42 Baby Names with Meanings Black, Starting With M

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Name	Gender	Meaning
Melanie	Girl	Black; Dark; Dark-skinned
Milani	Girl	Middle of the plain; Black; Dark
Melany	Girl	Black; Dark
Melani	Girl	Dark; Black
Maleni	Unisex	Dark; Black; Sky; Heaven
Melania	Girl	Black; Dark-skinned
Milania	Girl	Gracious; Dear; Middle of the plain; Dark; Black
Mindy	Girl	Black; Dark; Bee; Sweet as honey; Honey
Maelani	Girl	Heavenly; Dark; Black
Malinda	Girl	Bee; Black; Dark; Sweet; Honeybee; Gentle; Tender

Melonie	Girl	Dark; Black
Melo	Unisex	Honey; Birth; Black; Dark; Blackbird
Melony	Girl	Black; Dark
Malaina	Unisex	Black; Dark
Mellie	Girl	Black; Dark; Honey; Bee; Sweet
Melly	Girl	Black, Dark
Melayna	Girl	Black; Dark
Milayna	Girl	Black; Dark
Mo	Boy	A diminutive name; Star of the sea; To praise; North African; Moorish; Ink; Black
Mellany	Girl	Black; Dark

Melanin	Unisex	Black; Dark; A type of biomolecule
Melaney	Girl	Black or dark
Mayon	Boy	The black God; A person of black complexion; Beloved; Sea of bitterness
Meru	Boy	Black; Dark; Bee
Malania	Girl	Black; Dark
Maali	Girl	Black swan
Milenka	Girl	Black
Melana	Girl	Black; Dark
Mindi	Girl	Black; Dark; Bee; Sweet as honey; Honey
Melanion	Boy	Black color

Melantha	Girl	Dark or black flower; Bee
Melli	Girl	Black; Dark; Highborn Power; Hard worker; A variant of Melanie, meaning dark-skinned
Mel	Unisex	Honey; Black or dark; Brave
Melaina	Boy	Black or dark-skinned
Melea	Unisex	Black or dark; Complete or full; Ash tree
Melka	Girl	Black coated gorgeous, gloomy layer love
Melloney	Girl	Black or dark-skinned individual
Merula	Girl	The raven; Large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
Montenegro	Boy	Black mountain or hill
Montsho	Girl	A black-colored person

Melanija	Girl	A form of Melanie, meaning dark or black
Melan	Unisex	Dark; Black; Mysterious

Infographic: Meaningful Baby Names with Meanings Black, Starting With M

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Baby Names with Meanings Black, Starting With M(infographic)

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