Masculine Names

gender
usage
Mentor m Greek Mythology
Possibly related to Greek μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, force". In Greek legend Mentor was the son of Alkimos. When Odysseus left to fight in the Trojan War he entrusted Mentor with the care of his palace and the guardianship of his son Telemachos. When the goddess Athena visited Telemachos she took the guise of Mentor.
Mentuhotep m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mnṯw-ḥtp meaning "Montu is satisfied", derived from the name of the Egyptian god Montu combined with ḥtp "peace, satisfaction". This was the name of several pharaohs, including Mentuhotep II who reunited Egypt into what is now called the Middle Kingdom in the 21st century BC.
Meona'hane m Indigenous American, Cheyenne
Means "morning killer" in Cheyenne, derived from méo- "morning" and -na'hané "kill, coup".
Mephistopheles m Literature
Meaning uncertain. It might be based on Hebrew מֵפִיץ (mefitz) "scatterer, disperser" and טָפַל (tafal) "liar", or on Greek μή (me) "not", φῶς (phos) "light" and φίλος (philos) "friend, lover". Many other etymologies have been proposed. In a German legend, notably retold by Goethe, this is the name of a demon who makes a deal with Faust to exchange his soul for magical powers.
Merab 2 m Georgian
Georgian form of Mehrab.
Merari m Biblical
Means "bitter" in Hebrew. This is the name of the youngest son of Levi in the Old Testament.
Mercurio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Mercury.
Mercury m Roman Mythology (Anglicized)
From the Latin Mercurius, probably derived from Latin mercari "to trade" or merces "wages". This was the name of the Roman god of trade, merchants, and travellers, later equated with the Greek god Hermes. This is also the name of the first planet in the solar system and a metallic chemical element, both named for the god.
Mercutio m Literature
Most famously used by William Shakespeare in his tragedy Romeo and Juliet (1596), where it belongs to a friend of Romeo. He appears as Marcuccio (a diminutive of Marco) in the earlier Italian novella Giulietta e Romeo (1524) by Luigi Da Porto. Later adaptations changed the character's name to Mercutio, probably alluding to the god Mercury.
Merdan m Turkmen
From Persian مردانه (mardaneh) meaning "manly, masculine".
Meredith m & f Welsh, English
From the Welsh name Maredudd or Meredydd, from Old Welsh forms such as Margetud, possibly from mawredd "greatness, magnificence" combined with iudd "lord". The Welsh forms of this name were well used through the Middle Ages. Since the mid-1920s it has been used more often for girls than for boys in English-speaking countries, though it is still a masculine name in Wales. A famous bearer of this name as surname was the English novelist and poet George Meredith (1828-1909).
Meredydd m Welsh
Welsh form of Meredith.
Merfyn m Welsh
From an Old Welsh name (recorded variously as Mermin, Merhin or Merwin), of uncertain meaning. It is possibly from mer "bone marrow" or mor "sea" with the second element possibly mynawg "eminent, noble", mynnu "wish, desire" or myn "young goat, kid". This was the name of a 9th-century king of Gwynedd, Merfyn Frych.
Mergen m Turkmen
Means "sharp-eyed" in Turkmen.
Merit 1 m English (Rare)
Either a variant of Merritt or else simply from the English word merit, ultimately from Latin meritus "deserving".
Meriwether m English (Rare)
From a surname meaning "happy weather" in Middle English, originally belonging to a cheery person. A notable bearer of the name was Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), who, with William Clark, explored the west of North America.
Merle f & m English, Estonian
Variant of Merrill or Muriel. The spelling has been influenced by the word merle meaning "blackbird" (via French, from Latin merula). This name is also common in Estonia, though a connection to the English-language name is uncertain.
Merlin m Arthurian Romance, English
Form of the Welsh name Myrddin used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century chronicle. Writing in Latin, he likely chose the form Merlinus over Merdinus in order to prevent associations with French merde "excrement".... [more]
Merlyn m & f English
Variant of Merlin, sometimes used as a feminine form. It has perhaps been influenced by the Welsh word merlyn meaning "pony".
Mermin m Old Welsh
Old Welsh form of Merfyn.
Merrick m English (Modern)
From a Welsh surname that was originally derived from the given name Meurig.
Merrill m English
From an English surname that was derived either from the given name Muriel or from place names meaning "pleasant hill".
Merritt m & f English
From an English surname, originally from a place name, which meant "boundary gate" in Old English.
Merry 2 m Literature
The name of a hobbit in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings (1954). His full given name is Meriadoc; Merry is a semi-translation into English of his true hobbit-language name Kali meaning "jolly, merry" (in full Kalimac).
Mert m Turkish
Means "manly, brave" in Turkish, from Persian مرد (mard) meaning "man".
Merten m German (Rare)
Medieval Low German variant of Martin.
Merton m English
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "town on a lake" in Old English.
Merv m English
Short form of Mervyn.
Mervin m English
Variant of Mervyn or Marvin.
Mervyn m Welsh, English
Welsh variant of Merfyn, as well as the usual Anglicized form.
Meshach m Biblical
Possibly means "who is what Aku is?" in Akkadian, Aku being the name of the Babylonian god of the moon. In the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament this is the Babylonian name of Mishael, one of the three men cast into a blazing furnace but saved from harm by God.
Meshulam m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew transcription of Meshullam.
Meshullam m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "friend, ally" in Hebrew, derived from שָׁלַם (shalam) meaning "to be complete, to be at peace". This is the name of many characters in the Old Testament.
Messiah m Theology, English (Modern)
From the English word meaning "saviour", ultimately from Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashiyach) meaning "anointed". The word appears in the Old Testament referring to a future king of the Jewish people. In the New Testament it is translated as Christ and is used as a title of Jesus.
Mesud m Ottoman Turkish
Older Turkish form of Mas'ud. This was the name of several Seljuq sultans of Rûm.
Mesut m Turkish
Turkish form of Mas'ud.
Mete m Turkish
Turkish form of Modu.
Metehan m Turkish
Combination of Mete and Turkish han meaning "khan, ruler, leader", referring to the 3rd-century BC Xiongnu ruler Modu Chanyu.
Methodius m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Μεθόδιος (Methodios), derived from Greek μέθοδος (methodos) meaning "pursuit" or "method", ultimately from μετά (meta) meaning "with" and ὁδός (hodos) meaning "road, way, journey". Saint Methodius was a Greek missionary to the Slavs who developed the Cyrillic alphabet (with his brother Cyril) in order to translate the Bible into Slavic.
Methuselah m Biblical
Means "man of the dart" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the father of Lamech and the grandfather of Noah. He lived to age 969, making him the longest-lived person in the Bible.
Metin m Turkish
Means "strong" in Turkish.
Metod m Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of Methodius.
Metoděj m Czech
Czech form of Methodius.
Metodij m Macedonian
Macedonian form of Methodius.
Metodija m Macedonian
Macedonian form of Methodius.
Metody m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Methodius.
Metrophanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother" (genitive μητρός) and φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing". Saint Metrophanes was the first bishop of Byzantium (4th century).
Metztli f & m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Indigenous American, Nahuatl
Means "moon" in Nahuatl. This was the name of the Aztec god (or goddess) of the moon.
Meuric m Welsh
Variant of Meurig.
Meurig m Welsh
From Old Welsh Mouric, possibly a Welsh form of the Latin name Mauritius (see Maurice). This was the name of a few early Welsh kings (such as the 5th-century Meurig ap Tewdrig).
Meyer m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew מֵאִיר (see Meir). It also coincides with a German surname meaning "mayor, leader".
Meysam m Persian
Persian form of Maytham.
Micael m Swedish, Portuguese
Swedish and Portuguese variant form of Michael.
Micah m Biblical, English
Contracted form of Micaiah. Micah is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament. He authored the Book of Micah, which alternates between prophesies of doom and prophesies of restoration. This is also the name of a separate person in the Book of Judges, the keeper of an idol. It was occasionally used as an English given name by the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation, but it did not become common until the end of the 20th century.
Micaiah m & f Biblical
Means "who is like Yahweh?" in Hebrew. This name occurs in the Old Testament in a variety of Hebrew spellings, belonging to both males and females. It is the full name of Micah, both the prophet and the man from the Book of Judges. As a feminine name it belongs to the mother of King Abijah (at 2 Chronicles 13:2), though her name is listed as Maacah in other passages.
Micajah m & f Biblical
Variant of Micaiah.
Micha 1 m Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, German, Dutch
Form of Micah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament (when referring to the man from the Book of Judges). It is also the German and Dutch form.
Micha 2 m German, Dutch
Short form of Michael.
Michaeas m Biblical Latin
Latin form of Micaiah, also used in the Vulgate to denote the prophet Micah.
Michaël m Dutch, French
Dutch and French form of Michael.
Michael m English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Czech, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name מִיכָאֵל (Mikha'el) meaning "who is like God?". This is a rhetorical question, implying no person is like God. Michael is one of the archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible. In the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament he is named as a protector of Israel (see Daniel 12:1). In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament he is portrayed as the leader of heaven's armies in the war against Satan, and is thus considered the patron saint of soldiers in Christianity.... [more]
Michahel m Biblical Latin
Form of Michael used in some versions of the Vulgate.
Michaiah m & f Biblical
Form of Micaiah in some versions of the Old Testament.
Michaias m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Micaiah. It is also used in the Greek Old Testament when referring to the prophet Micah.
Michail m Greek, Russian
Modern Greek transcription of Michael. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian Михаил (see Mikhail).
Michal 1 m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Michael.
Michał m Polish
Polish form of Michael.
Michalis m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Michael.
Mícheál m Irish
Irish form of Michael.
Mìcheal m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Michael.
Micheal m English
Variant of Michael.
Mìcheil m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic variant of Mìcheal.
Michel m French, German, Dutch
French form of Michael. Michel de Notredame, also known as Nostradamus, was the 16th-century French astrologer who made predictions about future world events. Another famous bearer is the retired French soccer player Michel Platini (1955-). This is also the German diminutive form of Michael.
Michelangelo m Italian
Combination of Michael and Angelo, referring to the archangel Michael. The Renaissance painter and sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti, from Florence, was the man who created such great works of art as the statue of David and the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. This name was also borne by the Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio.
Michele 1 m Italian
Italian form of Michael.
Michi 1 m & f Japanese
From Japanese (michi) meaning "path". Other kanji can also form this name.
Michi 2 m & f German
German diminutive of Michael or Michaela.
Michiel m Dutch
Dutch form of Michael.
Miĉjo m Esperanto
Esperanto diminutive of Michael.
Mick m English, Dutch
Short form of Michael. This name has become a slang term for an Irishman.
Mickaël m French
French variant form of Michael.
Mickey m & f English
Diminutive or feminine form of Michael. This was the name that Walt Disney gave to Ub Iwerks' cartoon character Mickey Mouse (debuting 1928), who was called Mortimer Mouse while being developed. Another famous bearer was the American baseball player Mickey Mantle (1931-1995).
Micky m English
Diminutive of Michael.
Mictlantecuhtli m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "lord of Mictlan" in Nahuatl. In Aztec mythology he was the skeletal ruler of Mictlan, the realm of the dead, with his wife Mictecacihuatl.
Midas m Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Greek myth Midas was a king of Phrygia in Asia Minor. He was granted a wish by the god Dionysos — that everything he touch be turned to gold.
Midhat m Arabic
Means "praise, eulogy" in Arabic.
Mieczysław m Polish
Derived from the Slavic element mechi "sword" combined with slava "glory".
Miervaldis m Latvian
Means "ruling with peace", from Latvian miers "peace" and valdīt "to rule".
Mies f & m Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Maria or Bartholomeus.
Mieszko m Polish
Diminutive of Mieczysław. This was the name of two rulers of Poland, including Mieszko I who converted the country to Christianity.
Miguel m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of Michael. A notable bearer of this name was Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), the Spanish novelist and poet who wrote Don Quixote.
Miguel Ángel m Spanish
Spanish cognate of Michelangelo.
Miha m Slovene
Short form of Mihael.
Mihael m Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of Michael.
Miĥaelo m Esperanto
Original Esperanto form of Michael.
Mihai m Romanian
Romanian form of Michael. Mihai the Brave was a prince of Wallachia who united Romania in the early 17th century.
Mihail m Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek
Romanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Michael. This is also an alternate transcription of Greek Μιχαήλ (see Michail).
Mihailo m Serbian
Serbian form of Michael.
Mihails m Latvian
Latvian form of Michael.
Mihăiță m Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Michael.
Mihajlo m Serbian
Serbian form of Michael.
Mihalis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Μιχάλης (see Michalis).
Mihály m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Michael.
Mihammad m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محمّد (see Muhammad).
Mihangel m Welsh (Rare)
Welsh name of the archangel Michael, formed from a contraction of Michael and angel.
Mihemed m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Muhammad.
Mihkel m Estonian
Estonian form of Michael.
Mihkkal m Sami
Northern Sami form of Michael.
Miho 1 m Croatian
Short form of Mihael or Mihovil.
Mihovil m Croatian
Croatian form of Michael.
Mihrdat m Parthian
Parthian form of Mithridates.
Miigwan f & m Indigenous American, Ojibwe
Means "feather" in Ojibwe.
Mijo m Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Milan or Mihovil.
Mika 1 m Finnish
Finnish short form of Mikael.
Mikael m Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Breton
Scandinavian, Finnish and Breton form of Michael.
Mikaere m Maori
Maori form of Michael.
Mikail m Turkish
Turkish form of Michael.
Mikala m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Michael.
Mikalai m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Мікалай (see Mikalay).
Mikalay m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Nicholas.
Mikayel m Armenian
Armenian form of Michael.
Mike m English
Short form of Michael.
Mikel m Basque
Basque form of Michael.
Miķelis m Latvian
Latvian form of Michael.
Mikelo m Esperanto
Modern Esperanto form of Michael.
Mikey m English
Diminutive of Michael.
Mikha'el m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Michael.
Mikhael m Hebrew, Biblical Greek
Modern Hebrew form of Michael, as well as an alternate Greek transcription.
Mikhah m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Micah.
Mikha'il m Arabic
Arabic form of Michael.
Mikhail m Russian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Russian and Belarusian form of Michael, and an alternate transcription of Bulgarian Михаил (see Mihail). This was the name of two Russian tsars. Other notable bearers include the poet Mikhail Lermontov (1814-1841) and the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022).
Mikhailo m Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Михайло (see Mykhailo).
Mikhailu m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Michael.
Mikhayahu m & f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Micaiah.
Mikheil m Georgian
Georgian form of Michael.
Mikiel m Maltese
Maltese form of Michael.
Mikita m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Niketas.
Mikkel m Danish, Norwegian
Danish form of Michael. It can also derive from the Scandinavian root mikill meaning "enormous".
Mikkjal m Faroese
Faroese form of Michael.
Mikko m Finnish
Finnish form of Michael.
Miklavž m Slovene
Slovene form of Nicholas.
Miklós m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Nicholas.
Miko m Finnish
Variant of Mikko.
Mikołaj m Polish
Polish form of Nicholas.
Mikoláš m Czech
Czech variant form of Nicholas.
Miksa m Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Miklós or Mihály. It is now used independently, or as a Hungarian form of Maximilian.
Mikula m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Nicholas.
Mikuláš m Slovak, Czech
Slovak and Czech form of Nicholas.
Milán m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Milan.
Milan m Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
From the Slavic element milu meaning "gracious, dear", originally a short form of names that began with that element. A city in Italy bears this name, though it originates from a different source.
Milburn m English
From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "mill stream" in Old English.
Mile m Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Originally a diminutive of Slavic names containing the element milu "gracious, dear".
Milen m Bulgarian
Variant of Milan.
Milenko m Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian diminutive of Milan.
Miles m English
From the Germanic name Milo, introduced by the Normans to England in the form Miles. The meaning is not known for certain. It is possibly connected to the Slavic name element milu meaning "gracious". From an early date it was associated with Latin miles meaning "soldier". A notable bearer was the American musician Miles Davis (1926-1991).... [more]
Milford m English
From an English surname that was originally derived from various place names all meaning "ford by a mill" in Old English.
Milian m Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian short form of Maximilian.
Milivoj m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements milu "gracious" and voji "soldier".
Miljenko m Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Milan.
Milko m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Slavic names containing the element milu "gracious, dear".
Millard m English
From an occupational English surname meaning "guardian of the mill" in Old English.
Mille f & m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Danish and Norwegian short form of Emilie (feminine) and Swedish short form of Emil (masculine).
Miller m & f English
From an English occupational surname for a miller, derived from Middle English mille "mill".
Milo m English, Germanic
Old German form of Miles, as well as the Latinized form. This form was revived as an English name in the 19th century.
Milodrag m Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Possible medieval Slavic form of Miodrag.
Miłogost m Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements milu meaning "gracious, dear" and gosti meaning "guest".
Milogost m Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of Miłogost.
Miloje m Serbian
From the Slavic element milu meaning "gracious, dear", originally a diminutive of names that began with that element.
Milojica m Serbian
Diminutive of Miloje.
Milomir m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements milu meaning "gracious, dear" and miru meaning "peace" or "world".
Milorad m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements milu "gracious, dear" and rad "happy, willing".
Miloš m Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element milu "gracious, dear". This was the name of a 14th-century Serbian hero who apparently killed the Ottoman sultan Murad I at the Battle of Kosovo.
Milosh m Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of Miloš.
Miloslav m Czech, Slovak, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements milu "gracious, dear" and slava "glory".
Miłosław m Polish (Rare)
Polish cognate of Miloslav.
Miłosz m Polish
Polish cognate of Miloš.
Milovan m Serbian
From Serbian миловати (milovati) meaning "to caress".
Miltiades m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μίλτος (miltos) meaning "red earth" and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was the name of the general who led the Greek forces to victory against the Persians in the Battle of Marathon.
Mílton m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Milton.
Milton m English, Spanish (Latin American)
From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning "mill town" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was John Milton (1608-1674), the poet who wrote Paradise Lost.
Min 1 m & f Chinese, Korean
From (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", (mín) meaning "people, citizens", or other Chinese/Sino-Korean characters that are pronounced similarly.
Min 2 m & f Burmese
Means "king, ruler" in Burmese.
Minato m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese (minato) meaning "harbour", as well as other combinations of kanji having the same pronunciation.
Mincho m Bulgarian
Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.
Mindaugas m Lithuanian
Possibly from Lithuanian mintis "thought" or minti "to remember" combined with daug "much". This was the name of a 13th-century ruler of Lithuania.
Minenhle f & m Southern African, Zulu
From Zulu imini "day" and hle "beautiful".
Ming m & f Chinese
From Chinese (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Minh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese (minh) meaning "bright". This was an adopted name of the communist revolutionary Hồ Chí Minh (1890-1969).
Min-Jun m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or (min) meaning "gentle, affable" combined with (jun) meaning "talented, handsome". Other hanja combinations are possible.
Minke m & f Frisian, Dutch
Diminutive and feminine form of Meine.
Minko m Bulgarian
Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.
Minoru m & f Japanese
From Japanese (minoru) meaning "to bear fruit", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations with the same pronunciation.
Minos m Greek Mythology
Possibly from a Cretan word or title meaning "king". This was the name of a king of Crete in Greek mythology. He was the son of Zeus and Europa. Because Minos had refused to sacrifice a certain bull to Poseidon, the god had caused his wife Pasiphaë to mate with the bull, which produced the half-bull creature called the Minotaur. Minos had Daedalus construct the Labyrinth to house the beast, but it was eventually slain by Theseus.
Min-Su m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean (min) meaning "people, citizens" or (min) meaning "gentle, affable" combined with (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" or (su), which refers to a river in China. Other hanja combinations are possible.
Mintxo m Basque
Basque diminutive of Firmin.
Miodrag m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the element mio, a Serbo-Croatian form of the Slavic element milu meaning "dear", combined with dragu meaning "precious".
Miomir m Serbian
Derived from the element mio, a Serbian form of the Slavic element milu meaning "dear", combined with miru meaning "peace" or "world".
Miquel m Catalan
Catalan form of Michael.
Miraç m Turkish
Turkish form of Miraj.
Miraj m Arabic
Means "place of ascent" in Arabic.
Miran m Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element miru meaning "peace" or "world".
Mirče m Macedonian
Derived from the Slavic element miru meaning "peace, world".
Mircea m Romanian
Romanian form of Mirče. This name was borne by a 14th-century ruler of Wallachia.
Mirche m Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Alternate transcription of Macedonian Мирче (see Mirče).
Mirco m Italian
Italian variant of Mirko.
Mirek m Czech, Slovak, Polish
Diminutive of Miroslav and other names beginning with the Slavic element miru meaning "peace" or "world".
Mirko m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Italian
Originally a diminutive of Miroslav and other names containing the element miru "peace, world".
Miro m Slovene, Croatian
Short form of Miroslav.
Miron 1 m Romanian, Russian, Polish
Romanian, Russian and Polish form of Myron.
Miron 2 m Hebrew
From the name of the highest mountain in Israel, Mount Meron. It is also the name of a village on its slopes, thought to be on the same site as the ancient Canaanite city of Merom.
Miroslav m Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements miru "peace, world" and slava "glory". This was the name of a 10th-century king of Croatia who was deposed by one of his nobles after ruling for four years.
Mirosław m Polish
Polish form of Miroslav.
Mirsad m Bosnian
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Arabic meaning "watchtower" or Persian meaning "ambush".
Mirza m Persian, Arabic, Bosnian
Means "prince" from Persian میرزا (mirza), earlier امیرزاده (amirzadeh), which is ultimately from Arabic أمير (amir) meaning "commander" combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Miša m & f Serbian, Slovene
Serbian diminutive of Mihailo, Miroslav and other names beginning with a similar sound. In Slovenia it is typically feminine.
Misao m & f Japanese
From Japanese (misao) meaning "chastity, honour". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji.
Mischa m & f Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Misha. It is occasionally used as a feminine name in Dutch.
Misha m Russian
Russian diminutive of Mikhail.
Mishka m Russian
Russian diminutive of Mikhail.
Misho m Georgian, Bulgarian
Georgian diminutive of Mikheil and a Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.
Misi m Hungarian
Diminutive of Mihály.
Mis'id m Arabic
Variant of Mus'ad.
Miska m Finnish
Diminutive of Mikael.
Miško m Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian diminutive of Mihailo, Mihael, Miroslav and other names beginning with a similar sound.
Mislav m Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic element mysli "thought" or moji "my" combined with slava "glory". This was the name of a 9th-century Duke of Croatia, also called Mojslav.
Mistawasis m Indigenous American, Cree (Anglicized)
Means "big child" in Cree, derived from ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ (mistahi) "big, great" and ᐊᐋᐧᓯᐢ (awâsis) "child". This was the name of a prominent 19th-century Cree chief.
Mistefa m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Mustafa.
Mitar m Serbian
Short form of Dmitar.
Mitch m English
Short form of Mitchell.
Mitchell m English
From an English surname, itself derived from the given name Michael or in some cases from Middle English michel meaning "big, large".
Mithat m Turkish
Turkish form of Midhat.
Mithra m Persian Mythology
From Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (mithra) meaning "oath, covenant, agreement", derived from an Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning "that which binds". According Zoroastrian mythology Mithra was a god of light and friendship, the son of the supreme god Ahura Mazda. Worship of him eventually spread outside of Persia to the Roman Empire, where it was known as Mithraism.
Mithradatha m Old Persian
Old Persian form of Mithridates.
Mithridates m Old Persian (Hellenized), Parthian (Hellenized)
Greek form of Old Persian 𐎷𐎡𐎰𐎼𐎭𐎠𐎫 (Mithradata) or the later Parthian 𐭌𐭄𐭓𐭃𐭕 (Mihrdat) both meaning "gift of Mithra". This was the name (in Greek) of several kings of Pontus and Parthia.
Mitică m Romanian
Diminutive of Dumitru. This is the name of a character in early 20th-century stories by the Romanian author Ion Luca Caragiale.
Mitja m Slovene
Slovene form of Mitya.
Mitra 1 m & f Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
Means "friend" in Sanskrit, a cognate of Mithra. This is a transcription of both the feminine form मित्रा and the masculine form मित्र, which is the name of a Hindu god of friendship and contracts who appears in the Rigveda.
Mitsuaki m Japanese
From Japanese (mitsu) meaning "light" and (aki) meaning "bright, luminous". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Mittens m & f Pet
From the plural of the English word mitten. This is a common name for cats, given because of a distinctive colouration of the paws.
Mitul m Indian, Gujarati, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit मित (mita) meaning "measured".
Mitxel m Basque
Basque form of Michael.
Mitya m Russian
Diminutive of Dmitriy or Mitrofan.
Mladen m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from the Slavic word младъ (mladu) meaning "young".
Mnason m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Possibly means "reminding" in Greek. In Acts in the New Testament Paul stays in Jerusalem with a man named Mnason, a Jew who was originally from Cyprus.
Mo f & m English
Short form of Maureen, Maurice, Morris and other names beginning with a similar sound.
Moab m Biblical
Means "of his father" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Lot. He was the ancestor of the Moabites, a people who lived in the region called Moab to the east of Israel.
Moacir m Indigenous American, Tupi
From Tupi moasy meaning "pain, regret". This is the name of the son of Iracema and Martim in the novel Iracema (1865) by José de Alencar.
Moana f & m Maori, Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan, Tongan
Means "ocean, wide expanse of water, deep sea" in Maori, Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages.
Mochán m Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish moch meaning "early" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Modestas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Modestus.
Modeste m & f French
French masculine and feminine form of Modestus.
Modesto m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Modestus.
Modestus m Late Roman
Means "moderate, restrained" in Late Latin. This was the name of several saints.
Modou m Western African
Short form of Mamadou.
Modu m History
Possibly a Middle Chinese form of the old Turkic honorific bagatur meaning "hero, warrior". Modu Chanyu was a 3rd-century BC ruler of the Xiongnu, a people from Mongolia.
Moe 1 m English
Short form of Maurice or Morris, or sometimes of other names beginning with a similar sound.
Moerani m & f Tahitian
From Tahitian moe "sleep" and rani "heaven, sky".
Mogens m Danish
Danish form of Magnus.
Mohamad m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic محمّد (see Muhammad), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.
Mohamed m Arabic, Dhivehi, Eastern African, Swahili
Alternate transcription of Arabic محمّد (see Muhammad) chiefly used in Egypt and Algeria. This is also the usual Dhivehi and Swahili form.
Mohammad m Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Tatar
Persian form of Muhammad, as well as an alternate transcription for Arabic and several other languages.
Mohammed m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic محمّد or Bengali মুহাম্মদ (see Muhammad).
Mohana m & f Hinduism
Means "bewitching, infatuating, charming" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form मोहन (an epithet of the Hindu gods Shiva, Krishna and Kama) and the feminine form मोहना.
Mohandas m Indian, Hindi
Means "servant of Mohana" from the name of the Hindu god Mohana combined with Sanskrit दास (dasa) meaning "servant". A famous bearer of this name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian leader who struggled peacefully for independence from Britain.
Mohinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Mahendra used by Sikhs.
Mohit m Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit मोहित (mohita) meaning "infatuated, fascinated, bewildered".
Mohsen m Persian
Persian form of Muhsin.
Moimir m Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of Mojmír.
Moïse m French
French form of Moses.
Moisés m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Moses.
Moisey m Russian
Russian form of Moses.
Moishe m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Moses.
Mojmír m Czech, Slovak
Derived from the Slavic elements moji meaning "my" and miru meaning "peace" or "world". This was the name of a 9th-century ruler of Moravia.
Mokhammad m Tatar
Tatar form of Muhammad.
Mokhammat m Tatar
Tatar form of Muhammad.
Mokhmad m Chechen
Chechen form of Muhammad.
Mokhtar m Arabic (Maghrebi), Persian, Malay
Northern African, Persian and Malay form of Mukhtar.
Momchil m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian момче (momche) meaning "boy".
Momir m Serbian
Serbian form of Mojmír.
Moncho m Spanish
Diminutive of Ramón.
Monday m & f English (African)
From the English word for the day of the week, which was derived from Old English mona "moon" and dæg "day". This can be given to children born on Monday, especially in Nigeria.
Monet f & m Various
From a French surname that was derived from either Hamon or Edmond. This was the surname of the French impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926).
Mongkut m Thai
Means "crown" in Thai.