Hindi Names that Start With M

Charismatic choice among <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/629/71-wonderful-names-for-january-babies">January baby names</a>.

Makara

Mandara is one of those names that sounds like its meaning -- and calm is certainly a quality worth courting in a child. 

Mandara

Meena

Unlike Pamela and Melanie, Mela feels fresh and unusual. 

Mela

Deriving from the Sanskrit Mithra, Mitra is the Hindu god of the sun and of friendship. This transcription is unisex in Hindi, while in Persian, it is the feminine form. 
 
Notable bearers of Mitra include filmmaker Mitra Farahani, Indian freedom fighter Mitra Bir, and actress and writer Mitra Jouhari, 
 
An alternative and unrelated derivation of Mitra is from the modern Greek name, Dimitra, meaning "earth mother".

Mitra

The Hindu princess and poetess Meera, was also known as Mira Bai. Mira Bai was a Rajput princess, the only child of Ratan Singh, younger brother of the ruler of Merta. Her royal education included music and religion as well as instruction in politics and government. In the West we usually think of such traditional names as Charlotte and George as <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/453/royal-baby-names">royal baby names</a>, but this adventurous choice breaks the mold. Mirabai combined the Sanskrit "Mira" (meaning ocean) with the suffix -bai (historically added to the names of women as a sign of respect).