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Nozbahor f Uzbek
Derived noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness" and bahor meaning "spring".

Nozbibi f Uzbek
Derived noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Nozbuvish f Uzbek
Derived noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness" and buvish meaning "lady".

Nozdavlat f Uzbek
Derived noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness" and davlat meaning "wealth, fortune" or "happiness".

Nozgul f Uzbek
Derived noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Nozikbibi f Uzbek
Derived from nozik meaning "fine, delicate" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Nozikgo'zal f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nozik meaning "fine, delicate" and go'zal meaning "beautiful".

Nozikgul f Uzbek
Derived from nozik meaning "fine, delicate" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Nozikjamol f Uzbek
Derived from nozik meaning "fine, delicate" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Nozikoy f Uzbek
Derived from nozik meaning "fine, delicate" and oy meaning "moon".

Nozim m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Nazim. A known bearer of this name is the Tajik soccer player Nozim Babadjanov (b. 1995).

Nozjamol f Uzbek
Derived noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Nozlisuluv f Uzbek
Derived from nozli meaning "cocquettish, flirtatious" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Nozmehr f Uzbek
Derived noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness" and mehr meaning "love" or "mercy, compassion".

Nozomi f Japanese
From Japanese 希 (nozo) "hope" and 実 (mi) "fruit" or 美 (mi) "beautiful". Another kanji for Nozomi is 望 (nozomi) "wish, desire, hope" (which can be read as Nozomu)... [more]

Nozpari f Uzbek
Derived noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness" and pari meaning "fairy".

Nsambanzary m Mbundu, Central African
Nsambanzary means strength, power. From Kimbundu the second-most-widely spoken Bantu language in Angola. It is concentrated in the north-west of the country including the Luanda Province, the Bengo Province, the Malange Province, and the Kwanza Norte Province.

Nsimba m & f Congolese, Kongo, Ngombe, Mboma
Means "first-born twin" in Kongo and other Congolese languages. It is referred to the first-born child in a set of twins.

Nsofwa f & m Bemba
Nsofwa is a Bemba name originating from a landlocked /landlinked country Zambia, located in the southern end of the African Continent. The name comes from a Bemba name for 'Elephant,' 'Nsofu' one of the largest land mammals known to man... [more]

Nsongo f & m Lingala
Nsongo means ‘the sword’. It is the name of Lianja’s sister in the Lingala and Mongo-Nkundo mythology complex.

Nsulo f Tsonga
Wipe away the tears and bring joy

Ntare m Rwandan
Meaning "lion" in Kinyarwanda and Kirundi. Famous people with that name includes five kings of the Kingdom of Burundi: Ntare I Rushatsi Cambarantama, Ntare II Kibogora, Ntare III Kivimira Semuganzashamba, Ntare IV Rutaganzwa Rugamba and Ntare V Ndizeye and american actor Ntare Mwine.

Ntiana f Greek (Rare)
Rare (and rather deviant) back-transcription of Diana from Modern Greek.

Ntomakeh m English (African)
Ntomakeh is a palatial name in the Tikari villages of Bamunka-Ndop and Bamunkumbit in Ngoketunjia, Former British Southern Cameroons. It is a name for male title holders in the village signifying "nobility"... [more]

Ntombhekya f South African, Xhosa
Means "girl of the house" in Xhosa, from ntombi "girl" and khaya "home, household".

Ntui m & f Jagham, Kenyang
Derived from the Jagham and Kenyang word ntûfâm meaning "chief".

Ntwali m Rwandan
Means "hero" in Kinyarwanda. People with this name includes rapper Ntwali and the football midfielder Evode Ntwali.

Nuanchen f Chinese
Combination of Nuan and Chen 1.

Nuanchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 春 (chūn) meaning "spring".

Nuanhong f Chinese
From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermilion".

Nuanjin f Chinese
From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of jade, fine gems".

Nuanshuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".

Nuansu f Chinese
From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect".

Nuantong f Chinese
From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermillion".

Nuanwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Nuanxin f Chinese
Combination of Nuan and Xin.

Nuanxue f Chinese
From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Nuanya f Chinese
Combination of the names Nuan and Ya.

Nuanyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, joy, harmony".

Nuanying f Chinese
From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, leaf, petal".

Nuanyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Nuanyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".

Nüba f Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 女 (nü, meaning “female, woman”) and 魃 (ba, meaning “drought spirit”). This is the name of a mythological figure mentioned in the Shanhaijing (山海经), or Classic of Mountains and Seas... [more]

Nubao f Chinese
From the Chinese 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl" and 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare".

Nube f South American
Means "cloud" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Nube and Nuestra Señora de la Nube, meaning "The Virgin of the Cloud" and "Our Lady of the Cloud" respectively.... [more]

Nûber f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish nû meaning "new" and bera meanining "sprout, shoot".

Nubhetepti f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nb-ḥtp.tj meaning "gold is satisfied", derived from nbw "gold" (sometimes an epithet of the goddess Hathor) combined with ḥtp "peace, satisfaction" and the suffix tj.

Nubkhesbed f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "Gold and lapis lazuli".

Nûcan f Kurdish
From nû meaning "new, fresh" and can meaning "soul".

Nuccio m Medieval Italian, Italian
Short form of Antonuccio, Giovannuccio, Pinuccio, Rinuccio and other pet forms that end in -nuccio.... [more]

Nudaeng f Thai
From Thai หนู (nu) meaning "mouse, rat" and แดง (daeng) meaning "red".

Nûdem f & m Kurdish
Derived from the Kurdish words nû meaning "new" and dem meaning "time".

Nuga m Japanese, Korean
Japanese and Korean transliteration from Luke.

Nugo m Georgian
Short form of Nugzar and in rare cases also of Nugeshi.

Nugoon m Thai, Lao
Nu "person of"... [more]

Nugzar m Abkhaz, Georgian
Georgian sources state that this name is of Iranian origin and comes from the same root as Nodar, which is a Georgian name that is also of Iranian origin.... [more]

Nuhu m Hausa, Swahili
Hausa and Swahili form of Noah 1.

Nuihau m Tahitian
From Tahitian nui "great" and hau "peace, reign". A known bearer is Nuihau Laurey (1964-), the vice-president of French Polynesia.

Nuit f English (British), Egyptian Mythology
Nuit is the Ancient Egyptian goddess of the heavens, with her name meaning "sky." Originally she was only the goddess of the night sky, but gradually she came to represent the sky in general. Nuit also protects people in the afterlife... [more]

Nujaliánguaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Nujalik and suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Nuka f Georgian
Short form of feminine diminutives that end in -nuka, such as Anuka, Lenuka, Nanuka, Ninuka and Nunuka.

Nukagpiâluk m Greenlandic
Combination of Nukagpiaĸ and the suffix -luk.

Nukagpiánguaĸ m Greenlandic
Combination of Nukagpiaĸ and suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Nukagpiaraĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "boy" or a combination of Nukagpiaĸ and suffix -raq "young animal".

Nukartâva f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "his/her new little brother/sister". Combination of Nukartâĸ and suffix -a, possessive-genitive marker.

Nukartâvaránguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Combination of Nukartâva and suffix -nnguaq "sweet", "dear", "little".

Nükhetseza f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish nükhet meaning "scent, fragrance" (of Arabic origin) and seza meaning "worthy, fitting" (of Persian origin).

Nuki f Georgian
Short form of Anuki. Also compare names like Nutsiko, of which Nuki could be a contraction (more or less) in some cases.... [more]

Nukri m Georgian
Derived 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.... [more]

Nula f Swahili
Variant of Nola and Nala 2.

Nuliajuk f Inuit Mythology
Inuit goddess of the sea and sea animals, also known as Sedna.

Nullah m Popular Culture
The name of the young Australian mixed-Aboriginal boy in Baz Lurhman's epic 2008 film "Australia", played by Brandon Walters.... [more]

Numa m History
Numa 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.... [more]

Numako f Japanese
Numako is a a Japanese name coming from 沼, Numa, "swamp" or "stagnant water" and 子, ko, a suffix, meaning "child".... [more]

Númendil m Literature
A 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.

Numenio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Numenius.

Numerian m English, German (Rare, Archaic), History
English and German form of Numerianus. This name was borne by a Roman Emperor from the 3rd century AD.

Numeriano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Numerian.

Numidius m Late Roman, Popular Culture
Of very uncertain and unclear origin and meaning. It may be a corruption of Ummidius in the first place.... [more]

Numing f Chinese
From the Chinese 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl" and 茗 (míng) meaning "tea".

Numo f Chinese
From the Chinese 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl" and 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine".

Nuname m African, Ewe
Means Gift. Used by the Ewe tribe of Ghana, Togo and Benin of West Africa.

Nun-baršegunu f Sumerian Mythology
Means "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 Mythology
Nundina 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... [more]

Nungal f Sumerian Mythology
Means "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.

Nunnally m & f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred 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).

Nuno f Armenian (Rare)
Diminutive of Nune and Nunufar.

Nunu f Georgian, Literature
Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources theorize that the name might be etymologically related to that of the Egyptian water god Nu and his female counterpart Naunet.... [more]

Nunziu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Nunzio.

Nuojing f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle".

Nuolian f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Nuoqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".

Nuoshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Nuoshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 双 (shuāng) meaning "couple, pair, both".

Nuowa f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".

Nuowen f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Nuoxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".

Nuoxiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, clouds, mist, night".

Nuoxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".

Nuoxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".

Nuoxue f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Nuoyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed".

Nuoyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather" or 瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues".

Nuozhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, actual, true, genuine".

Nuphar f Hebrew
Nuphar 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 Lao
From ໜູ (nu) meaning "mouse", also used as an endearing term meaning "little child", and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond".

Nuqi f Arabic
Meaning "Pure" in Arabic, Nuqi Was the Sister of Lagneía,Iremía, and Kakóvoulos, and The Only Daughter and Youngest Child of Sahar 'Aswad.

Nuqraoy f Uzbek
Derived from nuqra meaning "silver" and oy meaning "moon".

Nuradin-Pridon m Literature
Combination 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.

Nürahmat m Karachay-Balkar
From the Arabic names Nur and Ahmad.

Nuraida f Indonesian, Malay, Filipino, Tausug, Thai (Muslim), Kyrgyz
Combination of Nur and Aida.

Nurain f Malay, Indonesian
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and عين ('ayn) meaning "eye".

Nuraisah f Indonesian
Combination of Nur and Aisah.

Nuraishah f Malay
Combination of Nur and Aishah.

Nuraisyah f Malay, Indonesian
Combination of Nur and Aisyah.

Nürali m Karachay-Balkar
From the Arabic names Nur and Ali 1.

Nuraliye f Uyghur
Combination of Nur(Light) and Aliye(Sublime).

Nūrātūnn f Balochi
Derived from nūr meaning "light" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".

Nurbadan f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and badan meaning "skin, complexion".

Nurbahar f Turkish (Rare)
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Persian بهار (bahar) meaning "spring (the season)".

Nurbahor f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and bahor meaning "spring".

Nurbanot f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and banot meaning "velvet".

Nurbanu f Turkish
Combination of Arabic nur meaning "light" and Persian banu meaning "lady". See also Nur and Banu.

Nurbaxt f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and baxt meaning "happiness" or "luck, good fortune".

Nurbergen m Kazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" and берген (bergen) meaning "given, gave" (from беру (beru) meaning "to give").

Nurbibi f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Nurbiy m Circassian
Derived from Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light" and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Nurbodom f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and bodom meaning "almond".

Nurbol m Kazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" and бол (bol) meaning "be, become, occur".

Nurbolat m Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" and болат (bolat) meaning "steel".

Nurbonu f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and bonu meaning "lady (title)".

Nurbüläk f Bashkir
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and бүләк (büläk) meaning "gift, present".

Nurcahan f Azerbaijani
Derived from the Arabic names Nur and Jahan.

Nurcahaya f Indonesian
Combination of Nur and Cahaya.

Nurcahya f & m Indonesian
Combination of Nur and Cahya.

Nurcahyo m Javanese
Combination of Nur and Cahyo.

Nurchechak f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and chechak meaning "flower".

Nurdan f Turkish
Means "from the light", ultimately from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Turkish -dan meaning "from".

Nurdavlat f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and davlat meaning "wealth, fortune" or "happiness".

Nurdin m Indonesian, Malay, Kyrgyz
Indonesian, Malay and Kyrgyz form of Nur ad-Din.

Nurdono f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and dono meaning "wise".

Nuredin m Bosnian, Albanian
Bosnian and Albanian form of Nuruddin.

Nurefsun f Ottoman Turkish
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Persian افسون (afsun) meaning "charm, spell".

Nurettin m Turkish
Turkish 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... [more]

Nurfarah f Malay
Combination of Nur and Farah.

Nurfarahin f Malay
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and فرحين (farahin) meaning "rejoicing, happy, joyous".

Nurfitriana f Indonesian
Combination of Nur and Fitriana.

Nurgo'zal f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and go'zal meaning "beautiful".

Nurgulshan f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and gulshan meaning "flower garden".

Nurgün m & f Turkish
Turkish unisex name derived from the words nur meaning "light" and gün meaning "days".

Nurhaci m History
Means "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.

Nurhaliza f Indonesian, Malay (Rare)
Combination of Nur and Haliza. A notable bearer is Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin (1979-), a Malaysian singer.

Nurhan f & m Turkish
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and the Turkic title han meaning "khan, ruler".

Nurhəyat f Azerbaijani
Derived from the Arabic names Nur and Hayat.

Nurhayat f & m Turkish, Indonesian
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and حياة (hayah) meaning "life".

Nurhayot f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and hayot meaning "life".

Nurhïlïw f Bashkir
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Baskhir һылыу (hïlïw) meaning "beautiful".

Nurhuda f Indonesian, Malay, Filipino, Tausug, Thai (Muslim)
Combination of Nur and Huda.

Nuri m Hebrew
Means "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, Georgian
Abkhaz and Georgian form of Nur. Also compare the related name Nuri meaning "my light", which is also a plausible etymology for this name.... [more]

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."

Nuri-bom f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Nuri and Bom.

Nuribotoke m Japanese Mythology
From Japanese 塗 (nuri) meaning "paint" combined with 仏 (botoke) meaning "Buddha". ... [more]

Nuridə f Azerbaijani
Means "light of the eyes", from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Persian دیده (dideh) meaning "eye".

Nuriddin m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Nuruddin. A known bearer of this name is the Tajik soccer player Nuriddin Davronov (b. 1991).

Nuridiyda f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and diyda meaning "eye".

Nurilham m & f Indonesian (Rare), Malay (Rare)
Combination of Nur and Ilham.

Nuriman m & f Indonesian, Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and إيمان (iman) meaning "faith".

Nurjamol f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Nurjan m & f Kazakh
Means "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)... [more]

Nurjannah f Indonesian
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and جنة (jannah) meaning "paradise, garden".

Nurjannat f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and jannat meaning "heaven".

Nurken m Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" and кен (ken) meaning "deposit, mine, ore".

Nurkozha m Kazakh
From нүр (nur) meaning "light" and қожа (qoja) meaning "host, master"

Nurlig'oyat f Uzbek
Derived from nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and g'oyat(da) meaning "extremely".

Nurlihayot f Uzbek
Derived from nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and hayot meaning "life".

Nurlijon f Uzbek
Derived from nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".

Nurlioy f Uzbek
Derived from nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and oy meaning "moon".

Nurlir'oy f Uzbek
Derived from nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and r'oy meaning "face".

Nurliyana f Malay
Combination of Nur and Liyana.

Nurlybek m Kazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Nurlyn f Tausug (Modern)
Combination of Nur and the popular suffix -lyn.

Nurmalawati f Indonesian
Combination of the name Nurmala and the feminine suffix -wati.

Nurmalita f Indonesian
Combination of Nurma and Lita.

Nurmawati f Indonesian
Combination of the name Nurma and the feminine suffix -wati.

Nurmuhammed m Kazakh, Turkish, Persian, Arabic
Combination of the name Nur and Muhammed, often used in various Islamic cultures.

Nurmuhammet m Turkmen
Combination of Nur and Muhammet.

Nurnozik f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and nozik meaning "fine, delicate".

Nuroy f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and oy meaning "moon".

Nurpəri f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of the names Nur and Pari.

Nur-pashi m Chechen
Most likely a combination of Nur and the high Ottoman military rank pasha.

Nurposhsha f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.

Nurqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and qiz meaning "girl".

Nursadaf f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and sadaf meaning "mother-of-pearl".

Nursäsäk f Bashkir
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Bashkir сәсәк (säsäk) meaning "flower".

Nursaule f Kazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and сәуле (saule) meaning "ray, halo".

Nurşen f Turkish
From Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" and Turkish şen meaning "happy, cheerful".

Nurshoda f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and shoda meaning "necklace" or shod meaning "joyful".

Nursiymo f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and siymo meaning "appearance".

Nursuluv f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Nurtas m Kazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and тас (tas) meaning "stone".

Nurtoza f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and toza meaning "clean, pure".

Nur ud-dunya m Arabic
Means "light of the world" from نور (nur) meaning "light" and دنيا (dunya) meaning "world"

Nurulain f Malay
From Arabic نور ال (nur al) meaning "light of the" and عين ('ayn) meaning "eye".

Nurullo m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Nurullah.

Nur uz Zaman m Arabic
Means "light of the time" in Arabic, from نور (nur) meaning "light" and زمان (zaman) meaning "time, age, era"

Nuryuz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and yuz meaning "face" or "hundred, many times".

Nurzat f & m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From 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.

Nurzhamal f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and جمال (jamal) meaning "beauty".

Nurziyo f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and ziyo meaning "divine light", "glimmer, shine" or "enlightenment".

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.

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 Iskandarnameh... [more]

Nusku m Babylonian, Ancient Assyrian
Meaning unknown. Nusku was the god of light and fire in ancient Mesopotamian religion.

Nusrat f & m Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Derived 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.

Nusratullo m Tajik, Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Nusratullah. A notable bearer of this name was the Tajik politician Nusratullo Maksum (1881-1937).

Nusret m Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Nusrat.

Nuța f Romanian
Short form of Anuța and Lenuța.

Nutan f Indian
Means "new" in Sanskrit and Sanskrit-derived languages.

Nuthong m & f Lao
From ໜູ (nu) meaning "mouse", also used as an endearing term meaning "little child", and ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold".

Nutsa f Georgian
Contracted form of Ninutsa, which is a diminutive of Nino 2.... [more]

Nuʻuanu m & f Hawaiian
A 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.

Nuut m Finnish (Archaic), Estonian (Archaic)
Finnish and Estonian form of Knut.

Nuuti m Finnish (Rare)
A variant of Nuutti (and therefore of Knut).

Nuying f Far Eastern Mythology
Means "maiden bloom". In Chinese folk religion, she and her twin sister, Ehuang, are goddesses or spirits of the Xiang River.

Nwython m Arthurian Cycle
Father of Arthur’s warriors Gwystyl, Rhun, Llwydeu, and Kinlith.

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 Khoekhoe
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of this name is Nǃxau ǂToma, a Namibian bush farmer and actor (1944-2003).... [more]

Nyai Loro Kidul f Far Eastern Mythology
The 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"... [more]

Nyakul m Indigenous Australian, Pitjantjatjara
Of 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.

Nyamdorj m Mongolian
From Mongolian ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".

Nyame m Akan
The name of the sky god for the Akan people. Meaning "he who knows and sees everything".

Nyamjargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Nyamjav m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".

Nyamtsetseg f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Nyana f English (Rare), African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ny, ya and na, perhaps modelled on Ayanna.

Nyanko f Popular Culture
Name of an antagonist in Sailor Moon. Composed of "nyan", an otomonopoeia and Japanese equivalent to "meow", and "ko", meaning "child".

Nyashadzashe m & f Shona
its from zimbabwe and is in the shona language it means Gods grace

Nyashanu m & f Shona
Meaning "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.

Nyasia f African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic prefix ny and Asia 1. Also compare Nyasha... [more]

Nýbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name with the combination of nýr "new, newly, recently" and bjǫrg "help, deliverance".

Nyck m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
West Frisian cognate of Nick (also compare Nyckele) as well as a Dutch and English variant spelling of the name. In the anglophone world, this name can also be a direct short form of given names that contain nyck, such as Dominyck.... [more]

Nycteïs f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Νυκτηίς (Nykteis), a derivative of Greek νύξ (nyx) meaning "night" (compare the related names Nycteus and Nyx)... [more]

Nyctimene f Greek Mythology
Derived 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.

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.

Ny-Hor m Ancient Egyptian
From 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"... [more]

Nyimenka f Nigerian
Nyimenka is used in Nigeria, particularly in Eleme, and means 'good mother.'

Nyi Roro Kidul f Indonesian Mythology
From the feminine honorific nyai combined with Javanese rara meaning "girl, maiden" and kidul meaning "south". This is the name of the goddess of the sea in Javanese and Sundanese mythology, more specifically the guardian of the Indian Ocean... [more]

Nyk m West Frisian (Rare)
Modern spelling and form of Nyck, as the -ck- is originally a medieval way of spelling the consonant -k-. Also compare the names Nykele and Nykle, which are very closely related.... [more]

Nyke f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a variant of Nike.... [more]

Nykele m West Frisian (Rare)
Modern spelling and form of Nyckele.

Nykia f African American (Rare)
Variation of Nikia with the phonetic elements ny, kee and ya or possibly influenced by Nike.

Nykira f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element ny and the name Kira 2.

Nykle m West Frisian (Rare)
Modern spelling and form of Nyckle.

Nyktimos m Greek Mythology
Either a monothematic name that is derived from the Greek noun νύξ (nyx) meaning "night", or a theophoric dithematic name that is derived from the name of the Greek goddess Nyx combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".... [more]

Nykyrian m Literature
This name was used by American author Sherrilyn Kenyon. It is a hybryd character in her League Series who happens to be the only assassin to leave the League without being hunted down and killed. He is invincible, tough, strong, smart, a survivor, and falls in love at first sight... [more]

Nyliah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Nyah, Aaliyah and Nyla.

Nylon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nylan and Nylo.

Nymandus m Medieval German
Recorded in 1350 in Silesia and in the Rhineland region of what is today Germany, this name is basically a Latinization of the German word niemand "nobody". ... [more]

Nymbulda f Indigenous Australian, Ngarrindjeri
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Ngarrindjeri, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. This was the name of the mother of David Unaipon (1872-1967), an Australian Aboriginal preacher, inventor and writer.

Nymeria f Literature
Maybe a one-off variant of Numeria.... [more]

Nympheros m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νύμφη (nymphe) "bride" and ἔρως (eros) "love".

Nymphis m Ancient Greek
A masculine form of Nympha. Nymphis (fl. about 250 BC), the son of Xenagoras of Heraclea, wrote a work on Alexander the Great and his successors in 24 books.

Nymphodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Νυμφόδωρος (Nymphodoros), derived from νυμφη (nymphe) "bride, young wife" and δωρον (doron) "gift".

Nymphodotus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Νυμφοδοτος (Nymphodotos), derived from νυμφη (nymphe) "bride, young wife" and δοτος (dotos) "given".

Nyneve f Arthurian Cycle
Form of Ninniane used by Thomas Malory for one of the Ladies of the Lake in his 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur' (as she is called Ninniane in Malory's source, the continuation to the Vulgate 'Merlin', known as the 'Suite du Merlin')... [more]

Nynne f Danish
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Nyoka f Popular Culture, African American, Jamaican Patois
The name of a character from two 15-part movie serials in the early 1940s: Jungle Girl (1941) and Perils of Nyoka (1942). The serials were based on the novel Jungle Girl (1932) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, in which the titular character was named Fou-tan... [more]

Nyota f Swahili, Lingala
Derived from Swahili and Lingala nyota meaning "star".

Nyrah f Hindi
Sanskrit, meaning-Rose and beauty of Godess Saraswati

Nýráðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from nýr ("new, fresh") and ráð ("advice, counsel, decision"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Nyrcia f Etruscan Mythology
The Etruscan goddess of fate and chance, who changes the inevitable and rewrites the past and future.

Nys m North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
North Frisian and West Frisian short form of Dionysius.

Nysa f Greek Mythology
Possibly from an archaic Greek word meaning "tree". In Greek mythology Nysa was a daughter of Aristaeus, who was believed to have brought up the infant god Dionysus, and from whom one of the many towns of the name of Nysa was believed to have derived its name.

Nývarð m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse nýr "new" and varðr "guard, watchman" (an alternative form of vǫrðr).

Oak m English
Old English āc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eik and German Eiche.

Oasis f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word oasis referring to a cultivated area (often a date palm grove) in a desert or semi-desert environment. An oasis can also provide habitat for animals and spontaneous plants.... [more]

Oaxaca f & m Nahuatl (Hispanicized), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
From the name of the city in Mexico, derived from the older Nahuatl name Huaxyacac, which is composed of huaxin, a kind of tropical tree, and -yacac "at the point, on the ridge".

Oba m & f Yoruba, Yoruba Mythology
Means "king, ruler" in Yoruba. It can refer to Obaluaye, a spirit associated with infectious disease and healing.

Obabaamwewe-giizhigokwe f Ojibwe
Means "Woman of the Sound (that the stars make) Rushing Through the Sky", deriving from the Ojibwe elements babaam ("place to place"), wewe ("makes a repeated sound"), giizhig ("sky"), and ikwe ("woman)... [more]

Obadias m Portuguese, Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Obadiah and variant of Abdias

Obadja m Biblical Swedish, Biblical Afrikaans
Swedish and Afrikaans form of Obadiah.

Obaidullah m Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبيد الله (see Ubayd Allah), as well as a Pashto and Urdu variant.

Obarra f Aragonese
Taken from the name of a monastery ubicated in Huesca, Aragon. It is composed of Basque obis "well, fountain" and arri "rock, stone".

Obasenwoyi f & m Western African, Yakö
Means "God knows" in Yakö from obase meaning "God" and nwoyi meaning "he/she knows".

Obasi m Jagham, Kenyang
Derived from ò-βàsì meaning "God" in Jagham, Kenyang and various Ekoid languages.

Obax f Somali
It means “as delicate and beautiful as a flower” in Somali.

Obba f Frisian, Icelandic
Frisian and Icelandic feminine form of Obbe.

Obbe m Frisian, Old Swedish, Swedish
Frisian short form of Germanic names containing the first element AUD and a last element beginning with -b... or an Old Swedish and Swedish form of Ubbi.

Obe m Frisian
A short form of names with the first element wulf "wulf" or od "wealth" and a second element starting in b- (like beraht or brand).

Obed-Edom m English (Puritan), Biblical
Means "servant of Edom" in Hebrew, from the verb עבד ('abad) meaning "to work, to serve" and the name Edom, or possibly the word אדם ('adom) "red"... [more]

Obeko m Medieval Basque
Possible from Basque hobe "better" and -ko, a diminutive suffix (cf. Eneko).

Oberto m Medieval Galician, Ligurian
Medieval Galician variant and Ligurian form of Alberto.

Oberyn m Literature, Popular Culture, English
Variant of Oberon. Oberyn Martell is a character in 'Game of Thrones' and it's origin series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R. R. Martin.

Obey m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "behave in accordance with (a general principle, natural law, etc.)." Referring to fearing and obeying God.

Obiajulu m Igbo
Obiajulu is an Igbo name; and it simply means my heart has cool down.

Obie m English
Diminutive of names that begin with Ob-, like Obadiah, Obed and Oberon.

Obi-Wan m Popular Culture
Obi-Wan Kenobi is a character in the 'Star Wars' universe, created by George Lucas. The meaning of the name is not known, but as Lucas was very much influenced by Japanese samurai movies, it is possible that the name is a combination of Japanese 帯 (obi) "belt" (used to tie a kimono) and wan that sounds like the Japanese honorific suffix san.

Obodongul f Uzbek
Derived from obodon meaning "flourishing" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Obodontoj f Uzbek
Derived from obodon meaning "flourishing" and toj meaning "crown".

Oboro m Japanese, Popular Culture
From 朧 (oboro) meaning "cloud, hazy". There are numerous fictional characters with this name, and it is mainly given to males. One notable character is Oboro, an antagonist from 'Gintama'.