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101 boy names that start with the letter M

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When we expect a baby, a series of decision-making for his future begins. One of the most important is to choose the name it will bear, so the parents, and sometimes the rest of the family such as grandparents and siblings, participate in the list of possible names that will be chosen for the baby.

And if within a family you have a certain predilection for a particular letter, our special on baby names from A to Z will be of use to you. Continuing with this journey through the alphabet, we share 101 boy names that begin with the letter M.

  • Mac: of Irish and Scottish origin, it means “son of”.
  • Macario: of Greek origin, it means “blessed”.
  • Machiko: of Japanese origin, it means “lucky child”.
  • Macsen: Welsh variant of Máximo.
  • Madani: of Arabic origin, it means “civilized, urban, modern”.
  • Madden: of Irish origin, it means “small dog”.
  • Maddox: of Welsh origin, it means “son of Madoc”.
  • Madoc: of Welsh origin, it means “lucky”.
  • Mads: Danish variant of Mateo.
  • Madsen: means “son of Mads (Mateo)”.
  • Mael: of Breton origin, it means “chief, prince”.
  • Maggio: of Italian origin, it means “May”.
  • Mahlon: of Hebrew origin, it means “sickly”.
  • Maison: of French origin, it means “house”.
  • Majid: of Arabic origin, it means “illustrious”.
  • Makai: variant of Miguel.
  • Makari: Russian name of Greek origin that means “blessed”.
  • Makeo: Hawaiian version of Mateo.
  • Mako: of Japanese origin, it means “sincerity”.
  • Malachi: of Hebrew origin, it means “my messenger”.
  • Malak: of Arabic origin, it means “angel”.
  • Malek: of Arabic origin, it means “whoever has in his hands”.
  • Malih: of Arabic origin, it means “having a beautiful face”.
  • Malik: of Arabic origin, it means “king”.
  • Malin: of English origin, it means “strong, little warrior”.
  • Malm: inspired by IKEA, it means “mineral”.
  • Malthe: of Danish origin, it means “power”.
  • Command: diminutive of Armando, which means “warrior, soldier”.
  • Manel: Catalan form of Manuel, which means “God is with us.”
  • Manju: of Sanskrit origin, it means “nice, sweet”.
  • Manolo: variant of Manuel.
  • Manuel: of Hebrew origin, it means “God is with us”.
  • Manzo: of Japanese origin, it means “third son”.
  • Maoz: of Hebrew origin, it means “strength, strength”.
  • Marc: Catalan form of Marcos.
  • Marcel: French form of Marcelo.
  • Marcelo: of Latin origin, it means “young warrior”.
  • Frame: variant of frames.
  • Marcos: comes from Latin and means “Hammer”, related to the god Mars.
  • Marine: of Latin origin, it means “from the sea”.
  • Mario: of Hebrew origin, it is the masculine variant of Maria and means “loved by God”.
  • Marius: French name, means “man”.
  • Mark: English variant of Marcos.
  • Markel: Basque equivalent of Marcelo.
  • Marlon: of Latin origin, derived from Marion, variant of Maria.
  • Martí: Catalan form of Martín, derived from the name of the Roman god Mars.
  • Martín: from the Latin Martis , which means “Mars”.
  • Martitz: from the name of the Roman god of war, Mars.
  • Marvin: of Welsh origin, it means “hill of the sea”.
  • Mason: of French origin, it means “worker”, “strong”.
  • Massimo: Italian variant of Máximo.
  • Masud: of Egyptian origin, it means “fortunate”.
  • Mateo: means “gift of God”.
  • Mateu: Catalan form of Mateo, which means “the great gift of our Lord”.
  • Mathieu: French variant of Matías.
  • Matías: of Hebrew origin, it means “faithful to God”.
  • Matthew: English variant of Matthew.
  • Mauricio: of Latin origin, it means “dark skinned”.
  • Mauro: variant of Mauricio.
  • Maverick: of English origin, it means “independent”.
  • Max: diminutive of Máximo and Maximiliano, derived from the Latin voice “maximus”, whose meaning is “he who is superior to all”.
  • Maximiliano: of Latin origin, its meaning is “one who is superior to all.”
  • Maximum: of Latin origin, its meaning is “one who is superior to all.”
  • Melchior: of Hebrew origin, it means ‘the king of light’.
  • Mendel: of Hebrew origin, it means “the one who comforts”.
  • Merari: of Hebrew origin, it means “bitter”.
  • Merlin: name of Welsh origin whose meaning is “fortress of the sea”.
  • Meyer: of Hebrew origin, it means “bearer of light”.
  • Micah: of Hebrew origin, it means “the one who is like the Lord”.
  • Michel: French form of Miguel.
  • Miguel: of Hebrew origin, it means “who is like God?”.
  • Mikel: Basque equivalent of Miguel.
  • Milan: of Hindu origin, it means “union”.
  • Milo: of Germanic origin, it means “that is pleasant”.
  • Milos: of Slavic origin, it means “lover of glory”.
  • Milton: of English origin, it means “settlement with a mill”.
  • Ming: of Chinese origin, it means “shining”.
  • Mingo: diminutive of Domingo.
  • Minos: of Greek origin, it means “king”.
  • Miran: of Slovak origin, it means “peace”.
  • Looking: means “wonderful”.
  • Mirko: of Slovak origin, it means “peace”.
  • Misael: of Hebrew origin, it means “how is God”.
  • Mischa: Russian variant of Miguel.
  • Mitt: short for Milton.
  • Moad: of Arabic origin, it means “under the protection of God”.
  • Mohammed: variant of Muhammad.
  • Moses: of Egyptian origin, it means “delivered from the water.”
  • Mont: of French origin, it means “mountain”.
  • Montano: means “of the mountains”.
  • Morpheus: in Greek mythology is the god of sleep.
  • Morgan: of Welsh origin, it means “shining ocean”.
  • Mori: of Japanese origin, it means “forest”.
  • Moritz: German variant of Mauritius “.
  • Mortimer: of English origin, it means “dead sea”.
  • Morton: of English origin, it means “town near the moor”.
  • Mosi: means “firstborn” in Swahili.
  • Muhammad: of Arabic origin, it means “praiseworthy”.
  • Murad: of Arabic origin, it means “desire”.
  • Musim: of Egyptian origin, it means “believer”.
  • Mustafa: of Arabic origin, it means “the chosen one”.

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