Names starting with the letter M

Here you’ll find all the names beginning with the letter M, followed by the meaning of the name starting with a M. If the name is blue, it is a name normally given to a boy. If the name has a pink color, then it is usually given to a girl. A green name can be given to both boys and girls.

	Name	Meaning
	Meridian	Middle, Center
	Meridith	great, noted ruler
	Merie	Variation of Merry which means Lighthearted or Happy
	Meriel	Sea Bright
	Merielle	sea nymph; shining sea
	Meriem	Alternate transcription of Arabic مريم (see Maryam) chiefly used in North Africa.
	Meriet	A woman who is meritorious
	Merik	A person who has a dark skin tone
	Merike	Sea
	Merild	A king or a ruler of war and battle
	Merilda	The queen or empress of war and battle
	Merilee	Happily
	Merille	A bright shiny sea, Sea that is bright
	Merilyn	Be fabulous or tremendous.
	Merima	Bosnian form of Mary, meaning star of the sea'.
	Merinda	Combination Of Mer And -inda
	Merindah	The person who is having emotional admiration.
	Meriol	sea nymph; shining sea
	Merion	From Merion, Wales
	Meris	Of The Sea
	Merisa	The person from the Ocean.
	Merise	The person who is always in the sea.
	Merissa	of the sea
	Merit	Deserving
	Merita	Derived from Albanian meritë meaning "merit".
	Meritites	From Egyptian mryt-jts meaning "loved by her father". This name was borne by several Egyptian royals, including a wife and a daughter of the pharaoh Khufu.
	Meritt	Old English - Boundary Gate; Little Famous One; A variant of the name Merritt
	Meritta	Being worthy or deserving.
	Meritxell	From the name of a village in Andorra where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The name of the village may derive from Latin meridies meaning "midday".
	Meriwa	Thorn
	Meriwether	Merry weather
	Merja	The holy mother Mary, virgin Mary
	Merjan	Lebanese term for diamond or pearl.
	Merjem	A form of Mary, meaning bitterness.
	Merjema	Bosnian form of Mary, meaning star of the sea'.
	Merjen	Turkmen form of Mercan.
	Merkaba	Chariot
	Merl	blackbird
	Merla	blackbird; shining sea
	Merlan	The fortress which is on the mountain of the ocean.
	Merle	Blackbird
	Merlen	Celtic - Sea Hill Fort; Small Falcon; A variation of the name Merlin
	Merlene	The diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight. Falcon.
	Merletta	Shiny sea
	Merlin	Latinized Form Of Myrddin
	Merlina	blackbird
	Merline	blackbird
	Merlinn	Celtic - Sea Hill Fort; Small Falcon; A variation of the name Merlin
	Merlisa	Sea/Oath
	Merlow	From the mountain via the river.
	Merlyn	Female Form Of Merlin
	Merlynn	Celtic - Sea Hill Fort; Small Falcon; A variation of the name Merlin
	Mermin	Old Welsh form of Merfyn.
	Merna	beloved
	Merob	Form of Merab 1 used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
	Merola	blackbird
	Meron	Soldiers
	Merona	sheep
	Merope	The body of stories associated with a culture.
	Meropi	A myrrh, a red-brown resin material, Greek women from Asia minor
	Merouda	The name is derived from elements mor, which means sea, or great and budd, which means benefit, or profit.
	Merovius	A vigilant, metriculous and religious person
	Merowald	A king of rivers and forests, King of Hereford
	Merpati	Dove
	Merrall	shining sea
	Merree	joyful
	Merrel	The glittering ocean.
	Merrell	shining sea
	Merrett	Old English - Boundary Gate; Little Famous One; A variant of the name Merritt
	Merri	joyful
	Merric	Fame Rule
	Merrick	ruler of the sea
	Merridie	great, noted ruler
	Merridy	Happy Song
	Merrie	joyful
	Merrielle	joyful
	Merrigan	Related to the Ocean.
	Merril	shining sea
	Merrile	joyful
	Merrilee	joyful
	Merrili	joyful
	Merrill	shining sea
	Merrily	Happily
	Merrilyn	Variant of Marilyn.
	Merrin	A pearl of the sea, pearl extracted from the sea
	Merrion	The person is from Merion, Wales.
	Merrit	The one who is possessing good qualities in high degree.
	Merrita	The head of a tribe or clan.
	Merritt	From The Boundary Gate
	Merritta	The gate of boundaries, or one from the boundary gate
	Merrona	sheep
	Merry	Cheerful, Happy
	Merryl	shining sea
	Merryn	The meaning of Merryn is 'joyful' or 'lighthearted'. It was the name of a Cornish Saint.
	Merryweather	Happy weather
	Mersada	Watchtower or supervision
	Mersades	Virgin Mary; a favour and pity; an honour
	Mersc	From the Marsh
	Mersera	princess
	Mersey	compassion, forebearance