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Names starting with Mi

मी (Mi) is the naming syllable of Magha nakshatra, pada 2, in Simha rashi. These are the 29 names in Kalava's list that begin with it, each with its meaning as the Sanskrit dictionary prints it.

Girls · 10 Boys · 13 A girl or a boy · 6

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  1. Meena मीना attested

    a stick

    mīnā · MW 818,3

  2. Meenakshi मीनाक्षी attested

    a species of Soma-plant or of Dūrvā grass

    mīnākṣī · MW 818,3

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  3. Mili मिली regional

    Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.

  4. Minal मिनल regional

    Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.

  5. Misha मिष attested

    false appearance, fraud, deceit

    miṣa · MW 818,1 · Apte 866

    Neuter in Sanskrit; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  6. Mita मिता attested

    firm, strong; also fixed, set up, founded, established

    mita · MW 815,3 · Apte 865

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  7. Miti मिति attested

    accurate knowledge, evidence; also measuring, measure, weight

    miti · MW 816,1 · Apte 865

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  8. Meela मीला modern coinage

    Not a Sanskrit word; the nearest dictionary word, millā, is a different word; its source language has not been checked.

  9. Mishika मिशिका modern coinage

    Not a Sanskrit word; the nearest dictionary word, miṣikā, is a different word; its source language has not been checked.

  10. Midhushi मीढुषी attested

    a name of the Goddess (Devi)

    mīḍhuṣī · MW 818,2

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

Boys13

  1. Mihir मिहिर attested

    the sun; ( also ‘a cloud; wind; the moon; a sage’)

    mihira · MW 818,2 · Apte 866

  2. Mithun मिथुन attested

    paired, forming a pair

    mithuna · MW 816,3 · Apte 865

    Neuter in Sanskrit; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  3. Mira मीर attested

    the sea, ocean, Sch. ( also ‘a partic. part of a mountain

    mīra · MW 819,1 · Apte 867

    Masculine in Sanskrit, but given mostly to girls; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  4. Milind मिलिन्द attested

    a bee

    milinda · MW 817,3 · Apte 866

  5. Minat मीननाथ attested

    N. of a teacher of Yoga

    mīnanātha · MW 818,3

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  6. Mithiles मिथिलेश attested

    (prob.) id

    mithileśa · MW 817,2

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name; in Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  7. Minakethana मीनकेतन attested

    ‘fish-bannered’, the God of love

    mīnaketana · MW 818,3

    Known only from the old word-lists, not from literature.

  8. Misar मिशर attested

    N. of a place

    miśara · MW 817,3

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  9. Misr मिश्र attested

    mixed, mingled, blended, combined

    miśra · MW 817,3 · Apte 866

  10. Mitra मित्र attested

    the sun; also a friend, companion, associate

    mitra · MW 816,1 · Apte 865

    Masculine in Sanskrit, but given mostly to girls.

  11. Mivaan मिवान modern coinage

    Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning; its source language has not been checked.

  12. Mihirana मिहिराण attested

    a name of Shiva

    mihirāṇa · MW 818,2 · Apte 867

    Known only from the old word-lists, not from literature.

  13. Milimili मिलीमिली attested

    a name of Shiva

    milīmilin · MW 817,3 · Apte 866

A girl or a boy6

  1. Mina मीन attested

    a fish

    mīna · MW 818,3 · Apte 867

  2. Milan मीलन attested

    closing (intrans., said of eyes and flowers), Sch; also the act of closing the eyes

    mīlana · MW 819,1 · Apte 867

    Neuter in Sanskrit; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  3. Mirage मिरगे regional

    Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.

  4. Mee मी regional

    Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.

  5. Mit मित attested

    measured, meted out, measured or limited by i.e. equal to

    mita · MW 815,3 · Apte 865

  6. Meet मीत regional

    Not a Sanskrit word; the nearest dictionary word, mita, is a different word.

What the grades mean
attested
The name is a word in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit dictionary, and the meaning is the dictionary's own.
compound
Two dictionary words joined; the meaning gives both halves.
regional
Not a Sanskrit word as it is written, but long given in Indian families: it is in the Indian electoral rolls. A Tamil or Malayalam form of a Sanskrit name says so, and takes that word's meaning.
modern coinage
Not a Sanskrit word and not in the rolls: a recent name, seen in US or UK birth registers.

MW is Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), by page and column; Apte is The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890), by page. Where a name is not a Sanskrit word, its Devanagari is worked out from the English spelling.

The four padas of Magha: मा Ma · मी Mi · मू Mu · मे Me

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Meanings from Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), and Apte, The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890), as digitised by the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries, CC BY-SA 4.0. Popularity from the US Social Security Administration (public domain), the Office for National Statistics (Open Government Licence v3.0) and Indian electoral-roll first names (Chintalapati, Laohaprapanon and Sood, CC0). Kalava's names data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. The licence. This page is shared under the same licence.