| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mallery | Unfortunate; ill-fated; unlucky | French | Unisex | — | |
| Malleville | Settlement or town associated with a person named Malle (literally 'Malle's town') | French | Unisex | — | |
| Mallorey | Unfortunate; ill-fated | French | Unisex | — | |
| Malouine | Originally 'a woman from Saint‑Malo'; also used as a diminutive/combination of Marie and Louise | French | Girl | — | |
| Malvill | From the place-name Malleville; literally 'mal' (bad) + 'ville' (town/settlement) | French, Norman French | Boy | — | |
| Malville | From the place called Malville - literally “bad town” (a toponymic surname) | French | Boy | — | |
| Mamanie | Affectionate 'little mother' or 'beloved mother' - a playful, nickname-style name | French | Girl | — | |
| Mance | Likely 'from Le Mans' (toponymic) or a surname-derived/diminutive form related to 'man'. | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Manet | Little Man | French, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Manetta | Likely a diminutive form related to Manuela/Manette, generally interpreted as "little Manu" or "little one." | French, Italian, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Manette | Diminutive form meaning "little Man" or more generally "little one" (likely derived from names such as Manon). | French | Girl | — | |
| Manger | Associated with feeding; 'feeder' or 'feeding trough', derived from the verb 'to eat' | English, French | Unisex | — | |
| Manneville | ‘Manno’s estate’ or ‘settlement of Manno’. | French | Boy | — | |
| Manvyll | Probably 'man's town' or 'from the manor/town' (man + ville) | French | Unisex | — | |
| Marabelle | Beautiful; lovely (often interpreted as 'beautiful' or 'wonderful') | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Marceaux | Little warrior; 'little one of Mars' | French | Boy | — | |
| Marcelie | Little/young warrior (dedicated to Mars) | French | Girl | — | |
| Marcene | Feminine form of Marcus, meaning "warlike" | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Marchele | Little warrior; dedicated to the Roman god Mars | French | Girl | — | |
| Marchelle | Little/young warrior (dedicated to Mars) | French | Girl | — | |
| Marcien | Of or dedicated to Mars; warlike | French | Boy | — | |
| Marcienne | Of or dedicated to Mars; warlike | French | Girl | — | |
| Mareelou | A modern compound of Marie ('beloved' or historically interpreted as 'bitter') and Lou (short for Louise, 'renowned warrior') - roughly 'beloved/famous warrior.' | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Marett | Diminutive/variant of Margaret/Marie - associated with 'pearl' (by extension) | French | Girl | — | |
| Margaretheis | Pearl | French | Girl | — | |
| margeaux | Pearl | French | Girl | — | |
| Marghuerite | Pearl | French | Girl | — | |
| Margote | Pearl | French | Girl | — | |
| Margott | Pearl | French, Greek | Girl | — | |
| Margruerite | Pearl | French | Girl | — | |
| Marie-Chantal | Combination of Marie (from Mary - often interpreted as 'bitter' or 'beloved') and Chantal (from a French place-name/surname, often associated with 'stone' or sometimes linked to 'song') | French | Girl | — | |
| Marie-Francette | Little French Mary - combines Marie ('Mary' often interpreted as 'beloved' or 'bitter') and Francette ('little French' / from the Franks, 'free') | French | Girl | — | |
| Marie-Francine | Combines Marie ('bitter'/'beloved') and Francine ('French'/'free') - roughly 'beloved woman of France' or 'beloved/free one of France'. | French | Girl | — | |
| Marie-Luce | Combines Marie ('bitter'/'beloved') and Luce ('light') - roughly 'beloved light' or 'light of Mary'. | French | Girl | — | |
| Marie-Mai | Marie (Mary) - often 'beloved' or 'bitter' - combined with Mai (May), symbolizing the month of spring, growth, and flowers | French | Girl | — | |
| Marie-Pierre | Combination of Marie ('beloved'/'wished-for'/'Mary') and Pierre ('rock'/'stone') - roughly 'beloved rock' or 'Mary-Peter'. | French | Girl | — | |
| Marielene | Combines Marie ('beloved' / Mary) and Lene ('light' / torch from Helena) - roughly 'beloved light' or 'bright beloved' | French | Girl | — | |
| Marielou | Combination of Marie ('beloved' or 'sea of bitterness') and Lou ('famous warrior') - roughly 'beloved/famous warrior'. | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Marienne | Combination of Mary and Anne - 'beloved' (or 'bitter') + 'grace', often interpreted as 'beloved grace'. | French | Girl | — | |
| Mariet | Diminutive of Maria/Marie - 'little Mary' (related to Mary, meaning variously 'beloved' or 'sea of bitterness') | Dutch, French | Girl | — | |
| Marilise | Combination of 'Maria' (beloved) and 'Lise' (pledged to God) - 'beloved, pledged to God.' | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Marilisse | Blend of Maria ('beloved' or 'sea of bitterness') and Lise (from Elisabeth, 'God is my oath'); often interpreted as 'beloved of God' or 'God's promised beloved.' | French | Girl | — | |
| Marilysa | Blend meaning roughly 'beloved lily' (Maria = beloved/sea of bitterness; Lysa/Lisa = lily or short for Elizabeth 'God is my oath'). | French | Girl | — | |
| Marinee | Of the sea / seafaring | French | Girl | — | |
| Marinne | Of the sea; from the sea | French | Girl | — | |
| Marique | Variant of Maria/Marie - associated with Mary; commonly interpreted as 'bitter' or 'beloved'. | French | Girl | — | |
| Marisse | Likely "of the sea" (from Latin maris); often treated as a variant of Marisa/Marissa | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Marjeta | Pearl | French | Girl | — | |
| Marjetka | Pearl | French | Girl | — | |
| Marjolain | Derived from the herb marjoram (majorana); evokes the fragrant/medicinal herb | French | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland for every French-origin name in our dataset.
