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| Mack | |
| Language of origin: | Scottish |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from a family name which is a shortened form of various family names starting with 'Mac' (son) |
| Words: | mac=the son (Scottish) |
| Variants: | Mack English (#659 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Madden | |
| Language of origin: | Old Irish |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | little dog |
| Info about origin: | from an Irish family name with the meaning 'little dog' |
| Words: | madadh=the little dog (Old Irish) |
| Variants: | Madden English (#611 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Maddox | |
| Language of origin: | Welsh |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | son of Madoc |
| Info about origin: | from a Welsh family name with the meaning 'son of Madoc' |
| Variants: | Maddox English (#146 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Magnus | |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | (not yet available) |
| Words: | magnus=great, large (Latin) |
| Variants: | Magnus German, English, Scandinavian (#855 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Major | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from the family name 'Major' |
| the family name derives from 'Mauger', an Old French variant of the Germanic name 'Malger' | |
| Words: | madal=the council (Old High German) ; ger=the spear (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Major English (#360 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Malachi | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | messenger |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Malachi is a minor prophet |
| Words: | malak=the messenger, the angel (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Malachi English, Hebrew (#162 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Malakai English (#489 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Malaki English (#992 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Malcolm | |
| Language of origin: | Old Irish |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | disciple of Saint Columba |
| Info about origin: | from a Sottish given name 'Mael Coluim' with the meaning 'disciple of Saint Columba' |
| this was the name of several Scottish kings and of a character in Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth' | |
| Words: | mael=the disciple (Old Irish) |
| Variants: | Malcolm English, Scottish (#419 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Malik | |
| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | king |
| Words: | malik=the king (Arabic) |
| Variants: | Malik Arabic (#379 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Manuel | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | God is with us |
| Info about origin: | 'Manuel' is the Spanish form of 'Emanuel', a variant of 'Immanuel' |
| in the Bible 'Immanuel' is the foretold name of the coming Messias, foretold by the prophet Isaiah | |
| Words: | im=with (Hebrew) ; el=God, the powerful (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Manuel German, Spanish, Portuguese (#283 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Emanuel German, French, Scandinavian (#347 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Immanuel German (#905 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Emanuele Italian | |
| Emmanuel French (#150 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Manoel Portuguese | |
| Manolo Italian | |
| Manuele Italian | |
| Marcel | |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from 'Marcellus', an elaborated form or diminutive of 'Marcus' |
| name of several saints and popes, e.g. pope Saint Marcellus (3rd/4th century AD) | |
| Words: | marcus=dedicated to Mars (Latin) |
| Variants: | Marcel German, French (#772 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Marcellus German | |
| Marzell German | |
| Marzellus German | |
| Marcello Italian | |
| Marcelo Spanish, Portuguese (#760 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Marius | |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from a Roman family name whose origin is not known for sure |
| maybe from the name of the Roman god of war 'Mars', or from 'mas'/'maris' (male) | |
| Words: | mas=male (Latin) |
| Variants: | Marius German, French, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Romanian |
| Mario German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (#284 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Mark | |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | dedicated to Mars (the Roman god of war) |
| Info about origin: | one of the few classical Roman given names ('praenomen') |
| this name was traditionally given to boys born in the month of March | |
| known from Saint Mark, evangelist (author of the second Gospel) | |
| Variants: | Mark English, Scandinavian, Dutch, Russian (#196 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Marc German, French (#673 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Marcus German, English (#168 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Marko German, Slavic | |
| Markus German (#865 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Marco Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (#320 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Marcos Spanish, Portuguese (#405 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Marlon English (#816 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Marley | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | pleasant wood |
| Info about origin: | from an Old English family name that derives from a place name meaning 'pleasant wood' or 'pine marten wood' |
| Words: | myrig=pleasant (Old English) ; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow (Old English) ; mearth=the pine marten (Old English) |
| Female form: | Marley |
| Variants: | Marley English (#861 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Marquis | |
| Language of origin: | Old French |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the marquis |
| Info about origin: | from an Old French title of nobility 'marchis' for somebody who ruled on the borderlands of a realm |
| Words: | (English) ; marchis=the marquis (Old French) |
| Variants: | Marquis English (#928 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Marshall | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | marshall |
| Info about origin: | from a family name deriving from the job title 'marshal' |
| the word 'marshal' has a very convoluted history and derives from Germanic words, meaning 'horse servant' | |
| Words: | (English) ; markhaz=the horse (Germanic) ; skalkaz=the servant (Germanic) |
| Variants: | Marshall English (#319 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Martin | |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from a Roman cognomen 'Martinus' which derives from the name of the Roman god of war, Mars |
| known from Saint Martin who shared his cloak with a beggar (4th century AD) | |
| until now there were 5 popes with this name | |
| Words: | mars=Mars (Latin) |
| Variants: | Martin German, English, French, Russian, Slavic, Romanian, Czech (#276 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Maarten Dutch, German, Low German | |
| Marten Scandinavian | |
| Martino Italian | |
| Morten Scandinavian | |
| Marvin | |
| Language of origin: | Welsh |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from a Welsh name 'Merfyn' used as a family name for a long time |
| this was the name of a famous Welsh king in the 9th century AD | |
| meaning unclear, maybe the name contains the word 'mer' (marrow) | |
| Words: | mer=the marrow (Welsh) |
| Variants: | Marvin German, English (#548 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Mason | |
| Language of origin: | Old French |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | mason, stoneworker |
| Info about origin: | from a family name which derives from a job title 'mason' |
| the English job title has Old French origins | |
| the word is ultimately derived from a word meaning 'to make', like Old English 'macian' | |
| Words: | (English) ; masson=the mason (Old French) |
| Variants: | Mason English (#3 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Maison English (#835 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Mayson English (#788 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Matthias | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | gift of Yahweh |
| Info about origin: | in the New Testament Matthew is one the 12 disciples of Jesus and also one of the 4 evangelists |
| in the New Testament Matthias is the name of the disciple that was chosen as a replacement for Judas Iscariot | |
| Words: | mattath=the gift, the reward (Hebrew) ; yahweh=(the name of God) (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Matthias German, English (#555 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Mathias German, English (#561 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Mathis German | |
| Matias German, English (#458 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Matthäus German | |
| Mattias German, English | |
| Mattäus German | |
| Mateo Spanish (#85 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Mathew English (#480 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Mathieu French | |
| Matt French, English | |
| Matteo Italian (#191 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Matthew English (#15 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Mattia Italian | |
| Maurice | |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the one from Mauritania, the Moor |
| Info about origin: | originally a Roman cognomen 'Mauricius' with the meaning 'the one from Mauritania' or 'the Moor' |
| known from Saint Maurice, a Christian Roman soldier from Egypt (4th century AD) | |
| Words: | maurus=dark skinned (Latin) |
| Variants: | Maurice French, English (#621 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Mauritius German, Dutch | |
| Mauritz German | |
| Maurus German | |
| Moritz German | |
| Moriz German | |
| Mauricio Spanish, Portuguese (#560 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Maurizio Italian | |
| Mauro Italian | |
| Morris English | |
| Maverick | |
| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | maverick |
| Info about origin: | from the common English word 'maverick' in the meaning of 'individualist', 'unconventional person' |
| the word itself goes back to the Texan farmer Samuel A. Maverick (1803-1870) who did not brand his calves | |
| Words: | (English) |
| Variants: | Maverick English (#184 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Maxim | |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the greatest |
| Info about origin: | originally a Roman cognomen, later also used as a given name |
| known as the name of several saints in the Middle Ages, e.g. the theologician Maximus Confessor (6th/7th century AD) | |
| Words: | maximus=very great, greatest (Latin) |
| Variants: | Maxim German (#778 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Maxim Russian | |
| Maxime French | |
| Maximo English (#852 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Maximus English (#197 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Maximilian | |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | known as the name of several saints and kings |
| from the Roman name 'Maximinianus' which derives from the family name 'Maximinus' | |
| the family name 'Maximinus' derives from the Latin word 'maximus' (very great, greatest) | |
| Words: | maximus=very great, greatest (Latin) |
| Variants: | Maximilian German, English (#437 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Max German, English (#118 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Massimiliano Italian | |
| Maximiliano Spanish (#302 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Maximilien French | |
| Maxton | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | from Maccus' town |
| Info about origin: | from a family name with the meaning 'from Maccus' town' |
| Words: | tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead (Old English) |
| Variants: | Maxton English (#805 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Maxwell | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | Maccus's pool |
| Info about origin: | from an Scottish-English family name deriving from a place name |
| the place name, originally 'Maccus's wiel', means 'Maccus's pool' | |
| Words: | wael=the pool (Old English) |
| Variants: | Maxwell English, Scottish (#113 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Mekhi | |
| Language of origin: | Unknown |
| Gender: | male |
| Variants: | Mekhi English (#634 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Melville | |
| Language of origin: | Old French |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | bad village |
| Info about origin: | from an old Scottish family name |
| the noble family had Norman-French ancestors that came from a place called 'Malleville' meaning 'bad village' | |
| Words: | malle=bad (Old French) ; ville=the village, the settlement (Old French) |
| Variants: | Melville English |
| Melvin English, German, French (#691 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Memphis | |
| Language of origin: | Egyptian |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | enduring and beautiful |
| Info about origin: | from the Greek form of 'Mennefer', the name of an old city in Egypt, for some time the capital of the kingdom of the Pharaos |
| the name of Memphis, Tennessee, is probably used as a given name mostly because Elvis Presley was born there | |
| Words: | men=to endure (Egyptian) ; (Egyptian) |
| Variants: | Memphis English (#651 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Messiah | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the anointed |
| Info about origin: | name of the expected deliverer of the Jewish nation according to the Old Testament |
| Words: | mashiah=anointed (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Messiah English (#243 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Micah | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | Who is like Yahweh? |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Micah is a minor prophet who predicted the destruction of Jerusalem |
| Words: | miy=who (Hebrew) ; yahweh=(the name of God) (Hebrew) |
| Female form: | Micah |
| Variants: | Micah German, English, Welsh (#108 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Michael | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | Who is like God? |
| Info about origin: | in the Old Testament Michael is one of the four archangels |
| Michael is the patron saint of Germany | |
| Words: | miy=who (Hebrew) ; el=God, the powerful (Hebrew) |
| Female form: | Michaela |
| Variants: | Michael German, English (#9 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Meik German | |
| Michel German, French | |
| Mischa German, Russian | |
| Maicon Portuguese | |
| Makai English (#680 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Micheal English (#840 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Michele Italian | |
| Mick English | |
| Mickey English | |
| Miguel Spanish, Portuguese (#161 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Mikael Scandinavian | |
| Mike English | |
| Mikel English | |
| Michail Russian | |
| Milan | |
| Language of origin: | Old Slavic |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | originally short form for names with 'mil' (dear, gracious) as their first element |
| Words: | mil=dear, gracious (Old Slavic) |
| Female form: | Milena |
| Variants: | Milan Slavic, Czech (#424 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Miles | |
| Language of origin: | Old French |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | meaning not known for sure, maybe from Latin 'miles' (soldier) |
| maybe also a pet form of 'Michael' | |
| brought to Britain by the Normans | |
| Words: | miles=the soldier (Latin) |
| Female form: | Myla |
| Variants: | Miles English (#107 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Myles English (#223 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Miller | |
| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | miller |
| Info about origin: | from the family name 'Miller' which derives from the job title for somebody working at a mill |
| Variants: | Miller English (#823 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Miloslav | |
| Language of origin: | Old Slavic |
| Gender: | male |
| Words: | mil=dear, gracious (Old Slavic) ; slava=the fame, the glory, the Slav (Old Slavic) |
| Variants: | Miloslav Russian, Czech |
| Milo Slavic (#288 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Misael | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | Who is what God is? |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Misael is a friend of Daniel |
| Words: | miy=who (Hebrew) ; el=God, the powerful (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Misael German, English (#870 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Mitchell | |
| Language of origin: | Old French |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from a Norman-French family name which derives from the given name 'Michel', the french form of 'Michael' |
| Variants: | Mitchell English (#585 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Morgan | |
| Language of origin: | Celtic |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Celtic/Welsh name whose meaning and origin are disputed |
| maybe it contains the word 'mor' (sea) as an element | |
| Words: | mor=the sea (Celtic) |
| Female form: | Morgana |
| Variants: | Morgan English, Welsh (#673 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Moses | |
| Language of origin: | Egyptian |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | propably a contraction of the name of an Egyptian god, like 'Thut-mosis' or 'Ramses' (='Ra-mosis') |
| the name element '-mosis' means 'son of' | |
| the Bible Moses led the Jews out of captivity in Egypt | |
| until now this name is rather popular among Jews | |
| Words: | mosis=the son (Egyptian) |
| Variants: | Moses German, English (#470 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Moises Spanish (#475 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Musa Arabic, Turkish (#930 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Moshe Hebrew (#551 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Mufid | |
| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | useful |
| Variants: | Mufid English, Arabic |
| Moufid French, Arabic | |
| Muhammad | |
| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the praiseworthy |
| Info about origin: | known from Prophet Muhammad, founder of Islam (570 to 632 AD) |
| this name together with all its variants is the most popular name in the Islamic world and thus probably the most popular in the world | |
| Words: | muhammad=praiseworthy (Arabic) |
| Variants: | Muhammad Arabic (#365 in US 2015 popularity) |
| Mohamed Arabic, Turkish (#451 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Mohammad Arabic, Persian (#540 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Mohammed Arabic, Turkish (#508 in US 2015 popularity) | |
| Mustafa | |
| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | (not yet available) |
| Words: | (Arabic) |
| Variants: | Mustafa Arabic, Turkish (#905 in US 2015 popularity) |