Min-yeongf & mKorean Combination of a min hanja, like 敏 or 慜, both meaning "quick, agile; smart, clever," 玟 meaning "precious stone," 旻 meaning "sky," 珉 meaning "gem," 敃 meaning "tough, strong" or 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful," and a yeong hanja, such as 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding," 寧 meaning "comfortable, peaceful," 暎 meaning "shine, reflection" or 榮 meaning "prosperity, glory."
Minyingf & mChinese From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gem, crystal" or 鹰 (yīng) meaning "eagle, hawk, falcon".
MishavonnafObscure Apparently a contraction of Misha 2 and Shavonna, borne by a contestant on the television show American Idol (2009).
MishmannahmBiblical Meaning "fat, sleek," one of the Gadite heroes who gathered to David at Ziklag (Ch1 12:10).
MiskweminanocsquafAlgonquian Means "raspberry star woman" in Mohegan-Pequot, an extinct Eastern Algonquian language; derived from the Mohegan-Pequot cognate words of Ojibwe miskomin meaning "raspberry" and anang "star", combined with Mohegan-Pequot sqá "woman"... [more]
MnatsakanmArmenian From the Armenian word մնացական (mnacʿakan) "staying, lasting", wishing the child to have a long life.
MnemonmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective μνήμων (mnemon) meaning "mindful", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun μνήμη (mneme) meaning "memory, remembrance" (see Mneme), itself ultimately derived from the Greek verb μνάομαι (mnaomai) meaning "to remember, to be mindful of".
ModwennafHistory (Ecclesiastical) A nun and saint in England, also known as Modwen, who founded Burton Abbey in Staffordshire in the 7th century. Another saint, Osyth, was raised under Modwenna's direction.
MondonosukemJapanese, Popular Culture This name combines 主水 (mondo) (see Mondo) and 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this" with 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, help, care" or 助 (jo, suke, tasu.keru) meaning "assist, help, save, rescue."... [more]
MonennafMedieval Irish Saint Monenna lived in the fifth century. She was born into a noble family in County Louth, Ireland. She is often associated with the region around the town of Killeavy in present-day Northern Ireland.
MongolekhorniiugluufMongolian Means "Mongol country’s morning" in Mongolian, probably derived from Монгол (mongol) meaning "Mongolia" combined with эх орон (ekh oron) meaning "country, homeland" and өглөө (öglöö) meaning "morning".
Möngönm & fMongolian Means "silver (colour), silvery, made of silver" in Mongolian. It can also refer to an obsolete Mongolian monetary unit, worth one hundredth of a tugrik (tögrög).
MöngöntsetsegfMongolian Means "silver flower" in Mongolian, from мөнгөн (möngön) meaning "silver" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
MongrainfFrench (Quebec) Probably an altered form of French Maugrain, from Old French mau grain ‘bad grain’, used as an (unflattering) nickname for a grower or merchant.
Mong-ryongmLiterature From Sino-Korean 夢 "dream; visionary; wishful" and 龍 "dragon". This is the name of a character in the Korean pansori 'Chunhyangga'.
MoninnafIrish, History From the hypocorism Mo-Ninne or Moinnine which meant "my ninne"; ninne was the first word this saint spoke. Saint Moinnine or Moninna (c.432-518) of Killeavy in County Armagh, Ireland was supposedly baptised and confirmed by Saint Patrick... [more]
Mönkh-erdenem & fMongolian Means "eternal jewel" in Mongolian, from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Mönkhnarm & fMongolian From Mongolian мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and нар (nar) meaning "sun".
Mönkhnaranm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and наран (naran) meaning "sun, sunny".
Mönkhnasanm & fMongolian Means "immortal" in Mongolian, from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and нас (nas) meaning "age, life".
Mönkhsaikhanm & fMongolian Means "eternal beauty" in Mongolian, from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
MontainefFrench (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical) French feminine form of Montanus. This is the name of a folk saint venerated in the French village of Sainte-Montaine. It was also the name of an 8th-century abbess of Ferrières in Gâtinais, France... [more]
MontañafSpanish Means "mountain" in Spanish (compare English derivation Montana), taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Montaña, meaning "The Virgin of the Mountain."... [more]
MontañasfSpanish (Rare) Plural form of Montaña, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de las Montañas and Nuestra Señora de las Montañas, meaning "The Virgin of the Mountains" and "Our Lady of the Mountains."... [more]
MontanusmAncient Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective montanus meaning "of mountains, mountainous". In other words, you could say that this name is the masculine form of Montana.... [more]
MontanzimafObscure Borne by a victim of the 1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings; Montanzima Banks was killed at age 6 by her father, George Emil Banks. Her siblings were named Kissmayu, Boende, Mauritania and Foraroude.
MontevirgenfSpanish (European, Rare) From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Montevirgen, meaning "Our Lady of Mount Virgin."... [more]
MonthianmThai Means "palace, royal house" in Thai.
MoonstonefEnglish (Rare) From the English word for the gemstone that emits a pearly and opalescent luster, named so because multiple cultures, such as Roman and Greek, believed it was derived from solidified rays of the Moon as well as its adularescence... [more]
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").
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.
MundungusmLiterature Mundungus Fletcher was a wizard who dealt in magical artefacts in the 'Harry Potter' series.... [more]
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".
Muneyinazvof & mShona Means "what have you to do with it" in Shona.
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]
MuniandimHinduism, Tamil Possibly from Tamil முனி (muni) meaning "sage" combined with ஆண்டவர் (antavar) meaning "lord". This is the name of a Tamil folk deity who guards plantations and estates.
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.
MusonianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Musonius. A notable bearer of this name was the Roman senator Strategius Musonianus (4th century AD), who received the cognomen from the Roman emperor Constantine I because of his learnedness.
MuthannamArabic Means "double, dual, two at a time" in Arabic.
Mẫu Thượng NgànfFar Eastern Mythology Another name of the Vietnamese princess of the forest Lâm cung thánh mẫu. It is derived from mẫu meaning "mother", thượng meaning "upmost, higher" and ngàn a poetic term for "forest".
MutmainnafArabic (Rare), Indonesian From Arabic مطمئن (muṭmaʾinn) meaning "calm, peaceful, assured, at ease", itself from the root اطمأن (iṭmaʾanna) meaning "to be calm, to be certain".
MutmetjenneferfAncient Egyptian Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from the name of the goddess Mut combined with mṯn "way, road, path; trajectory" and nfr "beautiful, good, perfect"... [more]
Naanif & mDagbani Means "trust" or "confidence" in Dagbani.
NaaranmHebrew (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... [more]
NaashonmBiblical Variant of Nahshon used in the King James Version of the Old Testament.
NabanafJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 菜花 (nabana) meaning "rape blossom", which combines the kanji 菜 (na, sai) meaning "vegetables, greens" with 花 (hana, bana, ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NabinmBengali Means "new, fresh," derived from Bengali নতুন (notun), which means “new, recent, modern”.
NabinafNepali Possibly a variant of Navin, meaning "new". The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the name Nabina is Sunday, March 29th, 1908.
NabonidusmBabylonian, Akkadian Means "may Nabu be exalted" or "Nabu is praised" in Akkadian. Nabonidus (c.615 BC - after 522 BC) was the last native king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire and ancient Mesopotamia.
NadzunafJapanese From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 津 (dzu) meaning "harbor" or 摘 (dzu) meaning "to pluck, to pick" combined with 名 (na) meaning "name" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NæskunungrmOld Norse, Medieval Scandinavian Originally a byname meaning "king over a small area", from Old Norse nės "ness, promontory, spit of land" and konungr "king". The name appears on at least one runestone (as niskunukʀ) and was later used sparingly (as Næskonung) up until the late middle ages.
Na-eunfKorean From Sino-Korean 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate" and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity".
NaeunfKorean Naeun(나은) means "better" in Korean. Also, from combination of 娜(na) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate" or 奈(na) meaning "apple tree" with 恩(eun) "kindness, mercy, charity" or 殷(eun) meaning "abundant, flourishing"... [more]
NagarjunamSanskrit Nāgārjuna was an Indian monk and Mahāyāna Buddhist philosopher of the Madhyamaka (Centrism, Middle Way) school. He is widely considered one of the most important Buddhist philosophers.
NagihanfTurkish From Persian ناگهان (nagahan) meaning "suddenly".
NaginafHindi, Urdu Means "gemstone, jewel" in Hindi and Urdu, ultimately from Persian نگین (negīn).
NaginifLiterature, Mythology In mythology, the Nagas and Naginis are the respectively masculine and feminine serpent people of various Asian cultures. Descriptions of the Nagas vary from culture to culture; in some, they are depicted as giant black snakes, and in others they are said to bear the lower half of a serpent and the upper half of a human... [more]
NaginofJapanese From Japanese 凪 (nagi) meaning "calm" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
NagmeldinmArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic نجم الدين (see Najm ad-Din). This spelling is chiefly used in Sudan.
NahanafJapanese From Japanese 愛 (na) meaning "love, affection" and 花 (hana) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible. This name can be spelled as Young-Ae in Korean.
Nahannif & mIndigenous American From naha, meaning "river of the land of the Naha people" in Na-Dene (Athabaskan) languages, spoken by indigenous cultures in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon Territory... [more]
NahapānamScythian From Saka *Nahapāna meaning "protector of the clan". Name borne by a Western Satrap who reigned in either the first or second century CE.
NāhiʻenaʻenafHawaiian Means "the red-hot raging fires" from Hawaiian nā, "the (plural)", ahi, "fire", and 'ena'ena, "red-hot". This was the name of a 19th-century Hawaiian princess, the daughter of Kamehameha I.
NahimanafSioux Derived from the Dakota Sioux word nahmana meaning "secret".
NahshonmBiblical, Jewish, African American From Ancient Hebrew נַחְשׁוֹן (naḥšôn) meaning "enchanter, diviner", itself from the word נָחַשׁ (nāḥaš) meaning "to whisper, to enchant".... [more]
NahundimNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology In the Elamite pantheon, Nahundi was the god of the sun, but also the god of justice and law. His name - spelled Nahiti in earlier times - was apparently the same as the word for 'sun' in Elamite, although the literal meaning of that word is said to be "creator of the day"... [more]