Baby Names Archive – Explore 17,305 Unique Names with Meanings and Origins

Browse our comprehensive collection of 17,305 baby names, each with detailed information on origin, gender, and meaning. Discover rare, popular, and traditional names to inspire your choice!

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Mehraan male The name Mehraan appears to have South Asian roots, with … The name Mehraan does not have a widely recognised literal …
Mehrab female Persian (Farsi) origin, from the word 'mehrab' meaning 'sanctuary' or … Literal translation is 'sanctuary' or 'prayer niche'. In Australian English …
Mehrab male The name Mehrab originates from Persian (Farsi), where it is … Literal translation: 'Sanctuary' or 'Holy place'; interpretively, it signifies a …
Mehrad male Persian (Farsi) - From the Persian name Mehrad (مهرداد), composed … 'Gift of the sun' or 'Sun given' — symbolising warmth, …
Mehran male Persian (فارسی), from Middle Persian 'Mihrān', related to the name … The literal translation of 'Mehran' relates to 'Sun' or 'Sun …
Mehras male Origin & Etymology - The name 'Mehas' appears to have … Meaning - The name 'Mehas' does not have a widely …
Mehreen female Persian (Farsi) — derived from 'Mehren' meaning 'kindness' or 'compassion'. … Kindness, compassion, or benevolence. In the Australian context, it is …
Mehreet female The name Mehreet has roots in Middle Eastern and South … Mehreet means 'kindness', 'compassion', or 'blessing' in Persian and Urdu …
Mehrma female The name 'mehrma' appears to have origins in Persian or … Literal translation suggests 'famous' or 'renowned'. In Australian English contexts, …
Mehrvin male The name 'Mehrvin' appears to have Persian roots, derived from … Literal translation: 'Sun' or 'affection' combined with a suffix suggesting …
Mehtaab female Persian language roots, derived from the Persian words 'mehtab' meaning … Literal translation is 'moonlight' or 'moonbeam'. In Australian English contexts, …
Mehtaab male Persian (Farsi), from the word مطلع (motala), meaning 'illuminator' or … Literal translation: 'illuminator' or 'bright light'. In Australian English contexts, …
Mehtab female Persian (Farsi) - Derived from the Persian words 'mehr' meaning … Literal translation: 'Moon of affection' or 'Loving moon'. In the …
Mehtab male Persian (Farsi), derived from the words 'mehr' meaning 'sun' and … Literal translation: 'Sun shape' or 'Form of the sun'. In …
Mei female The name 'Mei' originates from Chinese, derived from the Mandarin … Literal translation is 'plum,' symbolising beauty, resilience, and renewal. In …
Meihan female The name 'Meihan' appears to have origins in East Asian … The literal translation of 'Meihan' in Chinese can vary depending …
Meika female The name 'Meika' is of modern origin with no direct … 'Meika' is often interpreted as a name symbolising purity, beauty, …
Meike female Germanic & Japanese origins. The name 'Meike' is derived from … Literal translation varies; in Germanic roots, it signifies 'powerful' or …
Meila female The name Meila does not have well-established roots in traditional … The name is often associated with meanings like 'grace' or …
Meilani female The name Meilani is of Hawaiian origin, derived from the … Literal translation suggests 'beautiful gladness' or 'joyous flower'. In Australian …
Meimah female Etymology and Usage - The name 'Meimah' appears to be … Literal translation and nuance - 'Meimah' does not have a …
Meisa female The name Meisa does not have widely documented historical or … The literal meaning of Meisa in Australian English contexts is …
Meisha female The name Meisha appears to be a modern variation or … While not tied to a specific language origin, in contemporary …
Meisie female Dutch/Afrikaans origin; from the diminutive 'meisie,' meaning 'little girl' or … Literal translation: 'little girl' or 'miss.' In Australian English contexts, …
Meixi female Meixi is a Chinese-origin name, with pinyin roots from Mandarin. … Literal translation: 'beautiful west'. In Australian English contexts, it connotes …
Mekai male Mekai is a name with Māori origins, derived from the … Literal translation of Mekai suggests 'sea food' or 'food from …
Mekaleera female Derived from Indigenous Australian languages, particularly from the Yolngu language … While exact literal translation is not clearly documented, 'Mekaleera' is …
Mekayla female Derived from the American name 'Michaela', which itself originates from … Literal translation is 'Who is like God?'; in the Australian …
Mekenzie female Derived as a variant of 'Mackenzie', which originates from the … In Australian English contexts, 'Mekenzie' carries the connotation of femininity …
Mekhi male The name Mekhi has roots in Hebrew, derived from the … The literal translation of Mekhi is 'Kingly' or 'Royal', embodying …
Meki male The name 'Meki' appears to have indigenous roots, particularly in … In Māori, 'Meki' is a colloquial diminutive form of 'Mekei' …
Mekiah male The name Mekiah is of Hebrew origin, derived from the … Literal translation is 'Who is like God?', signifying humility and …
Meklit female Meklit is of Ethiopian origin, derived from Amharic, where it … Literal translation is 'her song' or 'her chorus,' symbolising melody, …
Mekye unisex The name 'Mekye' appears to be of indigenous Australian origin, … Literal translation is not documented in available sources, but within …
Mel male The name Mel is often a short form of the … Literal translations include 'honey town' or 'chief's fair one' depending …
Melaia female Possibly derived from Pacific or Mediterranean roots, though its precise … The literal translation and nuance of 'Melaia' in Australian English …
Melania female Latin origin, from the name Melania, derived from 'melas' meaning … Literal translation is 'dark' or 'black'. In the Australian context, …
Melanie female The name Melanie originates from the Greek name Μελαινα (Melaina), … Literal translation is 'dark' or 'black'. In Australian English, it …
Melanija female Slavic origin, derived from the word 'melanija' which relates to … Meaning 'dark', 'black', or 'dark-haired', reflecting physical or metaphorical attributes …
Melany female Derived from the Greek name Melania, meaning 'dark, black' or … Literal translation from Greek is 'dark' or 'black', symbolising mystique …
Melek female The name 'Melek' has origins in Middle Eastern and Turkish … Literal translation from Arabic/Turkish is 'angel' or 'messenger.' In Australian …
Melekai male Māori - Derived from Māori language, where 'Melekai' is associated … Māori - Often interpreted as 'guardian' or 'protector', with connotations …
Melhim unisex The name Melhim traces its roots to Semitic languages, with … Literal translation suggests 'peaceful' or 'peace bringer', aligning with similar …
Meli female Māori language origin, from the word 'mēli', meaning 'bright' or … Bright, beautiful — conveying qualities of radiance and attractiveness in …
Melia female Latin, from 'Melia', derived from 'melo' meaning 'song' or 'melos', … 'Honey tree' or 'ash tree' in a poetic sense, often …
Melicia female The name Melicia is a modern Australian invented name, drawing … Literal translation and nuances: 'Honey' or 'sweetness' (from Greek 'meli' …
Melika female Derived from the Persian name 'Melika', meaning 'queen' or 'kingly'. … 'Queen' or 'royal woman' in Persian. In Australian English contexts, …
Melina female Derived from the Greek name 'Melina', meaning 'honey' or 'sweetness', … Literal meaning 'honey' or 'sweetness' in Greek; symbolically associated with …
Melinda female Derived from the Greek name Melinda, which is a diminutive … 'Dark' or 'black', referring to hair or complexion, with a …
Melindamay female The name Melindamay appears to be a modern or invented … The name 'Melindamay' can be interpreted as 'sweet beauty' or …
Melissa female Greek: from Μελισσα (Melissa), meaning 'honey bee'. In ancient Greek … Literal translation is 'honey bee', symbolising sweetness and industriousness in …
Melitsa female Hellenic (Ancient Greek). The name 'Melitsa' derives from the Greek … Sweet, honeyed. In the Australian context, it suggests someone with …
Melitta female Ancient Greek: from Μελιττα (Melitta), derived from μέλι (meli) meaning … Literal translation is 'honey'. In Australian English, this connotes sweetness …
Mellisa female The name Mellisa is an alternative spelling of Melissa, which … Literal translation from Greek is 'honey bee', symbolising sweetness, industriousness, …
Mellow female Derived from the English adjective 'mellow', which originally means soft, … Literal translation as 'soft', 'gentle', or 'calm'. In Australian English, …
Melo unisex The name 'Melo' originates from Pacific and Mediterranean linguistic roots, … In Polynesian contexts, 'Melo' is believed to mean 'to bloom' …
Melodierose female The name 'melodierose' appears to be a modern compound created … Literal translation : 'Song of the rose' or 'melodic rose.' …
Melody female Origin & Etymology - Derived from the Greek word 'melodia', … Meaning - Literal translation is 'song' or 'melody'. In Australian …
Melvyn male The name Melvyn is of Old Welsh origin, deriving from … Literal translation is 'chief's fair [one]' or 'blessed prince'. In …
Melya female The name Melya is of Aboriginal Australian origin, derived from … Literal translation in Yolngu languages suggests 'flower' or 'blossom', symbolising …
Memenyas female The name 'memenyas' appears to have roots rooted in indigenous … Literal translations are not well established due to the rarity …
Memphis female The name Memphis originates from the ancient Egyptian city of … While the literal translation relates to 'The White Walls' in …
Memphis male The name 'Memphis' originates from Ancient Egypt, where it was … Literal translation relates to 'end' or 'birth' depending on interpretation, …
Menaal female The name 'Menaal' is of Arabic origin, deriving from the … Literally translates to 'brilliance' or 'radiance' in Arabic, symbolising light, …
Menara female Menara is of Malay origin, derived from the Malay language … Literal translation is 'tower' or 'minaret.' In Australian English, it …
Menas female Greek; derived from the name 'Menas', an ancient Egyptian and … Though its roots are Greek, in the Australian context, 'Menas' …
Menelaos male Ancient Greek; the name Menelaos (Μενέλαος) originates from the Greek … ‘Wrath of the people’ or ‘strong in anger’. In Australian …
Menelik male Ethiopian and Amharic roots; Menelik (Amharic: መንሌክ) is derived from … 'The people are victorious' or 'Powerful people' in Amharic. In …
Meng female The name 'Meng' has origins primarily in Chinese language contexts, … Literal translation in Chinese indicates 'eldest' or 'first'. In Australian …
Meng male The name 'Meng' originates from Chinese language, particularly Mandarin, where … Literally, 'Meng' in Chinese signifies 'eldest', 'first', or 'senior'. In …
Menley female The name Menley appears to be a modern, possibly Anglo-invented … While not officially defined, Menley could be interpreted as a …
Menuli female Menuli is a name of Māori origin, derived from the … Literal translation of Menuli is 'fortunate blessing' or 'pure blessing' …
Menzie unisex The name Menzie appears to have European origins, potentially derived … In the Australian English context, Menzie is generally considered a …
Meraj male Persian (Farsi) and Arabic roots; derived from the Middle Persian … Literal translation: 'ascension' or 'rise'. In Australian English contexts, it …
Merari female The name Merari originates from the Hebrew Bible, where it … Literal translation suggests 'bitterness' or 'a rebellious one' in Hebrew, …
Mercedes female The name Mercedes derives from the Spanish word 'merced', meaning … Literal translation is 'mercy' or 'grace'. In Australian English contexts, …
Mercedez female The name Mercedez is a variant spelling influenced by the … Meaning - Derived from the Latin 'Mercēs', meaning 'mercies' or …
Mercer unisex The name 'Mercer' originates from Old French 'Mercier', meaning 'merchant' … Literal translation is 'merchant' or 'trader'. In Australian English, it …
Mercury male Latin origin from 'Mercurius', the Roman god of commerce, eloquence, … Literal translation as 'messenger' or 'swift one' in the context …
Mercy female English origin, derived from the Old French 'merci', itself from … Literal translation: 'compassion' or 'grace'. In Australian English, it connotes …
Mere female The name 'Mere' originates from the Māori language, where it … In Australian English contexts, 'Mere' signifies 'bright' or 'radiant', embodying …
Meredith female Welsh origin, from the Old Welsh name 'Maredudd', composed of … Famous counsellor or renowned ruler — in the Australian context, …
Merennage male The name 'merennage' appears to have no established origins in … Given the absence of documented roots or linguistic analysis, 'merennage' …
Meriam female Origin & Etymology - The name 'Meriam' is of uncertain … Meaning - 'Beloved' or 'Sea of Bitterness' in its Hebrew …
Merkela female Potentially of Hebrew origin, related to the name 'Miriam' or … The precise meaning of 'merkela' is uncertain; it may be …
Merlin male The name Merlin has roots in ancient Celtic mythology, notably … In Australian English contexts, Merlin is often associated with wisdom, …
Merolla female The name 'Merolla' appears to have roots in Italian or … Literal translation and nuances are not well-established due to its …
Merrick male Old Welsh origin, derived from the name Maredudd or Maeridge, … Famous ruler or powerful leader, connoting strength and influence in …
Merrillie female The name Merrillie appears to be a variant of the … Literal translation relates to 'boundary' or 'boundary hill,' symbolising a …
Mersadez female The name 'mersadez' appears to be of complex etymology with … Literal translation is uncertain; however, considering phonetic similarity to familiar …
Mersaidez female The name 'mersaidez' appears to be a fabricated or uncommon … As a likely invented or rare variant, 'mersaidez' does not …
Merveille female French origin, from the word 'merveille' meaning 'wonder' or 'marvel'. … Literal translation: 'wonder' or 'marvel'. In Australian English contexts, connotes …
Merveille male Derived from the French word 'merveille', meaning 'wonder' or 'marvellous'. … Literal translation is 'wonder' or 'marvellous'. In Australian English contexts, …
Meschack unisex The name 'Meschack' is of biblical origin, appearing in the … Literal translation is uncertain, but it is often linked to …
Mesharck male Meshrack is a modern, possibly invented name with no direct … As a newly coined name, 'mesharck' does not have a …
Meshia female Meshiá is a name of Hebrew origin, derived from the … Literal translation is 'anointed', signifying someone chosen or blessed. In …
Messiah male Derived from the Hebrew word מָשִׁיחַ (Māšîaḥ), meaning 'Messiah' or … Literal meaning 'Anointed One' or 'Saviour'. In Australian English contexts, …
Mesum male The name 'Mesum' appears to have origins in Semitic languages, … Literal translation and nuances in Australian English contexts are not …
Mete male The name 'Mete' originates from the Turkish language, where it … Literal translation: 'Friend' or 'companion'. In the Australian context, it …
Meth male Derived from Old English 'Methri', possibly related to 'Matthew' or … The name 'Meth' is not widely used as a given …