Christian Baby Names Boys & Girls Starting with M

Marit

(MAH-rit)

The name Marit is an Aramaic baby name. In Aramaic the meaning of the name Marit is: Lady.

Meaning: Pearl Origin: Greek, Norwegian

Marita

(mah-REE-tah)

Meanings and history of the name Marita: | Edit. The name "Marita" has two completely seperate origins. In Spanish, Marita is the diminutive of "Maria" (i.e. "Little Maria" or "Little Mary"). It is also the Scandanavian version of "Margaret" (from the Latin "Margarita"), hence it's popularity in Northern Europe.

Meaning: Pearl Origin: Greek

Maritza

German Meaning: The name Maritza is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Maritza is: Of the sea.

Meaning: Bitter Origin: Hebrew

Maritzah

German Meaning: The name Maritza is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Maritza is: Of the sea.

Meaning: Pearl Origin: Greek

Mariuerla

maríuerla. LANGUAGE FAMILY: indo-european > germanic > north germanic > old norse ORIGIN: old norse NAME ROOT: maríuerla. MEANING: This name derives from the Icelandic language “maríuerla”, meaning “wagtail (bird)”, form the passerine bird genus Motacilla. They are small birds with long tails which they wag frequently.

Meaning: Wagtail bird Origin: Scandinavian

Marius

(MER-ee-əs)

Marius is a male given name, a Roman family name, and a modern surname. The name Marius was used by members of the Roman gens Maria. It is thought to be derived from either the Roman war god Mars or from the Latin root mas or maris meaning "male".

Meaning: Rendered to Mars Origin: Latin

Mariusz

(MAHR-yuwsh)

The name is also used in France, Denmark, Germany, Catalonia, the Netherlands, and South Africa. The Greek name Marios (Μάριος), the Italian and Spanish name Mario, the Polish name Mariusz, and the Portuguese name Mário are all derived from Marius.

Meaning: Rendered to Mars Origin: Latin, Polish

Mariza

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Marisa is a feminine given name. Like the given name Marissa, the name is derived from the Latin maris, meaning "of the sea". The name is also a Spanish or Italian contracted familiar nickname for Maria Isabel (Mary Elizabeth) or Maria Luisa (Mary Louise, 'Mary-Lou').

Meaning: Of the sea derived from marie and mary Origin: Brazilian

Marja

Marja is a female given name, a Finnish, Sámi and Dutch form of Mary. It also means "berry" in Finnish. In Finnish the normal form of Mary is Maria; the pronunciations of Maria ['maria] and Marja ['marja] are identical, if the /-ria/ is pronounced as diphthong in as usual in rapid speech: [maria̯].

Meaning: Sadness from the sea Origin: Scandinavian

Marjam

The name Marjan is a Muslim baby name. In Muslim the meaning of the name Marjan is: Small pearls. Corals.

Meaning: Merry Origin: Chechen