Muslim Boy Names Starting with M
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Masinissa
اسم أمازيغي ملكي قديم؛ المعنى اللغوي غير مؤكد
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Ancient Amazigh (Numidian) royal name; etymology uncertain — historically the name of King Masinissa of Numidia (Masənisa), attested in Latin and Berber sources | Boy | Amazigh (Numidian / Berber) |
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Mansur
منصور: المنتصر، المُعْطَى النّصْر
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Victorious, one who is granted victory (from Arabic root n-s-r) | Boy | Arabic; historically used across the Islamic world, noted in classical Sufi literature |
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Mehrdad
مهرداد: «مَهْر» (الشمس/المحبة) + «داد» (مُعطى) أي «مُعطى بالمحبة/الشمس»
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Given by Mehr; 'Mehr' (Mihr) in Persian denotes the sun, affection, covenant or the ancient divinity Mithra; 'dad' means 'given'. Literally 'given by Mehr' or 'gift of the sun/affection'. | Boy | Persian (Middle Persian / New Persian usage among Muslims in Iran and adjoining regions) |
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Muhtadi
المهتدي — شخص مَهتَدٍ، ہدایت یافتہ
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Rightly guided, one who is shown the straight path (from the Arabic root ه د ي — to guide) | Boy | Arabic (used historically in broader Muslim world, including Malay and Bosnian contexts) |
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Mahbub
محبوب — محبوب، عزیز
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Beloved, dear; one who is loved (from Arabic root ح ب ب — love) | Boy | Arabic (widely used historically in South Asia, Malay world, and Ottoman/Bosnian-speaking communities) |
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Mu’adh
مُعاذ: المحمي أو طالب الملاذ
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Protected; one who seeks refuge (from Arabic root 'ʿādh — to seek refuge) | Boy | Arabic (widely used across Arab and South Asian Muslim communities); historically attested via a Sahabi |
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Masih
المسيح — الممسوح/الممسوح عليه (بمعنى الممسوح أو المختون حالياً بالمجاملة اللغوية: المسيح)
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The Anointed One; Messiah (title used in the Qur'an for ʿĪsā / Jesus) | Boy | Arabic (used in Urdu, Persian and Malay contexts) |
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Mushir
مشير — النصح والمشورة، لقب استشاري
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Counselor, adviser; historically used as an honorific/title meaning an advisor or high-ranking counselor (also Ottoman-era rank equivalent to marshal) | Boy | Arabic; also attested as an honorific in Ottoman Turkish usage |
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Mudar
مضر — اسم قبلي عربي، جدّ قبائل مضر
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Eponymous ancestor name of the Mudar tribal grouping; historically an Arab tribal ancestor name | Boy | Arabic (pre-Islamic Arab genealogical name) |
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Muflih
مفلح: الناجح، المكلّل بالنجاح
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Successful; one who attains prosperity or is made to prosper (from Arabic root f-l-ḥ) | Boy | Arabic |