Popular and traditional Malaysian names that start with “M”, with meanings and origin. 44 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhumitha | Sweet friend | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Maggie | Pearl (Margaret) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Magizhan | Joyful person | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mahadi | The rightly guided one (Mahdi) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Mahani | Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Mahmood | Praised | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mahsuri | The legendary heroine of Langkawi | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Maimunah | Blessed; Fortunate | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Maisarah | Ease; Prosperity | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Malar | Flower | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Malarvizhi | Eyes like flowers | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Mandy | Worthy of love (Amanda) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Maran | A Pandya king; Brave | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Maria | Beloved; Star of the sea (Mary) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, International |
| Mariah | Bitter; Beloved (Maria) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Mary | Beloved; Bitter; Mother of Jesus; Star of the sea | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Masood | Fortunate; Lucky | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mastura | Covered; Protected | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Mathi | Wisdom; Moon | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Mathivanan | One with a moon-like face | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Matt | Gift of God (Matthew) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mawar | Rose | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| May | Bitter; Beloved (Mary); The month of May | 👧 Girl | English |
| Mazlan | Safe; Protected | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Meenakshi | Fish-eyed; Goddess Parvati; The goddess of Madurai | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Megat | Noble (a Malay title) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Mei | Beautiful (美); Sprout (芽) | 👧 Girl | Chinese, Japanese |
| Meiling | Beautiful jade sound (美玲) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Melur | Jasmine | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Melvin | Gentle chief; Mill settlement | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mike | Who is like God? (Michael) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ming | Bright; Clear (明) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mugilan | Cloud | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Muhamad | Praiseworthy (Muhammad) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mui | Plum blossom (梅, Cantonese form of Mei) | 👧 Girl | Cantonese |
| Mukilini | Cloud | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Munirah | Shining; Luminous | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Murugan | Lord Murugan; Beautiful one | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mustafa | The chosen one | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Muthu | Pearl | 👦 Boy | Tamil |