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Naas m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Short form of Athanaas, Donaas and Ignaas.... [more]

Nadette f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Maltese (Rare)
Diminutive of Nadège.

Najade f Dutch
Dutch form of Naiad. Naiads were characters in Greek mythology, more commonly known as the nymphs of flowing water.

Nan m & f Dutch, West Frisian
Dutch short form of Johannes or Johanna.... [more]

Nana f Judeo-French, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Anne 1 and Anna.

Nancey f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nancy.

Nande f Walloon, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Walloon feminine form of Nand and Dutch short form of Ferdinande.

Nanique f Dutch
A blend of the name Nanette with any feminine name ending in -ique, such as Angelique and Véronique... [more]

Nanoah m & f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
In the case of male bearers, this name can be a corruption or variant of the biblical name Manoah. For female bearers, the meaning and origin is unknown at this point in time.

Nanon f French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Guernésiais
French and Guernésiais diminutive of Anne 1 (compare Nana).

Nanou f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French diminutive of Anne 1.

Nanouk f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
A blend of the name Nanette with Anouk.

Naomy f English (African), French (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Nard m Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Bernard and Leonard, which is primarily used in the south of the Netherlands.

Natas f Dutch
Short form of Natascha, Natasha and Natasja, which is almost exclusively used informally.

Nathalia f English (American, Modern), French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish, Dutch, Dutch (Antillean)
Variant of Nathalie.

Nathaniël m Dutch
Dutch form of Nathaniel.

Nathaniëla f Dutch

Nathanja f Dutch (Modern, Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Nethaniah used as a feminine name.

Naud m Dutch
Diminutive of Arnold.

Neander m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch (Rare), English, German
Latinized form of Neandros. However, in modern times, this name is best known as a surname - the most prominent bearer of which is the German theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650-1680)... [more]

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

Nedly m English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nedley. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch jazz musician and composer Nedly Elstak (1931-1989).

Neel m & f Dutch, Limburgish, Medieval Flemish
Short form of Cornelius (masculine) and Cornelia (feminine).... [more]

Neele f German, Dutch, East Frisian
Variant of Nele.... [more]

Neelia f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nelia.

Neelie f Dutch
Variant spelling of Nelie. A famous bearer of this name is Neelie Kroes (b. 1941), a Dutch politician and European Commissioner.

Neelke f Dutch (Rare), East Frisian, Flemish
Diminutive of Cornelia via its short form Neele. As an East Frisian name it was recorded from the 1500s onwards.

Neeltgen f Dutch (Archaic)
Variant of Neeltje. This was the name of possibly the mother of Rembrandt van Rijn, full name Neeltgen Willemsdochter van Zuytbrouck (1569-1640).

Nehalennia f Germanic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Name of a Gaulish goddess of commerce worshipped in what is now the Netherlands, whose worship was prevalent when the Romans arrived to the area. She is believed to be a goddess of the sea, divination, and the Otherworld... [more]

Nel f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Short form of Cornelia and Petronella.

Nelia f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern), Dutch, Polish (Rare)
Short form of Cornelia or Kornelia.

Nelie f Dutch, English (Archaic)
Dutch and English diminutive of Cornelia.

Nelis m Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Cornelis.

Nelise f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Nelke f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Diminutive of Nele.

Nelleke f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Cornelia and Petronella, formed using the diminutive suffix -ke. A literary bearer is Dutch novelist Nelleke Noordervliet (1945-), born Petronella.

Nelline f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Elaborated form of Nellie.

Nely f Dutch
Variant spelling of Nelie.

Nemuël m Dutch
Dutch form of Nemuel.

Nepomuk m Czech, Dutch (Rare), German
When this given name first came into use, it was usually given in honour of the medieval saint John of Nepomuk (c. 1345-1393). He was born and raised in the town of Pomuk, which is what Nepomuk refers to... [more]

Nerena f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be related to the Greek name Nereine (also found in the form Nerine), which is ultimately derived from Nereus... [more]

Netti f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing and Dutch and German variant of Nettie.

Nicasijn m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic, rare Dutch form of Nicasius.

Nicasius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch (Rare), African (Rare)
Latinized form of Nikasios. This was the name of several martyrs and saints, such as Nicasius of Die (4th century AD) and Nicasius of Rheims (5th century AD).... [more]

Nickel m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), English (Rare), Hunsrik
In Germany and the Netherlands, this name is a medieval short form of respectively Nicolaus and Nicolaas. In the case of the latter, it is via the medieval short form Nicol 1, of which Nickel is a variant.... [more]

Niclaes m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch shorter form or variant of Nicolaes. In other words, you could say that this name is basically the medieval form of the modern name Niklaas - but then via the form Niclaas.... [more]

Nicol m & f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch shorter form or variant of Nicolaes. It was exclusively a masculine name at the time. The name has since become used on females as well, which happened in the second half of the 20th century (after World War II)... [more]

Nicolaes m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Late medieval form of Nicolaas, which ultimately comes from the early medieval name Nycolaes. The name is still in use to this day, albeit very rarely... [more]

Nicolene f English, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans, South African
Variant of Nicoline. Known bearers of this name include the South African race walker Nicolene Cronje (b. 1983) and the South African field hockey player Nicolene Terblanche (b... [more]

Nicolett f Dutch, German
Diminutive of Nicole.

Nicolien f Dutch
Dutch form of Nicoline, with its spelling phonetical in nature.

Nicolijn m & f Dutch
Dutch form of Nicolinus.

Nicolinus m Late Roman, Dutch
Diminutive of Nicolaus.

Nicus m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Short form of Dominicus. In rare cases, this name can also be a latinization of Nico or Niek.

Nieke f Dutch, Flemish (Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Nicolaas.

Nieko m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nico and diminutive of Niek.

Nieky m & f Dutch
For men, this name is a diminutive of Nicolaas via its short form Niek. For women, this name is a diminutive of Nicola 2, Nicole, Nicolette, Nicolien, Nicolina and Nicoline (all very commonly used in the Netherlands as feminine forms of the aforementioned Nicolaas).... [more]

Niël m Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Daniël.

Niel m Dutch, Afrikaans, Flemish

Nies m & f Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
In Dutch, Frisian and Limburgish, Nies is predominantly a masculine given name. For the Dutch, it is a variant form of Nijs (which has a different pronunciation), while for the Frisians, it is a variant spelling of Nys (which has the same pronunciation)... [more]

Niesco m Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Niesko. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch politician Niesco Dubbelboer (b. 1962).

Niesje f Dutch
Diminutive of Nies.

Niesko m Dutch (Rare)
Probably derived from Nies, in which case it is possibly a pet form of the name.

Nijs m Dutch
Dutch short form of Dionysius.

Nikai m & f English (American), Dutch (Rare)

Nikkie f English, Dutch
Variant of Nikki.... [more]

Niklaas m Dutch
Shorter form or variant of Nikolaas. In other words, you could say that this name is basically the modern form of the medieval name Niklaes, which is a variant form of Niclaes.

Nikolaes m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Nicolaes. In other words, you could say that this name is the medieval form of Nikolaas.... [more]

Nila f Dutch (Antillean), Dutch (Surinamese)

Nimuë f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nimue.... [more]

Nineke f Dutch, West Frisian
A form of Nine, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.

Ninjéh m Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Ninthe f Dutch (Modern)
Meaning uncertain. It may be a variant of Nienke or Nina 1.... [more]

Noalie f Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Noé m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Noa 1 or a feminine form of the masculine French name Noé.

Noë f & m Dutch
Variant of Noé.

Noële f French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Noëlle.

Noëmi f Dutch
Dutch form of Naomi 1

Noes f Dutch
Dutch (usually informal rather than official) short form of names containing -nous- and -noes-, such as Anouschka (and its many variant spellings, such as Anoeska) and Manouschka (and its many variant spellings, such as Manoeska).

Noï f Dutch

Noks f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Arnolda and related names, such as Arnoldina. The name might possibly be of West Frisian origin, as the one Dutch bearer of the name (a woman) that I had come across, had a surname that is most prevalent in the Dutch province of Friesland... [more]

Nolda f German, Dutch
Short form or Arnolda.

Noldi m German, Dutch (Archaic), Indonesian
Pet form of Arnold.

Nolle m Dutch, West Frisian
Dutch and Frisian short form of Arnold.

Nollie f & m Dutch
Diminutive of Arnold and Arnolda.

Nolly f & m Dutch, English
Dutch diminutive of Arnolda as well as an English diminutive of Oliver (via Noll) and Olivia.... [more]

Nonke f & m East Frisian (Rare, Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
The name is a variation of Nonne using the diminutive suffix -ke.

Noralie f Dutch (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Combination of Nora 1 and the popular suffix -lie.

Norbertus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Latinate form of Norbert.

Nore f Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Eleonore.

Nori f Dutch (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Eleanor, Eleonora, Nora 1 and other similar names with the -nor- sound.... [more]

Norrie m & f Dutch (Rare), English, Scottish
For men, this name is a diminutive of Norbert (Dutch) and Norman (English and Scottish). In the case of the latter two usages, the name can also be derived from the surname Norrie.... [more]

Nouchka f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Anouchka. Notable bearers of this name include the Dutch boxer Nouchka Fontijn (b. 1987) and the Dutch film director Nouchka van Brakel (b... [more]

Nouriël m Dutch
Dutch form of Nouriel.

Nové f Dutch (Modern)
Variant of Novée.

Novée f Dutch
Variant of Novie.

Nox m Dutch
Possibly a variant of Knox or a masculine usage of the feminine name Nox.

Nuriël m Dutch
Dutch form of Nuriel.

Nyck m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
West Frisian cognate of Nick (also compare Nyckele) as well as a Dutch and English variant spelling of the name. In the anglophone world, this name can also be a direct short form of given names that contain nyck, such as Dominyck.... [more]