English Submitted Names

Mertie f English (American)
Variant of Myrtie.

Mertle f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Myrtle.

Merula f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Latinized form of Merel.

Merveille f & m French (African, Rare), English (Rare)
French cognate of Marvel.

Mervel m & f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Meaning unknown, most likely a variant of Marvel and Merveille.

Merwenn f English (Rare, Archaic), Medieval English
From the Old English name Mærwynn which was derived from mær meaning "famous" and wynn "joy". This was the name of a 10th-century saint, the first abbess of Rumsey convent in Hampshire, England after its 967 restoration under King Edward the Peaceful, and the spiritual teacher of Saint Elfleda.

Merwin m English, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean, Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Variant of Mervyn.

Merylin f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant or Marylin or a combination of Mery and the popular diminutive suffix -lin.

Meryline f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Marilyn.

Meryll f English
Variant of Meryl.

Merylyn f English
Combination of Meryl and Lynn; variant of Marilyn.

Meryn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maryn.

Mescal f English (American, Rare, Archaic), Literature
From the English word for the peyote cactus, from Nahuatl. It was used by American author Zane Grey for a half-Navajo, half-Spanish woman in his novel The Heritage of the Desert (1910) and the subsequent silent film adaptation (1924), in which the character was played by actress Bebe Daniels... [more]

Mesena f English (American, Rare)

Meshack m English (African), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Meshach.

Meshelle f English (American)
Perhaps variant spelling of Michelle

Messina f English (Modern, Rare)
From the Italian city of Messina.

Metellus m Ancient Roman, English (British, Rare)
A family name in the Roman gens Caecilia. It is derived from an originally Etruscan word meaning "hired servant".

Metha f English
Variant of Meta.

Method m English (Archaic)
English form of Methodius.

Metora f English
"Meteor"

Metro m English (American, Archaic)
Perhaps from the English word metropolitan.

Mettia f Ancient Roman, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Mettius.

Mettie f American (South), English
A diminutive of Metta or a variant of Mattie. Possibly a diminutive of Matilda or Martha or Margaret.

Mi f English, Portuguese, Swedish
Diminutive of Maria. ... [more]

Miabella f English (Modern)
Combination of Mia and Bella.

Miah f English (Modern)
Variant of Mia or Maya 2.

Mialynn f English (Rare)
Combination of Mia and Lynn.

Miami f English (Modern)
From the name of the city in the American state of Florida. The city got its name from the Mayaimi, a Native American tribe that lived around Lake Okeechobee until the 17th or 18th century.

Miana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myana.

Mianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myanna.

Micaella f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Michaela.

Micaila f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Micala f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Micayla f English (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Michaelah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Michaelangelo m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Michelangelo. It peaked in 1990 coinciding with the release of the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, one of whose characters is named Michelangelo (but pronounced like English Michael and Angelo).

Michaelann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Michael and Ann used as a feminine given name.

Michaeleen f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Michael.

Michaelena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Michaelina.

Michaelene f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Michael.

Michaelia f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Michaela.

Michaeline f English (Rare)

Michaell m English
Variant of Michael.

Michaella f English
Variant of Michaela.

Michaelyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Michaela and the popular name suffix lyn.

Michale m English
Variant of Michael.

Michalyn f English (American, Rare)

Micheala f English (Rare)
Variant of Michaela using the spelling of Micheal.

Michealangelo m English

Michealla f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Michel f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Michell f English
Variant of Michelle.

Michelsea f English (Rare)
Combination of Michelle and Chelsea.

Michial m English (American)
Variant of Michael.

Michole f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Micole.

Mickaela f English (Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mickenzie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mickie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Michelle, Michaela or Michael.

Micolash m English
Anglicised form of Czech Mikoláš, itself a variation on Nicholas. "Victory of the People", from the Greek nike meaning victory and laos meaning people.

Micole f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Italian Micol, or perhaps an invented name based on Nicole.

Middy f English (Rare)

Midgie f English
Diminutive of Margaret.

Mieka f English (Modern, Rare)

Miella f English
Elaboration of Miel.

Mielle f English (Rare)

Mietta f English (Australian, Rare), Italian (Rare), Hungarian
Latinate form of Miette, or perhaps a Latinate diminutive of Mia.

Mifflin m English
Transferred use of the surname Mifflin.

Miggy m English (American)
English diminutive of the Spanish name Miguel.

Mignonette f English (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Diminutive of Mignon, as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix. As such, this given name literally means "little darling" in French.... [more]

Mihaley f American, English
Probably a variant of Mahaley. This is the name of Tiny Miss Missouri 2007.... [more]

Mikai m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
This name is probably a short form of Micaiah, but then via its variant spelling Mikaiah.

Mikaila f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikala f English
Variant of Michaela.

Mikalah f English (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the name Mika and the surfix lynn (see Lynn.)

Mikaya f English (Rare)

Mikaylah f English (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikeal m English (American)
Variant of Michael.

Mikenna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Mikenzie f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mikhaela f English
Variant of Michaela.

Mikie f & m English

Mikira f English (American, ?)

Mikka f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Mikkaila f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mikkayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Miladie f English (American, Rare), French (African, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Milady.

Milady f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the word, now used in historical or humorous contexts, referring to an English noblewoman or gentlewoman, the form of address to such a person or a lady. It came partly from a colloquial pronunciation of my Lady and partly from French milady (from my Lady).

Milaina f English (Rare)
Perhaps an English corruption of Milena, the spelling influenced by Melaina.

Milania f Croatian (Rare), English
Croatian variant spelling of Milanija.... [more]

Milanni f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Milani or Milania.

Milayna f English
Variant of Melaina.

Milborough f English (Rare, Archaic), Romani (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Milburga.

Milcom m Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology, English (Puritan)
In the Old Testament, Milcom was the highest of the Ammonite gods. It is generally accepted that this name is a form of the common Semitic noun meaning "king" (Hebrew melek), and became an epithet of the head of the Ammonite pantheon... [more]

Mildie f English
Diminutive of Mildred.

Milea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miley or Milia.

Mileah f English
Alternate spelling of Millie or Miley.

Mileena f English (American), Popular Culture
The name can be interpreted as a variant of Milena.... [more]

Milez m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miles

Milfred m English (American, Rare)

Milhous m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Milhous.

Milhouse m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Milhouse.

Milicent f English
Variant of Millicent.

Milissa f English (Modern)
Variant of Melissa.

Mill f & m English
Short form of Millicent or Millard or a transferred use of the surname Mill.

Millenna f English (Modern, Rare)
Based on the word millennium meaning "period of one thousand years" (ultimately from Latin mille "thousand" and annus "year"), probably influenced by Milena... [more]

Millennium f & m English
From the word referring to a period of time spanning a thousand years, from a Latin combination of mīlle meaning "thousand" and annus meaning "year" (with a>e vowel change and addition of abstract noun suffix -ium).

Millesaint f English (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Millicent.

Millette f English (American)
Probably transferred from the surname Millette.

Milli f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Millie.

Mills m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Mills. May also be a diminutive of Miller.

Millvina f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Melvina. This name was most famously used by Millvina Dean (1912-2009) the last survivor of the Titanic before she died in 2009... [more]

Millye f English
A variant spelling of Millie.

Milon m Ancient Greek (Latinized), English, German (Rare), Literature
Derived from Greek milos "yew".... [more]

Milt m English
Diminutive or short form of Milton

Milusha f Russian, English (Rare)
Russian diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element milu meaning "gracious" or "dear", such as Lyudmila. Also compare Milushka and Milusya.

Milyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Milan.

Milynn f English (Modern, Rare)

Mim f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Miriam.

Mima f English (Rare), Judeo-Italian (Rare), Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)
Short form of Jemima.

Mimmie f English
Variant spelling of Mimmy.

Mimmy f English
Variant of Mimi or Mimmi.

Mimosa f English, Finnish, French, Spanish, Danish, Filipino, Italian
From Mimosa, a genus of plants that are sensitive to touch. The best known plant from that genus is the Mimosa pudica, better known in English as the touch-me-not. The plant genus derives its name from Spanish mimosa, which is the feminine form of the Spanish adjective mimoso meaning "cuddly".

Mimsy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Margaret, Miriam and Maria.

Min f English
Diminutive of Minnie.

Minabelle f Filipino (Rare), English (American, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Mirabelle.

Minalie f English (Rare), French (Rare)
A combination of Mina 1 and Ally 1 or Natalie

Minda f English, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Diminutive of Melinda.

Mindi f English
Variant of Mindy.

Mindwell f & m English (Puritan)
Used in reference to the scripture, “A silent and louing woman is a gift of the Lord, and there is nothing so much worth, as a mind well instructed.”

Minella f English
Diminutive of Mina

Miner m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Miner.

Minetta f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Minette. This is also the name of an underground stream in New York City, which is claimed to derive from Manette meaning "devil's water" in a Native American language; a street and a lane in Greenwich Village are named for the buried Minetta Brook, which flows beneath them.

Minette f French (Belgian, Rare), French (African), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans, Filipino
Diminutive of Mina 1 and names containing mine, such as Hermine or Guillaumine... [more]

Minevra f English (Rare)

Mingus m English, Dutch (Rare), Danish (Modern), Swedish (Modern, Rare)

Minica f English (American, Rare), Obscure
Possibly a variant of Monica.

Minimus m English (New Zealand)
Derives from the word "Minimus". Derogatory - nickname used as a parralel to "Maximus". Used when talking about multiple people named max involved in conversation.

Minkie f English

Minnah f English (British), Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Minna.

Minne f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Minnie.

Minnehaha f Indigenous American, Iroquois, Literature, English (American, Archaic)
Meaning uncertain. According to one source, this name means "laughing woman" in Iroquois, derived from Iroquois minne meaning "woman" combined with Iroquois haha meaning "laugh" or "laughing".... [more]

Minnet f English (Rare)
Probably a rare variant of Minette.

Minnette f English (Rare)
Variant of Minette.

Minnewa f English

Minor m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Minor.

Mint f English (Rare), Dutch
Diminutive of Minthe or Minta, or else directly from the English word for the plant (ultimately from Latin menta).

Mintie f English (Rare)
Variant of Minty.

Minus m English (Rare), East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
This name was given to at least five baby boys in the USA in 1915.... [more]

Minx f English (American)
Borne by voice actress Minx Lee.

Minxy f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Minxie.

Minya f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Minja.

Mioma f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Naoma.

Mione f English (American)
Short version of Greek Hermione

Mira f English (Archaic)
Variant of Myra.

Mirabel f French (African), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Italian, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French mirable "wonderful; admirable", ultimately from Latin mirabilis "wonderful, marvellous, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, amazing" (compare Mirabelle).

Mirabell f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mirabelle and Mirabel.

Mirah f English
Variant of Mira.

Miralina f English
Variant of Marilena.

Miranelle f English

Mirenda f English (Rare)
Variant of Miranda.

Mirey f English (American, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Mira.

Miriah f & m English
Variant of Miria.

Mirianna f English (Modern, Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Miriana.

Mirisa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marisa.

Mirissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marissa and Mirisa.

Mirl m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Merle.

Mirlin m English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Mirranda f English (Rare)
Variant of Miranda.

Mirriam f English
Variant of Miriam.

Mirtie f English
Diminutive of Myrtle.

Mirtle f English (Rare)
Variant of Myrtle.

Mischka m & f Various (Rare), English (American, Rare)
German transcription of Mishka (originally Russian).... [more]

Misgana f Ethiopian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
From Amharic ምስጋና (məsgana) "glory, praise, honour; thanks, gratitude".

Misha f English (Rare), Popular Culture
As an English name, it could be a variant of Mischa, or simply a combination of the phonetic elements mee and sha... [more]

Mishael m Biblical, Hebrew, English
From Hebrew מִישאֵל (Misha'el) meaning "who is what God is?" or "who asked?", both rhetorical questions about Yahweh. This is the name of three characters in the Bible.

Mishael f English (Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Misheck m English (African)
Variant of Meshach.

Mishelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Mishka f English (Modern, Rare)
As an English name, it could possibly be a variant of Mischka or Mischa.... [more]

Missa f English
Diminutive of Melissa.

Missi f English
It is an uncommon variant of Missy, a nickname for Melissa.

Missia f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaboration of Missy.

Mississippi f English
French word derived from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning "great river."

Missouri f & m English (American)
From the name of the American state, or from the name of the Missouri River, the longest river in the United States (see Missouri).

Missouria f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Either a strictly feminine variant of Missouri or taken from the name of the tribe.

Mistakes m & f English (Puritan, Archaic, ?)
From Middle English mistaken, from Old Norse mistaka (“to take in error, to miscarry”); equivalent to mis- +‎ take. This name was believed to free the Puritans of sins against actions.

Mistie f English (American)
Variant of Misty. A known bearer of this name is the American basketball player Mistie Bass (1983-).

Mistina f English (American, Rare)
Blend of Misty and Christina.

Mistye f English
Variant spelling of Misty.

Mit m English (American)
Mit is derived from the names Mitchell, Matthew, or Michael, mostly as a shorter form or nickname... [more]

Mitchel m English
Variant of Mitchell.

Mitchelle f & m English (American), Indian
Feminine form and masculine variant of Mitchell.

Mitchi m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Mitchie.

Mitchie m & f English
Nickname for Mitchell or Michelle, though in recent years, it is most commonly used as a girl's name

Mitchy m English
Diminutive of Mitchell.

Mitrice f English

Mitsy f English
Variant of Mitzi.

Mitt m English
Diminutive of Milton. Middle and common name of U.S. politician Willard Mitt Romney.

Mittie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Martha (compare Matty) and various other names beginning with M or containing this sound, including Margaret, Matilda, Mehitabel, Myrtle, Araminta and Submit... [more]

Mitty f English (Puritan), English
Diminutive of names such as Mehitabel and Submit.

Mittye f English
Diminutive of Martha or Matilda.

Mitzie f English (American, Archaic)
Anglicized form of Mitzi.

Miyana f Japanese, English, Hebrew
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 夜 (ya) meaning "night" and 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.. This name can be formed from other combinations of kanji as well.

Mizela f English
Also Mizella. These names have been occasionally used in the 20th century and are an etymological mystery, unless they are phonetic variants of Marcella, Marcelle, Michelle... [more]

Mizpah f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Derived from Hebrew מִצְפָּה (miṣpāh, mitspah) "watchtower". As mentioned in the biblical story of Jacob and Laban, making a pile of stones marked an agreement between two people, with God as their watching witness.

Mkenzie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Modena f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Modena or taken from the name of the city of Modena, Italy.

Moe f English
Short form of Maureen or Moriah

Moisy f English (Australian)
Diminutive of Moira.

Moll f English
Diminutive of Molly. Daniel Defoe used this name for the heroine of his 1722 novel "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders".

Mollee f English
Variant of Molly.

Molleigh f English
Variant of Molly.

Molley f English
Variant of Molly.

Molli f English (American), Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
English variant and Hungarian borrowing of Molly.

Mollye f English
Variant spelling of Molly.

Monalisa f Indian, Brazilian, English (African), English (American, Rare), Various
From Mona Lisa meaning "Madam Lisa", derived from the archaic Italian term of address monna (a contraction of Old Italian ma donna "my lady") and the name Lisa... [more]

Mondo m English (American)
Nickname for Armand, borne by the pole vaulter Armand Duplantis.

Moneca f English (Rare)
Variant of Monica. A notable bearer is Canadian voice actress Moneca Stori (1970-).

Monette f English (American)

Mongolia f English (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."

Moni f English (Rare), Croatian, French, German, Spanish
Diminutive of Monika, Mónica, and other related names. It can also be used as a diminutive of Simone 1 or Ramona.

Monice f English (Rare)
Variant of Monica.

Monicia f English
Variant of Monica.

Monie f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Mona 1, Simone 1, and other names containing a similar sound.

Moniqua f English (Rare)
Variant of Monique.

Monnica f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Monica.

Monreaux f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Monroe.

Mont m English (American, Archaic)
Short for Montague and Montgomery.

Montagu m English
Variant of Montague.... [more]

Montanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Montana.

Montell m & f English
Variant of Montel.

Montgomerie m English
Variant spelling of Montgomery.

Monti m English
Variant of Monty.

Montie f & m English
A variant of Monte or Monty, also used as a feminine name.

Montiel m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Montiel.

Montine f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Possibly a feminine form of Monte, which in turn is a diminutive of names beginning with Mont, such as Montgomery or Montague.

Montreal m English (Rare), African American
From the name of a Canadian city, whose name is a variant of "Mount Royal".

Montrose m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Montrose.... [more]

Moody m English
From the surname Moody, which is from the Old English modig, "impetuous, brave".

Moonee f English (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]

Moose m English (Canadian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the animal "Moose". Usually used as a nickname.

Mor f & m English
Short form of Morgan 1, Morris and other names that starting with mor.

Mordaunt m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mordaunt.

Mordecay m English (Puritan)
Variant of Mordecai.

Mordelia f English
The name of Baz Pitch's sister in Carry On by Rainbow Rowell.

Mordicai m Jewish (Rare), English (Rare), English (African, Rare), Southern African (Rare)
Variant of Mordecai.

More-fruit m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to the fruit of the Holy Spirit and/or increasing in number.

Morella f Literature, 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]

Morene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Maureen.

Moreover m English (Puritan)
Referring to Luke 16:21.

More-trial m English (Puritan)

More-triale m & f English (Puritan)

Morey m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive for names beginning with Mor- such as Morris or Mordecai. ... [more]

Morganna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Morgana.

Morgyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Morgan 1.

Moria f English (Rare), Theatre
Modern instances of this name may be misspellings of Maria or Moira. In the case of the character in Ben Jonson's satirical play Cynthia's Revels (1600), who 'talks anything of anything', it was probably intended to be a feminine derivative of Greek μωρός (moros) meaning "simpleton".

Morinda f English (American, Archaic)
From the genus of flowering plants. The generic name is derived from the Latin words morus "mulberry", from the appearance of the fruits, and indica "of India".

Moris m English (Rare)
Variant of Morris.

Morissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marissa.

Morissette f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morissette. Also, it is the stage name of Johanne Morissette Daug Amon, a Filipina singer, rapper, dancer, and musician and a former contestant on TV5's Star Factor and The Voice of the Philippines... [more]

Morla f Literature, Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morla.... [more]

Morning f & m English
From the English word "morning", ultimately from proto-Germanic murginaz "to flicker, twinkle, darken".

Morningstar f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morningstar.

Morrell m English
Transferred use of the surname Morrell.

Morriah f English (Rare)
Variant of Moriah.

Morrie m English (American)
Diminutive of Morris.

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.

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

Morya f English
Variant of Moira.

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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.

Moyle m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Moyle.

Mozart m English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the German surname Mozart, most likely in honour of the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Moze m English
Nickname for Moses

Mozell m & f English (American)
Possibly a feminine variant and a masculine form of Mozelle.

Msgana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Misgana.

Much-mercy f English (Puritan)
Referring to the overwhelming mercy of God.

Muddy m English (Rare), African American
From the adjective used as a nickname for someone who is covered in mud. Famous bearers of this nickname ''Muddy'' include the American baseball player Muddy Ruel (1896-1963), and American singer and musician Muddy Waters (1913-1983).

Mufasa m Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Name of a character in 'The Lion King' franchise, who is Scar's older brother, Sarabi's mate, Simba's father and Kiara and Kion's paternal grandfather and introduced as the King of the Pride Lands.

Muffet f Popular Culture, English
Name of the title character in the nursery rhyme, Little Miss Muffet, and possibly derived from the surname Muffet. This name is also used as a nickname, such as in Muffet Hemingway (born Joan Whittlesey Hemingway) and Muffet McGraw (real name Ann McGraw, née O'Brien).

Muffin f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Margaret or Mary, possibly an elaborated form of Muffy. It may also be given in relation to the baked goods called muffins.

Muffy f English
Diminutive of Margaret and Mary.

Muggsy m English (Rare)

Muirhead m Scottish, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Muirhead. A known bearer was Scottish war artist Muirhead Bone (1876-1953).

Murdoc m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Murdoch. A notable fictional bearer of this name is Murdoc Niccals, member of virtual band Gorillaz.

Muretta f English

Muriah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mariah.

Murie f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, English (African, Rare)
Variant of Murien.

Muriella f Flemish (Rare), Italian (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Murielle.