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Nakisawame f Japanese MythologyThe name of the Japanese goddess of spring water. Her name is derived from
泣 (naki) meaning "to weep",
啼 (naki) meaning "to wail, cry" or
哭 (naki) meaning "to cry, wail",
沢 (sawa) meaning "mountain stream, swamp, marsh" and
女 (me) meaning "woman".
Nakiso f ShonaMeaning “the beautifier; one who makes things beautiful”.
Nakita f English (Modern)Possibly an English variant form of the Russian masculine name
Nikita 1, which is commonly confused for a feminine name in English-speaking countries.
Nako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 子 (ko) or 児 (ko) both meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Nakoma f & m Ojibwe, Popular CultureAllegedly means "I do as I promise" in Chippewa (according to another source, "we will stand together"). It was borne by the wife of 19th-century fur trader Peter Abadie Sarpy (a member of the Iowa tribe of Native Americans)... [
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Nakoto f JapaneseFrom Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nakşidil f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish نقش
(nakş) meaning "painting, embroidery" (of Arabic origin) and دل
(dil) meaning "heart" (of Persian origin).
Nakuset f Mi'kmaqA Mi'kmaq goddess of the Sun, currently a famous bearer is the Mi'kmaq actress, Nakuset "Nikki" Gould.
Nakusha f MarathiMeans "unwanted" in Marathi. This was traditionally given to girls whose parents wanted a boy.... [
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Nala f Sotho“Prosperity” , a Sesotho name used in the motto of Lesotho
Nalain m & f UrduThe name comes directly from the Arabic naal (shoe), nalain being the plural form. In predominately Muslim Southeast Asian countries, it is used on both males and females in honor of the mubarak nalain or nalain pak (blessed Sandals) of the prophet Muhammad... [
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Nalanzhu f ManchuOf uncertain etymology, this was the personal name of Consort Yi, a consort of the Kangxi emperor.
Naldera f English (Rare)From the name of the town Naldehra in Shimla, India. Borne by Lady Alexandra Naldera Curzon, daughter of the viceroy of India.
Naleigh f ObscureCombination of
Nancy and
Leigh. This name was used by actress Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley for their daughter, who was born in 2008... [
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Nalla f LiteratureOf uncertain origin and meaning. This is the name of one of the characters in J. R. Ward's ongoing series of paranormal romance books
Black Dagger Brotherhood.
Nalucha m & f LoziMeans "the fierce one" in Lozi, a Zambian language.
Naluo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful" and
罗 (luó) meaning "gauze".
Namaha f IndianSanskrit word which forms an element of sacred Vedic mantras. It means “to surrender with love”, and literally, “to bow (in a gesture of homage and respect)”.
Namam f KurdishThe meaning behind the name Namam is a small tree or a sapling;sapling... [
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Nambitha f XhosaMeans "to savour, to enjoy" in Xhosa, encouraging the child to savour life.
Nam-cheon f Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 南天 (nam-cheon) meaning "nandina", which consists of 南 (nam) meaning "south" and 天 (cheon) meaning "heaven, sky".
Namchi f GaroFrom the Garo word নম্ (
nam) meaning "good" and চি (
chi) meaning "water".
Namfon f Thai, LaoMeans "rain water, precipitation" in Thai and Lao.
Namgyal m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan རྣམ་རྒྱལ
(rnam-rgyal) meaning "complete victory", derived from the intensifier རྣམ
(rnam) and རྒྱལ
(rgyal) meaning "conquest, victory".
Nami f Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Georgian noun ნამი
(nami) meaning "dew", which ultimately comes from Persian نم
(nam) meaning "dew, moisture".
Nami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave". It can also be given as a combination of 奈 (na), a phonetic kanji, 菜 (na) meaning "vegetable, greens" or 成 (na) meaning "to become" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful".
Nami f KoreanNami is an archaic word for sea, and nowadays means stranger if used in the right context. It is spelled 나미 in Korean. Also spelled Na-Mi
Namia f JapaneseFrom Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Namie f JapaneseNamie is the name of a town in Fukushima, Japan. A famous bearer of this name is Japanese singer Namie Amuro.
Namıka f TurkishNamıka is a Turkish word meaning "printer, writer".
Namimi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 奈 (
na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 実 (
mi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut" duplicated. Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
Namino f JapaneseFrom Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 波 (nami) meaning "wave", 方 (nami) meaning "direction, way, side" or 凡 (nami) meaning "ordinary, common, mediocre", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 稔 (mino) meaning "ripe grain, harvest", 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 望 (no) meaning "hope" or 野 (no) meaning "area, field"... [
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Namiton m & f NahuatlPossibly means "little spouse", from Nahuatl
namictli "wife, husband, spouse" and the diminutive suffix
-ton, in which case it was likely a nickname for a child.
Namiyo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 波
(nami) meaning "wave" combined with 代 (
yo) meaning "generation, era" or 世 (
yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nam-joo f & m KoreanA famous bearier of this name is Nam-joo from the South Korean girl group Apink.
Nam-ju f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 南 "south" and 珠 "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl".
Namkhang f ThaiNamkhang is Latinized form of “น้ำค้าง” in Thai. Meaning “Dew”.
Namora m & f MandailingThe name literally means "Noble" and can be given to boys and girls who come from one of the Mandailing clans.
Namozgul f UzbekDerived from
namoz meaning "prayer" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Nampeyo f Indigenous AmericanDerived from the Tewa word
Num-pa-yu meaning "snake that does not bite". This was borne by the Hopi-Tewa potter Nampeyo of Hano (1859-1942), the daughter of a Tewa woman and a Hopi man.
Nam-ra f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 南 (
nam) meaning "south" and 路 (
ra) meaning "road, path, street; journey", or 羅 meaning "net for catching birds". Other hanja combinations are also possible.
Nam-seon m & f Koreanvariation of Namsun, means "city" and "first" other combinations can be made on the way of spelling the hanja.
Nam-sun f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean
南 (nam) meaning "southern, south" combined with
淳 (sun) meaning "pure, honest, genuine". Other Hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Namthip f ThaiFrom Thai น้ำ
(nam) meaning "water" and ทิพย์
(thip) meaning "heaven, paradise, celestial, divine".
Namuun f MongolianMeans "calm, still, quiet, peaceful" or "modest, meek" in Mongolian.
Namuunaa f MongolianProbably derived from either Mongolian намуу
(namuu) meaning "poppy" or намуун
(namuun) meaning "quiet, calm"
Nam-yun f Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "south" and 允 (yun) "to grant, to allow, to consent".
Namzhil m & f MongolianMongolian form of Tibetan
Namgyal, meaning "victorious" or "complete victory". Coincides with a Mongolian word meaning "lull".
Nan f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 男
(nán) meaning "man, male, son", 南
(nán) meaning "south" or 楠
(nán) meaning "Chinese cedar", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Nan m & f BurmeseMeans "palace" or "gold thread, metal thread" in Burmese.
Nanaanjueri f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 奈 (
na) meaning "apple tree" duplicated using 々, 安 (
an) meaning "peace, quiet" or 杏 (
an) meaning "apricot", 寿 (
ju) meaning "long life", 恵 (
e) meaning "favour, benefit" or 絵 (
e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" combined with 里 (
ri) meaning "village"... [
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Nanae f JapaneseFrom Japanese 七 (nana) meaning "seven" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nanagi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夏 (na) meaning "summer" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 凪 (nagi) meaning "calm". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nanaha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 果 (ha) meaning "fruit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nanahi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夏 (
na) meaning "summer", 南 (
na) meaning "south" combined with 陽 (
hi) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nanahime f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nanahira f JapaneseMeaning mostly meaning 七, Meaning seven, and ひら having no meaning.
Nanaho f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" duplicated and combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sail". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
Nanaia f MaoriMeaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Maori politician Nanaia Mahuta (b. 1970) from New Zealand.
Nanaka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" duplicated and combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 日 (ka) meaning "day, sun, Japan"... [
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Nanakusa f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 七 (nana) meaning "seven" combine with 草 (kusa) meaning herbs
Naname f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nanana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", duplicated or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what" or 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [
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Nananana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", duplicated combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", duplicated again. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nanane f JapaneseFrom Japanese 凪 (na) meaning "calm" duplicated and combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nanaru f JapaneseFrom Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", duplicated and combined with 留 (ru) meaning "to stay". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nanashi m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese ななし (
nanashi) meaning "nameless, anonymous".
Nanatsu f JapaneseFrom Japanese 七 (
na) meaning "seven" combined with 夏 (
natsu) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nanāya-kānat f BabylonianPossibly means "
Nanaya has gathered", deriving from the Akkadian element
kanāšu ("to gather in (harvest, people)").
Nanayo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 採 (na) meaning "collect, gather" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nanbing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
囡 (nān) meaning "daughter" and
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".
Nan-cho f KoreanFrom Korean 난초 (nan-cho) meaning "orchid", which comes from Sino-Korean 蘭草 (nan-cho).
Nandana f & m Indian, Kannada, SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit नन्दन
(nandana) meaning "daughter", "son", or "rejoicing, gladdening". It is used as a feminine name in India, while it is masculine in Sri Lanka.
Nandi f ZuluMeans "sweet" in Zulu. This was the name of the mother of
Shaka, famed warrior king of the Zulus in colonial South Africa (though her grave is marked
Nindi).
Nandina f English (Rare)From the species of flowering plant, also known as heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo.
Nandira f TamilFrom Sanskrit
"नन्द्" (Nand) meaning "Rejoice".
Nandua f Indigenous American, HistoryThe name of a 17th-century Native American woman of the Accawmacke tribe, daughter of Chief Debedeavon, who became an ally to the English colonists.
Nanea f HawaiianDirectly taken from Hawaiian
nanea meaning "fascinating, interesting, enjoyable". It was one of the top 100 most popular names for girls born in Hawaii in 2005 and the name of a doll in the
American Girl line, released in 2017.
Naneda f ShawneeThis was the name of Oneta's mother in The Loon Feather, a 1940 novel by Iola Fuller. Oneta was the daughter of Tecumseh in the novel.
Nanfang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
南 (nán) meaning "south" and
芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful".
Nanfei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
南 (nán) meaning "south" and
霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".
Năng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 能
(năng) meaning "frequently, often, habitually".
Nang f ShanFrom a noble honorific title meaning "lady, miss, princess" in Shan, typically used before the given name.
Nang f KachinFrom a title meaning "lady, princess" in Kachin, used as an honorific for a chief's daughter and typically placed before the given name.
Nangamso f & m XhosaMeans "future" or "even tomorrow" in Xhosa, figuratively "thank you". Often intended as being part of a phrase such as
ungadinwa nangomso meaning "don’t be tired tomorrow". Meant to convey gratitude, and the hope for more of the same in the future.
Nange f ChineseFrom the Chinese
南 (nán) meaning "south" and
歌 (gē) meaning "song; sing, praise".
Nani f GeorgianMeaning uncertain. The earliest known attestation of this name occurs in a Svan source from the 13th century AD, so it might possibly be of Svan origin. Also compare the Georgian noun ნანა
(nana) meaning "mother" as well as "darling child".... [
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Nanjing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
南 (nán) meaning "south" and
晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright, radiant".
Nan-ju f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 蘭 (nan) meaning "orchid" combined with 朱 (ju) meaning "vermillion, scarlet, red". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Nanjue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
囡 (nān) meaning "daughter" and
珏 (jué) meaning "two pieces of jade joined together".
Nanli f ChineseFrom the Chinese
囡 (nān) meaning "daughter" and
鹂 (lí) meaning "chinese oriole".
Nanlian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
南 (nán) meaning "south" and
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for".
Nanling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
囡 (nān) meaning "daughter" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Nanmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
南 (nán) meaning "south" and
梅 (méi) meaning "plum" or
美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
Nannan f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 囡
(nān) meaning "daughter, child", 楠
(nán) meaning "Chinese cedar, Chinese giant redwood" or 南
(nán) meaning "south" combined with themselves... [
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Nano f IrishDiminutive form of
Honora. Used mostly in honour of Nano Nagle who was a pioneer for the education of women and rebellion against the Penal Laws in Ireland