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The Name Begins With The Letter M:
MARYANNE  f  English
Combination of MARY and ANNE

MARYBETH  f  English
Combination of MARY and BETH

MARYLA  f  Polish
Polish pet form of MARIA

MARYLOU  f  English
Combination of MARY and LOU

MARYLU  f  English
Combination of MARY and LOU

MARYLYN  f  English
Variant of MARILYN

MARYVONNE  f  English
Combination MARY and YVONNE

MARZELL  m  German
German form of MARCELLUS

MARZENA  f  Polish
Polish pet form of MARIA

MARZIA  f  Italian
Italian form of MARCIA

MARZIO  m  Italian
Italian form of Marcius (see MARCIA).

MASAMBA  m  African
Means "leaves" in Yao.

MASAMI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 成 (masa) "become" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".

MASARU  m  Japanese
Means "victory" in Japanese.

MASEGO  f  African
Means "blessings" in Tswana.

MASHA  f  Russian
Russian pet form of MARY

MASON  m  English
From a surname meaning "stoneworker" in Old French, ultimately derived from Germanic and akin to Old English macian "to make".

MASOOD  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of MAS'UD

MASOZI  m & f  African
Means "tears" in Tumbuka.

MASSIMILIANO  m  Italian
Italian form of MAXIMILIAN

MASSIMO  m  Italian
Italian form of MAXIMUS

MASSOUD  m  Iranian
Iranian form of MAS'UD

MASTERMAN  m  English
From a surname which originally belonged to a person who was a servant.

MAS'UD  m  Arabic
Means "lucky" in Arabic.

MASUYO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 益 (masu) "benefit" and 世 (yo) "world".

MAT  m  English
Short form of MATTHEW

MATAN  m  Jewish
Variant transcription of MATTAN

MÁTÉ  m  Hungarian
Hungarian short form of MATTHEW

MATĚJ  m  Czech
Czech form of MATTHEW

MATEJ  m  Slovak, Slovene
Slovak and Slovene form of MATTHEW

MATEJA (1)  f  Slovene
Feminine form of MATEJ

MATEJA (2)  m  Serbian
Serbian variant of MATIJA

MATEO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of MATTHEW

MATEUS  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of MATTHEW

MATEUSZ  m  Polish
Polish form of MATTHEW

MATEVŽ  m  Slovene
Slovene form of MATTHEW

MATHEUS  m  Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of MATEUS

MATHEW  m  English
Variant of MATTHEW

MATHIAS  m  German, Scandinavian
Variant of MATTHIAS

MATHIEU  m  French
French form of MATTHEW

MATHILDA  f  English
Variant of MATILDA

MATHILDE  f  French
French form of MATILDA

MATHIS  m  German, French
German and French form of MATTHIAS

MATHÚIN  m  Irish
Shortened form of Mathghamhain, which means "bear" in Irish Gaelic...

MATIA  m  Basque
Basque form of MATTHEW

MATÍAS  m  Spanish
Spanish form of MATTHIAS

MATIAS  m  Finnish, Portuguese
Finnish and Portuguese form of MATTHIAS

MATIJA  m  Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form of MATTHEW

MATILD  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of MATILDA

MATILDA  f  English
Means "strength in battle" from Germanic maht "might, strength" and hild "battle"...

MATILDE  f  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of MATILDA

MATJAŽ  m  Slovene
Slovene form of MATTHEW

MATLEENA  f  Finnish
Finnish form of MAGDALENE

MATOUŠ  m  Czech
Czech form of MATTHEW used in the New Testament.

MATRONA  f  Russian
Means "lady" in Late Latin. This was the name of three early saints.

MATRYONA  f  Russian
Variant of MATRONA

MATS  m  Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of MATTHEW

MATT  m  English
Short form of MATTHEW or MATTHIAS

MATTAN  m  Biblical
Means "gift" in Hebrew...

MATTANIAH  m  Biblical
Means "gift of YAHWEH" in Hebrew...

MATTEO  m  Italian
Italian form of MATTHEW

MATTHAN  m  Biblical
Variant of MATTAN... []

MATTHEW  m  English, Biblical
English form of Ματθαιος (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattityahu) which meant "gift of YAHWEH"...

MATTHIAS  m  Greek, English, German, Biblical
Variant of Ματθαιος (Matthaios) (see MATTHEW) which appears in the New Testament as the name of the apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot... []

MATTHIEU  m  French
Variant of MATHIEU

MATTHIJS  m  Dutch
Dutch form of MATTHEW

MATTI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of MATTHEW

MATTIA  m  Italian
Italian form of MATTHIAS

MATTIAS  m  German
Variant of MATTHEW

MATTIE  f & m  English
Pet form of MATILDA or MATTHEW

MATTIN  m  Basque
Basque form of Martinus (see MARTIN).

MATTITHYAHU  m  Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Original Hebrew form of MATTHEW

MATTY  m  English
Pet form of MATTHEW

MATÚŠ  m  Slovak
Slovak form of MATTHEW used in the New Testament.

MATVEI  m  Russian
Variant transcription of MATVEY

MATVEY  m  Russian
Russian form of MATTHEW

MATXIN  m  Basque
Basque form of Martinus (see MARTIN).

MÁTYÁS  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of MATTHEW

MATYLDA  f  Czech, Polish
Czech and Polish form of MATILDA

MAUD  f  English
Low German short form of MATILDA

MAUDE  f  English
Variant of MAUD

MAUDIE  f  English
Pet form of MAUD

MAUNO  m  Finnish
Finnish form of MAGNUS

MAUNU  m  Finnish
Finnish form of MAGNUS

MAURA (1)  f  Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of MAURUS

MAURA (2)  f  Scottish, Irish, English
Possibly from Gaelic mór meaning "great"...

MAUREEN  f  Irish, English
Anglicized form of MÁIRÍN

MAURENE  f  Irish, English
Variant of MAUREEN

MAURI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of MAURICE

MAURICE  m  English, French
From the Roman name Mauricius, which derives from MAURUS...

MAURÍCIO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of Mauricius (see MAURICE).

MAURICIO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of Mauricius (see MAURICE).

MAURINE  f  English, Irish
Variant of MAUREEN

MAURITS  m  Dutch
Dutch form of MAURICE

MAURIZIO  m  Italian
Italian form of MAURICE

MAURO  m  Italian
Italian form of MAURUS

MAURUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman name which meant "dark skinned" in Latin...

MAURYCY  m  Polish
Polish form of MAURICE

MAVE  f  Irish
Variant of MAEVE

MAVERICK  m  English
Derived from the English word meaning "independent"...

MAVIS  f  English
From the name of the type of bird, also called the song thrush, ultimately derived from Old French...

MAVOURNEEN  f  Irish
Derived from the Irish phrase mo múirnín meaning "my darling".

MAX  m  English, German
Short form of MAXIMILIAN or MAXWELL

MAXEN  m  Welsh
Welsh form of MAXIM

MAXENCE  m  French
French form of the Roman name Maxentius, a derivative of Latin maximus "greatest"...

MAXENE  f  English
Variant of MAXINE

MAXIM  m  Russian
Variant transcription of MAKSIM

MAXIME  m  French
French form of MAXIMUS

MAXIMIANO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman name Maximian, which was derived from MAXIMUS.

MAXIMILIAN  m  German, English
From the Roman name Maximilianus, which was derived from MAXIMUS...

MAXIMILIANO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Maximilianus (see MAXIMILIAN).

MAXIMILIEN  m  French
French form of Maximilianus (see MAXIMILIAN).

MAXIMILIENNE  f  French
French feminine form of MAXIMILIAN

MAXIMILLIAN  m  English
Variant of MAXIMILIAN

MAXIMINO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Maximinus, which was itself a derivative of MAXIMUS...

MÁXIMO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of MAXIMUS

MAXIMUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin maximus "greatest"...

MAXINE  f  English
Feminine form of MAX

MAXWELL  m  English
Originally a surname meaning "stream of Maccus" from the Old English name Maccus combined with wella "stream"...

MAY  f  English
Derived from the name of the month of May, which derives from Maia, the name of a Roman goddess...

MAYA (1)  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "illusion" in Sanskrit...

MAYA (2)  f  English
Variant of MAIA (1)...

MAYA (3)  f  Jewish
Derived from Hebrew מַיִם (mayim) "water".

MAYBELLE  f  English
Variant of MABEL

MAYBELLINE  f  English
Pet form of MABEL

MAYIM  f 
Means "water" in Hebrew. This is the name of a Jewish folk dance.

MAYME  f  English
Perhaps a form of MAMIE

MAYNARD  m  English
Means "brave strength" from the Germanic elements magin "strength" and hard "brave, hardy".

MAYNERD  m  English
Variant of MAYNARD

MAYRA  f  English
Variant of MYRA

MAYSON  m  English (Modern)
Variant of MASON

MAYTAL  f  Jewish
Variant transcription of MEITAL

MAYTE  f  Spanish
Variant of MAITE (1)

MAYU  f  Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) "true" or 満 (ma) "full" combined with 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" or 夕 (yu) "evening".

MAZIN  m  Arabic
Means "rain clouds" in Arabic.

MBALI  f  African
Means "flower" in Zulu.

MCHUMBA  f  African
Means "sweetheart" in Swahili.

MCKAYLA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of MICHAELA

MCKENNA  f  English
From the Gaelic surname Mac Cionnaith, which means "son of CIONAODH".

MCKENZIE  m & f  English
Variant of MACKENZIE

MÉABH  f  Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of MEDB

MEADE  m & f  English
From an English surname which indicated one who lived on a meadow (from Middle English mede) or one who sold or made mead (an alcoholic drink made from fermented honey; from Old English meodu).

MEADHBH  f  Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of MEDB

MEADOW  f  English
Simply means "meadow" from the English word...

MEAGAN  f  English
Variant of MEGAN

MEAGHAN  f  English
Variant of MEGAN

MEALLÁN  m  Irish
Possibly means "lightning" in Irish Gaelic.

MEAVE  f  Irish
Variant of MAEVE

MECHTELD  f  Dutch
Dutch form of MATILDA

MECHTILDE  f  German
German form of MATILDA

MEDAD  m  Biblical
Means "love" in Hebrew...

MEDB  f  Irish, Irish Mythology
Original Irish form of MAEVE

MEDEA  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Μηδεια (Medeia), possibly meaning either "to ponder" or "cunning"...

MEDIA  f  Various
Modern variant of MEDEA

MEDUSA  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Μεδουσα (Medousa), which was derived from μεδομαι (medomai) meaning "to plan, to contrive"...

MEENA  f  Indian
Variant transcription of MINA

MEERA  f  Indian
Variant transcription of MIRA

MEFODIY  m  Russian
Russian form of METHODIUS

MEG  f  English
Pet form of MARGARET

MEGA  f  Indonesian
Means "cloud" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit.

MEGAERA  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Μεγαιρα (Megaira) which was derived from μεγαιρω (megairo) "to grudge"...

MEGAN  f  Welsh, English
Welsh pet form of MARGARET

MEGHAN  f  English
Variant of MEGAN

MEGUMI  f  Japanese
Means "blessing" in Japanese...

MEHALIA  f 
Variant of MAHALIA

MEHETABEL  f  Biblical
Means "God makes happy" in Hebrew...

MEHITABEL  f  Biblical (Variant)
Variant of MEHETABEL

MEHMED  m  Turkish
Turkish form of MUHAMMAD... []

MEHMET  m  Turkish
Variant of MEHMED

MEHMOOD  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of MAHMUD

MEHMUD  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of MAHMUD

MEHRDAD  m  Iranian
Means "gift of the sun" in Persian.

MEI (1)  f  Chinese
Means "plum" or "beautiful" in Chinese.

MEI (2)  f  Japanese
From Japanese 芽 (me) "bud, sprout" combined with 依 (i) "reliant", 生 (i) "life" or 衣 (i) "clothing, garment".

MEICAL  m  Welsh
Welsh form of MICHAEL

MEIKE  f  German
German pet form of MARIA

MEINARD  m  German
German form of MAYNARD

MEINDERT  m  Dutch
Dutch form of MAYNARD

MEINE  m  Dutch, German
Short form of German and Dutch names beginning with Mein, which is derived from the Germanic element magin "strength".

MEINHARD  m  German
German form of MAYNARD

MEINIR  f  Welsh
Means "slender and tall" from Welsh main "slender" and hir "tall, long".

MEINO  m  German, Dutch
Pet form of MEINE

MEINRAD  m  German
Derived from the Germanic elements magin "strength, might" and rad "counsel"...

MEINT  m  Dutch
Variant of MEINE

MEINTJE  f  Dutch
Feminine form of MEINE

MEINWEN  f  Welsh
Means "slender and white" from Welsh main "slender" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".

MEIR  m  Jewish
Means "giving light" in Hebrew.

MEIRA  f  Jewish
Feminine form of MEIR

MEIRION  m  Welsh
Welsh form of MARIANUS

MEIRIONA  f  Welsh
Feminine form of MEIRION

MEIRIT  f  Jewish
Feminine form of MEIR

MEITAL  f  Jewish
Means "dew drop" in Hebrew.

MEL  m & f  English
Short form of MELVIN, MELANIE, or MELISSA

MELAINA  f  Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of MELANIE

MELANIA  f  Italian, Spanish, Polish
Italian, Spanish an Polish form of MELANIE

MÉLANIE  f  French
French form of MELANIE

MELANIE  f  English, German, Dutch
Derived from Greek μελαινα (melaina) meaning "black, dark"...

MELANTHA  f  English
Possibly a combination of Mel (from names such as MELANIE and MELISSA) with the popular name suffix antha.

MELANTHIOS  m  Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μελας (melas) "black" and ανθος (anthos) "flower"...

MELANY  f  English
Variant of MELANIE

MELBA  f  English
From the surname of singer Nellie Melba...

MELCHIOR  m  Judeo-Christian Legend
Derived from Semitic roots meaning "king city"...

MELCHIORRE  m  Italian
Italian form of MELCHIOR

MELCHOR  m  Spanish
Spanish form of MELCHIOR

MELE  f  Hawaiian
Means "song" in Hawaiian...

MELECH  m  Biblical, Jewish
Means "king" in Hebrew...

MELEK (1)  m  Jewish
Variant transcription of MELECH

MELEK (2)  f  Turkish
Means "angel" in Turkish (ultimately of Arabic origin).

MELESINA  f 
Perhaps a form of MILLICENT

MELETE  f  Greek Mythology
Means "practice, exercise" in Greek...

MELIA (1)  f  English
Short form of AMELIA

MELIA (2)  f  Greek Mythology
Means "ash tree" in Greek...

MELICENT  f  English
Variant of MILLICENT

MELIKA  f  Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of MELISSA

MELINA  f  English
Combination of Mel (from names such as MELANIE and MELISSA) and the popular name suffix ina.

MELINDA  f  English
Modern name, a combination of Mel (from names such as MELANIE and MELISSA) with the popular name suffix inda.

MELIORA  f  Various
Derived from Latin melior meaning "better".

MELISA  f  English
Variant of MELISSA

MELISANDE  f  French
French form of MILLICENT

MELISIZWE  m  African
Means "leader of the nation" in Xhosa.

MÉLISSA  f  French
French form of MELISSA

MELISSA  f  English, Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "bee" in Greek... []

MELITA  f  English
Variant of MELITTA

MELITTA  f  Ancient Greek, English
Ancient Attic Greek form of MELISSA

MELLAN  m  Irish
Anglicized form of MEALLÁN

MELLE  f  ?
Breton form of MARY

MELLONY  f  English (Modern)
Variant of MELANIE

MELODY  f  English
Means simply "melody" from the English word, which derives (via Old French and Late Latin) from Greek μελος (melos) "song" combined with αειδω (aeido) "to sing".

MELOR  m  Russian
Acronym of Marx Engels Lenin October Revolution...

MELPOMENE  f  Greek Mythology
Means "choir" in Greek... []

MELUSINE  f  Mythology
Meaning unknown... []

MELVA  f  English
Perhaps a feminine form of MELVIN

MELVILLE  m  English
From a surname that was originally from a French place name meaning "bad settlement"...

MELVIN  m  English
Possibly from the Old English name Maethelwine which meant "counsel friend".

MELVYN  m  English
Variant of MELVIN

MELYSSA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of MELISSA

MENACHEM  m  Jewish
Variant transcription of MENAHEM

MENAHEM  m  Biblical, Jewish
Means "comforter" in Hebrew...

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