NakotofJapanese From Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp. Other kanji combinations are possible.
NakovafEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) Of uncertain origin, perhaps a transferred use of the Bulgarian surname Nakova. This was used by American social media influencer Myka Stauffer for her daughter born 2011.
NakşidilfOttoman Turkish From Ottoman Turkish نقش (nakş) meaning "painting, embroidery" (of Arabic origin) and دل (dil) meaning "heart" (of Persian origin).
NakulmIndian Nakul was one of the Pandavas from the Mahabharat.
NakulamHinduism Sanskrit, name of the twin brother, the youngest of the 5 brothers born by king Pandu as recorded in the Mahabharata, younger brothers to Arjuna, great heroes in their own right, Nakula was tall and handsome, Sahadeva spoke eloquently and possessed great filial piety.
NakusetfMi'kmaq A Mi'kmaq goddess of the Sun, currently a famous bearer is the Mi'kmaq actress, Nakuset "Nikki" Gould.
NakushafMarathi Means "unwanted" in Marathi. This was traditionally given to girls whose parents wanted a boy.... [more]
Nalainm & fUrdu The name comes directly from the Arabic naal (shoe), nalain being the plural form. In predominately Muslim Southeast Asian countries, it is used on both males and females in honor of the mubarak nalain or nalain pak (blessed Sandals) of the prophet Muhammad... [more]
NalakamBuddhism, Sinhalese Derived from Sanskrit नाल (nāla) meaning "reed, (lotus) stalk". In Buddhist tradition this is the name of a disciple of the Buddha.
NalbimCircassian Either means "happy ruler" or derived from Persian نعل (na'l) meaning "horseshoe" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) meaning "chief, lord, master".
NaleighfObscure Combination of Nancy and Leigh. This name was used by actress Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley for their daughter, who was born in 2008... [more]
NálimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Possibly a male version of Nál, or derived from nagl ("dead person"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf, who may originally have been a demon of the dead.
NaliandrafGerman (Modern, Rare), Literature A figure in 'The Dreaming' by Barbara Wood. The name is taken from an Australian Aboriginal language and means 'butterfly'.
Nalinm & fSinhalese, Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Thai Derived from Sanskrit नलिनी (nalini) meaning "lotus". It is a masculine name in Sri Lanka and India while it is unisex in Thailand.
NallafLiterature Of uncertain origin and meaning. This is the name of one of the characters in J. R. Ward's ongoing series of paranormal romance books Black Dagger Brotherhood.
NallemFinnish Means "teddy bear" in Finnish and it is often used as a nickname for the Swedish name Björn.
NamadiafHistory (Ecclesiastical, Latinized) Name of a Catholic saint from Auvergne, France. According to Catholic tradition, she founded various abbeys along with her husband saint Calminius. After his death, she became a nun.
NamahafIndian Sanskrit word which forms an element of sacred Vedic mantras. It means “to surrender with love”, and literally, “to bow (in a gesture of homage and respect)”.
NāmakafPolynesian Mythology Means "the eyes" in Hawaiian from nā "the (plural)" and maka "eye". In Hawaiian mythology, Nāmaka was a sea goddess, the daughter of Haumea, and the sister of Pele and Hiʻiaka... [more]
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".
NamchifGaro From the Garo word নম্ (nam) meaning "good" and চি (chi) meaning "water".
Namgyalm & fTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan རྣམ་རྒྱལ (rnam-rgyal) meaning "complete victory", derived from the intensifier རྣམ (rnam) and རྒྱལ (rgyal) meaning "conquest, victory".
NamifGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian noun ნამი (nami) meaning "dew", which ultimately comes from Persian نم (nam) meaning "dew, moisture".
NamifJapanese From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave". It can also be given as a combination of 奈 (na), a phonetic kanji, 菜 (na) meaning "vegetable, greens" or 成 (na) meaning "to become" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful".
Nam-ilmKorean From Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "south" combined with 一 (il) meaning "one". Other hanja combinations are possible.
NamimifJapanese From Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 実 (mi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut" duplicated. Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
NaminofJapanese From Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 波 (nami) meaning "wave", 方 (nami) meaning "direction, way, side" or 凡 (nami) meaning "ordinary, common, mediocre", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 稔 (mino) meaning "ripe grain, harvest", 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 望 (no) meaning "hope" or 野 (no) meaning "area, field"... [more]
NamiomJapanese From Japanese 南 (nami) meaning "south" or 波, 浪 (nami) meaning "wave" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NamiqmAzerbaijani From Persian نامی (nâmi) meaning "famous, illustrious, glorified".
Namitonm & fNahuatl Possibly means "little spouse", from Nahuatl namictli "wife, husband, spouse" and the diminutive suffix -ton, in which case it was likely a nickname for a child.
NamiyofJapanese From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation, era" or 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NamizoumJapanese From Japanese 波, 浪 (name) meaning "wave" combined with 三 (zou) meaning "three" or 蔵 (zou) meaning "store, hide". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nam-jufKorean From Sino-Korean 南 "south" and 珠 "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl".
Nam-junmKorean From Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "south" and 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, capable; handsome" or 準 (jun) meaning "follow, conform," as well as other hanja combinations.... [more]
Namkham & fTibetan Means "space, opening" in Tibetan.
NamkhangfThai Namkhang is Latinized form of “น้ำค้าง” in Thai. Meaning “Dew”.
NamkholongmIndian This name bases on the North Eastern Indian Tribal name Rongmei and it means a Brave Heart.
NammanmGaro From the Garo word নম্ (nam) meaning "good" and মঁদে (mande) meaning "person".
NammufNear Eastern Mythology In Sumerian mythology, she was a primeval goddess, corresponding to Tiamat in Babylonian mythology. She gave birth to An and Ki and the first gods, and with An she bore Enki... [more]
NamnamafFilipino Meaning "Hope" from Filipino dialect Ilocano.
NamormPopular Culture Originally conceived by the writer-artist Bill Everett in 1939, Namor is the name of Marvel's earliest hero the Sub-Mariner. The name itself means "the Avenging Son" and is also a play on the word "Roman".
Namoram & fMandailing The name literally means "Noble" and can be given to boys and girls who come from one of the Mandailing clans.
NamorimWestern African Used in Ivory Coast. A famous bearer is Namori Meite (born 1988) a French-born Côte d'Ivoirean basketball player currently member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team.
NampeyofIndigenous American Derived from the Tewa word Num-pa-yu meaning "snake that does not bite". This was borne by the Hopi-Tewa potter Nampeyo of Hano (1859-1942), the daughter of a Tewa woman and a Hopi man.
Nam-rafKorean From Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "south" and 路 (ra) meaning "road, path, street; journey", or 羅 meaning "net for catching birds". Other hanja combinations are also possible.
NamritmIndian MEANING - alive. Here न means not + मृत means dead... [more]
Nam-seonm & fKorean variation of Namsun, means "city" and "first" other combinations can be made on the way of spelling the hanja.
NamsraimMongolian, Mythology From the name of a Buddhist god of wealth and prosperity, derived from Tibetan rnam thos sras "prince all-hearing", ultimately from Sanskrit Vaiśravana.
Nam-sunf & mKorean From Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "southern, south" combined with 淳 (sun) meaning "pure, honest, genuine". Other Hanja combinations can form this name as well.
NamuchorumJapanese From Japanese 南 (namuchoru) meaning "south" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
NamuelmBiblical, Biblical Latin Form of Nemuel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Nanf & mChinese From Chinese 男 (nán) meaning "man, male, son", 南 (nán) meaning "south" or 楠 (nán) meaning "Chinese cedar", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Nanm & fBurmese Means "palace" or "gold thread, metal thread" in Burmese.
NanəfAzerbaijani (Rare) Means "mint" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic نعناع (na'na').
NanaanjuerifJapanese From Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" duplicated using 々, 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet" or 杏 (an) meaning "apricot", 寿 (ju) meaning "long life", 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit" or 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village"... [more]
NanaanjuriefJapanese From Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" duplicated using 々, 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet", 寿 (ju) meaning "long life", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit"... [more]
NanagifJapanese From Japanese 夏 (na) meaning "summer" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 凪 (nagi) meaning "calm". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NanahafJapanese From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 果 (ha) meaning "fruit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NanahifJapanese From Japanese 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.
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.
NanahofJapanese From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" duplicated and combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sail". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
NanakmPunjabi, Indian (Sikh) The name Nanak is given to a boy when he is born at his mother's ancestoral village. The meaning comes from nanaka that is "the mother's village"... [more]
NanakafJapanese From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" duplicated and combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 日 (ka) meaning "day, sun, Japan"... [more]
NanamefJapanese From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NananafJapanese From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", duplicated or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what" or 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [more]
NanananafJapanese From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", duplicated combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", duplicated again. Other kanji combinations are possible.
NananefJapanese From Japanese 凪 (na) meaning "calm" duplicated and combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NanangmJavanese, Sundanese Derived from Javanese or Sundanese lanang meaning "man, male, masculine".
NanarufJapanese From Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", duplicated and combined with 留 (ru) meaning "to stay". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NanatomJapanese From Japanese 七 (nana) meaning "seven" combined with 都 (to) meaning "capital (city)" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
NanatsufJapanese From Japanese 七 (na) meaning "seven" combined with 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nanāya-kānatfBabylonian Possibly means "Nanaya has gathered", deriving from the Akkadian element kanāšu ("to gather in (harvest, people)").
Nanaya-kesiratfBabylonian, Akkadian Means "Nanaya is the one who compensates", deriving from the goddess Nanaya, and the Akkadian element kašāru ("to compensate, to give its due").
Nanāya-rīšatfBabylonian Possibly means "Nanaya's joy", deriving from the Akkadian element rīšātu ("joy, happiness").
NanayofJapanese From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 採 (na) meaning "collect, gather" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NanbingfChinese From the Chinese 囡 (nān) meaning "daughter" and 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".
NandanmIndian, Hindi, Bengali From Sanskrit नन्दन (nandana) meaning "delighting, pleasing, rejoicing".
Nandanaf & mIndian, Kannada, Sinhalese Derived from Sanskrit नन्दन (nandana) meaning "daughter", "son", or "rejoicing, gladdening". It is used as a feminine name in India, while it is masculine in Sri Lanka.
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."
NandifZulu Means "sweet" in Zulu. This was the name of the mother of Shaka, famed warrior king of the Zulus in colonial South Africa (though her grave is marked Nindi).
Nandinf & mMongolian Means "precious, rare, sacred" in Mongolian.
NandinafEnglish (Rare) From the species of flowering plant, also known as heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo.
NandradmGermanic Derived from Gothic nand "bravery" (or from Gothic nanthjan "to venture, to risk, to dare") combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
Nandrasanam & fMalagasy Means "watched for, waited for, expected" in Malagasy.
NanduafIndigenous American, History The name of a 17th-century Native American woman of the Accawmacke tribe, daughter of Chief Debedeavon, who became an ally to the English colonists.
NandulfmGermanic Derived from Gothic nand "bravery" (or from Gothic nanthjan "to venture, to risk, to dare") combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
NandwinmGermanic Derived from Gothic nand "bravery" (or from Gothic nanthjan "to venture, to risk, to dare") combined with Old High German wini "friend."
NaneafHawaiian Directly taken from Hawaiian nanea meaning "fascinating, interesting, enjoyable". It was one of the top 100 most popular names for girls born in Hawaii in 2005 and the name of a doll in the American Girl line, released in 2017.
NanedafShawnee This was the name of Oneta's mother in The Loon Feather, a 1940 novel by Iola Fuller. Oneta was the daughter of Tecumseh in the novel.