Names starting with M

From the Hebrew name מָחֲלַת (Maḥalaṯ) meaning "lyre". In the Old Testament, she is the daughter of Ishmael and the wife of Esau.

A variation of Mahli found in some verses of the King James Version of the Old Testament.

The Old German form of Melle.

A variation of Mahala.

A form of Muhammad found in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

A form of Muhammad found in Central Africa.

An alternative transliteration of Azerbaijani Məhəmməd, and also a transliteration of the Dargwa form.

From the Indian title महात्मा (Mahātmā) meaning "great soul", from Sanskrit महा (mahā) "great" and आत्मन् (ātman) "soul, spirit, life". This title...

A medieval French form of Mathilde.

The modern form of Mahavira.

Signifies "great hero" in Sanskrit, from महा (mahā) "great" and वीर (vīra) "hero, man". Mahavira (or Mahāvīra) was the 6th-century BC founder of...

The Persian variant of Mahbuba.

Signifies "beloved, dear" in Arabic, from the root حبّ (ḥabba) meaning "to love".

The female form of Mahbub.

Signifies "guided one" in Arabic, from هدى (hadā) meaning "to lead the right way, to guide".

The French form of Mazhe, the Breton variant of Matthew.

From Sanskrit महा (mahā) "great" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra. A son of the 3rd-century BC Indian emperor Ashoka bore this name,...

An alternative transliteration of Arabic ماهر (see Mahir).

From the longer name Mahershalalhashbaz, which appears in the Old Testament at Isaiah 8:1 in reference to Isaiah's symbolic son. Written in Hebrew as ...

The modern form of Mahesha.

Signifies "great lord" from Sanskrit महा (mahā) "great" and ईश (īśa) "lord, ruler". This is another name for the Hindu god Shiva.

An alternative transliteration of Arabic محفوظ (see Mahfuz).

Signifies "safeguarded, preserved" in Arabic, from حفظ (ḥafiẓa) meaning "to preserve, to protect".

Signifies "wolf" in Cree.

Has the meaning "connected to the moon" in the Persian language.

Has the meaning "moon, month" in both Hawaiian and Maori languages.

A variation of Mahendra used by Sikhs.

An alternative transliteration of Persian مهین (see Mahin).

Has the meaning "skilled" in the Arabic language.

An Azerbaijani feminine variant of Mahir.

The female form of Mahir.

From the Hebrew name מַחְלָה (Maḥla), from חָלָה (ḥala) meaning "weak, sick". This name is used in the Old Testament for both feminine and masculine...

From the Hebrew name מַחְלִי (Maḥli), from חָלָה (ḥala) meaning "weak, sick". Two characters mentioned briefly in the Old Testament bear this name.

An alternative transliteration of Arabic محمود (see Mahmud), and also an Urdu transliteration.

The usual Persian form of Mahmud, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Signifies "praised" in Arabic, from the same root as Muhammad. This was the name of the first Muslim ruler of India (11th century). It was also borne...

The Turkish variant of Mahmud.

From Persian ماه (māh) "moon" and ناز (nāz) "delight, comfort".

An archaic transliteration of Muhammad, based on the standard Latin spelling Mahometus.

A Latinized form of Muhammad.

An anglicized form of Mathúin.

From Dakota or Lakota maȟpíya meaning "cloud, sky". This is the first element of the names of the Dakota chief Mahpiya Wicasta (1780-1863), known as...

Possibly from Persian مه (mah) meaning "moon" or مهر (mehr) meaning "friendship, love, kindness".

Signifies "like the moon" in Persian.

Signifies "moonlight" in Persian.

The Old German form of Matilda.

A Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Matilda.

Possibly inspired by Magdalena. Czech author Julius Zeyer created it for a character in his play Radúz and Mahulena (1898).

Has the meaning "moon-like" in the Persian language.

From Persian ماه (māh) "moon" and یار (yār) "friend, companion".

Signifies "sad" in Turkish.

From Sino-Vietnamese 梅 (mai) meaning "plum, apricot" (referring specifically to the species Prunus mume).

From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" or 麻衣 (mai) meaning "linen robe". It may also come from 真 (ma) "real, genuine" combined with 愛 (ai) "love,...

Diminutive of Maria. This is also the Estonian and Norwegian word for the month of May.

Signifies "water" in Arabic, a dialectal variation of ماء (māʾ) [1].

Signifies "brave, capable" in Maori.

The French variant of Maia 1.

From Greek μαῖα (maia) meaning "good mother, dame, foster mother", perhaps originally a nursery form of μήτηρ (meter). In Greek and Roman mythology, s...

Probably from Latin maior meaning "greater". This was a Roman goddess of spring, a companion (sometimes wife) of Vulcan. She was later merged with...

The Estonian and Basque variant of Maria.