Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
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Katherine | Pure. Used since third century A.D. Early Latin forms Katerina and Caterina became Katharine and Catherine. French Cateline and English Catlyn came into wider use during medieval period when variants multiplied.
| Female | Greek |
Keziah | cassia tree | Female | Hebrew |
Lazarus | God's help | Male | Greek |
Levi | United | Male | Hebrew |
Lillian | lily, a flower | Female | English |
Linus | flaxen-haired | Male | Greek |
Louis | famed warrior | Male | |
Lydia | woman from Persia, beauty | Female | Greek |
Lynn | A cascade
| Male | Welsh |
Maggie | Abbreviation of Margaret. A pearl.
| Female | English |
Margaret | after Margaret Thatcher | Female | Greek |
Martha | a lady | Female | Aramaic |
Mary | bitter | Female | Hebrew |
Matthew | Gift of the Lord | Male | Hebrew |
May | bitter | Female | English |
Mercy | compassion, pity | Female | English |
Merry | Mirthful: joyous. Also an abbreviation of Meredith.
| Female | English |
Miles | of smiles | Male | Latin |
Miracle | wonder, marvel | Female | Latin |
Muse | | Female | |
Myles | inventor of the corn mill | Male | English |
Mystery | Mystery | Female | English |
Nathan | given | Male | Hebrew |
Noble | aristocratic | Male | Latin |
Patience | | Female | |