Submitted Names in Quebec

Lyvio m French (Modern)
Variant of Livio.

Lyvonne f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lavonne.

Maatalii f Inuit

Maaxiiriwia f Indigenous American, Hidatsa
Means "buffalo bird woman". Name borne by a Hidatsa woman known for maintaining many aspects of the traditional Hidatsa lifestyle, including gardening and cooking.

Mabelina f English
Variant of Mabeline.

Mabeth f English (Archaic)
Variant of Maybeth.

Mabille m & f French (Rare)
derived from the Old French word “mabile,” meaning “mable” or “mable stone.”

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

Macadamia f English (Rare)
From the popular tropical Hawaiian nut.

Macaire m French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Macarius.

Macauly m English
Variant of Macauley.

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

Maceigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Macy

Macéo m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Maceo.

Macette f Norman, French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Macé, recorded from the early 1600s onwards.

Macha f French (Modern, Rare)
French transliteration of Russian Маша (see Masha).

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

Machk m Algonquin
Means "bear" in Algonquin.

Macia f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaborated form of Macy. Probably influenced by names such as Maria, Lucia, etc.

Macintosh m English
Transferred use of the surname MacIntosh.

MacKay m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of McKay.

Mackayla f English
Variant of Michaela.

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

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

Mackie f & m English
Version of Macky.

Mackinac m Indigenous American
Mean "big Turtle" in ojibwe

Mackinnon m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mackinnon.

Macklin m English
Transferred use of the surname Macklin.

Macky m & f English
Diminutive of Mack 1, Mack 2, Magnus, Mackenzie, McKinley, and other names containing a similar sound.

Macquettoquet m Cree

MacRoy m English
Transferred use of the surname MacRoy.

Macsyna f English
Variant of Maxina in the style of Macsen.

Madalaine f English (Rare), Medieval French
Variant of Madeleine.

Madaleine f English (Rare)
Variant of Madeleine.

Madalene f English (Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Madaliki f English (Modern, Rare), Greek (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Madison and Aliki

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

Madaline f English
Variant of Madeleine.

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

Madalynne f English (Modern)
Variant of Madeline.

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

Maddalynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madalyn.

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

Maddelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madelyn.

Maddelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madelyn.

Maddex m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maddox.

Maddi f English
Variant of Maddy.

Maddilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madilyn.

Maddisen f & m English
Variant spelling of Madison

Maddisson m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Madison.

Maddye f English
Variant spelling of Maddie.

Maddyn f & m English (Modern)
Feminine or alternative spelling of Madden.

Madelaide f English
Variant of Madeline. Using the -laide suffix from Adelaide.

Madelaina f English (Rare)

Madeleina f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Madeleine, influenced by cognates such as Italian Maddalena.

Madelene f Swedish, Norwegian, English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
English and Scandinavian variant of Madeleine (in the latter case reflecting the French pronunciation).

Madeleyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madeleine.

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

Madell f English

Madelyne f English (Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Madelynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Madelyn.

Madgie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Madge.

Madia f English (Rare)

Madie f English, Scots
Variant of Maddie. As a Scots name, a diminutive of Madlin.

Madilyne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madilyn.

Madilynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madilyn.

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.

Madisone f French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Madison.

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

Madisynne f English
Variant of Madisyn.

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

Madlynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Mado f French
Diminutive of Madeleine

Madoleine f French

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).

Madone f French
French form of Madonna.

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.

Madyx m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maddox.

Maé m & f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Mahé, also used as a feminine name.

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.

Maëlan m French (Modern), Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Maelan.

Maëlane f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Maëlan.

Maeleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Maylene.

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

Maëlia f French, French (Belgian)
Gallicized form of Maelia.

Maeliana f English
Combination of Mae and Liana

Maëline f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Feminine form of Maël.

Maëlis f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Maël.

Maélise f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maëlis.

Maëlise f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant form of Maélise.

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

Maëllis f French
From Mellissa

Maëllys f French (Modern)
Variant of Maëlys.

Maëlo m French (Modern)
Elaboration of Maël.

Maëly f French (Modern)
Variant of Maëlie.

Maëlya f French (Modern)
Variant of Maëlia.

Maelyne f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Either an adoption of the modern French name Maëlyne or a variant of Maelyn.

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

Maëlyse f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maëlise.

Maemaengwahn f Ojibwe
Means "butterfly" in Ojibwe, from the Ojibwe memengwaa "butterfly".

Maena f Breton, French

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.

Maëtte f French (Rare), Belgian (Rare)

Maëva f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Gallicized form of Maeva.

Maève f French (Modern, Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Gallicized form of Maeva, a contracted form of a name beginning with Ma- (such as Marie or Maëlle) and Ève and a Gallicized form of Meadhbh via its Anglicization Maeve.

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.

Magdalène f French (Archaic), French (African)
Earlier form of Madeleine, as well as a more learned borrowing of Magdalena. This form is now mainly used in French-speaking African countries.

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

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

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

Magdelaine f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Magdeleine.

Magdelène f French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant of Magdalène. This form is now mainly used in French-speaking African countries.

Magdelene f English (Rare)
Variant of Magdalene.

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

Magdelon f French (Archaic), Theatre
Older French variant of Madelon, most famously used in Molière's work Les Précieuses ridicules.

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]

Mage f & m French
Transferred from the surname ‘Mage’. Derived from an English-speaking word meant to be short for magician or a learned person.

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.

Magloire m & f French, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
French masculine and feminine form of Maglorius (see Maglorio).

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”.

Magnance f French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Magnantia.

Magne m French (Archaic)
French form of Magnus.

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.

Maguelone f Provençal, French
Provençal form of Magdalene.

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

Maguy f French, Arabic
A short form of Marguerite.... [more]

Mahalie f English
Variant of Mahalia.

Mahault f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Mahaut.

Mahigan m Algonquin (Rare)
Derived from Algonquin mahigan "wolf".

Mahihikan m Cree
Cree for 'The Wolf'

Mahikan m Cree
Means "wolf" in Cree, from the Cree mahihkan "wolf; grey wolf; timber wolf".

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

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.

Maiagizis m Ojibwe
Means "right/correct sun", deriving from the Ojibwe giizis ("sun, moon, a month"). This was the Ojibwe name of Ignace Tonené, a chief of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai people.

Maïalène f French (Modern, Rare)
Gallicized form of Maialen.

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]

Maïeul m French (Rare)
Variant of Mayeul.

Maïka f Basque (Gallicized), French, French (Quebec, Modern)
Gallicized form of Maika.

Maileigh f English
Variant spelling of Maylee or Miley.

Mailey f English (Rare)
Variant of Maylee.

Maïlie f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maïlys, although it is also sometimes considered a contraction of Maïlys and Maëlie.

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

Maïlis f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Mailis, Maïlie and Maïlys.

Mailis f French (Modern)
Variant of Mailys and Maylis.

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

Maïlys f Breton, French
Either a blend of Maï, a Breton short form or contraction of Mary (compare Maïwenn), and Maëlys or a variant spelling of Mailys.

Maimie f English
Variant of Mamie.

Maina f Arabic, French
Feminine form of Main.

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.

Mairzee f English (Canadian)

Maisee f English (Rare)
Variant of Maisie.

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

Maïté f Basque (Gallicized), French
Gallicized form of Maite 2.

Maïtée f Basque (Gallicized, Rare), French
Gallicized form of Maite 2.

Maïtena f Basque (Gallicized), French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Maitena. This is the name of the titular character in the award-winning 1927 French novel written by Bernard Nabonne.

Maïthé f Basque (Gallicized), French (Rare)
Variant of Maïté.

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

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

Maïva f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)

Maixent m French, Provençal
Poitevin and Provençal form of Maxence.

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.

Makataimeshekiakiak m Algonquian
Name means Black Hawk. This was the name of a Sauk leader who lived from 1767 to 1838 in the Midwestern United States.

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

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

Makdébki m Algonquian
Means "black partridge" in the Potawatomi language. This was the name of a chief of the Illinois River.

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.

Makkapitew m Algonquin
Means "he has large teeth" in Algonquin, from Algonquin mamàngàbide "to have large teeth".

Makoktok m & f Inuit

Makoyepuk m Siksika
Means "wolf child" in the Kainai (Blood) dialect of Blackfoot, from Blackfoot mahkúyiwa "wolf" and poka "child".

Makoyi-koh-kin m Siksika
Means "wolf thin legs" in Siksika.

Makwa m Ojibwe

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.

Malaurie f French (Modern)
French borrowing of Mallory.

Malaury f French (Modern)
Variant of Malaurie.

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

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

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.

Mallaury f French (Modern)
Variant of Malaury.

Mallery f English (Rare)
Variant of Mallory

Mallet f English

Malloria f English
Variant of Mallory.

Maloé f French (Modern)
French form of Maloe.

Malonn m French (Modern)

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

Malory f French
Variant of Malorie.

Malou m & f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malo, originally derived from Maclou. This is also used as a feminine name.

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.

Malvine f German (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
German variant of Malwine and French form of Malvina.

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.

Mamert m Polish, Provençal, French, German (Rare)
French, German, Polish and Provençal form of Mamertus.

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

Manabozho m Algonquian
Menominee variant of Nanabozho.

Manabush m Algonquian
Menominee variant of Nanabush.

Manaure m Indigenous American
From Caquetio, an Arawakan language.

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-

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

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.

Manoa m French, Biblical French
French from Manoah.

Manoé m French (Modern)
Allegedly a contraction of Emmanuel and Noé.

Manoël m French (Rare)
From Manoel

Manouchka f Haitian Creole, French (African, Rare), French (Rare)
French form of Manushka. (Cf. Manouschka, Manoushka.) A known bearer is Gabonese filmmaker Manouchka Kelly Labouba.

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

Manson m English
Transferred from the surname Manson.

Mansuy m French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Mansuetus.

Manteo m African American (Rare), Indigenous American

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").

Manuèle f French (Rare)
Variant of Manuelle.

Manuella f Sardinian, French
Sardinian form of Emanuela.

Manuelle f French
Variant of Emmanuelle.

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.