Names Ending in M for Girls

  1. Merjem
    • Miram
      • Mirriam
        • Diem
          • Origin:

            Latin
          • Meaning:

            "day"
          • Description:

            A modern name likely inspired by the Latin phrase carpe diem meaning "seize the day".
        • Mayim
          • Origin:

            Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "water"
          • Description:

            This Hebrew water name has two main popular associations: Mayim Bialik, who played the title role in the early 90s TV series "Blossom," and the popular Israeli folk dance, "Mayim, Mayim."
        • Clem
          • Origin:

            Latin
          • Meaning:

            "mercy"
          • Description:

            Once a cowboyish old man name, Clem is now more commonly heard as a nickname for the fashionable Clementine, meaning "merciful one". Clemency, Clemence and Clementia are other possible long forms.
        • Psalm
          • Origin:

            Word name
          • Meaning:

            "sacred song or hymn"
          • Description:

            Psalm became a name by the power of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who chose it for their younger son in 2019. As a spiritual word name however, it is a perfectly gender neutral choice that works just as well for girls. The name is now 7 times more popular than it was before Kim and Kanye put it on the map, and in a recent year, it was given to 40 girls and 120 boys.
        • Elim
          • Origin:

            Biblical place name
          • Meaning:

            "place of strong trees"
          • Description:

            In the Bible, Elim is an oasis where the Israelites stopped during their Exodus from Egypt. It is a place of plenty representing the natural blessings of God, with twelve springs of fresh water and seventy date palm trees to provide food and shade.
        • Tasnim
          • Origin:

            Arabic
          • Meaning:

            "fountain in paradise"
          • Description:

            A unisex Arabic name that literally means "water that falls from a great height", referring to a fountain or spring in paradise.
        • Wisdom
          • Origin:

            Word name
          • Description:

            A bit too self-congratulatory and, understandably, exceedingly rare. Still, if you're looking for a modern virtue name for your daughter, this may be one of the best qualities to exemplify.
        • Cam
          • Origin:

            Diminutive of Cameron or Camilla
          • Description:

            A Pam for the modern age, improved by a harder edge and a tad less prissiness.
        • Agam
          • Origin:

            Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "lake"
        • Allium
          • Origin:

            Latin
          • Meaning:

            "garlic"
          • Description:

            Allium is the genus of all onion-y plants, including garlic, leeks, shallots, scallions, and chives. It makes an intriguing nouveau nature name or update to Allison.
        • Elm
          • Origin:

            Nature name
          • Description:

            For tree huggers.
        • Dim
          • Poem
            • Origin:

              Literary name, English word name
            • Meaning:

              "a composition in verse"
            • Description:

              A handful of baby girls were named Poem in the US in the most recent year, along with Poet and Poetry. But of course, these word names can work for boys too.
          • Fem
            • Mirham
              • Maengmum
                • Origin:

                  Thai
                • Meaning:

                  "spider"
                • Description:

                  This Thai nature name is closely associated with popular young Thai-Chinese actress Pimnitchakun Bumrungkit, who uses it as her nom de guerre.
              • Denim
                • Origin:

                  Word name
                • Meaning:

                  "sturdy cotton"
                • Description:

                  Navy, Indigo, Sky, Ocean, and Sapphire already rank as current US favorites, and Demin is another shade of blue that's on the rise. With the stylish, sturdy, and versatile feel of the fabric it denotes, Denim could be an unexpected route to nickname Demi, or a surprising color name that strands out from Scarlett or Hazel.