| Person's Name | Language | Explanation |
| Mae | English | Either a variant of MAY, a short form of MABEL or MAVIS, or a feminine form of MATTHEW |
| Magnolia | English | Means simply "magnolia" from the English word for the flower, which was named for the French botanist Pierre Magnol. |
| Malati | Indian | Means "jasmine" in Sanskrit. |
| Marigold | English | From the name of the flower, which comes from a combination of MARY and the English word gold. |
| May | English | Derived from the name of the month of May, which derives from Maia, the name of a Roman goddess. May is also another name of the hawthorn flower. |
| Moss | English, Jewish | Medieval form of MOSES |
| Mostyn | Welsh | From a Welsh place name which means "moss town" in Old English. |
| Mukul | Indian | Means "bud, blossom" in Sanskrit. |
| Myrtie | English | Pet form of MYRTLE |
| Myrtle | English | Simply means "myrtle" from the English word for the evergreen shrub. |
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| Person's Name | Language | Explanation |
| Narcisa | Romanian | Romanian feminine form of NARCISSUS |
| Narciso | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese | Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of NARCISSUS |
| Narcissa | English | Feminine form of NARCISSUS |
| Narcissus | Greek Mythology (Latinized) | Derived from Greek narke meaning "sleep, numbness". Narkissos was a beautiful youth in Greek mythology who stared at his own reflection for so long that he eventually died and was turned into the narcissus flower. |
| Nea | Swedish | Short form of LINNÉA |
| Nergis | Turkish | Means "daffodil" in Turkish. |
| Nerida | Australian Aborigine | This name is either a variant of NEREIDA or else means "blossom" in Australian Aborigine. |
| Nilofer | Iranian | Means "water-lily" in Persian. |
| Sources: Compilation from Behind the Name website. |
