Muslim Boy Names Starting with M
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| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
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Murshid
مرشد (مُرْشِد) — الدليل الروحي
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Guide, spiritual mentor (one who shows the way) | Boy | Arabic (widely used in South and Southeast Asia as title and name) |
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Manuchehr
اسم فارسي منوچهر؛ يفسَّر عادةً بـ'ذو النسب الخالدة' أو 'ذو وجه الروح'
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From Middle Persian Manūčihr — traditionally interpreted as 'of the immortal lineage' or 'he of the soul's face'; a historic Persian epic name | Boy | Middle Persian (Persian/Iranian epic tradition) |
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Mazlum
مظلوم (الذي يُظلم)
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Oppressed, wronged, one who is treated unjustly (from Arabic mazlūm مظلوم) | Boy | Arabic origin; widely attested among Kurdish and Anatolian Muslim communities |
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Maqsud
مقصود — المقصودُ: المراد، المطلوب
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Intended, desired, sought-after; derived from the Arabic root q‑s‑d (to intend, aim). | Boy | Arabic / Persianate usage (widely used historically in South Asia and the Middle East) |
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Murtaza
الْمُرْتَضَىٰ (المرتضى)
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Chosen; one whom God is pleased with (honorific title meaning 'the approved/chosen') | Boy | Arabic / Persianate Muslim tradition |
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Maruf
معروف (معلوم، معروف شدہ نیک کام)
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Known, commonly recognized as good or customary; 'al-ma'ruf' in Islamic usage denotes what is rightly recognized as good or customary kindness | Boy | Arabic; adopted across South Asia and Malay regions |
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Mu’nis
الْمُؤْنِس: صاحب الأنس والوناسة، الرفيق المريح
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One who brings companionship, comfort, or sociability; 'the companion' (from Arabic root و-ن-س related to intimacy and sociability). | Boy | Arabic |
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Mubashir
مبشر
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Bringer of glad tidings; one who delivers good news | Boy | Arabic |
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Mahjoor
مهجور — مهجور، متروك، مبتعد عن الناس أو محبوبية روحية للانعزال
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From Persian/Urdu مہجور / Arabic مهجور — 'forsaken, secluded, detached'; historically attested as a takhallus (pen-name) by Kashmiri poet Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor | Boy | Persian/Urdu literary usage; historically attested as a pen-name (takhallus) in Kashmiri/Urdu poetry |
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Muqatil
مقاتل: محارب، مقاتل، من يخوض القتال
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Arabic name (مقاتل) meaning 'fighter' or 'combatant', literally 'one who fights'; historically attested as a given name and epithet. | Boy | Arabic |