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Mana f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax" or 満 (ma) meaning "full" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character... [more]

Mana m Thai
Means "perseverance, persistence" in Thai.

Manga f Medieval Hungarian, Hungarian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. In medieval times, it might have been a variant of Magna, today, however, it is rather considered a diminutive of Margit and its variants.

Manha f Japanese
From Japanese 万 (man) meaning "very many" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Manka f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Manuéla, meaning "God is with us".

Manna f & m Finnish
Manna was originally a male name, coming from the names Immanuel and Mauno. Later, Manna has been used as a female name, because it ends in an "a".

Manna f Hungarian
Variant form of Mária, meaning "bitterness".

Mansa m & f Manding, Akan
Title for "king" or "ruler", now also used as a name. Can also mean "third daughter" in Twi, which is in the Akan language family.

Mářa f Czech
Diminutive of Marie, not used as a given name in its own right.

Mára f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Maura 1.

Mara f Slavic Mythology, Ukrainian Mythology
Ukrainian form of Morana.

Mara f Tupi, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Tupi marã "war".

Mara m Buddhism
Means "slaying, killing" in Sanskrit. In Buddhist tradition this is the name of a demon who personifies temptation, desire and the forces that prevent one from attaining enlightenment. He acted as the Buddha's tempter during his meditations, challenging the Buddha's claim of enlightenment and sending armies of monsters and various temptations to sway him from his path.

Marcha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marsha.

Maroua f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مروة (see Marwa) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Masa f & m Japanese
Masa was a very popular name for girls in the early 1900s in Japan. It was usually spelled using katakana as マサ.... [more]

Masea f English (Rare)
Variant of Macy influenced by Chelsea.

Masuta m Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 寿 (su) meaning "long life" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Mata f History
Derived from Malay and Indonesian matahari meaning "sun", literally "eye of the day" (being a compound of mata "eye" and hari "day"). This was the stage name of Mata Hari (real name Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, 1876-1917), a Dutch exotic dancer executed for alleged espionage during World War I.

Mata m Croatian
Short form of Mateo, Matej or Matija in some parts of Croatia.

Mata m Arabic
Arabic form of Matthew.

Mátka f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian mátka "(archaic, dialectal) fiancée".

Matsya m Hinduism
Means "fish" in Sanskrit. This is the name of one of the avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu, who appears as a fish to save the life of the first man, Manu, during a great flood.

Mávra m Sami
Sami form of Maurus

Maya f Chinese (Rare)
Combination of Ma and Ya.

Maya f & m Japanese
Combination of a ma kanji, like 麻 meaning "hemp, flax," 真/眞 meaning "pure, true," 磨/摩 meaning "polish, shine," 茉, part of 茉莉 (matsuri), referring to the Arabian jasmine, 舞 meaning "dance" or 万 meaning "ten thousand," and a ya kanji, such as 耶, 弥 meaning "increase," 矢 meaning "arrow," 也, 野 meaning "field" or 椰, referring to the (coconut) palm... [more]

Maya f Tupi, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Tupi maya "mother".

Maya f English
Latinate form of May.

Maya f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
From Russian май (may), meaning "May". It was used by communist parents wanting to reject traditional names as a reference to International Worker's Day on May 1st. The name is written as Maya (Мая) because it is feminine.

Mayda f English (Rare)
Variant of Maida.

Mayga f Indian, Hinduism
Variant of Indian Hindu name Megha. Means "cloud," "rain cloud," "rain," or "star" in Sanskrit.

Maygha f Indian, Hinduism
Variant of Indian Hindu name Megha. Means "cloud," "rain cloud," "rain," or "star" in Sanskrit.

Mayla f English (American, Modern)
Likely a combination of May and la.

Mayta f Hebrew
Variant of Maytal.

Mea f Biblical Hebrew
Mea(h): Hundred or a hundred cubits. Mea(h)/Me'ah/Me'a: a tower on the north wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39).

Mea f Japanese
From Japanese 萌 (me) meaning "to bud, to sprout" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Méabha f Irish
Variant of Medb meaning "intoxicating" given in County Donegal.

Meara f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Meara.

Mecca f & m English (American, Rare)
From the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam. From there, it became a common noun for any place considered to be important to visit by people with a particular interest.

Meda f English
A short form of names ending in -meda such as Andromeda.

Medha f Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada
From Sanskrit मेधा (medhā́) meaning "wisdom, intelligence".

Meeka f English
Perhaps based on the English word meek, or maybe an Anglicized form of Mieke or Mika.

Meela f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Lyudmila.

Meena f English
Variant of Mina 1.

Meeta f Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit मित्र (mitrá) meaning "friend, companion".

Mehra f Persian
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship"

Mehrsa f Persian
Means "like the sun" in Persian, derived from مهر (mehr) meaning "sun".

Meia f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meja.

Meihua f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 華 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]

Meija f Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meja.

Meila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mila.

Meina f Japanese
From Japanese 苺 (mei) meaning "strawberry" combined with 雫 (na) meaning "raindrop". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Meira f Welsh
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Mair.

Meisa f Japanese
From Japanese 冥 (mei) meaning "dark", 銘 (mei) meaning "inscription, signature (of artisan)", 名 (mei) meaning "name", 命 (mei) meaning "fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint", 姫 (mei) meaning "princess", 愛 (mei, me) meaning "love, affection", 明 (mei, me) meaning "bright, light", 生 (mei) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 芽 (mei, me) meaning "bud, sprout", 苺 (me) meaning "strawberry", 萌 (mei, me) meaning "sprout, bud" or 鳴 (mei) meaning "chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 偉 (i) meaning "admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent", 生 (i) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 愛 (i) meaning "love, affection" combined with 沙 (sa) or 砂 (sa) both meaning "sand", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 冴 (sa) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness", 朝 (sa) meaning "morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea", 皐 (sa) meaning "swamp, shore", 里 (sa) meaning "village" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help"... [more]

Meisha f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone" combined with 砂 (shā) meaning "sand". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Meissa f Western African, Astronomy
Variant of Maïssa; from Arabic maḥīṣ meaning "shining, glittering". This is also the traditional name of Lambda Orionis, a star in the Orion constellation.

Meiya f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".

Mela f Polish
Diminutive of Melania, Amelia and other names beginning with or containing "-mel-".

Melda f Turkish

Melda f Asturian, Dutch (Rare), English, French (Rare)
Short form of Emelda, Émelda and Imelda.

Meldra f Latvian
Possibly derived from Latvian meldrs "bullrush."

Mena f Japanese
From Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mena f Asturian (Rare)
Derived from Latin mina, "mineral".

Mengya f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision" combined with 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined"... [more]

Menja f German (Rare)
German transcription of Menya.

Menja f Norse Mythology
The name of an enslaved giant and sister of Fenja in 'Grottasöngr'.

Menma f Japanese
From Japanese 銘 (me) meaning "inscription", 夢 (n) meaning "dream" combined with 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Menna f Welsh, Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Mena in countries where that name is used (i.e., Germany, Netherlands, Mena being a German/Dutch diminutive of various names beginning with Mein, such as Meinhild, where the meaning is "strength"), but Menna is also used regularly in Wales in modern times... [more]

Menta f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian, Hungarian (Rare)
Italian and Hungarian form of Minthe. The name coincides with both Italian and Hungarian menta "mint".

Mentha f English (Rare), Literature
Latinate form of Minthe. Mentha is the name of the mint genus. Mint is a wild flower and an important herb.

Mera f Tupi
Derived from Tupi mãra meaning "war".

Merjá f Sami
Sami form of Merja.

Merna f English
Variant of Myrna.

Merta f English
Feminine version of Merton.

Mesa m & f Khmer, Thai
Means "April" in Khmer and Thai.

Mėta f Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian noun mėta meaning "mint" (as in, the plant). This name is not to be confused with the similar-looking name Meta.

Metha f English
Variant of Meta.

Metta f German, Low German, American, Hungarian
German variant of Mette and Meta and Low German short form of Mechthild as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name.

Metta f Thai
Means "kindness, compassion, benevolence, mercy" in Thai.

Meya f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Meja.

Mi-a f Korean
Variant of Mi-Ah

Mia f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese Kanji 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep (the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches)" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia, sub-". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mića m Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Milan.

Micá f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria do Carmo, Maria Carlos, and other similar composed names.

Michla f Yiddish
Likely the derived from Michal 2.

Micia m Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Mitsya.

Mićka m Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Mitska.

Mieka f English (Modern, Rare)

Migma m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan མིག་དམར (see Migmar).

Miha f Romanian
Short form of Mihaela.

Miha f Japanese
From Japanese 見 (mi) meaning "to see" combined with 張 (ha) meaning "to stretch; to open up; to spread". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mihua m Nahuatl
Means "possessor of arrows" in Nahuatl, from mitl "arrow, dart" and the possessive suffix -hua.

Miijá f Sami
Sami form of Mia.

Miika m Finnish
Finnish form of Micah.

Miikka m Finnish
Variant of Miika.

Miila f Finnish
Variant of Emilia or Ludmila.

Miina f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miira f Finnish
Variant of Mira 2.

Miisa f Finnish
Of unknown origin. Possibly a feminine variant of Mishael.

Mijia m & f Chinese
Chinese form of Micah.

Mika f Hebrew
Diminutive of Michal 2 and Michaela.

Mīla f Latvian (Rare, Archaic)

Mila f Polish
Diminutive of Emilia.

Mila f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Milena or Milana and in Russian also Lyudmila.

Mila f Spanish, Catalan, Filipino
Diminutive of Milagros.

Milcia f Polish
Diminutive of Emilia via Emilcia.

Milda f Medieval English, Hungarian (Rare), Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with the element Mild-. In Scandinavia it may also be a variant of Milla.

Miłka f Polish
Diminutive of Ludmiła, Miłosława, Bogumiła, and other names containing the element miły.

Milma f Finnish
Variant of Emilia.

Milva f Italian
Feminine form of Milvio, although folk etymology likes to consider it a contraction of Maria and Ilva or Maria and Silvia and other names ending in -ilva/-ilvia.... [more]

Mima f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 誠 (ma) meaning "sincerity" or 馬 (ma) meaning "horse". It can also be written as 未麻, combining 未 (mi) meaning "eighth sign of the zodiac" with 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax", it was used like this in the very successful anime Perfect Blue.

Mi-Na f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 娜 (na) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.

Min-A f Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade", 慜 (min) meaning "quick, agile, smart, clever" or 旻 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with 兒 (a) meaning "child", 雅 (a) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or 娥 (a) meaning "pretty, lovely, good, beautiful"... [more]

Miña f Asturian
Diminutive of Herminia.

Mina m Ancient Egyptian (Arabized, Modern), Coptic
Mina, a very old but yet a very modern name, is currently used by Coptic Christian males in Egypt. ... [more]

Mina f Pashto
Means "love" in Pashto.

Mina f Korean

Mina f Japanese
From 水 (mi) meaning "water" and 奈 or 那 (na) meaning "what", or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Minda m & f Chinese
Combination of Min 1 and Da. Alternatively, the first character can be used as 岷 (mín), referring to the Min River in Sichuan Province, and 達 (dá) meaning "reach, arrive at."

Minda f English, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Diminutive of Melinda.

Minda f Filipino
Short form of Luzviminda, Luzminda, and other related names.

Minghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Mingma m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan མིག་དམར (see Migmar).

Minhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Min-hwa f Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem", 旻 (min) meaning "heaven", or 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens" combined with 花 (hwa) meaning "flower, bloom, anger" or 華 (hwa) meaning "flower, petal, China"... [more]

Minia f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Minius. This is the name of an obscure saint found in the catacombs of Rome and venerated chiefly in Brion (Galicia, Spain).

Minja f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
Diminutive of Milena or Milana.

Minja f Finnish (Modern)
Diminutive of Mina.

Minka f German
Variant of Minke.

Minka f Norwegian, Finnish, Hungarian, Polish, Swedish, Slovene
Diminutive of Mina 1, a short form of Vilhelmina, Wilhelmina, Hermine, Romina and other names containing mina or mine... [more]

Mintra f Thai
Means "acacia tree" in Thai.

Mira f Japanese
Means "mirror" in Japanese.

Mircha m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian & Ukrainian variant and/or diminutive of the Romanian name Mircea.

Mirjá f Sami
Sami form of Mirja.

Mirkka f Finnish
Diminutive of Mirjami.

Mirna f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican)
Perhaps a Spanish form of Myrna, or possibly a borrowing of the South Slavic name Mirna or the Arabic name Mirna 1.

Mirtha f Spanish (Latin American), Haitian Creole
Variant of Mirta. This is borne by the Argentine actress and television presenter Mirtha Legrand (1927-), real name Rosa María Juana Martínez Suárez.

Mirva f Finnish
Possibly a variant of Mirjami.

Mırza m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Mirza.

Misha f English (Rare), Popular Culture
As an English name, it could be a variant of Mischa, or simply a combination of the phonetic elements mee and sha... [more]

Miška f & m Croatian
From Russian Mishka.

Miska m Hungarian
Diminutive of Mihály.

Misza m & f Polish (Rare)
Polish transcription of Russian Миша (see Misha), which is sometimes also used as a nickname for Michał, or even Michalina... [more]

Mita f Bamileke
Bagangte, Cameroon

Mitska m Belarusian
Diminutive of Dzmitry and Zmitser.

Mitsuka f Japanese
From 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "nectar, honey, molasses" combined with 鹿 (ka) meaning "deer, antelope". As a word, 蜜花 means "giant honey flower, Melianthus major". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mitsya m Belarusian
Diminutive of Dzmitry and Zmitser.

Miwa f Japanese
From Japanese 微 (mi) meaning "delicate" or 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony", 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, hoop, cycle, loop, ring" or 環 (wa) "circle, ring, wheel"... [more]

Miya f Japanese
Derived from Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace", or a combination of 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real", 看 (mi) meaning "to watch, to care for", or 見 (mi) meaning "to see" and 夜 (ya) meaning "night" or 屋 (ya) meaning "shop".... [more]

Miya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Maya 2.

Miysha m & f Indian
A form of Russian Misha (diminutive of Michael). Meaning "who is like a God?". Or Ind name Miysha means "smile" in Sanskrit.

Mjalta f Albanian
Derived from Albanian mjaltë meaning "honey".

Moca f Japanese (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Anglicized spelling of Moka and from English "mocha".

Mocha m & f Pet
This meaning of this name is Chocolate-coffee flavored because the coffee flavor "Mocha" originated in Yemen. There's also a town in Yemen called Mocha.

Modzna f Muslim
It is a muslim name or word that means "The greatest woman in the islam-arabic culture",... [more]

Mogra f Hindi (Rare)
From Hindi मोगरा (mogara) the Hindi word for the Arabian jasmine.

Moisha m Yiddish
Variant spelling of Moishe used by South Park character Ike Moisha Broflovski.

Moka f Japanese
It could be spelled with 百 (mo) meaning "hundred, many" with 花 (ka) meaning "flower; essence", 歌 (ka) meaning "song; to sing", 華 (ka) meaning "flower; flashiness; brilliance; beauty; fine", 珈 (ka) meaning "hair accessory" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance, scent, aroma"... [more]

Móna f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Mona 2.

Mona f Japanese

Monta f Thai
Alternate transcription of Montha.

Montha f Thai
Means "egg magnolia (a type of tree)" in Thai.

Mookda f Thai
Alternate transcription of Mukda.

Moosa m Arabic, Dhivehi, Indian (Muslim), Malayalam, Urdu
Arabic alternate transcription of Musa as well as the Dhivehi, Malayalam and Urdu form.

Morla f Literature, Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morla.... [more]

Motsha m Romani
Variant of Motshan.

Moya f Spanish
Meaning "estate of Modius" from the Latin Modianus, with Modius derived from the Latin modus meaning 'measure'. Traditionally a Spanish surname deriving from Moya, in Cuenca, or similarly named places in Valencia, Lugo, and the Canary Island.

Moya f Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Máire, itself an Irish form of Mary. It is a phonetic variation in which the 'r' is silent.... [more]

Muela f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "grindstone" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Muela, meaning "Our Lady of the Grindstone". She is the patron saint of various Spanish towns, especially of Corral de Almaguer in the province of Toledo, where a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin is located... [more]

Muga m Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 無我, 夢我, 武雅 with 無 (bu, mu, na.i) meaning "nothing(ness)," 夢 (bou, mu, kura.i, yume, yume.miru) meaning "dream, illusiom, vision," 武 (bu, mu, take.shi) meaning "military, warrior," 我 (ga, wa, wa.ga-, waga-, ware) meaning "ego, oneself" and 雅 (ga, miya.bi) meaning "elegant, graceful, gracious, refined."... [more]

Müjdə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "good news" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian مژده (mozhde).

Muka f Japanese
From Japanese 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mukda f Thai
Means "pearl" in Thai.

Munda f Asturian
Short form of Raimunda.

Mura f Japanese

Musa f Yiddish
Possibly a feminine form of Moshe.

Musa f English (Rare)

Muta m African

Mutia f Indonesian
Either from Indonesian mutiara meaning "pearl" or from Arabic مطيع (muti') meaning "obedient, dutiful".

Mutya f Tagalog
Means "pearl" or "amulet, charm" in Tagalog, of Sanskrit origin.

Mutya f Indonesian
Variant of Mutia.

Muura m & f Finnish
Short for "muurain", cloudberry in Finnish.

Muyiwa m Yoruba
Short form of Oluwamuyiwa.

Múzsa f Hungarian
Directly taken from Hungarian múzsa "muse", as well as a refernce to the muses from Greek Mythology.

Myeong-Hwa f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 花 (hwa) meaning "flower" or 和 (hwa) meaning "harmony, peace"... [more]

Myka f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Micah.

Myla f Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Lyudmyla and variant of Mila.

Myna f English (Rare)
Variant of Mina 1. Also the name of a bird species, the Golden Myna.

Myra f Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Mira 2.

Myrta f English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
English and German cognate of Myrtle and Spanish and Italian variant of Mirta.

Myshka m Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Misha.

Myung-Hwa f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 명화 (see Myeong-Hwa).

Naaya f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 彩 (aya) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nabha f Indian, Sanskrit
Nabha is an Indian name meaning "the heart center" in Sanskrit.

Nabla f Hebrew (?)
Feminine version of Nabal.

Nádja f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Nadya 1.

Naghma f Urdu, Pashto
Means "song, melody" in Urdu and Pashto, ultimately from Arabic نغمة (naghma).

Naglaa f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجلاء (see Najla). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.

Naida f Filipino, Arabic
Short form of Zenaida.

Naija f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Naima f Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Estonian
Variant of Naema.

Naina f Indian, Hindi
Derived from Hindi naina "eyes".

Naira f Romansh, German (Swiss)
Derived from the Surselvan Romansh word nair (ner in other Romansh variants) "black; dark".

Naira m & f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *nār(a) meaning "front, guide". It was recorded around 1484 as the name of a Guanche male warrior from Telde, Gran Canaria. It was revived in the Canary Islands in the 1970s as a feminine name.

Naiya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Naja f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Nickname for Anastazija, Danaja and names starting with na, for example Naida, Natalija, etc.

Najlaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجلاء (see Najla).

Najwaa f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجوى (see Najwa), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Nama f Hebrew (Rare)
Meaning, "beautiful."

Nanə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "mint" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic نعناع (na'na').

Nánná f Sami
Sami form of Nanna 1.

Napa f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Napha.

Napha f & m Thai
Means "sky" in Thai.

Nara f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 楢, 奈良, 那良 or 名良 with 楢 (shuu, yuu, nara) meaning "oak", 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?", 那 (na, da, nani, nanzo, ikan) meaning "what?", 名 (myou, mei, na, -na) meaning "distinguished, name, noted, reputation" and 良 (ryou, i.i, -i.i, yo.i, -yo.i, ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled."... [more]

Nara f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 나라 (nara) meaning "country, nation, state, kingdom."... [more]

Nara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a form of Naarah.

Narla f English (New Zealand)
Means "happy" in New Zealand. Most likely based off similar sounding names such as Marla, Carla and Darla.

Narra f Filipino
From the name of the national tree of the Philippines, known for its strength and resilience.

Nasha f Hebrew, Russian

Nasia f Greek (Cypriot)
Short form of Athanasia.

Nasywa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Nashwa.

Nata f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many, frequent, much". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Natcha f Thai
Derived from Thai ณัฐ (nat) meaning "wise, intelligent, knowledgeable".

Natha f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐฐา (see Nattha).

Natja f Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Natalija.

Natta f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐฐา (see Nattha).

Nattha f Thai
Derived from Thai ณัฐ (nat) meaning "wise, intelligent, knowledgeable".

Natya f English, Russian, Ukrainian
Short form of Natalia, Nataliya or Natalya.

Nawa f Indonesian, Malay
From Malay nawa, from Sanskrit नव (náva) meaning "9".

Naya f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Nahia and Naia.

Naya f Asturian (Modern)
Truncated form of Anaya.

Nayra f Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Naira 2.

Necia f American

Nedda f Sicilian, Theatre, Hungarian
Sicilian diminutive of Antonietta as well as a Sicilian form of Nella. The name was also adopted into Hungarian usage. Furthermore, this name is borne by the main female role in the opera 'Pagliacci'.

Nedra f English (American), Literature
Inspired by the name of a fictional place from the 1905 novel Nedra by George Barr McCutcheon. In the novel, Nedra is an island where some of the protagonists are stranded, but the cover illustration featuring a lady probably gave the impression that it was a personal name belonging to a female character... [more]

Nedžma f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Najma.

Neeta f Indian
One who is being led, as in being led to knowledge or "to a path".

Negba f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "southward" in Hebrew.

Nehha f Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada
Meaning "Beautiful Eyes".

Neila f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name using the name sounds present in Neymar and Keila.

Neila f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Neil.

Neilia f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nelia (a short form of Cornelia) influenced by the spelling of Neil... [more]

Neima f Hebrew
It means “a melody”.

Neira f Japanese
From Japanese 寧 (nei) meaning "rather" combined with 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nelia f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern), Dutch, Polish (Rare)
Short form of Cornelia or Kornelia.

Nelma f Finnish
Short form of Anelma, Ihanelma and Sanelma.

Nelva f American (South)

Nena f Japanese
From Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nenca f Nahuatl
Means either "to be idle, inactive, without profit" or "to have lived" in Nahuatl.

Nenka m & f Japanese
Means "burning fire" in Japanese.

Nera f Croatian, Hebrew
Feminine form of Ner. It also means "candle" in Hebrew (hence may be given to girls born during Hanukkah).

Neria f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Neriya.... [more]

Nesma f Turkish, Arabic
Means "breeze" in Arabic.

Nessia f Jewish

Nestra f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nesya f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the name Nes with the letters יה (which are part of the name of God) means "Miracle of God" in Hebrew.

Néva f Hungarian
Diminutive of Genovéva, meaning "family woman".

Neyla f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Neila.

Neyva f Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Niamh

Nhooja m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari न्हूज (see Nhuja).... [more]

Nhuja m Newar (Rare)
From Newar न्हूज (nhūja), a contraction of न्हुगु झ (nhūgū jha) meaning "new sun".... [more]

Nhyasa f Newar
Variant transcription of Devanagari न्ह्यस: (see Nhyasah).

Nía f Spanish (Modern)
Short form of Estefanía.

Nia f & m Japanese
From Japanese 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Niaja f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Niaya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Niba m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari निबा: (see Nibah).

Nica f Spanish
Short form of Verónica.

Nicha f Thai
Means "clean, pure" in Thai.

Nida f Lithuanian
Derived from the name of a resort town in western Lithuania (see Nida).

Nidra f Indian
The name Nidra is related to the concept of nidra, which is “one of the four states of consciousness in Hindu philosophy”. Nidra is the state of “deep sleep”, where the individual is “unaware of the external world and the inner self”... [more]

Niebla f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Means “fog” in Spanish

Nieva f Spanish (European, Rare)
From the Nuestra Señora de Nieva in Autol (La Rioja).... [more]

Niilá m Sami, Finnish
Sami form of Nils.

Niina f Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ni) meaning "change, reform, new" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) or 那 (na) meaning "what" or 南 (na) meaning "south"... [more]

Nika f Japanese
From Japanese 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nika f Slovak, Czech (Rare)
Slovak form of Nike as well as a Slovak and Czech short form of Veronika, Monika, Dominika, a Slovak short form of Nikoleta and Nikola 2 and a Czech short form of Berenika and Eunika.

Nikka f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (ni) meaning "sun, day" combined with 華 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nikla m Limburgish (Rare), Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Limburgish variant of Nikkela and Luxembourgish vernacular form of the French name Nicolas.

Nila f Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the Egyptian Arabic word نِيلَة (nilah) meaning "water hyacinth" (Indigofera genus).

Nila f Tamil
Means "moon" in Tamil.

Nilá m Sami
Sami form of Nils.

Nilaa f Indian (Muslim)
Means “Water hyacinth” in Arabic. It can also refer to the navy pigment extracted from aforementioned plants. A variant of Nilah.

Nilla f Italian (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian
Truncated form of names ending in -nilla.... [more]

Nima m & f Bhutanese, Buryat
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཉི་མ (see Nyima), as well as the Buryat form.

Niña f Spanish (Philippines)
Means "little girl" in Spanish.

Nina f Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "what, apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

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

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

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.

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

Niska f Finnish
Transferred from the surname "Niska".

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

Nitsa f Hebrew
The part of the plant from which the flower and fruit grow.

Niurka f Spanish (Caribbean), South American
Variant of Norka.

Nivia f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Vatiant of Nívea.

Njomza f Albanian, Kosovar

Nnomaa f Igbo

Noia f Hebrew
Variant of Noya.