Behind the Name: Masculine Names Beginning With M

MILAN m Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Dutch
From the Slavic element mil meaning "gracious", originally a short form of names that began with that element... [more]

MILBURN m English
From an English surname which was from a place name meaning "mill stream" in Old English.

MILEN m Bulgarian
Variant of MILAN

MILES m English
From the Germanic name Milo, introduced by the Normans to England in the form Miles... [more]

MILFORD m English
From an English surname which was originally derived from various place names all meaning "ford by a mill" in Old English.

MILLARD m English
From an occupational English surname which meant "guardian of the mill" in Old English.

MILO m English
Latinized form of MILES... [more]

MIŁOGOST m Polish
From an old Slavic name which meant "grace guest", from mil "grace" and gost "guest".

MILOJE m Serbian
From the Slavic element mil meaning "gracious", originally a diminutive of names that began with that element.

MILOJICA m Serbian
Diminutive of MILOJE

MILOŠ m Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene
Diminutive of MILOSLAV and other names beginning with the Slavic element mil "favour".

MILOSLAV m Czech, Slovak, Russian
Derived from the Slavic elements mil "favour" and slav "glory".

MIŁOSŁAW m Polish
Polish cognate of MILOSLAV

MIŁOSZ m Polish
Polish cognate of MILOŠ

MILTIADES m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μιλτος (miltos) meaning "red earth"... [more]

MILTON m English
From an English surname which was from a place name meaning "mill town" in Old English... [more]

MIN f & m Chinese
Means "clever, sharp" in Chinese.

MING m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 "shining, bright, clear" or 铭 "engrave".

MINH m Vietnamese
Means "bright, intelligent" in Vietnamese.

MINKE m & f Frisian, Dutch
Diminutive and feminine form of MEINE

MINORU m Japanese
Means "truth" in Japanese.

MIQUEL m Catalan
Catalan form of MICHAEL

MIRAJ m Arabic
Means "place of ascent" in Arabic.

MIRAN m Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace".

MIRCEA m Romanian
Derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace".

MIREK m Czech, Polish
Short form of MIROSLAV and other names beginning with the Slavic element mir "peace".

MIRKO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Diminutive of MIROSLAV

MIRO m Slovene
Short form of MIROSLAV

MIRON m Russian, Polish
Russian and Polish form of MYRON

MIROSLAV m Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "peace and glory", derived from the Slavic elements mir "peace" and slav "glory"... [more]

MIROSŁAW m Polish
Polish form of MIROSLAV

MIRZA m Iranian, Arabic
Means "prince" in Persian.

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

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

MITUL m Indian
Derived from Sanskrit मित (mita) "measured".

MITXEL m Basque
Basque form of MICHAEL

MITYA m Russian
Diminutive of DMITRIY or MITROFAN

MLADEN m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Derived from south Slavic mlad meaning "young".

MNASON m Biblical, Ancient Greek
Possibly means "reminding" in Greek... [more]

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... [more]

MOANA f & m Maori
Means "wide expanse of water" or "sea" in Maori.

MODEST m Russian
Russian 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.

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.

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

MOISÉS m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of MOSES

MOISEY m Russian
Russian form of MOSES

MOISHE m Yiddish
Yiddish form of MOSES

MOMCHIL m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian момче (momche) "boy".

MONET f & m Various
From a French surname which was derived from either HAMON or EDMOND... [more]

MONGKUT m Thai
Means "crown" in Thai.

MONROE m Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname meaning "the mouth of the Roe" in Gaelic... [more]

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]

MONTY m English
Variant of MONTE

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

MORGAN m & f Welsh, English
From the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant, which was possibly derived from Welsh mor "sea" and cant "circle"... [more]

MORGEN m & f English (Rare)
Variant of MORGAN

MÓRIC m Hungarian
Hungarian form of MAURICE

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".

MORPHEUS m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μορφη (morphe) meaning "shape", referring to the shapes seen in dreams... [more]

MORRIS m English
Usual medieval form of MAURICE

MORT m English
Short form of MORTON or MORTIMER

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

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

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".

MUBIN m Arabic
Means "clear, distinct" in Arabic.

MUDIWA f & m Southern African
Means "beloved" in Shona.

MUFADDAL m Arabic
Means "preferred" in Arabic.

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.

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.

MUIRIS m Irish
Irish form of MAURICE

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.

MUKUL m Indian
Means "bud, blossom" in Sanskrit.

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.

MUNRO m Scottish
Variant of MONROE

MUNROE m Scottish
Variant of MONROE

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.

MURDO m Scottish
Anglicized form of MURCHADH

MURDOCH m Scottish
Anglicized form of MURCHADH

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.

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.

MWENYE m Eastern African
Means "owner, lord" in Swahili.

MYGHAL m Cornish
Cornish 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

MYRDDIN m Welsh Mythology
Original Welsh form of MERLIN

MYRON m English, Ancient Greek
Means "myrrh" in Greek... [more]

MYUNG m Korean
Means "bright, clear" from Sino-Korean 明.

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