Baby Boy Names - M

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Baby Boy Names Beginning with M

Maaka	Maori	Maori form of Mark. From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war.
Maarten	Dutch	Don't deceive.
Mablevi	African	do not deceive
Mabon	Welsh	A son.
Mac	Scottish	The son of. Diminutive of names beginning with `Mac'.
Macarius	Latin	Blessed.
Macbeth		From Shakespeare's play Macbeth.
Macdonald	Scottish Gaelic	The son of Donald. The ruler of the world.
Macduff		From Shakespeare's play Macbeth.
Mace	Latin	aromatic spice
Macey	Old English	Little Matthew. A man.
Mackay	Gaelic	Son of the fiery one.
Mackenzie	Scottish Gaelic	The son of the handsome one.
Macmorris		From Shakespeare's play Henry V.
Macon	Middle English	to make
Macy	Old French, Old English	from Matthew?s land; club
Madan	Hindu
Maddock	Old Welsh	champion, good fortune
Maddox		Son of the patron.
Madhav	Hindu	Krishna
Madhusudhana	Hindu	Krishna
Madison	Old English	Child of Maud or Matthew. A boy or girl's name.
Madoc	Old Welsh	Fortunate.
Madron	Latin	A nobleman. A Jewish name. Also a Cornish placename.
Magee	Scottish Gaelic	The son of the handsome one.
Magne	Norse	fierce warrior
Magnus	Latin	The great one.
Magus	Greek	A magician or priest.
Mahabala	Hindu	strength
Mahavira	Hindu	son of Priyavrata
Mahendra	Sanskrit	The great God Indra (the God of the sky).
Mahesh	Sanskrit	A great ruler.
Mahir	Hebrew	Industrious.
Mahmood	Arabic	Praiseworthy. Also see Muhammad.
Mahomet	Arabic	The praised one. Also see Mahmood.
Mahon	Irish	A bear.
Maitland	Old French	From the meadowland.
Maitreya	Hindu	disciple of sage Parasara
Majid	Arabic	The illustrious one.
Major	Latin	greater
Maka	Aboriginal	A small fire.
Makani	Hawaiian	The wind. A boy or girl's name.
Makepeace	Old English	peace maker
Makis	Greek	Greek form of Michael.
Mako		The name of a shark.
Maksim	Russian	The greatest.
Makya	Native American	The eagle hunter.
Mal		A follower of St Columba, `the dove'. From the name Malcolm, Malden and other names.
Malachi	Hebrew	The messenger of the Lord. A prophet in the Bible.
Malcolm	Scottish Gaelic	A follower of St Columba, `the dove'.
Malcom	Scottish	disciple of Saint Columbia
Malden	Old English	From the hill with a monument.
Malik	Arabic	The master or king.
Malin	Old English	A little warrior.
Malise	Scottish Gaelic	The servant of God. A boy or girl's name.
Mallee	Aboriginal	Scrubland.
Mallory	Old French	Unlucky. A boy or girl's name.
Malone	Irish Gaelic	A devotee of St John.
Malvern	Old Welsh	The bare hill.
Malvolio		From Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night.
Mamillius		From Shakespeare's play Winter's Tale
Mamoru	Japanese	earth
Manavendra	Hindu
Manchu	Chinese	Pure.
Manco	Peruvian	king
Mandek	Polish	army man
Mandel	Teutonic/Jewish	Tuetonic: An almond. Jewish: A little man.
Mander	English	from me
Mandhatri	Hindu	prince
Mandu	Aboriginal	The sun.
Manfield	Old English	From the communal field.
Manfred	Teutonic	A man of peace.
Mani	Aboriginal/Sanskrit	Aboriginal: Equal. Sanskrit: A jewel. A boy or girl's name.
Manik	Hindu
Manish	Hindu
Manley	Middle English	Brave and manly.
Mannie	Hebrew	God is with us.
Manning	Old English	Son of Man.
Mannix	Irish Gaelic	A little monk.
Manny	Hebrew	God is with us.
Manoj	Hindu
Mansa	African	A king.
Mansoor	Arabic	Victorious.
Mansukh	Hindu
Mansur	Arabic	divinely aided
Manu	Polynesian	The man of the birds.
Manuel	Spanish	God is with us.
Manus	Irish	The great one.
Marama	Polynesian	The moon man.
Marc	French	Warlike.
Marcade		From Shakespeare's play Love's Labour Lost.
Marcel	Latin	From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin.
Marcell		From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin.
Marcello	Italian	From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin.
Marcellus	French	From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin.
Marcin	Polish	warlike
Marco	Italian/Spanish	From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin.
Marcos	Portuguese	From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin.
Marcus	Latin	From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin.
Marden	Old English	from the valley with the pool
Mardian		From Shakespeare's play Antony & Cleopatra.
Margarelon		From Shakespeare's play Troilus & Cressida.
Marian	French/Polish	Bitter, as in a bitterly wanted child. Also - The star of the sea. A boy or girl's name.
Marijan	Slowenian	Marian
Marino	Latin	Of the sea. Masculine form of Marina.
Mario	Latin	Virile. The warlike one. From a Roman family name. Also see Mark and Martin.
Marion	Old French from Latin	Bitter, as in a bitterly wanted child. Also - The star of the sea. A boy or girl's name.
Marius	Latin	Virile. The warlike one. From a Roman family name. Also see Mark and martin.
Mark	Latin	From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin.
Markandeya	Hindu	a sage
Marland	Old English	From the lake land.
Marley	Old English	From the pleasant meadow.
Marlon	Old French	Wild falcon. A boy or girl's name.
Marlow	Old English	From the lake or pond.
Marmaduke	Irish	The servant of Madoc.
Marmion	French	The tiny one.
Maron	Greek	A character from Greek mythology.
Marot	Hungarian	Moravian
Marron	Aboriginal	A leaf.
Marsden	Old English	From the valley boundary.
Marsh	Old English	From the marshy land.
Marshall	Teutonic	A horsekeeper, or a steward.
Marston	Old English	The place by the marsh.
Martin	Latin	Of Mars, the Roman God of war. Also see Marius and Mark.
Martius		From Shakespeare's play Titus Andronicus.
Marty		Of Mars, the Roman God of war. Also see Marius and Mark.
Marvin	Old English	Friend of the sea.
Marvyn	Old English	A famous friend.
Masa	Japanese	Good and straightforward. A boy or girl's name.
Masakazu	Japanese	first son of Masa
Maslin	Old French	little twin
Mason	Old French	A stone mason.
Massimo	Italian	The greatest.
Masud	Arabic	The fortunate one.
Matai	Hebrew	gift of God
Matanga	Hindu	sage, advisor to Devi Lalita
Matareka	Polynesian	The one with a smiling face.
Matari	Aboriginal	A man.
Mather	Old English	strong army
Matt		A gift of God. Also see Macey and Madison.
Matthew	Hebrew	A gift of God. One of the twelve apostles and the author of the first book of the New Testament. Also see Macey and Madison.
Maui	Polynesian	A legendary hero. The name of a Hawaiian island.
Maurice	Latin	Dark-skinned, like a Moor. Also see Morrison.
Mawgan	Cornish	The name of a saint.
Max		From the stream of Magnus.
Maxey	Old English	From the island of Magnus.
Maximilian	Latin	The greatest.
Maxwell	Scottish Gaelic	From the stream of Magnus.
Mayer	Hebrew	One who gives light.
Maynard	Teutonic	Powerful, brave.
Mayon	Hindu	the black God
Mead	Old English	From the meadow.
Meara	Gaelic	merry
Mearann	Aboriginal	To call.
Mecaenus		From Shakespeare's play Antony & Cleopatra.
Medord	Hungarian	great, strong
Medwin	Old English	A friend from the meadow.
Megyer	Hungarian	Hungarian
Mehetabel	Hebrew	favoured by God, God is doing good
Mehul	Hindu	A derivative of Mukul
Meir	Hebrew	One who gives light.
Meirion	Welsh	A traditional name of uncertain meaning.
Meka	Hawaiian	eyes
Mel	Old French	From the bad or poor settlement. From the name Melville, Melvin, etc. Also used as an independent name.
Melancton	Greek	black flower
Melbourne	Old English	From the millstream.
Melburn	Old English	From the millstream.
Melchior	Persian	The king of the city.
Melford	Old English	From the ford by the hill.
Melik	Turkish
Melor	Celtic	A Cornish placename.
Melrose	Old English	From the bare moor.
Melun		From Shakespeare's play King John.
Melville	Old French	From the bad or poor settlement.
Melvin	Old French	Mill worker.
Melvyn	Old French	From the bad or poor settlement.
Menachem	Hebrew	The comforter.
Menadue	Cornish	From the dark hill.
Menas		From Shakespeare's play Antony & Cleopatra.
Mendel	Hebrew	The comforter.
Menecrates		From Shakespeare's play Antony & Cleopatra.
Menelaus		From Shakespeare's play Troilus & Cressida.
Menenius		From Shakespeare's play Coriolanus.
Menteith		From Shakespeare's play Macbeth.
Menyhart	Hungarian	royal light
Mercade		From Shakespeare's play Love's Labour's Lost.
Mercer	Old French	A merchant.
Mercutio		From Shakespeare's play Romeo & Juliet.
Meredith	Old Welsh	A lord. A boy or girl's name.
Merle	Old French	A blackbird. A boy or girl's name.
Merlin	Old Welsh	From the fort by the sea, or the falcon. Also a boy's name (Merlin). A boy or girl's name.
Merrick	Welsh	Welsh form of Maurice. Dark-skinned, like a Moor.
Merrill	Old English	Of the bright sea. Also joyful, happy. A boy or girl's name.
Merryn	Cornish	The name of a saint and a village. A boy or girl's name.
Mert	Turkish
Merten	German	Of Mars, the Roman God of war. Also see Marius and Mark.
Merton	Old English	The place by the lake.
Merv		Friend of the sea.
Mervin		Friend of the sea.
Mervyn	Old English	A famous friend.
Messala		From Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar.
Mete	Turkish
Meyer	Hebrew	One who gives light.
Mica	Latin	The name of a mineral.
Micah	Hebrew	A Hebrew form of Michael, mentioned in the Bible.
Michael	Hebrew	Like the Lord. One of the archangels in the Bible.
Michelangelo	Italian from Hebrew	Michael the angel. The first name of the famous artist Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Mick	Hebrew	Like the Lord.
Mickey	Hebrew	Like the Lord.
Midas	Greek	A legendary figure that transformed all that he touched into gold.
Miguel	Portuguese/Spanish	Like the Lord.
Mihaly	Hebrew	who is like God?
Mihir	Hindu
Mikael	Swedish	Like the Lord.
Mike	Hebrew	Like the Lord.
Mikhail	Russian	Like the Lord.
Miki	Aboriginal/Japanese	Aboriginal: The moon. Japanese: A stem. A boy or girl's name.
Mikkel	Danish	Like the Lord.
Mikkeli	Hebrew	Like the Lord.
Mikko	Finnish	Like the Lord.
Miklos	Czech	Czech form of Nicholas.
Miko	Finish
Miksa	Hungarian	similar to God
Milan	Czech	The favoured or beloved one. Also see Milos.
Milbourn	Old English	From the millstream.
Milburn	Old English	From the millstream.
Miles	Latin/Teutonic	Latin: A soldier. Tuetonic: Merciful.
Milford	Old English	From the ford by the mill. A Welsh and New Zealand placename.
Milind	Hindu
Millard	Old English	The mill-keeper.
Miller	Old English	A graingrinder or miller.
Milo	Latin/Teutonic	Latin: A soldier. Tuetonic: Merciful.
Milos	Czech	Favoured. Also see Milan.
Milton	Old English	From the mill town.
Minar	Aboriginal	A mariner.
Minas	Scottish Gaelic	The great one.
Miner	Latin	youth
Minesh	Hindu
Ming	Chinese	After a dynasty.
Mingma	Tibetan/Sherpa	Born on a Tuesday.
Minos	Greek	The son of Zeus in Greek mythology.
Miro	Aboriginal	A throwing stick.
Miroslav	Slavonic	Great glory.
Mischa	Hebrew	Like the Lord.
Mitali	Hindu	friend
Mitch		Like the Lord.
Mitcham	Old English	The large homestead.
Mitchel	Hebrew	Like the Lord.
Mitchell	Old English	Like the Lord.
Mitesh	Hindu
Mladen	Slavic	forever in youth
Moffatt	Scottish Gaelic	From the long plain.
Mog	high Lord
Mogens	Danish	The great one.
Mogo	Aboriginal	A stone axe.
Mohammed	Arabic	The praised one. Also see Mahmood.
Mohan	Sanskrit	The bewitching one.
Mohin	Hindu
Mohinder	Sanskrit	The great God Indra (the God of the sky).
Mohit	Hindu
Molloy	Irish Gaelic	A venerable chieftain.
Monro	Irish Gaelic	From the mouth of the River Roe, in Ireland.
Monroe	Irish Gaelic	From the mouth of the River Roe, in Ireland.
Montague	Old French	Sharp cliff.
Montana		The name of an American State.
Montano		From Shakespeare's play Othello.
Monte		Sharp cliff.
Montego		Mountainous.
Montgomery	Old French	From the hill of the powerful man.
Monti	Aboriginal	A stork.
Montmorency	Old French	From the hill of Maurentius.
Monty		Sharp cliff.
Mopsa		From Shakespeare's play Winter's Tale
Mor	Hungarian	moorish
Moray	Scottish Gaelic	From the land by the sea. Derived from the region of Moray.
Morcum	Cornish	From the valley near the sea.
Mordecai	Babylonian Or Hebrew	A biblical name.
Mordred	Teutonic	Brave counsel. An Arthurian knight.
Morgan	Welsh	The bright sea. A boy or girl's name.
Moriarty	Irish	sea warrior
Morice	Latin	Dark-skinned, like a Moor. Also see Morrison.
Moritz	German	Dark-skinned, like a Moor. Also see Morrison.
Morland	Old English	From the moors.
Morley	Old English	From the clearing on the moor.
Morrell	Latin	Dark-skinned, like a Moor. Also see Morrison.
Morrie	Latin	Dark-skinned, like a Moor. Also see Morrison.
Morris	Latin	Dark-skinned, like a Moor. Also see Morrison.
Morrison	Old English	The son of Maurice. Dark-skinned, like a Moor.
Morry	Latin	Dark-skinned, like a Moor. Also see Morrison.
Morse	Latin	Dark-skinned, like a Moor. Also see Morrison.
Mort	Middle English	Stumpy. Also from the name Mortimer and Morton.
Morten	Danish	Of Mars, the Roman God of war. Also see Marius and Mark.
Mortimer	Old French	Lives near the sea.
Morton	Old English	From the town near the moor.
Morty		Lives near the sea.
Morven	Gaelic	A Scottish region. A boy or girl's name.
Moses	Egyptian	Drawn out of the water.
Moshe	Jewish	Drawn out of the water.
Mosi	Swahili	The firstborn.
Moss	Egyptian	Probably meaning born of the biblical patriarch who led the Israelites out of Egypt (Moses).
Mostyn	Welsh	From the field of the fortress.
Motega	Native American	new arrow
Moth		From Shakespeare's play Midsummer-Night's Dream and Love's Labour Lost.
Mountjoy		From Shakespeare's play Henry V.
Mowan	Aboriginal	The sun.
Mubarak	Arabic	Blessed. Fortunate.
Muhammad	Arabic	The praised one. Also see Mahmood.
Muir	Scottish	The moor.
Mukasa	Ugandan	God?s chief administrator
Mukhtar	Arabic	The chosen one.
Mukta	Hindu	means a pearl in Telugu
Mukul	Hindu
Mukunda	Hindu
Mulga	Aboriginal	An Acacia tree.
Mull	Middle English	grinder
Mullion	Aboriginal	An eagle. Also a Cornish placename.
Mumtaz	Arabic
Mungo	Scottish Gaelic	A dear friend.
Munro	Irish Gaelic	From the mouth of the River Roe, in Ireland.
Murdoch	Scottish Gaelic	A mariner.
Murdock	Scottish	victorious at sea
Murphy	Irish Gaelic	A warrior of the sea. A boy or girl's name.
Murray	Scottish Gaelic	From the land by the sea. Derived from the region of Moray.
Musa		An Arabic form of Moses.
Mustafa	Arabic	The chosen one.
Mustardseed		From Shakespeare's play Midsummer-Night's Dream.
Mutius		From Shakespeare's play Titus Andronicus.
Muzaffer	Turkish
Myall	Aboriginal	Wild and an Acacia tree. Also a form of Michael.
Myer	Hebrew	One who gives light.
Myles	Latin/Teutonic	Latin: A soldier. Tuetonic: Merciful.
Mylo	Latin/Teutonic	Latin: A soldier. Tuetonic: Merciful.
Mylor	Celtic	A Cornish placename.
Myron	Greek	Fragrant. From myrrh, an aromatic shrub. A boy or girl's name.