About mantras, what are the meanings for these words "namo" and "bhagavate"?

Question

Such examples are:

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Om Namo Bhagavate Mata Meera

Thanks!

Answer 1

Namo means "namaste", "praying", pressing one hand to other and holding it near your chest.
Bhagavate means "Bhagwan", the God, the Lord.
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya means I Pray Bhagawan Vasudeva (i.e. Lord Krishna).
Om..... Mata Meera means I Pray to Mata (Mother) Meera.