Modern Submitted Names

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)

Melody f English Creole (Modern)
From Melodi, influenced by English

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".

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 German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern)
Variant of Max. The spelling is chosen to suggest an Anglised pronunciation instead of the standard 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.

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.

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

Mio m Swedish (Modern), Literature
From the children's fantasy book 'Mio, min Mio' (1954) by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Mio is the name of the main character, a young boy who finds out that he is a prince in an otherworldly land... [more]

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.

Mishelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Mishka f English (Modern, Rare)
As an English name, it could possibly be a variant of Mischka or Mischa.... [more]

Mishrilal f Hindi (Modern)

Mislina f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Not available

Misou m Chinese (Modern)
Meaning is Beauty Idea

Mistelle f Obscure (Modern)

Mística f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Means "mystical" in Portuguese and Spanish. Occasionally used as a given name.

Miszel f & m Polish (Modern, Rare)
Polish phonetic spelling of Michelle or Michel.

Miszela f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Polonisation of Michelle.

Mitchi m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Mitchie.

Mitricia f American (Modern, Rare)

Mitsou f French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Apparently this is a Francophone spelling of a Japanese name, Mitsu which means light and/or honey. A famous bearer is French Canadian Pop singer/actress Mitsou Gélinas.

Miuna f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can be used as 美海, 美羽奈, 美羽菜, 美羽南, 美羽名, 美生菜, 美生奈, 美宇名, 海羽奈, 海羽菜, 海羽南, 未羽奈, 未羽那 or 未生奈 with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty," 海 (kai, umi, mi, una) meaning "ocean, sea," 未 (bi, mi, ima.da, hitsuji, ma.da) meaning "even now, hitherto, not yet, still, sign of the ram (8th sign of Chinese zodiac)," 羽 (u, ha, hane, wa) meaning "feathers," 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru) meaning "birth, genuine, life," 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof," 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?," 菜 (sai, na) meaning "greens, side dish, vegetable," 南 (na, nan, minami, nami) meaning "south," 名 (myou, mei, na, -na) meaning "distinguished, name, noted, reputation" and 那 (na, da, nani, nanzo, ikan) meaning "what?"... [more]

Miya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Maya 2.

Miyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Maya 2.

Mizore f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name can be used as 霙 (ei, you, mizore) meaning "sleet" (in other words, a mixture of snow and rain), though, as a name, it's more likely to be written phonetically.... [more]

Mjalldís f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse mjǫll meaning "fresh snow, powdery snow" (also compare Mjöll) combined with Old Norse dís meaning "goddess".

Móa f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic variant of Móða and Moa.

Moána f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Moana.

Moca f Japanese (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Anglicized spelling of Moka and from English "mocha".

Módís f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements móðr "mind; spirit; courage; wrath" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Moegi f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 萌え木 (moegi), referring to young tree sprouts/buds, or 萌黄/萌葱 (moegi), referring to the colour of a freshly sprouted onion or otherwise a light yellowish green colour.... [more]

Moeisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Moesha.

Moesha f Popular Culture, African American (Modern), Jamaican Patois, Antillean Creole, South African
Invented name. It was used for the title character of the American television show Moesha (1996-2001), played by singer Brandy.

Moeum m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of verb 모으다 (moeuda) meaning "to gather, collect."

Mogyoró f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Means "hazelnut" in Hungarian.

Molli f English (American), Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
English variant and Hungarian borrowing of Molly.

Moltas m Swedish (Modern)
Swedish name of uncertain meaning. This was the nickname of Swedish entertainer Moltas Erikson (real name Jan Henning Erikson).

Monae f African American (Modern)
Variant of Monet.

Monami f Japanese (Modern)
This name can be used as 萌波 or 萌南 with 萌 (hou, kiza.shi, mebae, mo.eru) meaning "bud, sprout," 波 (ha, nami) meaning "billow, wave, ripple" and 南 (na, nan, minami, nami) meaning "south."... [more]

Mo'Nay f African American (Modern)
Variant of Monet.

Monea f African American (Modern, Rare)

Monicka f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Monica.

Monie f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Mona 1, Simone 1, and other names containing a similar sound.

Monik f Greek (Modern, Rare)
Greek form of Monique.

Monnica f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Monica.

Monreaux f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Monroe.

Montessa f American (Modern, Rare), Filipino
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an invented name blending Mon from Monica with Contessa, or possibly a feminine elaboration of Montez.

Montika f Hungarian (Modern)
Derived from Hungarian montika, itself a vernacular name for Hungarian pipitér "camomile, chamomile".

Monttryal m American (Modern, Rare)

Montzerrat f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Montserrat.

Moonglow f American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word moonglow, a synonym for "moonlight".

Moonunit f & m Obscure (Modern)

Mor m & f Luo (Modern)
"happiness"

Morbius m American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
The name of the ill-fated and somewhat unstable scientist and space voyager, Dr. Edward Morbius, in the classic 1956 science fiction film, Forbidden Planet. In an apparent acknowledgement of the earlier movie, the name was also used for an unstable renegade Time Lord in an episode ("The Brain of Morbius") of the long-running British science fiction television series, Dr Who... [more]

Morel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mor and El means "myrrh from God" in Hebrew.

Morgiane f Literature (Gallicized), Theatre, French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Morgiana. This name occurs in the French translation of 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' added to 'One Thousand and One Nights' by Antoine Galland... [more]

Morgongåva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish combination of morgon "morning" and gåva "gift".

Morgonstjärna f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish combination of morgon "morning" and stjärna "star".

Morgunsól f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "morning sun", from Icelandic morgunn "morning" and sól "sun".

Morgyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Morgan 1.

Morgynn f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Morgan 1.

Móri m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, maybe a variant form of Mór.

Morissette f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morissette. Also, it is the stage name of Johanne Morissette Daug Amon, a Filipina singer, rapper, dancer, and musician and a former contestant on TV5's Star Factor and The Voice of the Philippines... [more]

Moroccan m Obscure (Modern)
From the English word Moroccan denoting a person from the country of Morocco or something pertaining to Morocco. This name was used by American entertainers Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon for their son Moroccan Scott Cannon (2011-)... [more]

Morocco m Obscure (Modern)
From the name of the African country.

Morvoren f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish morvoren "mermaid" (ultimately from Cornish mor "sea" and moren "maiden"). This was the bardic name or pseudonym of a member of the Gorsedh Kernow (Katherine Lee Jenner, 1904)... [more]

Mosaic m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word mosaic, which is a pattern of small pieces of coloured stones, glass, or ceramic.

Mosh m Hebrew (Modern)
Short form of Moshiko which itself used as a diminutive of Moshe.

Moshiko m Hebrew (Modern)
A diminutive or a modern version of Moshe.

Mosley f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mosley.

Mou f Chinese (Modern, Archaic)
From Chinese 眸 (móu) meaning "beautiful eyes", scheme", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Mouhika f Hindi (Modern)

Mounjir m Arabic (Modern)
Arabic name appearing in the Quran and meaning warner.

Movitz m Swedish (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Movitz. Its modern usage is likely inspired by Fredrik Movitz, a character appearing in several songs in Swedish poet, songwriter and composer Carl Michael Bellman's well-known 18th century work Fredman's epistles.

Moxie f American (Modern)
Meaning "nerve, courage, pep, daring, spirit". A relatively modern American slang term that came around c. 1925-30 after 'Moxie', a brand of soft drink. The term fell into common usage following an aggressive marketing campaign associating the brand name Moxie with the traits that now define the term... [more]

Moxy f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Moxie.

Moyura f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Probably from the adverb もゆら (moyura), used in reference to a ball moving, swaying and touching.... [more]

Mozah f Arabic (Modern, Rare)
A female name in Arabic speaking countries.

Msgana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Misgana.

Mufasa m Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Name of a character in 'The Lion King' franchise, who is Scar's older brother, Sarabi's mate, Simba's father and Kiara and Kion's paternal grandfather and introduced as the King of the Pride Lands.

Mugi f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is used as 麦 (baku, mugi) meaning "wheat, barley," likely shortened from 群芒 (murenogi), made up of 群 (mure) meaning "group, cluster" and 芒 (nogi) which refers to an awn or a hair/bristle-like appendage.... [more]

Mugiho f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is, essentially, a combination of Mugi and 穂 (sui, ho) meaning "ear (of plant), head," 歩 (fu, bu, ho, ayu.mu, aru.ku) meaning "walk, step" or 帆 (han, ho) meaning "sail."... [more]

Muguet f French (Modern, Rare)
Derived from French muguet "lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)".

Muhammed Eymen m Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Muhammed and Eymen.

Muhmad m Arabic (Maghrebi, Arabized, Modern)

Mulgyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Korean 물결 (mulgyeol) meaning "wave; tide," a combination of 물 (mul) meaning "water" and 결 (gyeol) meaning "layer, ply; chance, opportunity, moment."

Mul-kyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Mulgyeol.

Mummi m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of names containing the name element mund "hand", "protection" or munr "thought".

Mundher m Arabic (Modern, Archaic)
An arabic name meaning someone who warns / alerts others from danger or something bad / ominous happening. From the arabic word انذار meaning "warning".

Myah f American (Modern)
Variant of Maya 2.

Myahna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myana.

Myana f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Myanna, a blend of Mya and Iyana or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements my, ya and na.

Myanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a blend of my and Anna or a combination of the popular phonetic elements my, ya and na.

Myca f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mica and Micah

Mycah f & m English (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Micah.

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

Mycena f English (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Mychalle f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Myelin f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Norse name Mylin.

Myesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myisha.

Myghin f Manx (Modern, Rare)
A modern coinage derived from Manx myghin "mercy", this name is used as a Manx equivalent of Mercy.

Myiesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myisha.

Myisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Aisha.

Mykael m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mykel.

Myke m English (Modern)
Variant of Mike.

Mykel m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Michael.

Mykell m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michael.

Mykelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Mykel.

Mykelti f & m American (Modern, Rare)
A concatenation of Michael with the initial T (the phonetic element /ti/). In the case of American actor Mykelti Williamson (1957-), who is of African American descent and self-identifies as being of partial Blackfoot descent, he has claimed that his name means "spirit" in the Blackfoot language, but this is untrue... [more]

Mykhael m American (Modern, Rare)

Mykia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Mykisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix my and Kisha.

Mykya f American (Modern, Rare)

Mylann m French (Modern)
Variant of Milan.

Myleene f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly an Anglicized form of Mylène.

Myleigh f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miley.

Mylez m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myles 1.

Mynt f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mint.

Mynta f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Taken directly from the vocabulary word meaning "mint", therefore making it a cognate of Danish Mynte.

Mynthe f Danish (Modern)
Variant of Mynte.

Mynx f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Minx.

Myrcella f Literature, Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Created by author George R.R. Martin for a character in his series A Song of Ice and Fire (1996) and its television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019). At the beginning of the first novel, Princess Myrcella Baratheon is the daughter of king Robert Baratheon and queen Cersei Lannister... [more]

Myrka f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Mirka 1. This is borne by Myrka Dellanos (1965-), a Cuban-born American television and radio host and journalist.

Myrsky m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "storm" in Finnish.