Submitted Names of Length 5

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Nezam m Persian, Bengali
Persian and Bengali form of Nizam.
Nezar m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نزار (see Nizar).
Nezha f Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic نزاهة (nazaha) meaning "integrity, honesty, virtuousness" (chiefly Moroccan).
Nezig f Breton
Diminutive of Alanez and Oanez (the latter via Oanezig).
Nezir m Turkish, Bosnian, Albanian
Turkish, Bosnian and Albanian form of Nazir 1 or Nazir 2.
Nežka f Slovene
Diminutive of Neža.
Nezuo m Japanese
The male name for Nezuko means pretty boy
Ngale f Chewa
Means "jewel" in Chewa.
Nganu f Manipuri
Goddess of doves
Ngeni m Swahili
Means "stranger" in Swahili.
Nghĩa m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 義 (nghĩa) meaning "justice, righteousness".
Ngiên m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Yuán.
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
Ngira f Indigenous Australian
Meaning 'bushfire'
Ngoan m & f Vietnamese
Means "good, well-behaved, submissive" in Vietnamese, from a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 愿 (yuàn).
Ngoen f Thai
Means "silver" in Thai.
Ngoia f Indigenous 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'golo m Manding
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]
Ngoni m Shona
Ngoni means "Mercy or kindness".
Nguŏk f & m Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong form of Yue.
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.
Nhamo f & m African
Means "Disaster" in Shona. It is the title character in A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer.
Nhamo m & f Shona
It means "suffering; woes; disaster".
Nháng f & m Vietnamese
Means "glossy, shiny" in Vietnamese.
Nhean m Khmer
Means "instinctive" in Khmer.
Nheke f Mozambique (Rare)
It means 'large African mother'.
Nhial m & f Nuer, African Mythology
The Nuer counterpart of Nhialic, the main creator god of Dinka mythology.
Nhiên m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 然 (nhiên) meaning "certainly, correct".
Nhora f Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Nura.
Nhoro m Shona
Means "antelope" in Shona.
Nhuận m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 潤 (nhuận) meaning "soft, sleek, wet, moist".
Nhugu m Newar (Rare)
From Newar न्हुगु (nhūgū) meaning "new".
Nhuja m Newar (Rare)
From Newar न्हूज (nhūja), a contraction of न्हुगु झ (nhūgū jha) meaning "new sun".... [more]
Niabi f Indigenous American
Means "fawn" in Osage, language spoken in Oklahoma.
Niadh m Old Irish
Means "warrior, champion" in Old Irish.
Niang f Chinese
Chinese name which, when written as means "lady"
Niara f Eastern African, Swahili
Means of high purpose
Nibah m Newar (Rare)
Means "sunray" in Newar.
Nibar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
The name Nibar is the surname Rabin, spelled backwards. Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli politician, statesman and general... [more]
Niben f Abenaki, Algonquian, New World Mythology
The Abenaki word for "summer." Niben was also a figure in Abenaki myth who represented the summer season.
Nicat m Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic نجاة (najah) meaning "salvation, saving, delivery".
Nicey f English (Rare, Archaic)
18th-century variant of Nice, itself a Latinization of Greek Nike.
Nicha f Thai
Means "clean, pure" in Thai.
Nicke m Swedish
Diminutive of Niklas and Nils (compare Nick).
Nicla f Italian
Contracted form of Nicolina and Nicoletta.
Niclà m Romansh
Contracted form of Nicolà.
Niclo m Romansh
Variant of Niclò.
Niclò m Romansh
Contracted form of Niculò.
Nicol m & f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch shorter form or variant of Nicolaes. It was exclusively a masculine name at the time. The name has since become used on females as well, which happened in the second half of the 20th century (after World War II)... [more]
Nicon m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized and Romanian form of Nikon. Saint Nicon is a martyred Roman soldier who was serving in the East when he was converted to Christianity. Eventually he became a monk... [more]
Nicos m Greek
Variant spelling of Nikos.
Nicté f Yucatec Maya, New World Mythology, Spanish (Latin American)
Means "mayflower" in Yucatec Maya.
Nicus m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Short form of Dominicus. In rare cases, this name can also be a latinization of Nico or Niek.
Nidal m Arabic
Means "struggle, strife" in Arabic.
Nidhi f Indian, Hindi
Means "treasury, reservoir, storehouse" in Sanskrit.
Nidra f Indian
The name Nidra is related to the concept of nidra, which is “one of the four states of consciousness in Hindu philosophy”. Nidra is the state of “deep sleep”, where the individual is “unaware of the external world and the inner self”... [more]
Nidup m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དངོས་གྲུབ (dngos-grub) meaning "realisation, (spiritual) attainment".
Niecy f English
Diminutive of Denise.
Niède f Brazilian
Not available.... [more]
Niego m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Niegosław.
Nieke f Dutch, Flemish (Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Nicolaas.
Nieko m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nico and diminutive of Niek.
Nieky m & f Dutch
For men, this name is a diminutive of Nicolaas via its short form Niek. For women, this name is a diminutive of Nicola 2, Nicole, Nicolette, Nicolien, Nicolina and Nicoline (all very commonly used in the Netherlands as feminine forms of the aforementioned Nicolaas).... [more]
Niene f Frisian
Variant of Nine.
Nieus f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Nieves.
Nieva f Spanish (European, Rare)
From the Nuestra Señora de Nieva in Autol (La Rioja).... [more]
Nieve f English (British), Scottish
Anglicized form of Niamh.
Nifae m Mormon
Samoan form of Nephi.
Nifon m Greek (Rare), Romanian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Modern Greek form of Nephon as well as the Romanian form of the name.
Nigar f Bengali, Turkish, Urdu
Bengali, Turkish, and Urdu form of Negar.
Niger m African American (Modern)
From the name of the African country
Niger m Ancient Roman
From a Cognomen and an Agnomen derived from Latin niger "black"
Nihan f Turkish
Means "secret, hidden, concealed" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian نهان (nehān).
Nihar m Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali, Indian, Maithili
Meaning "mist", "dew", or "snow" in various South Asian languages. Masculine form of Nihara. Derived from the Sankrit word नीहार (nihara) meaning "mist", "heavy dew", "fog", or "snow".
Nihee f Korean
The most common meaning os the name "Nihee" is "bliss" or "happiness" "Ni" means "your" or "belonging to you" in Korean. "Hee" means "joy" or "bliss"".
Nihma f Filipino, Tausug
Possibly a form of Nima 1.
Nihol f Uzbek
Means "sprout, shoot, young growth" in Uzbek.
Niiko f Japanese
From Japanese 新 (nii) meaning "new" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Niila m Finnish
Finnish name day December 6.
Niilá m Sami, Finnish
Sami form of Nils.
Niina f Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ni) meaning "change, reform, new" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) or 那 (na) meaning "what" or 南 (na) meaning "south"... [more]
Niino f Japanese
From Japanese 新 (nii) meaning "new; fresh" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Nijat m Uyghur
Means "rescue, liberation" in Uyghur.
Nijio m Japanese (Rare)
From 二 (ni) and 二 (ji) both meaning "two, second" and 夫 (o) meaning "man". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nikas m Ancient Greek, Lithuanian, Russian (Rare)
Derived either from the active present tense of the Greek verb νικάω (nikao) meaning "to win, to conquer, to prevail" or from the accusative plural of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".... [more]
Nikau m & f Maori
Variant of Nīkau.
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.
Nikel m West Frisian (Rare), German (Silesian), Vilamovian
Modern West Frisian form of the archaic name Nyckel, which was a short form of Nyckele. Alternatively, one can also say that this name is a short form of Nikele, which is a younger form of the aforementioned name Nyckele... [more]
Niken f Javanese
From Javanese nikèn meaning "woman".
Niket m Indian
A person who has his own home and family
Nikia f & m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements nee, kee and ya, inspired by Nikki and Nakia... [more]
Nikka f Filipino
Used often for nicknames for Filipino girls
Nikka f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (ni) meaning "sun, day" combined with 華 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nikke m Finnish
A Finnish diminutive form of Nikolaus and Niklas. Also a Finnish variant of Nicke.
Nikki f Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ni) meaning "new" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope" or also 肉桂 (nikki) meaning "cinnamon". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Nikki f Spanish
Feminine Castilian Form of Nicolás.
Nikko m English
Variant form of Niko.
Nikky f English
Variant of Nikki. This is borne by the American poet Nikky Finney (1957-), born Lynn Carol Finney.
Nikla m Limburgish (Rare), Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Limburgish variant of Nikkela and Luxembourgish vernacular form of the French name Nicolas.
Nikol m Armenian
Armenian form of Nicholas.
Nikom m Thai
Alternate transcription of Nikhom.
Nikon m Thai
Means "group" or "populace" in Thai.
Nikoo f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian نیکو (see Niku).
Nikoś m Polish
Diminutive of Nikodem.
Nikou f Persian
1 good, nice, beautiful, beautiful person ... [more]
Nikou f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian نیکو (see Niku).
Nikte f Yucatec Maya
Means "flower" in Yucatec Maya, from the word nik.
Nilaa f Indian (Muslim)
Means “Water hyacinth” in Arabic. It can also refer to the navy pigment extracted from aforementioned plants. A variant of Nilah.
Nilah f Arabic
Means “water hyacinth” (scientific name Eichhornia) in Arabic. It can also refer to the indigo pigment extracted from said plants.
Nilak f Greenlandic
Means "fresh water ice" in Greenlandic.
Nilán m Sami
Sami form of Nils.
Nilde f Italian
Short form of names that end in -nilde, such as Brunilde, Benilde, Cleonilde or Leonilde... [more]
Nildo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of names ending in -nildo.
Niley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Niley.
Nilin f Popular Culture
Nilin is also the name of the main character in the video game 'Remember Me' as Nilin Cartier-Wells. Whether the game developers invented her name or not is unknown.
Nilke m Sami
Northern Sami form of Nils.
Nilla f Italian (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian
Truncated form of names ending in -nilla.... [more]
Nillá m Sami
Sami form of Nils.
Nille m Swedish
Diminutive of Nils.
Nille f Norwegian, Danish, Theatre
Short form of Pernille. Nille is a character in Ludvig Holberg's play 'Jeppe på Bjerget' (1722).
Nilly f Hebrew
Variant of Nili.
Nilma f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino
Apparently a feminine form of Newman.
Nilou f Persian
Nickname of Niloufar
Nilsa m Sami
Sami form of Nils.
Nilse m Sami, Greenlandic
Sami and Greenlandic form of Nils.
Nilss m Old Swedish
Variant of Nils.
Nilsu f Turkish
From Turkish Nil meaning "Nile (the river)", and su meaning "water".
Nilva f Italian (Tuscan), Emilian-Romagnol
Of uncertain origin and meaning.
Ni'mah f Indonesian
Variant of Nimah.
Nimah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic نعمة (see Nima 1), as well as the usual Indonesian form.
Nimai m & f Hindi
Meaning "Filled with Inner Light".
Nimas f Indonesian
Javanese
Nimfa f Spanish, Polish
Spanish and Polish form of Nympha.
Nimit m Thai
From Thai นิมิต (nimit) meaning "sign, mark, omen, vision".
Nimol m & f Khmer
Means "flawless, unblemished" in Khmer.
Nimra f Pakistani, Indian, Arabic
Variant transcription of Nimira.
Nimuë f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nimue.... [more]
Ninan m Indian (Christian, Rare, Archaic)
The name Ninan നൈനാൻ has been in use with the Syrian Christian community of Kerala especially around the Kottayam district. It is a Malayalam variant of the biblical name Yochanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious".
Ninbe f Basque
Basque form of Ninfa.
Ninçí f Khakas
Means "pearl" in Khakas.
Nincy f English, Malayalam, Tamil
Influenced by Nina and Nini.
Ninen f Breton
Diminutive of Gweninen.
Nines f Spanish
Diminutive of Angelines. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Ángeles.
Ninet f Hebrew
Meaning uncertain; perhaps a variant of the Hebrew name נִינָה (Nina) meaning "great-granddaughter". A known bearer is Ninet Tayeb (1983-), an Israeli singer.
Ninha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Ana.
Ninie f Gallo
Diminutive of Anne-Marie.
Ninja f English
An elaboration of Nina 1 intended to reflect the pronunciation of Spanish niña "little girl".
Ninka f Russian, Georgian
Russian diminutive of Nina 1, which the Georgians use as a diminutive for Nino 2.
Ninke f West Frisian
Frisian variant of Nineke.
Ninme f Sumerian Mythology
Means "lady of battle", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("queen, mistress, lady") and me (an archaic word for "battle"). This is attested as an epithet of Inanna, in her capacity as a war goddess... [more]
Ninni f Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of many names, such as Ingrid and Kristina.
Ninog f Breton
Variant of Ninnog.
Ninoy m Filipino
Diminutive of Benigno.... [more]
Nintu f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lady of birth" in Sumerian. Another name of Ninhursag
Ninuk f Mari
Mari form of Nina.
Ninwa f Assyrian
From the modern Assyrian form of the name of the ancient Assyrian capital city of Nineveh.
Nioba f Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Kazakh, Slovene
Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Kazakh and Slovene form of Niobe.
Nioma f English
Variant of Neoma.
Niovi f Greek
Modern transcription of Niobe.
Nipon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Niphon.
Nipun m Hinduism
Skilled in all that he attempts
Nirad m Indian (Rare), Odia (Rare), Gujarati (Rare), Marathi (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit नीरद (nirada) meaning "cloud".
Niran m Thai
Means "forever, eternal" in Thai.
Niran m Hebrew
Modern variant of Nir.
Niran f Azerbaijani
From an Archaic Azerbaijani form of nar meaning "fire".
Niran m Coptic
Short form of Paniran.
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]
Nirel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Nir - means "plowed field" and El - means "God", the meaning is "Field of God".
Nireo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Nireus.
Nireu m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Nireus.
Nirìa m Sicilian
Short form of Annirìa.
Nirik m Japanese Mythology
In Japanese folklore, whenever Kirin lose their temper, they transform into beasts of fire and rage called Nirik.
Nirit f Hebrew
Hebrew name for Ridolfia segetum, a genus of plant similar to the dill.
Nirma f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil
MEANING - measure, value, equivalent, to build, fabricate, create,to make
Niron f Khmer
Means "infinite" in Khmer.
Nirui f Chinese
From the Chinese 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow" and 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever".
Nirun m Thai
Alternate transcription of Niran.
Nirut m Thai
Means "language, speech" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit निरुक्ति (nirukti).
Nîşan f Kurdish
Means "manifestation, sign" in Kurdish.
Nišan m Sorbian (Archaic)
Lower Sorbian form of Nicholas.
Nisan f Turkish
The first month name of the Babylonian calendar. It denotes the month of April in modern Turkish.
Nisan m Hebrew
Nisan is the first month in the Hebrew calendar.Probably the word "nisan" was taken from the language Akkadian,that it means blossom,because this month is in the spring season.
Nisar m Arabic, Urdu
Means "sacrifice" or "avenge, retaliate" in Arabic.
Nisay m Khmer
Means "gift, talent" or "determination" in Khmer.
Niset m Provençal
Short form of Daniset.
Nish'a f Selkup
Means "dogrose" in Selkup.
Nísia f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Truncated form of Anísia and Dionísia. Nísia Floresta, born Dionísia Gonçalves Pinto, (1810 - 1885) was a Brazilian educator, translator, writer, poet, philosopher, and feminist.
Nisim m Hebrew
Means "miracles" in Hebrew, the plural of נס (nes) meaning "miracle".
Nisit m Thai
Means "student" in Thai.
Niska f Finnish
Transferred from the surname "Niska".
Nisma f Arabic
Means "breeze" in Arabic.
Nisse m Frisian
Frisian short form of Dionysius.
Nisse m Swedish, Danish
Swedish and Danish diminutive of Nils.
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".
Nitay m Hebrew
The name first appeared in the Talmud Era. Nittai of Arbela was one of the Tannaim.
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.
Nithi f Sanskrit, Newar (?)
From नीति (neeti) meaning "policy, morality"
Niðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "ancestor, kinsman". In Norse mythology this is one of the sons of Jarl and Erna.
Nitsa f Hebrew
The part of the plant from which the flower and fruit grow.
Nitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Irini and Eleni.
N'iuku m Even
Even form of Nikolay.
Nivat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิวัฒน์ or นิวัติ (see Niwat).
Nívea f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Literature
From Latin niveus meaning "snow-white" (itself from nivis, "of snow"). It was used by Peruvian author Isabel Allende for a character in her novel 'La casa de los espíritus' (1982).
Nives m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิเวศ (see Niwet).
Nivet m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิเวศ (see Niwet).
Nivie f American (Rare)
Short form of Nevaeh.
Nivor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Niv and Or with the meaning of "bright dialect, bright speech".
Niwat m Thai
Means "return" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit निवृत्ति (nivritti).
Niwen m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo niwe meaning "wind" and the genitive suffix -n.
Niwes m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิเวศ (see Niwet).
Niwet m Thai
Means "abode, residence, house" in Thai.
Nixie f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word nixie meaning "water fairy, water sprite", which is related to German Nixe. Alternatively in some cases it could be an invented name using the sounds present in Dixie, Trixie and Pixie, or possibly an elaboration of Nix.
Nixza f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Created in the 1940s, probably modelled on Taíno names that contain the letter X such as Guarionex and Caguax.
Niyam m Indian (Latinized, Modern)
From hindu, meaning, restraint of mind; ethical rules; Discipline activity in accordance in the rules
Nîyaz m & f Kurdish
Means "request, wish" in Kurdish.
Niyaz f & m Persian, Persian Mythology, Kyrgyz
Derived from the Persian noun نیاز (niyaz) meaning "need, necessity, requirement" as well as "desire, wish". In Zoroastrianism, Niyaz is the name of a demon.... [more]
Niyol m Navajo
Means "wind" in Navajo.
Niyom m & f Thai
Means "popular, admired, respected" or "principle, doctrine" in Thai.
Nizam m Arabic, Malay, Urdu, Bengali, Turkish
Means "system, order, method" in Arabic.
Nizia f Polish
Diminutive of Dioniza.
Nizom m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Nizam.
Njaka m Malagasy
Means "one who reigns" in Malagasy.
Njere m & f Shona
It means “wisdom”.
Njiba m & f Luba
Means "stream, lake" in Luba-Kasai.
Njive f Shona
Means "dove" in Shona.
Njoki f Kikuyu
Means "the one who resurrected" in Kikuyu.
Njóla f Icelandic (Rare), Faroese, Literature
Means "night" in Icelandic (a poetic word). Its use as a given name may have been influenced by the theological-philosophical poem 'Njóla' (1842) by Björn Gunnlaugsson.
Njozi f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "dream".
Njteh m Armenian
"foreigner"
N'Kiah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nakia, or else a combination of the phonetic prefix na with the name Kaya 2.
Nkosi m Xhosa, Southern African
Means "chief, king, lord" in Xhosa.
Nkuba m Haya
Means "thunder" in Haya.
Nkuli f & m Southern African, Xhosa, Zulu
Diminutive form of Nonkululeko and Nkululeko.