Many people often wonder where the name Massachusetts came from. The answer is the state of Massachusetts was named after the Massachusetts Indian tribe that lived in the Great Blue Hill region near Massachusetts Bay.
Mathilda (sometimes spelled Matilda) is a female name, of Germanic Gothic derivation, derived from words corresponding to Old High German "maht" (meaning "might, strength") and "hild" (meaning "battle").
From the Hebrew name Matityahu, meaning "Gift from God." Matthew was one of Jesus's apostles and author of the first Gospel in the New Testament. The name has been popular since the 1960s. Origin.
Maura is a female given name used in English, Spanish, Italian, Greece, Scots Gaelic, and Irish Gaelic. It appears as the feminine form of the Roman given name Maurus and as an Anglicisation of Máire, the Irish form of Mary.
Origin of the name Maurice: Derived from the Latin Mauritius (Moorish), a derivative of Maurus (a Moor). The Moors were a Muslim people of mixed Arab and Berber descent; thus the name came to mean "dark" or "swarthy" in reference to their coloring.
Mauricio is a Spanish masculine given name, equivalent to English Maurice, is derived from the Roman Mauritius. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "dark-skinned, Moorish". The following are the equivalents in other languages: Maurice, English. Morris, English.
The name Maverick is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Maverick is: When a nineteenth-century American named Maverick refused to brand his calves as other ranchers did; his name came to signify an independent man who avoids conformity.
The name Maxim is a Russian baby name. In Russian the meaning of the name Maxim is: The greatest.
Roman family name which was derived from Latin maximus "greatest". Saint Maximus was a monk and theologian from Constantinople in the 7th century.
Maxine is actually a feminine form of Maximus, so it is really a Roman name meaning "greatest" or can mean "bright" or "noble." ― Anonymous User 4/7/2006. Actually, in mention to a user's comment above, I think Maxine is a Greek feminine form of Maximus.
