American Submitted Names

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

Mariqueen f Filipino, English (American)
Possibly a combination of the name Mary and queen, most likely a reference to the Virgin Mary, who in Roman Catholicism is given the title "Mary, Queen of Heaven" for being the 'Queen Mother' of Jesus.... [more]

Marisabella f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare, ?), Italian (Modern, Rare)
Contacted variant of Mariaisabella or an elaboration of Marisabel in the style of Isabella... [more]

Marisel f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Marisela.

Marisha f Russian, English
Diminutive of Marina or Mariya. Alternately, a variant of Marissa.

Marishka f English, Russian
English and Russian form of the originally Hungarian name Mariska.

Marissah f American (Rare)
Variant of Marisa.

Marissia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Marissa.

Marivel f American (Hispanic, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Maribel.

Marixie f English (Rare)
Likely a combination of a given name that starts with Mar- (such as Mary) with a given name that ends in -ixie (such as Trixie).

Mariyan f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marian 1/Maryann/Marianne.

Mariyanna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marianna/Mariana.

Marizol f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Marisol.

Marj f English
Short form of Marjorie (see also Marge).

Marjean f English (American)
Likely a combination of Marlene or Marjorie and Jean 2.

Marjie f English (American), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Margie and a diminutive of Marjorie.

Marjoe f & m English (American, Rare)
For women, this name should be a variant spelling of Marjo, which in English-speaking countries is often a short form of Marjorie.... [more]

Marjoram f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Marjoram.

Marjori f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Surinamese), English (Rare)
Variant of Marjorie.

Marjoria f English
Variant of Marjorie.

Marka f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Croatian feminine form of Marko or a diminutive form of Mara 2.

Markanthony m Filipino, English (American, Rare)
Combination of Mark and Anthony, likely used in honor of the Roman politician and general Marcus Antonius (or known in English as Mark Antony, born 83 BC — died 30 BC).... [more]

Markaya f American (Modern, Rare)

Markayla f African American (Modern)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic element mar and the name Makayla.

Markee m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marquie or a diminutive of Mark.

Markeece m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marquis.

Markeese m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marquis.

Markeesha f African American
Variant of Markeisha.

Markeez m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marquis.

Markeis m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marquis.

Markeisha f African American (Rare)
Possibly a feminine variant of Marquis influenced by Keisha; also compare Marquita.

Markeith m African American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the phonetic element mar and Keith.

Markell m African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Markell.

Markelle m African American
Variant of Markell

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

Markese m African American
Variant of Marquis.

Markesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Markeisha.

Markevious m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Mark.

Markey m & f American (Hispanic)
means kind

Markeyce m African American
Possibly a spelling variation of Marquis.

Markeysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Markeisha.

Markham m English
Transferred use of the surname Markham.

Markia f African American
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Marquis, probably modelled on the sounds found in other names such as Nakia, Shakia and Takia.

Markie f English
Possibly a feminine form of Mark.... [more]

Markiece m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marquis.

Markiese m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marquis.

Mar’kievus m African American

Markisha f African American (Rare)
Possibly a feminine variant of Marquis influenced by Kisha; compare Marquita.

Markita f African American
Variant of Marquita.

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

Markwayne m American
It appears to be a combination of the names Mark and Wayne. A notable bearer is Oklahoma congressman Markwayne Mullin. Markwayne is a combination of his first name, Mark, and his middle name, Wayne.

Marky m English
Diminutive of Mark.

Marlaina f American (Rare)
Variant of Marlena.

Marlana f English
Variant of Marlena.

Marland m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Marland.

Marlane f English (Rare)
A variant of Marlene or Marlaine.

Marlayna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marlena reflecting the German and Polish pronunciation of this name.

Marlayne f English, Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Marlaine (English) and anglicization of Marleen (Dutch).... [more]

Marlea f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Marlene, first appeared in the early 1900s, used most frequently during the 1940s in the U.S. Variants were Marlee, Marley, Marlie, all used in roughly equal numbers, and all of which seem to have faded in the 1950s.

Marleah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marlea.

Marleeta f American (Rare)
Phonetic respelling of Marlita.

Marlei f & m English
Variant of Marley.

Marleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Marley.

Marleita f American (Rare)

Marleni f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Marlene (see also Marlenis).

Marlenne f Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Surinamese), English (Rare)
Variant of Marlene.

Marlessa f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)

Marletha f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Marletta (compare its other variant Marleta).

Marletta f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Marlette.

Marlette f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Marlette which was derived from the nickname Marlet or Merlet, a diminutive of merle "blackbird"... [more]

Marlia f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaboration of Marley and Marla in the style of Julia (See also Marlea).

Marliana f American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Elaboration of Marlia or a double elaboration of Marla/Marley. It may be also be interpreted as a blend of Marlene and Juliana.

Marlice f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marlies.

Marlie f English
Strictly feminine variant of Marley.

Marliegh f English (Rare)
Variant of Marley.

Marlina f English, Indonesian, Dutch, Flemish
Variant of Marlena.

Marline f English (Rare)
Variant of Marlene.

Marlinton m English (Rare), South American (Rare)

Marlisa f English (Rare), German (Swiss)
Combination of Marie or Maria and Lisa. This name is borne by Australian singer Marlisa Ann Punzalan (born 1 October 1999, also known simply as Marlisa).

Marlisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of Marlene/Marla/Marley with Lisha.

Marlissa f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Marlisa (See also Marlis).

Marlisse f English (Rare)

Marlita f Filipino (Rare), Brazilian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Marla using the Spanish feminine diminutive suffix -ita.

Marliya f English (American, Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Marlea

Marlo f & m English, English (British)
Variant of Marlowe.

Marloe f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marlowe.

Marlow f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Marlow.

Marluis f German (Rare), English (American, Rare)
A contraction of Marie (or Mary) and Luise.

Marlyce f English (American, Rare)
A variant of Marlice.

Marlynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Marilyn and Marlene.

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

Marlysse f American (Rare)

Marmalade f English (Rare)
From the English speaking word marmalade, which is a tangy orange jam. On the American animated series "Strawberry Shortcake", Marmalade is the name of Orange Blossom's pet butterfly, and the name of her puppy on "Berry Bitty City Adventures".

Marmy m English
Diminutive of Marmaduke.

Marnee f English
Variant of Marnie.

Marneen f English (Rare)
Combination of Marnie with a feminine name that ends in -een, such as Doreen and Maureen.... [more]

Marnette f English, Afrikaans

Marney f & m English (Rare), Brazilian
Variant of Marnie, while a Feminine name in English, in Brazil, it's typically masculine. It could also be transferred from the surname Marney.

Marnisha f English (American)
Combination of Marnie with a feminine name that ends in -(i)sha, such as Trisha.

Marnita f English (American)
Variant of Marnie ending in -ita.

Maroldine f English (American, Rare, Archaic), English (Canadian, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Marold.

Marolyn f English (American)
Variant of Marilyn.

Marqise m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marquis.

Marquan m African American (Modern)
A combination of the popular phonetic elements mar and quan.

Marquarius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Marquavius.

Marquavious m African American (Rare)
Variant of Markevious.

Marquavius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Markevious.

Marque m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marquis.

Marquee m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marquis.

Marqueis m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marquis.

Marqueit m African American
Variant of Marquette.

Marquel m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Marquerite f English (American)
Variant of Marguerite.

Marquese m African American
Variant of Marquis.

Marquess m African American (Modern, Rare)
A marquess is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. See Marquis.

Marqueston m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Marques with the popular suffix ton.

Marquetta f African American
Possibly a variant of Marquita.

Marquez m English
Transferred use of the surname Márquez.

Marquie m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of diminutive of Marquis or Marquita.

Marquiese m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marquis.

Marquiesha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Markeisha.

Marquisa f African American (Modern)
Feminine form of Marquis.

Marquisha f African American
Variant of Markisha.

Marquitta f English (American)
Probably a variant of Marquita.

Marrena f English (American, Rare)
Maybe a derivation of Maren.

Marria f English (Rare)
Variant of Maria.

Marriann f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Maryann or Marianne.

Marrianne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marianne.

Marrie f English (American, Rare)
A variant of either Mary or Marie.

Marrina f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marina.

Marriner m English (American)

Marrion m & f English
Variant of Marion 1 or Marion 2.

Marriott m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Marriott.

Marris m & f English (Rare)

Marrisa f American (Rare)
Variant of Marissa.

Marrissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marisa.

Marrsaay f & m African American (Modern, Rare)

Marry f American (Rare)
Variant of Mary.

Marsai f African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps derived from the French place name Marseille. This is borne by American actress and producer Marsai Martin (2004-).

Marsellus m English (Modern)
Variant of Marcellus.

Marsh m English
May be transferred use of the surname Marsh, or as a diminutive of Marshall and Marsha.

Marshalene f American (South, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Marshal.

Marshalette f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Marshall, created by joining it with the French feminine ending -ette.

Marshalria f African American (Modern, Rare)

Marshaun m African American
Combination of the prefix mar- and Shaun.

Marshawn m African American
Variant of Marshaun.

Marshayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements mar, shay and la. Also compare Markayla.

Marshell m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marshall, or a transferred use of the surname Marshell.

Marshell f African American, English (American)
Variant of Marshelle.

Marshelle f African American, English (American)
Variant of Marchelle; perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Marshall, or possibly an invented name blending Marsha or the phonetic element mar with Michelle.

Marshey f & m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements mar and shay, possibly influenced by names such as Marshall and Marshawn.

Marshon m African American
Variant of Marshawn.

Marston m English
The meaning of the name Marston is From The Marsh Town

Martaveius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Martavious.

Martavia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Martavious.

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.

Martavis m African American (Modern, Rare)
Altered form of Martavious.

Martavius m African American
Variant of Martavious.

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

Martee f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Martie. It is mostly feminine in the United States and masculine in the Philippines.

Marteen f English (American, Rare)
Form of Martine.

Marteena f English
Variant of Martina.

Martel m English (Rare), Literature
Transferred use of the French surname Martelle.

Martell m African American (Modern)
in french, "martel" means "mallet" or "hammer"... [more]

Martella f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Clearly feminine form of Martel/Martell.

Martelle f English (Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of a surname Martelle.

Martello m African American

Martena f American (Rare)
Variant of Martina.

Martenique f Dutch (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Marten.

Martey m English
Variant of Marty.

Martez m African American

Marteze m African American (Modern, Rare)

Marthaline f English (American, Archaic)

Marthetta f English (Rare)
Combination of Martha with either Etta or a name that ends in -etta, such as Henrietta.

Marthia f English
Variant of Martha.

Marthie f South African, English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Martha.

Marti f English (Rare)
Variant of Martie.

Martial m English (Rare)
Variant of Marshall

Marticia f English (American, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Martika f English (American, Rare), African American, American (Hispanic)
From a diminutive of Marta. This name was popularized in the late 1980s and early 1990s by the American singer and actress Martika (1969-), born Marta Marrero to Cuban immigrants, whose stage name was also her nickname.

Martinez m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Martínez.

Martinia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Elaborated form of Martina.

Martisa f American (Rare)

Martitia f American (Rare, Archaic)
19th-century coinage of unknown origin and meaning. It may be a blend of Mary or Martha and Letitia.

Martrell m African American (Rare)

Martrude f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Combination of Maria (Dutch) or Mary (English) with Gertrude.

Marv m English
Shortened form of Marvin.

Marvalee f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Marva ending in the suffix -lee. ... [more]

Marvela f English
Variant of Marvella.

Marveline f English (Rare)
Combination of Marvel and Marceline.

Marvell m African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Marvell.

Marvella f English
Probably based on the word marvellous (compare Marvel). This is the name of a (now obscure) American jewelry brand (est. c.1911, specializing in imitation pearl jewelry).

Marvelle f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Marvel.

Marvely f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Filipino, English (Rare)
Variant of Marbely in Latin American countries.... [more]

Marven m English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Marvin.

Marvena f English, Old Celtic
It might derive from the celtic, meaning "white sea", or from the Ancient English, meaning "great lady".

Marvie f & m Filipino, English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Marvina or Marvin. It could also be used as a feminine form of Marvin.

Marvina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Marvin.

Marvine f & m English
Feminine form and a variant of Marvin.

Marvis f & m English
Meaing unknown. As a feminine name, it is allegedly based on Mavis and Maris. As a masculine name, it could possibly be based on Marvin or Jarvis.

Marx m Medieval German, East Frisian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish, English (American, Modern, Rare), Alsatian (Archaic)
Medieval German and archaic Alsatian and East Frisian short form of Marcus, recorded numerous times in the Rhineland region of what is now Germany in the early 16th century, as well as in East Frisia in the same time period.... [more]

Marya f English
Variant of Maria.

Maryagnes f English
Combination of Mary and Agnes.

Maryah f Arabic (Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maria.

Maryalice f English (Rare)
Combination of Mary and Alice.

Maryan f American
Variant of Marion 1.

Maryanna f English (American)
Combination of Mary and Anna.

Marybel f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Maribel.

Marybette f English
Possibly a variant of Marybeth.

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

Marydora f English
A combination of Mary and Dora.

Marye f English (Modern, Rare, Archaic)
Archaic spelling of Mary. Also a modern variant.

Maryelizabeth f English
Combination of Mary and Elizabeth. This name could be used in reference to the Visitation of Mary, the mother of Jesus to Elizabeth... [more]

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.

Maryethel f English
A combination of Mary and Ethel.

Maryetta f English (American)
Variant of Marietta.

Maryette f English (American), Dutch (Antillean, Rare)
Variant of Mariette.

Maryfrances f English (American)
Combination of Mary and Frances.

Marygrace f English
Combination of Mary and Grace.

Maryjan f English
Combination of Mary and Jan 2.

Maryjane f English
Combination of Mary and Jane.

Maryjayne f English
Variant of Maryjane.

Maryjean f English
Combination of Mary and Jean 2.

Maryjo f English
Combination of Mary and Jo.

Maryjune f English (Rare)
Combination of Mary and June.

Marykate f English (Rare)
Combination of Mary and Kate.

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

Marykay f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Mary and Kay 1.... [more]

Maryl f American (Rare)

Maryland f & m English (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.

Marylea f English (Rare)

Maryleah f English
Variant of Marylee.

Marylee f English (American)
Combination of Mary and Lee.

Marylen f English
Variant spelling of Marilyn.

Marylin f American
Variant of Marilyn.

Marylinda f English (?), Spanish (?)
A combination of Mary and Linda.

Marylouise f English
Combination of Mary and Louise.

Marylynn f English (Rare)
This name is a combination of Mary and Lynn

Marylynne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Marilyn.

Marymargaret f English
Combination of Mary and Margaret.

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

Maryn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maren.

Maryon f English (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Marion 1. A notable Norwegian bearer is actress Maryon Eilertsen (1950-2015).

Marypeach f American (Rare)
Combination of Mary and Peach.

Maryrose f English
Combination of Mary and Rose.

Maryruth f English (American)
MaryRuth Ghiyam is an American health educator, writer, and founder of MaryRuth Organics.

Marysa f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Marisa.

Maryssa f American (Rare)
Variant of Marissa.

Marysue f English
Combination of Mary and Sue.

Marytheresa f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Mary and Theresa.

Marzelie f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Marcélie.

Masea f English (Rare)
Variant of Macy influenced by Chelsea.

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

Masey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Macy, though it may also be transferred use of the surname Masey.

Mashawn f & m African American (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Masha and Shawn or, as a masculine name, a variant of Myshawn.

Mashaya f African American (Modern, Rare)

Mashayla f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ma, shay and la, or perhaps a blend of Michelle and Makayla - both of which are feminine forms of Michael.

Mashonda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ma and the name Shonda.

Masiah m African American
Variant of Messiah.

Massachusetts f American

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

Massiah m African American (Rare)
Variant of Messiah.

Maston m English (Rare)
Taken from the English surname Maston.

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

Matal m English (American)

Matanne f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Matan.

Matasha f Russian (Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of names Masha and Natasha, or it is a combination of a prefix Ma and name Tasha.

Mataya f English
it is a cristian girls name meaning gift of god, often used in hindu speaking countries despite its english origin, its also associated with the number 7/

Mate f English (American)
Diminutive of Mary.

Materra f English (Latinized, Modern, Rare)
Used from the Latin word "mater" meaning "mother".

Matessa f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. The name might possibly be a combination of a name starting with Ma- (such as Maria) or Mat- (such as Mathilde) with Tessa or an other name ending in -essa, such as Vanessa... [more]

Math m Dutch, English (American, Archaic), Limburgish
Short form of Mathew (English) as well as Matheus, Mathias and Mathieu (Dutch and Limburgish for all three).

Mathaeus m English (American, Rare, Archaic), Medieval Polish
Archaic American variant of Matthaeus and medieval Polish variant of Mateusz.

Mathan m Scottish (Modern), English (Modern)
Means “bear” in Scottish Gaelic. This is a recently created name.

Matheno m African American

Mathlynn f Micronesian, English (American)

Mathursa f English (American, Archaic)

Mathursia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Mathursa.

Matiah f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Matie f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Mattie.

Matiesse f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Matisse.

Matigan f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madigan.

Matika f English (Rare)

Matilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madilyn or a combination of Matilda and Lyn.

Matilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Matilyn.

Matison f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madison.

Matissa f English (American, Rare)
Strictly feminine variant of the unisex name Matisse. Also compare Matessa.

Matisse m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Matisse. The surname was most famously borne by the French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954), who is likely the reason behind the popularity of Matisse as a given name in the 21st century.... [more]

Matricia f English (Rare)

Matrina f English (Modern, Rare)

Mattalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Matilyn.

Mattelyn f English

Matteya f English
A feminine form to Matthew.

Matthews m English (American, Rare)
Taken from the surname Matthews.

Matthius m Caribbean, English
Variant of Matthias.

Matticus m English (Americanized, Rare)

Mattilda f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Corsican
English and Swedish variant and Corsican form of Matilda.

Mattilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Matilyn.

Mattilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Matilyn.