After knowing that we are waiting for a baby, one of the first most important decisions we will have to make is to choose the name that will be his whole life. There are many places where we can take inspiration, such as nature, literature or any language we like.
However, if you have a preference for a particular letter, our series of baby names from A to Z can give you some ideas. Continuing with this special tour of the alphabet we suggest 101 girl names that start with the letter M.
Maat: name of Egyptian goddess, symbol of truth, justice and cosmic harmony.
Mabel: abbreviated form of María Isabel
Macarena: corresponds to the Marian invocation of Our Lady of Hope, venerated in the Basilica of La Macarena in the Sevillian neighborhood of the same name.
Maddison: derived from the surname Maud, which means "son of Maud".
Madeleine: French variant of Magdalena.
Madonna: of Italian origin, it means "my lady, my wife".
Mae: variant of May, diminutive of Mary, Mary in English.
Mafalda: of Germanic origin, means "peacemaker".
Magali: of Provencal origin, comes from Magaloma, Occitan form of Magdalena.
Cupcake: of Hebrew origin, means "tower of God."
Magina: It comes from the Latin magus "magician", or of the Latin name magnus, which means "great, excellent."
Magnolia: Of French origin, it comes from the flower of the same name.
Mahina: means "moon" in Hawaiian
Mailén: Mapuche name meaning "powerful, noble and intelligent woman"
Maite: Basque name, variant of Encarnación. Also hypocoristic of Maria Teresa.
Makawi: of Sioux origin, means "maiden of the earth".
Makayla: Anglo-American variant of Michaela.
Makena: derived from the Irish surname MacCoinnich, which means "son of Coinneach".
Malia: variant of Maria in Hawaiian.
Malika: of Arabic origin, means "queen."
Mallow: of Greek origin, comes from Greek malache, which means "soft, soft".
Manuela: feminine form of Manuel
Sea: name inspired by the nature of Latin origin.
Mara: from the Hebrew marah, means "the one who is sorry."
Maral: Indian name meaning "swan".
Marcela: of Latin origin, means "the strong one".
Marcelina: Marcela variant
Marcia: Marcela variant
Marena: of Latin origin, means "from the sea"
Maren: Dutch variant of Marena.
Daisy flower: of Greek or Latin origin, means "pearl".
Margot: Margarita's French hypocoristic.
Mary: of Hebrew origin, means "beloved of God, excellent, eminent." It is the most used names in the western world.
Mariana: of Latin origin, means "relative to Mary".
Maribel: contraction of María Isabel
Mariela: Italian variant of Maria.
Marilyn: name composed by Mary and the Irish ending lynn, hypocoristic of Linda.
Marine: of Latin origin, means "from the sea".
Marisa: contraction of María Luisa.
Marisol: contraction of María Soledad or María del Sol.
Marlene: contraction of the names Marie and Helene.
Marlon: unisex name of Latin origin, derived from Marion, a variant of Mary that in turn comes from the Hebrew Miriam.
Martha: of Aramaic origin, means "lady."
Martina: of Latin origin, feminine form of Martin which means "consecrated to the God Mars", god of war.
Maryam: of Arabic origin, variant of Mary.
Matea: female variant of Matthew, means "the great gift of our Lord"
Matilde: of Germanic origin, means "warrior, strong and courageous".
Maura: of Latin origin, comes from mauros, which means "dark"
Maya / Maia: Basque form of Mary and name of Greek origin that means "mother or nurse." It also means "illusion" in Sanskrit. In the Buddhist tradition, this is the name of Buddha's mother.
Maylea: Hawaiian origin, means "wild flower".
Mayra: of Latin origin, means "wonderful woman."
Maximum: feminine form of Máximo, derived from Latin maximus, which means "big."
Maximilian: name composed by the names Máxima and Emiliana.
Maxine: means "the largest" in French.
Medina: of Arab origin, it represents the place where Mohamed's grave is located.
jellyfish: of Greek origin means "the caretaker".
Meg: English hypochristic Margaret.
Meghan: Welsh nickname of the Latin name Margarita, from the Greek Margarites meaning "pearl".
Meja: comes from the old Nordic mäghin, which means "power" or "force"
Melanie: of Greek origin, means "dark, black".
Melba: of Greek origin, it means "the one that is soft and tender". English variant of Malva.
Melina: of Greek origin, means "yellow", "natural of the island of Milo".
Melinda: from the Greek meli, which means "honey", and the feminine ending -inda.
Balm: of Greek origin, means "bee, honey".
Melita: comes from the Latin name Mellitus, "sweetness, sweet as honey."
Melody: of Greek origin, means "song", "harmonious sound".
Mencía: name of Spanish origin, hypocoristic of "Clemencia", means "the indulgent" or "the benign".
Mercedes: of Latin origin, means "liberator", "the liberator"
Merced: Mercedes variant.
Meryl: variant of the names Muriel and Meriel.
Mine: of Hebrew origin, diminutive of Mary.
Michele: comes from Hebrew, means "God is just."
Michelle: it comes from Hebrew and its meaning is "who is like God."
Mila: of Slavic origin, abbreviated form of Ludmila and Miloslava. Also diminutive of Camilla, Kamilla and Milena.
Milan: unisex name of Hindu origin, whose meaning is "union."
miracles: of Latin origin, it means "prodigy, wonderful thing".
Milena: name derived from Mary, of Hebrew origin, "the chosen one", "the one loved by God", and Elena from the Greek "torch".
Mine: means "fish" in Sanskrit.
Minerva: of mythological origin. The Romans worshiped the deity Minerva as the goddess of wisdom and the arts
Miranda: of Latin origin, it means "amazing, amazing".
Mirari: Basque equivalent of Milagros.
Mireya: of Latin or Provencal origin, means "to be amazed, to marvel".
Míriam: variant of Mary of primitive Hebrew root.
Mirna: English form of the Gaelic proper name Muirne, "dear, kind".
Mirta: of Greek origin, whose meaning is "myrtle", which is the name of a tree linked to love and beauty according to Greek mythology, so it was consecrated to the goddess of love, Aphrodite.
Mercy: of Latin origin, it means "the one who feels sorry for others".
Mysteries: from Latin misterius, means "mystery, secret."
Modest: of Latin origin, means "moderate, measured".
Moira: Irish variant of Mary, "beloved of God, excellent, eminent". In Greek mythology, the Moiras were the personifications of destiny.
monkey: of Irish origin, means "small and noble".
Monica: of Latin or Greek origin, means "loner, who loves loneliness".
Mountain: diminutive of María del Monte, comes from the Marian invocation of Our Lady of the Mount.
Montserrat: Catalan name meaning "closed mountain".
Montse Montserrat variant.
Morgana: of Celtic origin, feminine of Morgan, means "lady of the sea".
Muna: from the Hebrew muna, which means "desire."
Munia: Muna variant.
Munira: female version of Munir, which in Arabic means "bright" or "bright".
Muriel: Norman form of Mary, means "bright as the sea".