Yiddish ROOT Common m / f English Czech French German Hungarian Italian Lithuanian Polish Slovak Russian / Jewish LYUBOV Lyubov f. Liouba Luba Lyuba Lyubochka Lyubov MAGDALENE Magdalena f. Lena Alena Madeleine Alena Duci Maddelina Alena Lena Alena Lena Madeline Madalyn Lenka Madeline Lena Magdalena Magda Macha Lenka Madelina Maddie Madlenka Magdalene Lene Magdolna Magdale Mada Magda Magda Madelene Magda Marlene Leni Magdalena Madzia Magdalena Magdalina Madeline Magdalena Maddalena Magde Magda Magdelena Magde Magdalen Magdicka Magda Mage Magdalena Magduska Marla Magdalena Magdelina Marlene Magdalene Marlena Marlene Marlena MALACHI Malachi m. Malachi Malachias Malachi MALVINA Malvina f. Malvina Malvina Malvida Malvina Malwina Malvina Malvina Malwina Winka MANFRED Manfred m. Fred Manfred Manfred Fred Manfredo Manfredas Fredek Manfred Manfred Manfred Fredzio Manfried Manfred Equivalent Foreign Names-revised Page 68 of 114 Yiddish ROOT Common m / f English Czech French German Hungarian Italian Lithuanian Polish Slovak Russian / Jewish MARCELLUS Mark m. Marc Mara Maceau Marcello Marcell Gianmarco Marcelijus Marcel Macko Marek Marcel Marcel Marc Marcellus Marek Marcellino Marcelinas Marcelek Marcel Marik Marcus Marecek Marcel Markus Mark Marcello Marcelis Marceli Marcelka Mark Mark Marek Marcellin Marzell Marco Marcijonas Marcelin Marek Marka Marlon Marcus Marzellus Marzio Marcius Marcelus Markel Marcys Marcys Marko Markas Marek Marochka Marcella f. Marcela Marcela Celine Cella Marcella Marce Celina Macka Marci Marcelina Marceline Cellina Marzia Marcele Celka Marcela Marcy Marcelka Marcelle Marcelina Marcelina Marcela Marcelka Marsha Marcellette Marcella Marcijona Marcelina Marcelline Marzelle Marcelka Marzellina Matzella Zella Equivalent Foreign Names-revised Page 69 of 114 Yiddish ROOT Common m / f English Czech French German Hungarian Italian Lithuanian Polish Slovak Russian / Jewish MARGARET Margaret f. Greta Maragareta Margareta Annegret Greta Margarita Greta Gita Gitka Magaritochka Perele Gretchen Marga Margaux Greta Margareta Margherita Grete Gosia Gretka Margarete Perle Gretta Margita Margot Gretchen Margit Rita Margarita Goska Margareta Margarita Madge Marina Marguerite Grete Margita Margryta Macha Margaretka Margaritka Mae Marketa Marina Gretel Margo Rita Malgorzata Margita Margaryta Maggie Marketka Marine Grit Rita Malgosia Margitka Margo Maisie Gritli Malgoska Margity Rima Mamie Gritta Mana Margot Rita Margaret Malgosia Maneta Marketa Ritochka Margaretta Malgozata Margareta Margarita Margareta Margarita Marge Margarete Margita Margery Margaretha Marguerita Margo Margarethe Rita Marjorie Margit May Margrit Meagan Meta Meg Rita Midge Peg Peggy Rita Equivalent Foreign Names-revised Page 70 of 114 Yiddish ROOT Common m / f English Czech French German Hungarian Italian Lithuanian Polish Slovak Russian / Jewish MARIUS Marion m. Marion Marian Marin Marin Marian Gianmaria Marijonas Marian Marian Marion Marinus Mario Marino Marijus Marianek Marius Marius Mario Marinas Mariusz Marius Mary f. Annmarie Majka Jean-Marie Annmarie Annamaria Maria Mare Maja Maja Manya Mirele Mae Mana Manicka Manon Maike Mara Mariangela Marija Mania Majka Manyash Miriam Marella Mariana Marianne Maja Mari Marianna Marijona Maria Mara Mari Mariah Marie Marie Mareike Maria Mariella Marina Marianna Maria Maria Marica Marije Marielle Maria Marianna Marietta Marietta Marianna Mariam Marigold Marika Mariette Marie Marica Marilena Marika Marika Marianna Marilou Marinka Marilene Mariele Marie Marina Marina Mia Marina Marilynn Maruska Marilou Marina Marietta Marinella Mariola Mimi Marinka Marinda Miriam Marine Marita Marika Marisa Mariusia Miriama Marisha Marion Mirka Marion Marlene Mariska Mimi Marlena Mirka Marishka Marissa Marise Marlis Marjam Maruszka Mariya Marla Marlene May Marye Maryla Marochka Mary Myriam Meike Marzena Marya Maryanne Mia Masia Maryana Marybeth Miriam Masha Maureen Mirjam Munsenka May Mitzi Musienka Mia Ria Musya Miriam Romy Moira Rosemarie Molly Myra Polly Rosemary MARTHA Martha f. Martha Marfa Martha Marfa Marta Marta Marta Marcia Marta Marfa Marta Marthe Marta Martuska Marte Marta Marticka Marfusha Marticka Martha Morta Marteczka Martuska Marta Marthe Martusia Equivalent Foreign Names-revised Page 71 of 114 Yiddish ROOT Common m / f English Czech French German Hungarian Italian Lithuanian Polish Slovak Russian / Jewish MARTIN Martin m. Martin Martin Martin Mart Marci Martino Martinas Marcin Martin Martin Marty Martinek Martinien Marte Martin Tino Martinijonas Marcinek Martinek Martyn Marty Martinus Martel Martino Martynas Marcisz Martinko Mata Martin Marton Martys Marcjal Merten Marcjan Martyn Martynian Martina f. Martina Martina Martina Martina Martina Martina Martina Marcjanna Martina Tina Martinka Martine Martine Tina Martyna Marcyna Martyna MATILDA Matilda f. Madison Matylda Mahaut Mafalda Mathild Mafalda Matilda Matylda Matilda . Mathilda Tylda Mathilde Mathilde Matild Matilda Mechtylda Matilda Mathildis Maud Tyla Mattie Matilde Mechthild Tylda Maud Mechtilde Maude Tilde Tilly Tilly MATRONA Matrona f. Matrona Matrone Matrona Matrone Matryona Motya MATTHEW Matthew m. Matt Mata Mathieu Mathew Mate Matteo Matas Maciej Matej Matfei Mattithyahu Mathias Matej Matthias Mathias Matyas Mattia Mateusz Matus Matioucha Matthew Matous Matthieu Mathis Matus Matvei Matousek Matteo Matuszek Matvey Matyas Matthaus Matys Motya Matysek Matthias Matysek Mattias MAURUS Maurice m. Maurice Moric Maurice Maurice Moric Maurizio Mauras Maur Moric Mo Moris Mauritius Maurizio Mauro Mauricijus Maurycy Morko Moe Moritz Mauryn Morris Morris Seymour Equivalent Foreign Names-revised Page 72 of 114 Yiddish ROOT Common m / f English Czech French German Hungarian Italian Lithuanian Polish Slovak Russian / Jewish MAXIMUS Maximillian m. Max Max Maxime Max Miksa Massimiliano Maksas Maks Maxim Maks Mandel Maximillian Maxim Maximilien Maximilian Massimo Maksimas Maksym Maximilian Maksim Mendel Maximus Maximilian Maximin Maximin Maksimilijonas Maksymilian Maksimilian Maxmilian Maximus Maksymin Maxik Maxim Maximushka Maxene f. Maxene Maxima Maxime Maxi Maksima Maxine Maximka Maximilienne Maxile Maksimilijona Maxime MEIR Meyer m. Meyer Mayer Mier Meijer Majer Meir Meir MELANIE Melanie f. Malinda Melanie Melanie Ermelinda Melania Melania Melanija Mela Melania Melanie Melinda Malenka Melinda Melania Melanie Melinda Mela Melcia Melanka Mindy Melania Meli Melanie Melinda Meline MELCHIOR Melchior m. Melchior Melchior Melcher Melchiorre Melchioras Malchar Melchior Mel Melk Melcer Melcher Melchior MELISSA Melissa f. Melinda Malka Melissa Melissa Melitta Melisa Melissa Melinka Melitta Melita Mindy Melisa Missy Meluska MENACHEM Mendel m. Mendel Menachem Menachem Menahem Mendel Equivalent Foreign Names-revised Page 73 of 114 Yiddish ROOT Common m / f English Czech French German Hungarian Italian Lithuanian Polish Slovak Russian / Jewish MERVYN Mervyn m. Marvin Marvin Merv Marwin Mervin Merwin METHODIUS Method m. Metodej Methode Methodius Metodijus Metody Metod Mefodiy Nefiod Nefodi MICHAEL Michael m. Michael Michael Michael Michael Mihal Michelangelo Michailas Michal Michal Mik Michal Mick Michal Michau Michail Mihaly Michele Mikalojus Michalek Misko Mika Micky Michalek Michel Michel Misi Mikas Michas Miso Mikele Mike Miki Michon Mihai Miska Mikis Mis Mikhail Miles Misa Mihaly Mikolojus Mikhaila Milo Mike Mykolas Mikhailo Mitch Miquel Mikheil Mitchel Misha Mikhryut Mikhryutka Minya Misha Mishenka Mishulya Mishunya Mishutka Mishya Mykhailo Mykhaylo Michaela f. Chelle Michaela Michele Micaela Miska Micaela Michalina Michalina Michaela Mykhaila Michelle Makayla Michala Micheline Michaela Michela Mikalina Michasia Michelene Michalka Michelle Michalina Michelangela Mikita Misia Michelle Misa Michelle Michelina Mikole Shelly Mykole Equivalent Foreign Names-revised Page 74 of 114 Yiddish ROOT Common m / f English Czech French German Hungarian Italian Lithuanian Polish Slovak Russian / Jewish MILAN Milan m. Milan Milan Milan Milan Milanas Milan Milan (Ludmil) Milanek Milenko Milanko Milen Milda Milon Milana f. Milana Mila Mila MilenaMilena Mila Milena Milena Lana (Ludmila) Milana Milana Milana Milenia Milana Milena Mile Milena Milena Milena Milena Milia Militsa MILDRED Mildred f. Mildred Milly MILOSLAW Miloslaw m. Milda Milko Milko Milos Miloslav Milos Miroslaw Miloslaw Miloslav Miloslav Wilko Miloslawek Slavek Wilo Milosz Slawek Miloslawa f. Mila Milka Miloslava Miloslava Milena Miloslawa Mira Miloslava Miloslawka Slava Slavka Slawka MIROSLAW Miroslaw m. Mirda Milan Miroslavas Mirek Miroslav Miroslav Mirecek Milenko Miros Mirek Mirko Miroslaw Miroslav Miroslaw Mirosz Mirus Miroslawa f. Mira Mirka Mira Mirabela Mira Miroslava Mira . Miroslava Mirabella Mirabele Mirabella Miroslava Mirka Mirra Miroslawa Mirusia Equivalent Foreign Names-revised Page 75 of 114 Yiddish ROOT Common m / f English Czech French German Hungarian Italian Lithuanian Polish Slovak Russian / Jewish MODESTUS Modest m. Modeste Modesto Modesto Modestas Modescik Desya Modestus Modest Medossi Modest Modya Modesta f. Modestine Modesta Modesta Modesta Modeste MONICA Monica f. Monica Monca Monica Mona Monika Monica Mona Monia Monika Monicka Monique Mone Monika Moniczka Monika Moni Monika Monika Monis Monique Monisia Nika MORDECAI Mordecai m. Mordecai Mordcha Mordechai Motel Motke MOSES Moses m. Moses Moise Mose Mozes Moisey Moishe Moss Moses Moses Moses Moshe Moss MSCISLAW Mscislaw m. Mstislav Mscislaw Mstislav Mscisz MURIEL Muriel f. Meryl Muriel Muriel Meriel Muriel Rielka Muriel MYRON Myron m. Myron Miron Myro Miron Miron