MarwanmArabic, Indonesian Either derived from Arabic مرو (marw) meaning "flint, pebble" or from the name of a type of fragrant plant (see Marwa). This was the name of two Umayyad caliphs.
Marylandf & mEnglish (American, Rare) From the place name Maryland, literally "Mary's land". A known bearer of this name was Maryland Mathison Hooper McCormick (1897-1985), an American socialite and the second wife of newspaper editor and publisher Robert McCormick.
MarzanafRussian, Slavic Mythology, Baltic Mythology Baltic and Slavic goddess associated with seasonal agrarian rites based on the idea of death and rebirth of nature, Marzana is often referred to as a goddess of death.... [more]
MasanafJapanese A number bearer is Masana Oya, a singer.
MasanaomJapanese From 政 (masa) meaning "government" or 正 (masa) meaning "correct, proper, justice" and 治 (nao) meaning "govern, administrate, rule, reign, cure, to treat", or 直 (nao) meaning straight, direct"... [more]
MasanarimJapanese From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" or 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" combined with 也 (nari) meaning "to be", 成 (nari) meaning "become", 就 (nari) meaning "concerning, settle, take position" or 誠 (nari) meaning "sincere, honest, true"... [more]
MasaniellomItalian, Neapolitan Abbreviation of the given names Tommaso and Aniello. It is otherwise not used as a given name. This was the name of an Italian fisherman and revolution leader in the 1647 revolt.
MasanobumJapanese From 昌 (masa) meaning "prosper" and 信 (nobu) meaning "trust, faith, believe". Other kanji combinations can be used.
MasanorimJapanese From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "correct, right, justice, proper" combined with 則 (nori) meaning "regulation, rule, law". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MasanosukemJapanese From 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" and 介 (suke) meaning "help, assist". Other kanji combinations can be used.
MassanauzzifHittite Means "god's wish", deriving in part from the Luwian element massanalli ("divine"). Name borne by a Hittite princess (fl. 1300s BCE), who is mentioned in correspondance between King Hattusilli II and Pharaoh Ramesses II.
Matangarof & mCook Islands Maori Means "lost face," derived from mata meaning "face" and ngaro meaning "disappear, vanish, lose."
MatangifHinduism Matangi is one of the Mahavidyas, ten Tantric goddesses and a ferocious aspect of Parvati, the Hindu Divine Mother. She is considered to be the Tantric form of Parvati but she is very similar to Saraswati... [more]
Matzayanif & mNahuatl, Mexican Means "for the sky to open up, for a wall to split" in Nahuatl.
MauanimPolynesian Polynesian name, composed by "mau", meaning "true" or "always" and "ani", meaning "benevolence". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "true benevolence", "true benevolent", or "always benevolent".
MauhcanemitlmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl mauhcanemi "fearful, to live in fear" or "to walk with fear, to be on the run", ultimately from mauhca "fearfully; in fear, with respect" and nemi "to dwell, to live (as)" or "to walk, to go about (like)".
MaulanamIndonesian From a title of respect for Islamic scholars or religious leaders, derived from Arabic مولانا (mawlānā) meaning "our lord".
MauranefFrench (Modern) Most likely derived from Maurane, the stage name of the francophone Belgian singer Claudine Luypaerts (1960-2018). She was quite popular in the late '80s and early '90s. Luypaerts had based her stage name on the surname of Francis Morane (1940-2002), a French director of film and theatre whom she admired.
MavlanmUyghur, Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare) Derived from the Islamic religious title of مولانا (mawlana), which is also known in English as maulana. It literally means "our lord" in Arabic, as it is derived from the Arabic noun مولى (mawla) meaning "lord, master" combined with the Arabic possessive suffix ـنَا (-na).... [more]
MaxianusmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Contraction of Maximianus. This name was borne by an obscure saint from the 1st century AD, who is primarily (if not exclusively) venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church on June 3.
MaximinianmEnglish, Literature English form of Maximinianus. In literature, this is the name of a character from "The Prophetess", a 17th-century play written by John Fletcher (1579-1625) and Philip Massinger (1583-1640).
MayanofJapanese From Japanese 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
MayantigomGuanche Means "piece of heaven" in Guanche. Mayantigo was the name of a Guanche leader from the island of La Palma at the time of the European conquest, at the end of the 15th century. He was later known as Aganeye.
MayranushfArmenian Literally means "sweet mother" in Armenian. It consists of the Armenian words մայր (mayr) meaning "mother" and անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet" as well as "pleasant, agreeable" (see Anush).
MayrkhanmChechen (Rare) Derived from Chechen майра (mayra) meaning "husband, brave man" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".
MaysantfMedieval English, Anglo-Norman Medieval English form of Maissent which was an Old French form of a Germanic name, either Mathaswintha or *Magisind, *Megisend (derived from *mageną "power" and *swinþs "strong" or *sinþ- "journey").
MazadanmArthurian Cycle According to Wolfram, Arthur’s great-grandfather and also an ancestor of Percivale, through his sons Lazaliez and Brickus, respectively.... [more]
MeancefMedieval Breton, Breton (Archaic) Of unknown origin and meaning. From the early 1600s onwards, when every given name "had to" be associated with a Catholic saint, up to its disappearance as a given name, Meance was used as a quasi-equivalent of Emérance.... [more]
MeandermGreek Mythology (Latinized) Variant spelling of Maeander, which is the latinized form of Μαίανδρος (Maiandros). The latter is the Greek name for a river that is nowadays known as the Büyük Menderes river, which is located in southwestern Turkey... [more]
MedanzmArthurian Cycle The son of Meleranz (Arthur’s nephew) and Queen Tydomie of Karmerie. He had a brother named Lazaliez and a sister named Olimpia.
MedelantmArthurian Cycle Apparently either a leader of the Sesnes or a king allied with them, invovled in the attack on Vandaliors Castle early in Arthur’s reign.... [more]
MedianmArthurian Cycle One of Arthur’s knights in the Vulgate Merlin, present at a tournament between Arthur’s knights and the knights of Kings Ban and Bors.... [more]
MeghannfEnglish (Modern), Literature Variant of Megan. This name was used by the Australian author Colleen McCullough in her novel The Thorn Birds (1977), which in 1983 was adapted as a TV mini-series.
MehrangizfPersian Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love, affection" and انگیز (angiz), the present stem of انگیختن (angikhtan) meaning "to provoke, instigate, stimulate".
MeianfChinese From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful"
MeichangfChinese From the Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper".
MeifanfChinese 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.
MeifangfChinese From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful"... [more]
MeilanifHawaiian (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]
MeilanifIndonesian From the name of the month of May (Mei in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in May.
MeiquanfChinese 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".
Meiranm & fHebrew (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.
MeiranfChinese From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".
MeishanfChinese 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".
MeishuangfChinese From the Chinese characters 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized"
MeitianfChinese From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".
MeiwangfChinese From the Chinese 玫 (méi) meaning "rose" and 旺 (wàng) meaning "prosper, prosperous".
MeixianfChinese 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".
MeixiangfChinese From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 翔 (xiáng) meaning "circle in the air, soar, glide".
MeixuanfChinese From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".
MeiyanfChinese From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating".
MeiyuanfChinese From the Chinese 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".
MelanchthonmEnglish (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]
MelancomasmAncient 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.
MelancthafLiterature Used by Gertrude Stein for the heroine of one of her 'Three Lives' (1909). It could be a feminization of Melanchthon.
MelaneusmGreek 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]
MelangellfWelsh 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]
MelanipposmGreek 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]
MelankomasmAncient 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]
MelanthofAncient 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.
MelanthosmGreek Mythology Means "black flower", derived from Greek μελας (melas) meaning "black" combined with Greek ανθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom". Also compare Melanthios.
MelanthusmGreek 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.
MelelanifHawaiian Means "heavenly song" from Hawaiian mele "song" and lani "heaven, sky".
MeleranzmArthurian 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]
MelesandrosmAncient 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]
MelianfLiterature "Dear gift" in Sindarin. Melian was the queen of Doriath in J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion.