This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is German or Italian.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Margrit f AlsatianAlsatian form of
Marguerite reflecting the French pronunciation. The name coincides with the Alsatian word for the
daisy flower.
Marhold m German (Rare, Archaic)German calque of
Philipp as chosen by Philipp von Zesen, derived from the elements
marh "horse" and
hold "friendly, comely, graceful". It can also be derived from
mar "famous" and the second name element is most often derived from
walt "to rule".
Mariassunta f ItalianA combination of "Maria" and "assunta," referring to the Assumption of Mary
Marilda f ItalianItalian form of
Maruhild and
Merehilt, derived from the Germanic name elements
mari "famous" and
hilt "battle".
Markeys m Italian (Tuscan)A name traditionally used by Africans that slowly became accepted into Italian culture and beliefs.
Markolf m German (Rare)German form of
Marculf. A known bearer of this name is the German biophysicist and author Markolf Niemz (b. 1964).
Marlitt f German (Rare)This was assumed as a surname by the 19th-century German writer Eugenie John, who used the pen name E. Marlitt. She may have invented it, perhaps basing it on
Marlene or
Marlies.... [
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Maruzzella f NeapolitanSupposedly a Neapolitan form of
Marisa - perhaps a double diminutive in origin. By coincidence, it may also mean "small braid (of hair)" in Neapolitan.... [
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Masaniello m Italian, NeapolitanAbbreviation of the given names
Tommaso and
Aniello. It is otherwise not used as a given name. This was the name of an Italian fisherman and revolution leader in the 1647 revolt.
Maturino m Italian (Rare)Italian form of
Maturinus. A popular bearer of the name is the Italian Rennaissance painter Maturino da Firenze (1490-1528) and the Italian bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aosta Maturino Blanchet, full name Angelo Maturino Blanchet (1892-1974).
Mavie f German (Modern)Recently coined German name of uncertain origin. Although folk etymology has it that this name is taken directly from the French phrase
ma vie "my life", it is more likely a Germanized form of
Mavis which might indeed have been inspired by the French phrase.... [
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Mäx m GermanVariant of
Max suggesting an English pronunciation.
Maxl m GermanDiminutive of
Maximilian. It is typically only used informally, meaning: it is hardly ever (if at all) used as an official name on birth certificates.... [
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Medard m Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Polish, Slovak, Slovene, Lengadocian, Provençal, GasconDutch, German, Occitan, Polish, Slovak and Slovene form of
Medardus.
Megalopolis f GermanAllegoric personification of the German state Mecklenburg. Very rarely (if ever) used as a given name.
Meingod m Old High German, Medieval, Medieval French, Medieval German, Medieval Polish, German (Austrian, Archaic)Old High German
megin,
magan "strength, might, power" + Old High German, Old Dutch
got, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English
god "god, deity".
Melisma f ItalianMusical term meaning several notes sung on one syllable.
Menowin m German (Modern, Rare), RomaniThe name is often analysed as a Germanic name made from the element
MEGIN "strength" and
WIN "friend". However, in the case of the most known bearer, the German singer Menowin Fröhlich, there is an account from his father that the name is made up to sound like Menuhin (the surname of the violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin).
Merkur m Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, German, Norwegian, AlbanianAlbanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, German and Norwegian form of
Mercurius (see
Mercury).
Messalina f Ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish, CatalanFeminine diminutive of the Roman family name
Messalla, which was originally an agnomen derived from the place name
Messana, applied to the 3rd-century BC Roman general Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus to commemorate his victory at the city of Messana in Sicily... [
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Michaelina f German (Bessarabian)Feminine form of
Michael. This name was borne by Michaelina Hordashevska (later known as Josaphata Hordashevska, 1869 – 1919), a Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Religious Sister, who was the first member and co-foundress of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate.