Muslim Boy Names Starting with M
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| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
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Mu’in
مَعِين: المعين، الناصر، المساعد
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Helper, supporter, assistant (from Arabic root ع و ن meaning to help) | Boy | Arabic |
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Mwinyi
مالك
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Owner; possessor; one who has authority (from Swahili 'mwenye') | Boy | Swahili (East African) |
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Muslih
المُصْلِح؛ الذي يصلح أو يقوِّم الأمور ويُعيد الحق
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From Arabic root Ṣ-L-Ḥ (to reform, make right); 'Muslih' (مُصْلِح) literally means 'reformer', 'one who makes amends' or 'restorer of good order' and appears in compound honorifics (e.g., Muslih al-Din) in historical Islamic usage. | Boy | Arabic |
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Manzur
منظور — مقبول، مُراد، مُوافَق عليه
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From Arabic منظور / منظور (manẓūr / manzūr) meaning 'approved', 'accepted', 'desired' or 'regarded'; used in Persian and Urdu as Manzoor/Manzur. | Boy | Arabic / Persian / Urdu usage |
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Munqidh
منقذ (منقذ = منقِذ، الذي يُنقِذ)
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Rescuer; deliverer (from Arabic root n-q-d with the form منقذ meaning 'one who saves') | Boy | Arabic (historically attested in medieval Levantine usage) |
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Mehrab
محراب (مكان الصلاة أو الحجرة المقدسة) / مهراب باللفظ الفارسي
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Sanctuary; prayer niche; a historic Persian name associated with an altar or honored place | Boy | Persian / Arabic loanword |
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Maslama
السلامة، الأمان، النجاة
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From Arabic root S-L-M: safety, peace, deliverance; often understood as 'one who brings or is granted safety/peace'. | Boy | Arabic |
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Mu’tamid
المُعْتَمَد، الموثوق
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From Arabic root ع-م-د (i'timad): 'one who is relied upon' or 'dependable, trustworthy'; also rendered 'the relied-upon'. | Boy | Arabic (Andalusian historical usage attested) |
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Ma’bad
معبد — مكان العبادة أو المعبد
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From Arabic مَعْبَد (maʿbad) meaning 'temple' or 'place of worship'; attested as a masculine personal name in early Arab sources. | Boy | Arabic |
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Mevlana
مولانا
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Our master; a Turkish honorific from Persian/Arabic مولانا (mavlānā/mawlānā), used historically as a reverential title for eminent scholars and Sufi masters (notably Jalal ad-Din Rumi). | Boy | Persian/Turkish (Ottoman honorific) |