NakhshunfArmenian Means "varicoloured, embroidered" in Armenian.
Nakhtmutm & fAncient Egyptian Meaning “strength of Mut”, Mut being the mother goddess in Ancient Egyptian religion and mythology. Name of a daughter of Djehutyemheb and Bak-Khonsu, found in the Theban Tomb TT45.
NakşidilfOttoman Turkish From Ottoman Turkish نقش (nakş) meaning "painting, embroidery" (of Arabic origin) and دل (dil) meaning "heart" (of Persian origin).
NambithafXhosa Means "to savour, to enjoy" in Xhosa, encouraging the child to savour life.
Nam-cheonfKorean (Rare) From Sino-Korean 南天 (nam-cheon) meaning "nandina", which consists of 南 (nam) meaning "south" and 天 (cheon) meaning "heaven, sky".
NanahimefJapanese From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NanahirafJapanese Meaning mostly meaning 七, Meaning seven, and ひら having no meaning.
Nanakusaf & mJapanese From Japanese 七 (nana) meaning "seven" combine with 草 (kusa) meaning herbs
NanananafJapanese From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", duplicated combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", duplicated again. Other kanji combinations are possible.
NandhardmGermanic Derived from Gothic nand "bravery" (or from Gothic nanthjan "to venture, to risk, to dare") combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Nangamsof & mXhosa Means "future" or "even tomorrow" in Xhosa, figuratively "thank you". Often intended as being part of a phrase such as ungadinwa nangomso meaning "don’t be tired tomorrow". Meant to convey gratitude, and the hope for more of the same in the future.
NantelmafMedieval Italian Derived from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- "brave; daring" and Old High German helm "helmet".
NantetsumJapanese From Japanese 南 (nantetsu) meaning "south" or from Japanese 南 (nan) meaning "south" combined with 哲 (tetsu) meaning "philosophy, clear". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NanthildfFrankish, History From a Germanic name which meant "brave in battle", composed of the elements nanð "daring, brave, bold" (or Gothic nand "bravery", or Gothic nanthjan/nanþjan "to venture, to risk, to dare") and hild "battle"... [more]
NanthitafThai From Thai นันทิ (nanthi) meaning "delighted, joyful, happy", ultimately from Sanskrit नन्द (nanda).
NanthiyafThai From Thai นันทิ (nanthi) meaning "delighted, joyful, happy", ultimately from Sanskrit नन्द (nanda).
NanxiangfChinese From the Chinese 南 (nán) meaning "south" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
NaomichimJapanese 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]
NaoshigemJapanese From 巨 (nao) meaning "enormous, giant" and 成 (shige) meaning "to become". Other kanji combinations can be used.
NaowaratfThai Means "nine gems" from Thai เนาว (naowa) meaning "nine" (an archaic word) and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "jewel, gem".
NaoyoshimJapanese 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]
Napârtoĸm & fGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "standing upright" or "Greenland mountain ash".
NapharatfThai From Thai นภา (napha) meaning "sky" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
NaphawanfThai From Thai นภา (napha) meaning "sky" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Napir-asufAncient Near Eastern, Elamite Possibly derived from the name of the Elamite god of the moon Napir. Name borne by Napir-Asu, who was the queen of Elam during the Middle Elamite period... [more]
NapsugárfHungarian (Modern) Modern name from the vocabulary word napsugár "sunbeam, sunshine", itself a compound of the vocabulary words nap "sun, day" and sugár "beam, ray". Its name days are March 21 and July 3.
NaranciamPopular Culture Narancia Ghirga is a main character from manga 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Vento Aureo'. His name is a mix of the words naranja and arancia both meaning "orange (fruit)" in Spanish and Italian.
NarandžafCroatian (Rare) Derived from the word narandža meaning ''orange'' (fruit, not the colour).
NarcaeusmGreek Mythology A son of Dionysus and Narcaea, established a sanctuary of Athena Narcaea in Elis, and also introduced there the worship of Dionysus. (Paus. v. 16. § 5.)
NatarajamHinduism Means "lord of dance" in Sanskrit, from नट (naṭa) meaning "dance" and राज (rāja) meaning "king". This is the name of a form of the god Shiva, represented as the divine cosmic dancer.
NaterciafPortuguese Natercia is the anagram of the name Caterina ( old form. of modern Catarina) createart by the portuguese famoso poét. Luis de Camões in 16th century. ... [more]
NativitéfFrench (African, Rare) Means "nativity" in French. It is mostly used in French-speaking countries in Africa and apparently predominantly so in Cote d'Ivoire.
NativityfVarious (Rare), Filipino (Rare) From the English word nativity meaning "birth of Jesus Christ, Christmas", which ultimately derives from Late Latin nativitas "birth". It may be used as an English form of Natividad.
NatnareefThai Means "a female sage", deriving from the Thai element นักปราชญ์ (nák bpràat) meaning "philosopher; sage".
NatnichafThai From Thai ณัฐ (nat) meaning "wise, intelligent, knowledgeable" and ณิชา (nicha) meaning "clean, pure".
NáttfarimOld 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").
NatthayafThai Derived from Thai ณัฐ or ณัฏ (nath) both meaning "wise, intelligent, knowledgeable".
NatthidafThai From Thai ณัฐ (nat) meaning "wise, intelligent, knowledgeable" and ธิดา (thida) meaning "daughter".
NatthikafThai From Thai ณัฐ (nath) meaning "wise, intelligent".
NavagiaqmGreenlandic, Inuit Mythology, Inupiat West Greenlandic name meaning "the one who travelled from place to place", composed of nava- meaning "exchange, moving from place to place" and -giaq meaning "travel" or "is out". In Greenlandic mythology this is the name of a character who dies and travels from animal to animal as a spirit until he is finally reborn as a human.
NavaranafGreenlandic, Danish (Rare) Greenlandic name meaning "one who alternates between different parties", derived from the Proto-Eskimo root *naverar "to trade, exchange" and the name suffix na. In legend Navarana was an Inuit woman who brought about disunity by alternating between her tribe of native Greenlanders and the Norse colonists... [more]
NavaronemEnglish (Rare) Likely derived from Navarone, the name of a fictional Greek island from the novel The Guns of Navarone (1957) written by Alistair MacLean (1922-1987).... [more]
NavbiharfKurdish Possibly from the Kurdish nav meaning "name, reputation" and bihar meaning "spring".
NavendramIndian Means "new lord" from Sanskrit नव (nava) meaning "new, fresh" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra, used here to mean "lord".
Navro'zoyfUzbek Derived from nav'roz refering to a New Year's celebration widely celebrated in Central Asia, also meaning "springtime" or the name of a kind of apricot, and oy meaning "moon".
Nawa'akoamHawaiian Means "koa canoe" from Hawaiian waʻa "canoe" combined with koa "koa tree". A known bearer is Nawaʻakoa Lisiate Foti Analeseanoa "Koa" Misi (1987-), an American footballer.
NazarbaymKazakh, Kyrgyz Derived from Arabic نظر (nazar) meaning "attention, regard, look, gaze" combined with Kazakh and Kyrgyz бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
NazikedafOttoman Turkish From Ottoman Turkish نازك (nazik) meaning "delicate, slender, clean, polite" and Persian ادا (ada) meaning "elegance, beauty, charm, coquetry, manners".
NaziraoyfUzbek Derived from nazira meaning "a literary work meant to represent or respond another work by another author" and oy meaning "moon".
NazlicanfTurkish Possibly a combination of Nazlı, meaning "delicate", and Can meaning "soul".
NazmiyehfArabic It means "poem" in Arabic. This is the name of a protagonist in Susan Abulhawa's novel The Blue Between Sky and Water (2015).
NeandrosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology The first element of this name is derived from Greek νέος (neos) meaning "young, youthful" as well as "new, fresh". The second element is derived from Greek ανδρος (andros) meaning "of a man"... [more]
NearchosmAncient Greek Derived from the elements the first being νέος (neos) "new" and the second is either derived from Greek αρχος (archos) "master" or from Greek αρχη (arche) "origin, source".
NebraskafEnglish Nebraska is derived from transliteration of the archaic Otoe words Ñí Brásge (contemporary Otoe Ñí Bráhge), or the Omaha Ní Btháska meaning "flat water", after the Platte River that flows through the state.
NebsenremAncient Egyptian From Egyptian nb-sn-rꜥ, meaning "their lord is Ra", from Egyptian nb "lord, master" combined with sn "they, them" combined with the Egyptian God Ra... [more]
NecahualfNahuatl Means "left behind, survivor", derived from Nahuatl cahua, meaning "to leave, to abandon something; to be left, remain, survive".
NectudadfPictish, Old Celtic Presumed to be a feminine name, found on a mediaeval Pictish cross slab.
NedabiahmBiblical Means "Yahweh is generous" in Hebrew, derived from the verb נָדַב (nadav) meaning "to give willingly" (by implication "to be noble"; also compare Nadab) and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]
NeeltgenfDutch (Archaic) Variant of Neeltje. This was the name of possibly the mother of Rembrandt van Rijn, full name Neeltgen Willemsdochter van Zuytbrouck (1569-1640).
Neferhorm & fAncient Egyptian From Egyptian nfr-ḥr meaning "beautiful of face", derived from nfr "beautiful, good, perfect" combined with ḥr "face".
NefertemmAncient Egyptian Possible meanings include "beautiful one who closes" or "one who does not close".... [more]