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This is a list of names in which the gender is unisex; and the first letter is N.

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There are 38 names matching your criteria.

NALANI f & m Hawaiian
Means "the heavens" or "the chiefs" from Hawaiian nā, a definite article, and lani "heaven, sky, chief".

NAOMI (2) f & m Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) "honest, straight" and 美 (mi) "beautiful" (usually feminine) or 己 (mi) "self" (usually masculine).

NARCISSE m & f French
French masculine and feminine form of NARCISSUS

NASEEM m & f Arabic, Pakistani, Urdu
Variant transcription of NASIM

NASIM m & f Arabic, Pakistani, Urdu
Means "breeze" in Arabic.

NASSIM m & f Arabic
Variant transcription of NASIM

NAT m & f English
Short form of NATHAN, NATHANIEL, NATALIE, or other names beginning with Nat.

NDIDI m & f Western African, Igbo
Means "patience" in Igbo.

NEELAM m & f Indian
Variant transcription of NILAM

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

NERGÜI m & f Mongolian
Means "no name" in Mongolian... [more]

NESİM m & f Turkish
Turkish form of NASIM

NGỌC f & m Vietnamese
Means "precious stone, gem, jade" from Sino-Vietnamese 玉.

NGOZI f & m Western African, Igbo
Means "blessing" in Igbo.

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

NICKY m & f English
Diminutive of NICHOLAS or NICOLE

NIKA (1) f & m Russian
Russian short form of VERONIKA and other names ending in nika... [more]

NIKEPHOROS m & f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "carrying victory" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear"... [more]

NILAM m & f Indian
Means "sapphire" in Sanskrit.

NIMA (1) f & m Arabic
Means "blessing" in Arabic.

NIMAT f & m Arabic
Means "blessings" in Arabic, a plural form of NIMA (1).

NING f & m Chinese
Means "peaceful, tranquil" in Chinese.

NITHYA m & f Indian
Variant transcription of NITYA

NITYA m & f Indian
Means "always, eternal" in Sanskrit... [more]

NITZAN m & f Hebrew
Means "flower bud" in Hebrew.

NKEMDILIM m & f Western African, Igbo
Means "let mine be mine" in Igbo.

NKRUMA m & f Western African, Akan
Means "ninth born child" in Akan.

NOAM m & f Hebrew
Means "pleasantness" in Hebrew... [more]

NOGA f & m Hebrew
Variant transcription of NOGAH

NOGAH m & f Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "brightness" in Hebrew... [more]

NOLLAIG m & f Irish
Means "Christmas" in Irish.

NOOR (1) f & m Arabic, Pakistani, Urdu
Variant transcription of NUR

NOY f & m Hebrew
Means "beauty" in Hebrew.

NSIA m & f Western African, Akan
Means "sixth born child" in Akan.

NSONOWA m & f Western African, Akan
Means "seventh born child" in Akan.

NTHANDA m & f Southern African, Tumbuka
Means "star" in Tumbuka.

NUKA m & f Native American, Greenlandic
Means "younger sibling" in Greenlandic.

NUR f & m Arabic, Turkish, Pakistani, Urdu, Uyghur
Means "light" in Arabic... [more]

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