MAARTEN (m) Dutch form of MARTIN

MABEL (f) "my fair maid" from French ma belle, or "lovely" from Latin amabilis.

MACIEJ (m) Polish form of MATTHEW

MACKENZIE (m, f) From the Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich, which means "son of Coinneach". Coinneach means "handsome" in Gaelic.

MADDALENA (f) Italian form of MAGDALENA

MADELEINE (f) French form of MAGDALENA

MADELINE (f) French form of MAGDALENA

MADGE (f) Pet form of MARGARET

MADISON (m) From the surname, which means "son of MAUD".

MADS (m) Danish form of MATTHEW

MAE (f) Form of MAY, a short form of MABEL or MAVIS, or a female form of MATTHEW

MAEDRA (f) "mother" (Latin)

MAEGAN (f) Form of MEGAN

MAEVE (f) "intoxicating" (Gaelic). The name of a queen in Irish legend.

MAGDALENA (f) "of Magdala" (Aramaic).

MAGGIE (f) Short form of MARGARET

MAGNUS (m) "great" (Latin). This was the name of seven kings of Norway and three kings of Sweden. The name was imported to Scotland and Ireland during the middle ages.

MAI (f) "flower" (Vietnamese)

MAIA (f) Meaning unknown (Greek). In Greek and Roman mythology she was the eldest of the Pleiades, the group of seven stars in the constellation Taurus, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Her son by Zeus was Hermes. This name can also mean "great" (Latin), in which case it refers to the Roman goddess of the earth. The month of May is named for her.

MAIKE (f) Frisian pet form of MARY

MAIRE (f) Irish form of MARY

MAIREAD (f) Gaelic form of MARGARET

MAIRI (f) Scottish form of MARY

MAITE (f) "lovable" (Basque)

MAITLAND (m) From a surname that was from a Norman place name.

MAJA (f) German and Scandinavian form of MAIA

MALACHI (m) "my messenger" (Hebrew).

MALCOLM (m) "disciple of Saint COLUMBA" from Scottish Mael Coluim.

MALEAH (f) Form of MALIA

MALGORZATA (f) Polish form of MARGARET

MALIA (f) Hawaiian form of MARY

MALIKA (f) "princess"? (African)

MALKA (f) "queen" (Hebrew)

MALLORY (m, f) "unfortunate" (French). From a surname which originated from a nickname.

MANDI (f) Short form of AMANDA

MANDY (f) Short form of AMANDA

MANFRED (m) "strength peace" (Teutonic).

MANJUSHA (f) "a box of jewels" from Sanskrit mani "jewel".

MANLIO (m) Possibly either "morning" or "good" (Latin).

MANON (f) French pet form of MAIRE

MANSOOR (m) Indian form of MANSUR

MANSUR (m) "victorious" (Arabic).

MANUEL (m) Short form of EMMANUEL. This was the name of kings of Portugal and emperors of Byzantium.

MANUELA (f) Feminine form of MANUEL

MARA (f) "bitter" (Hebrew). A name of Naomi in the Old Testament (see Ruth 1:20). This name can also mean "the sea" (Gaelic) or it can be a short form of TAMARA

MARC (m) French form of MARK

MARCEL (m) French form of MARCELLUS

MARCELINE (f) Feminine form of MARCELLUS

MARCELLA (f) Feminine form of MARCELLUS

MARCELLUS (m) Latin; from the Roman family name Marcellus which was originally a pet form of MARCUS

MARCIA (f) Feminine form of MARCUS

MARCO (m) Italian form of MARK.

MARCUS (m) Latin; from a Roman name which is possibly a form of MARIUS. Marcus Aurelius was a benevolent Roman emperor in the 2nd century. This is the original Latin form of the name MARK

MARCY (f) Form of MARCIA

MAREK (m) Polish and Czech form of MARK

MARGARET (f) "pearl" from Greek margaron.

MARGARITA (f) Spanish form of MARGARET

MARGERY (f) Form of MARGARET

MARGHERITA (f) Italian form of MARGARET

MARGOT (f) Pet form of MARGARET

MARIA (f) Latin form of MARY.

MARIAH (f) Variant of MARIA

MARIAM (f) Arabic form of MARY

MARIAN (f) Form of MARY-ANN or form of MARION

MARIANNE (f) Form of MARY-ANN

MARIANO (m) Latin; from the Roman family name Marianus, which derives from MARIUS

MARIBEL (f) Contraction of MARY and ISABEL

MARIE (f) French form of MARY.

MARIEL (f) Either a pet form of MARY or a form of MURIEL

MARIETTA (f) Italian pet form of MARIA

MARIGOLD (f) From the name of the flower, which comes from MARY + "gold".

MARIJA (f) Croatian form of MARY

MARIJKE (f) Dutch pet form of MARY. The element on the end of the name makes it equivalent to "little Mary".

MARIKA (f) Slavic pet form of MARY

MARILENA (f) Form of MARY-HELEN

MARILENE (f) Form of MARY-ELLEN

MARILYN (f) Form of MARY-ELLEN.

MARIN (m) French form of MARINUS

MARINA (f) Feminine form of MARINUS

MARINO (m) Italian form of MARINUS

MARINUS (m) From the Roman family name Marinus, which derives either from the name MARIUS or from the Latin word marinus "of the sea".

MARIO (m) Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of MARIUS

MARION (f, m) French pet form of MARIE or masculine form of MARY

MARIS (f) "of the sea" (Latin). From the title of Mary stella maris, meaning "star of the sea".

MARISA (f) Form of MARIA or MARIS

MARISE (f) French pet form of MARIE

MARISSA (f) Form of MARISA

MARIT (f) Norwegian and Swedish form of MARGARET

MARITA (f) Contraction of MARIA and CATARINA or Spanish pet form of MARY. The name of an Egyptian martyr.

MARIUS (m) "of Mars" (Latin) from a Roman family name.

MARJANI (f) "coral" (Swahili)

MARJORIE (f) Form of MARGARET

MARK (m) English form of MARCUS.

MARKO (m) Croatian form of MARK

MARLA (f) Form of MARLENE

MARLENA (f) Form of MARLENE

MARLENE (f) Blend of MARIA and Magdalene.

MARLON (m) Possibly a pet form of MARC

MARLY (m) Meaning unknown (French). Marly is a place near Paris, France.

MARLYN (f) Form of MARLENE influenced by MARILYN

MARMADUKE (m) "disciple of Saint Maedoc" from Old Irish Mael Maedoc.

MARNI (f) "rejoice" (Hebrew) or a pet form of MARINA

MARNIE (f) Variant of MARNI

MARSHA (f) Form of MARCIA

MARSHALL (m) "marshall" (Old English) from the name of the official. Originally a surname.

MARSHAN (f) A modern blend of MARSHALL and ANN

MARTA (f) Spanish and Portuguese form of MARTHA or a Danish form of MARGARET

MARTEN (m) Swedish form of MARTIN.

MARTHA (f) "mistress of the house" or "lady" (Aramaic).

MARTHE (f) French form of MARTHA

MARTIN (m) "of Mars" (Latin) from the Roman name Martinus.

MARTINA (f) Feminine form of MARTIN

MARTINE (f) French feminine form of MARTIN

MARTINO (m) Italian form of MARTIN

MARVA (f) Feminine form of MARVIN

MARVIN (m) Meaning unknown (Celtic) or possibly "sea friend" (Old English)

MARY (f) The meaning of this popular name is not known for certain, but there are several theories: "bitterness", "rebelliousness", "wished for child" (Hebrew), or possibly an Egyptian name.

MARYA (f) Slavic form of MARY

MARYVONNE (f) Combination MARY and YVONNE

MASON (m) "stoneworker" (Teutonic). From a surname.

MASSIMILIANO (m) Italian form of MAXIMILIAN

MASSIMO (m) Italian form of MAXIM

MATEJ (m) Slovak form of MATTHEW

MATEUSZ (m) Polish form of MATTHEW

MATHIAS (m) Form of MATTHIAS

MATILDA (f) "strength battle" from Teutonic maht "might" and hild "battle".

MATS (m) Swedish and Norwegian form of MATTHEW

MATT (m) Short form of MATTHEW or MATTHIAS

MATTEO (m) Italian form of MATTHEW

MATTHEW (m) "gift of the Lord" from the Hebrew name Mattithyahu.

MATTHIAS (m) Greek and Latin form of MATTHEW.

MATTITHYAHU (m) Original Hebrew form of MATTHEW

MAUD (f) Short form of MATILDA

MAURA (f) Meaning unknown (Celtic).

MAUREEN (f) Pet form of MAIRE

MAURICE (m) Latin; from the Roman name Mauricius, which derives from MAURUS.

MAURIZIO (m) Italian form of MAURICE

MAURO (m) Form of MAURUS.

MAURUS (m) "dark skinned" (Latin)

MAVIS (f) "song thrush" (French). From the name of the bird. In the spring it migrates to Scotland where it is said to be the harbinger of spring.

MAVREENA (f) Form of MAUREEN

MAXIM (m) Form of MAXIMUS

MAXIME (m) French form of MAXIMUS

MAXIMILIAN (m) Latin; from the name Maximilianus, which means "greatest" (Latin).

MAXIMILIENNE (f) French feminine form of MAXIMILIAN

MAXIMUS (m) From a Roman name, which derived from Latin maximus "greatest".

MAXINE (f) "great" (Latin)

MAXWELL (m) "stream of Maccus" from the Old English name Maccus and wella "stream". Originally a surname.

MAY (f) "May" (English) from the name of the month, which derives from Maia, a Roman goddess. This is sometimes given to one who is born in the May. May is also another name of the hawthorn flower.

MAYA (f) Form of MAIA, or possibly "water" (Arabic).

MAYIM (f) Possibly "water" (Hebrew)

MAYNARD (m) "strength hard" from Teutonic magin "strength" and hard "hard" or "brave".

MEADOW (f) "meadow" from the English word.

MEAGHAN (f) Irish form of MEGAN

MECHTILDE (f) German form of MATILDA

MEG (f) Short form of MARGARET

MEGAN (f) Welsh pet form of MARGARET

MEGHAN (f) Irish form of MEGAN

MEHITABEL (f) "God makes happy" (Hebrew). A name mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.

MEIKE (f,m) Variant of MAIKE. Or possibly, as a masculine name, a Welsh form of MIKE

MEIR (m) "giving light" (Hebrew)

MELANIE (f) "black" or "dark complexion" from Greek melas "black".

MELBA (f) From the surname of singer Nellie Melba. This was her a stage which she got from the name of the city Melbourne, where she was born.

MELCHIOR (m) "king city" (Persian). This was a name traditionally given to one of the three kings (also known as the three Magi, or wise men) who visit the newborn Jesus in the New Testament.

MELIA (f) Polynesian form of MARY or a short form of AMELIA

MELINA (f) Form of MELANIE

MELINDA (f) A modern name, which is a combination of the name element Mel (from names such as MELANIE) with the popular name suffix inda.

MELISSA (f) "honeybee" (Greek). The name of a nymph that cared for young Zeus in Greek mythology. It is also the name of the fairy who helps Rogero escape from the witch Alcina in the poem 'Orlando Furioso' by Ariosto. Visit a web page devoted to the name Melissa.

MELITTA (f) Ancient Greek form of MELISSA

MELODY (f) "melody" from the English word, which derives from Greek melos "song" combined with aeidein "to sing".

MELOR (m) Acronym of Marx Engels Lenin October Revolution. This name commemorates the creation of the former Soviet state. It was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

MELVILLE (m) "bad settlement" from a surname that was originally a French place name. Herman Melville was an American author who produced several novels including 'Moby Dick'.

MELVIN (m) Form of MELVILLE or "smooth brow" (Celtic)

MELVYN (m) Form of MELVIN

MERCEDES (f) "mercy" (Latin). From the title of Mary, Maria de las Mercedes, meaning "Mary of Mercies".

MERCY (f) "mercy" (English). One of the many virtue names favoured by the Puritans.

MEREDITH (f,m) Possibly "great lord" or "sea lord" from Welsh Meredudd..

MERIWETHER (m,f) "happy weather" (Middle English). From a surname that originally denoted a cheery person. Meriwether Lewis (with William Clark) explored the west of North America.

MERLA (f) Feminine form of MERLE

MERLE (m,f) Form of MURIEL or "blackbird" (Middle English)

MERLETTA (f) Pet form of MERLE

MERLIN (m) "sea hill" from Welsh Myrddin. The name of a wizard in Celtic legend, the sorcerer and counselor for King Arthur. He met his end when he was trapped in a magic thornbush by the Lady of the Lake.

MERRICK (m) Form of MAURICE

MERRILL (m, f) Form of MERLE

MERRITT (m) "boundary gate" (Old English). From a surname.

MERRY (f) Form of MERCY or "merry" (English)

MERVIN (m) Meaning unknown (Welsh).

MERYL (f) Form of MURIEL

META (f) German pet form of MARGARET

METTE (f) Danish pet form of MARGARET

MIA (f) "mine" (Italian) or short form of MARIA

MICAH (m) "who is like [the Lord]?" (Hebrew).

MICAJAH (m) "who is like the Lord?" (Hebrew).

MI-CHA (f) "beautiful girl" (Korean)

MICHAEL (m) "who is like God?" (Hebrew).

MICHAELA (f) Feminine form of MICHAEL

MICHAL (f,m) "brook" (Hebrew). In the Old Testament she was a daughter of Saul who married David. This name can also be a Polish form of MICHAEL, in which case it is masculine.

MICHEL (m) French form and German pet form of MICHAEL.

MICHELA (f) Italian feminine form of MICHAEL

MICHELANGELO (m) "MICHAEL angel" (Italian).

MICHELE (m) Italian masculine or French feminine form of MICHAEL

MICHELLE (f) French feminine form of MICHAEL, commonly used in the English-speaking world.

MICHELYNE (f) Pet form of MICHELLE

MICK (m) Short form of MICHAEL

MICKEY (m) Pet form of MICK.

MIECZYSLAW (m) "man glory" (Slavic)

MIESZKO (m) Short form of MIECZYSLAW.

MIGUEL (m) Spanish and Portuguese form of MICHAEL.

MIGUELA (f) Feminine form of MIGUEL

MIKAEL (m) Scandinavian form of MICHAEL

MIKAYLA (f) Ukrainian feminine form of MICHAEL

MIKE (m) Short form of MICHAEL

MIKHAIL (m) Russian form of MICHAEL.

MIKKEL (m) Scandinavian form of MICHAEL or "enormous" (Scandinavian)

MILA (f) Short form of LUDMILA

MILAN (m) "gracious" (Czech).

MILANA (f) Feminine form of MILAN

MILDRED (f) "gentle strength" (Old English)

MILENA (f) Feminine form of MILAN, or an Italian contraction of MARIA

and ELENA

MILES (m) The meaning is not known for certain but possibly "soldier" (Latin) or a form of MICHAEL

MILO (m) Latinized form of MILES

MILOGOST (m) "favoured guest" (Slavic).

MILOSLAV (m) "favour glory" from Slavic mil "favour" and slav "glory".

MILTON (m) "mill town" (Old English). From a surname which was from an English place name.

MIMI (f) Italian pet form of MARIA

MINDY (f) Short form of MELINDA

MINERVA (f) "intellect" or "thought" (Latin). The Roman goddess of wisdom and war, approximately equivalent to the Greek goddess Athena.

MINNA (f) "love" (German)

MIRABELLE (f) "wondrous" (Latin). The name of a plum indigenous to France and Germany.

MIRANDA (f) "admirable" or "lovely" from Latin mirandus. She was the heroine of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'. This is the name of one of the moons of Uranus.

MIREILLE (f) From the title Mireio, which derived from the word mirar "to admire" (Provençal).

MIRELLA (f) Italian form of MIREILLE

MIRIAM (f) Older form of MARY.

MIRKO (m) Short form of MIROSLAV

MIROSLAV (m) Either "peace glory" or "great glory" (Slavic)

MIROSLAW (m) Polish form of MIROSLAV

MIROSLAWA (f) Feminine form of MIROSLAW

MISTY (f) "misty" (English)

MITCH (m) Short form of MITCHELL

MITCHELL (m) From a surname, which itself derives from MICHAEL

MITZI (f) German pet form of MARIA

MIYAKO (f) "beautiful March child" (Japanese).

MODESTY (f) "modesty" (English)

MOHAMMAD (m) Form of MUHAMMAD

MOIRA (f) Anglicized form of MAIRE

MOLLY (f) Short form of MARCELLA or form of MARY

MONA (f) Short form of MONICA or "noble" from Gaelic muadh.

MONET (m) Pet form of HAMON or EMON.

MONICA (f) Either "advisor" (Latin) or "alone" (Greek) or possibly an ancient African or Phoenician name.

MONIQUE (f) French form of MONICA

MONNA (f) Form of MONA

MONROE (m) "the mouth of the Roe" (Gaelic). From a surname.

MONTA (f) Feminine form of MONTY

MONTAGUE (m) "pointed mountain" (French). From a surname.

MONTANA (f) "mountainous" (Latin).

MONTGOMERY (m) "Gomeric's mountain" (French). From a surname. Gomeric means "man power" (Teutonic.

MONTY (m) Short form of MONTAGUE or MONTGOMERY

MOR (f) "great" or "tall" (Gaelic).

MORAG (f) Pet from of MOR

MORDECAI (m) "servant of Marduk" (Persian).

MORDIKAI (m) Variant of MORDECAI

MOREEN (f) Pet form of MOR or a variant of MAUREEN

MORGAN (m,f) From the Old Welsh name Morcant. It possibly means "sea circle" from Welsh mor "sea" and cant "circle".

MORITZ (m) German form of MAURICE

MORLEY (m) "marsh clearing" (Old English).

MORRIS (m) Variant of MAURICE

MORTEN (m) Danish form of MARTIN

MORTIMER (m) "[dweller by] the still water" (French). From a surname.

MORTON (m) "moor town" (Old English), from a surname that was originally a place name.

MOSES (m) Most likely "son" from Egyptian mesu, but perhaps "deliver" (Hebrew).

MUHAMMAD (m) "praiseworthy" from Arabic hamida "to praise.

MUIRNE (f) "beloved" (Gaelic)

MUNRO (m) Form of MONROE

MURIEL (f) Either a form of MYRA or "sea bright" (Gaelic)

MURRAY (m) "of Moray" (Scottish).

MYLES (m) Variant of MILES

MYRA (f) "myrrh" or "fragrant" (Greek).  

MYRNA (f) Anglicized form of MUIRNE

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