Submitted Names Starting with N

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Nursadaf f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and sadaf meaning "mother-of-pearl".
Nursäsäk f Bashkir
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Bashkir сәсәк (säsäk) meaning "flower".
Nursaule f Kazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and сәуле (saule) meaning "ray, halo".
Nursel f Turkish
From Turkish nur, meaning "light".
Nurset f Chechen
Derived from Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light".
Nurshoda f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and shoda meaning "necklace" or shod meaning "joyful".
Nursiymo f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and siymo meaning "appearance".
Nursulu f Kazakh
Derived from Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Kazakh сұлу (sulu) meaning "beautiful, beauty".
Nursuluv f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Nurtas m Kazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and тас (tas) meaning "stone".
Nurtia f Etruscan Mythology
Etruscan form of Nortia.
Nurtoza f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and toza meaning "clean, pure".
Nur ud-dunya m Arabic
Means "light of the world" from نور (nur) meaning "light" and دنيا (dunya) meaning "world"
Nurulain f Malay
From Arabic نور ال (nur al) meaning "light of the" and عين ('ayn) meaning "eye".
Nurulhuda f Malay
From Arabic نور ال (nur al) meaning "light of the" and هدى (huda) meaning "right guidance".
Nurullo m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Nurullah.
Nur uz Zaman m Arabic
Means "light of the time" in Arabic, from نور (nur) meaning "light" and زمان (zaman) meaning "time, age, era"
Nur-xan f Abazin
Abaza feminine form of Nurkhan.
Nury m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Nuri.
Nurym m Kazakh
Means "my light" from Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin).
Nuryuz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and yuz meaning "face" or "hundred, many times".
Nurzat f & m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From Kyrgyz нур (nur) and Kazakh нұр (nur) both meaning "light" combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring". It is more commonly used as a feminine name in Kyrgyzstan while it is used more as a masculine name in Kazakhstan.
Nurzhamal f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and جمال (jamal) meaning "beauty".
Nurziyo f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and ziyo meaning "divine light", "glimmer, shine" or "enlightenment".
Nüşabə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nushaba.
Nusaba f Bengali
It means fighter/strong-willed/courageous/warrior
Nusaibah f Arabic (Archaic)
It means ‘nurturing’. It is the name of one of the first women to convert to Islam and a companion of Muhammad.
Nusair m Arabic
Means "Victory" or "Triumph' in Arabic
Nusa-kor-kamuy m Ainu, Far Eastern Mythology, Japanese Mythology
Ainu god (Kamuy) of the dead who occasionally serves as a messenger to the other Kamuy.
Nusayba f Arabic (Rare), Medieval Arabic
Means "appropriate, proper, fitting" in Arabic.
Nuseir m Arabic
This name means “victory”, “triumph” in Arabic.
Nusesi m & f Ewe
Means "the powerful hand" in Ewe.
Nusetor m Ewe
The Mighty One
Nushaba f Literature, Urdu, Azerbaijani (Anglicized)
Means "water of life", possibly from Persian نوش (nush) meaning "ambrosia, nectar, elixir" and آب (ab) meaning "water". This is the name of a queen of Barda in Nizami Ganjavi's Iskandarnameh... [more]
Nüsia f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Anna.
Nusia f Vilamovian
Variant of Nüsia.
Nusim m Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Nissim.
Nusiu f Vilamovian
Diminutive of Nusia.
Nuška f Slovene
Short form of Anuška.
Nusku m Babylonian, Ancient Assyrian
Meaning unknown. Nusku was the god of light and fire in ancient Mesopotamian religion.
Nusrat f & m Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Derived from Arabic نَصْر (naṣr) meaning "victory, triumph" or نَصَرَ (naṣara) meaning "to help, to assist". It is a unisex name in Pakistan and Iran while it is solely feminine in Bangladesh.
Nusratuddin m Arabic
Means "help of the religion (Islam)" in Arabic.
Nusratullah m Arabic, Urdu
Variant form or transcription of Nasratullah.
Nusratullo m Tajik, Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Nusratullah. A notable bearer of this name was the Tajik politician Nusratullo Maksum (1881-1937).
Nusret m Turkish
Turkish form of Nusrat.
Ñusta f Spanish
Means "princess" in Quechua. It was used as a title in the Inca Empire, not as a personal name.
Nuța f Romanian
Short form of Anuța and Lenuța.
Nuta f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali, Gujarati
"praised"; "commended "
Nutal m Romansh
Romansh form of Natalis.
Nutala f Romansh
Feminine form of Nutal.
Nutan f Indian
Means "new" in Sanskrit and Sanskrit-derived languages.
Nutana f Hinduism
MEANING : New, modern, fresh... [more]
Nutegn m Romansh
Variant of Nuttegn.
Nuthida f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐธิดา (see Natthida).
Nuthong m & f Lao
From ໜູ (nu) meaning "mouse", also used as an endearing term meaning "little child", and ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold".
Nuți f Romanian
Diminutive of Anuța or Lenuța.
Nutida f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐธิดา (see Natthida).
Nutka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Anna.
Nutsa f Georgian
Contracted form of Ninutsa, which is a diminutive of Nino 2.... [more]
Nutsiko f Georgian
Diminutive of Nutsa, which via Ninutsa is essentially a diminutive of Nino 2.... [more]
Nutta f Romansh (Archaic)
Truncated form of Annutta.
Nuttaphong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐพงศ์ or ณัฐพงษ์ (see Natthaphong).
Nuttapong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐพงศ์ or ณัฐพงษ์ (see Natthaphong).
Nuttawut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Natthawut.
Nutthaphong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐพงศ์ or ณัฐพงษ์ (see Natthaphong).
Nutthapong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐพงศ์ or ณัฐพงษ์ (see Natthaphong).
Nutthawut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Natthawut.
Nutthida f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐธิดา (see Natthida).
Nuttida f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐธิดา (see Natthida).
Nuʻuanu m & f Hawaiian
A unisex Hawaiian name derived from the word nuʻu meaning “height” and anu meaning “cool”, thus "chilly heights". It is also the name of a cliff, valley, and stream in Honolulu.
Nuunni f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Nune.
Nuunu f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Nûno.
Nuusiku f Ovambo
Feminine form of Uusiku.
Nuut m Finnish (Archaic), Estonian (Archaic)
Finnish and Estonian form of Knut.
Nuuti m Finnish (Rare)
A variant of Nuutti (and therefore of Knut).
Nuutti m Finnish
Finnish form of Knut.
Nuux m Somali
Somali form of Noah 1.
Nuvia f Spanish, Catalan
Variant of Nubia.
Nüvit m & f Turkish
Means “good news” in Turkish
Nuvtte m Sami
Northern Sami form of Knut.
Nuvua f Inuit
An Inuit name. This is the name of an Inuit woman in the movie: "The Journey Home".
Nuwanda m Popular Culture
Invented name, created by the character Charlie Dalton in the film Dead Poets Society.
Nuya f Mordvin
Derived from Erzya нуема (nuema) meaning "harvest".
Nuyat m Mordvin
Means "harvest" in Mordvin.
Nuying f Far Eastern Mythology
Means "maiden bloom". In Chinese folk religion, she and her twin sister, Ehuang, are goddesses or spirits of the Xiang River.
Nuymiy f Quechua
Quechua form of Naomi 1.
Nuz m Breton (Rare)
Cognate of Nudd.
Nuzhat f Arabic
Means "happy" in Arabic.
Nuzhat f Urdu
Means "pleasure, cheerfulness, delight" or "pureness, chastity" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic نزهة (nuzhah).
Nvard f Armenian
Etymology uncertain.
Nver m Armenian
"gift"
Nwaaku f Igbo
Means "child of wealth" in Igbo.
Nwaamaka f Igbo (Rare)
Allegedly means "child is good".
Nwaanyiabia f Igbo
Means "a woman has come" in Igbo.
Nwabudike m African, Swahili
A name in the Swahili language, which means "the son is the father's power," or "the strength of a father comes from his son."... [more]
Nwabueze m Igbo
Means "child is king" in Igbo.
Nwabugo f Igbo
Means "child is glory" in Igbo.
Nwachukwu m Igbo
Means "child of God" in Igbo.
Nwakaego f Igbo
Means "child surpasses money" in Igbo.
Nwakanma f Igbo
This feminine name means "Child is better" in Igbo.
Nwakauba m & f Igbo
Means "a child is more valuable than wealth" in Igbo.
Nwankasiobi m & f Igbo
Means "child of consolation" in Igbo.
Nwankwo m Igbo
Means "born on Nkwo market day" in Igbo. Nwankwo Obiora is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a defensive midfielder.
Nwaokocha m Igbo
Means "son of a fair man" in Igbo.
Nway f Burmese
Means "warm" in Burmese.
N'wayitelo f Tsonga
Means "smile" in Xitsonga.
Nwe f Burmese
Means "creeper, vine" in Burmese.
Nwe f Burmese
Means "swaying, willowing" in Burmese.
Nweke m Igbo
Means “alone” in Igbo.
Nwet f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese နွဲ့ (see Nwe).
Nwinuamene m & f Ogoni
Child bring riches/wealth
Nwoye m African
Very uncommon, but mostly used by the Igbo people. Means "boy born on Orie" to the Igbo people. A less popular meaning it's thought to have is: "His mother's pride"
Nwoyi m & f Western African, Yakö
Means "he/she knows" in Yakö language.
Nwrislam m Bashkir
Bashkir cognate of Nurislam.
Nwyvre f Welsh (Modern)
From the poetic Middle Welsh word nwyfre meaning "sky, heaven, firmament" and "ether, quintessence", derived from nwyf "energy, vigour". This is a recently coined Welsh name.
Nxalati f Tsonga
Means "happiness" in Xitsonga.
Nǃxau m Khoekhoe
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of this name is Nǃxau ǂToma, a Namibian bush farmer and actor (1944-2003).... [more]
Nyabeel f Nuer
Means "girl of the corn" in Nuer.
Nyaboke f Gusii
From Ekegusii oboke "honey"
Nyadzayo m & f Shona
Zimbabwean
Nyage m Nganasan
Means "good" in Nganasan.
Nyagũra f Kikuyu
Means "the one who buys" in Kikuyu.
Nyai Loro Kidul f Far Eastern Mythology
The name of an Indonesia sea goddess, also known as Queen of the Southern Sea. Her name is derived from the honorific nyai, loro meaning "two", and kidul meaning "south, southern"... [more]
Nyakallo f & m Sotho
Means "joy" in Sotho.
Nyakeru f Kikuyu (Rare)
Yours means someone in the ancestry or kin of those who had lighter complexion "nyamweru" was your first or in some cases little one from the wilderness for the wilderness is known as "werú"
Nyakul m Indigenous Australian, Pitjantjatjara
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pitjantjatjara, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Nyakul Dawson (c. 1935-2007), an Australian Aboriginal tribal elder and artist.
Nyakwêzi f Kiga
Short form of Nyinakwezi.
Nyaliep f Nuer, African Mythology
Nuer Goddess of the River.
Nyam m Afizere
Means "deer" in Afizere.
Nyam m & f Mongolian
Means "Sunday" in Mongolian.
Nyamayarwo m & f Nyoro
This name means ‘meat for Death’, indicating the worst of luck.
Nyambai m & f Mongolian
Means "neat, meticulous" in Mongolian.
Nyambeni f & m Venda
Means "speak about me" in Tshivenda.
Nyambugi f Kikuyu
Means "the one with bells as anklets" in Kikuyu.
Nyamdorj m Mongolian
From Mongolian ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
Nyame m Akan
The name of the sky god for the Akan people. Meaning "he who knows and sees everything".
Nyaméama f Akan
Means "premature" in Akan.
Nyamekyε m & f Akan
Means "God's gift" in Akan.
Nyamewa f Akan
Means "creation" in Akan.
Nyamihanda f Kiga
Means "mother of paths" in Rukiga.
Nyamiti f Kaguru
Means "medicine" in Chikaguru.
Nyamjargal m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Nyamjav m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".
Nyampweji f Lunda
Means "streams of tears" in Lunda.
Nyamsüren f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Nyamtsetseg f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Nyan m Burmese
Means "intellect, wisdom" in Burmese.
Nyana f English (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Dyana.
Nyani f Sanskrit, Indian
MEANING : to bring back, restore... [more]
Nyanjúra f Kiga
Means "mother of rain" in Rukiga.
Nyanko f Popular Culture
Name of an antagonist in Sailor Moon. Composed of "nyan", an otomonopoeia and Japanese equivalent to "meow", and "ko", meaning "child".
Nyankómàgó f Akan
The name traditionally given to the child born after Tawia.
Nyanza m & f Chewa
Means "lake" in Chewa.
Nyapal f Nuer
Nyapal is the mean of let's pray ... [more]
Nyaradzai f Shona
Means "console" in Shona.
Nyaradzo f Shona
Means "peacemaker" or "comforter" in Shona.
Nyaring f Dinka
Literally "running" in Dinka. It could be given to a baby whose mother was running (or getting out) while the labour started.
Nyarlathotep m Literature, Popular Culture
A fictional character created by H. P. Lovecraft, first appearing in Lovecraft's 1920 prose poem "Nyarlathotep". The character is a malign deity in the Cthulhu Mythos, a shared universe.
Nyaruai f Kikuyu (Rare)
More curious to know what ruai means with that you can get to know the name for it means one who comes from 'the ruai'
Nyas m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Nepali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam
MEANING: putting down or in, placing, applying, impressing, drawing, painting, putting away, ... [more]
Nyasan m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian
MEANING : putting down, arranging, depositing, mentioning, bringing forward ... [more]
Nyasha f Shona
Means "merciful" in Shona.
Nyashadzashe m & f Shona
its from zimbabwe and is in the shona language it means Gods grace
Nyashanu m & f Shona
Meaning "the fifth one". It was also the name of a Shona historical figure and King, Nyashanu, who was the ruler of a Shona people known as the Hera.
Nyasi f Swahili
Means "grass" in Swahili.
Nyasia f African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic prefix ny and Asia 1. Also compare Nyasha... [more]
Nyawĩra f Kikuyu
Means "the hardworking one" in Kikuyu.
Nýbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name with the combination of nýr "new, newly, recently" and bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
Nychypir m Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Nikephoros.
Nyck m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
West Frisian cognate of Nick (also compare Nyckele) as well as a Dutch and English variant spelling of the name. In the anglophone world, this name can also be a direct short form of given names that contain nyck, such as Dominyck.... [more]
Nyckele m West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian form of Nicolaas, which originated in late medieval times (as is evident by the archaic -ck- spelling), but is still in use to this day - albeit rarely... [more]
Nyckle m West Frisian (Rare)
Shorter form or variant of Nyckele, which originated in late medieval times (as is evident by the archaic -ck- spelling), but is still in use to this day - albeit rarely... [more]
Nycolaes m Medieval Dutch
Earlier form of Nicolaes.
Nycoly f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Brazilian form of Nicole reflecting it's pronunciation.
Nycteïs f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Νυκτηίς (Nykteis), a derivative of Greek νύξ (nyx) meaning "night" (compare the related names Nycteus and Nyx)... [more]
Nycteus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Νυκτεύς (Nykteus), which was derived from Greek νύξ nyx meaning "night". In Greek mythology, Nycteus was the name of a king of Thebes.
Nyctimene f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek νύξ (nyx) meaning "night" and μενω (meno) "to last, to withstand". A daughter of Epopeus, king of Lesbos, or, according to others, of Nycteus. Pursued and dishonored by her amorous father, she hid herself in the shade of forests, where she was metamorphosed by Athena into an owl.
Nyctimus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nyktimos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of the youngest of the fifty sons of king Lycaon of Arcadia.
Nyeedeh m African (Rare)
From the bassa african word meaning "blessing."
Nyein m & f Burmese
Means "quiet, calm, still" in Burmese.
Nyék m Hungarian (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Hungarian
Comes from the name of one of the seven tribes, that comes from the word nyék, meaning "fence", "hedge"
Nyeleti f Tsonga, Southern African
Means "star" in Xitsonga.
Nyeli f English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Nayeli.
Nyella f American
Variant of Niella.
Nyemera f African
Bantu names by the Bagwere a tribe found in Uganda East Africa.
Nyemwererai f Shona
Means "smile" in Shona.
Nyemya m African
Swahili Kenya-Tanzania East Africa
Nyenganyenga f Shona
Means "swallow" in Shona.
Nyengeterai f Shona
Means "pray for" in Shona.
Nyeredzi m & f Shona
It means "star".
Nyest f Medieval Hungarian
Means "marten", probably used around the 9th–10th centuries.
Nyeste f Hungarian
Old Hungarian name derived from Hungarian nyest "marten".
Nyfrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements nýr "new" and friðr "fair, beautiful". This name was coined in the late 19th century.
Nygeisza f African
''colourful''
Nygmet m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Nimat.
Nygvik f Nivkh
Means "dark"; from the Nivkh word nyd meaning "dark". This name was given to baby girls born when it was getting dark (for example, at night).
Nýi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Nýr. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Nyiag m & f Hmong
Nyiaj f Hmong
Means "silver neck ring" in Hmong.
Nyibbu m & f Yi
Means "many cattle" in Yi.
Nyijjo m & f Yi
Means "cattle owner" in Yi.
Nyika f Shona
Means "unity" in Shona.
Nyikairah f African American
IT was first used by queen Elizibeth what she wanted Princess Kate to name her baby but she found out it was a boy
Nyikiwa m & f Tsonga
Means "given" in Xitsonga.
Nyiko f & m Tsonga
Means "gift" in Tsonga.
Nyima m & f Tibetan
Means "sun, day" in Tibetan.
Nyimak f Northern African
Means "little fire" in a Sudanese language.
Nyimbo m & f Chewa
Means "melody" in Chewa.
Nyimenka f Nigerian
Nyimenka is used in Nigeria, particularly in Eleme, and means 'good mother.'
Nyina f Hungarian
Hungarian transliteration of Russian Нина (see Nina 1).
Nyina f Akan
From the Akan onyina meaning "kapok tree".
Nyinakwezi f Kiga
Means "mother of the moon" in Rukiga.
Nyingpo m & f Tibetan
Means "heart" in Tibetan.
Nyinje m & f Tibetan
Means "compassion" in Tibetan.
Nyipo m Yi
Means "cattle lord" in Yi.
Nyirej f Northern African
Means "little fish" in a Sudanese language.
Nyk m West Frisian (Rare)
Modern spelling and form of Nyck, as the -ck- is originally a medieval way of spelling the consonant -k-. Also compare the names Nykele and Nykle, which are very closely related.... [more]
Nyke f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a variant of Nike.... [more]
Nykele m West Frisian (Rare)
Modern spelling and form of Nyckele.
Nykira f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element ny and the name Kira 2.
Nykle m West Frisian (Rare)
Modern spelling and form of Nyckle.
Nykodém m Czech
Czech form of Nicodemus.
Nyktimos m Greek Mythology
Either a monothematic name that is derived from the Greek noun νύξ (nyx) meaning "night", or a theophoric dithematic name that is derived from the name of the Greek goddess Nyx combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".... [more]
Nykyrian m Literature
This name was used by American author Sherrilyn Kenyon. It is a hybryd character in her League Series who happens to be the only assassin to leave the League without being hunted down and killed. He is invincible, tough, strong, smart, a survivor, and falls in love at first sight... [more]
Nyle m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nyle.
Nyliah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Nyah, Aaliyah and Nyla.
Nylie f English
Diminutive of Nyla.
Nym f English (Rare)
Variant of Nim.
Nymandus m Medieval German
Recorded in 1350 in Silesia and in the Rhineland region of what is today Germany, this name is basically a Latinization of the German word niemand "nobody". ... [more]
Nymbulda f Indigenous Australian, Ngarrindjeri
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Ngarrindjeri, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. This was the name of the mother of David Unaipon (1872-1967), an Australian Aboriginal preacher, inventor and writer.
Nymeria f Literature
Nymeria is a feminine name that is used several times in the book series, 'A song of Ice and Fire' by George R R Martin. Queen Nymeria of the Rhoynar was a great warrior. Later Arya Stark names her direwolf Nymeria after Queen Nymeria... [more]
Nymphadora f Literature
Variant of Nymphodora used by J. K. Rowling in her 'Harry Potter' series of books, where it belongs to a minor character, a Metamorphmagus who despises her name.
Nymphaea f Obscure
Latin for "water lily"
Nympheros m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νύμφη (nymphe) "bride" and ἔρως (eros) "love".
Nymphias m Ancient Roman
Transferred use of the surname Nymphias.