Popular and traditional Sri Lankan names that start with “M”, with meanings and origin. 30 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhavi | Spring flower; Goddess Lakshmi; Sweet | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Sinhala |
| Madhumitha | Sweet friend | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Magizhan | Joyful person | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mahendran | Great Indra | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mahinda | The monk who brought Buddhism to Sri Lanka | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Mahmood | Praised | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Malar | Flower | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Malarvizhi | Eyes like flowers | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Malini | Garland-maker; Fragrant | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Sinhala |
| Manel | Blue water lily, the national flower of Sri Lanka | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Mangala | Auspicious | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Maran | A Pandya king; Brave | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Maria | Beloved; Star of the sea (Mary) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, International |
| Mary | Beloved; Bitter; Mother of Jesus; Star of the sea | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Masood | Fortunate; Lucky | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mathi | Wisdom; Moon | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Mathivanan | One with a moon-like face | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Maya | Illusion; Mother of the Buddha; Water; Dream; Spring | 👧 Girl | Pali, English, Hebrew |
| Meenakshi | Fish-eyed; Goddess Parvati; The goddess of Madurai | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Menaka | A celestial nymph | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Metta | Loving-kindness | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mudita | Sympathetic joy | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Mugilan | Cloud | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mukilini | Cloud | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Murugan | Lord Murugan; Beautiful one | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mustafa | The chosen one | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |