MobutumCentral African Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-1997), born Joseph-Desiré Mobutu, was the military dictator and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (which Mobutu renamed Zaire in 1971) from 1965 to 1997. He also served as Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity in 1967-1968.
MobymLiterature Used by the 19th-century American author Herman Melville in his novel Moby-Dick (1851), which was inspired by stories of an actual sperm whale called Mocha Dick. He may have arrived at it by blending Mocha (which is taken from the name of Mocha Island) with Toby.
MocauhquimNahuatl Means "married person" or "left, abandoned" in Nahuatl.
Mocelf & mNahuatl, Mexican Means "you alone" in Nahuatl, possibly denoting "peerless".
Mocham & fPet This meaning of this name is Chocolate-coffee flavored because the coffee flavor "Mocha" originated in Yemen. There's also a town in Yemen called Mocha.
ModeratosmLate Roman (Hellenized) Hellenized form of Moderatus. This is the name by which the 1st-century Greek philosopher Moderatus of Gades was known in his native Greek.
ModeratusmLate Roman Derived from Latin moderatus meaning "managed, controlled, moderate(d)". This name was borne by the 1st-century Roman writer Columella (whose full name was Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella) and by the 1st-century Greek philosopher Moderatus of Gades (which is nowadays Cádiz in southern Spain).
ModlimirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish modlić się "to pray" (also compare Croatian moliti and Czech modlit se, both of which mean "to pray"). The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
ModlisławmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish modlić się "to pray" (also compare Croatian moliti and Czech modlit se, both of which mean "to pray"). The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]
Moegif & mJapanese (Modern, Rare) From 萌え木 (moegi), referring to young tree sprouts/buds, or 萌黄/萌葱 (moegi), referring to the colour of a freshly sprouted onion or otherwise a light yellowish green colour.... [more]
MogelimLiterature (Sinicized) Mainland Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese form of Mowgli. It is also the titular alias of the hero in the Chinese comedy tv show “My Mowgli Boy”.
Mogurim & fLiterature (Japanized) Japanese form of Mowgli and the original Japanese source of Moogle, from mogura, meaning “mole”, and koguri, meaning “bat”.
MohamedmSomali In Somalia, as in many Muslim-majority countries, the name Mohamed is extremely common, often as part of a longer name or combined with other names. It is not unusual for a Somali person to have multiple family members named Mohamed, so nicknames or other identifiers are often used to distinguish between individuals with the same name.
Mohammad RezamPersian Combination of Mohammad and Reza. Though usually transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space, it is not written with a space in Persian.
MohyeddinmPersian Mohyeddin (Persian:محیالدین, Arabic:محیی الدین), originally, is an Arabic name. It is a combination of two words: Mohy (Persian:محي) which means Reviver and Din (Persian:دین), referring to the Islamic religion... [more]
MoiroklesmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun μοῖρα (moira) meaning "part, portion" as well as "fate, lot, destiny" or from the Greek verb μοιράω (moirao) meaning "to share, to divide, to distribute"... [more]
MoistmLiterature Moist von Lipwig is a fictional character from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. A "reformed con-man" who is one of the major characters of the series, von Lipwig is the protagonist of the novels Going Postal, Making Money, and Raising Steam.
MoizmArabic A name typically given to Muslim boys. It means comforter.
MojsławmMedieval Polish An Old Polish name consisting of the elements moj, meaning "my" and sław, meaning "fame". This name was only recorded in the Ruthenian chronicle of Nestor and could have been a variant Masław or Miecisław.
MokiosmLate Greek, History (Ecclesiastical) Derived from the Greek noun μωκία (mokia) meaning "mockery". Also compare the Greek noun μῶκος (mokos) meaning "mocker, mockery".... [more]
MokodiamMingrelian, Georgian (Rare) Means "I wanted you" in Mingrelian (literally: "I wanted"), which makes this name the Mingrelian equivalent of Mindia.
MokubamPopular Culture From Yu-Gi-Oh!, a Japanese manga series about gaming written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi.
Mokuseim & fJapanese From Japanese 木星 (mokusei) meaning "Jupiter, the planet".
MolaissemMedieval Irish Diminutive of Laisrén, derived from Irish Mo Laisse "my Laise", Laise being a short form of Laisrén. The 7th-century saint Laserian of Leighlin is also called Molaise or Molaisse; he lived as a hermit on Holy Isle in the Firth of Clyde, which is known as Eilean MoLaise in Gaelic.
MolaynemPopular Culture Derived from the name of the mullein plant. This is the name of a character from the video games Pokemon Sun and Moon. Molayne is the head of the Hokulani Observatory.
MolmoremManx (Archaic) Derived from the Gaelic name element máel / mal / maol "tonsured, shorn; (and by extension) disciple, devotee" and the given name More with the intended meaning of "devotee of the Virgin Mary" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).... [more]
MolpillimNahuatl Means "the bound one" in Nahuatl, derived from ilpia "to tie something, to bind". Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.
MoltasmSwedish (Modern) Swedish name of uncertain meaning. This was the nickname of Swedish entertainer Moltas Erikson (real name Jan Henning Erikson).
MoluleloamSotho Means "we have awaited your arrival" in Lesotho.
MolyneuxmLiterature First Name of Lord Dorincourt, one of the main characters in the book "Little Lord Fauntleroy".
Molyz-yerdimCaucasian Mythology This is the name of the Vainakh god of war who brought the Chechen and Ingush people to victory.
Momijif & mJapanese This name can be used as 紅葉 or 黄葉, referring to the autumn/fall colours and the leaves changing colour. It can also be used as 椛 (kaba, momiji) which is a kokuji character (a character that is made and used in Japan only)... [more]
MomodoumAfrican Momodou means Mohammad it is an african name coming from an arabic name.... [more]
MomofukumJapanese (Rare) Combination of 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" and 福 (fuku) meaning "good fortune."... [more]
Momohirof & mJapanese From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" combined with 尋 (hiro) meaning "fathom" or 博 (hiro) meaning "wide, spacious, vast, broad, large". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Momoof & mJapanese From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle", 緒 (o) meaning "beginning", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" (usually masculine) 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" (usually masculine)... [more]
MomosukemJapanese From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MomotarōmJapanese From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" or 桃 (momo) meaning "peach", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Momotom & fJapanese From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 都 (to) meaning "capital (city)". This name can be constructed from other kanji combinations as well.
Monm & fDutch, Flemish, Limburgish, Spanish Short form of given names that contain mon. In Dutch, Flemish and Limburgish, where the name is strictly masculine, that will often be Edmond and Simon 1... [more]
MonaldomItalian (Rare) Italian form of Munuald. Known bearers of this name include the 13th-century Italian saint Monaldo of Ancona (better known as Monaldus, the latinized form of his name) and Monaldo Leopardi (1776-1847), an Italian count who was also a politician, philosopher and scholar.
MonaudmMedieval French French form of Munuald, possibly via its latinized form Monaldus. This given name is no longer in use in France, but it still survives there as a patronymic surname (albeit barely, as the surname is extremely rare there nowadays).
MoncefmArabic (Maghrebi) Derived from Arabic مُنْصِف (munṣif) meaning "just, fair" (chiefly Tunisian).
MonchaimThai From Thai มนต์ (mon) meaning "mantra, incantation" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
MondomJapanese This name is used as 主水 with 主 (shu, shuu, su, aruji, omo, neshi, mon) meaning "chief, lord, master, principal" and 水 (sui, mizu, do) meaning "water."... [more]
MondonosukemJapanese, Popular Culture This name combines 主水 (mondo) (see Mondo) and 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this" with 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, help, care" or 助 (jo, suke, tasu.keru) meaning "assist, help, save, rescue."... [more]
Möngönm & fMongolian Means "silver (colour), silvery, made of silver" in Mongolian. It can also refer to an obsolete Mongolian monetary unit, worth one hundredth of a tugrik (tögrög).
Mong-ryongmLiterature From Sino-Korean 夢 "dream; visionary; wishful" and 龍 "dragon". This is the name of a character in the Korean pansori 'Chunhyangga'.