| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
| Marie | Bitter | Female | Hebrew |
| Marietta | Uncertain, maybe bitter | Female | Hebrew |
| Marilyn | Uncertain, maybe bitter | Female | Hebrew |
| Marion | Uncertain, maybe bitter | Female | Hebrew |
| Marjorie | Pearl | Female | Greek |
| Marlena | Contraction of Maria Magdalene | Female | German |
| Mary | Bitter | Female | Hebrew |
| Matilda | Powerful battler | Female | Germanic |
| Maud | Powerful battler | Female | German |
| Maude | Powerful battler | Female | German |
| Maureen | Uncertain, maybe bitter | Female | Hebrew |
| Mavis | Song thrush | Male | English |
| May | The fifth month of the year | Female | English |
| Meredith | Great lord | Female | Welsh |
| Mildred | Gentle strength | Female | English |
| Millicent | Strong work | Female | Germanic |
| Millie | Labour | Female | Germanic |
| Minerva | Mind | Female | Latin |
| Minnie | Will, desire + helmet, protection | Female | Germanic |
| Miriam | Uncertain, maybe bitter | Female | Hebrew |
| Molly | Uncertain, maybe bitter | Female | Hebrew |
| Muriel | Bright as the sea | Female | Gaelic |
| Myrtle | Myrtle | Female | English |
| Nancy | Grace | Female | Hebrew |
| Nell | Abbreviation Of Eleanor Shining Light. | Female | English |
| Nellie | Abbreviation Of Eleanor Shining Light. | Female | English |
| Nelly | Abbreviation Of Eleanor Shining Light. | Female | English |
| Nola | Fair shoulder, white shoulder | Female | Gaelic |
| Nora | Light | Female | English |
| Noreen | Variant Of Nora Light:Honor | Female | Gaelic |