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MATHEUS:
Brazilian form of Hebrew Mattithyah, meaning "gift of God."
MATHEW:
Variant spelling of English Matthew,
meaning "gift of God."
MATHGHAMHAIN:
Irish Gaelic byname meaning "bear calf."
MATHIAS:
Variant spelling of English Matthias, meaning "gift of
God."
MATHIEU:
French form of Hebrew Mattithyah, meaning "gift of God."
MATHIS:
French and German form of Greek Mattathias, meaning "gift of
God."
MATHTHAIOS (Μαθθαῖος):
Contracted form of Greek Mattathias, meaning
"gift of God." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Alphaeus,
one of the twelve disciples.
MATHTHIAS
(Ματθίας):
Contracted form of Greek Mattathias, meaning
"gift of God." In the bible, this is the name of the apostle who
took the place of Judas Iscariot.
MATHÚIN:
Modern Irish spelling of the Old Gaelic byname Mathghamhain,
meaning "bear calf."
MATIA:
Basque form of Hebrew Mattithyah,
meaning "gift of God."
MATIAS:
Finnish form of Greek Mattathias,
meaning "gift of God."
MATIJA:
Slavic form of Greek Mattathias,
meaning "gift of God."
MATITYA
(מַתִּתְיָה):
Contracted form of Hebrew Mattithyah, meaning "gift of God."
MATITYAHU
(מַתִּתְיָהוּ): Variant form of Hebrew Matitya, meaning
"gift of God."
MATJAŽ: Slovene form
of
Greek Mattathias,
meaning "gift of God."
MATLAL: Nahuatl
name meaning "dark green; or net."
MATLALIHUITL:
Nahuatl name meaning "blue-green feather."
MATOSKAH:
Native American Sioux name meaning "white bear."
MATOUŠ: Czech
form of
Greek Mattathias,
meaning "gift of God."
MATS:
Norwegian and Swedish form of
Greek Mattathias,
meaning "gift of God."
MATSIMELA:
Egyptian name meaning "root."
MATT:
Short form of English Matthew, meaning "gift of
God."
MATTAN
(מַתָּן): Hebrew
name meaning "a gift." In the bible, this is the name of a priest
of Baal, and the father of Shephatiah.
MATTANIAH:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Mattanyah, meaning "gift of God." In the bible, this
is the name of many characters; this was Zedekiah's
name before the captivity; he changed it after becoming Judah's last king.
MATTANYAH
(מַתַּנְיָה): Hebrew name meaning "gift of God." In the bible, this
is the name of many characters; this was Zedekiah's
name before the captivity; he changed it after becoming Judah's last king.
MATTATHIA
(מַתִּתְיָהוּ): Hebrew form of
Greek Mattathias, meaning "gift
of God."
MATTATHIAH:
Anglicized form of Greek Mattathias,
meaning "gift of God." In the bible, this is the name of one of Christ's ancestors.
MATTATHIAS
(Ματταθίας): Greek form of Hebrew
Mattithyah, meaning "gift of
God." In the bible, this is the name of one of Christ's ancestors.
MATTEO:
Italian form of Hebrew Mattithyah,
meaning "gift of God."
MATTHAIOS
(Ματθαίος):
Contracted form of Greek Maththaios, meaning "gift of
God." In the bible, this is the
name of a son of Alphaeus, one of
the twelve disciples.
MATTHAN
(Ματθάν): Greek form of Hebrew Mattan,
meaning "a gift." In the bible, this is the name of an ancestor of
Christ.
MATTHEW:
English form of French Mathieu, meaning "gift of
God." In the bible, this is the name
of one of the twelve apostles and author of the first Gospel of the New
Testament.
MATTHIAS:
Anglicized form of Greek Maththias, meaning
"gift of God." In the bible, this is the name of the apostle who
took the place of Judas Iscariot.
MATTHIEU:
Variant spelling of French Mathieu, meaning "gift of
God."
MATTHIJS:
Dutch form of Greek Mattathias,
meaning "gift of God."
MATTI:
Finnish form of Greek Mattathias,
meaning "gift of God."
MATTIA:
Italian form of Hebrew Mattithyah,
meaning "gift of God."
MATTIE:
Pet form of English Matthew, meaning "gift of
God." Compare with feminine Mattie.
MATTIN:
Basque form of Roman Latin Martinus,
meaning "of/like Mars."
MATTITHIAH:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Mattithyah, meaning
"gift of God." In the bible, this is the name of several
characters, including a member of the family of Nebo.
MATTITHYAH
(מַתִּתְיָה):
Hebrew name meaning "gift of God." In the bible, this is the name
of several characters, including a member of the family of Nebo.
MATTITHYAHU
(מַתִּתְיָהוּ):
Variant form of Hebrew Mattithyah, meaning "gift of God."
MATTY:
Variant spelling of English Mattie, meaning "gift of God."
Compare with feminine Matty.
MATUNAAGA:
Native American Algonquin name meaning "fights."
MATÚŠ: Slovak form of
Greek Mattathias,
meaning "gift of God."
MATVEI:
Variant spelling of Russian Matvey, meaning "gift of
God."
MATVEY
(Матвей): Russian form of Greek Mattathias,
meaning "gift of God."
MATVIYKO: Ukrainian form of Greek Mattathias,
meaning "gift of God."
MATWAU:
Native American Algonquin name meaning "enemy."
MATXIN:
Basque form of Latin Martinus,
meaning "of/like Mars."
MÁTYÁS: Hungarian form of
Greek Mattathias,
meaning "gift of God."
MAUGER:
Short form of Norman French Amauger,
meaning "work-spear."
MAUGIER:
Variant form of Norman French Mauger, meaning "work-spear."
MAUNO:
Variant spelling of Finnish Maunu, meaning "great."
MAUNU:
Finnish form of Roman Latin Magnus,
meaning "great."
MAURENTIUS:
Gallo-Roman name meaning "of the Moors."
MAURI:
Finnish form of Roman Latin Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
MAURICE:
Contracted form of Roman Latin Mauricius, meaning
"dark-skinned; Moor." Introduced to Britain by the Normans.
Infrequently used by the French and English.
MAURICIO:
Portuguese and Spanish form of Latin Mauricius,
meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
MAURICIUS:
Extended form of Latin Maurus, meaning
"dark-skinned; Moor."
MAURITS:
Dutch form of Roman Latin Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
MAURIZIO:
Italian form of Latin Mauricius,
meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
MAURO:
Italian form of Latin Mauricius, meaning
"dark-skinned; Moor."
MAURUS:
Latin byname meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
MAURYCY:
Polish form of Roman Latin Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."
MAVERICK:
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the vocabulary word
maverick, originally meaning "unbranded range animal." This
was the surname of Samuel
Maverick (1803-1870), a Texas cattleman who refused to brand his cattle. Its
use as a personal name first began in the early 1990s after the release of
the movie "Maverick" starring Mel Gibson. The sense of "unconventional
person," is first recorded in 1886, and seems to have developed from the notion of being "independent,
masterless."
MAWRTH: Welsh form of
Roman Mars,
meaning "of the sea."
MAX:
English short form of both Latin Maximilian "the
greatest rival" and Scottish Maxwell "the stream of Mack."
MAXEN:
Welsh form of Latin Maxim, meaning "the greatest
rival."
MAXENCE:
French form or Roman Latin Maxentius, meaning "the
greatest."
MAXENTIUS:
Roman name derived from the Latin word maximus, meaning "the
greatest."
MAXIM
(Russian: Максим):
Short form of Latin Maximilian, meaning "the
greatest rival."
Variant spelling of Russian Maksim,
meaning
"the greatest."
MAXIME:
French form of Latin Maximus,
meaning "the greatest."
MAXIMIAN:
Roman name derived from Latin Maximus,
meaning "the greatest."
MAXIMIANO:
Portuguese and Spanish form of Roman Latin Maximian,
meaning "the greatest."
MAXIMILIAN:
Short form of Latin Maximilianus, meaning "the greatest
rival."
In use by the English and Germans.
MAXIMILIANO:
Portuguese and Spanish form of Roman Latin Maximilianus,
meaning "the greatest rival."
MAXIMILIANUS:
Roman name coined by Emperor Frederick III for his son, created by blending
Latin Maximus, "the
greatest," and Æmilianus "rival," hence "the greatest
rival."
MAXIMILIEN:
French form of Roman Latin Maximilianus,
meaning "the greatest rival."
MAXIMILLIAN:
Variant spelling of Latin Maximilian, meaning "the
greatest rival."
MAXIMINO:
Portuguese and Spanish form of Roman Latin Maximinus, meaning
"the greatest."
MAXIMINUS:
Roman family name derived from Latin Maximus, meaning
"the greatest."
MÁXIMO: Spanish form of Latin Maximus,
meaning "the greatest."
MAXIMUS:
Latin name meaning "the greatest."
MAXWELL:
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, derived from the place name Maxwell,
meaning "the stream of Mack."
MAYNARD:
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Norman personal
name Mainard, meaning "strong and hardy."
MAYNERD:
Variant spelling of English Maynard, meaning "strong and
hardy."
MAYSON:
Variant spelling of English Mason, meaning
"stone-worker."
MAZA BLASKA:
Native American Dakota name meaning "flat iron."
MAZATL:
Nahuatl name meaning "deer."
MAZIN
(مازين): Arabic name meaning "rain clouds."
MBIZI:
Egyptian name meaning "water."
MCKENZIE:
Variant spelling of English unisex Mackenzie,
meaning "comely, finely made."
MDJAI:
Egyptian name meaning "soldier."
MEAD:
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, denoting someone
who "lives by a meadow."
MEADE:
Variant spelling of English unisex Mead, meaning "lives by a
meadow."
MEALLÁN:
Irish Gaelic name which was probably originally a byname for a short stocky
person, composed of the elements meall "knot, lump" and a diminutive suffix, hence
"little lump."
MECATL: Nahuatl unisex name meaning "rope"
or "lineage."
MECHO (Мечо): Bulgarian pet name meaning
"teddy bear."
MEDAD:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Meydad, meaning "love." In the
bible, this is the name of a prophet who lived in the time of Moses.
MEED:
Variant spelling of English unisex Mead,
meaning "lives by a meadow."
MEFODIY
(Мефодий): Russian form of Latin
Methodius, meaning
"method."
MEGEDAGIK:
Native American Algonquin name meaning "kills many."
MEGHRIG:
Armenian
name meaning "a
bit of honey."
MEHMED:
Turkish form of Arabic Mahmud, meaning
"praiseworthy."
MEHMET:
Variant spelling of Turkish Mehmed, meaning
"praiseworthy."
MEHMOOD
(محمود):
Variant spelling of Arabic Mahmud,
meaning "praiseworthy."
MEHMUD:
Variant spelling of Arabic Mahmud,
meaning "praiseworthy."
MEHRDAD:
A derivative of Middle Persian Mihrdat,
meaning "given by Mihr."
MEICAL:
Welsh form of Hebrew Miyka'el
(English Michael), meaning "who is like God?"
MEILI:
Old Norse name of a brother of Thor.
Meaning unknown.
MEINARD:
Variant spelling of German Meinhard, meaning "strong and
hardy."
MEINHARD:
Old German name composed of the elements magin "might,
strength" and hard "brave, hardy, strong," hence
"strong and hardy."
MEINO:
Short form of German names beginning with Mein-, meaning
"might, strength."
MEINRAD:
German name composed of the elements magin
"might, strength" and rad "counsel," hence
"strong counsel."
MEIR
(מֵאִיר): Hebrew name meaning "giving light."
MEIRION:
Welsh form of Roman Latin Marianus, meaning
"like Marius."
MEKHAG:
Armenian
name meaning
"clove."
MEL:
Unisex short form of English names beginning with Mel-.
MELBOURNE:
English surname transferred to forename use, composed of the Old English elements mylla "mill" and burne
"stream," hence "mill stream."
MELCHIOR:
Early Christians assigned
names to the three Magi ("wise men from the east") who visited the baby
Jesus. They are
mentioned but not named in the bible; Melchior
is one of them. It is composed of the
Hebrew elements melech "king" and or
"light," hence "king of light." The other two names are
Balthasar and
Casper.
MELCHIORRE:
Italian form of biblical Melchior, meaning "king
of light."
MELCHOR:
Spanish form of biblical Melchior,
meaning "king of light."
MELEAGER: Latin
form of Greek Meleagros, meaning
"pheasant."
MELEAGROS (Μελέαγρος):
Greek name derived from the word meleagris, meaning
"pheasant." In mythology, this is the name of the son of Althaea
and Oeneus.
MELECH:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Melek, meaning "king." In the bible, this is the name of
the second son of Micah.
MELEK
(מֶלֶךְ): Hebrew
name meaning "king." In the bible, this is the name of the second son of
Micah.
In use by the Armenians.
MELISIZWE:
African Xhosa name meaning "leader of the nation."
MELKEDOODUM:
Native American Algonquin name meaning "conceited."
MELLAN:
Variant spelling of Irish Meallán,
meaning "little lump."
MELQART:
Persian form of Phoenician Milk-Qart, meaning
"king of the city." In mythology, this is the name of the tutelary
god of Tyre. Some believe Melqart began as a sea god.
MELOR
(Мэлор): Modern Russian name composed of the first letter of each of the following:
Marx, Engels, Lenin, October, Revolution.
MELVILLE:
Scottish surname of Norman French origin, transferred to English forename use, from
the name of various places in Normandy called Malleville, meaning "bad
settlement."
MELVIN:
English name of uncertain origin, possibly an altered form of
Melville, meaning "bad
settlement."
MELVYN:
Variant spelling of English Melvin, meaning
"bad settlement."
MENACHEM
(מְנַחֵם):
Hebrew name meaning "comforter." In the bible, this is the name of
a king of Israel who was notorious for his cruelty.
MENAHEM:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Menachem, meaning "comforter." In the bible, this is the name of
a king of Israel who was notorious for his cruelty.
MENASHE:
Variant spelling of Hebrew Menashsheh, meaning "causing to
forget" or "one who forgets." In the bible, this is the name
of several characters, including the eldest son of Joseph.
MENASHSHEH
(מְנַשֶּׁה): Hebrew
name meaning "causing to forget" or "one who forgets." In the bible, this is the name
of several characters, including the eldest son of Joseph.
MENCIUS:
Latin form of Chinese Meng-Ke, possibly meaning
"approved eldest son."
MENDEBAL:
Basque name meaning "west."
MENDEL
(מֶנְדְל): Yiddish
name derived from Hebrew Menashsheh, meaning "comforter."
MENELAOS
(Μενέλαος):
Greek
name composed of the elements meno "to
last, withstand" and laos "the people," hence
"withstanding the people." In mythology, this is the name of a king of
Sparta.
MENELAUS:
Latin form of Greek Menelaos, meaning
"withstanding the people." In mythology, this is the name of a king of
Sparta.
MENES:
Egyptian name referring to a pharaoh of the First dynasty, of unknown
meaning. His other name Hor-Aka
translates to "Horus of the Reeds."
MENETNASHTÉ: Egyptian name meaning "power."
MENG (孟):
Chinese name meaning "eldest son."
MENG-KE (孟子):
Chinese name, possibly meaning "approved eldest son." The Latin
form is Mencius.
MENGYAO
(孟堯): Chinese name meaning "may the child be as good and wise as Mencius
(Meng-Ke)
and Yao."
MENHALOM:
Chamoru name meaning
"smart; intelligent."
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