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Níðungr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Níðingr.

Nitsan m & f Hebrew
Variant of Nitzan.

Nittaalannguaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Nivtailánguaĸ.

Niu f Chinese
Means "girl, woman" in Chinese.

Niva f English (Rare)
Variant of Neva.

Niva f Hebrew
Feminine form of Niv.

Niviatsiaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Niviatsiaĸ.

Nivinnguaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Nivínguaĸ.

Niya f English (Modern)
Variant of Nia 3.

Niyasung f & m Dagbani
Means "good intention" in Dagbani.

Niyol m Navajo
Means "wind" in Navajo.

Niyoyita m & f Rwandan

Niyozbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek niyoz meaning "alms, supplication" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Niyozgo'zal f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek niyoz meaning "alms, supplication" and go'zal meaning "beautiful".

Niyozgul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek niyoz meaning "alms, supplication" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Niyozmoh f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek niyoz meaning "alms, supplication" and moh meaning "moon".

Niyozoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek niyoz meaning "alms, supplication" and oy meaning "moon".

Nizam m Arabic, Malay, Urdu, Bengali, Turkish
Means "system, order, method" in Arabic.

Nizier m History (Ecclesiastical)
Occitan form of Nicetius.

Njaka m Malagasy
Means "one who reigns" in Malagasy.

Njál m Faroese
Faroese form of Njáll.

Njálur m Faroese
Faroese variant of Njál.

Njård m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Njord.

Njáveš f Sami
Derived from Sami njávešeatni meaning "mythology".

Njegomir m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian cognate of Niegomir.

Njoroge m Kikuyu
Means "genet" in Kikugu.

Nkanyezi m Zulu, Southern African
Means "star" in Zulu.

Nkaujhli f Hmong
Combination of Nkauj and Hli.

Nkemakolam f Igbo
Means "let me not lose mine" in Igbo.

Nkeoma f & m Igbo
Means "that which is good" in Igbo.

Nkosingimele f & m Zulu
Means "God is on my side" or "stand for me" in Zulu.

Nkosingiphile f African, Zulu
Means "the Lord gave me" in Zulu.

Nkosiyabo m African, Ndebele, Zulu
Means "their king" in Zulu.

Nnebuogor f Igbo
Means "mother is a gift" in Igbo.

Nô f Portuguese
Diminutive of Leonor.

Nóa m Faroese
Faroese form of Noah 1.

Nóam m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Noam.

Nobel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Nobel.

Nocona m & f Obscure

Noctiluca f Roman Mythology, Literature
From Latin noctilūca meaning "something that shines by night" - thus also "moon" and "lantern" - from nox "night" and luceo "to shine". It may be an epithet of the Roman goddess Juno... [more]

Noctis m Popular Culture
Derived from Latin noctis "of the night". This is the name of a character in Final Fantasy XIII Versus.

Nóe m Irish
Irish form of Noah 1.

Nóel m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Noel.

Noelí f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Noelia.

Noeline f English (New Zealand), English (African), Afrikaans
Feminine form of Noel.

Noelyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Noeline.

Noeme f Greek (Modern, Rare), Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese cognate and Modern Greek form of Noemin.

Noemie f Various
Variant of Noémie.

Noëna f West Frisian (Dutchified, Rare)
Dutchified form of Noena.

Noétte f French (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine diminutive of Noé recorded in the 1600s. In some cases, however, it may also have been a feminine form of Noët.

Nof f Hebrew, Arabic
Means "the view" in Hebrew. It may also be a short form of Nofar.

Nofie f Arabic
Diminutive of Mounifa.

Nofre m Catalan (Balearic), Medieval Spanish
Short form of Onofre.

Nofret f Ancient Egyptian
Means "beautiful one". Nofret II was an Egyptian queen of the 12th Dynasty, the daughter of Amenemhat II and wife of Senusret II.

Nofy m & f Malagasy
Means "dream" in Malagasy.

Noh m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic نوح (see Nuh), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Noham m Tigrinya
Means "comfort" in Tigrinya.

Nohea f & m Hawaiian
Directly taken from Hawaiian nohea meaning "handsome, pretty, lovely".

Nohlan m French (Modern)
Variant of Nolan.

Nohr m Danish (Modern)
Short form of names beginning in Nor- like Norbert.

Nohra m Ancient Aramaic
Means "light" in Aramaic. This was the name of a Maronite saint.

Nói m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Noah 1 or from Icelandic nói meaning "small vessel".

Noi f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Noy.

Noia f Hebrew
Variant of Noya.

Noizu f Japanese
From Japanese 響 (noizu) meaning "sound, echo". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Nokkve m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Nǫkkvi.

Nökkvi m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Nǫkkvi.

Nokutenda m & f Shona
Means "with gratitude (associated with faith in God)" in Shona.

Nokuthula f Zulu
Means "peace and tranquillity" in Zulu.

Noland m Scottish, Popular Culture, English
Transferred use of the surname Noland.

Nolann m French (Modern)
Variant of Nolan.

Nolena f English (Australian)
Feminine form of Nolan.

Noley m Nenets
Nenets form of Alexis.

Nolhan m French (Modern)
French form of Nolan.

Nolia f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Short form of Magnolia.

Nolin m Irish
Variant of Nolan.

Nolito m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.

Nollan m French (Modern)
Variant of Nolan.

Nollie f & m Dutch
Diminutive of Arnold and Arnolda.

Nolon m English (Modern)
Variant of Nolan.

Nolwazi f Zulu (Rare)
Means "knowledgeable" in Zulu.

Noma f American (Rare, Archaic), Hebrew (Rare), South African (Rare)
Contracted form of Naoma.

Nomandla f Zulu
Means "mother of strength" in Zulu.

Nomathemba f Ndebele, Zulu
Means "hope" in Ndebele and Zulu.

Nomenjanahary m & f Malagasy
Means "gift of a dream" in Malagasy.

Nomme m Frisian
Frisian diminutive of names containing the name element nand "to dare".

Nomthimba f Zulu
Means "wedding" in Zulu.

Nomvula f South African, Zulu
Means "after the rain" in Zulu. This is given to babies born after a storm.

Nomyali m Pashto (Rare)
Means "of good name" or "famous" in Pashto.

Nomzamo f African, Zulu
Means "struggle" in Zulu.

Nonhlanhla f African, Zulu
Means "luck" in Zulu.

Nonita f Lithuanian, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Nona 1.

Nonjabulo f Zulu
Means "happiness" in Zulu.

Nonkululeko f Southern African, Zulu, Xhosa, South African
Means "freedom" in Zulu and Xhosa.

Nønne f Danish
Variant of Nynne.

Nonne f History (Ecclesiastical)
French variant of Nonna.

Noomi f Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Noon f Arabic (Rare)
Means "sword blade", as well as "whale".

Noonian m Indian (?), Popular Culture
Variant of Noonien.

Noorzai m Afghan (Rare)
Means "son of the light", a combination of Arabic نور (nur) and Pashto زوی (zoy), meaning "son (of)".

Nopjira f & m Thai
Means "always fresh" in Thai.

Nor m & f Hebrew
Variant of Or.

Nora f Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric" or 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Noralv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Noralf.

Nórber m Spanish
Diminutive of Norberto.

Norberg m Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Norbjørg.

Norberta f Polish (Rare), German (Rare), Galician (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of Norbert and Norberto.

Norberts m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Norbert.

Nordavlat f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and davlat meaning "wealth, fortune" or "happiness".

Nordbjørg f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Norbjørg.

Nordhild f Old High German
Derived from the Germanic name elements nord "north" and hilta "battle, fight".

Nordina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Nordine.

Nordman m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Norðmaðr.

Nordmann m Old High German
Derived from the Germanic name elements nord "north" and man "man".

Nordona f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and dona meaning "piece, grain, kernel".

Noreaksey m Khmer
Means "great power" or "truthful" in Khmer.

Norella f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Nora 1.

Norena f American (Hispanic)
Variant of Norina.

Norène f Norman
Diminutive of Aliénor.

Noressa f English (Rare, Archaic)
Elaborated form of Nora 1.

Noretta f English
Diminutive of Nora 1.

Norgo'zal f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and go'zal meaning "beautiful".

Norgul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Norihiro m Japanese
From Japanese 教 (nori) meaning "teaching, doctrine, to teach", 鑑 (nori) meaning "model, pattern, exemplar, example" or 雅 (nori) meaning "elegant, graceful" combined with 弘 (hiro) meaning "to spread, enlarge, expand"... [more]

Norii f Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 衣 (i) meaning "clothes". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Norin f Pakistani

Norine f English
Variant of Noreen.

Norjamol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Norjis f Western Yugur
Means "jewel malachite" in Western Yugur.

Norkumush f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and kumush meaning "silver".

Norleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Norleif.

Normanda f Portuguese (Rare), Brazilian
Feminine form of Normand.

Normandie f English (Rare)
Derived from Normandie, the name of a region in France, called in English Normandy... [more]

Normani f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Norman.

Normann m Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Norwegian form of Norðmaðr.

Normi f Spanish
Diminutive of Norma.

Normita f Spanish
Dininutive of Norma.

Norne f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Norna.

Noro f Malagasy
Means "light, source of life" in Malagasy.

Norocel m Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian noroc "luck; good fortune".

Norr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Variant of Nórr. In Norse mythology Norr is the husband of Hadda.

Northern m English
Simply means "northern" from the English word. This name was used briefly in the middle of the twentieth century. Five males were given it in 1955, the last year in which it qualified to be counted by SSA data... [more]

Norðleivur m Faroese
Faroese form of Norleiv.

Norðmann m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Norðmaðr.

Norðmaðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements norðr "north" and maðr "man".

Norxonim f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and xonim meaning "lady".

Nosheen f Urdu, Punjabi
Variant of Noushin used in Pakistan.

Nothando f Zulu
Means "mother of love" in Zulu.

Noué m Guernésiais, Jèrriais
Guernésiais and Jèrriais form of Noël.

Nouh m American (Modern, Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Nuh.

Noula f Greek
Diminutive of Anna (via its diminutive Annoula), Ekaterini (via its diminutive Katerinoula), Fotini (via its diminutive Foteinoula), Gianna (via its diminutive Giannoula) and any other pet forms that end in -noula.

Nourah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نورة or نورا (see Nura).

Nouveau f & m English (Rare)
Means "new" in French. This is not used as a given name in France.

Nouvell f English
Variant of Nouvelle. This is not used as a given name in France.

Nouvelle f English
Feminine form of Nouveau. This is not used as a name in France itself.

Novah f English (British)
Variant of Nova.

Novali f English, Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Novalie.

Novana f English
Blend of Nova and Ana.

Novelle f American (Rare)
Variant of Novella.

Nóvember m Icelandic
Icelandic form of November.

Novembrina f Italian
Feminine form of Novembrino.

Novembrino m Italian
Derived from Italian novembre "November", this name was traditionally given to children born in November. Since there is no saint of this name, the name day was celebrated on All Saints' Day.

Novvot f Uzbek
Means "rock sugar" in Uzbek.

Novvotbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek novvot meaning "rock sugar" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Nowella f American (Rare), Filipino (Rare), Antillean Creole (Rare)
Feminine form of Nowell.

No'xat f Uzbek
Means "chickpea" in Uzbek.

Noyemi f Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Naomi 1.

Nozanin f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Nazanin.

Nozik f Uzbek
Means "fine, delicate" in Uzbek.

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

Nozli f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Nazli.

Npaub m & f Hmong
Means "moth" in Hmong.

Nplhaib f Hmong
Means "ring" in Hmong.

Nplooj m Hmong
Means "leaf" in Hmong.

Nsṍwaa f Akan
Means "seventh born" in Akan.

Ntana f Greek
Greek form of Dana.

Ntanda m & f Southern African, Bemba
Means "star" in Bemba.

Ñtarijeus- m Ancient Near Eastern
Lycian form of Darius.

Ntaub f Hmong
Means "cloth" in Hmong.

Ntfombi f Swazi
Swazi form of Ntombi.

Nthabiseng f Sotho
Means "make me happy" in Sotho.

Ntokozo f African, Zulu
Means "happiness" or "joy" in Zulu.

Ntombiyesizwe f Zulu
Means "girl of the earth" in Zulu.

Ntombizanele f African, Zulu
Means "enough girls" in Zulu, from ntombi meaning "lady".

Ntsais f Hmong
Means "to twinkle" in Hmong.

Ntsoaki f Sotho
Means "girl amongst boys" in Sotho, often given to a daughter with many brothers.

Ntsumi f Tsonga
Means "angel" in Xitsonga.

Ntswaki f Sotho
Means "girl amongst boys" or "girl with many brothers" in Sotho.

Ntxawg m Hmong
Means "junior" in Hmong. This name is usually given to the eldest or the youngest son.

Ntxawm f Hmong
Means "youngest daughter" in Hmong.

Ntxhi f Hmong
Means "whisper" in Hmong.

Nữ f Vietnamese
Means "girl" in Vietnamese.... [more]

Núadu m Old Irish
Older form of Nuada.

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

Nudžejma f Bosnian
Variant of Nedžma.

Nufail m Pashto
Means "gracious" in Pashto.

Nugesha f Georgian
Derived from the Georgian noun ნუგეში (nugeshi) meaning "solace".

Nuhtte m Sami
Sami form of Nuutti.

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

Nui m Maori
Means "large, abundant, of high rank, important" in Maori.

Nujakina f Greenlandic
Means "horned grebe" in Greenlandic, using the suffix -na.

Nujaliannguaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Nujaliánguaĸ.

Nukaaka f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Nukâka.

Nukagdloĸ f Greenlandic
Means "one-year-old walrus" in Greenlandic.

Nukagpe m Greenlandic
Variant of Nukagpiaĸ.

Nukagpiaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "bachelor" in Greenlandic.

Nukâka f & m Greenlandic
Diminutive of Nuka.

Nukalloq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Nukagdloĸ.

Nukappi m Greenlandic
Younger form of Nukagpe.

Nukappiaaluk m Greenlandic
Younger form of Nukagpiâluk.

Nukappiannguaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Nukagpiánguaĸ.

Nukappiaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Nukagpiaĸ.

Nukappiaraq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Nukagpiaraĸ.

Nukarleq m & f Greenlandic
Younger form of Nukardleĸ.

Nukartaavarannguaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Nukartâvaránguaĸ.

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

Núke m Greenlandic
Means "his/her younger brother" in Greenlandic.

Nükhet f Turkish
Means "good fragrance" in Turkish.

Nukik m Greenlandic
Means "tendon" in Greenlandic.

Nula f English (British, Rare), Manx (Rare)
Variant of Nola.

Nulia f Indonesian
Rhyming variant of Julia.

Nuliarpak m & f Greenlandic
Means "real wife" in Greenlandic.

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.

Núne f & m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Nune f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Núneth f Literature
Means "Woman of the West" in Sindarin.

Nunik f Armenian
Diminutive of Nune.

Nunni f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Núne.

Nunnu f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Núno.

Núno f & m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Nunurai m & f Shona
Means "rescue" or "save us" in Shona.

Nunziata f Sicilian, Neapolitan
Truncated form of Annunziata.

Nup m Norwegian (Archaic)
Younger form of Núpr.

Núpr m Old Norse
Variant of Gnúpr.

Nuqra f Uzbek
Means "silver" in Uzbek.

Nurafshon f Uzbek
Meas "brilliant" in Uzbek.

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

Nureen f Muslim (Rare)
Related to Nur, meaning "light".

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

Nuri f Catalan
Diminutive of Núria.

Nurine f English (Rare)
Variant of Nerine.

Nuriyat f Lezgin
Lezgin feminine form of Nur.

Nuriye f Turkish

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".

Nursel f Turkish
From Turkish nur, meaning "light".

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

Nur-xan f Abazin
Abaza feminine form of Nurkhan.

Nury m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Nuri.

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

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

Nusayba f Arabic (Rare), Medieval Arabic
Means "appropriate, proper, fitting" in Arabic.

Nusim m Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Nissim.

Nuška f Slovene
Short form of Anuška.

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

Ñusta f Spanish
Means "princess" in Quechua. It was used as a title in the Inca Empire, not as a personal name.

Nuți f Romanian
Diminutive of Anuța or Lenuța.

Nuunni f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Nune.

Nuunu f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Nûno.

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

Nuutti m Finnish
Finnish form of Knut.

Nuvia f Spanish, Catalan
Variant of Nubia.

Nüvit m & f Turkish
Means “good news” in Turkish

Nuvtte m Sami
Northern Sami form of Knut.

Nuyat m Mordvin
Means "harvest" in Mordvin.

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.

Nuzha f Arabic, Urdu, Pakistani, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant transcription of Nuzhat.

Nuzhat f Arabic
Means "happy" in Arabic.

Nwabueze m Igbo
Means "child is king" in Igbo.

Nwankwo m Igbo
Means "born on Nkwo market day" in Igbo. Nwankwo Obiora is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a defensive midfielder.

Nwaokocha m Igbo
Means "son of a fair man" in Igbo.

Nwe f Burmese
Means "creeper, vine" in Burmese.

Nwinuamene m & f Ogoni
Child bring riches/wealth

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.

Nxalati f Tsonga
Means "happiness" in Xitsonga.

Nyabeel f Nuer
Means "girl of the corn" in Nuer.

Nyaboke f Gusii
From Ekegusii oboke "honey"

Nyakallo f & m Sotho
Means "joy" in Sotho.

Nyam m Afizere
Means "deer" in Afizere.

Nyambeni f & m Venda
Means "speak about me" in Tshivenda.

Nyaméama f Akan
Means "premature" in Akan.

Nyan m Burmese
Means "intellect, wisdom" in Burmese.

Nyaradzo f Shona
Means "peacemaker" or "comforter" in Shona.

Nyasha f Shona
Means "merciful" in Shona.

Nycholas m English (American)
Variant of Nicholas.

Nycole f English (Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Nycolle f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Nyctimus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nyktimos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of the youngest of the fifty sons of king Lycaon of Arcadia.

Nyeem m Bengali (Rare)
Variant of Naim.

Nyeemah f African American
Variant of Naima.

Nyein m & f Burmese
Means "quiet, calm, still" in Burmese.

Nyeleti f Tsonga, Southern African
Means "star" in Xitsonga.

Nyella f American
Variant of Niella.

Nyesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Iesha.

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.

Nygel m English (Rare)
Variant of Nigel.

Nyimak f Northern African
Means "little fire" in a Sudanese language.

Nyirej f Northern African
Means "little fish" in a Sudanese language.

Nykole f English (Modern)
Variant of Nicole.