MunualdmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from muni, but we don't exactly know where muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [more]
MunulfmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from muni, but we don't exactly know where muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [more]
MurasakifJapanese (Rare) This name is used as 紫 (shi, murasaki), originally (and still is) referring to the type of plant known as lithospermum erythrorhizon, but developed to refer to a purple or violet colour, since the dye produced from the plant has that type of colour.... [more]
MurasakihimefJapanese From Japanese 紫 (murasaki) meaning "purple; violet" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MurasamemJapanese This name can be used as 叢雨 (murasame) meaning "rainfall that suddenly starts and stops" or 村雨 (murasame) meaning "passing shower".... [more]
MurciafRoman Mythology Originally an epithet to the goddess Venus and connected to the word myrtus "myrtle tree", later connected to the Latin word murcus "lazy, inactive" and interpreted as goddess of laziness by Christian writers.
MurezimRomansh Romansh form of Mauritius and Moritz, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
MurezzanmRomansh Romansh form of Maurus and Moritz, traditionally found in the Engadine valley. This name was borne by Swiss ice hockey player Murezzan Andreossi (1897 – 1958).
MurielmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Possibly derived from Hebrew מור (mor) meaning "myrrh" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". This was the name of an angel in Western Christian Angelology.
MurkmWest Frisian Meaning uncertain. The name is thought to be a short form of Frisian given names that contain either Old Frisian moar (also môr) meaning "bog, marsh, moor, swamp" or Old Frisian moark meaning "dark-coloured"... [more]
MurmanmGeorgian, Literature, Theatre Meaning uncertain, as the available sources each provide a different etymology for this name. According to a Georgian source, Murman is a phonetic variant of Murvan... [more]
Murnif & mIndonesian, Malay Means "pure, holy, chaste" in Indonesian and Malay. It is feminine in Indonesia and Malaysia while it is typically masculine in Brunei.
MurniatifIndonesian Derived from Indonesian murni meaning "pure, genuine, holy".
MurtalamNigerian West African variant of Murtada. This was borne by Murtala Muhammed (1938-1976), a Nigerian Army general who became fourth Head of State of Nigeria.
MurtazimGeorgian Form of Murtaz with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Murtif & mJavanese Means "body, form, shape" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit मूर्ति (mūrti).
MurvanmGeorgian (Rare), Chechen Medieval Georgian form of Marwan, which is still in use today (albeit barely). The name must eventually have spread from Georgia to neighbouring Chechnya.
MurwaridfMandaean Possibly from the Mandaic murwari meaning "pearl".
MurzaqanmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Mirzakhan. This name is extremely rare in Georgia today; actually, one could almost consider it to be archaic. A known bearer of this name was the nobleman Murzaqan Shervashidze (18th century), who named his fiefdom after himself, Samurzaqano ("land of Murzaqan")... [more]
MusabmArabic Means "hard, difficult, tough" in Arabic, from the word صَعُبَ (sa'uba) meaning "to be hard, to be difficult". This was the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
MusabekmKazakh From the name Musa combined with the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) meaning "ruler, chief, lord".
MusagetesmGreek 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.
MusajanmUyghur Uyghur elaboration of Musa using the suffix جان (jan) meaning "dear".
MusakumJapanese From Japanese 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" combined with 作 (saku) meaning "work". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Musashim & fJapanese, Popular Culture This name combines 武 (bu, mu, take.shi) meaning "military, warrior" with 蔵 (sou, zou, osa.meru, kaku.reru, kura, sashi) meaning "own, possess, storehouse", the combination also being read as Takezō.... [more]
MusavvirafUzbek Derived from Uzbek musavvir meaning "painter, artist".
MusbahfArabic Musbah bint Nasser was the first queen consort of Jordan.
MusettafTheatre, Italian (Tuscan) Latinate form of Musette, which was possibly based on the dance style, popular in Paris in the 1880s, which took its name from a kind of small bagpipe. It was used by Puccini for the lover of Marcello in his opera La Bohème (1896), which was based on La Vie de Bohème (1851) by Henri Murger (who named the character Musette).... [more]
MusheghmArmenian, Ancient Armenian Armenian form of the Hittite name Mursili. An ancient name used in the 3rd to 13th centuries, and revived in the 19th century.
MushfiqafUzbek Derived from Uzbek mushfiq meaning "full of compassion".
MushfiqurmBengali A well known bearer of the name is the Bangladeshi cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim.
MushimBiblical Meaning "touch, sensitive," was a son of Merari of the house of Levi according to Exodus 6:19, born in Egypt.
MushirahfArabic Another form of the name "Mushira". It is "to give to counsel, to guide, or advise" or means "one who sets an example" in Arabic.
MushkafYiddish Diminutive of Muskat. Mushka is commonly used in the Orthodox Jewish community as a feminine equivalent form for the name Moses.
MusichettafLiterature Used by Victor Hugo in his novel "Les Misérables" for a minor character.
MusidorafLiterature Apparently a feminine form of Musidorus, which was perhaps coined by the poet Sir Philip Sidney in the late 16th century for use in his poem 'Arcadia'. Allegedly it is intended to mean "gift of the Muses" from Greek Μοῦσα (Mousa) "Muse", literally "muse, music, song" (compare Musaeus), and the popular name suffix δωρα (dora) "giving" or "gift"... [more]
MuslihmArabic, Indonesian Means "reformer, peacemaker, conciliator" in Arabic, from the word أَصْلَحَ ('aslaha) meaning "to reform, to make peace, to reconcile".
MušmaḫḫūmNear Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology Means "distinguished/exalted serpent", deriving from the Sumerian elements muš ("snake, reptile") and mah ("high, exalted"). Name borne by a demon in Mespotamian mythology that was thought to be a hybrid of lion, serpent, and bird.
MusokemGanda, African Mythology Musoke is the God of Rain in Ganda mythology. His Name derives From ‘mu’, indicating a single individual, and ‘soke’, which means ‘rain’.
MusonianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Musonius. A notable bearer of this name was the Roman senator Strategius Musonianus (4th century AD), who received the cognomen from the Roman emperor Constantine I because of his learnedness.
MustabsherahfArabic one who will be happy in the hereafter, in the paradise. It is an Arabic word used in Quran- a collection of revelations by the God on prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of the Lord be upon him).
MustachafArthurian Cycle In Fielding’s The Tragedy of Tragedies, a maiden at Arthur’s court who loved Doodle, one of Arthur’s courtiers.... [more]
MustikafIndonesian Derived from Indonesian mestika meaning "precious gemstone, crystal" or "beautiful, perfect".
MustikawatifIndonesian Derived from Indonesian mestika meaning "precious gemstone, crystal" or "beautiful, perfect" combined with the feminine suffix -wati.
MušunifHurrian Mythology Means "she of justice", deriving from the Hurrian mušu ("just, righteous"). Name borne by a minor goddess often invoked as part of a dyad with the sun goddess Ḫepat... [more]
MutabilityfArthurian Cycle, Literature Mutability, whose name means Change, is the Titan goddess who rules Earth. In the Two Cantos of Mutability she argues she should rule the heavens as well.
Mutakkil-nuskumAncient Assyrian Means "He whom Nusku endows with confidence". Name borne by a king of Assyria who ruled for a brief period c. 1132 BCE.
Mẫu Thượng NgànfFar Eastern Mythology Another name of the Vietnamese princess of the forest Lâm cung thánh mẫu. It is derived from mẫu meaning "mother", thượng meaning "upmost, higher" and ngàn a poetic term for "forest".