I’ve been seaching for “M” names, since both our mom’s names start with M
([name]Marcia[/name] and [name]Mary[/name]).
I’ve been looking through list of M names, and most of them seem dated (i.e. [name]Morgan[/name], [name]Madison[/name], [name]Melissa[/name], [name]Marissa[/name], [name]Madeline[/name] etc).
Would love suggestions!
With [name]Marcia[/name] and [name]Mary[/name] as inspirations, I think anything starting with [name]Mar[/name]- will be a great tribute:
[name]Marcella[/name]
[name]Marina[/name]
[name]Maris[/name]
[name]Maria[/name]
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]
[name]Marisol[/name]
[name]Mariska[/name]
[name]Maritza[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]/[name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Marlo[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Marta[/name]
[name]Marissa[/name] (which I don’t think of as dated, but if it’s not your style, then that’s cool with me)
[name]Marlena[/name] (prn like [name]Mar[/name]-lay-na, I associate it with old-Hollywood glamour, Marelene [name]Dietrich[/name])
Other M- names:
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Malia[/name]
[name]Milena[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name]
[name]Monica[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
I agree with the pp that a name beginning with [name]Mar[/name]- would be an even greater tribute. I think [name]Maria[/name] is especially fitting- it’s a form of [name]Mary[/name], but it’s also [name]Marcia[/name] without the c. In addition to those suggested, there’s:
[name]Mara[/name]
[name]Mariana[/name]
[name]Marietta[/name]
Mariama
[name]Mariah[/name]
[name]Maribel[/name]
[name]Marielle[/name]/[name]Mariella[/name]
[name]Martina[/name]
non-[name]Mar[/name] M names:
[name]Micaiah[/name] (ma-[name]KYE[/name]-ya)
[name]Mila[/name]
[name]May[/name]
[name]Maxima[/name]
[name]Meadow[/name]
[name]Mira[/name]/[name]Mirabelle[/name]/[name]Mirabella[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Mireille[/name] (meer-[name]RAY[/name])
[name]Mireia[/name] (meer-AY-ya)
[name]Manon[/name]
[name]Maya[/name]
[name]Moya[/name]
Meira
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]May[/name]
[name]Mona[/name]
[name]Mena[/name]
[name]Mina[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Mathilda[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Marianne[/name]
[name]Manon[/name]
More ideas-
[name]Mariel[/name]
[name]Mia[/name]
[name]Mallory[/name]
[name]Megan[/name]
[name]Maura[/name]
[name]Melina[/name]
I think you’ve gotten great suggestions! The only one I didn’t see that’s a personal favorite is [name]Meryl[/name].
Here’s my entire list of M names for girls, * by my favourites for you:
[name]Mabry[/name]
[name]Mabyn[/name]
[name]Macaria[/name]*
Madelief
[name]Madelon[/name]
[name]Maeva[/name]/[name]Maeve[/name]
Maewyn
[name]Magdalena[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name]
Magpie
Maiara
Maille
[name]Mairwen[/name]
Maiwen
[name]Malou[/name]
[name]Manon[/name]
Maple
[name]Mara[/name]*
Marabella
Marana
[name]Marbella[/name]*
[name]Marceline[/name]
[name]Marcella[/name]*
[name]Mardi[/name]
[name]Mared[/name]
[name]Margareta[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]
Mariamne
[name]Marianna[/name]/[name]Marianne[/name]*
[name]Marica[/name]*
[name]Maridel[/name]*
[name]Mariella[/name]*
[name]Marietta[/name]*
Marigny (silent G)
[name]Marigold[/name]*
[name]Marilla[/name]*
[name]Mariposa[/name]*
[name]Marjolaine[/name]
[name]Marjorie[/name]
[name]Marlena[/name]*
[name]Marna[/name]
Marsaili*
[name]Massima[/name]*
Matrona
[name]Maud[/name]
[name]Mavis[/name]
[name]Maxima[/name]
[name]Maxine[/name]
Mayfair*
Mayfield
[name]Mayim[/name]*
Mazarine
Mazelle
[name]Meadow[/name]
Meadowlark
[name]Medeia[/name]
Megaera
Meinir
Meinwen
Meiriona/Meirion*
[name]Melantha[/name]
[name]Melisande[/name]
Mellona
[name]Melosa[/name]
Melpomene
[name]Melusine[/name]/Melusina
Melyonen
Memory*
Meraud*
[name]Mercy[/name]*
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Merel[/name]* (means blackbird)
Mererid*
Merewald
[name]Meriall[/name]*
Meridian*
[name]Merle[/name]*
Merope*
[name]Merrily[/name]*
[name]Meryl[/name]*
Metope
Miel/Miela
Miette
[name]Mildred[/name]*
[name]Milica[/name]
Millaray*
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Minerva[/name]*
Miniver*
Mintara*
Minver*
[name]Mireia[/name]*
[name]Mirna[/name]*
[name]Mirren[/name]*
Mirth/[name]Mirtha[/name]*
Miruna*
Misae
Mneme/Mnemosyne
Mnemosyne
Moana
Moanna
[name]Moira[/name]*
Moirrey* ([name]MOOR[/name]-ee or MOI-ray)
Momoka
Moneta
Mononoke
[name]Mora[/name]/[name]Maura[/name]*
Morana*
[name]Morea[/name]*
Morella
Morgause*
[name]Moriah[/name]*
[name]Morning[/name]*
Morningstar
[name]Morven[/name]*
Morwen/[name]Morwenna[/name]*
Muirne*
Murcia*/Murtia
[name]Muriel[/name]
Musidora
[name]Myfanwy[/name]
[name]Myra[/name]*
Myrrine*
[name]Myrtle[/name]
M”riel*
Also, I love double first names with [name]Mary[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Alice[/name] being my favourite, but [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Elise[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Louise[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Noelle[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Leona[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Isobel[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Dahlia[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Coline[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-C”cile, [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Collette[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-Bloom, [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Anouk[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Olwen[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Adele[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Agnes[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Sabine[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Soleil[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Susanna[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Una[/name] or [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Violet[/name]/[name]Viola[/name] are all wonderful, and you basically have endless amounts of combinations as long as you avoid names with too many syllables (4 or more makes it difficult!).
Since dated-ness is an issue for you, I would try to avoid very trendy names as well, since they will probably sound dated in 10-20 years time anyway… ^^
Best of luck deciding!
(If I were you I would probably choose [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Alice[/name] since it has many of the letters of [name]Marcia[/name] in addition to [name]Mary[/name] or [name]Marigold[/name]/[name]Mariposa[/name]. I can’t decide between those two.)
My favorite is [name]Marina[/name].
I named my daughter after my Grandmother [name]Mary[/name], I didn’t want to simply use [name]Mary[/name] so we picked Marisella I love it. You have the option of [name]Mary[/name], [name]Ella[/name], Sella, or [name]Ari[/name] for nn’s 
love her name still!
Great lists! Really got me out of the seemingly endless circle of names I was searching! Ones I like (that seem to go with our last name);
[name]Mabry[/name] [name]Carlson[/name] (love the nickname [name]Mab[/name] or [name]Mabs[/name])
[name]Maribel[/name] [name]Carlson[/name] (but as one poster pointed out in another post, “[name]Bel[/name]/[name]Belle[/name]/[name]Bell[/name]” might become the new “ette” and “een,” thereby dating the name!)
[name]Mireia[/name] [name]Carlson[/name]
[name]Meriall[/name] [name]Carlson[/name]
Meridian [name]Carlson[/name] (to “n” heavy?)
[name]Morning[/name] [name]Carlson[/name] (almost sounds like a salutation though:)
[name]Macaria[/name] [name]Carlson[/name] (how is [name]Macaria[/name] pronounced?)
I also like [name]Marina[/name] and [name]Marigold[/name], but thought them to be too “pronoun”-ie.
Also like the idea of a combo name, but I would most likly go with [name]Maria[/name] or [name]Marie[/name] (as directly using [name]Mary[/name] would seem like we are favoring my husband’s mom’s name, and I am much closer with my mom!).
[name]Maria[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Maria[/name] [name]Zoe[/name]
[name]Maria[/name] [name]Lily[/name]
Also, side note, I love the name [name]Maeve[/name], but have come across the meaning as either “joy” or “intoxicating” (I hate the latter meaning!).
My favorites are Mareia and [name]Maria[/name] [name]Lily[/name]. [name]How[/name] are you prn Mareia? There is also Mareya, prn Muh-ray-uh.
[name]Maren[/name] has my vote. [name]Love[/name] it!
[name]Mayim[/name]! It is Hebrew for water and a less overused name than [name]Maya[/name]!
[name]Melina[/name], [name]Marina[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Marin[/name]
[name]Maelle[/name] (My-elle)
Madeleina
[name]Mia[/name]
Mavi
[name]Marina[/name]
[name]Mirabella[/name]
[name]Maile[/name]
[name]Monet[/name]
Miette
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Mariposa[/name]
[name]Melania[/name]
[name]Melia[/name]
[name]Mireille[/name]