This list contains surname elements and their meanings used in farm names, nobility names and ornamental names:
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 Å Ä/Æ Ö/Ø
- malm
- Old Norse malmr = 'sandy field'; 'ore'
- man – see mann
- mand - see mann
- mann (man, mand, mann)
- Old Norse maðr = 'man', 'human being'
- mark
- Old Norse mǫrk = 'forest'
- mo (mo, moe, moen)
- Old Norse mór = 'moor', 'heath', 'barren moorland'
- moe - see mo
- moen – see mo
- mos - see mose
- mose (mos, mose, moss)
- Old Norse mosi = 'moorland', 'moss'
- moss - see mose
- mul
- Old Norse múli = 'projecting mountain'
- munch - see munk
- munck - see munk
- munk (munch, munck, munk)
- Old Norse munkr = 'monk', 'friar'
- møl (møl, mølle)
- mølle - see møl
- møller
- Low German möller = 'miller'
- mørch - see mørk
- mørk (mørch, mørk, mørke)
- Old Norse myrkr = 'dark', 'murky'
- mørke - see mørk