Christian Names Meanings for Baby Boys Starting with M

Modris

Modris is a Latvian masculine given name, borne by more than 2,500 men in Latvia. The name means "watchful" or "vigilant". Its nameday is celebrated on 21 September.

Moe

Moe Name Meaning. Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Moe or (modernized) Mo, from Old Norse mór 'plain', 'moor', 'heath'. Swedish: ornamental or topographic name from mo 'sandy heathland'.

Meaning: A short form of moses Origin: Anglo-Saxon

Moesen

Moesen has its origins in the Egyptian language. Moesen is a variant form of the English and German Moses. See also the related category egyptian. Moesen is not commonly used as a baby boy name.

Meaning: Welsh form of moses from the water Origin: English

Moeshe

The meaning of the name Moeshe is Born Of (a God). The origin of the name Moeshe is Hebrew. This is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word, the language. Form of Moses.

Meaning: Drawn out of the water Origin: Israeli

Moffatt

This is a famous Scottish locational and clan surname, 'Moffatt and all that Ilk'. It is a derivation from the town of Moffat in Annandale, in the former county of Dumfriesshire. The origination of the place name is from the Gaelic 'magh', meaning a field or plain, and 'fada', translating as 'long'.

Meaning: From the long plain Origin: Scottish

Mogens

(MAW-gens)

Danish Meaning: The name Mogens is a Danish baby name. In Danish the meaning of the name Mogens is: Powerful.

Meaning: Greatness Origin: Danish, Latin

Mogue

mo-gue, mog-ue ] The baby boy name Mogue is derived from Irish origins. The name's meaning is the name of a saint. See also the related category irish. Mogue is not regularly used as a baby name for boys.

Meaning: Name of a saint Origin: Irish

Mohandas

(maw-HAHN-das)

Means "servant of Mohana" from the name of the Hindu god MOHANA combined with Sanskrit दास (dasa) meaning "servant". A famous bearer of this name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian leader who struggled peacefully for independence from Britain.

Meaning: Mohana's servant Origin: Indian, Sanskrit

Mohawk

Mohawk, self-name Kanien'kehá:ka (“People of the Flint”), Iroquoian-speaking North American Indian tribe and the easternmost tribe of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy. ... Related families lived together in longhouses, a symbol of Iroquois society.

Meaning: Native american tribe name Origin: Native-american

Moise

Moise Name Meaning. French (Moïse) and Jewish: from the personal name Moise (see Moses). Italian (also Moisé): from a variant of the personal name Mosè, Italian equivalent of Moses.

Meaning: Drawn out, drawn out of the water, son, child