All Submitted Names

Ningioĸ f Greenlandic
Means "matron", "oldest woman of the house" in Greenlandic.

Ningioq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Ningioĸ.

Ningirsu m Sumerian Mythology, History (Ecclesiastical), Literature
Means "Lord of Girsu (a city in Ancient Sumer)", deriving from the Sumerian element nin ("lord"). Another name for the Sumerian god of war Ninurta, who was possibly worshipped under this name in the city of Girsu itself... [more]

Ninglei f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers".

Ninglu f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, calm" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret" or 露 (lù) meaning "dew".

Ningmeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout".

Ningning f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "lustre, sparkle" in Tagalog.

Ningning f & m Chinese
From Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm, serene" combined with itself. Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Ningqiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, calm" and 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".

Ningrui f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds".

Ningrum f Javanese, Indonesian
From Javanese ning meaning "clear, bright, clean" combined with arum meaning "fragrant, sweet".

Ningshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Ningshinglenbi f Manipuri
Means "best memory" in Meitei.

Ningshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Ningshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 凝 (níng) meaning "freeze" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".

Ningsih f Javanese, Indonesian
From Javanese ning meaning "clear, bright, clean" combined with asih meaning "love, affection, loving kindness, favour". It is sometimes used as a suffix for feminine names.

Ningtang f Chinese
From the Chinese 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plum".

Ningtao f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm, tranquil" and 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage".

Ningthibi f Manipuri
Means "beautiful" in Meitei.

Ningthoubi f Manipuri
Means "queen-like" in Meitei.

Ningtyas f Javanese
From Javanese ning meaning "clear, bright, clean" combined with tyas meaning "heart". It is sometimes used as a suffix for feminine names.

Níngut m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "line", "rope" (with which something is lowered); "spider's web".

Ningxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" or 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or 鲜 (xiān) meaning "fresh; attractive".

Ningxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".

Ningyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating".

Ningyang m Chinese

Ningyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".

Ningzhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 真 (zhēn) meaning "clearly, true, real, actual, genuine".

Ningzheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "calm, peaceful" and 筝 (zhēng) meaning "zheng zither", "kite".

Ningzi f Chinese
From the Chinese 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".

Ninh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 寧 (ninh) meaning "peaceful, calm, serene".

Ninha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Ana.

Nini f Sanskrit, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Indian, Hinduism, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Punjabi
MEANING - to lead, carry or bring towards, to offer as sacrifice, to spend ( as time) , to pour down, to incline

Nini f & m English
Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound N. It is also a short form or diminutive of the Scottish name Ninian.

Nini f Georgian
Variant of Nino 2.

Niniane f Literature
Variant of Ninniane. It was used by American fantasy novelist Marion Zimmer Bradley for a priestess in 'The Mists of Avalon' (1983), her revisionist account of the Arthurian legend, in which Niniane, Viviane and Nimue are distinct characters.

Ninie f Gallo
Diminutive of Anne-Marie.

Niniek f Indonesian
Variant of Ninik.

Níniel f Literature
Means "maiden of tears", composed of Sindarin nîn "tear" and the suffix -iel "daughter, maiden". In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, this was a byname (or epessë) of Niënor given by her brother Túrin in Brethil.

Ninigret m Narragansett
Name of a Niantic sachem, also known as Juanemo.

Niniko f Georgian
Diminutive of Nino 2.

Ninimi f Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", 二 (ni) meaning "two" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nining f Sundanese
Diminutive of Eneng and possibly other similar-sounding names (such as Ningsih).

Niniola f Yoruba
Meaning "Having wealth" of West-african, Yoruba origin

Niniye f Walloon
Walloon form of Virginie.

Ninja f English
An elaboration of Nina 1 intended to reflect the pronunciation of Spanish niña "little girl".

Ninjéh m Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Ninka f Russian, Georgian
Russian diminutive of Nina 1, which the Georgians use as a diminutive for Nino 2.

Ninka'ašbaranki f Sumerian Mythology
Means "mistress who makes decisions for heaven and earth", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("queen, mistress, lady"), ka-aš-bar ("decision"), 𒀭 an ("heaven"), and 𒆠 ki ("earth")... [more]

Nin-kalla f Sumerian
Means "precious sister", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("sister") and níĝ-kal-la ("precious"). Name borne by many prominent high-status women during the Neo-Sumerian Empire.

Ninkarrak f Near Eastern Mythology
Possibly means either "Lady of Karrak" (from Sumerian element nin) or "Lady of the harbour" (from Sumerian element kar). Other Assyriologists have asserted that Ninkarrak is more likely to be a deity from a culture that pre-dated the Sumerian and Akkadian cultures, who was assimilated into Sumerian religion, meaning that her name originates from a language that is thus far unknown... [more]

Ninkasi f Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology
Likely means "mistress of beer", derived from the Sumerian elements nin ("lady") and kaš ("beer, alcoholic beverage"). As a goddess of beer, Ninkasi was associated with the production and consumption of beer, and all of the positive and negative effects that came with it.

Ninke f West Frisian
Frisian variant of Nineke.

Ninkiaĝnuna f Sumerian Mythology
Means "mistress beloved by the prince", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("queen, mistress, lady"), ki-áĝ ("beloved"), and nun ("prince, noble"). Attested as another name for the goddess Sadarnunna.

Ninkusi f Sumerian Mythology, Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lady of gold", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("lady or mistress") and kù-sig ("gold"). Attested as a Sumerian name for the goddess Shalash.

Ninlawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Nilawan.

Ninmah f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "great queen" in Sumerian. Another name of Ninhursag. ... [more]

Ninme f Sumerian Mythology
Means "lady of battle", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("queen, mistress, lady") and me (an archaic word for "battle"). This is attested as an epithet of Inanna, in her capacity as a war goddess... [more]

Ninna f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Nina 1.

Ninngut m Greenlandic
Younger form of Níngut.

Ninni f Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of many names, such as Ingrid and Kristina.

Ninnia f Swedish (Rare)
Latinate variant of Ninni.

Ninniane f Arthurian Cycle
The name of the Lady of the Lake in the Old French Vulgate Lancelot and the continuation to the Vulgate Merlin, known as the Suite du Merlin. (The earlier Vulgate Merlin uses the variant form Viviane.) 'She raised Lancelot and imprisoned Merlin... [more]

Ninnidh m Scottish, Irish
Diminutive of Ninian. This was the name of a 6th-century saint, one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.

Ninnie f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ninnia.

Ninno m Ligurian

Ninnog f Breton
This name was borne by a 5th-century Breton saint whose life is recorded in the Vita Sanctæ Ninnocæ. It has been speculated that she might be identical with Saint Candide.

Ninny f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Ninni.

Niño m Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Little Boy" or "Christ Child" in Spanish.

Nino f Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" or 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Nino f Provençal
Provençal form of Nina 1.

Ninò m Occitan
Diminutive of Jausepin.

Ninočka f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Ninochka.

Ninog f Breton
Variant of Ninnog.

Ninoga f Breton (Archaic)
Variant of Ninnog.

Ninogniew m Medieval Polish
Meaning "one whose anger is new", from the elements nino ("young" or "new"), and gniew ("anger").

Ninona f Latvian (Rare)

Ninorta f Arabic

Ninosca f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Ninoska.

Ninoshka f Russian, Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Nina 1.

Ninoska f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Ninoshka.

Ninotchka f Russian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ninochka.... [more]

Ninoun f Provençal
Diminutive of Catarino and Provençal form of Ninon.

Ninoy m Filipino
Diminutive of Benigno.... [more]

Ninšatapada f Ancient Near Eastern, Sumerian
Means "Lady Chosen by (means of) the Heart (Omens)", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("queen, mistress") and saĝ ("to chose"). Name borne by a high-priestess of Meslamta-ea (fl... [more]

Ninshubur f Sumerian Mythology
Possibly means "Lady of Subartu", deriving from Sumerian element nin, and shubur (Sumerian form of Subartu, a kingdom in Upper Mesopotamia referenced in three of the Amarna Letters). Ninshubur was a 'sukkal' (vizier) to the goddess Inanna.

Ninsi'anna f & m Sumerian Mythology
Ancient Sumerian god or goddess of Venus. The name means "divine lady, illumination of heaven" or "divine lady of the redness of heaven".

Ninsuhzagina f Sumerian Mythology
Means "lady of the diadem of lapis lazuli", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("lady or mistress"), aga ("diadem, circlet, crown"), and naza-gìn ("lapis lazuli, precious stone")... [more]

Ninthe f Dutch (Modern)
Meaning uncertain. It may be a variant of Nienke or Nina 1.... [more]

Nintinugga f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "mistress who revives the dead". Nintinugga was a Mesopotamian medicine goddess, who was also associated with the underworld. Nintinugga was primarily worshipped in Nippur.

Nintu f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lady of birth" in Sumerian. Another name of Ninhursag

Nintur f Sumerian Mythology
The name of the Sumerian mother goddess, derived from nin meaning "lady, queen" and tur meaning "hut", with allusions to the word šà-tùr meaning "womb".

Ninuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive form of Nina 1.

Ninudishara f Sumerian Mythology, Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lady who amazes the world", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("lady or mistress"), u-di ("admiration, amazement"), and šár ("all, totality, world"). Attested as a Sumerian name for the goddess Shalash.

Ninuk f Mari
Mari form of Nina.

Ninuka f Georgian
Diminutive of Nino 2. Also compare Ninutsa, which is sometimes transcribed as Ninuca.

Ninuna f Georgian (Rare)
Probably a pet form of Nino 2.

Ninura f Sumerian Mythology
Of uncertain etymology, likely deriving in part from the Sumerian element nin ("queen, mistress, lady"). Name borne by a tutelary goddess of Umma, who was considered to be the consort of the god Shara.

Ninurta-nadin-shumi m Babylonian
Means "Ninurta is giver of progeny". Name borne by a Babylonian king of the 2nd dynasty of Isin, who ruled c. 1127–1122 BC.

Ninus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of Ninos.

Ninushka f Russian
Diminutive of Nina 1.

Ninutsa f Georgian
Diminutive of Nino 2. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian actress Nino "Ninutsa" Maqashvili (b. 1988).

Ninuwawi f Hurrian Mythology
Means "she of Nineveh". This was an epithet of the Hurrian goddess Šauška that was also possibly used in reference to the goddess Ishtar.

Ninwa f Assyrian
From the modern Assyrian form of the name of the ancient Assyrian capital city of Nineveh.

Ninyan m Irish
Variant of Ninian.

Ninzhin f Mongolian
Means "compassionate, benevolent" in Mongolian.

Nio m & f Chinese (Hakka), Indonesian
Variant of Liang.

Nio m Indonesian

Nioba f Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Kazakh, Slovene
Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Kazakh and Slovene form of Niobe.

Níobe f Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Niobe.

Niobé f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Modern), Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
French and Hungarian form of Niobe.

Nioma f English
Variant of Neoma.

Niomi f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Nion m & f English
Possibly from the Irish name of the fifth letter of the Ogham alphabet, an Early Medieval alphabet used to write the early Irish language and later the Old Irish language.

Nionne f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Nionne.

Niora f English

Niovi f Greek
Modern transcription of Niobe.

Niowanggiyan m Manchu
Means "green" in Manchu.

Nipapan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาพรรณ (see Niphaphan).

Nipapat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาภัทร (see Niphaphat).

Nipaphan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาพรรณ (see Niphaphan).

Nipaphat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาภัทร (see Niphaphat).

Nipaphon f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาพร (see Niphaphon).

Nipapon f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาพร (see Niphaphon).

Nipaporn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาพร (see Niphaphon).

Niparat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภารัตน์ (see Nipharat).

Nipavan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาวรรณ (see Niphawan).

Nipawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาวรรณ (see Niphawan).

Niphapan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาพรรณ (see Niphaphan).

Niphapat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาภัทร (see Niphaphat).

Niphaphan f Thai
From Thai นิภา (nipha) meaning "equal, comparable, similar" and พรรณ (phan) meaning "kind, variety, type".

Niphaphat f Thai
From Thai นิภา (nipha) meaning "equal, comparable, similar" and ภัทร (phat) meaning "magnificent, glorious, auspicious".

Niphaphon f Thai
From Thai นิภา (nipha) meaning "equal, comparable, similar" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Niphaphone f Lao
From Lao ນິພາ (nipha) meaning "similar, equivalent" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".

Niphapon f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาพร (see Niphaphon).

Niphaporn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาพร (see Niphaphon).

Nipharat f Thai
From Thai นิภา (nipha) meaning "equal, comparable, similar" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Niphawan f Thai
From Thai นิภา (nipha) meaning "equal, comparable, similar" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Niphon m Thai
Means "writing, composition" in Thai.

Nípingr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown; possibly related to hnipinn ("drooping; downcast"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Nipingr m Old Norse
Variant of Nípingr.

Nipkin m Romani
Possibly a diminutive of Nicol 1.

Nipon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Niphon.

Nipton m Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Neptune.

Nipun m Hinduism
Skilled in all that he attempts

Nipuni f Sinhalese
Feminine form of Nipun.

Niqo m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nico.

Niquaise m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Nicaise.

Niquita f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nikita.

Niquita f Portuguese
Diminutive of Nicola.

Niquito m Portuguese
Diminutive of Nicholas.

Niqūlā m Arabic
Arabic form of Nicholas

Nira f Hebrew
Feminine form of Nir.

Nira f Japanese
From Japanese 迩 (ni) meaning "near" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nira f Latvian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. While some academics consider this name a short form of names ending in -nira, others consider it a direct derivation from Latvian nira "goldeneye; grebe".

Nira f Spanish (Canarian)

Nirad m Indian (Rare), Odia (Rare), Gujarati (Rare), Marathi (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit नीरद (nirada) meaning "cloud".

Niraimathi f Tamil (Rare)
Means "full moon" in Tamil. From the Tamil நிறைகலை 'the full moon', from நிறை (niṟai) 'become full'.

Nirajan m Nepali

Nirali m & f Hindi
From Hindi निराली (nirālī), meaning "unique"

Niramaya f Indian
"healthy" or "free of disease."

Niramol f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิรมล (see Niramon).

Niramon f Thai
Means "pure, untarnished, bright" in Thai.

Niran m Thai
Means "forever, eternal" in Thai.

Niran m Hebrew
Modern variant of Nir.

Niran f Azerbaijani
From an Archaic Azerbaijani form of nar meaning "fire".

Niran m Coptic
Short form of Paniran.

Niranchana f Indian (Rare)

Nirani f Indian
The name Nirani may have derived from the Sanskrit word nirāṇa, which means “free from bonds, liberated, pure, clear” or “a kind of precious stone”. Another possible origin is the Tamil word nīraṇi, which means “a river” or "a stream".

Niranjan m Hindi (Rare)

Niranjana f Bengali
Niranjana - Indian word, used in religious formulas (mantra), names and Hindu mythology. It is popular in Bengal.... [more]

Niravi m & f Indian, Gujarati, Marathi
Variant or feminine form of Nirav.

Nirée m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Nireus.

Nirei f & m Japanese
From Japanese 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 嶺 (rei) meaning "peak; summit; ridge; top" or 礼 (rei) meaning "a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]

Nirel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Nir - means "plowed field" and El - means "God", the meaning is "Field of God".

Nirelle f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Nirel.

Nirelle f English (Australian, Rare)

Nireo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Nireus.

Nireu m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Nireus.

Nireus m Greek Mythology
Etymology unknown.

Niri m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Neri. It is most prominent in Buskerud and Telemark, Norway.

Nirìa m Sicilian
Short form of Annirìa.

Nirik m Japanese Mythology
In Japanese folklore, whenever Kirin lose their temper, they transform into beasts of fire and rage called Nirik.

Nirina f & m Malagasy
Means "desired, wanted" in Malagasy.

Nirintsoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy niri meaning "to desire" and soa meaning "good".

Nirit f Hebrew
Hebrew name for Ridolfia segetum, a genus of plant similar to the dill.

Nirjara f Indian (Rare)

Nirlim f & m Dagbani
Means "kindness" in Dagbani.

Nirliq f Literature

Nirma f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil
MEANING - measure, value, equivalent, to build, fabricate, create,to make

Nirmatri f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali, Bengali, Punjabi, Assamese
MEANING - Maker, Producer, Creator, authress

Nirnay m Nepali
Variant of Nirnaya.

Nirnaya m Nepali
Meaning "Decision".

Niro m Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Nir, known by the famous Israeli actor Niro Levi (born in 1968)

Niron f Khmer
Means "infinite" in Khmer.

Niroot m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิรุตติ์ (see Nirut).

Nirosh m Sanskrit
This name signifies a sense of purity, brightness, or new beginnings.

Nirṛti f Hinduism
Means "absence of". Nirṛti is the Hindu goddess of deathly hidden realms, sorrows, death and corruption and one of the dikpāla (guardians of the directions), representing the southwest.

Nirrti f Hinduism
The name of the Hindu goddess of deathly hidden realms and sorrows as well as the southwest direction. Her name is derived from nirhti meaning "absence of".

Nirui f Chinese
From the Chinese 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow" and 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever".

Nirun m Thai
Alternate transcription of Niran.

Nirut m Thai
Means "language, speech" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit निरुक्ति (nirukti).

Nirvaan m Sanskrit
"A Soul that has reached the final goal of being free from the cycle of birth & death", "Reached state of Nirvana"

Nirvan m Filipino, Persian
Ancient persian, comes from the name Nirvana, this presents the person who attains the state of absolute awareness and conciousness

Nirvana f English (Rare), Arabic (Egyptian)
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvana), meaning "blown out, extinguished" and referring to a state of paradise or heightened pleasure. Its use in the United States started sporadically in the 1970s and the rock band Nirvana (1987-1994) may have helped it to rise further in later years.

Nirvani f Sanskrit
Derived from a Sanskrit word meaning 'Goddess of bliss'

Nirwan m Indonesian
Derived from Indonesian nirwana meaning "heaven" or "enlightenment, liberation", ultimately from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvana).

Nirwana f Indonesian
Means "heaven" or "enlightenment, liberation" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvana).

Nirwanto m Javanese
Derived from Javanese nirwana meaning "heaven" or "enlightenment, liberation", ultimately from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvana).

Nisa f Thai
Means "night" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit निशा (nisha).

Nisa f Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ni) meaning "new; fresh" or 虹 (ni) meaning "rainbow" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" or 彩 (sa) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nisa f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a Guanche princess from the island of El Hierro, who was the daughter of the king Ossinissa.

Nisə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nisa.

Nisaba f Sumerian Mythology
Derived from the Sumerian element 𒉀 naga, meaning "wheat". Nisaba was the Sumerian goddess of writing, learning, and the harvest. She was considered a patron goddess of scribes.

Nisakuj f Ubykh
Etymology uncertain, although the first element may be related to the Adyghe нысэ (nyse) meaning "sister in law".

Nisalda f Portuguese (Rare)

Nisamar ?f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Possibly derived from Guanche *(a)nəssamar meaning literally "man who invites, lets someone pass or grants passage to someone; man who presents or submits something". This was listed in a baptismal register from Seville dating to the 15th century; the sex and age of the bearer were not recorded... [more]

Nîşan f Kurdish
Means "manifestation, sign" in Kurdish.

Nišan m Sorbian (Archaic)
Lower Sorbian form of Nicholas.

Nisan f Turkish
The first month name of the Babylonian calendar. It denotes the month of April in modern Turkish.

Nisan m Hebrew
Nisan is the first month in the Hebrew calendar.Probably the word "nisan" was taken from the language Akkadian,that it means blossom,because this month is in the spring season.

Nisar m Arabic, Urdu
Means "sacrifice" or "avenge, retaliate" in Arabic.

Nisarat f Thai
From Thai นิศา (nisa) meaning "night" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Nisay m Khmer
Means "gift, talent" or "determination" in Khmer.

Nischinth m Telugu, Hindi
Niscihnth mean "brave and non-worriful"

Nischitha f Malayalam

Niset m Provençal
Short form of Daniset.

Niseto f Provençal
Short form of Daniseto.

Nish m Hindi, Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese, Punjabi, Marathi
"night"

Nish'a f Selkup
Means "dogrose" in Selkup.

Nishaa f Hindi, Gujarati
Meaning "Night", or possibly from a Plant called Daruhldi.

Nishada m Indian (Rare)

Nishan m Arabic, Turkish
Literally means "marked man", "distictive".

Nishan m Armenian
Armenian name, means sign, mark, distingtive, notable, remarkable. One of the saints' name, Surp Nishan (means St Nishan)

Nishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 旎 (nǐ) meaning "fluttering of flag; romantic" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Nishankul f Kazakh (Rare)
Variant transcription of Nyshangul.

Nishanth m Indian, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
South Indian form of Nishant.

Nishantha m Sinhalese
Sinhalese form of Nishant.

Nishchal m Indian

Nishi f Japanese
"West"

Nishia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Nishiki m & f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade," most likely deriving from 丹 (ni) meaning "red" and 頻 (shiki) meaning "repetition."... [more]

Nishiko f Japanese
From Japanese 仁 (ni) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nishio m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nishit m Indian

Nishita f Indian, Bengali
From Sanskrit निशित (niśita) meaning "sharp", "sharpened".

Nishith m Indian (Modern)
Name Nishith generally means Night, is of Indian origin, Name Nishith is a Masculine (or Boy) name. This name is shared across persons, who are either Jain or Hindu by religion. Name Nishith belongs to rashi Vrushik (Scorpio) with dominant planet Mars (Mangal).

Nishka f Indian (Rare)

Nishma f Indian (Rare)

Nishon m & f American (Rare)

Nishonbibi f Uzbek
Derived from nishon meaning "mark, sign" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Nishongul f Uzbek
Derived from nishon meaning "mark, sign" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Nishonoy f Uzbek
Derived from nishon meaning "mark, sign" and oy meaning "moon".

Nishprah m Marathi

Nishtha f Indian (Modern, Rare)
The name Nishtha has its origins in the Sanskrit language, where it is derived from the word "निष्ठा" (Nishthā). It carries the meaning of "devotion" or "dedication," reflecting qualities of steadfastness and commitment... [more]

Nîshtîman f Kurdish
Means "nation" in Kurdish.

Nishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow; variegated, colored" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized".

Nishuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow" and 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".

Nísia f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Truncated form of Anísia and Dionísia. Nísia Floresta, born Dionísia Gonçalves Pinto, (1810 - 1885) was a Brazilian educator, translator, writer, poet, philosopher, and feminist.

Nisien m Welsh Mythology
Nisien is a figure in Welsh mythology, the son of Penarddun and Euroswydd and twin brother of Efnysien.

Nisim m Hebrew
Means "miracles" in Hebrew, the plural of נס (nes) meaning "miracle".

Nisit m Thai
Means "student" in Thai.

Nisita f Indian, Indonesian, Thai
Variant of Nishita.

Niska f Finnish
Transferred from the surname "Niska".

Nisma f Arabic
Means "breeze" in Arabic.

Nisos m Greek Mythology
Variant of Nisus.

Nisreen f Arabic
Variant of Nasrin.

Nisrin f Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Nasrin.

Nisrine f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Nasrin (chiefly Moroccan).

Nisroch m Semitic Mythology, Biblical
The Assyrian god of agriculture, in whose temple king Sennacherib was worshiping when he was assassinated by his own sons in revenge for the destruction of Babylon (2 Kings 19:37; Isa... [more]

Nissan m Hebrew
The seventh month of the Hebrew calendar and the first month of the ancient Hebrew calendar. The month of Pesach. The name was brought from the Babylonian exile and originates from the Akkadian word "Nisanu", from the Hebrew word for flower bud Nitzan, which blossoms in spring.

Nisse m Frisian
Frisian short form of Dionysius.

Nisse m Swedish, Danish
Swedish and Danish diminutive of Nils.

Nissel f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish name. May be a pet form of Nessia, or a female form of Nissan or Nissim.

Nisshoku m Japanese
‘“Nis’ meaning ‘Sun or Moon’, and ‘shoku’ meaning “food” or “eclipse”... [more]

Nissi f & m Hebrew
First used as a biblical term in Exodus. The full word being Jehovah-Nissi, and meaning "victorious" or "banner". Moses named the victory banner as such after defeating the Amalekites.

Nissie f American (Rare)

Nissim m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew נסים (see Nisim).

Nissin m Jewish
Form of Nissim

Nissrine f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi Arabic transcription of Nasrin.

Nissus m Greek Mythology
Variant of Nisus.

Nissy f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a diminutive of Eunice or Genesis.

Nîştîman f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish nîştîman meaning "motherland".

Nistor m Romanian

Nistrisha f Indian
MEANING : free from desires, Satisfied. It is joining of निः / निस् + तृषा . Here निः means without + तृषा means desire... [more]

Nisu m Finnish

Nisuheqet m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "He, who belongs to Heqet".

Nit f Catalan (Modern)
Means "night" in Catalan.

Nita f Indian, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit नीत (nīta) meaning "modest, correct, well-behaved" or "guided, led".

Nita f Portuguese
Diminutive of Ana.

Nitai m Biblical Hebrew
Nitai was an ancient Jewish sage mentioned in the Jewish Talmud. Nitai's full name, as recorded in the Talmud, was "Nitai the Arbelite."

Nitai f & m Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism
Means "a most merciful god".

Nitana f Italian (Rare, Expatriate)

Nitant m Indian (Rare)

Nitara f Indian (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit nitara (नितर) "deeply fixed; standing firm; having deep roots".

Nitard m Germanic, Medieval French, Old Saxon, Medieval
Proto-Germanic nīþą "hate, envy, malice" + Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart "strong, hard".

Nitasha f Hinduism, Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali, Indian (Christian)
MEANING - gained or obtained hope. Here नीत means gained + आशा means hope.

Nitay m Hebrew
The name first appeared in the Talmud Era. Nittai of Arbela was one of the Tannaim.

Nitaya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Nittaya.

Nitesh m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Nitish.