NopphonmThai From Thai นพพล (nopphon) referring to an ancient method of counting numbers, itself derived from นพ (nop) meaning "nine" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
NortheyfLiterature Transferred use of the surname Northey. The Nancy Mitford novel Don't Tell Alfred (1960) has a character named Northey; it is explained in the story that she was named after the Great Northern Hotel in London, where she was conceived.
NorðrimOld 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.
NortrudfGerman (Rare) The name is formed of the Germanic name elements NORD "north" and THRUD "strength"
NorvaldmNorwegian Combination of Norwegian nord "north" and the Old Norse name element valdr "ruler".
NosimirmMedieval Slavic The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic nositi "to carry, to bear, to bring, to wear". Compare modern Czech nosit "to wear, to carry, to bring" and modern Polish nosić "to carry, to bear, to wear"... [more]
NosloummBaltic Mythology The name of a Lithuanian god or mythical being recorded in writings by Jesuit monks dating back to the era between 1580 and 1620.... [more]
NotaroumJapanese From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "area, field", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NotburgfGerman (Rare, Archaic) The name is formed from the Germanic name elements not "hardship; need; emergency" and burg "protection, protected place, castle".... [more]
NothelmmAnglo-Saxon Probably derived from Old English noð "boldness, daring" and helm "helmet, protection".
NottungmOld Norwegian Possibly means "descendant of Nótt" (a combination of the given name Nótt and Old Norse ungr "young" (compare Sveinung))... [more]
NouchkafDutch (Rare) Short form of Anouchka. Notable bearers of this name include the Dutch boxer Nouchka Fontijn (b. 1987) and the Dutch film director Nouchka van Brakel (b... [more]
NovatusmAncient Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin novatus meaning "renewed, refreshed" as well as "altered, changed". A known bearer of this name was the Roman senator Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus... [more]
NovomirmSoviet, Bulgarian, Russian Means "new peace" or "new world", derived from Russian новый (novyy) meaning "new, fresh" combined with Russian мир (mir) meaning "peace" as well as "world". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
NowomiłmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish nowy "new, fresh", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic novъ "new". The second element is derived from Slavic mil "gracious, dear"... [more]
NuanxuefChinese From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
NuanyuefChinese From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
NudaengfThai From Thai หนู (nu) meaning "mouse, rat" and แดง (daeng) meaning "red".
NudimirmMedieval Slavic The first element of this name is possibly derived from Old Church Slavonic nuditi "to plague, to intimidate, to force", which is closely related to Old Russian nǫditi "to compel". Also compare modern Serbo-Croatian nuditi "to offer, to bid"... [more]
NumeriafRoman Mythology Derived from Latin numerus meaning "number". In Roman mythology, Numeria is the goddess who grants young children the ability to count.
NundinafRoman Mythology Nundina presides over the dies lustricus, the purification day when the child was given a name (praenomen). This occurred on the eighth day for girls and the ninth day for boys, a difference Plutarch explains by noting that 'it is a fact that the female grows up, and attains maturity and perfection before the male.' Until the umbilical cord fell off, typically on the seventh day, the baby was regarded as 'more like a plant than an animal,' as Plutarch expresses it... [more]
NurkhanmKazakh Derived from Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".
NurlanafAzerbaijani A half-calque of the name Svetlana, with Russian свет (svet) meaning "light, world" replaced with Azerbaijani nur meaning "light" (ultimately from Arabic).
NushabafLiterature, Urdu, Azerbaijani (Anglicized) Means "water of life", possibly from Persian نوش (nush) meaning "ambrosia, nectar, elixir" and آب (ab) meaning "water". This is the name of a queen of Barda in Nizami Ganjavi's Iskandarnameh... [more]
NwankwomIgbo Means "born on Nkwo market day" in Igbo. Nwankwo Obiora is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a defensive midfielder.
NyakerufKikuyu (Rare) Yours means someone in the ancestry or kin of those who had lighter complexion "nyamweru" was your first or in some cases little one from the wilderness for the wilderness is known as "werú"
NyawĩrafKikuyu Means "the hardworking one" in Kikuyu.
NýbjörgfIcelandic (Rare) Icelandic name with the combination of nýr "new, newly, recently" and bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
NyckelemWest Frisian (Rare) West Frisian form of Nicolaas, which originated in late medieval times (as is evident by the archaic -ck- spelling), but is still in use to this day - albeit rarely... [more]
NycteusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Νυκτεύς (Nykteus), which was derived from Greek νύξ nyx meaning "night". In Greek mythology, Nycteus was the name of a king of Thebes.