American Submitted Names

Maebry f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mabry.

Maeby f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Mae.

Maecie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Macy.

Maecyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Mason.

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

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

Maekaela f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Maekayla f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Maelana f English (American)

Maelee f English (American, Rare)

Maeleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Maylene.

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

Maeliana f English
Combination of Mae and Liana

Maelin f English (American)
Variant of Maelyn.

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

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

Maemarie f American
A combination of Mae and Marie.

Maeryn f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)

Maesie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maisie, influenced by Mae.

Maeson m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mason.

Maestro m English (Modern, Rare)
From the Italian word maestro, which is a master of great art or music.

Maesyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mason.

Maeven f English
Variant of Maevon and variant of Maven incorporating the name Mae.

Maeverly f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name, probably based on the sounds found in Maeve and Waverly. Also compare Maevery and Averly.

Maevery f English
Possibly a combination of the names Maeve and Avery.

Maevon f American (Rare)

Mag f English, Welsh
Diminutive of Margaret (English) or Marged (Welsh).

Magan f English (Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Magdahlia f American (Rare)
A seeming mix of Magdaline (from the bible) and the Dahlia flower. Also a variation of Migdalia.

Magdala f Haitian Creole, Portuguese (Brazilian), African American, Spanish (Caribbean)
Either a short form of Magdalena or from the biblical village that Mary Magdalene was from, which means "tower" in Hebrew.... [more]

Magdaline f Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Magdalena.

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

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

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

Magdelena f Afrikaans, English (American, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic), Medieval Spanish
Variant of Magdalena.

Magdelene f English (Rare)
Variant of Magdalene.

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

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

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

Magen f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Magena f English (American)
Variant form of Megan or Magen

Magenta f English, Theatre
Named for the mauvish-crimson colour. The dye to make the colour was discovered and named shortly after the Battle of Magenta in 1859 (the town is situated in northern Italy). The colour may have been inspired by the colour of the uniforms worn by the French troops, or by the colour of the land soaked in blood after the battle... [more]

Mageretta f American (Rare, Archaic)

Maggee f English
Variant of Maggie.

Maggey f English
Variant of Maggie.

Maggi f English
Variant of Maggie.

Maggie f English
Diminutive of Magdalene or Magdalena

Maggiemae f English
Combination of Maggie and Mae.

Maggy f English
Variant of Maggie.

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

Magic m & f English (American, Rare)
From the English word magic meaning "the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces".

Magie f English (Rare)
Variant of Maggie.

Magma f English
Derived with the English speaking word “magma”, which is another word for lava in a volcanic eruption. Would most likely mean “hot, smouldering”.

Mago m English (Rare), Old High German, Irish (Rare)
From a short form of a compound name formed with maht ‘strength’, ‘power’ as the first element.

Mago f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Margarita.

Magpie f English
Diminutive of Maggie and Margaret, from the English word for the common European bird, known for its chattering, before c.1600 known simply as pie... [more]

Mags f English
Diminutive of Margaret.

Mahaley f American (South)
Variant of Mahala.

Mahalie f English
Variant of Mahalia.

Mahayla f American
It’s a different spelling of Mahala

Maheisha f African American

Mahlia f American (Rare)
The origin of this name is uncertain. It may be a variant of Mahalia or a variant of Malia.

Mahlik m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malik 1.

Mahlon m Biblical, English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain; sometimes misinterpreted as a variant of Mahlah ("weakness, sickness" from Hebrew Machlah). In the Old Testament this was the name of the son of Naomi and first husband of Ruth (Ruth 1:2,5; 4:9-10)... [more]

Mahogany f English
From the English word mahogany, a tropical tree of the genus Swietenia, valued for their hard, reddish-brown wood; or after the color of the wood. Ultimately from Spanish mahogani, perhaps of Mayan origin.

Mahulda f American (South, Archaic)

Maibelyn f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Maicee f English
Possibly a variant of Macy or Maisie.

Maicie f English
Possibly a variant of Maisie

Maida f English, Literature
This name became popular after the Battle of Maida (1806), which took place near the Italian town of Maida and ended in a victory for Britain. In 18th- and 19th-century America it was used as a diminutive of both Madeline and Magdalena... [more]

Maidel f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Maidie f English (Rare), Scots
Variant of Maida, used as a British given name 'reasonably frequently until 1930. Resurfaced again briefly in the 1960s, but is a rarely used name', according to Dunkling & Gosling (1983)... [more]

Maiella f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Possible form of Mayella but it could be used as a combination of Maia and Ella.

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

Mailee f English (American, Rare)
Either a combination of Mai and Lee or an Anglicized form of Maili.

Maileigh f English
Variant spelling of Maylee or Miley.

Mailey f English (Rare)
Variant of Maylee.

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

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

Maimie f English
Variant of Mamie.

Maine m English
There is no definitive explanation for the origin of the name "Maine", but the most likely origin is that the name was given by early explorers after the former province of Maine in France. Other theories mention earlier places with similar names, or claim it is a nautical reference to the mainland... [more]

Mairon f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Máire

Mairona f English (Rare, Archaic), Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Máire which appeared in the 1940s but appears to have faded almost immediately.

Maisee f English (Rare)
Variant of Maisie.

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

Maison m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Mason.

Maisyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mason.

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

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

Maiya f English (Modern)
Variant of Maya 2.

Maiyha f American (Modern, Rare)

Maize f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the alternative name of the cereal grain of the species Zea mays, known primarily as "corn" in North America and many other English-speaking countries. The English word is ultimately derived from Taíno (Arawakan) mahiz... [more]

Maizey f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Maisie.

Maizie f English
Variant of Maisie.

Maizy f English (Rare)
Variant of Maisy.

Majell m & f English (Rare)

Majesta f American (Rare)

Majestia f American (Rare, ?)

Majestic m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word, majestic, meaning "Having qualities of splendor or royalty."... [more]

Majestik f & m African American

Majesty f & m English (American, Modern)
From the English word, ultimately deriving from Latin maiestas meaning "greatness".

Majorian m English, German, Polish, History
English, German and Polish form of Majorianus. This name was borne by a Western Roman Emperor from the 5th century AD.

Makaela f English (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Makaelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Makaela and Lyn.

Makai m African American
Possibly a variant of Mekhi or Makaio

Makaia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Micaiah; also compare Makiyah and Makiya, as well as the similar masculine names Makai and Mekhi.

Makaila f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Makailan m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Makailyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Makaila using the popular name suffix lyn.

Makaiyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Micaiah. Also compare Makiyah, Makiya.

Makalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Makailyn.

Makari m African American (Modern), Amharic (?)
Allegedly means "wise man" in Amharic.

Makaveli m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from the surname of Florentine author and philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. This spelling was popularized by American rapper Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) after being used for one of his albums in 1996.

Makaylah f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Makaylee f English (American)
Blend of Makayla and Kaylee.

Makayleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Makaylee.

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

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

Makeba f African American, Caribbean
Meaning unknown, possibly a transferred usage of the African surname Makeba in honor of the South African singer Miriam "Mama Africa" Makeba (1932-2008).

Makeema f American (Modern, Rare)

Makeila f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Makeisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Ma and the name Keisha, probably influenced by Lakeisha, Nikeisha/Nakisha, and Takisha.

Makena f English (American)
Spelling variation of Makenna, ultimately from the surname McKenna. The name's spelling coincides with the unrelated Mumbi name Makena.

Makenleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of McKinley.

Makennah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of McKenna.

Makennzi f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Makensie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Makensy f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Makenze f English (American)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Makenzee f & m English
Alternate spelling of Mackenzie.

Makenzey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Makenzi f English (Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Makenzy f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Makepeace m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Makepeace. A famous bearer is William Makepeace Thakeray, English novelist and author of Vanity Fair.

Makhi m African American (Modern)
Variant of Mekhi. Also compare Makai.

Ma'khia f African American

Makia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Mikia or Micaiah.

Makiah f English (American, Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Makiyah.

Makinlee f English (American, Modern)
Variant of McKinley.

Makinley f English (Modern)
Variant of McKinley.

Makinna f English (Modern, Rare)
Altered form of Makenna, perhaps inspired by similar-sounding names such as McKinley and Kinsley.

Makinsley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mckinsley

Makinzie f English (American)
Variant of McKenzie.

Makira f African American
Combination of the prefix Ma and the name Kira 2.

Makiya f & m English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Makiyah.

Makiyah f African American (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Micaiah. It shares the same trendy sounds found in other names such as Kamiyah, Makai and Mekhi.

Makyah f & m African American (Modern)
Variant of Makiyah.

Makyla f English (Modern)
Probably an altered form of Makayla, influenced by similar-sounding names such as Kyla or Micah.

Makynzie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mal f & m English
Pet form of Malcolm and Mallory.

Malachai m English
Variant of Malachi.

Malachite m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the mineral. The stone's name derives from Greek μαλαχίτης (λίθος) (malachíti̱s (líthos)) meaning "mallow stone," which is, ultimately, from Ancient Greek μαλαχή (malakhḗ) meaning "mallow." The mineral was given this name due to its resemblance to the leaves of the Mallow plant.... [more]

Malaea f Hawaiian (Archaic), English (Modern, Rare)

Malaina f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melaina.

Malaine f Brazilian (Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Melaina and Melaine.

Malaisia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malaysia

Malakaih m English (Modern)
Variant of Malakai.

Malaki m English (Modern)
Variant of Malachi.

Malasia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Malaysia.

Malayah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Malaya.

Malayia f African American (Rare, ?)

Malayka f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Malayna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malena.

Malaysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Malaysia.

Malayshia f English (Rare)
Variant of Malaysia.

Malayzha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malaysia.

Malc m English
Short form of Malcolm.

Malca f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Malcolm.

Malece f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Melissa and Elise.

Maleea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malia.

Maleek m African American (Modern)
Variant of Malik 1.

Maleeya f English (Modern)
Variant of Malia.

Maleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maleah.

Maleigha f English

Maleka f South African, African American
Possibly a variant of Malika.

Malencia f African American (Rare), Literature

Maleni f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malani.

Malerie f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a blend of Mallory and Valerie.

Maley f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Maley.

Maliah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malia.

Malibu f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a beach city in California, which is derived from Ventureño Chumash Humaliwo meaning "the surf sounds loudly".

Malichi m English (Rare)
Variant of Malachi.

Malie f Hawaiian (Anglicized), English (American)
Anglicized form of Mālie.

Malikai m English (Modern)
Variant of Malachi.

Malikye m English

Malili f English

Malinday f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Maline f French (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Greenlandic, Afrikaans (Rare), English (Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
French form of Malin as well as a Scandinavian variant.

Malique m African American (Modern)
English variant of Malik 1.

Malissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Melissa.

Malissia f American (South, Rare)
Elaboration of Melissa or Malissie.

Malissie f American
Variant or diminutive of Melissa.

Maliya f African American
Variant of Malia.

Malkia f African American (Rare)
From the Swahili word malkia meaning "queen", a derivative of Arabic مَلِكَة (malika) "queen" (making it a cognate of Malika). This name was borne by American painter Lucille Malkia Roberts (1917-2004).

Mallary f American
Variant of Mallory. A notable bearer is country music artist Mallary Hope.

Mallery f English (Rare)
Variant of Mallory

Mallet f English

Mallex m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably a combination of a name starting with Mal- (such as Malik 1 and Malcolm) with Alex or Lex.... [more]

Malloree f English (American)
Variant spelling of Mallory.

Malloreigh f English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Mallory.

Mallori f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mallory.

Malloria f English
Variant of Mallory.

Mallorie f American (Rare)
Variant of Mallory.

Malonia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Maloree f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Mallory.

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

Malucia f English (Rare)
A possible play on words for the English word ‘malicious’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie and the Secret Door” as the name of the antagonist of the plot, Princess Malucia, a spoiled young girl who is the first of her bloodline to be born without any magic.

Maluhia f Hawaiian, English
Means "Peacefulness" in Hawaiian.

Malvern m English (British), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the name of the Malvern Hills in England, which is probably of Brythonic origin, meaning "bare hill" (from the equivalent to Welsh moelfryn "bald hill"). In Britain it was occasionally used as a personal name during the 20th century; 'earliest example noted is in 1912, but none recorded after 1951.'... [more]

Malvin m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

Malvolia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine version of the masculine name Malvolio; derived from Italian, it means "ill will". This name has always been rare, but reached a peak in popularity in the mid-19th Century in Great Britain and America.

Malya f English (Rare)
Variant of Malia.

Malychia f American (Modern)

Malykai m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malachi.

Malynda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melinda.

Malysa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Malyssa f English (American)
Variant of Melissa

Mame f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Mamie.

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

Man m American
A short form of Emmanuel.

Manda f English, Galician
Diminutive of Amanda.

Mandalynn f English
Diminutive of Amanda influenced by Madeline

Mande f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mandy.

Mandee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mandy.

Mandela m & f African American, Xhosa
Transferred use of the surname Mandela given in honour of Nelson Mandela, South African revolutionary hero and statesman... [more]

Mandelin f American (Rare)

Mandie f English
Diminutive of Amanda.

Mandrin m French (Cajun), African American, American (South), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Mandrin.

Manelle f French, English
Gallicized form of Arabic Manel, which is derived from Arabic منحة (menhh) "gift".

Manerva f English
Variant of Minerva.

Manervia f American
Probably a variant of Minerva.

Manesha f Indian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Mauritian Creole

Manessa f German (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Not available

Maneta f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Manette.

Manette f Luxembourgish, Louisiana Creole, Haitian Creole, French (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Marie. In Louisiana, this name was also considered a rhyming variant of Nanette.

Manford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Manford.

Mangle m & f English
Possibly from the surname Mangle.

Mani f & m English, Croatian, Spanish
Diminutives of names beginning with Man-

Manie f English (American, Archaic)

Manieka f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Monica.

Manifer m English (American)

Manila f English (American, Rare)
Derived from the place name Manila, which refers to the capital city of the Philippines. It rose in popularity in the United States in 1898, when Spain lost the colony of the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.

Manilla f English (American)
Variant of Manila.

Manleo m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Blend of Manuel and Leo.

Manly m English
Variant of Manley.

Mann m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mann.

Manna f English
Short form of Manuela.

Mannie m & f American (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Man- such as Manuel and Manfred.

Manning m English
Transferred use of the surname Manning.

Mannuel m Eastern African (Rare), South African (Rare), Filipino (Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Manuel.

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

Manson m English
Transferred from the surname Manson.

Mantan m & f African American
The name Mantan has appeared as a middle name and it may have come from the Irish and or English surname Manton.

Manteo m African American (Rare), Indigenous American

Manton m English, Irish
Manton is derived from various place names throughout England. In Ireland Manton is the anglicized form of the Gaelic "Ó Manntáin", or "descendant of Manntán", a personal name derived from a diminutive of "manntach" ("toothless").

Manuelito m Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Manuel.

Mapleton m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mapleton.

Marabella f English

Marabeth f English (American)
Combination of the names Mary and Elizabeth

Maragold f English (Americanized, ?)
The origin is English and it means golden flower.

Marah f English (Rare)
Variant of Mara 1, in reference to one of the locations which the Torah identifies as having been travelled through by the Israelites during the Exodus.

Maraia f English (Rare), Fijian
Variant of Mariah.

Marajade f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Possibly a combination of Mara 1 and Jade. The usage of the name is probably popularized by Mara Jade Skywalker, a character in the Star Wars franchise.

Maralee f English (Rare)
Combination of Mara 1 and Lee.

Maralena f English (American, Rare), German (Rare)
Contraction of Mara 1 and Lena.

Maralene f English (Rare)
Variant of Maralyn or a combination of Mara 1 and the suffix lene.

Maranda f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English
Possibly a variant of Miranda influenced by names such as Mara 1 and Mary.

Maranie f American (Rare)

Marantha f English (Rare)

Maraya f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mariah.

Marayah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mariah.

Marbella f Spanish (Mexican), English (Rare)
Possibly from the name of a resort town in southern Spain, which likely derives from Arabic مربلة (Marbal·la) and resembles Spanish mar bella "beautiful sea" (also compare Mar)... [more]

Marbely f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Likely derived from a combination of Mar- (any name with that pattern, e.g. María) and -bel (mainly stemming from Isabel), suffixed with -ly(s).

Marca f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Marcus.

Marcanthony m American (Hispanic)

Marce m & f English, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Indonesian
Short form of names that derive from the name Marcellus.

Marcelene f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Marceline.

Marcélie f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)

Marcéline f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole form of Marceline.

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

Marcélite f Louisiana Creole
Likely a diminutive of Marcelle and/or a Creole variant of Marcellette.

Marcelletta f Italian (Rare), African American (Rare, ?)
Italian diminutive of Marcella making it the Italian cognate of Marcellette.... [more]

Marcellis m African American (Rare)
Variant of Marcellus.

Marcellyn f American (Rare)
Variant of Marceline.

Marcenia f English

Marceon m English (American)
Variation of Marcian.

Marcette f English
Transferred use of the surname Marcette.

March m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the month, which was derived from the name of the Roman god Mars.

Marcha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marsha.

Marche f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Marcia.

Marcheline f English (Rare)
This is perhaps best known as the name of Marcheline Bertrand (1950-2007), the mother of American actress Angelina Jolie, in whose case it was invented by combining her given names, Marcia and Lynne (with Marceline a likely influence)... [more]

Marchella f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Papuan (Rare)

Marchelle f English (American), Afrikaans (Rare)
Blend of Marcelle and Michelle.

Marchello m English (Modern)
Variant of Marcello based on the Italian pronunciation of the name.

Marchina f English
Female child born in March

Marcian m English (Rare), Romanian, Lengadocian, Gascon
English, Romanian, Languedocian and Gascon form of Marcianus. This name was borne by an emperor of the Byzantine Empire from the 5th century AD.

Marcianna f African American

Marciella f English (American, Rare)

Marcille f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the names Lucille and Marjorie.

Marcine f English (Rare)