ManatfNear Eastern Mythology Probably either from Arabic مَنَا (manā) meaning "mete out, distribute" or "test, determine" or مُنِيَة (muniya) meaning "fate, destiny, desire, wish". This was the name of the Semitic goddess of time, fate, fortune and death who was worshipped in pre-Islamic Arabia... [more]
ManzatfNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of a goddess in Elamite religion. Her name is derived from Akkadian manzât "rainbow". The fact that her name is Akkadian rather than Elamite, is possibly due to the fact that Elam had repeatedly been under Akkadian rule and was thus influenced by the Akkadian language and culture... [more]
MarhaltmArthurian Cycle Marhalt was the father of Sir Marhaus (according to Malory) and thus the father-in-law of King Anguish, who married Marhaus’ sister. The king is mentioned in Malory X, 66, fighting in the Lonazep tournament, but most of the time he remains in the background, perhaps busily governing his territory.
Maricourtf & mEnglish (British, Rare) From the place name Maricourt, located in the Somme department in northern France, first used during the First World War and last used before the Second World War.
Ma'rifatfUzbek Means "spiritual knowledge" in Uzbek.
MarigotfEnglish (Rare) Origins in a West African language, meaning "creek" in reference to a side stream or tributary rivulet. This word was brought to the Caribbean and is currently used as names for multiple (six) French-Caribbean populated locations, and thus may be used as a word or location name.
MarihotmBatak Means "joined, tied, connected" in Batak.
MarjetfDutch Variant of Mariëtte, though the pronunciation is somewhat different: Marjet has two syllables, whilst Mariëtte can have three or four syllables (depending on where you are in the Netherlands).
MarlittfGerman (Rare) This was assumed as a surname by the 19th-century German writer Eugenie John, who used the pen name E. Marlitt. She may have invented it, perhaps basing it on Marlene or Marlies.... [more]
MaubertmMedieval, Medieval French, Old High German Old High German, Old Saxon mahal "council, meeting" or Proto-Germanic amal "vigor, bravery" + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht "bright" from Proto-Germanic berhtaz.
MayatfFilipino Used as a term of indearment in the filipino language. Means "beautiful"
MayetfAncient Egyptian Means "the cat", derived from Egyptian mjwt "(female) cat, molly". This was the name of a child buried in the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II, who may have been his daughter.
MayrsoltmChechen Derived from Chechen майра (mayra) meaning "husband, brave man" combined with a short form of the Arabic title سُلْطَان (sulṭān) "Sultan, king, ruler".
MaysantfMedieval English, Anglo-Norman Medieval English form of Maissent which was an Old French form of a Germanic name, either Mathaswintha or *Magisind, *Megisend (derived from *mageną "power" and *swinþs "strong" or *sinþ- "journey").
MedelantmArthurian Cycle Apparently either a leader of the Sesnes or a king allied with them, invovled in the attack on Vandaliors Castle early in Arthur’s reign.... [more]
MedetmKazakh, Turkish Means "support, help" in Kazakh and Turkish, ultimately from Arabic مدد (madad).
MegatmMalay From a title of nobility that traditionally denoted a son whose father was a commoner but whose mother was of royal descent. It is typically placed before the given name.
Mehet-weretfEgyptian Mythology Means "great flood" in Ancient Egyptian. This was the name of a sky goddess associated with water, creation, and rebirth.
MehrandokhtfPersian Possibly derived from the Persian masculine name Mehran combined with Persian دخت (dokht) "daughter". Also compare Mehrdokht.
MehrdokhtfPersian Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, sympathy, love, affection" or "Mithra, the Sun", referring to the Zoroastrian deity Mithra (compare Mehr), combined with دخت (dokht) "daughter".
MehytfEgyptian Mythology From Egyptian mḥyt "north wind", or mḥj "to be full (of water); to flood, be flooded". In Egyptian mythology, Mehyt was a lion goddess originating from Nubia, associated with hunting and the desert.
MehytenweskhetfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian mḥy.t-n-wsḫ.t meaning "Mehyt of the broad hall". Name borne by a queen of the twenty-sixth dynasty of ancient Egypt.
MeinbertmMedieval, Old High German, Medieval German Old High German megin, magan "strength, might, power" + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht "bright" from Proto-Germanic berhtaz.
MelilotfLiterature Melilot Brandybuck was a hobbit in 'The Lord of the Rings' by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is a botanical name, like many female hobbit names.
MénrótmHungarian Mythology Ménrót is mentioned in Simon of Kéza's 'Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum', written in the 1280s, in its semi-Latinized form Menrot. According to Simon of Kéza, Hunor and Magor, the legendary forefathers of the Huns and the Hungarians, were the sons of Ménrót, a mythical giant, who he partly identified with biblical Nimrod... [more]
MérisseletmLiterature One of the children in 2006 book 'Ad Haiti si nasce ultimi' by Alessandro Corallo.
MeritfAncient Egyptian, Arabic (Egyptian) From Egyptian mryt meaning "the beloved one", the feminine perfective relative form of mrj "to love, to have affection for, to be fond of" as well as "to want, to wish, to desire".
MerritfNorth Frisian, Low German North Frisian short form of both Maria and Margarethe, recorded in the 1600s on the isles of Föhr, Amrum and Sylt. The name is still in use today.
MerytkhetfAncient Egyptian Etymology uncertain. The first element is probably mryt, the feminine form of mry "beloved" (see mrj "to love"). This was the name of a daughter of Ramesses II.
MeskhenetfEgyptian Mythology In Egyptian mythology she was a goddess of childbirth, and the creator of each child's 'ka', a part of their soul, which she breathed into them at the moment of their birth. Because she was responsible for 'ka', she was also associated with fate, and so would sometimes be associated with Shai... [more]
MetacometmWampanoag A Wampanoag and the second son of the sachem Massasoit.
Midnightf & mObscure (Modern) From Middle English midnight (also as middelniȝte), from Old English midniht, middeniht, middeneaht, (also as midderneaht and middelniht), from Proto-Germanic *midjanahts, equivalent to mid- + night.
MinuetfAmerican (Rare, Archaic) From the English word "minuet" referring to a type of "dance" or "a movement which is part of a longer musical composition such as a suite, sonata, or symphony, inspired by or conforming to the dance of the same name"... [more]
MirandukhtfGeorgian (Rare) This name is of Persian origin and means "daughter of Miran" or perhaps "daughter of the emir". Also compare the similar-looking name Amiran.... [more]
MirdatmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Mithradatha (see Mithridates). This name was borne by several kings of Iberia, who are also known under the name მითრიდატე (Mitridate) in Georgia.
MohibanotfUzbek Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and banot meaning "velvet".
MoistmLiterature Moist von Lipwig is a fictional character from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. A "reformed con-man" who is one of the major characters of the series, von Lipwig is the protagonist of the novels Going Postal, Making Money, and Raising Steam.
MordantmArthurian Cycle, Literature Mordant, whose name alludes to deadly sarcastic wit—the Latin root word mordēre means "to bite"—is a man who dies after a sojourn in the Bower of Bliss in Book 2 of "The Faerie Queene". He represents man's mortality.
MuffetfPopular Culture, English Name of the title character in the nursery rhyme, Little Miss Muffet, and possibly derived from the surname Muffet. This name is also used as a nickname, such as in Muffet Hemingway (born Joan Whittlesey Hemingway) and Muffet McGraw (real name Ann McGraw, née O'Brien).
MüfitmTurkish From Arabic مُفِيد (mufīd) meaning "useful, beneficial".