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Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

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1–48 of 50 names

English · French

Madeline

Form of Magdalene; from Magdala

Top 100
English

Madelyn

Form of Magdalene; from Magdala

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Hebrew · Latin

Maria

Form of Mary; original meaning uncertain

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Sanskrit · Greek

Maya

Illusion; divine creative power

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English · Greek

Melody

Melody; song

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Hawaiian

Malia

Hawaiian form of Maria

Familiar
Italian · Latin

Marcella

Diminutive of Marcus; probably related to Mars

FamiliarRising
Portuguese · Spanish

Mariana

Feminine of Marianus; also Maria combined with Ana

Familiar
Spanish · English

Mariel

Diminutive of Maria

FamiliarRising
Aramaic

Martha

Lady; mistress of the house

Familiar
Hebrew · English

Mary

Original meaning uncertain

Familiar
Arabic · Aramaic

Maryam

Form of Mary; original meaning uncertain

FamiliarRising
Greek · French · English

Melanie

Black; dark

Familiar
Greek · English

Melina

Honey-associated; elaboration of Mel

Familiar
Slavic

Milena

A name in the Slavic mil family: gracious or dear

Familiar
Persian · German · Sanskrit

Mina

Enamel; glaze

Familiar
English · Latin

Miranda

Worthy of admiration

Familiar
Vietnamese · Japanese · Danish

Mai

Plum or apricot in Vietnamese; other origins differ

Uncommon
French · Greek

Margaux

Pearl, through Marguerite

Uncommon
Japanese · Basque · Finnish

Mari

Meaning varies by language and Japanese kanji

Uncommon
Latin · Spanish · Italian

Martina

Feminine of Martin; related to Mars

Uncommon
Sanskrit · Hindi

Meera

Ocean; sea

Uncommon
Old English

Mildred

Gentle strength

Uncommon
Irish · Arabic · Scandinavian

Mona

Little noble one in Irish; other origins also exist

Uncommon
Portuguese

Madalena

Woman from Magdala

Rare gem
Sanskrit

Madhavi

Of spring; sweet

Rare gem
Basque

Maialen

Form of Magdalene

Rare gem
Sanskrit

Mala

Garland; necklace

Rare gem
Swedish

Malin

Of Magdala, through Magdalene

Rare gem
Dutch · Flemish

Marieke

Dutch pet form of Maria

Rare gem
Tagalog

Marikit

Beautiful; pretty

Rare gem
Norwegian

Marit

Pearl, through Margaret

Rare gem
Māori · Fijian

Mere

Form of Mary; ultimate meaning uncertain

Rare gem
Scottish Gaelic

Mhairi

Form of Màiri; ultimate meaning uncertain

Rare gem
Japanese

Michiko

Beauty, wisdom and child in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Serbian · Croatian

Milica

Dear; gracious

Rare gem
Korean

Min-ji

Cleverness; wisdom (敏智 example)

Rare gem
Chinese

Mingzhu

Bright pearl with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Basque

Miren

Form of Maria; ultimate meaning uncertain

Rare gem
Sanskrit

Mohini

Enchanting

Rare gem
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