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Milev

Borrowed from Bulgarian Милев (Milev).

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Miley

Popularised as a female name by American pop singer Miley Ray Cyrus (nicknamed Miley from "smiley").

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Milke

Borrowed from German Milke.

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Mills

From mills, in reference to mill owners and mill workers.

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Milly

Clipping + -y.

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Milmo

Anglicized form of Irish Maol na mBó (“devotee of the cattle”), from maol (“devotee”) and bó (“cow”).

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Milne

Scottish occupational surname for a miller or someone who lived at a mill, from Old English mylen (“mill”). Compare Mill and Milner.

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Milo

A Latinate variant of Miles.

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Milos

From Greek Μήλος (Mílos).

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Milot

Borrowed from Albanian Milot.

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Mima

Borrowed from Japanese 美馬 (Mima).

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Mimas

From Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mímās).

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Mimi

From French and Italian Mimi.

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Mimms

Variant of Mims.

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Mimoň

From Czech Mimoň.

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Mims

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

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Min

From Egyptian R22:R12-C8 mnw.

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Mina

Borrowed from Arabic مِينَا (mīnā) and Sanskrit मीना (mīnā).

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Minab

Borrowed from Persian ميناب.

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Two main origins for the surname: * Borrowed from Greek Μηνάς (Minás), a patronymic surname. * Borrowed from Spanish Minas or Miñas. The given name is from Greek Μηνάς (Minás) and Armenian Մինաս (Minas).

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Minbu

Borrowed from Burmese မင်းဘူး (mang:bhu:).

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Minch

Reduced form of Minnish or Minchin.

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Minda

Diminutive of Melinda.

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Ming

From Mandarin 明 (Míng).

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Minhe

From Mandarin 民和.

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Mini

Borrowed from Italian Mini

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Minim

See minimum (“least”); so called to humble them even below the Franciscans, or "friars minor".

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Minix

Coined by Andrew S. Tanenbaum as a contraction of mini-Unix.

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Minos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μῑ́νως (Mī́nōs).

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Minot

The North Dakota city is named after Henry Minot (1859–1890), American ornithologist and railroad executive.

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Minsk

From Russian Минск (Minsk) or Belarusian Мінск (Minsk).

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Minto

Refers to the Minto Hills near the Scottish village. A pleonastic compound of Cumbric *mïnïδ (“mountain”), from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”),

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Minus

Unexplained.

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Minya

From Arabic المِنْيَا (al-minyā).

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Miqo

From a clipping of Miqo'te.

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Miqra

From Hebrew מִקְרָא (miqrāʾ, “scripture”).

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Mir

Borrowed from Russian мир (mir, “peace”).

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Mira

Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1662, from Latin mīrus (“wonderful, surprising”).

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Mirra

Borrowed from Italian Mirra.

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Mirza

From Persian میرزا (mirzâ), from earlier میرزاد (mirzâd), composed of میر (mir, “commander”) (from Arabic title أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”)) and the suffix ـزاد، ـزاده (-zâd, -zâde, “child of, son of”), from زادن

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Mis

Various origins: * Borrowed from Polish Miś, a pet form of Michał or a nickname from miś (“bear”). * Borrowed from Slovene Miš, a nickname from miš (“mouse”). * Borrowed from Dutch Mis, a reduced form of the personal nam

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Mish

* Shortened from Michael (Male). * Shortened from Michel (Male). * Shortened from Michelle (Female). These names originally a variant of Hebrew: מי כאל (Michael). In Hebrew pronounce as (Miha'el), and short version is מי

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Misha

A transliteration of the Russian Ми́ша (Míša), a hypocoristic for Михаи́л (Mixaíl), the Russian equivalent of Michael, from Hebrew מיכאל. Also a female name, presumably analogous to Michelle.

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Miska

Borrowed from Czech Miška.

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Miske

Borrowed from German Miske.

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Miss

From mistress.

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Misty

From the adjective misty, but sometimes also (like Missy) used as a nickname for Melissa.

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Mitch

Clipping of Mitchell.

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Mito

Borrowed from Japanese 水戸 (Mito).

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Mitra

Transliteration of Sanskrit मित्र (mitra). Doublet of Mithra and Mithras.

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Mitte

From German Mitte (“middle”).

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Mitul

Transliteration of Hindi मितुल (mitul).

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Mituo

From Mandarin 彌陀 (Mítuó).

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Mitzi

Borrowed from German Mitzi in the 20th century.

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Miura

Borrowed from Japanese 三浦 (Miura).

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Miwok

Miwok means "the people" in the native Utian language.

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Mixer

Unexplained.

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Miya

Borrowed from Bengali মিয়া (miẏa), itself borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyān). Doublet of Miah.

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Miyun

From Mandarin 密雲 /密云 (Mìyún).

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Mizar

Borrowed from Arabic مِئْزَر (miʔzar).

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Mizhi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 米脂 (Mǐzhī).

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Mizo

Borrowed from Mizo mizo.

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Miṣr

Transliteration of مصر

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Mkhy

From Ukrainian Мхи (Mxy).

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Mljet

From Serbo-Croatian Mljet, from Proto-Slavic *Mьlětъ, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελῐ́τη (Melĭ́tē) of uncertain origin. Doublet of Malta and Meleda.

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Mlk

From Hebrew מלך, from Canaanite.

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Mlle

Borrowed from French Mlle.

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Mlles

From French Mlles, abbreviation of Mesdemoiselles. Equivalent to Mlle + -s.

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Mme

Borrowed from French Mme.

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Mmes

From French Mmes, abbreviation of Mesdames. Equivalent to Mme + -s.

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Mmes.

From French Mmes., abbreviation of Mesdames. Equivalent to Mme. + -s.

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Mneme

Named after Mneme, one of the three original Muses in Ancient Greek mythology. [from March 2005]

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Mo

Transliteration of Chinese 莫 (mò).

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Mo-yü

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 墨玉 (Mo⁴-yü⁴).

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MoBay

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole MoBay.

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MoCo

From the two initial syllables, attested as early as 2001.

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Moab

From Ancient Greek Μωάβ (Mōáb), from Biblical Hebrew מוֹאָב (môʾāḇ). Attested to as Moabite 𐤌𐤀𐤁 and Ancient Egyptian mwjbw N35A-M17-D58-G43-N25

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Moala

A Tongan surname of unexplained origin.

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Moana

From Hawaiian Moana (“sea, ocean”), Māori moana, and other Polynesian languages.

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Moara

From Romanian Moara.

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Moat

From moat, a topographic surname for someone who lived near a moat.

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Moats

Variant of Moat.

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Mob

From the common noun sense, capitalized and used as a proper name.

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Mobbs

Matronymic surname from the medieval female personal name Mab. Compare Queen Mab, a fairy queen mentioned by Shakespeare.

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Mobil

From Mobiloil brand of automobile lubricating oil introduced by Vacuum Oil Company in 1904, synchronically clipping of automobile.

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Mobot

Blend of Mo (“nickname for Mohamed”) + robot (“dance move”).

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Moch

Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Moch or Möch, variants of Mock. * Borrowed from Polish Moch, an unflattering nickname from moch (“insect; wheedler”).

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Mociu

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Mociu.

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Mock

* As an English surname, related to Old English muga (“stack of hay”), or alternatively from the verb mock. * As a German surname, spelling variant of Maag. Also from a derivative of the source of "heap" above; compare G

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Mocra

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Mocra.

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Moder

Various origins: * Borrowed from German Moder, from a Proto-Germanic personal name composed of the elements *mōdaz (“boldness, courage”) + *harjaz (“army”). * Borrowed from Slovak Móder, an occupational surname from Midd

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Modi

Etymology tree Old Marathi 𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘲 (moḍī) Marathi मोडी (moḍī)bor. English Modi Borrowed from Marathi मोडी (moḍī), from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘲 (moḍī, “form, shape”), probably from 𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘜𑘹 (moḍaṇe, “to break”), referring

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Modie

From mode + -ie.

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Modis

From Greek Μόδης (Módis).

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Modoc

From Klamath-Modoc moatokni (“southerner”).

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Modon

From Venetan Modon, q.v. Doublet of Methone and Methoni.

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Modox

Abbreviation of Modern Orthodox.

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Moe

Clipping.

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Moede

Borrowed from German Möde.

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Moen

From Norwegian Moen.

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Moerk

Borrowed from Norwegian Mørk.

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Moesi

Ancient Greek Μοισοί (Moisoí)

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Moeti

Borrowed from Swazi Moeti.

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Moga

Borrowed from Romanian Moga.

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Mogan

Either a variant of Mohan, or from Irish Ó Mógáin (“descendant of Mógán”).

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Moger

Southern English surname of unexplained origin.

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Mogg

From the medieval female given name Magge, a reduced form of Margaret.

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Mogle

Probably a variant of Mogel.

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Mogok

Borrowed from Burmese မိုးကုတ် (mui:kut).

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Mogoș

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Mogoș.

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Moha

Clipping.

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Mohan

Transliteration of Hindi मोहन (mohan).

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Mohar

Borrowed from Slovene Móhar. It could also be a variant of Moher, an Irish surname from Ó Mochair (“descendant of Mochar”), from mochar (“place with brushwood”).

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Mohe

From Mandarin 漠河 (Mòhé).

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Mohi

Borrowed from Sanskrit मोही (mohī).

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Mohit

Borrowed from Sanskrit मोहित (mohita).

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Mohn

From the German surname: * from the noun Mohn (“poppy”), * also from the old personal name Monrad, composed of the elements *mundiz (“thought, mind, spirit”) and *rēdaz (“counsel”), * also a variant of Moehn, from Möhn n

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Mohon

* (surname) Altered spelling of Mohan or Mahoney.

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Moira

From the Ancient Greek μοῖρα (moîra).

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Moism

From Mo + -ism, from Chinese 麼教 /么教 (Mójiào), from Zhuang [Term?].

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Mok

* As a Korean surname, from 목 (mok) * As a transliteration of several Chinese surnames, from 莫, source of above. See Mok. * As a Dutch surname, spelling variant of Mock. * As a Hungarian surname, from the personal name M

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Mokpo

Borrowed from Korean 목포(木浦) (Mokpo).

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Mokry

Borrowed from Polish Mokry.

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Mole

From Latin mola (“mill”), or otherwise a back-formation from Molesey (“Mul's Island”).

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Moll

From Molly, a diminutive lambdacism of Mary. Compare Sally from Sarah and Hal from Harry.

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Molle

Borrowed from French Molle.

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Molly

From Moll, diminutive lambdacism of Mary + -y.

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Moloc

From Latin Moloc.

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Mom

Proprialisation of mom.

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Momin

Etymology tree Arabic آمَنَ (ʔāmana) Arabic مُؤْمِن (muʔmin)bor. Classical Persian مُؤْمِن (mu'min)bor. Urdu مومِن (momin)bor. English Momin Borrowed from Urdu مومِن (momin), borrowed from Classical Persian مُؤْمِن (mu'm

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Momo

Borrowed from Japanese もも (Momo).

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Momoa

From Hawaiian.

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Momon

Unknown.

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Momot

From Ukrainian Момот (Momot) or Polish Momot.

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Momus

From Ancient Greek Μῶμος (Mômos), whose name is related to μομφή (momphḗ, “blame, reproach”).

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Mon

From Burmese မွန် (mwan).

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Mona

Anglicized from Irish and Scottish Gaelic Muadhnait, from Middle Irish múad (“noble”). In northern Europe, where the name is much more popular, Mona is interpreted as a diminutive of Monica or, rarely, of Ramona, and som

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Monda

Borrowed from Italian Monda.

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Monds

From the Irish surname of unclear origin.

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Mone

From the Irish surname, spelling variant of Mohan.

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Monel

Named after Ambrose Monell.

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Monet

As a French surname, a pet form of names ending in -mon such as Simon, Aymon, etc.

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Money

* As an English surname, from the noun money. Compare Minter, Monier. * As an Irish surname, variant of Mooney. * As a French surname, variant of Monnet, itself a variant of Monet.

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Mong

Various origins: * Borrowed from Norwegian Mong, a habitational surname from a place in Rogaland. * Borrowed from Korean 몽 (mong), a surname of unclear origin. * Borrowed from Khmer ម៉ុង (mong).

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Monge

From Portuguese or French.

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Moni

Shortening.

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Moniz

Borrowed from Portuguese Moniz.

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Monje

Borrowed from Spanish, from monje. Doublet of Monk.

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Monn

From the German surname, variant of Mohn and Mann.

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Monna

Borrowed from Japanese もんな (Monna) itself from Japanese 門奈 (Monna). Kanji possibly mean 門 (family, kin) and 奈 (apple), but this is unlikely.

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Mono

Uncertain. The Monache, a related ethnic group, seem to derive their name from the same common source as the Mono, as -chi occurs otherwise in the Yokutsan and Miwok languages as a relatively common suffix on tribal name

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Monon

Named after two creeks, Big Monon and Little Monon, originally Monong, a Potawatomi word.

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Monos

Derived from the plural form of Spanish mono (“monkey”). The island formerly housed Guyanan red howlers (“Alouatta macconnelli”).

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Mons

Shortened form

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Mont

Borrowed from French or Catalan Mont.

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Monte

From Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian, from monte.

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Monza

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Monza, from Latin Modoetia.

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Moo

Borrowed from Chinese, including Cantonese 巫 (mou⁴) and others.

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Moo U

moo (“sound of a cow”) + U (“abbreviation for university”).

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Moog

Borrowed from Alsatian Alemannic German Moog, from Middle German Maag, Mage.

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Moon

[Alt: Bright face of the Moon] From Middle English Mone, mone, from Old English mōna, from Proto-West Germanic *mānō, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), from *meh₁- (“to measure

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Moor

From Middle English More, Moore, from Old French More (modern French Maure), from Latin Maurus (“a Moor, meaning a Mauretanian, an inhabitant of Mauretania”), from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος (Mauroúsios, “Mauretanian”). Do

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Moore

The surname has converged from several different meanings; see Moore on Wikipedia.

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Moors

From Dutch Moors (“Moorish”), or directly from Moor + -s (after e.g. Scots).

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Moose

* Americanized form of German Moos. * Translation and shortening of a Native American name with a word meaning “moose”, such as Dakota ta.

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Mopsy

From mop + -sy. From mopsy, from mop. Compare moppet.

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Mopti

From French Mopti.

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Moqui

From Hopi mookwi. According to a Walpi chief and other older Hopi consulted in the 1940's, the name is the original self-designation of the Hopi móókwi. Similar names have been borrowed into neighboring languages, e.g. Z

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Mora

From the surnames of the German inventors, Franz Morell and Erich Rasche.

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Morad

Variant of Murad. This variant is mostly found in Egypt.

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Moral

Borrowed from Spanish Moral.

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Moran

* As an Irish surname, an anglicisation of Ó Móráin, from Ó (“descendant”) and Móráin (“of Mórán”), from mór (“large, great”). * Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Moghráin, Ó Mughróin (“descendant of Mughrón”), personal n

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Moray

From Medieval Latin Moravia, Morauia, from Scottish Gaelic Moireibh, Moireabh, Moreb, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *trebā (“settlement”), of Pictish origin.

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From French mooré, from Moore moore (“Moore language”), from moaaga (“Mossi person”) + -re (suffix for names of languages).

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Morea

From Latin and Italian Morea, from Medieval Greek Μορέας (Moréas) and Μωριάς (Mōriás), from μορέα (moréa, “mulberry”) either from its presence in the area or from a supposed resemblance of the shape of the Peloponnese to

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Morel

From French, Spanish and English surname, from the personal name Morel, a derivative of Late Latin Maurellus, from Latin Maurus (“Moor”). See also Mauro, Moreau. In French, sometimes directly from Old French more (“dark”

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Mori

Borrowed from Japanese 森 (Mori) or 毛利 (Mōri).

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Moria

From Greek Μόριας (Mórias, “Mória”).

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Morin

* As a French and Walloon surname, variant of Maurin and More. Compare Moran, Morang, Morein, Morong, Morrin, Morrow. * As an Italian surname, variant of Morino, pet form of the personal name Moro. * As a Spanish surname

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Morio

Borrowed from Japanese もりお (Morio).

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Moro

From Spanish moro (“Moor”). Doublet of Moor.

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Moros

From Ancient Greek Μόρος (Móros), from Ancient Greek μόρος (móros, literally “fate, doom”).

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Moroz

From Ukrainian or Russian мороз (moroz, literally “frost”).

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Morra

Borrowed from Italian Morra.

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Morre

Borrowed from French Morre or Morré.

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Morro

Borrowed from Spanish Morro.

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Mort

Shortening.

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Morta

From Latin mors (“death”).

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Morty

Diminutive + -y.

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Mosco

* As an Italian and Spanish surname, from Italian Mosco, from the noun mosca (“fly”). * As a Greek surname, Americanized variant of Moskos.

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Mosel

Borrowed from German Mosel.

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Moser

Borrowed from German Moser.

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Moses

From Latin Mōsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωσῆς (Mōsês), from earlier Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê). Further etymology is unclear, but it is sometimes conjectured to derive from Egyptian ms-s (msj, “to g

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Mosey

From a pet form of the personal name Moses.

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Moshe

Borrowed from Hebrew. Transliteration of Hebrew משה (moshé), sometimes conjectured to derive from Egyptian msj (“to give birth to”), a common element in Egyptian names of the form ‘[name of deity] is the one who bore him

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Mosko

* As a Polish, Ukrainian, Slovak Moško), Belarusian Мосько (Mosʹko)) and Jewish surname, from a Slavic pet form of Moses. * As a Greek surname, a variant of Moskos, from a personal name derived from μόσχος (móschos, “mus

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Moso

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

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Mosso

From Catalan mosso (“police officer”), ellipsis of mosso d'esquadra, from Old Spanish mozo (“boy, lad”). Doublet of mozo.

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Mosul

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish موصل (mosul) , from Arabic الْمَوْصِل (al-mawṣil).

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Mosuo

Borrowed from Mandarin 摩梭 (Mósuō).

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