Mecklenburg Square. One of the many names about London which, when new streets were built upon, complimented the Hanoverian Succession.
Medina. Expresses the Arabic for “City.” Its full name is Medinat al Nabi, “City of the Prophet.”
Mediterranean Sea. The sea “in the middle of the earth” is that between the two great continents, Europe and Africa.
Medway. See “[Maidstone].”
Meerschaum. Expresses the German for “sea foam,” the fine white clay out of which pipes are made being at one time thought to be the petrified scum or foam of the sea.
Meistersingers. Literal German for “Master Singers”; master craftsmen who in the Middle Ages revived the national minstrelsy, which had been allowed to fall into decay.
Melbourne. In honour of Lord Melbourne, the Prime Minister in 1837, when this Australian colony was founded.
Melodrama. Modern drama, distinguished by incidental music as an accompaniment to the action.
Memorial Day. The United States mode of expressing a great commemorative occasion, such as Independence or Decoration Day.
Memorial Hall. This building, in Farringdon Road, commemorates the issue of the famous “Act of Uniformity,” whereby 2000 ministers of the Church of England were deprived of their livings on 24th August 1662. The site was formerly occupied by the old Fleet Prison.