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LEX:
Nickname for Alexander, meaning
"defender of mankind."
LEYTON:
Variant of English Layton, meaning "leek
garden."
LINCOLN:
English surname transferred to forename use, itself from the name of the
city, Lincoln, which was originally called Lindum colonia, meaning
"lake colony."
LINDON:
Variant of English Lyndon, meaning "lime tree
hill."
LINDSAY:
"Lincoln's wetlands." Scottish surname transferred to unisex
forename use, itself composed of the name Lincoln and
the Old English element ey "wetland."
LINDSEY:
Variant of Scottish unisex Lindsay, meaning "Lincoln's
wetlands."
LINDSIE:
Variant of Scottish unisex Lindsay,
meaning "Lincoln's wetlands."
LINFORD:
"Maple tree ford." English surname transferred to forename use,
composed of the Old English elements hlyn "maple" and ford
"ford."
LINSAY:
Variant of unisex Scottish Lindsay, meaning "Lincoln's
wetlands."
LINSEY:
Variant of unisex Scottish Lindsay, meaning "Lincoln's
wetlands."
LINTON:
"Cotton/flax settlement." English surname transferred to forename
use, itself from numerous place names in England most of which were composed
of the Old English elements lin "cotton, flax" and tun
"enclosure, settlement."
LINUS:
Latin form of Greek Linos, meaning "a cry of
grief."
LIONEL:
Pet form of French Léon, meaning
"lion."
LLEW: Nickname for
Welsh Llewelyn,
meaning "oath of Belenus."
LLEWELLYN:
Variant of
Welsh Llewelyn,
meaning "oath of Belenus."
LLEWELYN:
Variant of
Welsh Llywelyn,
meaning "oath of Belenus."
LLOYD:
Welsh surname transferred to forename use, derived from Celtic Llwyd,
meaning "gray-haired."
LON:
English nickname for Spanish Alonso, meaning "noble and
ready."
LONDON:
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself denoting someone
"from London." The city name may have pre-Celtic roots, meaning
something like "place at the navigable/unfordable river."
LONNIE:
English pet form of Spanish Alonso, meaning
"noble and ready."
LONNY:
Variant of English Lonnie, meaning "noble and
ready."
LOREN:
Unisex variant of English Lauren, meaning
"of Laurentum."
LORIN:
Variant of
English unisex Loren, meaning "of Laurentum."
LORN:
Variant of
English Lorne.
LORNE:
English name derived from the place name Lorne, Scotland, of which the
meaning is unknown. This was also a part of a courtesy title for the
Scottish Duke of Argyll's eldest son and heir, the Marquess of Lorne,
who also derived it from the place name.
LORRIN:
Variant of
English Lorin, meaning
"of Laurentum."
LOU:
English unisex nickname for French Louis and Louise,
both meaning "famous warrior."
LOUIE:
English pet form of French Louis,
meaning "famous warrior."
LOVEL:
Variant of English Lovell, meaning "little wolf."
LOVELL:
English surname transferred to forename use,
itself from the Old Norman French nickname Louvel, a diminutive of lou
"wolf," meaning "little wolf."
LOWELL:
English surname transferred to forename use, itself a variant of English Lovell,
meaning "little wolf."
LOYD:
English variant of Welsh Lloyd,
meaning "gray-haired."
LUCIAN:
English and Romanian name derived from the Roman name Lucianus,
meaning "light."
LUCKY:
Nickname for English Luke, meaning
"from Lucania." In some cases it may have been derived from the
vocabulary word, simply meaning "lucky."
LUDO:
English nickname for Ludovic, meaning "famous
warrior."
LUDOVIC:
English and Scottish form of Latin Ludovicus, meaning "famous
warrior."
LUKE:
Middle English form of Greek Loukas, meaning
"from Lucania."
LUTHER:
English form of Germanic Lothar, meaning
"people's warrior."
LUX:
English unisex name derived from the Latin word lux, meaning
"light."
LYLE:
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, itself from the Norman French
phrase de l'isle, meaning "from the island."
LYNDON:
"Lime tree hill." English surname transferred to forename use,
itself from a place name composed of the Old English elements lind
"linden, lime tree" and dun "hill."
LYNDSAY:
English variant of Scottish unisex Lindsay, meaning
"Lincoln's wetlands."
LYNDSEY:
English variant of Scottish unisex Lindsay,
meaning "Lincoln's wetlands."
LYNN:
English unisex name derived from the Welsh word llyn, meaning
"lake."
LYNNE:
Variant of English unisex Lynn, meaning "lake."
LYNTON:
Variant of English Linton, meaning
"cotton/flax settlement."
LYSANDER:
English form of Greek Lysandros, meaning
"freer; liberator." This was the name of the main character in
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
MACE:
English name which may mean either "mace (the spice)" or
"mace (the weapon)."
MACEY:
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself a variant of the
surname Massey which was originally a pet form of Matthew, meaning "gift of God."
MACIE:
Variant of
English unisex Macey, meaning "gift of
God."
MACK:
Originally a nickname for surnames, mostly Scottish, beginning with Mac or Mack-, it is now
most often used as a nickname for the forename Mackenzie,
"comely, finely made."
MACKENZIE:
"Comely, finely made." Scottish surname transferred to unisex
forename use, itself from the Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich "son of Coinneach."
MACY:
Variant of
English unisex Macey, meaning "gift of
God."
MADISON:
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, meaning "son of Madde."
MAITLAND:
"Bad-tempered." English and Scottish surname transferred to
forename use, itself originally a nickname for an ungracious person, from
Anglo-Norman French maltalent/mautalent "bad
temper," from Latin malum "bad" and talentum
"disposition, inclination."
MAJOR:
English surname transferred to forename use, itself from the Norman French
forename Mauger, meaning "council spear."
MALACHI:
Biblical name of a prophet, which comes from a Hebrew phrase meaning
"my messenger."
MALCOLM:
English form of Scottish/Gaelic Mael Coluim, meaning "devotee of
St. Columba."
MALCOM:
Variant of English Malcolm, meaning "devotee of
St. Columba."
MALLORY:
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself originally a
Norman French nickname for an unfortunate person, derived from Old French malheure,
meaning "unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky."
MALONE:
Irish surname transferred to forename use, itself from Gaelic Ó Maoil Eoin,
meaning "descendant of the devotee of (St.) John."
MANLEY:
"Common clearing." English surname transferred to forename use,
itself from place names composed of the Old English elements (ge)mæne
"common, shared" and leah "clearing, wood." Its
choice as a forename is probably due to its similarity to the vocabulary
word "manly."
MANNIX:
English form of Irish Mainchín, meaning "little
monk."
MANNY:
English nickname for Emmanuel,
meaning "God is with us."
MARCUS:
Latin name derived from Mars, meaning
"warlike."
MARIAN: Masculine form of Mary,
meaning "beloved."
MARION:
English variant of Polish/Romanian Marian, meaning
"like Marius."
MARIUS:
Latin name,
probably derived from the Latin root mas, meaning "male,
virile."
MARK:
English form of French Marc, meaning
"warlike."
MARKO: English form of Marco, meaning
"warlike."
MARKUS: English
and German form of Marcus,
meaning "warlike."
MARLEN:
English variant of Marlon, meaning "little warrior."
MARLIN:
English variant of Marlon,
meaning "little warrior."
MARLON:
This name was first brought to public attention by the American actor Marlon
Brando whose family is said to be of French origin. The name is therefore
believed to be a derivative or abbreviated form of French Marcelon,
meaning "little warrior."
MARLOWE:
English surname transferred to forename use, itself from a place name in
Buckinghamshire on the Thames, composed of the Old English elements mere
"lake, pool" and lafe "leavings, remnants," in
other words, a boggy area where a lake once was.
MARMADUKE:
English form of Old Irish Mael-Maedóc, meaning
"devotee of Maedóc."
MARSHAL:
Variant of
English Marshall, meaning "keeper of
horses" or "shoeing smith."
MARSHALL:
English surname transferred to forename use, itself from a Norman French
occupational term denoting someone who was a "keeper of horses,"
from Germanic morah "horse" and scalc
"servant." By the time it became a surname it had acquired the
meaning "shoeing smith."
MARTIAL:
English form of Roman Martialis, meaning "of/like
Mars."
MARTIE:
English pet form of Martin, meaning
"of/like Mars."
MARTIN: English,
French and German form of Latin Martinus,
meaning "of/like Mars."
MARTY:
English pet form of Martin,
meaning "of/like Mars."
MARVIN:
Modern form of Middle English Mervyn, meaning
"marrow eminent."
MASON:
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, meaning
"stone-worker."
MASTERMAN:
English/Scottish surname transferred to forename use, itself from a Scottish
term denoting the "man of the master," in other words a
"retainer" or "servant."
MAT:
Variant of English Matt, meaning "gift of God."
MATHEW:
English variant of Matthew,
meaning "gift of God."
MATT:
English nickname for Matthew, meaning "gift of
God."
MATTHEW: Biblical name
of one of the twelve apostles and author of the first Gospel of the New
Testament, meaning "gift of God."
MATTIE:
English unisex pet form of both Matthew "gift of
God" and Matilda
"mighty in battle."
MATTY:
Variant of English Mattie, meaning "gift of God."
MAURICE:
French form of Latin Mauricius, meaning
"dark-skinned; Moor."
MAVERICK:
Surname derived from a vocabulary word, originally meaning "unbranded range animal,"
transferred to forename use. It was the surname of Samuel
Maverick (1803-1870), a Texas cattleman who refused to brand his cattle. The
word's use as a forename first began in the early 1990s after the release of
the movie "Maverick" starring Mel Gibson. The sense of "unconventional
person," is first recorded in 1886, and seems to have developed by way
of the notion of being "independent, masterless."
MAX:
English nickname for both Maximilian "the
greatest" and Maxwell "the stream of Mack."
MAXIMILIAN:
English and German name derived from Roman Maximilianus,
meaning "the greatest."
MAXIMILLIAN:
English variant of Maximilian, meaning "the
greatest."
MAXWELL:
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, itself from the place name,
meaning "the stream of Mack."
MAYNARD:
"Strong and brave." English surname transferred to forename use,
itself from a Norman forename of Germanic origin, composed of the elements magin
"strength" and hard "brave, hardy, strong."
MAYNERD:
Variant of English Maynard, meaning "strong and
brave."
MAYSON:
Variant of English Mason, meaning
"stone-worker."
MCKENZIE:
English variant of Scottish unisex Mackenzie,
meaning "comely, finely made."
MEAD:
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself denoting someone
who "lives by a meadow."
MEADE:
Variant of
English unisex Mead, meaning "lives by a
meadow."
MEED:
Variant of
English unisex Mead, meaning "lives by a
meadow."
MEL:
English unisex nickname for names beginning with Mel-.
MELBOURNE:
"Mill stream." English name transferred to forename use, itself
from the Old English elements mylla "mill" and burne
"stream."
MELVILLE:
Scottish surname of Norman French origin, transferred to forename use,
itself from place names in Normandy called Malleville, meaning "bad
settlement."
MELVIN:
Probably an English form of Irish/Gaelic Maoilmhin,
meaning "gentle chieftain."
MELVYN:
Variant of English Melvin, probably meaning
"gentle chieftain."
MEREDITH:
English unisex name derived from Welsh Meredydd,
probably
meaning "sea lord."
MERIT:
Variant of
English unisex Merritt, meaning "boundary
gate."
MERLE:
English unisex name, derived from the Old French word merle, meaning
"blackbird." It first came to public notice in the 1930s with the
actress Merle Oberon, and is mostly given to girls.
MERLIN: English
form of Welsh Myrddin, meaning "sea fort."
MERLYN:
Unisex form of English Merlin, meaning "sea fort."
MERRILL:
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself from the feminine
name Meriel, meaning
"sea-bright."
MERRITT:
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself from the Old
English term mœre gaet, meaning "boundary gate."
MERTON:
"Lake settlement." English surname transferred to forename use,
itself from places named from Old English mere "lake, pool"
and tun "enclosure, settlement."
MERV:
Nickname for English Mervyn, meaning "marrow
eminent."
MERVIN:
Variant of English Mervyn,
meaning "marrow eminent."
MERVYN:
Middle English form of Welsh Merfyn, meaning
"marrow eminent."
MICAH:
English form of biblical Micha, meaning "who is like
God?"
MICHA:
Biblical name of a minor prophet. The name is a nickname of Michael,
meaning "who is like God?"
MICHAEL:
Hebrew biblical name of the prince of Angels, the archangel who was closest
to God, meaning "who is like God?"
MICHEAL:
English variant of Michael,
meaning "who is like God?"
MICK:
English nickname for Michael,
meaning "who is like God?" Rarely used anymore due to its use as a
derogatory term for a Catholic Irishman.
MICKEY:
English unisex pet form of Michael and Michaela,
both meaning "who is like God?"
MICKY:
Masculine variant of unisex Mickey, meaning "who
is like God?"
MIKE:
English nickname for Michael,
meaning "who is like God?"
MIKI:
English pet form of Michael,
meaning "who is like God?"
MILBURN:
"Mill-stream." English surname transferred to forename use, itself
from the name of a place in Cumbria, composed of the Old English elements mylen
"mill" and burna "stream."
MILES:
This name was introduced to England by the Normans. However, unlike most
other Norman names, it wasn't derived from a Germanic name; instead, it
seems to have a Slavic origin, probably derived from the element mil,
meaning "favor, grace."
MILFORD:
"Mill ford." English surname transferred to forename use, itself
from numerous place names composed of the Old English elements mylen
"mill" and ford "ford."
MILLARD:
"Mill-guard." English surname transferred to forename use, itself
a variant of the surname Millward, a form of Millweard which was an old
Anglo-Saxon occupational surname composed of the Old English elements mylen
"mill" and weard "guardian."
MILO:
Latin form of English Miles, probably meaning "favor,
grace."
MILTON:
English surname transferred to forename use, itself from numerous place
names, most of which derived their name from the Old English word mylentun,
meaning "settlement with a mill."
MITCH:
Nickname for
English Mitchell, meaning "who is like God?"
MITCHELL:
English surname transferred to forename use, itself ultimately from a
medieval form of Michael, meaning "who is
like God?"
MO:
English unisex nickname for both Morris
"dark-skinned; Moor," and Maureen,
"beloved."
MOE:
English pet form of Moses, probably meaning "born/son
of," but which is usually translated as "saved (from the
water)."
MONROE:
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, itself or Irish origin,
derived from Gaelic bun Rotha, meaning "mouth of the
Roe."
MONTAGUE:
"Pointed hill." English surname transferred to forename use,
itself originally a Norman baronial name composed of the Old French elements
mont "hill" and aigu "pointed."
MONTE:
Variant of English Monty, meaning "pointed hill."
MONTGOMERY:
"Hill of Gomeric." English surname transferred to forename use,
itself originally a Norman baronial name composed of the Old French element mont
"hill" and the Germanic forename Gomeric.
MONTMORENCY:
"Hill of Maurentius." English surname transferred to forename use,
itself originally a Norman baronial name composed of the Old French element mont
"hill" and the Gall-Roman forename Maurentius.
MONTY:
Nickname for English Montague "pointed hill," and
more rarely Montgomery "hill of Gomeric."
MORDECAI: Biblical name
of a cousin of Queen Esther, meaning "devotee of
Marduk."
MORDECHAI:
Original Hebrew form of biblical Mordecai, meaning "devotee of
Marduk."
MORGAN:
Welsh unisex name, derived from the old Celtic name Morcant,
probably meaning "sea circle."
MORGEN:
Variant of unisex Morgan, probably meaning "sea
circle."
MORLEY:
"Marsh clearing." English surname transferred to forename use,
itself from numerous place names composed of the Old English elements mor
"marsh, moor," and leah "clearing, wood."
MORRIS:
Medieval form of French Maurice, meaning
"dark-skinned; Moor."
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