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Massimino m Italian
Italian form of Maximin.

Massiminu m Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Sardinian form of Maximinus.

Mąstautas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb mąstyti meaning "to think (about), to ponder, to meditate" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).

Masturbek m Kazakh
From Arabic مستور (mastur) meaning "hidden, concealed" and beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Mąstvilas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb mąstyti meaning "to think (about), to ponder, to meditate" combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas).

Masujirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Masujiro.

Masutarou m Japanese
From Japanese 萬 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 壽 (su) meaning "long life", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Masuyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Matangaro f & m Cook Islands Maori
Means "lost face," derived from mata meaning "face" and ngaro meaning "disappear, vanish, lose."

Matathias m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Mattathias.

Matemasie m & f Akan
Means "I have heard and concealed the fact" in Akan.

Matholwch m Welsh Mythology
The name of an Irish King who was married to Branwen in Welsh mythology. It means mythical name.

Matȟósapa m Sioux
Means "black bear" in the Lakota language.

Mathusael m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Form of Methushael used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.

Matisyahu m Hebrew
Ashkenazi Hebrew variant of Mattithyahu.

Matiullah m Afghan, Pashto
Afghan form of Motiullah.

Matlalaca m Nahuatl
Means "dark green reed" in Nahuatl.

Matronian m Late Roman (Anglicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Anglicized form of Matronianus.

Matsimela m Sotho
Means "roots" in Sotho.

Matsuhiko m Japanese
From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 彦 (hiko) meaning "prince".

Matsujiro m Japanese
From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree" or 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, end, powder, tip" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Matsusuke m Japanese
A notable bearer is Matsusuke Onoe I, who was an actor.

Matthæus m Danish (Rare), Biblical Danish
Danish spelling of Matthaeus, which is used in the Danish translation of the Bible.

Matthaeus m Biblical Greek (Latinized), Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Matthaios. Regarding the Danish usage of the name: it is a variant spelling of Matthæus, which can be made by Danes but is more commonly made by foreigners who are unfamiliar with the Danish letter Æ.

Mattingly f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Mattingly as a given name.

Mattiyahu m Hebrew
Meaning gift of Yahweh, also a Hebrew form of Matthew.

Matunaaga m Algonquin
Means "fighting; battle" in Algonquin.

Maturinus m Ancient Roman
Possibly derived from Latin maturus meaning "mature".

Matusahel m Biblical Latin
Form of Methushael used in the Latin Old Testament.

Matusalém m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Methuselah via its latinized form Mathusalem.

Matusalem m Catalan
Catalan form of Methuselah via its latinized form Mathusalem.

Matutaera m Maori, Biblical
Maori form of Methuselah.

Matuzalem m Polish
Polish form of Methuselah via its latinized form Mathusalem.

Matzayani f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "for the sky to open up, for a wall to split" in Nahuatl.

Mauregato m Medieval Spanish
Spanish form of Mauregatus.

Maurelius m German
Derivative of Maurus borne by Saint Maurelius of Ferrara.

Mauricije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Mauritius and Mauricius.

Mauricius m Late Roman
Variant form of Mauritius. This name was borne by a Byzantine Emperor from the 6th century AD.

Maurikios m Late Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek, History
Hellenized form of Mauritius via Mauricius.

Maurilius m Late Roman
Probably diminutive of Maurus, though a Celtic root has been suggested: Mawrwr meaning "magnanimous", which coincides with a Welsh word meaning "great man" from mawr "great" (cognate of Gaelic mór "great") and gwr "man".

Maurizziu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Maurizio.

Mavrikios m Greek
Greek form of Mauricius (See Maurice).

Mavritios m Greek
Greek from of Maurice via its latinized form Mauritius.

Mavroudis m Greek

Maxentios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Maxentius (see Maxence).

Maximiaan m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Maximian.

Maximilià m Catalan
Catalan form of Maximilianus.

Maximinos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Maximinus.

Maxmilian m Czech
Variant of Maxmilián.

Mayahuini m Nahuatl
Means "overthrower" or "fighter, soldier" in Nahuatl, derived from mayahui "to throw, to hurl down".

Mayantigo m Guanche
Means "piece of heaven" in Guanche. Mayantigo was the name of a Guanche leader from the island of La Palma at the time of the European conquest, at the end of the 15th century. He was later known as Aganeye.

Mayihlome m & f Ndebele
Means "let's take up arms" in Ndebele.

Mayoriano m Spanish
Spanish form of Majorian.

Maÿroumfa m Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown. It was the name of an Askia dynasty member of the Dendi Kingdom straddling what are now Benin and Niger.

Mazaiyari f & m Huichol (Rare)
Means 'deer heart' in Huichol from words maza meaning "deer" and iyari meaning "heart".

Mboahangy m & f Malagasy
Variant form of Voahangy.

Mboutidem m & f Ibibio
Means "faith" in Ibibio.

Mbulaheni m South African

Mbuyiseli m Xhosa
Means "one who returns or restores" in Xhosa.

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

Mearcwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements mearc "mark, sign; boundary, limit" (from markō) and wulf "wolf".

Mechyslaw m Belarusian
A form of Miečyslaŭ.

Medekhgüi f & m Mongolian
Means "ignorant, unknowing" in Mongolian, from мэдэх (medekh) meaning "to know, to understand" and the suffix -гүй (güi) meaning "without, -less".

Medericus m Germanic (Latinized), German
Latinized form of Mederic.

Megabates m Ancient Greek, Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Bagapātah, influenced by the Ancient Greek elements μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, mighty" and -βάτης (-bates) meaning "walker", itself from βαίνω (baino) "to go, to step".

Megabazus m Old Persian (Hellenized)
From Ancient Greek Μεγάβαζος (Megábazos), a Hellenized form of Old Persian Bagavazdā, influenced by Greek μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, mighty"... [more]

Megabyxos m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Bagabuxša, influenced by Greek μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, mighty".

Megabyzos m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Bagabuxša, influenced by Greek μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, mighty".

Megawarno m Javanese
Javanese form of Meghavarna. From Sanskrit मेघवर्ण (meghavarṇa) meaning “cloud color", derived from Indonesian mega meaning "cloud", ultimately from Sanskrit मेघ (megha), combined with Indonesian warna meaning "color", ultimately from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna).

Megedagik m Algonquin
Means "he kills a lot" in Algonquin.

Mehdiqulu m Azerbaijani
From the given name Mehdi (derived from Arabic مهدي (mahdi) meaning "guided one") and qulu meaning "servant"

Mehmethan m Turkish
Combination of Mehmet and Turkish han, which is a form of the Turkic title khan.

Mehmutjan m Uyghur (Rare)
Combination of Mehmut and the suffix جان (jan) meaning "dear".

Meinfried m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Maganfrid.

Meinhards m Latvian
Latvian form of Meinhard.

Meirambek m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Мейрамбек (see Meyrambek).

Meissemin m Provençal
Provençal form of Maximin.

Meithingu m & f Manipuri
Means "one who sees the end clearly" in Meitei.

Mekeioshy m Chuukese
Meaning unknown.

Melangton m Obscure
Derived from the surname of the German reformer Philip Melanchthon.

Melaniusz m Polish (Rare)
Masculine form of Melania.

Melanthos m Greek Mythology
Means "black flower", derived from Greek μελας (melas) meaning "black" combined with Greek ανθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom". Also compare Melanthios.

Melanthus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melanthos. In Greek mythology, Melanthus was a king of Messenia who was later expelled from Messenia and instead became king of Athens.

Mélasippe m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Melasippos via its latinized form Melasippus.

Melasippo m Italian
Italian form of Melasippos via its latinized form Melasippus.

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]

Melchiade m History (Ecclesiastical)
French and Italian form of Melchiades.

Melchihel m Biblical Latin
Form of Malchiel used in the Latin Old Testament.

Meleagant m Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Maleagant.

Meleagros m Ancient Greek
Possibly related to Greek μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark" and ἀγρός (agros) meaning "land, field", giving this name the meaning of "black land", perhaps in reference to burnt farmland (which was burnt in order to make the ground fertile)... [more]

Melecjusz m Polish
Polish form of Meletios.

Meliogras m Arthurian Cycle
Meliogras is a king of Cornwall and Tristram's father.

Melisseus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μελισσεύς (melisseus) meaning "bee-keeper, bee-man", which is ultimately derived from Greek μέλισσα (melissa) meaning "honey-bee" (also see Melissa)... [more]

Melitonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Meliton.

Melkiorre m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Melchior.

Mellangel f & m Welsh
Variant or misspelling of Melangell.

Menagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun μήνη (mene) meaning "moon". The second element is derived from either the Greek verb ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) meaning "to orate, to speak publicly" or the Greek noun ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market, marketplace".

Mendanbar m Literature
The name of a character in American author Patricia Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles series of young adult fantasy novels.

Menedemos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand". The second element is derived from Greek δημος (demos) meaning "the people"... [more]

Menedemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menedemos. This was the name of a Greek philosopher from the 4th century BC.

Menehaute m Medieval Arabic (Moorish, ?)

Menephron m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb μενω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" (see Menelaus)... [more]

Ménesthée m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French of Menestheus.

Menexenos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" or the Greek noun μένος (menos) meaning "mind" as well as "spirit" and "power, strength, force"... [more]

Menexenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menexenos. This was the name of one of the three sons of the famous Greek philosopher Socrates (4th century BC).

Menkauhor m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mn-kꜢw-ḥr meaning "the established one of the life-force of Horus", derived from mn "to be established; to stay, remain; steadfast" combined with‎ ka "soul, life-force" and the name of the god Horus.

Menodoros m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Menodora.

Menodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menodoros.

Menodotos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μήνη (mene) meaning "moon" and δοτός (dotos) meaning "given, granted".

Menodotus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Menodotos.

Menoeceus m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "strength of the house".

Menoetius m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "doomed might".

Menoikeus m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "strength of the house", derived from Greek μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force" and οἶκος (oikos) meaning "house, home".

Menoitios m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force" and οἶτος (oitos) meaning "fate, doom".

Mensalder m Icelandic (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Menuelito m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.

Meqqusaaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Merĸusâĸ.

Mercidieu m Haitian Creole
Derived from French merci meaning "gratitude, thanks" and dieu meaning "god".

Mercurial m Spanish, French, Catalan
Spanish, French, and Catalan form of Mercurialis.

Merewealh m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements mere "sea" and wealh "foreigner, Celt". This name was borne by a sub-king of the Magonsæte in the mid to late 7th century.

Merib-baal m Biblical
Meaning "Contender with Baal," (Ch1 8:34),(Ch1 9:40), elsewhere called Mephibosheth (Sa2 4:4), the son of Jonathan.

Merkouris m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Merkourios.

Merneptah m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mry-n-ptḥ meaning "beloved of Ptah", derived from mry "beloved" (participle of mrj "to love") combined with n(j) "of, belonging to; possessing (a quality)" and the name of the god Ptah... [more]

Merolilan m Old Celtic (Anglicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Anglicized form of Merolilanus. A notable bearer of this name is the martyr and saint Merolilan of Rheims (8th century AD), who is thought to have been of Irish origin.

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

Meshuilam m Jewish
Variant of Meshullam.

Mesomedes m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μέσος (mesos) meaning "between, in the midst" combined with the Greek verb μήδομαι (medomai) meaning "to think, to plan" (see Archimedes).... [more]

Messianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Messius. This name was borne by a magister militum under the Western Roman emperor Avitus (5th century AD) and a priest who co-wrote a book about St... [more]

Metacomet m Wampanoag
A Wampanoag and the second son of the sachem Massasoit.

Metagenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μεταγενής (metagenes) meaning "born after", which consists of Greek μετά (meta) meaning "after, afterwards" combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born".... [more]

Methusaël m Dutch
Dutch form of Methushael.

Méthusalé m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Methuselah.

Metrobios m Ancient Greek
Means "life of the mother, mother's life", derived from Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother" (genitive μητρός) and βίος (bios) meaning "life"... [more]

Metrobius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Metrobios.

Metrocles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother" (genitive μητρός) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory"... [more]

Métrodore m History (Gallicized)
French form of Metrodorus.

Metrodoro m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Metrodorus.

Metrofane m Italian
Italian form of Metrophanes.

Metušalah m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Methuselah.

Metúsalem m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.

Metusalem m Dutch, Biblical Danish, Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Swedish
Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.

Metuxalén m Galician
Galician form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.

Metuzalém m Czech
Czech form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.

Metuzalem m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Methuselah.

Meyirkhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh мейір (meyir) meaning "mercy" combined with the military title khan meaning "king, ruler"

Meyirzhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh мейір (meyir) meaning "love, favour, mercy" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Meyrambek m Kazakh
From Kazakh мейрам (meyram) meaning "holiday, festival, celebration" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Mfan'bomvu m Zulu
Means "red boy" in Zulu.

Miafodzij m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Methodius.

Miccheddu m Sardinian
Gallurese diminutive of Duminicu.

Michaelis m Dutch (Rare)
From Latin Michaelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Michael, the biblical Latin (and also Greek) form of the Hebrew name Mikha'el.... [more]

Michelino m Medieval Italian
A diminutive of Michele 1.

Michiharu m Japanese
From Japanese 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics" combined with 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Michihiko m Japanese
From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "road; way", 岐 (michi) meaning "majestic", 亨 (michi) meaning "pass through", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 信 (michi) meaning "true; accurate; verifiable", 徹 (michi) meaning "penetrate", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake", 路 (michi) meaning "a road, a street" or 迪 (michi) meaning "to enlighten; to guide", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal" or 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince" or 古 (ko) meaning "ancient times"... [more]

Michihiro m Japanese
From Japanese 通 (michi) meaning "pass through" combined with 簡 (hiro) meaning "simple". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Michihito m Japanese
From Michi 1 combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person," also used as 仁 meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity."

Michikazu m Japanese
From 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics", 通 (michi) meaning "pass through" or 行 (michi) meaning "go, carry out, line, row" combined with 和 (kazu) meaning "sum" or 五 (kazu) meaning "five"... [more]

Michikiyo m Japanese
From 実 (michi) meaning "real, true" or 理 (michi) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 斎 (kiyo) meaning "Buddhist service, cleansing, purification, room", 潔 (kiyo) meaning "pure", or 人 (kiyo) meaning "person"... [more]

Michilinu m Sardinian
Gallurese diminutive of Michael.

Michisuke m Japanese
From 道 (michi) "path" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help" or 祐 (suke) meaning "divine intervention, protection".

Michitaka m Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "path" combined with 敬 (taka) meaning "respect, honor, reverence".

Michitaro m Japanese

Michitomo m Japanese
From 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics" and 具 (tomo) meaning "tool, means". Other kanji combinations can be used.

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

Miecisław m Polish (Archaic)
Old Polish masculine name, composed of Mieci- ("throw") and -sław ("fame").... [more]

Miečyslaŭ m Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Mieczysław. Derived from Belarusian меч (mieč) meaning "sword" combined with слава (slava) meaning "glory, fame".

Miftachul m & f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Miftahul.

Miftakhul m & f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Miftahul.

Migirdich m Armenian
Means "baptist" in Armenian, typically given in honour of St. John the Baptist.

Mihalache m Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Michalakis. This name has fallen out of use and now only survives as a patronymic surname.

Mihobisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mihoby meaning "proclaim, shout for joy" and soa meaning "good".

Mikadzuki m & f Japanese
Crescent as a moon phase

Mikalojus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Nicholas.

Mikerlina m Greenlandic
Variant of Mikertina.

Mikertina m Greenlandic
Greenlandic combination of Mikertik and -na, a Greenlandic suffix indicating a personal name.

Mikhayiyl m Arabic

Milagrito f & m Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Filipino (Rare)
Diminutive of Milagro (compare Milagritos). As a given name, it is mostly used in Peru. Usage in the Philippines is mostly masculine.

Milcíades m Galician (Archaic)

Milínguaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown, with the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Millacatl m Nahuatl
Means "field worker, farmer" or "rural inhabitant" in Nahuatl, from milli "cultivated field, cornfield" and either tlacatl "person, human" or the suffix -catl "inhabitant".

Miloslaus m Medieval Slavic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Miloslav.

Miltiadis m Greek
Modern form of Miltiades.

Mimnermus m Ancient Greek
Mimnermus was a Greek elegiac poet from either Colophon or Smyrna in Ionia.

Minālāwus m Arabic
Arabic form of Menelaus.

Minervino m Italian
Italian form of Minervinus.

Minervius m Ancient Roman
From the name of the Roman goddess Minerva.

Minetarou m Japanese
From Japanese 峰, 峯 (mine) meaning "peak, summit", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mingailas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mingaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mingintas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mingirdas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mingliang m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light"... [more]

Min-gyeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 玟 (min) "streaks in jade; gem", 敏 (min) "fast, quick, clever, smart" or 珉 (min) "stone resembling jade", and 卿 (gyeong) "noble", 敬 (gyeong) "respect, honor" or 耿 (gyeong) "bright, shining".

Min-kyoung f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Min-gyeong.

Minmantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mintautas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Minvaidas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Minvainas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mirabello m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Masculine form of Mirabella.

Mirhusein m Tajik
From Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" combined with the given name Husein

Miri-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the first two syllables of Mirinae and Byeol.

Mirliflor m Folklore
Derived from French mirliflore meaning "dandy". This is the name of a prince in the fairy tale 'Rosanella'. He is known for his inconstancy.

Mirogniew m Polish
Derived from Polish gniew "anger" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Miroslaus m Medieval Slavic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Miroslav.

Mirshoxid m Uzbek
From Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" combined with Shoxid

Mirxäyz̦är m Bashkir

Mirzakhan m Persian (Archaic)
Derived from the Persian honorific title Mirza (see Mirza) combined with the Mongolian-Turkic title of imperial rank Khan, which is a contraction of khagan meaning "ruler, sovereign"... [more]

Misayoshi m Japanese
From 己 (mi) meaning "self", 佐 (sa) meaning "help, assist", and 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Misbachul m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Misbahul.

Misbakhul m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Misbahul.

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

Mithilesh m Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi मिथिलेश (see Mithlesh).

Mithraios m Ancient Greek, Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Mithraya.

Mitridate m Italian
Italian form of Mithridates.

Mitropane m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Metrophanes.

Mitsufumi m Japanese
From 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" combined with 文 (fumi) meaning "writing" or 史 (fumi) meaning "history". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mitsuhide m Japanese
From Japanese 貢 (mitsu) meaning "support, tribute" or 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance" and 任 (hide) meaning "appoint, responsibility, duty, to entrust to, term" or 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent"... [more]

Mitsuhiko m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance" and 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mitsuhiro m Japanese
From Japanese 盈 (mitsu) meaning "fill" combined with 弘 (hiro) meaning "to spread, enlarge, expand". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mitsuhisa m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "radiance, light" and 久 (hisa) meaning "long ago, long time". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mitsuhito m Japanese
From Japanese 貢 (mitsu) meaning "support, tribute" or 光 (mitsu) meaning "radiance, light" and 人 (hito) meaning "person" or 史 (hito) meaning "history, chronicle". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mitsukaze m Japanese (Rare)
From a combination of 光 (mitsu) meaning "light; ray, beam, glow" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind," used as the formal adulthood name for Hazama Shinrokurō (間 新六郎) (1680-1703), one of the forty-seven rōnin.... [more]

Mitsukazu m Japanese
From 光 (mitsu, hikari, hika.ru, kou) meaning "light" or 貢 (mitsu.gu, ku, kou) meaning "finance, support, tribute" combined with 数 (kazu) meaning "number, amount" or 知 (kazu, tomo, chi) meaning "wisdom"... [more]

Mitsukuni m Japanese
From 光 (mitsu) meaning "radiance, light" and 邦 (kuni) meaning "Japan, home country" or 圀 (kuni) meaning "country". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mitsumasa m Japanese
From 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance" combined with 正 (masa) meaning "correct, right, proper, justice", 政 (masa) meaning "government, administration", or 雅 (masa) meaning "elegance, grace"... [more]

Mitsunari m Japanese
From 三 (mitsu) meaning "three" and 也 (nari) meaning "to be, also", 造 (nari) meaning "to make, to create, physique, structure" or 成 (nari) meaning "to become". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mitsunobu m Japanese
From 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance" combined with 誠 (nobu) meaning "sincerity". Other kanji combinations are usable.

Mitsunori m Japanese
From 貢 (mitsu.gu, ku, kou) meaning "finance, support, tribute" combined with 憲 (nori) meaning "law". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mitsusuke m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mitsutada m Japanese

Mitsutaka m Japanese

Mitsuteru m Japanese
From 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" and 輝 (teru) meaning "brightness". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mitsuyasu m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" combined with 尉 (yasu) meaning "military officer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mitsuyuki m Japanese
From 光 (mitsu, hikari) meaning "radiance, light" and 雪 (yuki, setsu) meaning "snow" or 幸 (yuki) meaning "bliss, happiness". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mječisław m Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Mečislav and Mieczysław.

Mladislav m Bulgarian
Derived from Slavic mlad "young" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Mlamuleli m Ndebele
Means "one who intervenes" in Ndebele.

Młodosław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish młody "young, youthful", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic moldъ "young". Also compare Croatian mlad and Czech mladý, both of which mean "young"... [more]

Mmemabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "I do love god" in Ibibio.

Mnatsagan m Armenian
Means "permanent, lasting" in Armenian.

Mnatsakan m Armenian
From the Armenian word մնացական (mnacʿakan) "staying, lasting", wishing the child to have a long life.

Mnesicles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Mnesikles. This name was borne by an Athenian architect from the 5th century BC.

Mnesikles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μνήσιος (mnesios) meaning "of memory", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb μνημονεύω (mnemoneuo) meaning "to call to mind, to remember, to think of", itself ultimately derived from the Greek verb μνάομαι (mnaomai) meaning "to remember, to be mindful of"... [more]

Mnożysław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish mnożyć "to multiply" (also compare Croatian množiti "to multiply, to increase"). The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Moanatini m Tahitian
Means "many oceans"; a combination of Tahitian moana "ocean" and tini "many, multiple".

Moatassem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic معتصم (see Mutasim).

Mocauhqui m Nahuatl
Means "married person" or "left, abandoned" in Nahuatl.

Mochammad m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Muhammad.

Mocteuzma m Nahuatl
Variant of Motecuhzoma.

Modadeola m Yoruba
Means "man wearing a crown of wealth or affluence" in Yoruba.

Moderatos m Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Moderatus. This is the name by which the 1st-century Greek philosopher Moderatus of Gades was known in his native Greek.

Moderatus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin moderatus meaning "managed, controlled, moderate(d)". This name was borne by the 1st-century Roman writer Columella (whose full name was Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella) and by the 1st-century Greek philosopher Moderatus of Gades (which is nowadays Cádiz in southern Spain).

Modlisław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish modlić się "to pray" (also compare Croatian moliti and Czech modlit se, both of which mean "to pray"). The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Moegammad m Afrikaans (Rare)
Form of Muhammad used in Afrikaans translations of the Qur'an.

Moehammad m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Muhammad.

Moerocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Moirokles. This was the name of an Athenian orator from the 4th century BC.

Mohamadou m Western African
Form of Muhammad used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Mohanbabu m Tamil

Mohial-din m Arabic
Variant trancription of محي الدين (see Muhi al-Din)

Mohieddin m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic محيي الدين (see Muhyi ad-Din).

Mohithraj m Indian (Rare)

Mohiuddin m Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Bengali and Indian form of Mohy al-Din.

Mohyeddin m Persian
Persian form of Muhyi ad-Din.

Moinuddin m Bengali, Indian (Muslim), Urdu
Variant transcription of Muinad-din.

Moirokles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun μοῖρα (moira) meaning "part, portion" as well as "fate, lot, destiny" or from the Greek verb μοιράω (moirao) meaning "to share, to divide, to distribute"... [more]

Moldagali m Kazakh
From Kazakh молда (molda) meaning "mullah" combined with the given name Gali.

Mollandro m Obscure

Molokoane m Southern African, Tswana

Moluleloa m Sotho
Means "we have awaited your arrival" in Lesotho.

Mombrecht m Germanic
Variant of Mombert

Monferriz m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Mongameli m Ndebele
Means "leader" in Ndebele.

Mong-ryong m Literature
From Sino-Korean 夢 "dream; visionary; wishful" and 龍 "dragon". This is the name of a character in the Korean pansori 'Chunhyangga'.

Monifazio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Boniface.

Monobazus m Jewish Legend, Ancient Assyrian (?)
Latinized form of Monobaz.

Monomaque m History (Gallicized)
French form of Monomachos.

Montadhar m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منتظر (see Muntadhar).

Montadher m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منتظر (see Muntadhar).

Montassar m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic منتصر (see Muntasir) chiefly used in North Africa.

Montasser m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منتصر (see Muntasir).

Montassir m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منتصر (see Muntasir).

Monttryal m American (Modern, Rare)

Montvydas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant form of Mantvydas. This given name is very rare in Lithuania these days; one is much more likely to encounter it as a patronymic surname instead.

Monulphus m Dutch
Latinized form of Monulf.

Moonblood m Obscure
Middle name of Sylvester Stallone and Sasha Czack's son, Sage Stallone.

Moonlight f & m Various (Rare)
From the English word moonlight.

Mordecaix m Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Medieval Judeo-Provençal variant of Mordechai.

Mordechaj m Polish, Jewish
Polish form of Mordechai.

Mordekhay m Hebrew
Variant transcription of Mordechai.

More-fruit m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to the fruit of the Holy Spirit and/or increasing in number.

More-trial m English (Puritan)

Morganore m Arthurian Cycle

Morianton m Mormon
The name of various characters in The Book of Mormon.

Morifinwë m Literature
Means "dark Finwë". In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the father-name of Caranthir.

Moronihah m Mormon
The name of various characters in the Book of Mormon.

Morrissey m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the Irish surname Morrissey.

Mortadelo m Literature
This is the name of one of the main characters from popular Spanish comic series 'Mortadelo y Filemón' (known in English as 'Mort & Phil').... [more]

Morzysław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish morze "sea", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic more or morě "sea". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Mosharraf m Bengali
Bengali variant of Musharraf.

Motiullah m Pakistani, Urdu
Means "obedient to Allah", derived from the Arabic adjective مطيع (mutie) meaning "obedient, compliant, submissive" combined with the Arabic noun الله (Allah) meaning "God".... [more]