Names starting with M
642 names starting with M, from 50 naming traditions, each with its meaning, origin and pronunciation.
- MaanBoyA short form of Herman, deriving from Old High German: "army" + "man".
- MaataGirlThe Māori adaptation of the name Martha, borrowed and naturalised into Māori naming conventions.
- MaayanUnisexMeans "spring of water" in Hebrew.
- MabelGirlLovable, or capable of being loved.
- MabellaGirlLovable, or capable of being loved.
- MabelleGirlLovable, or capable of being loved.
- MacarthurBoyA Scottish surname meaning "son of Arthur", used occasionally as a given name in English-speaking contexts.
- MacaulayBoyFrom a Scottish Gaelic surname, descended from Amhalghadh: meaning uncertain.
- MackBoySon of, from Scottish and Irish naming traditions.
- MackenzieUnisexSon of Coinneach, a Scottish given name.
- MacyGirlDerived from a place name originally based on a Gallo-Roman personal name.
- MadalitsoUnisexFrom Chewa, expressing the idea of divine favour and good fortune: a name of gratitude and hope.
- MadanaBoyFrom Sanskrit मदन (madana), "intoxicating, maddening", a byname of Kama, the god of desire.
- MädchenGirlFrom German Mädchen: "girl".
- MaddenBoyDescendant of someone named Madaidh, meaning dog or hound.
- MaddieGirlA short form of Madeline or Madison.
- MaddoxBoyDescendant of Madoc.
- MaddyGirlA short form of Madeline or Madison.
- MadeleineGirlDerived from Magdala, a city name that came to mean a woman of spiritual significance through biblical tradition and…
- MadelineGirlFrom Magdala, a place in ancient Galilee.
- MadelonGirlA diminutive form of Madeleine, carrying the same root connection to Magdala but expressed through French affectionate…
- MadgeGirlA pearl or a diminutive of Margaret.
- MadhavaBoyFrom Sanskrit माधव (mādhava), "of Madhu": read as an epithet of Krishna's Yadava ancestor Madhu, or as "sweet, of the…
- MadhaviGirlThe feminine of Madhava, an epithet of the god Vishnu read as "descendant of Madhu" or, in a popular gloss, "husband of…
- MadiGirlA short form of Madeline or Madison.
- MadinaGirlFrom Arabic al-Madīna: "the city".
- MadisonUnisexDerived from English surnames with roots in masculine and feminine given names.
- MadonnaGirlMy lady, from Italian ma donna referring to the Virgin Mary.
- MaeGirlA shorter variant of May, the spring month.
- MaëlBoyFrom Breton mael, "prince, chieftain or lord."
- MaelaGirlThe female form of Maël.
- MaëlieGirlThe feminine form of Maël, a name of Breton origin with roots in Celtic heritage and spiritual associations.
- MaëlleGirlThe feminine form of Maël, derived from Breton roots meaning chief or prince, expressing dignity and authority in a…
- MaëlyGirlDerived from Maël, a Breton name thought to mean chief or prince.
- MaevaGirlTahitian word for welcome, carried over into use as a girl's given name.
- MagaliGirlAn Occitan form of Magdalene: relating to Mary of Magdala.
- MagdaleenaGirlFrom Greek Magdala: "tower". A traditional name tied to Mary Magdalene.
- MagdaleneGirlMarks someone as being from Magdala, a fishing town on the Sea of Galilee whose own name meant "tower" in Aramaic.
- Magdi (Arabic)BoyFrom Arabic مجدي (majdi): "glorious, magnificent".
- Magdi (Hungarian)GirlA diminutive of Magdolna, the Hungarian form of Magdalene.
- MaggieGirlDerived from Margaret, meaning pearl.
- MagnoliaGirlFrom the magnolia flower, a large fragrant bloom.
- MagomedBoyA Cyrillic civil-registry spelling of the Arabic name Muhammad, "praiseworthy".
- MagomedkhanBoyA Russified spelling that joins Magomed, the Caucasus's civil-registry form of Muhammad, with the Turkic title khan…
- MagriteGirlDerived from Margaret: a pearl, from the Greek margarites.
- MahadevaBoyMeans "great god", from Sanskrit महा (mahā) "great" and देव (deva) "god"; a title of the Hindu god Shiva.
- MahadeviGirlMeans "great goddess", from Sanskrit महा (mahā) "great" and देवी (devī) "goddess"; a title of the supreme Hindu goddess…
- MahalaGirlPossibly meaning tenderness or gentleness, from Hebrew origins.
- MahamatBoyFrom Arabic Muhammad: "praised one", in a Chadian spelling.
- MahaviraBoyMeans "great hero" in Sanskrit, composed of "great" and "hero", expressing strength and valour.
- MahbubaGirlFrom Arabic محبوب (mahbūb): "beloved, adored".
- MahdiBoyFrom Arabic مهدي (al-Mahdī): "the guided one, the one rightly guided".
- MahendraBoyCombining two Sanskrit elements: the adjective for "great" paired with the name of Indra, a principal Hindu god.
- MahershalaBoyFrom Hebrew Mahershalalhashbaz, a name composed of two phrases meaning "hurry to the plunder" or "swift is the plunder".
- MaheshaBoyMeans "great lord", from Sanskrit महा (mahā) "great" and ईश (īśa) "lord"; an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva.
- MahfuzBoyFrom Arabic محفوظ (mahfūẓ): "safeguarded, preserved, protected".
- MahinaGirlFrom Hawaiian and Māori: "moon" or "month".
- MahirBoyFrom Arabic ماهر (māhir): "skilled, expert, proficient".
- MahiraGirlFrom Arabic ماهرة (māhirah): "skilled, expert, proficient" (feminine form).
- MahmudBoyFrom Arabic محمود (mahmūd): "praised, lauded, commended".
- MahometBoyAn archaic Anglicised rendering of Muhammad, derived from the Latin form Mahometus.
- MahometusBoyA Latinised form of Muhammad, used in medieval and Renaissance European texts.
- MahpiyaUnisexFrom Lakota maȟpíya: "cloud, sky".
- MahthiltGirlBuilt from Old German maht meaning "might" or "power" and hild meaning "battle".
- Maia (Finnish & Estonian)GirlA short form of Maria, used independently in Estonian and in Basque.
- Maia (Greek)GirlFrom Greek μαῖα (maia), "good mother" or "nurse", perhaps originally a nursery word related to μήτηρ (mother).
- MaiaraGirlUsually read as "lady of fortune", from Tupi mbaé, "wealth, riches", and îara, "lady, mistress", though some connect it…
- MaijaGirlA form of Maria, with roots in Hebrew: "beloved by God" or "of the sea".
- MaïkaGirlA modern French-Canadian name with uncertain etymology.
- MaikeGirlA diminutive form of Maria, the traditional variant of Mary.
- MailaGirlA shortened, affectionate form of Maria: "beloved by God" or "of the sea".
- MailcunBoyFrom Brittonic elements meaning "prince" and "hound": roughly a princely hound, praising a warrior's ferocity.
- MaileGirlA fragrant climbing plant native to Hawaii, used in lei and other traditional adornments.
- MainaBoyProbably Kikuyu for to sing or dance, and also the name of one of the two traditional Kikuyu generation-sets.
- MainioBoyFrom Finnish: "excellent, splendid".
- MainzaUnisexChitonga for the rainy season, given to a child born while the rains were falling.
- MaireGirlFrom Finnish: "gushing, sweet-tasting, sugary".
- MàiriGirlScottish Gaelic form of Maria, derived from the Hebrew name Mary.
- MaisieGirlScottish diminutive of Mairead, derived from Margaret meaning "pearl".
- MaitlandUnisexPossibly meaning inhospitable, from a Norman French place name.
- MaïwennGirlA Breton compound combining Mai and Gwenn: white or blessed.
- MajdBoyFrom Arabic مجد (majda): "glory, splendour, magnificence".
- MajdiBoyFrom Arabic مجدي (majdī): "glorious, illustrious, worthy of praise".
- MajidBoyFrom Arabic مجد (majada): "glorious, magnificent, splendid".
- MajidaGirlThe feminine form of Majid: "glorious, magnificent".
- MajlindaGirlCombines the Albanian words maj, referring to the month of May, and lind, meaning "to give birth".
- MajorBoyFrom a Germanic name meaning council spear, or from the English word meaning rank or importance.
- MakaioBoyThe Hawaiian adaptation of Matthew, meaning "gift of God".
- MakanaUnisexA gift or present in Hawaiian.
- MakaraUnisexFrom Sanskrit मकर (makara), the sea-creature figure that marks the zodiac sign equivalent to Capricorn; also the Khmer…
- MakenaUnisexKikuyu for the happy one, from a root meaning gladness.
- MakonnenBoyFrom the Amharic word for a high official or commander.
- MakramBoyFrom Arabic كرم (karuma): "a noble quality, generosity, honour".
- MalaGirlFrom Sanskrit: "a string of beads; a necklace or garland".
- MalaiGirlFrom Thai มาลัย (Malai), "garland, wreath".
- MalakUnisexFrom Arabic ملك (malik): "angel".
- MalakaiBoyHow Fijian and Tongan speakers say Malachi, the Hebrew prophet's name meaning "my messenger".
- MalandraGirlAn invented name using the feminine suffix -andra, possibly from Greek meaning man-defender.
- MalaniGirlPossibly combining mal- with lani, a Hawaiian word for heaven or sky.
- MalatiGirlFrom Sanskrit: "the jasmine flower".
- MalaysiaGirlFrom the name of the country Malaysia, derived from the Malay people and possibly meaning to run or go fast.
- MalcolmBoyFrom Scottish Gaelic Máel Coluim: "devotee of Saint Columba" or "disciple of Columba".
- MalebogoGirlThe Setswana word for "thanks" or "gratitude", built from the verb leboga, "to thank".
- MaleeGirlDepends on the Thai spelling: มาลี (maalii), "flower", or มะลิ (mali), "jasmine"; both are usually written Malee or…
- MalekoBoyThe Hawaiian adaptation of Mark, derived from the Latin name Marcus, traditionally associated with the concept of a…
- MalgerBoyCombines Old German mahal meaning "assembly", "court", or "meeting place" with ger meaning "spear".
- MaliaGirlThe Hawaiian adaptation of Maria, a name of Hebrew origin meaning "of the sea" or "beloved".
- MālieGirlCalm or peaceful in Hawaiian, a virtue-based name rooted in the language.
- MalihaGirlFrom Arabic مليحة: "beautiful, graceful, refined".
- Malik (Arabic)BoyFrom Arabic ملك (malik): "king, ruler".
- Malik (Greenlandic & Inuit)BoyFrom Greenlandic: "wave, sea".
- MalikaGirlFrom Arabic ملكة (malika): "queen, female ruler".
- MalinalliGirlFrom Nahuatl malinalli, a twisted wild grass; also the twelfth of the twenty day signs in the Aztec ritual calendar.
- MaliniGirlFrom Sanskrit: "fragrant; one who wears or adorns with flowers".
- MalkaGirlMeans "queen" in Hebrew.
- MallauryGirlA French adaptation of Mallory, derived from Germanic elements meaning ill-fated or counsel.
- MalloryGirlFrom Old French maleüré, possibly meaning unfortunate or unlucky.
- MaloBoy"Bright pledge", from the Breton elements for brightness and pledge.
- MaloneUnisexFrom an Irish surname with roots in religious tradition and family heritage.
- MalumboUnisexSignifies admiration or esteem in Bemba.
- MamduhBoyFrom Arabic مدح (madaha): "praised, applauded, commended".
- MamieGirlA diminutive or affectionate form of Mary or Margaret.
- MammanBoyA clipped Hausa form of Muhammadu, ultimately from Arabic Muhammad, "the praised one".
- MamtaGirlFrom Sanskrit ममता (mamtā): "affection; mother love; tenderness".
- MamunBoyFrom Arabic أمن (amuna): "trustworthy, secure, faithful".
- ManaakiBoyFrom Māori manaaki: "to care for, to support, to show hospitality and generosity".
- ManagoldBoyFormed from Old German manag meaning "many" and walt meaning "power" or "authority".
- ManaiaUnisexNamed after the manaia, a spiritual figure in Māori tradition: a creature depicted as a human body with the head of a…
- ManarGirlSignifies a lighthouse, beacon or tall tower in Arabic.
- MandeepUnisexCombining Sanskrit roots for the mind or consciousness with another signifying light, radiance or illumination.
- MandiGirlA diminutive or informal spelling of Amanda, meaning lovable.
- MandlaBoyConveys the concept of authority and might in Zulu and Ndebele.
- MandlenkosiBoyA compound name joining the concepts of authority and kingship, meaning roughly "power of the king".
- MandyGirlA diminutive of Amanda, meaning lovable.
- MangalBoyFrom Sanskrit मंगल (mangala): "auspicious; favorable; the planet Mars".
- MangalaUnisexMeans "auspicious, lucky" in Sanskrit; the masculine form also names the planet Mars and its Hindu deity, and the…
- ManinderUnisexJoining Sanskrit terms for the mind or consciousness with Indra, a principal deity in Hindu tradition.
- ManishBoyFrom Sanskrit मनीष (manīṣ): "wisdom; intelligent mind; intellectual acumen".
- ManishaGirlFrom Sanskrit मनीषा (manīṣā): "wisdom; intellectual capacity; contemplative thinking".
- ManizhaGirlFrom Persian: "graceful" or "beautiful".
- ManjeetUnisexCombining Sanskrit elements for the mind or consciousness with another denoting victory or triumph.
- ManjuGirlFrom Sanskrit मञ्जु (mañju): "lovely; charming; delightful".
- ManjulaGirlFrom Sanskrit मञ्जुल (mañjula): "pleasing; charming; attractive".
- ManjushriBoyFrom Sanskrit mañju, "lovely, gentle", and śrī, "splendour, glory": gentle glory, or lovely radiance.
- ManleyBoyFrom Old English, meaning common clearing or shared meadow.
- MannoBoyDerived from the Proto-Germanic element mannô meaning "person" or "man", originally used as an abbreviation for longer…
- MannyBoyFrom Emmanuel, meaning God is with us in Hebrew.
- ManoelaGirlThe feminine form of Manoel, derived from Hebrew Immanuel: "God is with us".
- ManojaBoyAn epithet of Kama, the Hindu god of desire, formed from Sanskrit मनस् (manas) "mind" and ज (ja) "born": literally "the…
- ManonGirlA diminutive of Marie: beloved or of the sea, from Hebrew.
- ManpreetUnisexDrawing from Sanskrit roots meaning the mind or consciousness together with another denoting affection, contentment or…
- ManselBoyFrom a surname referring to someone from Le Mans, a city in France.
- MansurBoyDenotes one who is victorious or supported, drawing from roots signifying aid and assistance.
- MansuraGirlThe female counterpart to Mansur, meaning victorious or supported.
- Manu (Pan-European)UnisexAn affectionate short form of Manuel or Emmanuel, and, in Germany, of the girl's name Manuela as well.
- Manu (Sanskrit & North Indian)BoyFrom Sanskrit मनु, "thinking, wise," and, in Hindu tradition, the title of the first man and primeval lawgiver.
- Manu (Pacific Islands (Fijian, Tongan, Samoan, Tahitian))BoyThe word for "bird" shared by Samoan, Tahitian, Tongan, Māori and Hawaiian.
- ManuellaGirlThe feminine form of Manuel, derived from Hebrew meaning God is with us.
- ManushaqeGirlThe Albanian name for violet, the flowering plant belonging to the genus Viola.
- ManyaraGirlFrom the Shona verb -nyara, "to be ashamed or humbled": as a name, "you have been humbled".
- ManzurBoySignifies something viewed, regarded or anticipated, stemming from roots relating to sight and understanding.
- MaoiliosBoyScottish Gaelic name meaning "servant of Jesus".
- Maol ChaluimBoyScottish Gaelic form of Malcolm, meaning "devotee of Saint Columba".
- MaorBoyMeans "a light" or "a lamp" in Hebrew.
- MapaloUnisexReferences divine favour and good fortune in Bemba.
- MapenziUnisexChitonga for hardship or trouble, marking real difficulty around a child's birth.
- MapleGirlFrom the maple tree (genus Acer), derived from Old English mapul.
- MaqsudBoyConveys the sense of purpose, objective or design, rooted in terms for intention and direction.
- MaraĵaGirlAn Esperanto adjective formed from maro (sea), evoking maritime qualities, with ancestry in Latin mare.
- MaralGirlMongolian for the maral, a large subspecies of red deer found across Central Asia and the Caucasus.
- MaramUnisexDenotes aspiration or longing, conveying a sense of yearning or heartfelt desire.
- MaramaUnisexMāori for "moon", and by extension "month".
- MarcBoyOf Mars; dedicated to the Roman god of war.
- Marc-AndréBoyCompound of Marc and André, joining "warlike" and "strong, masculine".
- Marc-AntoineBoyOf Mars and priceless; a combination honoring the Roman god and the virtue of worth.
- MarceauBoyOf Mars; a diminutive or variant form emphasizing the god of war.
- MarcelBoyOf Mars; a form of Marcellus dedicated to the Roman god of war.
- MarcelinBoyOf Mars; a derivative of Marcellus with the diminutive suffix.
- MarcelineGirlOf Mars; the feminine form of Marcellinus.
- MarcelinhoBoyA diminutive of Marcelo, from the Latin Marcellus: "dedicated to Mars", the Roman god of war.
- MarcellaGirlThe feminine counterpart of the Roman name Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus tied to the war god Mars.
- MarcelleGirlOf Mars; the feminine form of Marcellus.
- MarcelletteGirlOf Mars; a diminutive form emphasizing smallness or affection.
- MarcellinBoyOf Mars; a French variant of Marcellinus.
- MarcellinaGirlThe feminine counterpart of the Roman name Marcellinus, an extended diminutive of Marcellus and, further back, Mars.
- MarcellineGirlOf Mars; the feminine form of Marcellinus.
- MarciGirlA diminutive of Marcia, derived from Mars, the Roman god of war.
- MarciaGirlFeminine form of the Roman family name Marcius, itself built on Marcus and ultimately linked to Mars, the Roman god of…
- MarcianeGirlA feminine form related to Marcus or Marcellus, from Latin: "dedicated to Mars", the Roman god of war.
- MarcianoBoyFrom the Latin Marcianus: "of or belonging to Marcus", which derives from Mars, the Roman god of war.
- MarcieGirlA shortened form of Marcia, which derives from the Roman name Marcius, originally a family name from Mars, the Roman…
- MarcoBoyItalian form of Latin Marcus, usually linked to Mars, the Roman god of war.
- MardochéeBoyThe French form of Mordecai, a Hebrew name usually explained as an adaptation of the Babylonian god Marduk.
- MareikeGirlA diminutive form of Maria, created by combining Maria with the suffix -eike, used in Frisian and German naming…
- MarelyGirlA modern Spanish blend of María or mar, 'sea', with the fashionable name-ending -ly.
- MargalitGirlMeans "pearl" in Hebrew, ultimately derived from ancient Greek.
- MarganitaGirlDerived from the name of a flowering plant common in Israel, known as the scarlet pimpernel in English.
- MargareetaGirlFrom Greek: "pearl".
- MargaretGirlFrom Greek margarites meaning "pearl", via the Latin name Margarita.
- MargaridaGirlFrom Greek margarítēs: "pearl". The name also coincides with the Portuguese word for daisy, connecting it to the flower.