| Shakespearean baby names begining from M |
| Macbeth |
 | 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' Lady Macbeth, with to Macbeth who urges him to murder Duncan, then later goes mad from guilt. |
| Macbeth |
 | 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' Thane of Glamis and Cawdor, a general in the King's army, who murders King Duncan and takes his crown. |
| Macduff |
 | 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' Lady Macduff, wife to Macduff, murdered on Macbeth's orders. |
| Macduff |
 | 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' Macduff, Thane of Fife, a nobleman of Scotland who finally kills Macbeth. |
| Macmorris |
 | 'King Henry V' Officer in the King's army. |
| Maecenas |
 | 'Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Caesar. |
| Malcolm |
 | 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' Elder son of King Duncan. |
| Malvolio |
 | 'Twelfth Night', also called 'What You Will' Steward to Olivia. |
| Mamillius |
 | 'The Winter's Tale' Leontes' son, the young Prince of Sicilia. |
| Marcade |
 | 'Love's Labours Lost' Lord attending on the Princess of France. |
| Marcellus |
 | 'Hamlet, Prince of Denmark' An officer. |
| March |
 | 'King Henry IV, Part 1' Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Edward, Earl of March and son to Richard Plantagenet, afterwards King Edward IV. |
| Marcius |
 | 'The Tragedy of Coriolanus.' Caius Marcius Coriolanus, and also Young Marcius, son to Coriolanus. |
| Marcus |
 | The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. 'The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' Marcus Andronicus, Tribune of the People, and brother to Titus. |
| Mardian |
 | 'Antony and Cleopatra'. Attendant on Cleopatra. |
| Margarelon |
 | 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' A bastard son of King Priam. |
| Margaret |
 | 'Henry VI, Part 1' Reignier's daughter, afterwards married to Henry VI. 'Henry VI, Part III' Queen Margaret. 'Much Ado About Nothing' Gentlewoman attending on Hero. 'King Richard III' King Henry VI's widow. 'King Richard III' Clarence's daughter. |
| Margaret F |
 | 'Henry VI, Part 2' Queen to King Henry VI. |
| Margery |
 | 'Henry VI, Part 2' Margery Jourdain, a witch. |
| Maria |
 | 'Love's Labours Lost' A lady attending on the Princess of France. 'Twelfth Night', also called 'What You Will' Olivia's waiting woman. |
| Mariana |
 | 'All's Well That Ends Well.' Neighbour and friend to the Widow of Florence 'Measure for Measure' Betrothed to Angelo. |
| Marina |
 | 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Daughter to Pericles and Thaisa. |
| Mark |
 | 'Antony and Cleopatra' and 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.' Mark Antony, roman triumvir and Cleopatra's lover. |
| Martext |
 | 'As You Like It' Son of Sir Rowland de Boys. 'As You Like It' Sir Oliver Martext, a vicar. |
| Martius |
 | 'The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' Son to Titus Andronicus. |
| Marullus |
 | 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A tribune. |
| Matthew |
 | 'Henry VI, Part 2' Matthew Goffe. |
| Melun |
 | 'King JOHN' A French lord. |
| Menas |
 | 'Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Pompey. |
| Menecrates |
 | 'Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Pompey. |
| Menelaus |
 | 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' Brother to the Greek general. |
| Menenius |
 | 'The Tragedy of Coriolanus.' Menenius Agrippa, friend to Coriolanus. |
| Menteith |
 | 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' A nobleman of Scotland. |
| Mercutio |
 | 'The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Kinsman to Prince Escalus and friend to Romeo. |
| Messala |
 | 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' Supportor of Brutus. |
| Metellus |
 | 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A conspirator against Caesar. |
| Michael |
 | 'King Henry IV, Part 1' Sir Michael, a friend to the Archbishop of York. 'Henry VI, Part 2' Michael and his company are followers of Jack Cade, a rebel. |
| Milan |
 | 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' The Duke of Milan, father to Silvia. |
| Minola |
 | 'The Taming of the Shrew' Baptista Minola, a gentleman of Padua. |
| Miranda |
 | 'The Tempest' Daughter to Prospero. |
| Montague |
 | 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Marquis of Montague. 'The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Romeo's father, Head of the Montague house, at variance with the Capulets. |
| Montague |
 | 'The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Lady Montague, wife to Montague. |
| Montano |
 | 'The Tragedy of Othello' A Cypriot official. |
| Montgomery |
 | 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Sir John Montgomery. |
| Montjoy |
 | 'King Henry V' A French herald. |
| Moonshine |
 | 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Starveling, a tailor, acts as Moonshine in the play within the play. |
| Mopsa |
 | 'The Winter's Tale' Shepherdess. |
| Morgan |
 | 'Cymbeline' The disguised identity of Belarius, a banished lord. |
| Morocco |
 | 'The Merchant of Venice' The Prince of Morocco, suitor to Portia. |
| Mortimer |
 | 'King Henry IV, Part 1' Earl of March. 'Henry VI, Part 1' Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Sir John Mortimer, uncle to the Duke of York. |
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