Muslim names starting with M
All names starting with M, for girls and boys, with a one-line meaning.
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- Madinaمَدِينَة “The city”; al-Madina, the city of the Prophet ﷺ
- Mahmudمَحْمُود “Praised, praiseworthy”; from the same root as Muhammad and Ahmad
- Maiمَيّ An old Arabic name, sung by the poet Dhu al-Rumma
- Makinمَكِين “Firm, well established”, holding a solid rank
- Malathمَلَاذ “Refuge, shelter” where one is safe
- Malikمَالِك “The owner”, one who possesses and holds something
- Mansurمَنْصُور “Helped, victorious” by Allah’s aid
- Mariyaمَارِيَة Arabic form of Maria, name of the mother of Ibrahim, the Prophet’s son ﷺ
- Marwaمَرْوَة Name of the hill of al-Marwa in Mecca; “white, shining stone”
- Maryamمَرْيَم Name of the mother of ʿĪsā (Jesus); “the woman devoted to worship” according to the commentators
- Mawaمَأْوَى “Refuge, abode”; Jannat al-Maʾwa, the Garden of Abode
- Mawaddahمَوَدَّة “Affection, tender love” that binds
- Mayarمَيَار Modern name linked to mira, “provisions brought back for one’s family”
- Maymunaمَيْمُونَة “Blessed, auspicious, fortunate”
- Milaمِيلَا Name of Slavic origin, from milu, “dear, kind, gracious”
- 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”
- Musaمُوسَى Name of the prophet Musa (Moses); “drawn out of the water” according to the Bible
- Musabمُصْعَب “The untamed stallion”, the camel left free and never ridden
- Mustafaمُصْطَفَى “The chosen one”; an epithet of the Prophet ﷺ