MihirmIndian, Indian (Sikh) From Sanskrit मिहिर (mihira) meaning "sun". It was also used to mean "moon" and "wind" (depending on the context). The original name had connotations of "king of all" or "person from family of Sun"... [more]
MímirmNorse Mythology, Old Norse, Icelandic Derived from Old Norse mímir "memory", which is related to Old English gemimor "well-known", modern Dutch mijmeren "to muse, to ponder" and Latin memor "mindful, remembering." In Norse mythology, Mímir was a god who had omniscient wisdom and knowledge and who was keeper of the Well of Wisdom in Jotunheim (the world of the Giants).
MirtemirmKyrgyz (Rare), Uzbek (Rare) The first element of this name is derived from either Slavic mir meaning "peace, world" or from Persian میر (mir) meaning "ruler, prince" (compare Amir 1)... [more]
MithrandirmLiterature Used in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, it is Gandalf's Elven name, used most often by Legolas.
MjǫðvitnirmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from mjǫðr ("honey, mead") and vitnir (poetic word for "wolf"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
MladomirmSerbian, 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.
ModlimirmPolish 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 mir "peace"... [more]
MoldirfKazakh Means "transparent, clear, pure" in Kazakh.
Monirm & fArabic, 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.
MunawirmIndonesian Derived from Arabic منور (munawwir) meaning "blooming, enlightening, illuminating".
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.
MuntasirmArabic, Bengali Means "victorious, successful" in Arabic, from the word اِنْتَصَرَ (intaṣara) meaning "to gain victory, to triumph".
MutakabbirmArabic Mutakabbir comes from the root k-b-r, which means "to be great, mighty, or majestic."... [more]
MutimirmCroatian, Serbian, History The first element of this name is possibly derived from Serbo-Croatian mučiti "to torture, to torment", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mǫčiti "to torture, to torment"... [more]
MuzakkirmArabic, Indonesian Means "reminder, one who reminds" in Arabic, from the root ذكر (dhakkara) meaning "to remind".
MyślimirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish myśl "thought", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
NacirmArabic (Maghrebi) Alternate transcription of, نصير or ناصر (see Nasir), chiefly used in Northern Africa.
NapirmNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology In the Elamite pantheon, Napir was the god of the moon. Some sources state that the meaning of his name is "(the) shining one", but this is questionable - it is more likely that it is derived from Elamite nap or napir meaning "god" (see Napirisha).
NathairmOld Celtic, Scottish Nathair is an Old Celtic derivation of the Proto-Celtic Nathrixs, as is Old Irish Nathir, and other variants include Welsh Neidr and the Breton Naer... [more]
Nenaunirm & fMaasai, African Mythology Of uncertain meaning, likely linked to rain. Nenaunir is the villainous god of rain in Maasai mythology, being depicted as a rainbow snake.
NiegomirmPolish Derived from Slavic nieg "delight" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
NiemirmPolish (Archaic) Allegedly derived from Polish nie "not" and the Slavic name element mir "peace; world". In old Masovian sources the name Erazm often appears as a replacement for this name in the form of Niemierz.
NosimirmMedieval Slavic The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic nositi "to carry, to bear, to bring, to wear". Compare modern Czech nosit "to wear, to carry, to bring" and modern Polish nosić "to carry, to bear, to wear"... [more]
NoussairmArabic (Maghrebi) Maghrebi form of Nusayr. Notable bearers of this name include the Moroccan soccer players Noussair El Maimouni (b. 1991) and Noussair Mazraoui (b. 1997).
NovomirmSoviet, Bulgarian, Russian Means "new peace" or "new world", derived from Russian новый (novyy) meaning "new, fresh" combined with Russian мир (mir) meaning "peace" as well as "world". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
NudimirmMedieval Slavic The first element of this name is possibly derived from Old Church Slavonic nuditi "to plague, to intimidate, to force", which is closely related to Old Russian nǫditi "to compel". Also compare modern Serbo-Croatian nuditi "to offer, to bid"... [more]
O'roztemirmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek o'roz meaning "hope" and temir meaning "iron".
OstromirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic ostrъ "sharp" (compare Polish ostro "sharply" and Polish ostry "sharp"). The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
OytemirfUzbek Derived from oy meaning "moon" and temir meaning "metal, iron".
Oyuuntamirm & fMongolian From Mongolian оюун (oyuun) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or "mind, spirit" in Mongolian and тамир (tamir) meaning "strength, vigour, energy, health".
OzairmArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic عزير (see Uzayr).
ÖzdemirmTurkish Probably means "pure iron" and is related to Demir. It's also a surname and a village in Turkey.
PetromirmBulgarian This name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from Petros (see Peter) and refers to Saint Peter, who was one of Jesus' twelve apostles and went on to become the first Pope of the Catholic Church... [more]
PinikirfNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of the most important goddess in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of her name was in the Elamite language. Pinikir started out as the mother-goddess (in which capacity she was also the goddess of love and fertility), making her rank above all Elamite gods - even the male ones... [more]
PrawdomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish prawda "truth, verity", which is derived from Old Church Slavonic pravida "truth" (which in turn is probably derived from Proto-Slavic pravъ "straight, right")... [more]
PrawomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish prawy "right, upright, righteous", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic pravъ "straight, right". Also compare Croatian prav and Czech pravý, both of which mean "right, straight"... [more]
PredimirmMedieval Croatian, Medieval Serbian The first element of this archaic name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective pred "in front of, before" (the latter can also be used to refer to an earlier point in time), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic perdъ "in front of, against"... [more]
PribimirmMedieval Slavic Medieval Slavic form of Przybymir. Also take note that some sources each list a different meaning for the first element. Some say it means "pierced" or "breaking" (in the sense of destroying something), while others say it means "more, much more, multiple" (in the sense of abundance)... [more]
ProsimirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish prosić "to ask (for/somebody), to request, to beg". Also compare Croatian prositi "to beg" and Czech prosit "to ask for, to beg"... [more]
PrzedmirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from the Polish adjective przed "in front of, before" (the latter can also be used to refer to an earlier point in time), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic perdъ "in front of, against"... [more]
PrzedzimirmPolish This name is either a more elaborate form of Przedmir, or an older form of the same name.
PrzybymirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish przybyć "to arrive, to come" (also compare Polish przybywać and przyjść, which also mean "to arrive, to come"). The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
PutimirmMedieval Slavic The first element of this name is derived from Russian put' "road, path, way", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic pǫtь "path". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
RadimirmBulgarian, Serbian, Russian (Rare) Also spelled as Radomir, the name Radimir is of Slavic origin and has meanings like "famous for peace," "happy," or "radiating joy.". It's a combination of "radi," meaning radiance or fame, and "mir," meaning peace or world... [more]
Ranbirm & fIndian (Sikh), Punjabi Derived from Sanskrit रण (raṇa) meaning "delight, pleasure, gladness" combined with वीर (vīrá) meaning "man, hero, husband".
RandhirmIndian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi Possibly from Sanskrit रण (raṇa) meaning "delight, pleasure, joy" combined with धीर (dhīra) meaning "steady, constant, firm" or "ocean, sea".
RanimirmCroatian, Serbian The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian rani or rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic ranъ. Also compare Polish rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [more]
RedimirmMedieval Slavic The first element of this archaic name is derived from Proto-Slavic rědъkъ "rare, sparse". Compare modern Russian redkij or redkiy, Croatian rijedak and Polish rzadki, all of which mean "rare, scarce, uncommon"... [more]
RemirmSoviet, Russian Variant form of Revomir. A known bearer of this name is the Russian former sambo wrestler Remir Solnitsev (b. 1933).
RemirmSoviet, Russian Acronym of the Russian words революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution", электрификация (elektrifikatsiya) meaning "electrification" and мир (mir) meaning "peace" as well as "world"... [more]
ReservoirfRomani (Rare, Archaic) From the English word. In the case of Reservoir Smith, a gypsy girl, daughter of Shadrack Smith, she had reputedly received her name from the site, close to a reservoir, where she was born.
RevomirmSoviet, Russian Contraction of Russian революция мировая (revolyutsiya mirovaya) meaning "world revolution" as well as of революционный мир (revolyutsionnyy mir) meaning "revolutionary world"... [more]
ReynirmIcelandic Taken directly from Icelandic and Old Norse reynir meaning "rowan, mountain ash".
RodomirmRussian The first element of this name is derived from Russian rod "family, kind, race, genus", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic rodъ "family". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
RościmirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish rościć, which can mean "to claim, to lay claim to" as well as "to sprout". Also compare Polish rosnąć "to grow, to sprout, to increase", Croatian rasti "to grow, to increase" and Czech růst "to grow, to increase"... [more]
RuchomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish ruch "movement, motion, move" (also compare Polish ruchliwy "lively, busy"). The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
RusimirmCroatian, Serbian The first element of this name is probably derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun Rus meaning "Russian". The Russians themselves derived their name from (Old) Russian rusij or rusiy, which refers to a light hair colour (often blonde; some sources also say light-brown) and could be understood to mean "fair-haired" or "fair-headed"... [more]
RusmirmBosnian, Croatian Bosnian form of Rusimir, as well as a Croatian variant form of the same name. A bearer of this name is Rusmir Mahmutćehajić (b. 1948), a Bosnian politician and writer.
RzędzimirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish rządzić "to rule, to govern" (also compare Czech řídit and Slovak riadiť, both of which mean "to rule, to govern"). The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
SędomirmPolish Old Polish male name, of which the first element is derived from Polish sądzić "to judge" (also compare Croatian suditi and Czech soudit, both of which mean "to judge"). The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
SeirmBiblical Hebrew Seir, meaning "Rough, hairy." It is sometimes used as an alternative term for a goat, as in Seir La'Azazel (שעיר לעזאזל - scapegoat).
SevirmRussian Russian form of Severus via its hellenized (modern Greek) form Seviros. Also compare the Russian name Sever, which is directly derived from Severus.
ShabbirmUrdu, Bengali Alternate transcription of Urdu شبیر (see Shabir) as well the Bengali form.
Şiirm & fTurkish Means "poetry, verse, song" in Turkish.
SirmEnglish Possibly from the title "Sir", typically used to address any male whose name is unknown or out of respect, or who is of a higher rank, or who has been bestowed the title ('knighted') by royalty. Derived from the Old French sire 'master, sir, lord', from the Latin senior 'older, elder'.
SkírnirmNorse Mythology, Icelandic Probably derived from Old Norse skírr meaning "clear, bright, pure". In Norse mythology Skírnir is a servant of the god Freyr.
SleipnirmNorse Mythology Derived from Old Norse sleipr "slippery" (in relation to "bog, marsh"). In Norse mythology, Loki's son Sleipnir was Odin's eight-legged horse.
ŚmiałomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish śmiały "bold, daring", which is ultimately derived from Polish śmieć "to dare" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic sъměti "to dare, to venture")... [more]
Snirm & fHebrew (Rare) The Hasbani River, also known as Snir Stream (Hebrew: נחל שניר / Nahal Snir), is the major tributary of the JordanRiver... [more]
SobiemirmPolish Derived from Slavic sobi "usurp" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
SpasimirmBulgarian, Croatian The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian spasjá or spasjávam "to save, to rescue". Also compare Serbo-Croatian spasiti and Russian spasát', both of which mean "to save, to rescue"... [more]
StrachomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic strachъ "to fear, to scare" or Proto-Slavic straxъ "fear, fright". Compare Polish strach "fear, fright" and Serbo-Croatian strašiti "to frighten, to scare"... [more]
StracimirmSerbian Older form of Strahimir. This name was borne by 12th-century Serbian prince Stracimir Zavidović and 14th-century Serbian noble Stracimir Balšić.
StrahimirmCroatian, Serbian Croatian and Serbian variant form of Strahomir. A bearer of this name was Croatian poet Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević (1865-1908).
StrogomirmPolish Derived from Slavic strogo "severe, harsh, strict" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
StrojmírmMedieval Czech (Rare, Archaic) Name was used by a man who allegedly usurped the Bohemian duchy in circa 883 AD. Name could mean "Build The Peace" or "Build The World" in Czech.
SukkalgirmSumerian Possibly one of the earliest names recorded. His name occurs on a tablet dated 3200-3100 BC. He was one of two Sumerian slaves of Gal-Sal.
SulimirmPolish Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
SvetlomirmBulgarian Derived from the Slavic element svet meaning "light, world" and combined with miru meaning "peace, world".
SvinimirmMedieval Slavic The first element of this name is possibly derived from Proto-Slavic svin'a or svinьja meaning "swine, pig, hog". Also compare Serbo-Croatian svinja, Polish świnia and Slovak sviňa, all of which mean "swine, pig, hog"... [more]