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Najdat m ArabicMeans "bravery, courage in battle" in Arabic.
Najeemuddin m ArabicMeans "brilliance of the faith, radiance of religion", derived from Arabic
نَجْم (
najm) "star, luminary" and
دين (
din) "religion, faith".
Najih m ArabicMeans "successful, prosperous, fortunate" in Arabic, from the root نجح
(najaḥa) meaning "to suceed".
Najila f Arabic (Egyptian)The name Najila is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "bright eyes". Pretty and feminine Arabic name.
Najm ad-Din m ArabicMeans "star of the religion" from Arabic نجم
(najm) meaning "star" combined with دين
(dīn) meaning "religion, faith, belief".
Najmul m Arabic (Archaic)Famous monnikers include Najmul Millat, an Islamic jurist, and Najmul Hoda, a writer and scholar.
Najotbibi f UzbekDerived from
najot meaning "salvation" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Najun f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate" combined with 准 (jun) meaning "to allow; to grant; to permit". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.
Naka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Nākai f & m HawaiianFrom the Hawaiian
nā meaning "quieted, pacified" or "the (plural)" and
kai meaning "sea(s)".
Nakai f ShonaFrom Shona
naka meaning "beautiful, good".
Nakajima m & f JapaneseNakajima Means: "Middle Island". The sense of "island" is not necessarily land surrounded by water, but can denote a property surrounded by other holdings.
Nakako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 七 (na) meaning "seven" or 心 (naka) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 日 (ka) meaning "day, sun, Japan" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [
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Nakheel m & f ArabicPlural form of
Nakhlah, means "date palm," but it also means "something that is purified."
Nakhonchai m ThaiFrom Thai นคร
(nakhon) meaning "city, town" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Nakht m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nḫt meaning "victorious, strong" or "champion". Nakht was an ancient Egyptian official who held the position of a scribe and astronomer of Amun, probably during the reign of Thutmose IV of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Nakhtmut m & f Ancient EgyptianMeaning “strength of Mut”, Mut being the mother goddess in Ancient Egyptian religion and mythology. Name of a daughter of Djehutyemheb and Bak-Khonsu, found in the Theban Tomb TT45.
Nakhtre m Ancient EgyptianA name with orgigins in Egypt, Nakhtre means "Strength of Ra". Ra was the god of the sun in Ancient Egyptian Mythology.
Nakia m & f Popular Culture, African AmericanBriefly charted on American popularity lists due to the short-lived television police drama series 'Nakia' (1974), which starred Robert Forster as a Navajo deputy sheriff. Since then, it has been used as an African-American name (both femenine and masculine), interpreted as a combination of the phonetic elements
na,
kee and
ya Nakihat f CircassianEtymology unknown. This was the name of the mother of Suleiman I of Persia.
Nakiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 那 (na) meaning "what", 木 (ki) meaning "tree" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Nakisawame f Japanese MythologyThe name of the Japanese goddess of spring water. Her name is derived from
泣 (naki) meaning "to weep",
啼 (naki) meaning "to wail, cry" or
哭 (naki) meaning "to cry, wail",
沢 (sawa) meaning "mountain stream, swamp, marsh" and
女 (me) meaning "woman".
Nakiso f ShonaMeaning “the beautifier; one who makes things beautiful”.
Nakita f English (Modern)Possibly an English variant form of the Russian masculine name
Nikita 1, which is commonly confused for a feminine name in English-speaking countries.
Nako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 南 (
na) meaning "south" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Nākoa m HawaiianMeans "the warriors," from plural definite article
nā and
koa meaning "soldier, warrior, fighter."
Nakoma f & m Ojibwe, Popular CultureAllegedly means "I do as I promise" in Chippewa (according to another source, "we will stand together"). It was borne by the wife of 19th-century fur trader Peter Abadie Sarpy (a member of the Iowa tribe of Native Americans)... [
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Nakoto f JapaneseFrom Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nakrop m ThaiMeans "combatant, warrior, fighter" in Thai.
Nakşidil f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish نقش
(nakş) meaning "painting, embroidery" (of Arabic origin) and دل
(dil) meaning "heart" (of Persian origin).
Nakul m IndianNakul was one of the Pandavas from the Mahabharat.
Nakula m HinduismSanskrit, name of the twin brother, the youngest of the 5 brothers born by king Pandu as recorded in the Mahabharata, younger brothers to Arjuna, great heroes in their own right, Nakula was tall and handsome, Sahadeva spoke eloquently and possessed great filial piety.
Nakuset f Mi'kmaqA Mi'kmaq goddess of the Sun, currently a famous bearer is the Mi'kmaq actress, Nakuset "Nikki" Gould.
Nakusha f MarathiMeans "unwanted" in Marathi. This was traditionally given to girls whose parents wanted a boy.... [
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Nala f Sotho“Prosperity” , a Sesotho name used in the motto of Lesotho
Nalain m & f UrduThe name comes directly from the Arabic naal (shoe), nalain being the plural form. In predominately Muslim Southeast Asian countries, it is used on both males and females in honor of the mubarak nalain or nalain pak (blessed Sandals) of the prophet Muhammad... [
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Nalaka m Buddhism, SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit नाल
(nāla) meaning "reed, (lotus) stalk". In Buddhist tradition this is the name of a disciple of the
Buddha.
Nalan f TurkishDerived from Persian نالان
(nālān) meaning "lamenting, groaning, sighing".
Nalanzhu f ManchuOf uncertain etymology, this was the personal name of Consort Yi, a consort of the Kangxi emperor.
Nalbi m CircassianEither means "happy ruler" or derived from Persian نعل
(na'l) meaning "horseshoe" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Ottoman Turkish title بك
(beg) meaning "chief, lord, master".
Naldera f English (Rare)From the name of the town Naldehra in Shimla, India. Borne by Lady Alexandra Naldera Curzon, daughter of the viceroy of India.
Naleigh f ObscureCombination of
Nancy and
Leigh. This name was used by actress Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley for their daughter, who was born in 2008... [
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Náli m Old Norse, Norse MythologyPossibly a male version of
Nál, or derived from
nagl ("dead person"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf, who may originally have been a demon of the dead.
Nalla f LiteratureOf uncertain origin and meaning. This is the name of one of the characters in J. R. Ward's ongoing series of paranormal romance books
Black Dagger Brotherhood.
Nalle m FinnishMeans "teddy bear" in Finnish and it is often used as a nickname for the Swedish name Björn.
Nalucha m & f LoziMeans "the fierce one" in Lozi, a Zambian language.
Naluo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful" and
罗 (luó) meaning "gauze".
Namaha f IndianSanskrit word which forms an element of sacred Vedic mantras. It means “to surrender with love”, and literally, “to bow (in a gesture of homage and respect)”.
Namam f KurdishThe meaning behind the name Namam is a small tree or a sapling;sapling... [
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Ñamandu m TupiMeaning "God" in Tupí, this name is popular in North-Eastern Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.
Namatai m ShonaNamatai means "Pray or praise and worship God".
Nambitha f XhosaMeans "to savour, to enjoy" in Xhosa, encouraging the child to savour life.
Nam-cheon f Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 南天 (nam-cheon) meaning "nandina", which consists of 南 (nam) meaning "south" and 天 (cheon) meaning "heaven, sky".
Namchi f GaroFrom the Garo word নম্ (
nam) meaning "good" and চি (
chi) meaning "water".
Namfon f Thai, LaoMeans "rain water, precipitation" in Thai and Lao.
Namgyal m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan རྣམ་རྒྱལ
(rnam-rgyal) meaning "complete victory", derived from the intensifier རྣམ
(rnam) and རྒྱལ
(rgyal) meaning "conquest, victory".
Namhyeok m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "south" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".
Nami f Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Georgian noun ნამი
(nami) meaning "dew", which ultimately comes from Persian نم
(nam) meaning "dew, moisture".
Nami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave". It can also be given as a combination of 奈 (na), a phonetic kanji, 菜 (na) meaning "vegetable, greens" or 成 (na) meaning "to become" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful".
Nami f KoreanNami is an archaic word for sea, and nowadays means stranger if used in the right context. It is spelled 나미 in Korean. Also spelled Na-Mi
Namia f JapaneseFrom Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Namid m Ojibwe, CheyenneDerived from the Ojibwe and Cheyenne words
niimii meaning "she dances" and
anang meaning "star".
Namie f JapaneseFrom Japanese 波 (
nami) meaning "wave" combined with 絵 (
e) meaning "picture, painting". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Namık m TurkishMeans "writer, printer, clerk" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic نامق
(nāmiq).
Namıka f TurkishNamıka is a Turkish word meaning "printer, writer".
Namiko f JapaneseFrom 波 (
nami) meaning "wave", or 奈/那 (
na) meaning "what" or 七 (
na) meaning "seven" combined with 実 (
mi) meaning "reality, truth, seed, fruit, nut", and 子 (
ko) meaning "child"... [
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Nam-il m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 南
(nam) meaning "south" combined with 一
(il) meaning "one". Other hanja combinations are possible.
Namimi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 奈 (
na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 実 (
mi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut" duplicated. Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
Namino f JapaneseFrom Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 波 (nami) meaning "wave", 方 (nami) meaning "direction, way, side" or 凡 (nami) meaning "ordinary, common, mediocre", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 稔 (mino) meaning "ripe grain, harvest", 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 望 (no) meaning "hope" or 野 (no) meaning "area, field"... [
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Namio m JapaneseFrom Japanese 南 (nami) meaning "south" or 波, 浪 (nami) meaning "wave" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Namiq m AzerbaijaniFrom Persian نامی
(nâmi) meaning "famous, illustrious, glorified".
Namiton m & f NahuatlPossibly means "little spouse", from Nahuatl
namictli "wife, husband, spouse" and the diminutive suffix
-ton, in which case it was likely a nickname for a child.
Namiyo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 波
(nami) meaning "wave" combined with 代 (
yo) meaning "generation, era" or 世 (
yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Namizou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 波, 浪 (name) meaning "wave" combined with 三 (zou) meaning "three" or 蔵 (zou) meaning "store, hide". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nam-joo f & m KoreanA famous bearier of this name is Nam-joo from the South Korean girl group Apink.
Nam-ju f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 南 "south" and 珠 "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl".
Nam-jun m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 南 (
nam) meaning "south" and 俊 (
jun) meaning "talented, capable; handsome" or 準 (
jun) meaning "follow, conform," as well as other hanja combinations.... [
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Namkhang f ThaiNamkhang is Latinized form of “น้ำค้าง” in Thai. Meaning “Dew”.
Namkholong m IndianThis name bases on the North Eastern Indian Tribal name Rongmei and it means a Brave Heart.
Namman m GaroFrom the Garo word নম্ (
nam) meaning "good" and মঁদে (
mande) meaning "person".
Namor m Popular CultureOriginally conceived by the writer-artist Bill Everett in 1939, Namor is the name of Marvel's earliest hero the Sub-Mariner. The name itself means "the Avenging Son" and is also a play on the word "Roman".
Namora m & f MandailingThe name literally means "Noble" and can be given to boys and girls who come from one of the Mandailing clans.
Namori m Western AfricanUsed in Ivory Coast. A famous bearer is Namori Meite (born 1988) a French-born Côte d'Ivoirean basketball player currently member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team.
Namozgul f UzbekDerived from
namoz meaning "prayer" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Nampeyo f Indigenous AmericanDerived from the Tewa word
Num-pa-yu meaning "snake that does not bite". This was borne by the Hopi-Tewa potter Nampeyo of Hano (1859-1942), the daughter of a Tewa woman and a Hopi man.
Nam-ra f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 南 (
nam) meaning "south" and 路 (
ra) meaning "road, path, street; journey", or 羅 meaning "net for catching birds". Other hanja combinations are also possible.
Nam-seon m & f Koreanvariation of Namsun, means "city" and "first" other combinations can be made on the way of spelling the hanja.
Namsrai m Mongolian, MythologyFrom the name of a Buddhist god of wealth and prosperity, derived from Tibetan
rnam thos sras "prince all-hearing", ultimately from Sanskrit
Vaiśravana.
Nam-sun f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean
南 (nam) meaning "southern, south" combined with
淳 (sun) meaning "pure, honest, genuine". Other Hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Namthip f ThaiFrom Thai น้ำ
(nam) meaning "water" and ทิพย์
(thip) meaning "heaven, paradise, celestial, divine".
Namuchoru m JapaneseFrom Japanese 南 (namuchoru) meaning "south" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Namuel m Biblical, Biblical LatinForm of
Nemuel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.