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BABY NAME CATEGORY

Modern Baby Names (Page 99)

Explore modern baby names that are short, easy to pronounce, and culturally versatile.

Mari

Girl

Mari means donation, mother, genuine, village, reason, or logi.

Usage
Estonian, Finnish, Welsh, Breton, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Georgian, Armenian
Category
Armenian

Maria

Unisex

Maria means bitter, beloved, or of the sea.

Usage
Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Dutch, Frisian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Estonian, Corsican, Sardinian, Basque, Armenian, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Category
Armenian

Mariam

Girl

A lovely baby name of Biblical Greek, Georgian, Armenian, Malay, Arabic origin, traditionally chosen for girls.

Usage
Biblical Greek, Georgian, Armenian, Malay, Arabic
Category
Arabic

Marian

Boy

Marian means male, warlike, or beloved.

Usage
Polish, Czech, Romanian
Category
Czech

Marica

Girl

A variant of Maric, meaning "Son of Maria".

Usage
Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Hungarian, Italian
Category
Croatian

Marie

Unisex

A variant of Mary, meaning "sea of bitterness".

Usage
French, Czech, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Albanian
Category
Albanian

Mariel

Girl

Mariel means sea of bitterness or beloved.

Usage
Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines), English (American)
Category
Filipino

Mariem

Girl

Mariem means a woman is beloved.

Usage
Arabic (Maghrebi)
Category
Arabic

Marija

Girl

Marija means sea of bitterness, rebelliousness, or wished for child.

Usage
Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese
Category
Croatian

Marije

Girl

A lovely baby name of Dutch origin, traditionally chosen for girls.

Usage
Dutch
Category
Dutch

Marijn

Unisex

Marijn means a man from the sea.

Usage
Dutch
Category
Dutch

Marijo

Boy

A lovely baby name of Croatian origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
Croatian
Category
Croatian

Marika

Girl

A variant of Marik, meaning "King".

Usage
Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Swedish, Georgian, Italian, German
Category
Georgian

Marike

Girl

Marike means a girl with a restless heart.

Usage
Dutch
Category
Dutch

Mariko

Girl

Mariko means genuine village child, ball child, truth child, long-distance child, or jasmine child.

Usage
Japanese
Category
Japanese

Marin

Boy

A variant of Marinn, meaning "To drown in the sea of sadness".

Usage
Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, French
Category
Bulgarian

Marina

Girl

Marina means of the sea or belonging to the sea.

Usage
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Georgian, Ancient Roman
Category
Georgian

Marine

Girl

Marine means of the sea, an occupational name for a sailor, or male.

Usage
French, Armenian, Georgian
Category
Armenian

Mario

Boy

Mario means warlike, mars, or male.

Usage
Italian, Spanish, German, Croatian
Category
Croatian

Marion

Girl

Marion means sea of bitterness, rebelliousness, wished for child, beloved, or love.

Usage
French, English, German, Dutch
Category
Dutch

Marit

Girl

A variant of Marith, meaning "A defiant woman".

Usage
Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch
Category
Dutch

Marita

Girl

Marita means drop of the sea or star of the sea.

Usage
German, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish
Category
Dutch

Marius

Boy

Marius means male.

Usage
Ancient Roman, Romanian, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, French, Lithuanian
Category
Danish

Mariya

Girl

Mariya means greatly loved or sea of bitterness.

Usage
Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Belarusian
Category
Belarusian

Marja

Girl

Marja means berry.

Usage
Finnish, Sorbian, Dutch
Category
Dutch

Marjan

Girl

Marjan means coral.

Usage
Persian, Kazakh
Category
Kazakh

Marjo

Girl

Marjo means one who has deep inner desires and truths.

Usage
Dutch
Category
Dutch

Marjon

Girl

Marjon means bitterness, beloved, or drop of the sea.

Usage
Dutch
Category
Dutch

Mark

Boy

Mark means mars, God of war, male, warlike, hammer, or defender.

Usage
English, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Dutch, Danish, Armenian, Biblical
Category
Armenian

Markel

Boy

Markel means mars, the God of war, warlike, or male.

Usage
Basque
Category
Basque

Marko

Boy

A variant of Markooz, meaning "The one who is well centered".

Usage
Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Ukrainian, Finnish, Estonian, Basque
Category
Basque

Markus

Boy

Markus means mars, the God of war, warlike, or male.

Usage
German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian
Category
Danish

Marky

Boy

A lovely baby name of English origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
English
Category
English

Marley

Unisex

Marley means marshy meadow, pleasant wood, boundary, or pleasant seaside meadow.

Usage
English (Modern)
Category
English

Marlin

Boy

A variant of Marl, meaning "A lovely wood".

Usage
English
Category
English

Marlon

Boy

Marlon means little hawk, mars, dedicated to Mars, male, or little warlike one.

Usage
English
Category
English

Marlyn

Unisex

Marlyn means sea of bitterness, rebelliousness, wished-for child, beloved, love, or sea fort.

Usage
English
Category
English

Marna

Girl

Marna means of the sea, mars, the God of war, warlike, or male.

Usage
Danish
Category
Danish

Marnix

Boy

A lovely baby name of Dutch origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
Dutch
Category
Dutch

Marta

Girl

Marta means The Lady, the mistress, or dedicated to Mars.

Usage
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian, Swedish, Icelandic, Latvian, Estonian, Georgian
Category
Georgian

Marten

Boy

A lovely baby name of Dutch origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
Dutch
Category
Dutch

Martha

Girl

Martha means the lady or the mistress.

Usage
English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Spanish, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Category
Danish

Martí

Boy

Martí means Of Mars, warlike, warrior, or famous counsel.

Usage
Catalan
Category
Catalan

Martie

Unisex

Martie means the God of war, mars, dedicated to Mars, lady, or mistress.

Usage
English
Category
English

Martin

Boy

A variant of Marti, meaning "Of Mars; Warlike; Warrior; Famous counsel".

Usage
English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Finnish
Category
Bulgarian

Marty

Boy

Marty means the God of war, mars, dedicated to Mars, warlike, or male.

Usage
English
Category
English

Maruf

Boy

Maruf means known, recognized, favour, or kindness.

Usage
Arabic, Bengali
Category
Arabic

Marvin

Boy

Marvin means famous friend, sea friend, bone marrow, eminent, noble, wish, desire, or young goat or kid.

Usage
English, German, Dutch
Category
Dutch

Marvyn

Boy

Marvyn means one who lives in the sea fortress.

Usage
English (Rare)
Category
English

Marwa

Girl

Marwa means pebbles or flint.

Usage
Arabic
Category
Arabic

Marwan

Boy

Marwan means flint (stone), quartz, a hard stone of nearly pure silica, name of a fragrant plant, strong lion, or leader.

Usage
Arabic
Category
Arabic

Marwin

Boy

Marwin means famous friend, sea lover, or eminent.

Usage
German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Category
Dutch

Maryam

Girl

A variant of Mary, meaning "sea of bitterness".

Usage
Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indonesian, Tatar, Bashkir, Quranic
Category
Arabic

Maryan

Girl

Maryan means a graceful star of the sea.

Usage
Somali
Category
Muslim

Maryia

Girl

A variant of Mary, meaning "sea of bitterness".

Usage
Belarusian
Category
Belarusian

Maryna

Girl

A variant of Mary, meaning "sea of bitterness".

Usage
Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish
Category
Belarusian

Maša

Girl

Maša means elegant, graceful, prosperous, or true.

Usage
Slovene, Croatian
Category
Croatian

Máša

Girl

Máša means elegant, graceful, prosperous, or true.

Usage
Czech
Category
Czech

Masaki

Boy

Masaki means right tree or proper.

Usage
Japanese
Category
Japanese

Masako

Girl

Masako means a truthful or honest child.

Usage
Japanese
Category
Japanese

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