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Nymphodore m History (Gallicized)
French form of Nymphodorus.

Nymphodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Νυμφόδωρος (Nymphodoros), derived from νυμφη (nymphe) "bride, young wife" and δωρον (doron) "gift".

Nymphodotus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Νυμφοδοτος (Nymphodotos), derived from νυμφη (nymphe) "bride, young wife" and δοτος (dotos) "given".

Nyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nina 1.

Nynaeve f Literature
Variant of Nyneve used by Robert Jordan for a character in his 'Wheel of Time' series of fantasy novels.

Nynetjer m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nj-nṯr, possibly meaning "he is like (a) god" or "godlike", derived from Egyptian nj "of, belonging to, possessing" combined with nṯr "god". This was the Horus name of the third pharaoh of the Second Dynasty of Egypt during the Early Dynastic Period.

Nyneve f Arthurian Cycle
Form of Ninniane used by Thomas Malory for one of the Ladies of the Lake in his 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur' (as she is called Ninniane in Malory's source, the continuation to the Vulgate 'Merlin', known as the 'Suite du Merlin')... [more]

Nynne f Danish
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Nyo m & f Burmese
Means "brown" in Burmese.

Nyoe m & f Chinese (Wu)
Wu Chinese form of Yuan.

Nyok m & f Lao
Means "raise, lift" in Lao.

Nyoka f Popular Culture, African American, Jamaican Patois
The name of a character from two 15-part movie serials in the early 1940s: Jungle Girl (1941) and Perils of Nyoka (1942). The serials were based on the novel Jungle Girl (1932) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, in which the titular character was named Fou-tan... [more]

Nyokabi f Kikuyu (Archaic)
Kikuyus call the maasai "ukabi" this was for girls born from this intermarriage meaning she who came from maasai land

Nyomi f English (Modern)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Nyomie f English (Rare)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Nyoni f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "bird".

Nyonna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nyana.

Nyota f Swahili, Lingala
Derived from Swahili and Lingala nyota meaning "star".

Nýr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "new; young". This is the name of a dwarf (also called Nár) in Norse mythology.

Nyra f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nyrah.

Nyra f Guanche
Variant of Nira 4.

Nyrah f English (New Zealand), English (Australian)
Anglicized form of Ngaire.

Nyrah f Hindi
Sanskrit, meaning-Rose and beauty of Godess Saraswati

Nýráðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from nýr ("new, fresh") and ráð ("advice, counsel, decision"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Nyrcia f Etruscan Mythology
The Etruscan goddess of fate and chance, who changes the inevitable and rewrites the past and future.

Nyreek m American (Modern, Rare)

Nyri f English (Rare)
Anglicization of Nairi, derived from the Assyrian name for a confederation of tribes in the Armenian Highlands.

Nyrie f English (Australian)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Ngaire.

Nys m North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
North Frisian and West Frisian short form of Dionysius.

Nysa f Greek Mythology
Possibly from an archaic Greek word meaning "tree". In Greek mythology Nysa was a daughter of Aristaeus, who was believed to have brought up the infant god Dionysus, and from whom one of the many towns of the name of Nysa was believed to have derived its name.

Nysia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Nísia.

Nysir m American (Modern, Rare)

Nysis m Greek
Diminutive of Dionysios.

Nyśka f Silesian
Upper Silesian diminutive of Agnys.

Nysos m Ancient Greek
Nysos is the name of a Mountain which is ruled by Dionysos. Nysos can be viewed as the Masculine term for Nysa.

Nystya f Obscure

Nyszka f Silesian
Silesian diminutive of Agnys, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Nyteisha f African American

Nyuki f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "bee".

Nyukuti m Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Nyukuti Tjupurrula, the husband of Australian Aboriginal painter Makinti Napanangka (c... [more]

Nyunkin m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh nink meaning "small".

Nyunt m & f Burmese
Means "spring, shoot, growth" or "apex, summit" in Burmese.

Nyurapayia f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer is Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa (b. circa 1935), an Australian Aboriginal painter.

Nyurgun m Yakut
Derived from Yakut ньургуһун (nurguhun) meaning "snowdrop (a type of flower)". Nyurgun is a mythical hero to the Yakuts.

Nyurgustay m Yakut

Nyurgusun f Yakut
Etymology unknown.

Nyurguyaana f Yakut
Feminine form of Nyurgun.

Nyurguyana f Yakut
Means "Pulsatilla" in Yakut. A Pulsatilla, or Pasqueflower, is a type of flower that can be found in cold areas.

Nyurochka f Russian
Diminutive of Anastasiya or Anna.

Nyusha f Russian
Diminutive of Anna.

Nyuta f Russian
Diminutive of Anna.

Nývarð m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse nýr "new" and varðr "guard, watchman" (an alternative form of vǫrðr).

Nyvia f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Nivea, spelled the Spanish way, which means "Snow-White".

Nyxia f American (Modern, Rare)
A variant of NYXIE, or a diminutive form of Nyx.

Nyxon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nixon. According to the SSA, Nyxon was given to 16 boys in 2018.

Nzaya f Kongo
knowledge

Nzembo m & f Lingala
Means "song" in Lingala.

Nzero m Shona
Meaning “wisdom; insight; sagacity”, it corresponds with the name Njere.

Nzeru m & f Chewa
Means "wisdom" in Chewa.

Nzimbu f Kongo

Nzota m Pare
Etymology uncertain, this name is traditionally given to babies born during drought.

Nzuzi m & f Kongo
Means "second born twin" in Kikongo.

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