Submitted Names with 2 Syllables

Mulgyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Korean 물결 (mulgyeol) meaning "wave; tide," a combination of 물 (mul) meaning "water" and 결 (gyeol) meaning "layer, ply; chance, opportunity, moment."

Muli f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Mu and Li 1

Mulin m & f Chinese
Combination of the names Mu and Lin

Mul-kyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Mulgyeol.

Mullen m Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoláin.

Mulyo m Javanese
From Javanese mulya meaning "noble, exalted, honourable, glorious", ultimately from Sanskrit मूल्य (mūlya).

Mumu f Japanese
From Japanese 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Munda f Asturian
Short form of Raimunda.

Mundek m Polish
Diminutive of Edmund, Rajmund and sometimes Zygmunt.

Mundo m Portuguese, Spanish
Short form of names ending in -mundo such as Raymundo or Edmundo.

Munho m Portuguese
Name of medieval Portuguese man. Masculine form of Monica.

Munib m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "repentant" in Arabic, a derivative of أَنَابَ (ʔanāba) meaning "to turn, to delegate" (implying "to repent and return to Allah").

Munsu m Buddhism
Korean form of Manjushri.

Muonting f Mizo

Mura f Japanese

Murlene f English (Archaic)
Feminine form of Murl.

Murman m Georgian, Literature, Theatre
Meaning uncertain, as the available sources each provide a different etymology for this name. According to a Georgian source, Murman is a phonetic variant of Murvan... [more]

Murni f & m Indonesian, Malay
Means "pure, holy, chaste" in Indonesian and Malay. It is feminine in Indonesia and Malaysia while it is typically masculine in Brunei.

Murry m English
Variant of Murray.

Murti f & m Javanese
Means "body, form, shape" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit मूर्ति (mūrti).

Musa f Yiddish
Possibly a feminine form of Moshe.

Musa f English (Rare)

Musab m Arabic
Means "hard, difficult, tough" in Arabic, from the word صَعُبَ (sa'uba) meaning "to be hard, to be difficult". This was the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Mushegh m Armenian, Ancient Armenian
Armenian form of the Hittite name Mursili. An ancient name used in the 3rd to 13th centuries, and revived in the 19th century.

Mushtaq m Arabic, Urdu
Means "desirous, eager, yearning" in Arabic.

Mushu m Popular Culture
A famous bearer is Mushu the dragon, from MULAN.... [more]

Musiy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Moses.

Musleh m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic مصلح (see Muslih).

Muslih m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "reformer, peacemaker, conciliator" in Arabic, from the word أَصْلَحَ ('aslaha) meaning "to reform, to make peace, to reconcile".

Mussab m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic مصعب (see Musab).

Muta m African

Mu'taaz m Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic معتاز (see Mu'taz).

Mutaaz m Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic معتاز (see Mu'taz).

Mu'taz m Arabic
From Arabic مُعْتَاز (muʿtāz) meaning "possessor of great honor and glory, powerful".

Mutaz m Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic معتاز (see Mu'taz).

Múte m Greenlandic (Rare)

Mutia f Indonesian
Either from Indonesian mutiara meaning "pearl" or from Arabic مطيع (muti') meaning "obedient, dutiful".

Mutlaq m Arabic
Means "absolute, free, unlimited" in Arabic, from the root أطلق (ʾaṭlaqa) meaning "to free, to liberate".

Mutsuki f & m Japanese
This name combines 睦 (boku, moku, mutsu.bu, mutsu.mu) meaning "friendly, harmonious, intimate", 夢 (bou, mu, kura.i, yume, yume.miru) meaning "dream, illusiom, vision" or 陸 (riku, roku, oka, mu) meaning "land, six" with 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon."... [more]

Mutsumi f & m Japanese
As a unisex name, this name can be used as 睦 (boku, moku, mutsu.bu, mutsu.mu) meaning "friendly, harmonious, intimante." It can also combine 睦 with 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makoto, makotoni, mi) meaning "reality, truth", 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty", 己 (ki, ko, onore, tsuchinoto, na, mi) meaning "self, serpent, snake" or 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of the Chinese zodiac)."... [more]

Mutya f Tagalog
Means "pearl" or "amulet, charm" in Tagalog, of Sanskrit origin.

Mutya f Indonesian
Variant of Mutia.

Muura m & f Finnish
Short for "muurain", cloudberry in Finnish.

Muyiwa m Yoruba
Short form of Oluwamuyiwa.

Múzsa f Hungarian
Directly taken from Hungarian múzsa "muse", as well as a refernce to the muses from Greek Mythology.

Mwai m & f African, Western African
Chichewa, means "luck".... [more]

Myagmar m & f Mongolian
Means "Tuesday" or "Mars (planet)" in Mongolian. Cognate to Tibetan Migmar.

Mycheal m English (Rare)
Variant of Michael.

Mycroft m Popular Culture, Literature
Transferred use of the surname Mycroft. Famous bearer is the fictional character Mycroft Holmes, the older brother of Sherlock Holmes.

Myelin f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Norse name Mylin.

Myeong-bak m Korean
From Sino-Korean 明 "bright, light, brilliant; clear" and 博 "gamble, play games; wide, broad".

Myeong-eun f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) "bright, light, brilliant; clear" and 恩 (eun) "kindness, mercy, charity".

Myeong-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Myeong-wol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) "bright, light, brilliant; clear" and 月 (wol) "moon". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Myfi f Welsh
Diminutive of Myfanwy.

Myintzu f Burmese
Means "charming, lovely" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit मञ्जु (mañju).

Myitzu f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese မဉ္ဇူ (see Myintzu).

Myka f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Micah.

Mykel m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Michael.

Mykell m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michael.

Mykhei m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Micaiah.

Myla f Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Lyudmyla and variant of Mila.

Mylee f English
Variant of Miley.

Mylie f English
Variant of Miley.

Mỹ Linh f Vietnamese
Combination of Mỹ and Linh.

Mylo m English
Variant of Milo.

Mylyn f Filipino
Variant of Mylene.

Myna f English (Rare)
Variant of Mina 1. Also the name of a bird species, the Golden Myna.

Myndert m American (South, Americanized, Archaic)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Mindert and Mendert.

Myonsu m Korean

Myop f Literature
This name is used in the book The Flowers, by Alice Walker. This name could have been a shortened form of the words myopic or myopathy, in which both are derived from Latin myopia meaning "near-sightedness." The Latin word is ultimately derived from myops meaning "near-sighted" (from myein meaning "to shut" combined with ops meaning "eye.")

Myra f Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian cognate of Mira 2.

Myrl f & m English
Variant of Merle or Meryl.

Myrsky m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "storm" in Finnish.

Myrta f English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
English and German cognate of Myrtle and Spanish and Italian variant of Mirta.

Myrtice f English
Variant of Myrtis.

Myrtille f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Derived from French myrtille meaning "bilberry", referring to a type of blueberry from the cowberry family. This is taken from the French Republican Calendar (also known as the Revolutionary Calendar).

Myshaun m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myshawn.

Myshawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element my and Shawn.

Myshka m Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Misha.

Myshkin m English (Rare)
Extremely rare transferred use of the Russian surname Myshkin.

Mystique f & m English, Popular Culture
From the adjective in the English language. Means to have a "a special quality or air that makes somebody or something appear mysterious, powerful, or desirable." It is a French loanword deriving from the Middle English mystik, from the Latin mysticus 'of or belonging to secret rites or mysteries; mystic, mystical', from the Ancient Greek mustikos (μυστικός) 'secret, mystic', from mustēs (μύστης) 'one who has been initiated'.... [more]

Myūji m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
First given to and made known by musician Myuji (美勇士), born Myūji Kuwana (桑名 美勇士) (1981-).... [more]

Myung-hwa f Korean
From Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) meaning "bright, light, brilliant" combined with 花 (hwa) meaning "flower", as well as other hanja combinations.

Myung-soo m Korean

Naadam m Mongolian
Means "games, celebration" in Mongolian. This is the name of a traditional festival held throughout Mongolia during midsummer, involving competitions of wrestling, horse racing, and archery. It is also called эрийн гурван наадам (eriin gurvan naadam) meaning "the three games of men".

Naaman m Biblical
The Hebrew meaning of the boy's name Naaman is "pleasant; pleasantness" or even "beautiful; agreeable; delightful." ... [more]

Naarah f Biblical
From Hebrew נַעֲרָה (na'ará) meaning "girl" or "maiden". Naarah was of the tribe of Judah and as the second wife of Ashhur she gave birth to Ahuzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.

Naaya f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 彩 (aya) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nabby f Old Irish
An Old Irish nickname that derives from ​the Original Gaelic ​Gobnait, ​Gobnait being the Irish version of the Hebrew Deborah meaning "honey bee". ... [more]

Nabby f Korean
Alternative spelling of the Korean female name Nabi that means "butterfly" in Korean. In Korean, Nabi (나비) also means "kitty" as an endearment for a cat.

Nabeeh m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نبيه (see Nabih).

Nabha f Indian, Sanskrit
Nabha is an Indian name meaning "the heart center" in Sanskrit.

Nabhah m Indian
Variant of Nabha.

Nabi m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Means "prophet" in Arabic.

Nabi f Japanese
From Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nabi f Korean
Means "butterfly" in Korean. Nabi is also used in Korean an endearment for a cat, like "kitty".

Nabi f Japanese
Nabbie means "pot" in Okinawan language and was a common name for a woman in old Okinawa.

Nabieh m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نبيه (see Nabih).

Nabih m Arabic
Means "keen, astute, clever, bright" in Arabic, from the root نبه (nabbaha) meaning "to alarm, to alert, to inform".

Nabis m Ancient Greek, History
The name of the last king of an independent Sparta, who reigned from 207 BC until his assassination in 192 BC.

Na-bit f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Bit prefixed with the first-person singular plain pronoun 나 (na).

Nabla f Hebrew (?)
Feminine version of Nabal.

Na-bom f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Bom prefixed with the first-person singular plain pronoun 나 (na).

Nacek m Croatian
Diminutive of Ignac.

Nachin f & m Mongolian
Means "falcon" in Mongolian.

Nachshon m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew (?), Yiddish (?)
Modern Hebrew transcription of Nahshon.

Nachyn m Tuvan
Derived from Mongolian начин (nachin) meaning "falcon".

Nacim m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nasim chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nacław m Polish (Archaic)
Short form of Naczęsław.

Nacor m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Nahor.

Naczek m Polish (Archaic)
Diminutive of names beginning with Naczę, such as Naczęsław, Naczęmir.

Naczko m Polish (Archaic)
Diminutive of names beginning with Naczę, such as Naczęsław, Naczęmir.

Naczyk m Polish (Archaic)
Diminutive of names beginning with Naczę, such as Naczęsław, Naczęmir.

Nadal m Galician, Catalan (Rare), Lengadocian, Medieval Spanish
Derived from Catalan, Galician and Languedocian Nadal "Christmas" (compare Noël).

Naddel f German
A short form and nickname for Nadja or Nadine.... [more]

Nadech m Thai

Nadee f Hindi (Rare), Indian (Rare)
From Hindi नदी (nadee) meaning "river".

Nadene f English (Rare)
Variant of Nadine.

Nadhem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناظم (see Nazim).

Nadhim m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناظم (see Nazim).

Nadhir m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نذير (see Nazir 1).

Nadi f Burmese
Means "river" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit नदी (nadi).

Nadinne f French (African)
Variant of Nadine.

Nádja f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Nadya 1.

Nadzmi m Malay
Malay variant of Nazmi.

Naedean f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Nadine.

Naef m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نايف (see Naif).

Naeim f Arabic
Means “soft” in Arabic.

Næjla m Sami (Rare)
Southern Sami form of Nils.

Naethan m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nathan.

Na-eun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate" and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity".

Nafis m Arabic (Rare), Bengali, Tatar
Means "precious, valuable" in Arabic.

Nafset f Adyghe
Variant of Nafiset.

Naghma f Urdu, Pashto
Means "song, melody" in Urdu and Pashto, ultimately from Arabic نغمة (naghma).

Nagi f & m Japanese
Most commonly spelled as 凪 (nagi) which is derived directly from the Japanese word for "calm (at sea), lull". It is sometimes spelled in hiragana or katakana. Other kanji combinations are possible but rather uncommon.

Naglaa f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجلاء (see Najla). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.

Naglis m Lithuanian
From Lithuanian legends about Neringa and Naglis.... [more]

Naguib m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجيب (see Najib). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.

Nahar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "river" in Hebrew.

Nahash m Biblical, Jewish (?)
Means "snake" in Hebrew, from the vocabulary noun נָחָשׁ (nachash or nāḥāš).... [more]

Nahi m Basque
From Basque meaning "wish".

Nahla f Arabic, English (Modern)
Possibly means "a drink of water" in Arabic. It is sometimes associated with the Arabic word نَحْلَة (naḥla) meaning "bee".... [more]

Nahman m Jewish
Variant of Nachman.

Naho f & m Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 夏 (na) meaning "summer" combined with 帆 (ho) "sailboat". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Nah-re f Korean
From the 15th-century Korean 날애(Nal-E), itself derived from the Traditional Korean 날개(Nal-Ge) meaning "Wing" from Korean 날(Nal) meaning 'fly' combined with suffix -개(Ge) meaning 'tool'.

Nahri f Medieval Arabic (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nahri.

Nahshon m Biblical, Jewish, African American
From Ancient Hebrew נַחְשׁוֹן (naḥšôn) meaning "enchanter, diviner", itself from the word נָחַשׁ (nāḥaš) meaning "to whisper, to enchant".... [more]

Nahuell m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Nahuel.

Naħum m Maltese (Biblical)
Maltese form of Nahum.

Nahúm m Spanish, Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Nahum.

Naida f Filipino, Arabic
Short form of Zenaida.

Naija f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Naijah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Naima f Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Estonian
Variant of Naema.

Naimi f Swedish, Finnish, Estonian
Variant of Naemi.

Naina f Indian, Hindi
Derived from Hindi naina "eyes".

Nair m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "we will light up" in Hebrew, making it relative to Yair.

Naira f Romansh, German (Swiss)
Derived from the Surselvan Romansh word nair (ner in other Romansh variants) "black; dark".

Naira m & f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *nār(a) meaning "front, guide". It was recorded around 1484 as the name of a Guanche male warrior from Telde, Gran Canaria. It was revived in the Canary Islands in the 1970s as a feminine name.

Nairo m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
A known bearer of this name is Colombian racing cyclist Nairo Quintana (1990-).

Naiya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Naiyah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Naja f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Nickname for Anastazija, Danaja and names starting with na, for example Naida, Natalija, etc.

Najae f & m English (Rare)
Elaboration of Jae 2.

Najaf m Persian, Urdu
From the name of the city of Najaf in Iraq.

Najah f & m Arabic
Means "success, prosperity" in Arabic.

Najai f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Najae.

Najam m Urdu
Urdu transcription of Najm.

Najat f Arabic
Means "salvation, rescue, deliverance" in Arabic.

Najee m Arabic
means good friend

Najeh m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناجح (see Najih).

Najih m Arabic
Means "successful, prosperous, fortunate" in Arabic, from the root نجح (najaḥa) meaning "to suceed".

Najlaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجلاء (see Najla).

Najlah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجلاء (see Najla), as well as an Indonesian variant.

Najmah f Arabic, Indonesian, Filipino, Maranao
Arabic alternate transcription of Najma as well as the Indonesian and Maranao form.

Najmi m & f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "astral, celestial, star-like" in Arabic, from the word نجم (najm) meaning "star".

Najor m Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Nahor.

Nakhon m Thai
Means "city, town" in Thai.

Nakhorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Nakhon.

Naki f Swahili
the first born girl in the family

Nako f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 子 (ko) or 児 (ko) both meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Nakon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Nakhon.

Nakor m Basque (Modern)
Basque form of Nahor.

Nakorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Nakhon.

Nakry f Khmer

Nakyoung f Korean
NAKYOUNG from girlgroup TripleS

Nalbi m Circassian
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".

Nalee f English (Rare)

Nalin m & f Sinhalese, 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.

Nalu m Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "wave, surf."

Nama f Hebrew (Rare)
Meaning, "beautiful."

Namar m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "autumn" in Mongolian.

Nam-cheon f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 南天 (nam-cheon) meaning "nandina", which consists of 南 (nam) meaning "south" and 天 (cheon) meaning "heaven, sky".

Namchi f Garo
From the Garo word নম্ (nam) meaning "good" and চি (chi) meaning "water".

Namfon f Thai, Lao
Means "rain water, precipitation" in Thai and Lao.

Namgay m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan རྣམ་རྒྱས (rnam-gyas) meaning "abundant, copious".

Namgey m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྣམ་རྒྱས (see Namgay).

Namgyal m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan རྣམ་རྒྱལ (rnam-rgyal) meaning "complete victory", derived from the intensifier རྣམ (rnam) and རྒྱལ (rgyal) meaning "conquest, victory".

Namgye m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྣམ་རྒྱས (see Namgay).

Namgyel m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྣམ་རྒྱལ (see Namgyal).

Nåmi f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Noomi.

Nami f Japanese
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".

Namir m Arabic (Rare)
Means "leopard" in Arabic.

Nam-joo f & m Korean
A famous bearier of this name is Nam-joo from the South Korean girl group Apink.

Nam-joon m Korean
Variant transcription of Nam-jun.

Nam-ju f Korean
From Sino-Korean 南 "south" and 珠 "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl".

Nam-jun m Korean
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]

Namkhang f Thai
Namkhang is Latinized form of “น้ำค้าง” in Thai. Meaning “Dew”.

Namman m Garo
From the Garo word নম্ (nam) meaning "good" and মঁদে (mande) meaning "person".

Namon m English, Biblical
Possibly a variant of Naaman.

Namor m Popular 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".

Namphueng f Thai
Means "honey" in Thai.

Nam-seon m & f Korean
variation of Namsun, means "city" and "first" other combinations can be made on the way of spelling the hanja.

Namsyr m Russian

Namthan f Thai (Rare)
Means "sugar, sugar palm" in Thai.

Namthip f Thai

Namthip f Thai
From Thai น้ำ (nam) meaning "water" and ทิพย์ (thip) meaning "heaven, paradise, celestial, divine".

Namtip f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai น้ำทิพย์ (see Namthip).

Namu m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 나무 (namu) meaning "tree; wood."

Namur m Arabic
From Arabic نمر (namur) meaning "tiger".

Nam-yun f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "south" and 允 (yun) "to grant, to allow, to consent".

Nanə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "mint" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic نعناع (na'na').

Nan-cho f Korean
From Korean 난초 (nan-cho) meaning "orchid", which comes from Sino-Korean 蘭草 (nan-cho).

Nanci f English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Nancy.

Nancie f English
Variant of Nancy.

Nancy f New World Mythology
from NAHUATL Nantzin, means my lovely mother, refference to Earth mother Tonantzin godess

Nandi f Zulu
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).

Nandi m Hinduism
Means "joy, pleasure, delight" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of the bull mount (vahana) of the god Shiva.

Nanding m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Ferdinand, Fernando, or Sisenando.

Nane m & f West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian
Frisian masculine form of Nan.

Naning f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Encarnación.

Nan-ju f Korean
From Sino-Korean 蘭 (nan) meaning "orchid" combined with 朱 (ju) meaning "vermillion, scarlet, red". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Nánná f Sami
Sami form of Nanna 1.

Nannan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 囡 (nān) meaning "daughter, child", 楠 (nán) meaning "Chinese cedar, Chinese giant redwood" or 南 (nán) meaning "south" combined with themselves... [more]

Nanne f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Nanna 1. In the case of Swedish singer Nanne Grönvall (1962-), it is a nickname for her real name Marianne.

Nanne m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Nane, which in turn is a derivative of Nan.

Nánni f Sami
Sami form of Nanni.

Nanni f Finnish, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Nanna 1.

Nano f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetable, greens" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Nano m Spanish
Diminutive of Fernando.

Nanon f Japanese
From Japanese 渚 (na) meaning "beach, shore", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 那 (na) meaning "what", 凪 (na) meaning "calm" or 波 (na) meaning "wave" combined with 音 (non) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nansi f & m Various (Rare)
Modern Hebrew and Arabic form of Nancy. ... [more]

Nansy f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Nancy.

Nansy f Greek
Diminutive of Athanasia, influenced by Nancy.

Nantwin m German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant form of Nandwin.

Nanw f Welsh
Welsh diminutive of Ann.

Naoo m Japanese
From Japanese 尚 (nao) meaning "still, as always" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Naor m Hebrew
Means "enlightened" in Hebrew.

Napa f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Napha.

Napha f & m Thai
Means "sky" in Thai.

Naqib m Arabic, Persian
Derived from the Arabic noun نقيب (naqib) meaning "chief, leader, captain". Known bearers of this name include the Afghan cricketer Naqib Nangarhari (b. 1998) and the Persian storyteller Naqib ol Mamalek, who is the author of the popular Persian epic Amir Arsalan (19th century AD).

Naquan m African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements na and quan.

Nara f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 楢, 奈良, 那良 or 名良 with 楢 (shuu, yuu, nara) meaning "oak", 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?", 那 (na, da, nani, nanzo, ikan) meaning "what?", 名 (myou, mei, na, -na) meaning "distinguished, name, noted, reputation" and 良 (ryou, i.i, -i.i, yo.i, -yo.i, ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled."... [more]

Nara f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 나라 (nara) meaning "country, nation, state, kingdom."... [more]

Nara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a form of Naarah.

Narae f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant of native Korean 날개 (nalgae) meaning "wing." It can also be written with hanja, combining a na hanja, like 娜 meaning "beauty" or 羅 meaning "net(ting)," with a rae hanja, such as 萊, referring to the goosefoot, or 來 meaning "coming."

Nárcisz f Hungarian
Originally the feminine form of Narcisszusz. Since this name also coincides with Hungarian nárcisz "daffodil", it is now considered a nature name.

Nardo m Medieval Italian
Short form of names ending in nardo, such as Bernardo or Leonardo.

Nardwin m Frankish, Medieval German
Variant of Narduin.

Nare f Basque
From Basque meaning "calm".

Naree f Thai
Alternate transcription of Nari.

Nareh f Armenian
Alternate transcription of Nare.

Nari f Urdu
Means "woman" in Urdu.

Nari f Thai, Khmer
Means "woman, lady" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit नारी (nari). It is also an alternate transcription of Khmer ណារី (see Nary) of the same meaning and origin.

Naril f & m Afghan
Naryl

Narin m Thai
Thai form of Narendra.

Naris m Thai
Alternate transcription of Narit.

Narit m Thai
Means "king, monarch" in Thai.

Narith m Khmer
Means "masculine man" in Khmer.

Narkis f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
First name that also used as a last name, it's a kind of a flower. Taken from the Greek name Narcissus

Narla f English (New Zealand)
Means "happy" in New Zealand. Most likely based off similar sounding names such as Marla, Carla and Darla.

Narmin f Arabic
Variant transcription of Nermin.

Narong m Thai
Means "fight, campaign" in Thai.

Narra f Filipino
From the name of the national tree of the Philippines, known for its strength and resilience.

Nartach f Turkmen
Combination of; nar and täç, which mean "fire" and "crown" consequently. Combined meaning is "crown of fire".

Naru m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 나루 (naru) meaning "(river) port, ferry crossing."

Naru f Japanese
From "なる" (Naru) meaning "become". This is the name of Naru Osaka from sailor moon.

Narvel m American (Rare)
Borne by rockabilly singer Narvel Felts (1938-) and by Narvel Blackstock, second husband of singer Reba McEntire. Probably a variant of Norval.

Nary f Khmer
Means "woman, wife" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit नारी (nari).

Naryl f & m Afghan
Naril

Naryo m Javanese
From Javanese narya meaning "king", ultimately from Sanskrit नर्य (narya).

Na-saem f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Saem prefixed with the first-person singular plain pronoun 나 (na).

Nasha f Hebrew, Russian

Nashat m & f Urdu
The name Nashat means “liveliness” and “vigour” and “happiness” and possibly “originated”.

Nashaun m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nashawn.

Nashawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix na and Shawn.

Nashay f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements na and shay, perhaps inspired by Shanae.

Nashon m African American (Rare)
Likely a variant of the biblical name Nahshon (perhaps via Naashon, the spelling used in the King James Version).

Nashville m & f English (Rare)
This name is derived from the city of Nashville (and capital of Tennessee in the USA)... [more]

Nasia f Greek (Cypriot)
Short form of Athanasia.

Nasih m Arabic, Indonesian, Dhivehi
Means "adviser, counselor, guide" in Arabic, from the root نصح (naṣaḥa) meaning "to give sincere advice, to counsel". This transcription represents two related yet distinct names: ناصح (with a long first vowel) and نصيح (with a long second vowel).

Nasław m Polish (Archaic)
Derived from the Slavic elements na "on, towards" or naj "most" and slava "glory".

Nasław m Polish (Archaic)
Short form of Naczęsław.

Nason m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nason.

Nasouh m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نصوح (see Nasuh).

Nasri m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "my victory" or "my help" from Arabic نصر (nasr) meaning "victory" or نصر (nasara) meaning "to help, to assist, to support". It is sometimes used as a feminine name in Indonesia.

Nasrul m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with نصر ال (Nasr al) meaning "victory of the" (such as Nasrullah).

Nassir m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناصر (see Nasir).

Násti f Sami (?)
Means "star" in Sami.