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Mabra
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| Language of origin: | Unknown |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | maybe from 'Mabry', a changed/shortened form of the family name 'Maybury' |
| Variants: | Mabra English |
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Mackenzie
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| Language of origin: | Scottish |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | son of Coinneach |
| Info about origin: | from a Gaelic family name 'Mac Coinnich' with the meaning 'son of Coinneach' |
| | this noble Scottish family name is used as a given name since the early 20th century |
| Words: | mac=the son (Scottish) |
| Variants: | Mackenzie English, Scottish (#106 in US popularity) |
| | Makenzie English (#412 in US popularity) |
| | Mckenzie English (#192 in US popularity) |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Macy
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | possibly from a medieval form of Matthew, now used mainly as a name for girls |
| Variants: | Macy English (#396 in US popularity) |
| | Macey English (#763 in US popularity) |
| | Macie English (#896 in US popularity) |
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Madison
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | son of Maud |
| Info about origin: | from a family name with the meaning 'son of Maud' |
| Words: | (English) |
| Variants: | Madison English (#37 in US popularity) |
| | Maddison English (#770 in US popularity) |
| | Madisyn English |
| | Madyson English |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Magdalena
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | of Magdala |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Maria Magdalene is a disciple of Jesus |
| | she was called thus because she was from the town of Magdala on the sea of Galilee |
| | the name of the city derives from the Hebrew/Aramaic word for 'tower' |
| Words: | migdal=the tower (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Magdalena German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Polish (#833 in US popularity) |
| | Lena German |
| | Lene German |
| | Madlen German |
| | Madlena German |
| | Madlene German |
| | Magdalene German, English |
| | Madalyn English (#615 in US popularity) |
| | Maddalena Italian |
| | Madelane English |
| | Madeleine French (#337 in US popularity) |
| | Madelena Italian, Spanish |
| | Madeline English (#94 in US popularity) |
| | Madelyn English (#374 in US popularity) |
| | Magdalen English |
| | Alena Czech (#994 in US popularity) |
| | Lenka Czech, Polish |
| | 14 variants more... |
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Maira
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| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | maybe from a Greek name for Sirius, the dog-star |
| Variants: | Maira English (#905 in US popularity) |
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Maja
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | wet nurse, midwife (?) |
| Info about origin: | in Greek mythology Maia is the most beautiful of the Pleiades and the mother of Mercury |
| | the name 'Maia' maybe means wet nurse, midwife |
| | in Roman mythology Maja (later seen as identical with the Greek Maia) was a Goddess of fertility and of the growth in Spring |
| | the name of the month May is derived from the Roman Maja |
| Words: | maia=the wet nurse, the midwife (Old Greek) ; mai-=big, great (Latin) ; der Mai=the May (German) |
| Variants: | Maja German, Scandinavian |
| | Maia Italian |
| | Maya English (#243 in US popularity) |
| | Mya English (#792 in US popularity) |
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Mallory
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| Language of origin: | Old French |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | misfortune |
| Info about origin: | from an old French family name 'Maloret' meaning 'misfortune' |
| Words: | maloret=the misfortune (Old French) |
| Variants: | Mallory English (#181 in US popularity) |
| | 5 variants more... |
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Mara
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | bitter |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Naomi changes her name to Mara after the death of her husband |
| Words: | marah=bitter (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Mara German, English (#598 in US popularity) |
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Marcella
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | dedicated to Mars (the Roman god of war) |
| Info about origin: | See male form Marcel |
| Variants: | Marcella Italian (#862 in US popularity) |
| | Marcelle French |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Margarete
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| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the pearl |
| Info about origin: | known in the Middle Ages as the name of Saint Margaret of Antioch (3th/4th century AD) |
| | the greek word 'margarites' might come from a Persian word with the meaning 'child of light' (from a belief that a pearl is a drop of dew transformed by moonlight) |
| Words: | margarites=the pearl (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Margarete German |
| | Gretchen German (#580 in US popularity) |
| | Gretel German |
| | Margareta German, Scandinavian, Slavic |
| | Margaretha German, Scandinavian, Slavic |
| | Margarethe German |
| | Margot German, French |
| | Margret German |
| | Rita German, Italian, Spanish (#717 in US popularity) |
| | Maegan English (#628 in US popularity) |
| | Maggie English (#263 in US popularity) |
| | Maggy English |
| | Margaret English (#107 in US popularity) |
| | Margarita Spanish (#513 in US popularity) |
| | Margherita Italian |
| | Margit Scandinavian |
| | Margitta Scandinavian |
| | Margrete Scandinavian |
| | Marguerite French |
| | Marjorie English |
| | Meagan English (#173 in US popularity) |
| | Meaghan English (#450 in US popularity) |
| | Meg English |
| | Megan English, Welsh (#10 in US popularity) |
| | Meghan English (#104 in US popularity) |
| | 31 variants more... |
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Maribel
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| Language of origin: | Spanish |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | combination of 'Maria' and 'Isabel' |
| Variants: | Maribel Spanish (#430 in US popularity) |
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Maricela
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| Language of origin: | Spanish |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | combination of 'María' and 'Celia' |
| Variants: | Maricela English, Spanish (#813 in US popularity) |
| | Marisela English, Spanish (#891 in US popularity) |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Marina
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | of the sea |
| Variants: | Marina German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, Romanian (#260 in US popularity) |
| | Maren Scandinavian, Frisian |
| | Marine French |
| | 3 variants more... |
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Marisol
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| Language of origin: | Spanish |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | combination of 'Maria' and 'Sol' |
| Variants: | Marisol Spanish (#353 in US popularity) |
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Marlee
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| Language of origin: | Unknown |
| Gender: | female |
| Variants: | Marlee English (#953 in US popularity) |
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Marlene
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| Language of origin: | German |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | combination of 'Maria' and 'Lena' (a short form of 'Magdalena') |
| | known from the famous actress Marlene Dietrich |
| | 'Marlene' was her stage name; her true name was 'Maria Magdalene von Losch' |
| Variants: | Marlene German, English (#463 in US popularity) |
| | Marlena German (#905 in US popularity) |
| | 3 variants more... |
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Martha
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| Language of origin: | Aramaic |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | mistress |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Martha is the sister of Lazarus |
| Words: | marta=the mistress (Aramaic) |
| Variants: | Martha German, English, Scandinavian, Greek (#289 in US popularity) |
| | Marta Italian, Spanish |
| | Marthe French |
| | 4 variants more... |
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Martina
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | See male form Martin |
| Variants: | Martina German (#854 in US popularity) |
| | Martine French |
| | 3 variants more... |
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Mary
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | bitterness (?) |
| Info about origin: | as the name of Mary, the mother of Jesus, a symbol for pure and deep love |
| | the meaning of the name is disputed; maybe it means 'bitterness' |
| | another possibility is an Egyptian origin with the name derived from 'mry' (beloved) |
| | 'Maria' is the Greek/Latin original form, 'Mirjam' the older Aramaic/Hebrew form |
| | probably the most often used Christian female name |
| Words: | mirjam=the bitterness (Aramaic) ; mry=the beloved (Egyptian) |
| Variants: | Mary English (#41 in US popularity) |
| | Maike German, Low German, Frisian |
| | Mareile German, Swiss German |
| | Maria German, Italian, Portuguese, English, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Greek (#42 in US popularity) |
| | Mariana German (#428 in US popularity) |
| | Marie German, French (#293 in US popularity) |
| | Marion German, French, English |
| | Mariona German |
| | Marisa German, Italian, Spanish, English (#195 in US popularity) |
| | Marissa German, Italian, Spanish, English (#62 in US popularity) |
| | Miriam English, French, German (#286 in US popularity) |
| | Mirjam German, Dutch |
| | Manon French |
| | Mariah English (#78 in US popularity) |
| | Mariam English, Arabic (#905 in US popularity) |
| | Mariel English (#953 in US popularity) |
| | Mariela English (#655 in US popularity) |
| | Mariella Italian |
| | Marietta Italian |
| | Mariette French |
| | Marilyn English (#461 in US popularity) |
| | Marita Italian, Spanish |
| | Maritza Spanish (#480 in US popularity) |
| | María Spanish |
| | Maureen English (#756 in US popularity) |
| | May English |
| | Mia Scandinavian (#227 in US popularity) |
| | Mollie English (#508 in US popularity) |
| | Molly English (#93 in US popularity) |
| | Manja Russian |
| | Marija Russian |
| | Marika Hungarian |
| | Mariska Hungarian |
| | Marja Russian |
| | Marushka Russian |
| | Meeri Finnish |
| | Malia Hawaii (#918 in US popularity) |
| | 55 variants more... |
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Maura
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the one from Mauritania, the Moor |
| Info about origin: | See male form Maurice |
| Variants: | Maura German, Italian (#763 in US popularity) |
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Mckenna
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| Language of origin: | Irish |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | son of Cionaodh |
| Info about origin: | from the Irish family name 'Mac Cionnaith' (son of Cionaodh) |
| | despite this origin/meaning in use as a female name |
| Words: | mac=the son (Scottish) |
| Variants: | Mckenna English (#351 in US popularity) |
| | Makenna English (#744 in US popularity) |
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Melanie
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| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the dark, the black |
| Info about origin: | in Greek mythology Melania is an epithet of Demeter, a goddess of fertility |
| Words: | melas=black (Old Greek) |
| Variants: | Melanie German, English, Dutch (#109 in US popularity) |
| | Mélanie French |
| | 4 variants more... |
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Melina
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| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | woman from the island Melos (?) |
| Variants: | Melina German (#717 in US popularity) |
| | Meline German |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Melinda
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | combination of 'Mel' (taken from names like 'Melanie' or 'Melissa') with the popular name ending '-inda' |
| Variants: | Melinda German, English (#292 in US popularity) |
| | Mindy English (#644 in US popularity) |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Melissa
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| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the bee |
| Info about origin: | in Greek mythology Melissa is a nymph that cared for young Zeus |
| Words: | melitta=the bee (Old Greek) ; melissa=the bee (Old Greek) |
| Variants: | Melissa German (#27 in US popularity) |
| | Melisa German (#838 in US popularity) |
| | Melitta German |
| | Mélissa French |
| | 3 variants more... |
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Melody
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | melody |
| Info about origin: | use of the common English word as a given name |
| | the word has Greek roots |
| Words: | (English) ; melos=the chant (Old Greek) ; aeidein=to sing (Old Greek) |
| Variants: | Melody English (#380 in US popularity) |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Mercedes
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | from the name of a religious holiday 'Maria de mercede redemptionis captivorum' (with an English translation of 'Mary of the mercy to redeem captives' or similar) |
| | later there also was a Spanish title of Mary 'Maria de las Mercedes' (Mary of Mercies) |
| | used as a substitute for the name 'Maria' which was sometimes shunned out of strong religious respect |
| Words: | merced=the mercy, the grace (Latin) |
| Variants: | Mercedes German, Spanish, English (#187 in US popularity) |
| | Mercede Italian |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Meredith
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| Language of origin: | Welsh |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | Anglicized form of a male Welsh name 'Maredudd' that is now also used as a female given name |
| | for more see 'Maredudd' |
| Variants: | Meredith English (#229 in US popularity) |
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Micah
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | Who is like Yahweh? |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Micah is a minor prophet who predicted the destruction of Jerusalem |
| Words: | miy=who (Hebrew) ; yahweh=(the name of God) (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Micah English (#799 in US popularity) |
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Michaela
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | Who is like God? |
| Info about origin: | See male form Michael |
| Variants: | Michaela German, Dutch, English (#145 in US popularity) |
| | Michelle French, English, German (#31 in US popularity) |
| | Makayla English (#180 in US popularity) |
| | Mckayla English (#576 in US popularity) |
| | Micaela Italian, Spanish (#580 in US popularity) |
| | Michele English (#454 in US popularity) |
| | Micheline French |
| | Michèle French |
| | Miguela Spanish |
| | Mikaela Scandinavian (#405 in US popularity) |
| | Mikayla Russian (#177 in US popularity) |
| | Mikala Hawaii (#994 in US popularity) |
| | 4 variants more... |
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Miracle
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | miracle |
| Info about origin: | use of the common word as given word |
| | the word itself has Latin roots |
| Words: | (English) ; miraculum=the wonder (Latin) ; mirus=wonderful (Latin) |
| Variants: | Miracle English (#943 in US popularity) |
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Miranda
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | created by Shakespeare for the heroine of his play 'The Tempest' |
| | also the name of one of the moons of the planet Uranus |
| Words: | mirandus=admirable, wonderful (Latin) |
| Variants: | Miranda German, English, Albanian (#83 in US popularity) |
| | Maranda English (#546 in US popularity) |
| | Meranda English (#994 in US popularity) |
| | Mireya Spanish (#833 in US popularity) |
| | Myranda English (#813 in US popularity) |
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Misty
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | misty |
| Info about origin: | use of the common word 'misty' as a given name |
| | in use only in recent times |
| Words: | (English) |
| Variants: | Misty English (#471 in US popularity) |
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Monica
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | meaning and origin not known for sure |
| | sometimes said to derive from Latin 'monachus' (monk) |
| | in the Middle Ages seen as connected to Latin 'monere' (to advise) and meaning 'advisor' |
| | known from Saint Monica, the mother of Saint Augustine, a 'father of the church' (4th century AD) |
| | because Saint Monica came from Carthage in Northern Africa the name could also be of North African/Phoenician origin |
| Words: | monachus=the hermit, the monk (Latin) ; monere=to advise, to warn (Latin) |
| Variants: | Monica Italian, English, Portuguese (#84 in US popularity) |
| | Moni German |
| | Monika German, Scandinavian (#896 in US popularity) |
| | Monique French (#172 in US popularity) |
| | Mónica Spanish |
| | 3 variants more... |
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Montana
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | use of the name of the American state as given name |
| | the name of the state itself has Latin roots |
| Words: | montanus=mountainous (Latin) ; mons=the mountain (Latin) |
| Variants: | Montana English (#797 in US popularity) |
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Morgan
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| Language of origin: | Celtic |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | old Celtic/Welsh name whose meaning and origin are disputed |
| | maybe it contains the word 'mor' (sea) as an element |
| Words: | mor=the sea (Celtic) |
| Variants: | Morgan English, Welsh (#32 in US popularity) |
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Moriah
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | seen by Yahweh (?) |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Moriah is the name of the place where Abraham was to sacrifice his son |
| Words: | ra'ah=to see (Hebrew) ; yahweh=(the name of God) (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Moriah English (#526 in US popularity) |
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Myra
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | invented by the poet Fulke Greville in the 17th century |
| Variants: | Myra English (#799 in US popularity) |
| | Mayra English (#248 in US popularity) |
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