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MISAKI f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 咲 (saki) "blossom".
MISHA m Russian
Russian diminutive of MIKHAIL
MISI m Hungarian
Diminutive of MIHÁLY
MIS'ID m Arabic
Variant of MUS'AD
MISKA m Hungarian
Diminutive of MIHÁLY
MISSIE f English
Diminutive of MELISSA
MISSY f English
Diminutive of MELISSA
MISTI f English
Variant of MISTY
MISTY f English
From the English word misty, ultimately derived from Old English... [more]
MITCH m English
Short form of MITCHELL
MITCHELL m English
From a surname, itself derived from the given name MICHAEL.
MITHRA m Near Eastern Mythology
Possibly derived from an Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning "oath, alliance, friend"... [more]
MITHRAS m Mythology
Greek form of MITHRA
MITICA m Romanian
Diminutive of DUMITRU
MITJA m Slovene
Slovene form of MITYA
MITROFAN m Russian
Russian form of METROPHANES
MITSUKO f Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) "light" and 子 (ko) "child".
MITUL m Indian
Derived from Sanskrit मित (mita) "measured".
MITXEL m Basque
Basque form of MICHAEL
MITYA m Russian
Diminutive of DMITRIY or MITROFAN
MITZI f German
German diminutive of MARIA
MIU f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 羽 (u) "feather".
MIYAKO f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful", 夜 (ya) "night" and 子 (ko) "child".
MIYU f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" or 実 (mi) "truth" combined with 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" or 結 (yu) "tie, bind".
MIZUKI f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 月 (zuki) "moon"... [more]
MLADEN m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Derived from south Slavic mlad meaning "young".
MLADENKA f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of MLADEN
MNASON m Biblical, Ancient Greek
Possibly means "reminding" in Greek... [more]
MNEME f Greek Mythology
Means "memory" in Greek... [more]
MNEMOSYNE f Greek Mythology
Means "remembrance" in Greek... [more]
MO f & m English
Short form of MAUREEN, MAURICE, MORRIS, and other names beginning with a similar sound.
MOA f Swedish
Possibly derived from Swedish moder meaning "mother"... [more]
MOAB m Biblical
Means "of his father" in Hebrew... [more]
MOANA f & m Maori
Means "wide expanse of water" or "sea" in Maori.
MODEST m Russian
Russian form of MODESTUS
MODESTA f Spanish, Late Roman
Feminine form of MODESTUS
MODESTE m French
French form of MODESTUS
MODESTINE m French
French diminutive 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.
MODESTY f English (Rare)
From the English word modesty, ultimately from Latin modestus "moderate", a derivative of modus "measure".
MODYA m Russian
Diminutive of MODEST
MOE (1) m English
Short form of MAURICE or MORRIS, or sometimes of other names beginning with a similar sound.
MOE (2) f Japanese
Means "bud, sprout" in Japanese.
MOEMA f Native American
Means "sweet" in Tupi.
MOGENS m Danish
Danish form of MAGNUS
MOHAMED m Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD
MOHAMMAD m Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD
MOHAMMED m Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD
MOHAN m Indian
Modern transcription of MOHANA
MOHANA m & f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "bewitching, infatuating, charming" in Sanskrit... [more]
MOHANDAS m Indian
Means "servant of Mohana" from the name of the Hindu god MOHANA combined with Sanskrit दास (dasa) "servant"... [more]
MOHINDER m Indian (Sikh)
Variant of MAHENDRA
MOHINI f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "infatuating" in Sanskrit... [more]
MOIRA f Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of MÁIRE
MOIRREY f Manx
Manx form of MARY
MOISÉS m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of MOSES
MOISEY m Russian
Russian form of MOSES
MOISHE m Yiddish
Yiddish form of MOSES
MOJCA f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian diminutive of MARIJA
MOJGAN f Iranian
Means "eyelashes" in Persian.
MOJISOLA f Yoruba
Means "wake up to wealth" in Yoruba.
MOKOSH f Slavic Mythology
Derived from Slavic mok meaning "wet, moist"... [more]
MOLLIE f English
Variant of MOLLY
MOLLY f English
Diminutive of MARY... [more]
MOMCHIL m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian момче (momche) "boy".
MOMOKA f Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) "hundred" or 桃 (momo) "peach tree" combined with 花 (ka) "flower" or 香 (ka) "smell, perfume".
MOMOKO f Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) "hundred" or 桃 (momo) "peach tree" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
MONA (1) f Irish, English
Anglicized form of MUADHNAIT... [more]
MONA (2) f Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of MONIKA
MONA (3) f Arabic
Variant transcription of MUNA
MONAT f Irish
Anglicized form of MUADHNAIT
MONDAY f English (Rare)
From the English word for the day of the week, which was derived from Old English mona "moon" and dæg "day"... [more]
MONET f & m Various
From a French surname which was derived from either HAMON or EDMOND... [more]
MONGKUT m Thai
Means "crown" in Thai.
MÓNICA f Spanish
Spanish form of MONICA
MÒNICA f Catalan
Catalan form of MONICA
MÔNICA f Portuguese
Portuguese form of MONICA
MONICA f English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian
Meaning unknown, most likely of North African or Phoenician origin... [more]
MONIFA f Yoruba
Means "I am lucky" in Yoruba.
MÓNIKA f Hungarian
Hungarian form of MONICA
MONIKA f German, Scandinavian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of MONICA
MONIQUE f French
French form of MONICA
MONNA f English
Variant of MONA (1)
MONROE m Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname meaning "the mouth of the Roe" in Gaelic... [more]
MONSERRAT f Catalan
Variant of MONTSERRAT
MONTA f ?
Feminine form of MONTY
MONTAGUE m English (Rare)
From a surname meaning "pointed mountain" in French.
MONTANA f & m English (Modern)
From the name of the American state, which is derived from Latin montanus "mountainous".
MONTE m English
Diminutive of MONTGOMERY
MONTGOMERY m English
From an English surname meaning "Gomeric's mountain" in Norman French, Gomeric being a Germanic personal name meaning "man power"... [more]
MONTSE f Catalan
Short form of MONTSERRAT
MONTSERRAT f Catalan
From the name of a mountain near Barcelona, the site of a monastery founded in the 10th century... [more]
MONTY m English
Variant of MONTE
MÓR f Scottish, Irish
Means "great" in Gaelic... [more]
MORA f English (Rare)
Variant of MAURA (2)
MORAG f Scottish
Diminutive of MÓR
MORANA f Slavic Mythology
Means "death" in Slavic... [more]
MORAY m Scottish
Scottish form of MURRAY
MORCANT m Welsh
Welsh form of MORGAN
MORDECAI m Biblical, Jewish
Means "servant of MARDUK" in Persian... [more]
MORDECHAI m Jewish
Variant transcription of MORDECAI
MORDIKAI m English (Rare)
Variant of MORDECAI
MOREEN f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Móirín, a diminutive of MÓR... [more]
MORGAINE f French
French feminine form of MORGAN
MORGAN m & f Welsh, English
From the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant, which was possibly derived from Welsh mor "sea" and cant "circle"... [more]
MORGANA f English (Rare)
Feminine form of MORGAN
MORGANE f French
French feminine form of MORGAN
MORGEN m & f English (Rare)
Variant of MORGAN
MORIAH f Biblical, English (Modern)
Possibly means "seen by YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]
MÓRIC m Hungarian
Hungarian form of MAURICE
MORIKO f Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) "forest" and 子 (ko) "child".
MORITZ m German
German form of MAURICE
MORLEY m English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally from an Old English place name meaning "marsh clearing".
MORNA f Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of MUIRNE
MORPHEUS m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μορφη (morphe) meaning "shape", referring to the shapes seen in dreams... [more]
MORRIGAN f Irish Mythology
Derived from Irish Mhór Rioghain meaning "great queen"... [more]
MÓRRÍGHAN f Irish Mythology
Variant of MORRIGAN
MORRIS m English
Usual medieval form of MAURICE
MORT m English
Short form of MORTON or MORTIMER
MORTA f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of MARTHA
MORTEN m Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of MARTIN
MORTIMER m English
From an English surname which was derived from a place name meaning "still water" in Old French.
MORTON m English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "moor town" in Old English.
MORTY m English
Diminutive of MORTON or MORTIMER
MORVARID f Iranian
Means "pearl" in Persian.
MORVEN f Scottish
From a Scottish place name meaning "big gap"... [more]
MORWEN f Welsh
Variant of MORWENNA
MORWENNA f Welsh
Means "maiden" in Cornish (related to the Welsh word morwyn)... [more]
MOSE m German
German variant of MOSES
MOSES m English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name מֹשֶׁה (Mosheh) which is most likely derived from Egyptian mes meaning "son", but could also possibly mean "deliver" in Hebrew... [more]
MOSHE m Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of MOSES
MOSI m Eastern African
Means "first (child)" in Swahili.
MOSS m English (Archaic), Jewish
Medieval form of MOSES
MOSTAFA m Arabic
Variant transcription of MUSTAFA
MOSTYN m Welsh
From a Welsh place name which means "moss town" in Old English.
MOT m Near Eastern Mythology
Means "death" in Ugaritic... [more]
MOTEL m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of MORDECAI
MOTKE m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of MORDECAI
MOTYA m & f Russian
Diminutive of MATVEY or MATRONA
MOUNA f Arabic
Variant transcription of MUNA
MOYNA f Irish, Scottish
Variant of MONA (1)
MOYRA f Irish, Scottish
Variant of MOIRA
MÓZES m Hungarian
Hungarian form of MOSES
MOZES m Dutch
Dutch form of MOSES
MŚCISŁAW m Polish
Polish form of MSTISLAV
MSTISLAV m Czech, Russian
Means "vengeance and glory" from the Slavic elements mshcha "vengeance" and slav "glory".
MU m & f Chinese
From Chinese 慕 "admire" or 木 "wood".
MUADHNAIT f Irish
Means "little noble one", derived from Irish muadh "noble, good" combined with a diminutive suffix.
MUBIN m Arabic
Means "clear, distinct" in Arabic.
MUBINA f Arabic
Feminine form of MUBIN
MUDIWA f & m Southern African
Means "beloved" in Shona.
MUFADDAL m Arabic
Means "preferred" in Arabic.
MÜGE f Turkish
Means "lily" in Turkish.
MUHAMED m Bosnian
Bosnian form of MUHAMMAD
MUHAMMAD m Arabic
Means "praiseworthy", derived from Arabic حمد (hamid) "to praise"... [more]
MUHAMMED m Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD
MUHAMMET m Turkish
Turkish form of MUHAMMAD
MUHSIN m Arabic
Means "beneficent" in Arabic.
MUHSINA f Arabic
Feminine form of MUHSIN
MUIR m Scottish
From a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "moor, fen"... [more]
MUIREADHACH m Irish, Scottish
Possibly means "mariner" or "lord" in Gaelic.
MUIREALL f Scottish
Scottish form of MUIRGHEAL
MUIREANN f Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "fair sea", derived from Gaelic muir "sea" and fionn "fair, white"... [more]
MUIRENN f Irish
Variant of MUIRGEN
MUIRGEN f Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "born of the sea" in Irish Gaelic... [more]
MUIRGHEAL f Irish
Means "bright sea", derived from Gaelic muir "sea" and geal "bright".
MUIRÍN f Irish
Variant of MUIRGEN
MUIRIS m Irish
Irish form of MAURICE
MUIRNE f Irish
Means "beloved" in Irish Gaelic.
MUJO m Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of MUSTAFA
MUKESH m Indian
Modern transcription of MUKESHA
MUKESHA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "ruler of Muka" in Sanskrit... [more]
MUKHTAR m Arabic
Means "chosen" in Arabic.
MUKTA f Indian
Means "liberated" in Sanskrit.
MUKUL m Indian
Means "bud, blossom" in Sanskrit.
MUMINA f Arabic
Means "believer" in Arabic.
MUNA f Arabic
Means "wishes, desires", from the plural of Arabic منية (munyah).
MUNASHE m & f Southern African
Means "with God" in Shona.
MUNGO m Scottish
Possibly derived from Welsh mwyn "gentle, kind"... [more]
MUNIR m Arabic
Means "bright, shining" in Arabic.
MUNIRA f Arabic
Feminine form of MUNIR
MUNRO m Scottish
Variant of MONROE
MUNROE m Scottish
Variant of MONROE
MUNYA f Arabic
Means "wish, desire" in Arabic.
MURAD m Arabic
Means "wish, desire" in Arabic.
MURALI m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "flute" in Sanskrit... [more]
MURAT m Turkish
Turkish form of MURAD
MURCHADH m Scottish, Irish
Means "sea warrior" in Gaelic.
MURDAG f Scottish
Feminine form of MURDO
MURDO m Scottish
Anglicized form of MURCHADH
MURDOCH m Scottish
Anglicized form of MURCHADH
MURIEL f English, French, Irish
Anglicized form of MUIRGHEAL or its Breton cognate... [more]
MURPHY m & f Irish, English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Murchadha meaning "descendent of MURCHADH".
MURRAY m Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname which was derived from the region in Scotland called Moray.
MURRON f Scottish
Scottish form of MUIREANN
MURROUGH m Irish
Anglicized form of MURCHADH
MURTADA m Arabic
Means "chosen" in Arabic.
MURTAGH m Irish
Irish form of Muireadhach (see MURCHADH).
MURTAZA m Arabic
Variant transcription of MURTADA
MUSA m Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of MOSES
MUS'AD m Arabic
Means "lucky" in Arabic.
MUSCOWEQUAN m Native American
Means "hard quill" in Cree. This was the name of a 19th-century Cree chief.
MUSTAFA m Arabic
Means "the chosen one" in Arabic, an epithet of Muhammad... [more]
MUSTAPHA m Arabic
Variant transcription of MUSTAFA
MU'TAMID m Arabic
Means "relying on, leaning on" in Arabic... [more]
MU'TASIM m Arabic
Means "faithful to God" in Arabic.
MWANAJUMA f Eastern African
Means "born on Friday" in Swahili.
MWENYE m Eastern African
Means "owner, lord" in Swahili.
MY f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of MARIA
MYA f English (Modern)
Variant of MAIA (1)
MYF f Welsh
Short form of MYFANWY
MYFANWY f Welsh
Means "my woman" from the Welsh prefix my "my" combined with banw "woman".
MYGHAL m Cornish
Cornish form of MICHAEL
MYKHAILA f Ukrainian
Ukrainian feminine form of MICHAEL
MYKHAILO m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of MICHAEL
MYKHAYLO m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of MYKHAILO
MYKOLA m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of NICHOLAS
MYKOLAS m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of MICHAEL
MYKYTA m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of the Greek name Aniketos (see ANICETUS).
MYLES m English
Variant of MILES
MYRA f English
Created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville... [more]
MYRANDA f English (Modern)
Variant of MIRANDA
MYRDDIN m Welsh Mythology
Original Welsh form of MERLIN
MYRIAM f French
French form of MIRIAM
MYRNA f Irish
Anglicized form of MUIRNE
MYRON m English, Ancient Greek
Means "myrrh" in Greek... [more]
MYRRINE f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μυρον (myron) meaning "myrrh".
MYRTHE f Dutch
Means "myrtle" in Dutch.
MYRTIE f English
Diminutive of MYRTLE
MYRTLE f English
Simply from the English word myrtle for the evergreen shrub, ultimately from Greek μυρτος (myrtos)... [more]
MYSIE f Scottish
Variant of MAISIE
MYUNG m Korean
Means "bright, clear" from Sino-Korean 明.
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