the etymology and history of first names
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NAAMAH f Biblical, Jewish
Means "pleasant" in Hebrew... [more]
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 (1) f Arabic
Means either "generosity" or "dew" in Arabic.
NADA (2) f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Means "hope" in south Slavic.
NADAB m Biblical
Means "generous" in Hebrew... [more]
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 (1)
NADIA (2) f Arabic
Variant transcription of NADIYYA
NADIM m Arabic
Means "drinking companion", derived from Arabic ندم (nadima) "to drink together".
NADINE f French
French elaborated form of NADYA (1)
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 (1)
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... [more]
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"... [more]
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... [more]
NAHUEL m Native American
Means "jaguar" in Mapuche.
NAHUM m Biblical, Jewish
Means "comforter" in Hebrew... [more]
NAIARA f Basque
From the Basque name of the Spanish city of Nájera, which is Arabic in origin... [more]
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... [more]
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 Eastern African
Means "second of twins" in Luganda.
NALA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "stem" in Sanskrit... [more]
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.
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... [more]
NANAIA f Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of NANAEA
NANAMI f Japanese
From Japanese 七 (nana) "seven" and 海 (mi) "sea"... [more]
NANCY f English
Pet form of ANN... [more]
NANDA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "joy" in Sanskrit... [more]
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"... [more]
NANNIE f English
Pet form of ANN
NANNY f English
Pet form of ANN
NANOOK m Native American
Variant of NANUQ... [more]
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... [more]
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"... [more]
NAOMI (2) f Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) "honest, straight" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".
NAPHTALI m Biblical
Means "wrestling" in Hebrew... [more]
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 (1769-1821), who was born on Corsica... [more]
NARAYAN m Indian
Modern transcription of NARAYANA
NARAYANA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "path of man" in Sanskrit... [more]
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"... [more]
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"... [more]
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... [more]
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... [more]
NATHANAEL m Biblical, English, Scandinavian
From the Hebrew name נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el) which meant "God has given"... [more]
NATHANIEL m English, Biblical (Variant)
Form of NATHANAEL used in the some versions of the New Testament... [more]
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"... [more]
NATSUKO f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) "summer" and 子 (ko) "child".
NATSUMI f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) "summer" and 美 (mi) "beautiful"... [more]
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"... [more]
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"... [more]
NDIDI m & f Igbo
Means "patience" in Igbo.
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