Submitted Names with 4 Syllables

Lukréciusz m Hungarian
Cognate of Lucretius, meaning "profit, wealth"

Lumimuut f Minahasan
Meaning unknown. In the Minahasan mythology of Indonesia, she was the ancestor of the Minahasan people, alongside with her husband Toar.

Luminessa f Obscure
From the English word luminescence, a derivative of Latin lumen "light" (from lux).

Luminosa f Spanish (Mexican), Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from the Latin adjective luminosus meaning "full of light, luminous". This was the name of a 5th-century saint from Pavia in Lombardy, Italy. This was also borne by a 6th-century Byzantine woman, the wife of the tribune Zemarchus... [more]

Lunabella f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Luna and Bella.

Luscinia f English (Rare), Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin luscinia "nightingale". This was an epithet of the Roman goddess Minerva. As an English name, it has been used sparingly since the 19th century.

Lutomiła f Polish (Rare)
From Slavic elements lut meaning "fierce", "severe" and milu "beloved", "dear".

Luwalhati f Tagalog
Variant of Lualhati.

Luwelina m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Llewellyn.

Luzdivina f Spanish (European)
From Spanish luz divina meaning "divine light", a combination of Luz and Divina. It may be modeled on Ludivina.

Luzdivino m Spanish (Archaic)
Masculine form of Luzdivina.

Luzmarina f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Luz and Marina.

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.

Lykomedes m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from either Greek λύκος (lykos) meaning "wolf" or λύκη (lyke) meaning "light; morning twilight" combined with μηδομαι (medomai) meaning "to think, to be mindful of" or the related μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning".

Lyubimaya f Russian
Means "beloved" in Russian.

Lyusyena f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Lucienne or Luciana.

Macareno m Spanish
Masculine form of Macarena.

Macedonia f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Macedonio. It is also part of a name of the country (officially Republic of Macedonia/The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) in south-eastern Europe.

Macedonio m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
This name is derived from Latin Macedonius meaning "Macedonian," which is derived from Greek Makedones. That word literally means "highlanders" or "the tall ones," which is related to makednos meaning "long, tall" and makros "long, large."... [more]

Machtalena f German (Archaic)
Historic variant of Magdalena.

Madeinusa f Spanish (Latin American)
This Peruvian-Quechua (mis)interpretation of products labeled "Made In USA" resulted in this name of the main character, a young village girl in Madeinusa, a 2005 Peruvian-Spanish drama film.

Madhumathi f Indian

Magdaleno m Spanish
Masculine form of Magdalena.

Magdawati f Indonesian
Combination of Magda and Wati

Magdolina f Hungarian (Rare, Archaic, ?), English (Rare, Archaic, ?), Various (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Possibly an elaborated form of Magdolna.... [more]

Maggiorino m Italian
From Late Latin Maiorinus, itself derived from maior (major, bigger). This name was usually given to first-born children.

Mahadewi f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Mahadevi.

Mahakala m Hinduism, Buddhism
From Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great" and काल (kala) meaning "time, age, death". This is the name of a deity in Hindu and Buddhist tradition... [more]

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

Mahardika m & f Indonesian
Means "virtuous, noble, wise" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "very prosperous" (compare Merdeka).

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.

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.

Mahulenka f Czech
Diminutive of Mahulena, not used as a given name in its own right.

Maihime​ f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mailona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Myron.

Maimai f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Maïmouna f Western African
Form of Maimuna used in French-influenced western Africa.

Maisimino m Asturian
Asturian form of Maximinus.

Maissimilian m Occitan
Occitan form of Maximilian.

Maiximilián m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Maximilian.

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

Makabeus m Hungarian
Cognate of Maccabee, meaning "hammer".

Makāriyūs m Arabic
Arabic form of Makarios.

Makaylia f Obscure (Modern)
Elaboration of Makayla.

Makelina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Madeline.

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

Makotoko f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (makoto) meaning "true, reality" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Malakia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marcia.

Malakias m Finnish, Faroese, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Greenlandic (Rare)
Form of Malachi.

Malakija m Maltese
Maltese form of Malachias.

Malakina m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Martin.

Malawina m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Marvin.

Malekala m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Marshall.

Malenia f Popular Culture
Meaning unknown, possibly influenced by Melania or Malena. This name is borne by a character in the 2022 video game 'Elden Ring'... [more]

Maliona f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marion 1.

Maljaljaves m Paiwan

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.

Mamiliano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Mamilian.

Mamilius m Ancient Roman, Theatre
Of uncertain origin: it could be derived from Latin mamilla ("nipple"), or from the Celtic elements mam ("strength") and hil ("seed"), thus "seed of the strong".... [more]

Mamuwalde m Popular Culture
The original name of Blacula, an 18th-century African prince who is bitten by Count Dracula and changed into a vampire, in the 1972 movie Blacula.

Manahime f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Manamina f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 奈 (na) meaning "why, how, what, endure".

Manervia f American
Probably a variant of Minerva.

Manolito m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.

Manuela m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Manuel.

Maolanaithe m Old Irish
From Gaelic Maol Anfaidh meaning "devotee of the storm", from maol "bald, tonsured one" (later "as of someone who is devoted to God") and anfadh "tempest, storm". This was the name of a saint.

Maoziyah m Hebrew
Means "God is my stronghold, whom I shall fear." This is similar to a verse from Psalm 27:1 "The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid?"

Maradona m & f Various
Transferred use of the surname Maradona, honouring Argentine professional football player and manager Diego Maradona (1960-2020), widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football.

Maranita f Spanish
Of unknown meaning, probably a variant of Marianita

Maravilla f Spanish (European)
Singular form of Maravillas.

Marcelita f Spanish, Filipino, Louisiana Creole
Diminutive of Marcela.

Marcelito m Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of Marcelo. A bearer of this name is Marcelito "Lito" Pomoy, a Filipino singer.

Marciela f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Marcia.

Mardiana f Indonesian, Malay
Probably derived from Arabic مرضية‎ (mardhiyya) meaning "satisfactory, pleasing".

Mardonios m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Marduniya.

Mardonius m Old Persian (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Marduniya via its Greek form Mardonios. This name was borne by the son-in-law of Darius the Great.

Margalita f Georgian
Derived from the Georgian noun მარგალიტი (margalit'i) meaning "pearl", ultimately from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarites).

Marganore m Carolingian Cycle, Literature
This is the name of a tyrant in the 16th-century Italian epic poem Orlando Furioso written by the Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533). It was invented by the author, who used as a base the Greek verb μαργαίνω (margaino) meaning "to rage, to be mad"... [more]

Margarido m Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, Occitan
Masculine form of Margarida.

Margaritis m Greek
Masculine form of Margarita.

Margarito m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish masculine form of Margaret.

Marghanita f Hebrew
Hebrew. The name of famous British writer Marghanita Laski, whose father, a lawyer and Zionist leader, named her after the scarlet pimpernel flower he had seen growing in the land of Israel.

Mariabel f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Contraction of María and Isabel which retains the full version of Maria (unlike Maribel).

Mariahna f American (Hispanic)
This name is commonly used in american/ hispanic households

Marialyn f Filipino
Combination of Maria and the popular suffix -lyn.

Mariandra f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Mariandrea f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of María and Andrea 2.

Mariángel f Spanish
Combination of Maria and Ángel, mostly used in Spanish-speaking countries of Latin and Central America but occassionally used in Spain as well.

Marianito m Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of Mariano.

Mariánná f Sami
Sami form of Marianna.

Marianna f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mariannah f Obscure
Variant of Marianna.

Mariarca f Italian (Rare)

Maricielo f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Esperanto
Combination of Maria and Cielo.

Marie des Anges f French (Rare)
Means "Mary of the Angels", taken from the French Marian title Notre Dame des Anges, which means "Our Lady of the Angels". Shortened forms including Marie-Ange and Desange.

Marie des Neiges f French
Means "Mary of the Snows" in French. It is taken from the Marian title Notre Dame des Neiges. Shortened forms including Neige and Desneiges... [more]

Mariene f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Mariana.... [more]

Marieva f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish, Italian, Corsican
Combination of Maria and Eva (compare Mariève).

Marigabon f Medieval Basque
Combination of Mari 3 or a short form of Maria with Gabon.

Marijonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Marianus.

Marijuana f Obscure
After the psychoactive drug. This is the name of American educational professional Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck.

Marília f Portuguese (Brazilian), Literature
Poetic variant form of Maria. It was introduced by the Lusitan-Brazilian poet Tomás Antônio Gonzaga (1744-1810), who invented the name for his lyric poem "Marília de Dirceu", which he wrote under the pseudonym of Dirceu... [more]

Marilina f Italian
Combination of Maria and Lina 2, or italianized form of Marilyn

Marilola f Spanish
Diminutive of María Dolores.

Mariluna f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Blend of Maria and Luna.

Marinako f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Marinea f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Marineia.

Marineia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an elaboration of Marina.

Mariolina f Italian
Diminutive of Maria and feminine form of Mario.

Mariolito m Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Combination of Mario and the Spanish diminutive suffix -lito.

Mariposa f English (Modern, Rare)
From the Spanish word for "butterfly".

Mariquiña f Galician
Galician Hypocorism of María

Marisabel f Spanish
A blend of the names Maria and Isabel. A known bearer of this name is Marisabel Rodríguez de Chávez (b. 1964), ex-wife of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez (b... [more]

Maritoni f Filipino (Rare)
Short form of Maria Antonia or Marie Antoinette.

Maritrini f Spanish
Diminutive of María Trinidad.

Maritza f Armenian
A common Armenian variant of the Greek Maritsa; the name of the river that runs through the Balkans.

Marjanneke f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch and Flemish variant of Marianneke. In some cases, the name can also be a combination of the names Maria or Marie with Janneke.... [more]

Markevious m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Mark.

Markusine f German (Rare, Archaic), Danish (Rare, Archaic)
German feminine form of Marcus.

Marquarius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Marquavius.

Marquavious m African American (Rare)
Variant of Markevious.

Marquavius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Markevious.

Martavious m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic element mar with the suffix -tavious from Octavius, sharing a sound with names such as Jaquavious and Marquavious.

Martayvious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Martavious.

Marticela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Marta and Celia.

Martonio m Obscure (Modern)
Likely a combination of Martin and Antonio.

Marusen'ko f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Mariya.

Maruzzella f Neapolitan
Supposedly a Neapolitan form of Marisa - perhaps a double diminutive in origin. By coincidence, it may also mean "small braid (of hair)" in Neapolitan.... [more]

Marvelino m Indonesian (Rare)
From the English word meaning "miracle" and/or "wonderful story or legend", derived from Old French merveille "a wonder", from Latin mirabilia "wonderful things", which is the neuter plural form of mirabilis "strange or wonderful, admirable, amazing", from mirari "to wonder at", from mirus "wonderful" (the word "smile" shares this root)... [more]

Marycatherine f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Mary and Catherine.

Maryella f English (American, Rare)
English combination of Mary and Ella 1, making it a cognate of Italian Marielle (See also Mariel and Marielle).

Maryellen f English
Combination of Mary and Ellen 1.

Marykathryn f English (American)
Combination of Mary and Kathryn.

Marymargaret f English
Combination of Mary and Margaret.

Marymichael f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Mary and Michael used as a feminine given name.

Marzelina f Aragonese
Feminine form of Marzelino.

Marzialina f Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Marzialino or Italian form of Marcelina. Its name day is June 21st.

Marzialino m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Marziale. See also Marcellino.

Masachika m Japanese
From Japanese 維 (masa) meaning "to tie; to fasten; to tie up" combined with 周 (chika) meaning "circumference". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]

Masafumi m Japanese
From 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" combined with 文 (fumi) meaning "writing". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Masahide m Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper", 昌 (masa) meaning "flourish, prosper", 政 (masa) meaning "government" or 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" combined with 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" or 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine"... [more]

Masahiro m Japanese
From 仁 (masa) meaning "benevolence" or 誠 (masa) meaning "sincerity" combined with 広 (hiro) meaning "vast, wide". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Masahisa m Japanese
From Japanese 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" or 昌 (masa) meaning "good, prosper" combined with 尚 (hisa) meaning "furthermore, still, incidentally", or 寿 (hisa) meaning "long life, lifespan"... [more]

Masaichi m Japanese
From 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant" and 市 (ichi) meaning "market". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Masakatsu m Japanese
From 傑 (masa) meaning "outstanding" and 將 (katsu) meaning "to rival, surpass, excel". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Masakazu m Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning ", justice, right, proper, correct" combined with 和 (kazu) meaning "peace, harmony". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Masakiyo m Japanese
From 政 (masa) meaning "law, rule, doctrine, precept, way" combined with 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 聖 (kiyo) meaning "holy, sacred". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Masakuni m Japanese
From Japanese 真 (masa) meaning "genuine, true, reality" combined with 邦 (kuni) meaning "home country, Japan". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Masamichi m Japanese
From Japanese 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" or 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper, correct, justice" combined with 道 (michi) meaning "path". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Masamitsu m Japanese
From 真 (masa) meaning "truth, reality" or 政 (masa) meaning "law, rule, doctrine, precept, way" combined with 貢 (mitsu.gu, ku, kou) meaning "finance, support, tribute".

Masamune m Japanese
This name combines 正 (shou, sei, tada.shii, tada.su, masa, masa.ni) meaning "correct, right," 政 (shou, sei, matsurigoto, man, masa) meaning "government, politics," 昌 (shou, sakan, masa) meaning "prosper, flourish" or 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto, masa) meaning "real, true" with 宗 (shuu, sou, mune) meaning "origin, religion, sect."... [more]

Masamura m Japanese
From Japanese 成 (masa) meaning "to become" or 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" combined with 邑 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Masanao m Japanese
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]

Masanari m Japanese
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]

Masanobu m Japanese
From 昌 (masa) meaning "prosper" and 信 (nobu) meaning "trust, faith, believe". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Masanori m Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "correct, right, justice, proper" combined with 則 (nori) meaning "regulation, rule, law". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Masanosuke m Japanese
From 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" and 介 (suke) meaning "help, assist". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Masaomi m Japanese
From 将 (masa) meaning "commander, admiral, general" or 仁 (masa) meaning "benevolence" combined with 臣 (omi) meaning "subject, vassal". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Masashige m Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" or 政 (masa) meaning "government" combined with 成 (shige) meaning "become", 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" or 繁 (shige) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant"... [more]

Masataka m Japanese
From Japanese 昌 (masa) meaning "good, prosper", 雅 (masa) meaning "graceful, elegant", 正 (masa) meaning "correct, proper, right, justice", 政 (masa) meaning "rule; government; politics" or 真 (masa) meaning "true, reality" combined with 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety"... [more]

Masataro m Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "correct, right, proper, justice" or 成 (masa, naru) meaning "to become, to get", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great" and 郎 (rō, ryo) meaning "son"... [more]

Masateru m Japanese
From 將 (masa) meaning "commander, leader, general" and 明 (teru) meaning "bright, clarifying, enlighten". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Masatomo m Japanese
From 匡 (masa) meaning "rectify, correct, straighten up", 将 (masa) meaning "commander, military rank, general, leader" or 大 (masa) meaning "big, large, great" combined with 朝 (tomo) meaning "morning" or 友 (tomo) meaning "friend"... [more]

Masatoshi m Japanese
From 政 (masa) meaning "government" or 正 (masa) meaning "correct, proper, justice" combined with 功 (toshi) meaning "success, great achievement"... [more]

Masatsugu m Japanese
From 正 (masa) meaning "justice, right, correct, proper" or 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant" combined with 次 (tsugu) meaning "second, next" or 継 (tsugu) meaning "to succeed someone, inherit"... [more]

Masayasu m Japanese
From 正 (masa) meaning "correct, proper, right, justice" and 保 (yasu) meaning "to guard, to protect". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Masayori m Japanese
From Japanese 政 (masa) meaning "rule, government, politics" combined with 偉 (yori) meaning "admirable". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Masayoshi m Japanese
Combination of Masa and Yoshi.... [more]

Masayuki m Japanese
From 雅 (masa) meaning "grace, elegance" and 行 (yuki) meaning "line, row". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.

Masazumi m Japanese
From Japanese 成 (masa) meaning "become, turn into, get, grow, elapse, reach" or 正 (masa, nao) meaning "right, proper, correct, justice" combined with 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure" or 純 (sumi, atsu, jun) meaning "pure, innocent".

Masegeseg m Paiwan

Mashawila m Nsenga
Meaning manzi yabila "boiling water", Derived from Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria Fall) "the smoke that thunders".

Masuhiko m Japanese
From Japanese 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Masuhito m Japanese
From Japanese 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Masuichi m Japanese
From Japanese 増 (masu) meaning "increase" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Masujiro m Japanese
From 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit", 次 (ji) meaning "second, next" and 郎 (ro) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Masujirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Masujiro.

Masurao m Japanese (Rare)
From 丈夫/益荒男 (masurao), referring to a manly person, a hero or warrior, itself a combination of 益荒 (masura), referring to manliness or having the strength of a god or man (from verb 増す (masu) meaning "to increase, grow" combined with suffix ら (-ra)) and 男/夫 (o) meaning "male."... [more]

Masutaka m Japanese
From Japanese 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Masutarou m Japanese
From Japanese 萬 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 壽 (su) meaning "long life", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Masuyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Matahari f & m Indonesian
Means "sun" in Indonesian.

Matalina f Occitan (Rare)
Occitan form of Magdalene.

Matamela m & f Southern African, Venda
Possibly means "the one who does not hold grudges" in Venda. It is the first name of the South African president Cyril Ramaphosa (1952-).

Mateíto m Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Mateo.

Materita f Maori
Maori form of Margaret.

Matisyahu m Hebrew
Ashkenazi Hebrew variant of Mattithyahu.

Matsimela m Sotho
Means "roots" in Sotho.

Matsuhiko m Japanese
From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 彦 (hiko) meaning "prince".

Matsujiro m Japanese
From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree" or 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, end, powder, tip" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Matsukaze f Literature
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 風 (kaze) meaning "gust, wind". This is a main character from the Japanese Noh drama 'Matsukaze'.

Matsurika f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From 茉莉花 (matsurika), referring to the Arabian jasmine.... [more]

Matsuriko f Japanese (Rare)
This extremely rare name combines 祭 (sai, matsu.ru, matsu(.)ri) meaning "festival" with 子 (shi, su, tsu, (-)ko, ne) meaning "child."

Mattatia m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Mattathias.

Mattimeo m Literature, Popular Culture
Used in the Redwall series by Brian Jaques. Probably based on names like Matthias, Matteo, and Timoteo.

Matutina f Asturian
Diminutive of Matuta.

Matzayani f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "for the sky to open up, for a wall to split" in Nahuatl.

Maudileena f English (Rare)
The full name of Pinkie Pie’s (My Little Pony) older sister, Maud Pie.

Maulena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Maureen.

Maulike m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Maurice.

Mauregato m Medieval Spanish
Spanish form of Mauregatus.

Mauregatus m Germanic
From Latin maurus (meaning dark-skinned or Moorish) and gothus (meaning Goth). Mauregatus the Usurper was the king of Asturias from 783 to 789.

Mavrikios m Greek
Greek form of Mauricius (See Maurice).

Maxamillion m English (Rare)
Variant of Maximilian.

Maximillion m English (Rare)
Variant of Maximilian.

Mayuhime f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 夕 (yu) meaning "evening" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Mayukhmita f Bengali (Hindu)
Mayukh-Light... [more]

Mcnamara f English
From a Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Mac Conmara meaning "son of Conmara". The given name Conmara is composed of cú "hound" and muir "sea". It probably gained in popularity as a first name for girls inspired by other feminine names beginning in Mac or Mc such as Mackenzie, McKenna, and McKinley.

Medekhgüi f & m Mongolian
Means "ignorant, unknowing" in Mongolian, from мэдэх (medekh) meaning "to know, to understand" and the suffix -гүй (güi) meaning "without, -less".

Mediadora f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the title of the Virgin Mary, referring to her intercessory role as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ (compare English Mediatrix, French Médiatrice and Spanish/Portuguese Mediatriz alongside Portuguese Medianeira).

Mediatrix f English (African), Filipino
From the title of the Virgin Mary, referring to her intercessory role as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ (compare Spanish/Portuguese and French equivalents Mediatriz and Médiatrice, Portuguese Medianeira and Spanish/Portuguese Mediadora).

Mediatriz f Filipino (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
From the title of the Virgin Mary, referring to her intercessory role as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ (compare English and French equivalents Mediatrix and Médiatrice, Portuguese Medianeira and Spanish/Portuguese Mediadora).

Megabates m Ancient Greek, Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Bagapātah, influenced by the Ancient Greek elements μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, mighty" and -βάτης (-bates) meaning "walker", itself from βαίνω (baino) "to go, to step".

Megabyzos m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Bagabuxša, influenced by Greek μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, mighty".

Megaclite f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Astronomy
Latinized form of Greek Μεγακλειτή (Megakleite), possibly derived from the Greek adjective μέγας (megas) "great, large, mighty" combined with κλειτός (kleitos) "celebrated, famous, illustrious" (compare Megakles)... [more]

Megawarno m Javanese
Javanese form of Meghavarna. From Sanskrit मेघवर्ण (meghavarṇa) meaning “cloud color", derived from Indonesian mega meaning "cloud", ultimately from Sanskrit मेघ (megha), combined with Indonesian warna meaning "color", ultimately from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna).

Megawati f Indonesian
From Indonesian mega meaning "cloud" (of Sanskrit origin) and the feminine suffix -wati. A notable bearer is former Indonesian president Megawati Sukarnoputri (1947-).

Megawaty f Indonesian
Variant of Megawati.

Megohime f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (mego) meaning "love, affection" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Megumiko f Japanese (Rare)
From Megumi combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Megumuko f Japanese (Rare)
From 恵 (megumu) meaning "blessing, favor" and 子 (ko) meaning "child".

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".

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

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]

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.

Meiliyana f Indonesian
Variant of Meiliana.

Meiliyani f Indonesian
Variant of Meiliani.

Meinala m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Maynard.

Meipala f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Mabel / Mable.

Melchizedek m Biblical
Means "my king is righteousness" from Hebrew מֶלֶךְ‏ (mélekh) meaning "king" and צֶדֶק (tzédek) meaning "righteousness". In the Old Testament this is the name of a priest king who gives Abraham a blessing.

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]

Meleana f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marianne.

Meleana f Hawaiian (Modern)

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

Melelina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marilyn.

Melewina m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Melvin.

Melicertes m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Uncertain etymology. This was the original name of the sea god Palaemon, son of Ino and Athamas.

Melicia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melissia.

Melinaka f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Melinda.

Melisandra f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Combination of Melisa and Sandra, possibly influenced by names such as Mélisande and Lisandra.

Melisandre f Literature, Popular Culture
The name of a witch, known as the Red Priestess, in George R. R. Martin's book series "A Song of Ice and Fire." He likely based her name off the French name Mélisande.

Melisenda f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Mélisande.

Melisita f Spanish
Diminutive of Melisa.

Melissia f English (American)
Elaboration of Melissa. Melissia is a community in Greece, northeast of Athens.

Melitoni m Georgian (Rare)
Form of Meliton with the Georgian nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.

Melodía f Spanish (European)
Means "melody, tune" in Spanish. It can be regarded as the Spanish form of Melody.

Melokia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Melody.

Melquisedec m Spanish, Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Melchizedek.

Meneixildo m Aragonese
Truncated form of Ermeneixildo.

Menesaichmos m Ancient Greek
Variant form of Menaichmos.

Menoikeus m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "strength of the house", derived from Greek μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force" and οἶκος (oikos) meaning "house, home".

Menoitios m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force" and οἶτος (oitos) meaning "fate, doom".

Mercedita f Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Merceditas.

Mercidita f Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Mercedita.

Merenciana f Aragonese (Rare)
Truncated form of Emerenciana.

Merenciano m Aragonese (Rare)
Truncated form of Emerenciano.

Mereoni f Fijian
Fijian form of Marion 1.

Meridian f & m Literature
From the English word, which is directly from Latin meridianus meaning "of midday, of noon, southerly, to the south". It was used by Alice Walker for the heroine of her novel 'Meridian' (1976).

Metsälintu f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "forest bird" in Finnish.

Michelino m Medieval Italian
A diminutive of Michele 1.

Michiaki m Japanese
From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "path" combined with 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", or it can come from a combination of 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope"... [more]

Michiharu m Japanese
From Japanese 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics" combined with 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Michihiko m Japanese
From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "road; way", 岐 (michi) meaning "majestic", 亨 (michi) meaning "pass through", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 信 (michi) meaning "true; accurate; verifiable", 徹 (michi) meaning "penetrate", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake", 路 (michi) meaning "a road, a street" or 迪 (michi) meaning "to enlighten; to guide", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal" or 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince" or 古 (ko) meaning "ancient times"... [more]

Michihiro m Japanese
From Japanese 通 (michi) meaning "pass through" combined with 簡 (hiro) meaning "simple". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Michikazu m Japanese
From 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics", 通 (michi) meaning "pass through" or 行 (michi) meaning "go, carry out, line, row" combined with 和 (kazu) meaning "sum" or 五 (kazu) meaning "five"... [more]

Michikiyo m Japanese
From 実 (michi) meaning "real, true" or 理 (michi) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 斎 (kiyo) meaning "Buddhist service, cleansing, purification, room", 潔 (kiyo) meaning "pure", or 人 (kiyo) meaning "person"... [more]

Michitaka m Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "path" combined with 敬 (taka) meaning "respect, honor, reverence".

Michitaro m Japanese

Michitarou m Japanese

Michitomo m Japanese
From 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics" and 具 (tomo) meaning "tool, means". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Michiyoshi m Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "path", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics", 通 (michi) meaning "pass through" or 行 (michi) meaning "go, carry out, line, row" combined with 芳 (yoshi) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful"... [more]

Midorika f Japanese
From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" combined with 夏 (ka) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Midoriko f Japanese
This is, essentially, a combination of Midori and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child." For the first element, it can alternatively be written as 翠, which has the same meaning as 緑, or phonetically as みどり/ミドリ.... [more]

Midorino f Japanese
From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" combined with 野 (no) meaning "area, field". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Midorisuke m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Midori combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assist".... [more]

Miečyslava f Belarusian (Rare)
Feminine form of Miečyslaŭ.

Miftah al-Din m Arabic
Means "key to the religion" from Arabic مفتاح (miftāḥ) meaning "key" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Miftahuddin m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic مفتاح الدين (see Miftah al-Din), as well as an Indonesian variant.

Miguelanxo m Galician
Combination of Miguel and Anxo (compare Michelangelo).

Miguelinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Miguela.

Miharuko f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" and 晴 (haru) meaning "fine, clear weather, clear up" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac"... [more]

Mihonosuke m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 三保之介 with 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three," 保 (ho, hou, tamo.tsu) meaning "keep, preserve, protect, support," 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this" and 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, help, care."... [more]

Mika'ila m Hausa
Hausa form of Michael.

Mikalina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Micheline.

Mikaruna f Japanese (Rare, ?)
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three", 日 (ka) meaning "day, light, sun" combined with 月 (runa) meaning "moon, month". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible, but the 三日月 spelling means "crescent moon".

Mikiades m Ancient Greek
Patronymic form of Mikion.

Mikiatsu m Japanese (Rare)
From 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk" and 温 (atsu) meaning "warm". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mikihiko m Japanese
From Japanese 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "prince". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mikihiro m Japanese
From 幹 (miki) means "tree trunk" and 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mikikazu m Japanese
From 幹 (miki) means "tree trunk" 一 (kazu) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mikinosuke m Japanese (Rare)
From 幹 (miki) meaning "(tree) trunk, base" or 造酒 (Miki), referring to 造酒司 (miki/sake no tsukasa), the office under the Ministry of the Imperial Household in charge of the brewing of sake and vinegar, combined with the genitive particle の (no), written as 之, 乃 or the katakana equivalent ノ, and suke, originally denoting a kokushi (provincial governor) with the 2nd-highest level of suke (介), also written with other kanji like 助.... [more]

Mikiyuki m Japanese (Rare)
From 幹 (miki) meaning "trunk or sprout" and 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mikokoro f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 心 (kokoro) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mikuruko f Japanese (Rare)
From 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches, not yet", 来 (kuru) meaning "to come", and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other character combinations.

Milagrito f & m Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Filipino (Rare)
Diminutive of Milagro (compare Milagritos). As a given name, it is mostly used in Peru. Usage in the Philippines is mostly masculine.

Milagritos f & m Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Milagros (compare Milagrito). As a given name, it is mostly used (as a feminine name) in Peru.

Miliama f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Miriam.

Milijana f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene
Feminine form of Milijan.

Milikena f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Millicent.