KurmanbekmKyrgyz, Kazakh From the given name Kurman, derived from Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān) meaning "sacrifice", combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
KurstanbekmKyrgyz Combination of Kurstan with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master". As such, the meaning of this name is basically "leader of the land of the brave".
KushtarbekmKyrgyz From Kyrgyz куштар (kushtar) meaning "passionate, ardent, enamored" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
KylychbekmKyrgyz Derived from Kyrgyz кылыч (kylych) meaning "sword, sabre" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
KylyshbekmKazakh Derived from Kazakh қылыш (qylysh) meaning "sabre, sword" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" (see the Kyrgyz cognate Kylychbek).
LamorakmArthurian Cycle Possibly a coinage based on French l'amour "love". It has also been suggested that this is a corruption of the Welsh name Llywarch. This was the name of a Knight of the Round Table in some Arthurian romances, a son of King Pellinore and brother of Percival.
LebrizifelekfOttoman Turkish From Ottoman Turkish lebriz - "overflowing", "exuberate" (taken from the Persian language) and felek - "the universe", "fate, destiny" (taken from the Arabic language).
LiederikmDutch (Rare) Dutch form of Liutric. This name should not be confused with the Dutch noun lied meaning "song" or even with the Dutch adjective liederlijk meaning "degenerate".... [more]
MakoyepukmSiksika Means "wolf child" in the Kainai (Blood) dialect of Blackfoot, from Blackfoot mahkúyiwa "wolf" and poka "child".
MaksatbekmKyrgyz From Kyrgyz максат (maksat) meaning "goal, purpose, intention" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
MalînánguaĸfGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little one to follow", combined with Malîna and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
MalykmUkrainian Is a combination of Mal 3 with diminutive suffix -yk, or could have been derived directly from adjective malyi (малий) - "little, small"... [more]
ManelickmSpanish (Mexican, Rare) Variant of Manelich. Known bearers include Manelick "Mane" de la Parra Borja (1982-), a Mexican singer, and his father, Mexican writer and editor Manelick de la Parra Vargas.
MángilikfGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "the one with the drum song", from a combination of manngaluartoq "singing (drum-)songs" and -lik, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "equipped with" that denotes that the the root word is a form of amulet or helper spirit.
MarĸioĸmGreenlandic Means "the one uttering healing formulas" in Greenlandic.
MarleikmNorwegian (Rare, Archaic) Possibly a combination of the name element mar from names like Martin and Marcus (or from Old Norse marr "sea, ocean") and Old Norse leikr "play, game"... [more]
MarnickmDutch Variant of Marnix. It is predominantly (but not exclusively) used in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.... [more]
MarnikmDutch Variant of Marnix. It is predominantly (but not exclusively) used in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.
MarrokmArthurian Cycle, Literature A werewolf knight. In Le Morte d’Arthur of Thomas Malory, Marrok is depicted as a loyal knight of Arthur who fights alongside him in the final battle against Mordred. During the battle, Mordred engages Marrok in combat and ultimately kills him
Masikm & fGreenlandic From Greenlandic masik meaning "the curved cross-tree in front of the ring of a kayak" and from Greenlandic masik meaning "gills (of a fish)", depending per dialect.
MássâránguaĸmGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little healed one", combined with Mavsâraĸ and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
MasturbekmKazakh From Arabic مستور (mastur) meaning "hidden, concealed" and beg meaning "chieftain, master".
MayankmIndian Derived from Sanskrit मृगाङ्क (mṛgāṅka) "moon", literally "animal-marked".
MaycockmMedieval English Middle English diminutive of Matthew, being a diminutive of May, itself a short form of Mayhewe (Old French Mahieu) which was an Anglo-French form of Matthew.
MazdakmPersian Meaning uncertain. This was the name of a 6th-century Zoroastrian religious leader and reformer.
MeadowlarkmObscure From the English words meadow and lark ("small singing bird"). Meadowlark is the common name for several species songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas. This was the name of American basketball player Meadowlark Lemon (1932-2015), who changed his legal name from Meadow to Meadowlark in 1969.
MelchizedekmBiblical Means "my king is righteousness" from Hebrew מֶלֶךְ (mélekh) meaning "king" and צֶדֶק (tzédek) meaning "righteousness". In the Old Testament this is the name of a priest king who gives Abraham a blessing.
MeldrickmEnglish This English name means 'strong mill'. Meldrick Taylor, a two-weight world champion in boxing, is a famous bearer of this name.
MenelikmGe'ez, Amharic Means "son of the wise man" in Ge'ez and Amharic. According to the legend Menelik was the first emperor of Ethiopia. In the 10th century BC, he is said to have inaugurated the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia, so named because Menelik I is supposed to be the son of the biblical King Solomon of ancient Israel and Makeda, the Ethiopian Queen of Sheba.
Merakm & fAstronomy Derived from Arabic al-maraqq, meaning "the loins (of the bear)". This is the traditional name of the star Beta Ursae Majoris, in the constellation Ursa Major.
MeriasekmCornish Conrish form of Meriadeg. Saint Meriasek was a 4th-century Breton saint. The legends of his life are known through Beunans Meriasek, a Cornish language play known from a single surviving manuscript copy dated 1504, and a few other sources... [more]