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Nianxiu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study" and
秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, excellent, luxuriant, refined".
Nianxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study" and
漩 (xuán) meaning "whirlpool".
Nianyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study" and
燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Nianyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study" and
玉 (yù) meaning "jade".
Niaohua f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸟 (niǎo) meaning "bird" and
花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Niaojie f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸟 (niǎo) meaning "bird" and
洁 (jié) meaning "clean, purify, pure".
Niaowu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸟 (niǎo) meaning "bird" and
妩 (wǔ) meaning "enchanting, charming",
乌 (wū) meaning "crow, black" or
鹉 (wǔ) meaning "parrot".
Niaoyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸟 (niǎo) meaning "bird" and
羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather".
Niarzina f Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite MythologyThis was the name of a goddess in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of her name was in the Elamite language, though the second part of her name may have been derived from Elamite
sina or
zini meaning "(the) lady"... [
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Niaz m Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of the Persian name
Niyaz. A known bearer of this name is Niaz Diasamidze (b. 1973), a member of the Georgian folk-rock band 33a.
Nicarete f Ancient Greek (Latinized)From the Greek name Νικαρέτη
(Nikarete) which was derived from Greek νικη
(nike) "victory" and αρετη
(arete) "virtue, excellence". This belonged to a 4th-century BC Megarian philosopher and a 5th-century AD Byzantine saint.
Nicat m AzerbaijaniDerived from Arabic نجاة
(najah) meaning "salvation, saving, delivery".
Nicephorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)Latinized form of
Nikephoros. Saint Nicephorus I (c. 758 - 829) was a Greek Orthodox theologian, historian, and patriarch of Constantinople (806–815) whose chronicles of Byzantine history and writings in defense of Byzantine veneration of icons provide data otherwise unavailable on early Christian thought and practice.
Nicermenic m Indigenous TasmanianMeaning unknown. This was the name of the father of Fanny Cochrane Smith (1834-1905), who was the last fluent speaker of a Tasmanian language.
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".