Muslim boy names starting with M
Boy names, from the prophets to the Companions, with a one-line meaning.
15 names Sort alphabetically
- Musaمُوسَى Name of the prophet Musa (Moses); “drawn out of the water” according to the Bible
- Mustafaمُصْطَفَى “The chosen one”; an epithet of the Prophet ﷺ
- Mahmudمَحْمُود “Praised, praiseworthy”; from the same root as Muhammad and Ahmad
- Makinمَكِين “Firm, well established”, holding a solid rank
- Malikمَالِك “The owner”, one who possesses and holds something
- Mansurمَنْصُور “Helped, victorious” by Allah’s aid
- Miqdadمِقْدَاد “One who cuts through with force”, from the root q-d-d, “to split”
- Mirajمِعْرَاج “Ladder, ascent”: the Prophet’s ﷺ ascension through the heavens
- Muadhمُعَاذ “The protected one”, he who has been granted refuge
- Muawiyaمُعَاوِيَة An ancient Arabic name from ʿawa, “to howl in answer”; a fox cub, according to the Qamus
- Muhammadمُحَمَّد “The one who is praised again and again”, the name of the Prophet of Islam ﷺ
- Mukhtarمُخْتَار “Chosen, elect”; al-Mukhtar, an epithet of the Prophet ﷺ
- Munibمُنِيب “Penitent, turning to Allah”
- Munirمُنِير “Luminous, giving light”
- Musabمُصْعَب “The untamed stallion”, the camel left free and never ridden