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Nukartâĸ m & f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "newborn younger sibling of speaker's gender".
Nukartâva f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "his/her new little brother/sister". Combination of
Nukartâĸ and suffix
-a, possessive-genitive marker.
Nükhetseza f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish
nükhet meaning "scent, fragrance" (of Arabic origin) and
seza meaning "worthy, fitting" (of Persian origin).
Nuki f GeorgianShort form of
Anuki. Also compare names like
Nutsiko, of which Nuki could be a contraction (more or less) in some cases.... [
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Nukri m GeorgianDerived from the Georgian noun ნუკრი
(nukri) meaning "fawn", though Georgian sources state that the word is also used for the juveniles of related wild animal species, such as the chamois and the goitered gazelle.... [
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Nullah m Popular CultureThe name of the young Australian mixed-Aboriginal boy in Baz Lurhman's epic 2008 film "Australia", played by Brandon Walters.... [
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Numa m HistoryNuma Pompilius (753–673 BC; reigned 715–673 BC) was the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus. He was of Sabine origin, and many of Rome's most important religious and political institutions are attributed to him.... [
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Numako f JapaneseNumako is a a Japanese name coming from 沼, Numa, "swamp" or "stagnant water" and 子, ko, a suffix, meaning "child".... [
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Númendil m LiteratureA fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Númendil was the father of Amandil and grandson of Eärendur of Andúnië, the fifteenth Lord of Andúnië.
Numeria f Roman MythologyDerived from Latin
numerus meaning "number". In Roman mythology, Numeria is the goddess who grants young children the ability to count.
Numerius m Ancient RomanDerived from Latin
numerus "number" or Latin
numerare "to count, to number, to pay."
Numing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl" and
茗 (míng) meaning "tea".
Numo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl" and
茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine".
Nun m ArabicPossibly means "great fish" in Arabic. The name of a biblical figure, the father of
Joshua.
Nuname m African, EweMeans Gift. Used by the Ewe tribe of Ghana, Togo and Benin of West Africa.
Nun-baršegunu f Sumerian MythologyMeans "lady whose body is the flecked barley", deriving from the Sumerian elements 𒊺
se ("barley, grain") and
gùnu ("dappled, spotted, speckled"). This was an alternative name of the Sumerian deity
Nisaba, the goddess of grain and writing, that was used specifically in relation to her capacity as an agricultural goddess.
Nundina f Roman MythologyNundina presides over the dies lustricus, the purification day when the child was given a name (praenomen). This occurred on the eighth day for girls and the ninth day for boys, a difference
Plutarch explains by noting that 'it is a fact that the female grows up, and attains maturity and perfection before the male.' Until the umbilical cord fell off, typically on the seventh day, the baby was regarded as 'more like a plant than an animal,' as Plutarch expresses it... [
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Nungal f Sumerian MythologyMeans "great princess", deriving from the Sumerian elements
gal ("mighty, great") and
nun ("noble, prince"). Nungal was the Sumerian goddess of prisons, who was also associated with the underworld.
Nungüi f ShuarOf uncertain etymology. Nunui is the Jivaroan deity of plants.
Nunnally m & f English (American, Rare), Popular CultureTransferred use of the surname
Nunnally. A notable bearer was the American filmmaker Nunnally Johnson (1897-1977). It was used for a female character in the Japanese anime television series 'Code Geass' (2006-2007) and its sequel (2008).
Nûno f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic pet name for a baby/the youngest child in the family.
Nunu f Georgian, LiteratureMeaning uncertain. Georgian sources theorize that the name might be etymologically related to that of the Egyptian water god
Nu and his female counterpart
Naunet.... [
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Nunuk f JavaneseMeans "to grope, to feel one's way around" in Javanese.
Nunziato m Italiancould come from the word "Annunciation," for example the "Annunciation of the Lord." Feminine form would be
Nunziata. Could also come from the name
Nunzio which means "messenger"
Nuojing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle".
Nuolian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Nuon f KhmerMeans "sweet, pleasant" or "well behaved, modest" in Khmer.
Nuoqing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".
Nuoshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Nuoshuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
双 (shuāng) meaning "couple, pair, both".
Nuot m RomanshVariant of
Not, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Nuowa f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".
Nuowen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Nuoxi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".
Nuoxiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, clouds, mist, night".
Nuoxin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".
Nuoxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
Nuoxue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Nuoyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed".
Nuoyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather" or
瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues".
Nuozhen f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
真 (zhēn) meaning "real, actual, true, genuine".
Nuphar f HebrewNuphar is genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae, with a temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere distribution. Common names include water-lily (Eurasian species; shared with many other genera in the same family), pond-lily, alligator-bonnet or bonnet lily, and spatterdock (North American species).
Nuphet m & f LaoFrom
ໜູ (nu) meaning "mouse", also used as an endearing term meaning "little child", and
ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond".
Nuqi f ArabicMeaning "Pure" in Arabic, Nuqi Was the Sister of Lagneía,Iremía, and Kakóvoulos, and The Only Daughter and Youngest Child of Sahar 'Aswad.
Nuqraoy f UzbekDerived from
nuqra meaning "silver" and
oy meaning "moon".
Nuradin-Pridon m LiteratureCombination of
Nuradin and
Pridon. In Georgian literature, Nuradin-Pridon is the name of the king of Mulghazanzar in the 12th-century epic poem
The Knight in the Panther's Skin written by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli.
Nur al-Huda f & m ArabicMeans "light of the guidance" in Arabic, from نور
(nūr) meaning "light" combined with هدى
(hudā) meaning "right guidance, right path".
Nūrātūnn f BalochiDerived from
nūr meaning "light" and
(h)ātūnn meaning "lady".
Nurbadan f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
badan meaning "skin, complexion".
Nurbahor f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
bahor meaning "spring".
Nurbakyt m & f KazakhDerived from Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with бақыт
(baqıt) meaning "happiness".
Nurbanot f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
banot meaning "velvet".
Nurbanu f TurkishCombination of Arabic
nur meaning "light" and Persian
banu meaning "lady". See also
Nur and
Banu.
Nurbaxt f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
baxt meaning "happiness" or "luck, good fortune".
Nurbergen m KazakhFrom Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" and берген
(bergen) meaning "given, gave" (from беру
(beru) meaning "to give").
Nurbibi f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Nurbika f ChechenFrom Arabic نُور
(nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Turkic
bika meaning "lady, girl, mistress".
Nurbiy m CircassianDerived from Arabic نُور
(nūr) meaning "light" and the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Nurbodom f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
bodom meaning "almond".
Nurbol m KazakhFrom Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" and бол
(bol) meaning "be, become, occur".
Nurbolat m KazakhDerived from Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" and болат
(bolat) meaning "steel".
Nurbonu f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
bonu meaning "lady (title)".
Nurbüläk f BashkirFrom Arabic
نور (nur) meaning "light" and
бүләк (büläk) meaning "gift, present".
Nurchechak f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
chechak meaning "flower".
Nurdan f TurkishMeans "from the light", ultimately from Arabic نور
(nur) meaning "light" and Turkish
-dan meaning "from".
Nurdavlat f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
davlat meaning "wealth, fortune" or "happiness".
Nurdono f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
dono meaning "wise".
Nure m Popular CultureThe name of a character from the Norwegian Christmas series "Jul i Svingen".
Nurettin m TurkishTurkish form of
Nur ad-Din via
Nureddin. Known bearers of this name include the Turkish classical musician Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900-1981) and the Turkish politician and minister Nurettin Canikli (b... [
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Nurfarahin f MalayFrom Arabic نور
(nur) meaning "light" and فرحين
(farahin) meaning "rejoicing, happy, joyous".
Nurgali m KazakhFrom Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" combined with the given name
Gali.
Nurgazy m KazakhFrom нұр (
nur) meaning "light" combined with Arabic غازي (
ghazi) meaning "hero"
Nurgo'zal f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
nur meaning "divine light" and
go'zal meaning "beautiful".
Nurgözel f TurkmenFrom Turkmen
nur meaning "light" (see
Nur) combined with
gözel meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Nurgulshan f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
gulshan meaning "flower garden".
Nurgün m & f TurkishTurkish unisex name derived from the words
nur meaning "light" and
gün meaning "days".
Nurhaci m HistoryMeans "skin of a wild boar" in Manchu. This was the name of a Jurchen (Manchu) chieftain and the founder of the Qing dynasty of China.
Nurhan f & m TurkishFrom Arabic نور
(nur) meaning "light" and the Turkic title
han meaning "khan, ruler".
Nurhayot f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
hayot meaning "life".
Nurhïlïw f BashkirFrom Arabic
نور (nur) meaning "light" and Baskhir
һылыу (hïlïw) meaning "beautiful".
Nuri m HebrewMeans "my fire" in Hebrew, derived from the Hebrew נוּר (
nur) meaning "shining fire; light" and the possessive suffix י (
i) meaning "my, mine".
Nuri m Abkhaz, GeorgianAbkhaz and Georgian form of
Nur. Also compare the related name
Nuri meaning "my light", which is also a plausible etymology for this name.... [
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Nuri f & m Korean (Modern)From obsolete native Korean 누리
(nuri) meaning "world," also coinciding with the word meaning "hail" and the stem of verb 누리다
(nurida) meaning "to enjoy."
Nuria f JapaneseFrom Japanese 野 (nu) meaning "area, field", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nuridə f AzerbaijaniMeans "light of the eyes", from Arabic نور
(nur) meaning "light" and Persian دیده
(dideh) meaning "eye".
Nuriddin m Tajik, UzbekTajik and Uzbek form of
Nuruddin. A known bearer of this name is the Tajik soccer player Nuriddin Davronov (b. 1991).
Nuridiyda f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
diyda meaning "eye".
Nurij m MariDerived from
nur meaning "field".
Nuritdin m Uzbek (Rare)Uzbek variant form of
Nuriddin. A known bearer of this name was the former Uzbek politician Nuritdin Mukhitdinov (1917-2008).
Nurjamol f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Nurjan m & f KazakhMeans "bright soul" in Kazakh. Combination of the Kazakh word
nur, meaning "light" (ultimately derived from Arabic
nūr) and the Kazakh word
jan, meaning "soul" or "dear" (ultimately derived from Persian)... [
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Nurjannat f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
jannat meaning "heaven".
Nurjas m KazakhFrom
нұр (
nur) meaning "light" combined with
жас (
jas) meaning "young"
Nurken m KazakhDerived from Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" and кен
(ken) meaning "deposit, mine, ore".
Nurkhan m KazakhDerived from Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Turkic title
khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Nurkozha m KazakhFrom
нүр (
nur) meaning "light" and
қожа (
qoja) meaning "host, master"