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This is a list of names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is N.
gender
usage
letter
Na f Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate" or other characters pronounced similarly.
Naa f Western African, Ga
From a Ga word used as a feminine royal title.
Naama f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Naamah.
Na'amah f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Naamah.
Naamah f Biblical
Means "pleasant" in Hebrew. This name is borne in the Old Testament by both a daughter of Lamech and a wife of Solomon. Some later Jewish texts give Naamah as the name of Noah's wife, even though she is not named in the Old Testament.
Nabila f Arabic
Feminine form of Nabil.
Naďa f Czech
Diminutive of Naděžda.
Nada 1 f Arabic
Means either "generosity" or "dew" in Arabic.
Nada 2 f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Means "hope" in South Slavic.
Nadège f French
French form of Nadezhda.
Nadejda f Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Надежда (see Nadezhda).
Naděžda f Czech
Czech form of Nadezhda.
Nadežda f Slovak, Serbian, Latvian
Slovak, Serbian and Latvian form of Nadezhda.
Nadezhda f Russian, Bulgarian
Means "hope" in Russian and Bulgarian.
Nádia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nadia 1.
Nadia 1 f French, Italian, Spanish, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Variant of Nadya 1 used in western Europe, as well as an alternate transcription of the Slavic name. It began to be used in France in the 19th century. The name received a boost in popularity from the Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci (1961-).
Nadia 2 f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناديّة (see Nadiyya).
Nadica f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Nada 2.
Nadiia f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Надія (see Nadiya).
Nadine f French, German, English, Dutch
French diminutive of Nadia 1.
Nadira f Arabic
Feminine form of Nadir.
Nadire f Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian feminine form of Nadir.
Nadiya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Nadezhda, being the Ukrainian word meaning "hope".
Nadiye f Turkish
Turkish form of Nadiyya.
Nadiyya f Arabic
Means "moist, tender, delicate" in Arabic.
Nadja f German, Slovene
German and Slovene form of Nadya 1.
Nadra f Arabic
Means "radiance" in Arabic.
Nadya 1 f Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Russian and Bulgarian diminutive of Nadezhda. It is also an alternate transcription of Ukrainian Надія (see Nadiya).
Nadya 2 f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناديّة (see Nadiyya).
Nadzeya f Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Nadezhda, being the Belarusian word meaning "hope".
Nadzieja f Polish
Polish cognate of Nadezhda, being the Polish word meaning "hope".
Naenia f Roman Mythology
Means "incantation, dirge" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of funerals.
Nafisa f Arabic
From Arabic نفيس (nafis) meaning "precious, valuable".
Nafiset f Circassian
Circassian form of Nafisa.
Nafula f Eastern African, Luhya
Feminine form of Wafula.
Nagore f Basque
From the name of a Basque village where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Nahal f Hebrew
Means "stream" in Hebrew.
Naheed f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian ناهید (see Nahid).
Nahia f Basque
From Basque nahi meaning "desire, wish".
Nahid f Persian Mythology, Persian
Modern Persian form of Anahita. This is also the Persian name for the planet Venus.
Naia f Basque
Means "wave, sea foam" in Basque.
Naiara f Basque
From the Basque name of the Spanish city of Nájera, which is Arabic in origin. In the 12th century there was a reported apparition of the Virgin Mary in a nearby cave.
Naida f Dagestani
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Greek Ναϊάς (Naias), a type of water nymph in Greek mythology (plural Ναϊάδες). Alternatively it might be related to Persian Nahid.
Naila f Arabic
Feminine form of Nail. This was the name of the wife of Uthman, the third caliph of the Muslims. She tried in vain to prevent a mob from murdering her husband, and had several fingers cut off in the process.
Naile f Turkish
Turkish form of Naila.
Na'ima f Arabic
Feminine form of Na'im.
Naïma f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Na'ima used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.
Naime f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Na'im.
Nainsí f Irish
Irish form of Nancy.
Naira f Indigenous American, Aymara
From Aymara nayra meaning "eye" or "early".
Nairobi f African American (Modern)
From the name of the capital city of Kenya, derived from Maasai enkare nyrobi meaning "cold water".
Naja f Indigenous American, Greenlandic, Danish
From Greenlandic najaa meaning "his younger sister". It was popularized in Denmark by the writer B. S. Ingemann, who used it in his novel Kunnuk and Naja, or the Greenlanders (1842).
Najla f Arabic
Means "wide-eyed" in Arabic.
Najma f Arabic
Feminine form of Najm.
Najoua f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجوى (see Najwa) chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Najwa f Arabic
Means "secret, whisper" in Arabic.
Nakato f Eastern African, Ganda
Means "second of twins" in Luganda.
Nakeisha f African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic prefix na and the name Keisha.
Nakisha f African American (Modern)
Combination of the name prefix na and the name Kisha.
Nala 2 f Popular Culture
The name of a lion in the animated movie The Lion King (1994). Though many sources claim it means "gift" or "beloved" in Swahili, it does not appear to have a meaning in that language.
Nālani f & m Hawaiian
Means "the heavens" or "the chiefs" from Hawaiian , a definite article, and lani "heaven, sky, chief".
Naliaka f Eastern African, Luhya
Means "born during the weeding season", from Luhya liliaka meaning "weeding".
Nalini f Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit.
Namrata f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Nepali
Means "bowing, humility" in Sanskrit.
Nan f English
Originally a diminutive of Ann. It may have originated with the affectionate phrase mine Ann, which was later reinterpreted as my Nan. It is now also used as a short form of Nancy.
Nana 1 f Greek
Diminutive of Ioanna.
Nana 2 f Japanese
From Japanese (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and/or (na), a phonetic character. The characters can be in either order or the same character can be duplicated, as indicated by the symbol . Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also be used to form this name.
Nana 3 f Georgian
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 4th-century queen consort of Georgia who is regarded as a saint in the Orthodox Church.
Nana 4 m & f Western African, Akan
From an Akan word used as a title of a monarch.
Nanabah f Indigenous American, Navajo
Means "returning warrior" in Navajo, derived from nááná "again" and baa' "warrior, heroine, raid, battle".
Nanako f Japanese
From Japanese (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" duplicated and (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
Nanami f Japanese
From Japanese (nana) meaning "seven" and (mi) meaning "sea". It can also come from (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" duplicated and (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Nanaya f Sumerian Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly related to Inanna. This was the name of a goddess worshipped by the Sumerians and Akkadians. She was later conflated with the goddesses Anahita and Aphrodite.
Nance f English
Short form of Nancy.
Nancy f English
Previously a medieval diminutive of Annis, though since the 18th century it has been a diminutive of Ann. It is now usually regarded as an independent name. During the 20th century it became very popular in the United States. A city in the Lorraine region of France bears this name, though it derives from a different source.
Nanda m & f Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Nepali, Burmese, Hindi, Marathi
Means "joy" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form नन्द and the feminine form नन्दा (spelled with a long final vowel). In Hindu texts this is a name of Vishnu and the foster-father of Krishna, as well as various other characters. In Buddhist texts this is the name of both a half-brother and half-sister of Buddha. Nanda was also a 4th-century BC king who founded a dynasty in Magadha in India.... [more]
Nandag f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic diminutive of Anna.
Nandita f Indian, Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit नन्द (nanda) meaning "joy".
Nanette f English
Diminutive of Anne 1.
Nani f Hawaiian
Means "beauty, glory" in Hawaiian.
Nanjala f Eastern African, Luhya
Feminine form of Wanjala.
Nanna 1 f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from Old Norse nanþ meaning "daring, brave". In Norse mythology she was a goddess who died of grief when her husband Balder was killed.
Nannie f English
Diminutive of Anne 1.
Nanny f English
Diminutive of Anne 1.
Nanuli f Georgian
Diminutive of Nana 3.
Nao f & m Japanese
From Japanese (nao) meaning "straight, direct" or from a combination of (na), a phonetic character, and (o) meaning "center". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Naoko f Japanese
From Japanese (nao) meaning "straight, direct" and (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.
Naomh f Irish
Means "holy" in Irish. This name was created in the 20th century.
Na'omi f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Naomi 1.
Naomi 1 f English, Hebrew, Biblical
From the Hebrew name נָעֳמִי (Na'omi) meaning "pleasantness". In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother-in-law of Ruth. After the death of her husband and sons, she returned to Bethlehem with Ruth. There she declared that her name should be Mara because of her misfortune (see Ruth 1:20).... [more]
Naomi 2 f & m Japanese
From Japanese (nao) meaning "straight, direct" and (mi) meaning "beautiful" (usually feminine) or (mi) meaning "self" (usually masculine). Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Naomie f French (Modern)
Variant of Noémie, influenced by the English spelling Naomi.
Narangerel f Mongolian
Means "sun light" in Mongolian, from наран (naran) meaning "sun" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".
Narantsetseg f Mongolian
Means "sun flower" in Mongolian, from наран (naran) meaning "sun" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Narcissa f Late Roman
Feminine form of Narcissus.
Narcisse m & f French
French masculine and feminine form of Narcissus. This is also the French word for the narcissus flower.
Nare f Armenian
Diminutive of Narine.
Narelle f English (Australian)
Meaning unknown. It was borne by the wife of Umbarra, who was a 19th-century leader of the Yuin, an Australian Aboriginal people.
Narges f Persian
Means "daffodil, narcissus" in Persian, ultimately derived from Greek (see Narcissus).
Nargis f Bengali, Urdu, Tajik
Bengali, Urdu and Tajik form of Narges.
Nərgiz f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Narges.
Nargiza f Uzbek, Kyrgyz
Uzbek and Kyrgyz form of Narges.
Nari f Korean
Means "lily" in Korean.
Narin f Turkish
Means "slender, delicate, fragile" in Turkish.
Narinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Narendra used by Sikhs.
Narine f Armenian
Probably from Persian نار (nar) meaning "pomegranate", considered a sacred fruit in Armenian culture. Alternately, it could be derived from Arabic نار (nar) meaning "fire".
Narkas f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Narges.
Nərmin f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nermin.
Nərminə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nermin.
Naseem m & f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic نسيم or Urdu نسیم (see Nasim).
Nashwa f Arabic
Means "ecstasy, elation" in Arabic.
Nəsibə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nasiba.
Nasiba f Uzbek, Tajik
Means "fate, luck" in Uzbek and Tajik, from Arabic نصيب (nasib).
Nasim m & f Arabic, Urdu
Means "breeze" in Arabic.
Nasima f Arabic, Bengali
Strictly feminine form of Nasim.
Nasimiyu f Eastern African, Luhya
Feminine form of Simiyu.
Nasira f Arabic
Feminine form of Nasir.
Nasrin f Persian, Bengali
Means "wild rose" in Persian.
Nassim m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نسيم (see Nasim).
Nastasia f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Настасья (see Nastasya).
Nastassia f Belarusian
Belarusian short form of Anastasia.
Nastasya f Russian
Short form of Anastasiya.
Nastia f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Настя (see Nastya).
Nastja f Slovene
Diminutive of Anastazija.
Nastya f Russian
Diminutive of Anastasiya.
Nat m & f English
Short form of Nathan, Nathaniel, Natalie and other names beginning with Nat.
Nata f Russian, Georgian
Short form of Natalya (Russian) or Natalia (Georgian).
Natacha f French, Portuguese
French and Portuguese form of Natasha.
Natali f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Natalie.
Natália f Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian
Portuguese, Slovak and Hungarian form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Natàlia f Catalan
Catalan form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Natálie f Czech
Czech form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Natalie f English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
From the Late Latin name Natalia, which meant "Christmas Day" from Latin natale domini. This was the name of the wife of the 4th-century martyr Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. She is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church, and the name has traditionally been more common among Eastern Christians than those in the West. It was popularized in America by actress Natalie Wood (1938-1981), who was born to Russian immigrants.
Natālija f Latvian
Latvian form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Natalija f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Lithuanian
Form of Natalia (see Natalie) in several languages.
Natalina f Italian, Portuguese
Diminutive of Natalia (Italian) or Natália (Portuguese).
Nataliya f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Nataļja f Latvian
Latvian form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Natalka f Ukrainian, Polish
Ukrainian and Polish diminutive of Natalia (see Natalie).
Natallia f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Natalya f Russian
Russian form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Nataša f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak
Form of Natasha in several languages.
Natasa f Greek
Greek diminutive of Anastasia.
Natascha f Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Natasha.
Natasha f Russian, Belarusian, English
Russian diminutive of Natalya. This is the name of a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace (1865). It has been used in the English-speaking world only since the 20th century.
Natasja f Dutch, Danish
Variant of Natasha found in the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark.
Natasza f Polish
Polish form of Natasha.
Natela f Georgian
Derived from Georgian ნათელი (nateli) meaning "light, bright".
Nathália f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Nathalie f French, Dutch, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
French form of Natalie, as well as a Dutch, German and Scandinavian variant.
Natia f Georgian
Diminutive of Natela.
Natisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Natasha, probably modelled on Latisha.
Natividad f Spanish
Means "nativity" in Spanish.
Natsuki f Japanese
From Japanese (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and (tsuki) meaning "moon". Alternatively, it can come from (natsu) meaning "summer" and (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Natsuko f Japanese
From Japanese (natsu) meaning "summer" and (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.
Natsumi f Japanese
From Japanese (natsu) meaning "summer" and (mi) meaning "beautiful". It can also come from (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and (tsumi) meaning "pick, pluck". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nauja f Indigenous American, Greenlandic, Inuit
Means "seagull" in Greenlandic and Inuktitut.
Nausicaa f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ναυσικάα (Nausikaa) meaning "burner of ships". In Homer's epic the Odyssey this is the name of a daughter of Alcinous who helps Odysseus on his journey home.
Nava f Hebrew
Means "beautiful" in Hebrew.
Navdeep m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit नव (nava) meaning "new, fresh" and दीप (dipa) meaning "lamp, light".
Navneet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit नव (nava) meaning "new, fresh" and नित्य (nitya) meaning "eternal".
Navy f & m English (Modern)
From the English word meaning "sea force, fleet, armed forces of the sea". It is derived from Old French navie, from Latin navigia, the plural of navigium "boat, vessel". It also refers to a shade of dark blue, a colour traditionally associated with naval uniforms.
Nawal f Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.
Nawra f Arabic
Means "flower, blossom" in Arabic.
Naya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Nia 2, probably modelled on Maya 2. It was borne by the actress Naya Rivera (1987-2020).
Nayara f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Naiara.
Nayeli f Indigenous American, Zapotec (Hispanicized), Spanish (Mexican)
Possibly from Zapotec nadxiie lii meaning "I love you" or nayele' meaning "open".
Naz f Turkish
Means "coy" in Turkish, of Persian origin.
Nazanin f Persian
Means "sweetheart, darling" in Persian.
Nazaret f & m Spanish, Armenian
From Nazareth, the town in Galilee where Jesus lived. This name is primarily feminine in Spanish and primarily masculine in Armenian.
Nazgul f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from Persian ناز (naz) meaning "delight, comfort" and گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".
Nazia f Urdu, Bengali
From Persian نازی (nazi) meaning "sweet, coy".
Naziha f Arabic
Feminine form of Nazih.
Näzik f Turkmen
Means "gentle, tender, delicate" in Turkmen, ultimately from Persian نازک (nazok).
Nazira f Arabic, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Tajik, Uzbek
Feminine form of Nazir 2.
Nazli f Persian
Means "delicate, beautiful, coy" in Persian.
Nazlı f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Nazli.
Ndidi f & m Western African, Igbo
Means "patience" in Igbo.
Nea f Swedish, Finnish
Short form of Linnéa.
Neas f Irish Mythology
Old Irish form of Neasa.
Neasa f Irish, Irish Mythology
From Old Irish Ness, meaning uncertain. In Irish legend she was the mother of Conchobar. She installed her son as king of Ulster by convincing Fergus mac Róich (her husband and Conchobar's stepfather) to give up his throne to the boy for a year and then helping him rule so astutely that the Ulstermen demanded that he remain as king. According to some versions of the legend she was originally named Assa "gentle", but was renamed Ní-assa "not gentle" after she sought to avenge the murders of her foster fathers.
Nebet-Hut f Egyptian Mythology (Hypothetical)
Reconstructed Egyptian form of Nephthys.
Nebile f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Nabil.
Necla f Turkish
Turkish form of Najla.
Neda 2 f Persian
Persian form of Nida.
Nedeljka f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Nedeljko.
Nedelka f Macedonian
Macedonian feminine form of Nedeljko.
Nedelya f Bulgarian
Means "Sunday" in Bulgarian.
Nediljka f Croatian
Feminine form of Nedeljko.
Nedyalka f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of Nedeljko.
Neea f Finnish
Short form of Linnea.
Neela f Tamil, Indian, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Tamil நீலா or Hindi नीला (see Nila).
Neelam f & m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi नीलम (see Nilam).
Neelima f Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Marathi/Hindi नीलिमा or Telugu నీలిమ (see Nilima).
Neeltje f Dutch
Diminutive of Cornelia.
Neely m & f English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname, an Anglicized and reduced form of Gaelic Mac an Fhilidh (or McNeilly) meaning "son of the poet".
Neema f Eastern African, Swahili
Means "divine grace" in Swahili, from Arabic نعمة (ni'mah) meaning "blessing".
Nefeli f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Nephele.
Nefertari f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfrt-jrj meaning "the most beautiful". This was the name of an Egyptian queen of the New Kingdom (13th century BC), the favourite wife of Ramesses II.
Nefertiti f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfrt-jjtj meaning "the beautiful one has come". Nefertiti was a powerful Egyptian queen of the New Kingdom (14th century BC), the principal wife of Akhenaton, the pharaoh that briefly imposed a monotheistic religion centered around the sun god Aton.
Neferuptah f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfrw-ptḥ meaning "beauty of Ptah", from nfrw "beauty, perfection" combined with the name of the god Ptah. This was the name of a sister of the pharaoh Neferusobek.
Neferusobek f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfrw-sbk meaning "beauty of Sobek", derived from nfrw "beauty, perfection" combined with the name of the god Sobek. This is the name of the earliest known female pharaoh of Egypt, ruling in the 12th dynasty (19th century BC). Her name is typically found with the hieroglyphs in reverse order, as Sobekneferu, though it is assumed this was only done to place the god's name first in writing.
Nefes f Turkish (Modern)
Means "breath" in Turkish.
Nefise f Turkish
Turkish form of Nafisa.
Negar f Persian
Means "beloved" in Persian.
Negin f Persian
Means "gemstone" in Persian.
Neha f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu
Possibly from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha) meaning "love, tenderness".
Nehir f Turkish
Means "river" in Turkish.
Neilina f Scottish
Feminine form of Neil.
Neith f Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Egyptian nt, possibly from nt "water" or nrw "fear, dread". This was the name of an early Egyptian goddess of weaving, hunting and war. Her character may have some correspondences with the goddesses Tanith, Anat or Athena.
Neja f Slovene
Diminutive of Jerneja.
Nejla 1 f Turkish
Turkish form of Najla.
Nejla 2 f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Naila.
Nekane f Basque
Means "sorrows" in Basque. It is an equivalent of Dolores, coined by Sabino Arana in his 1910 list of Basque saints names.
Nekesa f Eastern African, Luhya
Feminine form of Wekesa.
Nektaria f Greek
Feminine form of Nektarios.
Nela f Croatian, Slovak, Portuguese, Czech
Short form of names ending in nela, such as Antonela.
Nelda f English
Possibly an elaboration of Nell using the popular phonetic suffix da.
Nele f German, Flemish, Estonian
Diminutive of Cornelia.
Neli f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Nedelya or Aneliya.
Nélida f Literature, Spanish
Created by French author Marie d'Agoult for her semi-autobiographical novel Nélida (1846), written under the name Daniel Stern. It was probably an anagram of her pen name Daniel.
Nelinha f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Manuela.
Nell f English
Medieval diminutive of names beginning with El, such as Eleanor, Ellen 1 or Helen. It may have arisen from the medieval affectionate phrase mine El, which was later reinterpreted as my Nel.
Nella f Italian
Short form of Antonella.
Nelle f English
Variant of Nell.
Nelli f Russian, Finnish, Hungarian
Russian, Finnish and Hungarian form of Nellie.
Nellie f English, Swedish
Diminutive of Nell and other names containing nel.
Nelly f English, Swedish, French, German
Diminutive of Nell and other names containing nel.
Nemesis f Greek Mythology
Means "distribution of what is due, righteous anger" in Greek. In Greek mythology Nemesis was the personification of vengeance and justice.
Nena f English
Variant of Nina 1, also coinciding with the Spanish word nena meaning "baby girl".
Nensi f Croatian
Croatian form of Nancy.
Neo 1 f & m Southern African, Tswana
Means "gift" in Tswana, a derivative of naya "to give".
Neohne'e f Indigenous American, Cheyenne
Means "walks toward woman", from Cheyenne nėh- "toward" and -ehné "walk" combined with the feminine suffix -e'é.
Nephele f Greek Mythology
From Greek νέφος (nephos) meaning "cloud". In Greek legend Nephele was created from a cloud by Zeus, who shaped the cloud to look like Hera in order to trick Ixion, a mortal who desired her. Nephele was the mother of the centaurs by Ixion, and was also the mother of Phrixus and Helle by Athamus.
Nephthys f Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Egyptian nbt-ḥwt (reconstructed as Nebet-Hut) meaning "lady of the house", derived from nbt "lady" and ḥwt "house". This was the name of an Egyptian goddess associated with the air, death and mourning. She was wife of the desert god Seth.
Nere f Basque
From Basque nere, a dialectal variant of nire meaning "mine".
Nerea f Basque, Spanish
Possibly from Basque nere, a dialectal variant of nire meaning "mine". Alternatively, it could be a feminine form of Nereus. This name arose in Basque-speaking regions of Spain in the first half of the 20th century, though it is now popular throughout the country.
Nereida f Spanish
Derived from Greek Νηρηΐδες (Nereides) meaning "nymphs, sea sprites", ultimately derived from the name of the Greek sea god Nereus, who supposedly fathered them.
Nergis f Turkish
Means "daffodil, narcissus" in Turkish, ultimately derived from Greek (see Narcissus).
Nergüi m & f Mongolian
Means "no name" in Mongolian. This name was traditionally given in order to mislead bad spirits.
Nerida f Indigenous Australian
Possibly means "water lily" in an Australian Aboriginal language.
Nerina f Italian
Probably from Greek Νηρηΐδες (see Nereida). This name was used by Torquato Tasso for a character in his play Aminta (1573), and subsequently by Giacomo Leopardi in his poem Le Ricordanze (1829).
Nerissa f Literature
Created by Shakespeare for a character in his play The Merchant of Venice (1596). He possibly took it from Greek Νηρηΐς (Nereis) meaning "nymph, sea sprite", ultimately derived from the name of the Greek sea god Nereus, who supposedly fathered them.
Nermin m & f Bosnian, Turkish, Arabic (Egyptian)
From Persian نرم (narm) meaning "soft, gentle". It is typically masculine in Bosnian, and feminine in Turkish and Arabic.
Nermina f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Nermin.
Nerthus f Germanic Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Germanic *Nerþuz, which is also the root of the Old Norse god's name Njǫrðr (see Njord). Nerthus was a Germanic goddess of fertility as described by the Roman historian Tacitus in the 1st century.
Nerþuz f & m Germanic Mythology (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Nerthus and Njord.
Nerys f Welsh
Probably a feminized form of Welsh nêr meaning "lord".
Nes f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Agnes.
Neşe f Turkish
Means "joy, happiness" in Turkish.
Nesim m & f Turkish
Turkish form of Nasim.
Neske f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Agnes.
Nesrîn f Kurdish
Means "eglantine, sweetbrier" in Kurdish.
Nesrin f Turkish
Turkish form of Nasrin.
Ness 1 f Irish Mythology
Old Irish form of Neasa.
Ness 2 f English
Short form of Vanessa.
Nessa 1 f English
Short form of Vanessa and other names ending in nessa.
Nessa 2 f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "miracle" in Hebrew.
Nessa 3 f Irish, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of Neasa.
Nest f Welsh
Medieval Welsh diminutive of Agnes.
Nesta f Welsh
Medieval Welsh diminutive of Agnes.
Nestan f Georgian
From the first part of Nestan-Darejan.
Nestan-Darejan f Literature
Created by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for a character in his 12th-century epic The Knight in the Panther's Skin. Rustaveli derived it from the Persian phrase نیست اندر جهان (nist andar jahan) meaning "unlike any other in the world" or "unique". In the poem Nestan-Darejan is a princess loved by Tariel.
Nestani f Georgian
Form of Nestan with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Neta f & m Hebrew
Means "plant, shrub" in Hebrew.
Netsai f Southern African, Shona
From Shona netsa meaning "trouble, annoy, bother".
Netta 1 f English
Short form of names ending in netta.
Netta 2 f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew נֶטַע (see Neta).
Nettie f English
Diminutive of names ending in nette, such as Annette or Jeanette.
Neus f Catalan
Catalan cognate of Nieves.
Neva f English
Short form of Geneva.
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. It became popular after the musician Sonny Sandoval from the rock group P.O.D. gave it to his daughter in 2000. Over the next few years it rapidly climbed the rankings in America, peaking at the 25th rank for girls in 2010.
Neve f Irish
Anglicized form of Niamh.
Nevena f Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from South Slavic neven meaning "marigold".
Neves f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nieves.
Nevra f Turkish
Turkish form of Nawra.
Neža f Slovene
Slovene form of Agnes.
Nezihe f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Nazih.
Ngaio f Maori
Maori name that is derived from the name of a type of tree, also called the mousehole tree. This name was borne by New Zealand crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh (1895-1982).
Ngaire f Maori
Possibly from the name of the town of Ngaere in New Zealand, of Maori origin meaning "wetland".
Ngawang m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "powerful speech" in Tibetan, from ངག (ngag) meaning "speech" and དབང (dbang) meaning "power, force".
Ngọc f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese (ngọc) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem".
Ngozi f Western African, Igbo
Means "blessing" in Igbo.
Nguyệt f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese (nguyệt) meaning "moon".
Nhung f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese (nhung) meaning "velvet".
Nia 1 f Welsh
Welsh form of Niamh. The Welsh poet T. Gwynn Jones used it in his long poem Tir na n-Óg (1916), referring to the lover of Oisín.
Nia 2 f Eastern African, Swahili, African American
Means "purpose, aim" in Swahili.
Nia 3 f English, Georgian
Short form of Antonia, Sidonia and other names ending in nia.