This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Lyrikos m Late Greek (Rare)Derived from the Greek adjective λυρικός
(lyrikos) meaning "of the lyre" (as in, the musical instrument).
Lyris f English (Modern, Rare)Lyris is occasionally listed among the Oceanids of Greek mythology. As such, the name first appears in Hyginus's
Fabulae.... [
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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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Lytle m English (American, Rare)Lytle W Robinson (1877-1945) was an initiate of esoteric science and an author who published several books about Edgar Cayce. The name could be a variation of
Lyle or transferred use of the surname
Little.
Maa f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 真 (
ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (
a) meaning "mountain" or 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maako f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 愛 (
ma) meaning "love, affection", 有 (
a) meaning "exist" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maarij m & f Arabic (Rare)Maarij is the plural form of the Arabic word "mi'raaj" which means "ascent". It is a masculine name in the Arab world, but a feminine name in Indo-Pak culture as well. It is also the name of the 70th chapter in the Quran.
Mabille m & f French (Rare)derived from the Old French word “mabile,” meaning “mable” or “mable stone.”
Macedonia f Spanish (Rare)Feminine form of
Macedonio. It is also part of a name of the country (officially Republic of Macedonia/The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) in south-eastern Europe.
Macedonio m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)This name is derived from Latin
Macedonius meaning "Macedonian," which is derived from Greek
Makedones. That word literally means "highlanders" or "the tall ones," which is related to
makednos meaning "long, tall" and
makros "long, large."... [
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Madhuranath m Indian (Rare)Derived from Sanskrit मधुर
(madhura) "sweet, delicious" (itself from मधु
(madhu) "honey, mead, nectar, any sweet liquid") and नाथ
(natha) "lord".
Madian m Muslim (Arabized, Rare)Madian is a geographical place mentioned in the Torah and Quran. William G. Dever states that biblical Madian was in the "northwest Arabian Peninsula, on the east shore of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea", an area which he notes was "never extensively settled until the 8th–7th century B.C."
Madinia f English (Rare, Archaic)Meaning uncertain. Dr John Dee gave it to his daughter in 1590, allegedly naming her for one of the Enochian angels ("the spiritual creature who on 28 May 1583 appeared to Dee and Sir Edward Kelley and entered into a mysterious conversation with them", according to Méric Casaubon in his 'True & Faithful Relation…' (1659)).... [
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Magdahlia f American (Rare)A seeming mix of Magdaline (from the bible) and the Dahlia flower. Also a variation of Migdalia.
Magdalenus m Dutch (Rare)Dutch masculine form of
Magdalene. A notable bearer is Dutch author and illustrator Hendrik Magdalenus Bruna (1927-2017), better known as Dick Bruna.
Maggia f Italian (Rare)Feminine form of
Maggio and thus ultimately derived from Italian
maggio "May". This name was occasionally given to children born in the month of May (compare English
May).
Magic m & f English (American, Rare)From the English word
magic meaning "the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces".
Magnulf m Norwegian (Rare)Derived from the Old Norse elements
magn "mighty, strong, power" and
ulfr "wolf", making it a cognate of the Germanic name
Maganulf. Magnulf was first used in 1901.
Mahek f Gujarati (Rare)Means "fragrance, scent; aroma" in Gujarati, probably from Sanskrit
महक्क (
mahakka) "wide-spreading fragrance".
Mahigul f Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare)Derived from the Persian adjective ماهی
(mahi) meaning "lunar, moonly" (compare
Mahin) combined with the Middle Persian noun گل
(gul) meaning "flower, rose".
Mahina f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 真 (
ma) meaning "real, genuine", 舞 (
ma) meaning "dance" or 満 (
ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy" combined with 妃 (
hi) meaning "princess" and 奈 (
na) meaning "what" or 雛 (
hina) meaning "chick, squab, duckling, doll"... [
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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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Mai f Welsh (Rare)Welsh form of
May as well as a direct adoption of Welsh
mai "(month of) May".