Girl Dog Names That Start With M

The Estonian writer Mats Tõnisson created Milvi as a nickname for Miranda. It's also connected to the Estonian word miilama, meaning "glow" or "burn slowly".

Milvi

Mima was once a common nickname for the biblical Jemima.

Mima

Adventurous parents are venturing deeper into the garden in search of fresh names, but remember that this also makes for an alcoholic brunch. 

Mimosa

Mailys

Common Japanese choice with a covetable meaning.

Minako

Frenchified name rarely used in France. And perhaps even more rarely used in the US -- there were NO baby girls given the name on the official records of 2021.

Minette

This adorable fish name debuted on the baby name charts in 2020, inspired by a young girl character in the Netflix movie Love and Monsters. Minnow resembles well-established girl names Minnie, Willow, and Marlowe.

Minnow

Minta is an eighteenth century short form of a literary beauty still used in England today, but yet to be discovered by American baby namers. It has a fresh and dainty feel.
 Virtually unheard today, Minta was on the U.S. popularity lists for most years between 1880 and 1901. Minta (born Araminta) Durfee was a popular silent screen actress married to Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle; Minta Doyle was a character in the Virginia Woolf novel To the Lighthouse.

Minta

This unisex Japanese name can be formed by many combinations of kanji, but the most oft-cited meaning is intuitive for English speakers — "mint."

Minto

Minty isn't a fresh word name — it's an old-fashioned nickname for Araminta, the romantic smoosh name coined by playwright William Congreve in 1693.

Minty

Minuet is delicate, dancey, and lacy, with a Masterpiece Theatre feel. Is Minuet a real name? Not really, though similar-sounding <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/162/french-names">French names</a> such as Minette and Manette are.

Minuet

Mirabei

Intriguing spin on Margaret or Maggie, for admirers of French surrealist Rene Magritte. 

Magritte

An attractive optical illusion where heat causes light to reflect in the air as if off a body of water. It was used as a character name in the 2004 animated film The Incredibles.

Mirage

Miren is a feminine Basque name meaning 'beloved' or 'wished-for child.' It is the Basque form of Mary/Maria, connecting it to a rich religious tradition while maintaining a distinct cultural identity. Common in the Basque Country of northern Spain and southwestern France, Miren remains relatively rare outside these regions, giving it an air of uniqueness internationally. The name combines simplicity with an intriguing cultural depth, making it appealing to parents drawn to short, meaningful names with European heritage. Its pronunciation (MEE-ren) is relatively intuitive for non-Basque speakers. In recent years, as interest in distinctive cultural names has grown, Miren has gained modest international recognition while remaining true to its Basque roots.

Miren

This Croatian name is the diminutive of Mira and Mirela.

Mirica

This cute as a button name stems from the Goonayandi word for the sun and can be used as a unisex name.

Mirri

The Dutch name is usually spelled Myrthe or Mirthe and pronounced meer-ta.  But most English speakers will say it mer-tha and confuse the name with Martha, Bertha, or Myrtle.

Mirtha

Mittens is a common name for cats with mitten-like fur patterns on their paws. The word actually has feline origins — it shares a root with mite, an Old French pet name for a cat. It became linked with mittens because they were made of fur.

Mittens

If Liv can stand on it's own, why not Miv?