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Mundric m GermanicDerived from Old High German
mund "protection" combined with
rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic
rîg or
rix and Gothic
reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
Mundungus m LiteratureMundungus Fletcher was a wizard who dealt in magical artefacts in the 'Harry Potter' series.... [
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Mune m Popular CultureMune is the main character in the French computer-animated movie: 'Mune: Guardian of the Moon' (2014). His name could be a mashup of the French word
lune and the English word
moon, both meaning "moon".
Munehiro m JapaneseFrom 宗 (
mune) meaning "clan, ancestry, sect, origin, religion" and 裕 (
hiro) meaning "abundant", 大 (
hiro) meaning "big, great", or 博 (
hiro) meaning "command, esteem"... [
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Muneko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 旨 (
mune) meaning "delicious" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Munenobu m JapaneseFrom Japanese 宗/旨(
mune) or 志 (
mune), both meaning "principle; aim; purpose; meaning; gist", combined with 信 (
nobu) meaning "trust; faith", 宣 (
nobu) meaning "proclamation; announcement", or 延 (
nobu) meaning "postponement; delay".
Munesu f & m ShonaMeans "God is with us" or "God is within us" in Shona.
Münevver f TurkishMeans "enlightened, intelligent" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic منور
(munawwar).
Muneyuki f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 旨 (mune) meaning "delicious" combined with 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow"
Munezane m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 宗/旨 (
mune) meaning "principle; aim; purpose; meaning; gist" combined with 実 (
zane), the joining form of 実 (
sane) meaning "fruit seed" or 志 (
zane), the joining form of 志 (
sane) meaning "purpose; aspiration; determination; ambition; will".... [
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Munifrid m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
muni, but we don't exactly know where
muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [
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Munigast m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
muni, but we don't exactly know where
muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [
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Munigund f GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
muni, but we don't exactly know where
muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [
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Munimund m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
muni, but we don't exactly know where
muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [
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Muninn m Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
munr "mind" (see also
Munimund). In Norse mythology, Muninn is the name of one of Odin's two ravens. Muninn signifies Memory and each day, he and Huginn (the other raven) fly over all the nine worlds known in Norse mythology in order to gather news and information for Odin.
Munitrud f GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
muni, but we don't exactly know where
muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [
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Munkhbat m MongolianMeans "eternal strength" in Mongolian, from мөнх
(mönkh) meaning "eternal" and бат
(batu) meaning "strong, firm".
Munkustrap m Literature, TheatreThis name belongs to a Jellicle cat in T.S. Eliot's poem, Naming of Cats. He is a principal character in the musical, Cats.
Munnan m YakutFrom the name of Munnan Darkhan, the second leader of the Kangalassky Yakuts.
Munonzwaishe m & f ShonaIt means "You Lord are one who hears" or simply, "You hear the Lord".
Muntader m ArabicThis name is given to people who are waiting for the saver
Muntadher m ArabicThis name is given to people who are waiting for the saver
Munuald m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
muni, but we don't exactly know where
muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [
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Munulf m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
muni, but we don't exactly know where
muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [
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Munyi m YiMeans "second brother" in Yi.
Munyu m YiMeans "fifth brother" in Yi.
Muogboo m IgboMeans "let the spirits intervene or settle the matter" in Igbo.
Muqdam m ArabicMe qdam in Arabic language also usually mentioned bad (ALMEQDAM)... [
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Muqian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
穆 (mù) meaning "majestic, solemn, reverent, calm" and
茜 (qiàn) meaning "madder, reeds".
Muqima f UzbekDerived from
muqim meaning "constant, permanent".
Muqimbibi f UzbekDerived from
muqim meaning "constant, permanent" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Muqiu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
慕 (mù) meaning "long for, desire, admire" and
秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".
Muradi m GeorgianForm of
Murad with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი
(-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Murako f JapaneseMura means "Village, Hamlet, Town" and Ko means "Barbarian, Foreign,Child, Sign of the Rat, 1st in Chinese Zodiac, Lake."
Murasaki f Japanese (Rare)This name is used as 紫 (shi,
murasaki), originally (and still is) referring to the type of plant known as lithospermum erythrorhizon, but developed to refer to a purple or violet colour, since the dye produced from the plant has that type of colour.... [
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Murasakihime f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紫 (
murasaki) meaning "purple; violet" combined with 姫 (
hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Murasame m JapaneseThis name can be used as 叢雨 (murasame) meaning "rainfall that suddenly starts and stops" or 村雨 (murasame) meaning "passing shower".... [
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Murcia f Roman MythologyOriginally an epithet to the goddess
Venus and connected to the word
myrtus "myrtle tree", later connected to the Latin word
murcus "lazy, inactive" and interpreted as goddess of laziness by Christian writers.
Murezzan m RomanshRomansh form of
Maurus and
Moritz, traditionally found in the Engadine valley. This name was borne by Swiss ice hockey player Murezzan Andreossi (1897 – 1958).
Muriko m GeorgianDiminutive of
Muro, which is a short form of masculine names that start with
Mur- and perhaps also of those that end in
-mur.
Murk m West FrisianMeaning uncertain. The name is thought to be a short form of Frisian given names that contain either Old Frisian
moar (also
môr) meaning "bog, marsh, moor, swamp" or Old Frisian
moark meaning "dark-coloured"... [
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Murlan m Albanian (Rare)Derived from Albanian
murlan, a term denoting a "strong and bitterly cold wind from the north".
Murman m Georgian, Literature, TheatreMeaning uncertain, as the available sources each provide a different etymology for this name. According to a Georgian source, Murman is a phonetic variant of
Murvan... [
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Murni f & m Indonesian, MalayMeans "pure, holy, chaste" in Indonesian and Malay. It is feminine in Indonesia and Malaysia while it is typically masculine in Brunei.
Murrell m American (South, Rare)George Murrell Smith Jr. is an American politician and the 61st Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Murtala m NigerianWest African variant of
Murtada. This was borne by Murtala Muhammed (1938-1976), a Nigerian Army general who became fourth Head of State of Nigeria.
Murtazi m GeorgianForm of
Murtaz with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი
(-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Murui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
慕 (mù) meaning "long for, desire, admire" and
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Murvan m Georgian (Rare), ChechenMedieval Georgian form of
Marwan, which is still in use today (albeit barely). The name must eventually have spread from Georgia to neighbouring Chechnya.
Murzaqan m Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Mirzakhan. This name is extremely rare in Georgia today; actually, one could almost consider it to be archaic. A known bearer of this name was the nobleman Murzaqan Shervashidze (18th century), who named his fiefdom after himself, Samurzaqano ("land of Murzaqan")... [
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Musa m & f AymaraMeans "ability, intelligence" in Aymara.
Musab m Arabic (Latinized, Modern)From the Arabic root 'a'A-sa-ba -to squeeqe tight. the form Musab ferers to that which was placed under pressure but endured and came out stronger.... [
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Musabek m KazakhFrom the name
Musa combined with the Ottoman Turkish title بك
(beg) meaning "ruler, chief, lord".
Musagetes m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Μουσαγέτης
(Mousagetes) meaning "leader of the Muses". This was an epithet of the god
Apollo as leader of the nine Muses, also applied to Hercules.
Musajan m UyghurUyghur elaboration of
Musa using the suffix جان
(jan) meaning "dear".
Musaku m JapaneseFrom Japanese 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" combined with 作 (saku) meaning "work". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Musang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
慕 (mù) meaning "long for, desire, admire" and
桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree".
Musarrat f & m UrduFrom Persian مسرت
(musarat) meaning "joy, delight, pleasure".
Musashi m & f Japanese, Popular CultureThis name combines 武 (bu, mu, take.shi) meaning "military, warrior" with 蔵 (sou, zou, osa.meru, kaku.reru, kura, sashi) meaning "own, possess, storehouse", the combination also being read as Takezō.... [
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Musavvira f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
musavvir meaning "painter, artist".
Musetta f Theatre, Italian (Tuscan)Latinate form of
Musette, which was possibly based on the dance style, popular in Paris in the 1880s, which took its name from a kind of small bagpipe. It was used by Puccini for the lover of Marcello in his opera
La Bohème (1896), which was based on
La Vie de Bohème (1851) by Henri Murger (who named the character
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Mushan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
慕 (mù) meaning "long for, admire" and
杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".
Musharraf m Urdu, ArabicDerived from Arabic مُشْرِف
(mušrif) meaning "supervisor, overseer" or "honourable, dominant".
Mushfiqa f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
mushfiq meaning "full of compassion".
Mushfiqur m BengaliA well known bearer of the name is the Bangladeshi cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim.
Mushi m BiblicalMeaning "touch, sensitive," was a son of
Merari of the house of
Levi according to Exodus 6:19, born in Egypt.
Mushirah f ArabicAnother form of the name "Mushira". It is "to give to counsel, to guide, or advise" or means "one who sets an example" in Arabic.
Mushka f YiddishDiminutive of
Muskat. Mushka is commonly used in the Orthodox Jewish community as a feminine equivalent form for the name Moses.
Mushknoz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
mushk meaning "musk" and
noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".
Mushoira f UzbekUzbek feminine name refering to a contest between two or more poets.
Mushtariybonu f UzbekDerived from
Mushtariy meaning "Jupiter (planet)" and
bonu meaning "lady (title)".
Musidora f LiteratureApparently a feminine form of
Musidorus, which was perhaps coined by the poet Sir Philip Sidney in the late 16th century for use in his poem 'Arcadia'. Allegedly it is intended to mean "gift of the Muses" from Greek Μοῦσα (
Mousa) "Muse", literally "muse, music, song" (compare
Musaeus), and the popular name suffix δωρα (
dora) "giving" or "gift"... [
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Muskat f YiddishDerived from Old French
muscade, meaning "nutmeg, an aromatic spice".
Muskkaan f HindiMeaning "Smile". ALWAYS SMILE IF YOU HAVE THIS NAME!
Muslih m Arabic, IndonesianMeans "reformer, peacemaker, conciliator" in Arabic, from the word أَصْلَحَ
('aslaha) meaning "to reform, to make peace, to reconcile".
Muslim m Arabic, Avar, Chechen, Georgian (Rare), Indonesian, Ingush, Kazakh, Lezgin, Malay, UrduName for a follower of
Islam, ultimately from Arabic أسلم
(aslama) meaning "to surrender, to submit".
Mušmaḫḫū m Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian MythologyMeans "distinguished/exalted serpent", deriving from the Sumerian elements
muš ("snake, reptile") and
mah ("high, exalted"). Name borne by a demon in Mespotamian mythology that was thought to be a hybrid of lion, serpent, and bird.
Musofira f UzbekDerived from
musofir meaning "pilgrim" or "traveller, wanderer".
Musoke m Ganda, African MythologyMusoke is the God of Rain in Ganda mythology. His Name derives From ‘
mu’, indicating a single individual, and ‘
soke’, which means ‘
rain’.
Musonianus m Late RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from
Musonius. A notable bearer of this name was the Roman senator Strategius Musonianus (4th century AD), who received the cognomen from the Roman emperor Constantine I because of his learnedness.
Mussasa f South AmericanA famous bearer of this name is Queen Mussasa, who was a 17th century Jaga queen.
Mustabsherah f Arabicone who will be happy in the hereafter, in the paradise. It is an Arabic word used in Quran- a collection of revelations by the God on prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of the Lord be upon him).
Mustaqim m ArabicIt is a Quranic name meaning "straight" or "correct".
Mustika f IndonesianDerived from Indonesian
mestika meaning "precious gemstone, crystal" or "beautiful, perfect".
Mustikawati f IndonesianDerived from Indonesian
mestika meaning "precious gemstone, crystal" or "beautiful, perfect" combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.