MaikafJapanese From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 衣 (i) meaning "clothes" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good, lovely". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maikam & fPolynesian Possibly from the name of an orchid native to Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.
MainafLatvian (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".
MaisafJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maisaf & mGeorgian (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]
MaishafJapanese 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.
MaissafProvençal 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).
MaitafShona 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]
MaitasunafBasque (Modern, Rare) Sometimes considered a variant of Maite 2, this name is actually directly taken from Basque maitasun "love; lovability".
MaitreyamBuddhism 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 SiddharthaGautama and become the next Buddha... [more]
MaiyafTamil 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
MaiyafJapanese From 舞 (mai) "circle, wheel" and 弥 (ya) "increasingly"
MakariafGreek Mythology Derived from Greek Μακαρία "bliss", this was the name of a minor Greek goddess and the personification of a blessed death. She was the daughter of Hades and Persephone.
MakunaimamNew World Mythology In the Akawaio culture, Makunaima is a folk hero and the tribe’s deity of creation. In the Macushi culture however, he is Inshikirung’s troublemaking brother.
Malchi-shuamBiblical Meaning "King of help," one of the four sons of Saul I Chronicles 8:33. He perished along with his father in the battle of Gilboa Sa1. 31:2.
MalchishuamBiblical Means "King of help, King of salvation" derived from the Hebrew elements מֶלֶכְ (meleḵ) meaning "king" and and יָשַׁע (yasha) meaning "to save".
MalčikafSlovene Diminutive of Amalija, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
MaleniafPopular Culture Meaning unknown, possibly influenced by Melania or Malena. This name is borne by a character in the 2022 video game 'Elden Ring'... [more]
MalichafAncient Greek, Greek Mythology In Greek mythology, Malicha (or Malache, or Lamache) was a woman from Lemnos and the mother of Leucophanes by Euphemus.
MaliciafPopular Culture Malicia the name of the character Rogue in the French version of the X-Men. Malicia, or Rogue, was created by Chris Claremont and Michael Golden. She is a young woman whose real name is Anna Marie; her power, which is to absorb life energy via skin contact, is both a strength and a burden.
MalidomamWestern African According to the Burkinabé writer Malidoma Patrice Somé (1956-2021), his name means "he who befriends the enemy" or "friend of the stranger" in the Dagaare language.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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]
Mamilazam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and laza meaning "fame, glory".
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]
Mamisoam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy maly meaning "sweet" or "well-liked" and soa meaning "good".
ManaminafJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 奈 (na) meaning "why, how, what, endure".
ManciafMedieval Catalan A Roman cognomen deriving from Latin mancia "crippled, maimed, powerless".
MancikafSlovene Diminutive of Manca, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
MandinafMedieval Catalan The meaning of this name is obscured, hypotheses include a derivation from Germanic *mendan "to rejoice" or a derivation from Amanda.
MandirafIndian Sanskrit. In Northern India, a mandir is a temple. Mandira is the feminine version of the name. So it means "temple of God"... [more]
ManiafEtruscan Mythology, Roman Mythology In Roman and Etruscan mythology, Mania was a goddess of the dead. She, along with Mantus, ruled the underworld. She was said to be the mother of ghosts, the undead, and other spirits of the night, as well as the Lares and the Manes... [more]
ManilafEnglish (American, Rare) Derived from the place name Manila, which refers to the capital city of the Philippines. It rose in popularity in the United States in 1898, when Spain lost the colony of the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
ManinidramGuanche Possibly means "splendor of the lineage" in Guanche. Maninidra was the name of a Guanche guayre (leader) from Gran Canaria and a close relative to the guanarteme (king) Tenesor Semidán... [more]
MansiyafKazakh Means "intelligent" or "knowledge (in writing)", derived from Kazakh мән (män) meaning "meaning, value, essence" and сия (siya) "ink".
ManthiamWestern African Manthia Diawara (born December 19, 1953) is a Malian writer, filmmaker, scholar, cultural theorist, and art historian. Meaning unknown.
MaquiafPopular Culture The name of the main character, a young, orphaned Iorph girl, in the 2018 Japanese animated high fantasy drama film 'Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms'.
MarchigianafJudeo-Italian (Archaic) Derived from Italian demonym marchigiano, marchigiana - "the one from Marche". Marche is one of the regions in Italy. This name denotes the provenance of a person from this place.