NingchanfChinese From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
NingguangfChinese From Chinese 凝 (níng) meaning "to freeze" and 光 (guāng) meaning "light". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]
NingshanfChinese From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
NingshuangfChinese From the Chinese 凝 (níng) meaning "freeze" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".
NingtangfChinese From the Chinese 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plum".
NingxianfChinese From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" or 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or 鲜 (xiān) meaning "fresh; attractive".
NingyanfChinese From the Chinese 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating".
NinianefLiterature Variant of Ninniane. It was used by American fantasy novelist Marion Zimmer Bradley for a priestess in 'The Mists of Avalon' (1983), her revisionist account of the Arthurian legend, in which Niniane, Viviane and Nimue are distinct characters.
Ninka'ašbarankifSumerian Mythology Means "mistress who makes decisions for heaven and earth", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("queen, mistress, lady"), ka-aš-bar ("decision"), 𒀭 an ("heaven"), and 𒆠 ki ("earth")... [more]
NinnianefArthurian Cycle The name of the Lady of the Lake in the Old French Vulgate Lancelot and the continuation to the Vulgate Merlin, known as the Suite du Merlin. (The earlier Vulgate Merlin uses the variant form Viviane.) 'She raised Lancelot and imprisoned Merlin... [more]
Ninsi'annaf & mSumerian Mythology Ancient Sumerian god or goddess of Venus. The name means "divine lady, illumination of heaven" or "divine lady of the redness of heaven".
Ninurta-nadin-shumimBabylonian Means "Ninurta is giver of progeny". Name borne by a Babylonian king of the 2nd dynasty of Isin, who ruled c. 1127–1122 BC.
NiranifIndian The name Nirani may have derived from the Sanskrit word nirāṇa, which means “free from bonds, liberated, pure, clear” or “a kind of precious stone”. Another possible origin is the Tamil word nīraṇi, which means “a river” or "a stream".
NiranjanafBengali Niranjana - Indian word, used in religious formulas (mantra), names and Hindu mythology. It is popular in Bengal.... [more]
NirvaanmSanskrit "A Soul that has reached the final goal of being free from the cycle of birth & death", "Reached state of Nirvana"
NirvanmFilipino, Persian Ancient persian, comes from the name Nirvana, this presents the person who attains the state of absolute awareness and conciousness
NirvanafEnglish (Rare), Arabic (Egyptian) Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvana), meaning "blown out, extinguished" and referring to a state of paradise or heightened pleasure. Its use in the United States started sporadically in the 1970s and the rock band Nirvana (1987-1994) may have helped it to rise further in later years.
NirvanifSanskrit Derived from a Sanskrit word meaning 'Goddess of bliss'
NirwanmIndonesian Derived from Indonesian nirwana meaning "heaven" or "enlightenment, liberation", ultimately from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvana).
NirwanafIndonesian Means "heaven" or "enlightenment, liberation" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvana).
NirwantomJavanese Derived from Javanese nirwana meaning "heaven" or "enlightenment, liberation", ultimately from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvana).
NîşanfKurdish Means "manifestation, sign" in Kurdish.
NisanfTurkish The first month name of the Babylonian calendar. It denotes the month of April in modern Turkish.
NisanmHebrew Nisan is the first month in the Hebrew calendar.Probably the word "nisan" was taken from the language Akkadian,that it means blossom,because this month is in the spring season.
NishuangfChinese From the Chinese characters 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow; variegated, colored" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized".
NissanmHebrew The seventh month of the Hebrew calendar and the first month of the ancient Hebrew calendar. The month of Pesach. The name was brought from the Babylonian exile and originates from the Akkadian word "Nisanu", from the Hebrew word for flower bud Nitzan, which blossoms in spring.
NîştîmanfKurdish Derived from Kurdish nîştîman meaning "motherland".
NohanafJapanese (Modern, Rare) From Hana 3 prefixed with a kanji that can (partially) be read as no, such as 野 meaning "field," 乃, referring to the genitive particle の (no), or 希, from nozomi meaning "wish, desire, hope", This name is rarely used.... [more]
NohealanifHawaiian Means "pretty sky," "pretty heaven," "lovely sky" or "lovely heaven," from nohea meaning "handsome, pretty, lovely" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."
NomkhubulwanefAfrican Mythology Epithet of the Zulu goddess Mbaba Mwana Waresa, a shapeshifting fertility goddess who rules over rainbows, agriculture, harvests, rain, and beer and has power over water and earth. The name means "she who chooses the state of an animal" referring to the goddesses ability to shapeshift into an animal.
NonianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen, which is an extended form of Nonius. A bearer of this name was Marcus Servilius Nonianus, a Roman historian from the 1st century AD.
NormantasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [more]
NorsanamfUzbek Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", also an Uyghur classical music genre.
Norzangm & fTibetan Means "prosperous wealth" in Tibetan, from ནོར་བུ (nor bu) meaning "gem, jewel" and བཟང (bzang) meaning "righteous, good".
Nosherwanm & fMedieval Arabic (Arabized) The name Nosherwan is of Persian origin and has a rich history and meaning. It is derived from two Persian elements, "Nosh" meaning "pleasant" or "delightful" and "erwan" meaning "soul" or "essence." Therefore, the name Nosherwan can be understood to mean "pleasant soul" or "delightful essence."
NovatianusmLate Roman Derived from the Roman cognomen Novatus. This was the name of an antipope from the 3rd century AD, who is better known as Novatian.
Novianm & fIndonesian From the name of the month of November, usually used as a given name for someone born in November.
NovianafIndonesian From the name of the month of November, usually used as a given name for a girl born in November.
NovianifIndonesian From the name of the month of November, usually used as a given name for a girl born in November.
NsambanzarymMbundu, Central African Nsambanzary means strength, power. From Kimbundu the second-most-widely spoken Bantu language in Angola. It is concentrated in the north-west of the country including the Luanda Province, the Bengo Province, the Malange Province, and the Kwanza Norte Province.
NuanjinfChinese From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of jade, fine gems".
NuanliangfChinese From Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" combined with 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened". Other character combinations are possible.
NuanshuofChinese From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".
NuansufChinese From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect".
NuantongfChinese From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermillion".
NuanyifChinese From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, joy, harmony".
NuanyingfChinese From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, leaf, petal".
NuanyufChinese From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".
NuanyuefChinese From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
NûcanfKurdish From nû meaning "new, fresh" and can meaning "soul".
Nudanm & fTibetan Means "powerful, efficient" in Tibetan.
NuianafGreenlandic Greenlandic name of uncertain origin, possibly from nuiaq "cloud" or from the stem nui- "sewing, basket-making", combined with the name suffix na.
NurjahanfBengali From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" combined with Persian جهان (jahan) meaning "world".
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]
NurjannatfUzbek Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and jannat meaning "heaven".
NurkanatmKazakh From Kazakh нұр (nūr) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with қанат (qanat) meaning "wing".
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).
NurlanbekmKyrgyz From the name Nurlan combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Nuʻuanum & fHawaiian A unisex Hawaiian name derived from the word nuʻu meaning “height” and anu meaning “cool”, thus "chilly heights". It is also the name of a cliff, valley, and stream in Honolulu.
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.