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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortisha | f | English | Mortisha is a modern variation of the name Morticia, meaning "the mortician." This inve… |
| Morvan | m | The name Morvan has its roots in the Kurdish language, with the exact meaning and word … | |
| Morvenna | f | Morvenna, a female first name, is a derivative of Morven and has its roots in the Scott… | |
| Morwarid | f | Persian | Morwarid is a traditional name from Persian for girls and is translated as 'the pearl' … |
| Morwenna | f | Morwenna is a girl's name that traces back to Morwen and is of Cornish origin | |
| Mory | f | Latin | Mory is a Spanish short and affectionate form of the names Maura and Morena |
| Mosadegh | m | Persian | Mosadegh is a boy's name of Persian origin |
| Mose | m | The male first name Mose is considered a non-denominational form of the biblical name M… | |
| Moses | m | Moses is an ancient Hebrew first name borrowed from the Bible, but it originally comes … | |
| Mosha | f | Egyptian | The name Mosha has its roots in the Egyptian language and is derived from the word comb… |
| Moshe | m | The name Moshe, also known as Mosheh (מֹשֶׁה), is a modern Hebrew and biblical derivati… | |
| Moshiach | m | Hebrew | Moshiach is a Hebrew name that translates to 'the Messiah,' 'the anointed one of God,' … |
| Mosi | m | The name Mosi, which is popular in the East African region, translates to 'the firstbor… | |
| Moska | f | Moska is a diminutive form of Moesha, the feminine spelling of the biblical name Moses | |
| Moss | m | Moss is a form of the name Moses, which has both Jewish and Middle English roots | |
| Mostafa | m | Arabic | The first name Mostafa is a variant of the Muslim name Mustafa and means 'the chosen on… |
| Motahareh | f | Persian | The name Motahareh has Persian roots, although the exact word components are not docume… |
| Mothobi | m | African | The boy's name Mothobi has African origins and comes from the Setswana language |
| Motje | f | Dutch | Motje is considered a pet name in Dutch, with origins that are not definitively clarified |
| Motoki | m | Japanese | The first name Motoki (元気) means 'good mood' or 'enthusiasm' in Japanese |
| Motoko | f | Japanese | Motoko is a female first name that comes from Japanese |
| Mouaad | m | Arabic | The name Mouaad is an Arabic boy's name that traces back to Muadh |
| Mouad | m | Arabic | Mouad is a North African variation of the Arabic name Muadh |
| Mouawiyah | m | Arabic | The name Mouawiyah, a variant of Muawiyah, carries the meaning 'the howler' or 'one who… |
| Mouctar | m | Arabic | The name Mouctar, a French derivative of Mukhtar, carries the meaning 'the chosen one' … |
| Mouhin | m | Arabic | The name Mouhin is also of Albanian origin and has Lebanese influences |
| Mouin | m | Arabic | Mouin is a boy's name of Arabic origin |
| Moumen | m | Arabic | Moumen is a Moroccan variant of the Arabic name Mumin |
| Mouna | f | Arabic | Mouna is a form of the Arabic name Muna, particularly used in Moroccan and Maghreb cont… |
| Mounia | f | Arabic | Mounia is considered an Algerian and Moroccan form of the name Muna |
| Mounif | m | Arabic | The name Mounif, a boy's name of North African origin, is a variation of Munif and has … |
| Mounir | m | Arabic | Mounir is a form of the Arabic name Munir and means "the shining one" |
| Mountaha | f | Arabic | The name Mountaha has Arabic roots and stands for a tree in paradise |
| Mourad | m | Arabic | Mourad represents a variant of the Arabic name Murad and carries the meaning 'the desir… |
| Mourice | m | Latin | Mourice is the Dutch form of Maurice, a variant of the Roman name Mauricius, which orig… |
| Mouriel | f | Celtic | The name Mouriel has its roots in the Celtic language and is composed of the words 'mui… |
| Mourning | f | English for grief or mourning | |
| Moushka | f | Hebrew | The name is closely associated with Rebbetzin Chaya Moushka Schneerson |
| Moussa | m | Arabic | Moussa, as the Islamic form of the name Moses, means "the son of ..." or also "the one … |
| Movladi | m | Arabic | Movladi (Мовлади) is a Chechen first name for boys that translates to 'the born one.' I… |
| Mowgli | m | English | Mowgli is a name created by Rudyard Kipling in his work 'The Jungle Book' and means 'th… |
| Moya | f | Latin | Moya can be traced back to different origins |
| Moyra | f | Egyptian | Moyra, as the Irish-Gaelic form of Moira, is also a derivative of the name Maire, which… |
| Moze | m | English | Moze is interpreted as the English form of the biblical name Moses |
| Mozelle | f | English | The name has its roots in English |
| Mozes | m | The name Mozes, a Dutch and Hungarian form of the biblical name Moses, translates to 't… | |
| Mpuga | m | African | The name Mpuga has its roots in Sabine and is categorized as a masculine first name |
| Mreen | f | "the wicked one"; "the devil" | |
| Mridul | m | Indian | The name Mridul has Indian roots, but no specific word compositions are known |
| Mrinali | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Mstislav | m | Slavic | The name Mstislav has Slavic roots and is composed of the elements 'msti' or 'mści', me… |
| Mswati | m | African | The name has African roots |
| Mswati-Douglas | m | African | The name originates from African and English |
| Mua | m | African | In Hawaiian, Mua means 'forward' or 'ahead', while in Polynesian it means 'ocean' or 'f… |
| Muadh | m | Arabic | The Celtic variant of Mona, which stands for nobility |
| Muadhnait | f | Muadhnait is an ancient Irish girl's name that is derived from the word 'muadh', which … | |
| Mualla | f | Arabic | Mualla is a female first name that has its roots in Arabic |
| Muamera | f | Arabic | The name Muamera stands for 'the long-lived' and is derived from the Arabic word ʿamara… |
| Muammer | m | Arabic | Muammer is the Turkish variant of the Arabic name Muammar, meaning "the long-lived." Th… |
| Muazzez | f | Turkish | Muazzez is a Turkish girl's name that likely derives from the word muazzam, which means… |
| Mubarek | m | Arabic | The term "Mubarek" originates from Islam, specifically Arabic, and means "holy" |
| Mubarka | f | Arabic | Mubarka is the feminine form of Mubarak and means "the Blessed" or "the Fortunate." The… |
| Mubera | f | Arabic | Mubera is a feminine first name that is common in Bosnia and has Arabic origins |
| Müberra | f | Arabic | The name Müberra is a female first name of Arabic origin that carries the meanings 'the… |
| Mücahit | m | Turkish | Mücahit is a male first name whose meaning in Turkish literally translates to 'the figh… |
| Mücella | f | Persian | Mücella is a Turkish girl's name that comes directly from Turkish |
| Mücteba | m | Arabic | Mücteba (Müçteba) is the Turkish form of the Arabic Mujtaba and carries the meaning 'th… |
| Mudar | m | Arabic | The name Mudar has Arabic roots and consists of several Arabic words, although a specif… |
| Mueni | f | The name Mueni has its roots in the Swahili language | |
| Mufasa | m | African | The name Mufasa means 'the king' and originates from the African region |
| Mufid | m | Arabic | Mufid is a masculine first name of Arabic origin |
| Müge | f | Turkish | Müge is a female first name that comes from Turkish and translates to 'the lily of the … |
| Mugen | m | Japanese | Mugen is a Japanese boy's name that directly translates to "the infinity," "the endless… |
| Muhadesa | f | The name Muhadesa has an unclear origin and there is no specific information regarding … | |
| Muhadin | m | Arabic | Muhadin is a boy's name of Arabic origin, tracing back to Mujahid (مجاهد) |
| Muhamed | m | Arabic | Muhamed is an Albanian, Bosnian, and Turkish variant of the name Mohammed, derived from… |
| Muhammad | m | Arabic | Muhammad (محمّد) is an Arabic male first name and is considered the original form of Mo… |
| Muhammed | m | Arabic | The masculine first name Muhammed means 'the Praiseworthy', 'the Chosen One', 'the High… |
| Muharram | m | Arabic | The name Muharram is a Muslim boy's name that can be translated as "the forbidden." It … |
| Muharrem | m | Arabic | Muharrem is the Turkish and Albanian form of Muharram |
| Muhittin | m | Arabic | The name Muhittin, a Turkish form of Muhyi ad-Din (محيي الدين), means 'the one who stre… |
| Muhsin | m | Arabic | Muhsin is a masculine first name that is widespread in Arabic and Turkish-speaking regions |
| Muhterem | f | Arabic | The name Muhterem, which can be used for both women and men, means 'the honorable' or '… |
| Mui | f | Mui is a variant of the name Mei and means 'the plum' or 'the pretty one.' In Vietnam, … | |
| Muin | m | Arabic | The name Muin (معين) originates from the Indonesian-Malay region and has Arabic origins |
| Muireall | f | Celtic | Muireall is a Celtic-Gaelic name for girls, mainly occurring in Scotland and originally… |
| Muja | m | Arabic | The name Muja is an Albanian short form of Mujadin, which in turn is a spelling variant… |
| Müjde | f | Turkish | Müjde, a female first name, is associated with the beautiful meanings 'good news', 'joy… |
| Mujesira | f | Arabic | Mujesira is a female first name of Arabic origin, the exact source of which remains unc… |
| Müjgan | f | Persian | The meaning of Müjgan derives as the Turkish form of the Persian name Mozhgan, which go… |
| Mujib | f | Arabic | The name Mujib has Arabic roots, but an exact meaning or word composition has not yet b… |
| Mujo | m | Arabic | Mujo is a Bosnian short form of the name Mustafa, which has Arabic and Muslim origins |
| Mukadder | f | Turkish | Mukadder is a Turkish first name that is used for both women and men |
| Mukades | f | Arabic | Mukades is a rare form of the name Mukaddes and carries the meaning "the Holy." This or… |
| Mukkamala | m | Indian | The masculine first name Mukkamala means 'the Complete' and originates from the Hindi l… |
| Mükremin | m | Turkish | Mükremin is a male name of Turkish origin, whose meaning can be related to 'the one who… |
| Muktada | m | Muktada is an alternative spelling of the Muslim name Muqtada, whose meaning can be int… | |
| Mukuli | m | Indian | Mukuli is a variant form of the Indian name Mukul, which means 'the blooming soul.' The… |
| Mukulita | f | Indian | Mukulita is a feminine name from India that carries the meanings 'the blooming soul' an… |
| Mula | f | The name Mula has its roots in Hindi, although the exact word composition has not been … |