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Nabarbi f Hurrian Mythology, Hittite MythologyMeans "she of the pasture", from the Hurrian element
naw ("pasture"). Nabarbi was a major Hittite goddess associated with ritual purification, and with farming. She was also possibly worshipped as part of a dyad with the goddess
Šauška.
Nabby f Old IrishAn Old Irish nickname that derives from the Original Gaelic Gobnait, Gobnait being the Irish version of the Hebrew Deborah meaning "honey bee". ... [
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Nabby f Korean (Anglicized)Alternative spelling of the Korean female name Nabi that means "butterfly" in Korean. In Korean, Nabi (나비) also means "kitty" as an endearment for a cat.
Nabeela f Arabic, UrduAlternate transcription of Arabic نبيلة (see
Nabila), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.
Nabh m Indian, GujaratiIndian masculine name derived from the Gujarati word
નભ (nabh) meaning "sky".
Nabi f KoreanMeans "butterfly" in Korean. Nabi is also used in Korean an endearment for a cat, like "kitty".
Nabi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nabi f JapaneseNabi means "pot" in Okinawan language and was a common name for a woman in old Okinawa.... [
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Nabih m ArabicMeans "keen, astute, clever, bright" in Arabic, from the root نبه
(nabbaha) meaning "to alarm, to alert, to inform".
Nabiki f Japanesefrom the Japanese word nabiku, which means "to bend, yield, or sway to.
Nabin m BengaliMeans "new, fresh," derived from Bengali নতুন (notun), which means “new, recent, modern”.
Nabina f NepaliPossibly a variant of
Navin, meaning "new". The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the name Nabina is Sunday, March 29th, 1908.
Nabis m Ancient Greek, HistoryThe name of the last king of an independent Sparta, who reigned from 207 BC until his assassination in 192 BC.
Nabiya f UrduMeaning uncertain. Possibly means “high position”
Nabonidus m Babylonian, AkkadianMeans "may
Nabu be exalted" or "
Nabu is praised" in Akkadian. Nabonidus (c.615 BC - after 522 BC) was the last native king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire and ancient Mesopotamia.
Nabooru f Popular CultureMeaning unknown, possibly based on
Nabu or
Noboru. The name of a character from "The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time". Nabooru is a Gerudo warrior.
Nàcara f ObscureFrom Catalan
nàcara, a variant of
nacra meaning "pen shell".
Nacazitztoc m NahuatlMeans "he lies looking sideways", derived from Nahuatl
nacazitta "to look at someone with fondness, to cast a sidelong glance" and the suffix
-toc "to be lying down".
Nácek m CzechDiminutive of
Ignác, not used as a given name in its own right.
Nachman m HebrewA name meaning "consoler, comforter" from Hebrew נחם (n-kh-m, “to comfort”).
Nachmanides m HistoryGreek Ναχμανίδης (Nakhmanídēs) "son of
Nachman". It was borne by a famous Sephardic Rabbi in the 13th century.
Nachyn m TuvanDerived from Mongolian начин
(nachin) meaning "falcon".
Naco m Spanish (Rare)Diminutive of
Ignacio. In Mexican Spanish, this coincides with an ethnic slur for a man of indigenous descent who is deemed to be low-class or uncultured, derived from a short form of
totonaco "Totonac (an indigenous group)".
Nadāya f BabylonianMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from the Akkadian element
nadānu ("gift, tribute, payment").
Naddoðr m Old NorseDerived from the Old Norse name elements
naddr "stud, nail, small man" and
oddr "point of a sword". Naddoðr was a Norwegian-born Faroese viking who discovered Iceland in the 9th century.
Naddr m Old NorseFrom Old Norse
naddr "stud, nail", indicating a little person.
Nadeesha f Sinhalese, SanskritName of Sanskrit origin, meaning Lord or God of the rivers. It originates from the Sanskrit word for ocean, "nadīśa"
नदीश.
Nadeko f JapaneseFrom japanese 撫 (nade) meaning "stroke" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child".
Nadeshiko f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureFrom 撫子
(nadeshiko), generally referring to any flower belonging to the Dianthus genus but can also refer to a lovable, caressable child. It is derived from 撫で
(nade), the continuative form of classical verb 撫づ
(nadzu) meaning "to stroke, caress," combined with a continuative suffix
shi and 子
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Nadi f BurmeseMeans "river" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit नदी
(nadi).
Nadia f TamilFrom tamil நதி (nathi) meaning "river".
Nadide f TurkishMeans "rare, precious" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian نا دیده
(nā-dida) meaning "unseen".
Nadimoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
nadim meaning "companion" and
oy meaning "moon".
Nađlïhïlïw f BashkirFrom Persian
نازلی (nazli) meaning "delicate, beautiful, coy" and Bashkir
һылыу (hïlïw) meaning "beautiful".
Nador m Arthurian CycleA knight defeated, with his cousin Daton, by Claris and Laris after he besieged Queen Blanche.
Nadua f ComancheMeans "someone found" or "keeps warm with us" in Comanche. ... [
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Nadus m Arthurian CycleAccording to some sources, a King of Syria during the Arthurian period. One of the allies of Emperor Thereus of Rome. Nadus joined Thereus in a war against Arthur, and he was slain in battle against Claris and Laris.
Nadyrbek m KyrgyzKyrgyz form of
Nadirbek. A known bearer of this name is the Kyrgyz freestyle wrestler Ulan Nadyrbek Uulu (b. 1981).
Nadzuna f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 津 (dzu) meaning "harbor" or 摘 (dzu) meaning "to pluck, to pick" combined with 名 (na) meaning "name" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nae f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other combinations of kanji characters can potentially form this name.
Næfgæirr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
nef "nostril, nose" and
geirr "spear".
Naehu m & f TahitianContracted form of Tahitian
nā ehu fānau maeha'a tapu nui meaning "consecrated blonde newborn twins".
Naek m BatakMeans "to rise, to go up, to climb" in Toba Batak.
Naeko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Naen m KhmerMeans "full, solid, firm" in Khmer.
Naep m & f ThaiMeans "be close to" in Thai.
Naerys f Literature, Medieval WelshCreated by George R.R. Martin for the character Naerys Targaryen, a historical figure, it is presumably of Valyrian origin but is most likely inspired by the Welsh elaboration of ner "lord, chief" thus changing the meaning to "lady, noblewoman."
Næsbiǫrn m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
nes "ness, spit of land" and
bjǫrn "bear".