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.
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".
MuneakimJapanese From 宗 (mune) meaning "religion, sect" and 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear". Other kanji combinations can be used.
MuneebmArabic, Urdu Alternate transcription of Arabic منيب or Urdu منیب (see Munib).
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]
MunekazumJapanese From 宗 (mune) meaning "religion, sect" and 員 (kazu) meaning "member". Other kanji combinations can be used.
MunekofJapanese From Japanese 旨 (mune) meaning "delicious" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MunemitsumJapanese From 宗 (mune) meaning "religion, sect" and 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance". Other kanji combinations can be used.
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".
MunerafArthurian Cycle, Literature Munera is Pollente's daughter who keeps the spoils Pollente steals from travelers in Book 5, Canto 2 of "The Faerie Queene". Talus kills her.
Munesuf & mShona Means "God is with us" or "God is within us" in Shona.
Muneyinazvof & mShona Means "what have you to do with it" in Shona.
MuneyukimJapanese From Japanese 旨 (mune) meaning "clever, meaning, gist, principle, purpose" combined with 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow". Other kanji combinations can be used.
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.
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.
Mun-sumKorean From Sino-Korean 文 (mun) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 壽 (su) meaning "long life, lifespan" or 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" or 洙 (su), referring to a river in the Shadong region of China... [more]
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]
MuralidharamHinduism, Kannada, Telugu Means "holder of the flute" from Sanskrit मुरली (muralī) meaning "flute, pipe" and धर (dhara) meaning "bearer, holder, possessor... [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.
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]
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.
MurtazalimDagestani From the given name Murtaz combined with Arabic علي (ali) meaning "loftly, sublime".
MurtazimGeorgian Form of Murtaz with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Murtif & mJavanese Means "body, form, shape" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit मूर्ति (mūrti).
MürüvvetfTurkish Means "generosity" or "familial joy, happiness" in Turkish, referring to the joy felt by parents when a child reaches a certain stage in their life (such as circumcision or marriage). The word is ultimately derived from Arabic مروءة (murūʿa) meaning "courage, chivalry, valour".
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.
MurwaridfMandaean Possibly from the Mandaic murwari meaning "pearl".
MurzaqanmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Mirzakhan. This name is extremely rare in Georgia today; actually, one could almost consider it to be archaic. A known bearer of this name was the nobleman Murzaqan Shervashidze (18th century), who named his fiefdom after himself, Samurzaqano ("land of Murzaqan")... [more]
MusagetesmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Μουσαγέτης (Mousagetes) meaning "leader of the Muses". This was an epithet of the god Apollo as leader of the nine Muses, also applied to Hercules.
MusajanmUyghur Uyghur elaboration of Musa using the suffix جان (jan) meaning "dear".
MusakumJapanese From Japanese 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" combined with 作 (saku) meaning "work". Other kanji combinations are possible.