Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin	Similar
Lalah / Laalah	Tulip.	Female	Afghan	-
Lashkar	Army.	Male	Afghan	-
Latif	Fine, Pure, Delicate, Tender, Thin, Elegant, Gentle.	Male	Afghan	-
Latifa / Lateefa	Pretty, gentle, sweet, pleasantry, Female of Latif.	Female	Afghan	-
Layeq	Worthy, Fit, Meritorious.	Male	Afghan	-
Lemar	Sun, sunrise.	Female	Afghan	-
Lida / Leeda	Beloved by all.	Female	Afghan	-
Lila	Lilac, The lilac tree	Female	Afghan	-
Lily / lili	A flower	Female	Afghan	-
Limah / Lima	Mythical goddess of the Threshold.	Female	Afghan	-
Lina / Leena	Tenderness, light, free man, palm tree.	Female	Afghan	-
Luqman	Eastern fabulist often identified with Aesop.	Male	Afghan	-
Lutf	Kindness, grace, amenity, elegance.	Male	Afghan	-
Lutullah / Lotfollah	Kindness of God, favour of God.	Male	Afghan	-
Maalek / Maalik	Owner, Landlord, Proprietor.	Male	Afghan	-
Madina / Madeena	The holy city of islam.	Female	Afghan	-
Mahboob	Belived, Loved, Favourite, Popular, Darling.	Male	Afghan	-

Mahbooba	Dear, sweetheart. Female of Mahboob.	Female	Afghan	-
Mahdi / Mehdi	Rightly guided.	Male	Afghan	-
Mahdia	Rightly guided. Female of Mahdi.	Female	Afghan	-
Mahdokht	Daughter of the moon.	Female	Afghan	-
Maher	Affection, Sun.	Male	Afghan	-
Mahfooz / Mahfuz	Protected, Secure, Reserved.	Male	Afghan	-
Mahfooza	Safeguarded, protected. Female of Mahfooz.	Female	Afghan	-
Mahin / Maheen	Greatest.	Female	Afghan	-
MahJabin / Mahjabeen	One who has a forehead like a moon.	Female	Afghan	-
Mahmood / Mahmoud	Praised, Commendable, Praiseworthy, Laudable.	Male	Afghan	-
Mahnaz	The moon's glory.	Female	Afghan	-
Mahnoosh	Drink of the moon.	Female	Afghan	-
Mahparah	Piece of moon.	Female	Afghan	-
Mahrooz	Who has face like moon.	Female	Afghan	-
Mahrukh / Mahrokh	Whose face is like the moon, beautiful.	Female	Afghan	-
Mahsa	Like the moon.	Female	Afghan	-

Mahshid / Mahsheed	Moonlight.	Female	Afghan	-
Mahta	Like moon.	Female	Afghan	-
Mahtab	Moon.	Female	Afghan	-
Mahwash / Mahvash	As a beautiful, as the moon.	Female	Afghan	-
Mahyar	A character in Shahnamah.	Male	Afghan	-
Maimana	Right side, right wing.	Female	Afghan	-
Maimoona	Auspicious, prosperous, lucky, fortunate.	Female	Afghan	-
Maiwand	Battle of Maiwand, The principal battles of the Second Anglo-Afghan War.	Male	Afghan	-
Majid / Majeed	Glorious, Noble, Exalted, Honourable.	Male	Afghan	-
Majida / Majeeda	Greal, honourable, exalted. Female of Majid.	Female	Afghan	-
Makay	N/A	Female	Afghan	-
Makhdom	Served, waited on.	Male	Afghan	-
Malalay	Friendly.	Female	Afghan	-
Malek	Reigning, Ruling.	Male	Afghan	-
Malekah	Queen.	Female	Afghan	-
Malem	Teacher.	Male	Afghan	-

Maliha	Beautiful.	Female	Afghan	-
Mamnon / Mamnoon	Obliged, Grateful	Male	Afghan	-
Manan	Munificent or beneficent, epithet of God.	Male	Afghan	-
Manija / Manizha	A female character of Shahnamah. Daughter of Afrasiab.	Female	Afghan	-
Manoochehr	A character in Shahnamah.	Male	Afghan	-
Manshoor	Charter, firman, patent, prism.	Male	Afghan	-
Mansoor / Mansour	Assisted, Aided by God, Victorious, Triumphant.	Male	Afghan	-
Manzoor	Intention, expectation, provided for, considered.	Male	Afghan	-
Maqbool / Maqbul	Accepted, Granted, Pretty.	Male	Afghan	-
Marghalay	N/A	Female	Afghan	-
Maria	Bitter.	Female	Afghan	-
Mariam / Maryam	Mother of the Prophet Isa (Jesus) Biblical Mary.	Female	Afghan	-
Marjan / Marjaan	Smal pearls, coral.	Female	Afghan	-
Maroof / Maruf	Favour, Kindness, Famous, Noted.	Male	Afghan	-
Maroofa / Marufa	Famous, known. Female of Maroof.	Female	Afghan	-