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Names beginning with M

Every name in the book that begins with M.

17 names

Boy · Arabic
مَحْمُود
Mahmoud
/ mah-mood /
The praised one — spoken of warmly when he leaves the room.
Root ح · م · د
Boy · Arabic
ماجِد
Majed
/ maa-jed /
Noble and giving — a Gulf classic worn with pride.
Root م · ج · د
Boy · Arabic
ماجِد
Majid
/ maa-jid /
Glorious and noble — honour you can feel in a handshake.
Root م · ج · د
Girl · Arabic
مَلاك
Malak
/ ma-lak /
An angel — pure presence, lightness made gentle.
Root م · ل · ك
Girl · Arabic
مَنار
Manar
/ ma-naar /
A lighthouse — a steady beam that brings the lost ones home.
Root ن · و · ر
Boy · Arabic
مَنْصُور
Mansour
/ man-soor /
Granted victory — helped through to the other side.
Root ن · ص · ر
Girl · Other
ماريا
Maria
/ maa-ree-ya /
Beloved and bright — a name loved across the region and beyond.
Origin · Other
Boy · Arabic
مَرْوان
Marwan
/ mar-waan /
Flint — the hard white stone that strikes a spark.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
مَرْيَم
Maryam
/ mar-yam /
The pure mother of Isa — devout, and given her own Quranic chapter.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
مُحَمَّد
Mohammed
/ mu-ham-mad /
The much-praised — the name carried more than any other on earth.
Root ح · م · د
Girl · Arabic
مُنى
Mona
/ mu-na /
Wishes — the hopes and desires one holds dear.
Root م · ن · ي
Girl · Arabic
موزة
Moza
/ moo-za /
A treasured name of the Gulf — traditional, and proudly Emirati.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
مُعاذ
Muadh
/ mu-aath /
The protected one — kept safe under a steady hand.
Root ع · و · ذ
Boy · Arabic
مُنير
Munir
/ mu-neer /
Radiant — gives off light without trying to.
Root ن · و · ر
Boy · Arabic
مُراد
Murad
/ mu-raad /
What the heart wants — the wish finally granted.
Root ر · و · د
Boy · Arabic
مُوسى
Musa
/ moo-saa /
The prophet who parted the sea — drawn from the water as a child.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
مُصْطَفى
Mustafa
/ mus-ta-fa /
The chosen one — picked out and set apart.
Root ص · ف · و
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