the etymology and history of first names
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NABIL m Arabic
Means "noble" in Arabic.
NACHO m Spanish
Diminutive of IGNACIO
NACIO m Spanish
Short form of IGNACIO
NADAB m Biblical
Means "generous" in Hebrew... [more]
NADAV m Jewish
Hebrew form of NADAB
NADER m Arabic
Variant transcription of NADIR
NADIM m Arabic
Means "drinking companion", derived from Arabic ندم (nadima) "to drink together".
NADIR m Arabic
Means "rare" in Arabic.
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
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]
NAIL m Arabic
Means "attainer" in Arabic.
NA'IM m Arabic
Means "tranquil, at ease" in Arabic.
NAJI m Arabic
Means "safe" in Arabic.
NAJIB m Arabic
Means "noble" or "intelligent" in Arabic.
NALA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "stem" in Sanskrit... [more]
NALDO m Italian
Short form of names ending in naldo.
NANDA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "joy" in Sanskrit... [more]
NÁNDOR m Hungarian
Hungarian short form of FERDINAND
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".
NAOMHÁN m Irish
Means "little holy one", derived from Irish naomh "holy" combined with a diminutive suffix.
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]
NARCÍS m Catalan
Catalan form of NARCISSUS
NARCISO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese 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).
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]
NASIB m Arabic
Means "noble" in Arabic.
NASIR m Arabic
Means "helper" in Arabic.
NASSER m Arabic
Variant transcription of NASIR
NAT m English
Short form of NATHAN or NATHANIEL
NATALE m Italian
Italian masculine form of NATALIE
NATALIO m Spanish
Masculine form of NATALIA
NATAN m Jewish
Hebrew form of NATHAN
NATANAEL m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of NATHANAEL
NATANAELE m Italian
Italian form of NATHANAEL
NATE m English
Short form of NATHAN or NATHANIEL
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]
NAUM m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of NAHUM
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.
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.
NAZZARENO m Italian
Italian form of the Late Latin name Nazarenus, which meant "from Nazareth"... [more]
NDIDI m & f Igbo
Means "patience" in Igbo.
NEACEL m Scottish
Scottish form of NICHOLAS
NEBOJSA m Serbian
Means "fearless" in Serbian.
NECULAI m Romanian
Romanian variant form of NICHOLAS
NED m English
Diminutive of EDWARD or EDMUND... [more]
NEDELCHO m Bulgarian
Masculine form of NEDELYA
NEELAM m & f Indian
Variant transcription of NILAM
NEELY m English
From a Scottish surname, an Anglicized form of Mac an Fhilidh meaning "son of the poet" in Gaelic.
NEHEMIAH m Biblical
Means "comforted by YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]
NEIFION m Welsh
Welsh form of NEPTUNE
NEIL m Irish, Scottish, English
From the Gaelic name Niall, which is of disputed origin, possibly meaning "champion" or "cloud"... [more]
NEIRIN m Welsh
Older form of ANEIRIN
NEJC m Slovene
Diminutive of JERNEJ
NEKODA m Biblical
Means "marked" in Hebrew... [more]
NELSON m English
From an English surname meaning "son of NEIL"... [more]
NELU m Romanian
Romanian diminutive of ION
NEMANJA m Serbian
Possibly means "without possessions", derived from Serbo-Croatian nemati "have not"... [more]
NEMO m Literature
Means "nobody" in Latin... [more]
NENAD m Serbian, Croatian
Means "unexpected" in Serbian and Croatian.
NEO (1) f & m Southern African
Means "gift" in Tswana.
NEO (2) m Various
From the prefix meaning "new", ultimately derived from Greek νεος (neos).
NEOPTOLEMUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Νεοπτολεμος (Neoptolemos) which meant "new war", derived from νεος (neos) "new" and πολεμος (polemos) "war"... [more]
NEPTUNE m Roman Mythology
From the Latin Neptunus, which is of unknown meaning... [more]
NEREUS m Greek Mythology, Biblical
Derived from Greek νηρος (neros) meaning "water"... [more]
NERIAH m Biblical
Means "lamp of YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]
NERIO m Italian
Italian form of NEREUS
NERO (1) m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen, which was probably of Sabine origin meaning "strong, vigourous"... [more]
NERO (2) m Italian
Short form of RANIERO
NERVA m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin nervus "strength"... [more]
NESTOR m Greek Mythology, Russian
Means "homecoming" in Greek... [more]
NESTORE m Italian
Italian form of NESTOR
NETHANIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has given" in Hebrew... [more]
NETUNO m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of NEPTUNE
NEVAN m Irish
Anglicized form of NAOMHÁN
NEVIL m English (Rare)
Variant of NEVILLE
NEVILLE m English (Rare)
From an English surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "new town" in Norman French.
NEVIO m Italian
Italian form of the Roman family name Naevius, which was derived from Latin naevus "mole (on the body)"... [more]
NEWT m English
Short form of NEWTON
NEWTON m English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "new town" in Old English... [more]
NGAI m Vietnamese
Means "herb" in Vietnamese.
NGOZI f & m Igbo
Means "blessing" in Igbo.
NGUYEN m Vietnamese
Means "origin" in Vietnamese.
NHUNG f & m Vietnamese
Means "velvet" in Vietnamese.
NIALL m Irish, Scottish
Original Gaelic spelling of NEIL
NIC m English
Short form of NICHOLAS, or sometimes DOMINIC.
NICCOLÒ m Italian
Italian form of NICHOLAS... [more]
NICÉPHORE m French
French form of NIKEPHOROS
NICHJO m Esperanto
Esperanto diminutive of NICHOLAS
NICHOL m Scottish
Variant of NICOL
NICHOLAS m English, French
From the Greek name Νικολαος (Nikolaos) which meant "victory of the people" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and λαος (laos) "people"... [more]
NICK m English, Dutch
Short form of NICHOLAS
NICKOLAS m English
Variant of NICHOLAS
NICKOLAUS m German
Variant of NIKOLAUS
NICKY m & f English
Diminutive of NICHOLAS or NICOLE
NICO m Italian, Dutch
Italian and Dutch short form of NICHOLAS or NICODEMUS
NICODÈME m French
French form of NICODEMUS
NICODEMO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of NICODEMUS
NICODEMUS m Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Νικοδημος (Nikodemos) which meant "victory of the people" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and δημος (demos) "the people"... [more]
NICOL m Scottish
Scottish form of NICHOLAS... [more]
NICOLA (1) m Italian
Italian form of NICHOLAS
NICOLAAS m Dutch
Dutch form of NICHOLAS
NICOLAE m Romanian
Romanian form of NICHOLAS
NICOLAO m Spanish
Spanish form of NICHOLAS
NICOLAOS m Greek
Variant transcription of NIKOLAOS
NICOLÁS m Spanish
Spanish form of NICHOLAS
NICOLAS m French
French form of NICHOLAS
NICOLAU m Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Portuguese, Galician and Catalan form of NICHOLAS
NICOLAUS m German
German form of NICHOLAS
NICOLÒ m Italian
Italian form of NICHOLAS
NICOMEDO m Italian
Italian form of NIKOMEDES
NICOSTRATO m Italian
Italian form of NIKOSTRATOS
NICU m Romanian
Diminutive of NICOLAE
NICUȘOR m Romanian
Diminutive of NICOLAE
NIEK m Dutch
Diminutive of NICOLAAS
NIELS (1) m Danish
Danish form of NICHOLAS... [more]
NIELS (2) m Dutch
Dutch short form of CORNELIUS
NIGEL m English
From Nigellus, a medieval Latinized form of NEIL... [more]
NIGUL m Estonian
Estonian form of NICHOLAS
NIILO m Finnish
Finnish form of NICHOLAS
NIKA (1) f & m Russian
Short form of VERONIKA and other names ending in nika... [more]
NIKANDROS m Ancient Greek
Means "victory of a man" from the Greek elements νικη (nike) "victory" and ανδρος (andros) "of a man"... [more]
NIKEPHOROS m & f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "carrying victory" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear"... [more]
NIKHIL m Indian
Means "whole, entire" in Sanskrit.
NIKIAS m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νικη (nike) meaning "victory"... [more]
NIKIFOR m Russian, Bulgarian, Polish
Russian, Bulgarian and Polish form of NIKEPHOROS
NIKITA m Russian
Russian form of the Greek name Aniketos (see ANICETUS).
NIKLAS m Swedish, Finnish
Swedish and Finnish form of NICHOLAS
NIKLAUS m German
Swiss German form of NICHOLAS
NIKO m Finnish, Croatian
Finnish form of NICHOLAS, and a Croatian and Slovene short form of NIKOLA (1)
NIKODEM m Polish
Polish form of NICODEMUS
NIKODEMOS m Ancient Greek, Greek
Original Greek form of NICODEMUS
NIKODIM m Russian
Russian form of NICODEMUS
NIKOLA (1) m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Basque
Cognate of NICHOLAS
NIKOLAAS m Dutch
Dutch form of NICHOLAS
NIKOLAI m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of NICHOLAS... [more]
NIKOLAJ m Danish, Slovene
Danish and Slovene form of NICHOLAS
NIKOLAJS m Latvian
Latvian form of NICHOLAS
NIKOLAO m Esperanto
Esperanto form of NICHOLAS
NIKOLAOS m Ancient Greek, Greek
Original Greek form of NICHOLAS
NIKOLAS m English, Greek
Variant of NICHOLAS or NIKOLAOS
NIKOLAUS m German
German form of NICHOLAS
NIKOLOZ m Georgian
Georgian form of NICHOLAS
NIKOMACHOS m Ancient Greek
Means "battle of victory" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and μαχη (mache) "battle".
NIKOMEDES m Ancient Greek
Means "to think of victory", derived from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and μηδομαι (medomai) "to think"... [more]
NIKON m Ancient Greek, Russian
Derived from Greek νικη (nike) meaning "victory".
NIKOSTRATOS m Ancient Greek
Means "army of victory" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and στρατος (stratos) "army"... [more]
NILAM m & f Indian
Means "sapphire" in Sanskrit.
NILES m English
From a surname which was derived from the given name NEIL.
NILS m Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of NICHOLAS
NIMA (1) f & m Arabic
Means "blessing" in Arabic.
NIMA (2) m Iranian
Possibly means "just, fair" in Persian.
NIMROD m Biblical
Meaning unknown, possibly of Babylonian origin or possibly meaning "rebel" in Hebrew... [more]
NINAD m Indian
Means "sound, hum" in Sanskrit.
NING f & m Chinese
Means "peaceful, tranquil" in Chinese.
NINIAN m Scottish, Irish
Meaning unknown, perhaps a Latinized form of the Welsh name Nynnyaw... [more]
NINO (1) m Italian
Short form of GIANNINO, ANTONINO, and other names ending in nino.
NIOCLÁS m Irish
Irish form of NICHOLAS
NIR m Jewish
Means "plowed field" in Hebrew.
NIRAJ m Indian
Means "illuminate" in Sanskrit.
NIRAV m Indian
Means "quiet, calm" in Sanskrit.
NISHANT m Indian
Means "night's end, dawn" in Sanskrit.
NITHYA m & f Indian
Variant transcription of NITYA
NITIN m Indian
Means "ethical, moral" in Sanskrit.
NITYA m & f Indian
Means "always, eternal" in Sanskrit... [more]
NIV m Jewish
Means "speech, expression" in Aramaic.
NIVEN m Scottish
Anglicized form of NAOMHÁN
NIZAR m Arabic
Perhaps from Arabic نزير (nazir) "little".
NJÅL m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Niall (see NEIL).
NJORD m Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
From the Old Norse Njörðr, which was possibly derived from the Indo-European root *ner meaning "strong, vigourous"... [more]
NKEMDILIM m & f Igbo
Means "let mine be mine" in Igbo.
NKOSANA m Southern African
Means "prince" in Xhosa.
NKRUMA m & f Western African
Means "ninth born child" in Akan.
NNAMDI m Igbo
Means "my father is alive" in Igbo... [more]
NOACH m Jewish
Hebrew form of NOAH (1)
NOAH (1) m English, Biblical
Derived from the Hebrew name נוֹחַ (Noach) meaning "rest, comfort"... [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
NOGA f & m Jewish
Variant transcription of NOGAH
NOGAH m & f Biblical, Jewish
Means "brightness" in Hebrew... [more]
NOLAN m Irish, English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Nualláin meaning "descendent of Nuallán"... [more]
NOLL m English (Archaic)
Medieval diminutive of OLIVER
NOMIKI m Greek
Derived from Greek νομικος (nomikos) "relating to the law".
NOOA m Finnish
Finnish form of NOAH (1)
NOOR f & m Arabic
Variant transcription of NUR
NORBERT m German, English, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements nord "north" and beraht "bright"... [more]
NORI m Japanese
Means "rule, ceremony" in Japanese.
NORM m English
Short form of NORMAN
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.
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.
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.
NUADA m Irish Mythology
Possibly means "protector" in Celtic... [more]
NUADHA m Irish Mythology
Variant of NUADA
NUDD m Welsh Mythology
Welsh cognate of NUADA
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".
NUNZIO m Italian
Means "messenger" in Italian.
NUR f & m Arabic
Means "light" in Arabic.
NURZHAN m Kazakh
Means "light soul" in Kazakh.
NYE m Welsh
Diminutive of ANEIRIN
NYYRIKKI m Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
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