Names that Begin with M

• Meridian

  Meridian comes from the English word "meridian", which is an imaginary circle around the earth.

• Meridith

  Variant of Meredith.

• Meriel

  Variant of Muriel.

• Merilyn

  Variant of Marilyn.

• Merit

  Either a variant of Merritt or else simply from the English word merit, ultimately from Latin meritus "deserving".

• Merita

  Means "meritorious" in Esperanto.

• Meritxell

  From the name of a village in Andorra where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

• Meriwether

  From a surname meaning "happy weather" in Middle English, originally belonging to a cheery person.

• Merja

  Possibly from the name of an ancient Finnish tribe.

• Merla

  Variant of Merle.

• Merle

  Variant of Merrill or Muriel.

• Merletta

  Diminutive of Merle.

• Merlin

  Form of the Welsh name Myrddin (meaning "sea fortress") used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Arthurian tales.

• Merlyn

  Variant of Merlin, sometimes used as a feminine form.

• Merna

  Merna probably originates in Irish Gaelic name Muirne, which means "affectionate, beloved".

• Merob

  Form of Merab used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.

• Merrick

  From an English surname which was originally derived from a Norman given name, composed of the Germanic elements meri "fame" and ric "power".

• Merrill

  From an English surname which was derived from the given name Muriel.

• Merrilyn

  Variant of Marilyn.

• Merrion

  Variant of Meirion.

• Merritt

  From an English surname, originally from a place name, which meant "boundary gate" in Old English.

• Merry

  From the English word merry, ultimately from Old English myrge.

• Merryn

  Meaning unknown.

• Merryweather

  Merryweather is a variant of Meriwether.

• Mert

  Means "brave" in Turkish.

• Merten

  Low German form of Martin.

• Mertie

  Mertie originates in English language and probably means "from a sea town".

• Merton

  From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town on a lake" in Old English.

• Merv

  Short form of Mervyn.

• Mervin

  Variant of Mervyn.