Baby Names Starting With M

Mia, Madison, Maya for girls; Mason, Matthew, Miles for boys. M names read friendly and approachable. None of them are hard to spell.

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Margo

Girl

pearl

French

Mohamed

Boy

one who is praised

Arabic

Mylah

Girl

gracious, dear one

American

Mavis

Girl

song thrush, songbird

English

Maren

Girl

of the sea

Scandinavian

Monroe

Girl

mouth of the River Roe

Scottish

Major

Boy

elder, more important

English

Maliyah

Girl

beloved, calm waters

African-American

Maximilian

Boy

the greatest

German

Mara

Girl

sea of bitterness

Jewish

Memphis

Boy

good place

American

Maximo

Boy

greatest one

Spanish

Mohammed

Boy

praiseworthy, highly praised

Muslim

Mohammad

Boy

one deserving of praise

Arabic

Mina

Girl

fish (sacred symbol)

Germanic

Miranda

Girl

worthy of admiration, she who must be admired

English

Marlowe

Girl

driftwood

English

Mauricio

Boy

dark-skinned, Moorish

Spanish

Melina

Girl

honey, sweet

Greek

Marie

Girl

sea of bitterness

French

Marina

Girl

of the sea, maritime

Italian

Makenzie

Girl

son/child of Kenneth (the handsome)

American

Mylo

Boy

merciful, gentle

English

Myra

Girl

myrrh, fragrant resin

English

Macy

Girl

from Massy, Normandy

American

Marilyn

Girl

beloved, wished-for child (from Hebrew Miriam v...

American

Martha

Girl

mistress, lady of the house

English

Marvin

Boy

great chief, eminent lord

English

Madden

Boy

descendant of Madan (little dog)

Irish

Marigold

Girl

Mary's gold, golden flower of Mary

English

Mac

Boy

son of

Scottish

Milan

Girl

middle of the plain

Slavic

Misael

Boy

who is like God (rhetorical — no one)

Spanish

Monica

Girl

advisor, counselor

Latin

Marisol

Girl

sea and sun

Spanish

Michaela

Girl

feminine of Michael (gift of God in folk etymol...

Hebrew

Mckinley

Girl

descendant of Fionnlaoich (fair hero)

Scottish

Magnus

Boy

great, powerful

Scandinavian

Marcel

Boy

little warrior

French

Miller

Girl

mill worker, grinder

American

Megan

Girl

pearl

Welsh

Mikayla

Girl

who is like God

American

Milana

Girl

of Milan, cosmopolitan

Russian

Milena

Girl

grace, favor, sweetness

Czech

Maci

Girl

weapon, mace

American

Madilynn

Girl

woman from Magdala, high tower

American

Maisy

Girl

pearl

English

Malaya

Girl

free, independent

Filipino

Meilani

Girl

heavenly flower

Hawaiian

Murphy

Boy

sea warrior

Irish

Mustafa

Boy

the pure and selected

Arabic

Marjorie

Girl

pearl

English

Magdalena

Girl

woman from Magdala

Spanish

Maddie

Girl

high tower

English

Micah

Girl

who is like God?

Hebrew

Mercy

Girl

reward, wages

English

Marianna

Girl

beloved and gracious

Italian

Matheo

Boy

gift of God

Spanish

Malaysia

Girl

land of the Malay people

American

Melvin

Boy

chief friend, noble friend

English

Massimo

Boy

the greatest, the largest

Italian

Mitchell

Boy

gift from God

American

Mccoy

Boy

son of fire

American

Marleigh

Girl

pleasant meadow

English

Meir

Boy

shining, luminous

Jewish

Madalyn

Girl

woman from Magdala, high tower

American

Maurice

Boy

from Mauritania

French

Mathew

Boy

gift of God, gift of Yahweh

English

Marcellus

Boy

belonging to Mars, the war god

English

Mazie

Girl

diminutive of Margaret

English

Mordechai

Boy

little man, warrior

Jewish

Mikaela

Girl

feminine form of Michael

Scandinavian

Makari

Boy

blessed, happy

Greek

Malka

Girl

queen

Jewish

Mariella

Girl

wished-for child, beloved

Italian

Maelynn

Girl

bright lake, shining pool

American

Marcello

Boy

dedicated to Mars

Italian

Melani

Girl

dark-complexioned

American

Mike

Boy

God-like

American

Maylee

Girl

beautiful, pretty

American

Mekhi

Boy

who is like God

African-American

Maizie

Girl

child of light

English

Mariel

Girl

beloved, wished-for child

Dutch

Maite

Girl

love

Basque

Marcella

Girl

dedicated to Mars

Italian

Mattie

Girl

gift of God

English

Montana

Girl

mountain region

American

Mael

Boy

leader, lord

Breton

Mavie

Girl

my life (ma vie)

French

Menachem

Boy

one who brings relief from sorrow

Jewish

Mireya

Girl

she who is admired, wonderful

Spanish

Malayah

Girl

high, exalted, rising

American

Miah

Girl

beloved, wished-for child

American

Marlon

Boy

little hawk or blackbird

American

Montgomery

Boy

Gomeric's mountain, power mountain

English

Meera

Girl

saintly woman

Indian

Makoa

Boy

the koa (warrior tree)

Hawaiian

Micaela

Girl

who is like God? (none compares)

Italian

Mikael

Boy

God-like

Scandinavian

Mattias

Boy

gift of God, gift of Yahweh

Swedish
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