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13,457Milou is a Dutch short form of the compound name Marie-Louise, which itself combines Marie (the French form of Maria) and Louise. Despite its Dutch usage as a feminine name, Milou is most widely recognized internationall...
Miluše is a Czech feminine given name, originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear." It belongs to a large family of Slavic names built on this root, such as Milada, Mi...
Miluška is a Czech feminine given name, a variant of Miluše.EtymologyMiluška ultimately derives from the Slavic root milŭ, meaning "gracious" or "dear". This element is common in many Slavic names, often appearing in dim...
Milvi is a feminine given name of Estonian origin. It was coined by Estonian writer Mats Tõnisson in 1914, but its meaning remains uncertain. The name is purely Estonian in usage and has no known roots in other languages...
Mimi is a feminine given name, commonly used as a diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with M, such as Michelle or Miriam. The name has a playful, affectionate quality associated with its shortened form. Etymolo...
Mimmi is a feminine given name used primarily in Finland and Sweden, and it also appears as a surname in some cultures. As a given name, it functions as a diminutive of the longer names Vilhelmina (Swedish and Lithuanian...
EtymologyMimoza is a feminine given name used in Albanian and Georgian. It derives directly from the Albanian and Georgian word for the mimosa plant, a flowering herb. The plant's name ultimately traces back to Greek μῖμ...
Əminə is the Azerbaijani form of the name Amina, itself derived from the Arabic root أمن (ʾamina) meaning "safe, secure" or "trustworthy." The name is deeply rooted in Islamic history, being the name of the Prophet Muham...
EtymologyMina is a short form of Wilhelmina and other names ending in mina. Wilhelmina is the Dutch and German feminine form of Wilhelm, itself a German cognate of William. The name derives from the Germanic elements wil...
Mina 2 is a primarily Indian feminine name, originating from the Sanskrit word मीन (mīna) meaning "fish." In Hindu astrology, Mīna corresponds to the zodiac sign Pisces, the twelfth sign of the zodiac, symbolizing the fi...
Mina is a feminine given name of Persian origin, meaning "glaze, enamel" in Persian. The name evokes the art of enamelwork, a craft traditionally used in decorative objects and jewelry in Persia.In Persia, enamel art—kno...
Mina is a feminine name of Pashto origin, meaning "love." It is a common given name among Pashtun communities in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The name reflects the cultural importance of love and affection in Pashtun societ...
Minako is a Japanese feminine given name. It is most often written with the kanji 美 (mi, meaning "beautiful"), 奈 (na, a phonetic character), and 子 (ko, meaning "child"), but many other kanji combinations exist. The el...
Etymology and Meaning Minakshi (also spelled Meenakshi) is a feminine given name of Sanskrit origin, derived from the elements मीन (mīna) meaning "fish" and अक्षि (akṣi) meaning "eye", thus giving the overall meaning "fi...
Minali is a feminine name of Hindi usage, meaning "fish catcher" in Sanskrit. The name derives from the Sanskrit root mīna (fish) combined with a suffix indicating an agent or dweller, possibly related to a term for a ne...
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...
Minea is a feminine given name that originated as a literary creation by the Finnish writer Mika Waltari for a character in his historical novel The Egyptian (1945). The name remains very rare globally, primarily used in...
Minenhle is a feminine given name of Zulu origin. The name is derived from the Zulu words imini meaning "day" and hle meaning "beautiful", making its combined meaning "beautiful day".In Zulu culture, names are often chos...
Minerva is a feminine name of uncertain etymology, possibly derived from Latin mens meaning "intellect," but more likely of Etruscan origin. It is best known as the name of the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, law, vict...
Minerve is the French form of the name Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, strategic warfare, and crafts. The name was adopted into French from Latin Minerva through a learned borrowing, reflecting the Renaissance revi...
Min-ji is a Korean female given name, popular especially among baby girls born in the late 20th century. It ranked as the fourth-most popular name for girls in South Korea in 1990. The name is composed of two Sino-Korean...
Minna is a feminine given name with roots in Old German, where it means "love" — specifically, the concept of courtly love in medieval chivalric tradition. This semantic origin connects the name to a cultural ideal of no...
Minnie is a feminine given name that originated as a diminutive of several longer names, most notably Wilhelmina. It has been used in English-speaking countries since at least the 19th century. The name gained enormous p...
Minodora is the Romanian form of the ancient Greek name Menodora. To understand Minodora, one must first look to its origin: Menodora derives from the Greek elements mene meaning "moon" and doron meaning "gift," giving t...
Minoo is a Persian feminine given name meaning "heaven, paradise" in the Persian language. The name directly evokes the concept of paradise (behesht in Persian), but specifically references the Zoroastrian celestial real...
Min-seo is a South Korean feminine given name formed from Sino-Korean characters. It is composed of min meaning "people, citizens" (from 民) or min meaning "quick, clever, sharp" (from 敏), combined with seo meaning "slo...
Minta is a feminine given name that originated as a short form of Araminta. The earliest recorded usage of the name Araminta appears in late 17th century English comedies: it was first used by playwright William Congreve...
Minttu is a Finnish female given name that directly translates to ʺmintʺ in the Finnish language. As a given name, Minttu belongs to the category of Finnish nature names, which draw inspiration from elements of the natur...
Minty is a diminutive of the female given name Araminta. As a diminutive, Minty is primarily used in English-speaking contexts, where it often appears as a casual or affectionate nickname for individuals named Araminta.E...
Minu is an alternate transcription of the Persian given name Minoo, derived from the Persian word مینو (Minoo). The name carries a deeply spiritual and poetic meaning: it signifies "heaven" or "paradise" in Persian, evok...
Mio is a Japanese given name primarily used for girls. It is composed of various combinations of kanji characters, most commonly incorporating mi (美) meaning "beautiful" combined with o (桜) meaning "cherry blossom" or...
Mioara is a Romanian female given name that originated as a contracted form of Marioara, itself a diminutive of Maria. The name coincides with the Romanian word mioara, which is the definite form of mioară meaning "lamb....
Míra is a Hungarian feminine given name, functioning as a short form or variant of Mira (itself a diminutive of names beginning with Mir-). Through this chain, the name ultimately derives from the Slavic name Miroslav, c...
Mira is a feminine name of Indian origin, derived from the Sanskrit element mīra meaning "sea" or "ocean." The name is closely associated with the 16th-century mystic poet and princess Mirabai, a devotee of the Hindu god...
Mira is a short form of Miroslava and other names beginning with Mir, commonly derived from the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world". This feminine diminutive is used across several South and West Slavic languages,...
Mirabel is a female name derived from the Latin mirabilis, meaning "wondrous" or "of wondrous beauty". It is a variant of Mirabelle, which originated from the Old French word mirable ("wonderful"). During the Middle Ages...
Mirabella is a Latinate feminine given name, formed from the French name Mirabelle by adding the Italian feminine suffix -a. The name Mirabelle itself derives from the Old French word mirable, meaning "wonderful," which...
Mirabelle is a feminine given name of English and French origin, derived from the Old French word mirable meaning "wonderful," which in turn comes from Latin mirabilis ("amazing, wondrous"). The name was coined during th...
Miracle is an English feminine given name derived directly from the English word miracle, meaning an extraordinary event that cannot be explained by natural or scientific laws and is thus attributed to a supernatural or...
Miranda is a feminine given name derived from Latin mirandus, meaning "admirable, worthy of being admired". The name was coined by William Shakespeare for the heroine of his play The Tempest (1611), in which Miranda and...
EtymologyMiray is a Turkish feminine name of uncertain origin. It is likely a compound of two elements: the Arabic word أمير (ʾamīr) meaning "commander" or "prince", and the Turkish word ay meaning "moon" or "month". The...
Mirdza is a Latvian feminine given name with roots in the concept of brightness and radiance. The name is derived from the Latvian verb mirdzēt, meaning "to shine" or "to glitter" — a thesaurus of several distinct inflec...
Mireia is the Catalan form of Mirèio (see Mireille). The name originated in the Occitan language through the literary works of Frédéric Mistral. The poet Mistral first used Mirèio in his 1859 poem of the same name, where...
Mireille is a French given name with deep roots in the Occitan language and culture of southern France. It originated from the Occitan name Mirèio, which was first popularized by the poet Frédéric Mistral in his 1859 epi...
Mirèio is an Occitan name popularized by the 19th-century poet Frédéric Mistral, who coined it for the heroine of his epic poem Mirèio (1859). The name is rendered in Mistralian orthography as Mirèio and in classical Occ...
Mirela is a feminine given name used in Albanian, Croatian, and Romanian. It is the form of Mireille adapted into these languages through the intermediate Italian Mirella. Mireille was coined by the Occitan poet Frédéric...
Mirele is a Yiddish diminutive of the given name Miriam. In Yiddish, the suffix "-ele" is commonly used to create affectionate or familiar forms, akin to the English "-ie" or "-y." Thus, Mirele means "little Miriam" or "...
Mirèlha is the Occitan female name written in classical Occitan orthography. It is a variant of Mirèio, which is the Mistralian (Provençal) form of Mireille. The name originated from the 1859 poem Mirèio by French writer...
Mirella is the Italian form of Mireille, a name that originated in Occitan as Mirèio. The name Mireille was created by the 19th-century Provençal poet Frédéric Mistral for the heroine of his epic poem Mirèio (1859), like...
Mirembe is a given name of Ganda origin, meaning "peace" in Luganda, the language of the Baganda people in Uganda. It reflects the widespread African tradition of naming children after virtues or desired states of being,...
Miren 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...
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...