the etymology and history of first names
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MAARTEN m Dutch
Dutch form of MARTIN
MAAS m Dutch
Dutch short form of THOMAS
MABON m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh mab meaning "son"... [more]
MACARIO m Spanish
Spanish form of the Roman name Macarius, derived from the Greek name Μακαριος (Makarios), which was in turn derived from Greek μακαρ (makar) meaning "blessed, happy"... [more]
MACIEJ m Polish
Polish form of MATTHIAS
MACK m English
From a surname which was originally a shortened form of various Gaelic surnames beginning with Mac or Mc (from Gaelic mac meaning "son")... [more]
MACKENZIE f & m English
From the Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich, which means "son of COINNEACH"... [more]
MACSEN m Welsh
Welsh form of MAXIM
MADAI m Biblical
Means "Medes" in Hebrew... [more]
MADDOX m English (Modern)
From a Welsh surname meaning "son of MADOC"... [more]
MADHAV m Indian
Modern transcription of MADHAVA
MADHAVA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "vernal, of the springtime" in Sanskrit... [more]
MADHU f & m Indian
From Sanskrit मधु (madhu) meaning "sweet, honey"... [more]
MADHUKAR m Indian
Means "bee, honey-maker" in Sanskrit.
MADHUR f & m Indian
Means "sweet" in Sanskrit.
MADISON f & m English
From an English surname meaning "son of MAUD"... [more]
MADOC m Welsh
Possibly derived from Welsh mad "fortunate" combined with a diminutive suffix.
MADS m Danish
Danish short form of MATTHIAS
MAËL m French, Breton
Means "chief" or "prince" in Celtic... [more]
MAELEACHLAINN m Irish
Means "devotee of Saint Seachnall", derived from Irish mael "devotee" combined with Seachlainn, a variant of Seachnall the Irish form of SECUNDINUS.
MAGNUS m Scandinavian
Late Latin name meaning "great"... [more]
MAHALAH m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of MAHLAH used in the King James Version of the Old Testament.
MAHALI m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of MAHLI
MAHATMA m History
From a title meaning "great soul" from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" and आतमन (atman) "soul, spirit, life"... [more]
MAHAVIR m Indian
Modern transcription of MAHAVIRA
MAHAVIRA m Indian
Means "great hero" from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" and वीर (vira) "hero"... [more]
MAHENDRA m Indian
Means "great Indra" from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA.
MAHESH m Indian
Modern transcription of MAHESHA
MAHESHA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "great lord" from Sanskrit महा (maha) "great" and ईश (isha) "lord, ruler"... [more]
MAHFUZ m Arabic
Means "safeguarded" in Arabic.
MAHINDER m Indian (Sikh)
Variant of MAHENDRA
MAHIR m Arabic
Means "skilled" in Arabic.
MAHLAH f & m Biblical
Possibly means "weak" or "sick" in Hebrew... [more]
MAHLI m Biblical
Possibly means "weak" or "sick" in Hebrew... [more]
MAHMOOD m Arabic
Variant transcription of MAHMUD
MAHMOUD m Arabic
Variant transcription of MAHMUD
MAHMUD m Arabic
Means "praiseworthy" in Arabic, from the same root as MUHAMMAD... [more]
MAHOMET m Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD
MAHON m Irish
Anglicized form of MATHÚIN
MAIKEL m Dutch
Dutch variant form of MICHAEL
MAINCHÍN m Irish
Means "little monk", derived from Irish manach "monk" combined with a diminutive suffix.
MAINIO m Finnish
Means "excellent" in Finnish.
MAIRTÍN m Irish
Irish form of MARTIN
MAITIÚ m Irish
Irish form of MATTHEW
MAITLAND m English (Rare)
From an English surname which was from a Norman French place name possibly meaning "inhospitable".
MAJID m Arabic
Means "glorious" in Arabic.
MAJOR m English
From a surname which was originally derived from the given name Mauger, an Old French form of the Germanic name Malger meaning "council spear"... [more]
MAKAIO m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of MATTHEW
MAKAR m Russian
Russian form of Makarios (see MACARIO).
MAKARI m Russian
Variant transcription of MAKARIY
MAKARIY m Russian
Russian form of Makarios (see MACARIO).
MAKENA f & m Eastern African
Means "happy one" in Kikuyu.
MAKOTO m & f Japanese
Means "sincerity" in Japanese.
MAKRAM m Arabic
Means "generous" or "noble" in Arabic.
MAKS m Russian
Short form of MAKSIM
MAKSIM m Russian
Russian form of MAXIMUS
MAKSIMILIAN m Russian
Russian form of MAXIMILIAN
MAKSYM m Polish
Polish form of MAXIMUS
MAKSYMILIAN m Polish
Polish form of MAXIMILIAN
MALACHI m Biblical, Jewish, English
Means "my messenger" or "my angel" in Hebrew... [more]
MALACHY m Irish
Anglicized form of MAELEACHLAINN influenced by the spelling of MALACHI.
MALAK f & m Arabic
Means "angel" in Arabic.
MALAKAI m English (Modern)
Variant of MALACHI
MALCOLM m Scottish, English
From Scottish Mael Coluim which means "disciple of Saint COLUMBA"... [more]
MALCOM m English
Variant of MALCOLM
MALDWYN m Welsh
Welsh form of BALDWIN
MALEKO m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of MARK
MALIK m Arabic
Means "king" in Arabic.
MALONE m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Maoil Eoin meaning "descendent of a disciple of Saint JOHN".
MALTE m Danish, Swedish, German
Short form of the Germanic name Helmold, which was derived from the elements helm "helmet" and wald "rule".
MALTHE m Danish, German
Variant of MALTE
MALVOLIO m Literature
Means "ill will" in Italian... [more]
MAMADOU m Western African
Form of MUHAMMAD used in western Africa.
MANASSEH m Biblical
Means "causing to forget" in Hebrew... [more]
MANASSES m Biblical (Variant)
Greek form of MANASSEH
MANDEEP m & f Indian (Sikh)
Means "lamp of the mind" in Sanskrit.
MANEL m Catalan
Catalan form of MANUEL
MANFRED m German, Dutch, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements magin "strength" and frid "peace"... [more]
MANFREDO m Italian
Italian form of MANFRED
MANFRIED m German
German form of MANFRED
MANI m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "jewel" in Sanskrit... [more]
MANINDER m Indian (Sikh)
Means "lord of the mind", derived from Sanskrit माणि (mani) "mind" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord".
MANISH m Indian
Means "lord of the mind" in Sanskrit.
MANLEY m English
From an English surname, originally a place name, meaning "common clearing" in Old English.
MANLIO m Italian
Italian form of the Roman family name Manlius, which was possibly derived from Latin mane "morning"... [more]
MANNES m Dutch
Dutch diminutive of HERMAN
MANNIX m Irish
Anglicized form of MAINCHÍN
MANNY m English
Short form of EMMANUEL
MANOEL m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of EMMANUEL... [more]
MANOLO m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of MANUEL
MANSEL m English (Rare)
From an English surname which originally referred to a person who came from the French city of Le Mans.
MANSOOR m Arabic
Variant transcription of MANSUR
MANSUR m Arabic
Means "victorious" in Arabic... [more]
MANU m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "thinking, wise" in Sanskrit... [more]
MANUEL m Spanish, Portuguese, German, Romanian, English
Spanish and Portuguese form of EMMANUEL, as well as the German, Romanian and English short form of EMANUEL... [more]
MANUS m Irish
Irish form of MAGNUS
MAOILIOS m Scottish
Means "servant of Jesus" in Scottish Gaelic.
MAOR m Jewish
Means "light" in Hebrew.
MAQUINNA m Native American
Meaning unknown, of Nuu-chah-nulth (also known as Nootka) origin... [more]
MARAM f & m Arabic
Means "wish, desire" in Arabic.
MARC m French, Catalan, Welsh
French, Catalan and Welsh form of MARK
MARCAS m Irish, Scottish
Irish and Scottish form of MARK
MARCEL m French, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak
Form of MARCELLUS
MARCELI m Polish
Polish form of MARCELLUS
MARCELINHO m Portuguese
Diminutive of MARCELO
MARCELINO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellinus (see MARCELLIN).
MARCELL m Hungarian
Hungarian form of MARCELLUS
MARCELLIN m French
From the Roman family name Marcellinus, which was derived from MARCELLUS... [more]
MARCELLINO m Italian
Italian form of Marcellinus (see MARCELLIN).
MARCELLO m Italian
Italian form of MARCELLUS
MARCELLUS m Ancient Roman, German
From the Roman family name Marcellus which was originally a diminutive of MARCUS... [more]
MARCELO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of MARCELLUS
MARCIAL m Spanish
Spanish form of Martialis (see MARTIAL).
MARCIN m Polish
Polish form of MARTIN
MÁRCIO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Marcius (see MARCIA).
MARCIO m Spanish
Spanish form of Marcius (see MARCIA).
MARCO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of MARK... [more]
MARCOS m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of MARK
MARCUS m Ancient Roman, English, Biblical (Variant)
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was probably derived from the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]
MARDUK m Near Eastern Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
MAREDUDD m Welsh
Welsh form of MEREDITH
MAREK m Polish, Czech, Slovak
Polish, Czech and Slovak form of MARK
MARGH m Cornish
Cornish form of MARK
MARIA f & m Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Corsican, Basque
Latin form of Greek Μαρια, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see MARY)... [more]
MARIÁN m Slovak, Czech, Hungarian
Slovak, Czech and Hungarian form of MARIANUS
MARIAN (2) m Polish, Czech, Romanian
Polish, Czech and Romanian form of MARIANUS... [more]
MARIANO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of MARIANUS... [more]
MARIANUS m Ancient Roman
Roman family name, which was itself derived from the Roman name MARIUS... [more]
MARIJAN m Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of MARIANUS
MARIJN m & f Dutch
Dutch masculine and feminine form of MARINUS
MARIJUS m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of MARIUS
MARIN m French, Romanian
French, Romanian and Croatian form of MARINUS
MARINO m Italian
Italian form of MARINUS
MARINUS m Ancient Roman, Dutch
From the Roman family name Marinus, which derives either from the name MARIUS or from the Latin word marinus "of the sea".
MÁRIO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of MARIUS
MARIO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of MARIUS
MARION (2) m English
From a French surname which was derived from MARION (1)... [more]
MARIOS m Greek
Greek form of MARIUS
MARIUS m Ancient Roman, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, French, Romanian
Roman family name which was derived either from MARS, the name of the Roman god of War, or else from the Latin root mas, maris meaning "male"... [more]
MARIUSZ m Polish
Polish form of MARIUS
MARJAN (2) m Slovene
Slovene form of MARIANUS
MÁRK m Hungarian
Hungarian form of MARK
MARK m English, Russian, Biblical
English and Russian form of MARCUS... [more]
MARKEL m Basque
Basque form of Martialis (see MARTIAL).
MARKKU m Finnish
Finnish form of MARK
MARKO m Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Finnish, Basque
Cognate of MARK
MARKUS m German, Finnish
German and Finnish form of MARK
MARLEN m Russian
Blend of Marx and Lenin... [more]
MARLIN m English
Variant of MERLIN
MARLON m English
Possibly from Marcelon, a French diminutive of MARCEL... [more]
MARLOWE m English (Rare)
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "drained lake" in Old English.
MARLYN f & m English
Feminine form or variant of MARLIN
MARMADUKE m English (British, Rare)
Derived from the Old Irish name Mael Maedoc meaning "disciple of Saint Maedoc"... [more]
MARQUIS m English (African American)
From a noble title which was derived from the Old French word marchis "march, borderland", which originally referred to someone who ruled on the borderlands of a realm.
MARQUISE m English (African American, Modern)
Variant of MARQUIS... [more]
MARS m Roman Mythology
Possibly related to Latin mas "male" (genitive maris)... [more]
MARSHAL m English
Variant of MARSHALL
MARSHALL m English
From a surname which originally denoted a person who was a marshal... [more]
MÅRTEN m Swedish
Swedish form of Martinus (see MARTIN).
MARTEN m Dutch
Dutch form of Martinus (see MARTIN).
MARTÍ m Catalan
Catalan form of MARTIN
MARTIAL m History
From the Roman cognomen Martialis, which was derived from the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]
MARTIE m English
Diminutive of MARTIN
MARTIJN m Dutch
Dutch form of MARTIN
MARTÍN m Spanish
Spanish form of Martinus (see MARTIN).
MARTIN m English, French, German, Scandinavian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]
MARTINHO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Martinus (see MARTIN).
MARTINO m Italian
Italian form of Martinus (see MARTIN).
MÁRTON m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Martinus (see MARTIN).
MARTTI m Finnish
Finnish form of MARTIN
MARTY m English
Diminutive of MARTIN
MARTYN m Welsh, Ukrainian
Welsh and Ukrainian form of MARTIN
MARTZEL m Basque
Basque form of MARCELLUS
MARVIN m English, German
Probably from an English surname which was derived from the given name MERVYN... [more]
MARVYN m English (Rare)
Variant of MARVIN
MARWIN m German
German variant of MARVIN
MARZELL m German
German form of MARCELLUS
MARZIO m Italian
Italian form of Marcius (see MARCIA).
MASAMBA m Southern African
Means "leaves" in Yao.
MASARU m Japanese
Means "victory" in Japanese.
MASON m English
From an English surname meaning "stoneworker", from an Old French word of Germanic origin (akin to Old English macian "to make").
MASOOD m Arabic
Variant transcription of MAS'UD
MASOZI m & f Southern African
Means "tears" in Tumbuka.
MASSIMILIANO m Italian
Italian form of MAXIMILIAN
MASSIMO m Italian
Italian form of MAXIMUS
MASSOUD m Iranian
Iranian form of MAS'UD
MASTERMAN m English (Rare)
From a surname which originally belonged to a person who worked as a servant.
MAS'UD m Arabic
Means "lucky" in Arabic.
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