This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the first letter is M.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Marduka m Ancient Near EasternOf uncertain etymology. Name borne by several court officials in the courts of Xerxes I and Darius, and is considered as a possible origin for the name
Mordecai.
Marduk-shapik-zeri m BabylonianMeans "
Marduk (is) outpourer of seed", deriving from the god Marduk, and the Akkadian elements
šapāku ("to pour on / to lavish") and
zēru ("seed ; offspring ; sown, arable land").
Marduniya m Old PersianMeans "the soft one" in Old Persian, derived from
mṛdu meaning "soft, mild" combined with the nominal suffix -𐎴
(-na) and the adjectival suffix -𐎡𐎹
(-ya).
Mareios m Ancient Greek (Rare, ?)Possibly a rare variation of Μάριος, the Greek form of the Roman name (nomen)
Marius. Ancient Greek origin, from the Imperial Roman period. Attested from an inscription on a funerary stele in Laodicea, in Modern Turkey (Funerary Stele of Tateis).
Maren f & m Basque, SpanishOriginally the Basque form of
Mariano, it is now used for both genders. As a female name, it is probably seen as a variant of
Miren, the Basque form of
Maria.
Mareo m JapaneseIt's Japanese name meaning precious, extraordinary".
Mareura f & m PolynesianPolynesian name, meaning "red sea", "red ocean", or "bright sea", "bright ocean".
Margaderdene m & f MongolianMeans "emerald gem" in Mongolian, from маргад
(margad) meaning "emerald" and эрдэнэ
(erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Margan m Arthurian CycleBrother of the giants Durkan and Ulian. They all served Lord Karedoz of Malmontan, and they were slain by Sir Tandareis.
Marganore m Carolingian Cycle, LiteratureThis is the name of a tyrant in the 16th-century Italian epic poem
Orlando Furioso written by the Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533). It was invented by the author, who used as a base the Greek verb μαργαίνω
(margaino) meaning "to rage, to be mad"... [
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Margar m ArmenianFrom the Old Armenian word
մարգարէ meaning "prophet". First attested in 1269.
Margiris m Lithuanian, HistoryMeaning unknown. Margiris was a legendary Lithuanian prince who defended the fort of Pilėnai in 1336.
Margo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
marga meaning "road, path, way", ultimately from Sanskrit मार्ग
(mārga).
Margon m Arthurian Cycle, Literature1. The wine steward of the Saxon king, Pignoras. He fought against Arthur’s forces at the second battle of Clarence, and was killed there.... [
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Margondes m Arthurian Cycle1. A knight who fought in Arthur’s army against the Saxons at Clarence. He is said to be a leader of the Sesnes, involved in the attack on Vandaliors Castle, early in Arthur’s reign.... [
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Margono m JavaneseFrom Javanese
margana meaning "arrow", ultimately from Sanskrit मार्गण
(mārgaṇa).
Margoras m Arthurian CycleA Saxon king, allied to King Rions, killed by King Ban of Benoic at the battle of Aneblayse.
Margrímur m Icelandic (Archaic)Derived from Old Norse
marr "sea" or
marr "horse" combined with
gríma "mask". Alternatively, the first element could be derived from other names beginning with
Mar.
Margulan m KazakhEither derived from Kazakh марғаулану
(marğaulanu) meaning "slow, quiet" or марқа құлын
(marqa qulyn) meaning "foal, colt, offspring".
Marhaen m IndonesianFrom "Marhaenism", a socialistic proletariat ideology originating and developed by the first President of Indonesia Sukarno. It was developed from the thought of Marxism which is applied according to the nature and culture of Indonesia or simply as "Marxism adapted to Indonesian conditions".... [
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Marhalt m Arthurian CycleMarhalt 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.
Marhold m German (Rare, Archaic)German calque of
Philipp as chosen by Philipp von Zesen, derived from the elements
marh "horse" and
hold "friendly, comely, graceful". It can also be derived from
mar "famous" and the second name element is most often derived from
walt "to rule".
Mari f & m KoreanMari has its origins from the ancient Korean language. It's original meaning is "mountaintop" but it also means "good, the best, the first..."
Marial m DinkaThis is a historical name of "Dinka" people in South Sudan in Africa. The meaning refers to a mixture of beautiful colors of black and white type of a bull. Is a name given to a male child after his mother's bride price was inform of such colored bull... [
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Maricourt f & m English (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.
Marik m Popular CultureUse of the name in the English-speaking world is heavily influenced by the
Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh character, Marik Ishtar.... [
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Marinell m LiteratureDerived from Latin
marinus meaning "of the sea" (see
Marinus). This name was used by Edmund Spenser in his poem
The Faerie Queene (1590), where it belongs to "the knight of the sea" Sir Marinell, who is the son of a sea nymph and the beloved of
Florimell.
Marinianus m Late Roman, HistoryRoman cognomen which was derived from
Marinus. A bearer of this name was Publius Licinius Egnatius Marinianus, the youngest son of Roman Emperor Gallienus - both father and son died in 268 AD.
Mario f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male, man" (usually masculine) or 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle" (usually feminine)... [
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Maris m Etruscan MythologyEtruscan god often depicted as an infant or child. He was the son of Hercle, the Etruscan equivalent of Heracles.
Maris f & m ArabicMaris means "March" (as in the month) in the Gulf Arabic dialects.
Marish m Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Indian (Sikh), Gujarati"Respectable man"; worthy friend
Marj m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Nepali, HindiMEANING "cleaner", "purifying ", "one who purifies" , "An epithet for Lord Vishnu"... [
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Marjing m Far Eastern MythologyMarjing is the God of horses, polo, hockey, sports and war in Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur. The guardianship of the north eastern direction is alluded to
Marjing and the other directions to Koupalu (north west), Thangching (south west) and Wangpulen (south east)... [
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Markeys m Italian (Tuscan)A name traditionally used by Africans that slowly became accepted into Italian culture and beliefs.
Markolf m German (Rare)German form of
Marculf. A known bearer of this name is the German biophysicist and author Markolf Niemz (b. 1964).
Markoz m Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Markos, which is the hellenized form of
Marcus. This name was borne by a Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia from the 15th century AD.
Markwayne m American (Rare)It is a combination of the names
Mark and
Wayne. A notable bearer is Oklahoma congressman Markwayne Mullin. Markwayne is a combination of the first names of his two paternal uncles, Mark and Wayne.
Marleif m Norwegian (Rare)Created in the 20th century by combining the name element
mar from names like
Martin and
Marcus (or from Old Norse
marr "sea, ocean") with
leifr "descendant, heir".
Marmadas m LiteratureMarmadas was the only son of Gorbulas Brandybuck. He was born on SR 1343. He had three children: Merimas, Mentha, and Melilot.
Marmadoc m LiteratureMarmadoc Brandybuck, also called "Masterful", was a hobbit of the Shire and the fourth Master of Buckland.
Marmo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
marma meaning "cause, reason" or "compassion, pity".
Marnick m DutchVariant of
Marnix. It is predominantly (but not exclusively) used in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.... [
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Marnik m DutchVariant of
Marnix. It is predominantly (but not exclusively) used in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.
Maroboduus m Germanic (Latinized)A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements
mari "famous" and
bod "ruler". The name also admits a Celtic etymology but the historical namesake was the leader of a Germanic tribe (Marcomanni).
Marolop m BatakMeans "to receive, to approve" in Toba Batak.
Marolus m Late RomanDerived from the Latin “Marolus”, from the Latin “mare”, meaning “who comes from the sea, a resident of the coast”, which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*mari”, meaning “sea”... [
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Maron m History (Ecclesiastical)Maron was a 4th-century Syriac Christian hermit monk in the Taurus Mountains whose followers, after his death, founded a religious Christian movement that became known as the Syriac Maronite Church, in full communion with the Holy See and the Catholic Church... [
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Maroš m SlovakOriginally a diminutive of
Martin, now used as a given name in its own right.
Marouf m ArabicAlternate transcription of
Maruf. A notable bearer of this name is Marouf al-Bakhit (1947-2023), a Jordanian politician who twice served as prime minister of Jordan.
Marrien m Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureMarrien is a wise an benevolent figure who lives in the Valley of Marvels and is revered by the humans who live nearby. Marrien is described as having the upper body of a man and the lower body of a horse, and he is known for his knowledge of herbs and medicine.... [
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