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Nurmyrat m TurkmenFrom Turkmen
nur meaning "light" (see
Nur) combined with
myrat meaning "wish, desire".
Nurnozik f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
nozik meaning "fine, delicate".
Nuroniya f UzbekDerived from
nuroniy meaning "shining with light".
Nuroy f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
oy meaning "moon".
Nurposhsha f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.
Nurqiz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
nur meaning "divine light" and
qiz meaning "girl".
Nursadaf f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
nur meaning "divine light" and
sadaf meaning "mother-of-pearl".
Nursäsäk f BashkirFrom Arabic
نور (nur) meaning "light" and Bashkir
сәсәк (säsäk) meaning "flower".
Nursaule f KazakhFrom Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and сәуле
(saule) meaning "ray, halo".
Nurşen f TurkishFrom Arabic نور
(nūr) meaning "light" and Turkish
şen meaning "happy, cheerful".
Nurshoda f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
shoda meaning "necklace" or
shod meaning "joyful".
Nursiymo f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
siymo meaning "appearance".
Nursulu f KazakhDerived from Arabic نُور
(nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Kazakh сұлу
(sulu) meaning "beautiful, beauty".
Nursuluv f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Nurtas m KazakhFrom Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and тас
(tas) meaning "stone".
Nurtoza f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
nur meaning "divine light" and
toza meaning "clean, pure".
Nur ud-dunya m ArabicMeans "light of the world" from
نور (
nur) meaning "light" and
دنيا (
dunya) meaning "world"
Nurulain f MalayFrom Arabic نور ال
(nur al) meaning "light of the" and عين
('ayn) meaning "eye".
Nur uz Zaman m ArabicMeans "light of the time" in Arabic, from
نور (
nur) meaning "light" and
زمان (
zaman) meaning "time, age, era"
Nurym m KazakhMeans "my light" from Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin).
Nuryuz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
nur meaning "divine light" and
yuz meaning "face" or "hundred, many times".
Nurzat f & m Kyrgyz, KazakhFrom Kyrgyz нур
(nur) and Kazakh нұр
(nur) both meaning "light" combined with Persian زاده
(zadeh) meaning "offspring". It is more commonly used as a feminine name in Kyrgyzstan while it is used more as a masculine name in Kazakhstan.
Nurziyo f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
nur meaning "divine light" and
ziyo meaning "divine light", "glimmer, shine" or "enlightenment".
Nusaba f BengaliIt means fighter/strong-willed/courageous/warrior
Nusaibah f Arabic (Archaic)It means ‘nurturing’. It is the name of one of the first women to convert to Islam and a companion of Muhammad.
Nuseir m ArabicThis name means “victory”, “triumph” in Arabic.
Nusesi m & f EweMeans "the powerful hand" in Ewe.
Nushaba f Literature, Urdu, Azerbaijani (Anglicized)Means "water of life", possibly from Persian نوش
(nush) meaning "ambrosia, nectar, elixir" and آب
(ab) meaning "water". This is the name of a queen of Barda in Nizami Ganjavi's
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Nusrat f & m Urdu, Bengali, PersianDerived from Arabic نَصْر
(naṣr) meaning "victory, triumph" or نَصَرَ
(naṣara) meaning "to help, to assist". It is a unisex name in Pakistan and Iran while it is solely feminine in Bangladesh.
Ñusta f SpanishMeans "princess" in Quechua. It was used as a title in the Inca Empire, not as a personal name.
Nutan f IndianMeans "new" in Sanskrit and Sanskrit-derived languages.
Nuthong m & f LaoFrom
ໜູ (nu) meaning "mouse", also used as an endearing term meaning "little child", and
ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold".
Nuʻuanu m & f HawaiianA unisex Hawaiian name derived from the word
nuʻu meaning “height” and
anu meaning “cool”, thus "chilly heights". It is also the name of a cliff, valley, and stream in Honolulu.
Nuvua f InuitAn Inuit name. This is the name of an Inuit woman in the movie: "The Journey Home".
Nuya f MordvinDerived from Erzya
нуема (nuema) meaning "harvest".
Nuzhat f UrduMeans "pleasure, cheerfulness, delight" or "pureness, chastity" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic نزهة
(nuzhah).
Nwabudike m African, SwahiliA name in the Swahili language, which means "the son is the father's power," or "the strength of a father comes from his son."... [
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Nwakanma f IgboThis feminine name means "Child is better" in Igbo.
Nwakauba m & f IgboMeans "a child is more valuable than wealth" in Igbo.
Nwankwo m IgboMeans "born on Nkwo market day" in Igbo. Nwankwo Obiora is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a defensive midfielder.
Nwe f BurmeseMeans "swaying, willowing" in Burmese.
Nwoye m AfricanVery uncommon, but mostly used by the Igbo people. Means "boy born on Orie" to the Igbo people. A less popular meaning it's thought to have is: "His mother's pride"
Nwyvre f Welsh (Modern)From the poetic Middle Welsh word
nwyfre meaning "sky, heaven, firmament" and "ether, quintessence", derived from
nwyf "energy, vigour". This is a recently coined Welsh name.
Nǃxau m KhoekhoeMeaning unknown. Notable bearer of this name is Nǃxau ǂToma, a Namibian bush farmer and actor (1944-2003).... [
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Nya f SwahiliDerived from the Swahili word "
Nia," meaning "
purpose."
Nyai Loro Kidul f Far Eastern MythologyThe name of an Indonesia sea goddess, also known as Queen of the Southern Sea. Her name is derived from the honorific
nyai,
loro meaning "two", and
kidul meaning "south, southern"... [
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Nyakeru f Kikuyu (Rare)Yours means someone in the ancestry or kin of those who had lighter complexion "nyamweru" was your first or in some cases little one from the wilderness for the wilderness is known as "werú"
Nyakul m Indigenous Australian, PitjantjatjaraOf Australian Aboriginal origin (Pitjantjatjara, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Nyakul Dawson (c. 1935-2007), an Australian Aboriginal tribal elder and artist.
Nyamayarwo m & f NyoroThis name means ‘meat for Death’, indicating the worst of luck.
Nyamdorj m MongolianFrom Mongolian ням
(nyam) meaning "Sunday" and дорж
(dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
Nyame m AkanThe name of the sky god for the Akan people. Meaning "he who knows and sees everything".
Nyamjav m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian ням
(nyam) meaning "Sunday" and жав
(jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".
Nyamsüren f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian ням
(nyam) meaning "Sunday" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང
(tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Nyanko f Popular CultureName of an antagonist in Sailor Moon. Composed of "nyan", an otomonopoeia and Japanese equivalent to "meow", and "ko", meaning "child".
Nyaring f DinkaLiterally "running" in Dinka. It could be given to a baby whose mother was running (or getting out) while the labour started.
Nyarlathotep m Literature, Popular CultureA fictional character created by H. P. Lovecraft, first appearing in Lovecraft's 1920 prose poem "Nyarlathotep". The character is a malign deity in the Cthulhu Mythos, a shared universe.
Nyaruai f Kikuyu (Rare)More curious to know what ruai means with that you can get to know the name for it means one who comes from 'the ruai'
Nyas m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Nepali, Hindi, Kannada, MalayalamMEANING: putting down or in, placing, applying, impressing, drawing, painting, putting away, ... [
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Nyashadzashe m & f Shonaits from zimbabwe and is in the shona language it means Gods grace
Nyashanu m & f ShonaMeaning "the fifth one". It was also the name of a Shona historical figure and King, Nyashanu, who was the ruler of a Shona people known as the Hera.
Nýbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)Icelandic name with the combination of
nýr "new, newly, recently" and
bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
Nyckele m West Frisian (Rare)West Frisian form of
Nicolaas, which originated in late medieval times (as is evident by the archaic
-ck- spelling), but is still in use to this day - albeit rarely... [
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Nyckle m West Frisian (Rare)Shorter form or variant of
Nyckele, which originated in late medieval times (as is evident by the archaic
-ck- spelling), but is still in use to this day - albeit rarely... [
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Nycteus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Νυκτεύς
(Nykteus), which was derived from Greek νύξ
nyx meaning "night". In Greek mythology, Nycteus was the name of a king of Thebes.
Nyctimene f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek νύξ (nyx) meaning "night" and μενω (meno) "to last, to withstand". A daughter of Epopeus, king of Lesbos, or, according to others, of Nycteus. Pursued and dishonored by her amorous father, she hid herself in the shade of forests, where she was metamorphosed by Athena into an owl.
Nyemera f AfricanBantu names by the Bagwere a tribe found in Uganda East Africa.
Nyeste f HungarianOld Hungarian name derived from Hungarian
nyest "marten".
Nyfrid f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
nýr "new" and
friðr "fair, beautiful". This name was coined in the late 19th century.
Nygvik f NivkhMeans "dark"; from the Nivkh word
nyd meaning "dark". This name was given to baby girls born when it was getting dark (for example, at night).
Ny-Hor m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ḥr-nj possibly meaning "belonging to Horus", from Egyptian God
Horus combined with Egyptian
nj "of, belonging to". It could also mean "hunter of Horus", from Egyptian
nw "to hunt"... [
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Nyibbu m & f YiMeans "many cattle" in Yi.
Nyijjo m & f YiMeans "cattle owner" in Yi.
Nyikairah f African AmericanIT was first used by queen Elizibeth what she wanted Princess Kate to name her baby but she found out it was a boy
Nyima m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan ཉི་མ
(nyi-ma) meaning "sun, day".
Nyimenka f NigerianNyimenka is used in Nigeria, particularly in Eleme, and means 'good mother.'
Nyina f AkanFrom the Akan
onyina meaning "kapok tree".