NebatmBiblical Nebat, meaning "Sprout," an Ephrathite of Zereda, was the father of Jeroboam.
NebetfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian nbt meaning "lady, mistress". Name borne by several prominent ancient Egyptian women, including the first known female vizier in Egyptian history; she served under Pepi I. Her daughters Ankhesenpepi I and II later became consorts of Pepi I.
NebezmKurdish Derived from Kurdish nebezî meaning "free".
NebkamAncient Egyptian From Egyptian nb-kꜣ meaning "lord of the soul", from Egyptian nb "lord, master, ruler" combined with kꜣ "soul". This was the throne name of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Third Dynasty during the Old Kingdom period, in the 27th century BCE.
NebramAncient Egyptian From Egyptian nb-rꜥ, of highly attested etymology. It could highly mean "lord of the sun (of Horus)" since the sun had not yet become the object of divine adoration during his lifetime, derived from Egyptian nb "lord" and rꜥ "sun"... [more]
NecatmTurkish Means "salvation, liberation" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic نجاة (najāh).
NechomAncient Egyptian From Egyptian n-kꜣw, meaning "(the one) belonging to the souls", from Egyptian n(j) "of, belonging to" and kꜣw, the plural form of ka "soul, life-force"... [more]
NedalmArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic نضال (see Nidal).
NedasmLithuanian (Modern) Recent and popular Lithuanian name, which can be a short form of Minedas as well as be a lithuanization of the English name Ned... [more]
NeddafSicilian, Theatre, Hungarian Sicilian diminutive of Antonietta as well as a Sicilian form of Nella. The name was also adopted into Hungarian usage. Furthermore, this name is borne by the main female role in the opera 'Pagliacci'.
NedrafEnglish (American), Literature Inspired by the name of a fictional place from the 1905 novel Nedra by George Barr McCutcheon. In the novel, Nedra is an island where some of the protagonists are stranded, but the cover illustration featuring a lady probably gave the impression that it was a personal name belonging to a female character... [more]
NeememEstonian Coined by M. Morrisson for the protagonist of his novel 'Eesti-rahwa vabaduse võitluse üle' (1902). The origin and meaning of the name are uncertain, it is, however, likely that Morrison based the name on the old Livonian Meeme.
Negevm & fHebrew (Modern, Rare) The Negev is the southern region of the land of Israel, desert area with a lot of sand, during the day it is very hot, and at night it is very cold. ... [more]
NeirofJapanese (Modern) This name is used as 音色 meaning "tone colour, timbre," a combination of 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "noise, sound" and 色 (shiki, shoku, iro) meaning "colour."... [more]
NemətmAzerbaijani Means "good, blessing, benefit" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic نعمة (ni'mah).
Nematf & mArabic, Persian, Uzbek, Tajik Alternate transcription of Arabic نعمات (see Nimat), as well as the Persian, Uzbek and Tajik form.
NemeafGreek Mythology The name of a naiad of the springs of the town of Nemea in Argolis, and a daughter of Asopos. Her name is taken from that place. Alternatively, Nemea may have been another name for Pandeia, a daughter of Zeus and Selene.
NemedmIrish Mythology Means "sanctuary, person with privilege" in Old Irish, derived from Proto-Celtic *nemetom "sacred place, sanctuary". In medieval Irish legend, this was the name of the leader of the Nemedians, the third group of people to settle in Ireland.
NemtimEgyptian 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.
NenehfWestern African Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Nana 4 or Nnenne. It is borne by Swedish singer Neneh Cherry (1964-), who inherited the name from her Sierra Leonean paternal grandmother.
NeokofJapanese From Japanese 希 (ne) meaning "hope, rare", 生 (o) meaning "raw" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NeomafEnglish (Rare) Altered form of Naomi 1 (compare Naoma), though it is popularly claimed to mean "new moon" in Greek (apparently by association with the prefix neo "new, young" and mene "moon").
NeomifJapanese From Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" combined with 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NeorifJapanese From Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 織 (o) meaning "to weave, to knit" combined with 梨 (ri) meaning "pear". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
NeposmLate Roman A Roman cognomen meaning "nephew" in Latin. This was the name of a 5th-century Roman Emperor who obtained the surname from his marriage to his wife, the Roman Empire's last empress in the West.
NeriofRoman Mythology Possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr-, meaning "valor". This was the name of a goddess and personification of valor in Roman mythology. She was the partner of Mars in ancient cult practices and was also identified with Bellona and Minerva.
NerismAncient Oscan Oscan and Sabine/Umbrian praenomen, equivalent to Roman Nero. Means "Strong/Vigorous".
NerlemLiterature Meaning unknown, possibly based on Merle. This is the name of a character in L. Frank Baum's novel ''The Enchanted Island of Yew'' (1903).
NermêfKurdish From Kurdish nerm meaning "tender, mild".
Netraf & mIndian, Kannada, Hindi, Nepali Derived from Sanskrit नेत्र (netra) meaning "eye". This is a transcription of both the Hindi masculine form नेत्र and the feminine form नेत्रा. In India, it is a unisex name while in Nepal, it is solely masculine.
NgigimKikuyu 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
NgoiafIndigenous Australian, Warlpiri Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Warlpiri, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name is Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri (b. circa 1948), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
N'golomManding This name means "I've largely procreated" (said by the newborn's father) in Bambara. It is traditionally given to the third-born son. ... [more]
Ngwhim & fMythology (Hypothetical) Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥gʷʰis "serpent". This is the reconstructed name of a dragon in Proto-Indo-European mythology.
Nhamof & mAfrican Means "Disaster" in Shona. It is the title character in A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer.
Nhamom & fShona It means "suffering; woes; disaster".