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Miura f Japanese
From Japanese 三浦 (miura) meaning "three bays". It is taken from the surname Miura. One prominent family, descended from the Taira clan, settled in a place called Miura, in Sagami (now Kanagawa prefecture), taking the name of the place as the surname... [more]

Mïus m Provençal
Contracted form of Marius.

Miuța f Medieval Romanian
Diminutive of Maria.

Miuta f Japanese
From Japanese 雅 (mi) meaning "elegant", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 歌 (uta) meaning "song, poetry". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miwa f Japanese
From Japanese 微 (mi) meaning "delicate" or 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony", 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, hoop, cycle, loop, ring" or 環 (wa) "circle, ring, wheel"... [more]

Miwae f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Miwao m Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miwe f Turkmen
Means "fruit" in Turkmen.

Mi-won f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" (mi) combined with 園 meaning "yard, garden; field," (won) Other Sino-Korean signs combinations are possible.

Mixay m & f Lao
Means "victorious, triumphant" in Lao.

Mixel m Basque
Variant of Mitxel.

Mixin f Chinese
From the Chinese 宓 (mì) meaning "quiet, silent, in good health" and 忻 (xīn) meaning "delightful, joyful, pleasant".

Mixo m & f Tsonga
Means "dawn, morning" in Xitsonga.

Mixo m Northeastern Neo-Aramaic
Northeastern Neo-Aramaic diminutive of Mixayil.

Mìxuě f Chinese
From Chinese 蜜 (mì) meaning "honey" combined with 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Miya f Japanese
Derived from Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace", or a combination of 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real", 看 (mi) meaning "to watch, to care for", or 見 (mi) meaning "to see" and 夜 (ya) meaning "night" or 屋 (ya) meaning "shop".... [more]

Miya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Maya 2.

Miyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Maya 2.

Miyán m Asturian
Asturian form of Millán.

Miyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 蜜 (mì) meaning "honey, nectar" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Mìyè f Chinese
From Chinese (蜜) mì, meaning "honey" and (叶) yè or (葉) yè or, both meaning "leaf".

Miyil m Quechua
Quechua form of Michael.

Miyin m Walloon
Walloon form of Maximilian.

Miyoe f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 代 (yo) meaning "generation" combined with 枝 (e) meaning "branch, limb, bough, twig". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miyra m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Casimir.

Mìyǔ f Chinese
From Chinese 蜜 (mì) meaning "honey" and 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather".

Miyu f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 有 (yu) meaning "have, possess" or 乳 (yu) meaning "milk". It can also come from 미유 (miyu) meaning "beauty within you". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Miyū f Japanese
This name is, essentially, a variant form of Miyu, using the yū/yuu reading (normal on'yomi/kun'yomi reading for kanji like 優/夕).

Miyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 宓 (mì) meaning "quiet, silent, in good health" or 蜜 (mì) meaning "honey, nectar" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".

Miyun f Korean
Dense clouds, wisdom above or lotus

Miyuo f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" combined with or 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" or 夕 (yu) meaning "evening", and 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" or 緒 (o) meaning "thread"... [more]

Miyuu f Japanese
Variant transcription of Miyū.

Mîzan m Kurdish
Means "balance" in Kurdish.

Mizar f & m Astronomy
Name of a star in the constellation Ursa Major. Derives from Arabic mīzar, meaning "waistband; girdle".

Mizé f Portuguese
Cognate diminutive of Maria José.

Mizi f Korean

Mizla f Medieval Hungarian

Mizu f & m Japanese
Water... [more]

Mizue f Japanese
From 瑞 (mizu) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" or 水 (mizu, sui) meaning "water" combined with 枝 (e) meaning "branch, bough, twig" or 絵 (e) meaning "sketch, etch, drawing, painting, picture"... [more]

Mizuo m Japanese
From Japanese 瑞 (mizu) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" or 水 (mizu, sui) meaning "water" combined with 男 (o) meaning "man, male". Other kanji combinations can form this name.

Mizzi f Upper German (Rare)
Obsolescent Upper German diminutive of Maria, usually not used as a given name in its own right.

Mjata m African (Rare)

Mjēta m Vilamovian
Variant of Mieta.

Mjöll f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Mjǫll. This name appears in chapter 56 of the Landnámabók belonging to Mjöll, daughter of Án bogsveigir ("bow-swayer")... [more]

Mjǫll f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "fresh, powdery snow" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Mjǫll was the daughter of king Snær.

Mjora f Laz
Means “the Sun” in Laz.

Mӗkӗte m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Nikita 1.

Mlilo f Zulu
Means "fire" in Zulu.

M'lynn f Popular Culture
From the character M'Lynn Eatenton in the film "Steel Magnolias".

Mmeso f Igbo

Mmini f Sotho
Means "dancer" in Sotho.

Mɔmɔlu m Manding

Mmusi m Tswana, South African
Means "the ruler" in Tswana.... [more]

Mnata m Czech (Rare)

Moaaz m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic معاذ (see Muadh).

Moaci m Brazilian (Rare)

Moad m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic معاذ (see Muadh).

Moadh m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic معاذ (see Muadh).

Moagi m Tswana
Means "builder" in Tswana.

Moai f Japanese
From Japanese 最 (mo) meaning "most, greatest", 主 (mo) meaning "head of the family; master, mistress" or 百 (mo) meaning "hundred" combined with 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Moan m Rade

Moána f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Moana.

Moana f Japanese
From Japanese 百 (mo) meaning "hundred", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Moani f Hawaiian
Gentle breeze

Moara f Tupi (?), Brazilian (Rare)

Moath m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic معاذ (see Muadh).

Moaz m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic معاذ (see Muadh).

Mobe m & f African
Meaning uncertain.

Möbin m Tatar
Tatar form of Mubin.

Mobin m Persian
Persian form of Mubin.

Moby m Literature
Used by the 19th-century American author Herman Melville in his novel Moby-Dick (1851), which was inspired by stories of an actual sperm whale called Mocha Dick. He may have arrived at it by blending Mocha (which is taken from the name of Mocha Island) with Toby.

Mōca m Vilamovian
Variant of Moca.

Moca m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Matthew.

Moca f Japanese (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Anglicized spelling of Moka and from English "mocha".

Mocel f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "you alone" in Nahuatl, possibly denoting "peerless".

Mocha f Biblical (Hellenized)
Variant transcription of Maacah, as used in 1 Chronicles 2:48.... [more]

Mocha f Indian

Mocha m & f Pet
This meaning of this name is Chocolate-coffee flavored because the coffee flavor "Mocha" originated in Yemen. There's also a town in Yemen called Mocha.

Mochi f Japanese
From Japanese もち (mochi), a Japanese rice cake that is made of mochigome, a short-grain japonica glutinous rice.

Mocki m Vilamovian
Variant of Moca.

Modan m Medieval Irish
Saint Modan was a 6th-century Irish and Scottish monk.

Modan m Breton
Variant of Maodan.

Modar m Arabic
Variant transcription of Mudar. A known bearer of this name is the Moroccan-American entrepreneur Modar Alaoui.

Moder f Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish variant of Modher.

Módís f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements móðr "mind; spirit; courage; wrath" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Modra f Latvian
Derived from Latvian modrs "alert; watchful, vigilant".

Modun m Yakut
Means "strong, brave" in Yakut.

Moea f Tahitian
Means "sleeping woman" from Tahitian moe meaning "sleep".

Moeed m Arabic

Moeen m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic معين (see Muin), as well as the Urdu form.

Moegi f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 萌え木 (moegi), referring to young tree sprouts/buds, or 萌黄/萌葱 (moegi), referring to the colour of a freshly sprouted onion or otherwise a light yellowish green colour.... [more]

Moeha f Japanese
From Japanese 百 (mo) meaning "hundred" or 萌 (mo) meaning "bud, sprout", 瑛 (e) meaning "sparkle of jewellery, crystal" and 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Moein m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic معين (see Muin), as well as the Persian form.

Moeka f Japanese
From the Japanese 萌 (moe) meaning "to bud, to sprout" and 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations can be used.... [more]

Moeko f Japanese
From Japanese 萌 (moe) meaning "bud, sprout" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Moemi f Japanese
From Japanese 藻 (mo) meaning "algae", 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or from 萌 (moemi) meaning "to bud, to sprout". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Moen m Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Simoen and its variants (such as Symoen). It is possible that there were cases where the name is a short form of Salomoen and its variant Salemoen, but these would be rare, as the people involved would most likely have been Jewish.... [more]

Moena f Japanese
From Japanese 百 (mo) meaning "hundred", 笑 (e) meaning "smile, laugh" combined with 来 (na) meaning "to come". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Moeng m Tswana
Means "guest, visitor" in Setswana.

Moeno f Japanese
From Japanese 萌 (moe) meaning "to bud, to sprout" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Moera f Polynesian
Name of Polynesian origin, meaning "sleeping in the sun". It is the name of a city in New Zealand.

Moeri f Japanese
From Japanese 百 (mo) meaning "hundred", 衣 (e) meaning "clothes" combined with 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Moero f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Μοιρώ (Moiro) which was derived from either the Greek noun μοῖρα (moira) meaning "part, portion" as well as "fate, lot, destiny" or the Greek verb μοιράω (moirao) meaning "to share, to divide, to distribute"... [more]

Moesa m Muslim (Dutchified)
Dutchified form of Musa.

Moeum m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of verb 모으다 (moeuda) meaning "to gather, collect."

Móey f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse móðr meaning "wrath" combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune"... [more]

Moez m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic معز (see Muizz).

Mofei f Chinese
From the Chinese 墨 (mò) meaning "ink" or 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine" and 斐 (fěi) meaning "graceful, elegant, beautiful" or 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".

Mofid m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic مفيد (see Mufid), as well as the Persian form.

Mogad m Amharic
Means "wave" in Amharic.

Mogas m Amharic
Means "dignity" in Amharic.

Möge f Medieval Mongolian
Of uncertain etymology, name borne by a wife of Genghis Khan, and later of his son Ögedei following Genghis's death.

Moges m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "charm, elegance, grace" in Amharic.

Moggy f Manx (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Maggy.

Mogli m Literature
Greek, Croatian, Portuguese and Italian form of Mowgli.

Mogra f Hindi (Rare)
From Hindi मोगरा (mogara) the Hindi word for the Arabian jasmine.

Moha m Arabic
Short form of Mohammed.

Mohad m Arabic
Short version of Mohannad.

Mohan f Chinese
From the Chinese 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark" and 寒 (hán) meaning "cold, wintry" or 焓 (hán) meaning "the sound of a fiercely burning fire".

Mohau m Sotho
Means "pity" or "mercy" in Sesotho.

Mohe m Cherokee
Mohe is a Native American (Cherokee) name meaning "elk".

Mohi m Maori
Maori form of Moses.

Mohir m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Mahir.

Moïc m Breton
Breton form of Maurice.

Moin m Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Urdu, Bengali and Persian form of Muin.

Moina f Scottish Gaelic
Celtic/Gaelic form of Mona meaning 'soft', 'mild', or 'tender'.

Moira f Galician
Variant of Maior via the contracted form Mor.

Moise m Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish, Romanian (Archaic)
Judeo-Italian variant of Moisè, itself a variant of Mosè, and Romanian form of Moses.

Moisè m Italian, Judeo-Italian
variant of Mosè.

Moist m Literature
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.

Moisy f English (Australian)
Diminutive of Moira.

Moiz m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic معز (see Muizz).

Mojde f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مژده (see Mozhdeh).

Moji f Yoruba
Means "I rise" or "I wake" in Yoruba. It is often used as a short form of names beginning with moji, such as Mojisola.

Mojin f Chinese
From the Chinese 墨 (mò) meaning "ink" and 槿 (jǐn) meaning "hibiscus".

Mojra f Croatian (?), Slovene (?)

Mojse m Jewish
Variant of Moses used in Banat.

Moka f Japanese
It could be spelled with 百 (mo) meaning "hundred, many" with 花 (ka) meaning "flower; essence", 歌 (ka) meaning "song; to sing", 華 (ka) meaning "flower; flashiness; brilliance; beauty; fine", 珈 (ka) meaning "hair accessory" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance, scent, aroma"... [more]

Moke m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Moses.

Moki m Hopi, Indigenous American
Means "deer" in Hopi.

Moki m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Mokios.

Mokiy m Bulgarian (Archaic), Russian (Archaic)
Bulgarian and Russian form of Mokios.

Mokou f Japanese
From Japanese 喪 (Mo) meaning "mourning" and 凰 (Kou) meaning "female phoenix bird" or 妹 (Mo), meaning "(younger) sister" and 紅 (kou), meaning "scarlet." A bearer of this name is Fujiwara no Mokou, a character from the Touhou Project.

Molan f Chinese
From the Chinese 墨 (mò) meaning "ink", 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark" or 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid", 澜 (lán) meaning "overflowing, waves, ripples", 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue, indigo" or 斓 (lán) meaning "multicoloured".

Mold m Manx (Archaic)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a contracted form of Maughold.

Mölek f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Malak.

Moli f Welsh
Welsh borrowing of Molly.

Molid m Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Meaning "to have children."

Moll f English
Diminutive of Molly. Daniel Defoe used this name for the heroine of his 1722 novel "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders".

Moll m Medieval English
Medieval English diminutive of Oliver.

Mollé f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Molly.

Molli f English (American), Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
English variant and Hungarian borrowing of Molly.

Molon m Ancient Greek
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of several ancient Greek figures, including a general of the Seleucid empire.

Molor f & m Mongolian
Means "topaz" in Mongolian.

Moloy m Bengali

Molt f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Matilda.

Momar m Western African, Wolof
Variant of Muammar.

Momei f Chinese
From Chinese 茉 (mò) meaning "Arabian jasmine, white jasmine" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone"... [more]

Momen m Arabic, Persian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic مؤمن (see Mumin), as well as the Persian and Bengali form.

Momi f Japanese
From Japanese 籾 (momi) meaning "unhulled rice" or 樅 (momi) meaning "fir tree". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well. Cheryl from Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl, who is also known as Momi (モミ) in the Japanese versions is a fictional bearer of this name.

Mo'min m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Mumin.

Momin m Urdu, Bengali
Urdu and Bengali form of Mumin.

Momme m West Frisian, North Frisian, East Frisian, German
Short form of Mombert.

Momo f Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" or 百 (momo) meaning "hundred". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Momo m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.

Momo f Literature
The title heroine of the novel 'Momo', also known as 'The Grey Gentlemen' or 'The Men in Grey' by Michael Ende.

Momoa f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Momoe f Japanese
From 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" and 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Momoi f Japanese (Rare)
From 李 (momo) meaning "plum" or 裳 (mo) meaning "clothes", 雲 (mo) meaning "cloud", and 生 (i) meaning "living" or 貴 (i) meaning "precious, prize, value". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Momoo f & m Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle", 緒 (o) meaning "beginning", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" (usually masculine) 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" (usually masculine)... [more]

Momus m Greek Mythology
Momus in Greek mythology was the personification of satire and mockery, two stories about whom figure among Aesop's Fables. As a sharp-tongued spirit of unfair criticism, Momus was eventually expelled from the company of the gods on Mount Olympus... [more]

Móna f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Mona 2.

Mona f Manx
Either derived from Irish Muadhnait or a direct adoption of Mona, the oldest known reference to the Isle of Man (made by Julius Caesar, 54 BC). Due to the growing Manx Nationalism and the Celtic revival of the time, the name became popular in the 19th century.

Mona f Breton
Contracted form of Marivona.

Mona m Indigenous Taiwanese

Mona f Japanese

Mona m Miwok
Means "he picks jimsonweed seeds" in Miwok.

Mona f Greek
Diminutive of Lemonia.

Mona f Persian

Monae f African American (Modern)
Variant of Monet.

Monal m Indian

Monan f Japanese
From Japanese 望 (mo) meaning "hope" combined with 南 (nan) meaning "south". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Mo'Nay f African American (Modern)
Variant of Monet.

Monbi f Manipuri
Means "graceful" in Meitei.

Monda f Flemish (Rare), Albanian
Short form of names ending in -monda, such as Edmonda.

Mondo m Japanese
This name is used as 主水 with 主 (shu, shuu, su, aruji, omo, neshi, mon) meaning "chief, lord, master, principal" and 水 (sui, mizu, do) meaning "water."... [more]

Mondo m English (American)
Nickname for Armand, borne by the pole vaulter Armand Duplantis.

Mone f German
Short form of Monika.

Mone f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 百 (mo) meaning "hundred" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]

Monea f African American (Modern, Rare)

Money f & m Obscure
Either transferred use of the surname Money or from the English word money.

Mộng f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 夢 (mộng) meaning "dream".

Mongo m Romani

Móni f Hungarian
Diminutive of Mónika.

Moni f English (Rare), Croatian, French, German, Spanish
Diminutive of Monika, Mónica, and other related names. It can also be used as a diminutive of Simone 1 or Ramona.

Monia f Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Munya.

Monia f Italian
Variant of Monya.

Monia f Polish
Diminutive of Monika.

Monib m Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Munib.

Monic f Dutch (Rare)
Derivative of Monica.... [more]

Monie f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Mona 1, Simone 1, and other names containing a similar sound.

Monik f Greek (Modern, Rare)
Greek form of Monique.

Monio m Medieval Galician

Monir m & f Arabic, Bengali, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic منير (see Munir) as well as the Bengali and Persian form. In Persian it is also used as a feminine name.

Monja f German, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch
Variant transcription of Russian Моня (see Monya).

Monja f Slovene
Diminutive of Monika, used as a given name in its own right.

Mönkh m & f Mongolian
Means "eternal" in Mongolian. It can be used as a short form of names containing the element мөнх (mönkh).

Mönle f German
A diminutive form of Monika.... [more]

Mono m Spanish
Means "monkey" in Spanish.

Mons m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Måns.

Monse f Spanish
Diminutive of Montserrat.

Monsi m Spanish
Diminutive of Simon 1.

Mont m English (American, Archaic)
Short for Montague and Montgomery.

Monta f American

Monta f Thai
Alternate transcription of Montha.

Monti m English
Variant of Monty.

Monti f Spanish (European, Rare)
Short form of Montaña.

Mony m Indian (Christian)

Mony m & f Khmer
From the Khmer មណី meaning "precious stone" (unisex) or មុនី meaning "scholar" (largely masculine).

Monya f Russian
Variant of Маня (see Manya).

Monzy m American (Hispanic)

Moody m English
From the surname Moody, which is from the Old English modig, "impetuous, brave".

Moon m & f Dutch
For men, this name is a short form of Simonis, Simonus and Simoon.... [more]

Moona f Finnish
Finnish form of Mona 2.

Mooni f Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Moonika.

Moor f Medieval Galician
Variant of Maior.

Moor m Dutch (Archaic)
Variant of Maurus.

Moosa m Arabic, Dhivehi, Indian (Muslim), Malayalam, Urdu
Arabic alternate transcription of Musa as well as the Dhivehi, Malayalam and Urdu form.

Moose m Finnish
Finnish variant of Moses.

Mopsa f Theatre, Literature
Possibly a feminine form of Mopsus, or a derivative of the Dutch word mops "pug dog" (and formerly, by extension, "country lout"). This was used by Sir Philip Sidney for a character in The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia... [more]

Morag f Manx
Manx cognate of Mòrag. This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Sarah.

Moran m Breton
Derived from either Breton mor "sea" or Old Breton mor (meur in Modern Breton) "great" and a diminutive suffix.

Mordy m Jewish
Diminutive of Mordecai.

Môre m Walloon
Walloon form of Maurus.

More f Manx (Archaic)
Manx cognate of Mór 1 and Mòr. In some cases, however, More was also used as a variant of Moirrey (compare Moire).

Morea f Greek Mythology
Means "mulberry tree" in Greek. In Greek mythology, Morea is the name of a hamadryad (a type of dryad, or wood nymph).

Moree f Thai (Rare)
Means "peahen, female peafowl" in Thai.

Morel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mor and El means "myrrh from God" in Hebrew.

Morey m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive for names beginning with Mor- such as Morris or Mordecai. ... [more]

Morfi f Greek

Morfo f Greek
Diminutive of Evmorfia.

Móri m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, maybe a variant form of Mór.

Mori m & f Hebrew
Means "my teacher" in Hebrew, also diminutive of Mor, which means "myrrh".

Morî f Kurdish
Means "pearl" in Kurdish.

Moria f English (Rare), Theatre
Modern instances of this name may be misspellings of Maria or Moira. In the case of the character in Ben Jonson's satirical play Cynthia's Revels (1600), who 'talks anything of anything', it was probably intended to be a feminine derivative of Greek μωρός (moros) meaning "simpleton".

Moria f Greek Mythology
Meant "sacred olive tree" in Greek, referring to a type of olive tree in ancient Greece that was believed to have 'been propagated from the original olive which Athena herself had caused to spring up on the Acropolis'; uprooting one of the sacred μορίαι (moriai) was an offense punishable by dispossession and banishment.... [more]

Moria f Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Moria f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Moriah.

Mořic m Czech
Czech form of Mauritius.

Moric m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Moritz.

Morie f Japanese

Morin m German (Sudeten, Archaic)
Possibly variation of Moritz it's recorded as the name of a nobleman in the 16th century in Moravia.

Morio m Japanese
From Japanese 盛 (mori) meaning "prosper, broom, heap, pile" or 守 (mori) meaning "defend, protect, watch over" combined with 男 (o) meaning "son, baron, male, man, husband"... [more]

Moris m English (Rare)
Variant of Morris.

Moriz m Romansh
Cognate of Moritz.

Mörk f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Icelandic word mörk meaning "forest" (itself from Old Norse mǫrk "border, boundary, forest").

Mork m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Murk.

Morla f Literature, Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morla.... [more]

Morné m Afrikaans

Moro m & f Filipino

Mörön m & f Mongolian
Means "river, large river" in Mongolian.

Moron m Mormon
Late Jaredite king who reigned during a time of great wickedness and turmoil, and was himself wicked. He lost half his kingdom for many years in a rebellion and, after regaining his kingdom, was completely overthrown and lived out his life in captivity... [more]

Moros m Greek Mythology
Means "doom, fate" in Greek. This was the name of the personification of impending doom in Greek Mythology, one of the offspring of Nyx.

Moroz m Russian
Means "frost" in Russian.

Mors f & m Roman Mythology
Means "death" in Latin. This was the name of the personification of death in Roman mythology, equated to the Greek counterpart Thanatos.

Morse m English (American, Rare)
Derived from the surname Morse.

Morta f Roman Mythology
In Roman mythology, Morta was the goddess of death. She is responsible for the pain and/or death that occur in a half-wake, half-sleep time frame. Her father is the god of darkness and her mother is the goddess of night... [more]

Morte m Sami
Sami form of Morten.

Mortu m Sami
Sami form of Morten.

Moruq f Azerbaijani
Derives from the Azerbaijani word moruq that is used for the genus Rubus of berries, especially the raspberries.

Morus m Welsh (Archaic)
Welsh form of Morris.

Morya f English
Variant of Moira.

Morys m Welsh
From the Latin Mauricius.

Mosa m & f Sotho
Means "grace" in Sotho.

Mosen m Judeo-Spanish

Móses m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Moses.

Mosey m Mordvin, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Mordvin form of Moisey and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Moses.

Mosh m Hebrew (Modern)
Short form of Moshiko which itself used as a diminutive of Moshe.

Mosha m & f Russian
Diminutive of Matvey, Mariya, or Matrona 1.

Moshi f & m Japanese
Moshi has an unknown origin, although bears a resemblance to the Japanese phrase "Moshi moshi".

Mosi f Navajo
Cat "mósí", "mósi", "másí", "moasi"

Mosse m Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Mossé.

Mossé m Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Provençal
Catalan and Provençal form of Moses.

Mossy m Irish
Irish diminutive of Maurice.

Mosub m Arabic

Mosze m Polish, Jewish
Polish form of Moses.

Motaz m Arabic
Meaning "proud".

Mote m Eastern African
Means "blessing; blessed" in Hehe, spoken in Tanzania.

Motee f Hindi, Indian
From Hindi मोती (motee) meaning "pearl".

Móða f Old Norse
Old Norse short form of names containing the name element móðr meaning "mind; wrath; courage".

Motha f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Móða.

Móði m Norse Mythology
Probably related to Old Norse móðr "excitement, wrath, anger". In Norse mythology, Modi and Magni are sons of Thor who will inherit their father's hammer after Ragnarǫk ("final destiny of the gods").

Moti m Romani
Short form of Motshan.

Motl m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Mordechai.

Moto f Japanese (Rare)
Moto can mean "origin, source, root". Other kanji are possible.

Motoi m Japanese
From Japanese 統 (motoi) meaning "control, relationship" or 基 (motoi) meaning "base, to be based on". Other kanji or kanji combinations can spell this name.

Motoo m Japanese
From Japanese 幹 (moto) meaning "tree trunk" combined with 郎 (o) meaning "son", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 士 (o) meaning "samurai, warrior" or 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mots m Sorbian
Short form and diminutive of Maćij and Měrćin.

Motsi m & f Shona
Means "first one" or "one who has matted hair" in Shona.

Motta m Indian