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The Name Begins With The Letter N:
NAAMAH  f  Biblical, Jewish
Means "pleasant" in Hebrew...

NABIL  m  Arabic
Means "noble" in Arabic.

NACHO  m  Spanish
Pet form of IGNACIO

NACIO  m  Spanish
Short form of IGNACIO

NAĎA  f  Czech
Pet form of NADĚŽDA

NADA  f  Arabic
Means either "generosity" or "dew" in Arabic.

NADAB  m  Biblical
Means "generous" in Hebrew...

NADAV  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of NADAB

NADEJDA  f  Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of NADEZHDA

NADER  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of NADIR

NADĚŽDA  f  Czech
Czech form of NADEZHDA

NADEZHDA  f  Russian, Bulgarian, Slovak
Means "hope" in Russian.

NADIA (1)  f  French, English
French and English form of NADYA

NADIA (2)  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of NADIYYA

NADIM  m  Arabic
Means "drinking companion", derived from Arabic nadama "to drink".

NADINE  f  French
French elaborated form of NADYA

NADIR  m  Arabic
Means "rare" in Arabic.

NADIRA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of NADIR

NADIYYA  f  Arabic
Means "moist, tender, delicate" in Arabic.

NADJA  f  German, Slovene
German and Slovene form of NADYA

NADRA  f  Arabic
Means "radiance" in Arabic.

NADYA (1)  f  Russian
Pet form of NADEZHDA

NADYA (2)  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of NADIYYA

NADZIEJA  f  Polish
Polish form of NADEZHDA

NAENIA  f  Roman Mythology
Means "incantation, dirge" in Latin...

NAGENDRA  m  Indian
Means "lord of snakes" from Sanskrit नाग (naga) meaning "snake" (also "elephant") combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord"...

NAGI  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of NAJI

NAGIB  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of NAJIB

NAHAL  f  Jewish
Means "river" in Hebrew.

NAHEED  f  Iranian
Means "immaculate" in Persian.

NAHIA  f  Basque
Means "desire" in Basque.

NAHOR  m  Biblical
Means "snorting" in Hebrew...

NAHUEL  m  Native American
Means "jaguar" in Mapuche.

NAHUM  m  Biblical, Jewish
Means "comforter" in Hebrew...

NAIARA  f  Basque
From the Basque name of the Spanish city of Nájera, which is Arabic in origin...

NAIDA  f  English
Possibly derived from the word naiad "water nymph" (ultimately of Greek origin).

NAIL  m  Arabic
Means "attainer" in Arabic.

NAILA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of NAIL...

NA'IM  m  Arabic
Means "tranquil, at ease" in Arabic.

NA'IMA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of NA'IM

NAINSÍ  f  Irish
Irish form of NANCY

NAIRA  f  Native American
Means "big eyes" in Quechua and Aymara.

NAJI  m  Arabic
Means "safe" in Arabic.

NAJIB  m  Arabic
Means "noble" or "intelligent" in Arabic.

NAJWA  f  Arabic
Means "secret, whisper" in Arabic.

NAKATO  f  African
Means "second of twins" in Luganda.

NALA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "stem" in Sanskrit...

NALANI  f  Hawaiian
Means "the heavens" in Hawaiian.

NALDO  m  Italian
Short form of names ending in naldo.

NAN  f  English
Pet form of ANN and a short form of NANCY or NANAEA.

NANA (1)  f  Greek
Pet form of IOANNA

NANA (2)  f  Japanese
From a duplication of Japanese 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character.

NANAEA  f  Near Eastern Mythology
Meaning unknown, but possibly means "undefiled" in Babylonian...

NANAIA  f  Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of NANAEA

NANAMI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 七 (nana) "seven" and 海 (mi) "sea"...

NANCY  f  English
Pet form of ANN... []

NANDA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "joy" in Sanskrit...

NANDAG  f  Scottish
Scottish pet form of NAN

NÁNDOR  m  Hungarian
Hungarian short form of FERDINAND

NANDY  m  English
Pet form of FERDINAND

NANETTE  f  English
Pet form of ANNE (1)

NANNA  f  Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse nenna meaning "brave"...

NANNIE  f  English
Pet form of ANN

NANNY  f  English
Pet form of ANN

NANOOK  m  Native American
Variant of NANUQ...

NANUK  m  Native American
Variant of NANOOK

NANUQ  m  Native American
Means "polar bear" in Inuktitut.

NAOISE  m  Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Meaning unknown, presumably of Gaelic origin...

NAOKI  m  Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) "honest, straight" and 樹 (ki) "tree".

NAOKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) "honest, straight" and 子 (ko) "child".

NAOMH  f  Irish
Means "holy" in Irish Gaelic.

NAOMHÁN  m  Irish
Means "little holy one", derived from Irish naomh "holy" combined with a diminutive suffix.

NAOMI (1)  f  English, Jewish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name נָעֳמִי (Na'omiy) meaning "pleasantness"...

NAOMI (2)  f  Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) "honest, straight" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".

NAPHTALI  m  Biblical
Means "wrestling" in Hebrew...

NAPIER  m  English
From a surname which meant "linen keeper" in Old French.

NAPOLEON  m  History
This was an old Italian name, used most notably by the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte...

NARAYAN  m  Indian
Modern transcription of NARAYANA

NARAYANA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "path of man" in Sanskrit...

NARCA  f  ?
Perhaps a short form of NARCISSA

NARCISA  f  Romanian
Romanian feminine form of NARCISSUS

NARCISO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of NARCISSUS

NARCISSA  f  English
Feminine form of NARCISSUS

NARCISSE  m  French
French form of NARCISSUS

NARCISSUS  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ναρκισσος (Narkissos), derived from ναρκη (narke) meaning "sleep, numbness"...

NARCYZ  m  Polish
Polish form of NARCISSUS

NAREK  m  Armenian
From the name of a 10th-century Armenian saint, Grigor of Narek, who came from the town of Narek (formerly in Armenia, now in eastern Turkey).

NARELLE  f  English (Modern)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name.

NARENDRA  m  Indian
Means "lord of men" from Sanskrit नर (nara) "man" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord".

NARINDER  m  Indian (Sikh)
Variant of NARENDRA

NASEER  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of NASIR

NASH  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the Middle English phrase atten ash "at the ash tree"...

NASHWA  f  Arabic
Means "ecstasy, elation" in Arabic.

NASIB  m  Arabic
Means "noble" in Arabic.

NASIM  f  Arabic
Means "breeze" in Arabic.

NASIR  m  Arabic
Means "helper" in Arabic.

NASIRA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of NASIR

NASRIN  f  Iranian
Means "wild rose" in Persian.

NASSER  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of NASIR

NASTASIA  f  Russian
Variant transcription of NASTASYA

NASTASYA  f  Russian
Short form of ANASTASIYA

NASTYA  f  Russian
Pet form of ANASTASIYA

NAT  m  English
Short form of NATHAN or NATHANAEL

NATA  f  Russian
Pet form of NATALYA

NATALE  f  Italian
Italian form of NATALIE

NATALEE  f  English
Variant of NATALIE

NATÁLIA  f  Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak
Hungarian, Portuguese and Slovak form of NATALIE

NATALIA  f  Polish, Italian, Spanish
Polish, Italian and Spanish form of NATALIE

NATÁLIE  f  Czech
Czech form of NATALIE

NATALIE  f  French, English, German
From the Late Latin name Natalia, which meant "Christmas Day" from Latin natale domini.

NATALIJA  f  Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Latvian
Serbian, Croatian and Slovene form of NATALIE

NATALIO  m  Spanish
Masculine form of NATALIA

NATALIYA  f  Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of NATALIE

NATALKA  f  Ukrainian
Ukrainian pet form of NATALIE

NATALYA  f  Russian
Russian form of NATALIE

NATAN  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of NATHAN

NATANAEL  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of NATHANAEL

NATANAELE  m  Italian
Italian form of NATHANAEL

NATAŠA  f  Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Serbian, Croatian and Slovene form of NATASHA

NATASA  f  Greek
Greek pet form of ANASTASIA

NATASHA  f  Russian, English
Russian pet form of NATALYA...

NATASZA  f  Polish
Polish form of NATASHA

NATE  m  English
Short form of NATHAN or NATHANAEL

NATHÁLIA  f  Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of NATALIE

NATHALIE  f  French, German
French and German variant of NATALIE

NATHAN  m  English, Biblical
Means "giver" in Hebrew...

NATHANAEL  m  Biblical, English, Scandinavian
From the Hebrew name נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el) which meant "God has given"... 

NATHANIEL  m  English, Biblical (Variant)
Form of NATHANAEL used in the some versions of the New Testament...

NATILLE  f  English
Variant of NATALIE

NATISHA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of NATASHA

NATSUKI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens" and 月 (tsuki) "moon"...

NATSUKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) "summer" and 子 (ko) "child".

NATSUMI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) "summer" and 美 (mi) "beautiful"...

NAUM  m  Russian
Russian form of NAHUM

NAVA  f  Jewish
Means "beautiful" in Hebrew.

NAVEED  m  Iranian, Arabic
Means "good news" in Persian.

NAVEEN  m  Indian
Variant transcription of NAVIN

NAVID  m  Iranian, Arabic
Variant of NAVEED

NAVIN  m  Indian
Means "new" in Sanskrit.

NAWAL  f  Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.

NAWRA  f  Arabic
Means "flower, blossom" in Arabic.

NAYARA  f  Basque
Variant of NAIARA

NAYELI  f  Native American
Means "I love you" in the Zapotec language.

NAZAIRE  m  French
French form of Nazarius (see NAZARIO).

NAZAR  m  Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Nazarius (see NAZARIO).

NAZARIO  m  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of the Late Latin name Nazarius, which meant "from Nazareth"...

NAZARIY  m  Russian
Russian form of Nazarius (see NAZARIO).

NAZIH  m  Arabic
Means "honest, virtuous" in Arabic.

NAZLI  f  Arabic
Means "delicate, beautiful" in Arabic.

NAZZARENO  m  Italian
Italian form of the Late Latin name Nazarenus, which meant "from Nazareth"...

NDIDI  m & f  Igbo
Means "patience" in Igbo.

NEA  f  Swedish
Short form of LINNÉA

NEACEL  m  Scottish
Scottish form of NICHOLAS

NEAL  m  English
Variant of NEIL

NEASA  f  Irish, Irish Mythology
Meaning unknown, presumably of Gaelic origin...

NEASSA  f  Irish
Variant of NEASA

NEBOJSA  m  Serbian
Means "fearless" in Serbian.

NECULAI  m  Romanian
Romanian variant form of NICHOLAS

NED  m  English
Short form of EDWARD or EDMUND

NEELA  f  Indian
Variant transcription of NILA

NEELAM  m & f  Indian
Variant transcription of NILAM

NEELY  m  English
Pet form of NEIL

NEFERTARI  f  Ancient Egyptian
Means "the most beautiful" in Egyptian...

NEFERTITI  f  Ancient Egyptian
Means "the beautiful one has come" in Egyptian... 

NEHA  f  Indian
Means "loving" in Sanskrit.

NEHEMIAH  m  Biblical
Means "comforted by YAHWEH" in Hebrew... 

NEIFION  m  Welsh
Welsh form of NEPTUNE

NEIL  m  Irish, Scottish, English
From the Gaelic name Niall, which is of disputed origin, possibly meaning "champion" or "cloud"...

NEILINA  f  Scottish
Feminine form of NEIL

NEIRIN  m  Welsh
Older form of ANEIRIN

NEJC  m  Slovene
Pet form of JERNEJ

NEKANE  f  Basque
Means "sorrows" in Basque...

NEKODA  m  Biblical
Means "marked" in Hebrew...

NELDA  f  English
Either a short form of names ending in nelda or a combination of NELL and the popular name suffix da.

NELE  f  German
Pet form of CORNELIA

NELL  f  English
Medieval pet form of ELEANOR, ELLEN or HELEN

NELLA  f  English
Short form of names ending in nella.

NELLE  f  English
Medieval pet form of ELEANOR or HELEN

NELLIE  f  English
Medieval pet form of ELEANOR or HELEN

NELLY  f  English
Medieval pet form of ELEANOR or HELEN

NELS  m  Swedish
Variant of NILS

NELSON  m  English
From a surname meaning "son of NEIL"...

NELU  m  Romanian
Romanian pet form of ION

NEMANJA  m  Serbian
Possibly means "without possessions", derived from Serbo-Croatian nemati "have not"...

NEMESIS  f  Greek Mythology
Means "retribution, righteous anger" in Greek...

NEMO  m  Literature
Means "nobody" in Latin...

NENA  f  English
Variant of NINA

NENAD  m  Serbian, Croatian
Means "unexpected" in Serbian and Croatian.

NEO (1)  f & m  African
Means "gift" in Tswana.

NEO (2)  m  English (Modern)
From the prefix meaning "new", ultimately derived from Greek νεος (neos).

NEOPTOLEMUS  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Νεοπτολεμος (Neoptolemos) which meant "new war", derived from νεος (neos) "new" and πολεμος (polemos) "war"...

NEPHELE  f  Greek Mythology
Means "cloudy" in Greek...

NEPHTHYS  f  Egyptian Mythology
Greek form of Egyptian Nebt-Het meaning "lady of the house", derived from Egyptian nbt "lady" and hwt "house"...

NEPTUNE  m  Roman Mythology
From the Latin Neptunus, which is of unknown meaning...

NERE  f  Basque
Means "mine" in Basque.

NEREA  f  Basque
Variant of NERE

NEREIDA  f  Spanish
Derived from Greek Νηρεις (Nereis) meaning "nymph, sea sprite", ultimately derived from the name of the Greek sea god NEREUS, who supposedly fathered them.

NEREUS  m  Greek Mythology, Biblical
Derived from Greek νηρος (neros) meaning "water"...

NERGIS  f  Turkish
Means "daffodil" in Turkish.

NERIAH  m  Biblical
Means "lamp of YAHWEH" in Hebrew...

NERIDA  f  Indigenous Australian
Possibly means "water lily" in an Australian Aboriginal language.

NERINA  f  Italian
Feminine form of NERIO

NERIO  m  Italian
Italian form of NEREUS

NERISSA  f  English
Derived from Greek Νηρεις (Nereis) meaning "nymph, sea sprite", ultimately derived from the name of the Greek sea god NEREUS, who supposedly fathered them...

NERO (1)  m  Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen, which is of unknown meaning, which was borne most infamously by a deranged Roman emperor of the 1st century.

NERO (2)  m  Italian
Short form of RANIERO

NERTHUS  f  Germanic Mythology
Latinized form of Nerþuz, the Germanic (feminine) equivalent of Njörðr (see NJORD)...

NERVA  m  Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin nervus "strength"...

NERYS  f  Welsh
Perhaps an elaboration of Welsh ner "lord", with the intended meaning of "lady".

NESRIN  f  Turkish
Turkish form of NASRIN

NESSA (1)  f  English
Short form of VANESSA and other names ending in nessa.

NESSA (2)  f  Jewish
Means "miracle" in Hebrew.

NESSA (3)  f  Irish
Variant of NEASA

NESTA  f  Welsh
Welsh pet form of AGNES

NESTOR  m  Greek Mythology, Russian
Means "homecoming" in Greek...

NESTORE  m  Italian
Italian form of NESTOR

NETA  f  Jewish
Means "plant, shrub" in Hebrew.

NETHANIAH  m  Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has given" in Hebrew...

NETTA  f  English
Short form of names ending in netta.

NETTIE  f  English
Pet form of names ending in nette.

NETUNO  m  Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of NEPTUNE

NEUS  f  Catalan
Means "snow" in Catalan.

NEVA  f  English
Perhaps related to Latin nivis or Italian neve "snow".

NEVADA  f & m  English
From the name of the American state, which means "snow-capped" in Spanish.

NEVAEH  f  English (Modern)
The word heaven spelled backwards, a recently created name.

NEVAN  m  Irish
Anglicized form of NAOMHÁN

NEVE  f  Irish
Anglicized form of NIAMH

NEVENA  f  Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from Bulgarian and Macedonian невен (neven) meaning "marigold".

NEVES  f  Portuguese
Portuguese form of NIEVES

NEVIL  m  English
Variant of NEVILLE

NEVILLE  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "new town" in Norman French.

NEVIO  m  Italian
Italian form of the Roman family name Naevius, which was derived from Latin naevus "mole (on the body)"...

NEWT  m  English
Short form of NEWTON

NEWTON  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "new town" in Old English...

NEŽA  f  Slovene
Slovene form of AGNES

NGAI  m  Vietnamese
Means "herb" in Vietnamese.

NGAIO  f  Maori
Maori name, which is either derived from the name of a tree or else means "clever".

NGAIRE  f  Maori
Possibly means "flaxen" in Maori.

NGOC  f  Vietnamese
Means "precious stone" or "jade" in Vietnamese.

NGOZI  m & f  Igbo
Means "blessing" in Igbo.

NGUYEN  m  Vietnamese
Means "origin" in Vietnamese.

NGUYET  f  Vietnamese
Means "moon" in Vietnamese.

NHUNG  f & m  Vietnamese
Means "velvet" in Vietnamese.

NIA (1)  f  Welsh
Welsh form of NIAMH

NIA (2)  f  African
Means "purpose" in Swahili.

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