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2904 Girl Names That Start With M (With Meanings and Popularity)
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Girl names that start with M represent the second most populous group of girl names by initial, following A. The Number 1 girls' name for decades started with an M: Mary. Mary and the related Maria and Marie referred their charm to other M-starting baby girl names, such as Margaret, Megan, and Melissa.
Today, the most popular baby girl names starting with M include Mia, Madison, and all varieties of Madeline. Along with Mia and Madison, other popular M names for girls in the US Top 200 include Mila, Maya, Madelyn, Mackenzie, Melody, Molly, Maeve, Magnolia, and Margot.
England's Top 100 girl names include several other choices that start with M: Matilda, Millie, Maisie, Maria, Mabel, and Maryam. In France, one of the top M names for girls is Manon, while in Germany Melina and Marlene rank in the Top 50.
Unique girl names starting with M you might want to consider range from Maple to Marguerite to Mirabel. And M is the beginning letter for hundreds of more unusual and intriguing baby names, from Maverick to Modesty.
Here, our full menu of girl names that start with M, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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Mabel
Diminutive of Amabel, Latin
"lovable"
Maeve
Irish
"she who intoxicates"
Mia
Italian word name or Scandinavian short form of Maria
"drop of the sea"
Margot
French, diminutive of Margaret
"pearl"
Mae
Diminutive of Mary or Margaret, Hebrew, Latin
"beloved, bitter, drop of the sea; pearl"
Maya
Sanskrit, English, Hebrew, Estonian
"illusion, magic; mother; water; beloved, bitter, drop of the sea"
Margaret
Greek
"pearl"
Mira
Latin, Slavic, Arabic, Sanskrit, Japanese
"admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean; mirror"
Matilda
German
"battle-mighty"
Maisie
Scottish diminutive of Margaret, Mairead, or Mary, English, Latin, Hebrew
"pearl; bitter, beloved, drop of the seas"
Millie
English diminutive of Mildred or Millicent
"gentle strength; strong in work"
Molly
Diminutive of Mary, Hebrew
"bitter"
Maren
Latin
"sea"
Mary
Hebrew or Egyptian
"drop of the sea; bitter; beloved; love"
Marina
Latin
"from the sea"
Mavis
French
"songbird"
Mina
Hindu equivalent of Pisces or diminutive of Wilhelmina, German
"resolute protection"
Madeline
English variation of Magdalen
"high tower or woman from Magdala"
Marie
French variation of Mary
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
Marnie
English
"of the sea"
Magnolia
Flower name, from French surname
"Magnol's flower"
Mika
Japanese, Slovene, Hebrew, English, Greek
"beautiful fragrance; who is like God?; follower of Demeter"
Mila
Slavic, Russian
"gracious; dear"
Maia
Greek
"mother"
Marlowe
Variation of Marlow, English
"driftwood"
Mara
Hebrew
"bitter"
Marisol
Spanish, contracted form of Maria de la Soledad
"Mary of Solitude; sea and sun"
Michelle
French variation of Michael
"who is like God"
Marceline
Feminization of Marcel, French
"little warrior"
Marigold
Flower name, from English
"golden flower"
Meredith
Welsh
"great ruler"
Mariah
Hebrew
"the Lord is my teacher; or drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
Martha
Aramaic
"lady"
Mallory
French
"unfortunate"
Maggie
Diminutive of Margaret
"pearl"
Margo
French, diminutive of Margaret
"pearl"
Morgan
Welsh
"sea-born, sea-song or sea-circle"
May
Diminutive of Margaret and Mary; month name
Merritt
English surname name
"boundary gate"
Maude
English and French diminutive of Matilda, German
"battle-mighty"
Madison
English
"son of Matthew"
Marcella
Latin
"warlike"
Madeleine
French variation of Magdalen
"woman from Magdala or high tower"
Miranda
Latin
"marvellous, admirable"
Megan
Welsh diminutive of Margaret
"pearl"
Melody
Greek
"song"
Minerva
Latin
"of the mind, intellect"
Miriam
Hebrew or Egyptian
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
Melissa
Greek
"honeybee"
Madelyn
Variation of Madeline, English
"woman from Magdala or high tower"
Marin
Latin
"of the sea"
Melanie
Greek
"black, dark"
Maxine
English, Latin
"greatest"
Marilyn
English, combination of Mary and Lynn
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + lake"
Maria
Hebrew or Egyptian
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
Monica
Latin
"advisor"
Myra
Greek
"sweet-smelling oil"
Marguerite
French variation of Margaret; also a flower name
"pearl; daisy"
Marion
English and French diminutive of Marie
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
Mariana
Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian
"related to the god Mars"
Maven
Word name or Hebrew
"one who understands"
Melina
Greek
"little honey"
Maeva
Tahitian
"welcome"
Minka
Polish diminutive of Mina, short form of Wilhelmina, German
"resolute protection"
Macy
English surname, variation of Massey
"hill"
Marcia
Latin, feminine version of Marcius
"warlike"
Minnie
Diminutive of Wilhelmina, German
"resolute protection"
Moira
Irish, variation of Mary
"bitter; beloved; drop of the sea"
Marley
English
"pleasant seaside meadow"
Maple
English tree name from Latin
"maple tree; tree of the Acer genus"
Myla
Spelling variation of Mila or feminine variation of Milo
"soldier or merciful"
Muriel
Irish
"of the bright sea, sea-bright"
Mirren
Scottish
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
Mercy
English word name
"compassion"
Millicent
German
"strong in work"
Makenna
Spelling variation of McKenna, Irish, Eastern African
"son of Kenneth; happy one"
Margaux
French spelling variation of Margo
Marsaili
Scottish form of Marcella
"warlike"
Mari
Variation of Maria or Mary, Basque, Japanese
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved; gift, mother; truth, genuine, villlage"
Marian
French medieval variation of Marie, Hebrew
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
Morgana
Female version of Morgan, Welsh
"sea-circle"
Mackenzie
Scottish
"son of Kenneth"
Malia
Hawaiian variation of Mary
"bitter"
Meadow
Nature name
Maura
Anglicized variation of Maire, Finnish, Irish variation of Mary"sweet; drop of the sea, bitter"
"sweet; drop of the sea, bitter"
Maris
Latin
"of the sea"
Milia
Diminutive of Emilia, Latin, or Greek
"rival; apple tree"
Mariska
Hungarian and Dutch diminutive of Maria
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
Miley
Modern invented name
Marianne
French combination of Marie and Anne
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + grace"
Matilde
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese version of Matilda, German
Manon
French, diminutive of Marie
"bitter"
Mitzi
German, diminutive of Maria
"beloved; drop of the sea, bitter"
Mildred
English
"gentle strength"
Mireille
French
"to admire"
Marlow
English
"driftwood"
Morrigan
Irish
"phantom queen"
Marla
Variation of Marlene
"Mary Magdalene; beloved, bitter, drop of the sea + high tower"
Mona
Irish
"noble good"
Milena
Czech; Slovak; Serbian; Croatian; Polish; Italian
"love, warmth, grace"
