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[[Neutral names starting with A]], [[Neutral names starting with B|B]], [[Neutral names starting with C|C]], [[Neutral names starting with D|D]], [[Neutral names starting with E|E]], [[Neutral names starting with F|F]], [[Neutral names starting with G|G]], [[Neutral names starting with H|H]], [[Neutral names starting with I|I]], [[Neutral names starting with J|J]], [[Neutral names starting with K|K]], [[Neutral names starting with L|L]], [[Neutral names starting with M|M]], [[Neutral names starting with N|N]], [[Neutral names starting with O|O]], [[Neutral names starting with P|P]], [[Neutral names starting with Q|Q]], [[Neutral names starting with R|R]], [[Neutral names starting with S|S]], [[Neutral names starting with T|T]], [[Neutral names starting with U|U]], [[Neutral names starting with V|V]], [[Neutral names starting with W|W]], [[Neutral names starting with X|X]], [[Neutral names starting with Y|Y]], [[Neutral names starting with Z|Z]] | |||
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An alphabetical list of '''neutral names starting with M''', continued from the [[names]] page, which see for more information. These are neutral-gender names, otherwise known as unisex names. They are equally appropriate for girls, boys, and people of any gender. [[Nonbinary]] people don't have to have neutral names, and many [[notable nonbinary people]] have names that are usually either masculine or feminine. Neutral names can help make it safer for people to explore their gender expressions. In English-speaking countries, some of the most familiar gender-neutral names starting with M include Merle and Morgan. However, there are many more unisex names from around the world that start with M, more than 50 of them, as listed below. Previous page: [[neutral names starting with L]]. Next page: [[neutral names starting with N]]. | An alphabetical list of '''neutral names starting with M''', continued from the [[names]] page, which see for more information. These are neutral-gender names, otherwise known as unisex names. They are equally appropriate for girls, boys, and people of any gender. [[Nonbinary]] people don't have to have neutral names, and many [[notable nonbinary people]] have names that are usually either masculine or feminine. Neutral names can help make it safer for people to explore their gender expressions. In English-speaking countries, some of the most familiar gender-neutral names starting with M include Merle and Morgan. However, there are many more unisex names from around the world that start with M, more than 50 of them, as listed below. Previous page: [[neutral names starting with L]]. Next page: [[neutral names starting with N]]. | ||
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'''Morgan'''. English, French, and Welsh. Traditionally masculine, this name became popularly gender neutral in the 1970s. From the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant. Possibly meaning "Sea circle" in Welsh.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/morgan-1</ref> US SSA data shows about 235,038 people with this name, used as a feminine name 84% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/M/MO/MORGAN/index.html</ref> Keywords: feminine inclined, mystical, two syllables, very common | '''Morgan'''. English, French, and Welsh. Traditionally masculine, this name became popularly gender neutral in the 1970s. From the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant. Possibly meaning "Sea circle" in Welsh.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/morgan-1</ref> US SSA data shows about 235,038 people with this name, used as a feminine name 84% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/M/MO/MORGAN/index.html</ref> Keywords: feminine inclined, mystical, two syllables, very common | ||
'''Murphy.''' English. From an Irish surname, anglicized from Ó Murchadha. Meaning "Descendant of Murchadh" in Irish.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/murphy</ref> Murchadh means "Sea warrior" in Irish Gaelic.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/murchadh</ref> A widely familiar adage called [[Wikipedia:Murphy's Law Murphy's Law]] says, "Anything that can go wrong, will." | '''Murphy.''' English. From an Irish surname, anglicized from Ó Murchadha. Meaning "Descendant of Murchadh" in Irish.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/murphy</ref> Murchadh means "Sea warrior" in Irish Gaelic.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/murchadh</ref> A widely familiar adage called [[Wikipedia:Murphy's Law|Murphy's Law]] says, "Anything that can go wrong, will." There is no clear association between this adage and any one person named Murphy, so it was attributed to Murphy by mistake. US SSA data shows about 4,537 people with this name, used as a masculine name 87% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/M/MU/MURPHY/index.html</ref> Keywords: battle, gothic, luck, masculine inclined, two syllables, uncommon, water | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||