Boys' names beginning with M
Names official statistics record as used for boys, whose recorded spelling begins with this letter.
Usage is read from official statistics — which of a registrar's lists published the name — never from an opinion about the name and never as a statement about any child. A name published on both lists is recorded as used for both and is not in either of these pages.
572 names beginning with "M"
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Commonly interpreted as a rhetorical question, 'Who is like God?', implying no one compares to God.
From Greek Matthaios, from Hebrew Mattithiah, combining 'mattat' (gift) with 'Yahweh' — 'gift of God'. Matthew was a tax collector and one of the twelve apostles, traditionally credited as author of the first Gospel.
From the Roman name Martinus, connected to Mars, the Roman god of war. Widely known through Saint Martin of Tours, a 4th-century bishop and patron saint of France.
A form of the Latin name Marcus used in several languages. Saint Mark authored the second Gospel and is patron saint of Venice.
Originally an occupational surname/vocabulary word meaning 'stoneworker', later adopted as a given name. The deeper root of the word itself is disputed among etymologists — a Germanic (Frankish) origin versus an alternative Medieval Latin source.
An English surname derived from the given name Michael, or in some cases from Middle English 'michel' ('big, large').
A short form of Maximilian or Maxim, ultimately from Latin 'maximus' (greatest).
Traditionally associated with the Roman god Mars, though both sources describe this connection as probable/traditional rather than certain, with no confirmed pre-Latin root established.
Alternate transcription of the Arabic محمّد, traditionally interpreted as 'praiseworthy, commendable' — the same underlying name as Muhammad, spelled via a different, independently well-established transliteration.
Originally a Scottish surname/place-name derived from the region of Moray; traditionally glossed as relating to 'seashore' or 'coastal land', though the exact pre-Gaelic (possibly Pictish) root is uncertain.
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