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Girl Names Starting with M

Explore baby girl names starting with M. From timeless classics to rising stars, every name here links to a full page with meaning, origin, pronunciation, and playground safety analysis.

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#5

Mia

mine, beloved

Italian
#33

Mila

gracious, dear, beloved

Slavic
#46

Madison

son of Maud, son of Matthew

American
#51

Maya

water

Indian
#65

Madelyn

woman from Magdala (tower)

American
#74

Maria

drop of the sea

Spanish
#75

Maeve

she who intoxicates

Irish
#86

Millie

gentle strength; industrious

English
#87

Madeline

tower; watchtower

English
#91

Melody

song, tune, music

English
#119

Margaret

pearl

English
#122

Melanie

dark, black

English
#126

Margot

child of light

French
#132

Mary

sea of bitterness

English
#138

Magnolia

great, noble (from botanist's surname)

English
#186

Myla

gracious, dear, beloved

American
#200

Mackenzie

son of Kenneth

American

Molly

bitter

English

Mabel

worthy of love

English

Mariana

blend of Maria and Ana

Spanish

Miriam

sea of bitterness

Jewish

Maisie

pearl

Scottish

Morgan

sea circle, sea chief

Welsh

Milani

from Milan; from the middle plain

Italian

Marley

pleasant wood; meadow near a lake

American

Maggie

pearl

English

Meadow

grassy field, open pasture

English

Malia

variant of Mary (beloved, bitter)

Hawaiian

Malani

chiefly, noble one

Hawaiian

Mya

bitter, beloved

English

Melissa

honey bee

English

Mckenna

descendant of the fire god

Irish

Mira

wonderful, admirable

Slavic

Miley

smiley, cheerful (derived from nickname)

American

Maryam

sea of bitterness, myrrh

Islamic

Michelle

who is like God?

French

Matilda

mighty in battle

Germanic

Mallory

unfortunate, ill-omened

English

Mariah

sea of bitterness

English

Madilyn

high tower

English

Madeleine

of the Magdalene order

French

Melany

dark beauty

French

Maia

mother, great one

Greek

Miracle

extraordinary wonder, divine act

African-American

Macie

from Macey (Normandy place name)

English

Murphy

sea warrior

Irish

Maddison

son of Matthew, gift of God

American

Meredith

sea ruler

Welsh

Mariam

beloved, wished-for child

Arabic

Mckenzie

fair, comely

Scottish

Marceline

of Mars, warlike

French

Marlee

star of the sea (via Mary)

American

Madelynn

from Magdala (high tower)

American

Maxine

greatest

English

Makenna

born of fire

American

Mae

goddess of spring

English

Makayla

who is like God?

English

Margo

precious gem

French

Mylah

beloved, favored

American

Mavis

sweet singer

English

Maren

sea pearl, variant of Mary/Marina

Scandinavian

Monroe

mouth of the River Roe

Scottish

Maliyah

bitterness, wished-for child

African-American

Mara

strength, power

Jewish

Mina

will, desire (from Wilhelmina)

Germanic

Miranda

worthy of admiration, she who must be admired

English

Marlowe

driftwood

English

Melina

honey, sweet

Greek

Marie

rebellion

French

Marina

sea, ocean

Italian

Makenzie

son/child of Kenneth (the handsome)

American

Myra

wonderful, admirable

English

Macy

enduring, from the mace clan

American

Marilyn

beloved, wished-for child (from Hebrew Miriam v...

American

Martha

lady, noblewoman

English

Marigold

Mary's gold, golden flower of Mary

English

Milan

gracious, dear, beloved

Slavic

Monica

unique one

Latin

Marisol

Mary of Solitude (Maria de la Soledad)

Spanish

Michaela

feminine of Michael (gift of God in folk etymol...

Hebrew

Mckinley

son of the fair warrior

Scottish

Miller

mill worker, grinder

American

Megan

child of light

Welsh

Mikayla

gift from God

American

Milana

gracious, kind

Russian

Milena

gracious, kind, beloved

Czech

Maci

gift of God (variant of Maisie/Matthew)

American

Madilynn

woman from Magdala, high tower

American

Maisy

pearl

English

Malaya

free, independent

Filipino

Meilani

heavenly flower

Hawaiian

Marjorie

pearl

English

Magdalena

tower of God

Spanish

Maddie

high tower

English

Micah

who is like God?

Hebrew

Mercy

reward, wages

English

Marianna

beloved and gracious

Italian

Malaysia

land of mountains

American

Marleigh

marshy clearing

English

Madalyn

woman from Magdala, high tower

American

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