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Niceto m Spanish, GalicianSpanish and Galician form of
Niketas. This name was borne by Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, president of Spain from 1931 to 1936.
Nich m & f KhmerMeans "sure, true" or "permanent, always" in Khmer.
Nichang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow" and
裳 (cháng) meaning "skirt; beautiful".
Nichen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
旎 (nǐ) meaning "fluttering of flag; romantic" and
辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies, early morning".
Nichette f Theatre, LiteratureNichette is the name of a character in Alexandre Dumas's (fils) 1848 novel and play named "Camille" (also known as "The Lady of the Camellias"). The name Nichette was also featured in the title of a movie short from 1911 named "The Heart of Nichette"... [
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Nichiko f & m Japanese (Rare)From 日 (
nichi) meaning "day, sun" combined with 光 (
ko) meaning "light, radiance." Other kanji combinations can be used.
Nichina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 仁 (ni) "humaneness, benevolence, kindness", 知 (chi) meaning "to know" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nicocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of
Nikokles. This name was borne by two kings from the island of Cyprus: one was a king of Paphos (4th century BC), the other was a king of Salamis (4th century BC).
Nicol m & f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)Medieval Dutch shorter form or variant of
Nicolaes. It was exclusively a masculine name at the time. The name has since become used on females as well, which happened in the second half of the 20th century (after World War II)... [
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Nicomaine f English (Rare)Combination of
Nico and
Maine. Nicomaine Dei Capili Mendoza-Atayde (1995-), known professionally as Maine Medoza, is a Filipina actress and television personality.
Nicque m & f Ancient GreekThe origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Latin “moneō”, which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*moneō”, meaning “warn, advise, remind”... [
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Nictae f Classic Mayan (Latinized, Rare)Nicté ( maya : nicte : flower: May flower, tree), according to the alphabetical encyclopedia Yucatan in Time, is the name of a legend in the book compiled Mayan Legends by writer Yucatan Clemente López Trujillo, which refers to the May Flower and star constellation Southern Cross .
Nidada m GothicMasculine Gothic name, attested in the Getica (6th Century)
Nidali f ArabicFeminine of
Nidal. It means 'my struggle' in Arabic as the final 'i' means 'my, mine'. Nidali is the main protagonist of Randa Jararr book 'A Map of Home: a Novel' published in 2008.
Nidawi f Omaha-PoncaDerived from the Omaha word
nidawį meaning "elephant woman", composed by
nida referring to the giant bones found in riverbanks.
Nidra f IndianThe name Nidra is related to the concept of nidra, which is “one of the four states of consciousness in Hindu philosophy”. Nidra is the state of “deep sleep”, where the individual is “unaware of the external world and the inner self”... [
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Nidup m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan དངོས་གྲུབ
(dngos-grub) meaning "realisation, (spiritual) attainment".
Niebiana f Polish (Rare, Archaic)A very rare name, it appears on the Polish calendar, seems to be a pre-Christian name, derived from
niebo (heaven; sky) or
niebieskie (blue).
Niegomir m PolishDerived from Slavic
nieg "delight" combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Niegosław m PolishDerived from Slavic
nieg "delight" combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Niemir m Polish (Archaic)Allegedly derived from Polish
nie "not" and the Slavic name element
mir "peace; world". In old Masovian sources the name
Erazm often appears as a replacement for this name in the form of Niemierz.
Nienna f LiteratureMeans "she who weeps" from Quenya
nie "tear". According to 'The Silmarillion', Nienna is a Vala (angelic being) who constantly mourns all terrible things, though from her is learned not despair but mercy, compassion and hope... [
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Nienná f & m SamiListed in Finnish linguist Pekka Sammallahti's Northern Sámi dictionary
Sámi-suoma sátnegirji / Saamelais-suomalainen sanakirja (1989) as a Northern Sámi personal name (gender not given) and surname... [
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Nienor f LiteratureMeans "mourning" in Sindarin. This was the name of the sister and wife of Túrin in 'The Silmarillion'.
Niesco m Dutch (Rare)Variant spelling of
Niesko. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch politician Niesco Dubbelboer (b. 1962).
Niff m American (Rare)Short for
Kenneth. Popularized in the SNL Firing Skits with Dana and Niff. Used more as a comical kind of nickname because of this.
Niftyuk f NivkhName given to a woman who has had many children, all which died with her.
Nigesa f SwahiliMeans "born during the harvest season" in Swahili.
Niggle m LiteratureNiggle is the main character in "Leaf by Niggle", a short story written by J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit", and many other stories. Niggle's story, however, has nothing to do with Middle Earth, the lands in which Tolkien's most famous works take place... [
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Nighat f UrduFrom Persian نگاه
(negâh) meaning "look, gaze, sight".
Nightmare m & f Popular CultureFrom the English word
nightmare referring to a bad dream seen in the mind while sleeping. This is the name of a character in
Marvel Comics.
Nightshade f & m English (Rare)From the common name for plants in the Solanaceae, especially
Atropa belladonna, a highly toxic perennial also known as deadly nightshade and belladonna. Ultimately from Old English
niht "night" and
sceadu "shadow, shade".
Nihaka f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Punjabi, Nepali"whirlwind"; coming down, storm, Gangetic alligator
Nihar m Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali, Indian, MaithiliMeaning "mist", "dew", or "snow" in various South Asian languages. Masculine form of
Nihara. Derived from the Sankrit word नीहार (nihara) meaning "mist", "heavy dew", "fog", or "snow".
Nihara f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, TeluguMEANING - mist , fog, dew, hoar-frost
Nihari f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Punjabi, Nepali, Gujarati, Assamese, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi"Mist"; fog; heavy-dew
Nihee f KoreanThe most common meaning os the name "Nihee" is "bliss" or "happiness" "Ni" means "your" or "belonging to you" in Korean. "Hee" means "joy" or "bliss"".
Niho f JapaneseFrom Japanese 丹 (ni) meaning "red" combined with 穂 (ho) meaning "ear of grain". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nihol f UzbekMeans "sprout, shoot, young growth" in Uzbek.
Niholbibi f UzbekDerived from
nihol meaning "sprout, shoot, young growth" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Niholgul f UzbekDerived from
nihol meaning "sprout, shoot, young growth" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Niholjon f UzbekDerived from
nihol meaning "sprout, shoot, young growth" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Niholoy f UzbekDerived from
nihol meaning "sprout, shoot, young growth" and
oy meaning "moon".
Niiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 新 (
nii) meaning "new" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.