Submitted Names in Mozambique

Laïka f French (African)

Lakia f African
Means "treasure" in Swahili.

Lala f Portuguese, Spanish, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Laura. As a Spanish name, it may also be used as a diminutive of Eulalia, Alejandra or Esmeralda.

Lalá f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Laura.

Lalau m Portuguese
Diminutive of Nicolau.

Lalita f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Lala, itself a diminutive of Laura. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Laura.

Lameck m African
Variant of Lamech.

Lami m Eastern African, Oromo
Means 'nation' in Oromo.

Lamin m African
Given to the first born boy in The Gambia

Landinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Rolando. A known bearer of this name is the Portuguese soccer player Rolando "Landinho" Pereira Rocha Almeida (b. 1993).

Landzani m & f Tsonga
From the Xitsonga landza meaning "follow".

Langavi m & f Tsonga
Means "flame" in Xitsonga.

Langton m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname Langton, chiefly used in Zimbabwe.

Langutani m & f Tsonga
From the Xitsonga languta meaning "look".

Lansana m Eastern African

Laquinta f African American (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Laquan

Larona f English (African)

Laudina f Portuguese

Laurêncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Laurence 1.

Laurenne f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Lauren which first surfaced in the 1950s.

Laurinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Laura.

Laurinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Lauro.

Lavínia f Catalan, Portuguese, Hungarian
Hungarian, Portuguese and Catalan form of Lavinia.

Lawrent m English (African)
Variant of Laurent.

Lazarous m English (African)
Variant of Lazarus.

Lê f Portuguese
Diminutive of Leticia.

Lebuíno m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Leobwin via it's Latinized form Lebuinus.

Leca f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive for the feminine given name Leticia.

Lediça f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Leticia.

Leeanne f African

Le’eyo m Eastern African

Lefils m Haitian Creole, French (African)
Transferred use of the surname Lefils.

Legesse m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "he offered, he donated, he became generous" in Amharic.

Léia f Portuguese, Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Leah

Leïticia f French (African, Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi)

Lekie f & m African, Ogoni, Nigerian

Lelê m & f Portuguese
Short form of names containing the letter L like Wesley and Helena.

Leliftu f Eastern African, Oromo

Lemuge f Eastern African

Lenana m & f Eastern African
Lenana was a famous Maasai Laibon (Spiritual Leader) bearing the name.

Lendl m English (African, Rare), Caribbean
Transferred use of the surname Lendl.

Lénia f Portuguese

Leninha f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese diminutive of Lena and Helena.

Leninho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Heleno and Eleno.

Lenira f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Likely a variant of Lenir.

Lenneisha f African
a african bug

Leno m Portuguese
Diminutive of Heleno and Eleno.

Léo f Portuguese
Diminutive of Leonor.

Leocádio m Portuguese (Rare)
Masculine form of Leocádia.

Leões m Portuguese (African)
"lions" in Portuguese

Leofanto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Leophantos.

Leolinda f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Leonato m Spanish, Portuguese, Theatre
Spanish and Portuguese form of Leonnatus. This is the name of the father of Hero and/or Beatrice in William Shakespeare's romantic comedy 'Much Ado About Nothing' (1599).

Leôncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Leontios.

Léonelle f French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Léonel, predominantly found in French-speaking African countries.

Leónia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Leonia.

Leonilde f Portuguese, Italian
Variant of Leonilda.

Léonora f French, French (African)
French form of Leonora. This name is borne by Léonora Miano (1973-), an award-winning Cameroonian writer.

Leopardo m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Leopardus.

Leopoldina f German (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Galician, Romanian, Slovene, Hungarian
German, Portuguese and English variant and Galician, Romanian, Hungarian and Slovene form of Leopoldine. Leopoldina of Austria (1797 – 1826) was the first Brazilian empress.

Leozinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Leonardo.

Leti f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Leticia.

Lêucio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Leukios via its latinized form Leucius.

Leucipo m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Leukippos via its latinized form Leucippus.

Leviatã m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Leviathan.

Levis m English (African)

Leviticus m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare), African American
From the name of the book of the Old Testament, which means "of the Levites, of the tribe of Levi". Some parents in the United States view it as a full form or more formal version of the name Levi.

Liano m English (African)
Masculine Form Of Liana

Liberdade f Portuguese (Rare)
Means "freedom" in Portuguese, making it a cognate of Liberty.

Libério m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Liberius.

Liberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Libertus, often associated to Latin libertus "freedman, freed slave". Known bearers include Uruguayan boxer Liberto Corney (1905-1955) and Portuguese footballer Liberto dos Santos (1908-?).... [more]

Lica f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lígia.

Lice f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alice.

Licinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alice.

Licínia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Licinia.

Licínio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Licinius.

Licomedes m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Lycomedes.

Lídi f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lídia.

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]

Lightness f English (African)
From the English word lightness meaning "the amount of lights". This name is mainly found in Tanzania.

Likanos m African, Ethiopian

Lilas f Portuguese
Diminutive of Liliana.

Lili f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alice, Lígia and Liliana.

Lília f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lilia.

Lilianni f Greek, Portuguese
Greek form of Lilian.

Liliano m Portuguese (African)
Masculine form of Liliana.

Linceu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lynceus.

Lindalva f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Contraction of Linda and Dalva. This name was borne by Blessed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira.

Línia f Portuguese (Rare)

Lininha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Carolina.

Lionelle f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Lionel.

Lionnel m French, French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Lionel.

Lipa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipa and Felipa.

Lísipo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.

Litos m Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of Carlitos; in other words, this is a diminutive of Carlos.

Livin m & f Eastern African (?), Indian (?)

Living m English (African)
Either from the English word living or a short form of Livingstone.

Livingstone m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname Livingstone.

Lívio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Livius.

Livona f African

Liya f Eastern African, Ethiopian
Possibly an Amharic form of Leah. It is borne by Ethiopian model Liya Kebede (1978-).

Ló f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lorena 1.

Lobo m Spanish (Modern, Rare), Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese for wolf, receiving rare usage as a modern update of Lope, the archaic Spanish/Portuguese word for wolf and historically a very common name, as can be evidenced by the ubiquitous presence of the patronym: Lopez/Lopes... [more]

Locardia f African (Rare), English (Rare)
Locardia Ndandarika (1945-) is a Zimbabwean sculptor, the first woman in her country to take up stone carving professionally.

Lolito m Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Lolo.

Loló f Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese diminutive of Lorena 1 and Galician diminutive of Dolores.

Longino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Longinus.

Lora f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lorena 1.

Lordina f English (African)
Feminine form of Lord. This name is primarily used in Ghana.

Lorenna f Brazilian, Portuguese

Lota f Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlota.

Lourença f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Laurentia.

Loveday f & m English (African), English (British, Rare), Cornish (Rare), Medieval English, Literature
Medieval form of the Old English name Leofdæg, literally "beloved day". According to medieval English custom, a love day or dies amoris was a day for disputants to come together to try to resolve their differences amicably... [more]

Loveness f English (African)
From the rare English word loveness meaning "love".

Lovenie f African
From the word "love".

Lua f Portuguese
Means “moon” in Portuguese.

Lual m African

Lubélia f Portuguese (Rare)

Lucano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Lucanus (see Lucan).

Lucélio m Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Lucilio.

Luci f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish diminutive of Lucía and Portuguese diminutive of Lúcia.

Luciane f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Luciana.

Lucibella f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant form of Lucibel.

Lucídia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Lucidia.

Lucídio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lucidius. Known bearers of this name include the Portuguese count Lucídio Vimaranes (died in 922 AD) and the Brazilian doctor and politician Lucídio Portela Nunes (1922-2015).

Lúcifer m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lucifer.

Lucílio m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Lucilio.

Lucillo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Lucillus.

Lucinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lucia.

Lucíola f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Luciola.

Lucrécio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lucretius.

Lucresse f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (African, Rare), English (Rare, Archaic)
Middle French form of Lucretia, still occasionally found in French-speaking Africa.

Ludgero m Esperanto, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Esperanto, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Ludger via Latinized form Ludgerus.

Ludi f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lurdes.

Ludimila f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Variant of Ludmila.

Ludovina f Portuguese (Rare), Romansh
Cognate of Ludivina.

Luizna f Portuguese (Rare, ?)

Lumena f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filomena.

Lunabel f English, Brazilian, Portuguese
Elaboration of Luna.

Lupercio m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Lupercius and variant of Luperco.

Luperco m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Lupercus.

Lupicínio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lupicinio. A bearer of this name was Brazilian composer Lupicínio Rodrigues (1914-1974).

Lupicino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Lupicinus.

Lutácio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lutatius.

Lutendo f & m African
Means: Faith... [more]

Lutero m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Luther.

Lutgarda f Spanish (Philippines), Italian (Archaic), Polish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic)
Form of Luitgard in several languages.

Lutgardo m Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Italian (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic)
Masculine form of Lutgarda.

Luziane f Portuguese (Rare)

Má f & m Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria, Mariana, and Mario.

Mabília f Portuguese (Rare)

Mabvuto m & f Nsenga
Name given to a child born when there was trouble/problem in the family or community. For instance war, drought, pestilence

Macaire m French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Macarius.

Macareu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Macareus.

Macário m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Makarios via it's Latinized form Macarius.

Macmillan m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname MacMillan.

Macrino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Macrinus.

Macróbio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Macrobius.

Maculate f English (African)
Truncated form of Immaculate.

Madá f Portuguese
Short form of Madalena.

Madaleno m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Masculine form of Madalena.

Madou m African

Madzivandlela f Tsonga
Means "know" in Xitsonga.

Maelyn f English (African, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Mae and the popular name suffix lyn.

Mafê f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria Fernanda.

Magdalane f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Magdalene.

Magdalène f French (Archaic), French (African)
Earlier form of Madeleine, as well as a more learned borrowing of Magdalena. This form is now mainly used in French-speaking African countries.

Magdelène f French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant of Magdalène. This form is now mainly used in French-speaking African countries.

Magdinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Magda.

Magêncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Maxentius.

Magnêncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Magnentius.

Magno m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Cognate of Magnus.

Magnólia f Hungarian, Portuguese
Hungarian and Portuguese forms of Magnolia.

Maguinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Magda.

Mahamoudou m Eastern African
Mahoran musulman name

Maiyah f Eastern African
Variant of Maya

Majoriano m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Majorian.

Maju f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria Júlia.

Makafan m African

Makane m African

Makasela m Tsonga
Means "go, crawl to towards one's goal" in Xitsonga.

Makhahlela m Tsonga
Means "beater" in Xitsonga.

Makhanani f Tsonga
Means "joy" in Xitsonga.

Makida f African
In Ethiopia, Makida was another name for the Queen of Sheba.

Makiese m & f African, Kongo
Means "happiness" in Kikongo.

Makonnen m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "nobleman, official, leader" in Amharic.

Makungu m & f Tsonga
Means "plan" in Xitsonga.

Malco m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Galician form of Malchus.

Maleba m African
African name, originally from Angola

Mália f Portuguese
Diminutive of Amália.

Mallen m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname Mallen.

Malu f Portuguese, Spanish, German
Portuguese contraction of Maria Luísa, Maria de Lurdes and Maria Lúcia, Spanish contraction of María Luisa and German contraction of Marie Luise... [more]

Malwandla m & f Tsonga
Means "hospitality" in Xitsonga.

Mamede m Galician, Portuguese
Galician and Portuguese form of Mammes.

Mamudo m Portuguese, Arabic
Portuguese transcription of محمود (see Mahmud).

Manassés m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Manasses.

Mandinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of names ending in -mando, such as Amando and Armando.... [more]

Mané m Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuel.

Manecas m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuel or Manuela.

Maneco m Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuel.

Manela f Catalan, Portuguese
Feminine form of Manel 1 or Manel 2.

Manelinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuel.

Manelocas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuel.

Manette f Luxembourgish, Louisiana Creole, Haitian Creole, French (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Marie. In Louisiana, this name was also considered a rhyming variant of Nanette.

Mangeni f & m African
means "baby who was born when there is plenty of fish" and is of Bantu origin

Mannuel m Eastern African (Rare), South African (Rare), Filipino (Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Manuel.

Manocas f Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuela.

Manouchka f Haitian Creole, French (African, Rare), French (Rare)
French form of Manushka. (Cf. Manouschka, Manoushka.) A known bearer is Gabonese filmmaker Manouchka Kelly Labouba.

Maomé m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Muhammad.

Maomédico m Portuguese
Meaning of the name is the follower of Muhammad.

Mar f Portuguese
Means "sea" in Portuguese.

Marcão m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcos and Marco.

Marceli f Portuguese (Rare)
Altered form of Marcela and a variant of Marcelly.

Marceliano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellianus. Known bearers of this name were the Spanish painter Marceliano Santa María (1866-1952) and the Portuguese sculptor Marceliano de Araújo (1690-1769).

Marcolino m History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Italian and Portuguese form of Marcolinus.

Mardoqueu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Mordecai.

Margaridinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Margarida.

Margarido m Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, Occitan
Masculine form of Margarida.

Margotte f French (African, Rare)
Variant of Margot.

Marianni f Greek (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese
Greek form of Marianne.

Mariath f English (African, Rare)

Maricota f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria and cognate diminutive of Maria da Conceição.

Marieta f Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Bulgarian, Armenian, Afrikaans, Polish (Rare), Latvian (Rare), Slovene, Croatian, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Portuguese, Greek, Albanian
Cognate of Marietta.

Marijô f Portuguese
Portuguese nick name, a contraction of Maria Joao.

Marilson m Portuguese (African)

Marinha f Portuguese
Portuguese medieval form of Marina, the name of a 2nd century saint. In moderate use as a given name until the 19th century.... [more]

Marjani f Swahili, Eastern African
Means ‘Coral’.

Marjorine f English (African, Rare)
Elaboration of Marjorie chiefly used in Uganda.

Marolo m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Marolus.

Marquito m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcos.

Marseline f English (African), French (African)
Variant of Marceline.

Marsília f Portuguese (Rare)

Marsilio m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Marsilius.

Martah f Brazilian, Portuguese

Martirio m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian Portuguese and Spanish form of Martyrius.

Maruca f Portuguese, Galician
Diminutive of Maria and María.

Marvellous m & f English (African)
From Old French merveillos "marvelous, wonderful"

Marygold f English (African, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Marigold, or perhaps a transferred use of the surname Marygold.

Masana f Tsonga
Means "sunrays" in Xitsonga.

Maseray f African

Mashawila m Nsenga
Meaning manzi yabila "boiling water", Derived from Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria Fall) "the smoke that thunders".

Mashudu m & f African
Mashudu is a name used the Vha-Venda tribe in the far north of South Africa (Limpopo Province). The name means Luck

Masiko f African
'culture'

Masingita f Tsonga
Means "miracles" in Xitsonga.

Masiza m Tsonga
Means "the one who helps" in Xitsonga.

Massiré m French (African)
French form of Massire, a french footballer got this name: Massiré Kanté.

Mathews m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname Mathews.

Mathius m Eastern African (Rare)
Variant of Matthias.

Matimba m & f Tsonga
Means "strength" in Xitsonga.

Matshadi f African
Setswana

Matusalém m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Methuselah via its latinized form Mathusalem.

Maurille m French (African, Rare), French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Maurilius.

Maurina f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Feminine form of Maurinus.

Maurino m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Maurinus.

Maurisha f African
It's a female version of Maurice, which means "from Mauritania", current Morocco.

Mausolo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Mausolus.

Mawena f Ewe, African
Name of Ewe origin. meaning "God is good".

Mawuena f African
god is the giver... [more]

Maxeline f French (Rare, Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Variant of Maxellende.

Maxette f French (Caribbean), French (African, Rare)

Maximiana f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Maximianus.

Maximienne f Malagasy, French (African)
Feminine form of Maximien.

Maximilano m Spanish, Portuguese
Variant spelling of Maximiliano.

Maximiliam m English, Swedish (Modern), Portuguese, Spanish
Probably a combination of Maximilian and William.

Maximiniana f Late Roman, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Maximinianus.

Maximiniano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Maximinianus.

Mayowa m & f African
Some sources say this name means "one who brings joy".... [more]

Mazé f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria Jose.

Mbazima f Tsonga
Means "they are tough" in Xitsonga.

Mbhoni f Tsonga
Means "witness" in Xitsonga.

Mbhurhi f Tsonga
Means "beautiful girl" in Xitsonga.

Mechine f African (Modern, Rare)
African name meaning "Tears/Sadness." From common dialect of Bassa. Appearance in Liberia and Ghana.... [more]

Mediadora f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the title of the Virgin Mary, referring to her intercessory role as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ (compare English Mediatrix, French Médiatrice and Spanish/Portuguese Mediatriz alongside Portuguese Medianeira).

Médiatrice f French (African)
From the title of the Virgin Mary, referring to her intercessory role as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ (compare English and Spanish/Portuguese equivalents Mediatrix and Mediatriz, Portuguese Medianeira and Spanish/Portuguese Mediadora).

Mediatrix f English (African), Filipino
From the title of the Virgin Mary, referring to her intercessory role as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ (compare Spanish/Portuguese and French equivalents Mediatriz and Médiatrice, Portuguese Medianeira and Spanish/Portuguese Mediadora).

Medinah f African American, African
Variant of Medina.

Medius f & m English (African), Eastern African
Borrowed from Latin medius meaning "middle; half; moderate; indifferent." It is mostly used in Uganda where, compared to other surrounding countries, it is usually feminine in usage.

Megag m Eastern African, Somali
Variant of Maygaag, used outside of Somalia.

Mekdes f African
African, Ethiopia

Melaneu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Melaneus.

Melânia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melania.

Melanto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Melanthos via its latinized form Melanthus.

Meléagro m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Meleager.

Melécio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Meletios via Meletius.

Melei f African (Rare)

Melisseu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melisseus.

Melisso m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Melissos via its latinized form Melissus.

Melita f Portuguese
Diminutive of Amélia.

Melito m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish Portuguese and Galician form of Mellitus.

Melquior m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melchior.

Melryan m & f Filipino (Rare), Portuguese (Rare, ?)

Melucha f Portuguese (Rare)

Memoire f & m African American, African
Variant of Memoir.

Mena f Italian, Sardinian, Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Filomena and Italian diminutive of names containing the element -mena-, such as Filomena and Domenica.

Menandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Menander.

Menêdemo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Menedemos via it's Latinized form Menedemus.

Menelau m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Menelaus.

Menethe f African

Mengesha m African
A name once found mainly amongst the higher-up figures of Imperial Ethiopia, often superseding important titles of royal hierarchy. Now a much rarer name in modern Ethiopia.

Mengistu m Eastern African, Amharic
Derived from Amharic መንግሥት (mängśtə) or መንግስት (mängstə) meaning "government".