MongolekhorniiugluufMongolian Means "Mongol country’s morning" in Mongolian, probably derived from Монгол (Mongol) meaning "Mongolia" combined with эх орон (ekh oron) meaning "country, homeland" and өглөө (öglöö) meaning "morning".
MongoliafEnglish (Rare) This name derives from the country of Mongolia, located in east-central Asia. It is derived from 'Mongol' (as in the Mongol Empire) which is said to originate from Mongolian mong/монг meaning "brave."
MöngömaafMongolian (Rare) Means "silver woman" in Mongolian, from мөнгө (möngö) meaning "silver" or "money" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).
Möngönm & fMongolian Means "silver (colour), silvery, made of silver" in Mongolian. It can also refer to an obsolete Mongolian monetary unit, worth one hundredth of a tugrik (tögrög).
MöngöntsetsegfMongolian Means "silver flower" in Mongolian, from мөнгөн (möngön) meaning "silver" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
MongrainfFrench (Quebec) Probably an altered form of French Maugrain, from Old French mau grain ‘bad grain’, used as an (unflattering) nickname for a grower or merchant.
Mong-ryongmLiterature From Sino-Korean 夢 "dream; visionary; wishful" and 龍 "dragon". This is the name of a character in the Korean pansori 'Chunhyangga'.
MonimefAncient Greek, History Feminine form of Monimos. This was the name of a wife of King Mithradates VI of Pontus. A character in Jean Racine's tragic play Mithridate (1673) was based on her.
MonimiafTheatre, Literature, Afro-American (Slavery-era) Probably a Latinate form of Monime, first used by Thomas Otway for the title character in his tragic play The Orphan (1680). It was subsequently used by the Scottish author Tobias Smollett (also for an orphan character) in his novel The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom (1753), and later by English poet and novelist Charlotte Smith for the heroine of her novel The Old Manor House (1793), which was a huge bestseller in the last decade of the 18th century... [more]
MonimosmSemitic Mythology (Hellenized) Greek name of a god worshipped at Edessa in northern Mesopotamia, from Arabic Mun‘îm meaning "the favourable one", which is derived from the root n‘m "to be pleasing".
MonimosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective μόνιμος (monimos) meaning "staying in one's place, stable, steadfast".
MoninnafIrish, History From the hypocorism Mo-Ninne or Moinnine which meant "my ninne"; ninne was the first word this saint spoke. Saint Moinnine or Moninna (c.432-518) of Killeavy in County Armagh, Ireland was supposedly baptised and confirmed by Saint Patrick... [more]
Monirm & fArabic, Bengali, Persian Alternate transcription of Arabic منير (see Munir) as well as the Bengali and Persian form. In Persian it is also used as a feminine name.
MonishafRomani Derived from Romani monisha, meaning "woman".
MonishafIndian It is a Hindi name, typically used in South India, meaning "intelligent woman". In Sanskrit, however, Monisha is said to mean "beautiful" and "solitary".... [more]
MonishitafIndian The name 'Monishita' comes from a Sanskrit word meaning 'intelligent' ir 'wise'
Mönkhnarm & fMongolian From Mongolian мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and нар (nar) meaning "sun".
Mönkhnaranm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and наран (naran) meaning "sun, sunny".
Mönkhnasanm & fMongolian Means "immortal" in Mongolian, from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and нас (nas) meaning "age, life".
MonkhormMongolian Means "hook-nosed, having an aquiline nose" in Mongolian.
Mönkhsaikhanm & fMongolian Means "eternal beauty" in Mongolian, from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
MönkhtörmMongolian From Mongolian мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and төр (tör) meaning "state, government" or "power, authority".
MönkhtulgamMongolian Derived from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and тулга (tulga) meaning "fireplace, hearth, cooking stand".
MönkhtuyaafMongolian From Mongolian мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal, forever" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
Mönkhzayaaf & mMongolian From Mongolian мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal, forever" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".
MönkhzorigmMongolian Means "eternal courage" in Mongolian, from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and зориг (zorig) meaning "courage".
Mönkhzulf & mMongolian From Mongolian мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and зул (zul) meaning "lamp, torch".
MonobazmAncient Near Eastern Monobaz I (also known as Bazeus or Monobazus) was king of the neo Assyrian Parthian client state of Adiabene in the 20s and 30s of the 1st century CE.
MonomachosmAncient Greek Means "he who fights alone (in battle)", derived from Greek μόνος (monos) meaning "single, one, alone" combined with Greek μαχη (mache) meaning "battle." This name was borne by Constantine IX Monomachos, a Byzantine Emperor from the 11th century AD.
MonsaludfSpanish (European, Rare) From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Monsalud and Nuestra Señora de Monsalud, meaning "The Virgin of Monsalud" and "Our Lady of Monsalud" respectively, venerated at a hermitage located in the municipality of Alfarnate in Andalusia's Málaga province in southern Spain.
Monserratem & fSpanish Spanish form of Montserrat, usually taken from from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Monserrate, the patron saint of Orihuela in the Province of Alicante in Spain.
MonsitafSpanish (Latin American) Spanish diminutive of Montserrat and its variant Monserrat. A known bearer of this name is Monsita Ferrer (b. 1958), a daughter of the Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer (1912-1992) and the American singer and actress Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002).
MonstromPopular Culture In the Disney film Pinocchio, the sea monster is named Monstro, the Portuguese word for monster.
MontainefFrench (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical) French feminine form of Montanus. This is the name of a folk saint venerated in the French village of Sainte-Montaine. It was also the name of an 8th-century abbess of Ferrières in Gâtinais, France... [more]
MontañafSpanish Means "mountain" in Spanish (compare English derivation Montana), taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Montaña, meaning "The Virgin of the Mountain."... [more]
MontañasfSpanish (Rare) Plural form of Montaña, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de las Montañas and Nuestra Señora de las Montañas, meaning "The Virgin of the Mountains" and "Our Lady of the Mountains."... [more]
MontanusmAncient Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective montanus meaning "of mountains, mountainous". In other words, you could say that this name is the masculine form of Montana.... [more]
MontanzimafObscure Borne by a victim of the 1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings; Montanzima Banks was killed at age 6 by her father, George Emil Banks. Her siblings were named Kissmayu, Boende, Mauritania and Foraroude.
MonteromAfrican American From Spanish surname Montero, used as the occupational name for a beater or other assistant at a hunt (typically in the mountains).... [more]
MontevirgenfSpanish (European, Rare) From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Montevirgen, meaning "Our Lady of Mount Virgin."... [more]
MontfordmAmerican (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Montford meaning either "from a communal ford or water crossing" or "from Munda's ford," Munda being an old English personal name meaning "protector, guardian," as seen in names such as Edmund... [more]
MontielfSpanish (European), Catalan (Valencian) From the titles of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de Montiel and Mare de Déu de Montiel, meaning "Our Lady of Montiel" in Spanish and "Mother of God of Montiel" in Catalan, respectively... [more]
MontikafHungarian (Modern) Derived from Hungarian montika, itself a vernacular name for Hungarian pipitér "camomile, chamomile".
MontowampatemWampanoag Also known as Sagamore James was a Pawtucket leader who was the Sachem of Saugus when English began to settle in the area.
Montoyaf & mAfrican American Transferred use of the Spanish surname Montoya (itself from the name of a Spanish town), used because of its similarity to LaToya and its initial sound (also found in names such as Montrell, Montel or Montez).
MontvydasmLithuanian (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.
MoonbyulfKorean Moon-Byul-yi known by the mononym Moonbyul is South Korean rapper,singer,songwriter,dancer and actress. She is the main rapper and dancer of the South Korean group Mamamoo. In May 2018, she made her debut as a solo artist releasing the digital single "Selfish."
MooneefEnglish (American, Rare) This is a name invented for the 6 year old main character of the 2017 movie The Florida Project and has since been occasionally used as a given name.... [more]
MooreafTahitian From the Tahitian Mo'ore'a meaning "yellow lizard". This was the name of Luisa Casati’s only grandchild, Moorea Hastings. Derived from the name of an island in French Polynesia.
MopsafTheatre, Literature Possibly a feminine form of Mopsus, or a derivative of the Dutch word mops "pug dog" (and formerly, by extension, "country lout"). This was used by Sir Philip Sidney for a character in The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia... [more]
MoqingfChinese From the Chinese 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".
MoraldemArthurian Cycle The lord of the Beautiful Forest. He was married to lady Angnie. His daughter, Claudin, was kidnapped by a count but saved by Arthur’s Sir Tandareis.
MoraldomItalian Moraldo is best known as the name of the protagonist in Federico Fellini's classic Italian film, 'I Vitelloni'. It is also be a name of Nigerian origin. It can sometimes mean 'grace', and it translates to 'moral' in Cebuano.
MoranmBreton Derived from either Breton mor "sea" or Old Breton mor (meur in Modern Breton) "great" and a diminutive suffix.
MorarjimGujarati, Hindi Means "peacock" in Sanskrit. A notable bearer was Morarji Desai (1896-1995), an Indian independence activist who later served as prime minister of India.
Moráyọ̀f & mYoruba A unisex name meaning "I have found joy" or "I have joy". Morayo Afolabi-Brown, a Nigerian media personality, is a bearer of this name.
MorbhanfScottish Gaelic variant of Morven. Occasionally, but rarely, pronounced as written.
MorbiusmAmerican (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture The name of the ill-fated and somewhat unstable scientist and space voyager, Dr. Edward Morbius, in the classic 1956 science fiction film, Forbidden Planet. In an apparent acknowledgement of the earlier movie, the name was also used for an unstable renegade Time Lord in an episode ("The Brain of Morbius") of the long-running British science fiction television series, Dr Who... [more]
MorcubusmPopular Culture The name was given to Morcubus, the main antagonist of the MySims series.
MordantmArthurian Cycle, Literature Mordant, whose name alludes to deadly sarcastic wit—the Latin root word mordēre means "to bite"—is a man who dies after a sojourn in the Bower of Bliss in Book 2 of "The Faerie Queene". He represents man's mortality.
MordiernmBreton Derived from either Breton mor "sea" or "great" (meur in Modern Breton) and tiern "prince; noble" (ultimately from Old Breton tiarn and Proto-Celtic *tigerno- "lord, master").
MorellafLiterature, Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare), Romani (Archaic), Medieval Scottish (Rare) Used by Edgar Allan Poe for the title character of his Gothic short story Morella (1835), in which case he may have invented it by adding a diminutive suffix to Latin mors "death". Alternatively, it may be derived from the name of the ancient Spanish city, the Italian name for the poisonous weed black nightshade (species Solanum nigrum), or from the Italian surname Morello, all of them ultimately deriving from Greek μαῦρος (mauros) meaning "black"... [more]