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Marlyn is a variant of the feminine name Marilyn or the masculine name Marlin. Its use as a given name, particularly in English-speaking countries, blends the widespread influence of Marilyn with occasional masculine ass...

Martie is a unisex English diminutive of Martin, Martina, or Martha, used as a given name in its own right. Dating back to at least the 19th century in the United States and elsewhere, Martie emerged alongside similar cl...

Maryanne is a given name in English, formed by combining the names Mary and Anne. This double-barreled construction, often also spelled Mary Anne or Mary Ann, blends two of the most enduringly popular Christian feminine...

Maurine is a variant of Maureen, which itself is an Anglicized form of the Irish Máirín, a diminutive of Mary. The name thus carries the rich history and symbolic weight of the name Mary through its linguistic evolution...

Mayte is a Spanish feminine given name, a variant of Maite. The name Maite itself has multiple origins: it is the Basque word for "love," and it is also used as a nickname or compound name derived from María and Teresa (...

Merrill is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from either the surname itself or directly from the given name Muriel. The surname, in turn, comes from place names meaning 'pleasant hill' in Old English, or fro...

Mikki is a feminine variant of Mickey, itself a diminutive or feminine form of Michael. The name Michael originates from the Hebrew Miḵaʾel, meaning "who is like God?", a rhetorical question implying that no one is compa...

Mindy is a feminine given name, most commonly understood as a diminutive of Melinda. It is used primarily in English-speaking countries and gained popularity in the mid-20th century, particularly as a standalone name rat...

Neil is an English, Irish, and Scottish masculine given name, ultimately derived from the Irish name Niall. The origin of Niall is debated: it may stem from the Old Celtic root nītu- meaning "fury, passion" or be related...

Nell is a medieval diminutive of names beginning with El, such as Eleanor, Ellen 1, or Helen. The shift from El to Nell likely originated in the medieval affectionate phrase mine El, which was later reinterpreted as my N...

Nikole is a feminine given name used in both Basque and English contexts. In Basque, it is the local form of Nicole, while in English it serves as a variant spelling of Nicole, often employed to achieve a distinctive pho...

Niven is a Scottish first name and surname. As a given name, it is an Anglicized form of the Irish name Naomhán. As a surname, according to Wikipedia, it is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Cnaimhin, meaning "son of...

Nora is a short form of Honora or Eleanor, used primarily as a feminine given name. The name gained widespread popularity after Henrik Ibsen used it for the protagonist in his 1879 play A Doll's House, which addresses th...

Ottokar is the medieval German form of the name Audovacar, which itself derives from the Gothic name Odoacer. The Gothic original Audawakrs meant "wealthy and vigilant", from the elements auds "wealth" and wakrs "alert,...

Randall is a masculine given name of English origin. It originated from the English surname Randall, which in turn is a medieval diminutive of the name Randolf (along with other names beginning with the Germanic element...

Royston is a masculine given name derived from a surname, which itself originates from an Old English place name meaning "town of Royse." The name Royse was a medieval variant of Rose—a name of Norman French origin broug...

Warwick is a masculine given name derived from the English surname Warwick, which itself originates from the town of Warwick in Warwickshire, England. The town's name is composed of Old English elements wer meaning "weir...