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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
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Neshat f & m Arabic (Rare)
It means "happiness", has the same meaning of Shadi 2.
Nesime f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nesim.
Neskato f Basque (Rare)
Ancient Basque feminine name that was found on inscriptions in the Basque region of France dating back to the 1st and 2nd centuries.
Neskur f Basque (Rare)
Coined at the end of the 19th century, this name is derived from Basque neska "young woman" and haur "child".
Neskuts f Basque (Rare)
Coined at the end of the 19th century, this name is derived from Basque neska "young woman" and huts "purely, totally", with the intended meaning of "virgin".
Nesria f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Found in Tunisia.
Ness f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Nes 1; means "miracle" in Hebrew. Also compare Nisim.
Ness m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Ness or a masculine form of Nessa 1.... [more]
Nessel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Ness means "miracle" and El, reference to God.
Netanja m & f Biblical German, German (Rare)
Form of Nethaniah used in modern German bibles. The name is masculine in the Bible, but sometimes used for girls.
Netina f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "to give" in Hebrew.
Netley m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Netley. A known bearer was the English con artist and writer Netley Lucas (1903-1940).
Nettchen f German (Rare), Literature
Diminutive of Annette. One of the main protagonists in 'Kleider machen Leute' by Gottfried Keller goes with this name.
Nette f Danish, Finnish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Short form of names ending with -nette or -nete, like Antoinette, Anette and Agnete.
Netti f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing and Dutch and German variant of Nettie.
Netty f English (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian
Diminutive of Annette, Netta 1 and other names with the suffix -nette.
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."
Nev m English (British, Rare), Irish (Rare)
Short form of Neville (English), Nevan and Nevin (both Irish). Known bearers of this name include the American former sports broadcaster Nev Chandler (1946-1994) and the Australian former politician Nev Warburton (b... [more]
Nevaeh Tnes f African American (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the word heaven-sent spelled backwards.
Nevah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Neva influenced by the spelling of Norah 1.
Neve f Italian (Rare)
Directly taken from Italian neve "snow".
Nevenoe m Medieval Breton, Breton (Rare), History
Older form of Neven. Nevenoe was the first Duke of Brittany from 846 to his death in 851. He is the Breton pater patriae and to Breton nationalists he is known as Tad ar Vro "father of the country".
Nevet m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
means "sprout" in hebrew.
Nevia f Italian, English (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Croatian
Italian feminine form of Nevio, also occasionally used in English and, Croatian and Slovene.
Nevin m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Naomhán.
Nevina f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Either a form of Nevena or derived from Slavic nevina meaning ''innocent''.
Nevis f & m English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the country in the Caribbean, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Nevres m & f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare), Bosnian
From Persian نورس meaning "newborn, young".
Newman m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Newman.
Ney m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Maybe from the surname Ney borne by a general in the army of emperor Napoleon I.
Neyland m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Neyland.
Neysean m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular phonetic element nay and Sean.
Neyyire f Turkish (Rare)
From Arabic نيرة (nayyira) meaning "luminous, bright, shining".
Nezabravka f Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian незабравка "forget-me-not".
Nezzie f American (South, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Inez.
Nheke f Mozambique (Rare)
It means 'large African mother'.
Nhooja m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari न्हूज (see Nhuja).... [more]
Nhoojah m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari न्हुजः (see Nhujah).
Nhugu m Newar (Rare)
From Newar न्हुगु (nhūgū) meaning "new".
Nhuja m Newar (Rare)
From Newar न्हूज (nhūja), a contraction of न्हुगु झ (nhūgū jha) meaning "new sun".... [more]
Niah f English (Rare)
Variant of Nya.
Niaz m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of the Persian name Niyaz. A known bearer of this name is Niaz Diasamidze (b. 1973), a member of the Georgian folk-rock band 33a.
Niaziko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Niaz.
Niba m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari निबा: (see Nibah).
Nibah m Newar (Rare)
Means "sunray" in Newar.
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]
Nica f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Nika, which is a short form of names containing the Greek element νίκη (nike) meaning "victory", such as Nikola 2 and Veronika, as well as names ending in -nika (e.g. Monika, Annika).
Nica f English (Rare)
Short form of Nicole, Nicolena, or names beginning with Nic. Variant of Nikki or Nicky
Nicaise m & f French, French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French masculine and feminine form of Nicasius. This name was borne by a 4th century AD saint from Rheims (France).
Nicasi m Catalan (Rare), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon 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]
Nice f Greek Mythology (Rare), Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian
Ancient Greek variant as well as Latinized and Italian form of Nike. In Italy it's also used as diminutive of names with the element nice (derived from nike) such as Berenice and Eunice.... [more]
Nicere m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nicere.
Nicetas m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Polish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Niketas. This is the name of several saints.
Nicey f English (Rare, Archaic)
18th-century variant of Nice, itself a Latinization of Greek Nike.
Nichiko f & m Japanese (Rare)
From 日 (nichi) meaning "day, sun" combined with 光 (ko) meaning "light, radiance." Other kanji combinations can be used.
Nicholena f American (Rare)
Variant of Nicolena influenced by Nichole.
Nichols m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname, Nichols.
Nicholson m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nicholson.
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-).
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]
Nickeline f Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Nicoline.
Nickia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nakia. Also see Nikia.
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.
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]
Nicolaua f Catalan (Rare, Archaic), Aragonese (Archaic)
Catalan and medieval Aragonese feminine form of Nicolau.
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]
Nicollette f English (Rare)
Spelling variant of Nicolette.
Nicomaine f English (Rare)
Combination of Nico and Maine. Nicomaine Dei Capili Mendoza-Atayde (1995-), known professionally as Maine Medoza, is a Filipina actress and television personality.
Nicomède m French (Rare)
French form of Nikomedes via Nicomedes.
Nictae f Classic Mayan (Latinized, Rare)
Nicté ( maya : nicte : flower: May flower, tree), according to the alphabetical encyclopedia Yucatan in Time, is the name of a legend in the book compiled Mayan Legends by writer Yucatan Clemente López Trujillo, which refers to the May Flower and star constellation Southern Cross .
Nicus m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Short form of Dominicus. In rare cases, this name can also be a latinization of Nico or Niek.
Nidolf m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements niðr "ancestor, kinsman, relative" and ulfr "wolf".
Niebiana f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
A very rare name, it appears on the Polish calendar, seems to be a pre-Christian name, derived from niebo (heaven; sky) or niebieskie (blue).
Niebla f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Means “fog” in Spanish
Nieke f Dutch, Flemish (Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Nicolaas.
Niekele m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Nykele, where the spelling is more phonetical in nature.
Nieko m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nico and diminutive of Niek.
Nielas m German (Modern, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
German and Afrikaans borrowing of Nilas.
Niềm m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
From a non Sino-Vietnamese reading of 念 (niềm) meaning "feeling, sentiment".
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).
Niesko m Dutch (Rare)
Probably derived from Nies, in which case it is possibly a pet form of the name.
Nieva f Spanish (European, Rare)
From the Nuestra Señora de Nieva in Autol (La Rioja).... [more]
Niezamysł m Polish (Rare, Archaic)
From the Polish negative prefix nie and the Polish element mysł, which derives from the Old Slavic element myslĭ "thought, idea".... [more]
Niff m American (Rare)
Short for Kenneth. Popularized in the SNL Firing Skits with Dana and Niff. Used more as a comical kind of nickname because of this.
Nifon m Greek (Rare), Romanian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Modern Greek form of Nephon as well as the Romanian form of the name.
Nifont m Medieval Russian, Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Nephon via its modern Greek form Nifon.
Nightingale f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a transferred usage of the English surname Nightingale, in honor of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), an English social reformer.... [more]
Nightshade f & m English (Rare)
From the common name for plants in the Solanaceae, especially Atropa belladonna, a highly toxic perennial also known as deadly nightshade and belladonna. Ultimately from Old English niht "night" and sceadu "shadow, shade".
Nigulas m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian form of Nicholas.
Niji f & m Japanese (Rare)
From 虹 (niji) meaning "rainbow". Other spellings can be used.
Nijiko f Japanese (Rare)
This name can combine 虹 (kou, niji) meaning "rainbow" or the phonetic characters representing Niji and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac)."... [more]
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]
Nijio m Japanese (Rare)
From 二 (ni) and 二 (ji) both meaning "two, second" and 夫 (o) meaning "man". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nika f Slovak, Czech (Rare)
Slovak form of Nike as well as a Slovak and Czech short form of Veronika, Monika, Dominika, a Slovak short form of Nikoleta and Nikola 2 and a Czech short form of Berenika and Eunika.
Nikadzim m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Nicodemus.
Nikandro m Georgian (Rare)
Modern Georgian form of Nicander.
Nikanora f Polish (Rare)
Polish feminine form of Nikanor.
Nikanoras m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Nikanor (see Nicanor).
Nikas m Ancient Greek, Lithuanian, Russian (Rare)
Derived either from the active present tense of the Greek verb νικάω (nikao) meaning "to win, to conquer, to prevail" or from the accusative plural of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".... [more]
Nikasha m & f Russian, Belarusian (Rare)
Russian diminutive of various names including popular Nikita 1, Nikolay, Veronika and other names that contain the syllable nik.
Nikayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Mikayla, maybe influenced by Nicole.
Nikel m West Frisian (Rare), German (Silesian), Vilamovian
Modern West Frisian form of the archaic name Nyckel, which was a short form of Nyckele. Alternatively, one can also say that this name is a short form of Nikele, which is a younger form of the aforementioned name Nyckele... [more]
Nikkela m Limburgish (Rare)
Limburgish form of the French name Nicolas.
Nikkia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nikia, which is itself a variant of Nakia.
Nikkita f Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Nikita 2.
Nikla m Limburgish (Rare), Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Limburgish variant of Nikkela and Luxembourgish vernacular form of the French name Nicolas.
Niklass m Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Niklas.
Nikodemus m Indonesian, German (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Indonesian, German and Finnish form of Nicodemus.
Nikodije m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian variant of Nicodemus.
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]
Nikolaja f Slovene (Rare)
Slovene feminine form of Nicholas.
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]
Niktim m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Nyktimon.
Nile m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Niles or after the river Nile.
Niley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Niley.
Nilla f Italian (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian
Truncated form of names ending in -nilla.... [more]
Nimfodora f Russian (Archaic), Romanian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Russian and Romanian form of Nymphodora. This name was borne by Russian actress and opera singer Nimfodora Semenova (1788-1876).
Nimuë f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nimue.... [more]
Ninan m Indian (Christian, Rare, Archaic)
The name Ninan നൈനാൻ has been in use with the Syrian Christian community of Kerala especially around the Kottayam district. It is a Malayalam variant of the biblical name Yochanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious".
Nine m & f Walloon (Gallicized, Rare)
This name comes from Nina 1, The name is created due to Nina's popularity.
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)).
Nineli f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Ninel. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian actress Nineli Chankvetadze (b. 1957).
Ninelle f Various (Rare)
Diminutive of Nina 1 (compare Ninette).
Ninetta f English (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Sardinian, Romansh
Latinate diminutive of Nina 1 (compare Ninette). Charles Dickens used it for "the infant phenomenon" in his novel Nicholas Nickleby (1839).
Nineva f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Allegedly a corruption of Nineveh, the ancient Mesopotamian city on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
Nineveh f & m Biblical, English (Rare)
Named after the ancient city in Assyria, which is said to derive from Latin Ninive and Septuagint Greek Nineyḗ (Νινευή) under influence of Biblical Hebrew Nīnewēh (נִינְוֶה)... [more]
Ningan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ning and An 1.
Ningdyah f Javanese (Rare)
From Javanese ning meaning "clear, bright, clean" combined with dyah meaning "young woman, girl, princess". It is also used as a suffix for feminine names (although rarely).
Ningning f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "lustre, sparkle" in Tagalog.
Ninni f Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of many names, such as Ingrid and Kristina.
Ninnia f Swedish (Rare)
Latinate variant of Ninni.
Ninočka f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Ninochka.
Ninuna f Georgian (Rare)
Probably a pet form of Nino 2.
Nionne f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Nionne.
Nira f Latvian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. While some academics consider this name a short form of names ending in -nira, others consider it a direct derivation from Latvian nira "goldeneye; grebe".
Nirad m Indian (Rare), Odia (Rare), Gujarati (Rare), Marathi (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit नीरद (nirada) meaning "cloud".
Niraimathi f Tamil (Rare)
Means "full moon" in Tamil. From the Tamil நிறைகலை 'the full moon', from நிறை (niṟai) 'become full'.
Nirel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Nir - means "plowed field" and El - means "God", the meaning is "Field of God".
Nireo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Nireus.
Nireu m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Nireus.
Niri m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Neri. It is most prominent in Buskerud and Telemark, Norway.
Nirvana f English (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.
Nishankul f Kazakh (Rare)
Variant transcription of Nyshangul.
Nishiki m & f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade," most likely deriving from 丹 (ni) meaning "red" and 頻 (shiki) meaning "repetition."... [more]
Nishio m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible.
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]
Nísia f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Truncated form of Anísia and Dionísia. Nísia Floresta, born Dionísia Gonçalves Pinto, (1810 - 1885) was a Brazilian educator, translator, writer, poet, philosopher, and feminist.
Nitara f Indian (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit nitara (नितर) "deeply fixed; standing firm; having deep roots".