MalikussalehmIndonesian Indonesian form of Malik al-Salih. This was the name of the founding ruler of Samudera Pasai in Indonesia who converted to Islam.
MalînafGreenlandic Means "the one to follow", cognate of malippaa ("to follow someone") and the suffix -na (denotes a personal name). In Greenlandic mythology Malîna is the goddess of the sun and the sister of Anningan, god of the moon... [more]
MalinafInuit Mythology, Greenlandic In Inuit mythology, Malina is the name of a solar goddess. She is constantly fleeing from her brother, the moon god Igaluk (Inuit) or Anningan (Grenlandic), and their eternal chase explains the movement of the sun and moon through the sky.
MalinafRomani Of uncertain origin. Either a borrowing of the Slavic name Malina 2 or the Romanian name Mălina, a direct derivation from the Romani word mal'ina "raspberry" (and thus ultimately a cognate of the Slavic name), or else there might be a relation to the source of the Indian name Malini.
MalinalxochitlfNahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology Means "grass flower" or "wildflower" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl malinalli, "tall grass, twisted grass", and xōchitl, "flower". In Aztec mythology, Malinalxochitl was a sorceress and goddess of snakes, scorpions, and desert insects, and the sister of Huitzilopochtli.
MalînánguaĸfGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little one to follow", combined with Malîna and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
MálinkafCzech Diminutive of Amálie, not used as a given name in its own right.
MalinkafRussian Derived from the Russian word "malina" meaning "raspberry."
Malin KundangmIndonesian, Folklore From the folklore that is originated from West Sumatra, Indonesia. In the story, it is said that he was an ungrateful son who did not acknowledge his own mother, which made her curse her own son into a rock... [more]
MalkatfNorthern African, Muslim Possibly means "queen of the house", deriving from the Arabic element malaka ("queen"). Name borne by a prominent Sudanese author known for her realist novel The Wide Void.
MalkaushmIndian Malkaush is a name of a raga (music composition) in classical music. It is was one the oldest ragas and very melodias. Ragas are viewed as a person like attributes in India. Malkaush is viewed as person with seven wifes, garland of red flowers in his neck and wine in hand... [more]
MalkiafAfrican American (Rare) From the Swahili word malkia meaning "queen", a derivative of Arabic مَلِكَة (malika) "queen" (making it a cognate of Malika). This name was borne by American painter Lucille Malkia Roberts (1917-2004).
MalkiramJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Hebrew: melek ra - lit. "king of evil", "king of the wicked"; or malach ra - "messenger of evil", "angel of iniquity". Identified with Samael.
MallidunnafAncient Near Eastern, Luwian Possibly deriving in part from the Luwian element ma-al-li ("honey"). Name borne by a ritual practitioner known from fragments of ritual tablets that bear her name.
MallothimBiblical Meaning "My fullness," a Kohathite Levite, one of the sons of Heman the Levite (I Chronicles 25:4), and chief of the nineteenth division of the temple musicians I Chronicles 25:26
MałogostmPolish Derived from Polish mało or mały "small, little, insignificant" (which is derived from Proto-Slavic malъ "small") combined with Slavic gost "guest".
MałomirmMedieval Polish Derived from Polish mało or mały "small, little, insignificant" (which is derived from Proto-Slavic malъ "small") combined with Slavic mir "peace".
MalthacefAncient Greek (Latinized), Theatre, History Latinized form of the Greek name Μαλθακη (Malthake), from Greek μαλθακός (malthakos) "soft" (compare Amalthea). This name was used by Menander for a character in his 4th- or 3rd-century BC play Sikyonioi... [more]
MaltifIndian A Malti is a flower in India, usually accompanied by the sister, Maudu.... [more]
MaluciafEnglish (Rare) A possible play on words for the English word ‘malicious’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie and the Secret Door” as the name of the antagonist of the plot, Princess Malucia, a spoiled young girl who is the first of her bloodline to be born without any magic.
Malulanim & fHawaiian Hawaiian unisex name meaning "heavenly shade" or "heavenly protection".
MalulifSpanish Diminutive of María Luisa. This was used by Fernando Fernán Gómez for a character in his play Bicycles Are for the Summer (1977; original Spanish title Las bicicletas son para el verano).
MalunafGerman (Modern, Rare) A new formation containing the Latin word luna "moon". 'Maluna Mondschein' is a series of German children's books by Andrea Schütze.
MalvernmEnglish (British), English (American, Rare, Archaic) From the name of the Malvern Hills in England, which is probably of Brythonic origin, meaning "bare hill" (from the equivalent to Welsh moelfryn "bald hill"). In Britain it was occasionally used as a personal name during the 20th century; 'earliest example noted is in 1912, but none recorded after 1951.'... [more]
MalvoliafEnglish (Rare, Archaic) Feminine version of the masculine name Malvolio; derived from Italian, it means "ill will". This name has always been rare, but reached a peak in popularity in the mid-19th Century in Great Britain and America.
MalyenmLiterature Invented by author Leigh Bardugo for her "Shadow and Bone" book series, first released in 2012. It is the Ravkan version of Malcolm.... [more]
MalykmUkrainian Is a combination of Mal 3 with diminutive suffix -yk, or could have been derived directly from adjective malyi (малий) - "little, small"... [more]
MamaimMedieval Turkic It may come from the name Muḥammad paired with the nickname Kičik ("little"). Whether "Mamai" is a variation of that name or an additional, "folk" name, remains unclear.
MamakafJapanese From Japanese 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MamakofJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "genuine, real, sincere", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MamamzemGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian noun მამა (mama) meaning "father" combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun".
MambomSpanish (Latin American) From The Name of a Latin dance of Cuba. Mambo was invented during the 1930s by the native Cuban musician and composer Arsenio Rodríguez, developed in Havana by Cachao and made popular by Dámaso Pérez Prado and Benny Moré.... [more]
MameifChinese From Chinese 麻 (má) meaning "hemp, flax" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister"... [more]
MamekofJapanese From Japanese 豆 (mame) meaning "bean" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MamiafJapanese From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MamiamGeorgian Ultimately of foreign origin, i.e. either Greek or Latin. The meaning is thought to revolve around nursing a baby at the breast, which thus brings to mind the Latin verb mammo meaning "to give suck, to suckle (a baby)"... [more]
MamicafAlbanian (Rare) Albanian form of Serbian word мамица (mamica), meaning “mommy”
Mamihajam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and haja meaning "respect, honour".
Mamihasinam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and hasina meaning "sacred power, sanctity, virtue".
Mamikaf & mGeorgian (Rare), Russian (Archaic) In both Georgia and Russia, the use of this name probably started in honour of the 4th-century female martyr Mamika (also known as Kamika), who is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. She was one of the 26 Gothic Christians who were martyred under king Athanaric... [more]
MamikofJapanese From Japanese 麻 (ma) meaning "flax" or 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine, sincere", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac, child"... [more]
MamikonmArmenian, Georgian, Russian Most likely from Old Georgian მამაჲ (mamay) meaning "father," with the diminutive suffix -իկ (-ik).
Mamilazam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and laza meaning "fame, glory".
MamiliusmAncient Roman, Theatre Of uncertain origin: it could be derived from Latin mamilla ("nipple"), or from the Celtic elements mam ("strength") and hil ("seed"), thus "seed of the strong".... [more]
Mamisaf & mGeorgian (Rare) Means "of the father" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მამის (mamis), which is the genitive of the noun მამა (mama) meaning "father".... [more]
MamisavarmGeorgian (Rare) Basically means "I am my father's child" in Georgian (literally: "I am of the father"), derived from Georgian მამის (mamis) meaning "of the father" (see Mamisa) combined with Georgian ვარ (var) meaning "I am".
MamisimedmGeorgian (Archaic) Means "father's hope" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მამის (mamis) meaning "of the father" (see Mamisa) combined with the Georgian noun იმედი (imedi) meaning "hope" (see Imeda).... [more]
Mamisoam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy maly meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and soa meaning "good".
MamistvalmGeorgian (Archaic) Means "father's eye" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მამის (mamis) meaning "of the father" (see Mamisa) combined with the Georgian noun თვალი (tvali) meaning "eye".
MammèsmHistory (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized) French form of Mammes. This is the name of the 3rd-century patron saint of Langres, France. The relics of Saint Mammes, an early Christian martyr, were translated from Caesarea to Langres in the 8th century.
MammesmLate Roman (?), History (Ecclesiastical) Meaning uncertain; possibly a derivative of Mamers, an Oscan name of the god Mars, or possibly from Latin mamma meaning "breast, mama (child's word for mother)", which in turn is derived from Greek μάμμη (mamme) "mother".... [more]