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MukurofJapanese Means "dark dream". the kanji used are 夢 (mu, yume) meaning "dream" and 黎 (kuro, ri) meaning "dark".
MukurofJapanese The name Mukuro is a girls' name which can be written in only 1 kanji, "躯" meaning "body, corpse". A notable fictional character bearing this name is Mukuro Ikusaba from Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.
MūlmAnglo-Saxon It's been postulated that it derives from the Latin mulus meaning "mule", a word which is known to have entered the Old English vocabulary; presumably, it was a nickname that became habitual.... [more]
MulacmNew World Mythology Mayan mythological name representing the North and the colour white. One of the Bacabs, gods representing North, South, East, and West. Associated with: Cauac, Kan, and Ix.
MulanadirifNear Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology Means "the ruling star of heaven", possibly deriving from the Sumerian elements mul ("star, constellation, planet"), and 𒂗 en ("to rule"). This is documented as an epithet of goddess Inanna in the god list An = Anum.
MulelemAfrican, Swahili "Flying man," "man who flies," or "man of flight." The prefix "mu-" expresses "man of" or "man from" in the Swahili language. One interpretation would be that this is approximately equal to "angel," but because there are numerous parts of Africa where there are lots of devout Christians, I would lean towards the interpretation "man who runs quickly."
MuleymLiterature Possibly derived from the animal "mule." It was born by a character in John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath.
Mulgyeolf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From Korean 물결 (mulgyeol) meaning "wave; tide," a combination of 물 (mul) meaning "water" and 결 (gyeol) meaning "layer, ply; chance, opportunity, moment."
MúlimOld Norse, Icelandic Old Norse byname, From Old Norse múli meaning "muzzle, mouth; mountain spur".
MulianfChinese From the Chinese 穆 (mù) meaning "majestic, solemn, reverent, calm" or 慕 (mù) meaning "long for, desire, admire" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
MullayanmBashkir Means "soul of the mullah", derived from Bashkir мулла (mulla) meaning "mullah" (a term for an Islamic cleric), of Arabic origin, combined with the suffix -йән (-yän) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).
MullissufNear Eastern Mythology, Ancient Assyrian Meaning uncertain. Name borne by an obscure goddess who was a consort of the god Ashur. May derive from "Mullitum", which was an epithet for the Sumerian goddess Ninlil.
Mullissu-mukannishat-NinuafAncient Assyrian Etymology uncertain. A possible meaning is "Mullissu is the victor in Nineveh" (Ninua being the Akkadian form of Nineveh), deriving from the Akkadian element mukannišum ("subjugator /subduer / conqueror / victor").
MumadonafPortuguese (Archaic) Portuguese form of the compound name Muniadomna, which is likely not genuinely Latin but instead a latinization of a name that was probably of either Basque or Germanic origin. Even so, compare the Latin words munia meaning "duties, functions" and domna meaning "lady, mistress".... [more]
Mumbam & fBemba Means "inside the house" in Bemba.
MumbefAfrican From term 'umba' which means create. Means beautiful one. Used among the Kamba community in kenya. Related to mumbi from the kikuyu which means creator. both derived from 'umba' to create.
MumefJapanese (Archaic) This is how the Japanese pronounced "Ume" meaning "Plum" during the Edo Period (about, through the 1600's to 1700's).
MunadimArabic, Persian, Javanese From the Hindi word मुनादी (Munādī), meaning to proclaim by beat of drum. A well-known bearer is Javanese politician Moenadi, also called Munadi in the enhanced Indonesian spelling system.
MunângurifIndigenous Australian Of uncertain etymology, possibly deriving in part from the Dharug element guri ("ear"). Name borne by a sister of the prominent Eora leader Bennelong.
MunaqqashfUzbek Means "decorated with a painted or engraved design" in Uzbek.
Munasirif & mAymara Means "gentle, affectionate" in Aymara.
MunatiafAncient Roman Feminine form of Munatius. A known bearer of this name was the Roman noblewoman Munatia Plancina (died in 33 AD), who was the wife of the governor of Syria.
MunatiusmAncient Roman Roman nomen gentilicium (family name) of which the meaning and origin is as of yet unknown.... [more]
MunatsimShona Means "one who makes perfect" in Shona.
MuncimirmCroatian, History The first element of this name is probably derived from Slavic monciti "to work". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". This name was borne by Muncimir of Croatia, a prince from the 10th century AD.
MundericmGermanic, History Variant spelling of Mundric. Munderic of Cologne lived in the 6th century AD and was the son of Chloderic (who had only briefly been king of the Ripuarian Franks before he was murdered on the orders of Clovis I).
MundhermArabic (Modern, Archaic) An arabic name meaning someone who warns / alerts others from danger or something bad / ominous happening. From the arabic word انذار meaning "warning".
MundoomAlgonquian, New World Mythology Means "Great Spirit" in the Algonquian languages but was used by missionaries to introduce the Devil.
MundrafLatvian (Rare) Derived from Latvian mundrs "brisk, energetic; vibrant, lively, vivacious".
MundricmGermanic Derived from Old High German mund "protection" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
MundungusmLiterature Mundungus Fletcher was a wizard who dealt in magical artefacts in the 'Harry Potter' series.... [more]
MunemPopular Culture Mune is the main character in the French computer-animated movie: 'Mune: Guardian of the Moon' (2014). His name could be a mashup of the French word lune and the English word moon, both meaning "moon".
MunehiromJapanese From 宗 (mune) meaning "clan, ancestry, sect, origin, religion" and 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant", 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great", or 博 (hiro) meaning "command, esteem"... [more]
MunekofJapanese From Japanese 旨 (mune) meaning "delicious" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MunenobumJapanese From Japanese 宗/旨(mune) or 志 (mune), both meaning "principle; aim; purpose; meaning; gist", combined with 信 (nobu) meaning "trust; faith", 宣 (nobu) meaning "proclamation; announcement", or 延 (nobu) meaning "postponement; delay".
Munesuf & mShona Means "God is with us" or "God is within us" in Shona.
MünevverfTurkish Means "enlightened, intelligent" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic منور (munawwar).
Muneyinazvof & mShona Means "what have you to do with it" in Shona.
Muneyukif & mJapanese From Japanese 旨 (mune) meaning "delicious" combined with 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow"
MunezanemJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 宗/旨 (mune) meaning "principle; aim; purpose; meaning; gist" combined with 実 (zane), the joining form of 実 (sane) meaning "fruit seed" or 志 (zane), the joining form of 志 (sane) meaning "purpose; aspiration; determination; ambition; will".... [more]
MunifridmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from muni, but we don't exactly know where muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [more]
MunigastmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from muni, but we don't exactly know where muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [more]
MunigundfGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from muni, but we don't exactly know where muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [more]
MunimundmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from muni, but we don't exactly know where muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [more]
MuninnmNorse Mythology Derived from Old Norse munr "mind" (see also Munimund). In Norse mythology, Muninn is the name of one of Odin's two ravens. Muninn signifies Memory and each day, he and Huginn (the other raven) fly over all the nine worlds known in Norse mythology in order to gather news and information for Odin.
MunitrudfGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from muni, but we don't exactly know where muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [more]
MunkustrapmLiterature, Theatre This name belongs to a Jellicle cat in T.S. Eliot's poem, Naming of Cats. He is a principal character in the musical, Cats.
MunualdmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from muni, but we don't exactly know where muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [more]
MunulfmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from muni, but we don't exactly know where muni itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [more]
MurasakifJapanese (Rare) This name is used as 紫 (shi, murasaki), originally (and still is) referring to the type of plant known as lithospermum erythrorhizon, but developed to refer to a purple or violet colour, since the dye produced from the plant has that type of colour.... [more]
MurasakihimefJapanese From Japanese 紫 (murasaki) meaning "purple; violet" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MurasamemJapanese This name can be used as 叢雨 (murasame) meaning "rainfall that suddenly starts and stops" or 村雨 (murasame) meaning "passing shower".... [more]
MurciafRoman Mythology Originally an epithet to the goddess Venus and connected to the word myrtus "myrtle tree", later connected to the Latin word murcus "lazy, inactive" and interpreted as goddess of laziness by Christian writers.
MurezimRomansh Romansh form of Mauritius and Moritz, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
MurezzanmRomansh Romansh form of Maurus and Moritz, traditionally found in the Engadine valley. This name was borne by Swiss ice hockey player Murezzan Andreossi (1897 – 1958).
MurielmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Possibly derived from Hebrew מור (mor) meaning "myrrh" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". This was the name of an angel in Western Christian Angelology.
MurkmWest Frisian Meaning uncertain. The name is thought to be a short form of Frisian given names that contain either Old Frisian moar (also môr) meaning "bog, marsh, moor, swamp" or Old Frisian moark meaning "dark-coloured"... [more]
MurmanmGeorgian, Literature, Theatre Meaning uncertain, as the available sources each provide a different etymology for this name. According to a Georgian source, Murman is a phonetic variant of Murvan... [more]
Murnif & mIndonesian, Malay Means "pure, holy, chaste" in Indonesian and Malay. It is feminine in Indonesia and Malaysia while it is typically masculine in Brunei.
MurniatifIndonesian Derived from Indonesian murni meaning "pure, genuine, holy".
MurtalamNigerian West African variant of Murtada. This was borne by Murtala Muhammed (1938-1976), a Nigerian Army general who became fourth Head of State of Nigeria.
MurtazimGeorgian Form of Murtaz with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
MurvanmGeorgian (Rare), Chechen Medieval Georgian form of Marwan, which is still in use today (albeit barely). The name must eventually have spread from Georgia to neighbouring Chechnya.