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Names of Length 5

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MENES   m   Ancient Egyptian
Meaning unknown... [more]
MENNO   m   Dutch, German
Diminutive of MEINE
MERAB   f   Biblical
Means "abundant" in Hebrew... [more]
MERAV   f   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of MERAB
MERCÈ   f   Catalan
Catalan form of MERCEDES
MERCY   f   English
From the English word mercy, ultimately from Latin merces "wages, reward", a derivative of merx "goods, wares"... [more]
MERIT (1)   m   English (Rare)
Either a variant of MERRITT or else simply from the English word merit, ultimately from Latin meritus "deserving".
MERIT (2)   f   Swedish
Variant of MARIT
MERJA   f   Finnish
Possibly from the name of an ancient Finnish tribe.
MERLA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of MERLE
MERLE   f & m   English
Variant of MERRILL or MURIEL... [more]
MEROB   f   Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of MERAB used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
MERRY (1)   f   English
From the English word merry, ultimately from Old English myrge... [more]
MERRY (2)   m   Literature
The name of a hobbit in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954)... [more]
MERYL   f   English
Variant of MURIEL, perhaps influenced by the spelling of the name CHERYL... [more]
METİN   m   Turkish
Means "strong" in Turkish.
METOD   m   Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of METHODIUS
METTE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian diminutive of MARGARET
MEYER   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of MEIR... [more]
MICAH   m   Biblical, English
Contracted form of MICAIAH... [more]
MICHA   m   Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of MICAH used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
MICHI (1)   m & f   Japanese
Means "path" in Japanese.
MICHI (2)   m & f   German
German diminutive of MICHAEL or MICHAELA
MIĈJO   m   Esperanto
Esperanto diminutive of MICHAEL
MICKY   m   English
Diminutive of MICHAEL
MIDAS   m   Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
MIDGE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of MADGE
MIDHA   f   Arabic
Means "praise, eulogy" in Arabic.
MIEKE   f   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of MARIA
MIELA   f   Esperanto
Means "honey-sweet" in Esperanto.
MIGLĖ   f   Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian migla meaning "mist".
MIHAI   m   Romanian
Romanian form of MICHAEL... [more]
MIINA   f   Finnish
Short form of VILHELMIINA
MIKEL   m   Basque
Basque form of MICHAEL
MIKEY   m   English
Diminutive of MICHAEL
MIKKI   f   English
Strictly feminine variant of MICKEY
MIKKO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of MICHAEL
MIKSA   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of MAXIMUS
MILAN   m   Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Dutch, Medieval Slavic
From the Slavic element mil meaning "gracious, dear", originally a short form of names that began with that element... [more]
MILDA   f   Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of love.
MILEN   m   Bulgarian
Variant of MILAN
MILES   m   English
From the Germanic name Milo, introduced by the Normans to England in the form Miles... [more]
MILEY   f   English (Modern)
In the case of actress and singer Miley Cyrus (1992-), it is a shortened form of the nickname Smiley, given to her by her father because she often smiled... [more]
MILKA (2)   f   Biblical
Means "queen" in Hebrew... [more]
MILLA   f   Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Short form of CAMILLA and other names that end in milla.
MILLY   f   Swedish, Norwegian, English
Diminutive of EMILIE, MILDRED and other names containing the same sound.
MILOŠ   m   Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element mil "gracious, dear"... [more]
MIMMI   f   Finnish
Diminutive of VILHELMIINA
MINDY   f   English
Diminutive of MELINDA
MINKE   m & f   Frisian, Dutch
Diminutive and feminine form of MEINE
MINNA   f   German, Finnish
German short form of WILHELMINA and a Finnish short form of VILHELMIINA.
MINOO   f   Iranian
Means "heaven, paradise" in Persian.
MINTA   f   English (Rare)
Short form of ARAMINTA
MINTY   f   English (Rare)
Diminutive of ARAMINTA
MIRAJ   m   Arabic
Means "place of ascent" in Arabic.
MIRAN   m   Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace" or "world".
MIREK   m   Czech, Slovak, Polish
Diminutive of MIROSLAV and other names beginning with the Slavic element mir meaning "peace" or "world".
MIREN   f   Basque
Basque form of MARIA
MIRJA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MIRIAM
MIRNA   f   Croatian, Serbian
Means "peaceful" in Serbian and Croatian.
MIRON   m   Russian, Polish
Russian and Polish form of MYRON
MIRTA   f   Croatian
Means "myrtle" in Croatian.
MIRZA   m   Iranian, Arabic, Bosnian
Means "prince" in Persian.
MISHA   m   Russian
Russian diminutive of MIKHAIL
MIS'ID   m   Arabic
Variant of MUS'AD
MISKA   m   Hungarian, Finnish
Diminutive of MIHÁLY or MIKAEL
MISSY   f   English
Diminutive of MELISSA
MISTI   f   English
Variant of MISTY
MISTY   f   English
From the English word misty, ultimately derived from Old English... [more]
MITCH   m   English
Short form of MITCHELL
MITJA   m   Slovene
Slovene form of MITYA
MITRE   m   Bulgarian, Macedonian
Short form of DIMITAR
MITUL   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit मित (mita) "measured".
MITYA   m   Russian
Diminutive of DMITRIY or MITROFAN
MITZI   f   German
German diminutive of MARIA
MNEME   f   Greek Mythology
Means "memory" in Greek... [more]
MOANA   f & m   Maori
Means "wide expanse of water, deep sea" in Maori.
MODYA   m   Russian
Diminutive of MODEST
MOEMA   f   Native American, Tupí
Means "sweet" in Tupí.
MOHAN   m   Indian
Modern transcription of MOHANA
MOIRA   f   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of MÁIRE
MOJCA   f   Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian diminutive of MARIJA
MOLLE   f   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of MARY
MOLLY   f   English
Diminutive of MARY... [more]
MONAT   f   Irish
Anglicized form of MUADHNAIT
MONET   f & m   Various
From a French surname which was derived from either HAMON or EDMOND... [more]
MONNA   f   English
Variant of MONA (1)
MONTA   f   ?
Perhaps a feminine form of MONTY
MONTE   m   English
Diminutive of MONTGOMERY
MONTY   m   English
Variant of MONTE
MORAG   f   Scottish
Diminutive of MÓR
MORAN   f & m   Hebrew
Means "teacher" in Hebrew.
MORAY   m   Scottish
Variant of MURRAY
MÓRIC   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of MAURICE
MORNA   f   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of MUIRNE
MORTA   f   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of MARTHA
MORTY   m   English
Diminutive of MORTON or MORTIMER
MOSES   m   English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name מֹשֶׁה (Mosheh) which is most likely derived from Egyptian mes meaning "son", but could also possibly mean "deliver" in Hebrew... [more]
MOSHE   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of MOSES
MOTEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of MORDECAI
MOTKE   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of MORDECAI
MOTYA   m & f   Russian
Diminutive of MATVEY or MATRONA
MOUNA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of MUNA
MOYNA   f   Irish, Scottish
Variant of MONA (1)
MOYRA   f   Irish, Scottish
Variant of MOIRA
MÓZES   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of MOSES
MOZES   m   Dutch
Dutch form of MOSES
MUBIN   m   Arabic
Means "clear, distinct" in Arabic.
MUKTA   f   Indian
Means "liberated" in Sanskrit.
MUKUL   m   Indian
Means "bud, blossom" in Sanskrit.
MUNGO   m   Scottish
Possibly derived from Welsh mwyn "gentle, kind"... [more]
MUNIR   m   Arabic
Means "bright, shining" in Arabic.
MUNRO   m   Scottish
Variant of MONROE
MUNYA   f   Arabic
Means "wish, desire" in Arabic.
MURAD   m   Arabic
Means "wish, desire" in Arabic.
MURAT   m   Turkish
Turkish form of MURAD
MURDO   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of MUIREADHACH or MURCHADH
MURNA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of MUIRNE
MUS'AD   m   Arabic
Means "lucky" in Arabic.
MYLES   m   English
Variant of MILES
MYRNA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of MUIRNE
MYRON   m   English, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μυρον (myron) meaning "sweet oil, perfume"... [more]
MYSIE   f   Scottish
Variant of MAISIE
MYUNG   m & f   Korean
Variant transcription of MYEONG
NABIL   m   Arabic
Means "noble" in Arabic.
NACHO   m   Spanish
Diminutive of IGNACIO
NACIO   m   Spanish
Short form of IGNACIO
NADAB   m   Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Means "generous" in Hebrew... [more]
NADAV   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of NADAB
NADER   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of NADIR
NADIA (1)   f   French, English, Italian
Variant of NADYA (1) used in the Western world... [more]
NADIA (2)   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of NADIYYA
NADIM   m   Arabic
Means "drinking companion", derived from Arabic ندم (nadima) "to drink together".
NADIR   m   Arabic
Means "rare" in Arabic.
NADJA   f   German, Slovene
German and Slovene form of NADYA (1)
NADRA   f   Arabic
Means "radiance" in Arabic.
NADYA (1)   f   Russian
Diminutive of NADEZHDA
NADYA (2)   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of NADIYYA
NAGIB   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of NAJIB
NAHAL   f   Hebrew
Means "stream" in Hebrew.
NAHIA   f   Basque
Means "desire" in Basque.
NAHID   f   Iranian
Modern Persian form of ANAHITA... [more]
NAHOR   m   Biblical
Means "snorting" in Hebrew... [more]
NAHUM   m   Biblical
Means "comforter" in Hebrew... [more]
NAIDA   f   Croatian
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Greek Ναιαδ (Naiad), a type of water nymph in Greek mythology.
NAILA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of NAIL... [more]
NA'IMA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of NA'IM
NAIRA   f   Native American, Quechua, Aymara
Means "big eyes" in Quechua and Aymara.
NAJIB   m   Arabic
Means "noble" or "intelligent" in Arabic.
NAJWA   f   Arabic
Means "secret, whisper" in Arabic.
NALDO   m   Italian
Short form of names ending in naldo.
NANCY   f   English
Previously a medieval diminutive of ANNIS, though since the 18th century it has been a diminutive of ANNE (1)... [more]
NANDA   m   Indian, Hinduism
Means "joy" in Sanskrit... [more]
NANDO   m   Spanish
Short form of FERNANDO
NANNA   f   Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from Old Norse nanþ- meaning "daring, brave"... [more]
NANNY   f   English
Diminutive of ANNE (1)
NANUK   m   Native American, Inuit
Variant of NANUQ
NANUQ   m   Native American, Inuit
Means "polar bear" in Inuktitut.
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.
NA'OMI   f   Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of NAOMI (1)
NAOMI (1)   f   English, Hebrew, Biblical
From the Hebrew name נָעֳמִי (Na'omiy) meaning "pleasantness"... [more]
NAOMI (2)   f   Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) "honest, straight" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".
NAOUM   m   Biblical Greek
Form of NAHUM used in the Greek Old Testament.
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).
NASIB   m   Arabic
Means "noble" in Arabic.
NASIM   f   Arabic
Means "breeze" in Arabic.
NASIR   m   Arabic
Means "helper" in Arabic.
NATAN   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of NATHAN
NAVID   m   Iranian, Arabic
Means "good news" in Persian.
NAVIN   m   Indian
Means "new" in Sanskrit.
NAWAL   f   Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.
NAWRA   f   Arabic
Means "flower, blossom" in Arabic.
NAZAR   m   Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Nazarius (see NAZARIO).
NAZIH   m   Arabic
Means "honest, virtuous" in Arabic.
NAZLI   f   Arabic
Means "delicate, beautiful" in Arabic.
NDIDI   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "patience" in Igbo.
NEASA   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Meaning uncertain... [more]
NEELA   f   Indian
Variant transcription of NILA
NEELY   m   English
From a Scottish surname, an Anglicized form of Mac an Fhilidh meaning "son of the poet" in Gaelic.
NEITH   f   Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Egyptian Nit, possibly meaning "water"... [more]
NELDA   f   English
Possibly an elaboration of NELL using the popular name suffix da.
NELLA   f   English
Elaborated form of NELL
NELLE   f   English
Variant of NELL
NELLY   f   English
Diminutive of NELL
NENAD   m   Serbian, Croatian
Means "unexpected" in Serbian and Croatian.
NENSI   f   Croatian
Croatian form of NANCY
NEREA   f   Basque
Variant of NERE
NERIO   m   Italian
Italian form of NEREUS
NERVA   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin nervus "strength"... [more]
NERYS   f   Welsh
Perhaps an elaboration of Welsh ner "lord", with the intended meaning of "lady".
NESKE   f   Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish diminutive of AGNES
NESSA (1)   f   English
Short form of VANESSA and other names ending in nessa.
NESSA (2)   f   Hebrew
Means "miracle" in Hebrew.
NESSA (3)   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of NEASA
NESTA   f   Welsh
Welsh diminutive of AGNES
NETTA   f   English
Short form of names ending in netta.
NEVAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of NAOMHÁN
NEVEN   m   Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Masculine form of NEVENA
NEVES   f   Portuguese
Portuguese form of NIEVES
NEVIL   m   English (Rare)
Variant of NEVILLE
NEVIO   m   Italian
Italian form of the Roman family name Naevius, which was derived from Latin naevus "mole (on the body)"... [more]
NGAIO   f   Maori
Maori name which is derived from the name of a type of tree, also called the mousehole tree... [more]
NGOZI   f & m   Western African, Igbo
Means "blessing" in Igbo.
NHUNG   f & m   Vietnamese
Means "velvet" in Vietnamese.
NIALL   m   Irish, Scottish
Original Gaelic spelling of NEIL
NIAMH   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "bright" in Irish... [more]
NIĈJO   m   Esperanto
Esperanto diminutive of NICHOLAS
NICKY   m & f   English
Diminutive of NICHOLAS or NICOLE
NICOL (1)   m   Scottish
Scottish form of NICHOLAS... [more]
NICOL (2)   f   Czech
Czech feminine form of NICHOLAS
NIDIA   f   Spanish
Variant of NYDIA
NIELS (1)   m   Danish
Danish form of NICHOLAS... [more]
NIELS (2)   m   Dutch
Dutch short form of CORNELIUS
NIEVE   f   Spanish
Variant of NIEVES
NIGEL   m   English
From Nigellus, a medieval Latinized form of NEIL... [more]
NIGUL   m   Estonian
Estonian form of NICHOLAS
NIILO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of NICHOLAS
NIINA   f   Finnish
Short form of ANNIINA
NIKKI   f   English
Diminutive of NICOLE
NIKOL   f   Czech
Czech feminine form of NICHOLAS
NIKON   m   Ancient Greek, Russian
Derived from Greek νικη (nike) meaning "victory".
NIKŠA   m   Croatian
Diminutive of NIKOLA (1)
NILAM   m & f   Indian
Means "sapphire" in Sanskrit.
NILDA   f   Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of BRUNILDA
NILES   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the given name NEIL.
NIMAT   f & m   Arabic
Means "blessings" in Arabic, a plural form of NIMA (1).
NİMET   f   Turkish
Turkish form of NIMAT
NIMUE   f   Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
NINAD   m   Indian
Means "sound, hum" in Sanskrit.
NINEL   f   Russian
Reversal of the name Lenin... [more]
NINON   f   French
French diminutive of ANNE (1)
NINOS   m   Ancient Near Eastern (Hellenized)
Possibly related to the name of the goddess NINA (2)... [more]
NIOBE   f   Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
NIRAJ   m   Indian
Means "illuminate" in Sanskrit.
NIRAV   m   Indian
Means "quiet, calm" in Sanskrit.
NISHA   f   Indian
Means "night" in Sanskrit.
NISSA   f   Hebrew
Means "sign" in Hebrew.
NITIN   m   Indian
Means "ethical, moral" in Sanskrit.
NITYA   m & f   Indian
Means "always, eternal" in Sanskrit... [more]
NITZA   f   Hebrew
Strictly feminine variant of NITZAN
NIVEN   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of NAOMHÁN
NIVES   f   Italian, Croatian
Italian form of NIEVES
NIZAR   m   Arabic
Perhaps from Arabic نزير (nazir) "little".
NJÁLA   m   Icelandic
Icelandic form of NJÁLL
NJÁLL   m   Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of Niall (see NEIL)... [more]
NJORD   m   Norse Mythology, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse Njörðr, which was possibly derived from the Indo-European root *ner meaning "strong, vigourous"... [more]
NKIRU   f   Western African, Igbo
Short form of NKIRUKA
NNEKA   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "my mother is supreme" in Igbo.
NOACH   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of NOAH (1)
NOBLE   m   English
From an English surname meaning "noble, notable"... [more]
NOELA   f   Galician
Galician feminine form of NOËL
NOÈLE   f   French
Feminine form of NOËL
NOEMI   f   Italian, Czech, Biblical Latin
Italian and Czech form of NAOMI (1)
NOEMÍ   f   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of NAOMI (1)
NOGAH   m & f   Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "brightness" in Hebrew... [more]
NOJUS   m   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of NOAH (1)
NOLAN   m   Irish, English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Nualláin meaning "descendent of NUALLÁN"... [more]
NÖLKE   m   Limburgish
Limburgish diminutive of ARNOLD
NONIE   f   English
Diminutive of IONE or NORA
NONNA   f   Russian
Russian form of NONA (2)
NONUS   m   Ancient Roman (Rare)
Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "ninth" in Latin... [more]
NOORA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of NORA
NORAH   f   Irish, English
Variant of NORA
NORMA   f   English, Italian, Literature
Created by Felice Romani for the main character in the opera 'Norma' (1831)... [more]
NUADA   m   Irish Mythology
Possibly means "protector" in Celtic... [more]
NUALA   f   Irish
Short form of FIONNUALA
NUBIA   f   Various
From the name of the ancient region and kingdom in Africa, south of Egypt... [more]
NURAY   f   Turkish
Means "bright moon" in Turkish.
NÚRIA   f   Catalan, Portuguese
From a Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Nostra Senyora de Núria, meaning "Our Lady of Nuria"... [more]
NURIA   f   Spanish
Spanish form of NÚRIA
NURIT   f   Hebrew
Means "buttercup (the flower)" in Hebrew.
NYALA   f   Various
From the name of a type of African antelope, ultimately derived from the Bantu word nyálà.
NYDIA   f   English (Rare), Spanish, Literature
Used by British author Edward Bulwer-Lytton for a blind flower-seller in his novel 'The Last Days of Pompeii' (1834)... [more]
NYREE   f   English (New Zealand)
Anglicized form of NGAIRE... [more]
NYSSA   f   Various
From the name of an ancient town of Asia Minor where Saint Gregory was bishop... [more]
OANEZ   f   Breton
Derived from Breton oan "lamb" (ultimately from Latin agnus) and used as a Breton form of AGNES.
OBRAD   m   Serbian
Possibly derived from Serbian obradovati "to make happy".
OCEAN   m & f   English (Rare)
Simply from the English word ocean for a large body of water... [more]
ODELL   m & f   English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "woad hill" in Old English... [more]
ODILA   f   Ancient Germanic
Variant of ODILIA
ODILE   f   French
French form of ODILIA
ODRAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of ODHRÁN
'OFRAH   m   Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of OPHRAH
OFYDD   m   Welsh
Welsh form of OVID
OGDEN   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "oak valley" in Old English... [more]
OGNEN   m   Macedonian
Macedonian form of OGNYAN
OISÍN   m   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "little deer", derived from Irish os "deer" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]
OLAVI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of OLAF
OLAVO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of OLAF
OLENA   f   Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of HELEN
OLIVA   f   Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "olive"... [more]
OLIVE   f   English
From the English word for the type of tree, ultimately derived from Latin oliva.
OLLIE   m & f   English
Diminutive of OLIVER, OLIVIA or OLIVE
OLWEN   f   Welsh
Means "white footprint" from Welsh ol "footprint, track" and gwen "white, fair, blessed"... [more]
OLWIN   f   Welsh
Variant of OLWEN
OLWYN   f   Welsh
Variant of OLWEN


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