Names beginning with M :
| Name | Pronunciation | Meaning | Ethnicity | Country | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maabade | MAA-bah-deh | sanctuary | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Maalik | MAA-lick | experience | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Maamuni | MAA-muh-nee | blessed | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Maarifa | MAAH-ree-fah | skilled | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Maarifa | MAA-ree-fah | knowledge skill | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Mabruke | MAH-brew-keh | blessed | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Mabuufo | mah-BOO-frh | troubles | Ngoni | Malawi | female |
| Macaria | MAH-shah-ree-ah | seeker | Kikuyu | Kenya | male |
| Machano | MAH-cha-noh | born on Wednesday | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Machui | MAH-choo-ee | like a leopard | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Machungwa | mah-chew-ng-wah | oranges | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Machupa | mah-CHOO-pah | likes to drink | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Madaha | mah-DAH-hah | graceful | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Madhubuti | MAH-DOO-buh-tee | firm steady | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Madiha | MAH-dee-hah | worthy of praise | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Madongo | mah-DOHN-goh | uncircumcised | Luganda | Uganda | male |
| Madu | MAH-doo | people | Ibo | Nigeria | male |
| Madzimoyo | mad-zee-MOH-yoh | water of life | Ngoni | Malawi | male |
| Mafuane | mah-FOO-ah-neh | soil | Bachopi | South Africa | female |
| Mafunda | MAH-foon-dah | teachings | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Magoma | mah-goh-MAH | celebration | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Magomu | mah-goh-MOO | younger of twins | Luganda | Uganda | male |
| Mahbub | MAH-boob | beloved | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Mahbuba | MAH-boo-bah | beloved | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Mahdi | MAH-dee | rightfully guided | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Mahfudh | MAH-food | preserved | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Mahfudha | MAH-foo-dah | protected | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Mahiri | MAH-hee-ree | skillful clever | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Mahmud | MAH-mood | praised | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Maiba | MAH-ee-bah | grave | Shona | Zimbabwe | female |
| Maideyi | mah-EE-deh-yee | what did you want? | Shona | Zimbabwe | male |
| Maijani | mahr-JAH-nee | coral | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Maimuna | MAH-ee-moo-nah | blessed | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Maina | MAH-ee-nah | a father of the Agikuyu n | Kikuyu | Kenya | male |
| Maisha | mah-ee-SHAH | life | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Maitho | MAH-ee-thoh | eyes to see with | Kikuyu | Kenya | male |
| Majaliwa | mah-jah-lee-wah | by Gods grace | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Majid | mah-jeed | innovator | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Majuto | mah-juh-toh | regret | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Makalani | mah-kah-LAH-nee | clerk one skllled in wri | Mwera | Kenya | male |
| Makame | MAH-kah-meh | high rank ruler | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Makamu | MAH-kah-muh | dignified | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Makena | mah-KEH-nah | happy one | Kikuyu | Kenya | female |
| Makini | mah-KEE-nee | calm and serene | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Makini | MAH-kee-nee | of good character | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Makori | mah-KOH-ree | born on the way | Kisii | Kenya | male |
| Makungu | MAH-kuhn-guh | initiation | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Makwangwala | mah-kwan-GWAH-lah | crown | Ngoni | Malawi | male |
| Makwetu | mah-KWEH-too | our place | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Malaika | mah-LAH-ee-kah | angel | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Malawa | mah-LAH-wah | flowers | Yao | Malawi | male |
| Malenga | MAH-lehn-gah | she sings well | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Malia | MAH-lee-ah | queen | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Maliha | MAH-lee-hah | pleasant | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Maliik | MAH-lick | king owner | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Malik | MAH-lick | king | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Malika | MAH-lee-kah | queen | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Maliki | MAH-lick-ee | king owner | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Maliwaza | mah-lee-wah-zah | Consolation | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Malkia | MAHL-kee-ah | queen | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Maluum | MAA-loom | special | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Mama | mah-AMH | born on Saturday | Fante | Ghana | female |
| Mambo | MAHM-boh | matters events | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Manani | MAH-nah-nee | almighty | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Mandala | mahn-DAH-lah | spectacles | Ngoni | Malawi | male |
| Mandara | MAHN-dah-rah | leader | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Mandisa | man-DEE-sah | sweet | Xhosa | South Africa | female |
| Mandondo | mahn-DOHN-doh | drops | Ngoni | Malawi | male |
| Maneno | MAH-neh-noh | words | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Manga | MAHN-gah | wanderer | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Mangeni | man-GHEH-nee | fish | Musamia | Uganda | female |
| Manu | mah-NOO | the second born | Akan | Ghana | male |
| Manzi | MAHN-zee | residence | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Manzili | MAHN-zee-lee | sent by God | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Mapemba | mah-PEHM-bah | millet | Ngoni | Malawi | male |