Submitted Names of Length 6

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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.
Netamo m Japanese
Netamo is a combination of Ne (寝 "Sleeping"), Ta (多 "Many") and Mo (喪 "Mourning"). Therefore, this name means "Sleepless Mournings".
Netane m Tongan
Tongan form of Nathan.
Netdao f Thai
From Thai เนตร (net) meaning "eye" and ดาว (dao) meaning "star".
Netico m Spanish
Diminutive of Ernesto.
Netina f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "to give" in Hebrew.
Netley m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Netley. A known bearer was the English con artist and writer Netley Lucas (1903-1940).
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.
Nevara f Uzbek
Means "grandchild" in Uzbek.
Nevart f Armenian (Western, Anglicized)
From the Armenian word նվեր, nver, meaning "a gift." The 'e' in the name is an added letter in the Anglicization of the name from the original Armenian script to more accurately reflect the pronunciation in Armenian... [more]
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.
Nevijo m Croatian
Variant of Nevio.
Nevina f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Either a form of Nevena or derived from Slavic nevina meaning ''innocent''.
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.
Nevzat m Turkish
Turkish form of the Avestan name Naozad, which means "newborn".
Nevzet m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Nevzat.
Newell m English
Transferred use of the surname Newell of various meanings such as a location name "new hall" where hall refers to a communal building or a variant of Neville or of Noel... [more]
Newlyn f Cornish
Cornish form of Nolwenn. It belonged to a 5th-century Cornish saint.
Newman m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Newman.
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-).
Nexhat m Albanian
Albanian form of Nedžad.
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"
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.
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.
Ngakan m Balinese
Short form of the Balinese title pungakan, which was traditionally given to males belonging to the Wesya caste.
Ngakau f Maori
Means "heart" in Maori.
Ngakha m & f Manipuri
Means "long lasting" in Meitei.
Ngamia m Swahili
Means "camel" in Swahili.
Nganba m Manipuri
Means "lighting up" in Meitei.
Nganbi f Manipuri
Means "shining daughter" in Meitei.
Ngânga f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name, onomatopoetic for baby bawling.
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".
Nghiệp m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 業 (nghiệp) meaning "business, trade" or "work, merit, achievements".
Ngodup m & f Tibetan
Meaning unknown.
Ngoebi m & f Ijaw
Means "money is good" in Ijaw.
Ngondu m & f Luba
Means "moon" in Luba-Kasai.
Ngurah m Balinese
From a title that originated from marriages between an aristocratic and non-aristocratic family, used as an indication of authority. This name is traditionally given to the second-born child.
Nguyen m Vietnamese (Expatriate)
Variant of Nguyên used outside of Vietnam among people of Vietnamese descent.
Nguyêt f & m Vietnamese
Variant of Nguyệt.
Nguyet f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Nguyệt used outside of Vietnam.
Ngweji m Luba
Means "warrior; powerful man" in Luba-Kasai.
Nhooja m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari न्हूज (see Nhuja).... [more]
Nhyasa f Newar
Variant transcription of Devanagari न्ह्यस: (see Nhyasah).
Niabai m Romani
Romani form of Nearboy.
Niaĸoĸ m & f Greenlandic
Means "head" in Greenlandic.
Nialla f Irish, Scottish
Feminine form of Niall.
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.
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]
Nicasi m Catalan (Rare), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Nicasius.
Nicere m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nicere.
Niceta m Italian
Italian form of Nicetas.
Niceto m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Niketas. This name was borne by Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, president of Spain from 1931 to 1936.
Nicetu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Niketas.
Nichen f Chinese
From the Chinese 旎 (nǐ) meaning "fluttering of flag; romantic" and 辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies, early morning".
Nichol m English (Australian, Modern)
Australian short form of Nicholas.
Nickei f English
Diminutive of Nicole.
Nickel m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), English (Rare), Hunsrik
In Germany and the Netherlands, this name is a medieval short form of respectively Nicolaus and Nicolaas. In the case of the latter, it is via the medieval short form Nicol 1, of which Nickel is a variant.... [more]
Nickia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nakia. Also see Nikia.
Nickie m & f English
Diminutive of Nicholas or Nicole.
Niclas m Welsh
Welsh variant of Nicholas.
Niclos m Picard
Picard form of Nicholas.
Nicòla f Provençal, Gascon
Provençal and Gascon form of Nicole.
Nicoła m Venetian
Venetian form of Nicola 1.
Nicolà m Romansh
Romansh form of Nicholas.
Nicołò m Venetian
Venetian form of Nicolò.
Nicolo m Romansh
Variant of Niculò.
Nicolo f Provençal
Provençal form of Nicole.
Nicolu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Nicolas.
Nicoly f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Nicole, reflecting the local pronunciation of the name.
Nicone m Medieval Italian
Italian form of Nicon (see Nikon).
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 .
Nicteo m Spanish
Spanish form of Nycteus.
Nicteu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nycteus.
Nicula m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Nicola 1.
Nicuță m Romanian
Contracted form of Niculiță.
Niczka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Nika
Nidada m Gothic
Masculine Gothic name, attested in the Getica (6th Century)
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.
Nidhal m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نضال (see Nidal).
Nidnoi f Thai
Means "little" in Thai.
Nidolf m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements niðr "ancestor, kinsman, relative" and ulfr "wolf".
Nidzam m Malay
Malay variant of Nizam.
Niebla f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Means “fog” in Spanish
Niegan m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Niegosław.
Nielas m German (Modern, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
German and Afrikaans borrowing of Nilas.
Niemah f & m Arabic
Mean"Blessing"
Niemir m Polish (Archaic)
Allegedly derived from Polish nie "not" and the Slavic name element mir "peace; world". In old Masovian sources the name Erazm often appears as a replacement for this name in the form of Niemierz.
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 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'.
Nierod m Medieval Polish
Derived from Polish nie "not" and Old Slavic *rodъ "family; generation".
Niesco m Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Niesko. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch politician Niesco Dubbelboer (b. 1962).
Niesje f Dutch
Diminutive of Nies.
Niesko m Dutch (Rare)
Probably derived from Nies, in which case it is possibly a pet form of the name.
Niezam m Malay
Malay variant of Nizam.
Nifemi f Yoruba
Means "love me" in Yoruba.
Nifont m Medieval Russian, Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Nephon via its modern Greek form Nifon.
Nigesa f Swahili
Means "born during the harvest season" in Swahili.
Niggle m Literature
Niggle is the main character in "Leaf by Niggle", a short story written by J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit", and many other stories. Niggle's story, however, has nothing to do with Middle Earth, the lands in which Tolkien's most famous works take place... [more]
Nighat f Urdu
From Persian نگاه (negâh) meaning "look, gaze, sight".
Niglus m Manx
Manx form of Nicholas.
Nig'mat m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Nimat.
Nigmat m Bashkir, Tatar, Kazakh
Bashkir and Tatar form of Nimat and Kazakh variant of Nygmet.
Nigola m Sardinian
Logudorese form of Nicholas.
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
Nihkke m Sami
Sami form of Nicholas.
Nihkko m Sami
Sami form of Niko.
Nihkul m Sami
Sami form of Nicolaus.
Niigi'o f Ojibwe
Wife of Chief Nenaa'angebi.
Niikka m & f Sami
Sami form of Nika.
Niikke m Sami
Sami form of Nicke.
Niikko m Sami
Sami form of Niko.
Niilas m Sami, Estonian (Rare)
Sami variant of Nils.
Niillá m Sami
Sami form of Nils.
Niilsi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Nilse.
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]
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.
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).
Nikala m Ossetian
Ossetian form of Nikolai.
Nikesh m Indian, Hindi
Means "The God; Man who save people" in Hindi.
Nikhom m Thai
Means "settlement" in Thai.
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.
Nikkia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nikia, which is itself a variant of Nakia.
Nikkie f English, Dutch
Variant of Nikki.... [more]
Nikkou m Japanese
This name can be used as 日光 (nikkou) meaning "sunlight". ... [more]
Niklái m Faroese
Faroese form of Nicolai.
Nikles m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Nikolaus.
Niklot m Polabian, History
Niklot (1090 – August 1160) was a chief or prince of the Slavic Obotrites and an ancestor of the House of Mecklenburg.
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.
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]
Nikorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Nikon.
Nikoru f Japanese
See Nikori. Possibly inspired by the name Nicole.... [more]
Nikòsz m Kashubian
Diminutive of Nikòdém.
Nikson m Indonesian
Variant of Nixon.
Niktey m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Nycteus.
Niktim m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Nyktimon.
Nikuša f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Nikola 2, Dominika and Veronika... [more]
Nikyta f & m English, Spanish
Variant of Nikita.
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.
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]
Nimesh m Sanskrit
Means "a short amount of time"
Nimete f Albanian
Albanian form of Nimat.
Nimith m Khmer
Means "transformation" in Khmer.
Nimmur m Arabic
Arabic for Tiger used often by christian lebanese. Famous Nimmur: President Cammille Nimmur Chamoun
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.
Nimrah m Mormon
Son of Akish, Jaredite.
Nimshi m Biblical
Means “rescued” in Hebrew. This is the name father of Jehoshaphat in the Old Testament.
Nimueh f Arthurian Cycle
Form of Nimue. Nimueh appeared as an evil sorceress in the series Merlin.
Nimuel m Filipino, Tagalog
Probably a variant of Nemuel.
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.
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.
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.
Ningba m Manipuri
Means "he who wishes" in Meitei.
Ningia m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
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".
Níngut m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "line", "rope" (with which something is lowered); "spider's web".
Ningyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".
Ningzi f Chinese
From the Chinese 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".
Niniek f Indonesian
Variant of Ninik.
Níniel f Literature
Means "maiden of tears", composed of Sindarin nîn "tear" and the suffix -iel "daughter, maiden". In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, this was a byname (or epessë) of Niënor given by her brother Túrin in Brethil.
Niniko f Georgian
Diminutive of Nino 2.
Ninimi f Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", 二 (ni) meaning "two" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nining f Sundanese
Diminutive of Eneng and possibly other similar-sounding names (such as Ningsih).
Niniye f Walloon
Walloon form of Virginie.
Ninmah f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "great queen" in Sumerian. Another name of Ninhursag. ... [more]
Ninnia f Swedish (Rare)
Latinate variant of Ninni.
Ninnog f Breton
This name was borne by a 5th-century Breton saint whose life is recorded in the Vita Sanctæ Ninnocæ. It has been speculated that she might be identical with Saint Candide.
Ninoun f Provençal
Diminutive of Catarino and Provençal form of Ninon.
Ninthe f Dutch (Modern)
Meaning uncertain. It may be a variant of Nienke or Nina 1.... [more]
Nintur f Sumerian Mythology
The name of the Sumerian mother goddess, derived from nin meaning "lady, queen" and tur meaning "hut", with allusions to the word šà-tùr meaning "womb".
Ninuka f Georgian
Diminutive of Nino 2. Also compare Ninutsa, which is sometimes transcribed as Ninuca.
Ninuna f Georgian (Rare)
Probably a pet form of Nino 2.
Ninura f Sumerian Mythology
Of uncertain etymology, likely deriving in part from the Sumerian element nin ("queen, mistress, lady"). Name borne by a tutelary goddess of Umma, who was considered to be the consort of the god Shara.
Ninyan m Irish
Variant of Ninian.
Nionne f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Nionne.
Niphon m Thai
Means "writing, composition" in Thai.
Nipkin m Romani
Possibly a diminutive of Nicol 1.
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