Submitted Names Containing a

Meghanna f English (Rare)
Combination of Meghan and Anna

Meghavarna m Indian
From Sanskrit मेघवर्ण (meghavarṇa) meaning “cloud color", derived from Sanskrit मेघ (megha) meaning "cloud", combined with वर्ण (varna) meaning “color”... [more]

Meghdad m Persian
Means "heavenly justice" in Persian.

Meghighda f Berber
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a famous poetess.

Meghmala f Nepali
Derived from the Nepal-based Newar word megh meaning "cloud" and mala meaning "thunder".

Meghna f Indian
From the name of the river, or alternatively from Hindi megh (मेघ)- "cloud".

Meghranush f Armenian
Means "honey sweet" in Armenian.

Megija f Latvian (Modern)
Latvian borrowing of Maggie.

Meginard m Medieval German

Megistagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos)... [more]

Megistodamos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos) combined with the Doric Greek noun δᾶμος (damos) meaning "the people".

Meglena f Bulgarian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a contracted form of Magdalena, a derivation from Slavic megla "mist, fog" and a derivation from an Old Bulgarian меглен "wind".

Mehaar f Hindi

Mehajubin f Malayalam

Mehak f Indian

Mehal m Arabic

Mehamed m Lezgin
Lezgin form of Muhammad.

Mehamedali m Lezgin
Combination of Mehamed and Ali 1.

Mehana f Hawaiian
Variant of Mahana.

Mehana f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Nepali, Sinhalese
MEANING - abundantly, in streams

Mehar m & f Urdu, Punjabi
Urdu and Punjabi form of Mehr.

Mehari m Ge'ez
Means "merciful" in Ge'ez.

Mehdia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Mahdiyya chiefly used in North Africa.

Mehenba m & f Manipuri
Means "one who outshines everyone" in Meitei.

Mehera f English (American, Rare), Arabic
Mehera Bonner was the entertainment editor at Marie Claire. She is a pop culture writer.

Meherunnesa f Bengali
From the Persian phrase مهرالنساء‎ (mehr an-nisa') meaning "the sun among women", derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" and Arabic نساء (nisa') meaning "women".

Mehetabeel m Biblical
Mehetabeel, meaning "whom God benefits" or "God causes good," was the father of Delaiah, and grandfather of Shemaiah, who joined Sanballat against Nehemiah (Nehemiah 6:10).

Mehetabell f English (Puritan)
Variant of Mehitabel.

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

Mehgan f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Mehitable f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Mehitabel.

Mehlika f Turkish, Ottoman Turkish
Turkish form of Mahlagha.

Mehman m Azerbaijani
Means "guest" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian مهمان (mehman).

Mehmedalija m Bosnian
Combination of Mehmed and Alija.

Mehmethan m Turkish
Combination of Mehmet and Turkish han, which is a form of the Turkic title khan.

Mehmona f Uzbek
Derived from mehmon meaning "guest".

Mehmutjan m Uyghur (Rare)
Combination of Mehmut and the suffix جان (jan) meaning "dear".

Mehna f Malayalam
Meaning "Cloud".

Mehnaz f Urdu, Bengali
Urdu and Bengali form of Mahnaz.

Mehparə f Azerbaijani
Means "piece of the moon", derived from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part".

Mehpare f Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part".

Mehra f Persian
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship"

Mehrak f Iranian

Mehran m Persian
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love" or "sun".

Mehrandokht f Persian
Possibly derived from the Persian masculine name Mehran combined with Persian دخت (dokht) "daughter". Also compare Mehrdokht.

Mehraneh f Persian
Variant feminine form of the Persian given name Mehran.

Mehrangiz f Persian
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love, affection" and انگیز (angiz), the present stem of انگیختن (angikhtan) meaning "to provoke, instigate, stimulate".

Mehrasa f Iranian
Deriving from the Farsi elements mehr ("sun") and asa ("like").

Mehrave f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهراوه (see Mehraveh).

Mehraveh f Persian
Means "sun temple" in Persian.

Mehrbano f Afghan
Kind and compassionate

Mehregan f Persian
From the Yazata of "Mehr," which is responsible for friendship, affection and love.

Mehretab m Tigrinya, Amharic
From Tigrinya መሓሪ (mehari) meaning “mercy, compassion”, combined with ጣብ (ṭab) meaning “good, pleasant”.

Mehrigo'zal f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and go'zal meaning "beautiful".

Mehrijamol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Mehrikamol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and kamol meaning "completion, perfection".

Mehrisa f Iranian (Rare)

Mehrmah f Persian, Urdu
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "love, affection, kindness; the Sun" and ماه (māh) meaning "moon".

Mehrnaghsh f Persian Mythology
From Persian مهر (Iranian, Dari, and Tajik readings mehr, Classical reading mihr) "sun" or "friendship, love, kindness" (cf. Mithra, Mehr) combined with نقش (Iranian reading nağš; Classical, Dari, and Tajik readings naqš) "drawing, painting; image" or "impression, trace"... [more]

Mehrsa f Persian
Means "like the sun" in Persian, derived from مهر (mehr) meaning "sun".

Mehrshad m Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "friendship, love, kindness" or "sun" and شاد (shād) meaning "happy".

Mehrunnisa f Persian, Bengali
Variant of Meherunnesa.

Mehrvafo f Uzbek
Derived from mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion" and vafo meaning "fidelity, loyalty".

Mehryar m Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship, love, kindness" and یار (yār) meaning "friend, companion".

Mehrzad m & f Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "friendship, love, kindness" or "sun" and زاد (zad) meaning "son of".

Mehshad f Persian
به معنای شادی بزرگ بر گرفته از "مه" که پیشوند سروری و بزرگی است و " شاد"

Mehtab m & f Urdu
Urdu form of Mahtab.

Mehuiael m Biblical
Form of Mehujael used in the Bishops' Bible (1568).

Mehujael m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "smitten by God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Mehujael was the great-grandson of Cain.

Mehuman m Biblical
Meaning "faithful," one of the eunuchs whom Ahasuerus commanded to bring in Vashti (Ester 1:10).

Mêhvan m Kurdish
Means "guest" in Kurdish.

Meia f West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Meie.

Meia f Romansh
Diminutive of Mareia.

Meia f Italian
Diminutive of Bartolomea.

Meia f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meja.

Meian f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful"

Meicai f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 财 (cái) meaning "wealth, riches".

Meichang f Chinese
From the Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper".

Meida f Estonian
Variant of Miida.

Meifan f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", or 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry" combined with 帆 (fān) meaning "sail". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Meifang f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful"... [more]

Meigan f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Meighan f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Meihua f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 華 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]

Meija f Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meja.

Meijia f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious".

Meijuan f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]

Meika f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Meike.

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

Meila f Estonian (Rare)

Meila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mila.

Meilan f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Mei 1 and Lan 1.

Meilani f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Possibly synthetic Hawaiian name influenced by Melanie and/or Leilani using the Hawaiian element lani "heavenly." Used very rarely in the US, mainly California and Hawaii, since the 1980s or earlier... [more]

Meilani f Indonesian
From the name of the month of May (Mei in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in May.

Meilanie f Indonesian
Variant of Meilani.

Meilany f Indonesian
Variant of Meilani.

Meilian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Meiliana f Indonesian
From the name of the month of May (Mei in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in May.

Meiliani f Indonesian
From the name of the month of May (Mei in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in May.

Meilina f Indonesian
Probably derived from Indonesian Mei meaning "May (month)" and influenced by Melina.

Meilisa f Indonesian (Rare)
Indonesian form of Melissa influenced by Mei

Meiliyana f Indonesian
Variant of Meiliana.

Meiliyani f Indonesian
Variant of Meiliani.

Meiluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 銮 (luán) meaning "bells".

Meina f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Meino.

Meina f Japanese
From Japanese 苺 (mei) meaning "strawberry" combined with 雫 (na) meaning "raindrop". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Meinala m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Maynard.

Meinar m Faroese
Faroese variant of Meinhard.

Meinbald m Medieval, Medieval German, Old High German
Old High German megin, magan "strength, might, power" + Old High German bald "bold".

Meinberga f Medieval, Medieval French, Old High German
Old High German megin, magan "strength, might, power" + Old High German berg "mountain, hill".

Meinhards m Latvian
Latvian form of Meinhard.

Meinrada f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Meinrad.

Meinward m Medieval, Medieval German, German (Austrian, Archaic), Old High German
Old High German megin, magan "strength, might, power" + Old High German wart "guard, ward".

Meipala f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Mabel / Mable.

Meiqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".

Meiqiang f Chinese
Means "beautiful lady" in Chinese.

Meiquan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth" or 全 (quán) meaning "complete, entire; maintain, keep whole".

Meira f Welsh
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Mair.

Meira f Japanese (Rare)
From 鳴 (mei) meaning "ring, echo" combined with 良 (ryou, i.i, yo.i, ra) meaning "good." Other kanji combinations are possible.

Meirah f English (Rare)
Variant of Meira.

Meiram m Kazakh
Means "festival, holiday, celebration" in Kazakh.

Meirambek m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Мейрамбек (see Meyrambek).

Meiramgul f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Мейрамгүл (see Meyramgul).

Meiran f Japanese (Modern)
Combination of the names Mei 1 / Mei 2 and Ran.

Meiran m & f Hebrew (Modern)
This name has some meanings: the first is "Happiness from God" (written: מירן), and the second is "joyful water" (written: מי-רן), from the Hebrew word mei (like in Meital), and the name Ran.

Meiran f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".

Meirao f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating".

Meirav f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Merab 1.

Meirionfa f Welsh
Feminine form of Meirion, the Welsh name of the county of Merioneth. Other feminine forms are Meiriona and Meirionwen.

Meirzhan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Meyirzhan.

Meisa f Japanese
From Japanese 冥 (mei) meaning "dark", 銘 (mei) meaning "inscription, signature (of artisan)", 名 (mei) meaning "name", 命 (mei) meaning "fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint", 姫 (mei) meaning "princess", 愛 (mei, me) meaning "love, affection", 明 (mei, me) meaning "bright, light", 生 (mei) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 芽 (mei, me) meaning "bud, sprout", 苺 (me) meaning "strawberry", 萌 (mei, me) meaning "sprout, bud" or 鳴 (mei) meaning "chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 偉 (i) meaning "admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent", 生 (i) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 愛 (i) meaning "love, affection" combined with 沙 (sa) or 砂 (sa) both meaning "sand", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 冴 (sa) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness", 朝 (sa) meaning "morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea", 皐 (sa) meaning "swamp, shore", 里 (sa) meaning "village" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help"... [more]

Meisam m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian میثم (see Meysam).

Meisha f American (Modern, Rare)

Meisha f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone" combined with 砂 (shā) meaning "sand". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Meishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose", 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" or 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".

Meishao f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".

Meishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized"

Meissa f Western African, Astronomy
Variant of Maïssa; from Arabic maḥīṣ meaning "shining, glittering". This is also the traditional name of Lambda Orionis, a star in the Orion constellation.

Meita f Indonesian
Possibly derived from Indonesian Mei meaning "May (the month)".

Meitar f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Means "strings, chords" in Hebrew.

Meitaro m Japanese (Rare)

Meitav f & m Hebrew
Variant of Meytav.

Meitian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".

Meiwang f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 旺 (wàng) meaning "prosper, prosperous".

Meixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good" or 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".

Meixiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 翔 (xiáng) meaning "circle in the air, soar, glide".

Meixiao f & m Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom"... [more]

Meixuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".

Meiya f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".

Meiyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating".

Meiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".

Meizahav f Biblical Hebrew
Me-Zahab, Genesis 36:39.... [more]

Meizhao f Chinese
From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" or 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect".

Mejereksa f Datooga
Means "one who cannot be controlled" in Datooga.

Mejmuna f Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian
Albanian, Bosnian and Bulgarian form of Maimouna.

Mekal m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Mikal and a Norwegian form of Meinhard.

Mekare f Old Norse
From the Old Norse -makari (“-maker”) as well as theo Danish -mager.

Mekayla f English
Variant of Michaela.

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

Mekenna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Meketaten f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mꜥkt-itn "behold the Aten" or "protected by Aten". This was the name of the second daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.

Mekhag m Armenian
Means "clove" in Armenian.

Mekhila f American (Modern, Rare)

Mekhitar m Armenian
Variant transcription of Mkhitar.

Mekiah m & f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Micaiah.

Mekioussa f Berber (Rare)
Of Kabyle Berber origin with an unknown meaning.

Mekira f Obscure

Méla f Kashubian
Diminutive of Améla.

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

Mela f Galician
Hypocoristic of Carmela.

Mela f Polish
Diminutive of Melania, Amelia and other names beginning with or containing "-mel-".

Melach m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Melech, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Melad m Persian
He was a mythical hero in Iranian epic book Shahnameh. Also it means son of the Sun or happiness.... [more]

Melaer m Breton
Variant of Melar.

Melagros f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Milagros.

Melahat f Turkish

Melaher f Ethiopian
Means “wisdom of god”.

Melaia f Fijian
Meaning unknown.

Melaim m Albanian

Mélaine f French
French form of Melaina.

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

Melaini f Greek
Variant transcription of Melaine.

Melake-berhan m Ge'ez
Means "angel of light" in Ge'ez.

Melaku m Ethiopian
Means "the angel" in Amharic.

Melampus m Greek Mythology
In the Greek myths Melampus was the cousin of Bellerophon and won glory and fame all because he was kind to animals. One day when he was a boy he saw some orphaned baby snakes by the side of the road... [more]

Melan f Indonesian

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

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

Melancio m Spanish
Spanish form of Melanthios via Melanthius.

Melancomas m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melankomas. This name was borne by two tyrants of Ephesus, the earliest of which lived around 500 BC. It was also the name of an Olympic victor from the 1st century AD.

Melanctha f Literature
Used by Gertrude Stein for the heroine of one of her 'Three Lives' (1909). It could be a feminization of Melanchthon.

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

Melanea f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Melania.

Melanee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melaneia f Greek
Greek variant form of Melanie. This form is used to refer to St. Melania the Elder (325-417, feast day June 8).

Melaneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Melaneus.

Melaneu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Melaneus.

Melaneus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μελανέω (melaneō) meaning "to grow black, to become black", which is ultimately derived from Greek μελαινα (melaina) meaning "black, dark" (see Melanie)... [more]

Melaney f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melaney m Russian
Russian form of Melaneus.

Melanfiy m Russian
Russian form of Melanthios.

Melangell f Welsh
The name of an early Welsh saint, known as the patron saint of small creatures because she sheltered a hare from the hounds of Prince Brochwel Ysgythrog during his hunting expedition... [more]

Melangton m Obscure
Derived from the surname of the German reformer Philip Melanchthon.

Mélani f Spanish
Spanish form of Melanie, reflecting the English pronounciation.

Melani f Spanish, Croatian, Slovene, Greek (Rare), Hungarian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spanish borrowing, Croatian and Slovene form, Modern Greek and English variant of Melanie and Hungarian variant of Melánia... [more]

Melània f Catalan, Lengadocian, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian and Gascon form of Melania (see Melanie).

Melânia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melania.

Melaniia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Меланія (see Melaniya).

Mélanîn f Norman
Diminutive of Mélanie.

Melanìo f Provençal
Provençal form of Mélanie.

Melanio m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Melania.

Melanion m Greek Mythology

Melanippe f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Melanippos. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Melanippides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Melanippos" in Greek, derived from the name Melanippos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Melanippos m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μελανός (melanos) meaning "black, dark", which is the genitive form of the Greek adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark"... [more]

Melanippus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melanippos. This name is borne by several characters in Greek mythology.

Melanita f Spanish
Diminutive of Melania.

Melaniu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Corsican form of Melanius.

Melanius m Late Roman
Latin and masculine form of Melanie.

Melaniusz m Polish (Rare)
Masculine form of Melania.

Melaniye f Walloon
Walloon form of Mélanie.

Melaņja f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Melanie.

Melanja f Polish (Archaic)
Older spelling of Melania, considered incorrect in contemporary Polish ortography.

Melankomas m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μελαγκόμης (melankomes) meaning "black-haired". It is a compound word, of which the first element consists of μελανός (melanos), the genitive of the Greek adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark"... [more]

Melannie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melanthe f Greek (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Melanthos.

Melanthea f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Melanthea was the daughter of the river god Alpheus, and thus she can be counted as a naiad... [more]

Melanthi f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek feminine form of Melanthos.

Melanthia f Greek
Variant of Melanthi.

Melanthius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melanthios.

Melantho f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μελανθης (melanthes) "black". This is the name of several minor figures in Greek mythology. It also occurs in Homer's epic the 'Odyssey' belonging to the favourite maid of Penelope, who is described as "sharp-tongued", and is later hanged alongside the other maids who had lain with Penelope's suitors; she is the sister of Melanthios, an insolent goatherd killed by Odysseus.

Melanthos m Greek Mythology
Means "black flower", derived from Greek μελας (melas) meaning "black" combined with Greek ανθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom". Also compare Melanthios.

Melanthus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melanthos. In Greek mythology, Melanthus was a king of Messenia who was later expelled from Messenia and instead became king of Athens.

Melanto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Melanthos via its latinized form Melanthus.

Melanya f Armenian

Melanzio m Italian
Italian form of Melanthios via Melanthius.

Melar m Breton, History (Ecclesiastical)
Breton form of Magloire. This was the name of a 10th-century Breton saint.

Melasipp m Russian
Russian form of Melasippos.

Mélasippe m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Melasippos via its latinized form Melasippus.

Melasippo m Italian
Italian form of Melasippos via its latinized form Melasippus.

Melasippos m Late Greek
Means "black horse", derived from the Greek adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark" combined with the Greek noun ‘ιππος (hippos) meaning "horse". Also see the name Melanippos, which is etymologically related and has the same meaning.... [more]

Melasippus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melasippos. Also compare this name with the names Melesippus and Meleusippus, as they tend to get confused with each other due to their striking similarities.... [more]

Melat f Amharic, Ethiopian

Melatiah f Biblical
Means "God delivered,"... [more]

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

Melaysia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Malaysia.

Melazim m Albanian

Melazyp m Polish
Polish form of Melasippos via its latinized form Melasippus.

Melchiade m History (Ecclesiastical)
French and Italian form of Melchiades.

Melchiades m Ancient Greek, Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Ancient Greek μίλτος (míltos) Μιλτιάδης (Miltiádēs) meaning "red land, crimson". ... [more]

Melchiora f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Melchiorre.

Melchioras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Melchior.

Melchiorra f Italian
Feminine form of Melchiorre.

Melchora f Spanish, Filipino, Galician
Feminine form of Melchor.

Melda f Turkish

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

Mel-dela f Caucasian Mythology
This was the name of the supreme goddess in Vainakh mythology.

Meldina f Bosnian

Meldra f Latvian
Possibly derived from Latvian meldrs "bullrush."

Melea m Biblical

Melea f Judeo-French
Variant of Melanie.

Meleagant m Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Maleagant.

Meleagar m Arthurian Cycle
Uncle of the Lady Helaés of Limos, Sir Clapor and Damoisele a la Harpe.... [more]

Meleager m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History, Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Meleagros. In history, this was the name of a king from the Ptolemaic Dynasty of ancient Egypt. In Greek mythology, this was the name of a hero who was the host of the Calydonian boar hunt.

Méléagre m History (Gallicized), Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Meleager.

Meléagro m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Meleager.

Meleagro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Meleager.

Meleagros m Ancient Greek
Possibly related to Greek μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark" and ἀγρός (agros) meaning "land, field", giving this name the meaning of "black land", perhaps in reference to burnt farmland (which was burnt in order to make the ground fertile)... [more]

Meleah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melia, possibly influenced by the Hebrew word מְלֵאָה (mele'ah) meaning "fullness, full produce, harvest".

Meleana f Hawaiian (Modern)

Meleana f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marianne.

Meleane f Tongan

Meleigha f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melia.

Meleksima f Ottoman Turkish
Means "angel-like" from Turkish melek meaning "angel" combined with sima meaning "face, figure".

Melelani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly song" from Hawaiian mele "song" and lani "heaven, sky".

Melelina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marilyn.

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

Melena f Greek Mythology
Variant of Melaina via the form Melaena.

Melencia f Spanish (Philippines)

Melenia f Greek, Romani (Archaic)

Melentina f Romanian, Estonian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Meletina.

Meleranz m Arthurian Cycle
Arthur’s nephew and hero of Der Pleier’s Meleranz. He was the son of Olimpia, Arthur’s sister, and King Linefles of France.... [more]

Melesander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melesandros. This name was borne by an Athenian strategos from the 5th century BC.

Melesandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun μελησμός (melesmos) meaning "care, diligence", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb μέλω (melo) meaning "to be an object of care or interest" as well as "to care for, to be interested in".... [more]

Meletia f Late Greek, Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Meletios.

Meletina f Romanian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare, Archaic), Estonian (Rare, Archaic), Russian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Cognate of Meletini.

Melewina m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Melvin.

Melezia f Italian
Feminine form of Melezio.

Melga m Arthurian Cycle
King of the Picts.... [more]

Melham m Arabic
Arabic form of William.

Mélia f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Melia.

Mélia f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Diminutive of Amélia.

Melia f Hawaiian
Means "plumeria" in Hawaiian.

Melia f English
Diminutive of Amelia.

Meliadice f Arthurian Cycle
A descendant of Arthur and heroine of the romance Cleriadus et Meliadice, published in Paris in 1495. The author of the work is unknown, but it is believed to have been based on earlier French and English romances.... [more]

Meliadus m Arthurian Cycle
The lord of the Hedged Manor.... [more]

Meliah f Hawaiian

Melian f Literature
"Dear gift" in Sindarin. Melian was the queen of Doriath in J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion.

Melianda f Medieval Occitan, Gascon

Méliane f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.