| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merla | Possibly 'blackbird' (from Old French merle) or, if from Turkish Meral, 'female gazelle'. | French, Italian, Latin, Turkish | Girl | — | |
| Merli | Associated with the legendary wizard Merlin; possibly 'sea fortress' or 'hill fort' from Welsh roots | Catalan, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Merlith | Possibly 'sea-stone' (mer + lith) or a modern blended name; meaning uncertain. | Latin | Unisex | — | |
| Mersille | Probably “little warrior” if derived from Marcellus/Marcelle (meaning not firmly established) | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Merula | Blackbird | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Meshel | Who is like God? | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Miceala | Who is like God? | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Michaelina | Feminine form of Michael, meaning 'Who is like God?' | Hebrew, Italian, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Michaline | Who is like God? | Hebrew, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Michealla | Who is like God? | Hebrew, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Michelly | Who is like God? | Hebrew, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Miguelangelo | Combination of 'Miguel' ('Who is like God') and 'Angelo' ('angel, messenger') - roughly 'God-like messenger' or 'who is like God, an angel'. | Italian, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Migyna | Unclear - probably an invented name. If analytically parsed it could be read as 'my/beloved woman' (mi- + gyna from Greek gynē 'woman'), but that interpretation is speculative. | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Mikall | Who is like God? | English, Hebrew, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Mikhalina | Who is like God? | Latin, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Mikkayla | 'Who is like God?' (rhetorical question meaning none is like God) | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Mils | Likely ‘soldier’ (from Latin miles) or from the English occupational surname meaning ‘mill worker’ | English, Latin | Unisex | — | |
| Minerve | From the Roman goddess Minerva - associated with wisdom, the arts, crafts and strategic warfare. | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Minervina | Derived from the goddess Minerva - 'of Minerva' or 'little Minerva', associated with wisdom and crafts | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Minni | A pet form or diminutive; associated meanings include “resolute protector” (from Wilhelmina) and “wise” (from Minerva); also evokes “small” from modern “mini” | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Minora | Little one; the younger | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Mirandah | Worthy of admiration; admirable. | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Mirie | Diminutive of Miriam/Marie - meanings vary but often rendered as 'bitter' or 'beloved/merry'. | English, French, Hebrew, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Mirilla | Little wonder / admirable (also interpreted as 'peaceful' in Slavic contexts) | Italian, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Mirta | Myrtle (the myrtle shrub); associated with love, fertility, and immortality | Latin, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Misenos | From the mythological name Misenus; exact meaning unknown - associated with a legendary trumpeter in Virgil's Aeneid. | Latin, Roman | Boy | — | |
| Mix | To blend | English, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Modest | Moderate; humble, restrained | Latin | Boy | — | |
| Modeste | Humble, moderate, modest | Latin, Lithuanian | Boy | — | |
| Modesteena | Derived from Latin 'Modestus' meaning 'modest' or 'humble'. | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Modesteene | Modest, humble | English, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Modestey | Derived from the virtue 'modesty' - humility, moderation | English, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Modesti | Derived from Latin 'modestus' meaning 'modest, moderate, humble'. | Latin | Boy | — | |
| Modestie | Modesty, humility; moderate or reserved | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Modestina | Modest, humble | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Modestus | Modest, humble | Latin | Boy | — | |
| Moneta | Originally an epithet meaning 'warner' or 'advisor'; later linked to 'mint' and 'money'. | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Monike | Derived from Monica; meaning uncertain but often given as "advisor" or interpreted as "solitary/unique" | French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Monita | Advised; counseled (from Sanskrit/Latin roots). In Spanish usage, a diminutive of 'mono/mona' meaning 'little monkey' or 'cute'. | Latin, Sanskrit, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Monnika | Advisor, wise counselor | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Montega | Related to a mountain or hill; 'from the mountain' or 'mountainous' | Latin | Unisex | — | |
| Montize | Evokes 'of the mountain' or 'mountainous' (modern name inspired by 'mont'). | Latin | Unisex | — | |
| Monty-Ann | Mountain/hill + grace - 'grace of the mountain' (compound) | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Mooreena | Possibly 'little Mary' (if from Maureen) or 'dark-haired/brunette' (if from Morena); generally a feminized/modern elaboration | Irish, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Moraunt | Likely 'descendant of Maurus' or 'the Moor'; possibly a locational surname - exact meaning uncertain | English, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Morein | Either "little Mary" (if from Irish Máirín/Maureen) or "dark/moorish" (if from French/Late Latin Maurus) | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Moreina | Brunette; dark-haired or dark-skinned | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Morella | Little dark one; associated with 'dark-skinned/brunette' or 'mulberry' | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Morica | Likely 'Moorish' or 'dark/black' (from Mora); alternatively associated with the meaning of Maurice ('dark-skinned' or 'of Mauritania') | Latin | Girl | — | |
| Morice | Derived from Mauritius, meaning "dark-skinned" or "Moorish" | Cornish, Latin | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Latin-origin name in our dataset.
