MahdisfPersian (Modern) "Mah" is the moon in Persian and "dis" means alike. So Mahdis basically means moon-like or like the moon.
MaiagizismOjibwe Means "right/correct sun", deriving from the Ojibwe giizis ("sun, moon, a month"). This was the Ojibwe name of Ignace Tonené, a chief of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai people.
MajlisfSwedish, 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.
MaldisfNorwegian (Archaic) Combination of the Old Norse element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" and the name element mal- which is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Norse mál "speach; language", a variant of the Old Norse name element malm-, itself derived from Old Norse malmr "ore", as well as a derivation from any name beginning with the elements Mal- or Mál- or Mål-.... [more]
MánadísfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements máni "moon" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
MandulismEgyptian Mythology Mandulis was a god of ancient Nubia also worshipped in Egypt. The name Mandulis is the Greek form of Merul or Melul, a non-Egyptian name.
Mantisf & mPopular Culture From Greek mántis, meaning "soothsayer" or "prophet". This is also the name of and order of large insects that catch their prey using their powerful forelegs. Two fictional bearers of this name is Mantis, a supervillain in Jack Kirby's "Fourth World", and Mantis, a superheroine and member of The Avengers.
MarlenisfSpanish (Caribbean) Perhaps an elaborated form of Marlene. This is the middle name of American rapper and television personality Cardi B (1992-), born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar to Caribbean immigrants (a Dominican father and Trinidadian mother).
Marvisf & mEnglish Meaing unknown. As a feminine name, it is allegedly based on Mavis and Maris. As a masculine name, it could possibly be based on Marvin or Jarvis.
MefitisfRoman Mythology Mefitis was a Samnite and minor Roman goddess of noxious gases, like those from volcanoes or swamps. Mefitis also gives her name to the archaic word "mephitic" meaning foul smelling.
MegalopolisfGerman Allegoric personification of the German state Mecklenburg. Very rarely (if ever) used as a given name.
MehismEstonian Derived from Estonian mehine "manly".
MeilutismLithuanian (Rare) Derived from the Lithuanian noun meilė meaning "love, affection" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix -utis. In other words, you could say that this name is the masculine equivalent of Meilutė... [more]
MessoismArthurian Cycle The name of the Fisher King in Perlesvaus, probably a reference to the biblical Messiah.... [more]
MeýlismTurkmen Means "feast, festival, holiday" in Turkmen.
MichaelismDutch (Rare) From Latin Michaelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Michael, the biblical Latin (and also Greek) form of the Hebrew name Mikha'el.... [more]
MichalakismGreek Modern Greek diminutive of Michalis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
MiosotisfSpanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean) Spanish form of Myosotis, used especially in the Dominican Republic. This occurs in the 1968 Puerto Rican telenovela La Mujer de Aquella Noche, where it is a nickname of the heroine, Countess Adriana de Astolfi, given to her by her lover, the itinerant gypsy Renzo.
MirwaismPashto Possibly means "clan leader" from Arabic أمير (ʾamīr) meaning "prince, commander" combined with Persian ویس (vis) meaning "clan"... [more]
MjalldísfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Derived from Old Norse mjǫll meaning "fresh snow, powdery snow" (also compare Mjöll) combined with Old Norse dís meaning "goddess".
MódísfIcelandic (Modern) Combination of the Old Norse name elements móðr "mind; spirit; courage; wrath" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
MorlaismWelsh From the name of a river in Wales, derived from Welsh mor "sea" and llais "voice". It has been used as a given name since the 19th century.
MyrtisfAncient Greek, English Ancient Greek name derived from μύρτος (myrtos) meaning "myrtle". This was borne by Myrtis of Anthedon (fl. 6th century BC), an early lyric poet and teacher, who was celebrated for being 'sweet-sounding' and 'clear-voiced' – but also criticized for being over-competitive with fellow poets... [more]
NabismAncient Greek, History The name of the last king of an independent Sparta, who reigned from 207 BC until his assassination in 192 BC.
NafismBiblical Hebrew, Ancient Hebrew Means "Revival, Expansion, to breathe". According to the Syriac usage, “refreshment”, or "to be refreshed."... [more]
NaïsfGreek Mythology (Gallicized), Theatre French form of Nais. Naïs is the main character of Jean-Philippe Rameau's 1749 Naïs: Opéra pour La Paix, a play about the god Neptune falling in love with the titular nymph.
NaisfGreek Mythology Nais was a naiad-nymph of the springs of the town of Pyrrhichus on the Malean peninsular of Lakedaimonia (southern Greece). She was the wife of the old rustic-god Silenus.
NectanebismAncient Egyptian (Hellenized) Greek form of Egyptian nḫt-nb.f meaning "the strong one of his lord", derived from Egyptian nḫt "strong, victorious" and nb "lord, master, ruler" combined with the suffix .f "he, him, his".
NeorisfAncient Greek Derived from the Greek νεώρεον (neoreon) meaning "to be overseer of a dockyard".
NereisfAncient Greek Nereis of Epirus was a daughter of Pyrrhus II. She was married to Gelo, son of Hiero II, king of Syracuse, by whom she became the mother of the king Hieronymus of Syracuse.
NerismAncient Oscan Oscan and Sabine/Umbrian praenomen, equivalent to Roman Nero. Means "Strong/Vigorous".
NicesipolisfAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Nikesipolis. A notable bearer of this name was Nicesipolis of Pherae (4th century BC). She was a Thessalian woman, who became a wife or concubine of king Philip II of Macedon... [more]
NikasipolisfAncient Greek The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]
NikesipolisfAncient Greek The first element of this name is most likely derived from Greek νίκης (nikes) meaning "of victory", which is the genitive singular of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory"... [more]
Nitocrisf & mAncient Egyptian (Hellenized) Greek form of Egyptian nt-jqr.t meaning "Neith is excellent", derived from the name of the goddess Neith combined with jqr "excellent, worthy, reliable" and the suffix tj... [more]
NordisfNorwegian Late 19th century combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister".
NorisfLiterature The name Noris was invented around 1650 by Fritz Helwig for a nymph symbolising the city of Nürnberg (Germany). The name is derived from Norici, an ancient Celtic tribe.
NymphismAncient Greek A masculine form of Nympha. Nymphis (fl. about 250 BC), the son of Xenagoras of Heraclea, wrote a work on Alexander the Great and his successors in 24 books.
Oasisf & mEnglish (Modern, Rare) From the English word oasis referring to a cultivated area (often a date palm grove) in a desert or semi-desert environment. An oasis can also provide habitat for animals and spontaneous plants.... [more]
OdalysisfAmerican (Hispanic) A variant of Odalys or Odalis influenced by the French word for lily, which is lys. The meaning of Odalis being "fatherland" or "wealth, fortune," the meaning of Odalysis could be interpreted as "lily of the fatherland" or "wealth of lilies."
OnomarisfOld Celtic (Latinized), History This is the name of an ancient Galatian Celtic queen. Her name appears to be a compound, with variants the "-maris" element appearing in several Celtic languages, meaning "great". It may also mean "mountain ash", or possibly "like a great mountain ash or rowan tree"... [more]
OrabilisfMedieval Latin Derived from the Latin adjective orabilis meaning "exorable" as well as "entreatable". In turn, the word is derived from the Latin verb oro meaning "to speak" as well as "to plead, to beg, to pray, to entreat" combined with a Latin adjectival suffix (either -abilis or -bilis).... [more]
OrannismLiterature The last of the Nine Bright Shiners in Garth Nix's Abhorsen Trilogy. Orannis is the 'Destroyer'
OrsabarisfHistory, Old Persian (Hellenized, ?) Allegedly the Greek form of a Persian name meaning "brilliant Venus". This was the name of a 1st-century BC princess of Pontus, a state founded by the Persian Mithridatic dynasty, of which Orsabaris was a member as the youngest daughter of Mithridates VI.
OwaismArabic, Urdu Alternate transcription of Arabic أويس (see Uways), as well as the Urdu form.
OxythemismAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ὀξύς (oxys) meaning "sharp, keen, pointed" as well as "quick, swift" combined with the Greek noun θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see Themis).... [more]
PaimismLivonian, Medieval Baltic Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory connects this name to Finnish and Estonian paimen "shepherd". However, since there are no other Livonian names with this root recorded, some modern-day academics doubt this derivation... [more]
PantelakismGreek Modern Greek diminutive of Pantelis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
PanthalisfGreek Mythology Panthalis is a figure in Greek mythology. She was a servant of Helena. Derived from παν (pan) "all" and θαλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom".
PanyassismAncient Greek Panyassis of Halicarnassus was a Greek epic poet from Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire (modern-day Bodrum, Turkey).
PavlakismGreek Modern Greek diminutive of Pavlos, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
Peisism & fAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion" as well as "affection, susceptibility". It is ultimately derived from Greek πείσομαι (peisomai), which is the first-person singular future middle indicative of the Greek verbs πάσχω (pascho) meaning "to undergo, to experience, to feel (an emotion)" and πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)".... [more]
PemsaismAncient Egyptian (Hellenized) From Egyptian pȝ-msḥ meaning "the crocodile", derived from the masculine prefix pȝ "the aforementioned; the; he of" combined with mzḥ "crocodile".
PetrakismGreek Modern Greek diminutive of Petros, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.... [more]
PetrutismLithuanian Diminutive of masculine given names that start with Petr- (such as Petras and Petronijus), since this name contains the masculine diminutive suffix -utis.
PhalarismAncient Greek Probably derived from Greek φάλαρον (phalaron), which was the name for a metal disc or boss that was worn as a military ornament on the breast. Phalaris was the name of a tyrant of Acragas (now Agrigento) in Sicily, who lived in the 6th century BC.