Popular and traditional Afghan names that start with “M”, with meanings and origin. 19 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maedeh | Heavenly table (مائده) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Mahdi | The rightly guided one (مهدی) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Mahmood | Praised | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mahnaz | Pride of the moon (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Balochi, Arabic |
| Mahsa | Like the moon (مهسا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Mahtab | Moonlight (مهتاب) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Malala | Grief-stricken (named after Malalai of Maiwand) | 👧 Girl | Pashto |
| Malalai | Grief-stricken; The heroine of Maiwand | 👧 Girl | Pashto |
| Manizha | A heroine of the Shahnameh | 👧 Girl | Tajik |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Masood | Fortunate; Lucky | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mirwais | Prince; Ruler (Mirwais Hotak) | 👦 Boy | Pashto |
| Mohammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam (محمد) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mojtaba | Chosen (مجتبی) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Morteza | Chosen; A title of Imam Ali (مرتضی) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mustafa | The chosen one | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |