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Nagatoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 俊 (toshi) meaning "talented, handsome" or 利 (toshi, ri) meaning "benefit, advantage". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Nagemi f & m Japanese
The name Nagemi written in Kanji means "throwing oneself". With "投" meaning "to throw; discard" and "身" meaning "self; body."

Naggai m Biblical
Meaning "clearness; brightness; light."

Naghavi m Iranian
Related to Naqvi, and the singer from the band AND ONE.

Nağı m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Naqi.

Nagi f & m Japanese
Most commonly spelled as 凪 (nagi) which is derived directly from the Japanese word for "calm (at sea), lull". It is sometimes spelled in hiragana or katakana. Other kanji combinations are possible but rather uncommon.

Naglfari m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Combination of nagl ("dead person") and fara ("to move, to travel"). In Norse mythology this is the name of Nótt's first husband, with whom she had two sons, both named Auðr.

Nagomi f & m Japanese
From 和み (nagomi), referring to a feeling of calmness and relaxation (compare Nagomu).... [more]

Nahanni f & m Indigenous American
From naha, meaning "river of the land of the Naha people" in Na-Dene (Athabaskan) languages, spoken by indigenous cultures in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon Territory... [more]

Na'harai m Biblical
Variant transcription of Naharai.... [more]

Naharai m Biblical
The name comes from נחר (nhr), meaning "to snort vigorously". It comes from the root חרר (harar), meaning "heat source". It also comes from נחר (nahar), which describes a horse's snorting noise.... [more]

Nahbi m Biblical
Nahbi, the son of Vophsi of the house of Naphtali, was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:14.

Nahi m Basque
From Basque meaning "wish".

Nahualquizqui f & m Nahuatl
Probably means "to emerge from trickery" or "to be born from magic", derived from Nahuatl nahual "to transform, trick, disguise, conceal; to do magic" combined with quizqui "to divide, separate from, take out of".

Nahundi m Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology
In the Elamite pantheon, Nahundi was the god of the sun, but also the god of justice and law. His name - spelled Nahiti in earlier times - was apparently the same as the word for 'sun' in Elamite, although the literal meaning of that word is said to be "creator of the day"... [more]

Naibai m Romani (Archaic)

Naiki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (nai), a possessive particle, 夢 (nai) meaning "dream", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 流 (nai) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 那 (na) meaning "what", 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 成 (nai) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach" combined with 妃 (ki) meaning "queen, princess", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", 輝 (ki) meaning "radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle", 騎 (ki) meaning "equestrian, riding on horses", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, beg, request, rare", 息 (iki) meaning "breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)", 暉 (ki) meaning "shine, light", 行 (iki) meaning "going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank", 生 (iki) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 寿 (ki) meaning "longevity, congratulations, one's natural life"... [more]

Naiki m & f Gilbertese
Means 'peace' or 'calm' and can be used for either gender

Nairi m Armenian
Derived from the Assyrian name for a confederation of tribes in the Armenian Highlands.

Najai f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Najae.

Najmi m & f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "astral, celestial, star-like" in Arabic, from the word نجم (najm) meaning "star".

Nākai f & m Hawaiian
From the Hawaiian nā meaning "quieted, pacified" or "the (plural)" and kai meaning "sea(s)".

Nakai m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Nakaidoklini m Apache

Nakani f & m African
Nakani is an african name meaning take care

Nakedi m & f Tswana
Means "striped polecat" in Setswana.

Nakhonchai m Thai
From Thai นคร (nakhon) meaning "city, town" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Nakili m & f New World Mythology, Indigenous American
Nakili is a character From Miskito mythology, who appears in a Miskito folktale. His/her name has no known meaning.

Nakornchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Nakhonchai.

Nalbi m Circassian
Either means "happy ruler" or derived from Persian نعل (na'l) meaning "horseshoe" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) meaning "chief, lord, master".

Náli m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly a male version of Nál, or derived from nagl ("dead person"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf, who may originally have been a demon of the dead.

Namari m & f African American (Rare), South African
Combination of the sounds found in names such as Jamari, Amari and Kamari.

Namatai m Shona
Namatai means "Pray or praise and worship God".

Nambī m Balochi
Means "south wind" in Balochi.

Nami m Persian
Means famous.

Namiri m Kongo
Protector of the village

Namori m Western African
Used in Ivory Coast. A famous bearer is Namori Meite (born 1988) a French-born Côte d'Ivoirean basketball player currently member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team.

Nampachi m Japanese
From 南 (nam) meaning "south" and 八 (pachi) meaning "eight".

Namsrai m Mongolian, Mythology
From the name of a Buddhist god of wealth and prosperity, derived from Tibetan rnam thos sras "prince all-hearing", ultimately from Sanskrit Vaiśravana.

Nanashi m & f Japanese
From Japanese ななし (nanashi) meaning "nameless, anonymous".

Nandi m Hinduism
Means "joy, pleasure, delight" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of the bull mount (vahana) of the god Shiva.

Nṱanganedzeni m & f Venda
Means "accept me" in Tshivenda.

Nangialai m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto ننګيالی (see Nangyalai).

Nanguyalai m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto ننګيالی (see Nangyalai).

Nangyalai m Pashto
Means "honourable, reputable" in Pashto.

Nangyali m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto ننګيالی (see Nangyalai).

Nanhoï m Vietnamese

Nanni m Sardinian
Short form of Giuanni.

Nansi f & m Various (Rare)
Modern Hebrew and Arabic form of Nancy. ... [more]

Nantwi m & f Akan
Means "bull" or "cow" in Akan.

Na-nuri f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Nuri prefixed with the first-person singular plain pronoun 나 (na).

Nanxi m Chinese
From the Chinese 南 (nán) meaning "south" and 蓰 (xǐ) meaning "increase fivefold".

Nanyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 南 (nán) meaning "south" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, joy, harmony".

Naoaki m Japanese
From 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct" and 観 (aki) meaning "see, appear, observe, view". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Naobi m & f Manipuri
Means "youthful" in Meitei.

Naofumi m Japanese
From 尚 (nao) meaning "yet, esteem, still", 有 (nao) meaning "exist, happen, possess", 順 (nao) meaning "obedience, sequence, order, docility, obeying" with 文 (fumi) writing, sentence", 史 meaning (fumi) "history", or 典 (fumi) "ceremony, law, rule"... [more]

Naoi m Irish
Irish form of Noah 1.

Naoji m Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct" and 司 (ji) meaning "officer, boss". This name can also be formed using other kanji combinations.

Naomichi m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 直 (nao) meaning "common, straight, ordinary" or 正 (nao) meaning "correct, justice" combined with 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics" or 道 (michi) meaning "road, way, path" or 通 (michi) meaning "pass through".... [more]

Naonori m Japanese
From 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct" combined with 文 (nori) meaning "writing, sentence" or 矩 (nori) meaning "Carpenter's square". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Naoomi m Japanese
From 成 (nao) meaning "become" and 臣 (omi) meaning "one who serves a lord; a vassal, subject".

Naoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 侃 (naoshi) meaning "upright and strong", or from Japanese 尚 (naoshi) meaning "still, as always". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]

Naoyoshi m Japanese
From 真 (nao) meaning "truth, reality, sincere" or 尚 (nao) meaning "still, as always, in addition" and 明 (yoshi) meaning "bright, clarifying, enlightening", 純 (yoshi) meaning "pure, innocent" or 彬 (yoshi) meaning "refined"... [more]

Naoyuki m Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight" combined with 行 (yuki) meaning "row, line of text". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Naozumi m Japanese
From 由 (nao) meaning "reason, cause, purpose, logic", 順 (nao) meaning "obedience, order, sequence", 正 (nao) meaning "correct, proper, justice" or 治 (nao) meaning "govern, administrate, rule, reign, cure, to treat", and 清 (sumi) meaning "refreshing, clear, pure, clean", 水 (zumi) meaning "water", or 泉 (zumi) meaning "spring (fountain)"... [more]

Napari f & m Dagbani
it means someone born after twins

Napthali m Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Naphtali.

Naqai m Ancient Hebrew
Means "innocent." Compare Arabic Naqi. Features in Sanhedrin 43a in the Talmud, during an apocryphal description of the death of Yeshua the Nazarene, as one of his five disciples... [more]

Narcisi m Greek Mythology (Albanianized)
Albanian form of Narcissus.

Nardi m Albanian

Narfi m Icelandic (Rare), Norse Mythology
Derived from Proto-Norse *nǫrr "narrow", possibly as in "close minded, oppressive". Narfi is the name of two characters in Norse Mythology: a son of Loki and a jötunn (the father of Nótt).

Nari m Norse Mythology
Nari is one of the sons of Loki and Sigyn. At the end of the epic poem "Lokasenna" Nari is said to be the brother of Narvi (also written as Narfi), while Sturlusson's Prose Edda uses Narvi as another name for Nari and names Váli as his brother.

Nari m Provençal
Provençal form of Nazarius.

Narongchai m Thai
From Thai ณรงค์ (narong) meaning "fight, campaign" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Narsai m Assyrian
Assyrian or Syriac form of Narseh. This name was borne by a notable Syriac poet-theologian from the 5th century AD.

Naruki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (naru) meaning "love, affection", 成 (naru) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach", 稔 (naru) meaning "harvest, ripen" or 鳴 (naru) meaning "chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk" combined with 己 (ki) meaning "self", 生 (ki) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 姫 (ki) meaning "princess", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 基 (ki) meaning "fundamentals", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, beg, request, pray", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle, history, annals", 規 (ki) meaning "standard, measure", 記 (ki) meaning "scribe, account, narrative", 貴 (ki) meaning "precious, value, prize, esteem, honor", 輝 (ki) meaning "radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree" or 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood"... [more]

Narumi f & m Japanese
This name can be used to combine 成 (sei, jou, na.ru, (-)na.su) meaning "to be, to become," 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata, naru), related to 成, 育 (iku, soda.tsu/chi/teru, haguku.mu, naru) meaning "to bring up, to raise, to rear" or 鳴 (mei, na.ku, na.ru, na.rasu) meaning "to sound, to ring, to echo" with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty," 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makotoni, mi, michi.ru, mino(.ru)), which means "reality, truth" or 海 (kai, umi, mi) meaning "sea, ocean."... [more]

Narumichi m Japanese
From 成 (naru) meaning "to become" and 道 (michi) meaning "path".

Naruyoshi m Japanese
From 成 (naru) meaning "to become" and 善 (yoshi) meaning "virtue, goodness or 貴 (yoshi) meaning "valuable, expensive, aristocratic". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Narvi m Norse Mythology
Narvi is one of the sons of Loki and Sigyn. At the end of the epic poem "Lokasenna" Narvi is said to be the brother of Nari, while in Snorri Sturlusson's Prose Edda Narvi is another name for Nari.

Nasari m Gascon
Gascon form of Nazarius.

Nashi f & m Japanese
Means "pear" in Japanese.

Nasi m Catalan
Diminutive of Ignasi.

Nasi f & m Amharic
Means "brass" in Amharic.

Nasri m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "my victory" or "my help" from Arabic نصر (nasr) meaning "victory" or نصر (nasara) meaning "to help, to assist, to support". It is sometimes used as a feminine name in Indonesia.

Nasudi m Ilocano, Filipino
From Ilocano nasudi meaning "illustrious, renowned, famous, celebrated".

Natachai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐชัย (see Natthachai).

Natakamani m Meroitic
Meaning uncertain. Name borne by a Qore (king) of Kush, who ruled alongside Amanitore.

Natali m Corsican (Archaic), Sicilian, Romansh
Variant of Natale.

Nathachai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐชัย (see Natthachai).

Nathi m & f Thai
Means "minute" in Thai.

Nathi m Thai
Means "stream, river" in Thai.

Nati m & f Hebrew
Diminutive of names like Yonatan, Yehonatan, Netanel, Netanela, Natan and Anat 2.

Natowo'tsisi m Siksika

Natsuhi f & m Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" combined with 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan" or 妃 (hi) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Natsuyuki m Japanese (Rare)
From 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" and 幸 (yuki) meaning "good fortune, happiness". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Nattachai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐชัย (see Natthachai).

Náttfari m Old Norse
Means "one who goes out at night", composed of Old Norse nátt "night" and -fari "farer" (from the verb fara "to go, to move, to travel"; compare Sæfari, a byname meaning "seafarer").

Natthachai m Thai
From Thai ณัฐ (nattha) meaning "wise, intelligent, knowledgeable" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Nauryzbai m Kazakh
Kazakh name that transliterates to "wealthy Nowruz" or "festive Nowruz". Combination of the Kazakh name Nauryz, meaning "March" (derived from Persian Nowruz) and the Kazakh word bay, meaning "wealthy" (derived from Tajik Persian boy).

Navi m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
It means "prophet" in Hebrew ultimately from a word meaning "spokesperson".

Nāwai f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name meaning "the waters", derives from nā meaning "the" and wai meaning "waters".

Nawawi m Indonesian, Malay
From the name of 13th-century Islamic scholar and jurist Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi, whose name was derived from the city of Nawa in present-day Syria.

Naxhi m Albanian
Albanian form of Naci.

Nayiri m Armenian
"river"

Nayriri m & f Aymara
Means "first" in Aymara.

Nazali f & m Arabic

Nazari m Malay
Means "my sight, my vision" from Arabic نَظَر (naẓar) meaning "vision, gaze, sight".

Nazari m Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal form of Nazarius.

Nazi m Upper German (Archaic), Romansh (Archaic)
Traditional Austrian and Bavarian short form of Ignaz and Romansh short form of Ignazi.

Nazmi m Arabic, Albanian, Turkish, Malay
Means "rhythmic, systematic" in Arabic, from the word نَظَمَ (naẓama) meaning "to organise, to arrange, to put in order".

Nazri m Malay

Ncuti m Rwandan, English (African)
From the Kinyarwanda word incuti meaning "friend".

Ndabiti m Nyamwezi
Nyakyusa form of David.

Ndaivi m Guarani
"Always ready, attentive."

Ndianabasi m & f Ibibio
Close to God

Ndini m & f Dagbani
”My own”

Ndini m Albanian

Ndiyafhi m & f Venda
Means "where do I go?" in Tshivenda.

Ndleleni m Zulu
Means "on the road" in Zulu.

Ndoni m Albanian

Ndubisi m & f African
Ndubisi is an Igbo name derived from Ndu(Life) Bu isi(The first or of priority).This then means "Life is first or of Priority.

Ndukari m Ijaw
Means "pray for long life" in Ijaw.

Neabei m Romani
Variant of Niabai.

Nealmani m Sanskrit
Blue Saphire

Nebi m Albanian

Necani m Fijian
Fijian form of Nathan.

Necati m Turkish

Néci m Hungarian
Diminutive form of Ignác.

Necmi m Turkish
Turkish form of Najmi.

Nectari m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Nektarios.

Neeffai m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Methodius.

Neferti m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfrtj, derived from nfr "beautiful, good, perfect". This is the name of the titular character in ‘The Prophecy of Neferti’, an ancient Egyptian literary text.

Nefi m Old Norse
Variant of Hnefi or from Old Norse nefi meaning "nephew".

Nefi m Mormon
Spanish form of Nephi.

Neftali m Galician (Rare)
Galician from of Naphtali.

Neftalí m Spanish
Spanish form of Naphtali.

Negasi m Ethiopian
The meaning of Negasi is ‘he will wear a crown’.

Nehorai m & f Hebrew, Ancient Hebrew
From the Aramaic root nehora, meaning "light". Rabbi Nehorai was the name of one of the Tannaim.

Nehri m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nḥrj, of uncertain etymology. Possibly related to nḥr "to resemble, match up to", or to nḥ "prayer".

Neji m Popular Culture
This is the name of a character in the popular manga and anime series Naruto. In his case, the name may come from the word (written as 捩子, 捻子, 螺子 or 螺旋) meaning "screw," which can be referred to his Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven.... [more]

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

Nemesi m Catalan
Catalan form of Nemesius.

Nemti m Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian nmtj meaning "one who travels" or "the strider", derived from nmj "to travel, traverse". This was the name of an ancient Egyptian falcon god, the god of ferrymen.

Nenaa'angebi m Ojibwe
Means "beautifying bird" in Ojibwe.

Nenemehki m Algonquian
Means "thunder" in Meskwaki.

Nenoichi m Japanese
From Japanese 子 (ne) meaning "child", 之 (no), a possessive marker combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nentlamati m Nahuatl
Means "he is unhappy, he’s pining away", from Nahuatl nen- "in vain" and tlatami "to know something".

Nephtali m Biblical French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Naphtali.

Neptali m Spanish (Filipinized)
Unaccented form of Neptalí used in the Philippines.

Neptalí m Spanish
Spanish form of Naphtali.

Neqi m Greenlandic
Younger form of Neĸe.

Neri m Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Diminutive of Ranieri.

Neri m & f Hebrew
Means "my candle" in Hebrew.

Neri m & f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Nerid. It is most prominent in Telemark, Norway.

Nesturi m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Nestore.

Nevi f & m Indonesian (?)

Nexhmi m Albanian

Nezahualpilli m Nahuatl, Aztec
Derived from Nahuatl nezahualli "fasting", probably referring to a collar made out of bands of paper twisted together that was worn to show the wearer should not be offered food, and pilli "person of noble lineage; child"... [more]

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

Ngãi m & f Vietnamese
Southern variant of Nghĩa.

Ngai m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Form of Ngải.

Nganakani m Tsonga
From the Xitsonga nganakana meaning "prince".

Ngārori f & m Maori
Means "the roads" in Māori.

Ngcali m South African

Ngeni m Swahili
Means "stranger" in Swahili.

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

Nghezimani m Tsonga
Means "be whiter, be clean" in Xitsonga.

Nghi f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 儀 (nghi) meaning "ceremony, rites".

Nghị m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 毅 (nghị) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm".

Ngi m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Yi.

Ngigi m Kikuyu
Means one born in the season of the locust or one of the locust ageset.In some communities for the last 'i' they put an 'e' but that does not change the meaning nor the pronounciation

Ngisaveni m Tsonga
"Be afraid".

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

Ngoni m Shona
Ngoni means "Mercy or kindness".

Ngwarai m Shona
Ngwarai means "Be diligent, wisen up, be on guard".

Ngweji m Luba
Means "warrior; powerful man" in Luba-Kasai.

Ngwhi m & f Mythology (Hypothetical)
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥gʷʰis "serpent". This is the reconstructed name of a dragon in Proto-Indo-European mythology.

Nhị m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 二 (nhị) meaning "two".

Ni f & m Burmese
Means "red" in Burmese.

Niabai m Romani
Romani form of Nearboy.

Niaki m Soninke, Western African
"Honeybee"

Nicasi m Catalan (Rare), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Nicasius.

Nicholai m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nicolai and Nikolay/Nikolai.

Niconi m History (Ecclesiastical)
Sicilian form of Nicon.

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

Niilsi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Nilse.

Niji f & m Japanese (Rare)
From 虹 (niji) meaning "rainbow". Other spellings can be used.

Niji f & m Indian
Means "color".

Nikai m & f English (American), Dutch (Rare)

Nikali m American (Modern, Rare)

Nikei m Japanese
The words 日 (ni), the shortened form of "nichi" means "day" ,"daily" or "sun", and 經 (kei), means "classic works" or "economic". Borne by a character in a fangame, Super Danganronpa Another 2.

Niki m Finnish
A short form of Nicolaus. Finnish name day December 6.

Nikkoli m American (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nikolai.

Niklái m Faroese
Faroese form of Nicolai.

Nikolaki m Greek
A diminutive of Nikolaos.

Nikolasi m Tongan
Tongan form of Nicholas.

Nikoli m Trinidadian Creole (Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Nikolai.

Nikolozi m Georgian
Form of Nikoloz with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Nimai m & f Hindi
Meaning "Filled with Inner Light".

Nimfidi m Catalan
Catalan form of Nymphidius.

Nimshi m Biblical
Means “rescued” in Hebrew. This is the name father of Jehoshaphat in the Old Testament.

Nini f & m English
Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound N. It is also a short form or diminutive of the Scottish name Ninian.

Ninurta-nadin-shumi m Babylonian
Means "Ninurta is giver of progeny". Name borne by a Babylonian king of the 2nd dynasty of Isin, who ruled c. 1127–1122 BC.

Nirali m & f Hindi
From Hindi निराली (nirālī), meaning "unique"

Niravi m & f Indian, Gujarati, Marathi
Variant or feminine form of Nirav.

Nirei f & m Japanese
From Japanese 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 嶺 (rei) meaning "peak; summit; ridge; top" or 礼 (rei) meaning "a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]

Niri m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Neri. It is most prominent in Buskerud and Telemark, Norway.

Nishiki m & f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade," most likely deriving from 丹 (ni) meaning "red" and 頻 (shiki) meaning "repetition."... [more]

Nissi f & m Hebrew
First used as a biblical term in Exodus. The full word being Jehovah-Nissi, and meaning "victorious" or "banner". Moses named the victory banner as such after defeating the Amalekites.

Nitai m Biblical Hebrew
Nitai was an ancient Jewish sage mentioned in the Jewish Talmud. Nitai's full name, as recorded in the Talmud, was "Nitai the Arbelite."

Nitai f & m Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism
Means "a most merciful god".

Niði m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse name meaning "dark one" from Old Norse nið meaning "new moon". This is also the name of a dwarf in Norse Mythology.

Niti f & m Hindi, Bengali, Thai
Means "conduct, behaviour, ethics" in Sanskrit (also meaning "law, rule, tradition, custom" in Thai). It is mostly used as a feminine name in India while it is masculine in Thailand.

Nivi f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Derived from the Hebrew name Niv, meaning either "speech, expression" or "fang, tusk".

Niyazi m Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Persian نیاز (niyāz) meaning "need, necessity, want, supplication, wish, desire".

Niyokuri f & m Rwandan
Feminine and masculine name, perhaps honorific after famed professor of agriculture Aristide Niyokuri.

Niyuki f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 煮 (ni) meaning "boiled" or 二 (ni) meaning "two" combined with 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow", as well as other combinations of kanji.

Nizami m Azerbaijani
Derived from Persian نظامی (nizami) meaning "military, soldier". Nizami Ganjavi was a 12th-century Persian poet.

Njalwuni m & f Dagbani
Literally means "Given my life to God" "Leaning on God"

Njazi m Albanian

Njeinwei m Central African (Rare)
Rare first name from Cameroon.

Njeredzanhasi m Shona
Meaning “the wisdom of today” and/or “the modern wisdom”.

Nkanyezi m Zulu, Southern African
Means "star" in Zulu.

Nkhangweleni m Venda
Means "forgive me" in Tshivenda.

Nkhumbudzeni m & f Venda
Means "remember me" in Tshivenda.

Nkosi m Xhosa, Southern African
Means "chief, king, lord" in Xhosa.

Nkosnathi m African
South African Zulu name translated into Emmanuel meaning gift of god.

Nkpoikankeabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "nothing is hard for god" in Ibibio.

Nkuli f & m Southern African, Xhosa, Zulu
Diminutive form of Nonkululeko and Nkululeko.

Nnyawedzeni m & f Venda
Means "let me rest" in Tshivenda.

Noarii m Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian name, meaning "free".

Nobbi m German
German short form of Norbert.

Nobuaki m Japanese
From Japanese 信 (nobu) meaning "trust", 延 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch", and 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Nobufumi m Japanese
From Japanese 信 (nobu) meaning "trust" or 延 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch" combined with 二 (fu) meaning "two" and 三 (mi) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nobuichi m Japanese
From Japanese 信 (nobu) meaning "trust" and 一 (ichi) meaning "one", as well as other kanji combinations that can form this name.

Nobuji m Japanese
From Japanese 信 (nobu) meaning "trust", 暢 (nobu) meaning "stretch", 延 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch" or 展 (nobu) meaning "unfold, expand" combined with 治 (ji) meaning "govern, regulate, administer", 次 (ji) meaning "next" or 士 (ji) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai"... [more]

Nobuki m Japanese
From Japanese 信 (nobu) meaning "trust, believe, faith" combined with 樹 (ki) meaning "tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nobumi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 伸 (nobu) meaning "extend, stretch", 身 (nobu) meaning "body, identity" or 薫 (nobu) meaning "fragrant" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches or 文 (mi) meaning "sentence"... [more]

Nobunari m Japanese
From 信 (nobu) meaning "trust" and 成 (nari) meaning "become". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Nobunori m Japanese
From 伸 (nobu) meaning "extend, stretch and 容 (nori) meaning "contain, permit, allow, appearance, shape" or 規 (nori) meaning "standard, regulation, rule". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Nobuyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 信 (nobu, shin) meaning "faith, believe, trust" or 伸 (nobu, noburu) meaning "extend, stretch, open" and 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", 芳 (yoshi) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful", or 吉 (yoshi, kichi) meaning "good luck"... [more]

Nodari m Georgian
Form of Nodar with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.

Nṱoḓeni m & f Venda
Means "look for me" in Tshivenda.

Nogai m Mongolian
Probably derived from Mongolian нохой (nokhoi) meaning "dog".

Nohoarii m Tahitian
Means "king's house" or "place of the king", from Tahitian ari'i meaning "king" and noho meaning "house, home, place".

Nói m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Noah 1 or from Icelandic nói meaning "small vessel".

Noi f & m Thai, Lao
Means "small, little" in Thai, also used as an alternate transcription of Lao Noy. It is unisex in Thailand (more commonly used as a nickname) while it is feminine in Laos.

Noi f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Noy.

Nokhoi m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "dog" in Mongolian.

Noki m Indonesian

Nökkvi m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Nǫkkvi.

Nǫkkvi m Old Norse
From Old Norse nǫkkvi meaning "boat, ship".

Noldi m German, Dutch (Archaic), Indonesian
Pet form of Arnold.

Nomyali m Pashto (Rare)
Means "of good name" or "famous" in Pashto.

Noorazli m Malay
Variant of Norazli.

Noorazmi m Malay
Variant of Norazmi.

Noorhadi m Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Nurhadi.

Noo-ri f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Nuri.

Noorzai m Afghan (Rare)
Means "son of the light", a combination of Arabic نور (nur) and Pashto زوی (zoy), meaning "son (of)".

Nopachai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นพชัย (see Nopphachai).

Nophachai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นพชัย (see Nopphachai).

Noppachai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นพชัย (see Nopphachai).

Nopphachai m Thai
From Thai นพ (nop) meaning "nine" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Norazli m Malay
From Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with the name Azli.

Norazmi m Malay
From Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with the name Azmi.

Nordi m Central African
The given name of the French (with Congolese descendency) professional football player Nordi Mukiele.

Norhadi m Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Nurhadi.

Nóri m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Nórr or derived from Old Norse nóri "small person". Nóri is the name of a dwarf mentioned in the Poetic Edda.

Noribumi m Japanese
Variant of Norifumi.

Norifumi m Japanese
From Japanese 紀 (nori) meaning "century" combined with 文 (fumi) meaning "sentence". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Norimichi m Japanese
Name that was given during the Hēan Period, to a Court Noble, "藤原 教通" FUJIWARANOYORIMICHI, married to the Daughter of "藤原 公任" FUJIWARANOKINTO a Japanese Poet, and married to "禔子内親王" SHISHI the Japanese Imperial Princess Shishi, and married to "嫥子女王" SENSHI the Daughter of an Imperial Prince... [more]

Noriyori m Japanese
From 範 (nori) meaning "an example" combined with 頼 (yori) meaning "to rely, depend on".

Noriyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 宣 (nori) meaning "to proclaim, announce, say" or 永 (nori) meaning "long, lengthy, eternity" combined with 悦 (yoshi) meaning "ecstasy" or 福 (yoshi) meaning "luck, good fortune"... [more]

Noriyuki m Japanese
From Japanese 憲 (nori) meaning "constitution, basic law" combined with 幸 (yuki) meaning "good luck, good fortune, happiness". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]

Norðri m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Nórr. In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf who supports the vaults of heaven (formed from Ymir's skull) to the north.

Notdjî m Medieval Walloon
Walloon form of Notger.

Nouri m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "my light" from Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light, brightness" (chiefly Tunisian).

Novruzəli m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Combination of Novruz and Əli.

Nqobani m Zulu
Means "you must conquer" in Zulu.

Nsidibeabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "What is hidden before God?" in Ibibio.

Ntakuseni m & f Venda
Means "help me up" in Tshivenda.

Ntambudzeni m South African

Nthuseni m & f Venda
Means "help me" in Tshivenda.

Ntimi m Eastern African, Swahili (?)
From southern Tanzania, Mbeya region meaning a pastor.

Ntui m & f Jagham, Kenyang
Derived from the Jagham and Kenyang word ntûfâm meaning "chief".

Ntwali m Rwandan
Means "hero" in Kinyarwanda. People with this name includes rapper Ntwali and the football midfielder Evode Ntwali.

Nubari f & m Ogoni
Khana for "God's thing"... [more]

Nufri m Kashubian
Diminutive of Ònufri.

Nugai m Mongolian
Possibly a variant transcription of Nogai.

Nugeshi m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ნუგეში (nugeshi) meaning "solace".

Nui m Maori
Means "large, abundant, of high rank, important" in Maori.

Nuivai m & f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "great water", "vaste water".

Nukappi m Greenlandic
Younger form of Nukagpe.

Nukri m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian noun ნუკრი (nukri) meaning "fawn", though Georgian sources state that the word is also used for the juveniles of related wild animal species, such as the chamois and the goitered gazelle.... [more]

Nungshi m & f Manipuri
Means "love, joy" in Meitei.

Nṱungufhadzeni m & f Venda
Means "make me sad" in Tshivenda.

Nunni f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Núne.

Nunurai m & f Shona
Means "rescue" or "save us" in Shona.

Nürali m Karachay-Balkar
From the Arabic names Nur and Ali 1.