Modern Submitted Names

These names are used in a modern context.
gender
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Majoranna f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian majoránna "marjoram", with the spelling mimicking Anna.
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.
Makailyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Makaila using the popular name suffix lyn.
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.
Makeisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Ma and the name Keisha, probably influenced by Lakeisha, Nikeisha/Nakisha, and Takisha.
Makhi m African American (Modern)
Variant of Mekhi. Also compare Makai.
Makinna f English (Modern, Rare)
Altered form of Makenna, perhaps inspired by similar-sounding names such as McKinley and Kinsley.
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.
Makke m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Max.
Makkenyū m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is used as 真剣佑 with 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto, ma') meaning "real, true," 剣 (ken, tsurugi) meaning "blade, sabre, sword" and 佑 (u, yuu, tasu.keru, suke) meaning "assist, help, save."... [more]
Makyla f English (Modern)
Probably an altered form of Makayla, influenced by similar-sounding names such as Kyla or Micah.
Malaurie f French (Modern)
French borrowing of Mallory.
Malea f German (Modern), German (Swiss, Modern)
Anglicized spelling of Malia. It is often claimed that this name means "flower" in Hawaiian. This is false. The Hawaiian word for "flower" is "pua".
Malece f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Melissa and Elise.
Malerie f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a blend of Mallory and Valerie.
Malgeum f & m Korean (Modern)
From the verbal noun of adjective 맑다 (makda) meaning "clear, clean, fresh, pure" (compare Malgeun).
Malgeun f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of adjective 맑다 (makda) meaning "clear, clean, fresh, pure" (compare Malgeum).
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".
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]
Málna f Hungarian (Modern)
Directly taken from Hungarian málna "raspberry".
Maloe f Breton (Modern)
Recently coined name intended as a feminine form of Malo.
Maloé f French (Modern)
French form of Maloe.
Malou m & f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malo, originally derived from Maclou. This is also used as a feminine name.
Maluna f German (Modern, Rare)
A new formation containing the Latin word luna "moon". 'Maluna Mondschein' is a series of German children's books by Andrea Schütze.
Mammootty m Malayalam (Modern, Rare)
After Indian actor Mammootty (1951-), itself a contraction of his real name Muhammad Kutty.
Manieka f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Monica.
Manjou f German (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Manoé m French (Modern)
Allegedly a contraction of Emmanuel and Noé.
Manor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Manor.
Manorah f Jewish (Modern)
From the special candelabra that is lit at Hanukkah to celebrate the Festival of Light.
Månstråle f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "moonbeam" in Swedish.
Månviva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish månviva meaning "moonlight primrose".
Maori f Obscure (Modern)
Borrowed from New Zealand Maori māori (“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”).
Mapal f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "waterfall" in Hebrew.
Marchello m English (Modern)
Variant of Marcello based on the Italian pronunciation of the name.
Marcille f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the names Lucille and Marjorie.
Marea f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
From the word "marea" (tide) in Spanish.
Marek m East Frisian (Modern)
Masculine form (backformation) of Mareka.
Mareka f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of 稀/希 (mare) meaning "rare" and a ka kanji, like 花 meaning "flower," 風 meaning "wind" or 歌 meaning "song."... [more]
Mareko m Hawaiian (Modern), Biblical Hawaiian
Modern Hawaiian form of Mark. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.
Marela f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Possibly some variation of Maria (see Maryla), perhaps influenced by Mirela or other similar names... [more]
Marely f English (Modern), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Marley, or an elaboration of Mary or Meryl.
Mareya f Spanish (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Spanish Mireya or possibly a variant of Maria.
Marían f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Marian 1.
Marianka f Slovak (Modern)
Mariana is also used to call Marianka when she is bad!
Mariechen f German (Modern, Rare), English (American, Rare)
A German diminutive of Marie or Maria. Rarely used as an official name.... [more]
Marijne f Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Marinus.... [more]
Maríkó f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Mariko.
Marikó f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Mariko.
Marior f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the names Mari and Or, means "the light of Miriam (or Mary / Maria)" in Hebrew.
Mariposa f English (Modern, Rare)
From the Spanish word for "butterfly".
Marísa f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Marisa.
Marisabella f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare, ?), Italian (Modern, Rare)
Contacted variant of Mariaisabella or an elaboration of Marisabel in the style of Isabella... [more]
Marisoleil f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Marie and Soleil, possibly created as a French equivalent of Spanish Marisol.
Marith f Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Dutch variant of Mariet as well as a variant spelling of the Scandinavian name Marit.
Maríuerla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Icelandic maríuerla "wagtail (the bird)".
Markayla f African American (Modern)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic element mar and the name Makayla.
Marlana f English (Modern)
Anglicized form of Marlene.
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.
Marlie f Dutch, Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole, Afrikaans
Dutch diminutive of Marleen as well as a combination of Maria and names that end in lie.
Marquashia f Obscure (Modern)
Extremely rare name, possibly a variant of Marquessa.
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.
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-).
Marshayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements mar, shay and la. Also compare Markayla.
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.
Martell m African American (Modern)
in french, "martel" means "mallet" or "hammer"... [more]
Marth m Popular Culture (Modern)
Name of a fictional male character in the Japanese game series Fire Emblem, who was originally named Mars.
Marusha f Russian, German (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Mariya. Compare Marushka, Marusya, and also Marusch.... [more]
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]
Marye f English (Modern, Rare, Archaic)
Archaic spelling of Mary. Also a modern variant.
Marylynne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Marilyn.
Masey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Macy, though it may also be transferred use of the surname Masey.
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.
Massey m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Massey.
Mataio m Hawaiian (Modern), Biblical Hawaiian
Modern Hawaiian form of Matthew. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.
Matanel m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Matan and El, also variant of Netanel.
Matanor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Matan, means "gift" and Or, means "light".
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.
Materra f English (Latinized, Modern, Rare)
Used from the Latin word "mater" meaning "mother".
Mateu m Albanian (Modern, Rare)
Albanian borrowing of English Matthew.
Mathan m Scottish (Modern), English (Modern)
Means “bear” in Scottish Gaelic. This is a recently created name.
Matilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madilyn or a combination of Matilda and Lyn.
Måtis m Walloon (Modern, Rare)
Walloon form of Mathis, so a variant of Matisse
Mátka f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian mátka "(archaic, dialectal) fiancée".
Matlyn f Obscure (Modern)
A combination of Mat and Lynn.
Matreya f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare), Obscure
Meaning uncertain, perhaps based on Maitreya.
Matrix m Obscure (Modern, Rare)
From the English word matrix, itself from Latin mātrīx meaning "dam, womb". It has seem some use in the US since the release of the film 'The Matrix' (1999).
Matsurika f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From 茉莉花 (matsurika), referring to the Arabian jasmine.... [more]
Mattina f American (Modern, Rare)
From the Italian word meaning "morning."
Mattingly f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Mattingly as a given name.
Mattson m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mattson.
Matys m Medieval Polish, Medieval Baltic, French (Modern)
Medieval Polish variant of Mateusz and medieval Latvian and French variant of Mathias.
Maurane f French (Modern)
Most likely derived from Maurane, the stage name of the francophone Belgian singer Claudine Luypaerts (1960-2018). She was quite popular in the late '80s and early '90s. Luypaerts had based her stage name on the surname of Francis Morane (1940-2002), a French director of film and theatre whom she admired.
Maven f & m English (Modern)
From the English word maven meaning "expert in a given field, connoisseur", derived from Yiddish מבֿין‎ (meyvn).
Mavery f English (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, possibly blending Mavis or Maven with Avery.
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.... [more]
Mawata f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can used as 真綿 meaning "silk floss, silk wadding," combined from 真 (shin, ma(-), makoto) meaning "real, true" and 綿 (men, wata) meaning "cotton."... [more]
Maxander m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of any name starting with Max- (such as Maximilian) with any name ending in -ander (such as Alexander).
Maxida f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Originally a stage name of Swedish-Sami musician and activist Ida Amanda Märak (1988-).
Maxxie m & f Popular Culture, English (Modern)
Variant of Maxie. It was used for a (male) character in the British teen drama series 'Skins' (2007-2008).
May f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Popular name in Israel (mostly for girls), it is came from the name of the month of May (the fifth).... [more]
Mayalène f French (Modern, Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Gallicized form of Maialen (compare Maïalène).
Mayali f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names Maya 3 and Li 2 meaning "my water".
Mayangi m & f Kongo (Modern)
Means "joy; happiness" in Kongo.
Mayla f English (American, Modern)
Likely a combination of May and la.
Maylee f English (American, Modern)
Combination of May and the popular name suffix lee, similarly to names like Kaylee and Haylee.
Maylin f English (American, Modern)
Combination of May and the common name suffix lyn. Also compare Maelyn.
Maylyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of May and Lyn.
Mayron m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Myron.
Maysyaroh f Indonesian (Modern, Rare), Malay (Modern, Rare)
From Arabic ميسرة/ميشرة ''(maysaroh)''/''(maysharoh)'' meaning "freedom", "spaciousness"
Maysyn f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Mason.
Mayzel f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name blending May or Maisie with Hazel.
Mazey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mazey, likely inspired by the name Macey.
Mazi f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of Mazal.
McCoy m English (Modern)
From the surname McCoy.
McKayah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of McKay. Also compare Makiyah.
McKinleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spelling variation of McKinley with the -leigh ending.