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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, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikolaos (see NICHOLAS)... [more]

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]

NIGELLUS   m   English (Archaic)
Latin form of NIGEL

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
Original Greek form of NICODEMUS

NIKODIM   m   Russian
Russian form of NICODEMUS

NIKOLA (1)   m   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Basque, Old Slavic
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
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 Akkadian 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   Hebrew
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   Hebrew
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
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   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
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   Hebrew
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".

NOE   m   Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of NOAH (1) used in the Greek and Latin Bible.

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   Hebrew
Variant transcription of NOGAH

NOGAH   m & f   Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
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   Medieval English
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 derived 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 derived 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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