International Names starting with “M”
International first names – names from all over the world with sound and origin.
International first names bring cosmopolitan flair and a special sound to your child's name. At Nameberry you'll find first names from all over the world – from Nordic and Celtic to Italian, Spanish and French, Arabic, Turkish and Japanese. Browse by country and origin, discover meaning and popularity and get inspired by names that work across borders. Whether you're a multilingual family or simply have wanderlust: here you'll find the right international first name that sounds good anywhere in the world.
Popular first names starting with “M”
International Names starting with “M”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie-Maxi | f | It means 'the black' or 'the dark' | |
| Melanja | f | Slavic | The name Melanja is a rare Slavic variant of Melanie or Melania |
| Melanka | f | The name Melanka comes from Slavic and is a variant of Melanie or Melania | |
| Melany | f | American | Melany represents an English variant of the name Melanie |
| Melas | m | Greek | The name Melas, which comes from Greek, means 'the Black' |
| Melati | f | Sanskrit | Melati is an Indonesian and Malay form of the name Malati from India |
| Melba | f | English | The name Melba, used as a girl's name, originates from the stage name of the opera sing… |
| Melchior | m | The name Melchior has its roots in biblical tradition and is originally of ancient Hebr… | |
| Melchiorre | m | The name Melchiorre comes from ancient Hebrew and means 'the king of light' or 'the kin… | |
| Melchisedek | m | Melchisedek is an English variant of the biblical Hebrew name Melchizedek (מַלְכִּי-צֶדֶק) | |
| Meldin | m | Arabic | The name Meldin is a Bosnian boy's name with Arabic origins |
| Meldra | f | The first name Meldra has its roots in Latvian | |
| Meldrina | f | Meldrina is a beautiful girl's name with Albanian roots | |
| Melea | f | Melea, a female first name, originates from the Jewish-French short form of Melanie and… | |
| Meleissa | f | Arabic | Meleissa is a variant of Melissa ("the bee") |
| Melek | f | Arabic | Melek, the Turkish form of Malak, means 'the angel' and 'the messenger' |
| Melena | f | Italian | The first name Melena, a Dutch abbreviation of Magdalena, has its roots in the Ancient … |
| Melene | f | Greek | The first name Melene is considered a variant of Meline, which is a variant of Melina |
| Melesina | f | English | The name Melesina derives from Melisande or Millicent, which in turn trace back to the … |
| Melevine | f | Origin unknown | |
| Melia-Judith | f | Melia-Judith is a double name combining Melia ("the brave") and Judith ("she will be pr… | |
| Melian | f | English | Melian can be understood as a fictional female name that appears in the Silmarillion by… |
| Melias | m | Spanish | The name Melias, which is also considered a masculine first name, likely means 'the bla… |
| Melibea | f | Greek | The name Melibea has its roots in both Greek and Latin |
| Melica | f | Arabic | Melica represents a Persian-Iranian variation of the name Malika |
| Melican | f | Melican is a beautiful girl's name with Kurdish roots | |
| Melicia | f | Melicia is a girl's name that is regarded as an American form of Melissia, a derivative… | |
| Melih | m | Arabic | The first name Melih has its roots in Arabic and is derived from malīḥ (مَلِيح), which … |
| Meliha | f | Arabic | Meliha is the feminine derivative of the Turkish name Melih and is based on the Arabic … |
| Melihate | f | The name Melihate has its origins in Albanian and carries the meaning "the princess." | |
| Melik | m | Arabic | Melik is the Turkish form of the Arabic name Malik |
| Melika | f | Arabic | Melika or Mélika (مليكة) is a Maghrebi, Persian, and Turkish variant of Malika, a femin… |
| Melike | f | Arabic | Melike is the feminized form of Melik, the Turkish equivalent of the Arabic name Malik |
| Melin | f | Hebrew | The name Melin for women is a form of Melania or Melissa |
| Melina | f | Latin | The female first name Melina likely originates from Greek and translates directly as 't… |
| Melina-Alice | f | English | Melina means "the one from the island of Melos" and is also regarded as honey-sweet in … |
| Melina-Charlyne | f | Melina-Charlyne is a double name combining Melina ("the sweet one") and Charlyne ("the … | |
| Melina-Emilia | f | Melina-Emilia is a double name combining Melina ("the sweet one") and Emilia ("the dili… | |
| Melina-Ingrid | f | No information on the meaning is available yet | |
| Melina-Lea | f | Melina-Lea is a double name combining Melina ("the sweet one") and Lea ("the wild cow") | |
| Melina-Michelle | f | Melina, the sweet name | |
| Melina-Nadin | f | Melina-Nadin is a double name combining Melina ("the sweet one") and Nadin ("the hope") | |
| Melina-Rosa | f | Greek | Melina-Rosa is a double name combining Melina ("the sweet one") and Rosa ("the rose") |
| Melinda-Emma | f | No information on the meaning is available yet | |
| Melinda-Jasmin | f | Melinda-Jasmin is a double name combining Melinda ("the all-encompassing one") and Jasm… | |
| Melinda-Marie | f | Melinda-Marie is a double name combining Melinda ("the all-encompassing one") and Marie… | |
| Meline | f | Latin | Meline is a form of the name Melina, whose origins and meanings are diverse |
| Melino | m | Greek | The name Melino is the masculine form of Melina, which has several origins and meanings |
| Melio | m | Latin | The name Melio (Melìo) is derived as a Provençal diminutive of Emilio, which goes back … |
| Melis | u | The name Melis is a Turkish variant of Melissa | |
| Melisa | f | Polish | Melisa is a girl's name that originates from the Ancient Greek term Melissa |
| Melisa-Daniela | f | Biblical | Melisa-Daniela is a double name combining Melisa ("the honey bee") and Daniela ("God ju… |
| Melisa-Vittoria | f | Arabic | Melisa-Vittoria is a double name combining Melisa ("the honey bee") and Vittoria ("the … |
| Melisande | f | Melisande (Mélisande) is a historical German name that is considered a French form of M… | |
| Melisandra | f | Melisandra is a variant of Melisande ("the strong one") | |
| Melisandre | f | French | Melisandre, a female first name, is derived from Millicent, which traces back to the Go… |
| Melisenda | f | The meaning of Melisenda may be interpreted as 'the brave or diligent swift one,' and t… | |
| Melisende | f | Its origin is also Greek | |
| Melissa | f | The name Melissa, or Mélissa, comes from Ancient Greek and means 'the bee', 'the honeyb… | |
| Melissa-Aileen | f | Irish | Melissa-Aileen is an Irish name that can be translated as 'Bee-Helen' |
| Melissa-Chelsea | f | English | Currently, no meaning information is available |
| Melissa-Christin | f | Latin | Melissa-Christin is a double name combining Melissa ("the bee") and Christin ("the Chri… |
| Melissa-Haley | f | Melissa-Haley is a double name combining Melissa ("the bee") and Haley ("the hay meadow") | |
| Melissa-Isabel | f | Melissa-Isabel is a double name combining Melissa ("the bee") and Isabel ("God is fulln… | |
| Melissa-Justine | f | Currently, there is no information on the meaning | |
| Melissa-Lucy | f | The name Melissa means 'honeybee' in Greek | |
| Melissa-Mabelle | f | Melissa-Mabelle is a double name combining Melissa ("the bee") and Mabelle ("the lovabl… | |
| Melissa-Maria | f | Melissa-Maria is a double name combining Melissa ("the bee") and Maria ("the beloved") | |
| Melita | f | Italian | Melita is considered the Italian form of Melitta, which in turn is a derivative of the … |
| Melitina | f | Italian | Melitina is a Caribbean variation of the name Melissa |
| Melitta | f | The name Melitta (Μέλιττα) is a modified form of the ancient Greek name Melissa | |
| Meliya | f | Arabic | Meliya is a girl's name that is considered the German form of Meliha, a Turkish derivat… |
| Meliza | f | The name Meliza originally comes from Ancient Greek and is a female variant of Melissa | |
| Melja | f | Currently, there is no information available about the meaning | |
| Melker | m | Swedish | The name Melker, a masculine designation, also originates from Ancient Hebrew |
| Mell | u | English | The name Mell has its roots in the English language and is used as a unisex name for bo… |
| Mella | f | Estonian | The name Mella is considered an Estonian short form of Mellanie, which is derived from … |
| Mellie | f | Mellie is a diminutive derived from names that start with 'Mel-', including Melanie, Me… | |
| Mellina | f | Latin | Mellina, a girl's name, is considered a modern French variation of Melina (Mélina) and … |
| Mellis | m | The name Mellis has its roots in Ancient Greek and essentially means 'the bee' | |
| Mellissa | f | Italian | Mellissa is a variant of Melissa ("the bee") |
| Mello | m | Latin | The name Mello, an old Estonian variant of Emilio, derives from the Roman Aemilius |
| Melly-Matilda | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Mellyn | f | The name Mellyn has Cornish roots, consisting of terms from the Cornish language, altho… | |
| Melodea | f | English | The name Melodea has a musical origin, as it is composed of English and ancient Greek r… |
| Melodi | f | Norwegian | Melodi is a female first name that is interpreted as 'the melody' in both Turkish and t… |
| Melodia | f | Latin | The name Melodia, in its Spanish version Melodía, means 'the melody' and originates fro… |
| Melodie | f | French | The name Melodie, or Mélodie, means 'the melody' and is especially common in French-spe… |
| Melody | f | English | Melody, a feminine first name, literally means "the melody" in English |
| Melody-Chanelle | f | Melody-Chanelle is a double name combining Melody ("the melody") and Chanelle ("the pot… | |
| Melody-Grace | f | Latin | Melody-Grace is a double name combining Melody ("the melody") and Grace ("the graceful … |
| Melody-Serena | f | Latin | Melody stands for 'the melody' (English) and Serena for 'cheerful, clear, friendly' (La… |
| Melodye | f | Latin | Melodye is a modified variant of the name Melody, which translates to 'the melody' in G… |
| Meloni | f | The name Meloni is a rare girl's name whose origin and etymology are currently unclear | |
| Melonie | f | Melonie is an English variant of the name Melanie and carries the meaning 'the Black' o… | |
| Melor | m | Celtic | Melor (Мэлор) is a Russian masculine first name interpreted as 'the iron man.' This nam… |
| Melos | m | The name Melos is widely used in Albania and the Republic of Kosovo | |
| Melosh | m | Melosh is a variant of the Slavic name Milos | |
| Melros | f | Japanese | buttercup |
| Melrose | f | Melrose is a feminine first name that is considered an English-American variant of a Sc… |