MithravahistamOld Persian Means "best through Mithra" or "Mithra is best" in Old Persian, from 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (Miθra), referring to the Zoroastrian deity Mithra, and *vahišta meaning "best".
Miyavim & fJapanese (Rare) Alternate transcription of Japanese 雅 (see Miyabi). This is the stage name of the popular (now J-Glam) Japanese rocker Miyavi (1981-), real name Takamasa Ishihara.
MjaðveigfIcelandic, Old Norse Derived from Old Norse mjǫðr meaning "honey, mead" combined with veig meaning "strength".
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.
MladislavmBulgarian Derived from Slavic mlad "young" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
MoeravafPolynesian, Tahitian Name of Polynesian origin, meaning "precious rest", or "precious dream" or also "bright dream".
MoevaifPolynesian, Tahitian Name of Polynesian origin, composed by "moe", meaning "dream" and "vai", meaning "water". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dreaming the water".
MohigavharfUzbek Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and gavhar meaning "jewel, pearl".
MohinavfUzbek Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and nav meaning "sort, kind".
MohisuluvfUzbek Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
MohizevarfUzbek Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and zevar, the name of a decoration sewn in colourful silk thread on traditional Uzbek footwear called mahsi.
Molotovm & fMongolian Derived from the Russian surname Molotov, likely because of its associations with the Communist party.
MomodavlatfUzbek Derived from momo meaning "mother" and davlat meaning "wealth" or "fortune, happiness".
MomohavofUzbek Derived from momo meaning "mother" and havo which can mean "sky", "weather" or "melody".
MomosuluvfUzbek Derived from momo meaning "mother" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
MonevalmArthurian Cycle A Knight of the Round Table who took a friendly rivalry between the Round Table and the Queen’s Knights too far.... [more]
MontevirgenfSpanish (European, Rare) From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Montevirgen, meaning "Our Lady of Mount Virgin."... [more]
MontvydasmLithuanian (Rare) Variant form of Mantvydas. This given name is very rare in Lithuania these days; one is much more likely to encounter it as a patronymic surname instead.
MorvanmBreton From an old Breton name of uncertain meaning. According to Albert Deshayes, the first element is equivalent to Modern Breton meur "great" and the second element, an aspirated form of man, is cognate with Latin manus "hand, strength, power over"; alternatively, the first element may be Breton mor "sea", while the second element may mean "wise, sage" from the Indo-European root *men "to think" (or "mind, understanding, reason")... [more]
Morvarc'hmBreton Means "sea horse" or "marine horse" in Breton. Name of a fabulous horse of Breton legend found in two folktales reworked in the 19th and 20th centuries, but sometimes reinterpreted as Morvark. ... [more]
MorvernfScottish Variant of Morven. From the Scottish place name Morvern, a district in north Argyll, Mhorbhairne in the original Gaelic, meaning "sea gap" or "big gap" (muir "sea" or mór "great", bhairne "gap")... [more]
MorvidmArthurian Cycle According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, a king of Britain in the third century BC. He was the son of King Danius and Tangustela, a concubine.
MorvorenfCornish (Modern, Rare) Derived from Cornish morvoren "mermaid" (ultimately from Cornish mor "sea" and moren "maiden"). This was the bardic name or pseudonym of a member of the Gorsedh Kernow (Katherine Lee Jenner, 1904)... [more]
MovinafSanskrit (Rare) Movina does not have a specific meaning, although it can mean moving on, coping with grief, and disappointment.
MovitafPopular Culture, English (American) The stage name of the actress Maria Luisa Castaneda (1916-2015), whose popularity spurned usage of the name in the 1930s.
MovitzmSwedish (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture Transferred use of the surname Movitz. Its modern usage is likely inspired by Fredrik Movitz, a character appearing in several songs in Swedish poet, songwriter and composer Carl Michael Bellman's well-known 18th century work Fredman's epistles.
MoviyafUzbek Derived from moviy meaning "sky blue".
MovladimChechen Derived from Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid) meaning "birth, birthday", referring to the birth of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (see Movlid).
MtvarisafGeorgian Means "of the moon" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მთვარის (mtvaris), which is the genitive of the Georgian noun მთვარე (mtvare) meaning "moon".
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.
MylvoirreymManx (Archaic) Derived from the Gaelic name element máel / mal / maol "tonsured, shorn; (and by extension) disciple, devotee" and the given name Moirrey with the intended meaning of "devotee of the Virgin Mary" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).... [more]
MzetvalafGeorgian (Rare) Basically means "eye of the sun", derived from the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia) combined with the Georgian noun თვალი (tvali) meaning "eye".
MzevinarfGeorgian Derived from Georgian მზე ვინ არის? (Mze vin aris?) meaning "Who is (like) the sun?"... [more]
MzevinarifGeorgian Form of Mzevinar with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
MzistvalafGeorgian (Rare) Means "eye of the sun" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian მზის (mzis), the genitive of the noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun", combined with the Georgian noun თვალი (tvali) meaning "eye".
NakovafEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) Of uncertain origin, perhaps a transferred use of the Bulgarian surname Nakova. This was used by American social media influencer Myka Stauffer for her daughter born 2011.
NarvelmAmerican (Rare) Borne by rockabilly singer Narvel Felts (1938-) and by Narvel Blackstock, second husband of singer Reba McEntire. Probably a variant of Norval.
NarvimNorse Mythology Narvi is one of the sons of Loki and Sigyn. At the end of the epic poem "Lokasenna" Narvi is said to be the brother of Nari, while in Snorri Sturlusson's Prose Edda Narvi is another name for Nari.
NatəvanfAzerbaijani Derived from Persian ناتوان (nātavān) meaning "powerless, weak, feeble". This was the pen name of Azerbaijani poet Xurşidbanu Natəvan (1832-1897).
NatavanfTurkmen From Persian ناتوان (natavan) meaning "weak"
NatividadefPortuguese, Galician Derived from Portuguese and Galician natividade, ultimately from Latin nativitas "birth, nativity; Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ".
NativitéfFrench (African, Rare) Means "nativity" in French. It is mostly used in French-speaking countries in Africa and apparently predominantly so in Cote d'Ivoire.
NativityfVarious (Rare), Filipino (Rare) From the English word nativity meaning "birth of Jesus Christ, Christmas", which ultimately derives from Late Latin nativitas "birth". It may be used as an English form of Natividad.
NauvoofMormon In early Mormon history, this was the name of a prominent Mormon settlement in Illinois. It means "beautiful" in Hebrew.
NavagiaqmGreenlandic, Inuit Mythology, Inupiat West Greenlandic name meaning "the one who travelled from place to place", composed of nava- meaning "exchange, moving from place to place" and -giaq meaning "travel" or "is out". In Greenlandic mythology this is the name of a character who dies and travels from animal to animal as a spirit until he is finally reborn as a human.
NavaranafGreenlandic, Danish (Rare) Greenlandic name meaning "one who alternates between different parties", derived from the Proto-Eskimo root *naverar "to trade, exchange" and the name suffix na. In legend Navarana was an Inuit woman who brought about disunity by alternating between her tribe of native Greenlanders and the Norse colonists... [more]
NavaronemEnglish (Rare) Likely derived from Navarone, the name of a fictional Greek island from the novel The Guns of Navarone (1957) written by Alistair MacLean (1922-1987).... [more]
NavbakhorfUzbek Means "sort of spring" from Uzbek nav meaning "sort, kind" (borrowed from Arabic نَوَّعَ) combined with the given name Bakhor meaning "spring"
NavbiharfKurdish Possibly from the Kurdish nav meaning "name, reputation" and bihar meaning "spring".
Navehm & fHebrew This name has some meanings: The first is "beautiful" (from the name Nava). And the second is "oasis" (from the name Neveh).
NavekmisalfOttoman Turkish Means "arrow-like", from Persian ناوك (nāvak) meaning "small arrow, dart" and Arabic مثال (mithāl) meaning "example, resemblance".
Naviyukf & mInupiat (Modern) Uigvak(King Island) dialect Inupiatun name of writer and poet Joan Naviyuk Kane, etymology and meaning unknown, possibly related to the western Kalilit(Greenlandic) name Navagiaq
Navjeetf & mIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit नव (nava) meaning "new, fresh" combined with जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Navpreetf & mIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit नव (nava) meaning "new, fresh" combined with प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
NavreetmSanskrit (Rare) Navreet is a masculine name originated from indian subcontinent. It is a unique Boy name which means 'to start a new tradition, revolution'
NavrojfIranian I was born with it. It means beautiful, new flower and very unique.
Navro'zafUzbek Uzbek feminine name derived from nav'roz refering to a New Year's celebration widely celebrated in Central Asia, also meaning "springtime" or the name of a kind of apricot.
Navro‘zbekmUzbek From navro‘z, reffering to the festival of the New Year of the Zoroastrian calender, celebrated during the Sping equinox (see Nowruz), combined with beg meaning "chieftan, master".
Navro'zgulfUzbek Derived from nav'roz refering to a New Year's celebration widely celebrated in Central Asia, also meaning "springtime" or the name of a kind of apricot, and gul meaning "rose, flower".
Navro'zoyfUzbek Derived from nav'roz refering to a New Year's celebration widely celebrated in Central Asia, also meaning "springtime" or the name of a kind of apricot, and oy meaning "moon".
Navruzm & fUzbek, Tajik, Turkish Uzbek, Tajik and Turkish form of Nowruz. This name is masculine in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, while in Turkey it is mostly found on females.
NazperverfOttoman Turkish From Ottoman Turkish or Persian ناز (naz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation" and Persian پرور (parvar), the present stem of پروردن (parvardan) meaning "to foster, nourish, cherish".
Negevm & fHebrew (Modern, Rare) The Negev is the southern region of the land of Israel, desert area with a lot of sand, during the day it is very hot, and at night it is very cold. ... [more]
NevmEnglish (British, Rare), Irish (Rare) Short form of Neville (English), Nevan and Nevin (both Irish). Known bearers of this name include the American former sports broadcaster Nev Chandler (1946-1994) and the Australian former politician Nev Warburton (b... [more]
NevmHebrew Short form of Yaniv. A known bearer of this name is Yaniv "Nev" Schulman (b. 1984), an Israeli-American producer, actor and photographer.
NevartfArmenian (Western, Anglicized) The Armenian name "Nevart" is an anglicized form of Նվարդ (Nvard). The etymology of "Nvard" is subject to various interpretations:... [more]
NevenoemMedieval Breton, Breton (Rare), History Older form of Neven. Nevenoe was the first Duke of Brittany from 846 to his death in 851. He is the Breton pater patriae and to Breton nationalists he is known as Tad ar Vro "father of the country".
NevfidanfOttoman Turkish From Ottoman Turkish "new sapling": nev - "new" (taken form the Persian language) and fidan - "sapling, plant" (taken from the Greek language).