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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melangell | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Melani | f | Greek | The name Melani, as a short form of Melanie, originates from the ancient Greek term mel… |
| Melania | f | Italian | Melania is a first name from late antiquity that has its origin in the ancient Greek wo… |
| Melanie | f | American | Melanie means 'the black one' or 'the dark one.' The name comes from French (Mélanie) a… |
| Melanie-Babette | f | Melanie-Babette is a double name combining Melanie ("the black one") and Babette ("God … | |
| Melanie-Chantal | f | Melanie-Chantal is a double name combining Melanie ("the black one") and Chantal ("the … | |
| Melanie-Georgina | f | Origin of the word unknown | |
| Melanie-Maxi | f | It means 'the black' or 'the dark' | |
| Melanja | f | Slavic | The name Melanja is a rare Slavic variant of Melanie or Melania |
| Melanka | f | The name Melanka comes from Slavic and is a variant of Melanie or Melania | |
| Melany | f | American | Melany represents an English variant of the name Melanie |
| Melas | m | Greek | The name Melas, which comes from Greek, means 'the Black' |
| Melati | f | Sanskrit | Melati is an Indonesian and Malay form of the name Malati from India |
| Melba | f | English | The name Melba, used as a girl's name, originates from the stage name of the opera sing… |
| Melchior | m | The name Melchior has its roots in biblical tradition and is originally of ancient Hebr… | |
| Melchiorre | m | The name Melchiorre comes from ancient Hebrew and means 'the king of light' or 'the kin… | |
| Melchisedek | m | Melchisedek is an English variant of the biblical Hebrew name Melchizedek (מַלְכִּי-צֶדֶק) | |
| Melda | f | The name Melda is of Turkish origin and means 'the young one' or 'the graceful one' | |
| Meldin | m | Arabic | The name Meldin is a Bosnian boy's name with Arabic origins |
| Meldra | f | The first name Meldra has its roots in Latvian | |
| Meldrina | f | Meldrina is a beautiful girl's name with Albanian roots | |
| Melea | f | Melea, a female first name, originates from the Jewish-French short form of Melanie and… | |
| Meleissa | f | Arabic | Meleissa is a variant of Melissa ("the bee") |
| Melek | f | Arabic | Melek, the Turkish form of Malak, means 'the angel' and 'the messenger' |
| Melena | f | Italian | The first name Melena, a Dutch abbreviation of Magdalena, has its roots in the Ancient … |
| Melene | f | Greek | The first name Melene is considered a variant of Meline, which is a variant of Melina |
| Melesina | f | English | The name Melesina derives from Melisande or Millicent, which in turn trace back to the … |
| Melevine | f | Origin unknown | |
| Melf | m | The name Melf is a Frisian short form of the ancient Germanic name Meinolf, which means… | |
| Melia | f | Danish | Melia (Mélia) is a short form of Amelia, used in Danish, French, and Spanish |
| Melia-Judith | f | Melia-Judith is a double name combining Melia ("the brave") and Judith ("she will be pr… | |
| Meliah | f | Spanish | The name Meliah, as a variant of Melia, is also a short form of Amelia and means 'the d… |
| Melian | f | English | Melian can be understood as a fictional female name that appears in the Silmarillion by… |
| Melias | m | Spanish | The name Melias, which is also considered a masculine first name, likely means 'the bla… |
| Melibea | f | Greek | The name Melibea has its roots in both Greek and Latin |
| Melica | f | Arabic | Melica represents a Persian-Iranian variation of the name Malika |
| Melican | f | Melican is a beautiful girl's name with Kurdish roots | |
| Melicia | f | Melicia is a girl's name that is regarded as an American form of Melissia, a derivative… | |
| Melida | f | Melida, a girl's name, is regarded as a possible spelling variant of the name Melita, w… | |
| Melih | m | Arabic | The first name Melih has its roots in Arabic and is derived from malīḥ (مَلِيح), which … |
| Meliha | f | Arabic | Meliha is the feminine derivative of the Turkish name Melih and is based on the Arabic … |
| Melihate | f | The name Melihate has its origins in Albanian and carries the meaning "the princess." | |
| Melija | f | Dutch | Melija, a girl's name, is a Dutch derivation of Melia and traces back to the shortened … |
| Melik | m | Arabic | Melik is the Turkish form of the Arabic name Malik |
| Melika | f | Arabic | Melika or Mélika (مليكة) is a Maghrebi, Persian, and Turkish variant of Malika, a femin… |
| Melike | f | Arabic | Melike is the feminized form of Melik, the Turkish equivalent of the Arabic name Malik |
| Melin | f | Hebrew | The name Melin for women is a form of Melania or Melissa |
| Melina | f | Latin | The female first name Melina likely originates from Greek and translates directly as 't… |
| Melina-Alice | f | English | Melina means "the one from the island of Melos" and is also regarded as honey-sweet in … |
| Melina-Charlyne | f | Melina-Charlyne is a double name combining Melina ("the sweet one") and Charlyne ("the … | |
| Melina-Emilia | f | Melina-Emilia is a double name combining Melina ("the sweet one") and Emilia ("the dili… | |
| Melina-Ingrid | f | No information on the meaning is available yet | |
| Melina-Lea | f | Melina-Lea is a double name combining Melina ("the sweet one") and Lea ("the wild cow") | |
| Melina-Michelle | f | Melina, the sweet name | |
| Melina-Nadin | f | Melina-Nadin is a double name combining Melina ("the sweet one") and Nadin ("the hope") | |
| Melina-Rosa | f | Greek | Melina-Rosa is a double name combining Melina ("the sweet one") and Rosa ("the rose") |
| Melinda | f | Latin | Melinda has two main origins and thus different meanings |
| Melinda-Emma | f | No information on the meaning is available yet | |
| Melinda-Jasmin | f | Melinda-Jasmin is a double name combining Melinda ("the all-encompassing one") and Jasm… | |
| Melinda-Marie | f | Melinda-Marie is a double name combining Melinda ("the all-encompassing one") and Marie… | |
| Meline | f | Latin | Meline is a form of the name Melina, whose origins and meanings are diverse |
| Melino | m | Greek | The name Melino is the masculine form of Melina, which has several origins and meanings |
| Melio | m | Latin | The name Melio (Melìo) is derived as a Provençal diminutive of Emilio, which goes back … |
| Melis | u | The name Melis is a Turkish variant of Melissa | |
| Melisa | f | Polish | Melisa is a girl's name that originates from the Ancient Greek term Melissa |
| Melisa-Daniela | f | Biblical | Melisa-Daniela is a double name combining Melisa ("the honey bee") and Daniela ("God ju… |
| Melisa-Vittoria | f | Arabic | Melisa-Vittoria is a double name combining Melisa ("the honey bee") and Vittoria ("the … |
| Melisanda | f | The name Melisanda comes from the Gothic Amalaswintha and is regarded as an ancient Ger… | |
| Melisande | f | Melisande (Mélisande) is a historical German name that is considered a French form of M… | |
| Melisandra | f | Melisandra is a variant of Melisande ("the strong one") | |
| Melisandre | f | French | Melisandre, a female first name, is derived from Millicent, which traces back to the Go… |
| Melisenda | f | The meaning of Melisenda may be interpreted as 'the brave or diligent swift one,' and t… | |
| Melisende | f | Its origin is also Greek | |
| Melissa | f | The name Melissa, or Mélissa, comes from Ancient Greek and means 'the bee', 'the honeyb… | |
| Melissa-Aileen | f | Irish | Melissa-Aileen is an Irish name that can be translated as 'Bee-Helen' |
| Melissa-Chelsea | f | English | Currently, no meaning information is available |
| Melissa-Christin | f | Latin | Melissa-Christin is a double name combining Melissa ("the bee") and Christin ("the Chri… |
| Melissa-Haley | f | Melissa-Haley is a double name combining Melissa ("the bee") and Haley ("the hay meadow") | |
| Melissa-Isabel | f | Melissa-Isabel is a double name combining Melissa ("the bee") and Isabel ("God is fulln… | |
| Melissa-Justine | f | Currently, there is no information on the meaning | |
| Melissa-Lucy | f | The name Melissa means 'honeybee' in Greek | |
| Melissa-Mabelle | f | Melissa-Mabelle is a double name combining Melissa ("the bee") and Mabelle ("the lovabl… | |
| Melissa-Maria | f | Melissa-Maria is a double name combining Melissa ("the bee") and Maria ("the beloved") | |
| Melita | f | Italian | Melita is considered the Italian form of Melitta, which in turn is a derivative of the … |
| Melitina | f | Italian | Melitina is a Caribbean variation of the name Melissa |
| Melitta | f | The name Melitta (Μέλιττα) is a modified form of the ancient Greek name Melissa | |
| Meliya | f | Arabic | Meliya is a girl's name that is considered the German form of Meliha, a Turkish derivat… |
| Meliza | f | The name Meliza originally comes from Ancient Greek and is a female variant of Melissa | |
| Melja | f | Currently, there is no information available about the meaning | |
| Melker | m | Swedish | The name Melker, a masculine designation, also originates from Ancient Hebrew |
| Mell | u | English | The name Mell has its roots in the English language and is used as a unisex name for bo… |
| Mella | f | Estonian | The name Mella is considered an Estonian short form of Mellanie, which is derived from … |
| Melle | f | Dutch | Melle is a female short form of the historical name Melisande and its Low German deriva… |
| Mellie | f | Mellie is a diminutive derived from names that start with 'Mel-', including Melanie, Me… | |
| Mellina | f | Latin | Mellina, a girl's name, is considered a modern French variation of Melina (Mélina) and … |
| Mellis | m | The name Mellis has its roots in Ancient Greek and essentially means 'the bee' | |
| Mellissa | f | Italian | Mellissa is a variant of Melissa ("the bee") |
| Mello | m | Latin | The name Mello, an old Estonian variant of Emilio, derives from the Roman Aemilius |
| Melly-Matilda | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Mellyn | f | The name Mellyn has Cornish roots, consisting of terms from the Cornish language, altho… |