M

Latin alphabet
	A	B	C	D
E	F	G	H	I	J
K	L	M	N	O	P
Q	R	S	T	U	V
	W	X	Y	Z

The thirteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, M, represents the bilabial nasal consonant sound [m] in Classical languages as well as the modern languages. It derives its shape from the Greek &Mu or &mu. Semitic Mem originally pictured water, in all probability.

Mike represents the letter M in the NATO phonetic alphabet.

Meanings for M

In astronomy, M is an abbrevation for "Messier" in designations for the Messier Deepsky Objects
In calendars, M is often an abbreviation for Monday or for one of the months "March" or "May".
In chemistry,
- M is the symbol for molarity (M) of solutions.
- m is the symbol for molality (m) of solutions.
In comic books, M is the name of a member of "Generation X", a team of younger mutants affiliated with and coached by some of the former "X-Men".
In currency, M denotes million or millions when used after certain currency expressions, such as $25M (twenty-five million dollars).
In film,
- M is the name of a film from 1931 directed by Fritz Lang about a serial killer who preys on children; see M (1931 movie).
- M is the name of a lesser-known film from 1951; see M (1951 movie).
- In the James Bond books and films, M is the codename of the head of MI6; see M (James Bond).
In international licence plate codes, M stands for Malta.
In the Metric system,
- M, mega, is an SI prefix denoting 10⁶ = 1,000,000 (one million) or a binary prefix used in computing to mean 2²⁰ = 1,048,576.
- m, milli, an SI prefix meaning 1/1000.
- m denotes metre (or meter), the SI base unit for length.
In music,
- M is the assumed name of the artist Robin Scott, who performed the 1979 #1 hit song "Pop Muzik".
- -M- is the artist name of the French singer Matthieu ChÃÂÃÂ©did.
In radiocommunication, M is one of the ITU prefixes allocated to the United Kingdom.
In Roman numerals, M denotes one thousand, from mille in Latin.
In video games,
- M is the ESRB rating symbol for Mature.
- M is the abbreviation for Mario, a Nintendo character.

Two-letter combinations starting with M:

ma mb mc md me mf mg mh mi mj mk ml mm mn mo mp mq mr ms mt mu mv mw mx my mz