Submitted Names Containing an

Luchilian m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Lucilianus.

Luchulumancolwenkosi f Xhosa
This name is a scared name. Taken from words the Ancient King of the AmaMpondomise clan King Vukuzumbethe. He used to say “ lulo uchulumanco lwenkosi” which meant “this is God’s happiness”... [more]

Luciaan m Dutch
Dutch form of Lucianus.

Luçian m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Lucianus.

Lucián m Czech (Rare), Slovak, Hungarian
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak form of Lucian.

Luciána f Hungarian, Slovak (Rare)
Feminine form of Lucián.

Luciane f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Luciana.

Luciann f American (Rare)
Variant of Lucyann.

Lucianna f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Lucianne f English, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Lucienne.

Lučiano m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Luciano.

Luciano f Provençal
Provençal form of Lucienne.

Lucianu m Corsican (Archaic), Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Lucianus.

Lucijana f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Luciana.

Lucijano m Croatian
Croatian spelling of Luciano.

Lucilian m Medieval Latin
From Latin lūciliānus who from from Lucilius + -anus.

Luciliana f Late Roman, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Lucilianus.

Luciliano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Lucilianus.

Lucilianus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile Lucilius. Bearers of this name were Egnatius Lucilianus, a governor of Britannia Inferior (between AD 238 and 244) and Claudius Lucilianus, a Roman prefect from the 2nd century AD... [more]

Łucjana f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Łucjan.

Lucjana f Kashubian, Polish
Kashubian feminine form of Lucjón and Polish feminine form of Lucjan.

Lucjānis m Latvian (?)
Latvian form of lucian

Lucjanna f Polish
Polish form of Luciana.

Lucman m Maranao, Maguindanao
Maranao and Maguindanao form of Luqman.

Lucyann f English
Combination of Lucy and Ann.

Lucyanna f English
Combination of Lucy and Anna.

Lucyanne f English
Combination of Lucy and Anne 1.

Ludan m Medieval Scottish

Lufthansa f German (Rare)
Lufthansa is the name of the German national carrier. It was given as a second name to a girl born on a Lufthansa flight to New York in the 1960s.... [more]

Lugan m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Lucan.

Lugana f Gascon
Feminine form of Lugan.

Lugano m Kaguru
Means "much" in Chikaguru.

Lughán m Irish
Diminutive of Lugh.

Luhan m Manipuri
Means "intelligent, wise" in Meitei.

Luhan f Chinese
From the Chinese 路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey" and 菡 (hàn) meaning "bud, lotus bud".

Luisana f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Luisa.

Luisangel m Spanish
Variant of Luis Ángel.

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

Luisiana f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Luisiana, the Spanish word for the state of Louisiana.

Lujana f Spanish (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Luján.

Lujuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 露 (lù) meaning "dew" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or 绢 (juàn) meaning "thin silk".

Lukan m Croatian (Rare), German, Polish, Russian
Croatian, German, Polish and Russian form of Lucanus (see Lucan).

Lukhanyo m South African

Lukian m Breton, Ukrainian (Rare)
Breton form of Lucian and Ukrainian variant transcription of Lukyan.

Lukjan m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Russian Лукьян (see Lukyan).

Lukman m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Bosnian
Alternate transcription of Arabic لقمان (see Luqman), as well the Bosnian form and an Indonesian and Malay variant.

Lükuan m Chinese

Lukyana f Russian, Ukrainian
Feminine form of Lukyan.

Lulian m Albanian

Luliana f Albanian
Variant of Luljana.

Lulianos m Early Jewish (Archaic), Turkish (Archaic), Ancient Greek
Lulianos and Paphos were two wealthy Jewish brothers who lived in Laodicea on the Lycus in Anatolia in the second century CE and who suffered martyrdom at the hands of the Roman legate.

Luljan m Albanian

Luljana f Albanian

Luman m American
This was a somewhat popular name in the USA during the 1800s. The origin could be anything from the Latin word for light to an alteration of the German Luhmann or Lohmann.

Lumian m Albanian (Rare)

Lumiana f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lumian.

Lumiana f Obscure
Meaning unknown, perhaps an altered form of Luciana influenced by Latin lumen "light, source of light, daylight; distinguished person, glory". By some accounts, the American singer Lumidee Cedeño (1984-) was born Lumiana DeRosa.

Lumianna f Finnish (Modern)
Combination of Lumi and Anna. The name was first used in the 1990s.

Luntian m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano luntian meaning "green, verdant"

Luohuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 罗 (luó) meaning "gauze" and 幻 (huàn) meaning "illusion, fantasy".

Luojuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 罗 (luó) meaning "net, gauze" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Luolanxue f & m Chinese
From the Chinese characters 落岚雪, luo meaning to fall or drift gently, lan meaning mountain mist, and xue meaning snow.

Luoyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 罗 (luó) meaning "net, gauze" and 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems".

Luqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 绿 (lǜ) meaning "green" and 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".

Luqiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 璐 (lù), a kind of jade, and 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose".

Luqman m Arabic, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian
Meaning uncertain. This is the name of a figure mentioned several times in the Quran, described as a sage who was bestowed with wisdom by God. He is also the namesake of the 31st chapter of the Quran (surah Luqman).

Luran m & f Chinese
Combination of the names Lu and Ran.

Lurana f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly an early American alteration of Lorena 2. This name was borne by Lurana W. Sheldon (1862-1945), an author and newspaper editor who fought for women's legal right to vote in the United States.

Luranah f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lurana. This was borne by English opera singer Luranah Aldridge (1860-1932). She was a daughter of American-born English actor Ira Aldridge and was named in honour of his mother, Luranah.

Lurang m Chinese

Lurany f English (American, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Lurana.

Lurian f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese variant of the names Lauriano and Lauriana, from the english name Lorraine.

Luriana f Literature
Charles Isaac Elton used this in his poem Luriana, Lurilee (written in 1899), which was often quoted in the novel To the Lighthouse (1927) by Virginia Woolf.

Lurlean f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lurline. A famous bearer of this name was American singer Lurlean Hunter.

Lusciandro m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Alexander.

Lushan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 绿 (lǜ) meaning "green" and 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".

Lushanya f Chickasaw
Possibly means "songbird" in Chickasaw, perhaps from the Chickasaw taloowa 'sing, chanter' and foshi 'bird'.... [more]

Lushuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 露 (lù) meaning "dew" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" or 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".

Lusian m Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Lucian.

Lusiana f Breton (Rare, Archaic), English (Modern, Rare)
Breton feminine form of Lusian and English variant of Luciana.

Lusianna f Bulgarian (Rare)

Lusitania f English (Rare, Archaic), South American (Rare)
The etymology of this name is widely debated. However, the name may be of Celtic origin: Lus and Tanus, "tribe of Lusus", connecting the name with the personal Celtic name Luso and with the god Lugh.

Lutana f Indigenous Australian
Means "the moon" in the Palawa language of Tasmania. There is a suburb of Hobart with this name. A famous namesake is Lutana Spotswood, a language worker who gave a eulogy in Palawa at the funeral of a Tasmanian premier.

Lutang f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron" and 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums".

Lutanya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Latanya.

Lutf ur-Rahman m Arabic, Indian (Muslim), Bengali
From means "kindness of the merciful" from Arabic لطف (lutf) meaning "kindness, friendliness" and الرحْمن (raḥman) meaning "merciful".

Luthando m & f Southern African, Xhosa
Means "it's love" in Xhosa.

Lutiant f Ojibwe
Lutiant LaVoy was an Ojibwe woman who worked as a nurse in Washington, D.C., during the 1918 pandemic. She was the only person in the United States with this name according to the 1910 census. Perhaps this is an Anglicized or Americanized version of a native Ojibwe name.

Luvsan m Mongolian
Mongolian form of Lobsang.

Luvsandorj m Mongolian
From the name Luvsan combined with Mongolian дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".

Luvsantseren m Mongolian
Combination of the names Luvsan and Tseren.

Luwanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of LaWanda.

Luwangnu f Manipuri
Means "very intelligent" In Meitei.

Luxana f Indian (Rare), South American (Rare)
Probably a variant of Lakshana or a combination of Lux and Ana.

Luxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 璐 (lù), a type of jade, and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".

Luxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 琭 (lù) meaning "jade-like stone" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".

Luyan f & m Chinese
Combination of Lu and Yan 2.

Luyanda m & f South African, Zulu, Xhosa
Means "it is growing, increasing" in Zulu and Xhosa, referring to love or the child’s family.

Luyando m & f Tonga
Means “To Love” in Tonga. Related to the Tongan name Yandwa.

Luyang f & m Chinese
From the Chinese character 露 (lù) meaning "dew" combined with 杨 or 楊 (yáng) both meaning "poplar, willow", 阳 or 陽 (yáng) both meaning "light, sun, male", or 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean"... [more]

Luzanira f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Luzian m German
German form of Lucian.

Luziana f Basque (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
One of the Basque forms of Luciana. (See also Lukene).

Luziane f Portuguese (Rare)

Luziano m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Lucianus.

Luzianu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Lucianus.

Luzijanus m & f Dutch
Origins found in Dutch stem languages, linked to Luzi dervived from Luci - "Light" combined with Janus which is primarily a gender-neutral name of Latin origin that means "God Of Beginnings"... [more]

L'vana f Jewish
Laban "white"

Lwando m Southern African
Transferred use of the surname Lwando.

Lwaxana f Popular Culture (Rare)
Lwaxana Troi is a Star Trek character, mother of Star Trek: The Next Generation character Deanna Troi.

Lyaisan f Tatar (Russified), Bashkir (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Ляйсан (see Lyaysan)

Lyane f French (Rare)
Variant of Liane.

Lyankhua f Mongolian
Means "lotus, water lily" in Mongolian. The word is ultimately derived from Chinese 蓮花 (liánhuā) of the same meaning... [more]

Lyann f American
Variant of Leann.

Lyanne f Dutch (Antillean)
Variant of Lianne.

Lyannefe f Filipino

Lyavanti m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Leontiy.

Lyaysan f Bashkir (Russified), Tatar (Russified)
Russified form of Laysan.

Lycan m Popular Culture
Derived from the ability of man to turn into a wolf (lycanthropy which comes from the Greek words lycos ("wolf") and anthropos ("human being"). It means "wolf". Made famous by the Underworld films.... [more]

Lycander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lykandros.

Lydian f & m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Lydia, occasionally used in Norway as a masculine form. In some cases it may be directly from the word which means "of ancient Lydia" (and also refers to "a mode of ancient Greek music, reputed to be light and effeminate").

Lydiana f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lydianna.

Lydiane f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Elaboration of Lydie.

Lydianna f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lydia, or variant of Lydianne. It may have been inspired by the word Lydian (compare Lydian) or the similar name Dianna.

Lydianne f English (Rare), French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Lydiane.

Lykandros m Ancient Greek
The second element of this name is derived from Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man". The first element is a little bit uncertain, in that there are two possibilities available for it... [more]

Lylan m & f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lyle or Lyla.

Lylian f & m English (Rare), Estonian (Rare), French
English and Estonian feminine and French masculine variant of Lilian.

Lyliane f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish
Variant of Liliane.

Lylyana f English
alternative spelling of Liliana

Lyman m English
Transferred use of the surname Lyman.

Lynanne f English
Combination of Lyn and Anne 1.

Lyriana f Obscure
Possibly a variation on Lyra, Lyria or Liliana.

Lyriane f French (Rare)
Variant of Allyriane.

Lysandre m & f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Lysander and Lysandra.

Lysandria f English (Rare)

Lysandrus m English (American, Rare)

Lysanias m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Derived from the Greek noun λυσανίας (lysanias) meaning "ending sorrow". It consists of the Greek noun λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" combined with the Greek noun ἀνία (ania) meaning "grief, sorrow, distress, trouble".

Lysann f Dutch
Variant of Lisanne.

Lyshane f Obscure

Lysiana f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lysiane.

Lysianassa f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek elements λυσις (lysis) "releasing, freeing, deliverance" and ανασσα (anassa) "queen". This was borne by several minor characters in Greek mythology, including a daughter of King Priam of Troy, and one of the Nereids.

Lysianne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Lysiane.

Lythan f Welsh (Rare)

Lythianna f Obscure

Maađrân f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Matrona.

Maaglant m Arthurian Cycle
A leader of Sesnes, involved in the attack on Vandaliors Castle early in Arthur’s reign.

Maaliaanna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mâliãna.

Maan m Arabic
A historic name of a leader in old Arabian Peninsula. it means the cloud heavy with water.

Maan m & f Finnish
Means "earth" in Finnish.

Maan f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Mary Ann.

Maan m Dutch, Flemish
Short form of Emmanuel and Immanuel. This name was borne by Emmanuel Marie Joseph Antony "Maan" Sassen (11 September 1911 – 20 December 1995), a Dutch politician.

Maan f Dutch (Modern), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Dutch maan "moon", a cognate of Luna.

Maana f Somali
Possibly a variant of Maanah.... [more]

Maanah f Arabic
Means "easy; light" in Arabic.

Maanape m Literature
Maanape is a character in the 1928 novel Macunaíma, o herói sem nenhum caráter (Macunaíma in English) by Brazilian writer Mário de Andrade. The novel is considered one of the founding texts of Brazilian modernism.

Maanda m & f Venda
Means "power, stength" in Tshivenda.

Maano m Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Maanus.

Maanooq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mânôĸ.

Maanus m Estonian
Estonian form of Magnus.

Maanusi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mânuse.

Ma'anutai m Polynesian
Means "floating sea" in Bellonese.

Maanya f Indian

Maaran m Tamil

Ma'ayan f & m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew מַעֲיָן (maayan) (see Maayan).

Maayystaan f Yakut
Pet form of Maaryya.

Mabagani m Maranao
Means "brave" in Maranao.

Maban m Medieval Breton, Cornish (Archaic)
Derived from Proto-Brythonic mab "son".

Mabandes m Maranao
Means "swift, strong" in Maranao.

Mabaning m Maranao
Means "athletic" or "yellow" in Maranao. This is the name of a character in the epic poem the Darangen.

Mabelean f African American, American (South)
Variant of Maybelline.

Mablean f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Maybelline.

Mabsant m Arthurian Cycle
Son of Caw, one of twenty brothers, and one of Arthur’s warriors found in the Welsh Culhwch and Olwen.

Machanda m & f Nyoro
Machanda is the Bunyoro month where sesame seeds are planted and sown.

Machanidas m Ancient Greek, History
The first element of this name is possibly derived from the Doric Greek noun μαχανά (machana) meaning "machine, device, tool, contrivance", which is of the same etymology as the modern English word machine... [more]

Machbanai m Biblical
Hebrew for "Clad with a mantle, or bond of the Lord", one of the Gadite heroes who joined David in the wilderness I Chronicles 12:13

Mackanzie f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

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

Macmillan m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname MacMillan.

Macrian m Germanic
Macrian was the king of the Bucinobantes, an Alemannic tribe, in the late fourth century and the brother of Hariobaudes. Macrian tried to confederate all the north Germanic and Alemannic tribes together against Rome... [more]

Madaglan m Arthurian Cycle
The pagan king of Oriande in Perlesvaus.... [more]

Madan m Yakut

Madanapriyā f Sanskrit
Means "beloved of Madana" in Sanskrit, from the name of the Hindu god of love Madana combined with प्रिय (priya) meaning "beloved, dear to". This Sanskrit name occurs in a Cambodian inscription from 611 AD.

Madani m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مَدَنِيّ (madaniyy) meaning "city dweller, civilian, citizen", chiefly found in Algerian and Moroccan Arabic.

Madani f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese
MEANING - "musk", "Civet-cat"... [more]

Madasan m American (Rare)

Maddan m Arthurian Cycle
The son of King Locrinus and Queen Gwendolen of Britain, and thus grandson of Corineus.... [more]

Madhanprasad m Indian

Madhavan m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil form of Madhava.

Madhuranath m Indian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit मधुर (madhura) "sweet, delicious" (itself from मधु (madhu) "honey, mead, nectar, any sweet liquid") and नाथ (natha) "lord".

Madian m Muslim (Arabized, Rare)
Madian is a geographical place mentioned in the Torah and Quran. William G. Dever states that biblical Madian was in the "northwest Arabian Peninsula, on the east shore of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea", an area which he notes was "never extensively settled until the 8th–7th century B.C."

Madiana f Medieval Italian

Madigan f & m English (American), Literature
Transferred use of the Irish surname Madigan or from the Gaelic given name Madagán or Madadhán means "little dog".... [more]

Madlangne f Picard
Variant of Madlaingne.

Madragana f Medieval Portuguese (Rare)
A famous bearer was Madragana Ben Aloandro a mistress of king Afonso III of Portugal.

Maduwanthi f Sinhalese

Madzivandlela f Tsonga
Means "know" in Xitsonga.

Maeann f English (British)

Maebuzanes m Old Persian (Latinized)
Latinized form of Maibouzanes.

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

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

Maelan m Breton
Diminutive of Mael.

Maelana f English (American)

Maëlane f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Maëlan.

Maëlann f Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Maelann.

Maelann f Breton
Feminine form of Mael.

Maeldan m Breton
Derived from Breton mael "prince" and tan "fire".

Maeliana f English
Combination of Mae and Liana

Magaitan m Thao

Magan m Somali
Means "protection" or "refuge" in Somali.

Magan f English (Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Maganbald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German magan or megin "strength" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Maganbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German magan or megin "strength" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Maganda f Philippine Mythology
Means "beautiful" in Tagalog. In Philippine mythology, she and Malakas were the first humans. They were said to have sprung from a large bamboo tree pecked by a sarimanok (mythical bird) known as Magaulancealabarca.

Maganfrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German magan or megin "strength" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Maganhar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German magan or megin "strength" combined with Old High German hari "army."

Maganhard m Germanic
Derived from Old High German magan or megin "strength" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Maganhild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German magan or megin "strength" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle" (making it a cognate of Magnhildr).

Magano m Arthurian Cycle
A kinsman of Tristan who helped murder Meliadus (Meliodas of Liones), Tristan’s father.... [more]

Maganrad m Germanic
Derived from Old High German magan or megin "strength" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Maganric m Germanic
Derived from Old High German magan or megin "strength" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Magantrud f Germanic
Derived from Old High German magan or megin "strength" combined with þruþ "strength."

Maganulf m Germanic
Derived from Old High German magan or megin "strength" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Maganward m Germanic
Derived from Old High German magan or megin "strength" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Maganza f Germanic
Derived from Germanic magan "strength" (Compare with Aveza, Linza and Richenza.).

Magdalane f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Magdalene.

Magdana f Georgian (Rare)
Contracted form of Magdalina, which is now used as an independent name in Georgia.

Maggan f Swedish
Diminutive of Margareta.

Maggioriano m Italian
Italian form of Majorian.

Maghan f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

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

Magnantia f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Magnantius. Saint Magnantia of Auxerre was a spiritual student of Saint Germanus of Auxerre.

Magsaránguaĸ f Greenlandic
Variant of Magseránguaĸ.

Magseránguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Magserannguaq using the old Kleinschmidt orthography.

Magseránguaq f Greenlandic
Variant of Magseránguaĸ.

Magserannguaq m & f Greenlandic
Derived from Greenlandic massippoq meaning "rising half up from a horizontal position" and the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear", with the implied meaning "flower which is raised up by the heat of the sun, whilst small pieces of ice are still above it" (according to the Greenlandic author Karl Siegstad).... [more]

Magssarãnguaĸ f Greenlandic
Variant of Mássâránguaĸ.

Magsseránguaĸ m & f Greenlandic
Variant of Mássâránguaĸ.

Magtanggol m Tagalog
Means "to defend" in Tagalog.

Magzhan m Kazakh
Short form of the given name Magomedzhan.

Mahaliana m & f Malagasy
Means "arouse interest" in Malagasy.

Mahan m Persian
Derived from Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon".

Mahan m Mormon
In the Book of Moses, it is said that Cain, after having slew Abel, became what they called the Master Mahan, being the head of a secret organization of murderers and cheaters... [more]

Mahana f Tahitian, Hawaiian
Means "sun" in Tahitian and "warmth, heat" in Hawaiian.

Mahana f Japanese
From Japanese 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 花 or 華 (hana) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mahana f & m Maori, Hawaiian, Tahitian
Means "warmth, heat" in Māori and Hawaiian, and "sun" in Tahitian.

Mahana f Sanskrit
" great; excellent; vast; huge; mighty "

Mahanand m Indian

Mahane f Japanese
優 meaning tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 羽 meaning feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.

Mahanina m & f Malagasy
Means "causing longing" in Malagasy.

Mahanora f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "great light", "immense light".

Mahanti m Mormon
An inscription on a cliff in Manti was written by someone who called himself Mahanti, the second king of the Lamanites. It was dated about A.D. 600, which would have been centuries after the Lamanites came into being... [more]

Maharani f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit महाराज्ञी (maharajni) meaning "empress, queen".

Mahatsangy m & f Malagasy
Means "substitute" or "successor" in Malagasy.

Mahbanoo f Persian
Alternate transcription of مهبانو (see Mahbanu)

Mahbanou f Persian
Alternate transcription of مهبانو (see Mahbanu).

Mahbanu f Persian
From مه (mah) meaning "moon" and بانو (bānū) meaning "lady".

Maḫdianna m Sumerian Mythology
Likely meaning "lofty one from heaven", deriving from the Sumerian elements mah ("high, exalted), and 𒀭 an ("sky, heaven"). This was the Sumerian name of a Mesopotamian god of uncertain character... [more]

Māhealani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly haze" from Hawaiian māhea "haze" and lani "sky, heaven". This was the name of the night of the full moon in the ancient Hawaiian calendar.

Maheshani f Hinduism
Means "great lady" in Sanskrit, a feminine form of Mahesha. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati, the wife of Shiva.

Mahganj f Balochi
Derived from māh meaning "moon" and ganj meaning "treasure".

Mahibanat f Bashkir
From Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon" and Baskir банат (banat) meaning "girl".

Mahibanïw f Bashkir
From the Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon" and بانو (banu) meaning "lady".

Mahibaujanah m Old Persian
Means "Mah bestows benefit" or "who serves the moon god", from Old Persian Māhi (see Persian mah) meaning "moon", referring to the Zoroastrian deity of the moon, and baujanah meaning "profit, advantage".

Mahidevran f Ottoman Turkish
Means "one who is always beautiful", "one whose beauty never fades", "beauty of the times" or "Moon of Fortune". A famous bearer was Mahidevran Sultan (1500-1581), a concubine of Süleyman the Magnificent and the mother of Şehzade Mustafa and Raziye Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

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

Mahihikan m Cree
Cree for 'The Wolf'

Māhikān f Balochi
Means "moonlight" in Balochi.

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

Mahinarangi f Maori
Means "Moon in the Sky" in Maori

Mahinbanu f Literature, History
Probably from Persian مهین (mehin) meaning "greater, greatest" and بانو (bānū) meaning "lady". It is also associated with Persian مه (mah) meaning "moon"... [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.

Mahran m Persian
Varaint tranciption of مهران (see Mehran).

Mahrang f Balochi
Derived from māh meaning "moon" and rang meaning "colour".

Mähriban f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Mehriban.

Maian f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and An 1

Maiana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Maiane.

Maiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning unknown, possibly an elaborated form of Maia 1.

Maibouzanes m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Mahibaujanah.

Maikano f Sotho
Means "vows" in Sotho.

Mailan f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Lan 1.

Mailani f Hawaiian (Rare), American (Modern, Rare)

Maipaksana f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei maipak meaning "successful" and sana meaning "gold, precious".

Mairangi f Maori
Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Maori mai meaning "for ages, for a long time" and rangi meaning "day" or "sky, heaven".

Màirtean m Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Martin

Maïssane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic mâysan meaning "sparkling star".

Maissimilian m Occitan
Occitan form of Maximilian.

Maitane f Basque
Variant of Maite, composed of Basque maitea meaning "beloved, darling" and the modern feminine suffix -ne.

Maivân f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Vân.

Maiwand m Pashto
From the name of the village of Maiwand in Afghanistan, which was the site of a major battle between British and Afghan forces during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

Maiximilián m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Maximilian.

Maiximiliano m Aragonese
Variant of Maiximilián.

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

Majani f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "leaves (of a plant)".

Majoranna f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian majoránna "marjoram", with the spelling mimicking Anna.

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.

Majoriano m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Majorian.

Majorianus m Late Roman
Variant spelling of the Roman cognomen Maiorianus, which is ultimately derived from the Latin word maior meaning "greater, larger".

Majorijan m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Majorian.

Majsan f Swedish
Diminutive of Maja 2 or any other name starting with maj ”May”.