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.
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Meena मीना attested
a stick
mīnā · MW 818,3
Meenakshi मीनाक्षी attested
a species of Soma-plant or of Dūrvā grass
mīnākṣī · MW 818,3
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Mili मिली regional
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.
Minal मिनल regional
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.
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.
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.
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.
Meela मीला modern coinage
Not a Sanskrit word; the nearest dictionary word, millā, is a different word; its source language has not been checked.
Mishika मिशिका modern coinage
Not a Sanskrit word; the nearest dictionary word, miṣikā, is a different word; its source language has not been checked.
Midhushi मीढुषी attested
a name of the Goddess (Devi)
mīḍhuṣī · MW 818,2
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
No names of this kind begin with this syllable.
Mihir मिहिर attested
the sun; ( also ‘a cloud; wind; the moon; a sage’)
mihira · MW 818,2 · Apte 866
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.
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.
Milind मिलिन्द attested
a bee
milinda · MW 817,3 · Apte 866
Minat मीननाथ attested
N. of a teacher of Yoga
mīnanātha · MW 818,3
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
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.
Minakethana मीनकेतन attested
‘fish-bannered’, the God of love
mīnaketana · MW 818,3
Known only from the old word-lists, not from literature.
Misar मिशर attested
N. of a place
miśara · MW 817,3
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Misr मिश्र attested
mixed, mingled, blended, combined
miśra · MW 817,3 · Apte 866
Mitra मित्र attested
the sun; also a friend, companion, associate
mitra · MW 816,1 · Apte 865
Masculine in Sanskrit, but given mostly to girls.
Mivaan मिवान modern coinage
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning; its source language has not been checked.
Mihirana मिहिराण attested
a name of Shiva
mihirāṇa · MW 818,2 · Apte 867
Known only from the old word-lists, not from literature.
Milimili मिलीमिली attested
a name of Shiva
milīmilin · MW 817,3 · Apte 866
No names of this kind begin with this syllable.
Mina मीन attested
a fish
mīna · MW 818,3 · Apte 867
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.
Mirage मिरगे regional
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.
Mee मी regional
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.
Mit मित attested
measured, meted out, measured or limited by i.e. equal to
mita · MW 815,3 · Apte 865
Meet मीत regional
Not a Sanskrit word; the nearest dictionary word, mita, is a different word.
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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