This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is English; and the length is 6.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Lystra f English (Rare)From the name of an ancient town of Asia Minor, the origins of which are uncertain. In Acts in the New Testament, Lystra (then a Roman
colōnia) was "one chief scene of the preaching of Paul and Barnabas", as well as the likely hometown of Paul's "chosen companion and fellow missionary" Timothy... [
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Lytton m EnglishFrom an Old English place name which meant "settlement on the hill". A famous bearer is author Lytton Strachey.
Magpie f EnglishDiminutive of
Maggie and
Margaret, from the English word for the common European bird, known for its chattering, before c.1600 known simply as
pie... [
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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)... [
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Maidie f English (Rare), ScotsVariant 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)... [
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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".
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.
Manton m English, IrishManton 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").
Marden f & m EnglishThe author Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols is a famous bearer of this name.
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.
Mataya f Englishit 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/
Medius f & m English (African), Eastern AfricanBorrowed from Latin
medius meaning "middle; half; moderate; indifferent." It is mostly used in Uganda where, compared to other surrounding countries, it is usually feminine in usage.
Memoir m & f English, African AmericanThe word “memoir” itself means memory or remembrance. In the field of literature, a memoir is a collection of the events that happened in the author's life, tied together by a certain theme.
Merric m English (Rare)Variant of
Merrick. It was used by the author Tamora Pierce for a character in her 'Protector of the Small' fantasy series.
Mescal f English (American, Rare, Archaic), LiteratureFrom the English word for the peyote cactus, from Nahuatl. It was used by American author Zane Grey for a half-Navajo, half-Spanish woman in his novel
The Heritage of the Desert (1910) and the subsequent silent film adaptation (1924), in which the character was played by actress Bebe Daniels... [
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Milcom m Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology, English (Puritan)In the Old Testament, Milcom was the highest of the Ammonite gods. It is generally accepted that this name is a form of the common Semitic noun meaning "king" (Hebrew
melek), and became an epithet of the head of the Ammonite pantheon... [
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Mimosa f English, Finnish, French, Spanish, Danish, Filipino, ItalianFrom
Mimosa, a genus of plants that are sensitive to touch. The best known plant from that genus is the
Mimosa pudica, better known in English as the
touch-me-not. The plant genus derives its name from Spanish
mimosa, which is the feminine form of the Spanish adjective
mimoso meaning "cuddly".
Miyana f Japanese, English, HebrewFrom Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 夜 (ya) meaning "night" and 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.. This name can be formed from other combinations of kanji as well.
Mizpah f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)Derived from Hebrew
מִצְפָּה (miṣpāh, mitspah) "watchtower". As mentioned in the biblical story of Jacob and Laban, making a pile of stones marked an agreement between two people, with God as their watching witness.
Moonee f English (American, Rare)This is a name invented for the 6 year old main character of the 2017 movie The Florida Project and has since been occasionally used as a given name.... [
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Muffet f Popular Culture, EnglishName of the title character in the nursery rhyme, Little Miss Muffet, and possibly derived from the surname
Muffet. This name is also used as a nickname, such as in Muffet Hemingway (born Joan Whittlesey Hemingway) and Muffet McGraw (real name Ann McGraw, née O'Brien).