Feminine Submitted Names

Nurin f Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Nurine f English (Rare)
Variant of Nerine.

Nuriya f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Bashkir
Strictly feminine form of Nur.

Nuriyah f Indonesian, Thai (Muslim)
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Nuriyat f Lezgin
Lezgin feminine form of Nur.

Nuriye f Turkish

Nuriyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nuriya.

Nurjahan f Bengali
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" combined with Persian جهان (jahan) meaning "world".

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]

Nurjana f Indonesian
Variant of Nurjannah.

Nurjanah f Indonesian
Variant of Nurjannah.

Nurjanna f Indonesian
Variant of Nurjannah.

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".

Nurlaela f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Nurlaila.

Nurlaelah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Nurlaila.

Nurlaila f Indonesian, Malay
From Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with the name Laila 1.

Nurlailah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Nurlaila.

Nurlana f Azerbaijani
A half-calque of the name Svetlana, with Russian свет (svet) meaning "light, world" replaced with Azerbaijani nur meaning "light" (ultimately from Arabic).

Nurlela f Indonesian
Possibly from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" combined with the name Lela 2.

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.

Nurliza f Indonesian, Malay
From Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with the name Liza.

Nürlü f Karachay-Balkar
From the Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

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

Nurma f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Norma, possibly influenced by Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Nurmah f Indonesian
Variant of Nurma.

Nurmala f Indonesian
Variant of Nirmala probably influenced by Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

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.

Nurmihar f Tausug

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

Nuroniya f Uzbek
Derived from nuroniy meaning "shining with light".

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

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

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".

Nurrul f & m Malay
Malay variant of Nurul.

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".

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

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

Nurset f Chechen
Derived from Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light".

Nurshat f & m Kazakh, Bashkir, Tatar
From the name elements nūr "light" and shād "happy, glad".

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".

Nursulu f Kazakh
Derived from Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Kazakh сұлу (sulu) meaning "beautiful, beauty".

Nursuluu f Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz cognate of Nursulu.

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

Nurta f Assyrian
Means "buttercup (flower)" in Assyrian (genus Ranunculus).

Nurtia f Etruscan Mythology
Etruscan form of Nortia.

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

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

Nurulhuda f Malay
Malay variant of Nur al-Huda.

Nur-xan f Abazin
Abaza feminine form of Nurkhan.

Nurysbel f American (Hispanic)

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

Nurzada f Kyrgyz
From Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with Persian زاده (zādeh) meaning "offspring".

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".

Nurzhana f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nurzhan

Nurzita f Malay (Rare), Central Asian (Rare)
Malay variant and Central Asian form of Norzita.

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

Nüşabə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nushaba.

Nusaba f Bengali
It means fighter/strong-willed/courageous/warrior

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.

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

Nuscha f Romansh (Archaic)

Nusesi m & f Ewe
Means "the powerful hand" in Ewe.

Nusha f Bulgarian

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]

Nushik f Armenian (Rare)

Nushin f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian نوشین (see Noushin).

Nüsia f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Anna.

Nusia f Vilamovian
Variant of Nüsia.

Nusiu f Vilamovian
Diminutive of Nusia.

Nuška f Slovene
Short form of Anuška.

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.

Nussaïbah f Arabic

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

Nuța f Romanian
Short form of Anuța and Lenuța.

Nuta f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali, Gujarati
"praised"; "commended "

Nuta f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of Benevenuta.

Nuta f Ethiopian

Nutala f Romansh
Feminine form of Nutal.

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

Nutana f Hinduism
MEANING : New, modern, fresh... [more]

Nutella f English (Rare)

Nutget f English

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

Nuthana f Indian (Rare)

Nuthida f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐธิดา (see Natthida).

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

Nuți f Romanian
Diminutive of Anuța or Lenuța.

Nutida f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐธิดา (see Natthida).

Nutina f Romansh (Rare)
Variant of Nuttina.

Nutka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Anna.

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

Nutsiko f Georgian
Diminutive of Nutsa, which via Ninutsa is essentially a diminutive of Nino 2.... [more]

Nutta f Romansh (Archaic)
Truncated form of Annutta.

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

Nuttah f Cree
Means "My Heart" in Cree.

Nuttanicha f Thai

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

Nutthida f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐธิดา (see Natthida).

Nuttida f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐธิดา (see Natthida).

Nuttina f Romansh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Nutta

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.

Nuunni f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Nune.

Nuunu f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Nûno.

Nuurul f & m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Nurul.

Nuusiku f Ovambo
Feminine form of Uusiku.

Nuvia f Spanish, Catalan
Variant of Nubia.

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

Nuvua f Inuit
An Inuit name. This is the name of an Inuit woman in the movie: "The Journey Home".

Nuwuteiyi f Tlingit

Nuya f Mordvin
Derived from Erzya нуема (nuema) meaning "harvest".

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.

Nuymiy f Quechua
Quechua form of Naomi 1.

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

Nuzhat f Arabic
Means "happy" in Arabic.

Nuzhat f Urdu
Means "pleasure, cheerfulness, delight" or "pureness, chastity" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic نزهة (nuzhah).

Nvard f Armenian
Etymology uncertain.

Nvart f Armenian (Rare)

Nwaaku f Igbo
Means "child of wealth" in Igbo.

Nwaamaka f Igbo (Rare)
Allegedly means "child is good".

Nwaanyiabia f Igbo
Means "a woman has come" in Igbo.

Nwabugo f Igbo
Means "child is glory" in Igbo.

Nwabuoku f English

Nwakaego f Igbo
Means "child surpasses money" in Igbo.

Nwakanma f Igbo
This feminine name means "Child is better" in Igbo.

Nwakauba m & f Igbo
Means "a child is more valuable than wealth" in Igbo.

Nwankasiobi m & f Igbo
Means "child of consolation" in Igbo.

Nway f Burmese
Means "warm" in Burmese.

N'wayitelo f Tsonga
Means "smile" in Xitsonga.

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

Nwe f Burmese
Means "swaying, willowing" in Burmese.

Nwet f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese နွဲ့ (see Nwe).

Nwinuamene m & f Ogoni
Child bring riches/wealth

Nwoyi m & f Western African, Yakö
Means "he/she knows" in Yakö language.

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.

Nya f American (Modern, Rare)

Nya f Swahili
Derived from the Swahili word "Nia," meaning "purpose."

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

Nyaboke f Gusii
From Ekegusii oboke "honey"

Nyachero f Alur, African Mythology
Likely meaning ‘Tomorrow’ in Alur, Nyachero is a character in Alur Mythology, a princess of her kingdom.

Nyadol f Luo, Anyuak
Of uncertain meaning.

Nyadzayo m & f Shona
Zimbabwean

Nyagra f Obscure

Nyagũra f Kikuyu
Means "the one who buys" in Kikuyu.

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]

Nyai Pohaci Sanghyang Asri f Far Eastern Mythology
The Sundanese name of Dewi Sri.

Nyaire f & m American (Hispanic)

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

Nyakeru f Kikuyu (Rare)
Yours means someone in the ancestry or kin of those who had lighter complexion "nyamweru" was your first or in some cases little one from the wilderness for the wilderness is known as "werú"

Nyakwêzi f Kiga
Short form of Nyinakwezi.

Nyaliep f Nuer, African Mythology
Nuer Goddess of the River.

Nyam m & f Mongolian
Means "Sunday" in Mongolian.

Nyamayarwo m & f Nyoro
This name means ‘meat for Death’, indicating the worst of luck.

Nyambai f Mongolian
Means "diligent, careful, meticulous" in Mongolian.

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

Nyambugi f Kikuyu
Means "the one with bells as anklets" in Kikuyu.

Nyaméama f Akan
Means "premature" in Akan.

Nyamekyε m & f Akan
Means "God's gift" in Akan.

Nyamewa f Akan
Means "creation" in Akan.

Nyami f Japanese

Nyamihanda f Kiga
Means "mother of paths" in Rukiga.

Nyamiti f Kaguru
Means "medicine" in Chikaguru.

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".

Nyampweji f Lunda
Means "streams of tears" in Lunda.

Nyamsüren f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".

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.

Nyani f Sanskrit, Indian
MEANING : to bring back, restore... [more]

Nyanjúra f Kiga
Means "mother of rain" in Rukiga.

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".

Nyankómàgó f Akan
The name traditionally given to the child born after Tawia.

Nyanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Nyana.

Nyanza m & f Chewa
Means "lake" in Chewa.

Nyapal f Nuer
Nyapal is the mean of let's pray ... [more]

Nyara f German, Western African

Nyaradzai f Shona
Means "console" in Shona.

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

Nyarie f Shona

Nyaring f Dinka
Literally "running" in Dinka. It could be given to a baby whose mother was running (or getting out) while the labour started.

Nyaruai f Kikuyu (Rare)
More curious to know what ruai means with that you can get to know the name for it means one who comes from 'the ruai'

Nyasha f Shona
Means "merciful" in Shona.

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.

Ny'ashia f African American

Nyasi f Swahili
Means "grass" in Swahili.

Ny'Asia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Nyasia.

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

Nyaterane f Chinese

Nyawĩra f Kikuyu
Means "the hardworking one" in Kikuyu.

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

Nycole f English (Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

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

Nycoly f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Brazilian form of Nicole reflecting it's pronunciation.

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.

Nydra f English (Rare)

Nyeemah f African American
Variant of Naima.

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

Nyela f English

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

Nyeli f English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Nayeli.

Nyella f American
Variant of Niella.

Nyemera f African
Bantu names by the Bagwere a tribe found in Uganda East Africa.

Nyemwererai f Shona
Means "smile" in Shona.

Nyenganyenga f Shona
Means "swallow" in Shona.

Nyengeterai f Shona
Means "pray for" in Shona.

Nyeredzi m & f Shona
It means "star".

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

Nyest f Medieval Hungarian
Means "marten", probably used around the 9th–10th centuries.

Nyeste f Hungarian
Old Hungarian name derived from Hungarian nyest "marten".

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.

Nygeisza f African
''colourful''

Nygvik f Nivkh
Means "dark"; from the Nivkh word nyd meaning "dark". This name was given to baby girls born when it was getting dark (for example, at night).

Nyia f American (Modern, Rare)

Nyiag m & f Hmong

Nyiah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Nyiaj f Hmong
Means "silver neck ring" in Hmong.

Nyibbu m & f Yi
Means "many cattle" in Yi.

Nyijjo m & f Yi
Means "cattle owner" in Yi.

Nyika f Shona
Means "unity" in Shona.

Nyikairah f African American
IT was first used by queen Elizibeth what she wanted Princess Kate to name her baby but she found out it was a boy

Nyikiwa m & f Tsonga
Means "given" in Xitsonga.

Nyiko f & m Tsonga
Means "gift" in Tsonga.

Nyima m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan ཉི་མ (nyi-ma) meaning "sun, day".

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

Nyimbo m & f Chewa
Means "melody" in Chewa.

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

Nyina f Hungarian
Hungarian transliteration of Russian Нина (see Nina 1).

Nyina f Akan
From the Akan onyina meaning "kapok tree".

Nyinakwezi f Kiga
Means "mother of the moon" in Rukiga.

Nyingpo m & f Tibetan
Means "heart" in Tibetan.

Nyinje m & f Tibetan
Means "compassion" in Tibetan.

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

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]

Nyja f English (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Nyjae f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijae.

Nyjah f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

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

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

Nykima f African American (Modern, Rare), Trinidadian Creole (Modern, Rare)

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

Nykole f English (Modern)
Variant of Nicole.

Nylan m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Nyla, also used sometimes as feminine.

Nylasia f American (Modern, Rare)

Nyleah f American (Modern, Rare)

Nyleen f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nylene.

Nylene f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Nyla.

Nyleve f English (American, Rare)
Evelyn spelled backwards.

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

Nylie f English
Diminutive of Nyla.

Nym f English (Rare)
Variant of Nim.

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]

Nymph f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nymphadora f Literature
Variant of Nymphodora used by J. K. Rowling in her 'Harry Potter' series of books, where it belongs to a minor character, a Metamorphmagus who despises her name.

Nymphaea f Obscure
Latin for "water lily"

Nymphidia f Late Greek, Literature
Feminine form of Nymphidios (see Nymphidius). A bearer of this name was the mother of Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus, a Prefect of the Roman Praetorian Guard from the 1st century AD... [more]

Nymphike f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Nymphikos (see Nymphicus).

Nyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nina 1.

Nynaeve f Literature
Variant of Nyneve used by Robert Jordan for a character in his 'Wheel of Time' series of fantasy novels.

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]

Nyo m & f Burmese
Means "brown" in Burmese.

Nyoe m & f Chinese (Wu)
Wu Chinese form of Yuan.

Nyok m & f Lao
Means "raise, lift" in Lao.

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]

Nyokabi f Kikuyu (Archaic)
Kikuyus call the maasai "ukabi" this was for girls born from this intermarriage meaning she who came from maasai land

Nyomi f English (Modern)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Nyomie f English (Rare)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Nyoni f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "bird".

Nyonna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nyana.

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

Nyra f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nyrah.

Nyra f Guanche
Variant of Nira 4.

Nyrah f English (New Zealand), English (Australian)
Anglicized form of Ngaire.

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

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

Nyri f English (Rare)
Anglicization of Nairi, derived from the Assyrian name for a confederation of tribes in the Armenian Highlands.

Nyrie f English (Australian)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Ngaire.

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.

Nysia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Nísia.

Nyśka f Silesian
Upper Silesian diminutive of Agnys.

Nystya f Obscure

Nyszka f Silesian
Silesian diminutive of Agnys, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Nyteisha f African American