Modern Submitted Names

Mattingly f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Mattingly as a given name.

Mattisyn f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Mattison.

Mattson m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mattson.

Mattys m French (Modern, Rare), Medieval Baltic
Variant of Mathis.

Matys m Medieval Polish, Medieval Baltic, French (Modern)
Medieval Polish variant of Mateusz and medieval Latvian and French variant of Mathias.

Maule f Basque (Modern)

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).

Maveric m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maverick.

Maverik m American (Modern)
Variant of Maverick.

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]

Mavric m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maverick.

Mavrik m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maverick.

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).

Maxeen f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maxine.

Maxida f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Originally a stage name of Swedish-Sami musician and activist Ida Amanda Märak (1988-).

Maxienne f English (Modern, Rare)

Maximiliam m English, Swedish (Modern), Portuguese, Spanish
Probably a combination of Maximilian and William.

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).

Maxxzandra f African American (Modern, Rare)

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]

May f Japanese (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of Mei 2.

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".

Mayalyn f Obscure (Modern)

Mayalynn f Obscure (Modern)

Mayan m & f Urdu (Rare), Arabic (Modern, Rare)

Mayangi m & f Kongo (Modern)
Means "joy; happiness" in Kongo.

Maybrie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mabry.

Mayca f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maica.

Maycee f American (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Macy.

Maycie f American (Modern)
Variant of Macy.

Mayeule f French (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Mayeul.

Maygan f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Mayhem m Obscure (Modern)

Maykel m Spanish (Modern), Dutch (Modern)
Variant of Maikel.

Mayla f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maila.

Mayla f English (American, Modern)
Likely a combination of May and la.

Maylan m French (Modern)

Maylee f English (American, Modern)
Combination of May and the popular name suffix lee, similarly to names like Kaylee and Haylee.

Mayleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maylee.

Maylene f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maylen.

Mayley f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maylee.

Maylin f English (American, Modern)
Combination of May and the common name suffix lyn. Also compare Maelyn.

Maylone m French (Modern, Rare)

Maylonn m French (Modern, Rare)

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.

Mayronn m French (Modern)
Variant of Mayron.

Maysn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mason.

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.

Mayze f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maize.

Mayzel f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name blending May or Maisie with Hazel.

Mayzie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maisie.

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.

Mazid m Hindi (Modern)

M'balia f Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare)
Maybe a variant of Mbali.

Mccauley m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Macauley.

McCoy m English (Modern)
From the surname McCoy.

McKay m & f English (American, Modern), Mormon
Transferred use of the surname McKay. This name is mainly used in Utah among Mormons; it was the surname of David O. McKay (1873-1970), the ninth president of the Mormon Church (from 1951 until his death in 1970).

McKayah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of McKay. Also compare Makiyah.

Mckaylee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Makaylee.

Mckaylyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaelyn.

Mckeila f English (Modern)
Varient of Mckayla.

Mckella f American (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

McKensie f English (Modern)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mckenzee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mckenzy f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mckeyla f English (Modern)
Varient of Mckayla

Mckhaila f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

McKinlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of McKinley.

McKinleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spelling variation of McKinley with the -leigh ending.

McKinlie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of McKinley.

Mckinna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Mckinsley f English (Modern, Rare)
Blend of McKinley and Kinsley.

Mckinzi f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mckinzie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mckyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Makyla.

Mckylie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Kylie with the Mc- prefix as if it were an Irish or Scottish surname.

McKynlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of McKinley.

McKynzi f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of McKenzie.

Mea f Finnish (Modern), Swedish
Variant of Mia, likely influenced by Latin meus "mine" (feminine mea). It was first recorded in Sweden in 1858.

Meaghanne f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Meah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mia, the spelling is somewhat influenced by that of Leah.

Meara f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Meara.

Mechelle f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Michelle.

Mechine f African (Modern, Rare)
African name meaning "Tears/Sadness." From common dialect of Bassa. Appearance in Liberia and Ghana.... [more]

Meda f Lithuanian (Modern)

Medley m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Medley.... [more]

Medlina f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Madeline.

Medox m Hungarian (Modern)
Hungarian borrowing of Maddox.

Meekela f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Possibly inspired by Mikayla?

Meeya f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Mia.

Megami f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name comes from the word referring to a goddess or otherwise a female deity, derived from 女 (me) meaning "female, woman" and 神 (kami) meaning "god, deity, spirit" (kami > gami through rendaku).... [more]

Megán f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Megan.

Megana f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Megan.

Meganne f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Méghane f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mégane.

Meghann f English (Modern), Literature
Variant of Megan. This name was used by the Australian author Colleen McCullough in her novel The Thorn Birds (1977), which in 1983 was adapted as a TV mini-series.

Meghyn f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Megi f Albanian, 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).

Megija f Latvian (Modern)
Latvian borrowing of Maggie.

Megyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Mehgan f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Megan.

Mei f Chinese (Modern, Archaic)
From Chinese 媚 (meì) meaning "especially beautiful", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Meia f West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Meie.

Meia f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meja.

Meic m Welsh (Modern)
Welsh adoption of Mike.

Meighan f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Meija f Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meja.

Meije f French (Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the place name Meije.

Meikel m German (Modern, Rare)
German respelling of Michael to suggest an English pronunciation of the name.

Meila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mila.

Meilani f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Possibly synthetic Hawaiian name influenced by Melanie and/or Leilani using the Hawaiian element lani "heavenly." Used very rarely in the US, mainly California and Hawaii, since the 1980s or earlier... [more]

Meiomi f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Meiomi brand of wine, which is reportedly derived from a Wappo and Yuki-language word meaning "coast".

Meiran f Japanese (Modern)
Combination of the names Mei 1 / Mei 2 and Ran.

Meiran m & f Hebrew (Modern)
This name has some meanings: the first is "Happiness from God" (written: מירן), and the second is "joyful water" (written: מי-רן), from the Hebrew word mei (like in Meital), and the name Ran.

Meisha f American (Modern, Rare)

Meitar f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Means "strings, chords" in Hebrew.

Mekaylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mekelle f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mekele. This is one of transliteration of the city (see Mekele).

Mekenna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Mekhila f American (Modern, Rare)

Mekiah m & f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Micaiah.

Mel f & m Catalan (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish
Means "honey" in Catalan and Portuguese.... [more]

Melaney f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melani f Spanish, Croatian, Slovene, Greek (Rare), Hungarian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spanish borrowing, Croatian and Slovene form, Modern Greek and English variant of Melanie and Hungarian variant of Melánia... [more]

Melannie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melayna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melaina.

Melder f Cornish (Modern)
Means "honey-sweet" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.

Meleana f Hawaiian (Modern)

Meleigha f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melia.

Méliane f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Meliodas m Arthurian Cycle, Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. This is the name of Tristan's father in medieval French literature. It was reused for the main protagonist in the manga The Seven Deadly Sins (first published in 2012).

Melise f French (Modern)
Gallicized form of Turkish Melis.

Melisha f English (Modern, Rare)

Mélissandre f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mélisande, possibly influenced by Mélissa and Sandra... [more]

Mélisse f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mélissa.

Melizza f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Melissa.

Meljean f American (Modern, Rare), Filipino
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Mellieha f English (British, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the place name Mellieħa.

Mellina f French (Modern)
Variant of Mélina.

Mellisa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Mellissa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Mellodi f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melody.

Mélodi f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Melody.

Melodia f Spanish (Modern, Rare)

Melony f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melrakki m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse meaning "arctic fox, white fox", officially approved as a given name in 2006.

Mélya f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mélia.

Melya f French (Americanized, Modern)
Americanized form of Mélya.

Mélyna f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Mélina.

Mélyne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Méline.

Melynie f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Melanie.

Melyonen f Cornish (Modern)
Means "violet" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.

Mendi f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Mandy.

Menowin m German (Modern, Rare), Romani
The 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).

Meolie f German (Modern, Rare)
The given name of the German gymnast Meolie Jauch.

Meradith f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meredith.

Meredeth m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meredith.

Meredisz f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Meredith.

Meredite m & f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern), English (Rare)
Obscure portuguese form of Meredith

Meri f Slovene (Modern)
Slovene borrowing of English Mary.

Meri f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Mary reflecting the English pronunciation, used as a diminutive of María

Meriah f English (Modern)
Variant of Mariah.

Merilin f Estonian (Modern)
Elaboration of Merili.

Merily f Estonian (Modern)
Variant of Merili.

Merilyn f Estonian (Modern)
Variant of Merilin, influenced by Marilyn.

Meritt f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Merritt.

Merkel f & m Various (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Merkel. Modern usage is inspired by the surname of the German chancellor Angela Merkel.

Merliah f English (Modern)
A combination of the prefix ‘mer’ and the suffix ‘lia’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie in a Mermaid Tale” where Barbie plays Merliah Summers, a surfing teenager who is half mermaid and half human.

Merlot f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Taken directly from the wine Merlot.

Merryann f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variation of Maryann, which is possibly influenced by the English word merry meaning "cheerful, lively".

Meru f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Possibly the Japanese form of Mel.

Meruem m & f Japanese (Latinized, Modern, Rare)
Of Japanese origin, and means "Light that Illuminates All".

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

Merysol f Spanish (Latin American, Anglicized, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marysol (see Marisol), reflecting the English pronunciation.

Meşale f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Not available

Meshae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements mee and shay.

Mesi f Yao (Modern)
Modern variant of Miesi.

Messi m Various (Modern)
Trasferred use of the surname Messi. This name is given after Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi (1987-).

Messina f English (Modern, Rare)
From the Italian city of Messina.

Metsälintu f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "forest bird" in Finnish.

Mex m Dutch (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Max. The spelling is chosen to suggest an anglicised pronunciation instead of the standard Dutch and German one.

Meya f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Meja.

Meygan f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Mheagan f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Miabella f English (Modern)
Combination of Mia and Bella.

Miah f English (Modern)
Variant of Mia or Maya 2.

Miakayla f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Michaela or combination of Mia and Kayla.

Miami f English (Modern)
From the name of the city in the American state of Florida. The city got its name from the Mayaimi, a Native American tribe that lived around Lake Okeechobee until the 17th or 18th century.

Miamor f African American (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
From the Spanish phrase mi amor meaning "my love".

Miamore f African American (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miamor.

Miana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myana.

Mianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myanna.

Micaelah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Micaella f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Michaela.

Micaila f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Micala f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Micayla f English (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Mich m & f Luo (Modern)
"blessings"

Michaelah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Michaelangelo m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Michelangelo. It peaked in 1990 coinciding with the release of the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, one of whose characters is named Michelangelo (but pronounced like English Michael and Angelo).

Michaelee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Makaylee influenced by the original spelling of Michaela. You could also say this is a combination of Michaela with the popular name suffix -Lee or a feminization of Michael with the suffix -lee in the style of Kaylee.

Michaelyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Michaela and the popular name suffix lyn.

Miche f & m American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Perhaps a diminutive of Michel or Michelle (See also Mish). It's a feminine name in the USA and a masculine name in Brazil.

Michealla f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mickael m Swedish (Modern, Rare), French
Swedish variant of Mikael and French variant of Mickaël.

Mickayla f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mickenzie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Midbar m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "desert" in Hebrew.

Mid-eum m & f Korean (Modern)
From the verbal noun of verb 믿다 (mitda) meaning "to believe in something, trust someone."

Midnight f & m Obscure (Modern)
From Middle English midnight (also as middelniȝte), from Old English midniht, middeniht, middeneaht, (also as midderneaht and middelniht), from Proto-Germanic *midjanahts, equivalent to mid- +‎ night.

Mieka f English (Modern, Rare)

Miel f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)

Migel m Various (Modern, Rare)
Alternate spelling of Miguel.

Migla f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miglė.

Miio m Finnish (Modern)
A form of Mio which is from Astrid Lindgren's children's book Mio, my Mio (also known as Mio, my Son)(Mio, min Mio in Swedish)

Mikah m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Micah.

Mikai m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
This name is probably a short form of Micaiah, but then via its variant spelling Mikaiah.

Mikaila f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikalah f English (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikale m Hawaiian, American (Modern, Rare)
Hawaiian form of Michael.

Mikalia f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated variant of Michaela.

Mikalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the name Mika and the surfix lynn (see Lynn.)

Mikaylah f English (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikaylee f American (Modern)
Variant of Makaylee.

Mikaylin f American (Modern, Rare)

Mikenna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Mikhata m & f Filipino (Modern)
Taken from the Japanese "味方" that means 'ally' or "三方" that means 'three sides'. While 'Mikhata' means 'Silent Voice' from the short story "Untold Feelings" where the character was described as a young boy with three different personalities.

Mikhayla f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikhela f Obscure (Modern)

Mikia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, possibly inspired by Mikki and Nikia. In the pronunciation /mɪ.'kaɪ.ə/, it may also be seen as a variant of Micaiah.

Mikiyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Micaiah.

Mikka f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Mikkaela f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikkaila f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikkalína f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Mikalina.

Mikkayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikyla f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Míla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Mila.

Mila f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "word" in Hebrew.

Milane m & f French (Modern, Rare)
French adoption both of Milan and Milana.

Milanni f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Milani or Milania.

Milas m Danish (Modern)
Meaning unknown. Possibly related to Mylasos, or the Slavic name element mil- (see Mila, Miloš, Miloslav).

Milea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miley or Milia.

Milea f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mile, itself a variant of Mila as well as a short form of various names containing the element -mile-.

Milėja f Lithuanian (Modern)

Mileo m American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Miguel and Leo.

Milez m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miles

Mili f Indian (Modern)
Derived from Sanskrit mili (मिली) "to meet" or "union".... [more]

Mili f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "who for me?" (combination of the word mi which means "who" and the name Li 2) and came from the phrase "?אם אין אני לי, מי לי" which means "If I'm not for myself, who will be for me?"... [more]

Miliam m Swedish (Modern)
Short form of Maximiliam (compare Milian).

Milissa f English (Modern)
Variant of Melissa.

Millenna f English (Modern, Rare)
Based on the word millennium meaning "period of one thousand years" (ultimately from Latin mille "thousand" and annus "year"), probably influenced by Milena... [more]

Millia f French (Modern, Rare), Romani (Archaic)

Millian m Norwegian (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Milian.

Million m African American (Modern, Rare), Ethiopian
From the English word million.

Millý f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Milly.

Miltresa f American (Modern, Rare)

Miluna f Italian (Modern), Venetian
From the Italian words mia luna literally meaning "my moon". According to a Venetian legend the 1600s nobleman Vittore Calergi proposed to his love interest with these words (meant "my sweetness, my dear") and a beautiful diamond later renamed Miluna... [more]

Milyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Milan.

Milynn f English (Modern, Rare)

Mina m Ancient Egyptian (Arabized, Modern), Coptic
Mina, a very old but yet a very modern name, is currently used by Coptic Christian males in Egypt. ... [more]

Minamo f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name means "water's surface," made up of 水 (sui, mizu, mizu-, mi) meaning "water" and 面 (ben, men, omo, omote, tsura, mo) meaning "face, surface." The word originally came about from a combination of 水 (mi), な (na), the Old Japanese equivalent of の (no) meaning "of" and 面 (mo) with the meaning of "surface."... [more]

Mindeulle f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 민들레 (mindeulle) meaning "dandelion."

Minelle f Swedish (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Mina 1.

Mingan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ming and An 1.

Mingus m English, Dutch (Rare), Danish (Modern), Swedish (Modern, Rare)

Minja f Finnish (Modern)
Diminutive of Mina.

Minnah f English (British), Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Minna.

Minny f Literature (Modern)
Name of one of the major characters in the Help! Can be a shortened form of Minerva.

Minou f Swedish (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Minoo or Milou.

Minteu f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Korean borrowing of English mint.

Minxie f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Michelle

Míó m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Mio 2.

Mír m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Mirabell f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mirabelle and Mirabel.

Miraculous m & f American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word.

Mirajane f Obscure (Modern)
Contraction of Mira and Jane.

Miran m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Meiran.

Mireu m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 미르 (mireu) meaning "dragon." It may be either derived from Old Chinese *mroːŋ (龍) or a cognate with 물 (mul) meaning "water."

Mirianna f English (Modern, Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Miriana.

Miri-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the first two syllables of Mirinae and Byeol.

Míríel f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Muirgel.

Mirinae f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 미리내 (mirinae), referring to the Milky Way.

Mirith f Hebrew (Modern)
Hebrew modern form of Miriam, usually used as a diminutive. It can also has connection to the word "myrrh".

Mirrianne f German (Modern, Rare)
Mirrianne Mahn is a Black German politician in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Mirtel f Estonian (Modern)
Elaboration of Mirt, possibly influenced by Myrtle.

Mirtilla f Italian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mirta also similar to the Italian word mirtillo meaning "blueberry". It has been used in the Italian translation of 'Harry Potter' franchise for the character Mirtilla Malcontenta (Moaning Myrtle).

Mirukī f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From ミルク (Miruku) meaning "Milk". It is used by a fictional character, ミルキー ちゃん (MirukīChan).

Misgana f Ethiopian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
From Amharic ምስጋና (məsgana) "glory, praise, honour; thanks, gratitude".

Mishael f Arabic (Modern)
Variant of Mashael.

Mishayla f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Michaela reflecting a different pronunciation or a combination of Shayla with the prefix Mi-.

Mishel f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Popular name in Israel, it is came from the name Michel / Michelle

Mishella f American (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Michella.