| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
| Maaka |
Maori |
Maori form of Mark. From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. |
| Maarten |
Dutch |
Don't deceive. |
| Mablevi |
African |
do not deceive |
| Mabon |
Welsh |
A son. |
| Mac |
Scottish |
The son of. Diminutive of names beginning with `Mac'. |
| Macarius |
Latin |
Blessed. |
| Macbeth |
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From Shakespeare's play Macbeth. |
| Macdonald |
Scottish Gaelic |
The son of Donald. The ruler of the world. |
| Macduff |
|
From Shakespeare's play Macbeth. |
| Mace |
Latin |
aromatic spice |
| Macey |
Old English |
Little Matthew. A man. |
| Mackay |
Gaelic |
Son of the fiery one. |
| Mackenzie |
Scottish Gaelic |
The son of the handsome one. |
| Macmorris |
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From Shakespeare's play Henry V. |
| Macon |
Middle English |
to make |
| Macy |
Old French, Old English |
from Matthew?s land; club |
| Madan |
Hindu |
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| Maddock |
Old Welsh |
champion, good fortune |
| Maddox |
|
Son of the patron. |
| Madhav |
Hindu |
Krishna |
| Madhusudhana |
Hindu |
Krishna |
| Madison |
Old English |
Child of Maud or Matthew. A boy or girl's name. |
| Madoc |
Old Welsh |
Fortunate. |
| Madron |
Latin |
A nobleman. A Jewish name. Also a Cornish placename. |
| Magee |
Scottish Gaelic |
The son of the handsome one. |
| Magne |
Norse |
fierce warrior |
| Magnus |
Latin |
The great one. |
| Magus |
Greek |
A magician or priest. |
| Mahabala |
Hindu |
strength |
| Mahavira |
Hindu |
son of Priyavrata |
| Mahendra |
Sanskrit |
The great God Indra (the God of the sky). |
| Mahesh |
Sanskrit |
A great ruler. |
| Mahir |
Hebrew |
Industrious. |
| Mahmood |
Arabic |
Praiseworthy. Also see Muhammad. |
| Mahomet |
Arabic |
The praised one. Also see Mahmood. |
| Mahon |
Irish |
A bear. |
| Maitland |
Old French |
From the meadowland. |
| Maitreya |
Hindu |
disciple of sage Parasara |
| Majid |
Arabic |
The illustrious one. |
| Major |
Latin |
greater |
| Maka |
Aboriginal |
A small fire. |
| Makani |
Hawaiian |
The wind. A boy or girl's name. |
| Makepeace |
Old English |
peace maker |
| Makis |
Greek |
Greek form of Michael. |
| Mako |
|
The name of a shark. |
| Maksim |
Russian |
The greatest. |
| Makya |
Native American |
The eagle hunter. |
| Mal |
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A follower of St Columba, `the dove'. From the name Malcolm, Malden and other names. |
| Malachi |
Hebrew |
The messenger of the Lord. A prophet in the Bible. |
| Malcolm |
Scottish Gaelic |
A follower of St Columba, `the dove'. |
| Malcom |
Scottish |
disciple of Saint Columbia |
| Malden |
Old English |
From the hill with a monument. |
| Malik |
Arabic |
The master or king. |
| Malin |
Old English |
A little warrior. |
| Malise |
Scottish Gaelic |
The servant of God. A boy or girl's name. |
| Mallee |
Aboriginal |
Scrubland. |
| Mallory |
Old French |
Unlucky. A boy or girl's name. |
| Malone |
Irish Gaelic |
A devotee of St John. |
| Malvern |
Old Welsh |
The bare hill. |
| Malvolio |
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From Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night. |
| Mamillius |
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From Shakespeare's play Winter's Tale |
| Mamoru |
Japanese |
earth |
| Manavendra |
Hindu |
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| Manchu |
Chinese |
Pure. |
| Manco |
Peruvian |
king |
| Mandek |
Polish |
army man |
| Mandel |
Teutonic/Jewish |
Tuetonic: An almond. Jewish: A little man. |
| Mander |
English |
from me |
| Mandhatri |
Hindu |
prince |
| Mandu |
Aboriginal |
The sun. |
| Manfield |
Old English |
From the communal field. |
| Manfred |
Teutonic |
A man of peace. |
| Mani |
Aboriginal/Sanskrit |
Aboriginal: Equal. Sanskrit: A jewel. A boy or girl's name. |
| Manik |
Hindu |
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| Manish |
Hindu |
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| Manley |
Middle English |
Brave and manly. |
| Mannie |
Hebrew |
God is with us. |
| Manning |
Old English |
Son of Man. |
| Mannix |
Irish Gaelic |
A little monk. |
| Manny |
Hebrew |
God is with us. |
| Manoj |
Hindu |
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| Mansa |
African |
A king. |
| Mansoor |
Arabic |
Victorious. |
| Mansukh |
Hindu |
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| Mansur |
Arabic |
divinely aided |
| Manu |
Polynesian |
The man of the birds. |
| Manuel |
Spanish |
God is with us. |
| Manus |
Irish |
The great one. |
| Marama |
Polynesian |
The moon man. |
| Marc |
French |
Warlike. |
| Marcade |
|
From Shakespeare's play Love's Labour Lost. |
| Marcel |
Latin |
From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin. |
| Marcell |
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From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin. |
| Marcello |
Italian |
From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin. |
| Marcellus |
French |
From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin. |
| Marcin |
Polish |
warlike |
| Marco |
Italian/Spanish |
From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin. |
| Marcos |
Portuguese |
From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin. |
| Marcus |
Latin |
From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin. |
| Marden |
Old English |
from the valley with the pool |
| Mardian |
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From Shakespeare's play Antony & Cleopatra. |
| Margarelon |
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From Shakespeare's play Troilus & Cressida. |
| Marian |
French/Polish |
Bitter, as in a bitterly wanted child. Also - The star of the sea. A boy or girl's name. |
| Marijan |
Slowenian |
Marian |
| Marino |
Latin |
Of the sea. Masculine form of Marina. |
| Mario |
Latin |
Virile. The warlike one. From a Roman family name. Also see Mark and Martin. |
| Marion |
Old French from Latin |
Bitter, as in a bitterly wanted child. Also - The star of the sea. A boy or girl's name. |
| Marius |
Latin |
Virile. The warlike one. From a Roman family name. Also see Mark and martin. |
| Mark |
Latin |
From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin. |
| Markandeya |
Hindu |
a sage |
| Marland |
Old English |
From the lake land. |
| Marley |
Old English |
From the pleasant meadow. |
| Marlon |
Old French |
Wild falcon. A boy or girl's name. |
| Marlow |
Old English |
From the lake or pond. |
| Marmaduke |
Irish |
The servant of Madoc. |
| Marmion |
French |
The tiny one. |
| Maron |
Greek |
A character from Greek mythology. |
| Marot |
Hungarian |
Moravian |
| Marron |
Aboriginal |
A leaf. |
| Marsden |
Old English |
From the valley boundary. |
| Marsh |
Old English |
From the marshy land. |
| Marshall |
Teutonic |
A horsekeeper, or a steward. |
| Marston |
Old English |
The place by the marsh. |
| Martin |
Latin |
Of Mars, the Roman God of war. Also see Marius and Mark. |
| Martius |
|
From Shakespeare's play Titus Andronicus. |
| Marty |
|
Of Mars, the Roman God of war. Also see Marius and Mark. |
| Marvin |
Old English |
Friend of the sea. |
| Marvyn |
Old English |
A famous friend. |
| Masa |
Japanese |
Good and straightforward. A boy or girl's name. |
| Masakazu |
Japanese |
first son of Masa |
| Maslin |
Old French |
little twin |
| Mason |
Old French |
A stone mason. |
| Massimo |
Italian |
The greatest. |
| Masud |
Arabic |
The fortunate one. |
| Matai |
Hebrew |
gift of God |
| Matanga |
Hindu |
sage, advisor to Devi Lalita |
| Matareka |
Polynesian |
The one with a smiling face. |
| Matari |
Aboriginal |
A man. |
| Mather |
Old English |
strong army |
| Matt |
|
A gift of God. Also see Macey and Madison. |
| Matthew |
Hebrew |
A gift of God. One of the twelve apostles and the author of the first book of the New Testament. Also see Macey and Madison. |
| Maui |
Polynesian |
A legendary hero. The name of a Hawaiian island. |
| Maurice |
Latin |
Dark-skinned, like a Moor. Also see Morrison. |
| Mawgan |
Cornish |
The name of a saint. |
| Max |
|
From the stream of Magnus. |
| Maxey |
Old English |
From the island of Magnus. |
| Maximilian |
Latin |
The greatest. |
| Maxwell |
Scottish Gaelic |
From the stream of Magnus. |
| Mayer |
Hebrew |
One who gives light. |
| Maynard |
Teutonic |
Powerful, brave. |
| Mayon |
Hindu |
the black God |
| Mead |
Old English |
From the meadow. |
| Meara |
Gaelic |
merry |
| Mearann |
Aboriginal |
To call. |
| Mecaenus |
|
From Shakespeare's play Antony & Cleopatra. |
| Medord |
Hungarian |
great, strong |
| Medwin |
Old English |
A friend from the meadow. |
| Megyer |
Hungarian |
Hungarian |
| Mehetabel |
Hebrew |
favoured by God, God is doing good |
| Mehul |
Hindu |
A derivative of Mukul |
| Meir |
Hebrew |
One who gives light. |
| Meirion |
Welsh |
A traditional name of uncertain meaning. |
| Meka |
Hawaiian |
eyes |
| Mel |
Old French |
From the bad or poor settlement. From the name Melville, Melvin, etc. Also used as an independent name. |
| Melancton |
Greek |
black flower |
| Melbourne |
Old English |
From the millstream. |
| Melburn |
Old English |
From the millstream. |
| Melchior |
Persian |
The king of the city. |
| Melford |
Old English |
From the ford by the hill. |
| Melik |
Turkish |
|
| Melor |
Celtic |
A Cornish placename. |
| Melrose |
Old English |
From the bare moor. |
| Melun |
|
From Shakespeare's play King John. |
| Melville |
Old French |
From the bad or poor settlement. |
| Melvin |
Old French |
Mill worker. |
| Melvyn |
Old French |
From the bad or poor settlement. |
| Menachem |
Hebrew |
The comforter. |
| Menadue |
Cornish |
From the dark hill. |
| Menas |
|
From Shakespeare's play Antony & Cleopatra. |
| Mendel |
Hebrew |
The comforter. |
| Menecrates |
|
From Shakespeare's play Antony & Cleopatra. |
| Menelaus |
|
From Shakespeare's play Troilus & Cressida. |
| Menenius |
|
From Shakespeare's play Coriolanus. |
| Menteith |
|
From Shakespeare's play Macbeth. |
| Menyhart |
Hungarian |
royal light |
| Mercade |
|
From Shakespeare's play Love's Labour's Lost. |
| Mercer |
Old French |
A merchant. |
| Mercutio |
|
From Shakespeare's play Romeo & Juliet. |
| Meredith |
Old Welsh |
A lord. A boy or girl's name. |
| Merle |
Old French |
A blackbird. A boy or girl's name. |
| Merlin |
Old Welsh |
From the fort by the sea, or the falcon. Also a boy's name (Merlin). A boy or girl's name. |
| Merrick |
Welsh |
Welsh form of Maurice. Dark-skinned, like a Moor. |
| Merrill |
Old English |
Of the bright sea. Also joyful, happy. A boy or girl's name. |
| Merryn |
Cornish |
The name of a saint and a village. A boy or girl's name. |
| Mert |
Turkish |
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| Merten |
German |
Of Mars, the Roman God of war. Also see Marius and Mark. |
| Merton |
Old English |
The place by the lake. |
| Merv |
|
Friend of the sea. |
| Mervin |
|
Friend of the sea. |
| Mervyn |
Old English |
A famous friend. |
| Messala |
|
From Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. |
| Mete |
Turkish |
|
| Meyer |
Hebrew |
One who gives light. |
| Mica |
Latin |
The name of a mineral. |
| Micah |
Hebrew |
A Hebrew form of Michael, mentioned in the Bible. |
| Michael |
Hebrew |
Like the Lord. One of the archangels in the Bible. |
| Michelangelo |
Italian from Hebrew |
Michael the angel. The first name of the famous artist Michelangelo Buonarroti. |
| Mick |
Hebrew |
Like the Lord. |
| Mickey |
Hebrew |
Like the Lord. |
| Midas |
Greek |
A legendary figure that transformed all that he touched into gold. |
| Miguel |
Portuguese/Spanish |
Like the Lord. |
| Mihaly |
Hebrew |
who is like God? |
| Mihir |
Hindu |
|
| Mikael |
Swedish |
Like the Lord. |
| Mike |
Hebrew |
Like the Lord. |
| Mikhail |
Russian |
Like the Lord. |
| Miki |
Aboriginal/Japanese |
Aboriginal: The moon. Japanese: A stem. A boy or girl's name. |
| Mikkel |
Danish |
Like the Lord. |
| Mikkeli |
Hebrew |
Like the Lord. |
| Mikko |
Finnish |
Like the Lord. |
| Miklos |
Czech |
Czech form of Nicholas. |
| Miko |
Finish |
|
| Miksa |
Hungarian |
similar to God |
| Milan |
Czech |
The favoured or beloved one. Also see Milos. |
| Milbourn |
Old English |
From the millstream. |
| Milburn |
Old English |
From the millstream. |
| Miles |
Latin/Teutonic |
Latin: A soldier. Tuetonic: Merciful. |
| Milford |
Old English |
From the ford by the mill. A Welsh and New Zealand placename. |
| Milind |
Hindu |
|
| Millard |
Old English |
The mill-keeper. |
| Miller |
Old English |
A graingrinder or miller. |
| Milo |
Latin/Teutonic |
Latin: A soldier. Tuetonic: Merciful. |
| Milos |
Czech |
Favoured. Also see Milan. |
| Milton |
Old English |
From the mill town. |
| Minar |
Aboriginal |
A mariner. |
| Minas |
Scottish Gaelic |
The great one. |
| Miner |
Latin |
youth |
| Minesh |
Hindu |
|
| Ming |
Chinese |
After a dynasty. |
| Mingma |
Tibetan/Sherpa |
Born on a Tuesday. |
| Minos |
Greek |
The son of Zeus in Greek mythology. |
| Miro |
Aboriginal |
A throwing stick. |
| Miroslav |
Slavonic |
Great glory. |
| Mischa |
Hebrew |
Like the Lord. |
| Mitali |
Hindu |
friend |
| Mitch |
|
Like the Lord. |
| Mitcham |
Old English |
The large homestead. |
| Mitchel |
Hebrew |
Like the Lord. |
| Mitchell |
Old English |
Like the Lord. |
| Mitesh |
Hindu |
|
| Mladen |
Slavic |
forever in youth |
| Moffatt |
Scottish Gaelic |
From the long plain. |
| Mog |
high Lord |
|
| Mogens |
Danish |
The great one. |
| Mogo |
Aboriginal |
A stone axe. |
| Mohammed |
Arabic |
The praised one. Also see Mahmood. |
| Mohan |
Sanskrit |
The bewitching one. |
| Mohin |
Hindu |
|
| Mohinder |
Sanskrit |
The great God Indra (the God of the sky). |
| Mohit |
Hindu |
|
| Molloy |
Irish Gaelic |
A venerable chieftain. |
| Monro |
Irish Gaelic |
From the mouth of the River Roe, in Ireland. |
| Monroe |
Irish Gaelic |
From the mouth of the River Roe, in Ireland. |
| Montague |
Old French |
Sharp cliff. |
| Montana |
|
The name of an American State. |
| Montano |
|
From Shakespeare's play Othello. |
| Monte |
|
Sharp cliff. |
| Montego |
|
Mountainous. |
| Montgomery |
Old French |
From the hill of the powerful man. |
| Monti |
Aboriginal |
A stork. |
| Montmorency |
Old French |
From the hill of Maurentius. |
| Monty |
|
Sharp cliff. |
| Mopsa |
|
From Shakespeare's play Winter's Tale |
| Mor |
Hungarian |
moorish |
| Moray |
Scottish Gaelic |
From the land by the sea. Derived from the region of Moray. |
| Morcum |
Cornish |
From the valley near the sea. |
| Mordecai |
Babylonian Or Hebrew |
A biblical name. |
| Mordred |
Teutonic |
Brave counsel. An Arthurian knight. |
| Morgan |
Welsh |
The bright sea. A boy or girl's name. |
| Moriarty |
Irish |
sea warrior |
| Morice |
Latin |
Dark-skinned, like a Moor. Also see Morrison. |
| Moritz |
German |
Dark-skinned, like a Moor. Also see Morrison. |
| Morland |
Old English |
From the moors. |
| Morley |
Old English |
From the clearing on the moor. |
| Morrell |
Latin |
Dark-skinned, like a Moor. Also see Morrison. |
| Morrie |
Latin |
Dark-skinned, like a Moor. Also see Morrison. |
| Morris |
Latin |
Dark-skinned, like a Moor. Also see Morrison. |
| Morrison |
Old English |
The son of Maurice. Dark-skinned, like a Moor. |
| Morry |
Latin |
Dark-skinned, like a Moor. Also see Morrison. |
| Morse |
Latin |
Dark-skinned, like a Moor. Also see Morrison. |
| Mort |
Middle English |
Stumpy. Also from the name Mortimer and Morton. |
| Morten |
Danish |
Of Mars, the Roman God of war. Also see Marius and Mark. |
| Mortimer |
Old French |
Lives near the sea. |
| Morton |
Old English |
From the town near the moor. |
| Morty |
|
Lives near the sea. |
| Morven |
Gaelic |
A Scottish region. A boy or girl's name. |
| Moses |
Egyptian |
Drawn out of the water. |
| Moshe |
Jewish |
Drawn out of the water. |
| Mosi |
Swahili |
The firstborn. |
| Moss |
Egyptian |
Probably meaning born of the biblical patriarch who led the Israelites out of Egypt (Moses). |
| Mostyn |
Welsh |
From the field of the fortress. |
| Motega |
Native American |
new arrow |
| Moth |
|
From Shakespeare's play Midsummer-Night's Dream and Love's Labour Lost. |
| Mountjoy |
|
From Shakespeare's play Henry V. |
| Mowan |
Aboriginal |
The sun. |
| Mubarak |
Arabic |
Blessed. Fortunate. |
| Muhammad |
Arabic |
The praised one. Also see Mahmood. |
| Muir |
Scottish |
The moor. |
| Mukasa |
Ugandan |
God?s chief administrator |
| Mukhtar |
Arabic |
The chosen one. |
| Mukta |
Hindu |
means a pearl in Telugu |
| Mukul |
Hindu |
|
| Mukunda |
Hindu |
|
| Mulga |
Aboriginal |
An Acacia tree. |
| Mull |
Middle English |
grinder |
| Mullion |
Aboriginal |
An eagle. Also a Cornish placename. |
| Mumtaz |
Arabic |
|
| Mungo |
Scottish Gaelic |
A dear friend. |
| Munro |
Irish Gaelic |
From the mouth of the River Roe, in Ireland. |
| Murdoch |
Scottish Gaelic |
A mariner. |
| Murdock |
Scottish |
victorious at sea |
| Murphy |
Irish Gaelic |
A warrior of the sea. A boy or girl's name. |
| Murray |
Scottish Gaelic |
From the land by the sea. Derived from the region of Moray. |
| Musa |
|
An Arabic form of Moses. |
| Mustafa |
Arabic |
The chosen one. |
| Mustardseed |
|
From Shakespeare's play Midsummer-Night's Dream. |
| Mutius |
|
From Shakespeare's play Titus Andronicus. |
| Muzaffer |
Turkish |
|
| Myall |
Aboriginal |
Wild and an Acacia tree. Also a form of Michael. |
| Myer |
Hebrew |
One who gives light. |
| Myles |
Latin/Teutonic |
Latin: A soldier. Tuetonic: Merciful. |
| Mylo |
Latin/Teutonic |
Latin: A soldier. Tuetonic: Merciful. |
| Mylor |
Celtic |
A Cornish placename. |
| Myron |
Greek |
Fragrant. From myrrh, an aromatic shrub. A boy or girl's name. |