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Arabic

Louay

Little wild ox

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Swedish · Norwegian · Danish

Ludvig

Famous in battle

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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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Sanskrit

Mohan

Charming; enchanting

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Arabic

Murad

Desired; longed for

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Arabic

Najib

Noble; excellent

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Hindi · Sanskrit

Nakul

Mongoose

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Vietnamese

Nam

South

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Irish

Naoise

Uncertain meaning

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Finnish

Niilo

Victory of the people

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Nikhil

Whole; complete

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Hebrew

Nitai

Possibly given

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Arabic

Nizar

Possibly little; etymology uncertain

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Igbo

Nnamdi

My father is alive

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Portuguese

Nuno

Possibly ninth or grandfather

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Olav

Ancestor’s descendant

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English

Oswin

God’s friend

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Italian

Ottavio

Eighth, through Octavius

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Irish

Páidí

Nobleman; patrician

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Sanskrit

Pankaj

Lotus; born in mud

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Sanskrit

Pavan

Wind; purification

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Greek · Armenian

Petros

Greek and Armenian form of Peter: stone

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Greek

Philo

Friend or lover

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Italian

Pietro

Italian form of Peter: stone

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Sanskrit

Pratik

Appearance; form

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Pratyush

Dawn; daybreak

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Latin · Italian

Primo

Italian form of Primus: first

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