Browse Names

Mahboubeh محبوبه f Persian
Persian form of Mahbuba.

Mahdi مهدی m Arabic, Persian
Means "guided one" in Arabic, a derivative of هدى (hadā) meaning "to lead the right way, to guide".

Mahin مهین f Persian
Means "related to the moon" in Persian.

Mahine مهین f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهین (see Mahin).

Mahmoud محمود m Persian, Arabic
Usual Persian form of Mahmud, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Mahmud محمود m Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Uzbek, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Means "praised" in Arabic, from the same root as Muhammad. This was the name of the first Muslim ruler of India (11th century). It was also borne by two Ottoman sultans.

Mahnaz مهناز f Persian
From Persian مه (mah) meaning "moon" and ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort".

Mahsa مهسا f Persian
Means "like the moon" in Persian.

Mahtab مهتاب f Persian
Means "moonlight" in Persian.

Mahvash مهوش f Persian
Means "moon-like" in Persian.

Majid مجید m Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Means "glorious, magnificent" in Arabic, from the root مجد (majada) meaning "to be glorious". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: مجيد, in which the second vowel is long, and ماجد, in which the first vowel is long.

Mani 2 مانی m Persian
Meaning unknown, presumably of Persian origin. Mani was a 3rd-century prophet who founded the religion of Manichaeism (which is now extinct).

Manijeh منیژه f Persian
Meaning uncertain, possibly of Parthian origin. This is the name of a princess in Bijan and Manijeh, a story that forms part of the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.

Mansour منصور m Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Mansur, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Maryam مریم f Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indonesian, Bashkir, Tatar
Arabic form of Miryam (see Mary) appearing in the Quran. It is also the form used in several other languages. In Iran it is also the name of a flower, the tuberose, which is named after the Virgin Mary.

Marzieh مرضیه f Persian
Derived from Arabic مرضيّ (marḍīy) meaning "satisfactory, pleasing", a derivative of رضي (raḍiya) meaning "to be satisfied".

Masood مسعود m Urdu, Arabic, Persian
Urdu form of Masud, as well as an alternate Arabic and Persian transcription.

Masoomeh معصومه f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian معصومه (see Masoumeh).

Masoud مسعود m Persian, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Persian/Arabic مسعود (see Masud).

Masoumeh معصومه f Persian
Persian form of Masuma.

Massoud مسعود m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مسعود (see Masud).

Mas'ud مسعود m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Persian مسعود (see Masud).

Masud مسعود m Arabic, Persian, Bengali
Means "lucky, fortunate, happy" in Arabic, derived from the root سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky".

Mehdi مهدی m Persian, Azerbaijani, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Persian, Azerbaijani and North African form of Mahdi.

Mehr مهر m & f Persian, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Mithra. As a Persian vocabulary word it means "friendship, love, kindness". It is also the name of the seventh month of the Persian calendar. All of these derive from the same source: the Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning "oath, covenant, agreement".

Mehrab مهراب m Persian, Persian Mythology
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship" and آب (āb) meaning "water". This is the name of the king of Kabul in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.

Mehrdad مهرداد m Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship" and داد (dād) meaning "given". Since مهر is also the Modern Persian form of Mithra, this name can also function as a modern form of Mithridates.

Mehrnaz مهرناز f Persian, Persian Mythology
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship" and ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort". This is the name of a character in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.

Meysam میثم m Persian
Persian form of Maytham.

Mina 3 مینا f Persian
Means "azure, enamel" in Persian.

Minoo مینو f Persian
Means "heaven, paradise" in Persian.

Minu مینو f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مینو (see Minoo).

Mirza میرزا m Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Bosnian
Means "prince" from Persian میرزا (mīrzā), earlier امیرزاده (amīrzādeh), which is ultimately from Arabic أمير (ʾamīr) meaning "commander" combined with Persian زاده (zādeh) meaning "offspring".

Mitra 2 میترا f Persian
Modern variant of Mithra used as a feminine name. The true Modern Persian form of Mithra is in fact Mehr.

Mohammad محمّد m Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Tatar, Indonesian, Malay
Persian form of Muhammad, as well as an alternate transcription for Arabic and several other languages.

Mohsen محسن m Persian
Persian form of Muhsin.

Mojdeh مژده f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مژده (see Mozhdeh).

Mojgan مژگان f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مژگان (see Mozhgan).

Mokhtar مختار m Arabic (Maghrebi), Persian, Malay
North African, Persian and Malay form of Mukhtar.

Morad مراد m Persian
Persian form of Murad.

Morteza مرتضی m Persian
Persian form of Murtada.

Morvarid مروارید f Persian
Means "pearl" in Persian.

Moslem مسلم m Persian
Persian form of Muslim.

Mostafa مصطفی m Persian, Bengali, Arabic
Persian and Bengali form of Mustafa, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Mousa موسی m Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Musa, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Mozhdeh مژده f Persian
Means "good news" in Persian.

Mozhgan مژگان f Persian
Means "eyelashes" in Persian.