Names Categorized "saints"

Malina 1 is a Scottish feminine given name derived as a feminization of Malcolm. The name Malcolm itself comes from the Scottish Gaelic Máel Coluim, meaning “disciple of Saint Columba.” Historically, Malcolm was a royal...

Malo is a Breton masculine given name with deep roots in early medieval hagiography. The name derives from Old Breton elements mach meaning "pledge, hostage" and lou meaning "bright, brilliant", collectively signifying a...

Maol Chaluim is the Scottish Gaelic form of Malcolm, a name of deep historical and cultural resonance in Scotland. Derived from the Old Gaelic Máel Coluim, it means “disciple of Saint Columba.” Since the 10th century, fo...

Maolsheachlann is a modern Irish masculine given name, representing the evolved form of Máel Sechlainn and ultimately derived from the Old Irish Máel Sechnaill. The name is composed of the element máel (meaning 'disciple...

Mar is a feminine given name of Mary, deriving from the Spanish and Catalan word mar meaning "sea." The name originates from the devotional title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Mar ("Our Lady of the Sea"), who is...

Marcella is a feminine given name of Roman origin. It is the feminine form of Marcellus, a Roman family name that itself is a diminutive of Marcus. The root Mars, the Roman god of war, gives the name a strong, martial as...

Marcellina is a feminine given name of Latin origin, used in both Italian and Roman contexts. It is the feminine form of Marcellinus, a Roman family name that was itself derived from Marcellus. Etymology and History The...

Marcellinus is a Roman family name, derived as a diminutive of Marcellus, itself a diminutive of the common Roman praenomen Marcus. The ultimate root is Mars, the Roman god of war, so the name carries an underlying assoc...

Marcia is a feminine given name of Roman origin, representing the female form of the ancient Roman family name Marcius. The name is derived from Latin, meaning "dedicated to Mars" (the Roman god of war), as it ultimately...

Marciana is a feminine given name with roots in Roman antiquity, several parallels across Southern European languages, and a rare vestige of early Christian history. Ultimately derived from the Roman praenomen Marcus – m...

Marcianus is a Roman family name derived from the praenomen Marcus. As a Latin nomen (gentile name), it originally signified belonging to the gens Marcia, an ancient patrician clan. The name is best known for its associa...

Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman origin, classified as a praenomen, or personal name, that was common among Roman citizens. Its etymology is closely tied to the Roman god Mars, the deity of war, though s...

Margaret is a classic feminine given name derived from Latin Margarita, which was from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarites) meaning "pearl". The Greek word was probably ultimately borrowed from an Indo-Iranian language, reflect...

Margarita is a Latinate form of Margaret, ultimately derived from Greek margarites meaning "pearl." The name is widely used in many languages, including Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian, Spanish,...

Maria is a feminine given name used in numerous languages, including Armenian, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Corsican, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, Frisian, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Occitan...

Etymology and OriginMarianus is a Roman family name derived from the Roman name Marius. Marius itself is thought to originate either from Mars, the Roman god of war, or from the Latin root mas, maris meaning "male". The...

Marie is a French and Czech form of Maria. It has been very common in France since the 13th century, and at the opening of the 20th century, it was given to approximately 20 percent of French girls. This percentage has d...

Marius is a historic male given name with Roman origins, used across various European cultures and languages in the modern era. It originated as a Roman family name belonging to the gens Maria, a plebeian family of the R...

Mark is a common male given name used in many languages, including English, Dutch, Danish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Armenian. It is a form of the Latin Marcus, a name derived from the Roman god Mars, meaning "...

Marmaduke is a traditionally English given name, most commonly associated with the Yorkshire region of Britain. Its origins are believed to trace back to the Old Irish name Máel Máedóc, which means "disciple of Saint Máe...

Marta is a widespread feminine given name used in numerous languages, including Georgian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, German, Icelandic, Italian, Latvian, Macedonian, Polish, Portugu...

Martha is a feminine given name with a rich biblical and linguistic history. Its ultimate origin lies in Aramaic, where it is derived from the word marta, meaning “the lady” or “the mistress.” This is the feminine form o...

EtymologyMarthe is the French and Norwegian form of Martha. The name Martha ultimately derives from the Aramaic word marta meaning "the lady, the mistress," the feminine form of mar ("master"). In the New Testament, Mart...

Martialis is the original Latin form of Martial. This name was a Roman cognomen derived from the name of the god Mars, the Roman god of war. The etymology of Mars may be connected to the Latin word mas meaning 'male' (ge...

Martin is a masculine given name used across many languages and cultures. It originates from the Roman name Martinus, which is derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god Mars. Mars was the protec...

Etymology and Historical RootsMartina is the feminine form of Martin, derived from the Roman name Martinus, itself a derivative of Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god Mars. As a female counterpart, Mar...

Mary is a feminine given name, the English form of the Latin Maria, which itself comes from the New Testament Greek names Μαριάμ (Mariam) and Μαρία (Maria). These Greek forms are derived from the Hebrew name מִרְיָם (Mir...

Mateo is a Spanish and Croatian form of Matthew. In Spanish, it is derived directly from the Latin Matthaeus, which itself comes from the Greek Matthaios, a New Testament form of the Hebrew name Mattithiah, meaning "gift...

Matilda is a feminine given name of Germanic origin, derived from the Old High German elements maht 'might, strength' and hilt 'battle', giving it the meaning 'strength in battle'. The name originally appeared as Mahthil...

Matrona 1 is a feminine given name derived from Late Latin, meaning "lady," itself a derivative of Latin mater "mother." The name was borne by three early Christian saints, cementing its place in hagiographic tradition....

Matthew is an English masculine given name, ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Mattityahu, meaning “gift of Yahweh.” It entered Greek as Ματθαῖος (Matthaios) through the New Testament, where it belonged to Matthew t...

Matthias is a masculine given name derived from the Greek Ματθίας (Matthias), a variant of Ματθαῖος (Matthaios), which ultimately comes from the Hebrew name Matthew (Mattityahu), meaning “gift of Yahweh.” The name appear...

Maura is an Anglicized form of the Irish name Máire, the Irish version of Mary. It also has been associated with the Irish word mór meaning "great." This name has been used in both English-speaking countries and Ireland....

EtymologyMaurice is a masculine given name with deep roots in Latin and French tradition. It derives from the Roman name Mauritius, itself a derivative of Maurus, meaning "Moorish" or "dark-skinned," referencing inhabita...

Maurus is a Latin name of Greek origin, derived from the word Maurus (Ancient Greek Μαῦρος), meaning "North African, Moorish." It was used as both a Latin adjective and a personal name, referring to the Moors, the inhabi...

Maxence is the French form of the Roman name Maxentius, itself derived from the Latin word maximus meaning "greatest". Rooted in the Latin superlative maximus, it originally functioned as an agnomen, the fourth name give...

Maxentius is a Latin name, the Latin form of Maxence.The name is primarily associated with the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius (c. 283 – 28 October 312), who ruled from 306 until his death. He was the la...

Maximian is the usual English form of Maximianus, used to refer to the Roman emperor. It derives from the Roman cognomen Maximianus, which itself is a derivative of Maximus, meaning "greatest" in Latin. Historical Contex...

Etymology and OriginsMaximilian originates from the Roman name Maximilianus, itself derived from the Latin Maximus, meaning "greatest." The name refers to Saint Maximilian, a 3rd-century saint and martyr. In the 15th cen...

Maximinus was a Roman cognomen derived from the name Maximus, itself from Latin maximus meaning "greatest." The suffix -īnus indicates belonging or relation, so Maximinus effectively means "of or belonging to Maximus" or...

Maximus is a Roman family name (cognomen) derived from Latin maximus meaning "greatest". It links to Max and is the source of many European forms such as Maxim, Maksim, Maxime, and cousins like the feminine Maxima. The n...

Meallán is an Irish masculine given name with early medieval origins. Derived from Old Irish Mellán, it is formed from mell, meaning either "pleasant, delightful" or "lump, ball," combined with a diminutive suffix. The n...

Meginhard is an Old German name composed of the elements megin "power, strength" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". It is a classic dithermatic (two-element) Germanic name, typical of the early medieval period when mar...

Meinrad is a German given name composed of the Old High German elements megin meaning "power, strength" and rat meaning "counsel, advice", giving the name the sense of "strong advisor" or "mighty counselor". The Saint Me...

Melanie is a feminine given name with roots in Greek, French, and Latin traditions. It derives from the Greek word μέλαινα (melaina), meaning "black, dark," which in Latin became Melania ('blackness'). The name was borne...

Meliton is a masculine given name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word μέλι (meli), meaning "honey." The genitive form μέλιτος (melitos) gives the sense of "like honey" or "sweet." The name is recorded in both An...

Menelaus is a figure from Greek mythology, best known as the king of Sparta and the husband of Helen. His name derives from the Greek Μενέλαος (Menelaos), which may be composed of μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to last" o...

Menodora is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, meaning "gift of the moon". It is derived from the Greek elements mene (μηνη, "moon") and doron (δῶρον, "gift"). The name is borne by a 4th-century Christian sai...

Mercedes is a Spanish feminine given name, ultimately derived from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, meaning "Our Lady of Mercies". The word mercedes is the plural form of merced, whic...

Merryn is a female given name of Cornish origin, though its meaning remains uncertain. The name is most notably associated with an early Cornish male saint, Saint Merryn (also known as Merryn or Meryn), whose cult is cen...

Merton is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself originated as a place name. The place name comes from Old English elements meaning "town on a lake", combining "mere" (lake) and "tun...

Methodius is the Latinized form of the Greek name Methodios (Μεθόδιος), derived from the Greek word methodos (μέθοδος) meaning "pursuit" or "method." This, in turn, comes from meta (μετά) meaning "with" and hodos (ὁδός)...

Etymology and Meaning Metrodora is an Ancient Greek feminine name composed of the elements μήτηρ (meter), meaning "mother", and δῶρον (doron), meaning "gift". The name thus signifies "gift of the mother" or "mother's gif...

Metrophanes is a Greek masculine given name derived from the elements μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother" (genitive μητρός) and φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing" or "shining". Thus, the name signifies "one who appears like a...

Etymology and OriginMichael is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew rhetorical question מִיכָאֵל (Miḵaʾel), meaning "who is like God?" The name combines the interrogative pronoun מִי (mi) meaning "who?", the pa...

Michal is a Czech and Slovak male given name, serving as the local form of Michael. The name Michael originates from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (Miḵaʾel), a rhetorical question meaning "who is like God?", derived from mi ("who"...

Michel is a French, Dutch, and German given name and surname, derived from the Hebrew name Michael. The name Michael comes from the Hebrew phrase Mi kha El? meaning "who is like God?", a rhetorical question emphasizing G...

Mieczysław is a Polish masculine given name with a powerful warrior connotation. It is composed of two Slavic elements: mečĭ meaning "sword" and slava meaning "glory." The name thus translates to "glory of the sword," "f...

Milburga is a variant of the Old English name Mildburg. Both names share the same etymology, derived from the elements milde "gentle" and burg "fortress". Milburga is thus closely related to Mildred (from Mildþryð "gentl...

Mildred is a feminine given name of Old English origin, derived from the elements milde meaning "gentle" and þryþ meaning "strength", thus carrying the sense of "gentle strength". It was borne by Saint Mildred, a 7th-cen...