Names starting with M
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Signifies "intoxicating, maddening" in Sanskrit. This is another name for the Hindu love god Kama.
From the Latvian name for a type of flowering plant known as cleavers or bedstraw in English.
Signifies "girl" in German. It is not used as a given name in Germany itself.
Diminutive of Madeline or Madison.
Derived from a Welsh surname that signifies "son of Madoc". This name gained prominence when actress Angelina Jolie chose it for her adopted son in...
Diminutive form of Madeline or Madison.
From Sanskrit मध्य (madhya) meaning "middle". This name is traditionally given to the second-born child in a family.
The English variant of Madeleine. It is the name of the heroine in a series of children's books by Austrian-American author Ludwig Bemelmans, first...
A French diminutive of Madeleine, now more common as a Dutch name.
Diminutive of Margaret.
Signifies "sweet, vernal, of the springtime" in Sanskrit, from मधु (madhu) meaning "honey, sweet". A 14th-century Indian scholar from Sangamagrama...
From Sanskrit मधु (madhu) meaning "honey, sweet". This is another name for Chaitra, the first month of the Hindu year (occurring in March and April).
Diminutive of Madeline or Madison.
Used by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren for the heroine of her book series of the same name, first published in 1960. She is called Maggie, Meg, or Mar...
From the name of the city of Medina, from Arabic المدينة (al-Madīna) meaning "the city". The Saudi city is considered an Islamic holy site because...
From the English surname Madison signifying "son of Matthew" or "son of Maud". It was not commonly used as a feminine name until after the movie Splas...
Created as a German equivalent of Madicken for the German translation of Astrid Lindgren's books.
A Czech diminutive of Magdaléna.
From the Old Welsh name Matauc, from a Brythonic name *Maglocunos meaning "chief of hounds", from Celtic *maglos "chief" and *kū "dog, hound"...
From a title of the Virgin Mary meaning "my lady" in Italian. A famous bearer is American singer Madonna Ciccone (1958-), known simply as Madonna.
A variation of May. A notable bearer was American actress Mae West (1893-1980), whose birth name was Mary.
Of unknown meaning. Saint Máedóc (also known as Áedán) of Ferns was a 7th-century Irish bishop.
An Icelandic diminutive of María.
French form of Breton Mael meaning "prince, chieftain, lord". Saint Mael was a 5th-century Breton hermit who lived in Wales.