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Names with meaning.

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

Soft & gentle

Gentle sounds, tender meanings

49–96 of 123 names

Japanese · Finnish

Mika

Beauty and fragrance in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon
Arabic

Misk

Musk

Uncommon
Welsh

Mabon

Great son

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Portuguese

Madalena

Woman from Magdala

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Sanskrit

Madhav

Sweet as honey; a name of Krishna

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Sanskrit

Madhavi

Of spring; sweet

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Sanskrit

Madhu

Honey; sweet

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Occitan · French

Magali

Of Magdala, through Magdalene

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Hawaiian · Māori

Mahina

Moon; month

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Persian

Mahsa

Like the moon

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Persian

Mahtab

Moonlight

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Basque

Maialen

Form of Magdalene

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Sanskrit · Malayalam

Malavika

Literary name associated with the Malava region

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Thai · Welsh

Mali

Flower or jasmine in Thai; Welsh form of Mari

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Swedish

Malin

Of Magdala, through Magdalene

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Breton

Malo

Bright pledge

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French

Manon

French diminutive of Marie; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Punjabi

Manpreet

Love of the heart

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Arabic

Maram

Wish; desire

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French

Marceau

Form of Marcel

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Dutch · Flemish

Marieke

Dutch pet form of Maria

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Tagalog

Marikit

Beautiful; pretty

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Italian

Marisa

Combination of Maria and Luisa

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Persian · Arabic

Marjan

Coral

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Scottish Gaelic

Marsali

Variant of Marsaili, related to Marcella or Marjorie

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Slovene · Croatian · Serbian

Matija

Form of Matthias

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Tagalog · Japanese

Mayumi

Tender; soft; modest

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Hawaiian · Tongan

Mele

Song in Hawaiian; also a form of Mary

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Turkish · Greek

Melis

Bee

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Māori · Fijian

Mere

Form of Mary; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Dutch

Merel

Blackbird

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English

Merry

Merry; cheerful

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Scottish Gaelic

Mhairi

Form of Màiri; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Danish · Norwegian

Mie

Short form of Marie; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Sanskrit

Mihir

The sun

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Danish · Norwegian

Mikkel

Form of Michael; also linked with great

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Serbian · Croatian

Milica

Dear; gracious

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Serbian · Czech

Miloš

Slavic short form built from mil: gracious or dear

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