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By alexa400 · Updated April 2023
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Hybrid name
There's Mary Elizabeth, there's Mary Beth, there's Marybeth, and then there's Maybeth, a smoosh of two vintage short forms of Mary and Elizabeth that has a country twang and not much modern appeal.
Hebrew
"water"
This Hebrew water name has two main popular associations: Mayim Bialik, who played the title role in the early 90s TV series "Blossom," and the popular Israeli folk dance, "Mayim, Mayim."
Melevine is an extremely rare feminine name with uncertain origins, possibly derived from Germanic or French linguistic roots. It may be a variant of Malevina or a unique elaboration of names…
Melilot is a delicate feminine name derived from a sweet-smelling herb also known as sweet clover. The plant name comes from Greek and Latin roots meaning "honey" and "lotus." This nature-inspired…
Meredy is a feminine name with a whimsical, melodic quality. It may be derived as a variation of Meredith, which has Welsh origins meaning 'great lord' or 'sea lord,' or it could be a creative modern…
Irish surname, related to the sea
A merry surname cousin of Kerrigan, could make a lively choice for a happy little girl.
Czech
"my love"
An unusual spin on Mila and Milena.
Mapuche, Chilean
"golden flower"
A melodic and glowing name, derived from Mapuche, the language of the Indigenous people of central Chile, Millaray means "golden flower". It ranked in the Chilean Top 100 in the 2010s and remains a…
Welsh
"my fine one; my woman; my beloved"
A lyrical Welsh name with both poetry and ruggedness, Myfanwy can mean "my fine, delicate one", "my woman", or "my beloved", depending on whether you consider the second element as derived from manwy…
Persian
"wild rose"
Nasrin has a strong sound and lovely floral meaning. International variants include the Turkish Nesrin and Egyptian Nesreen.
Greek
"the young one"
Has an arty, creative image.
"candle, light"
Because of its meaning, this is a symbolic name given to girls born on Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.
Basque
"mine"
As Nerea, in the Spanish Top 100, but this streamlined version is one of those golden choices that's both supremely simple and intriguingly rare.
Greek; Aboriginial
"sea nymph, mermaid; red waterlily"
This is one of the more unusual examples of a group of Greek names connected to the sea, which makes sense for a nation of coastline and islands. The Nereids or water nymphs were the daughters of sea…
English from Greek
"song"
Sounds a lot like the recently revived Adele.
Polish, diminutive of Aleksandra
Sounds a bit pharmaceutical.
