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Melonyah
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A modern elaboration; commonly interpreted as "song" (from Melody) or, if linked to Melanie/Melania, "black/dark" |
English |
Girl |
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Merryline
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Joyful, cheerful; a diminutive/ornamental form implying "little merry one" |
English |
Girl |
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Mikaili
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Who is like God |
Arabic, Hebrew |
Girl |
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Mishella
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Who is like God? |
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Girl |
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Montize
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Evokes 'of the mountain' or 'mountainous' (modern name inspired by 'mont'). |
Latin |
Unisex |
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Mowan
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Unclear - possibly linked to a place-name ('from the meadow/bog') or a diminutive form |
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Unisex |
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Mychaela
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Derived from Michael: 'Who is like God?' |
Hebrew |
Girl |
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Machlah
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sickness, infirmity |
Hebrew |
Girl |
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Mahaswati
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"Great Swati" - maha = great; Swati = a Vedic nakshatra/feminine name often glossed as 'self-moving' or 'pure' |
Indian, Sanskrit |
Girl |
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Makena-Jade
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Makena 'the happy one' + Jade 'precious green gemstone' - overall 'happy and precious'. |
Spanish |
Girl |
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Mangeshkumar
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'Kumar' (son/young man) associated with Mangesh - i.e., 'son/young man of Mangesh' (Mangesh is a regional name of Lord Shiva). |
Indian |
Boy |
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Margreta
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Pearl |
Scandinavian |
Girl |
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Maroa
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Unknown - no widely attested meaning; may be a local or place-derived name in Polynesian contexts |
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Girl |
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Mathiasen
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son of Mathias (Mathias = 'gift of God') |
Scandinavian |
Boy |
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Meaghanne
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pearl + grace |
English, Irish |
Girl |
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Mendes
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son of Mendo |
Portuguese |
Boy |
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Mikayah
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Who is like God? |
Hebrew |
Girl |
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Mirlinda
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From Albanian mirë 'good' + lind 'to be born' - 'good-born' or 'born of goodness'. |
Albanian |
Girl |
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Monty-Ann
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mountain/hill + grace - 'grace of the mountain' (compound) |
Latin |
Girl |
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Murad
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Desired, wished-for; goal or purpose |
Arabic, Turkish |
Boy |
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Madlinka
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Diminutive of Madeline/Magdalena - "little Madeline" or "little one from Magdala" |
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Girl |
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Mailen
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Varies by origin: could mean 'little chief' (Gaelic), relate to 'of Magdala' via Magdalena, or be associated with 'apricot blossom' (Mai) |
Gaelic, Scandinavian |
Girl |
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Malita
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Uncertain; possibly 'little' (Spanish diminutive), 'queen' (from Malika), or 'honey/sweet' (from Melita) |
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Girl |
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Maoldhomhnaigh
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servant/devotee of the Lord (from maol 'devotee/tonsured one' + Domhnaigh 'of the Lord/Sunday') |
Irish |
Boy |
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Marilou
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Combination of Maria ('bitter' or 'beloved') and Lou (from Louise, 'renowned warrior') |
French, Spanish |
Girl |
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Marriah
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From Miriam; commonly interpreted as "bitter" or "beloved/wished-for" |
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Girl |
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Mashiro
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“pure white” or “truly white” (often written with kanji conveying 'true' + 'white') |
Japanese |
Girl |
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Mavryk
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independent, nonconformist (originally 'unbranded calf') |
English |
Boy |
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Meheytabel
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Made happy by God / God makes happy |
Hebrew |
Girl |
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Melora
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Often interpreted as 'honey' or 'sweet'; sometimes given a 'golden' or pleasant connotation |
English |
Girl |
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Merrylyn
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Cheerful or pleasant lake (from Merry + Lyn). |
English |
Girl |
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Mikal
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Who is like God? (rhetorical praise of God) |
Hebrew, Scandinavian |
Boy |
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Mishellah
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Feminine form of Michael - 'Who is like God?' |
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Girl |
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Montrai
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A modern invented name probably built from Mont- ('mountain') + suffix; loosely 'of the mountain' or 'mountain-like', connoting strength |
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Boy |
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Mowgli
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Name of the human 'man-cub' in The Jungle Book; Kipling suggested it derives from an Indian word meaning 'frog' or 'little frog'. |
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Boy |
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Mychajlo
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Who is like God? |
Ukrainian |
Boy |
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MacHouston
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Son of Houston (literally 'son of Hugh's town') |
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Boy |
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Mahaswetha
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Great white; very pure or bright |
Indian, Sanskrit |
Girl |
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Makena-Lynn
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Makena = "the happy one"; Lynn = "lake" - together: "happy one of the lake" |
Welsh |
Girl |
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Mangeshrao
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Compound of Mangesh (a name of Lord Shiva) + Rao (honorific meaning 'king' or 'chief'); associated with Lord Shiva or 'chief/devoted to Mangesh'. |
Indian |
Boy |
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Margrette
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Pearl |
Greek |
Girl |
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Maroosha
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Diminutive of Maria - related to Miriam/Marie, commonly associated with 'beloved' or variously interpreted as 'sea of bitterness'. |
Slavic |
Girl |
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Mathijs
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Gift of God (Gift of Yahweh) |
Dutch, Latin |
Boy |
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Meaghen
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Pearl (diminutive of Margaret) |
Welsh |
Girl |
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mendisia
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likely 'of the mountain' or 'mountainous' (derived from Basque mendi = mountain) |
Basque |
Girl |
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Mikayela
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'Who is like God?','Who is like God' |
Hebrew |
Girl |
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Mirne
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peaceful and beloved |
Bosnian, Croatian, Irish (Gaelic), Serbian |
Girl |
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Monwabisi
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Bringer of joy; one who brings happiness |
Xhosa |
Boy |
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Muradali
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From Arabic elements Murad 'wish, desire, goal' + Ali 'exalted, high' - roughly 'exalted desire' or 'desired exalted one'. |
Arabic |
Boy |
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Madoc
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fortunate, good |
Welsh |
Boy |
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