Behind the Name: Names Beginning With N

NJORD m Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
From the Old Norse Njörðr, which was possibly derived from the Indo-European root *ner meaning "strong, vigourous"... [more]

NKECHI f Igbo
Short form of NKECHINYERE

NKECHINYERE f Igbo
Means "what God has given" or "gift of God" in Igbo.

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

NKIRU f Igbo
Short form of NKIRUKA

NKIRUKA f Igbo
Means "the best is still to come" in Igbo.

NKOSANA m Southern African
Means "prince" in Xhosa.

NKOSAZANA f Southern African
Means "princess" in Xhosa.

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

NNAMDI m Igbo
Means "my father is alive" in Igbo... [more]

NNEKA f Igbo
Means "my mother is supreme" in Igbo.

NNENNA f Igbo
Means "father's mother" in Igbo... [more]

NNENNE f Igbo
Means "mother's mother" in Igbo... [more]

NOA (1) f Jewish, Biblical (Variant)
Hebrew form of NOAH (2)

NOA (2) f Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (no), a possessive particle, and 愛 (a) "love, affection".

NOACH m Jewish
Hebrew form of NOAH (1)

NOAH (1) m English, Biblical
Derived from the Hebrew name נוֹחַ (Noach) meaning "rest, comfort"... [more]

NOAH (2) f Biblical
Derived from the Hebrew name נוֹעָה (No'ah) meaning "motion"... [more]

NOAK m Swedish
Swedish form of NOAH (1)

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

NOBLE m English
From an English surname meaning "noble, notable"... [more]

NOBORU m Japanese
Means "rise, ascend" in Japanese.

NOBU m Japanese
Means "prolong, stretch" in Japanese.

NOBURU m Japanese
Means "expand" in Japanese.

NOBUYUKI m Japanese
From Japanese 信 (nobu) "truth" and 幸 (yuki) "happiness".

NOÉ m French, Spanish, Portuguese
French, Spanish and Portuguese form of NOAH (1)

NOËL m French
Means "Christmas" in French... [more]

NOEL m English
English form of NOËL

NOELA f Galician
Galician feminine form of NOEL

NOELANI f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly mist" from Hawaiian noe "mist" and lani "sky, heaven".

NOÈLE f French
Feminine form of NOEL

NOELENE f English (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of NOEL

NOELIA f Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian feminine form of NOEL

NOELLA f French
Feminine form of NOEL

NOËLLE f French
Feminine form of NOËL

NOELLE f English
English form of NOËLLE

NOEMI f Italian, Czech
Italian and Czech form of NAOMI (1)

NOEMÍ f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of NAOMI (1)

NOÊMIA f Portuguese
Portuguese form of NAOMI (1)

NOÉMIE f French
French form of NAOMI (1)

NOGA f & m Jewish
Variant transcription of NOGAH

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

NOHEMI f Spanish
Spanish form of NAOMI (1)

NÓIRÍN f Irish
Irish diminutive of NORA

NOLA f English, Irish
Diminutive of MAGNOLIA, FINOLA or other names containing a similar sound.

NOLAN m Irish, English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Nualláin meaning "descendent of Nuallán"... [more]

NOLENE f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of NOLA

NOLL m English (Archaic)
Medieval diminutive of OLIVER

NOLWENN f Breton
From the Breton phrase Noyal Gwenn meaning "holy one from Noyal"... [more]

NOMIKI m Greek
Derived from Greek νομικος (nomikos) "relating to the law".

NOMUSA f Southern African
Means "merciful" in Ndebele.

NON f Welsh
Possibly derived from Latin nonna meaning "nun"... [more]

NONA (1) f Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin nonus meaning "ninth", referring to the nine months of pregnancy... [more]

NONA (2) f English
Derived from Latin nonus meaning "ninth"... [more]

NONIE f English
Diminutive of IONE or NORA

NONNA f Russian
Russian form of NONA (2)

NONTLE f Southern African
Means "mother of beauty" in Xhosa.

NOOA m Finnish
Finnish form of NOAH (1)

NOOR f & m Arabic
Variant transcription of NUR

NOORA f Finnish
Finnish form of NORA

NÓRA f Irish
Irish Gaelic form of NORA

NORA f Irish, English, Scandinavian, German
Diminutive of HONORA or ELEANOR... [more]

NORAH f Irish, English
Variant of NORA

NORBERT m German, English, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements nord "north" and beraht "bright"... [more]

NOREEN f Irish, English
Diminutive of NORA

NORENE f Irish, English
Diminutive of NORA

NORI m Japanese
Means "rule, ceremony" in Japanese.

NORIKO f Japanese
From Japanese 法 (nori) "law, rule" or 典 (nori) "code, ceremony" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

NORINA f Italian
Italian diminutive of NORA

NORM m English
Short form of NORMAN

NORMA f English, Italian
Created by Felice Romani for the main character in his opera 'Norma' (1831)... [more]

NORMAN m English
From an old Germanic byname meaning "northman", referring to a Viking... [more]

NORMAND m English
From a surname which was dervived from the given name NORMAN.

NORMINA f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of NORMA

NORRIS m English
From an English surname which meant "northerner" in Old French.

NORTON m English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "north town" in Old English.

NORWOOD m English
From a surname which was originally taken from a place name meaning "north wood" in Old English.

NOSIPHO f Southern African
Means "mother of a gift" in Zulu.

NOSIZWE f Southern African
Means "mother of the nation" in Xhosa.

NOUSHA f Iranian
Means "sweet, pleasant" in Persian.

NOVA f English
Derived from Latin novus meaning "new"... [more]

NOWELL m English (Rare)
From a surname which was dervived from the given name NOEL.

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

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

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

NTOMBI f Southern African
Means "lady" in Zulu.

NUADA m Irish Mythology
Possibly means "protector" in Celtic... [more]

NUADHA m Irish Mythology
Variant of NUADA

NUALA f Irish
Short form of FIONNUALA

NUAN f Chinese
Means "warm, genial" in Chinese.

NUBIA f Various
From the name of the ancient region and kingdom in Africa, south of Egypt... [more]

NUDD m Welsh Mythology
Welsh cognate of NUADA

NUHA f Arabic
Means "mind, wisdom" in Arabic.

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

NUMITOR m Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

NUNO m Portuguese
Possibly from the Latin nonus meaning "ninth".

NUNZIA f Italian
Either a short form of ANNUNZIATA or else a feminine form of NUNZIO

NUNZIATINA f Italian
Diminutive of NUNZIA

NUNZIO m Italian
Means "messenger" in Italian.

NUO f Chinese
Means "graceful" in Chinese.

NUR f & m Arabic
Means "light" in Arabic.

NURA f Arabic
Strictly feminine form of NUR

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 Jewish
Means "buttercup (the flower)" in Hebrew.

NURU f Eastern African
Means "light" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic نور (nur).

NURZHAN m Kazakh
Means "light soul" in Kazakh.

NWANNEKA f Igbo
Means "my siblings are supreme" in Igbo.

NYAH f Eastern African
Variant of NIA (2)

NYALA f Various
From the name of a type of African antelope, ultimately derived from the Bantu word nyálà.

NYARAI f Southern African
Means "be humble" in Shona.

NYDIA f English (Rare), Spanish
Used by British author Edward Bulwer-Lytton for a blind flower-seller in his novel 'The Last Days of Pompeii' (1834)... [more]

NYE m Welsh
Diminutive of ANEIRIN

NYREE f English (Australia and 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]

NYX f Greek Mythology
Means "night" in Greek... [more]

NYYRIKKI m Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

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