Baby boy names starting with M
Looking for a baby boy name starting with M? Here are 105 names, with meanings, origins and languages, to help you build a shortlist.
- Maanickam — Ruby gemstone (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Madhan — God of love, Kamadeva (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Madhav — Meanings families give: Sweet one, born in spring, a name of Lord Krishna; Born in spring, Krishna; Lord Krishna, sweet as honey (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi / Marathi / Telugu
- Madhavan — Another name of Vishnu, Lord of Lakshmi (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Malayalam
- Madhukar — ‘honey-maker’, a bee (cited: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)) · Hindi / Odia
- Mahadev — Great god, Lord Shiva (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Marathi
- Mahalakshmi Prasad — Blessing of great Lakshmi (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Telugu
- Mahaprabhu — Great lord, title of Lord Jagannath and Chaitanya (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Odia
- Mahaveersingh — Great hero warrior, supremely brave (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Rajasthani
- Mahavir — a gr hero (cited: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)) · Hindi
- Mahendra — Great Indra, powerful king (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Telugu
- Mahesh — Meanings families give: Lord Shiva; Great God, the supreme lord Shiva himself; Great lord, Shiva; Great Lord Shiva (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi / Kannada / Marathi / Telugu
- Mahesha — Lord Shiva, the greatest of all divine beings (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi
- Mahin — The earth, great and powerful like the Earth itself (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi
- Mahindra — m. () id. (lit. ‘earth-Indra’) (cited: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)) · Hindi
- Mahipalsingh — King of the earth, protector of land (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Rajasthani
- Mahir — Meanings families give: Expert, skilled, talented; Skilled, expert, talented (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Gujarati / Hindi
- Mahotsav — Great festival, auspicious celebration and ceremony (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi
- Mainak — Meanings families give: A mountain; Mountain; son of Himavan and Menaka (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Bengali
- Malarvaanan — Lord of flowers (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Malhar — Rain raga, bringing monsoon (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi
- Mallar — A classical raga for rain; bringer of rain (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Bengali
- Mallesh — Lord of jasmine, Shiva (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Kannada
- Mallikarjun — Meanings families give: Shiva worshipped with jasmine; Jasmine-flowered Shiva, Arjuna (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Kannada / Telugu
- Manan — Meanings families give: Meditation, thinking; Meditation, thought, reflection (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Gujarati / Hindi
- Manas — Mind, lake Mansarovar (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Odia
- Manbir — Brave of heart, courageous minded (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Punjabi
- Mandalsingh — Circular warrior, all-encompassing lion (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Rajasthani
- Mangesh — Lord Shiva of Mangeshi temple, Goa-Konkan (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Marathi
- Manikandan — Meanings families give: Lord Ayyappa; Lord Ayyappa with jewel on neck (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Malayalam / Tamil
- Manikanta — With a jewel around the neck, Ayyappa (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Telugu
- Manikchand — Ruby moon, precious jewel (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Rajasthani
- Manimaran — Jewel-colored man (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Manish — Lord of the mind, wise and thoughtful intellect (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi
- Manjappa — Meanings families give: Turmeric-colored, golden-hued; Golden one, turmeric-hued (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Kannada
- Manjeet — Conqueror of the mind, one who has won within (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi
- Manjunath — Lord of the misty peaks, Shiva (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Kannada
- Manjunatha — Lord of the misty peaks, Shiva (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Kannada
- Manmohan — One who captivates the mind, charming and delightful (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi
- Mannarsamy — Lord of kings (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Manohar — Meanings families give: Captivating the mind, one who steals the heart; One who steals the mind, beautiful; One who enchants the mind, beautiful; Captivating the heart, charming and delightful (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi / Marathi / Punjabi / Telugu
- Manoharan — One who steals the mind (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Manoj — ‘m-born’ love or the god of love (cited: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)) · Kannada / Malayalam / Telugu
- Manojav — the speed or swiftness of thought (cited: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)) · Hindi
- Manojkumar — Young one born of the mind, charming prince (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Malayalam
- Manraj — King of the heart, ruler of minds (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Punjabi
- Manthan — a churning-stick (cited: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)) · Hindi
- Manu — the Man par excellence or the representative man and father of the human race (cited: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)) · Hindi
- Manveer — Hero of the heart, courageous minded (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Punjabi
- Mardana — Of the brave, heroic and fearless (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Punjabi
- Markand — A devotee who conquered death through Shiva's grace (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi
- Marudhupandiyar — Lord of the Pandya plains (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Maruti — Lord Hanuman, son of the wind (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Marathi
- Mathavan — Lord of the mind, Kamadeva (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Mathew — Gift of God, prominent Kerala Christian name (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Malayalam
- Mathimaran — Moon-bright man (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Maulik — derived from a root, original (cited: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)) · Gujarati / Hindi
- Mayank — Meanings families give: Moon, the one that spreads soothing cool light; Moon; one who creates illusion; Moon, moon-like, radiant (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Gujarati / Hindi
- Mayilsamy — Lord of the peacock, Murugan (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Mayur — Peacock, the beautiful national bird of India (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi
- Mayurbhanj — King of peacocks, from Mayurbhanj district of Odisha (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Odia
- Megarajan — King of clouds (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Meghsingh — Cloud warrior, rain bearer (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Rajasthani
- Mihir — Meanings families give: Sun, friend; Sun, sunlight and radiant solar energy; Sun, sunray, the sun god; Sun; midday sun; Sun, sunshine; Sun, sunshine, solar (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Gujarati / Hindi / Marathi
- Mihit — Meanings families give: Full of love and friendliness; United with love, beloved (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Gujarati / Hindi
- Milan — coming together, meeting, contact (cited: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)) · Hindi
- Milind — Bee, one who seeks nectar (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Marathi
- Miraan — Amir prince, leader, princely (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi
- Mithil — N. of a city said to have been founded by Mithi or Mithila (it was the capital of Videha or the modern Tirhut, and residence of King Janaka) (cited: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)) · Hindi
- Mithilesh — King of Mithila, a name for Janaka, father of Sita (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi
- Mithun — Meanings families give: Twin, a pair, the zodiac sign of Gemini; Union, pairing; the zodiac Gemini; Gemini, a pair, united; popular Kerala name (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Bengali / Hindi / Malayalam
- Mohammed — Praised, the Prophet; prominent Mappila name (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Malayalam
- Mohan — Meanings families give: Charming, attractive; Charming, attractive, Krishna; Charming, enchanting, Krishna (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Kannada / Sindhi / Telugu
- Mohanlal — Charming beloved, a name of Krishna (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Malayalam
- Mohanraj — King of charm (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Mohanty — Enchanting, charming personality (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Odia
- Moksh — Liberation, freedom, salvation (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi
- Moloy — Fragrant sandalwood breeze; pleasant wind (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Bengali
- Moovai — Three songs (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Moreshwar — Lord Ganesh of Morgaon, peacock lord (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Marathi
- Mridul — soft (cited: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)) · Hindi
- Mrigank — ‘deer-marked’, the moon (cited: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)) · Hindi
- Mrinal — Lotus stem; born of the lotus (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Bengali
- Mrinmoy — Meanings families give: Made of earth; Made of clay; earthen; humble (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Assamese / Bengali
- Mrityunjay — Meanings families give: Conqueror of death, one who has overcome mortality; Conqueror of death, Shiva (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi / Kannada
- Mrutyunjay — Conqueror of death, Shiva (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Odia / Telugu
- Mudivendhan — One with a crown, king (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Mugundan — Lord Vishnu, giver of liberation (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Mukesh — Lord of the dumb, a name for Shiva and Vishnu (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi
- Mukul — Bud, blossom beginning to open (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Gujarati
- Mukund — Giver of liberation, one who frees from bondage (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi
- Mukundan — One who grants liberation, Vishnu (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Malayalam
- Mukutsingh — Crown warrior, jewel of the clan (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Rajasthani
- Munish — Lord of sages, ruler of the wise and holy men (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Hindi
- Muniswaran — Lord of sages (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Murali — Flute, Krishna with his flute (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Telugu
- Muralikrishnan — Krishna the flute player, melodious divine (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Malayalam
- Murthy — Form, idol, deity (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Telugu
- Murugan — Meanings families give: Lord Murugan, youth; Tamil god of war, the beautiful one; Young, divine war god of Tamils (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Kannada / Tamil
- Murugaperumal — Murugan the great lord (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Murukan — Murugan, young warrior god, South Kerala form (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Malayalam
- Musthafa — The chosen one, a name of the Prophet, Mappila (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Malayalam
- Muthazhagan — Beautiful as pearls (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Muthukaruppan — Black god of pearls (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil
- Muthupandi — Pearl Pandi (meaning as commonly given, not from a dictionary) · Tamil