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NAAMAH   f   Biblical, Jewish
Means "pleasant" in Hebrew... [more]

NAĎA   f   Czech
Diminutive of NADĚŽDA

NADA (1)   f   Arabic
Means either "generosity" or "dew" in Arabic.

NADA (2)   f   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Means "hope" in south Slavic.

NADEJDA   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of NADEZHDA

NADĚŽDA   f   Czech
Czech form of NADEZHDA

NADEŽDA   f   Slovak
Slovak form of NADEZHDA

NADEZHDA   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Means "hope" in Russian.

NADIA (1)   f   French, English, Italian
Variant of NADYA (1) used in the Western world... [more]

NADIA (2)   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of NADIYYA

NADINE   f   French
French elaborated form of NADYA (1)

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
Diminutive 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]

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.

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)

NAILA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of NAIL... [more]

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.

NAJWA   f   Arabic
Means "secret, whisper" in Arabic.

NAKATO   f   Eastern African
Means "second of twins" in Luganda.

NALANI   f   Hawaiian
Means "the heavens" in Hawaiian.

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]

NANDAG   f   Scottish
Scottish diminutive of NAN

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)

NAOKO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) "honest, straight" and 子 (ko) "child".

NAOMH   f   Irish
Means "holy" in Irish Gaelic.

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".

NARCA   f   ?
Perhaps a short form of NARCISSA

NARCISA   f   Romanian
Romanian feminine form of NARCISSUS

NARCISSA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of NARCISSUS

NARELLE   f   English (Australia and New Zealand)
Meaning unknown... [more]

NASHWA   f   Arabic
Means "ecstasy, elation" in Arabic.

NASIM   f   Arabic
Means "breeze" in Arabic.

NASIRA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of NASIR

NASRIN   f   Iranian
Means "wild rose" in Persian.

NASTASIA   f   Russian
Variant transcription of NASTASYA

NASTASYA   f   Russian
Short form of ANASTASIYA

NASTYA   f   Russian
Diminutive of ANASTASIYA

NATA   f   Russian
Diminutive of NATALYA

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

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

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

NATHÁLIA   f   Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of NATALIE

NATHALIE   f   French, German
French and German variant of NATALIE

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]

NAVA   f   Jewish
Means "beautiful" in Hebrew.

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.

NAZLI   f   Arabic
Means "delicate, beautiful" in Arabic.

NDIDI   m & f   Igbo
Means "patience" in Igbo.

NEA   f   Swedish
Short form of LINNÉA

NEASA   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Meaning unknown, presumably of Gaelic origin... [more]

NEASSA   f   Irish
Variant of NEASA

NEDELYA   f   Bulgarian
Means "Sunday" in Bulgarian.

NEELA   f   Indian
Variant transcription of NILA

NEELAM   m & f   Indian
Variant transcription of NILAM

NEFERTARI   f   Ancient Egyptian
Means "the most beautiful" in Egyptian... [more]

NEFERTITI   f   Ancient Egyptian
Means "the beautiful one has come" in Egyptian... [more]

NEHA   f   Indian
Means "loving" in Sanskrit.

NEILINA   f   Scottish
Feminine form of NEIL

NEKANE   f   Basque
Means "sorrows" in Basque... [more]

NELDA   f   English
Possibly an elaboration of NELL using the popular name suffix da.

NELE   f   German
Diminutive of CORNELIA

NELL   f   English
Medieval diminutive of ELEANOR, ELLEN (1) or HELEN... [more]

NELLA   f   English
Elaborated form of NELL

NELLE   f   English
Variant of NELL

NELLIE   f   English
Diminutive of NELL

NELLY   f   English
Diminutive of NELL

NEMESIS   f   Greek Mythology
Means "retribution, righteous anger" in Greek... [more]

NENA   f   English
Variant of NINA (1)

NEO (1)   f & m   Southern African
Means "gift" in Tswana.

NEPHELE   f   Greek Mythology
Means "cloudy" in Greek... [more]

NEPHTHYS   f   Egyptian Mythology
Greek form of Egyptian Nebt-Het meaning "lady of the house", derived from Egyptian nbt "lady" and hwt "house"... [more]

NERE   f   Basque
Means "mine" in Basque.

NEREA   f   Basque
Variant of NERE

NEREIDA   f   Spanish
Derived from Greek Νηρεις (Nereis) meaning "nymph, sea sprite", ultimately derived from the name of the Greek sea god NEREUS, who supposedly fathered them.

NERGİS   f   Turkish
Means "daffodil" in Turkish.

NERIDA   f   Indigenous Australian
Possibly means "water lily" in an Australian Aboriginal language.

NERINA   f   Italian
Feminine form of NERIO

NERISSA   f   Literature
Created by Shakespeare for a character in his play 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596)... [more]

NERTHUS   f   Germanic Mythology
Latinized form of Nerþuz, the Germanic (feminine) equivalent of Njörðr (see NJORD)... [more]

NERYS   f   Welsh
Perhaps an elaboration of Welsh ner "lord", with the intended meaning of "lady".

NESRİN   f   Turkish
Turkish form of NASRIN

NESSA (1)   f   English
Short form of VANESSA and other names ending in nessa.

NESSA (2)   f   Jewish
Means "miracle" in Hebrew.

NESSA (3)   f   Irish
Variant of NEASA

NESTA   f   Welsh
Welsh diminutive of AGNES

NETA   f   Jewish
Means "plant, shrub" in Hebrew.

NETTA   f   English
Short form of names ending in netta.

NETTIE   f   English
Diminutive of names ending in nette, such as ANNETTE and JEANETTE.

NEUS   f   Catalan
Means "snows" in Catalan... [more]

NEVA   f   English
Short form of GENEVA

NEVADA   f   English
From the name of the American state, which means "snow-capped" in Spanish.

NEVAEH   f   English (Modern)
The word heaven spelled backwards... [more]

NEVE   f   Irish
Anglicized form of NIAMH

NEVENA   f   Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from Bulgarian and Macedonian невен (neven) meaning "marigold".

NEVES   f   Portuguese
Portuguese form of NIEVES

NEŽA   f   Slovene
Slovene form of AGNES

NGAIO   f   Maori
Maori name which is derived from the name of a type of tree, also called the mousehole tree.

NGAIRE   f   Maori
Possibly means "flaxen" in Maori.

NGOC   f   Vietnamese
Means "precious stone" or "jade" in Vietnamese.

NGOZI   f & m   Igbo
Means "blessing" in Igbo.

NGUYET   f   Vietnamese
Means "moon" in Vietnamese.

NHUNG   f & m   Vietnamese
Means "velvet" in Vietnamese.

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