Names starting with M

Marudevi

mah-roo-DAY-vee

Mother of Rishabhanatha, the first liberated soul of this cycle

Prakrit98% rare

Milarepa

mee-lah-RAY-pah

Mila the cotton-clad one, Tibet's poet-yogi

Tibetan98% rare

Malav

MAH-luv

Of the Malwa region, a classical raga

Gujarati97% rare

Malhari

mul-HAH-ree

Of the monsoon raga Malhar, and a name of the deity Khandoba

Marathi96% rare

Girl names with M

Mabel

MAY-bul

Lovable, dear

Latin68% rare

Madhavi

MAA-dhuh-vee

Spring-flowering creeper, one belonging to Krishna

Sanskrit91% rare

Madhuri

MAH-doo-ree

Sweetness, honeyed quality

Sanskrit75% rare

Madri

MAH-dree

Princess of Madra, second wife of Pandu and mother of the twins

Sanskrit95% rare

Maeve

MAYV

She who intoxicates

Irish (Gaelic)39% rare

Mahika

MAA-hee-kaa

The earth, also dew or mist

Sanskrit90% rare

Mahira

muh-HEE-raa

Skilled, expert at her craft

Hindi78% rare

Maitreyi

my-TRAY-ee

Friendly, benevolent; the philosopher wife of the sage Yajnavalkya in the Upanishads

Sanskrit89% rare

Malar

MUH-lur

Blossom, flower

Tamil92% rare

Malia

muh-LEE-uh

Calm, peaceful waters

Hawaiian69% rare

Malini

mah-LEE-nee

Garland maker, one who wears a wreath; an epithet of Durga

Manda

MUN-dah

Gentle, unhurried; short for Mandakini, the celestial Ganga

Marathi95% rare

Mandodari

mun-DOH-dah-ree

Queen of Lanka and wife of Ravana, counted among the five great women

Sanskrit96% rare

Manisha

muh-NEE-shah

Intellect, the wisdom of a considered mind

Sanskrit85% rare

Manvi

MAAN-vee

Daughter of Manu, humane

Sanskrit89% rare

Margot

MAR-goh

Pearl

French49% rare

French, from Greek72% rare

Marguerite

mar-guh-REET

Pearl; also the French for daisy

Marisol

mah-ree-SOL

Sea and sun

Spanish85% rare

Matilda

muh-TIL-duh

Mighty in battle

Germanic63% rare

Maude

MAWD

Mighty in battle — a medieval form of Matilda

Germanic73% rare

Very Popular

Maya

MY-ah

Illusion, also Queen Maya, mother of the Buddha

Sanskrit12% rare

Meenakshi

mee-NAHK-shee

Fish-eyed one; the goddess of the great temple at Madurai, a form of Parvati

Tamil86% rare

Meera

MEE-rah

Ocean, boundary; borne by Mirabai, the Rajput saint-poet devoted to Krishna

Sanskrit57% rare

Italian and Scandinavian8% rare

Metta

MET-tah

Loving-kindness, the first of the four sublime abidings

Pali92% rare

Very Popular

Mia

MEE-uh

Mine, beloved

Germanic, via French76% rare

Millicent

MIL-ih-sent

Strong in work

Minal

mee-NAAL

A precious stone, gem of the earth

Gujarati95% rare

Miranda

mih-RAN-dah

Worthy of admiration

Latin44% rare

French (Provençal)96% rare

Mireille

mee-RAY

To admire, to wonder at

Mital

mee-TAAL

Friendly, one who makes companions easily

Gujarati96% rare

Mitali

mi-TAH-lee

Friendship, friendly one

Bengali82% rare

Mittal

mih-TAAL

Friendly, sweet in nature

Gujarati92% rare

Mohini

moh-HEE-nee

Enchantress; the female avatar Vishnu takes to bewitch the demons

Sanskrit90% rare

Mokshita

mohk-SHEE-tah

Liberated, one who has attained moksha

Sanskrit95% rare

Muskan

moos-KAAN

A smile

Hindi87% rare

Myra

MY-rah

Admirable, sweet; also read as a variant of Mira, ocean

Sanskrit42% rare

Boy names with M

Madhav

MAH-dahv

Sweet like honey; an epithet of Krishna, lord of Lakshmi

Madhur

muh-DHOOR

Sweet, pleasant to the ear

Sanskrit91% rare

Madhusudan

muh-dhoo-SOO-dun

Slayer of the demon Madhu, an epithet of Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita

Sanskrit93% rare

Mahadev

muh-haa-DAYV

The great god, the principal epithet of Shiva

Mahavir

muh-hah-VEER

Great hero, the epithet of Vardhamana, twenty-fourth Tirthankara

Sanskrit78% rare

Mahesh

mah-HAYSH

Great lord, an epithet of Shiva

Sanskrit79% rare

Malachi

MAL-uh-ky

My messenger

Hebrew46% rare

Malcolm

MAL-kum

Devotee of Saint Columba

Scottish Gaelic48% rare

Manan

MUH-nun

Deep reflection, contemplation

Sanskrit89% rare

Manoj

muh-NOHJ

Born of the mind; an epithet of Kamadeva, god of love

Sanskrit83% rare

Marcellus

mar-SEL-us

Young warrior, dedicated to Mars

Latin94% rare

Very Popular

Mason

MAY-sun

Stoneworker, one who builds in stone

Old French11% rare

Popular

Mateo

ma-TAY-oh

Gift of God

Spanish16% rare

Maulik

MOW-lik

Original, fundamental or precious

Sanskrit93% rare

Maximilian

mak-si-MIL-ee-un

Greatest, the very greatest

Latin67% rare

Mayur

MAH-yoor

Peacock, the bird sacred to Kartikeya

Mehul

MAY-hool

Rain cloud, the bringer of monsoon

Gujarati86% rare

Merrick

MERR-ik

Moorish, dark-skinned — from Maurice

Welsh69% rare

Micah

MY-kuh

Who is like God

Hebrew37% rare

Mihir

mi-HEER

The sun; a ray of sunlight

Sanskrit81% rare

Popular

Miles

MYLZ

Soldier, merciful

Latin26% rare

Mitesh

mih-TAYSH

Lord of friendship, a beloved friend

Gujarati88% rare

Mohan

MOH-hahn

Enchanting, bewitching; a name of Krishna

Sanskrit74% rare

Mohit

MOH-hit

Enchanted, one who charms others

Sanskrit83% rare

Montgomery

mont-GUM-ur-ee

From Gomeric's hill, man power

Norman French94% rare

Mordecai

MOR-di-ky

Servant of Marduk

Hebrew96% rare

Mortimer

MOR-tih-mer

Still water — from mort mer, dead sea

Old French91% rare

Moses

MOH-ziz

Drawn out of the water

Hebrew62% rare

Mukesh

moo-KAYSH

Conqueror of the demon Muka, an epithet of Shiva

Sanskrit85% rare

Murari

moo-RAA-ree

Enemy of the demon Mura, an epithet of Krishna

Sanskrit92% rare

Murugan

MOO-roo-gahn

The youthful beautiful one; the Tamil god of war and hills

Tamil95% rare

Unisex names with M

Madhu

MUH-dhoo

Honey, sweetness

Sanskrit86% rare

Mahi

MAH-hee

The earth, the great one

Sanskrit82% rare

Mandeep

mun-DEEP

Light of the mind

Punjabi86% rare

Mangal

MUN-gul

Auspicious, also the planet Mars

Sanskrit93% rare

Manik

MAA-nik

Ruby, a red gemstone

Sanskrit94% rare

Manpreet

mun-PREET

Love in the heart and mind

Punjabi73% rare

Marlow

MAR-loh

Land remaining after a lake is drained

Old English61% rare

Meredith

MERR-eh-dith

Great lord, or sea lord

Welsh51% rare

Milan

mih-LUN

A meeting, the coming together of two people

Sanskrit77% rare