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Lysistrata
Greek
"she who disbands armies"
Literary and ancient, Lysistrata is the Latinized form of the Greek Lysistrate and the variation used by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophenes in his comedy of the same name. Set around the…
Mabry
Variation of Mayberry, English and Irish
"mud hill"
Cute and eminently wearable surname name for girls.
Mabyn
Cornish, from English
"youth"
This rare sixth-century saint's name has a modern, merry feel.
Macaire
Macaire is a masculine name with French origins, derived from the Greek name Makarios meaning 'blessed' or 'happy.' This elegant name has historical significance in France and appears in medieval…
Macgregor
Scottish
"son of Gregor"
Interesting possibility for the son or grandson of a Gregory.
Maclaren
Maclaren is a masculine name derived from Scottish Gaelic origins, functioning primarily as a surname before its adoption as a given name. It originated as a clan name meaning 'son of Laurence' or…
Madelief
Dutch
"daisy"
Madelief is an uncommon name but not unheard of in the Netherlands, where 123 girls were called Madelief in one recent year. With its soft sounds and similarities to all those "Madeleine" type names…
Madigan
Irish
"little dog"
A jovial and jaunty Irish name, the title of a long-gone TV crime drama, this would make an appealing choice. Slight downside: Maddy is already a mega-popular nickname for Madeline/Madelyn and…
Magdalen
English
"woman from Magdala or high tower"
Biblical name long associated with the fallen-yet-redeemed Mary Magdalen, now rising improbably into the ranks of the fashionable among parents hungry for classic yet distinctive girls' names. The…
Magdalene
Spelling variation of Magdalen
"woman from Magdala or high tower"
This name made famous in the New Testament has gone from crusty grandma to sleek and chic in recent years, or is it months? The name's image is perhaps helped by the fact that Mary Magdalene was one…
Magdelene
Magdelene is a variant spelling of Magdalene, a name with biblical origins referring to Mary Magdalene, a follower of Jesus from the town of Magdala. The name ultimately derives from Aramaic elements…
Mairwen
Welsh
"blessed Mary"
A sweet Marian name consisting of Mair, the Welsh form of Mary, and gwen, meaning "blessed, white".
Majorca
Spanish place name
Pronounced my-ORK-a, the name of this lovely Balearic Island, located in the Mediterranean, is one of the prettiest and most feminine of place names. The Spanish spelling is MALLORCA.
Malkior
Malkior is an uncommon masculine name with possible roots in medieval European naming traditions or fantasy literature. It may derive from Hebrew 'melekh' meaning 'king' combined with a suffix…
Mannix
Irish
"a little monk"
An X -ending surname less common than the Jolie-Pitt-inspired Maddox. Grandparents might still associate it with the old TV crime show.
Marcheline
French
"warrior"
Marcheline was the first name of Angelina Jolie's late mother, who was part French-Canadian, which Jolie and Brad Pitt used as the middle name for their twin daughter Vivienne. The name is related to…
Maretha
Maretha is a feminine name with multiple cultural origins. In Afrikaans and Dutch communities, it developed as a variant of Martha, which derives from Aramaic meaning 'lady' or 'mistress of the…
Margolette
Literary invention
Fanciful feminissima name created by L. Frank Baum for a character in The Patchwork Girl of Oz .
Maridel
Filipino compound name, blending Maria with Delila, Adelaide, or Adelina
Similiar in style to Marilou, Marivic, and Marites, Maridel is blend of Maria with Delia, Adelaida, Adelina, or any other name containing the "del" sound. If it is Delia you had in mind, it could…
Marion
English and French diminutive of Marie
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
An underused classic that has proved surprisingly unisex over the last few decades, being given to roughly the same number of baby girls and boys in the US from the 1970s to the 2000s. For a girl,…