Muslim Boy Names Starting with M
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Mazhar
مظهر: الظهور، الإظهار، ما يظهر
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Manifestation; that which appears or is made manifest (in Sufi usage often denotes a visible manifestation of the Real) | Boy | Arabic/Persian (used across Persianate Sufi literature) |
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Miskawayh
نسبة تعني «من مسكوايح»
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Nisba indicating origin 'from Miskawayh' (a toponymic surname); historically borne by the Persian historian-philosopher Abu al-Faraj Ahmad ibn al-Husayn al-Miskawayh | Boy | Persian (attested in Arabic biographical literature) |
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Mastoor
مستور — مخفي، مغطّى، محفوظ
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From Arabic مستور (mastūr): 'hidden', 'veiled', 'concealed', with connotations of being protected or kept unobtrusive. Used as a personal name or epithet in South Asian and Pashto-speaking Muslim contexts; derives from the Arabic root س‑ت‑ر (to cover, to conceal). | Boy | Arabic/Persian lexicon; attested in Pashto and South Asian Muslim usage |
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Muqbil
المُقْبِل — القادِم، الآتي، المُتوجِّه
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From Arabic مُقْبِل (muqbil): 'the one who approaches', 'forthcoming', 'one who faces or turns toward'. Historically used as a descriptive epithet and attested as a given name in the contemporary Muslim world (notably Yemen). The root ق-ب-ل relates to facing/approaching. | Boy | Arabic (widely attested in Yemen and the Arabic-speaking Muslim world) |
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Mazyar
صاحب المجد (مازيار)
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Possessor of glory; a Persian name often interpreted as 'owner/guardian of glory' | Boy | Persian (Middle Persian) |
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Mundhir
المنذر: الذي ينذر أو يُنهي؛ من جذر ن ذ ر بمعنى الإنذار والتنبيه
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One who warns; 'warner' or 'one who gives warning' (classical Arabic name from the root n-dh-r meaning to warn or admonish) | Boy | Arabic (classical); historically attested among pre-Islamic and early Islamic Arab leaders and tribal names (e.g., Lakhmid kings named al-Mundhir) |
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Miftah
مفتاح
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Key; opener, that which unlocks | Boy | Arabic (widely used in South Asia and Malay-speaking Muslim communities) |
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Mughīth
المُغِيث (المُنقذ، المُعِين)
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Succorer, one who gives relief or aid in times of distress | Boy | Arabic |
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Mofazzal
مُفَضَّل (مفضّل)، مفضول بمعنى مفضّل أو متميز
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Favored, preferred, distinguished; from Arabic Mufaḍḍal (مُفَضَّل) meaning 'preferred' or 'chosen' | Boy | Arabic origin; historically attested in South Asian (Bengali) Muslim onomastics |
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Mughīrah
مغيرة: الغارة، المهاجم
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Raider, one who launches an attack or sortie; a martial epithet indicating a person who strikes or surprises an enemy | Boy | Arabic |