Girl Names starting with “M”
Girl names full of sound and meaning – from timeless to extraordinary.
A girl's name stays with your daughter for life – it should sound beautiful, suit you and carry a meaning you stand behind. At Nameberry you'll find popular classics like Emma, Mia or Lea as well as international, short or rare first names. Browse by origin, meaning and popularity, discover the current favourites in our top lists and get inspired by special names. Whether Nordic, Mediterranean or biblical: there's the right name for every little girl.
Popular first names starting with “M”
Girl Names starting with “M”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meldrina | f | Meldrina is a beautiful girl's name with Albanian roots | |
| Melea | f | Melea, a female first name, originates from the Jewish-French short form of Melanie and… | |
| Meleissa | f | Arabic | Meleissa is a variant of Melissa ("the bee") |
| Melek | f | Arabic | Melek, the Turkish form of Malak, means 'the angel' and 'the messenger' |
| Melena | f | Italian | The first name Melena, a Dutch abbreviation of Magdalena, has its roots in the Ancient … |
| Melene | f | Greek | The first name Melene is considered a variant of Meline, which is a variant of Melina |
| Melesina | f | English | The name Melesina derives from Melisande or Millicent, which in turn trace back to the … |
| Melevine | f | Origin unknown | |
| Melia | f | Danish | Melia (Mélia) is a short form of Amelia, used in Danish, French, and Spanish |
| Melia-Judith | f | Melia-Judith is a double name combining Melia ("the brave") and Judith ("she will be pr… | |
| Meliah | f | Spanish | The name Meliah, as a variant of Melia, is also a short form of Amelia and means 'the d… |
| Melian | f | English | Melian can be understood as a fictional female name that appears in the Silmarillion by… |
| Melibea | f | Greek | The name Melibea has its roots in both Greek and Latin |
| Melica | f | Arabic | Melica represents a Persian-Iranian variation of the name Malika |
| Melican | f | Melican is a beautiful girl's name with Kurdish roots | |
| Melicia | f | Melicia is a girl's name that is regarded as an American form of Melissia, a derivative… | |
| Melida | f | Melida, a girl's name, is regarded as a possible spelling variant of the name Melita, w… | |
| Meliha | f | Arabic | Meliha is the feminine derivative of the Turkish name Melih and is based on the Arabic … |
| Melihate | f | The name Melihate has its origins in Albanian and carries the meaning "the princess." | |
| Melija | f | Dutch | Melija, a girl's name, is a Dutch derivation of Melia and traces back to the shortened … |
| Melika | f | Arabic | Melika or Mélika (مليكة) is a Maghrebi, Persian, and Turkish variant of Malika, a femin… |
| Melike | f | Arabic | Melike is the feminized form of Melik, the Turkish equivalent of the Arabic name Malik |
| Melin | f | Hebrew | The name Melin for women is a form of Melania or Melissa |
| Melina | f | Latin | The female first name Melina likely originates from Greek and translates directly as 't… |
| Melina-Alice | f | English | Melina means "the one from the island of Melos" and is also regarded as honey-sweet in … |
| Melina-Charlyne | f | Melina-Charlyne is a double name combining Melina ("the sweet one") and Charlyne ("the … | |
| Melina-Emilia | f | Melina-Emilia is a double name combining Melina ("the sweet one") and Emilia ("the dili… | |
| Melina-Ingrid | f | No information on the meaning is available yet | |
| Melina-Lea | f | Melina-Lea is a double name combining Melina ("the sweet one") and Lea ("the wild cow") | |
| Melina-Michelle | f | Melina, the sweet name | |
| Melina-Nadin | f | Melina-Nadin is a double name combining Melina ("the sweet one") and Nadin ("the hope") | |
| Melina-Rosa | f | Greek | Melina-Rosa is a double name combining Melina ("the sweet one") and Rosa ("the rose") |
| Melinda | f | Latin | Melinda has two main origins and thus different meanings |
| Melinda-Emma | f | No information on the meaning is available yet | |
| Melinda-Jasmin | f | Melinda-Jasmin is a double name combining Melinda ("the all-encompassing one") and Jasm… | |
| Melinda-Marie | f | Melinda-Marie is a double name combining Melinda ("the all-encompassing one") and Marie… | |
| Meline | f | Latin | Meline is a form of the name Melina, whose origins and meanings are diverse |
| Melisa | f | Polish | Melisa is a girl's name that originates from the Ancient Greek term Melissa |
| Melisa-Daniela | f | Biblical | Melisa-Daniela is a double name combining Melisa ("the honey bee") and Daniela ("God ju… |
| Melisa-Vittoria | f | Arabic | Melisa-Vittoria is a double name combining Melisa ("the honey bee") and Vittoria ("the … |
| Melisanda | f | The name Melisanda comes from the Gothic Amalaswintha and is regarded as an ancient Ger… | |
| Melisande | f | Melisande (Mélisande) is a historical German name that is considered a French form of M… | |
| Melisandra | f | Melisandra is a variant of Melisande ("the strong one") | |
| Melisandre | f | French | Melisandre, a female first name, is derived from Millicent, which traces back to the Go… |
| Melisenda | f | The meaning of Melisenda may be interpreted as 'the brave or diligent swift one,' and t… | |
| Melisende | f | Its origin is also Greek | |
| Melissa | f | The name Melissa, or Mélissa, comes from Ancient Greek and means 'the bee', 'the honeyb… | |
| Melissa-Aileen | f | Irish | Melissa-Aileen is an Irish name that can be translated as 'Bee-Helen' |
| Melissa-Chelsea | f | English | Currently, no meaning information is available |
| Melissa-Christin | f | Latin | Melissa-Christin is a double name combining Melissa ("the bee") and Christin ("the Chri… |
| Melissa-Haley | f | Melissa-Haley is a double name combining Melissa ("the bee") and Haley ("the hay meadow") | |
| Melissa-Isabel | f | Melissa-Isabel is a double name combining Melissa ("the bee") and Isabel ("God is fulln… | |
| Melissa-Justine | f | Currently, there is no information on the meaning | |
| Melissa-Lucy | f | The name Melissa means 'honeybee' in Greek | |
| Melissa-Mabelle | f | Melissa-Mabelle is a double name combining Melissa ("the bee") and Mabelle ("the lovabl… | |
| Melissa-Maria | f | Melissa-Maria is a double name combining Melissa ("the bee") and Maria ("the beloved") | |
| Melita | f | Italian | Melita is considered the Italian form of Melitta, which in turn is a derivative of the … |
| Melitina | f | Italian | Melitina is a Caribbean variation of the name Melissa |
| Melitta | f | The name Melitta (Μέλιττα) is a modified form of the ancient Greek name Melissa | |
| Meliya | f | Arabic | Meliya is a girl's name that is considered the German form of Meliha, a Turkish derivat… |
| Meliza | f | The name Meliza originally comes from Ancient Greek and is a female variant of Melissa | |
| Melja | f | Currently, there is no information available about the meaning | |
| Mella | f | Estonian | The name Mella is considered an Estonian short form of Mellanie, which is derived from … |
| Melle | f | Dutch | Melle is a female short form of the historical name Melisande and its Low German deriva… |
| Mellie | f | Mellie is a diminutive derived from names that start with 'Mel-', including Melanie, Me… | |
| Mellina | f | Latin | Mellina, a girl's name, is considered a modern French variation of Melina (Mélina) and … |
| Mellissa | f | Italian | Mellissa is a variant of Melissa ("the bee") |
| Melly-Matilda | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Mellyn | f | The name Mellyn has Cornish roots, consisting of terms from the Cornish language, altho… | |
| Melodea | f | English | The name Melodea has a musical origin, as it is composed of English and ancient Greek r… |
| Melodi | f | Norwegian | Melodi is a female first name that is interpreted as 'the melody' in both Turkish and t… |
| Melodia | f | Latin | The name Melodia, in its Spanish version Melodía, means 'the melody' and originates fro… |
| Melodie | f | French | The name Melodie, or Mélodie, means 'the melody' and is especially common in French-spe… |
| Melody | f | English | Melody, a feminine first name, literally means "the melody" in English |
| Melody-Chanelle | f | Melody-Chanelle is a double name combining Melody ("the melody") and Chanelle ("the pot… | |
| Melody-Grace | f | Latin | Melody-Grace is a double name combining Melody ("the melody") and Grace ("the graceful … |
| Melody-Serena | f | Latin | Melody stands for 'the melody' (English) and Serena for 'cheerful, clear, friendly' (La… |
| Melodye | f | Latin | Melodye is a modified variant of the name Melody, which translates to 'the melody' in G… |
| Meloni | f | The name Meloni is a rare girl's name whose origin and etymology are currently unclear | |
| Melonie | f | Melonie is an English variant of the name Melanie and carries the meaning 'the Black' o… | |
| Melou | f | The name Melou has its roots in ancient Greek and Old High German | |
| Melros | f | Japanese | buttercup |
| Melrose | f | Melrose is a feminine first name that is considered an English-American variant of a Sc… | |
| Meltem | f | Turkish | The Turkish girl's name Meltem literally translates to 'the breeze' or more freely 'the… |
| Meluna | f | Arabic | The name Meluna is a female first name that is rarely encountered |
| Meluna-Pauline | f | Meluna-Pauline is a double name combining Meluna ("the damned") and Pauline ("the littl… | |
| Melusine | f | Latin | The name Melusine (Mélusine) refers to a mythical water fairy who undergoes a special t… |
| Mely | f | Mely, like Meli, is a diminutive form of Melanie, which traces back to Melania | |
| Melyce | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Melyn | f | Welsh | The name Melyn has its roots in the Welsh language |
| Melynee | f | English | The name Melynee comes from Australia and means 'twilight' |
| Memnune | f | Arabic | Memnune is the feminine form of Memnun and means 'the grateful one' |
| Memona | f | Arabic | The name Memona has its origins in the Arabic name Maymuna (ميمونة) and is mainly used … |
| Memory | f | Latin | The name Memory is a rare first name from the English and American context |
| Mena | f | Mena represents a Frisian short form of Old German names that begin with 'Mein-', such … | |
| Mena-Menna | f | Mena-Menna is a double name combining Mena ("the strong one") and Menna ("the powerful … | |
| Menaka | f | Indian | Menaka is a beautiful girl's name that has its roots in the Indian language |
| Menami | f | Japanese | The name Menami, a female first name from Japan, means "the bringer of happiness" or "t… |
| Menarva | f | Indian | Menarva is a modified form of the Roman name Minerva, which represents the virgin godde… |
| Mendi | f | Latin | Mendi is a Hungarian spelling of Mandy, which in turn is a diminutive of Amanda, origin… |