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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morvenna | f | Morvenna, a female first name, is a derivative of Morven and has its roots in the Scott… | |
| Morwarid | f | Persian | Morwarid is a traditional name from Persian for girls and is translated as 'the pearl' … |
| Morwenna | f | Morwenna is a girl's name that traces back to Morwen and is of Cornish origin | |
| Mory | f | Latin | Mory is a Spanish short and affectionate form of the names Maura and Morena |
| Mosadegh | m | Persian | Mosadegh is a boy's name of Persian origin |
| Mose | m | The male first name Mose is considered a non-denominational form of the biblical name M… | |
| Moses | m | Moses is an ancient Hebrew first name borrowed from the Bible, but it originally comes … | |
| Mosha | f | Egyptian | The name Mosha has its roots in the Egyptian language and is derived from the word comb… |
| Moshe | m | The name Moshe, also known as Mosheh (מֹשֶׁה), is a modern Hebrew and biblical derivati… | |
| Moshiach | m | Hebrew | Moshiach is a Hebrew name that translates to 'the Messiah,' 'the anointed one of God,' … |
| Mosi | m | The name Mosi, which is popular in the East African region, translates to 'the firstbor… | |
| Moska | f | Moska is a diminutive form of Moesha, the feminine spelling of the biblical name Moses | |
| Mostafa | m | Arabic | The first name Mostafa is a variant of the Muslim name Mustafa and means 'the chosen on… |
| Motahareh | f | Persian | The name Motahareh has Persian roots, although the exact word components are not docume… |
| Mothobi | m | African | The boy's name Mothobi has African origins and comes from the Setswana language |
| Motje | f | Dutch | Motje is considered a pet name in Dutch, with origins that are not definitively clarified |
| Motoki | m | Japanese | The first name Motoki (元気) means 'good mood' or 'enthusiasm' in Japanese |
| Motoko | f | Japanese | Motoko is a female first name that comes from Japanese |
| Mouaad | m | Arabic | The name Mouaad is an Arabic boy's name that traces back to Muadh |
| Mouad | m | Arabic | Mouad is a North African variation of the Arabic name Muadh |
| Mouawiyah | m | Arabic | The name Mouawiyah, a variant of Muawiyah, carries the meaning 'the howler' or 'one who… |
| Mouctar | m | Arabic | The name Mouctar, a French derivative of Mukhtar, carries the meaning 'the chosen one' … |
| Mouhin | m | Arabic | The name Mouhin is also of Albanian origin and has Lebanese influences |
| Mouin | m | Arabic | Mouin is a boy's name of Arabic origin |
| Moumen | m | Arabic | Moumen is a Moroccan variant of the Arabic name Mumin |
| Mouna | f | Arabic | Mouna is a form of the Arabic name Muna, particularly used in Moroccan and Maghreb cont… |
| Mounia | f | Arabic | Mounia is considered an Algerian and Moroccan form of the name Muna |
| Mounif | m | Arabic | The name Mounif, a boy's name of North African origin, is a variation of Munif and has … |
| Mounir | m | Arabic | Mounir is a form of the Arabic name Munir and means "the shining one" |
| Mountaha | f | Arabic | The name Mountaha has Arabic roots and stands for a tree in paradise |
| Mourad | m | Arabic | Mourad represents a variant of the Arabic name Murad and carries the meaning 'the desir… |
| Mourice | m | Latin | Mourice is the Dutch form of Maurice, a variant of the Roman name Mauricius, which orig… |
| Mouriel | f | Celtic | The name Mouriel has its roots in the Celtic language and is composed of the words 'mui… |
| Mourning | f | English for grief or mourning | |
| Moushka | f | Hebrew | The name is closely associated with Rebbetzin Chaya Moushka Schneerson |
| Moussa | m | Arabic | Moussa, as the Islamic form of the name Moses, means "the son of ..." or also "the one … |
| Movladi | m | Arabic | Movladi (Мовлади) is a Chechen first name for boys that translates to 'the born one.' I… |
| Mowgli | m | English | Mowgli is a name created by Rudyard Kipling in his work 'The Jungle Book' and means 'th… |
| Moya | f | Latin | Moya can be traced back to different origins |
| Moyra | f | Egyptian | Moyra, as the Irish-Gaelic form of Moira, is also a derivative of the name Maire, which… |
| Moze | m | English | Moze is interpreted as the English form of the biblical name Moses |
| Mozelle | f | English | The name has its roots in English |
| Mozes | m | The name Mozes, a Dutch and Hungarian form of the biblical name Moses, translates to 't… | |
| Mpuga | m | African | The name Mpuga has its roots in Sabine and is categorized as a masculine first name |
| Mreen | f | "the wicked one"; "the devil" | |
| Mridul | m | Indian | The name Mridul has Indian roots, but no specific word compositions are known |
| Mrinali | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Mstislav | m | Slavic | The name Mstislav has Slavic roots and is composed of the elements 'msti' or 'mści', me… |
| Mswati | m | African | The name has African roots |
| Mswati-Douglas | m | African | The name originates from African and English |
| Mua | m | African | In Hawaiian, Mua means 'forward' or 'ahead', while in Polynesian it means 'ocean' or 'f… |
| Muadh | m | Arabic | The Celtic variant of Mona, which stands for nobility |
| Muadhnait | f | Muadhnait is an ancient Irish girl's name that is derived from the word 'muadh', which … | |
| Mualla | f | Arabic | Mualla is a female first name that has its roots in Arabic |
| Muamera | f | Arabic | The name Muamera stands for 'the long-lived' and is derived from the Arabic word ʿamara… |
| Muammer | m | Arabic | Muammer is the Turkish variant of the Arabic name Muammar, meaning "the long-lived." Th… |
| Muazzez | f | Turkish | Muazzez is a Turkish girl's name that likely derives from the word muazzam, which means… |
| Mubarek | m | Arabic | The term "Mubarek" originates from Islam, specifically Arabic, and means "holy" |
| Mubarka | f | Arabic | Mubarka is the feminine form of Mubarak and means "the Blessed" or "the Fortunate." The… |
| Mubera | f | Arabic | Mubera is a feminine first name that is common in Bosnia and has Arabic origins |
| Müberra | f | Arabic | The name Müberra is a female first name of Arabic origin that carries the meanings 'the… |
| Mücahit | m | Turkish | Mücahit is a male first name whose meaning in Turkish literally translates to 'the figh… |
| Mücella | f | Persian | Mücella is a Turkish girl's name that comes directly from Turkish |
| Mücteba | m | Arabic | Mücteba (Müçteba) is the Turkish form of the Arabic Mujtaba and carries the meaning 'th… |
| Mudar | m | Arabic | The name Mudar has Arabic roots and consists of several Arabic words, although a specif… |
| Mueni | f | The name Mueni has its roots in the Swahili language | |
| Mufasa | m | African | The name Mufasa means 'the king' and originates from the African region |
| Mufid | m | Arabic | Mufid is a masculine first name of Arabic origin |
| Müge | f | Turkish | Müge is a female first name that comes from Turkish and translates to 'the lily of the … |
| Mugen | m | Japanese | Mugen is a Japanese boy's name that directly translates to "the infinity," "the endless… |
| Muhadesa | f | The name Muhadesa has an unclear origin and there is no specific information regarding … | |
| Muhadin | m | Arabic | Muhadin is a boy's name of Arabic origin, tracing back to Mujahid (مجاهد) |
| Muhamed | m | Arabic | Muhamed is an Albanian, Bosnian, and Turkish variant of the name Mohammed, derived from… |
| Muhammad | m | Arabic | Muhammad (محمّد) is an Arabic male first name and is considered the original form of Mo… |
| Muhammed | m | Arabic | The masculine first name Muhammed means 'the Praiseworthy', 'the Chosen One', 'the High… |
| Muharram | m | Arabic | The name Muharram is a Muslim boy's name that can be translated as "the forbidden." It … |
| Muharrem | m | Arabic | Muharrem is the Turkish and Albanian form of Muharram |
| Muhittin | m | Arabic | The name Muhittin, a Turkish form of Muhyi ad-Din (محيي الدين), means 'the one who stre… |
| Muhsin | m | Arabic | Muhsin is a masculine first name that is widespread in Arabic and Turkish-speaking regions |
| Muhterem | f | Arabic | The name Muhterem, which can be used for both women and men, means 'the honorable' or '… |
| Mui | f | Mui is a variant of the name Mei and means 'the plum' or 'the pretty one.' In Vietnam, … | |
| Muin | m | Arabic | The name Muin (معين) originates from the Indonesian-Malay region and has Arabic origins |
| Muireall | f | Celtic | Muireall is a Celtic-Gaelic name for girls, mainly occurring in Scotland and originally… |
| Muja | m | Arabic | The name Muja is an Albanian short form of Mujadin, which in turn is a spelling variant… |
| Müjde | f | Turkish | Müjde, a female first name, is associated with the beautiful meanings 'good news', 'joy… |
| Mujesira | f | Arabic | Mujesira is a female first name of Arabic origin, the exact source of which remains unc… |
| Müjgan | f | Persian | The meaning of Müjgan derives as the Turkish form of the Persian name Mozhgan, which go… |
| Mujib | f | Arabic | The name Mujib has Arabic roots, but an exact meaning or word composition has not yet b… |
| Mujo | m | Arabic | Mujo is a Bosnian short form of the name Mustafa, which has Arabic and Muslim origins |
| Mukadder | f | Turkish | Mukadder is a Turkish first name that is used for both women and men |
| Mukades | f | Arabic | Mukades is a rare form of the name Mukaddes and carries the meaning "the Holy." This or… |
| Mukkamala | m | Indian | The masculine first name Mukkamala means 'the Complete' and originates from the Hindi l… |
| Mükremin | m | Turkish | Mükremin is a male name of Turkish origin, whose meaning can be related to 'the one who… |
| Muktada | m | Muktada is an alternative spelling of the Muslim name Muqtada, whose meaning can be int… | |
| Mukuli | m | Indian | Mukuli is a variant form of the Indian name Mukul, which means 'the blooming soul.' The… |
| Mukulita | f | Indian | Mukulita is a feminine name from India that carries the meanings 'the blooming soul' an… |
| Mula | f | The name Mula has its roots in Hindi, although the exact word composition has not been … | |
| Mulan | f | Chinese | Mulan, a female first name, means "the magnolia," derived from the Chinese mùlán (木蘭／木兰) |
| Mulki | f | There is currently no information available regarding the meanings of the name | |
| Mulualem | f | African | The name Mulualem comes from Ethiopia and can also be shortened to Mulu or Melat |