Submitted Names in the Dominican Republic

Maclovia f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Maclovio.

Maclovio m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Malo.

Macrina f Late Roman, Spanish, Romansh (Archaic), Romanian, Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Macrinus. This name was borne by two saints, namely saint Macrina the Elder and her granddaughter saint Macrina the Younger.

Macrino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Macrinus.

Macrobio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Macrobius.

Macu f Spanish
Diminutive of Inmaculada.

Macuya m & f Taíno

Mada f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena

Madeinusa f Spanish (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.

Madelin f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Madelis f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)

Madero m Spanish
Spanish form of WOODROW.

Madrona f Catalan (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Medieval Jewish
Variant of Matrona 1. This is the name of a saint who is venerated in Barcelona as well as the name of a woman mentioned in the Talmud.

Mael m Spanish
Diminutive of Ismael.

Maels m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Meaning unknown. It is borne by Cuban baseball player Maels Rodríguez (1979-).

Mafaldo m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Masculine form of Mafalda.

Mafe f Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of María Fernanda and María Fe.

Mafer f Spanish
Diminutive of María Fernanda.

Magalys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Magaly using the suffix -lys found in Marlys, Ivelys and similar names.

Magdala f Haitian Creole, Portuguese (Brazilian), African American, Spanish (Caribbean)
Either a short form of Magdalena or from the biblical village that Mary Magdalene was from, which means "tower" in Hebrew.... [more]

Magdaleni f & m Spanish (Rare)
It means a person who brings light and joy to the world

Magdaleno m Spanish
Masculine form of Magdalena.

Magdalis f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Magdalys.

Magdalys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Elaborated form of Magdala.

Magdelys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Magdalys, Magdalene and similar names.

Magín m Spanish
Spanish form of Maginus.

Maglys f Spanish (Latin American)

Magnencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Magnentius.

Mago f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Margarita.

Mague f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita.

Magüi f Spanish, Spanish (Canarian)
Short form of María Luisa and other compound forms of María. It can also be after a mountain in the Canary Islands named Magüi.

Magui f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita and Maria Luisa.

Mahkate:wi-meši-ke:hke:hkwa m Indigenous American
Means "be a large black hawk" in the Sauk dialect of the Fox language.... [more]

Maibelyn f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Maica f Spanish
Diminutive of María del Carmen.

Máicol m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese variant of Michael reflecting the English pronunciation.

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

Maiella f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Possible form of Mayella but it could be used as a combination of Maia and Ella.

Maijo f Spanish
Diminutive of María José.

Maikão m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish
Form of Michael.

Máikel m Spanish (Caribbean, Modern)
Spanish variant of Michael reflecting the English pronunciation.

Maikro m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Maiquel m Spanish (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Maikel.

Maira f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Mayra.

Mairena f Spanish (Rare)
From place name Mairena.... [more]

Maité f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Maite 1.

Maitena f Basque, Spanish (Latin American), Theatre
Maitena is the title of a Basque-language opera written and composed by Étienne Decrept and Charles Colin.

Maithe f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Maite 1.

Maitte f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Maite 1.

Maivé f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Majagua m & f Taíno

Majandra f Spanish (Latin American)
Contraction of María and Alejandra. A known bearer is Venezuelan-American actress María Alejandra "Majandra" Delfino (1981-), known for starring on the television series 'Roswell' (1999-2002).

Majencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Maxentius.

Majo f Spanish
Short form of María José.

Makarena f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Macarena.

Makeba f African American, Caribbean
Meaning unknown, possibly a transferred usage of the African surname Makeba in honor of the South African singer Miriam "Mama Africa" Makeba (1932-2008).

Malala f Spanish
Diminutive of María Laura, as Lala is a Spanish diminutive of Laura.

Malarico m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Malaric.

Malco m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Galician form of Malchus.

Malcon m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Cognate of Malcolm.

Maleiwa m & f Indigenous American
Maleiwa is the god of creation in Wayuu mythology. His name has an unknown meaning.

Maleja f Spanish
Diminutive of María and Alejandra. Actress Maleja Restrepo

Malena f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician contraction of María Elena.

Maloriette f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Malu f Portuguese, Spanish, German
Portuguese contraction of Maria Luísa, Maria de Lurdes and Maria Lúcia, Spanish contraction of María Luisa and German contraction of Marie Luise... [more]

Malú f Spanish
Spanish contraction of María Luisa or María Lucía. A famous bearer is Spanish singer Malú.

Malula f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of María Lourdes or María de Lourdes.

Maluli f Spanish
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).

Malva f Swedish, Finnish (Rare), German, Danish, Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Malvina. It may be partly inspired by Latin, Swedish and Finnish malva "mallow, hollyhock (flower)".

Malvina f Spanish (Latin American)
From Islas Malvinas, the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands.... [more]

Malvinas f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From Islas Malvinas, the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands.

Mambo m Spanish (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]

Mamerto m Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Spanish and Italian form of Mamertus. Nowadays, this name is primarily used in the Philippines, and more rarely in South America.

Mamés m Spanish
Spanish form of Mammes.

Mamiliano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Mamilian.

Mamilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Mamilius.

Manasés m Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Manasseh.

Manaure m Indigenous American
From Caquetio, an Arawakan language.

Mancho m Spanish
Diminutive of Germán.

Mando m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano, Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Armando.

Mane f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena.

Manena f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena.

Mángel m Spanish
Contraction of Miguel Ángel.

Mani f & m English, Croatian, Spanish
Diminutives of names beginning with Man-

Mankamo f Indigenous American, Waorani
Possibly means "blackbird" in the Waorani language.

Manni f Spanish
Diminutive of Manuela.

Manolillo m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.

Manolín m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.

Manolita f Spanish
Diminutive of Manola. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Manuela.

Manolito m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.

Manrique m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Manric.

Manteo m African American (Rare), Indigenous American

Manué m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.

Manuelito m Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Manuel.

Mapi f Spanish
Diminutive of María Pilar.

Marabel f Spanish
Variant of Maribel.

Maragüay m & f Taíno

Maranda f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English
Possibly a variant of Miranda influenced by names such as Mara 1 and Mary.

Maranita f Spanish
Of unknown meaning, probably a variant of Marianita

Maranyelie f Spanish

Maravillas f Spanish
Means "marvels, wonders" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas, which means "Our Lady of Wonders". A known bearer was María de las Maravillas de Jesús (1891-1974), a Spanish nun who has been canonized as a saint.

Marbely f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Likely derived from a combination of Mar- (any name with that pattern, e.g. María) and -bel (mainly stemming from Isabel), suffixed with -ly(s).

Marca f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Marcus.

Marce m & f English, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Indonesian
Short form of names that derive from the name Marcellus.

Marceliana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Marceliano.

Marceliano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellianus. Known bearers of this name were the Spanish painter Marceliano Santa María (1866-1952) and the Portuguese sculptor Marceliano de Araújo (1690-1769).

Marcelita f Spanish, Filipino, Louisiana Creole
Diminutive of Marcela.

Marchelmo m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Marchelm.

Marcho m Spanish

Marciala f Spanish (Rare), Asturian (Rare)
Feminine form of Marcial.

Marciela f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Marcia.

Marcoantonio m Spanish
A combination of Marco and Antonio.

Marcolfo m Medieval Italian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant form of Marculfo, which has become the modern form of the name. Also, it should be noted that given how combining names is a very common practice in Latin America, it is quite possible that there are cases there where Marcolfo is a combination of Marco with a name ending in -olfo, such as Adolfo and Rodolfo.

Mardonio m Spanish, Italian
From the Latin Mardonius, in turn from the Greek Mardonios.... [more]

Marea f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
From the word "marea" (tide) in Spanish.

Mareli f English (Modern), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Marely.

Marelisa f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Marelvis f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Mar-, from names beginning with this pattern like María or Martha, and Elvis or the infix -el(v)- (e.g. Elvin 1) combined with the suffix -is.

Marely f English (Modern), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Marley, or an elaboration of Mary or Meryl.

Marelys f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Marely using the suffix -lys, found in Odalys, Coralys and similar names.

Maren f & m Basque, Spanish
Originally the Basque form of Mariano, it is now used for both genders. As a female name, it is probably seen as a variant of Miren, the Basque form of Maria.

Mares m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Mareya f Spanish (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Spanish Mireya or possibly a variant of Maria.

Margari f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita.

Margarito m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish masculine form of Margaret.

Margoth f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Margot.

Mari f Spanish
Diminutive of María.

Mariabel f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Contraction of María and Isabel which retains the full version of Maria (unlike Maribel).

María de la Luz f Spanish
Means "Mary of the Light", taken from the Spanish Marian title Nuestra Señora de la Luz, meaning "Our Lady of Light". Shortened forms of this name including María Luz and Luz.

María de la O f Spanish (Rare)
Taken from Spanish Nuestra Señora de la O, which means "Mary of the O" in English. It is used in reference to the vesper that is read on December 18 in Spain, which commemorates the expectation of the birth of Mary and the birth of Jesus... [more]

María de los Santos f Spanish
Means "Mary of the Saints" in Spanish.... [more]

María del Rosario f Spanish
Means "Mary of the Rosary", taken from the Spanish Marian title Nuestra Señora del Rosario, which means "Our Lady of the Rosary". Shortened forms of this name including María Rosario and Rosario.... [more]

Mariajo f Spanish
Short form of María José, or sometimes María Josefa. Known bearers include Spanish soccer player María José 'Mariajo' Pons (1984-) and Colombian golfer María José 'Mariajo' Uribe (1990-).

Marialejandra f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Maria and Alejandra.... [more]

Mariali f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)

Marialma f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of María and Alma 1.

Marialys f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of María using the suffix -lys.

Mariamna f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Russian (Archaic), American (Archaic)
Cognate of Mariamne.

Marián f Spanish
Variant of Marian 1, Mariam or Marianne, sometimes used as a short form of María Ángeles.

Marian f Spanish
Short form of María Ángeles.

Marianaly f Spanish
From Mariana.

Mariandra f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Mariandrea f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of María and Andrea 2.

Mariandrée f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of María or Marie and Andrée.

Marianella f Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Marianela.

Marianelly f Spanish
From Marianela.

Mariángel f Spanish
Combination of Maria and Ángel, mostly used in Spanish-speaking countries of Latin and Central America but occassionally used in Spain as well.

Mariángeles f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of María Ángeles or María de los Ángeles.

Mariangeli f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Filipino
Either a diminutive of Mariangelica or Mariangela, or else a variant of Mariangely... [more]

Mariangelica f Spanish, Italian
Blend of Maria and Angelica.

Mariangely f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Maria and Angely.

Marianny f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Mariany. It is most used in Venezuela.

María Purificación f Spanish
Combination of María and Purificación.

Mariasol f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Marisol.

Mariate f Spanish
Contraction of María Teresa. Also compare Maite.

Maribella f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Marica f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Diminutive of Maria.

Maricecy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Maricelis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Maricielo or Maricela.

Maricella f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Maricela.

Maricielo f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Esperanto
Combination of Maria and Cielo.

Maricoco f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria del Socorro.

Maricorazón f Filipino, Spanish
Combination of Maria and Corazón.

Marielena f English, Spanish
Blend of Maria and Elena.

Mariely f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Mariela (See also Marielys and Marbely).

Marielys f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Mariela using the popular suffix -lys.

Marieta f Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Bulgarian, Armenian, Afrikaans, Polish (Rare), Latvian (Rare), Slovene, Croatian, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Portuguese, Greek, Albanian
Cognate of Marietta.

Marieva f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish, Italian, Corsican
Combination of Maria and Eva (compare Mariève).

Marifé f Spanish, Filipino
Contraction of María and Fe (or other names that begin with Fe, such as Felisa).

Marifer f Spanish
Short form of María Fernanda. A known bearer is Mexican telenovela actress María Fernanda "Marifer" Malo (1985-).

Marihel f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
Likely a combination of Maria and Helen. It could also be a variant of Mariel.

Marijó f Spanish
Short form of María José or María Josefa.

Marila f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Neapolitan, Friulian

Marilaine f English, Spanish (Latin American, ?)

Marilia f Spanish (Latin American), Greek, Portuguese (Brazilian)
A mishmash of Maria and Emilia, and likely inspired by the Marília municipality in midwestern Rio de Janeiro in Brazil... [more]

Marilín f Spanish
Spanish form of Marilyn.

Marilola f Spanish
Diminutive of María Dolores.

Marilú f Spanish
Combination of Maria and names that begin with L(o)u-, like Luisa, Lucía and Lourdes.

Mariluisa f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of María Luisa.

Mariluna f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Blend of Maria and Luna.

Mariluz f Spanish
Contraction of María de la Luz or María Luz. This is borne by Mariluz Bermúdez (1986-), a Costa Rican telenovela actress.

Marimili f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of María Milagros.

Mariniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Marinianus.

Marinieves f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of María Nieves or María de las Nieves.

Marinita f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Marina.

Mariola f Spanish
Short form of María Dolores, often used independently.

Maripaz f Spanish
Contraction of María and Paz 1, taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María de la Paz meaning "Mary of the Peace".

Maripepa f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria Jose.

Maripepi f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria Jose.

Maripí f Spanish
Short form of María Pilar or María del Pilar.

Maripili f Spanish
Diminutive of María del Pilar.

Mariquilla f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria.

Mariquita f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria.

Marisabel f Spanish
A blend of the names Maria and Isabel. A known bearer of this name is Marisabel Rodríguez de Chávez (b. 1964), ex-wife of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez (b... [more]

Marisbel f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Maribel.

Marisel f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Marisela.

Mariselle f Spanish (Latin American)
Mariselle is often considered a blend of 'Maria' and 'Estelle', suggesting meanings associated with 'sea' and 'star'

Maritere f Spanish
Short form of María Teresa.

Maritrini f Spanish
Diminutive of María Trinidad.

Maritsa f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Maritza.

Mariuca f Spanish (Rare)

Mariuxi f Spanish
Diminutive of María Auxiliadora. This is borne by a daughter of León Febres Cordero (1931-2008), a former president of Ecuador.

Marival f Spanish (Rare)
Combination of María Valvanera, used as a diminutive.

Mariví f Spanish
Diminutive of María Victoria, María Virtudes or María Virginia... [more]

Marizol f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Marisol.

Marizza f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Marisa (See also Mariza).

Marjori f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Surinamese), English (Rare)
Variant of Marjorie.

Marklan m Caribbean

Marle f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), South African (Rare)
Meaning unknown. This name is considered feminine, particularly in the United States, though some masculine usage is present in other communities.

Marlén f Spanish (Latin American), Swedish (Rare)
Spanish borrowing of Marlene, as well as a Swedish variant.

Marleni f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Marlene (see also Marlenis).

Marlenis f Spanish (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).

Marlenne f Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Surinamese), English (Rare)
Variant of Marlene.

Marlenys f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaborated form of Marlén.

Marleth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Marlin f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Marlene.

Marlos m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Maria or María and Carlos.

Marlys f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)

Marolo m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Marolus.

Marora f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria Aurora.

Marticela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Marta and Celia.

Martincho m Spanish
Diminutive of Martín.

Martinia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Elaborated form of Martina.

Martiniano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Martinianus.

Martinita f Spanish
Diminutive of Martina.

Mártir m & f Spanish
From Spanish mártir meaning "martyr."... [more]

Mártires f & m Spanish (Rare)
From Spanish mártires "martyrs", after the many groups of martyr saints in the Catholic tradition.

Martirio m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian Portuguese and Spanish form of Martyrius.

Martitza f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American diminutive of Marta, using the popular -itza suffix found in Maritza.

Martivo m & f Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from Latin, combining "Mars" (the Roman god of war) with "vivo" (meaning "lively" or "good" in Latin)

Marto m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Masculine form of Marta.

Martuqui f Spanish
Diminutive of Marta.

Maru f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria Eugenia.

Marugenia f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of María Eugenia.

Maruja f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Filipino, Catalan (Rare)
Diminutive of María. The name coincides with the colloquial and derogatory word that is used in Spain to refer to a gossipy housewife, hence mainly why the name has been increasingly concentrated in Latin America since the middle of the 20th century.

Marujita f Spanish
Diminutive of Maruja; in other words, this is a double diminutive of María.

Marvely f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Filipino, English (Rare)
Variant of Marbely in Latin American countries.... [more]

Marxlenin f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of the surnames Marx and Lenin used as a feminine given name... [more]

Marybel f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Maribel.

Marycita f Spanish

Marycruz f Spanish
Variant of Maricruz.

Maryel f Spanish (Latin American)

Marylina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Cognate of Maryline.

Marylinda f English (?), Spanish (?)
A combination of Mary and Linda.

Máryori f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Marjorie, reflecting the English pronounciation.

Máryuri f Spanish (Latin American)
More common variant of Máryori.

Masé f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Short form of María José coming from the first and last syllables.

Masiela f Spanish (Latin American)

Massiel f Spanish
Popularized by the Spanish singer María de los Ángeles Santamaría Espinosa "Massiel", who was given her stage name after the words mar ("sea") and cielo ("sky").

Mateíto m Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Mateo.

Matheline f French (Rare), Caribbean (Rare), Haitian Creole
Traditionally found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France, this name is of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation of Mathilde and a feminine form of the archaic masculine name Mathelin (which itself survives only as a surname today)... [more]

Mati m Spanish
Short form of Matías.

Matiah f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Matthius m Caribbean, English
Variant of Matthias.

Mau m Spanish
Diminutive of Mauricio.

Maudrith f Papiamento (?), Caribbean
Found on Curaçao at least twice, this name may be Papiamento in origin - it may also be made up by creative parents, or have been inspired by a word or name from a different language. The exact etymology is difficult to tell with a name that is so obscure, so for the time being, one can only speculate about its origins.

Mauri m Spanish
Diminutive of Mauricio.

Mauricia f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician feminine form of Mauricio.

Maurina f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Feminine form of Maurinus.

Maurino m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Maurinus.

Maurita f Spanish, English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Maura 1.

Mauro m Spanish
Diminutive of Mauricio.

Mausi f Spanish (Rare, ?)
Allegedly a diminutive of María Auxiliadora (compare Mauxi), though perhaps derived from German Maus meaning "mouse" and imported to Argentina by German immigrants.

Mausolo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Mausolus.

Mauxi f Spanish
Diminutive of María Auxiliadora.

Mavi f Spanish
Short form of María Victoria (which is a combination of María and Victoria; also compare Mariví), or sometimes Margarita Victoria.

Mavia f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), History
Variant transliteration of ماوية (see Māwiyya).

Maxette f French (Caribbean), French (African, Rare)

Maximiana f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Maximianus.

Maximilano m Spanish, Portuguese
Variant spelling of Maximiliano.

Maximiliam m English, Swedish (Modern), Portuguese, Spanish
Probably a combination of Maximilian and William.

Maximilliano m Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Maximiliano.

Maximiniana f Late Roman, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Maximinianus.

Maximiniano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Maximinianus.

Maxito m Spanish (Latin American)

Maxos m Spanish (Rare)

Maxuel m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Maxwell.

Mayaleth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Maeleth influenced by Maya 2.

Mayca f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maica.

Maydeline f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Mayeira f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Mayela f Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant of Majella.

Mayelis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Mayeli.

Mayelline f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Mayerlin f Spanish (Caribbean)

Mayerly f Spanish (Latin American)

Mayito m Spanish
Diminutive of Mario.

Mayjo f Spanish
Variant of Maijo.

Mayka f Spanish
Variant of Maica.

Maykel m Spanish (Modern), Dutch (Modern)
Variant of Maikel.

Maykol m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Máicol.

Mayli f Spanish (Latin American)

Maylin f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Filipino (Rare)
Perhaps an elaboration of the initial sound in names such as Mayra and Mayte modelled on Aylín... [more]

Maylina f Spanish

Mayling f Chinese, Spanish

Mayo m Spanish (Rare), Asturian (Rare)
Either a diminutive of Amalio or taken from the Spanish word for the month of May, mayo.

Mayoriano m Spanish
Spanish form of Majorian.

Mayris f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Mayrita f Spanish
Diminutive of Mayra.

Maziel f Spanish
From Hebrew origins. The name means she who comes down from the stars.