MaćijmSorbian Sorbian form of Mathias. Maćij Wjacław Jakula (German: Mathias Wenzel Jäckel), born 1655, was a Sorbian sculptor famous for his works in Prague.
MackenyumJapanese (Modern, Rare) From Japanese 真 (Ma) meaning "true, reality", 剣 (Ken) "sabre, sword, blade" and 佑 (Yuu) meaning "help, assist". Famous bearers include the Japanese actor Mackenyu Maeda (1996-)
MacrianmGermanic Macrian was the king of the Bucinobantes, an Alemannic tribe, in the late fourth century and the brother of Hariobaudes. Macrian tried to confederate all the north Germanic and Alemannic tribes together against Rome... [more]
MacrinusmLate Roman, History Roman cognomen, which because of the -inus suffix must be a diminutive, probably of what should be macrus. Macrus is either derived from Latin macer "thin, meagre", or a latinized form of Greek makros "large, long"... [more]
MacrisfGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Μακρις (Makris), which is possibly derived from Greek μακρός (makros) "large, long; far, distant" or μάκαρ (makar) "blessed, happy" (compare Makarios).
MacuexmNahuatl Means "bracelet (of precious stones)" in Nahuatl.
MacuilcozcacuauhtlimAztec and Toltec Mythology Means "Five Vulture" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl mācuīlli "five" and cōzcacuāuhtli "vulture". Macuilcozcacuauhtli was one of the members of Ahuiateteo, a group of five Aztec gods of excess and pleasure... [more]
MacuilcuetzpalinmAztec and Toltec Mythology Means "Five Lizard" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl mācuīlli "five" and cuetzpalin "lizard". Macuilcuetzpalin was one of the members of Ahuiateteo, a group of five Aztec gods of excess and pleasure... [more]
MacuilhuehuemNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl macuilli "five" and huehue "elder, old man".
MacuilmalinallimAztec and Toltec Mythology Means "Five Grass" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl mācuīlli "five" and malinalli, a twisted or braided grass stalk used as a building material. Macuilmalinalli was one of the members of Ahuiateteo, a group of five Aztec gods of excess and pleasure... [more]
MacuiltochtlimAztec and Toltec Mythology Means "Five Rabbit" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl mācuīlli "five" and tochtli "rabbit". was one of the members of Ahuiateteo, a group of five Aztec gods of excess and pleasure. He is the god of drunkenness.
MacuilxochitlmAztec and Toltec Mythology Means "Five Flower" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl mācuīlli "five" and xochitl "flower". Macuilxochitl was one of the members of Ahuiateteo, a group of five Aztec gods of excess and pleasure... [more]
MacunaímamLiterature Macunaíma is the main character in the 1928 novel Macunaíma, o herói sem nenhum caráter (Macunaíma in English) by Brazilian writer Mário de Andrade. The novel is considered one of the founding texts of Brazilian modernism.
MadalbodmGermanic Derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place" combined with Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer."
MadalburgfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
MadalfridmGermanic Derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
MadalgarmGermanic The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place." The second element is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."
MadalgardfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
MadalinmRomanian (Expatriate) Variant of Mădălin used by Romanians abroad or in informal contexts (for example on the internet). Note that this is not the standard spelling of the name.
MadalinafRomanian (Expatriate) Variant spelling of Mădălina used by Romanians abroad or in informal contexts (for example on the internet). Note that this is not the standard spelling of the name.
MadalradmGermanic Derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
MadalricmGermanic Derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place" 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."
MadaltrudfGermanic Derived from Gothic mathl "meeting place" combined with þruþ "strength."
MadanapriyāfSanskrit Means "beloved of Madana" in Sanskrit, from the name of the Hindu god of love Madana combined with प्रिय (priya) meaning "beloved, dear to". This Sanskrit name occurs in a Cambodian inscription from 611 AD.
MadanimArabic (Maghrebi) Derived from Arabic مَدَنِيّ (madaniyy) meaning "city dweller, civilian, citizen", chiefly found in Algerian and Moroccan Arabic.
MadayafGuanche, Berber (Archaic) From Guanche *madăyya, meaning "beautiful thing to see". Besides the Canary Islands, this name was also used in Northern Africa.
MadeafAmerican (South, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Popular Culture In the case of the Tyler Perry character, the name was taken from a phrase (madea or madear) used in the American south meaning "mother dear". It may also be a variant spelling of Medea.
MadeinusafSpanish (Latin American) This Peruvian-Quechua (mis)interpretation of products labeled "Made In USA" resulted in this name of the main character, a young village girl in Madeinusa, a 2005 Peruvian-Spanish drama film.
MadhilmDinka Means "born on the way" in Dinka. This name is given to a male that’s born on the way, for example while the mother is traveling and gives birth on the way to her destination.
MadhiyafUzbek Means "written tribute, eulogy, ode" in Uzbek.
MadhumatifHindi, Bengali From Sanskrit मधुमती (madhumatī) meaning "rich in honey", composed of मधु (madhu) "honey" and the suffix -मती (-matī) "-ful, rich".
MadhupmHindi, Sanskrit It means a male bee. Categorically, a completel7y black bee which is known to collect nectar from lotus flowers.
MadhuranathmIndian (Rare) Derived from Sanskrit मधुर (madhura) "sweet, delicious" (itself from मधु (madhu) "honey, mead, nectar, any sweet liquid") and नाथ (natha) "lord".
MadhurasenāfSanskrit Means "sweet courtesan" in Sanskrit, from मधुर (madhura) meaning "sweet, pleasant, charming" (itself from मधु (madhu) "sweet, honey") and सेना (sénā), a kind of title suffixed to the names of courtesans.
MadianmMuslim (Arabized, Rare) Madian is a geographical place mentioned in the Torah and Quran. William G. Dever states that biblical Madian was in the "northwest Arabian Peninsula, on the east shore of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea", an area which he notes was "never extensively settled until the 8th–7th century B.C."
MadieafArabic Variant transcription of Mahdiyya. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch athlete Madiea Ghafoor (b. 1992), who is of Pakistani descent (Baloch, to be precise).
MadiniafEnglish (Rare, Archaic) Meaning uncertain. Dr John Dee gave it to his daughter in 1590, allegedly naming her for one of the Enochian angels ("the spiritual creature who on 28 May 1583 appeared to Dee and Sir Edward Kelley and entered into a mysterious conversation with them", according to Méric Casaubon in his 'True & Faithful Relation…' (1659)).... [more]