All Elements

usage
type
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líng 2 铃, 鈴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bell, chime".
líng 3 绫, 綾 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "thin silk".
líng 4 玲 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tinkling of jade".
lǐng 怜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to know".
linh 靈 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of líng.
linnaea Various
Latin scientific word meaning "twinflower", after the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus.
linta Old High German
Old High German word meaning "linden tree, lime tree, shield".
linþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "soft, flexible, tender, mild".
linum Medieval Baltic (Hypothetical)
Baltic word meaning "flax".
liob Old High German
Old High German word meaning "dear, beloved".
liod Old Frisian
Old Frisian word meaning "people".
lioht Old High German
Old High German word meaning "light".
liros Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "sea, ocean".
lirou Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "sea".
lisu лисъ Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "fox".
lītilaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "small".
lítill Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "small".
liú 刘, 劉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "kill, destroy".
liù 六 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "six".
liud Old Dutch, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "people".
liut Old High German
Old High German word meaning "people".
livu льѵъ Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "lion".
ljótr Old Norse
Old Norse element meaning "light".
llanw Old Welsh
Welsh word meaning "tide, flow".
lliant Old Welsh
Welsh word meaning "flow, flood".
llin Welsh
Welsh word meaning "flax, linen" (probably of Latin origin).
llwyd Welsh
Welsh word meaning "grey".
llys Welsh
Welsh word meaning "plant".
loan 鸞 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of luán.
lob Old High German
Old High German word meaning "praise".
locus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "place".
logos λόγος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "word, speech".
lonec South Slavic
South Slavic word meaning "pot".
lóng 1 隆 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "prosperous, abundant".
lóng 2 龙, 龍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dragon".
long 龍 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of lóng.
longus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "long", distantly related to English long (see lang).
lú 卢, 盧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rice bowl, black".
lù 陆, 陸 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "land".
lǚ 吕, 呂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "musical note". It also refers to the ancient state of Lu, which was located in present-day Henan province.
lǜ 绿, 綠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "green".
luán 鸾, 鸞 Chinese
Chinese character referring to a mythological bird.
lubą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "praise".
lucky English
English word meaning "lucky".
lugal 𒈗 Sumerian
Sumerian word meaning "king".
luna Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "moon".
lundr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "grove".
lunga Southern African, Nguni
Nguni word meaning "to be correct".
luo λύω Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to loosen".
luó 罗, 羅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "net, gauze", and also referring to the minor ancient state of Luo.
lupus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "wolf".
lux Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "light".
luxus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "luxury, extravagance".
luzil Old High German
Old High German word meaning "small".
lykos λύκος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "wolf". The genitive form is λύκου (lykou).
lyn English
Phonetic element /lɪn/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as lyn, lynn, lin, and so on.
lyng Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "heather".
lysis λύσις Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "a release, loosening".
lyssa λύσσα Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "madness, rabies".
lysu Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "bald".
lyuby Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "love".
lyudu Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "people".
m Western African, Igbo
Igbo suffix meaning "my, me" (first-person pronoun).
ma 1 真 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zhēn.
ma 2 麻 Japanese
Japanese on reading of má.
ma 3 満, 滿 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of mǎn.
ma 4 馬 Japanese
Japanese on reading of mǎ.
ma 5 間 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of jiān.
má 1 麻 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "flax".
má 2 Western African, Igbo
Igbo word meaning "know".
mǎ 马, 馬 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "horse".
maa маа Mongolian
Mongolian feminine suffix, originating in Tibetan meaning "mother".
ma'aseh מַעֲשֶׂה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "deed, work".
macc Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "son".
macer Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "thin".
mache μάχη Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "battle".
macian Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "to make".
macon Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "to make".
mad Old Welsh
Welsh word meaning "good, fortunate".
madaha مدح Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to praise".
madhu मधु Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "sweet, delicious, honey".
madhukara मधुकर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "bee, honey-maker".
madinah مدينة Arabic
Arabic word meaning "city".
madonna Italian
Italian title for the Virgin Mary meaning "my lady".
mae 前 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of qián.
máel Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "bald, shaved, tonsured", and by extension "devotee, servant".
mael Old Welsh, Medieval Breton
Welsh and Breton word meaning "prince, chieftain, lord".
mær Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "girl, maid".
mære Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "famous, illustrious, known".
mærr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "famous, illustrious, known".
mageną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "power, strength".
magister Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "teacher, master, leader".
maglos Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "noble, chief".
magn Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "power, strength".
magnus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "great".
Magyar Hungarian
Hungarian word meaning "Hungarian".
mah ماه, مه Persian
Persian word meaning "moon".
maha महा Sanskrit
Sanskrit element meaning "great".
mahal Old High German, Old Saxon
Old High German and Old Saxon word meaning "meeting, assembly, court".
mahhon Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to make".
mahmud مَحْمُود Arabic
Arabic word meaning "praised, commendable".
maht Old High German, Old Saxon
Old High German and Old Saxon word meaning "might, strength".
mahtiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "might, strength".
mai 1 梅 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of méi (referring to the tree known as the Chinese plum, species Prunus mume).
mai 2 舞 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of wǔ.
mai 3 麻衣 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "linen robe".
main Welsh
Welsh word meaning "slender, thin".
maior Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "greater", later acquiring the meaning "civic leader, mayor" in Medieval Latin.
maiorana Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "marjoram".
maith Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "good".
maius Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "May (month)".
majada مَجَدَ Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to be glorious".
majid مجيد Arabic
Arabic word meaning "glorious".
mäki Medieval Finnic
Finnic word meaning "hill, mountain".
maki 牧 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of mù.
makon Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "to make".
makōną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to make".
makoto 誠 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of chéng.
makram مَكْرَم Arabic
Arabic word meaning "noble trait".
makwos Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "son".
malak ملك Arabic
Arabic word meaning "angel".
mal'akh מַלְאָכְ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "messenger, angel".
malakh מָלַכְ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to reign".
malati मालती Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "jasmine".
malik ملك Arabic
Arabic word meaning "king".
malina Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "raspberry".
malmaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "sand, ore".
malmr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "ore, metal".
malu Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "small".
mǎn 满, 滿 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "full".
man Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "person, man".
mana 1 愛 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of ài.
mana 2 Polynesian, Hawaiian
Polynesian word meaning "power".
manag Old High German
Old High German word meaning "many".
managaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "many".
manas मनस् Sanskrit
Sanskrit element meaning "mind, intellect, spirit".
mancus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "maimed, crippled".
mandala Old High German
Old High German word meaning "almond", of Latin origin.
manisha मनीषा Sanskrit
Sanskrit element meaning "thought, wisdom".
manju मञ्जु Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "lovely, beautiful".
manjula मञ्जुल Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "pleasing, beautiful".
manjusha मञ्जूषा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "small box, small chest".
mann Anglo-Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old English and Frankish word meaning "person, man".
mannô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "person, man".
mansus Late Roman
Medieval Latin word meaning "dwelling".
manta Medieval Baltic
Lithuanian and Latvian word meaning "property, wealth".
mantra मन्त्र Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "instrument of thought, prayer, advice".
mantus Medieval Baltic
Lithuanian word meaning "intelligent".
mào 茂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "lush, thick, talented".
maqsid مقصد Arabic
Arabic word meaning "goal, purpose, intention".
mar English
Phonetic element /mɑɹ/ in English names.
marah Old High German
Old High German word meaning "horse".
maral مرال Persian
Persian word meaning "deer".
marama Indian, Maithili
Maori word meaning "moon".
marca Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "border, boundary, march", of Germanic origin.
marchisus Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "marquis".
marcus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "hammer".
mare Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "sea".
margarites μαργαρίτης Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "pearl".
marhaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "horse".
mari Old High German, Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "famous, illustrious, known".
mariscalcus Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "groom", ultimately derived from the Germanic roots *marhaz "horse" and *skalkaz "servant". This is the origin of the English word marshal.
marjan مرجان Arabic
Arabic word meaning "coral".
marka Old High German
Old High German word meaning "border, boundary, march".
markō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "border, boundary, march".
māros Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "great, big".
martellus Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "hammer".
maru 丸 Japanese
Means "circle, round, whole", from a Japanese kun reading of wán.
masa 1 成 Japanese
Means "become", a Japanese nanori reading of chéng.
masa 2 正 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zhèng.
masa 3 雅 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yǎ.
masa 4 昌 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of chāng.
masa 5 政 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of zhèng.
masa 6 真 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of zhēn.
masaru 1 勝 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shèng.
masaru 2 優 Japanese
Means "excellence, superiority, gentleness", a Japanese kun reading of yǒu.
mashiyach מָשִׁיחַ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "anointed, Messiah".
maslo Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "butter".
masu 益 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yì.
math Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "bear (animal)".
maþlą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "meeting, assembly, council".
maðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "person, man" (genitive manns).
mati मति Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "mind, thought".
mātīr Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "mother".
matis Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "good".
matsu 松 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of sōng.
matta Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "reed mat".
mattan מַתָּן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "gift".
matus Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "bear (animal)", possibly originally from *matis "good".
maur Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "great, big".
maurus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "Moorish, North African" (of Greek origin).
mawar Malay
Malay word meaning "rose".
mawī Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "girl, maid".
mayra майра Chechen
Nakh word meaning "husband, brave man".
mayura मयूर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "peacock".
me 芽 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yá.
mé Western African, Igbo
Igbo word meaning "do, act".
mechi мечь Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "sword".
medea μήδεα Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "plans, counsel, cunning".
medicus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "doctor".
medo μέδω Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to protect, to rule over".
medomai 1 μέδομαι Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to be mindful of, to provide for, to think on".
medomai 2 μήδομαι Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to plan, to plot, to intend".
medvedi медведь Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "bear (animal)".
mee English
Phonetic element /mi/ in English names.
meeli Medieval Finnic
Finnic word meaning "mood, mind".
meer English
Phonetic element /miɹ/ in English names.
megin Old High German, Old Saxon, Old Dutch (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old Saxon, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "power, strength".
megumi 1 恵, 惠 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of huì.
megumi 2 愛 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of ài.
méi 梅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "plum, apricot" (referring to the tree known as the Chinese plum, species Prunus mume).
měi 美 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful".
meier Medieval German, Medieval Dutch
Middle High German and Middle Dutch word meaning "bailiff, administrator, steward" (of Latin origin). It also came to mean "tenant farmer".
meir מֵאִיר Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "giving light".
meiros Medieval Baltic (Hypothetical)
Baltic word meaning "peace".
mel Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "honey".
mela Southern African, Nguni
Nguni word meaning "to stand for, to represent".
melaina μέλαινα Ancient Greek
Feminine form of melas.
melas μέλας Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "black, dark".
meldaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "gentle, mild, pleasant".
melek Turkish
Turkish word meaning "angel", ultimately from Arabic.
melekh מֶלֶכְ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "king".
meli μέλι Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "honey".
melissa μέλισσα Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "bee".
melodia μελῳδία Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "song, chant".
melon μῆλον Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "fruit".
melos μέλος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "song".
melti Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "grind, mill".
mén 门, 門 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "gate, door".
mene μήνη Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "moon".
méng 萌 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bud, sprout".
mèng 梦, 夢 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dream, vision".
měng 蒙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning variously "cover, suffer, ignorance".
menis μῆνις Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "wrath".
meno μένω Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to stay, to wait, to remain, to last".
menos μένος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "mind, strength, courage, force".
menta Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "mint".
mercari Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "to trade, to sell".
merces Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "reward, wages", which in Vulgar Latin acquired the meaning "favour, pity".
meri 1 Medieval Finnic
Finnic word meaning "sea".
meri 2 Old Dutch (Hypothetical)
Old Dutch word meaning "lake".
meritus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "deserving".
mērjaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "famous, illustrious, known".
meros μέρος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "part, share".
mers 𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "famous, illustrious, known".
meru мѣръ Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "great, famous".
merula Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "blackbird".
merx Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "merchandise, goods".
mes 𒈩 Sumerian
Sumerian word meaning "hero, young man".
mespilum Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "medlar tree" (of Greek origin).
meta μετά Ancient Greek
Greek preposition meaning "with".
meter μήτηρ Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "mother". The genitive form is μητρός (metros).
methystos μέθυστος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "intoxicated, drunk".
mezi Western African, Igbo
Igbo word meaning "repair, correct".
mezzirahs Old High German
Old High German word meaning "knife".
mi 1 美, 미 Japanese, Korean
Japanese and Korean reading of měi.
mi 2 海 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of hǎi.
mi 3 実, 實 Japanese
Means "fruit, good result, truth", from a Japanese kun reading of shí.
mi 4 己 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of jǐ.
mi 5 巳 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of sì.
mi 6 מִי Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "who" (interrogative pronoun).
mi 7 三 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of sān.
mi 8 Western African, Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "me, my".
miǎn 缅, 緬 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "distant, remote".
miào 妙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite".
michi 道 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of dào.
middel Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "middle".
midori 緑, 綠 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of lǜ.
mihr 𐭬𐭲𐭥 Middle Persian
Middle Persian word meaning "friendship, love, kindness" and "sun".
miku 未来 Japanese
Jubako reading of mirai.
milde Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "gentle, mild, pleasant".
milk 𐤌𐤋𐤊 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "king".
mille Medieval English
Middle English word meaning "mill".
miltos μίλτος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "red earth".
milu милъ Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "gracious, dear".
mimosa Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "mimosa flower", ultimately from Greek μῖμος (mimos) "mimic".
mín 1 旼 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "gentle, affable".
mín 2 民 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "people, citizens".
mín 3 旻 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "heaven".
mín 4 珉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "jade, stone resembling jade".
mǐn 敏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "quick, clever, sharp".
min 1 敏, 민 Korean
Korean reading of mǐn.
min 2 旼, 민 Korean
Korean reading of mín.
min 3 民, 민 Korean
Korean reading of mín.
min 4 旻, 민 Korean
Korean reading of mín.
min 5 珉, 민 Korean
Korean reading of mín.
mina मीन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "fish".
minami 南 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of nán.
minato 港 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of gǎng.
minetei Medieval Baltic (Hypothetical)
Baltic word meaning "to think, to remember, to mention".
míng 1 明 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, light, clear".
míng 2 铭, 銘 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "inscribe, engrave".
minh 明 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of míng.
minna Old High German
Old High German word meaning "love, remembrance".
minnah منّة Arabic
Arabic word meaning "favour, grace".
minoru 実, 實 Japanese
Means "to bear fruit", from a Japanese kun reading of shí.
mintis Medieval Baltic (Hypothetical)
Baltic word meaning "thought".
mir мир Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Word meaning "peace" or "world" in many Slavic languages.
mira मीर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "sea, ocean".
mirabilis Late Roman
Latin word meaning "wonderful".