Swahili Names that Start With M

A gorgeous Swahili name for girls that hits multiple trends — Mar- names like Margot and Marley, and names that end in I, like Leilani and Zuri.

Marini

A name with the kind of pan-cultural feel that's in vogue now... and forever, it is both a Swahili name meaning "coral", ultimately from the Arabic marjan, and a Hindi name, meaning "purification".
 
It may also be connected to the classic Marianne, via the Dutch Marjan (MAHR-yahn), or to Marianus, via the Slovene Marjan (MA-ryan).
 
A Persian variant, Marjane, belongs to the author of the iconic graphic memoir Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi.

Swahili Names that Start With M

The names

Marini

Marjani