- Montana - mahn-TAN-ə
The name Montana comes from the Spanish word Montaña, which in turn comes from the Latin word Montanea, meaning "mountain", or more broadly, "mountainous country". Montaña del Norte was the name given by early Spanish explorers to the entire mountainous region of the west.
Meaning: Woman of the mountains, from the state of montana
Origin: Latin - Montanna
Latin Meaning: The name Montana is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Montana is: Mountain.
Meaning: Woman of the mountains, from the state of montana
Origin: Latin - Monte
The name Monte is an Italian baby name. In Italian the meaning of the name Monte is: Mountain. Abbreviation of Montague and Montgomery.
Meaning: Gomeric's hill
Origin: French - Montrell - mohn-TREHL
The name Montrell is a Spanish baby name. In Spanish the meaning of the name Montrell is: Mountain. Abbreviation of Montague and Montgomery.
- Moon Unit
The meaning of the name Moon-unit is One That Orbits The Moon. The origin of the name Moon-unit is American. This is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word, the language. Name created by singer Frank Zappa for his daughter.
- Moral
The meaning of the name “Moral” is: “Lovely Thoughts”.
- Moran - MAWR-ən
Moran (Irish: Ó Móráin) is a modern Irish surname and derived from membership of a medieval dynastic sept. The name means a descendent of Mórán. ... Morans were a respected sept of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty in the western counties of Mayo and Sligo.
Meaning: Guider
Origin: Hebrew - Morey
Areas that were common to Celts living in the Iberian peninsula. The name also can trace origin as being Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mórdha (see Moore). Morey is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
- Morgan - MAWR-gən
It is also frequently used in Brittany, where it is traditionally a male name. The male and female names may not be the same name in origin. The male name is a descendant of Old Welsh Morcant, possibly derived from mor (meaning "sea") and cant (meaning "circle"), with the meaning "sea chief" or "sea defender".
Meaning: Circling the bright sea, a sea dweller
Origin: Welsh - Moriah - mo-RIE-ə
Moriah is a place name derived from the Bible; it's the mountain where Abraham offered his son Isaac as a sacrifice to God (Genesis 22:2). ... We do know the name comes from the Hebrew “Mōrīyyāh and possibly means “seen by Yahweh” in reference to the nail-biting near-sacrifice of Isaac upon the mountain.
- Morris - MAWR-is
Origin of the name Morris: Variant of Maurice, a borrowing from the French which is derived from the Late Latin Mauritius (Moorish), a derivative of Maurus (a Moor). The Moors were a Muslim people of mixed Arab and Berber descent; thus the name came to mean "dark" or "swarthy" in reference to their coloring.
Meaning: Moor
Origin: Latin - Moses - MOZ-əs
Moses or Moshe is a male given name, after the biblical figure Moses. According to the Torah, the name "Moses" comes from the Hebrew verb, meaning "to pull out/draw out" [of water], and the infant Moses was given this name by Pharaoh's daughter after rescuing him from the Nile (Exodus 2:10).
Meaning: A savior, in the bible, the leader of the israelites, drawn from the water
Origin: Hebrew - Moshe - MOH-sheh
Moses or Moshe is a male given name, after the biblical figure Moses. According to the Torah, the name "Moses" comes from the Hebrew verb, meaning "to pull out/draw out" [of water], and the infant Moses was given this name by Pharaoh's daughter after rescuing him from the Nile (Exodus 2:10).
Meaning: Drawn out of the water
Origin: Hebrew - Mostyn
From a Welsh place name which means "moss town" in Old English.
Meaning: Fortress in a field
Origin: English - Motswane
- Mpho
Origin and Meaning of Mpho. "Mpho" is a name of African origin, and it means "Gift".
- Mu - MOO
From Chinese 慕 (mù) meaning "admire, desire", 木 (mù) meaning "tree, wood", or other characters with similar pronunciations.
- Mukami
Meaning & History. Possibly means "the one who milks the cows" in Kikuyu.
Meaning: A person who milks cows
Origin: African - Munin
Hugin and Munin (pronounced “HOO-gin” and “MOO-nin”; Old Norse Huginn and Muninn, the meaning of which will be discussed below) are two ravens in Norse mythology who are helping spirits of the god Odin. ... But I worry more for Munin.
- Murron
Meaning of the name Murron. A Scottish name derived from the Irish Muireann meaning 'sea' or 'white, fair'.
Meaning: Bitter
Origin: Irish - Mya
The name Mya is a new coinage of an uncertain derivation, possibly a respelling of Mia or Maya, or influenced by Myra. The origin of Mia perhaps goes back to ancient Egypt from the word “mry”, which means 'beloved.' From Maya, the name could be derived from the Greek root “mai” which means 'great.'
- Myah
Alternate spellings proliferate, with the name sometimes spelled Mayam Maia, Miya, Mya, or Myah. Maya is a feminine name with multiple meanings. Hindu philosophy, Māyā means "illusion" and in Hindu mythology, it is also an alternate name of the Hindu goddess Durga. ... In Old Persian the name means "generous."
- Myeong - MYUHNG
Myung, also spelled Myeong, Myong, or Myoung, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
- Myles - MIELZ
Myles is a variant spelling of Miles. We know that Miles is of Norman origin, but it can't be derived from any specific Old French or Germanic word. ... The Latin word “miles” means 'soldier' or some such military attribute due to its association with Michael (the soldier angel of God).
Meaning: One who is merciful, a soldier
Origin: Germanic - Myra - MIE-rə
Myra (/ˈmaɪərə/ MYRE-ə) together with its other orthographical version Mira is a feminine given name with varying meanings. ... The name was created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville 1st Barone Brooke (1554–1628). He possibly based it on Latin myrra meaning "myrrh". Myrrh is a fragrant resin obtained from a tree.
- Myung - MYUHNG
Myung, also spelled Myeong, Myong, or Myoung, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
