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30,235Miren is a Basque feminine name that functions as a vernacular form of Maria. Rooted in the Latin and Greek adaptations of the Hebrew מִרְיָם (see Mary), the name Maria has been adopted across numerous language families,...
Mireya is a Spanish variant of the name Mireia. The name ultimately traces back through the Catalan Mireia to the Occitan name Mirèio, which was famously used by the poet Frédéric Mistral for the heroine of his 1859 poem...
Miri is a Hebrew diminutive of Miriam. As a short form, it carries the affectionate, familiar tone common to given-name diminutives in Hebrew and many other languages. Miriam itself is a form of Mary, a name of ancient O...
EtymologyMíriam is the Spanish form of Miriam, a name of Hebrew origin. The name Miriam is itself a variant ofMary, and it is famously borne in the Old Testament by the sister of Moses and Aaron. According to the biblica...
Miriam (Hebrew: מִרְיָם, 'rebellion') is a biblical name that appears in the Old Testament as the elder sister of Moses and Aaron. In the Book of Exodus, she is described as a prophetess who watched over the infant Moses...
Miriama is a feminine given name that appears in several distinct cultural contexts—as a Fijian and Māori form of Miriam, and as a Slovak variant of the same name. The name ultimately derives from the Hebrew Miriam, itse...
Mirian is a Spanish variant of Miriam, a name of Hebrew origin that appears in the Old Testament as the sister of Moses and Aaron. While the name Miriam is deeply rooted in Jewish tradition, its Spanish form Mirian emerg...
Mirian is the Georgian form of Mehran, which ultimately derives from the Old Persian name *Mithranah, originating from the Zoroastrian god Mithra. The name Mithra itself comes from Avestan mithra meaning "oath, covenant,...
EtymologyMiriana is an Italian variant of Miriam, which itself is a form of Mary as used in the Old Testament. The name Miriam appears in the Bible as the elder sister of Moses and Aaron, who famously watched over the in...
Mirica is a feminine given name of Slavic origin, primarily used in Croatia. It derives from the Slavic element mirŭ, meaning "peace" or "world," combined with a diminutive suffix -ica, which conveys endearment or smalln...
Mirinda is a female given name drawn from the vocabulary of Esperanto, where it means "wonderful." The name was popularized internationally by the soft drink brand Mirinda, which adopted the Esperanto word for its meanin...
Mirit is a Hebrew feminine given name with undetermined meaning, though it is often considered a derivative of Miriam. Miriam itself, as recorded in the Old Testament, is a form of Mary and belongs to the elder sister of...
Mirja is a Finnish feminine given name, derived as a form of Miriam, which itself originates from the Hebrew Mary (Miryam). In the Old Testament, Miriam was the sister of Moses and Aaron, who watched over the infant Mose...
Mirjam is a feminine given name used in Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, and Slovene, serving as a form of the Hebrew-derived Miriam.Etymology and Biblical OriginMiriam is the name of a prominent figure in the Old Testa...
Mirjami is a Finnish female given name, a vernacular form of Miriam. It ultimately derives from the biblical name Miriam, the elder sister of Moses and Aaron in the Old Testament. The name has deep roots in Judeo-Christi...
Mirjana is a South Slavic feminine given name widespread in Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia. It is generally considered a form of Miriam, which itself is a va...
Mirka is a feminine given name predominantly used in Czech, Polish, Serbian, and Slovak cultures. It functions as a diminutive of Miroslava, as well as other names that incorporate the Slavic element mirŭ, meaning "peace...
Mirka is a diminutive of Mirjami, the Finnish form of Miriam. The feminine given name Mirka is used primarily in Finland, where it serves as an affectionate short form derived from Mirjami. Through its etymological chain...
Mirko is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin, popular in countries such as Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and also found in Italy and Germany. Linguistically, it deriv...
EtymologyMirlan is a Kyrgyz masculine given name of mixed etymology. The first element is likely derived from either the Turkic honorific أمير (ʾamīr), meaning "commander" or "prince," or from the Russian word мир (mir),...
Mirna is a feminine given name common among Croats and Serbs.Derived from the Slavic element mir, meaning "peace" or "world", the name Mirna carries the connotation of "peaceful" or "calm". It is closely related to other...
Miro is a masculine given name, most commonly a short form of Miroslav in Croatian and Slovene, but also used as a shortened form of other names beginning with Mir. These names often incorporate the Slavic element mirŭ,...
Miroljub (Cyrillic: Мирољуб) is a Slavic masculine given name used predominantly in South Slavic languages, especially Serbian. The name is composed of the Slavic elements mirŭ ("peace, world") and ľuby ("love"), thus me...
Miron is a masculine given name used in Romanian, Russian, and Polish, where it serves as a form of Myron.EtymologyThe name ultimately derives from the Greek word μύρον (myron), meaning "sweet oil, perfume" or "myrrh." M...
Miron is a Hebrew masculine name derived from Mount Meron, the highest peak in Israel, located in the Upper Galilee region. The name is also associated with the village of Meron on the mountain's slopes, which is traditi...
Miroslav is a common Slavic masculine given name, popular in numerous countries including Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine (where it is rendered as Myrosla...
Miroslava is a feminine Slavic given name, the direct feminine form of Miroslav. It is composed of the Slavic elements mirŭ meaning 'peace, world' and slava meaning 'glory', thus conveying the overall meaning 'one who ce...
Miroslavŭ is a Proto-Slavic reconstruction of the name Miroslav, which itself derives from the Slavic elements mirŭ "peace, world" and slava "glory." The reconstructed form represents an early stage of the name before it...
Mirosław is a Polish masculine given name of Slavic origin, equivalent to Miroslav. The full first three paragraphs should follow from the name itself, but already covered.EtymologyThe name is derived from the Slavic ele...
Mirosława is a Polish feminine given name, the feminine form of Mirosław. The name is derived from the Slavic root Miroslav, which combines the elements mirŭ ("peace, world") and slava ("glory"), thus carrying the meanin...
Mirriam is a variant spelling of the name Miriam, most commonly used in English-speaking parts of Africa. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Miriam, which is itself a form of Mary and is borne in the Old Testamen...
Mirsad is a male given name primarily used among Bosniaks in the Balkans, particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and other former Yugoslav nations. Its exact etymology is uncertain, with multiple theories pointing to dif...
Mirsada is a Bosnian feminine given name, the feminine form of Mirsad. The meaning of Mirsad is uncertain, but it may derive from Arabic "watchtower" or from Persian "ambush". As a name, Mirsada is predominantly used in...
Mirta is a feminine given name that serves as a cognate of Myrtle in Spanish, Italian, and Croatian. Myrtle itself derives from the English word for the evergreen shrub, ultimately from the Greek μύρτος (myrtos), a name...
Mirte is a Dutch feminine given name, a variant of Myrthe. Both names ultimately derive from the English word myrtle (the evergreen shrub), which itself comes from Greek μύρτος (myrtos). Th...
Mirthe is a Dutch feminine given name, a variant of Myrthe. Like its cognates, Mirthe ultimately derives from the myrtle plant, a fragrant evergreen shrub that holds ancient symbolic associations with love, immortality,...
Miruna is a feminine Romanian given name with intriguing linguistic roots. The name's etymology is uncertain, but it is possibly derived from the Slavic word mir, meaning "peace", a common element in Slavic names. Altern...
Miryam is a Hebrew and Spanish variant of the common name Miriam, used in both biblical and modern contexts. As a direct Hebrew form, Miryam appears in the Old Testament as the name of Moses’ sister, who plays a key role...
Mirzə is the Azerbaijani form of Mirza, a name that originally derives from the Persian title mīrzā, a shortened form of amīrzādeh, meaning “son of an amir” or “prince.” The title combines the Arabic word ʾamīr (“command...
Mirza is a masculine given name and title of Persian origin, meaning "prince." It derives from the Persian word mīrzā, a shortened form of amīrzādeh, which combines the Arabic أمير (ʾamīr, "commander") with the Persian ز...
Mirzo is a Tajik and Uzbek masculine given name, derived as a form of Mirza, a title of nobility in Persian and Arabic contexts. The root name Mirza ultimately originates from the Persian phrase amīrzādeh, meaning "offsp...
Míša is a diminutive of the feminine name Michaela, the Czech form of Michaela. The name ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Mikha'el, meaning "who is like God?" — a rhetorical question emphasizing that no one is com...
Miša is a South Slavic name with distinct usages in the Serbian and Slovene languages. It functions primarily as a diminutive of Mihailo, Miroslav, and other names beginning with a similar sound. The root of Mihailo is M...
Misaki is a feminine Japanese name that combines the kanji characters 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom". This name can be formed from other combinations of kanji characters as well, yielding var...
Misao is a unisex Japanese given name that carries a range of meanings depending on the kanji characters used.EtymologyThe most common kanji for Misao is 操 (misao), meaning "chastity, honour". However, the name can also...
Mischa is a Dutch and German form of Misha, itself a Russian diminutive of Mikhail, which derives from Michael. Although predominantly masculine, Mischa is occasionally used as a feminine name in the Netherlands.Origin a...
Misericordia is a Spanish feminine name that means "compassion, mercy," derived from the Latin words miser (poor, wretched) and cor (heart). It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Misericordia, me...
Misha is a Russian diminutive of Mikhail, which itself is a Slavic form of Michael. The name Michael derives from the Hebrew question “Mī khaEl?” meaning “Who is like God?”, a rhetorical affirmation that no one is compar...
Mishka is a Russian diminutive of Mikhail. Mikhail itself is the Russian and Belarusian form of Michael, meaning "Who is like God?" — a name with deep roots in Abrahamic traditions. In Russian, the suffix "-ka" is common...
Misho is a Georgian and Bulgarian diminutive form of Mikheil (Georgian) and Mihail (Bulgarian), themselves regional forms of the name Michael. In Bulgarian, related diminutives include Mincho and Minko, while the feminin...
Misi is a Hungarian diminutive of the given name Mihály. The name is formed by taking the first part of Mihály and adding the affectionate Hungarian diminutive suffix -si, a common pattern in Hungarian nicknames. Pronoun...
Miska is a Finnish masculine given name, primarily used as a diminutive of Mikael, which is the Scandinavian, Finnish and Breton form of Michael. The name Michael originates from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (Miḵaʾel), meaning "w...
Miski is a feminine given name of Quechua origin. The name directly translates to "honey" in Quechua, the language family of the Inca Empire and several indigenous peoples of the Andes. This meaning evokes sweetness and...
Miško is a South Slavic masculine given name, primarily used in Serbian and Croatian. It is a diminutive form of several longer names beginning with the sound "mi", such as Mihailo, Mihael, and Miroslav. The name is comm...
Mislav is a South Slavic masculine given name most common in Croatia. It is derived from the Slavic elements myslĭ "thought" or mojĭ "my" combined with slava "glory". The meaning can therefore be interpreted as "thought-...
EtymologyMissie is an English feminine given name, most commonly used as a diminutive of Melissa, though also occasionally a variant spelling of Missy. The root name Melissa is of Greek origin, meaning "bee".Historically...
Missy is a feminine given name, commonly used as a diminutive of Melissa. Beyond its named usage, "missy" has also evolved into a colloquial English term for a young woman or girl.Etymology and Cultural ContextThe name M...
Mistawasis is a Cree name meaning "big child", derived from mistahi ("big, great") and awâsis ("child"). This name was borne by a prominent 19th-century Chief of the Sak-kaw-wen-o-wak Plains Cree, also known in English a...
Mistefa is the Kurdish form of Mustafa. It is a masculine given name used predominantly among Kurdish-speaking populations, particularly in the regions of Kurdistan spanning parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.Etymolo...
Misti is a variant of the name Misty, an English feminine given name derived from the English word misty, ultimately from Old English. The name evokes imagery of fog, haze, or a gentle, ethereal atmosphere.The name Misty...