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“Dear” or “beloved”, from Slavic mil.

Slavic · Czech: /ˈmɪ.lan/, stress on Mi.

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Miles

Meaning uncertain; historically associated with Latin miles, “soldier”

English · /maɪlz/ (English)

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Millie

Depends on the longer name; through Mildred, “gentle strength”.

English · English: /ˈmɪl.i/

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Milo

Depending on its derivation, “mild, generous” or “dear”; Milo has no single certain meaning.

Germanic · English: /ˈmaɪ.loʊ/ — MY-loh, with the stress on the first syllable.

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Mina

Through Wilhelmina: will and protection; separately, enamel in Persian and fish in a Sanskrit-derived tradition.

Germanic · English /ˈmiː.nə/; Persian /miː.ˈnɒː/.

Simple and sweetGentle

Mohammad

“Praised” or “commendable”.

Arabic · Arabic: /muˈħam.mad/; Persian: /mo.hæmˈmæd/

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Morgan

Possibly “sea circle”; the full meaning is uncertain.

Welsh · English /ˈmɔɹ.ɡən/; Welsh /ˈmɔr.ɡan/, two syllables with first-syllable stress.

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Moritz

From the Latin name family referring to a person from historical Mauretania.

Latin · German /ˈmoː.ʁɪt͡s/

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Muhidin

Reviver of the faith or religion.

Arabic · Arabic source form Muḥyī al-Dīn: /muħ.ji‿d.ˈdiːn/.

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Muntasir

Arabic · Arabic sounds /mun.ta.sˤir/: three syllables; stress not indicated.

Victorious; triumphant.

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Musa

Arabic form of Moses; the name’s earliest meaning is uncertain.

Arabic · Arabic: /ˈmuː.saː/; two syllables, with long u and a and a voiceless s.

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Myles

Meaning uncertain; historically linked with ‘soldier’

English · English: /maɪlz/

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Nani

Beauty, glory or splendour.

Hawaiian · Hawaiian na-ni, with stress on the first part; approximately NAH-nee.

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Naomi

Hebrew: “my pleasantness” or “my delight”; Japanese meanings depend on the written characters.

Hebrew · English /neɪˈoʊmi/ or /naɪˈoʊmi/; Japanese /nä.o̞.mi/

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Nathan

Hebrew · English /ˈneɪθən/; French /natɑ̃/.

He gave; he has given.

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Nathaniel

Hebrew · English: /nə.ˈθæn.jəl/

God has given.

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Nele

A short form of Cornelia, linked to the Roman family name Cornelius; the deeper meaning is uncertain.

Frisian · German: /ˈneː.lə/; first vowel close to the vowel in say, held steady without the final glide, followed by a weak unstressed final vowel.

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Nicanor

Greek · Spanish: /ni.ka.ˈnor/; stress on the final syllable

Victorious man; victor

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Nicola

Greek · English /ˈnɪkələ/; Italian /niˈkɔla/

Victory of the people.

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Nicolas

Greek · French /ni.kɔ.la/: three syllables, with a silent final s.

Victory of the people.

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Nidal

Arabic · Arabic /ni.ˈdˤaːl/: two syllables, stress on the last.

Struggle; striving.

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Nina

In its European short-form tradition, the meaning depends on the longer name, such as Antonina or Giannina.

Slavic · English /ˈniː.nə/; German /ˈniː.na/; French /ni.na/.

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Nisrine

Arabic · Arabic /nis.ˈriːn/: stress on the final syllable.

Wild rose.

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