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baby names starting with M

Explore 99 baby names beginning with M. Each includes meaning, origin, pronunciation, and popularity data from the SSA.

Maarten

of Mars, warlike

boyDutch

Mabel

#358

lovable, dear

girlLatin

Mabon

great son, divine youth

boyCeltic

Madalena

woman from Magdala, elevated tower

girlPortuguese

Madeleine

#442

woman from Magdala, elevated tower

girlFrench

Madelyn

#78

woman from Magdala, high tower

girlHebrew

Madhavi

springtime, born in spring, honey-like

girlHindi

Madison

#30

son of Matthew, gift of God

girlEnglish

Mael

chief, prince

boyCeltic

Maeve

#48

she who intoxicates

girlIrish

Magnolia

Magnol's flower, magnificent bloom

girlLatin

Magnus

#375

great

boyLatin

Maha

wild cow (oryx), beautiful eyes, splendor

girlArabic

Mahina

moon, moonlight

girlHawaiian

Maia

#258

great one, mother goddess

girlGreek

Maisie

#275

pearl, child of light

girlScottish

Maja

great, splendid, mother

girlPolish

Makena

happy one, the one who brings happiness

girlAfrican

Makoa

#670

fearless, courageous

boyHawaiian

Makoto

sincerity, truth, faithfulness

unisexJapanese

Malia

#242

calm, peaceful waters

girlHawaiian

Malka

queen

girlHebrew

Manish

lord of the mind, intelligent

boyHindi

Manning

son of the brave one

boyEnglish

Mansour

divinely aided, victorious

boyArabic

Manuel

God is with us

boyPortuguese

Marcel

#542

young warrior, dedicated to Mars

boyEnglish

Marcella

dedicated to Mars, warlike

girlLatin

Marco

#430

warlike, dedicated to Mars

boyItalian

Maren

#459

sea, star of the sea

girlEnglish

Margaret

#105

pearl

girlGreek

Margot

#135

pearl

girlFrench

Marguerite

pearl, daisy flower

girlFrench

Maria

#80

beloved, wished-for child, sea of bitterness

girlHebrew

Mariana

#632

of the sea, grace

girlPortuguese

Marigold

Mary's gold, golden flower

girlEnglish

Marisol

#600

sea and sun

girlSpanish

Marlena

woman from Magdala, star of the sea

girlEnglish

Marlene

of Magdala, bitter grace

girlGerman

Marlowe

remnants of a lake, driftwood

unisexEnglish

Mars

god of war

unisexLatin

Maryam

#588

beloved, wished-for child

girlPersian

Masako

elegant child, child of propriety

girlJapanese

Mason

#14

one who works with stone

boyEnglish

Mateo

#4

gift of God

boySpanish

Mathilde

mighty in battle

girlFrench

Matilda

#368

mighty in battle

girlGerman

Matilde

mighty in battle

girlPortuguese

Matteo

#126

gift of God

boyItalian

Matthew

#15

gift of God

boyHebrew

Maverick

#43

independent one, nonconformist

boyEnglish

Max

#40

greatest

boyLatin

Maxim

#660

greatest

boyRussian

Maximus

greatest

boyLatin

Maya

#54

illusion, dream; also water or mother

girlSanskrit

Meadow

open grassland field

girlEnglish

Meera

#760

ocean, boundary, prosperous

girlHindi

Megan

#556

pearl

girlWelsh

Mei

beautiful, plum blossom

girlChinese

Meir

one who shines, illuminates

boyHebrew

Melek

angel

girlTurkish

Melody

#102

song, musical sequence

girlGreek

Mercy

compassion, clemency

girlEnglish

Merritt

boundary gate, deserving

unisexEnglish

Meryem

beloved, wished-for child, lady of the sea

girlTurkish

Mi-rae

future, beautiful future

girlKorean

Mia

#8

mine, beloved

girlItalian

Micah

#85

who is like God

unisexHebrew

Michael

#8

who is like God

boyHebrew

Michi

pathway, the righteous way

unisexJapanese

Midori

green, verdant

girlJapanese

Mika

beautiful fragrance; who is like God

unisexJapanese

Mikasa

three hats or bamboo hat

girlJapanese

Mila

#13

gracious, dear, beloved

girlSlavic

Milan

gracious, kind; also Italian city

unisexSlavic

Milena

gracious, dear, pleasant

girlPolish

Miles

#78

soldier; also gracious

boyLatin

Milo

#82

soldier, merciful

boyGerman

Milton

mill town, settlement with a mill

boyEnglish

Min-ho

clever and vast, quick-witted and heroic

boyKorean

Min-ji

clever and wise

girlKorean

Minerva

intellect, wisdom

girlLatin

Ming

bright, brilliant, clarity

unisexChinese

Minjun

quick-witted and handsome

boyKorean

Miriam

#436

wished-for child, star of the sea

girlHebrew

Miroslav

peace and glory

boySlavic

Miwok

people, the people

unisexNative American

Mohan

enchanting, charming, captivating

boySanskrit

Momo

peach; also a hundred

girlJapanese

Monique

advisor, counselor

girlEnglish

Monroe

#628

mouth of the Roe river

unisexEnglish

Montgomery

mountain belonging to Gomeric

boyEnglish

Mordechai

follower of Marduk, warrior

boyHebrew

Morgan

#240

sea-born, sea circle, bright sea

unisexWelsh

Morgana

sea circle, great queen, enchantress

girlWelsh

Morwenna

maiden, young woman; sea waves

girlWelsh

Muna

wish, desire, hope

girlArabic

Murphy

sea warrior, hound of the sea

unisexIrish

Murray

lord of the sea, settlement by the sea

boyEnglish
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