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The Name Begins With The Letter M:
MAAIKE  f  Dutch
Dutch pet form of MARIA

MAARIA  f  Finnish
Finnish form of MARIA

MAARIKA  f  Finnish, Estonian
Pet form of MAARIA (Finnish) or MAARJA (Estonian).

MAARIT  f  Finnish
Finnish form of MARGARET

MAARJA  f  Estonian
Estonian form of MARIA

MAARTEN  m  Dutch
Dutch form of MARTIN

MAARTJE  f  Dutch
Dutch feminine form of MARTIN

MAAS  m  Dutch
Dutch short form of THOMAS

MAATA  f  Maori
Maori form of MARTHA

MAAYAN  f  Jewish
Means "spring of water" in Hebrew.

MABEL  f  English
Medieval short form of AMABEL

MABELLA  f  English
Elaborated form of MABEL

MABELLE  f  English
Variant of MABEL influenced by the French phrase ma belle meaning "my beautiful".

MABLE  f  English
Variant of MABEL

MABON  m  Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh mab meaning "son"...

MABYN  f  Welsh
Means "youth" in Welsh...

MACARENA  f  Spanish
From the name of a barrio (district) in Seville, which got it's name from a temple which may have been named for a person Macarius (see MACARIO)...

MACARIA  f  Spanish
Feminine form of MACARIO

MACARIO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of the Roman name Macarius, derived from the Greek name Μακαριος (Makarios), which was in turn derived from Greek μακαρ (makar) meaning "blessed, happy"...

MACEY  f & m  English
Variant of MACY

MACHTELD  f  Dutch
Dutch form of MATILDA

MACIE  f & m  English
Variant of MACY

MACIEJ  m  Polish
Polish form of MATTHIAS

MACK  m  English
Means "son" in Gaelic.

MACKENZIE  m & f  English
From the Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich, which means "son of Coinneach"...

MACSEN  m  Welsh
Welsh form of MAXIM

MACY  f & m  English
Possibly means "weapon" in Old French...

MADAI  m  Biblical
Means "Medes" in Hebrew...

MADAILÉIN  f  Irish
Irish form of MAGDALENE

MADALENA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese variant of MAGDALENA

MADALINA  f  Romanian
Romanian form of MAGDALENE

MADALYN  f  English
Variant of MADELINE

MADARA  f  Latvian
From the Latvian name for a type of flowering plant, known as cleavers or bedstraw in English.

MÄDCHEN  f  Various
Means "girl" in German. It is not used as a name in Germany itself.

MADDALENA  f  Italian
Italian form of MAGDALENE

MADDIE  f  English
Short form of MADELEINE

MADDISON  f  English
Variant of MADISON

MADDOX  m  English
From a Welsh surname meaning "son of MADOC".

MADELAINE  f  English
Variant of MADELEINE

MADELEINE  f  French, English
French form of MAGDALENE, commonly used in the English-speaking world.

MADELINA  f  English
Latinate form of MADELINE

MADELINE  f  French
French form of MAGDALENE

MADELYN  f  English
Variant of MADELINE

MADGE  f  English
Pet form of MARGARET

MADHAV  m  Indian
Modern transcription of MADHAVA

MADHAVA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "vernal, of the springtime" in Sanskrit...

MADHAVI  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of MADHAVA...

MADHU  f & m  Indian
From Sanskrit मधु (madhu) meaning "sweet, honey"...

MADHUKAR  m  Indian
Means "bee, honey-maker" in Sanskrit.

MADHUR  f & m  Indian
Means "sweet" in Sanskrit.

MADHURI  f  Indian
Means "sweetness" in Sanskrit.

MADISON  f & m  English
From an English surname meaning "son of MAUD"...

MADISYN  f  English (Modern)
Variant of MADISON

MADLENKA  f  Czech
Czech pet form of MAGDALENA

MADLYN  f  English
Variant of MADELINE

MADOC  m  Welsh
Possibly derived from Welsh mad "fortunate" combined with a diminutive suffix.

MADOG  m  Welsh
Variant of MADOC

MADOLINE  f  English
Variant of MADELINE

MADONNA  f  English
From a title of the Virgin Mary meaning "my lady" in Italian...

MADS  m  Danish
Danish form of MATTHEW

MADYSON  f  English (Modern)
Variant of MADISON

MAE  f  English
Either a variant of MAY, a short form of MABEL or MAVIS, or a feminine form of MATTHEW

MAEGAN  f  English
Variant of MEGAN

MAEGHAN  f  English
Variant of MEGAN

MÆJA  f  Icelandic
Icelandic form of MAJA

MAËL  m  French, Breton
Means "chief" or "prince" in Celtic...

MAELEACHLAINN  m  Irish
Means "devotee of Saint Seachnall", derived from Irish mael "devotee" combined with Seachlainn, a variant of Seachnall the Irish form of SECUNDINUS.

MAËLLE  f  French, Breton
Feminine form of MAËL

MAËLYS  f  French, Breton
Feminine form of MAËL

MAEVA  f  Pacific/Polynesian, French
Means "welcome" in Tahitian.

MAEVE  f  Irish, Irish Mythology
From the Gaelic name Medb meaning "intoxicating"...

MAFALDA  f  Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of MATILDA

MAGALI  f  French
Possibly a Provençal form of MARGARET

MAGDA  f  German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Romanian, Portuguese
Short form of MAGDALENA

MAGDALEN  f  English
Variant of MAGDALENE

MAGDALÉNA  f  Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of MAGDALENE

MAGDALENA  f  German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, Czech, Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian
Latinate form of MAGDALENE

MAGDALENE  f  German, English, Biblical
From a title which meant "of Magdala"...

MAGDALONE  f  Danish
Danish form of MAGDALENE

MAGDOLNA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of MAGDALENE

MAGGIE  f  English
Short form of MARGARET

MAGNHILD  f  Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse magn "mighty, strong" and hildr "battle"...

MAGNOLIA  f  English
Means simply "magnolia" from the English word for the flower, which was named for the French botanist Pierre Magnol.

MAGNUS  m  Scandinavian, English
Roman cognomen meaning "great" in Latin...

MAHA  f  Arabic
Means "wild cow" in Arabic. The wild cow represents beauty.

MAHALA  f  English
Variant of MAHLAH

MAHALAH  m  Biblical (Variant)
Variant of MAHLAH

MAHALATH  f  Biblical
Means "lyre" in Hebrew...

MAHALI  m  Biblical (Variant)
Variant of MAHLI

MAHALIA  f  English
Variant of MAHLAH

MAHATMA  m  History
From a title meaning "great soul" from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" and आतमन (atman) "soul, spirit, life"...

MAHAUT  f  French
Medieval French form of MATHILDE

MAHAVIR  m  Indian
Modern transcription of MAHAVIRA

MAHAVIRA  m  Indian
Means "great hero" from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" and वीर (vira) "hero"...

MAHENDRA  m  Indian
Means "great Indra" from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA.

MAHESH  m  Indian
Modern transcription of MAHESHA

MAHESHA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "great lord" from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" and ईश (isha) "lord, ruler"...

MAHFUZ  m  Arabic
Means "safeguarded" in Arabic.

MAHIN  f  Iranian
Means "related to the moon" in Persian.

MAHINDER  m  Indian (Sikh)
Variant of MAHENDRA

MAHINE  f  Iranian
Variant of MAHIN

MAHIR  m  Arabic
Means "skilled" in Arabic.

MAHLAH  f & m  Biblical
Possibly means "weak" or "sick" in Hebrew...

MAHLI  m  Biblical
Possibly means "weak" or "sick" in Hebrew...

MAHMOOD  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of MAHMUD

MAHMOUD  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of MAHMUD

MAHMUD  m  Arabic
Means "praiseworthy" in Arabic, from the same root as MUHAMMAD...

MAHOMET  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD

MAHON  m  Irish
Anglicized form of MATHÚIN

MAHTAB  f  Iranian
Means "moonlight" in Persian.

MAHVASH  f  Iranian
Possibly means "moon-like" in Persian.

MAI (1)  f  Vietnamese
Means "apricot blossom" in Vietnamese.

MAI (2)  f  Japanese
From Japanese 舞 "dance" or 麻衣 "linen robe"...

MAIA (1)  f  Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown... []

MAIA (2)  f  Roman Mythology
Means "great" in Latin...

MAIA (3)  f  Basque
Basque form of MARY

MAIARA  f  Native American
Means "wise" in Tupi.

MAIGHREAD  f  Scottish
Scottish form of MARGARET

MAIJA  f  Finnish
Finnish form of MARY

MAIKE  f  Frisian, German
Frisian pet form of MARIA

MAILE  f  Hawaiian
From the name of a type of vine that grows in Hawaii and is used in making leis.

MAINCHÍN  m  Irish
Means "little monk", derived from Irish manach "monk" combined with a diminutive suffix.

MAINIO  m  Finnish
Means "excellent" in Finnish.

MAIR  f  Welsh
Welsh form of MARY

MÁIRE  f  Irish
Irish form of MARY

MAIRÉAD  f  Irish
Irish form of MARGARET

MAIREAD  f  Scottish
Scottish form of MARGARET

MAIRENN  f  Irish
Variant of MÁIRÍN

MÀIRI  f  Scottish
Scottish form of MARY

MÁIRÍN  f  Irish
Irish pet form of MARY

MAIRTÍN  m  Irish
Irish form of MARTIN

MAIRWEN  f  Welsh
Combination of MAIR and Welsh gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

MAISIE  f  Scottish
Pet form of MAIREAD

MAITE (1)  f  Spanish
Contraction of MARÍA and TERESA

MAITE (2)  f  Basque
Means "lovable" in Basque.

MAITIÚ  m  Irish
Irish form of MATTHEW

MAITLAND  m  English
From a surname which was from a Norman French place name possibly meaning "inhospitable" in Old French.

MAJA (1)  f  German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Cognate of MAIA

MAJA (2)  f  German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Pet form of MARIA

MAJID  m  Arabic
Means "glorious" in Arabic.

MAJOR  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from the first name Mauger, an Old French form of the Germanic name Malger meaning "council spear"...

MAKAIO  m  Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of MATTHEW

MAKAR  m  Russian
Russian form of Makarios (see MACARIO).

MAKARI  m  Russian
Variant transcription of MAKARIY

MAKARIY  m  Russian
Russian form of Makarios (see MACARIO).

MAKAYLA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of MICHAELA

MAKEDA  f  History
Possibly means "greatness" in Ethiopic...

MAKENA  f & m  African
Means "happy one" in Kikuyu.

MAKENNA  f  English
Variant of MCKENNA

MAKENZIE  f  English
Variant of MACKENZIE

MAKOTO  m & f  Japanese
Means "sincerity" in Japanese.

MAKRAM  m  Arabic
Means "generous" or "noble" in Arabic.

MAKS  m  Russian
Short form of MAKSIM

MAKSIM  m  Russian
Russian form of MAXIMUS

MAKSIMILIAN  m  Russian
Russian form of MAXIMILIAN

MAKSYM  m  Polish
Polish form of MAXIMUS

MAKSYMILIAN  m  Polish
Polish form of MAXIMILIAN

MALA  f  Indian
Means "necklace" in Sanskrit.

MALACHI  m  Biblical, Jewish
Means "my messenger" or "my angel" in Hebrew...

MALACHY  m  Irish
Anglicized form of MAELEACHLAINN influenced by the spelling of MALACHI.

MALAI  f  Thai
Means "garland of flowers" in Thai.

MALAIKA  f  Arabic
Means "angels" from Arabic malak.

MALAK  f & m  Arabic
Means "angel" in Arabic.

MALAKAI  m  English (Modern)
Variant of MALACHI

MALANDRA  f  English (Modern)
Combination of MELANIE and ALEXANDRA

MALATI  f  Indian
Means "jasmine" in Sanskrit.

MALCOLM  m  Scottish, English
From Scottish Mael Coluim which means "disciple of Saint COLUMBA"...

MALCOM  m  English (Modern)
Variant of MALCOLM

MALDWYN  m  Welsh
Welsh form of BALDWIN

MALEAH  f  English (Modern)
Variant of MALIA

MALEKO  m  Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of MARK

MALENE  f  Danish
Danish short form of MAGDALENE

MAŁGORZATA  f  Polish
Polish form of MARGARET

MALIA  f  Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of MARY

MALIE  f  Hawaiian
Means "calm" in Hawaiian.

MALIK  m  Arabic
Means "king" in Arabic.

MALIKA  f  Arabic
Means "queen" in Arabic.

MALIN  f  Swedish
Swedish short form of MAGDALENE

MALINA (1)  f  Scottish, English
Feminine form of MALCOLM

MALINA (2)  f  Polish
Means "raspberry" in Polish.

MALINDA  f  English
Variant of MELINDA

MALKA  f  Jewish
Means "queen" in Hebrew.

MALLAIDH  f  Irish
Irish form of MOLLY

MALLORY  m & f  English
From an English surname which meant "unfortunate" in Norman French.

MALLT  f  Welsh
Welsh form of MAUD

MALONE  m  English
From the Irish Maoil Eoin meaning "disciple of Saint JOHN".

MALTE  m  Danish, Swedish, German
Short form of the Germanic name Helmold, which was derived from the elements helm "helmet" and wald "rule".

MALTHE  m  Danish, German
Variant of MALTE

MALVINA  f  Scottish, English
This name was created by the poet James McPherson in the 18th century...

MALVOLIO  m  Literature
Means "ill will" in Italian... []

MALWINA  f  Polish
Polish form of MALVINA

MAMI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) "real, true" or 麻 (ma) "flax" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful".

MAMIE  f  English
Pet form of MARY or MARGARET

MANAMI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (mana) "love, affection" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful" or 海 (mi) "sea, ocean".

MANASSEH  m  Biblical
Means "causing to forget" in Hebrew...

MANASSES  m  Biblical (Variant)
Greek form of MANASSEH

MANDEEP  m  Indian (Sikh)
Means "lamp of the mind" in Sanskrit.

MANDI  f  English
Short form of AMANDA

MANDY  f  English
Short form of AMANDA

MANEL  m  Catalan
Catalan form of MANUEL

MANFRED  m  German, Dutch, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements magin "strength" and frid "peace"...

MANFREDO  m  Italian
Italian form of MANFRED

MANFRIED  m  German
German form of MANFRED

MANI  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "jewel" in Sanskrit...

MANINDER  m  Indian (Sikh)
Means "lord of the mind", derived from Sanskrit माणि (mani) "mind" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord".

MANISH  m  Indian
Means "lord of the mind" in Sanskrit.

MANISHA  f  Indian
Means "thought, wisdom" in Sanskrit.

MANJU  f  Indian
Means "lovely, beautiful" in Sanskrit.

MANJULA  f  Indian
Means "lovely, beautiful" in Sanskrit.

MANJUSHA  f  Indian
Means "small box, small chest" in Sanskrit.

MANLEY  m  English
From a surname which means either "manly" in Middle English or else "common clearing" from an Old English place name.

MANLIO  m  Italian
Italian form of the Roman family name Manlius, which was possibly derived from Latin mane "morning"...

MANNES  m  Dutch
Dutch pet form of HERMAN

MANNIX  m  Irish
Anglicized form of MAINCHÍN

MANNY  m  English
Short form of EMMANUEL

MANOEL  m  Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of EMMANUEL...

MANOELA  f  Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of MANOEL

MANOLA  f  Spanish
Spanish feminine pet form of MANUEL

MANOLO  m  Spanish
Spanish pet form of MANUEL

MANON  f  French
French pet form of MARIE

MANSEL  m  English
From a surname meaning either "from Le Mans" or "from Maine" in Old French.

MANSOOR  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of MANSUR

MANSUR  m  Arabic
Means "victorious" in Arabic...

MANU  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "thinking, wise" in Sanskrit...

MANUEL  m  German, Spanish, Portuguese
Short German form of EMANUEL, as well as the Spanish and Portuguese normal form...

MANUELA  f  Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, German
Feminine form of MANUEL

MANUELITA  f  Spanish
Pet form of MANUELA

MANUS  m  Irish
Irish form of MAGNUS

MANYA  f  Russian
Russian pet form of MARIA

MANYARA  f  African
Means "you have been humbled" in Shona.

MAO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) "real, true" or 舞 (ma) "dance" combined with 央 (o) "center", 緒 (o) "thread" or 桜 (ou) "cherry blossom".

MAOILIOS  m  Scottish
Means "servant of Jesus" in Scottish Gaelic.

MAOR  m  Jewish
Means "light" in Hebrew.

MAQUINNA  m  Native American
Meaning unknown, of Nuu-chah-nulth (also known as Nootka) origin...

MARA (1)  f  Biblical
Means "bitter" in Hebrew...

MARA (2)  f  Hungarian
Hungarian variant of MARY

MARAJHA  f  Esperanto
Means "made of the sea" in Esperanto.

MARAL  f  Armenian
Means "deer" in Armenian.

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