This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is *a*r*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Medard m Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Polish, Slovak, Slovene, Lengadocian, Provençal, GasconDutch, German, Occitan, Polish, Slovak and Slovene form of
Medardus.
Medardus m Germanic (Latinized)Latinized form of
Machthard. However, it should be noted that there are sources that have something different to say about the Germanic name that lies at the root of Medardus... [
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Megawarno m JavaneseJavanese 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).
Meghavarna m IndianFrom Sanskrit मेघवर्ण (
meghavarṇa) meaning “cloud color", derived from Sanskrit मेघ (
megha) meaning "cloud", combined with वर्ण (
varna) meaning “color”... [
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Mehryar m PersianFrom Persian مهر
(mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship, love, kindness" and یار
(yār) meaning "friend, companion".
Meleagros m Ancient GreekPossibly 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)... [
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Melesandros m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun μελησμός
(melesmos) meaning "care, diligence", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb μέλω
(melo) meaning "to be an object of care or interest" as well as "to care for, to be interested in".... [
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Melubari m OgoniIt is known among the Ogoni people of Southern Nigeria and it means "who is God?"
Menagoras m Ancient GreekThe 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".
Menari m & f IgboMeans "do more than is expected" in Igbo.
Mendanbar m LiteratureThe name of a character in American author Patricia Wrede's
Enchanted Forest Chronicles series of young adult fantasy novels.
Menkar m AstronomyFrom Arabic منخر (manħar) "nostril" This is the name of a star in the constellation
Cetus.
Menkauhor m Ancient EgyptianFrom 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.
Menkaure m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
mn-kꜣw-rꜥ meaning "eternal are the souls of
Ra", derived from
mn "to stay, remain; to be established, steadfast" combined with
kꜣw, plural of
ka "soul, life force", and the name of the god
Ra... [
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Merard m Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
māri "famous" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic
*mērijaz) and Old High German
hart "strong, hard".
Merkare m Ancient EgyptianFrom 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... [
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Metatron m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendAfter the angel of the face, the angel of the presence, chief of the ministering angels, the chief recording angel, chancellor of heaven, the angel by whom the world is maintained, and a being so mighty that he possesses 72 other names... [
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Mezamir m Medieval Slavic, HistoryThe 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"... [
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Miandrasoa m & f MalagasyFroom the Malagasy
miandra meaning "hopeful" and
soa meaning "good".
Miarana m & f MalagasyMeans "indulge oneself, gratify one's wishes" in Malagasy.
Mibhar m Biblical"Choice", a Hagarene, one of
David's warriors (Ch1 11:38); called also
Bani the Gadite (Sa2 23:36).
Michiharu m JapaneseFrom Japanese 倫 (
michi) meaning "ethics" combined with 治 (
haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Migmar m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan མིག་དམར
(mig-dmar) meaning "Mars (the planet)" or "Tuesday", composed of མིག
(mig) meaning "eye" and དམར
(dmar) meaning "red".
Miharihasina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
mihary meaning "to get wealth" and
hasina meaning "sacred power, sanctity, virtue".
Miharu f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real", or 海 (mi) meaning "sea" combined with 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather, sunny"... [
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Mikaru f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful", 佳 (ka) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" and 流 (
ru) meaning "to flow". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Minarapa m MorioriThis was the name of a Moriori chief and tohunga "priest" named Minarapa Tamahiwaki who lived during the 1800s.
Minetarou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 峰, 峯 (mine) meaning "peak, summit", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Mithrandir m LiteratureUsed in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, it is Gandalf's Elven name, used most often by Legolas.
Mitsunari m JapaneseFrom 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.
Miyomaru m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 観世 (
Miyo), a variant reading of 観世 (
Kanze), a clipping of 観世音 (
Kanzeon) meaning "Avalokiteshvara" combined with 丸 (
maru) meaning "circle".... [
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Mizar f & m AstronomyName of a star in the constellation Ursa Major. Derives from Arabic
mīzar, meaning "waistband; girdle".
Mkhitar m ArmenianFrom Old Armenian մխիթար
(mxitʿar) meaning "comfort, consolation, solace".
Mladomir m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)Derived from Slavic
mlad "young" combined with Slavic
mir "peace". A known bearer of this name is Mladomir Puriša Đorđević (b. 1924), a Serbian film director and screenwriter.
Mnesarchos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyThe 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"... [
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Modar m ArabicVariant transcription of
Mudar. A known bearer of this name is the Moroccan-American entrepreneur Modar Alaoui.
Mohammad Reza m PersianCombination of
Mohammad and
Reza. Though usually transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space, it is not written with a space in Persian.
Momotarō m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 百 (
momo) meaning "hundred" or 桃 (
momo) meaning "peach", 太 (
ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (
rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Morarji m Gujarati, HindiMeans "peacock" in Sanskrit. A notable bearer was Morarji Desai (1896-1995), an Indian independence activist who later served as prime minister of India.
Morvarc'h m BretonMeans "sea horse" or "marine horse" in Breton. Name of a fabulous horse of Breton legend found in two folktales reworked in the 19th and 20th centuries, but sometimes reinterpreted as Morvark. ... [
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Motoharu m JapaneseFrom 元 (
moto) meaning "origin, root" and 春 (
haru) meaning "spring". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Muarif m IndonesianFrom Arabic معرف
(muʿarrif) meaning "specified, fixed, defined", derived from the root عَرَّفَ
(ʿarrafa) meaning "to define".
Mudar m ArabicProbably derived from the Arabic adjective مضر
(mudirr) meaning "hurtful, harmful, pernicious". This name was borne by one of the patrilineal ancestors of the prophet
Muhammad... [
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Muddathir m ArabicMeans "covered, wrapped" in Arabic, derived from the root تدثر
(tadaththara) meaning "to cover".
Muharram m ArabicMeans "forbidden" in Arabic, derived from the word حَرَّمَ
(harrama) meaning "to forbid". This is the name of the first month of the Islamic calendar, so named because warfare is forbidden during this month.
Mukarram m & f Arabic, Urdu, UzbekMeans "honoured, venerated, exalted" in Arabic, from the root كرم
(karrama) meaning "to honour, to exalt". As an Uzbek name it is solely feminine.
Mukhar m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Tamil, Hinduism, Telugu, NepaliMEANING : talkative, verbose, loquacious, garrulous ,leader, principal
Mukhari f & m Sanskrit, Indian, Nepali, Kannada, Bengali, Sinhalese, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Gujarati, TamilMEANING : bit of a bridle, resonant, talkative
Mukhtiar m UrduEither an Urdu variant of
Mukhtar or from a title derived from Sanskrit मुख्य
(mukhya) meaning "chief, main" and Persian اختیار
(ekhtiyar) meaning "power, authority".
Munawir m IndonesianDerived from Arabic منور
(munawwir) meaning "blooming, enlightening, illuminating".
Muntadhar m ArabicMeans "awaited, anticipated, expected" in Arabic, from the root انتظر
(intaẓara) meaning "to wait for".
Muntasir m Arabic, BengaliMeans "victorious, successful" in Arabic, from the word اِنْتَصَرَ
(intaṣara) meaning "to gain victory, to triumph".
Musarrat f & m UrduFrom Persian مسرت
(musarat) meaning "joy, delight, pleasure".
Musharraf m Arabic, Urdu, BengaliMeans "honoured, honourable" in Arabic, from the root شرف
(sharrafa) meaning "to make noble, to elevate, to honour".
Mutahar m ArabicMeans "clean, pure" in Arabic, from the root طَهَّرَ
(ṭahhara) meaning "to purify".
Mutakabbir m ArabicMutakabbir comes from the root
k-b-r, which means "to be great, mighty, or majestic."... [
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Muzaffarbek m UzbekFrom the given name
Muzaffar combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Muzakkir m Arabic, IndonesianMeans "reminder, one who reminds" in Arabic, from the root ذكر
(dhakkara) meaning "to remind".
Mwari m Shona, African MythologyMeans 'force behind creation' in Shona. Shona traditional religion, Mwari is the supreme creator deity who is believed that he is the author of all things and all life and all is in him.
Mwaura m KikuyuTo kú aúra means to remove or relieve one of a heavy load.Mostly when a visitor came with a kiondo/load and a person took it off his/her back the remover was the mwauri
Myagmardorj m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian мягмар
(myagmar) meaning "Tuesday" and дорж
(dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
Myagmarjargal m & f MongolianFrom
мягмар (
myagmar) meaning "Tuesday" or "Mars (planet)" in Mongolian and жаргал (
jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Myagmarjav m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian мягмар
(myagmar) meaning "Tuesday" and жав
(jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".
Myagmarsüren m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian мягмар
(myagmar) meaning "Tuesday" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང
(tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Naarai m BiblicalThis name comes from the root נער (
na'ar), which has three meanings. The meaning that is most likely is "youth" or "child", but it can also mean "to growl" and "to shake loose". The second part of the name, י (
yod), is also of uncertain meaning... [
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Naaran m Hebrew (Rare)Derived from נַעַר (
na’ar) meaning “teen, boy, youth” in Hebrew. Naaran (also Na'aran) (Hebrew: נערן) was an ancient Jewish village dating to the 5th and 6th century CE. Remains of the village have been excavated north-west of Jericho... [
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Nabar m Medieval BasqueOf uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from the place name
Navarre and a derivation from Basque
nabar "multicolored".