Girls' names beginning with M
Names official statistics record as used for girls, 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.
844 names beginning with "M"
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Means 'bee' in Greek. Borne in mythology by a daughter of Procles and used as an epithet for various nymphs and priestesses; appears in Ludovico Ariosto's 1532 poem Orlando Furioso.
From Latin Margarita, from Greek 'margarites' meaning 'pearl' — likely originally borrowed from an Indo-Iranian language. Associated with Saint Margaret, a 4th-century martyr and patron saint of expectant mothers.
The Latin form of Greek Maria, from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary).
A Welsh diminutive of Margaret that became independently used; only regularly used outside Wales since the mid-20th century.
Precise meaning uncertain — most likely of Berber or Phoenician origin; since the Middle Ages popularly associated with Latin 'moneo' ('to advise') and Greek 'monos' ('one, single'). Borne by the 4th-century North African saint who was mother of Saint Augustine.
Commonly interpreted as 'gracious, dear', from the Slavic element milu. Originally used as a short form of longer names containing that element before becoming an independent given name.
A diminutive of longer names like Mildred and Millicent, connecting to the broader family of names with the 'mil' element (including Camilla and Aemilia).
Commonly interpreted as 'strength in battle' or 'mighty in battle'.
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