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Ntswaki f SothoMeans "girl amongst boys" or "girl with many brothers" in Sotho.
Ntui m & f Jagham, KenyangDerived from the Jagham and Kenyang word
ntûfâm meaning "chief".
Ntxheb f HmongIt means "Gears, A Name, or to Engage" in Hmong.
Ntxheb f HmongDerived from the Hmong Daw name for the decorate fringe on traditional musical pipes.
Ntxoo f HmongDerived from
ntxoov meaning "shaded, cloudy".
Nu f & m BurmeseMeans "soft, delicate, tender, youthful" in Burmese.
Nuan f & m ThaiMeans "tender, gentle, mild, soft" or "cream, pale, ivory" in Thai.
Nuanchun f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
春 (chūn) meaning "spring".
Nuanhong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermilion".
Nuanjin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of jade, fine gems".
Nuanliang f ChineseFrom Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" combined with 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened". Other character combinations are possible.
Nuanshuo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".
Nuansu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect".
Nuantong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermillion".
Nuanwen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Nuanxue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Nuanyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, joy, harmony".
Nuanying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, leaf, petal".
Nuanyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
玉 (yù) meaning "jade".
Nuanyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
Nüba f Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern MythologyFrom 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... [
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Nubao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl" and
宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare".
Nube f South AmericanMeans "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.... [
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Nûber f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
nû meaning "new" and
bera meanining "sprout, shoot".
Nubhetepti f Ancient EgyptianFrom 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.
Nûcan f KurdishFrom
nû meaning "new, fresh" and
can meaning "soul".
Nudaeng f ThaiFrom Thai หนู
(nu) meaning "mouse, rat" and แดง
(daeng) meaning "red".
Nûdem f & m KurdishDerived from the Kurdish words
nû meaning "new" and
dem meaning "time".
Nufuza f UzbekDerived from
nufuz meaning "personal power or influence".
Nugesha f GeorgianDerived from the Georgian noun ნუგეში
(nugeshi) meaning "solace".
Nuiana f GreenlandicGreenlandic name of uncertain origin, possibly from
nuiaq "cloud" or from the stem
nui- "sewing, basket-making", combined with the name suffix
na.
Nuit f English (British), Egyptian MythologyNuit 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... [
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Nujalik f Inuit MythologyIn Inuit mythology, Nujalik is the goddess of hunting on land. She is the opposite of the goddess of sea, Sedna.
Nukartâĸ m & f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "newborn younger sibling of speaker's gender".
Nukartâva f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "his/her new little brother/sister". Combination of
Nukartâĸ and suffix
-a, possessive-genitive marker.
Nükhetseza f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish
nükhet meaning "scent, fragrance" (of Arabic origin) and
seza meaning "worthy, fitting" (of Persian origin).
Nuki f GeorgianShort form of
Anuki. Also compare names like
Nutsiko, of which Nuki could be a contraction (more or less) in some cases.... [
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Numako f JapaneseNumako is a a Japanese name coming from 沼, Numa, "swamp" or "stagnant water" and 子, ko, a suffix, meaning "child".... [
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Numeria f Roman MythologyDerived from Latin
numerus meaning "number". In Roman mythology, Numeria is the goddess who grants young children the ability to count.
Numing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl" and
茗 (míng) meaning "tea".
Numo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl" and
茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine".
Nun-baršegunu f Sumerian MythologyMeans "lady whose body is the flecked barley", deriving from the Sumerian elements 𒊺
se ("barley, grain") and
gùnu ("dappled, spotted, speckled"). This was an alternative name of the Sumerian deity
Nisaba, the goddess of grain and writing, that was used specifically in relation to her capacity as an agricultural goddess.
Nundina f Roman MythologyNundina presides over the dies lustricus, the purification day when the child was given a name (praenomen). This occurred on the eighth day for girls and the ninth day for boys, a difference
Plutarch explains by noting that 'it is a fact that the female grows up, and attains maturity and perfection before the male.' Until the umbilical cord fell off, typically on the seventh day, the baby was regarded as 'more like a plant than an animal,' as Plutarch expresses it... [
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Nungal f Sumerian MythologyMeans "great princess", deriving from the Sumerian elements
gal ("mighty, great") and
nun ("noble, prince"). Nungal was the Sumerian goddess of prisons, who was also associated with the underworld.
Nungüi f ShuarOf uncertain etymology. Nunui is the Jivaroan deity of plants.
Nunnally m & f English (American, Rare), Popular CultureTransferred use of the surname
Nunnally. A notable bearer was the American filmmaker Nunnally Johnson (1897-1977). It was used for a female character in the Japanese anime television series 'Code Geass' (2006-2007) and its sequel (2008).
Nûno f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic pet name for a baby/the youngest child in the family.
Nunu f Georgian, LiteratureMeaning uncertain. Georgian sources theorize that the name might be etymologically related to that of the Egyptian water god
Nu and his female counterpart
Naunet.... [
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Nunuk f JavaneseMeans "to grope, to feel one's way around" in Javanese.
Nuojing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle".
Nuolian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Nuon f KhmerMeans "sweet, pleasant" or "well behaved, modest" in Khmer.
Nuoqing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".
Nuoshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Nuoshuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
双 (shuāng) meaning "couple, pair, both".
Nuowa f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".
Nuowen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Nuoxi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".
Nuoxiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, clouds, mist, night".
Nuoxin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".
Nuoxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
Nuoxue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Nuoyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed".
Nuoyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather" or
瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues".
Nuozhen f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
真 (zhēn) meaning "real, actual, true, genuine".
Nuphar f HebrewNuphar is genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae, with a temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere distribution. Common names include water-lily (Eurasian species; shared with many other genera in the same family), pond-lily, alligator-bonnet or bonnet lily, and spatterdock (North American species).
Nuphet m & f LaoFrom
ໜູ (nu) meaning "mouse", also used as an endearing term meaning "little child", and
ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond".
Nuqi f ArabicMeaning "Pure" in Arabic, Nuqi Was the Sister of Lagneía,Iremía, and Kakóvoulos, and The Only Daughter and Youngest Child of Sahar 'Aswad.
Nuqraoy f UzbekDerived from
nuqra meaning "silver" and
oy meaning "moon".
Nur al-Huda f & m ArabicMeans "light of the guidance" in Arabic, from نور
(nūr) meaning "light" combined with هدى
(hudā) meaning "right guidance, right path".
Nūrātūnn f BalochiDerived from
nūr meaning "light" and
(h)ātūnn meaning "lady".
Nurbadan f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
badan meaning "skin, complexion".
Nurbahor f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
bahor meaning "spring".
Nurbakyt m & f KazakhDerived from Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with бақыт
(baqıt) meaning "happiness".
Nurbanot f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
banot meaning "velvet".
Nurbanu f TurkishCombination of Arabic
nur meaning "light" and Persian
banu meaning "lady". See also
Nur and
Banu.
Nurbaxt f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
baxt meaning "happiness" or "luck, good fortune".
Nurbibi f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Nurbika f ChechenFrom Arabic نُور
(nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Turkic
bika meaning "lady, girl, mistress".
Nurbodom f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
bodom meaning "almond".
Nurbonu f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
bonu meaning "lady (title)".
Nurbüläk f BashkirFrom Arabic
نور (nur) meaning "light" and
бүләк (büläk) meaning "gift, present".
Nurchechak f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
chechak meaning "flower".
Nurdan f TurkishMeans "from the light", ultimately from Arabic نور
(nur) meaning "light" and Turkish
-dan meaning "from".
Nurdavlat f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
davlat meaning "wealth, fortune" or "happiness".
Nurdono f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
dono meaning "wise".
Nurfarahin f MalayFrom Arabic نور
(nur) meaning "light" and فرحين
(farahin) meaning "rejoicing, happy, joyous".
Nurgo'zal f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
nur meaning "divine light" and
go'zal meaning "beautiful".
Nurgözel f TurkmenFrom Turkmen
nur meaning "light" (see
Nur) combined with
gözel meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Nurgulshan f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
gulshan meaning "flower garden".
Nurgün m & f TurkishTurkish unisex name derived from the words
nur meaning "light" and
gün meaning "days".
Nurhan f & m TurkishFrom Arabic نور
(nur) meaning "light" and the Turkic title
han meaning "khan, ruler".
Nurhayot f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
hayot meaning "life".
Nurhïlïw f BashkirFrom Arabic
نور (nur) meaning "light" and Baskhir
һылыу (hïlïw) meaning "beautiful".
Nuri f & m Korean (Modern)From obsolete native Korean 누리
(nuri) meaning "world," also coinciding with the word meaning "hail" and the stem of verb 누리다
(nurida) meaning "to enjoy."
Nuria f JapaneseFrom Japanese 野 (nu) meaning "area, field", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nuridə f AzerbaijaniMeans "light of the eyes", from Arabic نور
(nur) meaning "light" and Persian دیده
(dideh) meaning "eye".
Nuridiyda f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
diyda meaning "eye".
Nurjamol f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Nurjan m & f KazakhMeans "bright soul" in Kazakh. Combination of the Kazakh word
nur, meaning "light" (ultimately derived from Arabic
nūr) and the Kazakh word
jan, meaning "soul" or "dear" (ultimately derived from Persian)... [
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Nurjannat f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
jannat meaning "heaven".
Nurlana f AzerbaijaniA half-calque of the name
Svetlana, with Russian свет
(svet) meaning "light, world" replaced with Azerbaijani
nur meaning "light" (ultimately from Arabic).
Nurlig'oyat f UzbekDerived from
nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and
g'oyat(da) meaning "extremely".
Nurlihayot f UzbekDerived from
nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and
hayot meaning "life".
Nurlijon f UzbekDerived from
nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Nurlioy f UzbekDerived from
nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and
oy meaning "moon".
Nurlir'oy f UzbekDerived from
nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and
r'oy meaning "face".