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Meirambek m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Мейрамбек (see Meyrambek).

Meissemin m Provençal
Provençal form of Maximin.

Meithingu m & f Manipuri
Means "one who sees the end clearly" in Meitei.

Mekeioshy m Chuukese
Meaning unknown.

Melangton m Obscure
Derived from the surname of the German reformer Philip Melanchthon.

Melaniusz m Polish (Rare)
Masculine form of Melania.

Melanthos m Greek Mythology
Means "black flower", derived from Greek μελας (melas) meaning "black" combined with Greek ανθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom". Also compare Melanthios.

Melanthus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melanthos. In Greek mythology, Melanthus was a king of Messenia who was later expelled from Messenia and instead became king of Athens.

Mélasippe m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Melasippos via its latinized form Melasippus.

Melasippo m Italian
Italian form of Melasippos via its latinized form Melasippus.

Melbourne m English, Romani (Archaic)
After the capital of the Australian state of Victoria. It is named for the British prime minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. His title comes from his estate, Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire, whose name means "mill stream"... [more]

Melchiade m History (Ecclesiastical)
French and Italian form of Melchiades.

Melchihel m Biblical Latin
Form of Malchiel used in the Latin Old Testament.

Meleagant m Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Maleagant.

Meleagros m Ancient Greek
Possibly related to Greek μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark" and ἀγρός (agros) meaning "land, field", giving this name the meaning of "black land", perhaps in reference to burnt farmland (which was burnt in order to make the ground fertile)... [more]

Melecjusz m Polish
Polish form of Meletios.

Meliogras m Arthurian Cycle
Meliogras is a king of Cornwall and Tristram's father.

Melisseus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μελισσεύς (melisseus) meaning "bee-keeper, bee-man", which is ultimately derived from Greek μέλισσα (melissa) meaning "honey-bee" (also see Melissa)... [more]

Melitonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Meliton.

Melkiorre m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Melchior.

Mellangel f & m Welsh
Variant or misspelling of Melangell.

Menagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun μήνη (mene) meaning "moon". The second element is derived from either the Greek verb ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) meaning "to orate, to speak publicly" or the Greek noun ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market, marketplace".

Mendanbar m Literature
The name of a character in American author Patricia Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles series of young adult fantasy novels.

Menedemos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand". The second element is derived from Greek δημος (demos) meaning "the people"... [more]

Menedemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menedemos. This was the name of a Greek philosopher from the 4th century BC.

Menehaute m Medieval Arabic (Moorish, ?)

Menephron m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" (see Menelaus)... [more]

Ménesthée m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French of Menestheus.

Menexenos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" or the Greek noun μένος (menos) meaning "mind" as well as "spirit" and "power, strength, force"... [more]

Menexenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menexenos. This was the name of one of the three sons of the famous Greek philosopher Socrates (4th century BC).

Menkauhor m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mn-kꜢw-ḥr meaning "the established one of the life-force of Horus", derived from mn "to be established; to stay, remain; steadfast" combined with‎ ka "soul, life-force" and the name of the god Horus.

Menodoros m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Menodora.

Menodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menodoros.

Menodotos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μήνη (mene) meaning "moon" and δοτός (dotos) meaning "given, granted".

Menodotus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menodotos.

Menoeceus m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "strength of the house".

Menoetius m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "doomed might".

Menoikeus m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "strength of the house", derived from Greek μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force" and οἶκος (oikos) meaning "house, home".

Menoitios m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force" and οἶτος (oitos) meaning "fate, doom".

Mensalder m Icelandic (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Menuelito m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.

Meqqusaaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Merĸusâĸ.

Mercidieu m Haitian Creole
Derived from French merci meaning "gratitude, thanks" and dieu meaning "god".

Mercurial m Spanish, French, Catalan
Spanish, French, and Catalan form of Mercurialis.

Merewealh m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements mere "sea" and wealh "foreigner, Celt". This name was borne by a sub-king of the Magonsæte in the mid to late 7th century.

Merib-baal m Biblical
Meaning "Contender with Baal," (Ch1 8:34),(Ch1 9:40), elsewhere called Mephibosheth (Sa2 4:4), the son of Jonathan.

Merkouris m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Merkourios.

Merneptah m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mry-n-ptḥ meaning "beloved of Ptah", derived from mry "beloved" (participle of mrj "to love") combined with n(j) "of, belonging to; possessing (a quality)" and the name of the god Ptah... [more]

Merolilan m Old Celtic (Anglicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Anglicized form of Merolilanus. A notable bearer of this name is the martyr and saint Merolilan of Rheims (8th century AD), who is thought to have been of Irish origin.

Merveille f & m French (African, Rare), English (Rare)
French cognate of Marvel.

Meshuilam m Jewish
Variant of Meshullam.

Mesomedes m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μέσος (mesos) meaning "between, in the midst" combined with the Greek verb μήδομαι (medomai) meaning "to think, to plan" (see Archimedes).... [more]

Messianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Messius. This name was borne by a magister militum under the Western Roman emperor Avitus (5th century AD) and a priest who co-wrote a book about St... [more]

Metacomet m Wampanoag
A Wampanoag and the second son of the sachem Massasoit.

Metagenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μεταγενής (metagenes) meaning "born after", which consists of Greek μετά (meta) meaning "after, afterwards" combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born".... [more]

Methusaël m Dutch
Dutch form of Methushael.

Méthusalé m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Methuselah.

Metrobios m Ancient Greek
Means "life of the mother, mother's life", derived from Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother" (genitive μητρός) and βίος (bios) meaning "life"... [more]

Metrobius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Metrobios.

Metrocles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother" (genitive μητρός) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory"... [more]

Métrodore m History (Gallicized)
French form of Metrodorus.

Metrodoro m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Metrodorus.

Metrofane m Italian
Italian form of Metrophanes.

Metušalah m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Methuselah.

Metúsalem m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.

Metusalem m Dutch, Biblical Danish, Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Swedish
Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.

Metuxalén m Galician
Galician form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.

Metuzalém m Czech
Czech form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.

Metuzalem m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Methuselah.

Meyirkhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh мейір (meyir) meaning "mercy" combined with the military title khan meaning "king, ruler"

Meyirzhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh мейір (meyir) meaning "love, favour, mercy" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Meyrambek m Kazakh
From Kazakh мейрам (meyram) meaning "holiday, festival, celebration" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Mfan'bomvu m Zulu
Means "red boy" in Zulu.

Miafodzij m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Methodius.

Miccheddu m Sardinian
Gallurese diminutive of Duminicu.

Michaelis m Dutch (Rare)
From Latin Michaelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Michael, the biblical Latin (and also Greek) form of the Hebrew name Mikha'el.... [more]

Michelino m Medieval Italian
A diminutive of Michele 1.

Michiharu m Japanese
From Japanese 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics" combined with 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Michihiko m Japanese
From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "road; way", 岐 (michi) meaning "majestic", 亨 (michi) meaning "pass through", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 信 (michi) meaning "true; accurate; verifiable", 徹 (michi) meaning "penetrate", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake", 路 (michi) meaning "a road, a street" or 迪 (michi) meaning "to enlighten; to guide", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal" or 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince" or 古 (ko) meaning "ancient times"... [more]

Michihiro m Japanese
From Japanese 通 (michi) meaning "pass through" combined with 簡 (hiro) meaning "simple". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Michihito m Japanese
From Michi 1 combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person," also used as 仁 meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity."

Michikazu m Japanese
From 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics", 通 (michi) meaning "pass through" or 行 (michi) meaning "go, carry out, line, row" combined with 和 (kazu) meaning "sum" or 五 (kazu) meaning "five"... [more]

Michikiyo m Japanese
From 実 (michi) meaning "real, true" or 理 (michi) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 斎 (kiyo) meaning "Buddhist service, cleansing, purification, room", 潔 (kiyo) meaning "pure", or 人 (kiyo) meaning "person"... [more]

Michilinu m Sardinian
Gallurese diminutive of Michael.

Michisuke m Japanese
From 道 (michi) "path" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help" or 祐 (suke) meaning "divine intervention, protection".

Michitaka m Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "path" combined with 敬 (taka) meaning "respect, honor, reverence".

Michitaro m Japanese

Michitomo m Japanese
From 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics" and 具 (tomo) meaning "tool, means". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Middleton m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Middleton.

Miecisław m Polish (Archaic)
Old Polish masculine name, composed of Mieci- ("throw") and -sław ("fame").... [more]

Miečyslaŭ m Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Mieczysław. Derived from Belarusian меч (mieč) meaning "sword" combined with слава (slava) meaning "glory, fame".

Miftachul m & f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Miftahul.

Miftakhul m & f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Miftahul.

Migirdich m Armenian
Means "baptist" in Armenian, typically given in honour of St. John the Baptist.

Mihalache m Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Michalakis. This name has fallen out of use and now only survives as a patronymic surname.

Mihobisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mihoby meaning "proclaim, shout for joy" and soa meaning "good".

Mikadzuki m & f Japanese
Crescent as a moon phase

Mikalojus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Nicholas.

Mikerlina m Greenlandic
Variant of Mikertina.

Mikertina m Greenlandic
Greenlandic combination of Mikertik and -na, a Greenlandic suffix indicating a personal name.

Mikhayiyl m Arabic

Milagrito f & m Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Filipino (Rare)
Diminutive of Milagro (compare Milagritos). As a given name, it is mostly used in Peru. Usage in the Philippines is mostly masculine.

Milcíades m Galician (Archaic)

Milínguaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown, with the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Millacatl m Nahuatl
Means "field worker, farmer" or "rural inhabitant" in Nahuatl, from milli "cultivated field, cornfield" and either tlacatl "person, human" or the suffix -catl "inhabitant".

Miloslaus m Medieval Slavic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Miloslav.

Miltiadis m Greek
Modern form of Miltiades.

Minālāwus m Arabic
Arabic form of Menelaus.

Minervino m Italian
Italian form of Minervinus.

Minervius m Ancient Roman
From the name of the Roman goddess Minerva.

Minetarou m Japanese
From Japanese 峰, 峯 (mine) meaning "peak, summit", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mingailas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mingaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mingintas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mingirdas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mingliang m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light"... [more]

Min-gyeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 玟 (min) "streaks in jade; gem", 敏 (min) "fast, quick, clever, smart" or 珉 (min) "stone resembling jade", and 卿 (gyeong) "noble", 敬 (gyeong) "respect, honor" or 耿 (gyeong) "bright, shining".

Min-kyoung f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Min-gyeong.

Minmantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mintautas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Minvaidas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Minvainas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mirabello m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Masculine form of Mirabella.

Mirhusein m Tajik
From Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" combined with the given name Husein

Miri-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the first two syllables of Mirinae and Byeol.

Mirliflor m Folklore
Derived from French mirliflore meaning "dandy". This is the name of a prince in the fairy tale 'Rosanella'. He is known for his inconstancy.

Mirogniew m Polish
Derived from Polish gniew "anger" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Miroslaus m Medieval Slavic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Miroslav.

Mirshoxid m Uzbek
From Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" combined with Shoxid

Mirxäyz̦är m Bashkir

Mirzakhan m Persian (Archaic)
Derived from the Persian honorific title Mirza (see Mirza) combined with the Mongolian-Turkic title of imperial rank Khan, which is a contraction of khagan meaning "ruler, sovereign"... [more]

Misayoshi m Japanese
From 己 (mi) meaning "self", 佐 (sa) meaning "help, assist", and 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Misbachul m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Misbahul.

Misbakhul m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Misbahul.

Mitchelle f & m English (American), Indian
Feminine form and masculine variant of Mitchell.

Mithilesh m Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi मिथिलेश (see Mithlesh).

Mithraios m Ancient Greek, Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Mithraya.

Mitridate m Italian
Italian form of Mithridates.

Mitropane m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Metrophanes.

Mitsufumi m Japanese
From 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" combined with 文 (fumi) meaning "writing" or 史 (fumi) meaning "history". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mitsuhide m Japanese
From Japanese 貢 (mitsu) meaning "support, tribute" or 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance" and 任 (hide) meaning "appoint, responsibility, duty, to entrust to, term" or 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent"... [more]

Mitsuhiko m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance" and 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mitsuhiro m Japanese
From Japanese 盈 (mitsu) meaning "fill" combined with 弘 (hiro) meaning "to spread, enlarge, expand". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mitsuhisa m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "radiance, light" and 久 (hisa) meaning "long ago, long time". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mitsuhito m Japanese
From Japanese 貢 (mitsu) meaning "support, tribute" or 光 (mitsu) meaning "radiance, light" and 人 (hito) meaning "person" or 史 (hito) meaning "history, chronicle". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mitsukaze m Japanese (Rare)
From a combination of 光 (mitsu) meaning "light; ray, beam, glow" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind," used as the formal adulthood name for Hazama Shinrokurō (間 新六郎) (1680-1703), one of the forty-seven rōnin.... [more]

Mitsukazu m Japanese
From 光 (mitsu, hikari, hika.ru, kou) meaning "light" or 貢 (mitsu.gu, ku, kou) meaning "finance, support, tribute" combined with 数 (kazu) meaning "number, amount" or 知 (kazu, tomo, chi) meaning "wisdom"... [more]

Mitsukuni m Japanese
From 光 (mitsu) meaning "radiance, light" and 邦 (kuni) meaning "Japan, home country" or 圀 (kuni) meaning "country". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mitsumasa m Japanese
From 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance" combined with 正 (masa) meaning "correct, right, proper, justice", 政 (masa) meaning "government, administration", or 雅 (masa) meaning "elegance, grace"... [more]

Mitsunari m Japanese
From 三 (mitsu) meaning "three" and 也 (nari) meaning "to be, also", 造 (nari) meaning "to make, to create, physique, structure" or 成 (nari) meaning "to become". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mitsunobu m Japanese
From 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance" combined with 誠 (nobu) meaning "sincerity". Other kanji combinations are usable.

Mitsunori m Japanese
From 貢 (mitsu.gu, ku, kou) meaning "finance, support, tribute" combined with 憲 (nori) meaning "law". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mitsusuke m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mitsutada m Japanese

Mitsutaka m Japanese

Mitsuteru m Japanese
From 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" and 輝 (teru) meaning "brightness". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mitsuyasu m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" combined with 尉 (yasu) meaning "military officer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mitsuyuki m Japanese
From 光 (mitsu, hikari) meaning "radiance, light" and 雪 (yuki, setsu) meaning "snow" or 幸 (yuki) meaning "bliss, happiness". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mječisław m Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Mečislav and Mieczysław.

Mladislav m Bulgarian
Derived from Slavic mlad "young" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Mlamuleli m Ndebele
Means "one who intervenes" in Ndebele.

Młodosław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish młody "young, youthful", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic moldъ "young". Also compare Croatian mlad and Czech mladý, both of which mean "young"... [more]

Mmemabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "I do love god" in Ibibio.

Mnatsagan m Armenian
Means "permanent, lasting" in Armenian.

Mnatsakan m Armenian
From the Armenian word մնացական (mnacʿakan) "staying, lasting", wishing the child to have a long life.

Mnesicles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Mnesikles. This name was borne by an Athenian architect from the 5th century BC.

Mnesikles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μνήσιος (mnesios) meaning "of memory", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb μνημονεύω (mnemoneuo) meaning "to call to mind, to remember, to think of", itself ultimately derived from the Greek verb μνάομαι (mnaomai) meaning "to remember, to be mindful of"... [more]

Mnożysław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish mnożyć "to multiply" (also compare Croatian množiti "to multiply, to increase"). The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Moanatini m Tahitian
Means "many oceans"; a combination of Tahitian moana "ocean" and tini "many, multiple".

Moatassem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic معتصم (see Mutasim).

Mocauhqui m Nahuatl
Means "married person" or "left, abandoned" in Nahuatl.

Mochammad m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Muhammad.

Mocteuzma m Nahuatl
Variant of Motecuhzoma.

Modadeola m Yoruba
Means "man wearing a crown of wealth or affluence" in Yoruba.

Moderatos m Late 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.

Moderatus m Late 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).

Modlisław m Polish
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]

Moegammad m Afrikaans (Rare)
Form of Muhammad used in Afrikaans translations of the Qur'an.

Moehammad m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Muhammad.

Moerocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Moirokles. This was the name of an Athenian orator from the 4th century BC.

Mohamadou m Western African
Form of Muhammad used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Mohanbabu m Tamil

Mohial-din m Arabic
Variant trancription of محي الدين (see Muhi al-Din)

Mohieddin m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محيي الدين (see Muhyi ad-Din).

Mohithraj m Indian (Rare)

Mohiuddin m Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Bengali and Indian form of Mohy al-Din.

Mohyeddin m Persian
Persian form of Muhyi ad-Din.

Moinuddin m Bengali, Indian (Muslim), Urdu
Variant transcription of Muinad-din.

Moirokles m Ancient 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]

Moldagali m Kazakh
From Kazakh молда (molda) meaning "mullah" combined with the given name Gali.

Mollandro m Obscure

Molokoane m Southern African, Tswana

Moluleloa m Sotho
Means "we have awaited your arrival" in Lesotho.

Mombrecht m Germanic
Variant of Mombert

Monferriz m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Mongameli m Ndebele
Means "leader" in Ndebele.

Mong-ryong m Literature
From Sino-Korean 夢 "dream; visionary; wishful" and 龍 "dragon". This is the name of a character in the Korean pansori 'Chunhyangga'.

Monifazio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Boniface.

Monobazus m Jewish Legend, Ancient Assyrian (?)
Latinized form of Monobaz.

Monomaque m History (Gallicized)
French form of Monomachos.

Montadhar m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منتظر (see Muntadhar).

Montadher m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منتظر (see Muntadhar).

Montassar m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic منتصر (see Muntasir) chiefly used in North Africa.

Montasser m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منتصر (see Muntasir).

Montassir m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منتصر (see Muntasir).

Monttryal m American (Modern, Rare)

Montvydas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant form of Mantvydas. This given name is very rare in Lithuania these days; one is much more likely to encounter it as a patronymic surname instead.

Monulphus m Dutch
Latinized form of Monulf.

Moonblood m Obscure
Middle name of Sylvester Stallone and Sasha Czack's son, Sage Stallone.

Moonlight f & m Various (Rare)
From the English word moonlight.

Mordecaix m Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Medieval Judeo-Provençal variant of Mordechai.

Mordechaj m Polish, Jewish
Polish form of Mordechai.

Mordekhay m Hebrew
Variant transcription of Mordechai.

More-fruit m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to the fruit of the Holy Spirit and/or increasing in number.

More-trial m English (Puritan)

Morganore m Arthurian Cycle

Morianton m Mormon
The name of various characters in The Book of Mormon.

Morifinwë m Literature
Means "dark Finwë". In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the father-name of Caranthir.

Moronihah m Mormon
The name of various characters in the Book of Mormon.

Morrissey m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the Irish surname Morrissey.

Mortadelo m Literature
This is the name of one of the main characters from popular Spanish comic series 'Mortadelo y Filemón' (known in English as 'Mort & Phil').... [more]

Morzysław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish morze "sea", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic more or morě "sea". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Mosharraf m Bengali
Bengali variant of Musharraf.

Motiullah m Pakistani, Urdu
Means "obedient to Allah", derived from the Arabic adjective مطيع (mutie) meaning "obedient, compliant, submissive" combined with the Arabic noun الله (Allah) meaning "God".... [more]

Motolinia m Nahuatl
Means "poor, a poor person" in Nahuatl, derived from tolinia "to be poor, afflicted; to suffer". This was what the missionary Toribio de Benavente was known by during his time evangelising in Mexico, due to his shabby robes.

Mototsune m Japanese (Rare)

Mouchaios m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Memucan, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Mouhssine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic محسن (see Muhsin) chiefly used in North Africa.

Mousokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun Μοῦσα (Mousa) meaning "Muse" as well as "music, song" combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Mousonios m Late Greek
Either derived from the Greek noun μούσωνες (mousones) meaning "master chef, the top of the cooks" or from Greek Μουσῶν (Mouson), the genitive plural of the Greek noun Μοῦσα (Mousa) meaning "Muse" as well as "music, song"... [more]

Moustaphe m Western African
West African variant of Mustafa.

Moutassem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic معتصم (see Mutasim).

Mphonyana m & f Tswana
Means "small gift" in Setswana.

Mpumelelo m Zulu
Means "success" in Zulu.

Msamaniso m South African, Xhosa
Possibly related to Masamanisi.

Mścigniew m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish mścić "to avenge", which is ultimately derived from Slavic mshcha "vengeance". The second element is derived from Polish gniew "anger", which is derived from Slavic gnev "anger".

Mthakathi m Zulu, Xhosa
Means "witch," from 'thakatha' meaning "to bewitch" in Xhosa or "to practice witchcraft" in Zulu.

Mthandazo m Ndebele
Means Prayer

Mucedorus m Theatre
Possibly a variant of Musidorus (compare Musidora). In theatre, Mucedorus is the eponymous character of an anonymous Elizabethan romantic comedy: A Most pleasant Comedie of Mucedorus the Kings Sonne of Valentia, and Amadine the Kinges daughter of Aragon, commonly called Mucedorus, first performed around 1590 and regularly revived until the Restoration... [more]

Muchammad m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Muhammad.

Muchlisin m Indonesian
Variant of Mukhlisin.

Muchtadin m Indonesian
Variant of Muhtadin.

Muddathir m Arabic
Means "covered, wrapped" in Arabic, derived from the root تدثر (tadaththara) meaning "to cover".

Mudrooroo m Indigenous Australian
Means "paperbark tree" in the Bibbulmun language group spoken by the Noongar.... [more]

Mudzaffar m Malay
Malay variant of Muzaffar.

Mudzakkir m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Muzakkir.

Muhammado m Japanese
Japanese form of Muhammad.

Muhi al-Din m Arabic
Means "reviver of the religion" from Arabic محي (muhy) meaning "restorer, reviver" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Muhibullo m Tajik, Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Muhibullah.

Muhyiddin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Muhyi ad-Din.

Muinad-din m Bengali (Muslim)

Mukaghali m Kazakh
From мүқаддас (muqaddas) meaning "sacred, holy" and Arabic غالي (ghali) meaning "expensive, precious, valuable"

Mukhambet m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Muhammad.

Mukhethwa m & f Venda
Means "the chosen one" in Tshivenda.

Mukhiddin m Uzbek
Variant of Muhiddin.

Mukhlisin m Indonesian
From Arabic مخلصين (mukhliṣīn), the plural of مخلص (mukhliṣ) meaning "sincere, devoted, loyal".

Mukhtadin m Indonesian
Variant of Muhtadin.

Mukhtiyar m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu مختیار (see Mukhtiar).

Muktasana m & f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei mukta meaning "pearl" and sana meaning "gold, precious".

Muldobrai m Romani
Romani form of Mordechai.

Munachiso f & m Igbo
Means "God is with me" in Igbo.

Mundungus m Literature
Mundungus Fletcher was a wizard who dealt in magical artefacts in the 'Harry Potter' series.... [more]

Munemitsu m Japanese
From 宗 (mune) meaning "religion, sect" and 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Munetoshi m Japanese

Muntadhar m Arabic
Means "awaited, anticipated, expected" in Arabic, from the root انتظر (intaẓara) meaning "to wait for".

Muntadher m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منتظر (see Muntadhar).

Muntasher m Bengali

Muntasser m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منتصر (see Muntasir).

Murashani m Haya
Means "fighter" in Haya.

Murchadha m Irish
Variant of Murchadh.

Murtazali m Dagestani
From the given name Murtaz combined with Arabic علي (ali) meaning "loftly, sublime".

Musagetes m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Μουσαγέτης (Mousagetes) meaning "leader of the Muses". This was an epithet of the god Apollo as leader of the nine Muses, also applied to Hercules.

Musambila m Kongo

Musharraf m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "honoured, honourable" in Arabic, from the root شرف (sharrafa) meaning "to make noble, to elevate, to honour".

Musharrof m Bengali
Bengali variant of Musharraf.

Mushfiqur m Bengali
A well known bearer of the name is the Bangladeshi cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim.

Mushtæfa m Ossetian
Ossetian form of Mustafa.

Musiwanda m Kaguru
Means "lastborn" in Chikaguru.

Musogenes m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Mousogenes.

Mutshidzi m & f Venda
Means "saviour" in Tshivenda.

Mutsuhiko m Japanese
From 睦 (boku, moku, mutsu.bu, mutsu.mu) meaning "friendly, harmonious, intimate", or 六 (riku, roku, mu, mui, mu'.tsu, mu.tsu) meaning "six" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince".

Mutsuhito m Japanese
From the Japanese 睦 (Mutsu) and 仁 (Hito) "person".

Muttaqien m Indonesian
Variant of Muttaqin.

Muunokhoi m Mongolian
Means "bad dog, vicious dog" in Mongolian, from муу (muu) meaning "bad" and нохой (nokhoi) meaning "dog".

Muwatalli m Hittite
Meaning unknown. Name borne by two Hittite kings, Mutawalli I (fl. 15th century BCE), and Mutawalli II (fl. 13th century BCE).

Muzzammil m Arabic
After the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and the 73rd Surah of the Qu'ran. Means "The Enshrouded One."

Mvuseselo m Zulu
Means "revival" in Zulu.

Myeong-bak m Korean
From Sino-Korean 明 "bright, light, brilliant; clear" and 博 "gamble, play games; wide, broad".

Myeong-bok m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Gojong/Emperor Gwangmu (1852-1919), twenty-sixth king of Joseon and first emperor of Korea.

Myeong-eun f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) "bright, light, brilliant; clear" and 恩 (eun) "kindness, mercy, charity".

Myeong-Hwa f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 花 (hwa) meaning "flower" or 和 (hwa) meaning "harmony, peace"... [more]

Myeong-wol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) "bright, light, brilliant; clear" and 月 (wol) "moon". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Myronides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Myron" in Greek, derived from the name Myron combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Myrzakhan m Kazakh
Variant of Mirzakhan.

Myślisław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish myśl "thought", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".

Mzechabuk m Georgian (Rare), Literature
Derived from the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" combined with the Georgian noun ჭაბუკი (chabuki) meaning "stripling, youngster" (ultimately of Persian origin).... [more]

Mzwandile m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "the house has expanded" in Xhosa, idiomatically referring to a growing family.

Nabonidus m Babylonian, Akkadian
Means "may Nabu be exalted" or "Nabu is praised" in Akkadian. Nabonidus (c.615 BC - after 522 BC) was the last native king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire and ancient Mesopotamia.

Nacanieli m Fijian
Fijian form of Nathanael.

Nəcməddin m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Najm al-Din.