Submitted Names in Ireland

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]

Mainie f Irish
Diminutive of Mary, as borne by the Irish painter Mainie Jellett (1897-1944). Possibly based on the Irish version of Mary, Máirín

Mainnín m Irish
Probably an assimilated form of Mainchín, a diminutive of manach ‘monk’.

Mairc m Irish (Anglicized, Rare)

Mairea f Irish (Rare)

Máirghréad f Irish (Archaic), Medieval Irish
Older form of Mairéad.... [more]

Mairie f Irish
A diminutive of Máirín or a variant of Máire

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.

Mairsial m Irish
Irish form of Mark.

Mairsile f Irish
Irish form of Marcella.

Maisee f English (Rare)
Variant of Maisie.

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

Maitilde f Irish (Archaic)
Irish form of Matilda.

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

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

Maive f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Maeve. A notable bearer was Indian-born author Maive Stokes (1866-1961), who was of Irish descent. She is best known for compiling a collection of Indian fairy tales that were told to her by her caretakers.

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.

Makaylin f Irish
Variant of Mckayla.

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.

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

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

Malloria f English
Variant of Mallory.

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.

Manacháin m Irish
Diminutive of manach "monk".

Manchán m Irish
Irish name meaning, "a monk". Similar to Mainchín.

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.

Mannis m Irish
Means "great" in Gaelic.

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").

Maol Choilm m Irish
Irish form of Malcolm.

Maoléidigh m Irish
Comprised of the elements mael "chief" and éidigh "ugly"

Maolmhóna m Irish
Comprised of the elements máel "tonsured one, devotee" and an element assumed to be móin (genitive móna) "moorland"

Maolmhuire m Irish (Archaic), Medieval Irish (?)
Variant of Old Irish Máel Muire meaning "servant of the Virgin Mary". This name was often anglicized as Myles or Miles.

Maol Muire m Irish (Archaic), Medieval Irish
Variant of Máel Muire borne by the 16th-century Irish priest and poet Maol Muire Ó hÚigínn (anglicized as Miler O'Higgin), who became Archbishop of Tuam in 1586 and died in office in 1590.

Maonach m Irish

Maonghal m Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Comprised of the elements maoin "wealth" and gal "valor"

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.

Marcach m Irish
Means "horse rider".

Marcachán m Irish
Diminutive of Marcach by combining the name with the diminutive suffix án

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.

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.

Margrett f English (Rare)
Variant of Margaret.

Marguerita f English (Rare)
Variant of Marguerite.

Margueritte f English
Variant 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.

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).

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

Marvena f English, Old Celtic
It might derive from the celtic, meaning "white sea", or from the Ancient English, meaning "great lady".

Marvina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Marvin.

Marvine f & m English
Feminine form and a variant of Marvin.

Marvis f & m English
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.

Marya f English
Variant of Maria.

Maryagnes f English
Combination of Mary and Agnes.

Maryalice f English (Rare)
Combination of Mary and Alice.

Marybette f English
Possibly a variant of Marybeth.

Marydora f English
A combination of Mary and Dora.

Marye f English (Modern, Rare, Archaic)
Archaic spelling of Mary. Also a modern variant.

Maryelizabeth f English
Combination of Mary and Elizabeth. This name could be used in reference to the Visitation of Mary, the mother of Jesus to Elizabeth... [more]

Maryellen f English
Combination of Mary and Ellen 1.

Maryethel f English
A combination of Mary and Ethel.

Marygrace f English
Combination of Mary and Grace.

Maryjan f English
Combination of Mary and Jan 2.

Maryjane f English
Combination of Mary and Jane.

Maryjayne f English
Variant of Maryjane.

Maryjean f English
Combination of Mary and Jean 2.

Maryjo f English
Combination of Mary and Jo.

Maryjune f English (Rare)
Combination of Mary and June.

Marykate f English (Rare)
Combination of Mary and Kate.

Marylea f English (Rare)

Maryleah f English
Variant of Marylee.

Marylen f English
Variant spelling of Marilyn.

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

Marylouise f English
Combination of Mary and Louise.

Marylynn f English (Rare)
This name is a combination of Mary and Lynn

Marylynne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Marilyn.

Marymargaret f English
Combination of Mary and Margaret.

Maryon f English (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Marion 1. A notable Norwegian bearer is actress Maryon Eilertsen (1950-2015).

Maryrose f English
Combination of Mary and Rose.

Marysue f English
Combination of Mary and Sue.

Masea f English (Rare)
Variant of Macy influenced by Chelsea.

Mashayla f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ma, shay and la, or perhaps a blend of Michelle and Makayla - both of which are feminine forms of Michael.

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

Maston m English (Rare)
Taken from the English surname Maston.

Máta m Irish
Irish form of Matthew.

Matanne f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Matan.

Mataya f English
it is a cristian girls name meaning gift of god, often used in hindu speaking countries despite its english origin, its also associated with the number 7/

Materra f English (Latinized, Modern, Rare)
Used from the Latin word "mater" meaning "mother".

Mathan m Scottish (Modern), English (Modern)
Means “bear” in Scottish Gaelic. This is a recently created name.

Mathghamain m Irish (Rare)
Variant of Mathghamhain.

Matiesse f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Matisse.

Matika f English (Rare)

Matilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madilyn or a combination of Matilda and Lyn.

Matilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Matilyn.

Matisse m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Matisse. The surname was most famously borne by the French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954), who is likely the reason behind the popularity of Matisse as a given name in the 21st century.... [more]

Matricia f English (Rare)

Matrina f English (Modern, Rare)