| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKayleigh | Combination of McKay ('son of Aodh', Aodh = 'fire') + Leigh ('meadow/clearing') | English, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Mckile | Patronymic 'son of Kyle' (Kyle from Gaelic 'caol' meaning 'narrow, strait, channel') | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| mckynley | Son of Finlay (Finlay = 'fair-haired warrior' or 'fair hero') | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Mcmurry | Son of Murchadh - 'sea warrior' or 'sea battler' | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Meisy | Pearl (diminutive, 'little pearl') | Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Melros | From the Scottish place name Melrose, meaning 'bare/bald promontory' or 'headland'. | Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Melveena | Uncertain; probably derives from Melvin/Malvina roots and is variously associated with meanings like 'chief' or 'honey' depending on the root interpreted | English, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Melven | Derived from the surname Melvin; commonly interpreted as 'chief' or 'gentle leader' (exact origin uncertain). | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Melvill | From the Norman French place-name Malleville, composed of mal 'bad' + ville 'town' (literally 'bad town') | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Melvon | Variant of Melvin; commonly associated with leadership or derived from a place-name origin | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Melvyne | Likely 'chief' or 'leader' (derived from Melvin/Melvina) | English, Scottish, Welsh | Unisex | — | |
| Melvynia | Feminine form of Melvin - generally interpreted as 'chief' or 'leader' (root meanings vary) | English, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Menzie | From the Menzies family / 'of Mesnières' - indicating origin from a place or estate | Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Meston | Surname from a place name, broadly meaning a town/settlement (possibly 'Mesta's town' or a farm/settlement by marsh); meaning uncertain | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Millburn | Stream by a mill (mill stream) | English, Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Moir | Originally a surname meaning either 'great' or 'from the moor' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Morie | Meaning varies by origin: diminutive/variant of Morris/Maurice (from Latin Mauritius, 'dark-skinned' / 'Moorish'); Japanese-related form from 'mori' meaning 'forest'; Hebrew 'mori' meaning 'my teacher'. | English, Hebrew, Irish, Japanese, Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Morray | From Moray (a district in Scotland); associated with the sea/sea settlement | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Muirhead | Head of the moor; top of the moorland | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Mun | Most commonly from the Chinese character 文 meaning "writing, literature" (Korean hanja 문); can also derive from 門 meaning "gate"; also a Scottish/English surname and variant romanization 'Moon'. | Chinese, English, Korean, Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Mundell | Possibly 'Mund's hill' or 'protected hill/spring' (root 'mund' = protection) | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Mungo | Beloved, dear | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Munrow | From the River Roe / man of the Roe | Irish, Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Murel | "bright sea" (from Gaelic elements muir 'sea' + geal 'bright') | Irish, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Murree | Likely 'of the sea' or 'sea warrior' if derived from Murray/Muriel; alternatively a place-name referring to the Murree hills. | Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Murven | Likely related to Gaelic elements meaning 'sea' or 'hill' - often rendered as 'sea hill' or 'sea‑born' | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Muyrhead | From the head of the moor; dweller at the headland of a moor | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Nairna | Likely "from Nairn" - referencing the River or town of Nairn in Scotland | Scottish, Scottish Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Naisbit | Locational name meaning 'from Nesbitt' - originally indicating someone from a nose-shaped promontory or settlement | English, Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Naisbitt | Habitational: 'from Nesbitt' - roughly 'nose-shaped headland/farm' or 'dweller at the nose-shaped hill' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Napyer | Keeper of table linens; a household or trade name for someone who maintained or sold cloth/napery. | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Narvel | Probably relates to 'north' or 'from the north' (derived from Norvel/Norval) | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Nayrne | Derived from the Scottish place name Nairn - associated with the River Nairn; literal meaning uncertain but linked to a river or river mouth. | Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Nealanee | Likely a modern blended name. Possible meanings: 'champion' (from Neal) or 'heavenly/royal' (if influenced by Hawaiian -lani). | Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Nealanya | Possibly 'graceful champion' or 'passionate grace' (interpretive/compound meaning) | Russian, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Neale | Derived from Gaelic Niall, commonly interpreted as 'champion', 'cloud', or 'passionate'. | English, Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Nee | Varies by origin - often a diminutive whose meaning follows the root name (e.g., 'blue' or 'sapphire' from Neelam/Neena); as a surname element (Ní/Nee) it indicates 'daughter of' in Gaelic contexts. | Irish, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Neili | Derived from Niall/Neil: 'champion' or 'passionate'; as a diminutive may be interpreted 'little champion' | Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Neleigh | Modern/spelling variant of Neely/Neal, ultimately from Gaelic Niall - often interpreted as "champion" or "passionate" | English, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Nellie-Rae | Combines 'bright, shining' (Nellie from Helen/Eleanor) and 'ewe' (Rae from Rachel). | English, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Nepier | Occupational name meaning ‘keeper of the table’ or ‘manager of linens/napery’ | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Nesbitt | From a headland settlement / farm by the ness (promontory) | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Nesbyt | Originally a surname meaning 'from Nesbit' - someone from a small headland or promontory (place-name of 'ness'/'nose' + settlement). | English, Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Nesy | Diminutive of 'Ness' - 'little Ness'; associated with a headland or used as a pet form of Vanessa/Agnes | English, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Nicholl | Victory of the people | Greek, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Nie | Varies by origin: as a Chinese surname (倪) it can be associated with meanings like 'edge' or 'small'; as a given name it is often a short/phonetic form of Nia/Niamh ('bright' in Irish) or a simple monosyllabic name. | Chinese, Irish, Scottish, Vietnamese | Unisex | — | |
| Nisbet | From the place-name Nisbet - 'settlement on a promontory' or 'nose-shaped hill settlement' (derived from elements meaning 'promontory/nose' + 'settlement'). | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Nyrin | No established historical meaning; often interpreted in modern use as 'new', 'little one', or (if linked to Niran) 'eternal'. | Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Nysbett | From a place-name surname meaning roughly 'settlement by a headland/promontory' (approximate; spelling may be a modern variant) | English, Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Nysbit | From a settlement on a nose-shaped promontory; 'dweller at the promontory/farm.' | English, Scottish | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Scottish-origin name in our dataset.
