List of Baby Names for Boys Starting with M

Montezuma

(mawn-teh-SOOM-ah)

Moctezuma Name Meaning. Nahuatl: American Indian name adopted in honor of Moctezuma, the name of the last ruler of the Aztec empire, who was killed by the Spanish in 1520.

Meaning: Unclear Origin: Native American

Montgomery

(mənt-GUM-ər-ee)

Montgomery Name Meaning. English, Scottish, and northern Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from a place in Calvados, France, so named from Old French mont 'hill' + a Germanic personal name composed of the elements guma 'man' + ric 'power'.

Meaning: Strong man's hill Origin: French

Montreal

(mohn-tree-OHL)

Hypotheses concerning the origin of the name. ... Among the hypotheses concerning the origin of Montreal's name, the most acceptable to Toponymy is the one that finds it to be a variant of Mount Royal. In the 16th century réal was a variant of royal, hence the contraction of Mont Royal that gave Mont Réal or Montreal.

Meaning: Imperial mountain Origin: French

Moody

(MOO-dee)

Moody Family History. Moody Name Meaning. English and Irish: nickname for a courageous, arrogant, or foolhardy person, or one quickly moved to anger, from Middle English modie 'impetuous', 'haughty', 'angry' (Old English modig 'brave', 'proud', from mod 'spirit', 'mind', 'courage').

Meaning: Arrogance Origin: English

Moore

(MAWR)

Moore Name Meaning. English: from Middle English more 'moor', 'marsh', 'fen', 'area of uncultivated land' (Old English mor), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in such a place or a habitational name from any of the various places named with this word, as for example Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire.

Meaning: Swarthy person Origin: English

Moray

(MUR-ee)

Scottish Meaning: The name Moray is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Moray is: Sea. A Scottish surname and place name.

Meaning: From an area near the sea Origin: Gaelic

Moritz

(MO-rits)

Moritz Name Meaning. German, Dutch, Danish and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name Moritz, a variant of Mauritz (see Morris). Among Jews it was sometimes assumed as a surname by bearers of the personal name Moses, as the two names have some phonetic similarity.

Meaning: Dark skinned person Origin: Latin

Morpheus

(MAWR-fee-əs)

Derived from Greek μορφη (morphe) meaning "shape", referring to the shapes seen in dreams. In Greek mythology Morpheus was the god of dreams.

Meaning: God of all dreams Origin: Greek

Mortimer

(MAWR-ti-mər)

Mortimer Name Meaning. English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Mortemer in Seine-Maritime, France, so called from Old French mort(e) 'dead' + mer 'sea' (Latin mare).

Meaning: From a dead sea area Origin: French

Mosi

(MOH-see)

The name Mosi is an Egyptian baby name. In Egyptian the meaning of the name Mosi is: First born.

Meaning: First born child Origin: African