Girls Names Beginning With M

Madonna

Latin

"my lady"

There's only one. Okay, two.

Maple

English tree name from Latin

"maple tree; tree of the Acer genus"

Maple is one of those sweet-spot word names that sounds so almost name-like that it doesn't feel outlandish or strange, despite its relative newness as a given name. Just as Juniper is adjacent to…

Makena'lei

Hawaiian

"flower of heaven"

Helen Hunt chose this lovely name for her daughter.

Madrigal

Latin

"song for unaccompanied voices"

Madrigal might be a pretty and highly distinctive choice for a child of a musical family--or for the parent looking for a less conventional path to the nickname Maddie than Madeline or Madison .…

Maryjo

English, combination of Mary and Jo

"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + god"

Cute combination name which is now past its peak. It may be written as one word, two words (Mary Jo), or hyphenated (Mary-Jo). The original meaning of Mary is uncertain, but theories include "drop of…

Maria belen

Spanish, Hebrew

"Maria of Bethlehem; beloved Bethlehem"

Also spelled as María Belén, this compound name is familiar in Spain and may be interpreted as meaning "beloved Bethlehem" or simply "Maria (or Mary) of Bethlehem".

Margarethe

Margarethe is a feminine name of Germanic origin, representing a variant of Margaret that's particularly common in German-speaking regions. Derived from the Greek word "margarites" meaning "pearl,"…

Moxie

English slang

"aggressive energy, know-how"

Like Penn Jillette, you can have your own little brash babe.