Submitted Names Starting with M

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Maimai f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maime f Estonian
Variant of Maimu.
Maime f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" or 麻 (ma) meaning "flax", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing" combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maime m Provençal
Provençal form of Maximus.
Maimie f English
Variant of Mamie.
Maimin m Occitan
Occitan form of Maximinus.
Maimiti f Tahitian
Means "surfer" or "coming from the sea" in Tahitian; a combination of may meaning "to come" and miti "sea".
Maimo f Estonian
Variant of Maimu.
Maimona f Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
Maguindanao and Maranao form of Maymuna.
Maimoona f Urdu, Dhivehi, Indian (Muslim)
Variant transcription of Maimuna.
Maïmouna f Western African
Form of Maimuna used in French-influenced western Africa.
Maimouna f Western African
Western African form of Mahmuna (see Maymunah).
Maimun m Judeo-Arabic, Jewish
Arabic Jew's translation of Mazliach.
Maimun m & f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "auspicious, blessed, favourable" in Arabic. It is used as a masculine name in Arabic-speaking countries and Indonesia while it is feminine in Malaysia.
Maimuna f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Maimun.
Main m Arabic, Bengali
Of unknown meaning.
Main f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo mai meaning "earth" and the genitive suffix -n.
Maina f Arabic, French
Feminine form of Main.
Maina f Latvian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Swedish Maina, a Latvianized borrowing of Finnish Maini, a phonetic coinage based on Aina 4 and a derivation from Latvian mainīt "to change; to alter".
Maina f Breton
Contracted form of Marianna.
Maina f Polynesian
Of unknown meaning.... [more]
Maina m Hausa
Means "prince" in Hausa.
Mainara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Perhaps a rhyming variant of Tainara.
Mainardo m Italian
Italian form of Maynard.
Maïne f Gascon
Gascon form of Marina.
Maine f Swedish
Possibly a variant of Maina or Majny.
Maine f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 舞 (ma/mai) meaning "dance" combined with 稲 (ine) meaning "rice (plant)", 茜 (ne) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" or 音 (ne) meaning "sound"... [more]
Maine m English
There is no definitive explanation for the origin of the name "Maine", but the most likely origin is that the name was given by early explorers after the former province of Maine in France. Other theories mention earlier places with similar names, or claim it is a nautical reference to the mainland... [more]
Maine f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "reputation, prestige, fame" in Finnish.
Maini f Finnish
Short form of Mainikki.
Maini m Romansh
Short form of Domenic, traditionally found in Val Müstair.
Mainie f Irish
Diminutive of Mary, as borne by the Irish painter Mainie Jellett (1897-1944). Possibly based on the Irish version of Mary, Máirín
Mainikki f Finnish
Means "praised" or "great" in Old Finnish.
Mainnín m Irish
Probably an assimilated form of Mainchín, a diminutive of manach ‘monk’.
Maino f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Maino m West Frisian (Rare), Italian (Rare)
West Frisian and Italian form of Meino, which itself is a variant of Meine.... [more]
Mainoo m Indian
Variant of Mainu.
Mainor f Swedish
Variant of Majnor.
Mainotas m Lithuanian (Rare)
It comes from the Lithuanian word change "mainytis"
Mainu m & f Hindi, Indian
Diminutive of Mainul.
Maio m & f Late Roman, Italian, German
Variant of Maior used as praenomen for both males and females as well as the Italian form of Maius and the masculine form of Maia 1... [more]
Maior f Medieval Galician
Derived from Galician maior "major, greater", this name is an adoption of the title of the Virgin Mary Santa María a Maior (Saint Mary the Great in English).
Maiot f Medieval English
Diminutive of Mary and Mariori.
Maipaksana f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei maipak meaning "successful" and sana meaning "gold, precious".
Maipe m Chamorro, Polynesian
Means "fiery, hot, passionate", from the word máipe.
Maipelo f Tswana
Means "gratitude" in Setswana.
Maíra f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Tupi maíra "French person" and, by extension, "foreigner".
Maira f Latvian
Contracted form of Marija.
Maira f Mari
Mari variant of Mariya.
Mairak f Hausa
Means "daughter of a chief" in East Hausa.
Mairama f Hausa
Variant form of Maryama.
Mairangi f Maori
Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Maori mai meaning "for ages, for a long time" and rangi meaning "day" or "sky, heaven".
Mairbek m Chechen
Variant transcription of Mayrbek.
Mairen m & f Manipuri
Means "pumpkin" in Meitei.
Mairena f Spanish (Rare)
From place name Mairena.... [more]
Maireni f Romani
A Romani name found in the 1800s. Its origin and meaning are uncertain, there is, however, a theory that it might be related to Marina or Maren.
Mairi f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Μαίρη (see Meri 2).
Mairi f Estonian
Variant of Maire.
Mairi f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 里 (ri) meaning "village" or 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Mairiam f Occitan
Occitan form of Miriam.
Mairie f Irish
A diminutive of Máirín or a variant of Máire
Mairiga m Hausa
From the Hausa mài meaning "possessing" and rī̀gā meaning "gown".
Mairika f Estonian (Rare)
Diminutive of Mairi, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Mairim m Hebrew
It is an acronym of the name of the martyred Rabbinic scholar Rabbi Meir of Rothenberg
Mairis m Latvian
Masculine form of Maira.
Mairita f Latvian
Variant of Maira.
Mairo m Estonian
20th-century coinage, intended as a masculine form of Maire.
Mairo f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 彩 (iro) or 色 (iro) both meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mairo f Hausa
Diminutive form of Maryama.
Mairon f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Máire
Mairona f English (Rare, Archaic), Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Máire which appeared in the 1940s but appears to have faded almost immediately.
Mairsial m Irish
Irish form of Mark.
Mairsil f Medieval Irish
Obsolete Irish form of Marcella (see also Scottish Marsaili and Mairsile).
Mairsile f Irish
Irish form of Marcella.
Màirtean m Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Martin
Mairten m Scots
Scots form of Martin.
Mairtin m Scots
Scots form of Martin.
Mairu f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Mairy f Scots, Greek
Scots form of Mary and Greek variant of Mairi.
Mais f Arabic
Derived from Arabic مَيْس (mays) "nettle tree, hackberry".
Maísa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Maisie, a borrowing of Arabic Maisa and a contraction of Maria and Luísa.
Maisa f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maisa f & m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Georgian მაისი (maisi) meaning "May" (see May). This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was born in May.... [more]
Maisa f Arabic
Means "graceful, attractive, to walk with a proud gait" in Arabic.
Maisara m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ميسرة (see Maysara).
Maisarah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian feminine variant of Maysara.
Maisaroh f Indonesian
Indonesian feminine variant of Maysara.
Maisen f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Majsan.
Maisha f Swahili (Modern)
Means "life" in Swahili.
Maisha f Japanese
From Japanese 苺 (mai) meaning "strawberry" or 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 紗 (sha) meaning "gauze, thin silk" or 沙 (sha) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maisima f Aragonese
Variant of Masima.
Maisimino m Asturian
Asturian form of Maximinus.
Máisimo m Asturian
Asturian form of Maximus.
Maisimo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Maximus.
Maiso f Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Maisa (also Georgian).
Maísól f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 or Maja 1 and sól "sun".
Maisól f Faroese
Faroese form of Maísól.
Maisonas m Greek (Modern)
Greek form of Mason based on the spelling of Iasonas and Aisonas.
Maisri f Literature
Probably an invented name, formed using elements from similar-sounding Scottish names such as Maisie, Mairead, Marsaili and Màiri... [more]
Maisry f Literature
Possible variant of Marsaili or Maisie. It is the name of the heroine in Child Ballad 65, though some variations of the ballad name her Margery or Marjorie... [more]
Maïssa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic mâysan meaning "sparkling star".
Maissa f Provençal
Derived from Latin maxilla meaning "jaw". The initial Latin word underwent several changes (illa was removed leaving just max, the vowel a became ai, and finally, the x became ssa).
Maïssane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic mâysan meaning "sparkling star".
Maissemin m Provençal
Provençal form of Maximinus.
Maissenç m Provençal
Maixent form of Maxence.
Maissenci m Provençal
Provençal form of Maxence.
Maissimilian m Occitan
Occitan form of Maximilian.
Maisyarah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Maysara.
Maisyaroh f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Maysara.
Mait f Swedish
Swedish dialectal (Dalecarlian) variant of Marit.
Mait m Estonian
Originally a short form of Mattias and Matteus, now used as a given name in its own right.
Maita f Shona
A Shona (Zimbabwean) name that implies gratitude for something that has been done well. It may be spelt as Mayita or Mazvita depending on the area of origin of the speaker.... [more]
Maita f Filipino
Short form of Margarita.
Maitagarri f Basque, Basque Mythology
Derived from the Basque adjective maitagarri "lovable; nice; affable".... [more]
Maitaishe m & f Shona
It means "You have done it Lord" or simply, "Thank you Lord."
Maital f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Meital.
Maitane f Basque
Variant of Maite, composed of Basque maitea meaning "beloved, darling" and the modern feminine suffix -ne.
Maitasuna f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Sometimes considered a variant of Maite 2, this name is actually directly taken from Basque maitasun "love; lovability".
Maitea f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maite 2. The name coincides with Basque maitea meaning "beloved, darling".
Maiteder f Basque
Created by Erramun Olabide as a combination of Maite 2 and the Basque word eder "beautiful".
Maitelm m Old High German, Old Saxon, Medieval, Medieval French
Old High German, Old Saxon maht "might" + Old High German, Old Saxon helm "helmet".
Maïtena f Basque (Gallicized), French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Maitena. This is the name of the titular character in the award-winning 1927 French novel written by Bernard Nabonne.
Maitena f Basque, Spanish (Latin American), Theatre
Maitena is the title of a Basque-language opera written and composed by Étienne Decrept and Charles Colin.
Maitetxu f Basque
Diminutive of Maite 2.
Maitha f Arabic
the soft thing
Maitham m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ميثم (see Maytham).
Maithgemm f Pictish, Old Celtic
Borne by a 6th century woman from a probable Pictish family.
Maitimo m Literature
Means "well-shaped one" in Quenya. In Tolkien's 'Legendarium' this was the mother-name of Maedhros.
Maitlin f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Maitland in the style of Caitlin.
Maito m Japanese
This name combines 舞 (bu, mai, ma.u, -ma.u) meaning "circle, dance, flit, wheel" with 人 (jin, nin, -to, hito, -ri) meaning "person" or 斗 (to, tou) meaning "Big Dipper."... [more]
Maitreya m Buddhism
Means "friendly, benevolent" in Sanskrit, ultimately derived from मित्र (mitra) meaning "friend". In Buddhist tradition this is the name of a bodhisattva who will succeed Siddhartha Gautama and become the next Buddha... [more]
Maitreyi f Sanskrit, Indian (Rare)
Allegedly means "friendly one", this was the name of a late Vedic Indian philosopher.
Maitri f Indian
Means "loving-kindness" in Sanskrit. This is the name of one of the Upanishads, which are parts of Hindu scripture.
Maitu f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Tú.
Maiu f Estonian
Diminutive of Maia 3.
Maiulf m Old High German, Medieval, Medieval French
Old High German mag, mak "parent" or a truncated form of Old High German megin, magan "strength, might, power" + Old High German wolf, Gothic wulf "wolf".
Maïus m Provençal
Meaning unknown. It has been in use in Provence since at least the late nineteenth century.
Maïus m French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
A rare Acadian name. Possibly derived from the Latin name for the month of May mensis Maius.
Maiv f Hmong
Means "girl, daughter" in Hmong.
Maivân f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Vân.
Maivcua f Hmong
From the Hmong name element maiv designating a feminine name and cua meaning "wind".
Maive f Estonian
Elaboration of Mai 3.
Maive f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Maeve. A notable bearer was Indian-born author Maive Stokes (1866-1961), who was of Irish descent. She is best known for compiling a collection of Indian fairy tales that were told to her by her caretakers.
Maivi f Estonian
Variant of Maive.
Maivy f Vietnamese
It means yellow flowers.
Maiwada m Hausa
Means "possessing wealth" in Hausa.
Maixabel f Basque
Basque contraction of María Isabel.
Maixent m French, Provençal
Poitevin and Provençal form of Maxence.
Maiximilián m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Maximilian.
Maiya f Tamil
The name means "Illusion" in Sanskrit, having to do with the hindu belief that the world is all an illusion which one must overcome to reach moksha or nirvana
Maiya f Japanese
From 舞 (mai) "circle, wheel" and 弥 (ya) "increasingly"
Maiyar m Arabic
Maiyar is an old Arabic MALE name means the person who brings Mera( Meara is an Arbic word means the hoard collected from rich and given to poor people. In early days of Islamic states there was a job in the government called ( MAIYAR) and he was responsible to distribute Aids and hoards to poor people... [more]
Maiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maiza f Filipino
mean 'one' or 'only one' in Ilocano.
Maizah f Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic مَيْز (mayz) meaning "distinguish, discern (between right and wrong)".
Maizatul f Malay
From the first part of Arabic phrases beginning with ميزة ال (maizah al) meaning "feature of the", "quality of the".
Maize f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the alternative name of the cereal grain of the species Zea mays, known primarily as "corn" in North America and many other English-speaking countries. The English word is ultimately derived from Taíno (Arawakan) mahiz... [more]
Maizie f English
Variant of Maisie.
Maizy f Scottish
The name Maizy is Scottish and means pearl. But Maizy is just a different spelling of Maisie.
Maja f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Mary.
Majalene f Filipino (Rare)
Combination of Maja and Lene.
Majandra f Spanish (Latin American)
Contraction of María and Alejandra. A known bearer is Venezuelan-American actress María Alejandra "Majandra" Delfino (1981-), known for starring on the television series 'Roswell' (1999-2002).
Majani f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "leaves (of a plant)".
Majaris f Romani (Caló)
Means "saints" in Caló, plural of majari.
Majaya m Shona
Given to the last male born of the the family born in the same year. If families have male children in a given year the last to be born normally carries the name. The year of boys.
Majbritt f Danish, Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and Britt. This is a recently coined name, first documented in Sweden in 1893 (in the form Maj-Britt).
Majcher m Polish (Archaic)
Archaic Polish form of Melchior.
Majd m & f Arabic
Means "glory, exaltation" in Arabic, with various secondary meanings including "beauty, splendour", "magnificence" and "nobility, honour".
Majdica f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Majda, used as a given name in its own right.
Majdka f Slovene
Diminutive of Majda.
Majeczka f Polish
Diminutive of Maja 1.
Majeedah f Arabic, Malay
Variant transcription of Mājida.
Majekodunmi m & f Yoruba
Means "do not let it be a thing of pain" in Yoruba.
Majencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Maxentius.
Majer m Polish (Rare), Jewish
Polish form of Meir.
Majestic m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word, majestic, meaning "Having qualities of splendor or royalty."... [more]
Majestica f Obscure
Extremely rare name, most likely intended to be an elaboration of the English word majestic.
Majesty f & m English (American, Modern)
From the English word, ultimately deriving from Latin maiestas meaning "greatness".
Majfrid f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and fríðr "beautiful".
Majgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Majgerd.
Majgerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and garðr "enclosure, protection".
Majgret f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maja and Greta.
Majgull f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and Gull. The second element could be also influenced by the Scandinavian word gull meaning "gold" or also a contraction of gullig, a Swedish word meaning "sweetie; cute".... [more]
Majgun f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and Gun.
Majīda f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Majid. It is not to be confused with Mājida, although the two names are closely related etymologically.
Majidah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Majīda as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.
Majidreza m Iranian
Combination of Majid and Reza.
Majima m Japanese
真 meaning true, reality, Buddhist sect./ 島 meaning island.
Májinka f Czech
Diminutive of Mariana, not used as a given name in its own right.
Majk m Albanian
Short form of Majkëll, making it the Albanian form of Mike.
Majka f Czech, Slovak, Sorbian, Kashubian, Polish
Czech, Slovak, Sorbian and Kashubian diminutive of Maja 2 and Polish diminutive of Maja 1.
Majkel m Polish (Modern, Rare)
Polish phonetic spelling of Michael.
Majkëll m Albanian
Albanian form of Michael.
Majkl m Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Czech (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Michael, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Majlene f Swedish
Variant of Majlena.
Majli f Swedish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Possibly a diminutive of Maja or a variant of the Estonian names Maili and Maila.
Majlill f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maja and Swedish lilla "little".
Majlind m Albanian
Masculine form of Majlinda.
Majlis f Swedish, Finnish, Danish (Rare)
Combination of Maj, which is either a diminutive of Maja or taken directly from maj the Swedish name for the month of May, and Lis.
Majne f Swedish
Variant of Maine or Majny.
Majnor f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and Old Norse norðr "north", or the suffix -nor from Ellinor.
Majny f Swedish
Relatively modern name (early 20th century) created by combining Maj 2 and Swedish ny "new".
Majo f Spanish
Short form of María José.
Majok m Dinka
Means "black-and-white bull" in Dinka.
Majol m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Mayeul.
Majolenka f Czech
Diminutive of Magdaléna.
Majolus m History
Latinized form of Mayeul.... [more]
Majoranna f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian majoránna "marjoram", with the spelling mimicking Anna.
Majoré m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Fausto.
Majorian m English, German, Polish, History
English, German and Polish form of Majorianus. This name was borne by a Western Roman Emperor from the 5th century AD.
Majoriano m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Majorian.
Majorianus m Late Roman
Variant spelling of the Roman cognomen Maiorianus, which is ultimately derived from the Latin word maior meaning "greater, larger".
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