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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mümin | m | Arabic | The male first name Mümin carries the meaning 'the believer' and has its roots in Turkish |
| Mumtaz | m | Arabic | The name Mumtaz, originally a boy's name of Arabic origin, can also be used for girls |
| Muna | f | Arabic | Muna is a female first name of Arabic origin, whose meaning can be directly translated … |
| Mundzuk | m | The name Mundzuk has an unclear origin and consists of undocumented words | |
| Münevver | f | Turkish | Münevver is a female first name that means "the Intelligent" or "the Intellectual." The… |
| Mungo | m | Welsh | Mungo is a male first name from Scotland that likely carries the meanings "the Gentle" … |
| Muni | m | The name Muni has its roots in the Old Norse language and is composed of the word 'munr… | |
| Munib | m | Arabic | The masculine first name Munib (منيب) has Arabic roots and is translated into English a… |
| Muniba | f | Arabic | The name Muniba, a female variant of Munib, originates from Bosnia, Pakistan, and Turke… |
| Munir | m | Arabic | Munir (منير) is a masculine first name that means "the luminous one." This name derives… |
| Munira | f | Arabic | Munira (منيرة) is the feminine variant of Munir in Arabic |
| Munis | m | Arabic | Munis is a masculine name that derives from the Arabic word muʿnis (مُؤْنِس), which mea… |
| Munise | f | Arabic | Munise is a feminine first name of Arabic origin |
| Munkhbat | m | The name comes from Mongolian | |
| Munlika | f | Munlika is a girl's name that is moderately common in Thailand and has Thai origins | |
| Munney | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Munro | m | Munro is a Scottish boy's name, whose meaning can be directly translated as 'the one fr… | |
| Muntaqim | m | Arabic | The Avenger |
| Münteha | f | Arabic | Münteha is a Turkish girl's name whose origin is not clearly identifiable |
| Münür | m | Arabic | Münür is a boy's name with Arabic roots |
| Munya | m | Arabic | The name Munya, also of Arabic origin, can be considered gender-neutral and translates … |
| Munzur | m | Arabic | The name Munzur is a derivation of the Arabic Manzur and means "the Seen" as well as "t… |
| Mura | f | Indian | Mura is a female first name of Indian origin that translates into English as "the fragr… |
| Murad | m | Arabic | Murad is a first name of Arabic origin that can be translated as 'the desired' or 'the … |
| Muradiye | f | Arabic | Muradiye represents the Turkish form of the Arabic name Murad |
| Murat | m | Arabic | Murat is a Turkish, Albanian, and Bosnian name that is derived from the Arabic Murad an… |
| Murdo | m | Murdo, a male first name, is an English and Scottish form of the name Murdoch, which is… | |
| Murela | f | The name Murela has an unclear origin, and a precise composition of the word has not ye… | |
| Murielle | f | Breton | Murielle, as a feminine first name, is the French form of Muriel, which traces back to … |
| Muris | m | Arabic | Muris is a rare boy's name from the Slavic region |
| Murisa | f | Arabic | Murisa is a feminized form of the name Muris |
| Murnia | f | The first name Murnia, which is a variant of Murni, derives from the Malay word murni, … | |
| Murray | m | Celtic | The name Murray, which comes from the English-Scottish linguistic area, is derived from… |
| Murron | f | Irish | The name Murron comes from the Irish-Gaelic and Celtic tradition and means "the white s… |
| Mursel | m | Arabic | Mursel, which appears in the variant Mürsel, is a Turkish male name that traces back to… |
| Mürside | f | Arabic | Mürside is a female first name of Turkish origin, regarded as the feminine variant of M… |
| Murtaza | m | Arabic | The first name Murtaza (مُرْتَضَى) is an Iranian and Persian variant of the Arabic Murtada |
| Mürteza | m | Arabic | Mürteza, a boy's name, represents a Turkish spelling of the Arabic Murtada |
| Mürüvet | f | Arabic | The name Mürüvet comes from Turkish and means 'the generous', 'the decent', or 'the com… |
| Mürüvvet | f | Arabic | Mürüvvet is a female name version that derives from the Turkish Mürüvet |
| Mürvet | m | Arabic | The first name Mürvet has its roots in Turkish and is not clearly defined |
| Murveta | f | Arabic | Murveta represents a Bosnian female variant of the name Murad |
| Musa | m | Arabic | The first name Musa has its origins in Ancient Egyptian and is regarded as the Arabic, … |
| Musab | m | Arabic | The name Musab (مصعب) means, loosely interpreted, 'the unbeatable' |
| Musah | m | African | Musah is a variant of the name Musa and means "the son" or "the one drawn from water." … |
| Musashi | f | Japanese | Musashi (in Japanese script: 武蔵) is a gender-neutral Japanese first name that means 'th… |
| Musawwir | m | Arabic | Musawwir, a Muslim boy's name, translates to "the designer" or "the creator." The term … |
| Muschda | f | Persian | Muschda, a feminine form of Muzhda, means "the good news" |
| Mushka | f | The name Mushka is interpreted as a Yiddish diminutive of Muskat | |
| Mushtaq | m | Arabic | Mushtaq is a boy's name that originates from Arabic |
| Muska | f | Arabic | Muska is an Afghan girl's name, meaning "the smiling one" or possibly "the intelligent … |
| Muskaan | f | Arabic | Muskaan is an Indian girl's name that refers to "the smiling one" or, in free translati… |
| Müslüm | m | Arabic | Müslüm is the Azerbaijani and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muslim (مُسْلِم) |
| Muso | m | Muso is a Tajik and Uzbek variant of the name Moses | |
| Mussa | m | The name Mussa is derived from the Arabic and Turkish variant of the biblical name Moses | |
| Mustafa | m | Arabic | Mustafa (مصطفى) is a male first name of Arabic origin, meaning 'the chosen one' |
| Mustapha | m | Arabic | Mustapha is a form of the name Mustafa, which means 'the chosen one', and originates fr… |
| Mutasim | m | Arabic | Mutasim (Mu'tasim) is a masculine first name that literally means 'to seek refuge in' |
| Muthoni | f | Muthoni is a female name from East Africa, meaning 'the mother-in-law' | |
| Muti | f | The name Muti has Serbian roots and is a compound word, the specific meaning of which i… | |
| Mutlu | m | Turkish | The name Mutlu is a male, occasionally also female first name from Turkey, which carrie… |
| Mutsuo | m | Japanese | The name Mutsuo means 'peaceful man' and is composed of the Japanese words mutsu (睦) fo… |
| Muus | m | The name Muus has an unclear origin and there is currently no known word composition th… | |
| Müyesser | f | Arabic | Müyesser is the Turkish form of Muyasara |
| Muzafer | m | Turkish | The name Muzafer has Turkish roots and means 'victorious' or 'triumphant' |
| Muzafera | f | Arabic | Muzafera is a Turkish form of the name Muzaffara, which is a feminine derivation of the… |
| Muzaffer | m | Arabic | The name Muzaffer, which means 'the victor' in Turkish, has its roots in the Arabic wor… |
| Müzeyyen | f | Arabic | Müzeyyen is a Turkish girl's name that has Arabic roots |
| Muzio | m | Latin | Muzio is a male first name that is primarily widespread in Italy |
| Mwaura | m | The name has its roots in Mexican culture | |
| Mya | f | English | Mya is a modern form of the name Maya or Maia |
| Mya-Pauline | f | French | Mya, with Persian origins, means MY and beloved or desired child, while Pauline, which … |
| Myah | f | See also Mia | |
| Myamis | f | Turkish | The girl's name Myamis has Turkish roots, but it has not yet been clearly assigned to a… |
| Myanna | f | Alternative spelling of Miana (Aramaic) see also the meaning at Mianna | |
| Mychaela | f | Greek | Mychaela means 'Who is like God?' and represents a variant of the common name Michaela |
| Mycroft | m | English | Mycroft is an English boy's name that has its roots in a surname and a place name |
| Myfanwy | f | Welsh | Myfanwy is a Welsh name for women |
| Myghin | f | The name has its origin in Afghan | |
| Myha | f | Arabic | Myha is an Arabic first name typically chosen for girls, but it is also considered for … |
| Mykayla | f | Hebrew | Mykayla is an English derivative of Michaela, the feminine form of the biblical Michael |
| Myke | m | Hebrew | Myke is a variant of Mike, the English short form of Michael |
| Mykel | m | American | Mykel is considered an American variant of Michael, whose origin lies in the ancient He… |
| Mykel-Ryan | m | English | Mykel-Ryan is a double name combining Mykel ("Who is like God?") and Ryan ("little king… |
| Mykola | m | Mykola, in its connection with Mikola, literally means 'the victor over the people' or … | |
| Mykolas | m | The name Mykolas is a Lithuanian variation of Michael and originates from the Bible | |
| Myle | f | Latin | Myle is the feminine form of Myles |
| Mylee | f | American | Mylee, as a girl's name, is an English derivation of Miley |
| Myleene | f | Myleene is derived from the Slavic name Ludmilla and means 'the desired one' or 'the lo… | |
| Mylena | f | The name Mylena is regarded as a Ukrainian variant of Milana, the feminine form of Milan | |
| Mylene | f | The feminine first name Mylene (Mylène) is a French double form derived from the names … | |
| Mylentun | m | The name Mylentun has its roots in Old English and is made up of the words 'mylen' for … | |
| Myles | m | Myles is a variant of the English name Miles | |
| Mylie | f | English | The name Mylie, an English form of Miley, has a deeper meaning |
| Mylim | f | in Lithuanian it means: "my love." | |
| Mylius | m | Latin | Mylius is a male first name that is regarded as a short form of Emilius, which in turn … |
| Mylo | m | English | Mylo, as a masculine first name, is the Scottish derivation of Milo |
| Mynette | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Myra-Marleen | f | Myra-Marleen is a double name combining Myra ("the beloved") and Marleen ("the beloved") | |
| Myra-Theresa | f | Latin | Myra-Theresa is a double name combining Myra ("the beloved") and Theresa ("the one from… |