"Refuge, protection"; Arabic root ʿ-w-dh
Names starting with M
Baby names that start with M, with checked meanings.
413 names: 194 for girls, 201 for boys and 18 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon and the Tamil Lexicon. Six are modern names that the dictionaries we use don't list. A few to start: Maisha ("life, living"), Matangi ("a form of goddess Durga") and Mudassir ("wrapped in a cloak").
104 of 413 names
"Lovable"; from Latin amabilis
"Lord of fish"; the Nath yogi Matsyendranath
Name of a wise queen in the Puranas
Love; the god of love, Kamadeva
Darling of Madan, the god of love
"Woman of Magdala"; from Mary Magdalene, Magdala meaning "tower"
"Sweet as honey" in popular use; Sanskrit mādhava, a name of Krishna
"Spring flower"; also a name of Durga
"Honey" or "sweet"
"Sweet girl"
"Sweet verse"; name of a Vedic seer
Bee, literally "honey-maker"
"Sweetness, honey" in popular use; Sanskrit madhulikā, black mustard
"Full of sweetness"
"Sweet friend" in popular use; built on Sanskrit madhu, "sweet"
"Tulsi leaf" in popular use; Sanskrit, "sweet leaf"
Sweet, melodious
"Sweet, melodious"
"Sweetness, charm"
"Sweetness, charm"
"Beauty of spring"
"Sweet smile"
Slayer of the demon Madhu; a name of Krishna and Vishnu
"Sweet like honey"; name of an evening raga
"Praiseworthy" in popular use; Arabic madīḥ, "praise, eulogy"
"Son of Matthew"; an English surname turned girl's name
"She who intoxicates"; Old Irish Medb, linked to mead
"Joy, gladness"
"Joyful one"; from Tamil makizh, joy
The magnolia flower, named after the botanist Pierre Magnol
The great god, a name of Shiva
"Great goddess", a name of Parvati
"Great Lakshmi", the goddess of prosperity
Shiva as the great linga; from Sanskrit mahā-liṅga
Great lord, from mahant and Sanskrit īśa
"Dazzling white"; a name of Saraswati and Durga
"Great"; also the vina of the sage Narada
"Great hero", title of the 24th Jain Tirthankara
"Beloved"; feminine of Arabic maḥbūb
"Moon-like" in popular use; Persian mahīn, "fine, delicate"
King, literally "protector of the earth"
Great Indra; also a great chief or leader
"Great lord", a name of Shiva
Great lord; a name of Shiva
"Great goddess", a name of Durga
"Protected, preserved"; Arabic maḥfūẓ
"Protected, safeguarded"; feminine of Arabic maḥfūẓ
"The earth"; Sanskrit mahī, "the great one"
Bearer of the earth; a mountain; a name of Vishnu
Sanskrit mahikā, "mist, frost"; popularly "dew" or "earth"
"Greatness" or "glory"
King, literally "protector of the earth"
Skilled, expert
Skilled, expert
Honoured, celebrated
"Honoured, celebrated"
Moon-browed, beautiful; Persian mah-jabīn
"Moon-faced"; Persian māh-liqā
"Praiseworthy"; Arabic maḥmūd
"Praised, praiseworthy"; feminine of Arabic maḥmūd
"Moonlight", "light of the moon"
"Piece of the moon", lovely; Persian māh-pāra
"Moon-faced"; Persian māh-rukh
The mahua tree and its sweet flowers; Sanskrit madhūka
"Blessed, fortunate"; feminine of Arabic maymūn
A mythical mountain, son of the Himalaya and Mena
"Life, living"; Arabic maʿīsha
"Pearl"; a Scottish pet form of Margaret
"Sita", the princess of Mithila
Friendly, benevolent; also the name of the future Buddha
"Friendly"; the learned wife of the sage Yajnavalkya
"Friendship, goodwill"
"Glorious"; Arabic majīd, also a name of God
"Glorious, noble"; Arabic mājid
"Glorious, noble"; feminine of Arabic mājid
Nectar of flowers, honey
"Garland"
"My messenger"; Hebrew Mal'akhi
"Angels"; plural of Arabic malak
"Angel"; Arabic malak
"Flower, blossom"
"Flowering creeper"; malar, flower, with kodi, creeper
"Flower-like eyes"; malar, flower, with vizhi, eye
"Jasmine"
"Happy" in popular use; Sanskrit mālava, Malwa or a raga
"Princess of Malwa" in popular use; Kalidasa's heroine Mālavikā
The Malaya hills, famed for sandalwood
"Servant of Saint Columba"; Old Irish Máel Coluim
Beautiful, pretty; pleasing to the eye
A raga sung for the monsoon rains
Khandoba, a form of Shiva; "enemy of the demon Malla"
"King"; Arabic malik, also a title of honour
"Queen"; Arabic malika
"Garlanded" or "garland-maker"; also a name of Durga
"Jasmine"
Shiva as worshipped at Srisailam; literally "jasmine-white"
"Trustworthy"; Arabic maʾmūn
"Motherly love" in popular use; Sanskrit mamatā, "the sense of mine"
"Springs of water"; plural of Arabic manhal
"Attainment, achievement"; Arabic manāl
A modern name, sometimes given as "bird"; also a Himalayan town
Reflection, deep thought; Sanskrit manana, "thinking, meditation"
"Mind, heart"; Sanskrit mānasa, also the sacred lake Mānasa
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