Modern Submitted Names

These names are used in a modern context.
gender
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Myana f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Myanna, a blend of Mya and Iyana or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements my, ya and na.
Myanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a blend of my and Anna or a combination of the popular phonetic elements my, ya and na.
Mycena f English (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Myelin f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Norse name Mylin.
Myghin f Manx (Modern, Rare)
A modern coinage derived from Manx myghin "mercy", this name is used as a Manx equivalent of Mercy.
Mykelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Mykel.
Mykelti f & m American (Modern, Rare)
A concatenation of Michael with the initial T (the phonetic element /ti/). In the case of American actor Mykelti Williamson (1957-), who is of African American descent and self-identifies as being of partial Blackfoot descent, he has claimed that his name means "spirit" in the Blackfoot language, but this is untrue... [more]
Mykisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix my and Kisha.
Myleene f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly an Anglicized form of Mylène.
Mynta f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Taken directly from the vocabulary word meaning "mint", therefore making it a cognate of Danish Mynte.
Myrcella f Literature, Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Created by author George R.R. Martin for a character in his series A Song of Ice and Fire (1996) and its television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019). At the beginning of the first novel, Princess Myrcella Baratheon is the daughter of king Robert Baratheon and queen Cersei Lannister... [more]
Myrka f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Mirka 1. This is borne by Myrka Dellanos (1965-), a Cuban-born American television and radio host and journalist.
Myrsky m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "storm" in Finnish.
Myshawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element my and Shawn.
Mystical f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word mystical, which is an inspiring sense of spiritual mystery, awe, or fascination.
Myū f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is, essentially a variant of Miyū, shifted to be pronounced as a 2-mora name (Miyū, on the other hand, has 3 morae).... [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]
Na-bit f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Bit prefixed with the first-person singular plain pronoun 나 (na).
Na-bom f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Bom prefixed with the first-person singular plain pronoun 나 (na).
Nacheline f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin, uses the popular feminine suffix -ine.
Nadeshiko f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From 撫子 (nadeshiko), generally referring to any flower belonging to the Dianthus genus but can also refer to a lovable, caressable child. It is derived from 撫で (nade), the continuative form of classical verb 撫づ (nadzu) meaning "to stroke, caress," combined with a continuative suffix shi and 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]
Nadina f Slovene, Provençal, Gascon, Romansh (Modern)
Slovene, Provençal and Gascon form of Nadine.
Nahar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "river" in Hebrew.
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]
Nailea f Spanish (Mexican, Modern)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an elaborated form of Naila. This name is borne by Mexican actress Nailea Norvind (1970-).
Naiovy f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an altered form of Nairoby. This name was used by Puerto Rican singer Ivy Queen (real name Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez) for her daughter born 2013.
Nair m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "we will light up" in Hebrew, making it relative to Yair.
Nairoby f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nairobi. A known bearer of this name is Dominican badminton player Nairoby Abigail Jiménez (2000-).
Naïs f Provençal, Occitan, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Short form of Anaïs. It is also the name of a 1945 Raymond Leboursier film based on Émile Zola's Naïs Micoulin.
Nakayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements na, kay and la or possibly based on Mikayla.
Nakendra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix Na and the name Kendra.
Nakita f English (Modern)
Possibly an English variant form of the Russian masculine name Nikita 1, which is commonly confused for a feminine name in English-speaking countries.
Nakor m Basque (Modern)
Basque form of Nahor.
Nakota m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Indigenous Nakota peoples.
Nakova f English (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.
Naliandra f German (Modern, Rare), Literature
A figure in 'The Dreaming' by Barbara Wood. The name is taken from an Australian Aboriginal language and means 'butterfly'.
Naminé f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
From the video game 'Kingdom Hearts'.... [more]
Namu m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 나무 (namu) meaning "tree; wood."
Nancy f Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Athanasia, influenced by the unrelated English name Nancy.
Na-nuri f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Nuri prefixed with the first-person singular plain pronoun 나 (na).
N'anya f African American (Modern)
African American name possibly taken from the Igbo word n'anya meaning "love".
Napsugár f Hungarian (Modern)
Modern name from the vocabulary word napsugár "sunbeam, sunshine", itself a compound of the vocabulary words nap "sun, day" and sugár "beam, ray". Its name days are March 21 and July 3.
Nara f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 나라 (nara) meaning "country, nation, state, kingdom."... [more]
Narachan m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Nara and the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill."
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."
Narely f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Perhaps an invented name blending Nayeli and Arely (and sharing a sound with other popular names such as Yareli and Karely).
Nariah f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Neriah influenced via a rhyming variant of Mariah.
Nariyah f English (Modern)
Most likely a variant of Neriah (Compare Sariah).
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
Naru m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 나루 (naru) meaning "(river) port, ferry crossing."
Na-saem f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Saem prefixed with the first-person singular plain pronoun 나 (na).
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.
Nashton m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Nash and the popular name suffix -ton.
Nataly f English (Modern), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Greek (Rare), Russian, Ukrainian, Estonian (Rare)
English variant and Spanish and Portuguese borrowing of Natalie, as well as a variant transcription of Russian Натали and Ukrainian Наталі (see Natali).
Natane f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is used as 菜種, which refers to a rapeseed or coleseed, made up of 菜 (sai, na) meaning "greens, side dish, vegetable" and 種 (shu, -gusa, tane) meaning "class, kind, seed, species, variety."... [more]
Natanya f & m English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern), Hebrew (?)
Alternate transcription of Hebrew נְתַנְיָה (see Netanya), a modern form of Netanyahu (which was the name of three or four male characters in the Old Testament).... [more]
Natavia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic prefix na with the suffix -tavia from Octavia, probably modeled on Natalia.
Náð f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse word náð meaning "grace; mercy; rest; peace; quietness".
Nathanja f Dutch (Modern, Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Nethaniah used as a feminine name.
Natori f African American (Modern)
From the name of a 1995 Avon perfume, itself from the surname of designer Josie Natori (1947-). It might be regarded as a combination of the prefix na and the name Tori.
Natose f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Taken from 南十字星 (minamijūjisei), referring to the Southern Cross.... [more]
Natti f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nattie, used as a diminutive for Natalie/Natalia.
Náttmörður m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Icelandic nátt "night" and mǫrðr "marten".
Náttsól f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "midnight sun", consisting of Old Norse nátt "night" and sól "sun".
Naty f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of names like Netanel, Netanela, Anat 2, Yonatan / Yehonatan and Natan.
Nautica f English (American, Modern), African American (Modern)
Likely based on the English word nautical, which is derived from Latin nauticus meaning "pertaining to ships or sailors", ultimately from Greek ναῦς (naus) "ship". Use of the name may also be influenced by the American clothing company Nautica.
Navaneeth m Tamil (Modern)
Perfect in every thing
Navarro m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Navarro.
Naya f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Nahia and Naia.
Naya f Asturian (Modern)
Truncated form of Anaya.
Naylani f American (Modern)
Possibly an invented name blending the phonetic element nay with Kaylani, Jaylani or Laylani.
Nayo m Asturian (Modern)
Truncated form of Anayo.
Nayuta m & f Japanese (Modern)
From 那由他/那由多 (nayuta), originally a Buddhist term referring to an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million), derived from Sanskrit नयुत (nayuta) meaning “myriad” or नियुत (niyuta), referring to a very high number.
Năzdrăvan m Romanian (Modern, Rare)
From the Romanian word năzdrăvan "super-natural"
Neamh f Irish (Modern)
Derived directly from neamh, the Irish word for "heaven, paradise". Neamh is a modern Irish name.
Nedas m Lithuanian (Modern)
Recent and popular Lithuanian name, which can be a short form of Minedas as well as be a lithuanization of the English name Ned... [more]
Nedko m Bulgarian (Modern)
Masculine form of Nedka.
Negev m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
The Negev is the southern region of the land of Israel, desert area with a lot of sand, during the day it is very hot, and at night it is very cold. ... [more]
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]
Néhémie m & f Biblical French, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Nehemiah. While this is originally a masculine name, it has also been used as a feminine name in recent years.
Nehtaya f Sanskrit (Modern, Rare)
Eternal.shakti.another name for durga
Neiro f Japanese (Modern)
This name is used as 音色 meaning "tone colour, timbre," a combination of 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "noise, sound" and 色 (shiki, shoku, iro) meaning "colour."... [more]
Neitas m Lithuanian (Modern)
Lithuanian adoption of Nate, in use among Lithuanians since the middle of the 2000s.
Nelian m German (Modern, Rare), Romanian
A recent coinage gaining traction in 2020/21 in Germany, maybe derived from Cornelianus or created as a masculine form to Nele.
Nema f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variation of Nemea or the word "amen" spelled backwards.
Nemi f Literature, Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Nemi is the title character of the comic strip Nemi (1997), written and drawn by Norwegian cartoonist Lisa Myhre. Its origin and meaning are unknown, there have, however, been speculations that Myhre might have based the name on the name of the Italian town and lake which is ultimately derived from from Latin nemus Aricinum "grove of Ariccia".
Nenna f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Finnish
Short form of various names. It probably developed from the Scandinavian diminutives Nanna 1 and Nina 1... [more]
Néo m French (Modern)
French form of Neo 2.
Neowyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Neowyn Brakhage is a director and actress. Her first name is possibly Welsh in origin, though she is American.
Néphélie f French (Modern, Rare)
French coinage based on Néphélé as well as a Gallicized form of Nefeli.
Nephtalie f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage, intended as a feminine form of Nephtali.
Neria f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Neriya.... [more]
Neriyah f English (American, Modern)
Most probably a variant of Neriah.
Nessa f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish nessa "second; nearest".
Nessel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Ness means "miracle" and El, reference to God.
Nesya f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the name Nes with the letters יה (which are part of the name of God) means "Miracle of God" in Hebrew.
Nethanya f Obscure (Modern)
A rare variant of the masculine Biblical name Nethaniah used for girls.
Netina f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "to give" in Hebrew.
Nette f Danish, Finnish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Short form of names ending with -nette or -nete, like Antoinette, Anette and Agnete.
Neu f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Neus. It is the Catalan word for "snow".
Neul-binna f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Binna prefixed with 늘 (neul) meaning "always, forever."
Neul-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Byeol prefixed with 늘 (neul) meaning "always, forever."
Neul-pureum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Pureum prefixed with 늘 (neul) meaning "always, forever."
Neul-sarang f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Sarang prefixed with 늘 (neul) meaning "always, forever."
Neul-somang f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From So-mang prefixed with 늘 (neul) meaning "always, forever."
Nevaeh Tnes f African American (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the word heaven-sent spelled backwards.
Nevet m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
means "sprout" in hebrew.
Neysean m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular phonetic element nay and Sean.
Ngcondebuku m & f Xhosa (Modern)
A combination of Ngconde, the name of a Xhosa clan, and Buku, a surname.
Nibar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
The name Nibar is the surname Rabin, spelled backwards. Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli politician, statesman and general... [more]
Nichol m English (Australian, Modern)
Australian short form of Nicholas.
Nickayla f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a blend of Nicole and Makayla.
Nickcole f American (Modern, Rare)
Either a fancy spelling of Nicole or a contraction of Nick Cole.
Nickeil m English (Canadian, Modern, Rare), Obscure
Perhaps an anglicized form of Nikhil. This is borne by the Canadian basketball player Nickeil Alexander-Walker (1998-).
Nickoya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nicoya, which might be an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Nicole, Nikia and Sequoia.
Nielas m German (Modern, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
German and Afrikaans borrowing of Nilas.
Niger m African American (Modern)
From the name of the African country
Nigeria f African American (Modern)
From the name of the African country.
Nijimaru m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From Niji combined with the suffix 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, round," used before the Meiji Period (1868-1912) as a suffix denoting affection (along with -maro (麿/麻呂)) and was given to boys of upper class until they came of age, usually at ages 13 to 17.... [more]
Nikayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Mikayla, maybe influenced by Nicole.
Nikia f & m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements nee, kee and ya, inspired by Nikki and Nakia... [more]
Niklass m Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Niklas.
Nikori f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is written phonetically as にこり/ニコリ, used as an onomatopoeic word (usually written as にっこり (nikkori)) referring to the action of smiling sweetly or grinning.... [more]
Nine m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the number 9, derived from Old English nigon (from an Indo-European root shared by Latin novem and Greek ἐννέα (ennéa)).
Ningan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ning and An 1.
Ninthe f Dutch (Modern)
Meaning uncertain. It may be a variant of Nienke or Nina 1.... [more]
Nionne f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Nionne.
Nirel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Nir - means "plowed field" and El - means "God", the meaning is "Field of God".
Niro m Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Nir, known by the famous Israeli actor Niro Levi (born in 1968)
Nishith m Indian (Modern)
Name Nishith generally means Night, is of Indian origin, Name Nishith is a Masculine (or Boy) name. This name is shared across persons, who are either Jain or Hindu by religion. Name Nishith belongs to rashi Vrushik (Scorpio) with dominant planet Mars (Mangal).
Nishtha f Indian (Modern, Rare)
The name Nishtha has its origins in the Sanskrit language, where it is derived from the word "निष्ठा" (Nishthā). It carries the meaning of "devotion" or "dedication," reflecting qualities of steadfastness and commitment... [more]
Nit f Catalan (Modern)
Means "night" in Catalan.
Nitara f Indian (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit nitara (नितर) "deeply fixed; standing firm; having deep roots".
Nivi f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Derived from the Hebrew name Niv, meaning either "speech, expression" or "fang, tusk".
Nivor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Niv and Or with the meaning of "bright dialect, bright speech".
Nixie f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word nixie meaning "water fairy, water sprite", which is related to German Nixe. Alternatively in some cases it could be an invented name using the sounds present in Dixie, Trixie and Pixie, or possibly an elaboration of Nix.
Nixxon m Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Nixon. Nixxon was given to 18 boys in 2017 according to the SSA.
Niyam m Indian (Latinized, Modern)
From hindu, meaning, restraint of mind; ethical rules; Discipline activity in accordance in the rules
N'Kiah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nakia, or else a combination of the phonetic prefix na with the name Kaya 2.
Noali f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names Noah 2 and Li 2 means "my motion" in Hebrew.
Noanne f Breton (Gallicized, Modern)
Gallicized feminine form of Noan.
Noar m German (Modern)
Of unknown origin and meaning.