Baby Girl Names & Baby Boy Names starting with M

The beautiful journey of 40 weeks is in its final stretch. You are in the last few weeks of your third trimester and the countdown to hold your baby in your arms has begun. The first time your baby opens its eyes, you are surely going to fall in love with her. It is love at first sight! One of the first few things you will be doing for your baby is finding her a perfect name. The final few weeks of your pregnancy is the perfect time to start hunting for baby names for your little one.

While choosing from a plethora of baby names, it is advisable that your partner and you decide on an alphabet first. After much discussion, say you’ve both chosen the alphabet ‘M’. You will soon be on the lookout for names starting with M. The process of choosing a name with M for your baby requires a team effort. So naturally not just you two parents but even your families can get involved in this bonding exercise to choose the perfect name for your little one. People in your circle will pitch in with their ideas for baby names and try to help you out. But in the end, the decision is yours. It is important that you choose a name that you resonate with and absolutely adore.

Whether you opt for a modern name for your baby or a more traditional one, it is important to take your time. The name you give your baby is going to stay with her forever. The process of naming your little one can be a little scary at first, but equally exciting. But don’t worry, we are here guide you through this name-finding mission, and help you find the perfect name for your little one. Here is a list of M names for girls and boys, which can be your starting point while choosing a name. The list comes with meanings, to help you choose faster. Keep on reading to find a name that you will fall in love with for your little one.

Baby Girl Names with M and their meanings:

Name	Meaning
Maahi	Trustworthy
Maahika	A Flower
Maahnoor	A pious woman, daughter of Amr Al-Basriyah was so named
Maanya	Full Of Light
Maaria	Lilies
Macey	Born at night / resembling a lily
Madaline	Lilies
Maddison	Linden tree island
Madeeha	Glass
Madelaine	Flax meadow
Madelyn	Consecrated to God Lisette
Madhavi	Kind Of Seasons
Madhu	Song Of Praise
Madhubala	Hymn, A Song Sung In Praise Of God
Madhukanta	Aspirant Of Fame
Madhulata	Lord Krishna
Madhulekha	Young Lad
Madhulika	Immaculate Of Lord Vishnu
Madhumati	The Sanskrit Word Means 'Good Natured, Happy Or Melodious'.
Madhumita	Hill Covered With Broom
Madhura	Conquering Millions
Madhuri	Sage
Madhurima	Sweetness Or Charming
Madhvi	The Sky And The Earth
Madisson	son of the mighty warrior
Madona	Compassionate
Madonna	An Idealized Virtuous And Beautiful Woman
Madura	Song
Magdalena	Consecrated to god
Magdalene	My god is bountiful or god
Mahala	Quide
Mahasweta	Name Of A River In India
Mahati	Moon, Lotus, Conch -Shell
Maher	Green, Green of the Jennah
Mahi	Imagined
Mahika	Dew drops
Mahima	Blissful, Fortunate, Also Cow
Mahjabeen	Abiding
Mahnoor	Abiding, Forever
Mahreen	Successor, Caliph
Mahrosh	Good friend
Mahveen	Old Arabic name
Mahwish	Strong, wind
Maira	God is gracious or in the bible , one of the apostles
Maisha	Precious memory
Maithili	Old And Ancient Man
Maitra	Son Of King Ashoka
Maitreya	Lotus or Of Gold or Golden
Maitreyi	Name Of A Flower
Mala	Forest Girl
Malaika	Charitable, good
Malavika	One With Beautiful Hair
Malaya	A Prince
Mallika	Lord Of Flowers
Mallikarjun	Blossomed
Malti	Wisdom
Mamata	Fragrance
Mamta	Krishna (Indian God)
Manasa	Wave
Manasi	Modesty
Manasvi	Shelter
Manayi	Modest
Mandakini	Collection Of Poems
Mandira	Forest
Manditha	Vishnu, Husband Of Goddess Lakshmi
Mandodari	Lord Vishnu
Manjari	Slim Girl
Manjira	Garden Of Flowers
Manjula	Lord Shiva
Manjusha	God is my judge
Manjushri	Lamp of the guru
Mansi	Plucked flower
Manya	Goddess Lakshmi
Margaret	Pearl
Maria	Daughter of Ahmad bin Ali al-Asiwatiyah was a righteous woman who had memorised the Quran or there were many other women of this name including a daughter of the Prophet (S.A.W) a daughter of Sayyidina
Mariann	Lincoln island
Marielle	Daughter of a wise leader or a fiery woman or one who is fair
Marta	Follower of St. Columbus
Martina	Queen
Mary	Dark skinned, Draupadi, also name of a river in India
Maryan	Queen
Maushmi	Gift of the Guru
Mausumi	A flowering creeper
Maya	Fair complexioned or sun
Mayan	Sweet girl, honey -bee
Mayuri	One who showers honey
Mayurika	Sweet
Mckenna	Servant of Jesus
Meagan	Dedicated to mars , the god of war
Medha	Instrument
Meena	Judge
Meenakshi	Lord of Knowledge
Meera	little Goddess
Meg	Perfect one
Megh	Sweet girl
Megha	Name Kashyap generally means Name of a sage,
Meghan	Bitter
Meghana	Name of lord Krishna
Mehal	My lady or refers to the virgin mary
Mehek	Delicate, graceful
Mehndi	Civilised, cultured
Mehnoor	Praiseworthy
Mehr	Praise
Mehreen	Praiseworthy
Mehrish	Praiseworthy
Mehrnaz	Praiseworthy
Mel	Bitter
Melannie	Uncertain, maybe bitter
Melina	Bitter
Melinda	Star of the sea / from the sea of bitterness
Melisaa	A song
Mellanie	Bitter
Mellody	Woman of the sea
Menaka	Gentle, a soft person, sweet
Mercilla	Pearl
Mesha	Engrossed
Micaella	Blend of mary
Michellee	Rejoice
Michellle	Cause of joy
Midhaa	Rightly Guided By Allah
Miftah	Fragrance
Miina	Worthy of admiration
Mikaella	Wished-for child
Mikayla	Star of the sea / from the sea of bitterness
Miksha	A gift of love
Mina	Preserved, safe
Minakshi	Goddess Parvathi
Minal	Snow, dew drops, beautiful
Misbah	First born of a pair
Mishti	Bravely upholding righteousness
Misri	Gigantic. lord hanuman
Missy	Blend of mary
Mitali	Lord Vishnu
Mitchell	Mother of Daksha
Mithila	Great storehouse. Lord Shiva
Mobeen	Moon-face
Mobena	Beautiful like the moon
Moeez	Walking with a proud, swinging gait
Mohini	Supreme god, name of Shiva
Mohsina	Name of a female singer of the past
Mona	The meaning of this word is also "one who is more fortunate"
Monalisa	Town by the marsh
Monera	Angel
Monesha	Heartfelt ( from the heart )
Monica	Lady
Monisha	Protector of the earth
Mridula	An intoxicating flower
Mrigaa	Sweet girl
Mrigakshi	A Mountain a Himalayan peak
Mriganka	Friendly
Mrigasya	Born under Capricorn
Mrinaal	Honey
Mrinal	Honeybee
Mrinali	Bud
Mrinalika	Mirror
Mrinalini	Loving, delightful
Mrinmayi	Jasmine, moon- light
Mrugha	A forest
Mu'awwiz	Attainment, achievement
Mu'ayyad	Guiding light (lighthouse)
Mugdha	Lord Shiva
Muntazir	Beautiful as the moon, beloved person
Muskaan	Light
Myra	Beloved
Mysha	It's shining
Mythili	A King

Baby Boy Names with M and their meanings:

Name	Meaning
Maadhav	The Unique Name Of Sanskrit Origin Means ‘Grace Of God’.
Maan	Honor Or Pride
Maanas	The One Who Fights For Peace
Maanav	The Lamp Of Peace
Mabad	Giver
Madan	Lord Shiva
Madangopal	Lord Krishna, Gopal, The Lord of Love
Madanjeet	The Immortal One
Madanmohan	Crown
Madelin	Flax town
Madellyn	Young lion
Maderu	Another Name For Arjun
Madhav	Poet
Madhavan	From The Arabic Or Ambar Or Meaning "Jewel". Also From The Old French Or Meaning "Amber-Coloured".
Madhukant	Celebrated
Madhukar	Straight, Erected
Madhumay	Cuckoo, Nightingale
Madhup	A Delicate Bud
Madhusudan	Ray Of Light
Magadh	Lord Krishna
Mahadev	Great God
Mahajabeen	Brave As Krishna
Mahaketu	Action
Mahanth	Safety , Security , Welfare , Tranquility
Maharshi	King
Mahavir	Goddess Lakshmi
Mahaz	Wise
Mahbeer	Restrainer of anger
Mahdi	Crown, King
Mahek	Servant, attendant
Mahendra	Earth
Mahesh	Mountain
Maheshwar	A Name Of God Shiva
Mahfuz	Best, good, virtuous
Mahindra	One Who Holds Mountain
Mahipal	Well Born
Mahrukh	Pure, Clean
Mahvish	Outside, external
Makarand	Golden
Makrand	Strong
Malak	Tailor
Malank	Shining
Malhar	Talented
Malik	Green
Malin	A man from Lucania
Mallesh	Flower
Manajith	Dance
Manan	A Flowering Creeper
Manas	Powers
Manav	Shy
Manavendra	Modest, Humble
Mandaar	A Collection Of Poems
Mandan	Aim
Mandar	The Preserver or Lord Vishnu
Mandeep	From The Sanskrit Go "Cow" And Pala "Protector" And Taken To Mean "Cowherd".
Maneesh	Husband Of Lakshmi
Manfoosah	Cheerful, Happy
Mangesh	Red Moon
Manhar	Red Moon
Manibhushan	Morning Red In The Sky
Manidhar	A Cowherd Or Cowherd Woman
Manikaant	Beautiful Sun
Manish	Beautiful
Manishankar	Beautiful And Attractive
Manjul	Gardener
Manmeet	Friend of the guru
Manmohan	Lord Vishnu
Mannan	Goddess Durga
Mannat	Special Prayer
Manohar	Eye
Manoj	Eye
Manoranjan	Lord Vishnu
Mansukh	Light or lovely
Manthan	Young prince
Maqbool	Enough, sufficient
Maqboolah	Hidden Treasure
Marsh	Man of abundance
Marshall	My messenger
Martel	Follower of St. Columbus
Maruti	Bestowed by a guru
Marv	Master , angel , king
Marvin	Master , angel , king
Matthew	Well starred
Maulik	Servant of Lord Krishna
Mayank	Knowledge
Mayur	a Sanskrit word that means 'knowledge'
Meet	Monkey god
Meghdutt	The Sanskrit origin name Madhvi means 'sweet' 'honest'.
Mehaan	Woman with intoxicating eyes
Mehak	Bounty, enjoyment
Mehboob	Kind and friendly, gentle
Mehjabeen	Brave Man
Mehnaz	Civilized
Mehvish	Large eyes, moon like
Melvyn	Mill worker
Memphis	From the god mars
Merilyn	From the god mars
Mervin	Marvin is a combination of the old English words maer and wine and means "famous/eminent friend".
Michael	Could be from the Celtic artus or meaning "bear" or from the Roman surname Artorius.
Mihir	Another name of Shiva
Mika	Carter
Mike	An English short form of Michael, from the Hebrew name Miyka'el, meaning "who is like God?
Milan	Ganga river
Milind	Goddess Durga
Mitaksh	Lord Shiva
Mitansh	Goddess Lakshmi
Mitesh	One full of happiness
Mithil	Goddess Durga
Mithilesh	Worthy of honor
Mithun	Great
Mohak	The Hindu feminine name of Sanskrit origin means 'rejoice, magnify, honor and greatness'.
Mohammed	Glory, nobility
Mohan	A jain prophet, also the super courageous one
Mohana	The king mahendra
Mohit	Another name of Shiva
Mohnish	Goddess Durga
Mohsin	One who is served
Moksh	Heartfelt
Moksha	Conqueror of the earth
Momina	Pertaining to Makkah
Mostafa	Angel
Mridul	The ancient word of Sanskrit origin means 'honored or worshiped'.
Mrigaj	A bird
Mrigank	Friendly
Mrigesh	Lord Krishna
Mrinank	Garland, necklace
Mritunjay	The ancient Sanskrit word which literally means a 'princess', 'a kind of musical note or raag'.
Mruthyunjeyan	A ruler or the firstborn son
Mubashir	View, Sight
Mubassir	Popular
Mubeen	Intelligent
Mubeenah	Happiness, joy
Mubid	Aspiration
Mudasir	Desirable, coveted, agreeable
Mudasser	Welcome
Mudit	A raga used in Indian music
Mueen	One of the wives' of the prophet Muhammed (p.b.u.h)
Mufakkir	Purity
Muhaimin	Blessed, fortunate
Muharrem	Light, bright
Muhsin	Clear, Manifest, Witnessed
Mukesh	American butterfly or heavenly divine
Muktananda	A ruler or the firstborn son
Munawar	Fortunate, blessed
Muneer	Beautiful face & body
Muni	Lord of affection
Muralee	One Who Conquered The Mind
Murali	According To The Mind
Muralidhar	Thinking
Muralimanohar	Meditation
Murari	Deserving Praises
Murgesh	Conceived In The Mind
Murtaza	Meaning "chosen".
Murthy	Of Mind
Murugan	Wishing , Desiring
Mushtaq	Mason, architect
Mustafa	A Light, Beautiful, Pretty
Mutayyib	The light of happiness

Unisex Baby Names with M and their meanings:

Name	Meaning
Macy	Resembling the flower or one who is innocent and beautiful
Madelein	Resembling jade or from the woodland
Madelline	Lion
Madelynn	Freeing a man
Magdalen	My god is a vow
Magena	Grey
Mahalia	From the little hollow
Maia	From the captial of England
Mairi	Sweet honest loving
Mairwen	Solitary
Maisie	Laurel
Makaylla	Light
Makenna	Surrounded by light
Malden	Light
Maleah	Bringer of light
Maleena	Fame and war
Malia	Light
Maliik	A man from Lucania
Mallia	Light
Mallory	Island
Mandi	Pretty
Manjeet	From The Sanskrit Go Or Meaning "Cow" And Vinda Or Meaning "Finding".
Manjit	A Conqueror Of Mind
Manpreet	Lord Krishna
Manton	Lincoln island
Marie	Little Matthew
Mariel	Weapon
Marrk	As the lord
Mead	From the god mars
Meadow	The little warrior
Meer	Pleasant night
Melinna	Of the sea
Meliora	From the god mars
Melvin	Resembling a pearl / the child of light
Michele	Falcon
Mickel	Nobleman
Mickey	Nobleman
Miichael	Pearl
Minnu	An open bright shiny sky
Mistie	Of the sea
Mitchel	A manly man
Mollie	A caretaker of horses / a steward
Monserrat	From the god mars
Monte	From the god mars
Montee	From the god mars

Phew! Now that you have made it to the end of this long list, we hope to have helped you find the perfect baby name and that you fell in love with it.

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