This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is *m.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Won-beom m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Cheoljong (1831-1864), twenty-fifth king of Joseon.
Wulfhelm m GermanicDerived from Gothic
vulfs "wolf" combined with Old High German
helm "helmet, protection."
Wylem m SorbianSorbian form of
Wilhelm. Wylem Šybaŕ (German: Wilhelm Schieber), born 1887, was a Sorbian artist.
Xaykham m & f LaoFrom Lao ໄຊ
(xay) meaning "victory" and ຄຳ
(kham) meaning "gold".
Yakym m UkrainianUkrainian form of
Yakim. This was borne by the Blessed Yakym Senkivskyi (1896-1941), a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest martyred under Soviet regime.
Yalim m TurkishMeans "sharp edge of a blade" in Turkish. Also means "fire, flame, blaze".
Yam f & m HebrewMeans "sea, ocean" in Hebrew. Known bearers include Yam Kaspers Anshel (1998-), an Israeli beauty pageant winner, and Yam Madar (2000-), an Israeli basketball player.
Yatim m Indonesian, MalayDerived from Arabic يتيم
(yatim) meaning "unique, unmatched, incomparable".
Yavuz Selim m TurkishCombination of
Yavuz and
Salim, given in honour of Sultan Selim I (1470-1520) of the Ottoman Empire, who was nicknamed Selim the Grim.
Yelm m EnglishA modification of the native word
Shelm applied to the shimmering heat waves which arose from the earth when the summer sun shone hot.
Yeslam m ArabicMeans "to deliver", "to bless", or "to protect" in Arabic.
Ye-som f & m Korean (Modern)Combination of the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다
(yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" and
Som.
Yorim m BiblicalAlternative spelling of Jorim, the son of Matthat (Luke 3:29). Via Greek Ἰωρὶμ (Iorim) probably from Hebrew יְהוֹרָם (Yehoram)
Young-nam m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 永 (
young) meaning "eternal" combined with 男 (
nam) meaning "male". Other Hanja combinations are possible. ... [
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Yu-gyeom m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 有 "have, own, possess; exist" and 謙 "humble, modest".
Yurem m American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)Usage of this name in the late 2000s likely comes from Yurem Rojas, who was the winner of the reality TV show '
Buscando a Timbiriche, La Nueva Banda'.
Zamzam f & m Arabic, Somali, IndonesianFrom the name of a holy well in Mecca that, according to Islamic tradition, was miraculously created by Allah for
Hajar and and her son
Isma'il while the two were left in the desert without water... [
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Zeboim m BiblicalIn the Bible, this is the name of a settlement. The Book of Jasher says that it was named after a man.
Zeezrom m MormonNephite lawyer, Converted by Alma² and Amulek, later Nephite missionary (c. 82 BC)
Zelim m ChechenChechen form of
Salim, also sometimes used as a short form of
Zelimkhan. Alternatively, it could be derived from Arabic ظَلَمَ
(ẓalama) meaning "to oppress, to wrong".
Zgjim m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
zgjim "awakening" as well as from Albanian
zgjim, an archaic term meaning "knowledge, education".
Zoram m MormonZoram has five plausible etymologies, though only the first etymology given below is attested in an ancient Semitic source (see below). The first three of the five are only slightly different from each other: "The Rock is the (divine) kinsman," "Rock of the people," and "Their Rock." These three plausible etymologies will be discussed in that order, with the first discussion supplying most of the basic information... [
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