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Sanskrit

Mala

Garland; necklace

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Swedish

Malin

Of Magdala, through Magdalene

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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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Punjabi

Manpreet

Love of the heart

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Arabic

Mansur

Victorious; divinely aided

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French

Marceau

Form of Marcel

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Dutch · Flemish

Marieke

Dutch pet form of Maria

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Tagalog

Marikit

Beautiful; pretty

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Norwegian

Marit

Pearl, through Margaret

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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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Slovene · Croatian · Serbian

Matija

Form of Matthias

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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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Māori · Fijian

Mere

Form of Mary; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Scottish Gaelic

Mhairi

Form of Màiri; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Italian

Michelangelo

Combination of Michael and Angelo

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Japanese

Michiko

Beauty, wisdom and child in one Japanese spelling

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Danish · Norwegian

Mikkel

Form of Michael; also linked with great

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Serbian · Croatian

Milica

Dear; gracious

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Korean

Min-ho

Cleverness; vastness (敏浩 example)

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Korean

Min-ji

Cleverness; wisdom (敏智 example)

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Chinese

Ming

Brightness with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Mingzhu

Bright pearl with the cited Chinese characters

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Basque

Miren

Form of Maria; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Czech · Slovak · Serbian

Miroslav

Peace or world + glory

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Sanskrit

Mohan

Charming; enchanting

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Sanskrit

Mohini

Enchanting

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Arabic

Murad

Desired; longed for

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Hebrew

Naama

Pleasant

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Arabic

Nadira

Rare; precious

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Arabic

Najib

Noble; excellent

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Luganda

Nakato

Second-born twin

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Hindi · Sanskrit

Nakul

Mongoose

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Vietnamese

Nam

South

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Nandini

Daughter; she who delights

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