Baby Names Starting With M

Mia, Madison, Maya on the girl side. Mason, Matthew, Miles for boys. M names read friendly and approachable. None of them are hard to spell.

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#5

Mia

Girl

mine, beloved

Italian
#7

Mateo

Boy

gift of God, gift of Yahweh

Spanish
#18

Michael

Boy

God-like

English
#33

Matthew

Boy

gift of Yahweh

Hebrew
#33

Mila

Girl

miracles (via Milagros)

Slavic
#36

Maverick

Boy

independent thinker, nonconformist

American
#37

Miles

Boy

soldier, warrior

English
#42

Mason

Boy

Stone worker; one who builds with stone

English
#46

Madison

Girl

An English surname turned first name; populariz...

American
#51

Maya

Girl

goodness, mother

Indian
#65

Madelyn

Girl

high tower, elevated

American
#74

Maria

Girl

drop of the sea

Spanish
#75

Maeve

Girl

she who intoxicates, intoxicating woman

Irish
#86

Micah

Boy

who is like God?

English
#86

Millie

Girl

gentle strength; industrious

English
#87

Madeline

Girl

woman from Magdala

English
#91

Melody

Girl

song, tune, music

English
#99

Myles

Boy

soldier

English
#119

Margaret

Girl

precious gem, pearl of great price

English
#120

Milo

Boy

gracious, mild

English
#122

Melanie

Girl

dark-complexioned, of dark appearance

English
#126

Margot

Girl

pearl

French
#132

Mary

Girl

sea of bitterness

English
#138

Magnolia

Girl

Magnol's flower, magnificent bloom

English
#138

Matteo

Boy

God's gift

Italian
#149

Malachi

Boy

my messenger, my angel

Hebrew
#158

Matias

Boy

gift of God, gift of Yahweh

Spanish
#175

Max

Boy

greatest

English
#182

Maxwell

Boy

Mack's spring, great stream

Scottish
#186

Myla

Girl

gracious, dear, beloved

American
#189

Miguel

Boy

who is like God?

Spanish
#200

Mackenzie

Girl

born of fire, bright one's son

American
#203

Messiah

Boy

anointed one

American
#208

Molly

Girl

star of the sea

English
#215

Maddox

Boy

son of Madoc

American
#222

Mabel

Girl

lovable, dear

English
#231

Milan

Boy

from the city of Milan

Czech
#233

Malakai

Boy

my messenger, my angel

American
#242

Mariana

Girl

blend of Maria and Ana

Spanish
#245

Muhammad

Boy

the glorified one

Arabic
#246

Mark

Boy

of Mars, warlike

English
#250

Miriam

Girl

beloved, exalted

Jewish
#255

Maisie

Girl

child of light

Scottish
#256

Marcus

Boy

of Mars, warlike

Roman
#276

Morgan

Girl

sea circle, sea chief

Welsh
#278

Milani

Girl

beloved; of love

Italian
#287

Marley

Girl

pleasant wood; meadow near a lake

American
#298

Maximiliano

Boy

greatest

Spanish
#299

Maggie

Girl

child of light, precious gem

English
#308

Martin

Boy English
#314

Malcolm

Boy Scottish
#325

Meadow

Girl

grassy field, open pasture

English
#327

Malia

Girl

variant of Mary (beloved, bitter)

Hawaiian
#331

Malani

Girl

heavenly, of the sky

Hawaiian
#331

Maximus

Boy

greatest, largest

English
#338

Mathias

Boy

gift of the Lord

Scandinavian
#352

Manuel

Boy

God is with us (messianic)

Spanish
#366

Mya

Girl

mine (term of endearment)

English
#377

Melissa

Girl

sweet one, related to honey

English
#378

Mckenna

Girl

son of Cionaodh (fire-born)

Irish
#380

Mira

Girl

peace, world

Slavic
#387

Marco

Boy

male, virile

Italian
#387

Miley

Girl

smiley, cheerful (derived from nickname)

American
#390

Maryam

Girl

sea of bitterness, myrrh

Islamic
#392

Marshall

Boy

keeper of horses, horse servant

American
#399

Mario

Boy

of Mars, warrior

Italian
#409

Michelle

Girl

one who resembles God

French
#410

Matilda

Girl

powerful warrior woman

Germanic
#412

Mallory

Girl

unhappy, unlucky one

English
#413

Mariah

Girl

sea of bitterness

English
#420

Madilyn

Girl

high tower

English
#430

Malik

Boy

king, master

Arabic
#437

Madeleine

Girl

tower, high place

French
#438

Melany

Girl

dark beauty

French
#439

Miller

Boy

one who mills grain

English
#445

Marcelo

Boy

of Mars, dedicated to Mars

Spanish
#459

Maia

Girl

banana plant

Greek
#469

Miracle

Girl

extraordinary wonder, divine act

African-American
#472

Matthias

Boy

gift of Yahweh

German
#473

Macie

Girl

from Macey (Normandy place name)

English
#475

Murphy

Girl

sea warrior

Irish
#483

Marcos

Boy

of Mars, consecrated to the god of war

Spanish
#487

Maddison

Girl

son of Maud, mighty in battle

American
#490

Meredith

Girl

great lord, magnificent ruler

Welsh
#492

Mariam

Girl

beloved, wished-for child

Arabic
#492

Moshe

Boy

drawn out of the water

Jewish
#493

Mckenzie

Girl

son of Coinneach, the fair one

Scottish
#499

Mack

Boy

son of

Scottish

Marceline

Girl

of Mars, warlike

French

Moses

Boy

drawn out of water

Hebrew

Marlee

Girl

pleasant meadow

American

Madelynn

Girl

woman from Magdala

American

Maxine

Girl

the largest, supreme

English

Moises

Boy

drawn out of the water

Spanish

Makenna

Girl

happy one

American

Musa

Boy

drawn out of water

Arabic

Mae

Girl

goddess of spring

English

Morgan

Boy

great brightness, sea circle

Welsh

Makai

Boy

who is like God

Hawaiian

Makayla

Girl

who is like God?

English

Margo

Girl

precious gem

French

Mohamed

Boy

praiseworthy, laudable

Arabic

Mylah

Girl

beloved, favored

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

bitterness, wished-for child

African-American

Maximilian

Boy

greatest of the Aemilians

German

Mara

Girl

bitter

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

beloved, wished-for child

French

Marina

Girl

sea, ocean

Italian

Makenzie

Girl

child of the fair one

American

Mylo

Boy

merciful, gentle

English

Myra

Girl

wonderful, admirable

English

Macy

Girl

enduring, from the mace clan

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

gracious, dear, beloved

Slavic

Misael

Boy

like unto God

Spanish

Monica

Girl

to warn, admonish

Latin

Marisol

Girl

Mary of Solitude (Maria de la Soledad)

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

child of light

Welsh

Mikayla

Girl

who is like God

American

Milana

Girl

gracious, kind

Russian

Milena

Girl

gracious, kind, beloved

Czech

Maci

Girl

gift of God (variant of Maisie/Matthew)

American

Madilynn

Girl

elevated one, tower

American

Maisy

Girl

pearl

English

Malaya

Girl

Malay peninsula

Filipino

Meilani

Girl

heavenly flower

Hawaiian

Murphy

Boy

descendant of the 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

compassion, forgiveness, grace

English

Marianna

Girl

grace and drop of the sea (Maria + Anna)

Italian

Matheo

Boy

gift of Yahweh

Spanish

Malaysia

Girl

land of mountains

American

Melvin

Boy

chief friend, noble friend

English

Massimo

Boy

supreme, of highest rank

Italian

Mitchell

Boy

who is like 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 the Lord

English

Marcellus

Boy

little warrior, young Mars

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

sea of bitterness (etymological root)

Italian

Maelynn

Girl

Mae (spring month) + Lynn (lake)

American

Marcello

Boy

little warrior, young Mars

Italian

Melani

Girl

dark, black

American

Mike

Boy

God-like

American

Maylee

Girl

May meadow, spring clearing

American

Mekhi

Boy

who is like God

African-American

Maizie

Girl

child of light

English

Mariel

Girl

star of the sea

Dutch

Maite

Girl

love

Basque

Marcella

Girl

hammer

Italian

Mattie

Girl

might in battle

English

Montana

Girl

mountain region

American

Mael

Boy

leader, lord

Breton

Mavie

Girl

song thrush (a songbird)

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

mine, of the Lord

American

Marlon

Boy

of Mars, warlike

American

Montgomery

Boy

Gomeric's mountain, power mountain

English

Meera

Girl

light, shining

Indian

Makoa

Boy

the koa (warrior tree)

Hawaiian

Micaela

Girl

who is like God? (none compares)

Italian

Mikael

Boy

who is like God?

Scandinavian

Mattias

Boy

gift of God, gift of Yahweh

Swedish

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