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The Name Begins With The Letter M:
MIRJAMI  f  Finnish
Finnish form of MIRIAM

MIRJANA  f  Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of MIRIAM

MIRKO  m  Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Pet form of MIROSLAV

MIRNA  f  Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace".

MIRO  m  Slovene
Short form of MIROSLAV

MIRON  m  Russian, Polish
Russian and Polish form of MYRON

MIROSLAV  m  Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "peace and glory", derived from the Slavic elements mir "peace" and slav "glory"...

MIROSLAVA  f  Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of MIROSLAV

MIROSŁAW  m  Polish
Polish form of MIROSLAV

MIROSŁAWA  f  Polish
Feminine form of MIROSŁAW

MIRTHE  f  Dutch
Variant of MYRTHE

MIRUNA  f  Romanian
Possibly derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace".

MIRZA  m  Iranian, Arabic
Means "prince" in Persian.

MISAKI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 咲 (saki) "blossom".

MISHA  m  Russian
Russian pet form of MIKHAIL

MISI  m  Hungarian
Pet form of MIHÁLY

MIS'ID  m  Arabic
Variant of MUS'AD

MISKA  m  Hungarian
Pet form of MIHÁLY

MISSIE  f  English
Pet form of MELISSA

MISSY  f  English
Pet form of MELISSA

MISTI  f  English (Modern)
Variant of MISTY

MISTY  f  English
Simply means "misty" from the English word (derived from Old English).

MITCH  m  English
Short form of MITCHELL

MITCHELL  m  English
From a surname, which itself derives from the name MICHAEL.

MITHRA  m  Near Eastern Mythology
Possibly derived from an Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning "oath, alliance, friend"...

MITHRAS  m  Mythology
Greek form of MITHRA

MITICA  m  Romanian
Pet form of DUMITRU

MITJA  m  Slovene
Slovene form of MITYA

MITROFAN  m  Russian
Russian form of METROPHANES

MITSUKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) "light" and 子 (ko) "child".

MITUL  m  Indian
Derived from Sanskrit मित (mita) "measured".

MITXEL  m  Basque
Basque form of MICHAEL

MITYA  m  Russian
Pet form of DMITRIY or MITROFAN

MITZI  f  German
German pet form of MARIA

MIU  f  Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 羽 (u) "feather".

MIYAKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful", 夜 (ya) "night" and 子 (ko) "child".

MIYU  f  Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" or 実 (mi) "truth" combined with 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" or 結 (yu) "tie, bind".

MIZUKI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 月 (zuki) "moon"...

MLADEN  m  Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Derived from south Slavic mlad meaning "young".

MLADENKA  f  Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of MLADEN

MNASON  m  Biblical, Ancient Greek
Possibly means "reminding" in Greek...

MNEME  f  Greek Mythology
Means "memory" in Greek...

MNEMOSYNE  f  Greek Mythology
Means "remembrance" in Greek...

MO  f & m  English
Short form of MAUREEN, MAURICE or MOSES.

MOA  f  Swedish
Possibly derived from Swedish moder meaning "mother"...

MOAB  m  Biblical
Means "of his father" in Hebrew...

MOANA  f & m  Maori
Means "wide expanse of water" or "sea" in Maori.

MODEST  m  Russian
Russian form of MODESTUS

MODESTA  f  Spanish, Late Roman
Feminine form of MODESTUS

MODESTE  m  French
French form of MODESTUS

MODESTINE  m  French
French pet form of MODESTUS

MODESTO  m  Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of MODESTUS

MODESTUS  m  Late Roman
Means "moderate, restrained" in Late Latin. This was the name of several saints.

MODESTY  f  English
Means simply "modesty" from the English word, ultimately from Latin modestus "moderate", a derivative of modus "measure".

MODYA  m  Russian
Pet form of MODEST

MOE (1)  m  English
Short form of MAURICE

MOE (2)  f  Japanese
Means "bud, sprout" in Japanese.

MOEMA  f  Native American
Means "sweet" in Tupi.

MOGENS  m  Danish
Danish form of MAGNUS

MOHAMED  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD

MOHAMMAD  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD

MOHAMMED  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD

MOHAN  m  Indian
Modern transcription of MOHANA

MOHANA  m & f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "bewitching, infatuating, charming" in Sanskrit...

MOHANDAS  m  Indian
Means "servant of Mohana" from the name of the Hindu god MOHANA combined with Sanskrit दास (dasa) "servant"...

MOHINDER  m  Indian (Sikh)
Variant of MAHENDRA

MOHINI  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "infatuating" in Sanskrit...

MOIRA  f  Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of MÁIRE

MOIRREY  f  Manx
Manx form of MARY

MOISÉS  m  Spanish
Spanish form of MOSES

MOISEY  m  Russian
Russian form of MOSES

MOISHE  m  Yiddish
Yiddish form of MOSES

MOJCA  f  Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian pet form of MARIJA

MOJGAN  f  Iranian
Means "eyelashes" in Persian.

MOJISOLA  f  Yoruba
Means "wake up to wealth" in Yoruba.

MOKOSH  f  Slavic Mythology
Derived from Slavic mok meaning "wet, moist"...

MOLLIE  f  English
Pet form of MARY

MOLLY  f  English
Pet form of MARY

MOMCHIL  m  Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian момче (momche) "boy".

MOMOKA  f  Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) "hundred" or 桃 (momo) "peach tree" combined with 花 (ka) "flower" or 香 (ka) "smell, perfume".

MOMOKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) "hundred" or 桃 (momo) "peach tree" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

MONA (1)  f  Irish, English
Anglicized form of MUADHNAIT

MONA (2)  f  Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of MONIKA

MONA (3)  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of MUNA

MONAT  f  Irish
Anglicized form of MUADHNAIT

MONDAY  f  English
From the English word for the first day of the week, which derives from Old English mona "moon" and dćg "day"...

MONET  f & m  Various
From a French surname which was derived from either HAMON or EDMOND...

MONGKUT  m  Thai
Means "crown" in Thai.

MÓNICA  f  Spanish
Spanish form of MONICA

MÔNICA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese form of MONICA

MONICA  f  English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian
Possibly means "advisor" from Latin moneo, but it is most likely of unknown North African or Phoenician origin...

MONIFA  f  Yoruba
Means "I am lucky" in Yoruba.

MÓNIKA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of MONICA

MONIKA  f  German, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of MONICA

MONIQUE  f  French
French form of MONICA

MONNA  f  English
Variant of MONA

MONROE  m  Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname meaning "the mouth of the Roe" in Gaelic...

MONSERRAT  f  Catalan
Variant of MONTSERRAT

MONTA  f  ?
Feminine form of MONTY

MONTAGUE  m  English
From a surname meaning "pointed mountain" in French.

MONTANA  f  English
From the name of the American state which means "mountainous" in Latin.

MONTE  m  English
Variant of MONTY

MONTGOMERY  m  English
From a surname meaning "Gomeric's mountain" in French, Gomeric being a Germanic personal name meaning "man power"...

MONTSE  f  Catalan
Short form of MONTSERRAT

MONTSERRAT  f  Catalan
From the name of a mountain near Barcelona, the site of a monastery founded in the 10th century...

MONTY  m  English
Pet form of MONTAGUE or MONTGOMERY

MÓR  f  Scottish, Irish
Means "great" in Gaelic...

MORA  f  English
Either an elaboration of MÓR or a variant of MAURA

MORAG  f  Scottish
Pet form of MÓR

MORANA  f  Slavic Mythology
Means "death" in Slavic...

MORAY  m  Scottish
Scottish form of MURRAY

MORCANT  m  Welsh
Welsh form of MORGAN

MORDECAI  m  Biblical, Jewish, English
Means "servant of MARDUK" in Persian...

MORDECHAI  m  Jewish
Variant transcription of MORDECAI

MORDIKAI  m  English
Variant of MORDECAI

MOREEN  f  Irish, English
Pet form of MÓR sometimes used as a variant of MAUREEN.

MORGAINE  f  French
French feminine form of MORGAN

MORGAN  m & f  Welsh, English
From the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant, which was possibly derived from Welsh mor "sea" and cant "circle"...

MORGANA  f  English
Feminine form of MORGAN

MORGANE  f  French
French feminine form of MORGAN

MORGEN  f & m  English
Variant of MORGAN

MORIAH  f  Biblical, English
Possibly means "seen by YAHWEH" in Hebrew...

MÓRIC  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of MAURICE

MORIKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) "forest" and 子 (ko) "child".

MORITZ  m  German
German form of MAURICE

MORLEY  m  English
From a surname which was originally from an Old English place name meaning "marsh clearing".

MORNA  f  Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of MUIRNE

MORPHEUS  m  Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μορφη (morphe) meaning "shape", referring to the shapes seen in dreams...

MORRIGAN  f  Irish Mythology
Derived from Irish Mhór Rioghain meaning "great queen"...

MÓRRÍGHAN  f  Irish Mythology
Variant of MORRIGAN

MORRIS  m  English
Medieval form of MAURICE

MORT  m  English
Short form of MORTON or MORTIMER

MORTA  f  Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of MARTHA

MORTEN  m  Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of MARTIN

MORTIMER  m  English
From an Old French surname that meant "still water".

MORTON  m  English
From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "moor town" in Old English.

MORTY  m  English
Pet form of MORTON or MORTIMER

MORVARID  f  Iranian
Means "pearl" in Persian.

MORVEN  f  Scottish
From a Scottish place name meaning "big gap"...

MORWEN  f  Welsh
Variant of MORWENNA

MORWENNA  f  Welsh
Means "maiden" in Cornish (related to the Welsh word morwyn)...

MOSE  m  German
German variant of MOSES

MOSES  m  English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name מֹשֶׁה (Mosheh) which is most likely derived from Egyptian mes meaning "son", but could also possibly mean "deliver" in Hebrew... 

MOSHE  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of MOSES

MOSI  m  African
Means "first born child" in Swahili.

MOSS  m  English, Jewish
Medieval form of MOSES

MOSTAFA  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of MUSTAFA

MOSTYN  m  Welsh
From a Welsh place name which means "moss town" in Old English.

MOT  m  Near Eastern Mythology
Means "death" in Ugaritic...

MOTEL  m  Yiddish
Yiddish pet form of MORDECAI

MOTKE  m  Yiddish
Yiddish pet form of MORDECAI

MOTYA  m & f  Russian
Pet form of MATVEY or MATRONA

MOUNA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of MUNA

MOYNA  f  Irish, Scottish
Variant of MONA

MOYRA  f  Irish, Scottish
Variant of MOIRA

MÓZES  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of MOSES

MOZES  m  Dutch
Dutch form of MOSES

MŚCISŁAW  m  Polish
Polish form of MSTISLAV

MSTISLAV  m  Czech, Russian
Means "vengeance and glory" from the Slavic elements mshcha "vengeance" and slav "glory".

MU  m & f  Chinese
Means "wood" in Chinese.

MUADHNAIT  f  Irish
Means "little noble one", derived from Irish muadh "noble, good" combined with a diminutive suffix.

MUBIN  m  Arabic
Means "clear, distinct" in Arabic.

MUBINA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of MUBIN

MUDIWA  f & m  African
Means "beloved" in Shona.

MUFADDAL  m  Arabic
Means "preferred" in Arabic.

MÜGE  f  Turkish
Means "lily" in Turkish.

MUHAMMAD  m  Arabic
Means "praised", derived from Arabic حمد (hamid) "to praise"...

MUHAMMED  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD

MUHSIN  m  Arabic
Means "beneficent" in Arabic.

MUHSINA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of MUHSIN

MUIR  m  Scottish
From a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "moor, fen"...

MUIREADHACH  m  Irish, Scottish
Possibly means "mariner" or "lord" in Gaelic.

MUIREALL  f  Scottish
Scottish form of MUIRGHEAL

MUIREANN  f  Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "fair sea", derived from Gaelic muir "sea" and fionn "fair, white"...

MUIRENN  f  Irish
Variant of MUIRGEN

MUIRGEN  f  Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "born of the sea" in Irish Gaelic...

MUIRGHEAL  f  Irish
Means "bright sea", derived from Gaelic muir "sea" and geal "bright".

MUIRÍN  f  Irish
Variant of MUIRGEN

MUIRIS  m  Irish
Irish form of MAURICE

MUIRNE  f  Irish
Means "beloved" in Irish Gaelic.

MUKESH  m  Indian
Modern transcription of MUKESHA

MUKESHA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "ruler of Muka" in Sanskrit...

MUKHTAR  m  Arabic
Means "chosen" in Arabic.

MUKTA  f  Indian
Means "liberated" in Sanskrit.

MUKUL  m  Indian
Means "bud, blossom" in Sanskrit.

MUMINA  f  Arabic
Means "believer" in Arabic.

MUNA  f  Arabic
Means "wish" or "desire", derived from Arabic maniya "to desire".

MUNASHE  m & f  African
Means "with God" in Shona.

MUNGO  m  Scottish
Possibly derived from Welsh mwyn "gentle, kind"... 

MUNIR  m  Arabic
Means "bright, shining" in Arabic.

MUNIRA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of MUNIR

MUNRO  m  Scottish, English
Variant of MONROE

MUNROE  m  Scottish, English
Variant of MONROE

MURALI  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "flute" in Sanskrit...

MURAT  m  Turkish
Means "wish, desire" in Turkish.

MURCHADH  m  Scottish, Irish
Means "sea warrior" in Gaelic.

MURDAG  f  Scottish
Feminine form of MURDO

MURDO  m  Scottish
Anglicized form of MURCHADH

MURDOCH  m  Scottish
Anglicized form of MURCHADH

MURIEL  f  English, French, Irish
Anglicized form of MUIRGHEAL

MURPHY  m & f  Irish, English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Murchadha meaning "descendent of MURCHADH".

MURRAY  m  Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname that derives from the region in Scotland called Moray.

MURRON  f  Scottish
Scottish form of MUIREANN

MURROUGH  m  Irish
Anglicized form of MURCHADH

MURTADA  m  Arabic
Means "chosen" in Arabic.

MURTAGH  m  Irish
Irish form of Muireadhach (see MURCHADH).

MURTAZA  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of MURTADA

MUSA  m  Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of MOSES

MUS'AD  m  Arabic
Means "lucky" in Arabic.

MUSCOWEQUAN  m  Native American
Means "hard quill" in Cree. This was the name of a 19th-century Cree chief.

MUSTAFA  m  Arabic
Means "the chosen one" in Arabic, an epithet of Muhammad...

MUSTAPHA  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of MUSTAFA

MU'TAMID  m  Arabic
Means "relying on, leaning on" in Arabic...

MU'TASIM  m  Arabic
Means "faithful to God" in Arabic.

MWANAJUMA  f  African
Means "born on Friday" in Swahili.

MWENYE  m  African
Means "owner, lord" in Swahili.

MY  f  Swedish
Swedish pet form of MARIA

MYA  f  English
Variant of MAIA (1)

MYF  f  Welsh
Short form of MYFANWY

MYFANWY  f  Welsh
Means "my woman" from the Welsh prefix my "my" combined with banw "woman".

MYGHAL  m  Cornish
Cornish form of MICHAEL

MYKHAILA  f  Ukrainian
Ukrainian feminine form of MICHAEL

MYKHAILO  m  Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of MICHAEL

MYKHAYLO  m  Ukrainian
Variant transcription of MYKHAILO

MYKOLA  m  Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of NICHOLAS

MYKOLAS  m  Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of MICHAEL

MYKYTA  m  Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of the Greek name Aniketos (see ANICETUS).

MYLES  m  English
Variant of MILES

MYRA  f  English
Created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville...

MYRANDA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of MIRANDA

MYRDDIN  m  Welsh Mythology
Original Welsh form of MERLIN

MYRIAM  f  French, English
Variant of MIRIAM

MYRNA  f  Irish
Anglicized form of MUIRNE

MYRON  m  English, Ancient Greek
Means "myrrh" in Greek... []

MYRRINE  f  Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μυρον (myron) meaning "myrrh".

MYRTHE  f  Dutch
Means "myrtle" in Dutch.

MYRTIE  f  English
Pet form of MYRTLE

MYRTLE  f  English
Simply means "myrtle" from the English word for the evergreen shrub, ultimately from Greek μυρτος (myrtos).

MYSIE  f  Scottish
Variant of MAISIE

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