Submitted Names in Guernsey

Madine f English (Rare)

Madinia f English (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]

Madisen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Madison.

Madisynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madison.

Madisynne f English
Variant of Madisyn.

Madlaïne f Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Madeleine.

Madlon f Guernésiais
Diminutive of Madlaïne.

Madlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Madlynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Madolyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant form of Madeline via Madoline. A known bearer of this name is the American actress Madolyn Smith (b. 1957).

Madsen m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Madsen.

Madsie f English
Diminutive of Madison

Madysen f English (Modern)
Variant of Madison.

Maebel f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Mabel.

Maebell f English (Rare)
Variant of Maebelle.

Maebelle f English
Variant of Mabel or a combination of Mae and Belle.

Maeby f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Mae.

Maecie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Macy.

Maeganne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Maeleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Maylene.

Maelene f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Maylene.

Maeliana f English
Combination of Mae and Liana

Maelle f English (Modern, Rare)
English form of Maëlle.

Maelynn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Mae using the popular name suffix lyn.

Maesie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maisie, influenced by Mae.

Maestro m English (Modern, Rare)
From the Italian word maestro, which is a master of great art or music.

Maeven f English
Variant of Maevon and variant of Maven incorporating the name Mae.

Maevery f English
A combination of the names Maeve and Avery.

Mag f English, Welsh
Diminutive of Margaret (English) or Marged (Welsh).

Magan f English (Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Magdalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Magdalene.

Magdalynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Magdalene.

Magdalynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Magdalene.

Magdelene f English (Rare)
Variant of Magdalene.

Magdelina f English (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Variant of Magdalena.

Magdelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Magdalene.

Magdolina f Hungarian (Rare, Archaic, ?), English (Rare, Archaic, ?), Various (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Possibly an elaborated form of Magdolna.... [more]

Magenta f English, Theatre
Named for the mauvish-crimson colour. The dye to make the colour was discovered and named shortly after the Battle of Magenta in 1859 (the town is situated in northern Italy). The colour may have been inspired by the colour of the uniforms worn by the French troops, or by the colour of the land soaked in blood after the battle... [more]

Maggee f English
Variant of Maggie.

Maggey f English
Variant of Maggie.

Maggi f English
Variant of Maggie.

Maggie f English
Diminutive of Magdalene or Magdalena

Maggiemae f English
Combination of Maggie and Mae.

Maggy f English
Variant of Maggie.

Magie f English (Rare)
Variant of Maggie.

Maglière m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Magloire.

Magma f English
Derived with the English speaking word “magma”, which is another word for lava in a volcanic eruption. Would most likely mean “hot, smouldering”.

Mago m English (Rare), Old High German, Irish (Rare)
From a short form of a compound name formed with maht ‘strength’, ‘power’ as the first element.

Magpie f English
Diminutive of Maggie and Margaret, from the English word for the common European bird, known for its chattering, before c.1600 known simply as pie... [more]

Mags f English
Diminutive of Margaret.

Maguelonne f French (Rare), Occitan (Gallicized), Guernésiais
Gallicized and Guernésiais form of Occitan Magalona.

Mahalie f English
Variant of Mahalia.

Mahlon m Biblical, English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain; sometimes misinterpreted as a variant of Mahlah ("weakness, sickness" from Hebrew Machlah). In the Old Testament this was the name of the son of Naomi and first husband of Ruth (Ruth 1:2,5; 4:9-10)... [more]

Mahogany f English
From the English word mahogany, a tropical tree of the genus Swietenia, valued for their hard, reddish-brown wood; or after the color of the wood. Ultimately from Spanish mahogani, perhaps of Mayan origin.

Maicee f English
Possibly a variant of Macy or Maisie.

Maicie f English
Possibly a variant of Maisie

Maida f English, Literature
This name became popular after the Battle of Maida (1806), which took place near the Italian town of Maida and ended in a victory for Britain. In 18th- and 19th-century America it was used as a diminutive of both Madeline and Magdalena... [more]

Maidie f English (Rare), Scots
Variant of Maida, used as a British given name 'reasonably frequently until 1930. Resurfaced again briefly in the 1960s, but is a rarely used name', according to Dunkling & Gosling (1983)... [more]

Maileigh f English
Variant spelling of Maylee or Miley.

Mailey f English (Rare)
Variant of Maylee.

Mailika f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malika.

Mailyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maelyn.

Maimie f English
Variant of Mamie.

Maine m English
There is no definitive explanation for the origin of the name "Maine", but the most likely origin is that the name was given by early explorers after the former province of Maine in France. Other theories mention earlier places with similar names, or claim it is a nautical reference to the mainland... [more]

Mairon f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Máire

Mairona f English (Rare, Archaic), Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Máire which appeared in the 1940s but appears to have faded almost immediately.

Maisee f English (Rare)
Variant of Maisie.

Maisey f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maisie.

Maitlin f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Maitland in the style of Caitlin.

Maitlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Maitland.

Maiya f English (Modern)
Variant of Maya 2.

Maizie f English
Variant of Maisie.

Maizy f English (Rare)
Variant of Maisy.

Majel m & f English

Majell m & f English (Rare)

Majorian m English, German, Polish, History
English, German and Polish form of Majorianus. This name was borne by a Western Roman Emperor from the 5th century AD.

Makaela f English (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Makaelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Makaela and Lyn.

Makailyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Makaila using the popular name suffix lyn.

Makalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Makailyn.

Makaylyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Makaylynn.

Makaylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Makayla and Lynn.

Makenleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of McKinley.

Makenzee f & m English
Alternate spelling of Mackenzie.

Makenzi f English (Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

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

Makepeace m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Makepeace. A famous bearer is William Makepeace Thakeray, English novelist and author of Vanity Fair.

Makinley f English (Modern)
Variant of McKinley.

Makinna f English (Modern, Rare)
Altered form of Makenna, perhaps inspired by similar-sounding names such as McKinley and Kinsley.

Makinsley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mckinsley

Makiya f & m English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Makiyah.

Maku m Guernésiais
Variant of Makyu.

Makyla f English (Modern)
Probably an altered form of Makayla, influenced by similar-sounding names such as Kyla or Micah.

Makyu m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Matthew.

Mal m & f English
Pet form of names beginning with Mal- such as Malcolm and Mallory.

Malachai m English
Variant of Malachi.

Malachite m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the mineral. The stone's name derives from Greek μαλαχίτης (λίθος) (malachíti̱s (líthos)) meaning "mallow stone," which is, ultimately, from Ancient Greek μαλαχή (malakhḗ) meaning "mallow." The mineral was given this name due to its resemblance to the leaves of the Mallow plant.... [more]

Malaea f Hawaiian (Archaic), English (Modern, Rare)

Malaisia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malaysia

Malakaih m English (Modern)
Variant of Malakai.

Malaki m English (Modern)
Variant of Malachi.

Malayka f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Malayshia f English (Rare)
Variant of Malaysia.

Malc m English
Short form of Malcolm.

Malca f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Malcolm.

Maleeya f English (Modern)
Variant of Malia.

Maleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maleah.

Maleigha f English

Maleni f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malani.

Malerie f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a blend of Mallory and Valerie.

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

Maliah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malia.

Malibu f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a beach city in California, which is derived from Ventureño Chumash Humaliwo meaning "the surf sounds loudly".

Malichi m English (Rare)
Variant of Malachi.

Malikai m English (Modern)
Variant of Malachi.

Malikye m English

Malili f English

Maline f French (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Greenlandic, Afrikaans (Rare), English (Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
French form of Malin as well as a Scandinavian variant.

Mallery f English (Rare)
Variant of Mallory

Mallet f English

Mallière m Guernésiais
Variant of Maglière.

Malloria f English
Variant of Mallory.

Mâlo m Jèrriais, Guernésiais
Jèrriais and Guernésiais form of Malo.

Malorie f French (Modern), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malaurie.

Malucia f English (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.

Maluhia f Hawaiian, English
Means "Peacefulness" in Hawaiian.

Malvena f English

Malvin m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

Malvolia f English (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.

Malya f English (Rare)
Variant of Malia.

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

Mammie f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Mamie.

Manda f English, Galician
Diminutive of Amanda.

Mandalynn f English
Diminutive of Amanda influenced by Madeline

Mandie f English
Diminutive of Amanda.

Manelle f French, English
Gallicized form of Arabic Manel, which is derived from Arabic منحة (menhh) "gift".

Manerva f English
Variant of Minerva.

Manesha f Indian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Mauritian Creole

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

Mangle m & f English
Possibly from the surname Mangle.

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

Manly m English
Variant of Manley.

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

Manna f English
Short form of Manuela.

Manning m English
Transferred use of the surname Manning.

Manoun f Norman
Diminutive of Marie.

Mansfield m English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Mansfield.

Manson m English
Transferred from the surname Manson.

Manton m English, Irish
Manton is derived from various place names throughout England. In Ireland Manton is the anglicized form of the Gaelic "Ó Manntáin", or "descendant of Manntán", a personal name derived from a diminutive of "manntach" ("toothless").

Mâode f Norman, Anglo-Norman
Norman and Anglo-Norman form of Maude.

Maquieu m Norman, Guernésiais
Rouenneis Norman and Guernésiais form of Matthieu.

Marabella f English

Maragold f English (Americanized, ?)
The origin is English and it means golden flower.

Marah f English (Rare)
Variant of Mara 1, in reference to one of the locations which the Torah identifies as having been travelled through by the Israelites during the Exodus.

Maraia f English (Rare), Fijian
Variant of Mariah.

Maralee f English (Rare)
Combination of Mara 1 and Lee.

Maralene f English (Rare)
Variant of Maralyn or a combination of Mara 1 and the suffix lene.

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

Marantha f English (Rare)

Marbella f Spanish (Mexican), English (Rare)
Possibly from the name of a resort town in southern Spain, which likely derives from Arabic مربلة (Marbal·la) and resembles Spanish mar bella "beautiful sea" (also compare Mar)... [more]

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.

Marcene f English (Rare)
Perhaps an elaboration of Marcia with the popular name suffix ene.

Marcenia f English

Marcette f English
Transferred use of the surname Marcette.

March m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the month, which was derived from the name of the Roman god Mars.

Marche f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Marcia.

Marcheline f English (Rare)
This is perhaps best known as the name of Marcheline Bertrand (1950-2007), the mother of American actress Angelina Jolie, in whose case it was invented by combining her given names, Marcia and Lynne (with Marceline a likely influence)... [more]

Marchella f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Papuan (Rare)

Marchello m English (Modern)
Variant of Marcello based on the Italian pronunciation of the name.

Marcheta f English (Rare)
Perhaps an elaboration of Marsha. Some sources claim it to be related to Margaret, but provide to evidence to support this claim.

Marchina f English
Female child born in March

Marcian m English (Rare), Romanian, Lengadocian, Gascon
English, Romanian, Languedocian and Gascon form of Marcianus. This name was borne by an emperor of the Byzantine Empire from the 5th century AD.

Marcine f English (Rare)

Marck m Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Danish, Dutch, English, Swedish and West Frisian variant spelling of Mark.

Mardeen f English (Rare)
Variant of Mardene.

Mardell f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of a surname Mardell.

Mardelle f English (Rare)
A variant of either Mardell or Martelle.

Marden f & m English
The author Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols is a famous bearer of this name.

Mardi f English (Rare)
Means "Tuesday" in French. It is not used as a given name in France itself.

Marea f English, Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Maria.

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

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

Marelyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Marilyn.

Marène f Norman

Marene f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Mareth f Afrikaans, English (Rare)
Variant of Maretha.

Marey f English
Variant of Mary.

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

Marg f English
Short form of Margaret.

Margalo f English (Rare)
In the case of English-born American actress Margalo Gillmore (1897-1986), it appears to be a combination of Margaret and Lorraine, her given names (compare Marga, Lo)... [more]

Margaree f English (Rare)
Variant of Marjorie.

Margarett f English
Variant of Margaret.

Margarette f English, Filipino, Haitian Creole
Variant of Margaret.

Margarite f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Marguerite. This is the name of a calcium-rich mineral as well as a late Old English word meaning "pearl" (which was from Late Latin margarita).

Margella f English (Rare)
Of uncertain origin, perhaps an elaboration of Marge influenced by Marcella.

Margorie f English
Variant of Marjorie.

Margotton f Guernésiais
Diminutive of Margot.

Margrett f English (Rare)
Variant of Margaret.

Marguerie f Norman
Brayon Norman form of Margaret.

Marguerita f English (Rare)
Variant of Marguerite.

Margùérite f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Marguerite.

Margueritte f English
Variant of Marguerite.

Margùite f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Marguerite.

Margy f English
Short form of margaret

Mariane f Portuguese (Brazilian), French (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Marianne, mostly used in Brazil. A notable bearer is French journalist and reporter Mariane Pearl.

Maribell f English
Variant of Maribel.

Maribelle f English
Combination of Mary and Belle (see also Maribel, Mariabella).

Maribeth f English
Variant of Marybeth.

Marice f English (Rare)
A variant spelling of Maris 2 or a combination of the first syllable of Mary or Margaret with the name suffix -ice.

Mariea f English (Rare)
Variant of Maria.

Marieanna f English (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Marie and Anna.

Mariebelle f English (Rare)
Combination of Marie and Belle, possibly influenced by Maribel.

Marielena f English, Spanish
Blend of Maria and Elena.

Mariellen f English
Combination of names Mary and Ellen

Mariesa f English (Rare)

Marigot f English (Rare)
Origins in a West African language, meaning "creek" in reference to a side stream or tributary rivulet. This word was brought to the Caribbean and is currently used as names for multiple (six) French-Caribbean populated locations, and thus may be used as a word or location name.

Marigrace f English (Rare)
Variant of Marygrace.

Marijayne f English
Variant of Mary Jane.

Maril f English

Marilaine f English, Spanish (Latin American, ?)

Marille f Dutch (Rare), Filipino (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Marilla.

Marillyn f English
A variant of Marilyn.

Marillynn f English
A variant of Marilyn.

Marilu f English
Variant of Marilou, i.e., a combination of Mary and the popular name syllable Lu (from names such as Lucilla).

Marilynne f English (Modern)
Variant of Marilyn.

Marionetta f English
Possibly a variant of Marianita or a latinised form of Marionette.

Marionette f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Diminutive of Marion 1.

Mariposa f English (Modern, Rare)
From the Spanish word for "butterfly".

Marisha f Russian, English
Diminutive of Marina or Mariya. Alternately, a variant of Marissa.

Marishka f English, Russian
English and Russian form of the originally Hungarian name Mariska.

Marissia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Marissa.

Marixie f English (Rare)
Likely a combination of a given name that starts with Mar- (such as Mary) with a given name that ends in -ixie (such as Trixie).

Marj f English
Short form of Marjorie (see also Marge).

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

Marjoria f English
Variant of Marjorie.

Marka f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Croatian feminine form of Marko or a diminutive form of Mara 2.

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

Markham m English
Transferred use of the surname Markham.

Markie f English
Possibly a feminine form of Mark.... [more]

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

Marky m English
Diminutive of Mark.

Marlana f English
Variant of Marlena.

Marlane f English (Rare)
A variant of Marlene or Marlaine.

Marlayne f English, Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Marlaine (English) and anglicization of Marleen (Dutch).... [more]

Marlea f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Marlene, first appeared in the early 1900s, used most frequently during the 1940s in the U.S. Variants were Marlee, Marley, Marlie, all used in roughly equal numbers, and all of which seem to have faded in the 1950s.

Marlei f & m English
Variant of Marley.

Marleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Marley.

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

Marletha f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Marletta (compare its other variant Marleta).

Marletta f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Marlette.

Marlette f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Marlette which was derived from the nickname Marlet or Merlet, a diminutive of merle "blackbird"... [more]

Marlie f English
Strictly feminine variant of Marley.

Marliegh f English (Rare)
Variant of Marley.

Marlina f English, Indonesian, Dutch, Flemish
Variant of Marlena.

Marline f English (Rare)
Variant of Marlene.

Marlinton m English (Rare), South American (Rare)

Marlisa f English (Rare), German (Swiss)
Combination of Marie or Maria and Lisa. This name is borne by Australian singer Marlisa Ann Punzalan (born 1 October 1999, also known simply as Marlisa).

Marlissa f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Marlisa (See also Marlis).

Marlisse f English (Rare)

Marlo f & m English, English (British)
Variant of Marlowe.

Marloe f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marlowe.

Marlow f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Marlow.

Marlynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Marilyn and Marlene.

Marmalade f English (Rare)
From the English speaking word marmalade, which is a tangy orange jam. On the American animated series "Strawberry Shortcake", Marmalade is the name of Orange Blossom's pet butterfly, and the name of her puppy on "Berry Bitty City Adventures".

Marmy m English
Diminutive of Marmaduke.

Marnee f English
Variant of Marnie.

Marneen f English (Rare)
Combination of Marnie with a feminine name that ends in -een, such as Doreen and Maureen.... [more]

Marnette f English, Afrikaans

Marney f & m English (Rare), Brazilian
Variant of Marnie, while a Feminine name in English, in Brazil, it's typically masculine. It could also be transferred from the surname Marney.

Marotène f Norman
Diminutive of Marie.

Marotte f Norman
Diminutive of Marie.

Marquez m English
Transferred use of the surname Márquez.

Marria f English (Rare)
Variant of Maria.

Marrion m & f English
Variant of Marion 1 or Marion 2.

Marriott m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Marriott.

Marris m & f English (Rare)

Marsden m English
Transferred use of the surname Marsden.

Marsellus m English (Modern)
Variant of Marcellus.

Marsh m English
May be transferred use of the surname Marsh, or as a diminutive of Marshall and Marsha.

Marshalette f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Marshall, created by joining it with the French feminine ending -ette.

Marston m English
The meaning of the name Marston is From The Marsh Town

Martee f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Martie. It is mostly feminine in the United States and masculine in the Philippines.

Marteena f English
Variant of Martina.

Martel m English (Rare), Literature
Transferred use of the French surname Martelle.

Martella f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Clearly feminine form of Martel/Martell.

Martelle f English (Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of a surname Martelle.

Martenique f Dutch (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Marten.

Martey m English
Variant of Marty.

Marthetta f English (Rare)
Combination of Martha with either Etta or a name that ends in -etta, such as Henrietta.

Marthia f English
Variant of Martha.

Marti f English (Rare)
Variant of Martie.

Martial m English (Rare)
Variant of Marshall

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

Martrude f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Combination of Maria (Dutch) or Mary (English) with Gertrude.

Marv m English
Shortened form of Marvin.

Marvalee f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Marva ending in the suffix -lee. ... [more]

Marvela f English
Variant of Marvella.

Marveline f English (Rare)
Combination of Marvel and Marceline.

Marvella f English
Probably based on the word marvellous (compare Marvel). This is the name of a (now obscure) American jewelry brand (est. c.1911, specializing in imitation pearl jewelry).