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English diminutive of Maurice and Morris
"dark-skinned"
An exceedingly friendly every-guy nickname that could rise alongside the likes of Ike, Sid, and Ned.
Hebrew
"gift"
Old Testament name that would make a nice alternative to Matteo.
"bitter"
In the Old Testament, Merari is one of Levi's sons.
Nature name
As a name, it's linked to Sir Mulberry Hawk, a character in Charles Dicken's Nicholas Nickleby.
Literary name
"knight of the sea"
In Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene , Marinell is a knight and the son of a water nymph. He is wounded in battle against the valiant female knight Britomart.
English from Greek
"bend in a river"
Latin
"learned magician"
Occupational name from Latin
"sea-farer"
Irish
"devotee of Maedoc"
One of the ultimate teasable names, an Irish saint's name now associated with the oversized comic-strip dog. Scottish adventurer Bear (born Edward) Grylls took up the challenge when he used it for…
Cornish
"lucky"
An obscure Cornish saint's name that can also be considered a place name — Madron is a Cornish village named for the saint.
English word name
"month name"
Along with August, March is one of the month names perfectly suited to boys. This brisk single-syllable name – which derives from the name of Mars, the Roman god of war – is worth considering as…
Invented name
"magnetic"
Magnethia was created as a feminine name for the TV show Winx Club . As far as we know, it's never been used as a name for a child of any sex.
Greek
"half-Lydian"
This musical mouthful was chosen for the middle name of one of Nick Cannon's twin sons, Zion. It refers to the Mixolydian mode, a type of ancient Greek musical scale with distinctive harmonic and…
Melito is a masculine name with ancient roots, derived from the Greek name 'Melitos' meaning 'honey' or 'sweet as honey.' It has historical significance as it was borne by several early Christian…
Italian
"hand"
A nickname that sounds like a nickname.
French, modern invented name
Parents outside France may not know this name, but it slipped into the French Top 100 after Insta-celebrity couple Jessica and Thibault Garcia gave it to their son in 2019. It helps that it sounds…
A character name in the Shadow and Bone book series, invented by author Leigh Bardugo. It is intended as a Ravkan form of Malcolm, meaning "disciple of St Columba".
Diminutive of Armando, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese form of Herman
"soldier"
Armando definitely makes Herman cooler and Mando or Mondo makes it cooler still. While Mando is usually short for Armando, it can be an abbreviation for any name containing Mando or Mondo.
Latin from Greek
"engineer, mechanic"
Although it may be better suited for a robot, Grimes and Elon Musk used Mechanicus as the middle name for their son Techno.
"sea battle"
A naval inspired name borne by several Irish kings. It is anglicized as Murdo or Murdoch.