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3,874 names given to girls, unisex names included, from 72 naming traditions, each with its meaning, origin and pronunciation.

MylaGirlMay derive from Miles as a feminized version, following the pattern of Kyla and Kayla.
MylèneGirlFrench name combining Marie and Hélène, or used as a French form of Milena.
MyraGirlPossibly derived from the Latin myrra meaning 'myrrh', a fragrant resin; or alternatively created by rearranging the…
MyrtieGirlA diminutive of Myrtle, derived from the myrtle plant.
MyrtleGirlFrom the English word for the myrtle shrub, an evergreen plant with ancient Mediterranean roots.
NaGirlFrom 娜, historically read nuó and meaning "graceful, willowy", now usually read nà as a stand-alone Chinese girl's name.
NaaGirlA Ga title for a female chief or queen mother, used in Ghana also as a personal given name.
NaasunnguaqGirlGreenlandic for "little flower", from naasoq "flower, plant" and the diminutive ending -nnguaq.
NadègeGirlFrench form of Nadezhda, derived from Russian meaning 'hope'.
NadijaGirlFrom Arabic Nadiyya: "tender, delicate".
NadineGirlFrench diminutive of Nadia, derived from Arabic meaning 'announcement' or 'call'.
NadiyyaGirlDerived from Arabic meaning 'announcement' or 'call', from the root nādā.
NadjaGirlFrom Russian Nadezhda: "hope".
NaëlleGirlFrench modern name, the feminine form of Naël.
NafulaGirlLuhya for a girl born during the rainy season, the feminine counterpart of Wafula.
NajaGirlFrom Greenlandic najaa, "his younger sister".
NakatoGirlLuganda for the second-born of twin girls, paired with Babirye for the first-born.
NālaniUnisexComposed of nā, a definite article, and lani, referring to heaven, sky or royalty; translates to "the heavens" or "the…
NalediGirlThe Setswana and Sotho word for "star".
NaliakaGirlLuhya for a girl born during the weeding season, from liliaka, 'weeding'.
Nan (English)UnisexWritten with characters expressing natural or personal qualities, particularly 楠 (camphor tree) or 男 (male/masculine).
Nan (English)GirlA short form or nickname for Anne, or occasionally for Nancy or other names beginning with the same syllable.
Nana (Akan)UnisexFrom the Akan language: a word used as a royal title, signifying leadership and authority.
Nana (Georgian)GirlThe etymology is not established. The name is known from historical and religious records in Georgia.
Nana (Greek)GirlA shortened form of Ioanna: from Greek Ioanna, meaning "the Lord is gracious".
Nana (Japanese)GirlOften written with kanji such as 菜 (na) for "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) for its phonetic value. Numerous other…
NanabahGirlFrom Navajo, built on baa', "warrior, raid", with a prefix for "again", read as "returning warrior".
NanceGirlA short form of Nancy.
NancyGirlMedieval diminutive of Annis, which itself derives from Anne; since the 18th century regarded as an independent name…
NandaUnisexSanskrit for "joy": नन्द (Nanda) for boys and नन्दा (Nandā), with a lengthened final vowel, for girls.
NanditaGirlFrom Sanskrit नन्द (nanda) meaning "joy" with the feminine suffix -ita, making "joyful" or "full of delight".
NanetteGirlA diminutive of Anne, formed with the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.
NaniGirlFrom Hawaiian nani: carries the meanings of "beauty" and "glory".
NanjalaGirlLuhya for a girl born during a season of hunger, the feminine counterpart of Wanjala.
NannieGirlA diminutive of Anne, formed by the English pattern of adding -ie or -y to create familiar or affectionate forms.
NannyGirlA diminutive of Anne, formed by the English pattern of adding -y or -ie to create familiar forms.
Naomi (Hebrew & Biblical)GirlHebrew for "my pleasantness" or "my delight," from a root meaning pleasant or lovely.
Naomi (Japanese)UnisexFrom Japanese 直 (nao, "straight, honest") combined with 美 (mi, "beautiful") or 己 (mi, "self"); other kanji can spell…
NarangerelGirlNarangerel joins наран (naran), "sun", to гэрэл (gerel), "light", so the whole name reads as "sunlight".
NarantsetsegGirlNarantsetseg combines наран (naran), "sun", with цэцэг (tsetseg), "flower", rather than naming the sunflower plant…
NarcisseUnisexAssociated with Greek mythology and the theme of self-fascination.
NarelleGirlThe meaning is uncertain, though the name has Australian Aboriginal heritage.
NargisGirlFrom Persian: "narcissus" or "daffodil".
NasimiyuGirlLuhya for a girl born during the dry season, the feminine counterpart of Simiyu.
NastaranGirlFrom Persian, referring to the dog rose flower (Rosa canina), a wild plant with delicate blooms.
NatUnisexNickname or abbreviation for names with the Nat- prefix, such as Nathan, Nathaniel, or Natalie.
NatašaGirlA pet form of Natalija, from Latin natalis: "birthday", meaning Christmas Day.
NataschaGirlFrom Russian Natasha: a diminutive of Natalia, which derives from Latin "natalis" meaning "birthday" or "born on…
NaujaGirlGreenlandic and Inuktitut for "seagull".
NavdeepUnisexCombining Sanskrit terms signifying newness, freshness, or novelty with another meaning light, radiance or illumination.
NavyUnisexFrom the English word for a sea force, fleet or armed forces of the sea, ultimately from Old French navie and Latin…
NayeliGirlOf disputed origin: it is usually traced to the Zapotec words for "I love you" or for "open".
NayelisGirlAn elaboration of Nayeli, a name with possible Nahuatl origins relating to water and flow.
NayraGirlPossibly derived from Guanche roots with meanings related to guidance or frontrunner.
NazaninGirlFrom Persian نازنین, an affectionate term meaning "sweetheart, darling" or "coquette".
NchimunyaUnisexChitonga for "same", traditionally the name for a child of the same gender as the siblings before them.
NdidiUnisexFrom the Igbo word ndidi, "patience" or "endurance."
NeasaGirlAn old Irish name of uncertain sense, carried by a mother figure in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
NedžlaGirlFrom Arabic Najla: "large-eyed".
NeelyUnisexFrom the Scottish Gaelic Mac an Fhilidh, indicating a patronymic descent from a poet.
NefeliGirlFrom Greek nephele (νεφέλη): "cloud".
NegarGirlFrom Persian نگار, meaning "beloved" or "painter".
NeginGirlFrom Persian نگین, meaning "gemstone" or "precious stone", often used to describe a jewelled ornament.
NehaGirlPossibly from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha) conveying warmth, affection and closeness.
NejlaGirlFrom Arabic Naila: "attainment, one who obtains".
NejraGirlFrom Arabic nayyir: "luminous, shining, bright".
NekesaGirlLuhya for a girl born during the harvest, the feminine counterpart of Wekesa.
NektariaGirlThe feminine form of Nektarios, from Greek nectar (νέκταρ), the drink of the gods.
NeldaGirlLikely formed from Nell with the addition of the -da suffix that was fashionable for feminine names in the 20th century.
NeleGirlA diminutive of Cornelia, from Latin "cornelia": the feminine form of the Roman family name Cornelius.
NelisiweGirlFrom Zulu nelisiwe: "satisfied, content".
NellGirlA medieval diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen, or Helen, originating from the affectionate phrase 'mine El', reinterpreted as…
NellieGirlA friendly form of Nell, the medieval short form of Eleanor, Ellen, and related names.
NellyGirlA friendly form of Nell that appears across multiple European languages and naming traditions.
NenitaGirlA Filipino diminutive form derived from the Spanish word for 'baby girl'.
Neo (Southern African (Shona, Sotho, Tswana and others))UnisexThe Setswana word for "gift", from the verb naya, "to give".
NergüiUnisexNergüi is built from нэр (ner), "name", and the negative suffix -гүй (-güi), "without", so it literally means…
NerminUnisexFrom Persian narm: "soft, gentle, tender".
NerminaGirlFrom Persian narm: "soft, gentle", with the feminine suffix -ina.
NertilaGirlThe etymology of Nertila is uncertain; it is used as a given name in Albanian communities without a clear documented…
NesrînGirlKurdish and Persian word for the wild eglantine rose.
NesrineGirlA North African form of Nasrin, from the Arabic نسرين (nasrīn) or Persian نسرین: "eglantine" or "wild rose".
NessGirlA short form of Vanessa.
Nessa (English)GirlA clipped form of Vanessa, and of other names ending in -nessa, used on its own as a given name.
Nessa (Hebrew & Biblical)GirlA modern Hebrew name built on the word for a miracle.
NetsaiGirlFrom the Shona verb netsa, "to trouble, to bother": close to "troublesome one".
NettieGirlA short form of the French-influenced -nette names like Annette and Jeanette.
NevaGirlA short form of Geneva, the city in Switzerland; also the name of a river in northwestern Russia.
NevadaUnisexFrom the name of the American state, derived from Spanish meaning 'snow-capped'.
NevaehGirlThe word 'heaven' spelled backwards, created as a modern given name.
NgahuiaGirlA compound Māori name joining the plural marker with the huia, a now-extinct native New Zealand bird: "the huias".
NgaioGirlFrom Māori: the name of a small native New Zealand tree (family Myrtaceae), also known as the mousehole tree.
NgaireGirlPossibly derived from Ngaere, a place name in the Waikato region of New Zealand meaning "wetland" or "marshy place" in…
NgawangUnisexFrom Tibetan ngag, "speech", and dbang, "power": commanding or powerful speech.
NgoziGirlFrom the Igbo noun ngozi, "blessing", from the verb gọzi, "to bless."
NicaiseUnisexFrench form of Nicasius, derived from the Greek name meaning "victorious" or "the one who conquers".
NicholaGirlFeminine form of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos: "victory of the people".
NickiGirlA diminutive of Nicole.
NickyUnisexA diminutive of Nicholas or Nicole.
Nicol (Spanish)GirlSpanish and Czech clipped form of Nicole, the feminine form of Nicholas, from Greek meaning "victory of the people".
Nicola (German)GirlFrom Greek Nikolaos: "victory of the people".
NicoleGirlFrench feminine form of Nicholas, derived from the Greek name meaning "victory of the people".
NicoletteGirlFrench diminutive of Nicole, meaning "victory of the people".
NieneGirlA shortened form of Katherine, from the Greek name Aikaterine meaning 'pure'.
NienkeGirlA diminutive form of Katherine, from the Greek word for 'pure'.
NîgaGirlKurdish word, from Persian, for a look or a gaze.
NigellaGirlThe feminine form of Nigel, ultimately derived from a Latin element meaning "black".
NikkiGirlA diminutive form of Nicole, derived from the Greek name Nikolaos meaning "victory of the people".
NikoraUnisexThe Māori adaptation of Nicholas (meaning "victory of the people") or Nicole (meaning "victory of the people").
NilaGirlFrom Sanskrit नील (nīla): "dark blue".
NilamUnisexFrom Sanskrit नील (nīla) denoting the colour sapphire blue.
NiloufarGirlFrom Persian نیلوفر, meaning "water lily", derived from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nilotpal) meaning "blue lotus".
Nina (Russian, Ukrainian & Belarusian)GirlA shortened form originating from names ending in -nina, such as Antonina or Giannina.
Nina (Indigenous Latin American (Nahuatl, Quechua, Tupi and others))GirlFrom Quechua: "fire".
NineGirlA shortened form of Katherine, derived from the Greek meaning 'pure'.
NinelGirlA reversal of the surname Lenin.
NinetteGirlFrench diminutive of Nina, which comes from the Spanish diminutive of Anna, meaning "grace".
NingUnisexFrom 宁 (níng), "peaceful, calm, serene"; 寧 is the same character in traditional script.
Nino (Georgian)GirlMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from a Greek feminine form of Ninos.
NinochkaGirlA diminutive and affectionate form of Nina.
NinonGirlFrench diminutive of Anne, derived from Hebrew meaning "grace".
NishatUnisexFrom Arabic نشاط (nishat) meaning "spirited, animated, lively".
NitaGirlA short form of names ending in -nita, commonly used as a diminutive of Anita.
NittayaGirlFrom Sanskrit nitya, "eternal, everlasting".
NiushaGirlFrom Persian نیوشا, meaning "good listener" or "one who listens well", combining نی and وش roots with an augmentative…
NiviGirlShort form of Greenlandic niviarsiaq, "young girl".
NiviarsiaqGirlThe Greenlandic word for a young, unmarried woman.
NizhóníGirlThe Navajo word for "beautiful" or "pretty", used as a girl's name.
NjeriGirlKikuyu for "one who travels".
NjingaUnisexExplained from a Kimbundu verb root, kujinga, "to twist" or "to wrap", said to describe a baby born with the umbilical…
NkanyeziUnisexFrom Zulu inkanyezi: "star".
NkaujGirlFrom Hmong nkauj, "young woman" or "girl", also used as a name-forming element placed before another word.
NkazimuloUnisexFrom Zulu nkazimulo: "glory, radiance".
NkechiGirlFrom Igbo nke, "that which belongs to", and Chi, one's personal god: together, roughly "God's own."
NkechinyereGirlFrom Igbo nke, "that which", Chi, one's personal god, and nyere, "gave": together, "what God gave."
NkemdilimGirlIgbo for "what is mine remains mine": a declaration that a child's rightful place cannot be taken from her.
NkiruGirlIgbo for "what lies ahead": the everyday clipped form of Nkiruka, used on its own as well.
NkirukaGirlIgbo for "what is still to come will surpass this": an expression of confidence in a brighter future for the child.
NkosazanaGirlFrom Xhosa inkosi, "chief", with a feminine diminutive ending: literally "young lady of a chief's house", used to mean…
NkrumaUnisexThe Twi numeral "nine", used as a birth-order name for a family's ninth child.
NnekaGirlIgbo for "mother is supreme": a tribute to the standing motherhood holds in Igbo family life.
NnennaGirlIgbo for "father's mother": a daughter's name that honours her paternal grandmother.
NnenneGirlIgbo for "mother's mother": a daughter's name that honours her maternal grandmother.
Noa (Hebrew & Biblical)GirlFrom the Hebrew name of Zelophehad's daughter in the Bible, thought to come from a root meaning to move or shake.
Noa (Japanese)GirlMost often written with 乃, an old possessive marker read 'no', and 愛, meaning love, read together as Noa.
NoelaniGirlCombines noe, meaning "mist", and lani, meaning "heaven, sky, royal or majesty"; evokes "heavenly mist" or a…
NoèleGirlFrench feminine variant of Noël, derived from Latin meaning "Christmas" or "born at Christmas".
NoeleneGirlA feminine form of Noel, relating to Christmas.
NoélieGirlFrench feminine form of Noël, derived from Latin meaning "Christmas" or "born at Christmas".
NoëllaGirlFrench feminine variant of Noël, derived from Latin meaning "Christmas" or "born at Christmas".
NoëlleGirlFrench feminine form of Noël, derived from Latin meaning "Christmas" or "born at Christmas".
NoémieGirlFrench form of Naomi, derived from Hebrew meaning "pleasantness" or "sweetness".
NokuthulaGirlFrom Zulu ukuthula: "peace, calm".
NolaGirlMeaning uncertain; possibly derived as a feminine variant of Noll.
NoleneGirlFrom Old Irish Nola: "noble".
NolwennGirl"Holy one from Noyal", derived from a Breton place name and a word meaning holy.
NomthandazoGirlFrom Zulu and Xhosa, the feminine prefix no- together with umthandazo: "prayer".
NomusaGirlFrom the Nguni root "umusa", "grace, kindness or mercy", with the feminine name-prefix "No-".
NonhlanhlaGirlFrom Zulu inhlanhla: "fortune, luck".
NonhleGirlJoins the Xhosa feminine name-prefix no- to the adjective root hle, "beautiful": literally "the beautiful one".
NonieGirlA shortened form of Ione or the first Nora, typically used as a pet name or nickname.
NonkululekoGirlCombines the feminine prefix no- with inkululeko: "freedom".
NoorGirlA Dutch diminutive of Eleonora, itself derived from Greek meaning "compassion, mercy".
Nor (Malay & Indonesian)UnisexA Malay variant of Nur, meaning "light" in Arabic.
NoraGirlA shortened form of Honora or Eleanor, traditionally standing alone as a given name.
NormaGirlEither derived from the Latin word for "rule" or "pattern", or functioning as a feminine counterpart to Norman.
NorminaGirlAn elaborated form of Norma, derived from the Latin word meaning "standard" or "rule".
NosiphoGirlCombines the feminine prefix no- with isipho: "a gift".
NosizweGirlJoins the Xhosa feminine name-prefix no- to isizwe, "nation": literally "of the nation".
NouGirlSaid by name references to mean "sun" in Hmong, though the link to that word is not well attested.
NovaGirlDerived from the Latin word "novus" meaning "new", also referring to an astronomical term for a star that suddenly…
NovaleeGirlCombines Nova with the suffix -lee, blending the Latin word for "new" with the English word for "meadow".
NoxoloGirlPuts the feminine name-prefix no-, shared by Xhosa and Ndebele girls' names, in front of uxolo, "peace": literally "of…
NoyabrinaGirlDerived from the Russian word ноябрь (noyabr), meaning "November".
NqobileUnisexFrom Zulu nqoba: "they have conquered, they have overcome".
NsiaUnisexThe Twi numeral "six", used as a birth-order name for a family's sixth child.
NsonowaUnisexA Twi birth-order name built on the numeral "seven", given to a family's seventh child.
NthabisengGirlFrom the Sesotho causative verb thabisa, "to make happy, to delight", shaped into an appeal addressed to the child.
NthandaUnisexThe Tumbuka word for star.
NtombiGirlFrom Zulu intombi: "girl, daughter".
NtombifuthiGirlCombines Zulu intombi "girl" with futhi "again": "a girl again".
NtombizodwaGirlCombines Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele intombi "girl" with zodwa "only, singular": "girl alone".
NtsuabGirlFrom Hmong ntsuab, "green".
NubiaGirlDerived from a northeastern African kingdom's name, possibly connected to the Egyptian word for gold.
NuhaGirlFrom Arabic نهى (nuha) meaning "wisdom, intellect, mental discernment".
NukaUnisexFrom Kalaallisut nukaa, "younger brother or sister".
NurUnisexFrom Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
NuraGirlThe distinctly feminine version of Nur, which denotes light or brightness.
NurulUnisexFrom Arabic نور ال (Nur al) meaning "light of the", typically appearing as the first element of compound names like…
NwannekaGirlFrom Igbo nwanne, "a sibling", and ka, "to surpass": a sibling matters more than riches.
NyahGirlMeaning uncertain, possibly a modern variant of Nia or an invented name created for contemporary use.
NyalaGirlFrom a Bantu word for nyala, a species of East African antelope.
NyamburaGirlFrom Kikuyu mbura, "rain".
NyaraiGirlFrom Shona nyara, "be shy" or "be humble": an instruction addressed to the child.
NyashaUnisexThe Shona word for grace or mercy.
NydiaGirlPossibly derived from the Latin word "nidus" meaning "nest", though the meaning is not definitively established.
NylaGirlProbably a feminine form of Niles, derived ultimately from the Irish name Neil meaning "champion".
NynkeGirlA diminutive of Katherine, from the Greek word for 'pure'.
NyreeGirlAnglicised form of the Māori name Ngaire.
NyssaGirlFrom the ancient Greek city of Nyssa in Bithynia, Asia Minor.