Girls names starting with M

ماريا

Name of Maria al-Qibtiyya (Mary the Copt), wife of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and mother of his son Ibrahim. Egyptian/Coptic in origin.

مريم

Highly exalted lady (from Hebrew). Name of the Virgin Mary, mother of Prophet Jesus, the only woman named in the Quran with her own Surah.

ميرفت

generosity and nobility; she who gives freely and provides sustenance on every path; a woman of great spirit whose open hand and giving heart make her a blessing wherever she is found

مايا

A multi-rooted name meaning fresh water in Arabic; also illusion in Sanskrit.

ميرا

Princess or noble; also the deep sea — a global name with Arabic roots.

ماهيتاب

Bright moon — Persian-origin name signifying beauty and radiance.

ميامي

Tender and affectionate — a name of soft cadence with Arabic roots.

موضي

Bright-faced and clear of mind — an elegant Gulf female name.

مهسا

Like the moon (Persian). From mah (moon) + sa (like). A classic Persian beauty name.

مهتاب

Moonlight (Persian). From mah (moon) + tab (light, glow). A poetic image of soft feminine beauty.

مَاوِيَّة

A young dog or fox (First Umayyad Khalifah)

مِدْحَت

Praise, lauding, eulogy..

مَفْتُوح

For whom the doors of good things are open, one whose heart is open to goodness, literally meaning open / free.

مَعَّة

Moon, Beautiful and radiant like moon

مَهَا

Beautiful”, Radiant, literally meaning “moon-like”.

مَحَاسِن

Beautiful and Radiant

مَهِيرة

Skilled, Proficient, Adept, Expert.

مُحْكَمَة

Mahkamah is a Persian name for girls that means beautiful.

مَحْنُور

Light, Radiance, Glow of the moon, Moonlight

مُهِمَّة

Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD ( ) Means "praiseworthy".

مُحْرِز

One who has a face like moon.

مُحَسَّن

Mahsan is a Persian name for girls that means moon-like, thus meaning beautiful.

مُحَشَّد

Mahshad is a Persian name for girls that means happy moon, happy and like the moon, thus meaning happy and beautiful.

مَائِدَة

Beautiful, Dining table, a chapter of Quran

مَيْدان

Name of the tutor of the family of Ziyad ibn Abih at Basrah and then at Kufah, he was called al-fil because of the elephant his master had given.

مَيْمُونَة

Benefit, Blessings and Profit

مُيَسِّرَة

Wealth, Richness, ease,

مَجَال

Majal is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means chance, opportunity. It also means domain, scope, area of knowledge, Its literal meaning is space, room, elbowroom.

مُكَرَّمة

Makramah is an Arabic name for girls that means generosity, honor, respect.

مَكْتُومَة

Name of a female singer of the past.

مُنَار

radiant, brilliant, literally meaning one who is like a lighthouse.

مَنَارة

Fem. of Manar, Minarat of masjid light-house.

مَنَزَّهة

Epic, A character in the Shahnameh (Poem by Ferdowsi)

مَقْصُورة

Maqsurah is an Arabic name for girls that means one who lives in ease and luxury.

مُرَّة

Happiness, Laughter, Joy and Delight

مِرِّيخ

Mareekh is an Arabic name for boys and girls that is a synonym of Murdasanj , which is a chemical that was used in Medieval times in alchemy and medicine. In English it is known as lead monoxide (chemical formula PbO).

مَرْوَة

Mariwah is an Arabic name for girls that refers to a group of fragrant plants known as Maerua scientifically. It is a variant of Marwah.

مَرْجان

Small pearls or corals

مَاشِطة

Mashta is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means wintertime. It also means winter resort, a place where people spend time during the winter.

مُصَلِّي

Masla is an Arabic name for boys that means consolation, comfort.

مَاسُّون

Safeguarded, well-protected.

مَسْتُور

Mastoor is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means hidden, covered, figuratively meaning modest. If Mastoor it is spelled in Arabic, the meaning would recorded, written. Both spellings are directly used in the Quran.

مُثَيْلَة

Matheelah is an Arabic name for girls that means exemplary, model, ideal, a person whose virtues are an example to others.

مَثْوَى

Mathwa is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means home, abode.

مَوَدَّة

Love, Loving and Beloved

مَوْجُودَة

Mawjudah is an Arabic name for girls that means existing, existent, actual, accessible, obtainable.

مَوْمَة

Mawmah is an Arabic name for girls that means great success.

مَوْسِم

Mawsim is an Arabic name for girls that means season ,time, festival day.