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Mayden f & m English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Combination of May or Mason and the -den suffix found in names such as Hayden... [more]

Mayfair f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Mayfair.

Mayhew m English
Transferred use of the surname Mayhew.

Mayle f & m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mayle.

Maylon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Maylon. Alternatively this could be a variant of Mahlon or an invented name modelled on names such as Waylon, Braylon, Jaylon and Daylon.

Mayo m English
Transferred use of the surname Mayo.

Mazaren f & m English (Rare)

McArthur m English
From the surname McArthur.

McCarthy f & m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname McCarthy (See also Carthy).

McCartney f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname McCartney. This name was given to 15 girls in 2017.

Mccauley m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Macauley.

McCoy m English (Modern)
From the surname McCoy.

McCrae m American
Transferred use of the surname McCrae.

Mcdonald m English
Transferred use of the surname McDonald.

McGee m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname McGee.

McGraw m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mcgraw.

McGregor m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname McGregor.

McIntyre m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname McIntyre.

McKay m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname McKay. This name is mainly used in Utah among Mormons; it was the surname of David O. McKay (1873-1970), the ninth president of the Mormon Church (from 1951 until his death in 1970).

Mckenzy f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mckinzi f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

McLain m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the English surname McLain.

McLane m English
Transferred use of the surname Mclane.

McLaren m English
Transferred use of the surname McLaren.

McLean m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname McLean. Most famously borne by actor Edgar McLean Stevenson (1927-1996) best known for portraying Lt... [more]

McNeil m English
Transferred use of the surname McNeil.

Meadowlark m & f English
From the name of the bird.

Mearl m English (American)
Variant of Merle.

Mechisodech m English
Probably a variant of Melchizedek. Given name of a forefather of Walt Disney.

Medgar m African American
A famous bearer is Medgar Evers, an African-American civil rights activist.

Medley m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Medley.... [more]

Medo m English, Arabic
Diminutive of Muhammad.

Meech m African American
Nickname for Demetrius.

Meehan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Meehan.

Mehki m African American
Variant of Mekhi.

Meigan f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Mekenzie f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Melanchthon m English (Rare, Archaic)
From the family name of Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), Protestant leader and associate of Luther. The name was originally Schwartzerdt, "black-earth", in German, which was translated into Greek (using melas (genitive melanos) "black" and chthon "land, earth, soil"), as was sometimes done during the time of the enthusiasm for Greek studies during the Renaissance... [more]

Melancthon m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Melanchthon.

Melbourne m English, Romani (Archaic)
After the capital of the Australian state of Victoria. It is named for the British prime minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. His title comes from his estate, Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire, whose name means "mill stream"... [more]

Meldrick m English
This English name means 'strong mill'. Meldrick Taylor, a two-weight world champion in boxing, is a famous bearer of this name.

Mell f & m American (Rare)

Mellie f & m English
Diminutive of names like Melissa, Melinda, Permelia and Melanie.

Mellody f & m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mellody or variation of Melody.

Melrose f & m English (Rare)

Melton m English
Probably a variant of Milton.

Melwyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

Mem f & m English
Short form of various names containing the element -mem-.

Memoir m & f English, African American
The word “memoir” itself means memory or remembrance. In the field of literature, a memoir is a collection of the events that happened in the author's life, tied together by a certain theme.

Memoire f & m African American, African
Variant of Memoir.

Men m English

Merary f & m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Merari.

Mercer m English
Transferred use of the surname Mercer.

Merchant m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Mereck m English (Rare)
Variant of Merrick influenced by the spelling of Dereck.

Meredeth m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meredith.

Meredite m & f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern), English (Rare)
Obscure portuguese form of Meredith

Meredyth m & f English
Variant of Meredith.

Merith m & f American

Meritt f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Merritt.

Merl m American
Variant of Merle.

Merric m English (Rare)
Variant of Merrick. It was used by the author Tamora Pierce for a character in her 'Protector of the Small' fantasy series.

Merrik m English (American)

Merril m & f English (Rare)

Merriman m English, Indigenous Australian
Transferred use of the surname Merriman.... [more]

Merrix m English (Rare)

Merveille f & m French (African, Rare), English (Rare)
French cognate of Marvel.

Mervel m & f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Meaning unknown, most likely a variant of Marvel and Merveille.

Mervil m American

Merwin m English, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean, Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Variant of Mervyn.

Mesiah m African American
Variant of Messiah.

Mesprit m American

Messi m English (Modern)
Given in honour of Argentine football/soccer star Lionel Messi (1987-).

Method m English (Archaic)
English form of Methodius.

Metro m English (American, Archaic)
Perhaps from the English word metropolitan.

Metta m African American (?)

Mic m American (Rare)
Diminutive for Micah or Michael or a variant of Mick.

Michae'l m & f African American (Rare)

Michaeljoseph m American (Rare)
Combination of Michael and Joseph. Occasionally used in the USA and was given to 11 boys in 1988.

Michaell m English
Variant of Michael.

Michale m English
Variant of Michael.

Michealangelo m English

Michial m English (American)
Variant of Michael.

Micholas m African American (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Nicholas influenced by Michael (also, see Nichael and Micole)... [more]

Mickie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Michelle, Michaela or Michael.

Micolash m English
Anglicised form of Czech Mikoláš, itself a variation on Nicholas. "Victory of the People", from the Greek nike meaning victory and laos meaning people.

Mifflin m English
Transferred use of the surname Mifflin.

Miggy m English (American)
English diminutive of the Spanish name Miguel.

Mihkael m American (Rare)
Rare variant of Michael.

Mika f & m American
Variant of Micah.

Mikah m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Micah.

Mikai m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
This name is probably a short form of Micaiah, but then via its variant spelling Mikaiah.

Mikaiah m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Micaiah.

Mikale m Hawaiian, American (Modern, Rare)
Hawaiian form of Michael.

Mikeal m English (American)
Variant of Michael.

Mikelino m American (Rare)
Variant of Michelino.

Mikenzie f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mikie f & m English

Mileo m American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Miguel and Leo.

Milez m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miles

Milfred m English (American, Rare)

Milhous m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Milhous.

Milhouse m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Milhouse.

Mill f & m English
Short form of Millicent or Millard or a transferred use of the surname Mill.

Millennium f & m English
From the word referring to a period of time spanning a thousand years, from a Latin combination of mīlle meaning "thousand" and annus meaning "year" (with a>e vowel change and addition of abstract noun suffix -ium).

Million m & f English (Rare)
From the English word million.

Mills m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Mills. May also be a diminutive of Miller.

Milon m Ancient Greek (Latinized), English, German (Rare), Literature
Derived from Greek milos "yew".... [more]

Milt m English
Diminutive or short form of Milton

Miner m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Miner.

Mingus m English, Dutch (Rare), Danish (Modern), Swedish (Modern, Rare)

Minor m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Minor.

Minus m English (Rare), East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
This name was given to at least five baby boys in the USA in 1915.... [more]

Miqal m African American
African American variant of Michael

Miraculous m & f American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word.

Miriah f & m English
Variant of Miria.

Mirl m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Merle.

Mirlin m English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Mison m American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Mison.

Missouri f & m English (American)
From the name of the American state, or from the name of the Missouri River, the longest river in the United States (see Missouri).

Mit m English (American)
Mit is derived from the names Mitchell, Matthew, or Michael, mostly as a shorter form or nickname... [more]

Mitchel m English
Variant of Mitchell.

Mitchelle f & m English (American), Indian
Feminine form and masculine variant of Mitchell.

Mitchi m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Mitchie.

Mitchie m & f English
Nickname for Mitchell or Michelle, though in recent years, it is most commonly used as a girl's name

Mitchy m English
Diminutive of Mitchell.

Mitt m English
Diminutive of Milton. Middle and common name of U.S. politician Willard Mitt Romney.

Mkenzie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mohawk m American

Monaghan m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Monaghan.

Mondo m English (American)
Nickname for Armand, borne by the pole vaulter Armand Duplantis.

Mont m English (American, Archaic)
Short for Montague and Montgomery.

Montagu m English
Variant of Montague.... [more]

Montel m African American
Means "little mountain".

Montell m English
Variant of Montel.

Montero m African American
From Spanish surname Montero, used as the occupational name for a beater or other assistant at a hunt (typically in the mountains).... [more]

Montez m English

Montford m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Montford meaning either "from a communal ford or water crossing" or "from Munda's ford," Munda being an old English personal name meaning "protector, guardian," as seen in names such as Edmund... [more]

Montgomerie m English
Variant spelling of Montgomery.

Monti m English
Variant of Monty.

Montie f & m English
A variant of Monte or Monty, also used as a feminine name.

Montiel m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Montiel.

Montique m African American (Rare)

Montreal m English (Rare), African American
From the name of a Canadian city, whose name is a variant of "Mount Royal".

Montrel m African American
Variant of Montrell.

Montrell m African American

Montrezl m African American (Rare)
Variant of Montrez, which appears to be a blend of names such as Montrell and Cortéz... [more]

Montrice f & m African American (Rare)
Probably an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Montrell and Patrice.

Montrose m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Montrose.... [more]

Monttryal m American (Modern, Rare)

Monzy m American (Hispanic)

Moody m English
From the surname Moody, which is from the Old English modig, "impetuous, brave".

Moon f & m English (Rare)
From Old English mōna, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô.

Moonlight f & m English (Rare)
Means "light of the moon" in Old English.

Moonsky f & m American (Rare)
Mix of the words "moon" and "sky" sky meaning "beyond earth" and moon after the planet that reflects the light of the sun

Moose m English (Canadian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the animal "Moose". Usually used as a nickname.

Mor f & m English
Short form of Morgan 1, Morris and other names that starting with mor.

Morbius m American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
The name of the ill-fated and somewhat unstable scientist and space voyager, Dr. Edward Morbius, in the classic 1956 science fiction film, Forbidden Planet. In an apparent acknowledgement of the earlier movie, the name was also used for an unstable renegade Time Lord in an episode ("The Brain of Morbius") of the long-running British science fiction television series, Dr Who... [more]

Mordaunt m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mordaunt.

Mordicai m English (?)

Morey m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive for names beginning with Mor- such as Morris or Mordecai. ... [more]

Moris m English (Rare)
Variant of Morris.

Morning f & m English
From the English word "morning", ultimately from proto-Germanic murginaz "to flicker, twinkle, darken".

Morrell m English
Transferred use of the surname Morrell.

Morrie m English (American)
Diminutive of Morris.

Morrow m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Morrow.

Moseley m American
Transferred use of surname Moseley

Mosley f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mosley.

Motley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Motley.

Mounce m English (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Måns.

Mountstuart m English
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Mountstuart.

Moyle m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Moyle.

Mozart m English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the German surname Mozart, most likely in honour of the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Moze m English
Nickname for Moses

Mozell m & f English (American)
Possibly a feminine variant and a masculine form of Mozelle.

Muddy m English (Rare), African American
From the adjective used as a nickname for someone who is covered in mud. Famous bearers of this nickname ''Muddy'' include the American baseball player Muddy Ruel (1896-1963), and American singer and musician Muddy Waters (1913-1983).

Mufasa m Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Name of a character in 'The Lion King' franchise, who is Scar's older brother, Sarabi's mate, Simba's father and Kiara and Kion's paternal grandfather and introduced as the King of the Pride Lands.

Muirhead m Scottish, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Muirhead. A known bearer was Scottish war artist Muirhead Bone (1876-1953).

Murdoc m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Murdoch. A notable fictional bearer of this name is Murdoc Niccals, member of virtual band Gorillaz.

Murl m English (Rare)
Variant of Merle presumably

Murle m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Merle.

Murph m English
Short form of Murphy.

Murrell m American (South, Rare)
George Murrell Smith Jr. is an American politician and the 61st Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives.

Murry m English
Variant of Murray.

Muse m & f English
Transferred use of the surname.

Myca f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mica and Micah

Mycah f & m English (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Micah.

Mycajah m American
Variant of Micajah.

Mycal m English (Rare)
Variant of Michael.

Mychael m English (Rare), Irish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Michael.

Mychal m English
Variant of Michael.

Mycheal m English (Rare)
Variant of Michael.

Myer m English
Variant of Meir.

Myka f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Micah.

Mykah f & m English (American)
Variant of Micah.

Mykail m English
Variant of Michael.

Myke m English (Modern)
Variant of Mike.

Mykel m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Michael.

Mykell f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Michael.

Mykelti f & m American (Modern, Rare)
A concatenation of Michael with the initial T (the phonetic element /ti/). In the case of American actor Mykelti Williamson (1957-), who is of African American descent and self-identifies as being of partial Blackfoot descent, he has claimed that his name means "spirit" in the Blackfoot language, but this is untrue... [more]

Mykhael m American (Modern, Rare)

Mylez m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myles 1.

Mylley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mylley.

Mylo m English
Variant of Milo.

Myloh m English (Americanized, Rare)

Mylon m English (American)
Variant of Milon.

Myndert m American (South, Americanized, Archaic)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Mindert and Mendert.

Myriah f & m English
Variant of Myria or Miriah. Usage of this name began in England in the 18th century, though at that time, it was rarely given to girls... [more]

Myrl f & m English
Variant of Merle or Meryl.

Myrom m English (Rare)
Variant of Myron.

Myshkin m English (Rare)
Extremely rare transferred use of the Russian surname Myshkin.

Myson m American (Rare)
Most likely a transferred use of the surname Myson.

Mystique f & m English, Popular Culture
From the adjective in the English language. Means to have a "a special quality or air that makes somebody or something appear mysterious, powerful, or desirable." It is a French loanword deriving from the Middle English mystik, from the Latin mysticus 'of or belonging to secret rites or mysteries; mystic, mystical', from the Ancient Greek mustikos (μυστικός) 'secret, mystic', from mustēs (μύστης) 'one who has been initiated'.... [more]

Mythias m English (Rare)
Variant of Mathias.

Naemar m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Neymar.

Naiquan m African American (Modern, Rare)

Nairn m & f Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Nairn.

Naish m English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Ignatius.

Najae f & m English (Rare)
Elaboration of Jae 2.

Najai f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Najae.

Najenda m American

Nakia m & f Popular Culture, African American
Briefly charted on American popularity lists due to the short-lived television police drama series 'Nakia' (1974), which starred Robert Forster as a Navajo deputy sheriff, "who was often in conflict with his people's customs and white man's law"... [more]

Nakota m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Indigenous Nakota peoples.

Namari m & f African American (Rare), South African
Combination of the sounds found in names such as Jamari, Amari and Kamari.

Namon m English, Biblical
Possibly a variant of Naaman.

Nanoah m & f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
In the case of male bearers, this name can be a corruption or variant of the biblical name Manoah. For female bearers, the meaning and origin is unknown at this point in time.

Nanya m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of N'anya.

Nap m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Napoleon. Most notably used by Hall of Fame baseball player Nap Lajoie.

Narcato m African American

Naron m American (Rare), Trinidadian Creole (Rare)

Narvel m American (Rare)
Borne by rockabilly singer Narvel Felts (1938-) and by Narvel Blackstock, second husband of singer Reba McEntire. Probably a variant of Norval.

Nasaniel m American (Rare)

Nashon m African American (Rare)
Likely a variant of the biblical name Nahshon (perhaps via Naashon, the spelling used in the King James Version).

Nashton m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Nash and the popular name suffix -ton.

Nashville m & f English (Rare)
This name is derived from the city of Nashville (and capital of Tennessee in the USA)... [more]

Natay m & f American (Rare)

Nathaddeus m African American
Combination of Nathaniel and Thaddeus.

Nathaneal m English (Rare)
Variant of Nathanael.

Nathanial m English (Rare)
Variant of Nathaniel.

Nathaniell m English (Archaic)
Variant of Nathaniel recorded in the 16th century.

Nathen m English
Variant of Nathan.

Natie m & f English
Diminutive of Nathan, Nathaniel, Ignatius or Natalie.

Natius m English
Short form of Ignatius.

Nats m English
Diminutive of Nathanael.

Natthan m American (Rare)
Variant of Nathan.

Natthew m African American (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Matthew.

Natto m English
Nickname for Nathanael and Nathaniel.

Natty m & f English
Diminutive of Nathaniel, Natalie and other names containing the element nat.

Nature m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
The phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations.

Naunton m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of either the surname Naunton or the place name Naunton.... [more]

Navarone m English (Rare)
Likely derived from Navarone, the name of a fictional Greek island from the novel The Guns of Navarone (1957) written by Alistair MacLean (1922-1987).... [more]

Navarre m English

Navas m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Navas.

Navey m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Navey.

Naviyd m American

Naymar m American (Modern)
Variant of Neymar.

Nayvadius m African American
This is the birth name of American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer, Future.

Nazaro m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Nazarius.

Neale m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Neale.

Nealie f & m American
Feminine form of Neal or Neil. Has also been used as a diminutive of Cornelius.

Neander m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch (Rare), English, German
Latinized form of Neandros. However, in modern times, this name is best known as a surname - the most prominent bearer of which is the German theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650-1680)... [more]

Neddie m English
Diminutive of Edward and Edmund.

Neddy m English
Variant of Neddie.

Nedley m English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nedley.

Nedly m English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nedley. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch jazz musician and composer Nedly Elstak (1931-1989).

Nedrick m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nedrick.... [more]

Needham m English
Transferred use of the surname Needham.

Neeley m & f English, Literature
Diminutive of Cornelius or a transferred use of the surname Neeley.

Neftaly m English
Variant of Neftali.

Negus m African American, Tigrinya
Means "king" in Tigrinya.

Nehemias m English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nehemiah.

Neiko m & f African American (Rare)

Neile f & m English (American)
Possibly a feminine form of Neil. This name was born by Filipino actress Neile Adams (1932-)

Neill m English
A variant of Neil.

Neille f & m American (Rare)

Neimar m American (Hispanic)
Variant of Neymar.

Nelius m English (American), Afrikaans, Norwegian (Rare)
Afrikaans and Norwegian short form of Cornelius.

Nellan m & f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nelsan m English (American)
Likely a variant spelling of Nelson. A notable bearer of this name was the American actor Nelsan Ellis (1977-2017).

Nelvin m English (American)
Rhyming variant of Kelvin.

Nemesian m English (Rare)
English form of Nemesianus.

Nepotian m English, German (Rare, Archaic), History
English and German form of Nepotianus. A bearer of this name was Nepotian of Asturias, a Visigothic count who became King of Asturias in 842 AD but was killed the same year.

Nery m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Neri.

Ness m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Ness or a masculine form of Nessa 1.... [more]

Nevelyn f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Neviah m African American

Nevill m English (Rare)
Variant of Neville.

Nevin m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Naomhán.

Newel m English (American)

Newell m English
Transferred use of the surname Newell of various meanings such as a location name "new hall" where hall refers to a communal building or a variant of Neville or of Noel... [more]

Newman m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Newman.

Nex m & f English
Likely from Latin nex, meaning “murder, slaughter, violent death”

Ney m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Maybe from the surname Ney borne by a general in the army of emperor Napoleon I.

Neyland m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Neyland.

Neymer m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Neymar.

Neysean m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular phonetic element nay and Sean.

Niccolas m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nicholas.

Niccolo m English
Anglicized form of Niccolò.

Nicere m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nicere.

Nichael m African American (Modern, Rare)
A blend of Nicholas and Michael