MayārmBalochi Means "under the protection (of God)" in Balochi.
MayarfArabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi) Alternate transcription of Arabic ميار (see Maiyar) chiefly used in North Africa. A famous bearer is Egyptian tennis player Mayar Sherif.
MayorfMedieval Spanish From Spanish mayor meaning "major, greatest". This name was often given after the title of the Virgin MarySanta María la Mayor "Saint Mary Major" (as opposed to other saints named Mary such as Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany).
MayshakarfUzbek Derived from may meaning "wine" and shakar meaning "sugar, candy, sweet(s)".
MaziarmPersian There are two theories regarding the origin of this name. It may be derived from Middle Persian m'tgd'l meaning "steward" through the original spelling ماذیار (māδiyār). It may also mean "protected by the yazata of the moon", derived from Persian ماه (mâh) "moon" and Avestan yazata meaning "worthy of reverence", which refers to the Zoroastrian concept of praiseworthiness or worship (descended into modern Persian as ایزد (izad))... [more]
MeandermGreek Mythology (Latinized) Variant spelling of Maeander, which is the latinized form of Μαίανδρος (Maiandros). The latter is the Greek name for a river that is nowadays known as the Büyük Menderes river, which is located in southwestern Turkey... [more]
MęcimirmPolish There are two possible explanations for the meaning of the first element of this name. The first explanation is that it is derived from Proto-Slavic měšati "to mix, to stir" (compare Croatian miješati, Slovak miešať and modern Polish mącić and mieszać, all of which mean "to mix, to stir")... [more]
MedermKyrgyz Means "hope, support, help" in Kyrgyz.
MeilyrmWelsh, Medieval Welsh Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Welsh Mai "May (the month)" and Llyr and a Welsh form of Magloire.
MeleagermAncient Greek (Latinized), History, Greek Mythology Latinized form of Meleagros. In history, this was the name of a king from the Ptolemaic Dynasty of ancient Egypt. In Greek mythology, this was the name of a hero who was the host of the Calydonian boar hunt.
MelidorfArthurian Cycle The daughter of Earl Sere, a nobleman who went to war with Arthur’s Sir Degrevant.... [more]
MeligormArthurian Cycle A knight in the service of Lord Golagros, Arthur’s opponent in the Middle Scots tale of Golagros and Gawain.
MeliorfMedieval English (Rare) Older form of Meliora, thought to come from Latin melior "better". Melior occurs as both family name and given name in Christian inscriptions of the Roman Empire... [more]
MelkormLiterature Means "he who rises in might" in Quenya. In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, this was an earlier name of Morgoth; his original name in Valarin was not recorded.
MelsormSoviet, Russian (Rare) Older form of Melor, a name created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. This form stands for Маркс, Энгельс, Ленин, Сталин, Октябрьская Революция "(Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, October Revolution)"... [more]
MeltgermRomansh Variant of Melchior, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
Memoirm & fEnglish, African American The word “memoir” itself means memory or remembrance. In the field of literature, a memoir is a collection of the events that happened in the author's life, tied together by a certain theme.
MendanbarmLiterature The name of a character in American author Patricia Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles series of young adult fantasy novels.
MenkarmAstronomy From Arabic منخر (manħar) "nostril" This is the name of a star in the constellation Cetus.
MenkauhormAncient Egyptian From Egyptian mn-kꜢw-ḥr meaning "the established one of the life-force of Horus", derived from mn "to be established; to stay, remain; steadfast" combined with ka "soul, life-force" and the name of the god Horus.
MentarmAlbanian Derived from Albanian mentar "intelligent; thinker".
MentuwosermAncient Egyptian From Egyptian mnṯw-wsr meaning "Montu is powerful", derived from the name of the god Montu combined with wsr "mighty, powerful".
MermAncient Egyptian Derived from the Egyptian root "mr" (𓌨), meaning "to love" or "beloved."
MerryweatherfPopular Culture Feminine variant of Meriwether influenced by the phrase "merry weather". A notable fictional bearer of the name is one of the three good fairies from Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' (1959).
MestormAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun μήστωρ (mestor) meaning "adviser, counsellor". In Greek mythology, this was the name of several princes.
MezamirmMedieval Slavic, History The first element of this name is derived from a Proto-Slavic element that meant "boundary, limit, landmark", which later became mežda in Old Church Slavonic. Also compare modern Russian mezha, Czech mez, Slovak medza and Slovene meja, all of which mean "boundary, limit"... [more]
Migmarm & fTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan མིག་དམར (mig-dmar) meaning "Mars (the planet)" or "Tuesday", composed of མིག (mig) meaning "eye" and དམར (dmar) meaning "red".
MihirmIndian, Indian (Sikh) From Sanskrit मिहिर (mihira) meaning "sun". It was also used to mean "moon" and "wind" (depending on the context). The original name had connotations of "king of all" or "person from family of Sun"... [more]
MímirmNorse Mythology, Old Norse, Icelandic Derived from Old Norse mímir "memory", which is related to Old English gemimor "well-known", modern Dutch mijmeren "to muse, to ponder" and Latin memor "mindful, remembering." In Norse mythology, Mímir was a god who had omniscient wisdom and knowledge and who was keeper of the Well of Wisdom in Jotunheim (the world of the Giants).
MiniverfCornish, Welsh, Welsh Mythology Anglicized form of Menfre, which is of unknown meaning. Saint Menfre, born c.471, was one of the many holy daughters of King Brychan Brycheiniog. 'St. Menfre appears to have been active in Wales, around Minwear, near Haverfordwest, in Dyfed but, later, left her native land in order to evangelise the Cornish.' The early use of the name was in Cornwall where it appears to be a regional form of Guinevere... [more]
MiñnurfBashkir From Bashkir миң (miñ) meaning "birthmark, mole" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
MirliflormFolklore Derived from French mirliflore meaning "dandy". This is the name of a prince in the fairy tale 'Rosanella'. He is known for his inconstancy.
MirtemirmKyrgyz (Rare), Uzbek (Rare) The first element of this name is derived from either Slavic mir meaning "peace, world" or from Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" (compare Amir 1)... [more]
MirtemurmUzbek (Rare) The first element of this name is derived from either Slavic mir meaning "peace, world" or from Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" (compare Amir 1)... [more]
Mizarf & mAstronomy Name of a star in the constellation Ursa Major. Derives from Arabic mīzar, meaning "waistband; girdle".
MjǫðvitnirmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from mjǫðr ("honey, mead") and vitnir (poetic word for "wolf"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
MkhitarmArmenian From Old Armenian մխիթար (mxitʿar) meaning "comfort, consolation, solace".
MladomirmSerbian, Croatian (Rare) Derived from Slavic mlad "young" combined with Slavic mir "peace". A known bearer of this name is Mladomir Puriša Đorđević (b. 1924), a Serbian film director and screenwriter.
ModlimirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish modlić się "to pray" (also compare Croatian moliti and Czech modlit se, both of which mean "to pray"). The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
MohishakarfUzbek Derived from Uzbek moh meaning "moon, month" and shakar meaning "sugar, candy, sweet(s)".
MohizarfUzbek Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and zar meaning "gold" or "wealth".
MohizevarfUzbek Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and zevar, the name of a decoration sewn in colourful silk thread on traditional Uzbek footwear called mahsi.
MohruxsorfUzbek Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and ruxsor meaning "face".
MohsafarfUzbek Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and safar, the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
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.
MönkhbaatarmMongolian Means "eternal hero" in Mongolian, from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal, everlasting" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Mönkhbayarm & fMongolian Means "eternal joy" in Mongolian, from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".
Mönkhnarm & fMongolian From Mongolian мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and нар (nar) meaning "sun".
MonkhormMongolian Means "hook-nosed, having an aquiline nose" in Mongolian.
MönkhtörmMongolian From Mongolian мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and төр (tör) meaning "state, government" or "power, authority".
MontemayorfSpanish (European, Rare) From the name of a reserve in Spain, meaning "greatest mountain". It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de Montemayor meaning "Our Lady of Montemayor". She is the patron saint of the city of Moguer in the province of Huelva, where the reserve is located.
MóðguðrfNorse 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]
MudarmArabic Probably derived from the Arabic adjective مضر (mudirr) meaning "hurtful, harmful, pernicious". This name was borne by one of the patrilineal ancestors of the prophet Muhammad... [more]
MuggurmIcelandic (Rare) Diminutive of Guðmundur. A famous bearer of this name was Icelandic artist Guðmundur Pétursson Thorsteinsson (1891-1924), known simply as Muggur.
MugurmRomanian Directly taken from Romanian mugur "bud (of a plant)".
MujiburmBengali (Muslim) Derived from Arabic مجيب (mujīb) meaning “answerer, responder” combined with the Bengali suffix -ur. A notable bearer of this name was Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920-1975), the founding leader of Bangladesh.
MukhazharfChechen Derived from Arabic مُهَاجِر (muhājir) meaning "immigrant".
MukhtiarmUrdu Either an Urdu variant of Mukhtar or from a title derived from Sanskrit मुख्य (mukhya) meaning "chief, main" and Persian اختیار (ekhtiyar) meaning "power, authority".
Munawarm & fArabic, Urdu, Indonesian Means "luminous, bright, shining, blooming" in Arabic, from the root نَوَّرَ (nawwara) meaning "to illuminate, to blossom".
MunawirmIndonesian Derived from Arabic منور (munawwir) meaning "blooming, enlightening, illuminating".
MuncimirmCroatian, History The first element of this name is probably derived from Slavic monciti "to work". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". This name was borne by Muncimir of Croatia, a prince from the 10th century AD.
MundhermArabic (Modern, Archaic) An arabic name meaning someone who warns / alerts others from danger or something bad / ominous happening. From the arabic word انذار meaning "warning".