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Kiat m & f Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Jie.

Kiat m Thai
Means "honour, glory, fame" in Thai.

Kick m Dutch
Short form of Cornelis via Keke (also compare Keike) and also of names starting with Chris-, such as Christiaan.

Kid m Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian коммунистический идеал (kommunisticheskiy ideal) meaning "communist ideal". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Kiel m English (American)
Popularized by the American television actor Kiel Martin (1944-1990), who was named after the city of Kiel in Germany (see the place name Kiel)... [more]

Kiel m Medieval Dutch
Short form of Kiliaen and Kilianus.

Kiell m English (Rare)
Stressed version of Kyle. The name was famously used by Kiell Smith-Bynoe, an actor.

Kiên m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 堅 (kiên) meaning "hard, firm".

Kier m Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It is sometimes theorized to originate from Quirinus.... [more]

Kiệt m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 傑 (kiệt) meaning "hero".

Kiều f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嬌 (kiều) meaning "seductive, spoiled, loveable" or 喬 (kiều) meaning "tall, lofty".

Kim f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
From Aramaic origin, derived from the Hebrew word קיים (kayam) which means "exists".

Kim f & m Khmer
Possibly derived from Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money".

Kin f & m Japanese
This name can be used as 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane) meaning "gold," 欣 (kin, gon, kon, yoroko.bu) meaning "delight, pleasure," 琴 (kin, koto), referring to the qin, a 7-stringed Chinese zither, 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade," 近 (kin, kon, chika.i) meaning "near, close" or 均 (kin, nara.su) meaning "average, level."... [more]

Kính m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 敬 (kính) meaning "respect, honour".

Kiong m Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Qiang.

Kirt m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Kurt as well as a short form of Kirtley and Kirtly.

Kiểu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 矯 (kiểu) meaning "style, manner, model, example".

Kiun m Chinese (Wu)
Wu Chinese transcription of 君 (see Jun 1).

Kix m American (Rare)
As a nickname the meaning is particular to the bearer. Country music artist Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks III (1955- ), half of the duo 'Brooks and Dunn', received the name before he was born because his feet tapped out a steady beat in his mother's womb... [more]

Kkum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 꿈 (kkum) meaning "dream," the verbal noun of verb 꾸다 (kkuda) meaning "to dream."

Kla m & f Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Clara and Nicolas (via forms like Nikkela and Nikla).

Kliff m English (Modern)
Variation of Cliff.

Klil f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "whole, full, completely, crowned" in Hebrew. Also a flower name, known as "Cercis siliquastrum" in English.

Klor m Croatian
Croatian form of Chlorus.

Klyde m & f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Clyde.

Knives m & f Popular Culture, Literature
From the English words "Knife" and "Knives."... [more]

Knutt m Medieval Baltic, Estonian (Archaic)
Estonian form of Knut.

K'nyaw m & f Karen
Means "Karen" in S'gaw Karen, derived from Burmese ကရင် (kayin) of uncertain origin.

Ko m Dutch
Dutch short form of Jakob. In other words, one could also say that this is a variant spelling of Co. This name was borne by several well-known Dutchmen, one of them being track cyclist Ko Willems (1900-1983).

Ko m & f Japanese
Variant transcription of Kō.

Kō m & f Japanese
Variant transcription of Kou.

Koh m & f Japanese
Variant transcription of Kou.

Kohl m English (Modern)
Variant of Cole influenced by the German surname Kohl.

Kok m & f Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Guo.

Kol m & f Popular Culture
Variant of Cole, and short form of Nikolai, Nikola 1, and other names beginning with Nikol.... [more]

Kol m Hebrew
Means "voice" in Hebrew.

Kolë m Albanian
A short form of Nikollë.

Kou m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, sachi, shiawa.se) meaning "blessing, fortune, happiness," 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru) meaning "light, ray," 康 (kou) meaning "ease, peace," 興 (kyou, kou, oko.su, oko.ru) meaning "entertain, interest, pleasure, retrieve, revive," 亘 (kan, kou, moto.meru, wata.ru) meaning "request, span," 孝 (kyou, kou) meaning "child's respect, filial piety," 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, shiawa.se) meaning "happiness, luck," 候 (kou, sourou) meaning "climate, weather, season," 功 (ku, kou, isao) meaning "achievement, credit, honour, merits, success," 好 (kou, i.i, kono.mu, su.ku, yo.i) meaning "fond, like something, pleasing," 鴻 (kou, gou, oogari, ootori, hishikui) meaning "great, large (bird), powerful, prosperous, wild goose" or 浩 (kou, ooki.i, hiro.i) meaning "abundance, vigorous, wide expanse."... [more]

Kracht m Low German
Low German form of Kraft.

Kræn m Danish
Diminutive of Kresten

Krafft m Medieval German, German (Modern, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Kraft.

Kraft m Medieval German, German (Modern, Rare)
Kraft is a normal German word meaning "power, force".... [more]

Kraigg m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Craig.

Kreed m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Creed.

Kreg m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Craig.

Kregg m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Craig.

Kriang m Thai
Means "great" in Thai.

Krieng m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เกรียง (see Kriang).

Krij m Croatian
Croatian form of Kreios via Crius.

Krishan m Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu
Variant of Krishna.

Krisp m Croatian
Croatian form of Crispus.

Krit m Hinduism
Krit is a word in sanskrit that means action or deed. It is derived from the Sanskrit root "kr," which means "to do" or "to make." Thus, the name Krit reflects someone who is engaged in action or acts purposefully.

Kron m Croatian
Croatian form of Cronus.

Kross m English (American, Modern)
Either a variant of Cross or transferred use of the surname Kross.

Kroy m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kroy. This name was first brought to public attention in the 2010s by American football player Kroy Biermann.

Krum m Bulgarian, Macedonian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. One source states that the name is derived from Proto-Bulgarian krum meaning "rock", whilst another source states that the name is ultimately of Iranian origin but declines to provide its meaning.... [more]

Kū m & f Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
From the word meaning "upright."... [more]

Kuai m Chinese

Kuen m Chinese
Means "the first" in Chinese.

Kuen m & f Korean (Rare)

Kunz m Medieval German, German (Archaic)
A once very popular short form of Konrad.

Kurdt m English
Variant of Kurt.

Kurisu f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can be used as 久理寿 (masculine), 久梨須, 紅莉栖 or 玖利子 (last 3 are feminine) with 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 紅 (ku, kou, aka.i, kurenai, beni, kure) meaning "crimson, deep red", 玖 (kyuu, ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine (used in legal documents)", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear tree", 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku, kotoho.gu) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life", 須 (shu, su, subekara.ku, subeshi, hige, matsu, mochi.iru, moto.meru) meaning "by all means, necessarily, ought", 栖 (sei, su.mu) meaning "cobweb, den, hive, nest, rookery" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)."... [more]

Kurk m English
Variant of Kirk.

Kusayla m Berber (Anglicized)
Kusayla or koceïla or kasîla was a berber chief from the end of the 7th century.

Kuu f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "moon" in Finnish.

Kuu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (kuu, ku) meaning "sky", 紅 (kuu, ku) meaning "crimson, deep red", 黒 (ku) meaning "black", 咋 (kuu) meaning "shout, chew, eat" or 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become" combined with 羽 (u) meaning "feathers" or 蒼 (u) meaning "blue"... [more]

Kwan m African American
Variant of Quan.

Kwei m Chinese

Kwint m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant spelling (which in this case is phonetical in nature) of Quint.... [more]

Kwon m African American (Rare)
Variant spelling of Quan.... [more]

Kwynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Quinn.

Kỳ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 祺 (kì) meaning "good luck, good fortune, auspicious".

Kyaing m & f Burmese
Means "fragrant" in Burmese.

Kyal f & m Burmese
Means "star" in Burmese.

Kyar m Burmese
Means "tiger" in Burmese.

Kyar m & f Burmese
Means "water lily, lotus" in Burmese.

Kyaw m Burmese
Means "famous, renowned" in Burmese.

Kyi f & m Burmese
Means "clean, clear" as well as "joyous" and "star" in Burmese.

Kyin m & f Burmese
Means "to excel, to be adept in" in Burmese.

Kym m English (Australian)
Shortened form of the surname Reskymer, which is, most likely, of Cornish origin with the meaning, as of yet, unknown.... [more]

Kymm f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Kim 1.

Kyng m English (American, Modern)
Variant of King.

Kyp m English (Rare)
Variant of Kip.

Kyte m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Kyte.

Kyu f & m Burmese
Means "fragrant" or "excessive" in Burmese.

Kyuu m Japanese
From Japanese 久 (kyuu) meaning "long time" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Kywe m & f Burmese
Means "rich, wealthy" or "eloquent" in Burmese.

Lá f & m Vietnamese
Means "leaf" in Vietnamese.

La m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 羅 (la) meaning "collect, gather, catch".

Ladd m English
English name meaning "manservant, young man".

Lafe m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leif.

Lah m & f Karen
Means "moon, month" in S'gaw Karen.

Laïd m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic العيد (al-'id) meaning "the feast, the holiday, the festival".

Laike m English (Modern)
Variant of Lake.

Laith m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ليث (see Layth).

Laksh m Hindi
Diminutive of Lakshmana, which means "Having lucky marks" in Sanskrit

Lâm m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 林 (lâm) meaning "forest, woods".

Lãm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 覽 (lãm) meaning "view, inspect, perceive".

Lam m Dutch, German, West Frisian, East Frisian
Short form of names that have land for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The name Lambert is a good example of that.

Lam m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 藍 (lam) meaning "blue, indigo".

Lân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 璘 (lân) meaning "lustre of jade" or 麟 (lân) referring to the qilin (a mythical creature in Chinese mythology).

Lanh m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Lành used outside of Vietnam.

Lantz m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Lantz.

Lão m Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 老 (lão) meaning "old".

Lao m Chinese
Derived from the surname Lao.

Lập m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 立 (lập) meaning "set up, establish".

Lat m & f Burmese
Means "middle, medium" or "fresh, fair" in Burmese.

Latt m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese လတ် (see Lat).

Laus m Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Laurens, Laurentius and Laurus.

Laut m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch given name of which the meaning is uncertain. It might possibly be a short form of Laurentius, but it could also possibly be a short form of a Germanic name that contains the element hlud meaning "famous" (such as Ludolf) or even leud meaning "people" (such as Ludger).... [more]

Lav m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Nepali, Hinduism, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Sinhalese, Assamese
Meaning - little piece, fragment , cloves, plucking, moment, half a second, sport, act of cutting or plucking, numerator of fraction, Name of a son of lord Ram

Lav m Croatian, Serbian
Means "lion" in Croatian and Serbian.

Lay m & f Burmese
From a contraction of Burmese ကလေး (hkale) meaning "small, little, young, child".

Lay m & f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly a short form of Layton.

Laynce m English
Variant spelling of Lance.

Layth m Arabic
Means "lion" in Arabic.

Lực m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 力 (lực) meaning "force, power, strength".

Lé m & f Dutch (Rare), Limburgish, Luxembourgish
Short form of given names that contain Latin leo or Greek leon meaning "lion", such as Leo, Leon and Leonard.... [more]

Lệ f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 麗 (lệ) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

Lễ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 禮 (lễ) meaning "ceremony, festival".

Lea f & m English
Variant of Lee or short form of Eleanor, Leonora, Leonarda, etc.

Leang f & m Khmer
Means "raise, rear" or "feast, entertain" in Khmer.

Leijn m Dutch (Rare)
More modern form of Leyn, but the name is still quite archaic, even though it has barely survived into modern times. In 2010, there were less than 60 bearers in all of The Netherlands... [more]

Lein m Dutch
Modern form of the medieval name Leyn via its more modern (but still archaic) form Leijn. This name has been used every year in at least the last 130 years, but was never overly common: the name was at its most popular in 1900, when 17 newborn boys were given this name... [more]

Leith m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ليث (see Layth).

Lek m & f Thai
Means "small, little" in Thai. It is also commonly used as a nickname.

Lem m English
Diminutive of Lemuel.

Lemar m Pashto
Means "sun" in Pashto.

Len m Popular Culture
Len Kagamine is a Japanese Vocaloid developed by Crypton Vocal Media.

Leng f & m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Ling.

Les m Ukrainian
Variant of Oles. A notable bearer is Les Poderevianskyi, modern counter-culture writer and painter, who is famous for his absurdist and obscene dramas.

Less m American (Rare)
Variant of Les or diminutive of Lester or Leslie.

Leyn m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Gisleyn. This medieval name has survived into modern times, but barely. In 2010, there were less than 10 bearers in all of The Netherlands... [more]

Li m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lee.

Lib f & m English
Short form of names starting in Lib- or of Elizabeth (via Libby).

Lịch m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 歷 (lịch) meaning "experience, undergo, surpass, exceed".

Lie m Chinese
Liè is Chinese for "ardent". Ardent means either enthusiastic or passionate, or burning or glowing.

Liễu f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 柳 (liễu) meaning "willow".

Lige m American (Rare)
Short form of Elijah. One notable bearer was silent film actor Lige Conley who was christened Elijah.

Light m & f English (African)
From the English word light meaning "Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light".... [more]

Liir m Literature
Possibly intended as a variant of Llyr, this is the name of Elphaba's child in American author Gregory Maguire's 'Wicked' series.

Lin m & f Burmese
Means "bright, clear" in Burmese.

Lĩnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 領 (lĩnh) meaning "lead, guide" or "receive, accept".

Linn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese လင်း (see Lin).

Lins m Limburgish
Originally a short form of Lerins, which is an archaic Limburgian form of Laurence 1. It is now used as a short form for the related names Laurens and Laurentius, and sometimes also for the unrelated name Leonardus.

Lir f & m Hebrew
Popular name in Israel, or a diminutive for names like Liron , Liram , Liran and more names starting with "Lir"

Liss m & f Swedish
Dialectal name from Dalarna, Sweden meaning "small, little".

Lix m English, French, German, Spanish
Diminutive of Felix and Félix.

Llin m Asturian (Archaic)
Asturian form of Linus.

Lloyde m English
Variant of Lloyd

Lluis m Asturian
Asturian form of Louis.

Llwyd m Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh llwyd "gray".

Lộc m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 祿 (lộc) meaning "blessing, prosperity, bud".

Loe m Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Ludovicus.

Loef m Dutch
Dutch short form of Ludolf.

Loet m West Frisian, Limburgish
West Frisian form of Lude, and Limburgish short form of Ludovicus.

Lợi m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 利 (lợi) meaning "profit, benefit, advantage".

Lòis m Occitan
Variant of Loís.

Loj m Obscure (Rare, Archaic)
Dialectal short form of Elochius found in an inscription on the altar of the St.-Ludwig chapel at Gehweiler (Wadern, Germany).

Lok m Nepali

Lone m & f Burmese
Means "round" in Burmese.

Lord m Filipino, English (Rare)
From the English word "lord". A bearer of this name is Lord Allan Velasco, a Filipino politician.

Lors m Chechen (Rare), Ingush (Rare)
Means "doctor of the soul" from Chechen and Ingush лор (lor) meaning "doctor" and са (sa) meaning "soul".

Louk m Dutch
Variant spelling of Loek.

Lous f & m Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Loes, which better reflects the origin of the name (Louise) and also makes the name more recognizable and thus easy to pronounce for French speakers (which Loes would not have been)... [more]

Louw m Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch variant spelling of Lau (which is more phonetical in nature), and Afrikaans nickname for Lodewikus.

Loyde m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lloyd.

Lu f & m English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Short form of names beginning with Lu, such as Lucy, Luis or Luisa. Known bearers include Luciana 'Lu' Andrade (1978-), a Brazilian singer; Luzerne 'Lu' Blue (1897-1958), an American baseball player; Maria Luisa 'Lu' Colombo (1952-), an Italian singer; Lucien 'Lu' Gambino (1923-2003), an American football player; Lucy 'Lu' Rees (1901-1983), an Australian book collector and children's literature advocate; and Luis 'Lu' Senarens (1863-1939), an American science fiction writer.

Lu m & f Burmese
Means "person, human" in Burmese.

Lựu f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 榴 (lựu) meaning "pomegranate".

Lữ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 侶 (lữ) meaning "companion" or 旅 (lữ) meaning "traveller".

Luân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 倫 (luân) meaning "ethics, reason, logic".

Luận m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 論 (luận) meaning "essay".

Luật m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 律 (luật) meaning "rule, law, regulation, statute".

Lue f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Lucy or Luella. Also a variation of Lou.

Lui m Hunsrik
Hunsrik form of Louis

Lui m & f Chinese
Means "thunder" in Cantonese.

Luit m Dutch (Rare)
Modern Dutch form of Luyt.

Luk m Dutch
Variant of Luuk.

Lum m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lum, that is most likely a variant of Lamb, but can also be a topographical name for someone who lived near a pool.

Lung m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 瓏 (lung) meaning "a kind of jade".

Lương m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 良 (lương) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".

Lượng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 亮 (lượng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant".

Lup m Bulgarian (Archaic), Medieval Romanian, Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Bulgarian, Romanian, Russian and Serbian form of Lupus (see Loup).

Lurch m Popular Culture
This was the name of the butler on The Addams Family. A lurch is a sudden, uncontrolled movement.

Lut m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Arabic form of Lot 1, used in the Quran.

Luuc m Dutch (Rare)
Alternate spelling of Luuk.

Lux m German (Rare, Archaic), Alsatian (Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval German short form and Alsatian vernacular form of Lukas.

Luyến f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 戀 (luyến) meaning "love, fondness".

Luyện m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 練 (luyện) meaning "to train, to drill, to practise".

Luyt m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch short form of names whose first element is derived from Old High German liut "people" or Old High German hlûd "famous", such as Liutbrand and Luderik... [more]

Luz f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "hazelnut" in Hebrew. It is another name for the town of Bethel in the Bible.

Lwin m & f Burmese
Means "clear, distinct" in Burmese.

Ly m Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 犛 (ly) meaning "yak".

Lý f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 李 (lí) meaning "plum, plum tree" or 理 (lí) meaning "common sense, reasoning".

Lyn m Welsh
Short form of Llywelyn, from its last syllable. A known bearer was the Welsh actor David Llewellyn "Lyn" Harding (1867-1952).

Maes m Medieval Dutch, Dutch
Medieval Dutch spelling of Maas. In The Netherlands, this spelling of the name has enjoyed a modest revival since 1998 (before which time this spelling was pretty much out of use), with 24 births in 2009 being the highest number so far.

Mage f & m French
Transferred from the surname ‘Mage’. Derived from an English-speaking word meant to be short for magician or a learned person.

Mahafuz m Bengali (Muslim)
Meaning of Mahafuz in Arabic is 'protector', one who protects anything or preserve anything for longer period of time without any sort of fault.

Mãi m & f Vietnamese
Means "a long time, always" in Vietnamese.

Mai m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Alternate spelling of May.

Maik m Dutch, German
Dutch and German phonetical spelling of Mike.

Maize f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the alternative name of the cereal grain of the species Zea mays, known primarily as "corn" in North America and many other English-speaking countries. The English word is ultimately derived from Taíno (Arawakan) mahiz... [more]

Majd m & f Arabic
Means "glory, magnificence, splendour, honour" in Arabic, from the root مجد (majada) meaning "to be glorious".

Mal m & f English
Pet form of names beginning with Mal- such as Malcolm and Mallory.

Mal m Ukrainian, Medieval Ukrainian
Derived from contracted form adjective mal (мал), which means "little, small". It could have been as well used as a diminutive of a dithematic name, such as Małomir... [more]

Mân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 旻 (mân) meaning "sky, heaven" or 珉 (mân) meaning "jade-like stone".

Man m Balinese
Short form of Nyoman.

Man m & f Chinese
From Chinese 曼 (màn) meaning "long, handsome, beautiful, refined", 满 (mǎn) meaning "full", 漫 (màn) meaning "overflow, flood, free, unrestrained" or 蛮 (mán) meaning "savage, rough, rash", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Mang m Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Armandus, Clemens, Hermanus and Romanus.... [more]

Mạnh m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 孟 (mạnh) meaning "strong, powerful".

Mann m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mann.

Mar m & f Dutch
As a masculine name, this name is a short form of Marinus, Martinus or Marius.... [more]

Marce m & f English, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Indonesian
Short form of names that derive from the name Marcellus.

Marck m Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Danish, Dutch, English, Swedish and West Frisian variant spelling of Mark.

Mård m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Mǫrðr meaning "pine marten".

Markes m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Markes.

Mart f & m Mongolian, Russian
Means "March (month)" in Russian. This is primarily a feminine name in Mongolia, and a masculine name in Russia.

Marv m English
Shortened form of Marvin.

Mật m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 樒 (mật) meaning "a kind of ancient tree", 宓 (mật) meaning "silent, tranquil", or 密 (mật) meaning "secret".

Math m Dutch, English (American, Archaic), Limburgish
Short form of Mathew (English) as well as Matheus, Mathias and Mathieu (Dutch and Limburgish for all three).

Maths m Swedish
Variant of Mats.

Matz m German (Archaic), Medieval German, Dutch
Short form of Matthäus or Matthias.

Mậu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 茂 (mậu) meaning "lush, thick, talented".

Maung m Burmese
Means "younger brother" in Burmese. It it usually an honorific title, but it may also be used as part of a given name.

Maup m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Maurits.

Maus m & f Dutch (Rare)
Contracted form of names that are derived from the Latin adjective maurus meaning "dark-skinned, Moorish", such as Mauritia (feminine), Maurits (masculine) and Maurice (technically unisex in the Netherlands).... [more]

Maw f & m Burmese
Means "proud, prominent, distinguished" in Burmese.

Mäx m German
Variant of Max suggesting an English pronunciation.

Maxx m English
Variant of Max.

May f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Popular name in Israel (mostly for girls), it is came from the name of the month of May (the fifth).... [more]

Mayel m & f Persian, Afghan
Means "toward, inclined, willing" in Persian.

Mayl m Manx
Manx form of Michael.

Mei f & m Indonesian
Means "May (the month)" in Indonesian, typically given to children born in the month of May.

Meic m Welsh (Modern)
Welsh adoption of Mike.

Mek f & m Khmer
From the Sanskrit word मेघ (megha) meaning "sky, cloud".

Mem f & m English
Short form of various names containing the element -mem-.

Meng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", 濛 (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout"... [more]

Meng m Chinese (Teochew)
Means "light" in Chinese.

Meng m Khmer
From the Chinese name Meng 3.

Merl m American
Variant of Merle.

Mex m Dutch (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Max. The spelling is chosen to suggest an anglicised pronunciation instead of the standard Dutch and German one.

Mi f & m Chinese
Means "honey" in Mandarin.

Mic m American (Rare)
Diminutive for Micah or Michael or a variant of Mick.

Miên m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 綿 (miên) meaning "continuous" or 檰 (miên) meaning "cotton tree".

Mik m Danish
Danish form of Mick.

Milez m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miles

Mîm m Literature
Mîm is the name of the last petty-dwarf in the Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. His story is also told in The Children of Húrin.

Mink m Dutch
Variant of Minke.

Minn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese မင်း (see Min 2).

Mir m Russian
From the Russian word mir, "world, universe, peace".

Miś m Polish
Diminutive of Michał.

Mit m English (American)
Mit is derived from the names Mitchell, Matthew, or Michael, mostly as a shorter form or nickname... [more]

Mitl m Nahuatl
Means "arrow, dart" in Nahuatl.

Mitt m English
Diminutive of Milton. Middle and common name of U.S. politician Willard Mitt Romney.

Mẫn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 敏 (mẫn) meaning "quick, clever".

Moe m & f Burmese
Means "sky" or "rain" in Burmese.

Moen m Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Simoen and its variants (such as Symoen). It is possible that there were cases where the name is a short form of Salomoen and its variant Salemoen, but these would be rare, as the people involved would most likely have been Jewish.... [more]

Moi m Welsh
Welsh diminutive of Morris

Moi m Spanish
Short form of Moisés.

Moll m Medieval English
Medieval English diminutive of Oliver.

Mon f & m Burmese
Means "noble, good" in Burmese.

Mon m & f Dutch, 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]

Mộng f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 夢 (mộng) meaning "dream".

Mönkh m & f Mongolian
Means "eternal" in Mongolian. It can be used as a short form of names containing the element мөнх (mönkh).

Mons m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Måns.

Moo f & m Karen
Means "alive" in S'gaw Karen.

Moon m & f Dutch
For men, this name is a short form of Simonis, Simonus and Simoon.... [more]

Mor f & m English
Short form of Morgan 1, Morris and other names that starting with mor.

Mors f & m Roman Mythology
Means "death" in Latin. This was the name of the personification of death in Roman mythology, equated to the Greek counterpart Thanatos.

Mou m & f Japanese
From Japanese 望 (mou) meaning "hope", 孟 (mou) meaning "eldest brother", 猛 (mou) meaning "ferociousness", 蒙 (mou) meaning "I, me" or 莽 (mou) meaning "thicket, underbrush". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Moze m English
Nickname for Moses

Mùi m & f Vietnamese
From a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 未 (wèi) referring to the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches associated with the goat of the Chinese zodiac.

Mūl m Anglo-Saxon
It's been postulated that it derives from the Latin mulus meaning "mule", a word which is known to have entered the Old English vocabulary; presumably, it was a nickname that became habitual.... [more]

Murl m English (Rare)
Variant of Merle presumably

Muus m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Bartholomeus (rarely found written as Bartholomuus, which is probably a corruption rather than a true variant).... [more]

Mwkthang m Bodo

My f & m Danish

Mya m & f Burmese
Means "emerald" or "keen, sharp" in Burmese.

Myaing m & f Burmese
Means "deep forest" in Burmese.

Myat m & f Burmese
Means "noble, excellent" in Burmese.

Myatt m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese မြတ် (see Myat).

Myine m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese မြိုင် (see Myaing).

Myint f & m Burmese
Means "tall, high, elevated" in Burmese.

Myke m English (Modern)
Variant of Mike.

Mynn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese မင်း (see Min 2).

Myo m & f Burmese
Means "family, kind, lineage" in Burmese.

Myrl f & m English
Variant of Merle or Meryl.

Myu f & m Burmese
Means "fog" in Burmese.

Myū f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is, essentially a variant of Miyū, shifted to be pronounced as a 2-mora name (Miyū, on the other hand, has 3 morae).... [more]

Naam m Biblical Hebrew
1 chronicles 4:15.

Naas m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Short form of Athanaas, Donaas and Ignaas.... [more]

Nacz m Polish (Archaic)
Short form of names beginning with Naczę, such as Naczęsław, Naczęmir.

Nad m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism
MEANING : a river (if thought of as a male), thunderer (as cloud), roarer, neigher(as a horse), bellower... [more]

Najam m Urdu
Urdu transcription of Najm.

Nan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 男 (nán) meaning "man, male, son", 南 (nán) meaning "south" or 楠 (nán) meaning "Chinese cedar", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Năng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 能 (năng) meaning "frequently, often, habitually".

Naoi m Irish
Irish form of Noah 1.