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]
NungalfSumerian Mythology Means "great princess", deriving from the Sumerian elements gal ("mighty, great") and nun ("noble, prince"). Nungal was the Sumerian goddess of prisons, who was also associated with the underworld.
NunnafGeorgian (Archaic) Archaic Georgian form of Nino 2, since it was used to refer to saint Nino of Cappadocia (280-332).... [more]
Nunnallym & fEnglish (American, Rare), Popular Culture Transferred use of the surname Nunnally. A notable bearer was the American filmmaker Nunnally Johnson (1897-1977). It was used for a female character in the Japanese anime television series 'Code Geass' (2006-2007) and its sequel (2008).
NunufGeorgian, Literature Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources theorize that the name might be etymologically related to that of the Egyptian water god Nu and his female counterpart Naunet.... [more]
NunziatomItalian could come from the word "Annunciation," for example the "Annunciation of the Lord." Feminine form would be Nunziata. Could also come from the name Nunzio which means "messenger"
NupeldafKurdish A Kurdish word meaning "blossoming (of the trees)"
NupharfHebrew Nuphar is genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae, with a temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere distribution. Common names include water-lily (Eurasian species; shared with many other genera in the same family), pond-lily, alligator-bonnet or bonnet lily, and spatterdock (North American species).
Nuphetm & fLao From ໜູ (nu) meaning "mouse", also used as an endearing term meaning "little child", and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond".
NuppufFinnish From the Finnish word meaning "flower bud".
NuptafBabylonian Meaning uncertain, possibly deriving from the Akkadian element nuāru ("singer , musician , poet"). Name borne by the wife of Itti-marduk-balatu.
Nuradin-PridonmLiterature Combination of Nuradin and Pridon. In Georgian literature, Nuradin-Pridon is the name of the king of Mulghazanzar in the 12th-century epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin written by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli.
Nur al-Hudaf & mArabic Means "light of the guidance" in Arabic, from نور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with هدى (hudā) meaning "right guidance, right path".
NurettinmTurkish Turkish form of Nur ad-Din via Nureddin. Known bearers of this name include the Turkish classical musician Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900-1981) and the Turkish politician and minister Nurettin Canikli (b... [more]
NurimHebrew Means "my fire" in Hebrew, derived from the Hebrew נוּר (nur) meaning "shining fire; light" and the possessive suffix י (i) meaning "my, mine".
NurimAbkhaz, Georgian Abkhaz and Georgian form of Nur. Also compare the related name Nuri meaning "my light", which is also a plausible etymology for this name.... [more]
Nurif & mKorean (Modern) From obsolete native Korean 누리 (nuri) meaning "world," also coinciding with the word meaning "hail" and the stem of verb 누리다 (nurida) meaning "to enjoy."
NuriafJapanese From Japanese 野 (nu) meaning "area, field", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NurielmHebrew, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Apparently means either "light of God" (compare Arabic Nur) or "fire of God" in Hebrew. This is the name of an angel in the Zohar, a Kabbalistic text.
NurjahanfBengali From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" combined with Persian جهان (jahan) meaning "world".
NurjamolfUzbek Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and jamol meaning "beauty".
Nurjanm & fKazakh Means "bright soul" in Kazakh. Combination of the Kazakh word nur, meaning "light" (ultimately derived from Arabic nūr) and the Kazakh word jan, meaning "soul" or "dear" (ultimately derived from Persian)... [more]
NurlanafAzerbaijani A half-calque of the name Svetlana, with Russian свет (svet) meaning "light, world" replaced with Azerbaijani nur meaning "light" (ultimately from Arabic).
NurlanbekmKyrgyz From the name Nurlan combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".