Submitted Names in Barbados

Mckensley f English
Transferred use of the surname Mckensley or combination of popular prefix Mc- with Kensley.

Mckenzy f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mckeyla f English (Modern)
Varient of Mckayla

Mckinna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Mckinsley f English (Modern, Rare)
Blend of McKinley and Kinsley.

Mckyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Makyla.

McLain m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the English surname McLain.

McLane m English
Transferred use of the surname Mclane.

McLaren m English
Transferred use of the surname McLaren.

Mcnamara f English
From a Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Mac Conmara meaning "son of Conmara". The given name Conmara is composed of cú "hound" and muir "sea". It probably gained in popularity as a first name for girls inspired by other feminine names beginning in Mac or Mc such as Mackenzie, McKenna, and McKinley.

McNeil m English
Transferred use of the surname McNeil.

Meah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mia, the spelling is somewhat influenced by that of Leah.

Meara f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Meara.

Mearle f English
Variant of Merle.

Mechele f English
Variant of Michele 2.

Mechisodech m English
Probably a variant of Melchizedek. Given name of a forefather of Walt Disney.

Mecole f English (Rare)
Variant of Mekole.

Meda f English
A short form of names ending in -meda such as Andromeda.

Medford m English (Rare)
Transferred from the English surname, Medford, which stems from the name of a town in Northumberland, England.

Medo m English, Arabic
Diminutive of Muhammad.

Medwin m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Medwin.

Meehan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Meehan.

Meeka f English
Perhaps based on the English word meek, or maybe an Anglicized form of Mieke or Mika.

Meena f English
Variant of Mina 1.

Meeya f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Mia.

Meggie f Scots, English (Rare)
Variant of Meggy.... [more]

Meggin f English (Rare)
Variant of Megan. This is the first name of American author Meg Cabot (1967-).

Meghann f English (Modern), Literature
Variant of Megan. This name was used by the Australian author Colleen McCullough in her novel The Thorn Birds (1977), which in 1983 was adapted as a TV mini-series.

Meghanna f English (Rare)
Combination of Meghan and Anna

Megyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Mehetable f English
Variant of Mehetabel more common in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Meikayla f English (Rare)
Variant of Mikayla. Meikayla Moore (1996-) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League and the New Zealand national team.

Meirah f English (Rare)
Variant of Meira.

Mekayla f English
Variant of Michaela.

Mekaylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mekenna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Mela f English
Variant of Mila or diminutive of names ending or beginning in mela (Example Pamela or Melanie).

Melaine f English (Rare), Greek Mythology
Etymologically, Melaine shares her roots with Melanie.... [more]

Melana f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Melania.

Melanchthon m English (Rare, Archaic)
From the family name of Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), Protestant leader and associate of Luther. The name was originally Schwartzerdt, "black-earth", in German, which was translated into Greek (using melas (genitive melanos) "black" and chthon "land, earth, soil"), as was sometimes done during the time of the enthusiasm for Greek studies during the Renaissance... [more]

Melancthon m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Melanchthon.

Melayna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melaina.

Melbourne m English, Romani (Archaic)
After the capital of the Australian state of Victoria. It is named for the British prime minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. His title comes from his estate, Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire, whose name means "mill stream"... [more]

Melda f Asturian, Dutch (Rare), English, French (Rare)
Short form of Emelda, Émelda and Imelda.

Meldrick m English
This English name means 'strong mill'. Meldrick Taylor, a two-weight world champion in boxing, is a famous bearer of this name.

Melena f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), English (Rare)
Dutch contracted form of Magdalena.

Melford m English (Rare)
Taken from the English surname, Melford.

Melia f English
Diminutive of Amelia.

Meliantha f Indonesian (Rare), Dutch (Antillean, Rare)
From Greek μέλι (meli) "honey" and ἄνθος (anthos) "flower".

Melisandra f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Combination of Melisa and Sandra, possibly influenced by names such as Mélisande and Lisandra.

Melisent f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Millicent.

Melisha f English (Modern, Rare)

Melisse f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Melissity f English
Combination of Felicity and Melissa.

Melitina f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Estonian (Archaic), Russian (Archaic)
Variant of Melitini.

Meliza f Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Antillean, Rare)

Mella f Irish (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare), History
Anglicized form of the traditional Irish name Mealla which itself is derived from Old Irish mell "mild; pleasant".... [more]

Mellany f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Mellida f Theatre, English
Likely coined by the playwright John Marston for his plays 'Antonio and Mellida'(1599) and 'Antonio's Revenge' (1601). It was presumably intended as a cross between Melissa and Phyllida.

Mellie f & m English
Diminutive of names like Melissa, Melinda, Permelia and Melanie.

Mellisa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Mellisant f English (Rare)
Variant of Millicent perhaps influenced by Melissa

Mellissa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Melly f English
Diminutive of names beginning with Mel.

Melodee f English
Variant of Melody.

Melodey f English (Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Melody. As a girls' name is of Greek origin, and the name Melodey means "music, song". Melodey is a version of Melody (Greek): first used in the 13th century.

Melodie f English
Variant of Melody.

Meloney f English (Rare)
Meloney's origin is Old Greek, and its use is English. Meloney is a spelling variant of the Dutch, English, French, and German Melanie. Meloney is uncommon as a baby name for girls... [more]

Melonie f English (Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melony f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melora f English (Rare), Arthurian Cycle
Probably a variant of Meliora. This name was (first?) used in the Arthurian romance The Adventures of Melora and Orlando (1696).

Melrose f & m English (Rare)

Melton m English
Probably a variant of Milton.

Melusina f German (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare), Provençal (Rare)
Variant of Melusine. This was the name of Petronilla Melusina von der Schulenburg (1693-1778), an illegitimate daughter of George I of Great Britain.

Melveen f English (Rare)
A combination of Melva and the suffix -een.... [more]

Melven m English (Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

Melvessa f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Melva.

Melvina f English
Feminine form of Melvin.

Melwyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

Mem f & m English
Short form of various names containing the element -mem-.

Memoir m & f English, African American
The word “memoir” itself means memory or remembrance. In the field of literature, a memoir is a collection of the events that happened in the author's life, tied together by a certain theme.

Mena f Irish, English
Common diminutive of Philomena, derived from ancient Greek/Roman sources originally and means 'friend of strength' or 'loved strongly'. Mena is the most common nickname for Philomena and it sometimes used as a forename itself.

Mendy f English
Diminutive of Melinda or variant of Mandy.

Mennie f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Minnie, unless used as a short form of a name containing men.

Menora f English

Mentha f English (Rare), Literature
Latinate form of Minthe. Mentha is the name of the mint genus. Mint is a wild flower and an important herb.

Meradith f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meredith.

Meralda f Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean, Rare)

Meranda f English (Rare)
Variant of Miranda.

Merceditas f Spanish, Filipino, Spanish (Caribbean)
Diminutive of Mercedes.

Mercer m English
Transferred use of the surname Mercer.

Mercey f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Mercy.

Merchant m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Mercie f English (Rare)
Variant of Mercy.

Mercina f English, Dutch
Meaning "mercy, grace" from the latin merces.... [more]

Mereck m English (Rare)
Variant of Merrick influenced by the spelling of Dereck.

Meredeth m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meredith.

Meredite m & f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern), English (Rare)
Obscure portuguese form of Meredith

Meredy f English (Rare)

Meredyth m & f English
Variant of Meredith.

Merelene f English (Rare)

Meriah f English (Modern)
Variant of Mariah.

Meriall f English
Meaning unknown. Maybe from Mary or Merry 1.

Meribeth f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Marybeth.

Merica f English
Short form of America.

Meridel f English
This was the name of communist and feminist writer Meridel le Sueur (1900 - 1996), possibly taken from her mother's nickname "Mary Del."

Meridiana f English (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Literature
According to Walter Map's 12th-century work De nugis curialium (Courtiers' Trifles), Pope Sylvester II owed his powerful position in the Catholic Church to the influence of a succubus named Meridiana.... [more]

Merie f English (Rare)
Variant of Merry 1.

Merilee f Popular Culture, English
Variant of Merrily, ultimately from English "merrily" meaning "showing happiness or enjoyment". Donnie Iris released a song called "Sweet Merilee" in 1981.

Merilynn f English
Variant of Merilyn.

Merilynne f English
Alternate spelling of Merilyn.

Merinda f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
English variant of Marinda and Afrikaans variant of Marinda.

Meris f English (Rare), Arabic (Rare), Turkish (Rare)

Merivale f English
Possible transferred use of the surname Merivale.

Meriyoko m Indigenous American
Means “Eyes of the Sun”, in the Guahibo language of Venezuela and Colombia.

Merlene f English
Feminine elaboration of Merle using the popular name suffix lene, perhaps influenced by Marlene.

Merlette f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Merlette.

Merliah f English (Modern)
A combination of the prefix ‘mer’ and the suffix ‘lia’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie in a Mermaid Tale” where Barbie plays Merliah Summers, a surfing teenager who is half mermaid and half human.

Merline f English, Haitian Creole
Variant of Merlene. In some cases it may be a feminine form of Merlin.... [more]

Merna f English
Variant of Myrna.

Meroë f English (Rare), Literature
The name of a witch in Lucius Apuleius's 2nd-century Latin novel 'The Golden Ass', who murders a man named Socrates with her accomplice Panthia. It was probably taken from the name of an ancient city on the Nile.... [more]

Merrain f English (Rare, Archaic)

Merrell m & f English (Rare)
A variant of Merrill that is sometimes used as a feminine name as well as a masculine name as a variant of Meryl.

Merriam f English (Rare)
Variant of Miriam derived from a Welsh surname which is derived from either the personal name Meuric, which is the Welsh form of Maurice, or ultimately from the Latin personal name Mauritius, which means "dark".

Merric m English (Rare)
Variant of Merrick. It was used by the author Tamora Pierce for a character in her 'Protector of the Small' fantasy series.

Merriel f English (Rare)
Variant of Meriel.

Merril m & f English (Rare)

Merrilee f English (Rare)
Variant of Merrily or Marilee.

Merriman m English, Indigenous Australian
Transferred use of the surname Merriman.... [more]

Merrix m English (Rare)

Merryanne f English
Marianne, but containing Merry 1.

Merryl f English
Variant of Merril.

Merta f English
Feminine version of Merton.

Mertice f English (Rare)
Variant of Myrtis.

Mertle f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Myrtle.

Merula f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Latinized form of Merel.

Merveille f & m French (African, Rare), English (Rare)
French cognate of Marvel.

Merwenn f English (Rare, Archaic), Medieval English
From the Old English name Mærwynn which was derived from mær meaning "famous" and wynn "joy". This was the name of a 10th-century saint, the first abbess of Rumsey convent in Hampshire, England after its 967 restoration under King Edward the Peaceful, and the spiritual teacher of Saint Elfleda.

Merwin m English, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean, Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Variant of Mervyn.

Merylin f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant or Marylin or a combination of Mery and the popular diminutive suffix -lin.

Meryline f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Marilyn.

Meryll f English
Variant of Meryl.

Merylyn f English
Combination of Meryl and Lynn; variant of Marilyn.

Messina f English (Modern, Rare)
From the Italian city of Messina.

Metha f English
Variant of Meta.

Method m English (Archaic)
English form of Methodius.

Metora f English
"Meteor"

Mettia f Ancient Roman, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Mettius.

Mettie f American (South), English
A diminutive of Metta or a variant of Mattie. Possibly a diminutive of Matilda or Martha or Margaret.

Mi f English, Portuguese, Swedish
Diminutive of Maria. ... [more]

Miabella f English (Modern)
Combination of Mia and Bella.

Miah f English (Modern)
Variant of Mia or Maya 2.

Mialynn f English (Rare)
Combination of Mia and Lynn.

Miami f English (Modern)
From the name of the city in the American state of Florida. The city got its name from the Mayaimi, a Native American tribe that lived around Lake Okeechobee until the 17th or 18th century.

Miastonomoh m Indigenous American

Micaella f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Michaela.

Micaila f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Micala f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Micayla f English (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Michaeline f English (Rare)

Michaell m English
Variant of Michael.

Michaella f English
Variant of Michaela.

Michaëlle f Louisiana Creole, French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
Feminine form of Michaël.

Michale m English
Variant of Michael.

Micheala f English (Rare)
Variant of Michaela using the spelling of Micheal.

Michealangelo m English

Michealla f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Michel f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Michell f English
Variant of Michelle.

Michelsea f English (Rare)
Combination of Michelle and Chelsea.

Mickaela f English (Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mickenzie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mickie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Michelle, Michaela or Michael.

Micolash m English
Anglicised form of Czech Mikoláš, itself a variation on Nicholas. "Victory of the People", from the Greek nike meaning victory and laos meaning people.

Middy f English (Rare)

Midgie f English
Diminutive of Margaret.

Mieka f English (Modern, Rare)

Miella f English
Elaboration of Miel.

Mielle f English (Rare)

Mifflin m English
Transferred use of the surname Mifflin.

Migdalia f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a derivative of Hebrew מִגְדָּל (migdal) "tower" which is cognate with the place name Magdala (see Magdalene).

Mignonette f English (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Diminutive of Mignon, as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix. As such, this given name literally means "little darling" in French.... [more]

Miguelina f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Miguela used in Latin America.

Mihaley f American, English
Probably a variant of Mahaley. This is the name of Tiny Miss Missouri 2007.... [more]

Mijaín m Spanish (Caribbean)

Mikaila f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikala f English
Variant of Michaela.

Mikalah f English (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the name Mika and the surfix lynn (see Lynn.)

Mikaya f English (Rare)

Mikaylah f English (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikenna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Mikhaela f English
Variant of Michaela.

Mikie f & m English

Mikkaila f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Milaina f English (Rare)
Perhaps an English corruption of Milena, the spelling influenced by Melaina.

Milaine f French (Rare), Dutch (Antillean)
Variant of Milène.

Milania f Croatian (Rare), English
Croatian variant spelling of Milanija.... [more]

Milanni f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Milani or Milania.

Milaris f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Milayna f English
Variant of Melaina.

Milborough f English (Rare, Archaic), Romani (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Milburga.

Mildie f English
Diminutive of Mildred.

Milea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miley or Milia.

Mileah f English
Alternate spelling of Millie or Miley.

Milez m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miles

Milhouse m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Milhouse.

Milicent f English
Variant of Millicent.

Milissa f English (Modern)
Variant of Melissa.

Mill f & m English
Short form of Millicent or Millard or a transferred use of the surname Mill.

Millenna f English (Modern, Rare)
Based on the word millennium meaning "period of one thousand years" (ultimately from Latin mille "thousand" and annus "year"), probably influenced by Milena... [more]

Millennium f & m English
From the word referring to a period of time spanning a thousand years, from a Latin combination of mīlle meaning "thousand" and annus meaning "year" (with a>e vowel change and addition of abstract noun suffix -ium).

Millesaint f English (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Millicent.

Milli f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Millie.

Mills m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Mills. May also be a diminutive of Miller.

Millvina f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Melvina. This name was most famously used by Millvina Dean (1912-2009) the last survivor of the Titanic before she died in 2009... [more]

Millye f English
A variant spelling of Millie.

Milon m Ancient Greek (Latinized), English, German (Rare), Literature
Derived from Greek milos "yew".... [more]

Milt m English
Diminutive or short form of Milton

Milusha f Russian, English (Rare)
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Lyudmila. Also compare Milushka and Milusya.

Milward m English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Milward. Variant of Millard.

Milyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Milan.

Milynn f English (Modern, Rare)

Mim f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Miriam.

Mima f English (Rare), Judeo-Italian (Rare), Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)
Short form of Jemima.

Mimmie f English
Variant spelling of Mimmy.

Mimmy f English
Variant of Mimi or Mimmi.

Mimosa f English, Finnish, French, Spanish, Danish, Filipino, Italian
From Mimosa, a genus of plants that are sensitive to touch. The best known plant from that genus is the Mimosa pudica, better known in English as the touch-me-not. The plant genus derives its name from Spanish mimosa, which is the feminine form of the Spanish adjective mimoso meaning "cuddly".

Mimsy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Margaret, Miriam and Maria.

Min f English
Diminutive of Minnie.

Minalie f English (Rare), French (Rare)
A combination of Mina 1 and Ally 1 or Natalie

Mincaye m Indigenous American, Waorani
Means "wasp" in the Waorani language.

Minda f English, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Diminutive of Melinda.

Mindi f English
Variant of Mindy.

Minella f English
Diminutive of Mina

Minetta f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Minette. This is also the name of an underground stream in New York City, which is claimed to derive from Manette meaning "devil's water" in a Native American language; a street and a lane in Greenwich Village are named for the buried Minetta Brook, which flows beneath them.

Minette f French (Belgian, Rare), French (African), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans, Filipino
Diminutive of Mina 1 and names containing mine, such as Hermine or Guillaumine... [more]

Minevra f English (Rare)

Mingus m English, Dutch (Rare), Danish (Modern), Swedish (Modern, Rare)

Minkie f English

Minnehaha f Indigenous American, Iroquois, Literature, English (American, Archaic)
Meaning uncertain. According to one source, this name means "laughing woman" in Iroquois, derived from Iroquois minne meaning "woman" combined with Iroquois haha meaning "laugh" or "laughing".... [more]

Minnet f English (Rare)
Probably a rare variant of Minette.

Minnette f English (Rare)
Variant of Minette.

Minnewa f English

Minnielee f English

Mint f English (Rare), Dutch
Diminutive of Minthe or Minta, or else directly from the English word for the plant (ultimately from Latin menta).

Mintie f English (Rare)
Variant of Minty.

Minus m English (Rare), East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
This name was given to at least five baby boys in the USA in 1915.... [more]

Minxy f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Minxie.

Minya f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Minja.

Miosotis f Spanish (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.

Mira f English (Archaic)
Variant of Myra.

Mirabel f French (African), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Italian, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French mirable "wonderful; admirable", ultimately from Latin mirabilis "wonderful, marvellous, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, amazing" (compare Mirabelle).

Mirabell f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mirabelle and Mirabel.

Mirah f English
Variant of Mira.

Miralina f English
Variant of Marilena.

Miranelle f English

Mirenda f English (Rare)
Variant of Miranda.

Miriah f & m English
Variant of Miria.

Mirianna f English (Modern, Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Miriana.

Mirranda f English (Rare)
Variant of Miranda.

Mirriam f English
Variant of Miriam.

Mirtie f English
Diminutive of Myrtle.

Mirtle f English (Rare)
Variant of Myrtle.

Misha f English (Rare), Popular Culture
As an English name, it could be a variant of Mischa, or simply a combination of the phonetic elements mee and sha... [more]

Mishael m Biblical, Hebrew, English
From Hebrew מִישאֵל (Misha'el) meaning "who is what God is?" or "who asked?", both rhetorical questions about Yahweh. This is the name of three characters in the Bible.

Mishael f English (Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Mishelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Mishka f English (Modern, Rare)
As an English name, it could possibly be a variant of Mischka or Mischa.... [more]

Miskut m Indigenous American
Meaning unknown.

Missa f English
Diminutive of Melissa.

Missi f English
It is an uncommon variant of Missy, a nickname for Melissa.

Mississippi f English
French word derived from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning "great river."

Mistye f English
Variant spelling of Misty.

Mitchel m English
Variant of Mitchell.

Mitcheline f English
Feminization of Mitchell

Mitchi m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Mitchie.

Mitchie m & f English
Nickname for Mitchell or Michelle, though in recent years, it is most commonly used as a girl's name

Mitchy m English
Diminutive of Mitchell.

Mitena f Indigenous American
Means "the coming moon"

Mitexi f Indigenous American
Means "born under the sacred moon"

Mitrice f English

Mitsy f English
Variant of Mitzi.

Mitt m English
Diminutive of Milton. Middle and common name of U.S. politician Willard Mitt Romney.

Mitty f English (Puritan), English
Diminutive of names such as Mehitabel and Submit.

Mittye f English
Diminutive of Martha or Matilda.

Miyana f Japanese, English, Hebrew
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 夜 (ya) meaning "night" and 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.. This name can be formed from other combinations of kanji as well.

Mizela f English
Also Mizella. These names have been occasionally used in the 20th century and are an etymological mystery, unless they are phonetic variants of Marcella, Marcelle, Michelle... [more]

Mizpah f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Derived from Hebrew מִצְפָּה (miṣpāh, mitspah) "watchtower". As mentioned in the biblical story of Jacob and Laban, making a pile of stones marked an agreement between two people, with God as their watching witness.

Mkenzie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Moacyr m Indigenous American, Tupi
Variant of Moacir.

Moe f English
Short form of Maureen or Moriah

Moesha f Popular Culture, African American (Modern), Jamaican Patois, Antillean Creole, South African
Invented name. It was used for the title character of the American television show Moesha (1996-2001), played by singer Brandy.

Moki m Hopi, Indigenous American
Means "deer" in Hopi.

Moll f English
Diminutive of Molly. Daniel Defoe used this name for the heroine of his 1722 novel "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders".

Mollee f English
Variant of Molly.

Molleigh f English
Variant of Molly.

Molley f English
Variant of Molly.

Mollye f English
Variant spelling of Molly.

Moneca f English (Rare)
Variant of Monica. A notable bearer is Canadian voice actress Moneca Stori (1970-).