Madina f Tajik, Uzbek, Kazakh, Avar, ChechenFrom the name of the city of Medina, Arabic
المدينة (al-Madinah), which means "the city". The Saudi city is considered an Islamic holy site because the Prophet
Muhammad was based there for a period.
Magdy m Arabic (Egyptian)Alternate transcription of Arabic
مجدي (see
Majdi). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.
Maha f ArabicMeans
"oryx" in Arabic. The oryx is a variety of antelope that is said to represent beauty.
Mai 4 f ArabicMeans
"water" in Arabic, a dialectal variant of
ماء (ma).
Majdi m ArabicMeans
"glorious, praiseworthy" in Arabic, from the root
مجد (majada) meaning "to be glorious".
Majid m Arabic, Persian, UrduMeans
"glorious, magnificent" in Arabic, from the root
مجد (majada) meaning "to be glorious". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names:
مجيد, in which the second vowel is long, and
ماجد, in which the first vowel is long.
Malik 1 m ArabicMeans
"king" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition
الملك (al-Malik) is one of the 99 names of Allah. This can also be another way of transcribing the name
مالك (see
Maalik).
Marijani m SwahiliMeans
"coral" in Swahili, originally a borrowing from Arabic.
Marwa f ArabicFrom the Arabic name of a fragrant plant. Al-Marwa is the name of one of the two sacred hills near Mecca.
Masuma f Arabic, Pashto, UrduMeans
"innocent" in Arabic. After her death, this name was applied to Fatima, a daughter of the 9th-century Shia imam Musa al-Kadhim.
Mavzuna f TajikDerived from Arabic
موْزون (mawzun) meaning
"balanced, poised", a derivative of
وزن (wazana).
Maytham m Arabic (Rare)Possibly means
"crushing" in Arabic. This was the name of a companion of
Ali, the fourth caliph.
Mehmed m Ottoman Turkish, BosnianOlder form of
Mehmet, as well as the Bosnian form. This was the name of six sultans of the Ottoman Empire, including Mehmed II the conqueror of Constantinople.
Melek 2 f TurkishMeans
"angel" in Turkish, ultimately of Arabic origin.
Miray f TurkishMeaning uncertain, possibly from Arabic
أمير (amir) meaning "commander" combined with Turkish
ay meaning "moon, month".
Muammar m ArabicMeans
"given long life" in Arabic, from the root
عمر ('amara) meaning "to live long, to thrive". A famous bearer was the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011).
Muhammad m Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Tajik, Uzbek, Indonesian, Malay, AvarMeans
"praised, commendable" in Arabic, derived from the root
حمد (hamida) meaning "to praise". This was the name of the prophet who founded the Islamic religion in the 7th century. According to Islamic belief, at age 40 Muhammad was visited by the angel
Gabriel, who provided him with the first verses of the Quran. Approximately 20 years later he conquered Mecca, the city of his birth, and his followers controlled most of the Arabian Peninsula at the time of his death in 632.
... [more] Mumtaz m & f Arabic, UrduMeans
"distinguished" in Arabic. The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as tomb for his wife Mumtaz Mahal (1593-1631).
Muna f ArabicMeans
"wishes, desires", from the plural of Arabic
منية (munyah).
Murtada m ArabicMeans
"chosen" in Arabic. This is an epithet of
Ali, the fourth caliph.
Mustafa m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, UrduMeans
"the chosen one" in Arabic, an epithet of
Muhammad. This was the name of four Ottoman sultans. Another famous bearer was Mustafa Kemal (1881-1938), also known as Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.
Mu'tamid m ArabicMeans
"relying on, leaning on" in Arabic. Al-Mu'tamid was a 9th-century Abbasid caliph. This was also the name of an 11th-century Abbadid ruler of Seville, who was a patron of the arts and a poet.
Nada 1 f ArabicMeans either
"generosity" or
"dew" in Arabic.
Nadim m Arabic, UrduMeans
"drinking companion", derived from Arabic
ندم (nadima) meaning "to drink together".
Naila f ArabicFeminine form of
Nail. This was the name of the wife of
Uthman, the third caliph of the Muslims. She tried in vain to prevent a mob from murdering her husband, and had several fingers cut off in the process.
Na'im m ArabicMeans
"tranquil, happy, at ease" in Arabic.
Naji m ArabicMeans
"intimate friend" in Arabic. This can also be another way of transcribing the name
ناجي (see
Naaji).
Narine f ArmenianProbably from Persian
نار (nar) meaning
"pomegranate", considered a sacred fruit in Armenian culture. Alternately, it could be derived from Arabic
نار (nar) meaning
"fire".
Nasir m ArabicMeans
"helper" in Arabic. This transcription represents two different Arabic names.
Noor-Ali m PersianFrom Persian
نور (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with the name
Ali 1. Though usually transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space, it is not written with a space in Persian.
Nurasyl m Kazakh (Rare)From Kazakh
нұр (nur) meaning "light" and
асыл (asyl) meaning "precious, noble" (both words ultimately of Arabic origin).
Nurbek m KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz
нур (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Nurcan f TurkishMeans
"bright soul" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic
نور (nur) meaning "light" and Persian
jan meaning "soul, life".
Nurdaulet m KazakhFrom Kazakh
нұр (nur) meaning "light" and
дәулет (daulet) meaning "country, government" (both words ultimately of Arabic origin).
Nurgül f TurkishMeans
"radiant rose" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic
نور (nur) meaning "light" and Persian
گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".
Nurislam m KazakhFrom Kazakh
нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with
Islam, the name of the religion (ultimately from Arabic
إسلام).
Nursultan m KazakhFrom Kazakh
нұр (nur) meaning "light" and
сұлтан (sultan) meaning "sultan, king" (both words of Arabic origin).
Nurten f TurkishMeans
"radiant skin" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic
نور (nur) meaning "light" and Persian
تن (tan) meaning "body".