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Mot

Learned borrowing from Ugaritic 𐎎𐎚 (mōtu).

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Mote

From the French and English surname, spelling variant of Motte, from the noun motte (“stronghold”); also a variant of Mott.

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Motl

Borrowed from Czech Motl.

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Motru

From Romanian Motru.

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* As an English surname, spelling variant of Motte. * Also as an English surname, from a medieval pet form of Matilda. Also see Mould. * As a German surname, from the root of the noun Moder (“swamp, decomposing mass”).

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Motta

Borrowed from Italian Motta.

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Motte

* As a French, Walloon, and West Flemish surname, from Old French mot, motte (“embankment, hill, mound”), from Medieval Latin mota (“fortified height”), which could be of Celtic origin and from Gaulish *mutt, *mutta (com

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Motuo

From Mandarin 墨脫 /墨脱 (Mòtuō).

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Mou

Borrowed from Chinese 牟 (Móu).

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Moua

From White Hmong Muas.

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Mould

English surname, from the Middle English personal name Mauld, reduced from Anglo-Norman Mathilde, a form of the name Matilda. This was a learned borrowing much less common than the vernacular forms Mahalt, Maud and the r

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Mound

From mound.

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Mount

English surname, from the noun mount.

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Mouse

The surname is sometimes an Americanized spelling of German Maus. The metonym for Disney comes from its icon Mickey Mouse.

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Mow

Various origins: * A variant of the surname Mao. * A variant of the surnames Mowe or Maw. * A Scottish habitational surname, from a place in the parish of Morebattle.

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Mowdy

Variant of Moody.

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Moxon

Matronymic surname from Magge (“a medieval reduced form of Margareth”) + -son.

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Moy

From Taishanese 梅 (moi3), or a habitational surname for someone from Moy, Aisne or Mouy, Oise in France.

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Moyce

From a variant of the personal name Moses.

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Moyle

Descriptive nickname, from Cornish mool and Welsh moel (“bald; tonsured”).

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Moyu

From the Mandarin 墨玉 (Mòyù).

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Moz

Clipping of Morrissey + -z.

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Mr

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-teros ? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-teros ? Proto-Italic *magisteros Latin magister, magistrum Old French maistrebor. ▲ Latin magister

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Mr.

Abbreviation of Mister.

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Mr. T

From the American actor Laurence T, known as Mr. T and known especially for his role as B. A. Baracus in The A-Team.

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Mraz

Borrowed from Czech Mráz and Slovak Mráz or Slovene mraz, all meaning frost.

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Mross

Germanized variant of a Slavic surname, from Lower Sorbian mroz, Upper Sorbian mróz, or Polish mróz, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *morzъ (“frost”).

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Mroz

From Polish Mróz, from mróz (“frost”).

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Mrozy

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Mrozy.

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Mrs

Contraction of mistress.

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Mrus

Phonetic respelling of Polish Mróz, from mróz (“frost”).

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Ms

Found since the 1600s as an abbreviation of mistress (whence also Miss and Mrs), a title which initially did not indicate marital status. Suggestions that the term be revived began in 1901, and referenced the fact that d

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Mt

Abbreviation of mount.

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Mu

Coined by Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg in 1864 (through mistranslating a word in the Mayan Madrid Codex using the De Landa alphabet), as the name of a land that had been submerged by a catastrophe; later identif

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Muay

From Thai มวย (muay, “boxing”).

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Much

Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Much. * A variant of Mutch.

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Mucha

From Czech Mucha, Polish Mucha, or Slovak Mucha, from Proto-Slavic *muxa (“fly”).

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Muck

From the German surname, from Mücke (“mosquito”).

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Mudan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 牡丹 (Mǔdān).

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Mudi

From Hungarian mudi.

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Mudit

Borrowed from Sanskrit मुदित (mudita).

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Mudon

Borrowed from Burmese မုဒုံ (mu.dum), ultimately from Mon မိုဟ်ပ္ဍုၚ် (literally “salty peak”).

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Mudum

From Manipuri ꯃꯨꯗꯨꯝ (mudum).

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Muela

Borrowed from Spanish Muela.

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Muff

* As an English surname, variant of Mowe, itself from Middle English maugh (“son-in-law”), from Old Norse mágr. * As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun mupf (“drooping mouth”), which is probably ultimat

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Muffy

Shortened from Mary, Margaret, or other names.

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Muha

From Slovene Muha, Serbo-Croatian muha, Belarusian муха (muxa), Ukrainian муха (muxa), Czech moucha, Slovak mucha, or Polish mucha, all from Proto-Slavic *muxa (“fly”).

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Muhl

Borrowed from German Muhl.

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Mui

Borrowed from Cantonese 梅 (mui4). Doublet of Mei.

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Muifa

Borrowed from Cantonese 梅花 (mui4 faa1). Named by Macao.

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Muir

From Scots muir (“moor”). A derivation from Scottish Gaelic muir (“ocean”) has also been suggested.

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Muism

From Korean 무(巫) (mu, “shaman”) + -ism.

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Muji

Borrowed from Uyghur مۇجى (muji).

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Mujib

Borrowed from Arabic مُجِيب (mujīb).

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Mukha

From Ukrainian Му́ха (Múxa), Belarusian Му́ха (Múxa), or Russian Му́ха (Múxa), respectively from Ukrainian муха (muxa), Belarusian муха (muxa), Russian муха (muxa), all meaning "fly", from Proto-Slavic *muxa.

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Mukti

Borrowed from Sanskrit मुक्ति (mukti).

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Mukul

Transliteration of Hindi मुकुल (mukul), in turn borrowed from Sanskrit मुकुल (mukula).

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Mul

Derived from Khmer មូល (muul).

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Mula

Various possible origins: * Borrowed from Italian Mulà, perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a muleteer. * Borrowed from Spanish Mula, a habitational surname from a city in the province of Murcia.

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Mulan

From Mandarin 木蘭／木兰 (Mùlán, literally “magnolia”).

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Mule

Various origins: * A nickname for a stubborn person, from Middle English mule (“mule”) or, alternatively, an occupational surname for a driver of pack animals. * Borrowed from Italian Mulè. * Borrowed from French Mule.

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Mull

From the noun mull (“crag, promontory”). Known in Old Norse as Myl.

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Mulla

Borrowed from Arabic ملا (mullā, “mullah”). This surname is predominantly found in India.

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Mum

Proprialisation of mum.

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Mumby

From the Old Norse personal name Mundi + býr (“village, settlement”).

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Mumin

Borrowed from Arabic مُؤْمِن (muʔmin, “believer”). This surname is predominantly found in Somalia.

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Mumm

* From the personal name Mummo, ultimately from a Germanic name corresponding to *mundō (“protection”) + *mōdaz (“courage”). * As a Swabian/Alemannic German surname, from the verb mummen (“to mumble”). Both senses are co

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Mumme

* As a German surname, from Mumme, a variant of Mumm, from the personal name Mummo, ultimately from a Germanic name corresponding to *mundō (“protection”) + *mōdaz (“courage”). * As a Swabian/Alemannic German surname, fr

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Mun

Shortened form

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Muna

Borrowed from Russian Муна (Muna).

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Munby

Probably a variant of Mumby.

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Munda

From a name in Munda, coined by philologist Max Müller to distinguish the family from Dravidian.

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Mundy

Scottish habitational surname, from the town of Munday. It can also be a variant of the surname Monday.

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Mungo

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Mungo. This was the nickname of Kentigern, better known as Saint Mungo, the founder and patron saint of Glasgow, and possibly comes from the Cumbric equivalent of the Welsh fy nghu (“my dear

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Muniz

Spanish, Galician, Asturian, and Leonese surname, patronymic from Muño, from the name of a hill in Spain, from Latin monere. In Brazil this is found as a variant of the related Moniz.

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Munji

From Munji مونجی (Munji).

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Munk

* As a German (Münk), Scandinavian/North Germanic (mainly Danish), and Dutch surname, all from the noun Mönch (“monk”). Compare Munck. * Also as a German surname, short form of the medieval name Dominicus. See Dominick.

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Munro

From Scottish Gaelic * (mountains): Named after Scottish mountaineer Sir Hugh Thomas Munro.

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Muns

Borrowed from Dutch Muns and from Catalan Muns, variant of Munts.

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Munus

Either from Russian and Ukrainian Муну́с (Munús) or directly from their etymon, Crimean Tatar Munus.

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Muong

Borrowed from Vietnamese Mường.

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Mura

Borrowed from Slovene Mura.

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Murad

From Ottoman Turkish مراد (murad), from Arabic مُرَاد (murād).

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Murat

Borrowed from Turkish Murat.

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Muret

Borrowed from French Muret, itself from Occitan Murèth.

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Mureș

From Romanian Mureș. Doublet of Maros.

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Murmu

Transliteration of Santali ᱢᱩᱨᱢᱩ (murmu).

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Muroc

From the early settlers of the region, the Corum family, whose name was spelled backwards to form the settlement name.

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Murri

From Gamilaraay mari (“Aboriginal man”).

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Musa

Transliteration of Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), Persian موسی (Musâ), and Turkish Musa; ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. Doublet of Moses.

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Musca

Borrowed from Latin musca (“a fly”). Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, between 1595 and 1597. Doublet of mouche.

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Musch

Borrowed from Dutch and German Musch.

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Musco

From the Sicilian surname Muscu, a surname derived from muscu (“moss”). Compare English Musk.

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Muse

From Middle English Muse, from Latin Musa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).

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Mush

Borrowed from Armenian Մուշ (Muš).

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Musk

* English (mainly Suffolk): variant of Must, itself as a surname of English origin from Middle English must (“must (fermenting juice)”). * English (mainly Suffolk): alternatively perhaps in some cases from Middle English

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Mussa

A variant of Musa.

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Musso

Borrowed from Italian Musso.

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Musto

Italinization of the Sicilian surname Mustu, derived from mustu (“must”).

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Muti

(surname): Borrowed from Italian Muti

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Mutsu

From Japanese 陸奥 (Mutsu, “Mutsu Province”), an old province of Japan, where the cultivar was first grown.

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Mutti

(surname): Of several origins: * Borrowed from Italian Mutti, perhaps a variant of the surname Muti. * Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੁੱਤੀ (muttī), a typical surname of the Kamboh community. * Borrowed from Bemba Mutti, Muti, fr

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Mutum

From Manipuri ꯃꯨꯇꯨꯝ (mutum).

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Muye

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 牧野 (Mùyě).

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Muyu

From Mandarin 木魚 /木鱼 (Mùyú).

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Muzak

The noun is a blend of music + the letters ak from Kodak, a well-known brand in 1934 when the word was coined by the American inventor, scientist, and soldier George Owen Squier (1865–1934), who developed the original te

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Muzio

Borrowed from Italian Muzio.

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Muğla

From Turkish Muğla.

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Muş

Unadapted borrowing from Turkish Muş.

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Mx

Coined based on Mr and Ms, with x chosen as a "wildcard" character. First proposed jokingly in print in 1977.

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MyKad

My + Malay kad, in turn from card.

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Mya

A modern phonetic spelling of Maia or Maya.

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Myah

Rare fanciful spelling of Mya, Maia, Maya.

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Myall

For the surname, from Middle English Mighel, Mihel, variant of Michel (“Michael”). Mostly found in Essex.

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Myeik

Borrowed from Burmese မြိတ် (mrit).

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Myell

Variant of Myall.

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Myer

* As an English surname of Norman/French origin, from the archaic noun mire (“physician”). Compare Mee, Mayer. * As an English topographic surname, from mire (“marsh”), from Old Norse mýrr. * As a German surname, America

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Myers

* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Meidhir (“descendant of Meidhir”), named based on meidhir (“mirth”). * As an English surname, variant of Myer. * Also as an English surname, the noun mire. * As a Dutch and German

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Myint

Borrowing from Burmese မြင့် (mrang.)

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Mylar

No meaning. Chosen by Du Pont based on euphony.

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Myler

Variant of Meyler.

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Myloi

From Greek Μύλοι (Mýloi).

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Myra

First used by the poet Fulke Greville, possibly as an anagram of Mary.

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Myres

Scottish habitational surname from a minor place near Auchtermuchty, from Middle English mire (“marsh, swamp; mire”).

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Myrna

An anglicization of Irish Muirne (“beloved”). Popularized by the American actress Myrna Loy.

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Myron

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μύρων (Múrōn).

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Mysia

From Latin Mysia, from Ancient Greek Μυσία (Musía).

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Myung

Borrowed from Korean 명(明) (myeong).

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Máni

From Old Norse Máni, the personification of the Moon. The planetoid was named after the Norse god, which began with the same letter as the provisional designation 2002 MS₄.

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Mâcon

Borrowed from French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) (from Proto-Celtic *matus, commonly understood as a euphemist

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Mèze

From French Mèze.

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Médoc

The common noun is derived from the name of the region.

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Mímir

From Old Norse Mímir, meaning “the rememberer” or “the wise one”.

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Mörön

From Mongolian Мөрөн (Mörön).

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Mława

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Mława.

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N

Abbreviations.

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N'ko

From N'Ko ߒߞߏ (Nko, literally “I say”).

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N-

Abbreviation of nitrogen.

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N-ray

Compare X-ray. N stands for the University of Nancy in France, where the supposed discovery was made.

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N.

Borrowed from Latin N., or an abbreviation of name.

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N.N.

Abbreviation of Latin nōmen nesciō (“I don't know the name”)

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N/S

Abbreviations.

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N100

From Initialism of Not resistant to oil particles with 100% filtration efficiency in NIOSH air filtration ratings.

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N95

Initialism of Not resistant to oil particles with 95% filtration efficiency in NIOSH air filtration ratings.

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N99

From Initialism of Not resistant to oil particles with 99% filtration efficiency in NIOSH air filtration ratings.

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NAFO

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

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NAIT

Abbreviation of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.

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NAND

Blend of NOT + AND, by analogy with NOR reinterpreted as NOT + OR or negation + OR

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NATO

From North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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NBAer

From NBA + -er.

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NBD

Abbreviation.

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NBPOC

Compare NB, POC.

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NCTA

Initialisms.

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NDEer

From NDE + -er.

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NDEr

From NDE + -er.

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NDN

When spoken, the letters N-D-N sound like Indian.

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NDPer

From NDP + -er.

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NEC

Abbreviation.

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NEET

Acronym of not in education, employment, or training, originally British government jargon, first attested in the late 1990s. Currently, outside of Britain is largely due to its use in Japanese — especially from anime-re

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NERDS

Acronym of Node.js, Express.js, React, and databases using SQL, or a set of similar names. Attested from the late 2010s.

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NFC

* (Unicode): From NF (“Normalization Form”) + C (“Composition”).

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NFD

From NF (“Normalization Form”) + D (“Canonical Decomposition”).

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NFG

Abbreviation.

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NFKC

From NF (“Normalization Form”) + KC (“Compatibility Decomposition, followed by Canonical Composition”).

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NFKD

From NF (“Normalization Form”) + KD (“Compatibility Decomposition”).

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NFLer

From NFL + -er.

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NG

Abbreviation. * no good: attested in The Comprehensive Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1909) and in Students’ Edition of a Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1915).

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NGRST

Abbreviation.

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NHH

From the 2025 song "Heil Hitler" by Ye (born Kanye West).

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NHK

Borrowed from Japanese NHK (NHK).

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NHLer

From NHL + -er.

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NII

Borrowed from Russian НИИ (NII).

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NIMBY

Was used in a 1980 article by British writer Emilie Travel Livezey; popularized by British politician Nicholas Ridley, who was Conservative Secretary of State for the Environment. Prior to that, Joseph A. Lieberman, a me

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NINA

See NINA loan.

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NISQ

Coined by physicist John Preskill in 2018 (see quotations below).

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NKAU

A romanization of НКАУ (NKAU).

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NKVD

Borrowed from Russian НКВД (NKVD), through phonetic spelling of Наро́дный комиссариа́т вну́тренних де́л (Naródnyj komissariát vnútrennix dél) and the use of acronym.

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NLOG

Initialism of not like (the) other girls.

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NMNH

Abbreviation.

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NMP

Abbreviation.

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NMS

Abbreviation

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NNUE

Coined by Japanese computer scientist Yu Nasu in 2018 as an inversion of "Efficiently Updateable Neural Network" (stylized as ƎUИИ).

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NOR

From nor. Reinterpreted as NOT + OR or negation + OR (see also NAND, formed analogically).

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NORDO

Blend of no + radio.

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NOTAM

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

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NOTP

Blend of no + OTP (“one true pairing”).

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NOVA1

NOVA + 1: Acronym of neuro-oncological ventral antigen 1.

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NOx

From N (“nitrogen”) + O (“oxygen”) + x (“x substitution value”).

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NPD

Borrowed from German NPD (“Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands”).

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NPDer

From NPD + -er

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NPK

From the chemical symbols for each element, hence K being used for potassium (formerly known as kalium).

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NREM

Initialism of non-rapid eye movement.

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NRG

Initialism created by replacement of word with a sequence of individually voiced out letters of similar sound.

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NRW

(North Rhine-Westphalia): Borrowed from German NRW.

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NS

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

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NSC

Abbreviation.

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NSFL

A variation of NSFW (not safe for work).

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NSFM

A variation of NSFW (not suitable for work).

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NSFT

Initialism of not safe for Tumblr, in reference to the platform's banning of adult content.

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NTB

By initialism.

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