List of Baby Names for Girls Starting with M

Mahala

Native American Meaning: The name Mahala is a Native American baby name. In Native American the meaning of the name Mahala is: Woman.

Meaning: Woman, tenderness, Brave, Powerful Origin: Arabic

Mahalia

maha-lia\ is pronounced ma-HAL-yah, ma-HAYL-yah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Mahalia is "tender one". Also possibly from an Aramaic name meaning "marrow". Biblical name that was well used in the 19th century. Singer Mahalia Jackson.

Meaning: Affection

Mahola

The meaning of the name Mahola is Dance. The origin of the name Mahola is Native American.

Meaning: Dance

Maia

Origin of the name Maia: Borne in Greek mythology by the eldest and most beautiful of the Pleiades, a daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes by Zeus. Maia is also borne in Roman mythology by an earth-goddess who is sometimes equated with the Greek Maia. The month of May is named in her honor.

Meaning: Kinswoman, Maiden

Maiah

Origin of the name Maya: From Indian mythology, Maya is a name of the goddess Devi, the consort of Shiva. Alternatively, it is a variant of Maia, the name of a Greek fertility goddess, the daughter of Atlas and Pleione, and mother of Hermes (Mercury) by Zeus. From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.Buy the book.

Meaning: A form of maia Origin: Latin, Maori

Maija

(MAH-ya)

The meaning of Maija has more than one different etymologies. It has same or different meanings in other countries and languages. The different meanings of the name Maija are: Hebrew meaning: Uncertain, maybe bitter. Finnish meaning: Uncertain, maybe bitter.

Meaning: Uncertain, maybe bitter Origin: Hebrew

Mair

(MIER)

The name Mair is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Mair is: Wished-for child; rebellion; bitter. Famous Bearers: the Virgin Mary; Mary Magdalene; Mary, Queen of Scots.

Meaning: Uncertain, maybe bitter Origin: Hebrew

Mairi

(MA-ree)

Gaelic Meaning: The name Mairi is a Gaelic baby name. In Gaelic the meaning of the name Mairi is: Bitter.

Meaning: Uncertain, maybe bitter Origin: Hebrew

Mairwen

Meaning of name Mairwen. Etymology : Combination of MAIR and Welsh gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed". Saint : Origin : Welsh.

Meaning: Blessed mair Origin: Welsh

Maisie

(MAY-zee)

Scottish Meaning: The name Maisie is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Maisie is: Scottish Diminutive form of Margaret: Pearl, child of light.

Meaning: Resembling a pearl, the child of light Origin: Gaelic