Behind the Name: Names Beginning With N

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

NAGORE f Basque
From the name of a Basque village where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

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 Croatian
Possibly a variant of NADA (2)

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
Diminutive of ANNE (1) and a short form of NANCY.

NANA (1) f Greek
Diminutive 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
Previously a medieval diminutive of ANNIS, though since the 18th century it has been a diminutive of ANNE (1)... [more]

NANDA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "joy" in Sanskrit... [more]

NANDAG f Scottish
Scottish diminutive of NAN

NÁNDOR m Hungarian
Hungarian short form of FERDINAND

NANETTE f English
Diminutive of ANNE (1)

NANNA f Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse nenna meaning "brave"... [more]

NANNIE f English
Diminutive of ANNE (1)

NANNY f English
Diminutive of ANNE (1)

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 (Rare)
From an English surname which meant "linen keeper" in Middle English, from Old French nappe "table cloth".

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

NARCÍS m Catalan
Catalan form of NARCISSUS

NARCISA f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of NARCISSUS

NARCISO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of NARCISSUS

NARCISSA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of NARCISSUS

NARCISSE m French
French form of NARCISSUS

NARCISSUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Roman, Biblical
Latinized form of Greek Ναρκισσος (Narkissos), possibly 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 (Australia and New Zealand)
Meaning unknown... [more]

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 (Modern)
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
Diminutive of ANASTASIYA

NAT m English
Short form of NATHAN or NATHANIEL

NATA f Russian
Diminutive of NATALYA

NATALE m Italian
Italian masculine form of NATALIE

NATALEE f English (Modern)
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... [more]

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, Polish
Ukrainian and Polish diminutive 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 diminutive of ANASTASIA

NATASHA f Russian, English
Russian diminutive of NATALYA... [more]

NATASZA f Polish
Polish form of NATASHA

NATE m English
Short form of NATHAN or NATHANIEL

NATHÁLIA f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of NATALIE

NATHALIE f French, German
French and German variant of NATALIE

NATHAN m English, French, Biblical
Means "giver" in Hebrew... [more]

NATHANAEL m Biblical
From the Hebrew name נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el) which meant "God has given"... [more]

NATHANIEL m English, Biblical (Variant)
Variant of NATHANAEL... [more]

NATILLE f English (Rare)
Variant of NATALIE

NATISHA f English (African American, Rare)
Variant of NATASHA, probably modeled on LATISHA.

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, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian 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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