| 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. |