Names starting with N page 2 of 2
297 names starting with N, from 47 naming traditions, each with its meaning, origin and pronunciation.
- NkosazanaGirlFrom Xhosa inkosi, "chief", with a feminine diminutive ending: literally "young lady of a chief's house", used to mean…
- NkosinathiBoyFrom Zulu, composed of inkosi "king" and nathi "with us": "the king is with us".
- NkrumaUnisexThe Twi numeral "nine", used as a birth-order name for a family's ninth child.
- NnamdiBoyIgbo for "my father lives on": given to a son seen as carrying forward a late relative, often his grandfather.
- 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.
- NoachBoyFrom Hebrew נֹחַ (Noach), traditionally connected to a root meaning "to rest" or "to bring comfort".
- NoahBoyFrom a Hebrew word meaning "rest" or "comfort," borne by the patriarch who built the ark that survived the flood in…
- NobleBoyFrom the English surname meaning "noble, high-born", or used as a direct reference to the English word meaning "of high…
- NoelBoyMeans "Christmas" in French, used as a name for children born at Christmas or to invoke the Christmas season.
- 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".
- NohamBoyFrench variant of Noam, derived from Hebrew meaning "pleasantness" or "sweetness".
- NokuthulaGirlFrom Zulu ukuthula: "peace, calm".
- NölBoyA short form of Arnold, deriving from Old High German: "eagle" + "ruler".
- NolaGirlMeaning uncertain; possibly derived as a feminine variant of Noll.
- NolanBoyDerived from the Irish surname Ó Nualláin, which originates from the personal name Nuallán.
- NoleneGirlFrom Old Irish Nola: "noble".
- NölkeBoyA Limburgish diminutive of Arnold, deriving from Old High German: "eagle" + "ruler".
- 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".
- NonsoBoyIgbo for "near me": the everyday short form of Chinonso, "God is near me".
- NoodinBoyFrom the Ojibwe word for wind, noodin.
- NoorGirlA Dutch diminutive of Eleonora, itself derived from Greek meaning "compassion, mercy".
- Noor-AliBoyFrom Persian نورعلی, combining نور (nur) meaning "light" (derived from Arabic) with علی (Ali), a significant Islamic…
- Nor (Dutch & Flemish)BoyA short form of Norbaer, which appears to combine Germanic roots relating to north or fame.
- 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.
- NorbaerBoyNorth and bright: from the Germanic elements nord and beraht.
- NorbertBoyFrom Old German elements: nord "north" and beraht "bright", together meaning "bright from the north" or "famous…
- NorbuBoyTibetan for "jewel" or "gem", from nor, "wealth", and bu, a diminutive ending.
- NormBoyA shortened form of the name Norman.
- NormaGirlEither derived from the Latin word for "rule" or "pattern", or functioning as a feminine counterpart to Norman.
- NormanBoyDerived from a Germanic source meaning "northman", referring to a person from the north or a Scandinavian.
- NorminaGirlAn elaborated form of Norma, derived from the Latin word meaning "standard" or "rule".
- NorrisBoyFrom an English surname with uncertain origins, possibly relating to a place name or occupational history.
- NortonBoyDerived from Old English elements meaning "north" and "settlement" or "farmstead".
- NorwoodBoyDerived from Old English elements meaning "north" and "forest" or "wooded area".
- NosiphoGirlCombines the feminine prefix no- with isipho: "a gift".
- NosizweGirlJoins the Xhosa feminine name-prefix no- to isizwe, "nation": literally "of the nation".
- NotahBoyA Navajo boy's name; its root is not firmly settled, and it is sometimes linked to a Navajo phrase for "almost" or…
- NouGirlSaid by name references to mean "sun" in Hmong, though the link to that word is not well attested.
- NoureddinBoyFrom Persian نورالدین, combining نور (nur) meaning "light" with الدین (al-din) meaning "of the faith" or "of religion"…
- 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".
- NowellBoyFrom the surname Nowell, which is a variant of Noel, ultimately meaning "Christmas" from the French.
- 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.
- NuhBoyThe Arabic form of Noah, meaning "rest, comfort, ease" from Hebrew נֹחַ (Noah).
- NuhaGirlFrom Arabic نهى (nuha) meaning "wisdom, intellect, mental discernment".
- NuhuBoyThe Hausa and Swahili form of Noah, from Hebrew Noach, traditionally read as "rest" or "comfort".
- NukaUnisexFrom Kalaallisut nukaa, "younger brother or sister".
- NurUnisexFrom Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
- Nur ad-DinBoyComposed of نور (nur) meaning "light" and دين (din) meaning "religion, faith", together conveying "light of the faith".
- NuraGirlThe distinctly feminine version of Nur, which denotes light or brightness.
- NuriBoyA possessive form of نور (nur) meaning "light", so "Nuri" conveys "my light".
- NurmagomedBoyA Russified spelling joining Arabic nur, "light", with Magomed, the Caucasus's civil-registry form of Muhammad.
- NurmuhamadBoyA compound of Arabic nur, "light", and Muhamad, together read as "light of Muhammad".
- NurulUnisexFrom Arabic نور ال (Nur al) meaning "light of the", typically appearing as the first element of compound names like…
- NuwanBoyFrom Sinhala nuvana, most likely "wisdom" though the same spelling can also mean "eye."
- NwachukwuBoyFrom Igbo nwa, "child", and Chukwu, the Supreme God: a child entrusted to the family by God.
- 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'.
- NynniawBoyThe meaning is uncertain; the name is tied to the later name Ninian, whose own root scholars still argue over.
- NyongesaBoyLuhya for a boy born on a Saturday.
- NyreeGirlAnglicised form of the Māori name Ngaire.
- NyssaGirlFrom the ancient Greek city of Nyssa in Bithynia, Asia Minor.