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Melkjor m Maltese (Rare)
Maltese form of Melchior.

Mellito m Italian
Italian form of Mellitus.

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

Mélovin m Ukrainian
The stage name of the Ukrainian singer is formed from the English word halloween and the surname of the designer Alexander McQueen.

Melrose f & m English (Rare)

Melryan m & f Filipino (Rare), Portuguese (Rare, ?)

Meltger m Romansh
Variant of Melchior, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.

Melvino m African American (Italianized, Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

Membolu m Igbo
Means "do something to me and I retaliate" in Igbo.

Memmius m Ancient Roman
This is the name of a fourth century saint. His sister, Poma, is also venerated as a saint.

Memnoch m Literature
Unknown.... [more]

Memnone m Italian
Italian form of Memnon.

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

Memucan m Biblical
Memucan was one of the seven vice-regents of the Persian King Ahasuerus(Also know as king Xerxes). Memucan was possibly another name for Haman.

Memukan m Biblical
Variant of Memucan.

Memzgun m Nivkh
From Nivkh mem meaning "rainbow"; given to baby boys born during the time of a rainbow.

Menardo m Galician (Rare)

Menasze m Yiddish (Polonized)
Variant of Menashe.

Menaute m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Arabic (Moorish, ?)
Contracted form of Menehaute.

Mencius m History
Anglicized form of the Chinese name 孟子 (Mengzi), from the surname Meng combined with the title 子 (zǐ) meaning "master"... [more]

Mendert m West Frisian
West Frisian form of Meindert.

Mendoza m Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname.

Menduri m Romansh
Contraction of Men and Duri.

Menebue m Ogoni
Means "Paramount Ruler", "Chief of a Community" or simply "A King"

Menedem m Russian, Catalan
Russian and Catalan form of Menedemos via it's Latinized form Menedemus.

Menegbo f & m Ogoni
Means "wealthy/ rich friend" in Khana,... [more]

Menelaj m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Menelaus.

Menelao m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Menelaus.

Ménélas m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Menelaus.

Menelau m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Menelaus.

Menelay m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Menelaos (see Menelaus).

Menelik m Ge'ez, Amharic
Means "son of the wise man" in Ge'ez and Amharic. According to the legend Menelik was the first emperor of Ethiopia. In the 10th century BC, he is said to have inaugurated the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia, so named because Menelik I is supposed to be the son of the biblical King Solomon of ancient Israel and Makeda, the Ethiopian Queen of Sheba.

Menendo m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Portuguese
Derived from Hermenegildo.

Menezio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Menoetius.

Mengjie f & m Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision" combined with 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure" or 婕 (jié) meaning "beautiful, handsome"... [more]

Mengnan m Chinese
From the Chinese 盟 (méng) meaning "oath, covenant, alliance" and 南 (nán) meaning "south".

Mengtao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, to dream" combined with 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, peach tree", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Mengyao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout", 瑤 (yáo) meaning "jade" or "mother of pearl"... [more]

Menhaal m & f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic منهال (see Minhal).

Ménippe m History (Gallicized)
French form of Menippos via its latinized form Menippus.

Menippo m Italian
Italian form of Menippos via its latinized form Menippus.

Menisch m Romansh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Dumeni, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Mennert m West Frisian
Variant of Mendert.

Menowin m German (Modern, Rare), Romani
The name is often analysed as a Germanic name made from the element MEGIN "strength" and WIN "friend". However, in the case of the most known bearer, the German singer Menowin Fröhlich, there is an account from his father that the name is made up to sound like Menuhin (the surname of the violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin).

Menrade m French (Archaic)
Local French form of Meinrad found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 18th century.

Menuhah m & f Hebrew
Variant of Menuha.

Mėnulis m Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Means "moon" in Lithuanian. This was the name of the Lithuanian moon god.

Menzies m English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Menzies.

Meodras m Arthurian Cycle
The Emperor of Spain in Layamon’s chronicle.... [more]

Meos-jin m Korean (Rare)
The name Meos-Jin means "handsome" 멋진

Meraiah m Biblical
Meaning "resistance," a chief priest, a contemporary of the high priest Joiakim (Neh 12:12).

Meralis m Arthurian Cycle
One of Perceval’s eleven paternal uncles in Perlesvaus; the eighth son of Gais le Gros and the brother of Alain.

Mercato m Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin mercatus "merchant".

Mercher m Welsh
Welsh form of Mercurius (see Mercury).

Mercure m Roman Mythology (Gallicized), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
French form of Mercurius (see Mercury).

Mercuri m Catalan
Catalan form of Mercurius (see Mercury).

Merdeka m & f Indonesian
Means "free, independent" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "prosperous".

Merenre m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mr.n-rꜥ, meaning "(the one) who is beloved by Ra", from Egyptian mr.n, a perfect relative form of mrj "to love (someone)" combined with the Egyptian God Ra... [more]

Merhawi m Tigrinya
Means "here value; here glory" in Tigrinya.

Meriful m Romani
Meaning "full of merriment."

Meriiti m Ancient Egyptian
Means "beloved of the father" in Egyptian.

Meritan m Albanian
Variant of Meriton.

Meriton m Albanian
Derived from Albanian meriton "to deserve; to merit".

Merivel m Romani
Romani form of Marvel.

Merkado m Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Judeo-Spanish merkado or Spanish mercado, both meaning "market". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was sold by its parents. Masculine form of Merkada.

Merkare m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mr-kꜣ-rꜥ, possibly meaning "the soul in the pyramid of Ra", from Egyptian mr "pyramid" combined with kꜣ "soul" combined with the name of the god Ra... [more]

Merkury m Polish
Polish form of Mercurius (see Mercury).

Merkusz m Medieval Polish
Variant of Markusz.

Merlijn m Dutch, Flemish
Dutch form of Merlin.

Merlino m Italian
Italian form of Merlin

Merlito m Spanish (Philippines)
Masculine form of Merlita.

Mernoch m Old Irish
Variant of Meàrnag.

Merouan m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مروان (see Marwan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Mérovée m History (Gallicized)
French form of Meroveus.

Merrell m & f English (Rare)
A variant of Merrill that is sometimes used as a feminine name, as well as a masculine variant of Meryl.

Merrick m Romani (Archaic)

Mertcan m Turkish
Turkish name with the combination of Mert and Can. Means "brave soul".

Mertein m Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Martin.

Merthin m Literature
Anglicized form of Myrddin used by author Ken Follett for a character in his novel 'World Without End'.

Merwane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مروان (see Marwan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Merzhin m Breton Legend
Breton variant of Merlin.

Merzouk m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مرزوق (see Marzuq) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Mesaque m Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Meshach.

Mesen-ka m Ancient Egyptian
Means "his Ka is born" in Egyptian.

Meseret f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "foundation" in Amharic.

Meshack m English (African), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Meshach.

Meshech m Biblical
Genesis 10:23

Mesheck m Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Meshech.

Mesidie m Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Mèsidye.

Mèsidye m Haitian Creole
Derived from Haitian Creole mèsi "thanks; thank you" and dye "god" with the intended meaning of "thanks be to God".

Messala m Ancient Roman, Literature
Character from The Hunger Games-Mockingjay

Messius m Late Roman
Roman nomen gentile that was derived from Messus. Known bearers of this name include Roman Emperor Decius (3rd century AD) and Roman politician Flavius Messius Phoebus Severus (5th century AD)... [more]

Messois m Arthurian Cycle
The name of the Fisher King in Perlesvaus, probably a reference to the biblical Messiah.... [more]

Mestwin m Kashubian
Germanized form of Mscëwòj.

Meterio m Aragonese
Variant of Miterio.

Méthode m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Methodius.

Metodie m Romanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Methodius.

Metódio m History (Ecclesiastical), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Methodius.

Metodio m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Methodius.

Metodiu m Asturian, Romanian, Sicilian
Asturian, Romanian and Sicilian form of Methodius.

Metring f & m Filipino
Diminutive of Demetria or Demetrio.

Mettius m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen possibly derived from the Oscan word meddix meaning "magistrar".

Mettrai m Buddhism
Thai form of Metteyya (see Maitreya).

Metuker m Polynesian
Means "deep spot in shallow waters" in Palauan.

Metusin m Malay
Variant of Metussin.

Mevludi m Georgian
Variant of Mevlud.

Mexeele m Yakut
Yakut form of Michael.

Meyrick m Welsh (Anglicized, Rare)
Variant of Merrick.

Meyvant m Icelandic
Meaning unknown.

Mezahab m Biblical
"Water of gold", the father of Matred (Gen 36:39),(Ch1 1:50), and grandfather of Mehetabel, wife of Hadar, the last king of Edom.

Mezamir m Medieval Slavic, History
The first element of this name is derived from a Proto-Slavic element that meant "boundary, limit, landmark", which later became mežda in Old Church Slavonic. Also compare modern Russian mezha, Czech mez, Slovak medza and Slovene meja, all of which mean "boundary, limit"... [more]

Meziane m Berber, Northern African
Derived from Tamazight meẓyan meaning "young, little".

Mezytha m Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
The god of Forests, Hunt and Beasts.

Mfaanga m Dagbani
Means "bravo, well done" in Dagbani.

Mgrdich m Armenian
Alternative form of Migirdich. Means "Baptist" in Armenian, from Hovhannes Mgrdich (John the Baptist) in Christian tradition. Generally shortened to Mgo... [more]

Mhlengi m Zulu
Means "healer" in Zulu.

Miadana m & f Malagasy
Means "in comfortable circumstances, at peace, having no cares" in Malagasy.

Mialinu m Sardinian
Contracted form of Miale Ànghelu.

Miandra m & f Malagasy
Means "hopeful" in Malagasy.

Miandry m & f Malagasy
Means "waiting, expecting" in Malagasy.

Mianoka m & f Malagasy
Means "move along leisurely" in Malagasy.

Miantsa m & f Malagasy
Means "chant in praise" in Malagasy.

Miaokai f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" and 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumphant, triumph, victory".

Miarana m & f Malagasy
Means "indulge oneself, gratify one's wishes" in Malagasy.

Micaías m Biblical Spanish, Biblical Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Michaias.

Micchel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian version of Michael and an alternative version of Michel.

Michale m English
Variant of Michael.

Micheál m Irish
Variant of Mícheál.

Micheli m Sicilian, Sardinian, Corsican (Archaic)
Sicilian, Sardinian and Corsican form of Michael.

Michial m English (American)
Variant of Michael.

Michika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (michi) meaning "love, affection", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 岐 (michi) meaning "branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater", 教 (michi) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 慶 (michi) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 康 (michi) meaning "ease, peace", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 充 (michi) meaning "allot, fill", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 進 (michi) meaning "advance, proceed, progress, promote", 翠 (mi) meaning "green, kingfisher", 千 (mi) meaning "thousand", 宙 (michi) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time", 典 (michi) meaning "code, ceremony, law, rule", 通 (michi) meaning "traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents", 道 (michi) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 宝 (michi) meaning "treasure, wealth, valuables", 望 (mi) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 満 (mi) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 味 (mi) meaning "flavor, taste", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 明 (mi) meaning "bright, light", 理 (michi) meaning "reason, logic", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics, companion", 路 (michi) meaning "path, route, road, distance" or 迪 (michi) meaning "edify, way, path", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, fly", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing", 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 慶 (chika) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 哉 (chika), an exclamation, 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy" or 樺 (ka) meaning "birch, dark red"... [more]

Michiru f & m Japanese
As a unisex name, this name can be used as 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "full, fulfill, satisfy," 充 (juu, a.teru, mi.tasu) meaning "allot, fill" or 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makotoni, mi, michi.ru, mino, mino.ru) meaning "real, true."... [more]

Michito m Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" or 学 (michi) meaning "education, study, learn", 行 (michi) meaning "line of text", 充 (michi) meaning "bring up, grow up, raise, be full", 通 (michi) meaning "pass through", 道 (michi) meaning "path", 芳 (michi) meaning "fragrant", 理 (michi) meaning "reason, logic", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics" or 路 (michi) meaning "road, street" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 登 (to) meaning "rise, ascend", 都 (to) meaning "capital (city)" or 夫 (to) meaning "man, husband"... [more]

Michiya m Japanese
From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "road; way" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Mickael m Swedish (Modern, Rare), French
Swedish variant of Mikael and French variant of Mickaël.

Mickeal m Various
Variant of Michael.

Micolau m Provençal
Provençal cognate of Nicolau.

Miculás m Medieval Spanish
Medieval form of Nicolás.

Midardu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Medardus.

Midhush m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese
MEANING : bountiful, liberal, Name of a son of lord Indra by Paulomi... [more]

Midkhat m Tatar
Tatar form of Midhat

Midzfar m Filipino, Tausug, Sama-Bajau
Possibly a form of Muzaffar.

Mifflin m English
Transferred use of the surname Mifflin.

Migelis m Lithuanian
Lithuanian borrowing of Miguel.

Miggile m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Mikkel.

Miggili m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Miggile.

Mighele m Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Sardinian form of Michael (compare Michele 1).

Migheli m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Michael.

Mignano m Italian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mignano

Migueil m Brazilian (Rare)
Form of Miguel.

Mihaels m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Michael.

Mihasoa m & f Malagasy
Means "progress, improve oneself" in Malagasy.

Mihhail m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Russian Михаил (see Mikhail).

Mihkael m American (Rare)
Rare variant of Michael.

Mihkkel m Sami
Sami form of Mikkel.

Mihkkil m Sami
Sami form of Mickil.

Mihoshi f & m Japanese
From Hoshi prefixed with a mi kanji, like 美 meaning "beauty," 海 meaning "sea, ocean," 三 meaning "three," 実 meaning "seed; fruit," 弥 meaning "increase," 満 meaning "full, whole" or 仁 meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity."

Mihrtad m Armenian
Armenian form of Mithridates.

Miikael m Estonian
Variant of Mihkel.

Miikkât m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Nicholas.

Mijailo m Serbian
Variant of Mihailo.

Mijajlo m Vlach
Vlach form of Michael.

Mijamin m Biblical
Mijamin meaning, "from the right hand," is the name of three persons mentioned in the Bible.

Mijomir m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Miomir.

Mikaeel m Arabic
Arabic form of Michael.

Mikaele m Samoan
Samoan form of Michael.

Mikaera m Maori, Biblical
Variant of Mikaere, as it appears in the original 1868 edition of Te Paipera Tapu ("The Holy Bible").

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

Mika'ila m Hausa
Hausa form of Michael.

Mikalaj m Belarusian
German transcription of Мікалай, Belarusian form of Nicholas.

Mikanur m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Nikanor.

Mikayıl m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Michael.

Mikeias m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Miqueias.

Mikelon m Basque
Elaborated form of Mikel.

Mikhata m & f Filipino (Modern)
Taken from the Japanese "味方" that means 'ally' or "三方" that means 'three sides'. While 'Mikhata' means 'Silent Voice' from the short story "Untold Feelings" where the character was described as a young boy with three different personalities.

Mikhayl m Russian
Alternate transcription of Mikhail.

Mikiite m Yakut
Yakut form of Nikita 1.

Mikikor m Mordvin
Mordvin form of Nikifor.

Mikipur m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Nikifor.

Mikjáll m Icelandic (Rare), Old Norse, Medieval Scandinavian
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Michael.

Mikkael m Icelandic
Icelandic variant form of Mikael.

Mikkeli m Finnish
Finnish form of Mikkel.

Mikkiel m Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Michiel, which was possibly influenced by related names like Mick, Mik and Mikkel.

Mikkiki m Greenlandic
Younger form of Míkike.

Mikkili m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Míkile.

Mikkjel m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Mikkel.

Mikławš m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Nikolaus. Mikławš Jakubica (16th century) was a Sorbian pastor who in 1548 translated the Bible into the Lower Sorbian language.

Miklosz m Kashubian
Diminutive of Mikòłôj.

Mikloth m Biblical
Meaning "staves" or "looking down."

Miknasi m Arabic
Meaning: ?

Mikolai m Medieval Russian
Russian form of Mykolay.

Mikołȧj m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Nicholas via Polish Mikołaj.

Mikolaj m Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mikołaj.

Mikolas m Greek
Variant of Nikolaos.

Mikòłôj m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Nicholas.

Mikulay m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Nicholas.

Mikypyr m Mari
Mari form of Nikifor.

Miladin m Serbian
From the Slavic element milu meaning "gracious, dear".

Milagro f & m Spanish
Singular form of Milagros.

Milaiai m Biblical
"Eloquent", a Levitical musician (Neh 12:36) who took part in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem.

Milanto m & f Malagasy
Means "arranged" in Malagasy.

Milašin m Vlach
Variant of Milaši.

Miletus m Greek Mythology
Possibly related to Ancient Greek μίλτος (miltos) meaning "red earth". This was the name of a figure in Greek mythology who, according to legend, founded the Greek city of Miletus... [more]

Milfred m English (American, Rare)

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

Miliano m Asturian
Truncated form of Emiliano.

Milianu m Sardinian
Short form of Emilianu.

Milijan m Croatian, Serbian
Elaborated form of Milan.

Milinda m Indian

Milisav m Serbian, Croatian
Variant of Miloslav.

Militão m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Melitão.

Milkias m Eastern African
Eritrea variant of Malachi.

Millane m & f South Slavic
Slavic origin, this name means "Gracious," "pleasant," and "dear".

Millanu m Sardinian

Milliam m Swedish
Short form of Maximilliam.

Millian m Norwegian (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Milian.

Milliaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "umbilical cord". Alternatively it could mean "a piece of skin or cloth placed under food, mat, dish", or it could be a 'Greenlandic shaman's language name' meaning "an older brother to a girl".

Million m African American (Modern, Rare), Ethiopian
From the English word million.

Miłobor m Polish
Derived from Slavic mil "gracious, dear" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".

Milodar m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Male form of Milodarka.

Miłomir m Polish
Polish form of Milomir.

Miłorad m Polish
Polish form of Milorad.

Milosav m Slavic

Miłowan m Polish
From the Slavic element Miło meaning "love". See Milovan.

Miłowit m Medieval Polish
From the elements miło "nice" and wit "lord, ruler". This is among the earliest recorded names in Poland.

Milutin m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic element mil "gracious, dear".

Milward m English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Milward. Variant of Millard.

Minatus m Ancient Roman

Mincaye m Indigenous American, Waorani
Means "wasp" in the Waorani language.

Mindert m West Frisian
Variant form of Mendert.

Mindovg m Russian
Modern Russian form of Mindaugas.

Mindovh m Ukrainian
Modern Ukrainian form of Mindaugas.

Mindowh m Belarusian
Name of Grand Duke Mindaugas in Belarusian.

Minervo m Spanish (Mexican), Aragonese
Masculine form of Minerva.

Minever m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Munawar.

Mingcai m Chinese
From 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant" an 才 (cái) meaning "ability, gift, talent".

Mingdan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion".

Mingdao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, brilliant" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" combined with 道 (dào) meaning "path, road, way", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Minghao m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, brilliant" combined with 昊 (hào) meaning "vastness (of the sky)" or 浩 (hào) meaning "grand, vast", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Minghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Minghui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" combined with 晖 (huī) meaning "bright, light, radiant", 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 徽 (huī) meaning "emblem, badge, crest"... [more]

Mingjie m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 鸣 (míng) meaning "to cry, to call, to make a sound, to voice" combined with 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding" or 介 (jiè) meaning "help, assist"... [more]

Mingjin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money"... [more]

Ming-ray m Chinese

Mingxin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鸣 (míng) meaning "sing, call, cry" or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul"... [more]

Mingyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" and combined with Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" (which is usually only feminine) or 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Mingyue m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" combined with 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 粤 (yuè) referring to Guandong province and the Cantonese people, or 跃 (yuè) meaning "jump, leap"... [more]

Mingzhi f & m Chinese
From 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "enscribe, engrave" combined with 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame"... [more]

Minhaal m & f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic منهال (see Minhal).

Minhhai m Vietnamese

Min-hwan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) "fast, quick, clever, smart" and 煥 (hwan) "shining, brilliant, lustrous".

Min-Hyuk m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 민혁 (see Min-Hyeok).

Min-Hyun m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 민현 (see Min-Hyeon).

Miniato m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Miniatus.

Minicus m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Dominicus.

Minimus m English (New Zealand)
Derives from the word "Minimus". Derogatory - nickname used as a parralel to "Maximus". Used when talking about multiple people named max involved in conversation.

Min-Joon m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 민준 (see Min-Jun).

Minling f & m Chinese

Minmose m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mnw-ms meaning "born of Min", derived from the name of the fertility god Min and msj "to be born".

Minnert m West Frisian
Variant form of Mennert.

Minodor m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Menodoros via Menodorus.

Minosoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mino meaning "believe" and soa meaning "good".

Minqiao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, quick, clever" and 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud".

Min-sang m Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 敏 meaning "quick, agile; smart, clever" or 旻 meaning "sky," and a sang hanja, e.g. 相 meaning "mutual; foundation, basis; help, aid."

Min-seob m & f Korean
From Korean Hanja 玟 (min) meaning "jade-like stone", 旻 (min) meaning "Heaven", 珉 (min) meaning "jade stone, beautiful stone", 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable", 䪸 (min) meaning "strong", 慜 (min) meaning "smart", 忞 (min) meaning "to encourage oneself" combined with 燮 (seop/sŏp) meaning "to blend, to adjust, to harmonize", 葉 (seop/sŏp) meaning "leaf"... [more]

Min-Seok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 珉 (min) meaning "jade", 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade, gem", 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens", 閔 (min) meaning "mourn, grieve, pity" or 岷 (min) referring to a mountain or river in China combined with 錫 (seok) meaning "tin", 碩 (seok) meaning "big, great", 析 (seok) meaning "to split wood, to break apart" or 石 (seok) meaning "stone"... [more]

Min-Seon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable" or 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade, gem" combined with 善 (seon) meaning "good, virtuous", 仙 (seon) meaning "sage, hermit, enlightened person, immortal" or 鮮 (seon) meaning "new, fresh"... [more]

Min-seop m & f Korean
From Korean Hanja 玟 (min) meaning "jade-like stone", 旻 (min) meaning "Heaven", 珉 (min) meaning "jade stone, beautiful stone", 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable", 䪸 (min) meaning "strong", 慜 (min) meaning "smart", 忞 (min) meaning "to encourage oneself" combined with 燮 (seop/sŏp) meaning "to blend, to adjust, to harmonize", 葉 (seop/sŏp) meaning "leaf"... [more]

Min-Sung m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 민성 (see Min-Seong).

Minying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gem, crystal" or 鹰 (yīng) meaning "eagle, hawk, falcon".

Miorika m & f Malagasy
Means "ascend" or "to go up against a stream" in Malagasy.

Miqueas m Spanish
Spanish form of Micah.

Miraldo m Arthurian Cycle
A British nobleman convinced by Satan to revolt against Arthur when Arthur was in France. Arthur quelled the rebellion and granted amnesty to Miraldo and his allies.

Miralem m Bosnian
From Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr) meaning "prince, commander" combined with عَلِيم (ʿalīm) meaning "knowing, learned".

Mirando m Various (Rare)
Masculine form of Miranda.

Miranto m & f Malagasy
Means "make an excursion to seek one's fortune" in Malagasy.

Mirazam m Uzbek
The first element of this name is derived from either Slavic mir meaning "peace, world" or from Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" (compare Amir 1)... [more]

Mirazim m Uzbek
The first element of this name is derived from either Slavic mir meaning "peace, world" or from Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" (compare Amir 1)... [more]

Miraziz m Uzbek
The first element of this name is derived from either Slavic mir meaning "peace, world" or from Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" (compare Amir 1)... [more]

Mirdash m Albanian

Mirello m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Mirella.

Mirinae f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 미리내 (mirinae), referring to the Milky Way.

Mirinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of names ending in -miro, such as Almiro, Casimiro, Clodomiro and Ramiro.

Mirlind m Albanian
Derived from Albanian mirë "good, well" and lind "to be born; begin life; to give birth".

Mirocle m Italian
Italian form of Mirocles via Mirokles

Mirogod m Polish
Inverse of Godzimir.

Miromir m Russian
Means "peace on earth".

Mirvjen m Albanian (Rare)

Mirwais m Pashto
Possibly means "clan leader" from Arabic أمير (ʾamīr) meaning "prince, commander" combined with Persian ویس (vis) meaning "clan"... [more]

Misaele m Italian
Italian form of Mishael.

Misahel m Biblical Latin
Form of Mishael used in the Latin Old Testament.

Misaina m & f Malagasy
Means "think, consider, ponder" in Malagasy.

Misbach m & f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Misbah.

Mischka m & f Various (Rare), English (American, Rare)
German transcription of Mishka (originally Russian).... [more]

Mishaal m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic مشعل (see Mishal).

Mishael m Biblical, Hebrew, English
From Hebrew מִישאֵל (Misha'el) meaning "who is what God is?" or "who asked?", both rhetorical questions about Yahweh. This is the name of three characters in the Bible.

Mishall m & f Muslim (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Mishal.

Misheck m English (African)
Variant of Meshach.

Mishiko m Georgian
Diminutive of Misha and Misho, which are both diminutives of Mikheil.... [more]

Mishkat m & f Arabic (Rare), Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim)
Means "niche (for a lamp)" in Arabic.