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Hebrew · English

Matthew

Gift of God

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Hebrew

Micah

Who is like God

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Hebrew

Michael

Who is like God?

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English · Germanic

Myles

Variant of Miles; meaning uncertain

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Scottish Gaelic

Malcolm

Disciple of Saint Columba

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Arabic

Malik

King; sovereign

Familiar
Portuguese

Manuel

God is with us

Familiar
French · Latin

Marcel

From Marcus; probably linked to Mars

Familiar
Italian

Marcello

Diminutive of Marcus; probably related to Mars

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Italian

Marco

Form of Marcus; probably related to Mars

Familiar
Latin

Marcus

Probably related to Mars

Familiar
Italian

Mario

Form of Marius; original meaning uncertain

Familiar
Spanish · Hebrew

Matías

Gift of God, through Matthias

Familiar
Latin · English

Max

Short form of Maximilian, Maxim or Maxwell

Familiar
Scottish · English

Maxwell

Mack’s stream

Familiar
Spanish

Miguel

Who is like God?

Familiar
Czech · Serbian · Slovak · Hindi

Milan

Gracious or dear

Familiar
Arabic

Muhammad

Praised; praiseworthy

Familiar
Arabic · Hebrew

Musa

Form of Moses; probably Egyptian for son

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Arabic

Mustafa

The chosen one

Familiar
Basque

Mikel

Who is like God?

Uncommon
Russian

Mikhail

Russian form of Michael: who is like God?

Uncommon
English

Milton

Mill town or middle town

Uncommon
Scottish

Murray

Surname with Scottish and Irish origins

Uncommon
Greek

Myron

Sweet oil; perfume

Uncommon
Sanskrit

Madhav

Sweet as honey; a name of Krishna

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Arabic

Majid

Glorious; noble

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Breton

Malo

Bright pledge

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Hindi · Gujarati · Sanskrit

Manan

Reflection; contemplation

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Hindi · Sanskrit

Manav

Human; human being

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Arabic

Mansur

Victorious; divinely aided

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French

Marceau

Form of Marcel

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Basque

Markel

Form of Marcellus

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Catalan

Martí

Catalan form of Martin; related to Mars

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Portuguese

Martim

Portuguese form of Martin; related to Mars

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Japanese

Masaki

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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French · Latin

Maxime

Greatest

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Persian

Mehran

Derived from Mithra; associated with love and kindness

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Italian

Michelangelo

Combination of Michael and Angelo

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Danish · Norwegian

Mikkel

Form of Michael; also linked with great

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Korean

Min-ho

Cleverness; vastness (敏浩 example)

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Czech · Slovak · Serbian

Miroslav

Peace or world + glory

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