Behind the Name
the etymology and history of first names
Search
A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

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.

Name a Star   At International Star Registry you can buy a star name. Our list of satisfied customers includes celebrities, dignitaries, and individuals worldwide.

Home Copyright © 1996-2007 Mike Campbell | Contact Information