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Mazin

Borrowed from Arabic مَازِن (māzin).

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Mazon

In Illinois, from mzan, a Potawatomi word for nettles. The surname may be from Spanish Mazón.

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Mazu

Borrowed from Mandarin 媽祖／妈祖 (Māzǔ).

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Mazur

From Polish Mazur.

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Mazzu

Borrowed from Italian Mazzù.

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Maʽat

From Egyptian mꜣꜥt, U2:mAa-a:t-H6-B1

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MbS

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد بِن سَلْمَان (muḥammad bin salmān)

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Mbaye

Borrowed from Wolof.

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Mbeki

From Xhosa.

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Mboma

From sub-Saharan African languages.

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Mc-

Abbreviation of Mac-, from Irish and Scottish Gaelic mac (“son”).

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McArd

Variant of McCart.

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McBay

Variant of McBeth.

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McBee

Variant of McBeth.

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McBey

Variant of McBeth.

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McCar

From Mc- + car.

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McCaw

Variant of McGaw.

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McCay

Variant of McCoy.

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McCue

Variant of McCoy.

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McD

Abbreviation of McDonald's.

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McD's

Abbreviation of McDonald's.

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McDo

Clipping of McDonald's.

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McDow

Variant of McDuff.

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McFee

Variant of McPhee.

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McFie

Variant of McPhee.

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McGaa

Variant of McGaughey.

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McGaw

Anglicised from Scottish Gaelic and Irish patronymic surnames derived from diminutives of Adam.

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McGee

Anglicized form of Irish mac Aodha.

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McHan

A variant of McCann.

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McJob

From Mc- + job, entry-level jobs at McDonald's restaurants being considered to be this sort of job.

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McKay

From Irish Mac Aodha and Scottish Gaelic MacAoidh (literally “son of Aodh”). Related to McCoy and McGee.

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McKee

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Aodha.

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McKey

Variant of McCoy.

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McKie

Variant of McCoy.

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McKim

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Shim (“son of Sim”), a pet form of the personal name Simon.

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McKoy

Variant of McCoy.

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McLin

Variant of McLean.

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McNew

Apparently an altered spelling of an unidentified Scottish or Irish surname. This form is not found in Britain or Ireland.

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McRae

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Raith (“son of grace”), from mac + rath. Compare the Irish form McGrath.

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McRay

Variant of McRae.

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McRee

Variant of McRae.

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McRoy

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Rúaidh (“son of Rúadh”), a byname from ruadh (“red”).

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McVay

Variant of McVey.

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McVey

Variant of McBeth, from the aspirated form Mac Bheatha.

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Mdina

Borrowed from Maltese Mdina. Doublet of Medina.

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MeFi

Shortening of MetaFilter.

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Meaco

Borrowed from Japanese 都 (miyako, “capital”), as the city was formerly the capital of Japan.

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Two main origins: * A topographic surname for someone who lived by a meadow, from Old English mǣd (“meadow”). * A metonymic occupational surname for a brewer or seller of mead, from Old English medu (“mead”).

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Meade

Two main origins: * A variant of Mead, a topographic or occupational surname. * Anglicized form of Irish Midheach, superseded spelling of Míoch (“Meathman, a native of Meath”).

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Mealy

Variant of Malley.

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Means

Various origins: * Reduced form of McMeans, a surname of Irish origin. * Habitational surname from the villages of East and West Meon, in Hampshire. * A nickname from Middle English mene (“inferior in rank”), which is fr

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Meany

Variant of Mooney.

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Meara

Shortened form of O'Meara.

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Mears

* As an English surname, variant of Mear, topographic surname for someone who lived by a pond, from Old English mere (“lake, pool”), or near a boundary, from ġemǣre (“boundary, border”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó Mei

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Mease

A patronymic from May or a variant of Meece.

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Meath

Borrowed from Middle Irish Mide.

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Meaux

Borrowed from French Meaux.

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Mebin

From Hebrew.

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Mecca

From Arabic مَكَّة (makka) of uncertain etymology. In American place names, in reference to the Arabian city.

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Mech

Borrowed from Bengali মেচ (mec), from Sanskrit म्ले॒च्छ (mlecchá). Doublet of mleccha.

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Mecum

Unexplained. Perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Thom (“son of Tom”).

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Medal

Borrowed from Spanish Medal, itself a surname of Galician origin. This surname is predominantly found in Nicaragua.

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Medan

From Malay, said to be from Tamil மைதானம் (maitāṉam, “ground”). More at Medan.

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Mede

From Latin Medus, from Ancient Greek Μῆδος (Mêdos).

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Medea

From Ancient Greek Μήδεια (Mḗdeia).

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Medel

From the Spanish surname, possibly from Latin Emetherius, from Ancient Greek ἐμός (emós) + ἀθάνατος (athánatos, “undying, immortal”).

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Medha

Borrowed from Sanskrit मेधा (medhā, “wisdom, intelligence”).

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Media

Borrowed from Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία (Mēdía), from Μῆδος (Mêdos), from *Mada (vocalization uncertain), the Old Median language self-designator signifying speakers of the Median language. Compare Old Persia

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Medic

From Mede + -ic.

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Medo-

From Med(ia) + -o-; compare Afro-, Sino-, Turko-.

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Medog

From Tibetan མེ་ཏོག (me tog).

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Mee

* As an English surname, from the archaic noun mee (“physician”). Compare Mayer, Myer. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Miadhaigh (“descendant of Miadhach”), from miadhach (“honorable”). Compare Meehan, McNamee.

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Meece

Habitational surname from the village of Cold Meece, in Staffordshire, from Old English meos (“moss”).

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Meena

Borrowed from Hindi मीना (mīnā), from Sanskrit मीन (mīna, “fish, synonym of the patron deity Matsya”).

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Meert

Borrowed from Dutch Meert.

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Megan

Borrowed from Welsh Megan, cognate with English Margaret, ultimately from an Indo-Iranian source.

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Megaw

A spelling variant of McGaw.

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Megee

Variant of McGee.

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Meggy

From Meg + -y.

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Megia

Borrowed from Spanish Megia.

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Megs

From Meg + -s (plural suffix).

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Mehr

Borrowed from Persian مهر (mehr). Doublet of Mithras and mitre.

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Mehra

Borrowed from Hindi मेहरा (mehrā), cf. Mehrotra, Malhotra.

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Mehri

From Mehri مهريّت (Mehri), from مَهْرَة (mahra, “Mahra”).

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Mehta

Transliteration of Gujarati મહેતા (mahetā).

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Mei

From Mandarin 美 (měi, “beautiful”), a common Chinese given name among women.

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Meier

From German Meier.

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Meige

Borrowed from French Meige

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Meiji

From Japanese 明治 (meiji, “enlightened rule”).

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Meiko

Borrowed from Japanese めいこ (Meiko).

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Mein

* Borrowed from Dutch and German Mein, from the personal name Maino, Meino, from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *magan (“to be able, be strong”). * Also as a German surname, from the adjective (ge)mein (“mean, nasty

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Meir

Perhaps from Old English mere (“pool, lake”), similar to the surname Mears.

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Meis

Borrowed from German Meis.

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Mejia

Anglicization of Spanish Mejía

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Meka

Borrowed from Telugu మేకా (mēkā).

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Mekhi

An African-American coinage, popularized by the actor Mekhi Phifer.

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Mekit

Borrowed from Uyghur مەكىت (mekit).

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Mel

Borrowed from Italian and Venetan Mel.

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Melb

Shortening.

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Melba

Coined by Nellie Melba as a pseudonym; derived from Melbourne.

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Melfi

Borrowed from Italian Melfi.

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Meli

Borrowed from Italian Meli.

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Mello

Borrowed from Italian and Portuguese Mello.

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Melo

From Portuguese melro (“blackbird”), similar to Spanish mirlo.

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Meloy

Borrowed from Norwegian Meløy.

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Melpa

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. )

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Melua

Borrowed from Georgian მელუა (melua), from Mingrelian მელუა (melua), from მელა (mela, “fox”) + -უა (-ua).

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Memon

Borrowed from Gujarati મેમણ (memaṇ).

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Menbi

Borrowed from Dzongkha སྨན་སྦིས་ (sman sbis).

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Mende

Borrowed from German Mende.

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Mene

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μήνη (Mḗnē).

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Menem

Spanish Menem

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Menes

From Latin Mēnēs, from Ancient Greek Μήνης (Mḗnēs), ultimately from Egyptian Y5:N35-M17 (mnj).

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Menez

Two possible origins: * Variant spelling of Spanish Menes, mainly found in the Philippines. * Borrowed from French Menez or Ménez, a topographic surname from Breton menez (“mountain”).

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Meng

From non-English surnames: * From Khmer មេង (meing) * From Mandarin 孟 (Mèng). * From German Meng

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Menk

Borrowed from German Menk.

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Menlo

Borrowed from Irish Mionloch (“small lake”).

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Menna

Borrowed from Italian Menna.

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Menno

Shortening.

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Meno

Unexplained.

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Menon

Borrowed from Malayalam മേനോൻ (mēnōṉ).

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Mensa

From Latin mensa (“table”). The organization promotes itself as a "round-table" society in which differences in the backgrounds of its members are considered irrelevant.

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Mensk

From Belarusian Менск (Mjensk).

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Mento

Borrowed from Italian Mento.

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Meo

Borrowed from Italian Meo.

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Meols

From Old Norse melr (“sand-dune”).

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Meon

Certainly of Celtic origin and possibly related to the river name Moenis.

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Mer

Source etymology material for Mer; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Merag

Borrowed from Dzongkha མེ་རག་ (me rag).

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Merah

Borrowed from Arabic مَرَاح (marāḥ).

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Merav

Hebrew מרב

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Merc

Clipping of Mercedes-Benz.

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Mercy

From mercy in the 17th century; one of the less common Puritan virtue names. In modern use sometimes used to anglicize Spanish Mercedes.

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Mere

# For the places in England: from Old English mere (“lake, pond”). # For the place in Belgium: from Middle Dutch mēre, from Old Dutch meri (“lake, sea”).

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Merei

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Merei.

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Merk

* As a Dutch surname, variant of Mark (both senses). * As a German surname, From German Merk, shortening of Markwardt.

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Merle

Borrowed from French Merle.

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Meroe

From Ancient Greek Μερόη (Meróē), from Meroitic 𐦨𐦡𐦷𐦡𐦥𐦢 (medewi /⁠məɾəwi⁠/), 𐦦𐦡𐦷𐦡𐦥𐦢 (bedewi /⁠bəɾəwi⁠/). Possibly related to Old Nubian ⲙⲓⲇⲇ (midd, “to be ready”) (also ⲙⲉⲇⲇ (medd) or ⲙⲉⲣⲁ (mera)), hence meani

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Meru

Borrowed from Sanskrit मेरु (Mēru)

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Merv

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مرو (merv), from Classical Persian مَرْو (marw) (whence also Turkmen Merw).

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Merva

From Ukrainian Ме́рва (Mérva).

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Merz

Borrowed from German Merz.

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Meske

Borrowed from German Meske.

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Mesko

* As a Slovene and Serbo-Croatian surname, from Meško, a variant of the personal name Miško (see Misko) or otherwise derived from Mihael. * As a Slovak surname, from Mečislav, from meč (“sword”) + sláva (“glory”).

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Mess

Borrowed from German Mess.

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Messa

Borrowed from Southern Italian and Spanish Messa.

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Mesta

Borrowed from Bulgarian Места (Mesta).

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Met

Clipping of metropolitan.

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Meteș

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Meteș.

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Metge

At least partially from French Metge, ultimately from Occitan.

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Metis

Borrowed from French métis, from Old French mestis, from Late Latin mixtīcius. Métis originally referred to Francophone and Cree-speaking descendants of the French-Catholic Red River Métis in Manitoba. Compare metis, mes

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Meto

Borrowed from Latin Meto, ultimately from Ancient Greek Μέτων (Métōn).

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Metro

From Indonesian Metro.

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Metz

Borrowed from French Metz, from Latin Mediomatrici (later Mettis).

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Meuse

Borrowed from French Meuse.

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Mewar

Borrowed from Mewari मेवाड़ (mevāṛ).

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Mewat

Borrowed from Hindi मेवात (mevāt).

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Mexer

From Mexican + -er.

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Meyer

* As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Meier (“leaseholder of a manor”). Compare Maier, Mayer, Meier, Myer. * As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish מאיר (mir). Compare Majer, Major, Mayor, Meir. * As a Dut

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Meyn

Borrowed from German Meyn.

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Meza

From Spanish Meza, a toponymic surname from Old Spanish meza (“plateau, mesa”). Compare Modern Spanish mesa (“table, mesa”).

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Mezo

Borrowed from Hungarian Mező, from mező (“field”).

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Mg

Abbreviation of Maung. Borrowed from Burmese မောင် (maung).

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MiG

From Russian МиГ (MiG), from Микоя́н (Mikoján) (from Armenian Միկոյան (Mikoyan)) + Гуре́вич (Gurévič), the names of the original designers: Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich.

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Mia

A German, Dutch and North Germanic diminutive of Maria.

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Miah

Anglicized from Bengali মিঞা (mĩa /⁠mĩa⁠/), itself borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyān). Doublet of Miya.

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Miami

From Mayaimi, one of only ten words recorded from the language of the now-extinct Mayaimi people, meaning "big water", referring to the large lake on whose shores they lived, alternately called Lake Miami, Lake Mayimi, L

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Mian

From Mandarin 勉 (Miǎn).

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Miano

Borrowed from Italian Miano.

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Miao

From Mandarin 苗 (Miáo).

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Mica

From Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh).

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Micah

From Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh), shortened form of מִיכַיְהוּ (mīḵāyᵊhū, “who is like Yahweh”).

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Micek

From Czech Míček, Czech Miček, and Slovak Miček.

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Micro

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Midas

Etymology tree Phrygian midasbor. Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās)bor. Latin Midāslbor. English Midas Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, from Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), from Phrygian midas.

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Middx

Shortened form of Middlesex taking all the letters of the first syllable and the final letter of the second syllable.

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Midi

Borrowed from French Midi (literally “south”).

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Midir

Old Irish.

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Mie

Borrowed from Japanese 三重(みえ) (Mie).

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Miggy

Diminutive form of Amiga + -y.

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Mihal

* As a Slovak and Carpathian Rusyn surname, from Slovak Mihál, from the personal name Michal. Compare Mehall. * As a Hungarian surname, Americanized from Mihály. * As a Serbo-Croatian surname, Americanized from Mihalj, i

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Mihna

From Arabic مِحْنَة (miḥna, “trial, test, inquisition, catastrophe”).

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Miho

From Japanese みほ (Miho).

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Mihok

Borrowed from Hungarian Mihók and Slovak Mihok.

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Mii

Blend of Wii + me. First introduced on the Wii, which was released in November 2006.

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Mika

* (Japanese given name): Borrowed from Japanese みか (Mika). * (Hebrew given name): From Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh)

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Mikac

From Serbo-Croatian Mikac, Serbo-Croatian Mikać, and Serbo-Croatian Mikač.

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Mike

Shortened from Michael.

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Mikel

Borrowed from Basque Mikel.

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Mikey

Etymology tree English Mike Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Mikey From Mike + -y.

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Miki

Pet form of name

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Mikov

Borrowed from Bulgarian Миков (Mikov).

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Mila

From a diminutive in many Slavic languages Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian, etc.) of female given names containing the element Mil-, -mila ("grace, beloved"), such as Ludmila, Milena, Milica, and of th

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Milan

Inherited from Middle English Milane, Melan, etc., from Old English Mæġelan, Megelan, Mediolana burg, etc. under influence from early forms of French Milan, from Medieval Latin Mediolāna etc., from Latin Mediolānum, q.v.

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Milas

Borrowed from Greek Μήλας (Mílas).

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Milaș

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Milaș.

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Mile

From Macedonian Ми́ле (Míle).

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Miles

From Old French given name Milo, of problematic origin, possibly from an unknown Germanic element, or a short form of Slavic names beginning with mil- "grace, favor". The English form is associated by folk etymology with

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