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NIA (1)   f   Welsh
Welsh form of NIAMH

NIA (2)   f   Eastern African
Means "purpose" in Swahili.

NIAMH   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "bright" in Irish... [more]

NICHOLA   f   English (British)
Feminine form of NICHOLAS

NICHOLE   f   English
Variant of NICOLE

NICKY   m & f   English
Diminutive of NICHOLAS or NICOLE

NICOLA (2)   f   English (British)
Latinate feminine form of NICHOLAS

NICOLASA   f   Spanish
Spanish feminine form of NICHOLAS

NICOLE   f   French, English, Dutch
French feminine form of NICHOLAS, commonly used in the English-speaking world since the middle of the 20th century.

NICOLET   f   Dutch
Dutch feminine form of NICHOLAS

NICOLETA   f   Romanian
Romanian feminine form of NICHOLAS

NICOLETTA   f   Italian
Feminine diminutive of NICOLA (1)

NICOLETTE   f   French
Diminutive of NICOLE

NICOLINA   f   Italian
Feminine diminutive of NICOLA (1)

NICOLINE   f   French, Dutch
Diminutive of NICOLE

NIDIA   f   English (Rare), Spanish
Variant of NYDIA

NIENKE   f   Frisian
Frisian diminutive of KATHERINE

NIEVE   f   Spanish
Variant of NIEVES

NIEVES   f   Spanish
Means "snows" in Spanish, derived from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de las Nieves meaning "Our Lady of the Snows".

NÎGA   f   Kurdish
Means "sight" in Kurdish.

NIGELLA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of NIGEL

NIINA   f   Finnish
Short form of ANNIINA

NIKA (1)   f & m   Russian
Short form of VERONIKA and other names ending in nika... [more]

NIKA (2)   f   Slovene
Feminine form of NIKOLA (1)

NIKE   f   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "victory" in Greek. Nike was the Greek goddess of victory.

NIKEISHA   f   English (African American, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix Ni and the name KEISHA.

NIKEPHOROS   m & f   Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "carrying victory" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear"... [more]

NIKHILA   f   Indian
Feminine form of NIKHIL

NIKKI   f   English
Diminutive of NICOLE

NIKKOLE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of NICOLE

NIKOLA (2)   f   German, Czech, Slovak
German, Czech and Slovak feminine form of NICHOLAS

NIKOLE   f   English
Variant of NICOLE

NIKOLETA   f   Greek
Greek feminine form of NICHOLAS

NIKOLETT   f   Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of NICHOLAS

NIKOLINA   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of NICHOLAS

NILA   f   Indian
Means "dark blue" in Sanskrit.

NILAM   m & f   Indian
Means "sapphire" in Sanskrit.

NILDA   f   Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of BRUNILDA

NILOFER   f   Iranian
Means "water-lily" in Persian.

NILOOFAR   f   Iranian
Variant of NILOFER

NILOUFAR   f   Iranian
Variant of NILOFER

NİLÜFER   f   Turkish
Turkish form of NILOFER

NIMA (1)   f & m   Arabic
Means "blessing" in Arabic.

NIMUE   f   Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

NINA (1)   f   Russian, Italian, English, German, French, Polish, Slovene
Short form of names that end in nina, such as ANTONINA and GIANNINA... [more]

NINA (2)   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

NINA (3)   f   Native American
Means "fire" in Quechua.

NINA (4)   f   Russian
Russian form of NINO (2)

NINE   f   Frisian
Frisian diminutive of KATHERINE

NINEL   f   Russian
Reversal of the name Lenin... [more]

NINETTE   f   French
Diminutive of NINA (1)

NING   f & m   Chinese
Means "peaceful, tranquil" in Chinese.

NINO (2)   f   History
Meaning unknown... [more]

NINON   f   French
French diminutive of ANNE (1)

NIRMALA   f   Indonesian
Means "pure" in Indonesian.

NISHA   f   Indian
Means "night" in Sanskrit.

NISSA   f   Hebrew
Means "sign" in Hebrew.

NITA (1)   f   English
Short form of ANITA and other names ending in nita.

NITA (2)   f   Native American
Means "bear" in Choctaw.

NITHYA   m & f   Indian
Variant transcription of NITYA

NITIKA   f   Indian
Means "moral" in Sanskrit.

NITYA   m & f   Indian
Means "always, eternal" in Sanskrit... [more]

NITZA   f   Hebrew
Means "flower bud" in Hebrew.

NIUSHA   f   Iranian
Means "good listener" in Persian.

NIVIARSIAQ   f   Native American
Means "girl" in Greenlandic... [more]

NIZHONI   f   Native American
Means "beautiful" in Navajo.

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.

NKOSAZANA   f   Southern African
Means "princess" in Xhosa.

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

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   Hebrew, Biblical (Variant)
Hebrew form of NOAH (2)

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

NO'AH   f   Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of NOAH (2)

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

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

NOELA   f   Galician
Galician feminine form of NOËL

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

NOÈLE   f   French
Feminine form of NOËL

NOELENE   f   English (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of NOEL

NOELIA   f   Spanish
Spanish feminine form of NOËL

NOELLA   f   French
Feminine form of NOËL

NOËLLE   f   French
Feminine form of NOËL

NOELLE   f   English
English form of NOËLLE

NOEMI   f   Italian, Czech, Biblical Latin
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)

NOEMIN   f   Biblical Greek
Form of NAOMI (1) used in the Greek Old Testament.

NOGA   f & m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of NOGAH

NOGAH   m & f   Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
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.

NOLENE   f   English (Rare)
Elaborated form of NOLA

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

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.

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
Short form of HONORA or ELEANOR... [more]

NORAH   f   Irish, English
Variant of NORA

NOREEN   f   Irish, English
Diminutive of NORA

NORENE   f   Irish, English
Diminutive of NORA

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

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

NORMINA   f   English (Rare)
Elaborated form of NORMA

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]

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.

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]

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

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

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

NUNZIATINA   f   Italian
Diminutive of NUNZIA

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

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

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]

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]

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