[ g i r l s ] Mabel : MAY-bul : latin "loveable" Macaria : mah-KAYR-ee-uh : greek - daughter of hercules and deianara Machi : MAH-chee : japanese "ten thousand" Madeline : MAD-e-lin : hebrew "woman from magdala" Magan : MAH-gen : teutonic "power" Magara : MAH-gah-ruh : rhodesian "child who constantly cries" Magdalen : MAG-de-lin : greek "tower" Magena : muh-JEEN-uh : native american "the coming moon" Mahala : mah-HAH-lah : native american "woman" Mahalia : mah-HAHL-e-ah : hebrew "affection" Mai : MAY : japanese "brightness" Mai : MAY : native american "coyote" Maia : MIGH-yuh : greek - nurse, mother, goddess of spring Maida : MAY-dah : old english "a maiden" Maitane : MAY-tah-nee : old english "beloved" Maizah : MAH-ee-zah : african "discerning" Maj : MIGH : swedish "pearl" Malaya : MAH-lay-ah : filipino "free" Malila : mah-LEE-lah : miwok indian "salmon going fast upstream" Malina : mah-LEE-nuh : hebrew "tower" Malinda : MAH-lin-dah : greek "gentle one" Malka : MAHL-kah : hebrew "queen" Mallory : MAEL-or-ee : french "mailed" Malu : MAH-loo : hawaiian "peacefulness" Manda : MAHN-duh : latin "lovable, harmony" Manda : MAHN-duh : hindi - saturn, god of the occult Mandara : MAHN-da-ruh : hindi - mythical tree Mandisa : man-DEE-sah : african "sweet" Mangena : MAN-jee-nah : hebrew "melody" Mansi : MAN-see : hopi indian "plucked flower" Manya : MAHN-yuh : russian "bitter" Mara : MAHR-uh : hebrew "bitter" Marcia : MAHR-shuh : latin "martial" Maren : MAYR-ehn : latin "sea" Margaret : MAHR-ga-ret : persian "child of light" Marianne : MAYR-ee-an : hebrew "bitter" Marilyn : MAYR-uh-lin : hebrew "bitter" Marina : MAH-ree-nuh : russian "sea maiden" Maris : MAHR-is or MAYR-is : latin "of the sea" Marisha : mah-REE-shuh : russian "bitter" Marjani : MAHR-jah-nee : african "coral" Marjeta : mahr-JEE-tah : czechoslovakian "pearl" Marlene : MAHR-leen : hebrew "from magdala" Marmara : mar-MAR-ah : greek "radiant" Marnina : MAHR-nee-nuh : hebrew "cause of joy" Martha : MAHR-thuh : arabic "a lady" Martina : MAHR-tee-nuh : latin "warlike" Mary : MAYR-ee : hebrew "bitter" Marzia : MAHR-zyuh : latin "martial" Matana : mah-TAH-nah : arabic "gift" Mathea : MAH-teh-ah : norwegian "gift of god" Matrika : mah-TREE-kuh : hindi - name of goddess Maura : MOHR-uh : latin "dark" Maureen : MOHR-een : celtic "great" May : MAY : latin "great" Maya : MAY-uh : hindi "divine creative force in everything" Meara : MEER-uh : irish "merry" Meda : MEE-dah : native american "priestess" Medea : MEH-dee-uh : latin "middle child" Meg : MEG : greek "pearl" Megan : MEG-ahn : anglo-saxon "strong, able" Megara : MEG-ahr-uh : greek - wife of hercules Mei : MAY : latin "great one" Meira : meh-EE-rah : israeli "light" Mela : MAY-lah : hindi - religious gathering Melanie : MEHL-ah-nee : greek "dark-clothed" Melantha : meh-LAHN-thuh : greek "dark flower" Melia : MEH-lee-ah : greek - nymph daughter of oceanus Melina : muh-LEE-nuh : latin "canary-yellow" Melinda : mah-LIN-dah : greek "gentle, dark" Melisenda : meh-lee-SEN-dah : spanish "honest, diligent" Melissa : MAH-lis-sah : greek "bee" Melosa : MEL-oh-sah : spanish "sweet, gentle" Mercedes : MER-say-dees : spanish "virgin mary" Meredith : MAIR-uh-dith : old welsh "guardian from the sea" Mesha : MAY-shah : hindi "ram, born under sign of aries" Meta : MAY-tuh : latin "ambitious" Mia : MEE-uh : latin "mine" Miakoda : me-ah-KOH-duh : native american "power of the moon" Michelle : MIH-shel : hebrew "who is like god" Midori : MIH-dohr-eh : japanese "green" Migina : mi-JEE-nah : omaha indian "moon returning" Mignon : MEE-nyown : old french "dainty, petite" Mika : MEE-kah : japanese "new moon" Min : MEEN : korean "cleverness" Mina : MEE-nuh : japanese "south" Minda : MEEN-duh : native american "knowledge" Mindel : MEEN-dehl : yiddish "sea of bitterness" Minerva : MIH-ner-vah : greek - goddess of wisdom Minka : MEEN-kuh : teutonic "strong, resolute" Minna : MEEN-uh : hebrew "bitterness" Minna : MIN-nuh : teutonic "resolute, strong, love" Minnie : MIN-nee : teutonic "loving memory" Mira : MEER-ah : latin "wonderful" Miranda : MEER-an-duh : latin "miraculous" Miremba : mi-REHM-bah : ugandan "peace" Mirem : MIGH-ren : hebrew "bitter" Mireya : MIH-re-yah : spanish "miraculous" Miriam : MEER-e-am : hebrew "longed-for child" Mirielle : MEER-ee-el : french "miraculous" Missy : MIS-see : english "young girl" Misty : MIS-tee : old english "covered with a mist" Mitena : me-TAY-nah : native american "coming moon, new moon" Mitexi : mih-TEKS-ee : native american "sacred moon" Miyoko : MEE-yoh-koh : japanese "beautiful generations child" Moira : MOY-ruh : celtic "the great" Mona : MOH-nuh : latin "solitary" Monica : MON-i-kah : latin "advisor" Monique : MOH-neek : french "advisor" Moon : MOON : korean "letters" Morgana : MOHR-gan-nuh : welsh "edge of the sea" Morgance : MOHR-gance : celtic "sea-dweller" Moriah : moh-RIGH-uh : hebrew "god is my teacher" Muriel : MYOOR-ee-el : gaelic "sea-bright" Muriel : MYOOR-ee-el : latin "angel of june" Myra : MIGH-ruh : french "quiet song" [ b o y s ] Mace : MAYS : latin "aromatic spice" Mackenzie : ma-KEN-zee : gaelic "son of the wise leader" Magnus : MAG-nus : latin "large" Malik : MAH-lik : arabic "master" Manco : MAHN-koh : peruvian "king" Mandek : MAN-dek : polish "army man" Mander : MAN-der : english gypsy "from me" Manning : MAN-ing : old english "son of the hero" Mansur : man-SOOR : arabic "divinely aided" Marden : MAHR-den : old english "from the valley with the pool" Marek : MAIR-ek : polish "warlike one" Mark : MARK : latin "warlike" Marlon : MAHR-len : old french "little hawk" Marshall : MAHR-shel : french "keeper of the horses" Mason : MAY-sun : french "stoneworker" Matai : mah-TIGH : hebrew "gift of god" Mateo : mah-TAY-oh : spanish "gift of god" Mather : MATH-er : old english "strong army" Matthew : MA-thyew : hebrew "gift of god" Matthias : MAH-te-as : hebrew "gift of god" Max : MAKS : latin "the greatest" Maxwell : MAKS-wel : english "from the great well" Mayon : MIGH-yon : hindi "the black god" Meka : ME-kah : hawaiian "eyes" Mercer : MER-ser : latin "merchant" Merrick : MAYR-ik : english "ruler of the sea" Meyer : MIGH-er : german "a farmer" Michael : MIHK-el : hebrew "who is like god?" Mikkel : MEE-kel : hebrew "who is like god?" Miles : MIGHLS : latin "soldier" Miner : MIGH-ner : latin "youth" Monroe : MUN-roh : gaelic "from the red swamp" Monte : MON-tee : latin "mountain" Morven : MOHR-ven : english "child of the sea" Motega : MOH-teh-gah : native american "new arrow" Mukasa : mu-KAH-sah : ugandan "god's chief administrator" Murdoch : MUHR-dok : scottish "sea protector" Murphy : MUHR-fee : irish "sea warrior" Murray : MUR-ree : celtic "seaman" Myles : MIGHLS : greek "inventor of the corn mill"