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Nedret f & m Turkish
Means "rarity" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic ندرة (nudra).

Nedžma f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Najma.

Neelab f Tajik
Tajik feminine name meaning "blue water".

Neeley m & f English, Literature
Diminutive of Cornelius or a transferred use of the surname Neeley.

Neelia f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nelia.

Neelie f Dutch
Variant spelling of Nelie. A famous bearer of this name is Neelie Kroes (b. 1941), a Dutch politician and European Commissioner.

Neelke f Dutch (Rare), East Frisian, Flemish
Diminutive of Cornelia via its short form Neele. As an East Frisian name it was recorded from the 1500s onwards.

Neenie f Scottish
Diminutive of Andrina.

Nefele f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Nephele.

Nefera f Popular Culture
From Egyptian nfr meaning "perfect, complete". This is the name of a character from Monster High.

Neferu f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "beauty".

Nefisa f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Nafisa.

Nefise f Ubykh
Ubykh form of Nafisa.

Nefize f Crimean Tatar, Turkish (Rare)
Crimean Tatar and Turkish form of Nafiza.

Negdel m & f Mongolian
Means "union, bond, cooperation" in Mongolian.

Nehama f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Nehamah.

Neiima f American (Hispanic, Hispanicized, Modern)

Neilam f & m Indian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.

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

Neille f & m American (Rare)

Neisha f English (Modern, Rare), Indian (Rare)
Variant of Naisha.

Neisim f & m Dagbani
Means "brightness" in Dagbani.

Nejdra f African American

Nejiba f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجيبة (see Najiba) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Nejiko f Japanese (Rare)

Nejira f Bosnian
Variant form of Nejra.

Nekana f Japanese
From Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 奏 (kana) meaning "play music, complete". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nekani f Basque
Means “sorrows.” Form of the name Nekane.

Nekeia f African American
Meaning as of yet unknown.

Nekena m & f Malagasy
Means "granted" in Malagasy.

Nekhii m & f Mongolian
Means "leather, sheepskin" in Mongolian.

Ne'kiya f African American
Maybe a variant of Nekayah.

Nekoha f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 猫 (neko) meaning "cat" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 波 (ha) meaning "wave", or 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume, wing". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Nekura m & f Japanese

Neleah f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Neleh, boosted in popularity by Neleh Dennis's appearance on Survivor in 2002. Neleah was given to 22 girls in 2002.

Nelena f Swedish (Archaic)

Nelene f Afrikaans (Rare)

Nelica f Romanian

Nelida f Galician
Galician form of Nélida.

Nelide f Italian (Rare)

Nelika f Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Neliko.

Neliko f Georgian
Diminutive of Neli and perhaps also of Nineli and Vineli.

Neliko f Georgian
Diminutive of Neli.

Nelina f Bulgarian

Nelina f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Cornelia.

Neline f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of Nelina.

Nelisa f South African (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)

Nelise f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Nelita f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of Helena.

Nellan m & f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nellas f Literature
A character in the works of JRR Tolkien. The name is derived from the fictional Sindarin language, and is of uncertain etymology. The first element of the word is likely the Noldorin word nel meaning "three, tri-", the Sindarin word neldor meaning "beech" or the Sindarin root word nyel meaning "song, sweet sound"... [more]

Nellia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Нелля (see Nellya).

Nellia f English (Rare)
Variant of Nelia and Nelly.

Nellya f Russian, Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Nelya.

Nellye f English (Rare)
Variant of Nellie.

Nellys f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Nelly.

Nelsie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Blending of Nell and Elsie.

Nelsis f & m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nelwyn f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown. It could possibly be an elaboration of Nell.

Nelzie f Scots
Diminutive of Nell.

Nemain f Irish Mythology
In Irish Mythology, Nemain is the fairy spirit of the frenzied havoc of war, and possibly an aspect of Morrígan. Nemain can mean "venomous" relating it to the Proto-Celtic "nemi" meaning "dose of poison," or the Old Irish "nem" or "neimi" meaning "poison."

Nemekh f & m Mongolian
Means "to add, increase, enhance" in Mongolian.

Nemina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Nemine.

Nemine f Norwegian (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from the masculine name Nils as well as an adoption of Latin nemine, the ablative form of Nemo.

Nemiza f Slavic Mythology
Nemiza is the Slavic god of the wind.

Nencia f Medieval Italian

Nenden f Sundanese
Feminine counterpart of Deden.

Nenega f Breton (Archaic)
Variant of Ninnog.

Neneko f Japanese
From Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 嶺 (ne) meaning "peak, summit", and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nenemi f Japanese
It is an uncommon name from Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound, noise" duplicated and combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty".

Nenete f Walloon
Walloon form of Antoinette.

Nenetl f Nahuatl
Means "doll, idol" in Nahuatl.

Nengah m & f Balinese
Means "middle, central" in Balinese. This name is traditionally given to the second or third-born child in certain regions of Bali.

Nengju f Chinese
From the Chinese 能 (néng) meaning "to be able" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Nening f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Nenita or Nena 4.

Nenita f Filipino
Either a diminutive of Nena or derived from Spanish nena used as a term of endearment for a girl.

Nennel f Judeo-French
Diminutive of Nana.

Nenoca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.

Nenoga f Breton (Archaic)
Variant of Ninnog.

Nenrot f & m African, Ngas, Nigerian
A common name used among the Jos Plateau people of Nigeria. Meaning "God loves"

Neomah f Popular Culture
Variant of Neoma used for a demonic character in the role-playing game 'Exalted'.

Neomai f Fijian
Fijian form of Naomi 1.

Neomia f English (American)
Possibly an American alteration of Naomi 1. Also compare Neoma.

Neoris f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek νεώρεον (neoreon) meaning "to be overseer of a dockyard".

Neowyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Neowyn Brakhage is a director and actress. Her first name is possibly Welsh in origin, though she is American.

Nepeta f American (Modern, Rare)

Nephry f Popular Culture
The name of Jade Curtiss' sister from the video game Tales of the Abyss.

Neppie f American
Diminutive of Penelope.

Nereia f Portuguese
Portuguese femenine form of Nereu

Nereid f Obscure
Variant of Nereida.

Nereis f Ancient Greek
Nereis of Epirus was a daughter of Pyrrhus II. She was married to Gelo, son of Hiero II, king of Syracuse, by whom she became the mother of the king Hieronymus of Syracuse.

Nereja f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A maidservant of Queen Amena of Korntin (Amene) in Wirnt von Grafenberg’s Wigalois.... [more]

Nerena f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be related to the Greek name Nereine (also found in the form Nerine), which is ultimately derived from Nereus... [more]

Nêrgiz f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Narcissus.

Nergiz f Turkish
Variant of Nergis.

Nerías m & f Spanish, Portuguese
form of Neriah

Nerija f Lithuanian
Possibly derived from Old Prussian neria "to dive (like a swimmer)".

Nerika f South African, African

Nerilė f Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian element nerė meaning "to dive."

Nerina f Greek Mythology
One of the daughter of Nereus. Means "sea nymph", "nereid", or "mermaid".

Nérine f Theatre
Hyacinthe's wet nurse in Moliere's "Les Fourberies de Scapin"

Nerine f Afrikaans (Rare), English (Rare)

Nerita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Valvanera.

Nerita f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Neritan.

Neroli f English (Australian)
From the name of an essential oil distilled from orange blossom, which was derived from the Italian place name Nerola, itself probably meaning "strong" or "brave" from Sabine nero (compare Nero)... [more]

Nerona f English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Neruia f Ancient Roman

Nerwen f Literature
Means "man-maiden" in Quenya. This was the name given to Galadriel by her mother. It was chosen because of Galadriel's great height.

Nesace f Literature
This was used by Edgar Allan Poe in his epic poem 'Al Aaraaf' (1829), in which the angel Nesace is Beauty personified. Apparently he based it on Greek νησάκη (nesake) "small island, islet" (compare Nesaie).

Nesaie f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek νησαῖος (nêsaios) meaning "insular, of an island", itself a derivative of νῆσος (nêsos) "island". In Greek mythology this was the name of one of the fifty Nereids.

Nescha f Romansh
Variant of Nesa, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Neshad f Arabic
The name is a Arabic name and it’s for a girl

Neshat f & m Arabic (Rare)
It means "happiness", has the same meaning of Shadi 2.

Neshka f Bulgarian

Nesiah f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nesibe f Turkish
Turkish form of Nasiba.

Nesida f Louisiana Creole

Nesime f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nesim.

Nesina f Romansh
Diminutive of Nesa.

Neskur f Basque (Rare)
Coined at the end of the 19th century, this name is derived from Basque neska "young woman" and haur "child".

Nesmah f Arabic (Egyptian)
When translated from Arabic, the name means "breeze"

Nesria f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Found in Tunisia.

Nesrin f Persian
Nesrin means "wild rose".

Nesryn f Literature
The name of a character in the Throne of Glass series, written by Sarah J. Maas.

Nessan m & f Irish
Variant of Neasán

Nessel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Ness means "miracle" and El, reference to God.

Nessia f Jewish

Nessie f Manx (Archaic)
Of debated origin and meaning. While it was certainly used as a diminutive of Agnes, some scholars consider this name a Manx adaption of Neasa.

Nessie f English, Scottish
Originally a diminutive of Agnes, used independently from at least the 18th century. It is now also used as a diminutive of Vanessa... [more]

Nestra f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nesuha f Ethiopian
Possible from an Arabic root nasuh which means something like sincerity, often found in the religious context taubat-an-nasuha meaning sincere return or repentance.

Neszta f Hungarian
Variant of Nyeste as well as a short form of Anasztázia.

Netali f Hebrew
Means "my seedling" from Hebrew נֶטַע (neta) "seedling, plant" (see Neta) combined with לִי (li) "for me, to me" or "I have". This is a modern Hebrew name often given to girls born on Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish Arbor Day or Holiday of Trees.

Netdao f Thai
From Thai เนตร (net) meaning "eye" and ดาว (dao) meaning "star".

Nethmi f Sinhalese

Nethra f Tamil
Eyes... [more]

Netice f Turkish

Netina f Tongan (Rare)

Netina f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "to give" in Hebrew.

Nettan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Annette and Jeanette.

Nettle f English (British)
Transferred from the surname "Nettle". Meaning "a person from a place overgrown with nettles", which are a type of ivy that can cause itching when touched. Notable bearers include Bea Nettles (born 1946), American photographer and Bill Nettles (born 1961), American lawyer.

Nettye f English (Rare)
Variant of Nettie.

Nevara f Uzbek
Means "grandchild" in Uzbek.

Nevart f Armenian (Western, Anglicized)
The Armenian name "Nevart" is an anglicized form of Նվարդ (Nvard). The etymology of "Nvard" is subject to various interpretations:​... [more]

Nevaya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Neveah f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Neveen f Arabic (Egyptian)

Nevena f Breton
Feminine form of Neven 2.

Nevica f Slovene
Diminutive of Nevenka via Neva, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Nevija f Slovene (Rare), Croatian
Variant of Nevia.

Nevila f Albanian

Nevina f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Either a form of Nevena or derived from Slavic nevina meaning ''innocent''.

Nevine f Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Neveen.

Nevres m & f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare), Bosnian
From Persian نورس meaning "newborn, young".

Nevruz f & m Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Nowruz. It is masculine in Albania, whereas it is mostly found on females in Turkey.

Newlyn f Cornish
Cornish form of Nolwenn. It belonged to a 5th-century Cornish saint.

Newroz f Kurdish
Means “new day” or “new year” in Kurdish.

Newsha f Persian
Variant transcription of Niusha. This is borne by Iranian photojournalist Newsha Tavakolian (1981-).

Neylan f Turkish

Neysha f German (Modern, Rare, ?), Caribbean, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Neyume f Japanese
From Japanese 寧 (nei, mushi.ro) meaning "preferably, rather," 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root," 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "sound, noise," 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)" and 眠 (min, nemu.i, nemu.ru, ne) meaning "die, sleep(y)" and 夢 (bou, mu, kura.i, yume, yume.miru) meaning "dream, illusion, vision"

Nezhat f Persian

Nezhka f Medieval Russian
Derived form the Russian нежная (nezhnaya) meaning "tender". Found in the Novgorod Birch-Bark Letters.

Nezhui f Nahuatl
Means "my blood" in Nahuatl.

Nežica f Slovene
Diminutive of Neža, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Neziha f Turkish
Turkish form of Naziha.

Nežika f Slovene
Diminutive of Neža, used as a given name in its own right.

Nezira f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nezir.

Nezuko f Japanese
Nezuko means Ancestral shrine or One father's tome zu means bean in Japanese And ko means child ... [more]

Nezumi m & f Japanese
means: "Rat" in japanese; stands for "Mouse", too.

Nezzie f American (South, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Inez.

Ngakau f Maori
Means "heart" in Maori.

Ngakha m & f Manipuri
Means "long lasting" in Meitei.

Nganbi f Manipuri
Means "shining daughter" in Meitei.

Ngânga f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name, onomatopoetic for baby bawling.

Ngāwai f Maori
Means "the waters" in Māori. Also short for names containing ngā wai such as Ngā-wai-hono-i-te-pō meaning "the waters joining in the night". Ngā-wai-hono-i-te-pō Paki is the current and second Māori Queen.

Ngesti f & m Javanese
From Javanese ngèsti meaning "to crave, to desire, to intend".

Nghiêm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嚴 (nghiêm) meaning "strict, grave, stern".

Nghiên m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 硯 (nghiên) meaning "inkstone".

Ngleya f Central African

Ngodup m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan དངོས་གྲུབ (dngos-grub) meaning "accomplishment, achievement, realisation, attainment".

Ngoebi m & f Ijaw
Means "money is good" in Ijaw.

Ngondu m & f Luba
Means "moon" in Luba-Kasai.

Nguema m & f Central African

Nguyện m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 願 (nguyện) meaning "to wish, to pledge".

Nguyêt f & m Vietnamese
Variant of Nguyệt.

Nguyet f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Nguyệt used outside of Vietnam.

Nhelja f English (Australian, Rare)

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

Nhyira f Western African, Twi

Niaĸoĸ m & f Greenlandic
Means "head" in Greenlandic.

Nialla f Irish, Scottish
Feminine form of Niall.

Niando f English

Nianqi f Chinese
From the Chinese 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study" and 绮 (qǐ) meaning "thin silk, elegant".

Nianyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Niaowu f Chinese
From the Chinese 鸟 (niǎo) meaning "bird" and 妩 (wǔ) meaning "enchanting, charming", 乌 (wū) meaning "crow, black" or 鹉 (wǔ) meaning "parrot".

Niaoyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 鸟 (niǎo) meaning "bird" and 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather".

Niaqoq m & f Greenlandic
Younger form of Niaĸoĸ.

Niasha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nyesha.

Nicaea f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikaia. Bearers of this name include the noblewomen Nicaea of Macedon (4th century BC) and Nicaea of Corinth (3rd century BC). The latter became Queen of Macedon through her second marriage, which was with Demetrius II of Macedon.... [more]

Nicaso f Samaritan
According to Josephus' Antiquitates Judaicae XI 7:2 and 8:2, Nicaso was the name of a daughter of King Sanballat of Samaria who was given by Sanballat in a political marriage to Manasseh, brother of the high priest Jaddua... [more]

Niceta f Galician (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Nicetas.

Nichel f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nichelle.

Nichen f Chinese
From the Chinese 旎 (nǐ) meaning "fluttering of flag; romantic" and 辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies, early morning".

Nichol f English (Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Nickei f English
Diminutive of Nicole.

Nickey m & f English
Variant of Nicky.

Nickia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nakia. Also see Nikia.

Nickie m & f English
Diminutive of Nicholas or Nicole.

Nicòla f Provençal, Gascon
Provençal and Gascon form of Nicole.

Nicole f Niçard

Nicoli f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nicole.

Nicoll f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Nicolo f Provençal
Provençal form of Nicole.

Nicoly f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Nicole, reflecting the local pronunciation of the name.

Nicque m & f Ancient Greek
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Latin “moneō”, which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*moneō”, meaning “warn, advise, remind”... [more]

Nictae f Classic Mayan (Latinized, Rare)
Nicté ( maya : nicte : flower: May flower, tree), according to the alphabetical encyclopedia Yucatan in Time, is the name of a legend in the book compiled Mayan Legends by writer Yucatan Clemente López Trujillo, which refers to the May Flower and star constellation Southern Cross .

Niczka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Nika

Nidali f Arabic
Feminine of Nidal. It means 'my struggle' in Arabic as the final 'i' means 'my, mine'. Nidali is the main protagonist of Randa Jararr book 'A Map of Home: a Novel' published in 2008.

Nidawi f Omaha-Ponca
Derived from the Omaha word nidawį meaning "elephant woman", composed by nida referring to the giant bones found in riverbanks.

Nidnoi f Thai
Means "little" in Thai.

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

Niemah f & m Arabic
Mean"Blessing"

Nienna f Literature
Means "she who weeps" from Quenya nie "tear". According to 'The Silmarillion', Nienna is a Vala (angelic being) who constantly mourns all terrible things, though from her is learned not despair but mercy, compassion and hope... [more]

Nienná f & m Northern Sami
Listed in Finnish linguist Pekka Sammallahti's Northern Sámi dictionary Sámi-suoma sátnegirji / Saamelais-suomalainen sanakirja (1989) as a Northern Sámi personal name (gender not given) and surname... [more]

Nienor f Literature
Means "mourning" in Sindarin. This was the name of the sister and wife of Túrin in 'The Silmarillion'.

Nienzi m & f Kongo, Vili
Means ‘Joy’ in Vili, a language in the Kongo subgroup of Bantu Languages.

Niesha f African American
Variant of Nyesha.

Niesje f Dutch
Diminutive of Nies.

Nieyeo f Korean

Nifemi f Yoruba
Means "love me" in Yoruba.

Nigela f Albanian (Rare)

Nigesa f Swahili
Means "born during the harvest season" in Swahili.

Niggel f Alsatian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Leonie.

Nighat f Urdu
From Persian نگاه (negâh) meaning "look, gaze, sight".

Nigyar f Azerbaijani

Nihada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nihad.

Nihaka f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Punjabi, Nepali
"whirlwind"; coming down, storm, Gangetic alligator

Nihara f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu
MEANING - mist , fog, dew, hoar-frost

Nihari f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Punjabi, Nepali, Gujarati, Assamese, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi
"Mist"; fog; heavy-dew

Niigi'o f Ojibwe
Wife of Chief Nenaa'angebi.

Niikka m & f Sami
Sami form of Nika.

Nijiha f Japanese
From Japanese 七 (niji) meaning "seven" or 虹 (niji) meaning "rainbow" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers", 巴 (ha) meaning "tomoe", 波 (ha) meaning "wave" or 琶 (ha) meaning "guitar-like instrument"... [more]

Nijika f Japanese
From Japanese 虹 (niji) meaning "rainbow" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nijiko f Japanese (Rare)
This name can combine 虹 (kou, niji) meaning "rainbow" or the phonetic characters representing Niji and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac)."... [more]

Nijimi f Japanese

Nijino f Japanese
From Japanese 虹 (niji) meaning "rainbow" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Nijlon f Cree
Means 'Mistress' in Cree.

Nijmah f Arabic
Variant of Najma.

Nikaia f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Nikaios. In Greek mythology, Nikaia or Nicaea was a Naiad of the springs or fountain of Nikaia, a Greek colony in Bithynia (Asia Minor).

Nikeya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nikia.

Nikiah f African American (Modern, Rare)

Nikica f Slovene
Diminutive of Nikolaja via Nika 2, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Nikila f Popular Culture
Nikila was the Toa of Lightning from the First Toa Team . ( From the series BIONICLE by Greg Farshtey . )

Nikíta f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nikita.

Nikita f & m Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", 希 (ki) meaning "hope" combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many, much". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nikiya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Not available

Nikkia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nikia, which is itself a variant of Nakia.

Nikkie f English, Dutch
Variant of Nikki.... [more]

Nikmat m & f Indonesian
Means "pleasant, enjoyable" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic نعمة (niʿma).

Nikoba f Faroese
Name of unknown origin and meaning, maybe inspired by Nikola 2 and Jakoba.

Nikoly f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Nikole.

Nikori f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is written phonetically as にこり/ニコリ, used as an onomatopoeic word (usually written as にっこり (nikkori)) referring to the action of smiling sweetly or grinning.... [more]

Nikoru f Japanese
See Nikori. Possibly inspired by the name Nicole.... [more]

Nikuša f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Nikola 2, Dominika and Veronika... [more]

Nikyta f & m English, Spanish
Variant of Nikita.

Nilaya f Indian

Nilene f English (Rare)
Variant of Nylene.

Nilgül f Turkish
Combination of Nil or Persian نیل (nil) meaning "indigo" (ultimately from Sanskrit) and Turkish gül meaning "rose" (ultimately from Persian gol).

Nilgul f Uzbek
Derived from nil meaning "indigo" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Nilgün f Turkish
Means "indigo-blue" in Turkish.

Nilola f Latvian

Niluka m & f Sinhalese

Nimane f Arthurian Cycle
A variation of Viviane, the proper name of the Lady of the Lake in the Vulgate Merlin. She bears many names in the Vulgate romances.

Nimani f Sinhalese

Nimbus m & f Obscure
Meaning "halo" or "dark cloud." First seen as a label for the halos depicted around the heads of significant figures in religious artwork. Used as an etymological root for the names of clouds, especially storm clouds... [more]

Nimete f Albanian
Albanian form of Nimat.

Nimona f Popular Culture
The name of a shapeshifter in the eponymous graphic novel by ND Stevenson (2015) and a film by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane (2023). The main shape of the shapeshifter is a teenage girl but she can assume the shape of any animal or human, including male ones.

Nimpfa f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Nympha.

Nimpha f Filipino, German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Nympha.

Nimrah f Pakistani (Rare)
Variant of Namira.

Nimrat f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi

Nimrit f Punjabi
Variant of Nimrat.

Nimueh f Arthurian Cycle
Form of Nimue. Nimueh appeared as an evil sorceress in the series Merlin.

Ninaya f Obscure

Nincho f Georgian
Diminutive of Nino 2.

Nindia f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Anindya.

Nindya f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Anindya.

Nineke f Dutch, West Frisian
A form of Nine, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.

Ninela f Bosnian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare)
Variant of Ninel and Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian diminutive of Nina 1.

Nineli f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Ninel. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian actress Nineli Chankvetadze (b. 1957).

Ninell f Hungarian
Variant of Ninelle.

Ninenn f Breton
Variant of Nina 1.

Nineto f Provençal
Diminutive of Nino 2.

Ninett f Danish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Hungarian
Variant of Ninette and Ninetta.

Nineva f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Allegedly a corruption of Nineveh, the ancient Mesopotamian city on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

Nineve f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Malory’s first British Lady of the Lake, introduced and disposed of before Nimue’s appearance.

Ningan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ning and An 1.

Ningio f Greenlandic
Feminine form of Ningia.

Ninglu f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, calm" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret" or 露 (lù) meaning "dew".