148 Japanese Baby Names Meaning, Starting With M

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Name	Gender	Meaning
Miya	Girl	A beautiful temple
Mari	Girl	Donation; Mother; Genuine; Village; Reason; Logi
Mika	Girl	Beautiful fragrance
Miyah	Girl	The pregnant virgin; A sacred temple
Manha	Girl	A direction; A path of life; Gift from Allah; Many leaves
Mei	Girl	Beautiful; Chinese plum
Maiya	Girl	Good mother; Circle; Increasingly; Illusion
Mai	Girl	Water; Love; Dance; Beloved
Mikai	Unisex	Strong, powerful, determined
Mirai	Girl	Attraction; Thunder

Mahina	Girl	Moon; Month; Light; Genuine; Male; Dance; Full; Queen; Apple tree
Mayumi	Girl	Beautiful; Genuine; Reason
Maisha	Girl	Life; Dance; Sand
Mea	Girl	Mine; Red; To bud; To sprout; Love; Tower on the north wall of Jerusalem
Misa	Girl	A beautiful bud or a beautiful sand
Mio	Girl	A beautiful cherry blossom
Machi	Boy	Ten thousand; Hemp; Wisdom; Pure; City; Man battle
Meeko	Unisex	Coyote-like, mischievous
Makana	Girl	Gift; Dance; Play music
Minato	Boy	Calm; Attraction

Midori	Girl	Green
Mizuki	Girl	Auspicious; Hope
Maru	Boy	Round; Cloud; Honey
Mugen	Unisex	Infinite, boundless or limitless
Mayuka	Girl	Graceful; Gentle; Beautiful
Miyuki	Unisex	Beautiful snow
Meron	Girl	Love; Affection; Theory
Maro	Boy	Mars; The god of war; Warlike; Male; Myself
Mairi	Girl	Bitter; Dance; Plum
Mariko	Girl	Genuine village child; Ball child; Truth child; Long-distance child; Jasmine child

Mikasa	Girl	A Japanese hill name
Megumi	Girl	Blessing or grace
Mitsuki	Girl	Beautiful moon
Miyu	Girl	A beautiful truth; Gentleness
Miki	Boy	Three trees together
Miori	Unisex	Beautiful; Noble; Graceful
Mayo	Boy	Elegant
Maka	Girl	Earth; Scatter; Beloved one
Minami	Girl	The one who lived in the south region; One who is from South
Miona	Girl	Beautiful cherry blossom

Masato	Boy	Right; Proper; Elegant; Graceful; Real; Genuine; True; Person
Masahiro	Boy	Elegant, respectful, peace
Masaki	Girl	True brightness
Masao	Boy	Right; Proper; Government; Hero, manly; Man; Husband
Mori	Unisex	Forest or woods
Meru	Boy	Black; Dark; Bee
Musashi	Boy	Warrior, skillful, legendary
Mayu	Unisex	Graceful, gentle, beautiful
Mareo	Boy	He who is rare
Momo	Unisex	Peach in Japanese

Mone	Unisex	One's harbor; One's haven
Miura	Unisex	Symbolic, agile, fearless
Manami	Unisex	Beautiful love
Mieko	Girl	Brightness of the light
Miyako	Girl	Beautiful, elegant, capital
Misato	Unisex	Beauty, deep thinker, pure-hearted
Miu	Girl	A beautiful feather
Momoko	Girl	Peach; Hundred; Child
Minako	Girl	Beautiful child
Misaki	Girl	Beautiful; Blossom

Michiko	Girl	Child of beauty and wisdom
Momoka	Girl	Hundreds of flowers
Midna	Girl	Mysterious twilight princess
Minori	Girl	Bright, small
Maiko	Girl	Child; Dance; Good mother
Mikiya	Unisex	Beautiful, intelligent, strong
Miwa	Girl	Beautiful; Harmony; Three; Circle
Mao	Girl	A real and genuine girl
Mariha	Girl	True pear leaf; Joyful, cheerful, lively
Maho	Girl	One who always tells the truth; An honest person

Miyabi	Unisex	Elegance, refinement, grace
Miku	Girl	Future; Beautiful sky
Merisa	Girl	The person from the ocean
Mako	Girl	Genuine child; Pearl
Marri	Girl	Sea of bitterness; Rebelliousness; Wished-for child; Beloved; Love; Thin; Truth; Long distance; Jasmine
Maeda	Unisex	Surname of Japanese origin
Mie	Girl	Three way division
Mayuko	Girl	Kindness; Gentleness
Masa	Boy	Elegant; Graceful
Morie	Boy	Swarthy; Dark-skinned; A moor; A variant of Morris

Machiko	Girl	A fortunate child
Maeko	Girl	The child of truth
Maemi	Girl	A truthful smile
Makaira	Girl	One who brings Happiness
Maki	Unisex	Hill
Makiko	Girl	A child of the one who is true
Makoto	Unisex	A sincere person
Mameha	Girl	Name of the Geaisha
Mamiko	Girl	She who is a daughter of the sea
Mana	Unisex	One who is full of spirit

Marise	Boy	One who is infinite; Endless
Masae	Girl	One who is blessed with elegance
Masakazu	Boy	First son of Masa
Masako	Girl	A truthful, honest child
Masami	Girl	To become beautiful
Masaru	Boy	Victory
Masumi	Girl	A woman of true purity and beauty
Matsu	Boy	Pine tree
Michi	Unisex	Street; Path
Michiaki	Boy	Road; Path; Way; Lane; Street

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