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Popular M Boy Names

Browse popular boy names that begin with the letter M.

Mashael

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Light and Radiance.Mashael is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means lights, lanterns, torches, sources of light. Mashael is the plural of Mashal. It is derived from the SH-AIN-L root which is used in verse 4 of Surat Maryam in the Quran.

Musnad

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Musnad is an Arabic name for boys that means dependable, reliable. It is also a technical term in the science of hadith which means a saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah upon him) that can be traced back to the Prophet himself through a reliable chain of narrators.

Mahaad

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Mahaad is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means bringer of ease, one who comforts others, one who makes things even and uniform. It is derived from the M-H26-D root which is used in many places in the Quran.

Mehrtash

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Mehrtash is a Persian-Turkish name for boys that means kind, affectionate, from the Persian word mehr (affection) and the Turkish word tash (one who accompanies, thus one who has/possesses). Since mehr also means the Sun in Persian, Mehrtash could also mean Sun-possessor, and figuratively radiant, full of light.

Miad

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Miad is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means date, appointment, set time. The Quran uses it to refer to the Day of Judgment, since it is an appointment that all humans have to attend.

Milhaan

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Milhaan is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that refers to Kanoon al-Awwal or Kanoon ath-Thani (the months of December or January in English). The name comes from milh (salt), which is also used to refer to a pure white color, and December/January is named so due to its whiteness caused by snowfall.

Mudathir

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Mudathir is a direct Quranic name for boys that means clothed, enveloped in garments, or dressed (in a particular way, mudathir fi burdatun sawdaaun means dressed in a black garment). It is the name of chapter 74 of the Quran and it is used in the first verse of the chapter to describe Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Muinudeen

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Muinudeen is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means helper of the faith, one who helps and supports Islam. It is derived from Muin (helper), which comes from the Ain-W-N Quranic root, and Deen (religion, creed, faith), which comes from the D-Y-N Quranic root. Both of these roots are used often in the Quran and De