of Adam and great-great-great-grandfather of Noah... [more]

Mahalel m Biblical

Mahaleo m Malagasy
Means "equal, match" or "able to overcome" in Malagasy.

Mahaley f American (South)
Variant of Mahala.

Mahalfrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German mahal "treaty, covenant" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Mahali f Swahili
Means "place" in Swahili.

Mahália f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Mahalia.

Mahalia f Filipino, Tagalog
Possibly a variant of Mahala, or from Tagalog "mahál", meaning 'loved one.'

Mahaliana m & f Malagasy
Means "arouse interest" in Malagasy.

Mahalie f English
Variant of Mahalia.

Mahaliel m Ancient Hebrew, English (Puritan), Jewish
Variant of Mahalel.

Mahalina f Filipino
Means "to be fascinated, to be charmed, to be attracted" in Tagalog.

Mahalric m Germanic
Derived from Old High German mahal "treaty, covenant" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Mahaltrud f Germanic
Derived from Old High German mahal "treaty, covenant" combined with þruþ "strength."

Maham f Pakistani
Unknown meaning.Possibly means 'moon'.

Maham m Guanche

Mahama m Western African, Thai (Muslim)
Form of Muhammad used in western Africa and Thailand.

Mahamad m Malay
Malay variant of Muhammad.

Mahamat m Central African, Thai (Muslim)
Form of Muhammad used in central Africa and Thailand.

Mahamed m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محمد (see Muhammad).

Mahamete m Medieval Arabic (Moorish, Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Muhammad.

Mahammadali m Dargin
Combination of Mahammad and Ali 1.

Mahammadshapi m Dargin
Combination of Mahammad and Shapi.

Mahammat m Kumyk
Kumyk form of Muhammad.

Mahammatshapi m Kumyk
Combination of Mahammat and Shapi.

Mahammoud m Western African (Rare)
A conflation of Muhammad with Mahmud, in this form extremely rare.

Mahamoudou m Eastern African
Mahoran musulman name

Mahan m Persian
Derived from Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon".

Mahan m Mormon
In the Book of Moses, it is said that Cain, after having slew Abel, became what they called the Master Mahan, being the head of a secret organization of murderers and cheaters... [more]

Mahana f Tahitian, Hawaiian
Means "sun" in Tahitian and "warmth, heat" in Hawaiian.

Mahana f Japanese
From Japanese 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 花 (hana) or 華 (hana) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mahana f & m Maori, Hawaiian, Tahitian
Means "warmth, heat" in Māori and Hawaiian, and "sun" in Tahitian.

Mahana f Sanskrit
" great; excellent; vast; huge; mighty "

Mahanand m Indian

Mahane f Japanese
優 meaning tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 羽 meaning feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.

Mahanina m & f Malagasy
Means "causing longing" in Malagasy.

Mahanti m Mormon
An inscription on a cliff in Manti was written by someone who called himself Mahanti, the second king of the Lamanites. It was dated about A.D. 600, which would have been centuries after the Lamanites came into being... [more]

Mahapajapati f Sanskrit
Means "leader of a great assembly", derived from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great, large" combined with प्रजा (prajā) meaning "subjects, people" and पति (patī) meaning "husband, lord, master"... [more]

Mahar f Indian
NAME - Mahar महर्... [more]

Mahara f Maori (Rare)

Maharani f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit महाराज्ञी (maharajni) meaning "empress, queen".

Mahardika m & f Indonesian
Means "virtuous, noble, wise" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "very prosperous" (compare Merdeka).

Maharet f Turkish
From the Ottoman Turkish مهارت, from Arabic مَهَارَة (mahāra) & means, "skill (capacity to do something well)".

Mahareta f Indonesian (Rare)

Mahari m & f Yoruba
Means "one who forgives" or "forgiver" in Yoruba.

Maharlika f & m Filipino
Means "freeman, noble, aristocratic" in Tagalog, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "very prosperous". This was the term used to the warrior class in ancient Tagalog society.

Maharo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 円 (ma) meaning "circle, yen, round", 正 (ma) meaning "correct, justice, righteous", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" or 麻 (ma) meaning "flax, linen, hemp", 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers" combined with 晴 (haro) meaning "clear up", 悠 (haro) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 良 (ro) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled" or 陽 (haro) meaning "light, sun, male"... [more]

Maharo m & f Malagasy
Means "protecting, defending" in Malagasy.

Məhərrəm m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Muharram.

Maharu f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 眞 (ma) meaning "truth, reality", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen" combined with 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up", 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 青 (haru) meaning "blue, green", 治 (haru) meaning "reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve" or 葉 (haru) meaning "leaf"... [more]

Mahary m & f Malagasy
Means "create" in Malagasy.

Mahasiva m Sinhalese

Mahassen f Arabic (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant transcription of Mahassine.

Mahassine f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مُحَسِّن (muḥassin) meaning "embellisher, beautifier, improver" (chiefly Moroccan).

Mahasthamaprapta m Buddhism
Means "arrival of the great strength" or "one who has obtained great strength", from Sanskrit महा (maha) meaning "great", स्थामन् (sthaman) meaning "strength, power" and प्राप्त (prapta) meaning "arrived, came, obtained, reached"... [more]

Mahasti f Persian
Means "the moon's being", from Persian māh "moon" and hastī "existence".

Mahath m Biblical
Means "grasping."

Mahathi f Indian (Sikh)

Mahathir m Malay
Possibly derived from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great" and धीर (dhīra) meaning "wise"... [more]

Mahatia m & f Malagasy
Means "causing love" in Malagasy.

Mahatsangy m & f Malagasy
Means "substitute" or "successor" in Malagasy.

Māhātūnn f Balochi
Derived from māh meaning "moon" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".

Mahault f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Mahaut.

Mahavita m & f Malagasy
Means "complete" or "sufficient" in Malagasy.

Mahaya f & m Sanskrit
Means "illusionist" in Sanskrit.

Mahayla f American
It’s a different spelling of Mahala

Mahazioth m Biblical
Meaning "visions," a Kohathite Levite, chief of the twenty-third course of musicians I Chronicles 25:4,I Chronicles 25:30

Mahbeer m Kashmiri
Meaning "Brave".

Mahboob m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Mahbub as well as the Urdu and Bengali form.

Mahbooba f Indian, Pakistani
"beloved, darling, sweetheart or lover". Urdu and Persian form of Habiba.... [more]

Mahboobeh f Persian
Variant transcription of Mahboubeh.

Mahboub m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محبوب (see Mahbub).

Mahbouba f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محبوبة (see Mahbuba).

Mahboube f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محبوبه (see Mahboubeh).

Məhbubə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mahbuba.

Mahbubjahon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mahbub meaning "beloved, darling" and jahon meaning "the world".

Mahbubul m Bengali (Muslim)
Bengali form of Mahbubullah, a combination of Mahbub and Allah.

Mahchehreh f Persian
Means “moon-like face,” derives from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and چہرہ (chehreh) meaning "face.” Related to Uzbek Mohchehra. Shares the same meaning as Urdu/Persian Mahrukh and Ottoman Mahpeyker.

Mah Chow f Vietnamese
Variant of Mychau.

Mahdad m Middle Persian
Middle Persian form of Mahidata.

Mahdalena f Belarusian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Mahdaliena.

Mahdaliena f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Magdalene.

Mahdaljena f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Mahdaliena.

Mahdalyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Magdalena.

Mahdia f Arabic, Pakistani
Variant transcription of Mahdiyya.

Maḫdianna m Sumerian Mythology
Likely meaning "lofty one from heaven", deriving from the Sumerian elements mah ("high, exalted), and 𒀭 an ("sky, heaven"). This was the Sumerian name of a Mesopotamian god of uncertain character... [more]

Mahdie f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدیه (see Mahdieh).

Mahdieh f Persian
Persian form of Mahdiyya.

Mahdis f Persian (Modern)
"Mah" is the moon in Persian and "dis" means alike. So Mahdis basically means moon-like or like the moon.

Mahdiye f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدیه (see Mahdieh).

Mahdiyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدیه (see Mahdieh).

Mahdiyya f Arabic
Feminine form of Mahdi.

Mahdokht f Persian
Meaning "daughter of the moon" in Persian.

Mahdur m Indonesian

Mahdzia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Mahdaliena.

Mahdzir m Malay
Variant of Mahathir.

Mahdzisia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Mahdaliena.

Mahe m Breton
Variant of Mazhe.

Māhealani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly haze" from Hawaiian māhea "haze" and lani "sky, heaven". This was the name of the night of the full moon in the ancient Hawaiian calendar.

Maheen f Pakistani, Urdu

Maheen m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Tamil, Nepali, Marathi, Hinduism, Telugu, Sinhalese, Malayalam, Kannada, Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali
MEANING - "earth-ruler" ,king, prince. Here मही means earth + इन means ruler

Maheer m Arabic
Means "wise" in Arabic.

Maheera f Bengali (Muslim)

Mahefasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mahefa meaning "to be able to do" and soa meaning "good".

Maheisha f African American

Mahek f Gujarati (Rare)
Means "fragrance, scent; aroma" in Gujarati, probably from Sanskrit महक्क (mahakka) "wide-spreading fragrance".

Mahemson m Mormon (Rare)
Alias used by Martin Harris in the Doctrine and Covenants.

Mahen m Manipuri
Means "great" in Meitei.

Mahender m Indian, Telugu, Hindi
Variant of Mahendra.

Mahendri f & m Indian, Hindi, Indonesian (Rare)
Either a feminine form of Mahendra or means "of Indra" in Sanskrit.

Mahenika m & f Malagasy
Means "satisfy" in Malagasy.

Ma'heóná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Medicine Woman, Holy Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ma'heóneámėhné'e f Cheyenne
Means "Medicine Walking Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ma'heónema'óhkeená'e f Cheyenne
Means "Holy Tassel Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ma'heónenáhkohe m Cheyenne
Means "Medicine Bear" in Cheyenne.

Ma'heónenémené'e f Cheyenne
Means "Holy Singing Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ma'heónevé'késo m Cheyenne
Means "Medicine Bird" in Cheyenne.

Ma'heónoó'ȯhtá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Holy Corn Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ma'heóno'sóó'e f Cheyenne
Means "Holy Dancer Woman" in Cheyenne.

Maher m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Mahir.

Maherisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mahery meaning "strong" and soa meaning "good".

Mahershalalhashbaz m Biblical, English (Puritan)
From the Hebrew name מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז (Maher-shalal-hash-baz) which is variously interpreted as meaning "quick to plunder and swift to spoil" or "he has made haste to the plunder!" It is a prophetic name or title which occurs in Isaiah 8:1 in the Old Testament and is a reference to the impending plunder of Samaria and Damascus by the king of Assyria.... [more]

Mahery m Malagasy
Means "strong" in Malagasy.

Maheshani f Hinduism
Means "great lady" in Sanskrit, a feminine form of Mahesha. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati, the wife of Shiva.

Maheshbabuk m Indian
this name meaning was lord muneeswara

Maheshi f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Indian (Sikh), Marathi, Nepali, Sinhalese
MEANING - "wife of great lord Shiva", A name of goddess Durga

Maheswari f Indian

Mahetsi m & f New World Mythology
From Hñähñu language HEAVEN, SKY

Maheut f Medieval French
Variant of Mahaut.

Mahfiruz f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish "favorable moon": mah, meh - "the moon" and fîrûz - "favorable", "lucky, fortunate".

Mahfodz m Malay
Malay variant of Mahfuz.

Mahfooz m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic محفوظ (see Mahfuz), as well as the Urdu form.

Mahfoud m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Mahfuz (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Mahfouz m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محفوظ (see Mahfuz).

Mahfud m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Mahfuz.

Mahfudh m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Mahfuz.

Mahfudz m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Mahfuz.

Mahfudzah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian feminine form of Mahfuz.

Mahfuza f Bengali
Feminine form of Mahfuz.

Mahfuzah f Malay
Feminine form of Mahfuz.

Mahganj f Balochi
Derived from māh meaning "moon" and ganj meaning "treasure".

Mahgol f Persian
From مه (mah) meaning "moon" and گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose"

Mahgul f Pakistani (Rare)

Mahi m Medieval French
Recorded 28 times in Paris of 1292.

Mahi f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Indian, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi
MEANING - earth, great, intellect, greatness, exceedingly

Mahi f Indian