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30,235EtymologyMeagan is a spelling variant of Megan, a Welsh feminine given name that originated as a diminutive of Margaret. The name Margaret derives from the Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), meaning "pearl", a word likely bo...
Meaghan is a variant spelling of the Welsh feminine given name Megan, which itself originated as a diminutive of Margaret. The name Margaret derives from the Greek word μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), meaning "pearl", ultimatel...
Meallán is an Irish masculine given name with early medieval origins. Derived from Old Irish Mellán, it is formed from mell, meaning either "pleasant, delightful" or "lump, ball," combined with a diminutive suffix. The n...
Meave is a variant of Maeve, an Anglicized form of the Irish name Medb, meaning "intoxicating" in Irish. This name is deeply rooted in Irish mythology, associated with the legendary Queen Medb (anglicized as Maeve) of Co...
Mechteld is the Dutch form of Matilda, a name with deep Germanic roots. It derives from the elements maht "might, strength" and hilt "battle", thus carrying the meaning "strength in battle."Historical and Royal Connectio...
Mechthild is a German feminine given name, a variant form of Matilda. Derived from the Old Germanic elements maht (might, strength) and hilt (battle), it literally means "strength in battle" or "mighty in combat." As a t...
Mechtild is a German female given name, a variant of Matilda. Ultimately derived from the Old Germanic elements maht "might, strength" and hilt "battle", the name carries the meaning “strength in battle” or “powerful in...
Mechtilde is the German form of Matilda, derived from the Germanic name Mahthilt, composed of the elements maht "might, strength" and hilt "battle". Thus, the name carries the powerful meaning of "strength in battle" or...
Mečislav is a Czech masculine given name, equivalent to the Polish Mieczysław. It is derived from the Slavic elements mečĭ "sword" and slava "glory", thus meaning "sword of glory" or "glorious sword". The name follows a...
Mečislovas is a Lithuanian masculine given name with deep roots in the Slavic linguistic tradition. It functions as the Lithuanian form of the Polish name Mieczysław, maintaining the same essential meaning while adapting...
Mecit is a Turkish male given name, the Turkish form of the Arabic name Majid. Rooted in the Arabic triliteral consonant m-j-d (مجد), meaning "to be glorious" or "to exalt," Majid carries the sense of "glorious" or "magn...
EtymologyMedad (מֵידָד, Mēḏāḏ) is a Hebrew name whose meaning is uncertain. It is possibly derived from the root yaḏiḏ meaning "beloved," giving the sense "that which is beloved" or "affection." This etymology links Med...
Medb is the original Old Irish form of the name more commonly known today as Maeve. The name Medb (pronounced [mʲeðβ] in Old Irish) is etymologically connected to the idea of "intoxicating," deriving from a root meaning...
Medea is a feminine given name derived from the Greek Μήδεια (Medeia), which comes from μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning". In Greek mythology, Medea was a sorceress from Colchis (modern Georgia) who helped...
Medeea is the Romanian form of Medea, a name from Greek mythology.EtymologyThe name Medea derives from the Greek Μήδεια (Medeia), which is related to the word μήδεα (medea), meaning "plans, counsel, cunning." This etymol...
Medeia is a Greek form of Medea. The name derives from the Ancient Greek Μήδεια (Mēdeia), which itself stems from the word μήδεα (mēdea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning." This etymology aligns perfectly with the charact...
Medhat is an Arabic masculine given name and surname, serving as an alternate transcription of مدحت (see Midhat). The root name Midhat derives from the Arabic verbal root مدح (madaḥa), meaning "to praise," giving Midhat...
Medina is a feminine first name used in Kazakh and Bosnian, serving as a local form of Madina. Both names ultimately derive from the Arabic Madīna, meaning "the city," and refer to the holy city of Medina, which is the s...
Medine is the Turkish form of Madina, itself ultimately derived from the Arabic name of the city of Medina (al-Madīna), meaning "the city." In Turkish usage, Medine functions both as a place name for the Islamic holy cit...
Medora is a feminine given name popularized by George Gordon, Lord Byron for the heroine of his 1814 poem The Corsair. The name's etymology is obscure; Byron himself did not record what inspired it, though it may be an i...
Etymology and OriginMedousa is the Greek form of Medusa. The name is derived from the Greek Μέδουσα (Medousa), which comes from the verb μέδω (medo) meaning "to protect, to rule over". Thus, the name carries connotations...
Medraut is the original Welsh form of the name more commonly known in English as Mordred, a central figure in Arthurian legend. The earliest known mention of Medraut appears in the 10th-century Welsh chronicle Annales Ca...
Medrod is the Welsh form of the name Mordred, famously known from the Arthurian cycle of legends. The name derives from the Medraut variant in early Welsh sources, which in turn likely originates from the Latin moderatus...
Medusa is a feminine name of Greek origin, derived from the Ancient Greek Μέδουσα (Medousa), which comes from μέδω (medo) meaning "to protect" or "to rule over." Despite its peaceful etymology, the name is inextricably l...
Meeli is an Estonian feminine given name, derived as the feminine form of Meelis. The root name Meelis itself originates from the Estonian word meel, meaning "mind" or "mood", reflecting a naming tradition that values in...
Meelis is an Estonian masculine given name, derived directly from the Estonian word meel, meaning "mind" or "mood." The name reflects a common practice in Estonian onomastics of creating given names from native vocabular...
Meena is a feminine given name used in India, primarily among Hindi, Marathi, and Tamil speakers. It serves as an alternate transcription of the Hindi/Marathi name मीना or the Tamil name மீனா, ultimately derived from the...
Meenakshi (also spelled Minakshi) is a Hindu goddess, primarily worshipped in South India, and considered a form of Parvati. The name is an alternate transcription of the Sanskrit Mīnākṣī, derived from mīna meaning "fish...
Meera is an alternate transcription of the Indian name Mira 1, used across Hindi, Marathi (मीरा), Malayalam (മീര), Tamil (மீரா), and Kannada (ಮೀರಾ) languages. The name itself derives from the Sanskrit element mīra, meani...
Meeri is a Finnish feminine given name, a short form or variant of Maria, itself cognate with Mary. The name is particularly current in Finland, where it has been in use since the early 20th century, gaining moderate pop...
Etymology and OriginMees is a Dutch short form of Bartholomeus, the Dutch and Latin form of Bartholomew. The name Bartholomew ultimately derives from the Aramaic name meaning "son of Talmai" (a Hebrew name meaning "furro...
Mefodiy is the Russian form of the Greek name Methodius, which itself derives from the Greek Methodios, meaning "pursuit" or "method." The name is composed of the elements meta ("with") and hodos ("road, way, journey"),...
Meg is a feminine given name primarily used in English-speaking countries. It originated as a medieval diminutive of Margaret, which itself comes from the Greek word margarites (μαργαρίτης) meaning "pearl," ultimately bo...
Mega is an Indonesian female name that means "cloud". It originates from the Sanskrit word megha (megha), which shares the same meaning. The name reflects the natural world and is part of a broader tradition in Indonesia...
Megaera is the Latinized form of the Greek name Μέγαιρα (Megaira), derived from the verb μεγαίρω (megairo) meaning "to grudge." In Greek mythology, Megaera was one of the Erinyes (or Furies), the chthonic female deities...
Megaira is the original Greek form of the Latinized name Megaera, derived from the Greek verb μεγαίρω (megairo) meaning "to grudge." In Greek mythology, Megaira was one of the three Erinyes, or Furies, along with Tisipho...
Megan is a Welsh feminine given name, originally a diminutive of Margaret. The name Margaret ultimately derives from the Greek word margarites, meaning "pearl", which was likely borrowed from an Indo-Iranian language. In...
Mégane is the French form of Megan, itself a Welsh diminutive of Margaret. Margaret ultimately derives from the Greek word μαργαρίτης (margarites), meaning "pearl," which likely originated from an Indo-Iranian language....
Megara is a female name of ancient Greek origin whose meaning remains uncertain. It may derive from the Greek verb μεγαίρω (megairo), meaning 'to grudge' or 'begrudge', or else from the city of Megara in Attica, which it...
Meggy is a medieval English diminutive of Margaret. As a pet form, it emerged in the Middle Ages when nicknames and affectionate shortenings of popular saints' names were common. The name Margaret itself derives from Lat...
Meghan is a variant spelling of Megan, which itself originated as a Welsh diminutive of Margaret. The name Margaret derives via Latin Margarita from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), meaning "pearl", a word likely borrowed...
Meghanada is a Sanskrit name meaning "cloud roar, thunder," derived from मेघ (megha) "cloud" and नाद (nāda) "sound, roar." This is the name of a powerful warrior in the Hindu epic the Ramayana, the eldest son of the demo...
Meghann is a variant of Megan, a Welsh feminine given name that originated as a diminutive of Margaret. The name Margaret ultimately derives from the Greek word μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), meaning 'pearl', which itself was...
Megi is the Albanian and Georgian form of Maggie, which is itself a diminutive of the classic name Margaret. Margaret derives from the Latin Margarita, borrowed from the Greek word μαργαρίτης (margarites), from the eleme...
Megija is a Latvian feminine given name, the local form of Maggie. As a respelling directly borrowed from the English diminutive, it entered Latvian naming practice in recent decades, likely through exposure to English-s...
EtymologyMeginfrid is a masculine given name of Old Germanic origin. It is composed of two elements: megin, meaning "power, strength," and fridu, meaning "peace." Thus, the name can be interpreted as "strength-peace" or...
Meginhard is an Old German name composed of the elements megin "power, strength" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". It is a classic dithermatic (two-element) Germanic name, typical of the early medieval period when mar...
Meginrat is an Old German name that served as the early form of the modern Meinrad. The name is composed of two elements: megin meaning "power, strength" and rat meaning "counsel, advice." Thus, Meginrat carries the sens...
Megumi is a Japanese feminine given name. In the Japanese language, the word megumi itself means "blessing" or "grace" in a general sense. The name draws on two primary meanings from its typical kanji representations. Th...
Mehdi is a common masculine given name primarily used in Arabic, Persian, and Azerbaijani contexts. It is a variant form of the name Mahdi, which means "guided one" or "rightly guided" in Arabic. The root word derives fr...
Etymology Mehetabel is a feminine name of Hebrew origin, derived from the biblical name Meheṭavʾel (מְהֵיטַבְאֵל), which translates to "God makes happy" or "God does good." It combines two Hebrew roots: yaṭav (יָטַב), me...
Mehetav'el is the Hebrew form of Mehetabel, a name derived from the Hebrew roots yatav (יָטַב), meaning "to be happy," and el (אֵל), meaning "God," thus signifyin...
Mehin is the Azerbaijani form of Mahin, a feminine given name of Persian origin. Derived from the Persian word mah meaning "moon," Mahin signifies "related to the moon" or "moon-like," evoking imagery of beauty, grace, a...
Mehitabel is a feminine given name, a variant of the biblical name Mehetabel. It originates from the Hebrew name Meheṭavʾel, meaning "God makes happy," derived from the roots yaṭav ("to be happy") and ʾel ("God"). In the...
Mehman is an Azerbaijani masculine given name meaning "guest" or "visitor". It derives from the Persian word mehmān (مهمان), reflecting the historical Persian influence on Azerbaijani language and culture, particularly d...
Mehmed is an older form of the Turkish name Mehmet, as well as the Bosnian form of the name. Ultimately derived from the Arabic name Muhammad, it gained prominence through its association with the Ottoman sultans who bor...
Mehmet is the Turkish and Albanian form of the Arabic name Muhammad, derived from the root حمد (ḥamida) meaning "to praise." As such, Mehmet shares in the profound religious significance of its source name, which belongs...
Mehmet Ali is a Turkish masculine given name formed by the combination of Mehmet and Ali, two of the most popular Muslim names. The name unites the prophet Muhammad and Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph and cousin of...
Mehmet Emin is a Turkish masculine given name, composed of the elements Mehmet and Emin. This compound name reflects a common Turkish onomastic tradition of combining two names to create a larger, more meaningful whole,...
Mehmood is an Urdu form of Mahmud, which itself derives from the Arabic root Ḥ-M-D, meaning "praise," shared with Muhammad. Thus, Mehmood carries the profound meaning of "praised" or "commendable," reflecting a deep reli...