Names starting with M
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Diminutive of Maja 1.
A Danish and Swedish diminutive of Maria.
From an English surname originally derived from the given name Mauger, a Norman French form of the Germanic name Malger meaning "council spear". The...
From Swedish maj "May (month)" combined with vår "spring" or the Old Norse name element vǫr "vigilant, cautious". This name first appeared in the...
Signifies "poppy (flower)" in Bosnian. It is most often given in honour of Bosnian poet Mehmedalija Dizdar (1917-1971), whose pseudonym was Mak.
A variation of Mekhi.
The Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian variant of Makarios (see Macario).
Signifies "January" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit मकर (makara), referring to the constellation Capricornus.
Possibly signifies "greatness" in Ethiopic. This was the name of a 10th-century BC Ethiopian queen. She is probably the same figure as the Queen of...
The Chechen variant of Mahmud, as well as an alternative transliteration of the Kazakh name.
From Japanese 真 (ma) "real, genuine" combined with 希 (ki) "hope" or 紀 (ki) "record, chronicle". Other kanji combinations may also form this name.
Signifies "nobleman, official, leader" in Amharic. This was the name of the father of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie.
From Japanese 誠 (makoto) meaning "sincerity", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations.
The Russian, Belarusian, and Macedonian variant of Maximus, as well as an alternative transliteration of Ukrainian Максим (see Maksym).
The Russian variant of Maximilianus (see Maximilian).
The Slovene and Croatian variant of Maximilianus (see Maximilian).
The Polish variant of Maximilianus (see Maximilian).
From the Hebrew name מַלְאָכִי (Malʾaḵi) meaning "my messenger" or "my angel", from a possessive form of מַלְאָךְ (malʾaḵ) "messenger, angel". This...
The biblical Greek and Latin form of Malachi, used in the title of the Book of Malachi. In the biblical text itself, the name is rendered Malachi in...
An anglicized form of Máel Sechnaill or Máel Máedóc, influenced by the spelling of Malachi. Saint Malachy (in Irish, Máel Máedóc) was a 12th-century...
The Fijian and Tongan variant of Malachi, as well as a modern English variation.
The biblical Hebrew form of Malachi.
A variation of Malalai, notably borne by Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai (1997-).
Signifies "sad, grieved" in Pashto. This was a Pashtun woman who rallied Afghan forces during the 1880 Battle of Maiwand against the British.
Possibly a variation of Melanie incorporating the Hawaiian name element lani meaning "heaven, sky" (found in names like Leilani and Kalani).
From the name of the country of Malaysia in southeastern Asia, home of the Malay people. Their ethnic name is of uncertain origin, though it may come...
Signifies "Yahweh is my king" in Hebrew, from מֶלֶךְ (meleḵ) "king" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. Several Old Testament figures bear...
A form of Malchiah found in some English versions of the Old Testament.
An anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Máel Coluim, meaning "disciple of Saint Columba". Four kings of Scotland bore this name beginning in the 10th...
From Maldwyn, another name for the old Welsh county of Montgomeryshire. It is so named from Trefaldwyn, the Welsh name for the county town of...