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- Maureen♀Irish diminutive of Mary
- Maxine♀Feminine elaboration of Max
- May♀Month-name, or a familiar form of longer names
- Mcarthur♂Macarthur spelling in the MacArthur surname family
- Megan♀Pearl; Welsh form in the Margaret family
- Melbourne♂English place-name family; mill stream
- Melody♀Melody or tune
- Melva♀Possibly a feminine form of Melvin
- Melvin♂Surname-derived form related to Melville
- Memo♂Familiar form of Guillermo; will and helmet roots
- Mercy♀Mercy or compassion
- Merilyn♀Marilyn spelling: Mary with the -lyn ending
- Merit♀English worth-name route; separate Margaret-family forms
- Merla♀Merle variant with a documented blackbird history
- Merle♂♀Blackbird in one naming route; also a surname name
- Merlene♀Merle with -lene; possible Marlene influence
- Merry♂♀Joyful word name; also a familiar name form
- Michael♂Who is like God?
- Michael Benedick♂Michael: Who is like God; Benedick: Shakespearean variant of Benedict, blessed
- Michael John♂Michael: Who is like God; John: God is gracious
- Michele♂♀Who is like God?; a Michael-family form
- Miguelito♂Affectionate Miguel; who is like God?
- Mike♂Short form of Michael
- Mildred♀Gentleness and strength
- Miles♂From Milo; possibly connected with “dear”
- Miles Andrew♂Miles: From Milo, possibly connected with “dear”; Andrew: Manly, from Greek Andreas
- Millard♂Guardian of the mill, through an English surname
- Miller♂Person who operates a mill
- Milton♂Mill settlement or middle settlement
- Miranda♀Admirable; a Shakespearean name formation
- Mitch♂Short form of Mitchell
- Mitzi♀German affectionate form of Maria
- Moira♀English form of Irish Máire
- Monte♂Montgomery-family short form; independent mountain-word account
- Morris♂Medieval form of Maurice
- Moses♂Probably Egyptian “son”; biblically linked with drawing out
- Mylo♂Variant of Milo, in the historical Miles family
- Myrtle♀The myrtle plant
- Nancy♀Traditional familiar form of Ann
- Nash♂At the ash tree
- Nathanael♂God has given
- Neil♂English form of Irish Niall
- Nelson♂Son of Neil; originally a surname
- Nestor♂Homecomer; traditionally linked to Greek “return”
- Nevaeh♀Heaven spelled backwards
- Nicky♂♀Familiar form in the Nicholas and Nicole name family
- Nigel♂Medieval Latinized Neil, associated with Latin black
- Nixon♂Transferred surname meaning son of Nick
- Noel♂♀Christmas; English form of French Noël
- Noel Anthony♂Noel: Christmas, English form of French Noël; Anthony: English form of the Roman name Antonius
- Nonie♀A familiar form of Ione or Nora in English
- Nooh♂Arabic prophet-name form corresponding to Noah
- Olive♂♀Olive tree or fruit
- Opal♂♀Opal gemstone
- Ophelia♀Help or aid; a literary name from Greek
- Otoniel♂Spanish biblical form of Othniel
- Owen♂English rendering of Welsh Owain or Irish Eoghan
- Palang♀Familiar form of Apple, Rafaela, or Paula
- Patrice♀Related to patrician or noble rank
- Paul♂Small or little
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