MarikofGeorgian Georgian variant of Marika, which is a diminutive of feminine given names that start with Mari-.... [more]
MarisefCircassian, Adyghe One of the Circassian forms of Maria. Was used by Circassians to refer to Maria, mother of Jesus, as well as the Goddess of Bees in Circassian mythology.
MaritzafArmenian A common Armenian variant of the Greek Maritsa; the name of the river that runs through the Balkans.
MarkozmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Markos, which is the hellenized form of Marcus. This name was borne by a Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia from the 15th century AD.
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".
MayrsoltmChechen Derived from Chechen майра (mayra) meaning "husband, brave man" combined with a short form of the Arabic title سُلْطَان (sulṭān) "Sultan, king, ruler".
MeghushfArmenian From the Armenian մեղու (meghu) meaning "bee".
MegifAlbanian, Georgian, Slovene (Modern) Albanian, Georgian and Slovene borrowing of the English given name Maggie. Known bearers of this name include the Albanian soccer player Megi Doci (b. 1996) and the Georgian actress Megi Tsulukidze (1921-1993).
MergenmMythology, Tuvan, Kalmyk, Buryat, Kazakh Derived from Mongolian мэргэн (mergen) meaning "sharpshooter, archer" or "wise, intelligent". In Turkic mythology, Mergen is a deity of abundance and wisdom.
Merom & fGeorgian For men, this name is a short form of Merab 2 and perhaps also of Vladimer. For women, it is either a diminutive or a variant of Meri 2.... [more]
MeruzhanmArmenian Means "beloved soul" from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love" and جان (jân) meaning "soul".
MetaksiafArmenian Alternate transcription of Armenian Մետաքսյա (see Metaksya). This name was borne by the Soviet Armenian actress Metaksia Simonyan (1926-1987).
MetaksyafArmenian From Armenian մետաքսյա (metakʿsya) meaning "silken", idiomatically meaning someone who is gentle and pleasant. It is a cognate of Metaxia.
MgrdichmArmenian Alternative form of Migirdich. Means "Baptist" in Armenian, from Hovhannes Mgrdich (John the Baptist) in Christian tradition. Generally shortened to Mgo... [more]
MianemGeorgian (Archaic) Georgian short form of Amiane. This is the name by which the early 4th-century martyr and saint Ammianus is generally known in Georgia.
MigirdichmArmenian Means "baptist" in Armenian, typically given in honour of St. John the Baptist.
MinagomGeorgian (Rare) Meaning uncertain. According to a Georgian source, the name is of Greek origin and means something along the lines of "according to the moon" or "spoken by the moon". The closest Greek name with that kind of meaning would be Menagoras, which is properly transcribed as Minagoras when you follow the transcription rules for modern Greek.... [more]
MinayəfAzerbaijani From Azerbaijani min meaning "thousand" and ayə meaning "ayah (a verse in the Quran)".
MindafGeorgian (Rare) Basically means "I want you" in Georgian, derived from Georgian მინდა (minda) meaning "I want". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was desired by its parents.
MindiamGeorgian, Folklore, Literature Basically means "I wanted you", derived from Georgian მინდია (mindia) or მინდოდა (mindoda) meaning "I wanted". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was desired by its parents.... [more]
MirandukhtfGeorgian (Rare) This name is of Persian origin and means "daughter of Miran" or perhaps "daughter of the emir". Also compare the similar-looking name Amiran.... [more]
MirayfArmenian Means "glowing like a moon" in Armenian.
MirdatmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Mithradatha (see Mithridates). This name was borne by several kings of Iberia, who are also known under the name მითრიდატე (Mitridate) in Georgia.
MirianmGeorgian Georgian form of the Middle Persian name Mihran (see Mehran). This name is often confused with Mirvan, at least partially because of the latter's variant Mirean.... [more]
MironimGeorgian (Rare) Form of Miron 1 with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
MirvanmGeorgian (Archaic), History This name was borne by two notable Georgian kings, who are both known as Mirian in English. The earliest of the two was king Mirvan I of Iberia, who reigned from 159 BC to 109 BC... [more]
MokodiamMingrelian, Georgian (Rare) Means "I wanted you" in Mingrelian (literally: "I wanted"), which makes this name the Mingrelian equivalent of Mindia.
MtsinarafGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian adjective მცინარე (mtsinare) or მცინარი (mtsinari) meaning "laughing, smiling".... [more]
MtvarisafGeorgian Means "of the moon" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მთვარის (mtvaris), which is the genitive of the Georgian noun მთვარე (mtvare) meaning "moon".
MukhazharfChechen Derived from Arabic مُهَاجِر (muhājir) meaning "immigrant".
MukhranmGeorgian From მუხრანი (Mukhrani), the name of a historical lowland district in eastern Georgia. It was originally called მუხნარი (Mukhnari) or მუხნარ (Mukhnar), which literally meant "of an oak" but signified "oak-grove"... [more]
Mülayimf & mAzerbaijani, Turkish, Ottoman Turkish Means "mild, tender, sweet-natured" in Azerbaijani and Turkish, ultimately from Arabic ملائم (mula'im) meaning "fit, proper, convenient". This name is mostly feminine in Azerbaijan and masculine in Turkey, but was feminine in the Ottoman Empire.
MurikomGeorgian Diminutive of Muro, which is a short form of masculine names that start with Mur- and perhaps also of those that end in -mur.
MurmanmGeorgian, Literature, Theatre Meaning uncertain, as the available sources each provide a different etymology for this name. According to a Georgian source, Murman is a phonetic variant of Murvan... [more]
MurvanmGeorgian (Rare), Chechen Medieval Georgian form of Marwan, which is still in use today (albeit barely). The name must eventually have spread from Georgia to neighbouring Chechnya.
MurzaqanmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Mirzakhan. This name is extremely rare in Georgia today; actually, one could almost consider it to be archaic. A known bearer of this name was the nobleman Murzaqan Shervashidze (18th century), who named his fiefdom after himself, Samurzaqano ("land of Murzaqan")... [more]
MusheghmArmenian, Ancient Armenian Armenian form of the Hittite name Mursili. An ancient name used in the 3rd to 13th centuries, and revived in the 19th century.
MushnimSvan, Georgian (Rare) Derived from the Svan noun მუშნი (mushni) or მუშანი (mushani) meaning "Svan".... [more]
MzaghofGeorgian, Literature Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is derived from either a Circassian word that means "restless", or a Kabardian word that means "light". Also compare Abkhaz амза (amza) meaning "moon", Georgian მზე (mze) meaning "sun" and Kabardian мазэ (maza) meaning "moon".... [more]
MzechabukmGeorgian (Rare), Literature Derived from the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" combined with the Georgian noun ჭაბუკი (chabuki) meaning "stripling, youngster" (ultimately of Persian origin).... [more]
MzekalafGeorgian Basically means "woman of the sun", derived from the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia) combined with the Georgian noun ქალი (kali) meaning "woman".
MzekharfGeorgian (Archaic) Means "you are the sun" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia) combined with Georgian ხარ (khar) meaning "you are".
MzekhatunfGeorgian (Archaic) Basically means "lady of the sun", derived from the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia) combined with the Turkic title khatun meaning "lady, woman" (see Khatuna).
MzeonafGeorgian Derived from the Georgian adjective მზიანი (mziani) meaning "sunny", which is ultimately derived from the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).
MzetamzefGeorgian (Rare) Literally means "sun of the suns" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მზეთა (mzeta), the archaic genitive plural of the noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun", combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).
MzetvalafGeorgian (Rare) Basically means "eye of the sun", derived from the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia) combined with the Georgian noun თვალი (tvali) meaning "eye".
MzevinarfGeorgian Derived from Georgian მზე ვინ არის? (Mze vin aris?) meaning "Who is (like) the sun?"... [more]
MzevinarifGeorgian Form of Mzevinar with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
MzianafGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian adjective მზიანი (mziani) meaning "sunny", which is ultimately derived from the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).
MzikofGeorgian Diminutive of feminine given names that contain the Georgian element მზე (mze) meaning "sun", such as Iamze, Mzekala and Mzevinar.
MzikunafGeorgian Diminutive of Mziko, which essentially means that this name is a double diminutive of feminine given names that contain the Georgian element მზე (mze) meaning "sun".
MzisadarfGeorgian The first element of this name is derived from Georgian მზის (mzis), which is the genitive of the noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun". The second element is derived from the Georgian verb ადარებს (adarebs) meaning "to compare"... [more]
MzistanadarfGeorgian (Archaic) The first element of this name is derived from Georgian მზის (mzis), which is the genitive of the noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun". The second element is derived from the Georgian compound word თანადარი (tanadari), which consists of the preposition თანა (tana) meaning "with, alongside, together" combined with the adjective დარი (dari) meaning "equal, alike".... [more]
MzistvalafGeorgian (Rare) Means "eye of the sun" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მზის (mzis), the genitive of the noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun", combined with the Georgian noun თვალი (tvali) meaning "eye".
NaalafAbkhaz Means "loving, warm-hearted, kind" in Abkhaz.
NalbimCircassian Either means "happy ruler" or derived from Persian نعل (na'l) meaning "horseshoe" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) meaning "chief, lord, master".
NamifGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian noun ნამი (nami) meaning "dew", which ultimately comes from Persian نم (nam) meaning "dew, moisture".
NamiqmAzerbaijani From Persian نامی (nâmi) meaning "famous, illustrious, glorified".
NanifGeorgian Meaning uncertain. The earliest known attestation of this name occurs in a Svan source from the 13th century AD, so it might possibly be of Svan origin. Also compare the Georgian noun ნანა (nana) meaning "mother" as well as "darling child".... [more]