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Browse Quranic names that begin with the letter M.

This page groups Quranic names starting with M, making it easier for visitors to browse by letter and compare meaningful options.

80 names found

Maahi

Arabic

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Another name for Prophet Muhammad PBUH

Maarij

Arabic

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ascents, routes of ascent, stairs”, The 70th Surah of the Quran

Maaz

Arabic

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Brave Man, A Friend Of Prophet Muhammad(PBUH)

Madina

Arabic

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City, City of the Prophet PBUH , which is known as al-Madinah

Madyan

Arabic

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Name of a holy place in Saudi Arabia where the Prophet (PBUH) used to visit

Maeen

Arabic

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Maeen is a direct Quranic name for girls that means spring of water, fountain, fresh water stream, fresh water source.

Maeena

Arabic

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Kind, Compassionate and Tenderhearted. Maeena is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means helper, one who takes care of others. It is an alternative pronunciation of the name Mueena. It is not directly mentioned in the Quran, but its root A-W-N is used in many places in the Quran.

Mahaad

Arabic

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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.

Maida

Arabic

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Beautiful, Dining table, a chapter of Quran

Makan

Arabic

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Makan is an Arabic name for boys that means place. It is used 28 times in the Quran.

Malih

Arabic

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Handsome, A reciter of Quran was so called

Manaf

Arabic

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Abd Manaaf: an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad.

Maqil

Arabic

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Intelligent, Quite a few people had this name, among them companions of the Prophet PBUH ibn Sinah RA.

Maqsurah

Arabic

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

Mariam

Arabic

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A flower, Pious, mother of Prophet Isa (AS) i.e. Jesus.

Marjina

Arabic

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Gold, Ruby, Pearl and Coral. Marjina is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means little pearl, and can also refer to precious coral. Marjina is a non-standard modification of the name Marjana , which itself is the singular form of the name Marjaan.

Marsad

Arabic

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Ibn Abu Marsad al-Ghanavi was the companion of the Prophet PBUH who took part in the Badr Battle and had this name.

Marufirah

Arabic

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Another name for the quran, lofty, respected

Maryam

Arabic

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A flower, Pious, mother of Prophet Isa (AS) i.e. Jesus.

Masar

Arabic

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Masar means route (the path(s) taken to reach a destination). It is not directly mentioned in the Quran, but it is derived from S-Y-R root which is used heavily in the Quran, such as in 34:18:

Masarra

Arabic

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Good News and Glad Tidings | Happiness, Laughter, Joy and Delight. BLANKENTER Masarra is a name for girls meaning delight, joy, cause for celebration. It is an indirect Quranic name, its root is S-R-R which is used a lot in the Quran such as in 84:9:

Maseeh

Arabic

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One who is blessed with piety from the cradle to the grave. The Messiah (Jesus), a Prophet.

Mashael

Arabic

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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.

Mashiyat

Arabic

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Mashiyat is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means will power, ability to make choices, will. It is derived from the SH-Y-A root which is used in over 200 places in the Quran.

Mastoor

Arabic

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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.

Mataf

Arabic

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Mataf is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means place of tawaf (a place where people perform circumambulation, which refers to the courtyard of the Holy Sanctuary in Mecca, Saudi Arabia), a place that is visited often.

Mayeda

Arabic

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The fruits of heaven, the cloth on which you eat in Heaven, The suraah Mayeda in the Quran

Mehd

Arabic

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Instructor, Haadi, one of the names of Prophet Muhammad PBUH.

Miad

Arabic

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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.

Mihad

Arabic

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Mihad is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means cradle, place of comfort, plain (large area of flat land). The word Mihad is used seven times in the Quran.

Mihran

Arabic

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Name of a companion of the Prophet

Milhaan

Arabic

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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.

Minnat

Arabic

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Prudent, wise, a sword of the Prophet Muhammad

Mirsab

Arabic

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Prudent, wise, a sword of the Prophet Muhammad.

Mishkat

Arabic

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Mishkat is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means means niche, which is a shallow recess in a wall that contains a lantern (it is like a shelf to put lanterns on, but the shelf is embedded inside the wall). The word Mishkat is used in the Quran in verse 24:35:

Mizn

Arabic

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Cloud and Rain.Mizn is direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means white cloud, rain-bearing cloud and rain. It is a common, though non-Standard, pronunciation of the name Muzn. BLANKENTER This word is used in the Quran in Surat al-Waqiah (chapter 56 of the Quran)

Mizna

Arabic

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Cloud and Rain. Mizna is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means white cloud, rain-bearing cloud, rain. It is a common, though non-Standard, pronunciation of the name Muzna. Mizna is derived from the M-Z-N root which is used in the Quran in 56:69.

Moeza

Arabic

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Moeza is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means one who loves others dearly, bringer of glory and might, one who appreciates others, one who grants honor to others. It is derived from the AIN-Z-Z root which is used in many places in the Quran.

Mohamed

Arabic

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Prophet of Islam, Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD

Mohammad

Arabic

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Name of the Prophet (PBUH), praise worthy, Variant transcription of MUHAMMAD

Mohammed

Arabic

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Praised, praiseworthy, Name of final prophet (PBUH), Muhammad is the primary transliteration of the Arabic given name.

Moosa

Arabic

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A Prophet's name (Moses)

Mosa

Arabic

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Taken from the water, prophet name

Muad

Arabic

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A noted companion of the Prophet PBUH had this name, ibn-Jabal RA.

Muadz

Arabic

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Name of Prophet's companion, Protected

Mudar

Arabic

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An Arabian tribe, name of a great grandfather of the Prophet

Mudassira

Arabic

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Mudassira is an indirect Quranic name for girls. It is an easier pronunciation of Mudathira, used by both Arabs and non-Arabs. You can use either Mudassira or Mudathira, whichever you like, it doesnt affect the meaning. For more details please see the main name Mudathira.

Mudathir

Arabic

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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).

Mudathira

Arabic

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Mudathira is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means clothed, enveloped in garments, or dressed (in a particular way, mudathira fi burdatun sawdaaun means dressed in a black garment). Mudathira is derived from the D-TH-R root which is used in chapter 74 of the Quran.

Muddassir

Arabic

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Wrapped in, enveloped, attribute of the Prophet Muhammad.

Muddaththir

Arabic

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Covered, a title of the Prophet

Muhajira

Arabic

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Muhajirah is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means one who avoids, one who leaves something/somewhere, and when used as a name it means one who avoids sins, one who leaves bad things alone (doesnt engage in them), one who leaves the world alone (is not greedy). Muhajirah also means one who performs Hijrah, whic

Muhammed

Arabic

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Praiseworthy - name of the last Prophet (A.S)

Muharrim

Arabic

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Another Name For Prophet Muhamm

Muinudeen

Arabic

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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

Mujtaba

Arabic

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Chosen, selected, elected. Title of the Prophet Muhammad.

Munadi

Arabic

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A scholar of Baghdad who wrote books on the Quran and related subjects, Abu al-Hasan, had this name.

Mursal

Arabic

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Messenger, Prophet, Ambassador

Mursaleen

Arabic

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Messenger, Prophet, Ambassador.

Mursalin

Arabic

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Mursalin is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means messengers, message-bearers. It is used 24 times in the Quran.

Murtaza

Arabic

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Chosen, approved, agreeable, acceptable, an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad.

Musa

Arabic

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A Prophet, the biblical Moses.

Musab

Arabic

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Ibn-Umair RA was so named he was a companion whom the Prophet PBUH name as one of the fourteen eminent guardians.

Musaddas

Arabic

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A poem of six verses.

Musadiq

Arabic

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Musadiq is an Arabic name for boys that means Acknowledger of truth, one who acknowledges Gods existence and powers, one who confirms something. It is used 18 times in the Quran.

Musamma

Arabic

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Musamma is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means definite, determined, specified. It is used 21 times in the Quran.

Mushrif

Arabic

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Mushrif is an Arabic name for boys that means overlooking, towering, elevated. It also means overseer, foreman.

Mushrifah

Arabic

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Mushrifah is an Arabic name for girls that means overlooking, towering, elevated. It also means overseer, foreman.

Muslimin

Arabic

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Muslimin is an Arabic name for boys that means submitters, Muslims. It is a plural of Muslim. It is used 22 times in the Quran.

Musnad

Arabic

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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.

Mustafa

Arabic

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Chosen, selected, preferred, one of the name of our Prophet pbuh.

Musthafa

Arabic

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A calling for Prophet Muhammad SAW, Chosen one

Mutaygab

Arabic

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Son of prophet muhammad, aromatic, clear

Muttalib

Arabic

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Seeker. Abdul Muttalib: grand father of the Prophet Muhammad.

Muzakir

Arabic

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Muzakir is a direct Quranic name for boys that means one who reminds people of Allah, one who causes people to remember Allah. The Quran uses it to describe Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) in verse 88:21. BLANKENTER So remind them (O Muhammad), you are only one who reminds. (Quran 88:21)

Muzammil

Arabic

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Wrapped,One who is enwrapped in garments. Al-Muzzammil: title of the 73rd Sura of the Quran. In this sura, Allah addresses the Prophet Muhammad.

Muzarib

Arabic

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Muzarib is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means striker, fierce attacker. It is the name of one of the Sahaba (companions of the Prophet (PBUH), whose full name is Muzarib bin Zaid. Muzarib is derived from the DHAD-R-B root which is used in many places in the Quran.

Muzdalifa

Arabic

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Muzdalifa is an indirect Quranic name for girls that refers to a place between Mount Arafah and Mina, which the pilgrims pass through during Haj proceedings. Muzdalifa is derived from the Z-L-F Quranic root which has meanings of closeness, nearness (opposite distance).

Muzzammil

Arabic

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One who is wrapped up, a title of the Prophet