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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monika-Christiane | f | Monika-Christiane is a double name combining Monika ("the unique one") and Christiane (… | |
| Monika-Cornelia | f | Currently, there is no information on the meaning | |
| Monika-Elisabeth | f | Greek | There is currently no information on the meaning |
| Monika-Gabriele | f | Monika-Gabriele is a double name combining Monika ("the unique one") and Gabriele ("wom… | |
| Monika-Gudrun | f | Monika-Gudrun is a double name combining Monika ("the unique one") and Gudrun ("the mys… | |
| Monika-Kristina | f | Monika-Kristina is a double name combining Monika ("the unique one") and Kristina ("the… | |
| Monika-Marianne | f | Monika-Marianne is a double name combining Monika ("the unique one") and Marianne ("the… | |
| Monika-Regina | f | Monika-Regina is a double name combining Monika ("the unique one") and Regina ("the que… | |
| Monika-Regine | f | Monika-Regine is a double name combining Monika ("the unique one") and Regine ("the que… | |
| Monika-Renate | f | Monika-Renate is a double name combining Monika ("the unique one") and Renate ("the reb… | |
| Monika-Sabine | f | Monika-Sabine is a double name combining Monika ("the unique one") and Sabine ("the Sab… | |
| Monika-Susanne | f | French | Monika-Susanne is a double name combining Monika ("the unique one") and Susanne ("the l… |
| Monika-Thea | f | Monika-Thea is a double name combining Monika ("the unique one") and Thea ("gift of God") | |
| Moniqua | f | Moniqua is a variant of Monique ("the lonely one") | |
| Monique | f | Latin | The female first name Monique is considered a French variant of Monika |
| Monique-Claudette | f | Monique-Claudette is a double name combining Monique ("the lonely one") and Claudette (… | |
| Monir | m | Arabic | Monir is a variant of the name Munir and translates to 'the shining' or 'the radiant' |
| Monisha | f | Sanskrit | Monisha, an Indian first name for girls, is derived from the form Manisha |
| Monja | f | Monja is a diminutive of Marija, of Russian origin, referring to the biblical name Mary… | |
| Monja-Laureen | f | Monja-Laureen is a double name combining Monja ("the untamed") and Laureen ("the laurel… | |
| Monja-Marika | f | Origin unknown | |
| Monnir | m | Arabic | The boy's name Monnir has Arabic roots, but the exact meaning and specific word composi… |
| Mononoke | f | Japanese | Mononoke is a Japanese girl's name whose exact origin and meaning are not clearly defined |
| Monosij | m | Indian | The name Monosij is a rare boy's name that is predominantly encountered in India |
| Monroe | m | English | The first name Monroe can be interpreted in two ways |
| Monserrat | f | Latin | The name Monserrat originates from Catalan and is a variation of the name Montserrat |
| Monsita | f | Origin of the word unknown | |
| Montadhar | m | Arabic | The name Montadhar is a boy's name of Arabic origin |
| Montague | m | Montague, a boy's name, comes from the historical surname of the same name | |
| Montaine | f | Latin | Montaine is a French feminine form of the name Montanus and literally means 'the one fr… |
| Montana | u | Latin | Montana, a unisex name, is mainly widespread in English-speaking regions |
| Montania | f | Latin | The name Montania comes from Latin and is composed of the terms 'montanus' meaning 'mou… |
| Montasser | m | Arabic | The name Montasser, a masculine first name of Arabic origin, is considered a variant of… |
| Montez | m | Montez is a Spanish form of Montes | |
| Montgomery | m | English | The name Montgomery is derived from an old English family name that has Norman-French i… |
| Montie | m | English | Montie is a shortened form of the name Montgomery |
| Montisha | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Montserrat | f | Latin | Montserrat is a female first name that refers to the Virgin Mary of Montserrat, who is … |
| Monty | m | English | Monty is a short and affectionate form of the English name Montgomery |
| Monzaemon | m | Japanese | Chikamatsu Monzaemon is regarded as the first trained playwright in Japan |
| Monzir | m | Arabic | Monzir, a boy's name, is regarded as a variant of the name Munzir |
| Moogie | m | English | The name Moogie can be used for both genders and likely originates from the English-spe… |
| Moon | f | English | Moon is a name that is used for both girls and boys in English |
| Moona | f | Moona, a feminine first name, is considered a Finnish spelling of Mona, which in turn i… | |
| Moonstone | f | English | The name Moonstone directly translates to 'moonstone' and refers to a special gemstone … |
| Moorti | m | The Hindi word for 'Statue' is मूर्ति | |
| Mopsus | m | Greek | The name Mopsus (Μόψος) is of Greek origin and is regarded as a variant of Mopsos |
| Mor | m | Hebrew | Mor is a short form of the Hungarian Moric, which in turn is a variant of the name Mori… |
| Mora | f | Egyptian | Mora is a rare female first name that is regarded as an English variant of Maura, an An… |
| Morad | m | Arabic | Morad is a spelling variant and the Persian equivalent of the Arabic name Murad |
| Morag | f | Scottish | Morag (Mòrag) is a feminine designation that comes from Scottish Gaelic and is a pet fo… |
| Moralisa | f | Italian | Moralisa may be regarded as another variant of Monalisa |
| Moran | u | Celtic | The name Moran is of Breton origin and means "the little sea." It derives from the Bret… |
| Morana | f | Morana is a Croatian name for girls that has been adopted from Slavic mythology | |
| Moray | m | Scottish | The name Moray, which can also be seen as a variant of Murray, has its roots in the Gae… |
| Mordechai | m | Hebrew | Mordechai is a Hebrew-Aramaic male first name that originates from biblical texts and i… |
| Mordred | m | Latin | Mordred is an anglicized variant of the Welsh name Medraut, which directly means 'the t… |
| Morea | f | Greek | Morea (Μορέα) is a female name that originates from Greek mythology |
| Morella | f | Morella is a literary girl's name with uncertain origins | |
| Morelle | m | Hebrew | The name Morelle, as a variant of Morel (מוראל), carries the meaning 'Myrrh of God.' It… |
| Morena | f | Italian | The first name Morena is especially popular in Italy and Spain |
| Moreno | m | Italian | Moreno, a boy's name, originates from Italian and is rather uncommon in Spain |
| Morezia | f | Spanish | Morezia represents the feminine form of the name Moritz |
| Morgaine | f | Celtic | The meaning of Morgaine derives from the older form Morgane, which is purely feminine a… |
| Morgan | u | Celtic | Morgan is a name with Welsh roots that can be used for both men and women |
| Morgana | f | Celtic | Morgana is the feminine form of the gender-neutral name Morgan and comes from the Old W… |
| Morgane | f | Celtic | Morgane is the feminine variant of the unisex name Morgan in the French language |
| Morgause | f | Morgause is a variant of Morgana ("circle of the sea") | |
| Morgul | f | The term Morgul comes from the Elvish language, where Mor means black and gûl means magic | |
| Mori | f | Hebrew | The name Mori has multiple origins and meanings |
| Moria | f | Greek | Moria has its origins in Greek mythology, where she appears as a nymph who brings her b… |
| Morice | m | Latin | Morice represents a phonetic adaptation of the English name Maurice, which is a variant… |
| Morihiro | m | Japanese | Morihiro, a Japanese boy's name, is loosely translated as 'of the form of a guardian' |
| Morik | m | Latin | Morik is a rare northern German variation of Maurice, a variant of the Roman surname Ma… |
| Morika | f | African | The meaning of the name Morika in Kurdish is "Little Pearl." |
| Morino | m | Latin | Morino is an Italian variant of the name Mauro, which is a form of the Roman surname Ma… |
| Moris | m | Latin | Moris is a masculine first name that is considered a variant of Maurice and Morris, whi… |
| Moritz | m | Latin | Moritz is a German derivation of the Latin name Mauritius and is translated as 'the dar… |
| Moritz-Finn | m | Moritz-Finn is a double name combining Moritz ("the dark one") and Finn ("the blonde") | |
| Moritz-Friedrich | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Moritz-Lasse | m | Scandinavian | Moritz stands for 'warrior god', while Lasse is derived from the Scandinavian nickname … |
| Moritz-Maximilian | m | Moritz-Maximilian is a double name combining Moritz ("the dark one") and Maximilian ("t… | |
| Moriya | f | Hebrew | The name Moriya (מֹרִיָה) is a biblical Hebrew name for girls and literally means 'seen… |
| Moriz | m | Latin | The boy's name Moriz is a German spelling variant of Moritz, a variant of the Roman sur… |
| Morlin | f | The first name Morlin is an adapted German variant of Malin, the Swedish short form of … | |
| Morlind | f | Hebrew | The name Morlind has its roots in the Hebrew language and is composed of the words 'mig… |
| Morna | f | Morna is a female first name that is considered the English and Scottish form of Myrna,… | |
| Mornas | m | The name Mornas has Kurdish roots and is composed of the words 'Mor' and 'Nas' | |
| Moronica | f | "Moronica" is often considered the female equivalent of "Moroni," but it is actually th… | |
| Morpheus | m | The name Morpheus, or Morphéus (Μορφέας), carries the meaning 'the dream maker' or 'the… | |
| Morrigan | f | Celtic | The name Morrigan, with variants such as Morrígan or Mórrígan, originates from Irish my… |
| Morris | m | Latin | Morris is an English derivative of Mauritius and Moritz, which in turn can be traced ba… |
| Morsal | f | Arabic | The name Morsal is the Persian form of Mursal, an Arabic name |
| Mortaza | m | Arabic | Mortaza is a masculine designation that comes from Arabic and is considered an Afghan a… |
| Morten | m | Latin | Morten is a Danish and Norwegian form of Martin, which traces back to the ancient Roman… |
| Morten-Christian | m | Morten-Christian is a double name combining Morten ("dedicated to the war god Mars") an… | |
| Morten-Henk | m | Morten-Henk is a double name combining Morten ("dedicated to the war god Mars") and Hen… | |
| Morteza | m | Arabic | Morteza is a Persian form of the Arabic name Murtada |
| Morticia | f | English | Morticia is a female first name that means "the mortician." This name was invented by t… |
| Mortimer | m | Mortimer, which was originally used as a surname, describes a place located near a dead… |