Popular and traditional Indian names that start with “M”, with meanings and origin. 175 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madan | Love; Kamadeva, god of love | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Madhav | Krishna; Sweet like honey | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Madhavi | Spring flower; Goddess Lakshmi; Sweet | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Sinhala | Simha |
| Madhu | Honey; Sweet | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Madhumitha | Sweet friend | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Simha |
| Madhur | Sweet | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Madhura | Sweet | 👧 Girl | Marathi | Simha |
| Madhuri | Sweetness | 👧 Girl | Telugu | Simha |
| Madhurima | Sweetness | 👧 Girl | Bengali | Simha |
| Madiha | Praiseworthy | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Magizhan | Joyful person | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Simha |
| Mahad | Big; Great | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Mahadev | The great god (Lord Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Maham | Like the moon (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Urdu | — |
| Mahavir | Great hero; The 24th Jain Tirthankara; The 24th Tirthankara | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mahbub | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Maheen | Like the moon; Delicate | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Mahendra | Great lord; Indra | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Rajasthani | Simha |
| Mahendran | Great Indra | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Simha |
| Mahesh | Great lord (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu | Simha |
| Mahi | Earth; Great | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mahika | Earth; Dew | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mahima | Glory; Greatness | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mahir | Skilled; Expert | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Arabic | Simha |
| Mahira | Skilled; Expert | 👧 Girl | Urdu | — |
| Mahiya | Joy; Happiness | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mahmood | Praised | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Mahmudullah | Praised by God | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Mahnoor | Light of the moon (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Mahrukh | Moon-faced (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Mahua | An intoxicating flower | 👧 Girl | Bengali | Simha |
| Maira | Moon; Beloved | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Maithili | Sita; Of Mithila | 👧 Girl | Maithili | Simha |
| Majid | Glorious; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Malar | Flower | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Simha |
| Malarvizhi | Eyes like flowers | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Simha |
| Malati | A jasmine flower | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Malika | Queen | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Malini | Garland-maker; Fragrant | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Sinhala | Simha |
| Mamata | Love; Affection | 👧 Girl | Odia | Simha |
| Mamta | Motherly love | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Hindi | Simha |
| Manahil | Springs of water in Paradise | 👧 Girl | Urdu | — |
| Manan | Thinking; Reflection | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Manasa | Mind; Heart | 👧 Girl | Kannada | Simha |
| Manasi | Of the mind; Spiritual | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Marathi | Simha |
| Manav | Human being | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mandakini | The Milky Way; A sacred river | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mandar | A celestial tree | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Simha |
| Mandeep | Light of the mind | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Simha |
| Mangal | Auspicious; The planet Mars | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mangesh | Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Simha |
| Mani | Jewel | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Manik | Ruby; Jewel | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Manikandan | Lord Ayyappa | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Simha |
| Manish | Lord of the mind; Wise | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Manisha | Wisdom; Desire | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Manjeet | Victory over the mind | 👧 Girl | Punjabi | Simha |
| Manjot | Light of the mind | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Simha |
| Manju | Snow; Sweet | 👧 Girl | Hindi | Simha |
| Manjunath | Lord Shiva of Dharmasthala | 👦 Boy | Kannada | Simha |
| Manohar | Captivating; Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Manoj | Born of the mind; Kamadeva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Manpreet | Love of the mind | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Simha |
| Mansi | Of the mind; Noble | 👧 Girl | Marathi, Gujarati | Simha |
| Mansoor | Victorious; Aided by God | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Manu | The first man; Wise | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Simha |
| Manveer | Brave of heart | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Simha |
| Manya | Respected; Honoured | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Maqsood | Intended; Desired | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Maran | A Pandya king; Brave | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Simha |
| Maria | Beloved; Star of the sea (Mary) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, International | — |
| Mariam | Mary | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Coptic, Georgian, Armenian | — |
| Mariyam | Mary | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Dhivehi | — |
| Marudevi | The mother of Rishabhdev | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mary | Beloved; Bitter; Mother of Jesus; Star of the sea | 👧 Girl | Hebrew | — |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Masood | Fortunate; Lucky | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Masum | Innocent | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Mathew | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Mathi | Wisdom; Moon | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Simha |
| Mathivanan | One with a moon-like face | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Simha |
| Matthew | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Maulik | Valuable; Precious | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Simha |
| Maya | Illusion; Mother of the Buddha; Water; Dream; Spring | 👧 Girl | Pali, English, Hebrew | Simha |
| Mayank | The moon | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mayur | Peacock | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mayuri | Peahen | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mazhar | Manifestation; Appearance | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Medha | Intelligence | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Meena | Fish; Precious stone | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Meenakshi | Fish-eyed; Goddess Parvati; The goddess of Madurai | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil | Simha |
| Meera | Prosperous; The devotee-poet of Krishna | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam, Rajasthani | Simha |
| Meerab | Queen; Princess | 👧 Girl | Urdu | — |
| Megha | Cloud | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Meghna | A river; Cloud-like | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mehak | Fragrance | 👧 Girl | Urdu | — |
| Mehar | Grace; Blessing | 👧 Girl | Punjabi | Simha |
| Mehedi | Rightly guided (Mahdi) | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Mehjabin | Moon-like forehead (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Bengali | — |
| Mehraj | Ascension | 👦 Boy | Kashmiri | — |
| Mehreen | Loving; Kind; Bright as the sun (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Mehul | Rain; Cloud | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Simha |
| Mehvish | Like the moon | 👧 Girl | Kashmiri | — |
| Mehwish | Like the moon (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Michael | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Midhun | Gemini; A pair | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Simha |
| Mihir | The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi | Simha |
| Milan | Union; Meeting; Gracious; Dear | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Dutch, Serbian | Simha |
| Minahil | Fountain of Paradise | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Minakshi | Fish-eyed | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mingma | Born on Tuesday | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Simha |
| Mira | Ocean; Prosperous | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Miriam | Wished-for child; The sister of Moses | 👧 Girl | Hebrew | — |
| Misbah | Lamp | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Mishal | Torch; Light | 👧 Girl | Urdu | — |
| Mitali | Friendship | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Simha |
| Mitesh | Few desires | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Simha |
| Mithila | An ancient region; Sita | 👧 Girl | Bengali | — |
| Mithilesh | Lord of Mithila (King Janaka) | 👦 Boy | Maithili | Simha |
| Mithlesh | Lord of Mithila (King Janaka) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |