Submitted Names Starting with M

Moroccan m Obscure (Modern)
From the English word Moroccan denoting a person from the country of Morocco or something pertaining to Morocco. This name was used by American entertainers Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon for their son Moroccan Scott Cannon (2011-)... [more]

Morocco m Obscure (Modern)
From the name of the African country.

Morolaoluwa f Yoruba
Means "I have seen the slender of the lord God" in Yoruba.

Moromona m Mormon
Maori variant of Mormon.

Mörön m & f Mongolian
Means "river, large river" in Mongolian.

Moron m Mormon
Late Jaredite king who reigned during a time of great wickedness and turmoil, and was himself wicked. He lost half his kingdom for many years in a rebellion and, after regaining his kingdom, was completely overthrown and lived out his life in captivity... [more]

Moronai m Mormon
Rendering of Moroni in many languages, including Hawaiian, Maori, and Shona,

Moroni m Mormon
The name of the last Nephite prophet and the son of Mormon in the Book of Mormon. He was resurrected after his death and became an angel. Some Mormon scholars have theorized a derivation from the West Semitic root mrʾ "lord, master" or mrn "our lord", or from Egyptian mrny "my beloved" or mr.n.i "I was beloved".

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

Moronoe f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
In Geoffrey’s Vita Merlini, she is one of the nine sisters of Morgan Le Fay.

Moros m Greek Mythology
Means "doom, fate" in Greek. This was the name of the personification of impending doom in Greek Mythology, one of the offspring of Nyx.

Morosada m Japanese

Moroveus m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Arthur’s Duke of Cornwall in the story of Meriadoc.

Morowa f Akan
Means "queen" in Akan.

Moroz m Russian
Means "frost" in Russian.

Morozets m Russian
Diminutive of Moroz.

Morozko m Russian
Diminutive of Moroz.

Morphée m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Morpheus.

Morphia f History
Of unknown origin and meaning; theories include a feminine form of Morpheus. This name was borne by Morphia of Melitene, an Armenian princess who was the mother of Queen Melisande of Jerusalem.

Morpus m Romani
Romani form of Morpheus.

Morrell m English
Transferred use of the surname Morrell.

Morrette f Romani (Archaic)

Morriah f English (Rare)
Variant of Moriah.

Morrice m Medieval English
Variation of Maurice?

Morrie m English (American)
Diminutive of Morris.

Morrígu f Irish Mythology
Meaning "great queen" or "phantom queen."

Morrin f Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Anglicized form of Muireann.

Morrisa f English (Rare)

Morrison m English (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morrison. A famous bearer of the surname was Jim Morrison (1943-1971), lead singer of American rock band The Doors.

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

Morrow m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Morrow.

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.

Morsal m & f Persian
Persian form of Mursal

Morshed m Bengali
Derived from Arabic مرشد (murshid) meaning "guide, teacher".

Morta f Roman Mythology
In Roman mythology, Morta was the goddess of death. She is responsible for the pain and/or death that occur in a half-wake, half-sleep time frame. Her father is the god of darkness and her mother is the goddess of night... [more]

Mortada m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic مرتضى (see Murtada).

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]

Mortadha m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic مرتضى (see Murtada).

Mortadza m Malay
Malay variant of Murtada.

Mortaza m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Murtada.

Mortche m Yiddish
Yiddish for Mordechai, many other forms and spelling alterations

Morte m Sami
Sami form of Morten.

Mortel m Filipino

Môrténe m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Morten.

Morthen m Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Morten.

Mǫrðr m Old Norse
From Old Norse mǫrðr meaning "marten (animal)".

Mörður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Mǫrðr.

Mortimo m Spanish (Caribbean), Jamaican Patois
Cuban variant of Mortimer.

Mortin m Konkani, Indian (Christian)
Konkani form of Martin.

Mortisha f Obscure
Variant of Morticia.

Mortiz m German

Mortko m Yiddish
Yiddish for Mordechai

Mortti m Finnish
Finnish form of Morty.

Mortu m Sami
Sami form of Morten.

Moruith f Medieval Cornish

Moruq f Azerbaijani
Derives from the Azerbaijani word moruq that is used for the genus Rubus of berries, especially the raspberries.

Morus m Welsh (Archaic)
Welsh form of Morris.

Morvan m Breton
From an old Breton name of uncertain meaning. According to Albert Deshayes, the first element is equivalent to Modern Breton meur "great" and the second element, an aspirated form of man, is cognate with Latin manus "hand, strength, power over"; alternatively, the first element may be Breton mor "sea", while the second element may mean "wise, sage" from the Indo-European root *men "to think" (or "mind, understanding, reason")... [more]

Morvana f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Morvan.

Morvanen f Breton
Variant of Morvannen.

Morvanez f Breton
Feminine form of Morvan.

Morvannen f Breton
Feminine form of Morvan.

Morvarc'h m Breton
Means "sea horse" or "marine horse" in Breton. Name of a fabulous horse of Breton legend found in two folktales reworked in the 19th and 20th centuries, but sometimes reinterpreted as Morvark. ... [more]

Morvenna f English
Elaboration of Morven in the style of Morwenna.

Morvern f Scottish
Variant of Morven. From the Scottish place name Morvern, a district in north Argyll, Mhorbhairne in the original Gaelic, meaning "sea gap" or "big gap" (muir "sea" or mór "great", bhairne "gap")... [more]

Morvid m Arthurian Cycle
According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, a king of Britain in the third century BC. He was the son of King Danius and Tangustela, a concubine.

Morvoren f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish morvoren "mermaid" (ultimately from Cornish mor "sea" and moren "maiden"). This was the bardic name or pseudonym of a member of the Gorsedh Kernow (Katherine Lee Jenner, 1904)... [more]

Morvryn m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
The father of Merlin in Elis Gruffydd’s Myrrdin Wyllt (sixteenth century).... [more]

Morvyth f Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
Variant form of Morfudd.

Morwena f Breton
Breton cognate of Morwenna.

Morya f English
Variant of Moira.

Moryana f Slavic Mythology
Derived from Russian море (more) meaning "sea" and combined with the feminine ending яна (yana). This is the name of a female sea spirit in Slavic folklore, possibly a goddess.

Morys m Welsh
From the Latin Mauricius.

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]

Morzysława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Morzysław.

Mos f Hmong
"soft"

Mos m Cree
Means 'Moose' in Cree.

Mosa m & f Sotho
Means "grace" in Sotho.

Mosaic m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word mosaic, which is a pattern of small pieces of coloured stones, glass, or ceramic.

Mosantu m & f Lingala
Variant of Santu.

Moscelyne f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a blend of Moselle and Joscelyne.

Moscha f Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek μόσχος (moschos) "calf, young bull" (compare Moschion, Moscho).

Moscha f Romansh
Contraction of Maria and Oschla, traditionally found in central Grisons.

Möschel m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Moyshe, recorded in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Moschina f Ancient Greek
Feminine derivative of Moschion, or a related name.

Moschion m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μοσχίον (moschion) meaning "young calf, small calf", which is ultimately derived from Greek μόσχος (moschos) "calf, young bull" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion)... [more]

Moscho f Late Greek (?), Greek (Rare)
Derived from Greek μόσχος (moschos), which meant "a young shoot, calf" and "musk". Moscho was one of the Forty Holy Virgin Martyrs who are celebrated on September 1. Bearer Moscho Tzavela (1760-1803) was a Greek-Souliote heroine of the years before the Greek War of Independence.

Moschokarfenia f Greek
Derived from Greek μοσχοκάρφι meaning carnation.

Moschoula f Greek
Derived from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos) meaning "young shoot; calf" or "musk" (the two senses having differing etymologies) with the diminutive suffix -ούλα (-oula).

Moschus m Ancient Greek
Means "young shoot or twig; young of an animal (especially a calf)" or "musk" in Ancient Greek.

Moscow m Popular Culture
From the name of the capital of Russia. Moskow (Moscú) is one of the nine robbers in 2017 Tv-series 'Money Heist' La casa de papel.

Mosela f Sotho
Means "tail" in Sotho, idiomatically meaning "the last one" or "last child".

Moselaine f Haitian Creole (Rare)

Moseley m American
Transferred use of surname Moseley

Mosella f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Mozelle.

Moselle f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Mozelle.

Mosen m Judeo-Spanish

Móses m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Moses.

Mosese m Fijian, Tongan
Fijian and Tongan form of Moses.

Mosetsanagape f Tswana
Means "a girl again" in Setswana.

Mosey m Mordvin, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Mordvin form of Moisey and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Moses.

Mosh m Hebrew (Modern)
Short form of Moshiko which itself used as a diminutive of Moshe.

Mosha m & f Russian
Diminutive of Matvey, Mariya, or Matrona 1.

Mosharaf m Bengali
Bengali variant of Musharraf.

Mosharraf m Bengali
Bengali variant of Musharraf.

Mosheh m Hebrew, Yiddish
Variant of Moshe.

Moshi f & m Japanese
Moshi has an unknown origin, although bears a resemblance to the Japanese phrase "Moshi moshi".

Moshico m Jewish (Rare), Judeo-Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Moshe.

Moshiko m Hebrew (Modern)
A diminutive or a modern version of Moshe.

Moshko m Yiddish

Mosholatubbee m Choctaw

Moshon m Jewish, Hebrew

Moshtagh m Persian
Persian form of Mushtaq

Mosi f Navajo
Cat "mósí", "mósi", "másí", "moasi"

Mosiah m Mormon
Name of two characters from the book of Mormon.... [more]

Mosidi f Tswana, Sotho
Means "soot" in Sotho and Tswana.

Mosierz m Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish Yiddish form of Moses.

Mosimanegape m Tswana
Means "a boy again" in Setswana.

Mosirkara-kamuy m Ainu, Far Eastern Mythology, Japanese Mythology
Ainu god (Kamuy) responsible for creating the Earth at the behest of (Kandakoro-Kamuy).

Moskim m Lenape
Moskim a shapeshifting folk hero form Lenape mythology, who mostly happens to be in the form of a trickster rabbit. His name has an unknown meaning.

Mosleh m Arabic, Persian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic مصلح (see Muslih), as well as the Persian and Bengali form.

Mosley f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mosley.

Mosse m Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Mossé.

Mossé m Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Provençal
Catalan and Provençal form of Moses.

Mossie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly coined as a feminine form of Moss, although it might also be a short form of Moselle.

Mossy m Irish
Irish diminutive of Maurice.

Mostafizur m Bangladesh

Mostapha m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مصطفى (see Mustafa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Mostéfa m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Mustafa chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mostefa m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مصطفى (see Mustafa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Mosub m Arabic

Mosze m Polish, Jewish
Polish form of Moses.

Moszek m Jewish, Yiddish, Polish
Diminutive of Moshe.

Mo'tabar f Uzbek
Means "esteemed, respected" in Uzbek.

Motahar m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic مطهر‎ (see Mutahar), as well as the Bengali form.

Motaher m Bengali
Bengali variant of Mutahar.

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

Motasha f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Motasim m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic معتصم (see Mutasim), as well as an Urdu variant.

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

Motaz m Arabic
Meaning "proud".

Mote m Eastern African
Means "blessing; blessed" in Hehe, spoken in Tanzania.

Motee f Hindi, Indian
From Hindi मोती (motee) meaning "pearl".

Motema m & f Lingala
Means "heart" in Lingala.

Motezuma m Theatre
Motezuma is an opera in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi with an Italian libretto by Alvise Giusti. The libretto is very loosely based on the life of the Aztec ruler Montezuma who died in 1520.

Móða f Old Norse
Old Norse short form of names containing the name element móðr meaning "mind; wrath; courage".

Motha f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Móða.

Motheo m South African
Allegedly means "foundation" in Tswana. It is said to normally be given to a child who is viewed as the foundation of the family. Normally a first born. It signifies a new life or re-birth.

Móðgunnr f Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse móðr "mind; wrath; courage" and gunnr "battle" (see also Móðguðr).

Móðguðr f Norse Mythology
Variant of Móðgunnr. In Norse mythology this is the name of the warden of the bridge Gjallarbrú ("bridge over Gjöll", the river closest to Helheim; "to travel the Gjallarbrú" was used by Sturla Thórdarson as a euphemism for "to die"), which must be crossed on the way to Helheim... [more]

Móði m Norse Mythology
Probably related to Old Norse móðr "excitement, wrath, anger". In Norse mythology, Modi and Magni are sons of Thor who will inherit their father's hammer after Ragnarǫk ("final destiny of the gods").

Móðir f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse móðir meaning "mother". In the Old Norse poem Rígsþula in the Poetic Edda, Móðir is the wife of Faðir.

Móðsognir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly means "tired one" or "powerless one". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf.

Mothusi m Tswana
Means "helper" in Setswana.

Móðvitnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from móðr "mind; wrath; courage") and vitnir ("wolf"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Moti m Romani
Short form of Motshan.

Motimifagha f & m Ijaw
Means "I will not end like this" in Ijaw.

Moting f Chinese
From the Chinese 墨 (mò) meaning "ink" and 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".

Motiryo f Chinese

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]

Motl m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Mordechai.

Motlagomang f & m Southern African, Tswana, Sotho
Means "who are you going to?" in Tswana.

Motlalepula f Tswana
Means "she came with rain" in Setswana.

Motlalepule m Sotho
Means "rain bringer" in Sesotho.

Motley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Motley.

Moto f Japanese (Rare)
Moto can mean "origin, source, root". Other kanji are possible.

Motoharu m Japanese
From 元 (moto) meaning "origin, root" and 春 (haru) meaning "spring". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Motohiro m Japanese
This name is made up of 元 or 本 (moto) meaning "source, origin, root" combined with 大 (hiro, tai, dai) meaning "big, great", 博 (hiro, hiroshi) meaning "esteem, command", 広 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, vast", or 裕 (hiro, hiroshi) meaning "abundant"... [more]

Motoi m Japanese
From Japanese 基 (motoi) meaning "base", 幹 (motoi) meaning "a tree trunk", 元 (motoi) meaning "cause, origin", 宗 (motoi) meaning "religion", 礎 (motoi) meaning "cornerstone", 素 (motoi) meaning "white silk" or 道 (motoi) meaning "road; way"... [more]

Motoichi m Japanese
From Japanese 元 (moto) meaning "cause, origin" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one" or 市 (ichi) meaning "market". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Motoichiro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Motoichirou.

Motoichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 基 (moto) meaning "base", 元 (moto) meaning "cause, origin", 資 (moto) meaning "money; fund; wealth; capital", 素 (moto) meaning "element" or 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son"... [more]

Motoie m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 基 (moto) meaning "base, be base on" and 家 (ie) meaning "house, home, family".... [more]

Motoka f & m Japanese
From Japanese 心 (moto) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Motoki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 緒 (moto) meaning "end of thread" or 泉 (moto) meaning "spring" combined with 磯 (ki) meaning "submerged rock" or 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Motoko f Japanese
From 素 (moto) meaning "unadorned, undecorated, plain" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations can be used.

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.

Motomasa m Japanese
From 基 (moto) meaning "base, it be based on" combined with 正 (masa) meaning "proper, correct, right, justice". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Motome m & f Japanese
As a masculine name, it can be used as 求, 求馬 or 求女 with 求 (kyuu, gu, moto.meru) meaning "demand, request, require, want, wish for," 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma, me) meaning "horse" and 女 (jo, nyo, nyou, onna, me) meaning "female, woman."... [more]

Motomi f & m Japanese

Motomu m Japanese
From Japanese 祈 (motomu) meaning "pray, hope, wish" or 須 (motomu) meaning "short while, moment, mandatory, necessary". It could also be from 亘 (moto) meaning "request, span", 基 (moto) meaning "foundation, base" or 素 (moto) meaning "elementary, principle" that is then combined with 求 (mu) meaning "request, want, wish for, require, demand"... [more]

Motonao m Japanese
From 基 (moto) meaning "base, be based on", 素 (moto) meaning "elementary, elemental, prime, bare" or 本 (moto, hon) meaning "orign, source, root" combined with 直 (nao) meaning "common, straight, ordinary", 尚 (nao) meaning "esteem" or 正 (nao, masa) meaning "correct, proper, justice"... [more]

Motonori m Japanese
From 元 (moto) meaning "origin, cause" combined with 儀 (nori) meaning "ceremony, rites". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Motoo m Japanese
From Japanese 幹 (moto) meaning "tree trunk" combined with 郎 (o) meaning "son", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 士 (o) meaning "samurai, warrior" or 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Motorou m Japanese
From Japanese 幹 (moto) meaning "tree trunk" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mototada m Japanese
From 元 (moto) meaning "source, origin" and 隆 (tada) meaning "noble, prosperous". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mototsune m Japanese (Rare)

Motoya m Japanese
From Japanese 元 (moto) meaning "cause, origin" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation. This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.

Motoyuki m Japanese
It could be from 元 or 本 (moto) meaning "root, source, origin" and 雪 (setsu, yuki) meaning "snow". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Motria f Ukrainian (Rare, Archaic)

Motrona f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Matryona.

Mots m Sorbian
Short form and diminutive of Maćij and Měrćin.

Motsamai m Sotho
Means "traveller" in Sesotho.

Motsha m Romani
Variant of Motshan.

Motshan m Romani
Romani name of uncertain origin and meaning, although there have been speculations about a link to Russian and Yiddish Movcha.... [more]

Motshegetsi m Tswana
Means "supporter" in Setswana.

Motshus m Romani (Latinized)
Variant of Motshan.

Motsi m & f Shona
Means "first one" or "one who has matted hair" in Shona.

Motsumi m Sotho
Means "seeker" in Sesotho.

Motta m Indian

Motta m Hebrew

Moturuona f Yakut
Yakut form of Matryona.

Motyl m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Mordechai.

Motzfeldte m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name derived from the German surname Motzfeldt, from the place name Motzfeld.

Motzfeldti m Greenlandic
Younger form of Motzfeldte.

Mou f Bengali
Means "honey" in Bengali.

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.

Mou f Chinese (Modern, Archaic)
From Chinese 眸 (móu) meaning "beautiful eyes", scheme", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Mouachy f Hmong

Mouad m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic معاذ (see Muadh) chiefly used in North Africa.

Mouadh m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic معاذ (see Muadh) chiefly used in North Africa.

Mouath m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic معاذ (see Muadh).

Mouaz m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic معاذ (see Muadh).

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

Mouchette f Literature
Mouchette is a 1967 drama set in a rural French village; actress Nadine Nortier plays the title character. Mouchette means "little fly."

Moudar m Arabic
Variant transcription of Mudar.

Mouendou m Kongo (Gallicized), Vili
Means ‘Journey’ in Vili, a language in the Kongo subgroup of Bantu languages.

Moufid m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic مفيد (see Mufid).

Moufida f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مفيدة (see Mufida) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

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

Mouhamed m Arabic (Maghrebi), Western African
Arabic alternate transcription of Muhammad chiefly used in northern Africa as well as the form used in parts of western Africa.

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

Mouhika f Hindi (Modern)

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

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

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

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

Moukali f Judeo-Greek
In Greek, “my good one”.

Mouktar m Arabic
Means "chosen" in Arabic.

Moulay m Northern African
From an honorific title used by descendants of Moulay Ali Cherif, the founder of the Alaouite dynasty of Morocco.

Mouloud m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid) "born, newborn", referring to the birth of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (chiefly Algerian).

Moumen m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic مومن (see Mumin).

Moumita f Bengali, Indian

Mounce m English (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Måns.

Mound m Provençal
Short form of Edmound.

Moundo f Provençal
Short form of Edmoundo.

Moune f Haitian Creole (Rare), Literature (Rare)
Ti Moune is the protagonist in the musical ONCE ON THIS ISLAND.

Mounia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مونية (see Munya) chiefly used in North Africa.

Mounica f Indian
Spelling variant of Mounika.... [more]

Mounico f Provençal
Provençal form of Monique.

Mounifa f Arabic
Old Arabic name, meaning the pinnacle of a mountain. Nickname of Nofie often used.

Mounika f Indian (Anglicized)
Of unknown meaning.... [more]

Mounir m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منير (see Munir).

Mounira f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منيرة (see Munira).

Mounjir m Arabic (Modern)
Arabic name appearing in the Quran and meaning warner.

Mounoussamy m French (Rare)

Mountaga m African
Meaning unknown.

Mountie f Literature, Popular Culture
'Christy'

Mountstuart m English
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Mountstuart.

Mourning f English (Rare, Archaic), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
From the English word mourning meaning "grief". This was also used as a variant of Morning.... [more]

Mousaios m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective Μουσαῖος (Mousaios) or Μούσειος (Mouseios) meaning "of the Muse(s)", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun Μοῦσα (Mousa) meaning "Muse" as well as "music, song".

Moushumi f Bengali
Derived from Bengali মৌসুম (moushum) meaning "season", ultimately from Arabic موسم (mawsim) (the source also of the English noun monsoon).

Mousika f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun μουσικά (mousika) meaning "music", which is closely related to the Greek noun μουσική (mousike) meaning "any of the Muses' arts" (especially music and lyrical poetry set to music)... [more]

Mousogenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun Μοῦσα (Mousa) meaning "Muse" as well as "music, song" combined with the Greek suffix -γενής (-genes) meaning "born".

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]

Moussab m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Musab.

Moustaphe m Western African
West African variant of Mustafa.

Mousumi f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মৌসুমি (see Moushumi).

Moutaaz m Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic معتاز (see Mu'taz).

Moutaz m Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic معتاز (see Mu'taz).

Moutazah Billah m & f Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic معتزّة بالله (see Mu'tazzah Billah).

Moutir m Arabic
Means "one who prays the witr prayer", referring to someone who prays the witr, a voluntary prayer performed at night.

Moutiyah f Arabic
Means "generous" in Arabic.

Mouzam f Indian (Muslim)
Meaning as of yet unknown, but probably Arabic in origin. It might perhaps be related to Muzammil. Also compare Muazzam.

Movcha m Russian, Yiddish
Russian or Yiddish version of Moses. This was the birth name of the painter Marc Chagal.

Movina f Sanskrit (Rare)
Movina does not have a specific meaning, although it can mean moving on, coping with grief, and disappointment.

Movita f Popular Culture, English (American)
The stage name of the actress Maria Luisa Castaneda (1916-2015), whose popularity spurned usage of the name in the 1930s.

Movitz m Swedish (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Movitz. Its modern usage is likely inspired by Fredrik Movitz, a character appearing in several songs in Swedish poet, songwriter and composer Carl Michael Bellman's well-known 18th century work Fredman's epistles.

Moviya f Uzbek
Derived from moviy meaning "sky blue".

Movladi m Chechen
Derived from Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid) meaning "birth, birthday", referring to the birth of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (see Movlid).

Mövlan m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mavlan.

Movlid m Chechen
Derived from Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid) meaning "birth, birthday", referring to the birth of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.

Movlon m Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Mavlon, which is the main Uzbek form of Mavlan.

Mövlud m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mevlüt.

Movsar m Chechen, Ingush
Chechen and Ingush form of Musa (see Moses).

Movses m Armenian
Armenian form of Moses.

Mövsüm m Azerbaijani
Means "season" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic موسم (mawsim).

Mowafak m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic موفق (see Muwaffaq).

Mowafaq m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic موفق (see Muwaffaq).

Mowaffak m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic موفق (see Muwaffaq).

Mowaffaq m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic موفق (see Muwaffaq).

Mowaran f Filipino (Rare)

Mowen f Chinese
From the Chinese 墨 (mò) meaning "ink" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Mowon m & f Korean

Mowosław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish mówić "to talk, to speak, to say" or Polish mowa "speech, language, tongue". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Mowsza m Yiddish (Polonized)
A variant of Moishe.

Moxa f Medieval Hungarian

Möxämätğäbdelxäy m Bashkir
Bashkir transcription of Muhammed-Gabdulkhay.

Möxämmät m Tatar
Tatar form of Mohammed.

Möxämmätcan m Tatar
Variant of Mohammed.

Möxämmätša m Bashkir, Tatar
From the given name Möxämmät.

Möxämmätsafa m Tatar
Variant of Mohammed.

Móxėšéhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "mint woman" in Cheyenne.

Moxi f & m Chinese
Combination of Mo and Xi.

Moxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine" and 伭 (xián) meaning "dark, sombre, deep, profound" or 仙 (xiān) meaning "immortal, transcendent".

Moxiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 墨 (mò) meaning "ink" and 潇 (xiāo) meaning "sound of beating wind and rain".

Moxie f American (Modern)
Meaning "nerve, courage, pep, daring, spirit". A relatively modern American slang term that came around c. 1925-30 after 'Moxie', a brand of soft drink. The term fell into common usage following an aggressive marketing campaign associating the brand name Moxie with the traits that now define the term... [more]

Moxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 摸 (mō) meaning "caress" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".

Moxley m Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Moxley.