First Names starting with “M”
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Popular first names starting with “M”
First Names starting with “M”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matari | m | Indian | The origin of the name Matari lies in the Indonesian word 'mata hari', which translates… |
| Matarr | m | African | Matarr means the chosen one |
| Matas | m | Matas, as a male first name, is regarded as a Lithuanian abbreviation of Matthias and M… | |
| Matatias | m | Hebrew | Matatias is an alternative spelling of Matthias, which originates from the Ancient Hebr… |
| Mate | m | Hebrew | Mate means "gift of God", "gift of the Lord", or "given by JHWH (God)" |
| Matea | f | Hebrew | The first name Matea is the Croatian feminine equivalent of the biblical name Matthias … |
| Matej | m | Slavic | The first name Matej is a Slavic derivative of the biblical Matthias and carries the me… |
| Mateja | u | Hebrew | Mateja (Cyrillic Матеја) represents the Serbian masculine form of Matthias, while in Cr… |
| Mateo | m | French | The name Mateo means "given by JHWH (God)" or "gift of God." It is the Spanish and Croa… |
| Matern | m | Latin | Matern, a boy's name, is a Silesian variation of Maternus |
| Maternus | m | Latin | The name Maternus comes from Latin and means "the Maternal" or "the Mother." The root l… |
| Mateu | m | The name Mateu is the Catalan form of Mattheus or Matthäus and is derived from the Anci… | |
| Mateus | m | Portuguese | The first name Mateus is the Portuguese adaptation of Matthäus or Matthias and traces b… |
| Mateusz | m | Mateusz, as the Polish variant of Matthäus and Matthias, originates from the Ancient Gr… | |
| Mathai | m | Indian | Mathai is a Christian Indian form of Matthias and Matthäus, tracing back to the ancient… |
| Mathaios | m | Greek | The name Mathaios is derived from Matthias (Matthew) and has its origins in the ancient… |
| Mathangi | f | The origin of the name is unknown | |
| Mathäus | m | "JHWH has given" | |
| Mathea | f | Hebrew | The girl's name Mathea means 'gift of God', 'gift of the Lord', or 'given by JHWH (God)' |
| Matheo | m | Matheo, a masculine first name, means "given by JHWH (God)" or "gift of God." This form… | |
| Mathes | m | Hebrew | Mathes represents a German short and affectionate form of the biblical name Matthias, w… |
| Matheus | m | The male name Matheus is a Brazilian and Portuguese variant of the names Mattheus or Ma… | |
| Mathew | m | English | Mathew is an alternative spelling of Matthew, closely related to the biblical name Matt… |
| Mathi | m | Mathi is not only a Cornish diminutive but also an old Finnish version of the biblical … | |
| Mathia | f | Hebrew | As a gender-neutral derivation of the biblical name Matthias, Mathia means 'gift of God… |
| Mathias | m | Biblical | The name Mathias is the German variant of the name Matthias and stands for 'given by JH… |
| Mathias-Günther | m | Mathias-Günther is a double name combining Mathias ("gift of God") and Günther ("the on… | |
| Mathias-Michael | m | Currently, there are no meaning details available | |
| Mathieu | m | Mathieu, as the French form of the biblical Matthias, stands for 'given by JHWH (God)' … | |
| Mathijs | m | Dutch | Mathijs is a Dutch derivation of the biblical name Matthias and carries the meanings 'g… |
| Mathild | f | Mathild is a less common form of Mathilde, carrying the meaning 'the strong fighter' or… | |
| Mathilda | f | The female first name Mathilda means 'the strong fighter' or 'the powerful in battle' | |
| Mathilda-Carmen | f | Mathilda-Carmen is a double name combining Mathilda ("the strong fighter") and Carmen (… | |
| Mathilda-Lucia | f | Mathilda-Lucia is a double name combining Mathilda ("the strong fighter") and Lucia ("t… | |
| Mathilda-Luise | f | Mathilda-Luise is a double name combining Mathilda ("the strong fighter") and Luise ("t… | |
| Mathilda-Rose | f | English | Mathilda-Rose is a double name combining Mathilda ("the strong fighter") and Rose ("the… |
| Mathilde | f | Mathilde is an old German girl's name meaning 'the strong fighter' or 'the powerful in … | |
| Mathilde-Philine | f | Mathilde-Philine is a double name combining Mathilde ("the strong fighter") and Philine… | |
| Mathis | m | The name Mathis is a variant of the biblical name Matthias or Mathias and means 'given … | |
| Mathis-Yannick | m | Mathis-Yannick is a double name combining Mathis ("gift of God") and Yannick ("JHWH is … | |
| Matho | m | Matho (Matȟó) is a Native American boy's name whose meaning directly refers to 'the gri… | |
| Mathura | m | Sanskrit | Mathura has its origins in Sanskrit and means approximately "the wooded place." This de… |
| Mathurin | m | Latin | Mathurin is the French derivation of the Latin Maturinus and has its origin in the Lati… |
| Mati | m | Estonian | Mati, as a male first name, is an Estonian derivation of the biblical Matthias and mean… |
| Matia | f | Hebrew | Matia, a unisex name, has its origin in the Basque and Romanian form of Matthias, but i… |
| Matias | m | Finnish | The name Matias, regarded as a Finnish, Portuguese, and Spanish variant of Matthias, ca… |
| Matija | m | Hebrew | The first name Matija (Cyrillic Матија) represents a male, occasionally also female, fo… |
| Matijana | f | Hebrew | Matijana represents a Croatian female variant of the name Matija |
| Matijn | m | Dutch | The name Matijn is a Dutch form of Matthias and Matthäus, which trace back to the Ancie… |
| Matika | f | Slavic | The name Matika is likely a Slavic short form of Mathilda |
| Matilda | f | English | Matilda, a spelling variant of Mathilda, carries the meaning 'the strong fighter' or 't… |
| Matilda-Grace | f | Matilda-Grace is a double name combining Matilda ("the strong fighter") and Grace ("the… | |
| Matilda-Marlen | f | English | Matilda-Marlen is a double name combining Matilda ("the strong fighter") and Marlen ("t… |
| Matilde | f | Danish | The name Matilde is a variant of the German name Mathilde and means 'the strong fighter… |
| Matin | m | Arabic | The name Matin has Arabic and Muslim roots and means 'the steadfast' or 'the resolute' |
| Matis | m | Danish | The name Matis derives from the ancient Hebrew forms mattitjahu and mattiṯyāhū, which s… |
| Matisse | m | English | Matisse is used as both a male and female first name and is derived from the names Matt… |
| Matityah | m | Aramaic | The name stands for 'gift of JHWH' |
| Matjana | f | Hebrew | The name Matjana has its roots in Old High German and Hebrew |
| Matjaz | m | The first name Matjaz represents the Slovenian form of Matthias and means 'given by JHW… | |
| Matje | f | Dutch | Matje is both a diminutive for Mathilde and Matthias |
| Matleena | f | Finnish | Matleena is a variant of Matilda ("the strong fighter") |
| Matlyn | f | The origin of the word is not known | |
| Mato | m | Hebrew | Mato is a diminutive form derived from South Slavic variants of the biblical name Matth… |
| Matou | m | French | Matou is a masculine first name that comes from French and carries the meaning 'the tom… |
| Matresha | f | Latin | This name, Matresha, is also derived from 'Matriona' and carries the meaning 'dignified… |
| Matricia | f | Latin | Matricia, an African American variation of Patricia, is the feminine form of the name P… |
| Mats | m | Norse | The name Mats, considered the Swedish form of Matthias, means "given by JHWH (God)" or … |
| Mats-Ole | m | The name Mats-Ole is composed of Mats and Ole | |
| Matt | m | Hebrew | The designation Matt is an English abbreviation of the biblical Matthias or Matthew |
| Matt-Daniel | m | Matt-Daniel is a double name combining Matt ("gift of God") and Daniel ("God judges") | |
| Matta | f | The name Matta has Frisian roots and consists of various elements | |
| Mattan | m | Hebrew | The male first name Mattan (Hebrew מתן) is interpreted from Hebrew as 'the gift' or 'th… |
| Mattäus | m | The first name Mattäus describes a German variation of Matthias and Matthäus, originati… | |
| Matte | m | Hebrew | Matte is a Swedish form of the biblical name Matthias or Mattias |
| Mattea | f | Hebrew | Mattea, as the feminine counterpart of Matteo, is primarily common in Italy, but overal… |
| Mattea-Franziska | f | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Matteo | m | Italian | Matteo is the Italian form of Matthäus and means 'given by JHWH (God)' or 'gift of God' |
| Matteo-Roberto | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Mattes | m | Mattes, as a male first name, is a Northern German abbreviation of the biblical Matthia… | |
| Matthäa | f | Matthäa is a rare female variant of Matthäus and Matthias, derived from the Ancient Gre… | |
| Matthäus | m | Greek | Matthäus means 'given by JHWH (God)' or 'gift of God' |
| Matthea | f | Hebrew | Matthea is the feminine variant of the biblical name Matthias and has ancient Hebrew or… |
| Mattheo | m | The name Mattheo is a modified form of the Italian Matteo and carries the meaning 'give… | |
| Matthes | m | Matthes is a short form of Matthias and has its origin in the biblical realm | |
| Mattheus | m | The name Mattheus is a Dutch derivation of Matthäus or Matthias and traces back to the … | |
| Matthew | m | Matthew is an English form of the Hebrew name Matthias, whose meaning is 'given by JHWH… | |
| Matthew-Ryan | m | English | Matthew-Ryan is a double name combining Matthew ("gift of God") and Ryan ("little king/… |
| Matthia | f | Hebrew | Matthia is both a female and a male variant of the biblical name Matthias |
| Matthias | m | Matthias means "given by JHWH (God)" or "gift of God" and has its roots in the Ancient … | |
| Matthias-Dietmar | m | Matthias-Dietmar is a double name combining Matthias ("the Beloved") and Dietmar ("the … | |
| Matthias-Felix | m | Matthias-Felix is a double name combining Matthias ("the Beloved") and Felix ("the happ… | |
| Matthias-Florian | m | Latin | Matthias means 'gift of God', while Florian carries the meaning 'blooming, shining, mag… |
| Matthias-Gabriel | m | Matthias-Gabriel is a double name combining Matthias ("the Beloved") and Gabriel ("man … | |
| Matthias-Joachim | m | Matthias-Joachim is a double name combining Matthias ("the Beloved") and Joachim ("God … | |
| Matthias-Marcell | m | Unfortunately, there is currently no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Matthias-Michael | m | Matthias-Michael is a double name combining Matthias ("the Beloved") and Michael ("Who … | |
| Matthias-Sandro | m | Matthias means 'The God given', while Sandro is a short form of the name Alexander | |
| Matthias-Sebastian | m | Matthias-Sebastian is a double name combining Matthias ("the Beloved") and Sebastian ("… | |
| Matthias-Tim | m | Matthias-Tim is a double name combining Matthias ("the Beloved") and Tim ("the God hono… |