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| Name | Meaning | Name | Meaning |
| Maanika | Ruby | Madhavi | A creeper with beautiful flowers; springtime, daughter of Yayati |
| Madhavilata | A flowering creeper | Madhu | Honey |
| Madhubala | Sweet girl | Madhuchanda | Pleasing metrical composition |
| Madhuksara | One who showers honey | Madhulata | Lovely creeper |
| Madhulekha | Beautiful | Madhulika | Honey |
| Madhumalati | A flowering creeper | Madhumati | Full of honey |
| Madhumita | Full of honey, sweet girl | Madhunisha | Pleasant night |
| Madhur | Sweet | Madhura | Sugar |
| Madhuri | Sweetness, sweet girl | Madhurima | Sweetness |
| Madhushri | The spring | Madirakshi | Woman with intozicating eyes |
| Magana | Engrossed | Mahadevi | Goddess Parvati |
| Mahagauri | Goddess Durga | Mahajabeen | Beautiful |
| Mahalakshmi | Goddess Lakshmi | Mahamaya | Goddess Durga |
| Mahasweta | Goddess Saraswati | Mahati | Great, name of a raaga |
| Mahi | The earth | Mahijuba | A hostess |
| Mahika | The earth | Mahima | Greatness |
| Mahua | An intoxicating flower | Maina | A bird |
| Maithili, Mythili | Sita | Maitreya | The name of a sage |
| Maitreyi | A learned woman of the past | Maitri | Friendship |
| Makshi | Honeybee | Mala | A garland, necklace |
| Malashree | An early evening melody | Malati | A creeper with fragrant flowers, Jasmine |
| Malavika | Princess of Malawa | Malaya | A creeper |
| Malika | A garland | Malina | Dark |
| Malini | A garlandmaker, florist, a river | Mallika | Jasmine, queen |
| Malti | Small fragrant flower | Mamata | Affection, love |
| Manali | A bird | Manana | Meditation |
| Manasa, Maanasa | Mind | Manasi | A lady |
| Manda | A river | Mandakini | A river |
| Mandakranta | A Sanskrit metre | Mandaraa | Coral tree |
| Mandarmalika | A garland of celestial | Mandira | Cymbals; home |
| Mangala, Mangla | Auspicious | Manideepa | A lamp of precious stones |
| Manik | Gem | Manikuntala | One whose hair is like gems |
| Manimala | A string of pearls | Manimekhala | A girdle of gems |
| Manini | A lady | Manisha, Mohisha | Intellect, goddess of mind, desire |
| Manjari | The sacred basil; blossom, a bunch | Manjira | Ankle-bells |
| Manjistha | Extremely | Manju | Sweet, snow, dew drops |
| Manjubala | A sweet girl | Manjula | Sweet, melodious |
| Manjulika | A sweet girl | Manjusha | Treasure chest, a box |
| Manjushri | Sweet lustre | Manjusri | Saraswati |
| Manjyot | Light of the mind | Manmayi | Jealous; Sri Radha |
| Manorama | Beautiful, attractive | Manoranjana | Entertaining, pleasing |
| Manushri | Lakshmi | Marala | Swan |
| Marichi | Name of a star | Marisa | Mother of Daksa |
| Markandeya | A devotee to Lord Shiva | Matangi | Durga |
| Mausumi | Beauty, monsoon wind | Maya | Illusion, Durga |
| Mayukhi | Peahen | Mayura | Illusion |
| Mayuri, Mayuka | Peahen | Medha | Intelligence, Saraswati |
| Medini | The earth | Meena | Precious stone, fish |
| Meenakshi | A woman wil beautiful eyes one with fish shaped eyes,
Parvati |
Meera | A saint a devotee of Krishna |
| Megha | Cloud | Meghamala | Array of clouds |
| Meghana | Cloud | Mehal | Cloud |
| Mehbooba | Beloved | Meher | Benevolence |
| Mehrunissa | Benevolent | Mehul | Cloud; rain |
| Mekhala | Girdle | Mena | Wife of the Himalayas |
| Menaka | A celestial dancer | Minal | A precious stone |
| Minati | Prayer | Mita | A friend |
| Mitali | Friendship | Mohana | Attractive, charming |
| Mohini | Enchantress, most beautiful, bewitching | Monisha | Lord Krishna |
| Mridula | Soft, tendreness | Mriganayani | Doe-eyed |
| Mrinal | Lotus | Mrinali | Lotus |
| Mrinalini | Lotus | Mrinmayi | Of the earth |
| Mudra | Expression | Mudrika | Ring |
| Mugdha | Spellbound, innocent | Mukta | Liberated; pearl |
| Mukti | Freedom from life and death | Mukula, Mukulita | Bud |
| Muniya | Name of a bird | Mythily | Seeta |