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Nikollaq m AlbanianAlbanian form of
Nikolakis. Unlike the original Greek name, the Albanian form is used as an official name on birth certificates.
Nikolochos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun νίκη
(nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek noun λόχος
(lochos) meaning "ambush", a word that later came to signify a tactical sub unit of the ancient Greek army... [
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Nikolozi m GeorgianForm of
Nikoloz with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Nikomenes m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun νίκη
(nike) meaning "victory". The second element is derived from either the Greek verb μένω
(meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" or the Greek noun μένος
(menos) meaning "mind" as well as "spirit" and "power, strength, force".
Nikon m ThaiMeans "group" or "populace" in Thai.
Nikophon m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun νίκη
(nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek noun φωνή
(phone) meaning "voice" as well as "sound, tone".
Nikori f Japanese (Modern, Rare)This name is written phonetically as にこり/ニコリ, used as an onomatopoeic word (usually written as
にっこり (nikkori)) referring to the action of smiling sweetly or grinning.... [
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Nikoteles m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun νίκη
(nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek noun τέλος
(telos) meaning "purpose, aim, goal" as well as "completion, accomplishment, fulfillment" (see
Aristotle).
Nikotimos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun νίκη
(nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek verb τιμάω
(timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".
Niks m LatvianOriginally a short form of
Niklāvs and
Nikolajs, this name has been used as a given name in its own right since the early 1600s.
Nikte-ha f Yucatec MayaFrom the Mayan elements
nik meaning "flower" and
ha meaning "water". This also refers to a specific type of waterlily,
Nymphaea.
Niktopolion m Russian (Archaic)Russian form of
Nikopolitianos through a Greek corruption of the name. This corruption was probably Νυκτοπολιων
(Nyktopolion) or something close to it, which led to the name being associated with the night, as it closely resembles the Greek adjective νυκτιπόλος
(nyktipolos) meaning "roaming by night".... [
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Niktopolione m Georgian (Archaic)Georgian form of
Nikopolitianos through a Greek corruption of the name. This corruption was probably Νυκτοπολιων
(Nyktopolion) or something close to it, which led to the name being associated with the night, as it closely resembles the Greek adjective νυκτιπόλος
(nyktipolos) meaning "roaming by night".
Niku f PersianMeans "good, beautiful, pleasant" in Persian.
Nikuyah f African AmericanUnknown meaning. Nikuyah Walker is the first Black female mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia.
Nil m BashkirFrom
Нил (Nil), the Bashkir name for the Nile River in Egypt.
Nila f Arabic (Egyptian)Derived from the Egyptian Arabic word نِيلَة (
nilah) meaning "water hyacinth" (
Indigofera genus).
Nilah f ArabicMeans “water hyacinth” (scientific name Eichhornia) in Arabic. It can also refer to the indigo pigment extracted from said plants.
Nilar f BurmeseMeans "sapphire" or "blue" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit नील
(nila).
Nilawan f ThaiFrom Thai นิล
(ninla) meaning "sapphire, blue, dark" and วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Nilawati f IndonesianDerived from Indonesian
nila meaning "blue", ultimately from Sanskrit नील
(nila), combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.
Nilgul f UzbekDerived from
nil meaning "indigo" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Nilin f Popular CultureNilin is also the name of the main character in the video game 'Remember Me' as Nilin Cartier-Wells. Whether the game developers invented her name or not is unknown.
Nimai m & f HindiMeaning "Filled with Inner Light".
Nimbus m & f ObscureMeaning "halo" or "dark cloud." First seen as a label for the halos depicted around the heads of significant figures in religious artwork. Used as an etymological root for the names of clouds, especially storm clouds... [
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Nimit m ThaiFrom Thai นิมิต
(nimit) meaning "sign, mark, omen, vision".
Nimloth f LiteratureMeans "white flower" in the fictional language Sindarin. This was the name of both a female Elf and the White Tree of Númenor in Tolkien's "The Silmarillion".
Nimmur m ArabicArabic for Tiger used often by christian lebanese. Famous Nimmur: President Cammille Nimmur Chamoun
Nimol m & f KhmerMeans "flawless, unblemished" in Khmer.
Nimona f Popular CultureThe name of a shapeshifter in the eponymous graphic novel by ND Stevenson (2015) and a film by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane (2023). The main shape of the shapeshifter is a teenage girl but she can assume the shape of any animal or human, including male ones.
Nimrodel f LiteratureMeans "lady of the white cave" in Sindarin. In J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Unfinished Tales', Nimrodel was an elf maiden who loved the elven king of Lóthlorien, Amroth. She wished to marry Amroth, but before they were wed Nimrodel became lost on a journey and was never heard from again... [
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Ni-na f KoreanFrom 니 and Sino-Korean 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate".
Nina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Ninasisa f QuechuaMeans "fire flower" in Quechua, from
nina, "fire" and
sisa, "flower".
Ninatta f Hurrian MythologyEtymology uncertain, although it is speculated that Ninatta's name derives from Ninêt, the Amorite name for the city of Nineveh. Tentative links have also been made with a goddess identified as Ishtar of Ninêt... [
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Nineli f Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Ninel. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian actress Nineli Chankvetadze (b. 1957).
Ninet f HebrewMeaning uncertain; perhaps a variant of the Hebrew name נִינָה
(Nina) meaning "great-granddaughter". A known bearer is Ninet Tayeb (1983-), an Israeli singer.
Nineveh f & m Biblical, English (Rare)Named after the ancient city in Assyria, which is said to derive from Latin
Ninive and Septuagint Greek
Nineyḗ (Νινευή) under influence of Biblical Hebrew
Nīnewēh (נִינְוֶה)... [
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Ningcai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and
彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour".
Ningchan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and
婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Ningchen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and
晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".
Ningdyah f Indonesian, JavaneseDerived from the Javanese suffix
dyah meaning "beautiful lady", originally referred to any young person of noble birth (see
Dyah).
Ningfei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and
斐 (fěi) meaning "graceful, elegant".
Ningguang f ChineseFrom Chinese 凝 (
níng) meaning "to freeze" and 光 (
guāng) meaning "light". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [
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Ninglei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and
蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers".
Ninglu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, calm" and
鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret" or
露 (lù) meaning "dew".
Ningmeng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and
萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout".
Ningning f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 宁
(níng) meaning "peaceful, calm, serene" combined with itself. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Ningqiu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, calm" and
秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".
Ningrui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and
蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds".
Ningrum f Indonesian, JavaneseMeans “inside the soul” in Indonesian. Alternatively, it comes from the Javanese suffix
–rum means ‘beauty, loveliness, charm, attractiveness, sweetness, gentleness,... [
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Ningshan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Ningshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Ningshuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
凝 (níng) meaning "freeze" and
霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".
Ningtang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and
棠 (táng) meaning "wild plum".
Ningtao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm, tranquil" and
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage".
Níngut m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "line", "rope" (with which something is lowered); "spider's web".
Ningxian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" or
柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and
娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or
鲜 (xiān) meaning "fresh; attractive".
Ningxin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and
欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".
Ningyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and
嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating".
Ningyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and
雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".
Ningzhen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and
真 (zhēn) meaning "clearly, true, real, actual, genuine".
Ningzheng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "calm, peaceful" and
筝 (zhēng) meaning "zheng zither", "kite".
Ningzi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and
紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".
Ninh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 寧
(ninh) meaning "peaceful, calm, serene".
Nini f Sanskrit, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Indian, Hinduism, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, PunjabiMEANING - to lead, carry or bring towards, to offer as sacrifice, to spend ( as time) , to pour down, to incline
Nini f & m EnglishDiminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound N. It is also a short form or diminutive of the Scottish name
Ninian.
Niniane f LiteratureVariant of
Ninniane. It was used by American fantasy novelist Marion Zimmer Bradley for a priestess in 'The Mists of Avalon' (1983), her revisionist account of the Arthurian legend, in which Niniane,
Viviane and
Nimue are distinct characters.
Níniel f LiteratureMeans "maiden of tears", composed of Sindarin
nîn "tear" and the suffix -
iel "daughter, maiden". In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, this was a byname (or
epessë) of Niënor given by her brother Túrin in Brethil.
Ninimi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", 二 (ni) meaning "two" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Niniola f YorubaMeaning "Having wealth" of West-african, Yoruba origin
Ninja f EnglishAn elaboration of
Nina 1 intended to reflect the pronunciation of Spanish
niña "little girl".
Ninka'ašbaranki f Sumerian MythologyMeans "mistress who makes decisions for heaven and earth", deriving from the Sumerian elements
nin ("queen, mistress, lady"),
ka-aš-bar ("decision"), 𒀭
an ("heaven"), and 𒆠
ki ("earth")... [
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Nin-kalla f SumerianMeans "precious sister", deriving from the Sumerian elements
nin ("sister") and
níĝ-kal-la ("precious"). Name borne by many prominent high-status women during the Neo-Sumerian Empire.
Ninkarrak f Near Eastern MythologyPossibly means either "Lady of Karrak" (from Sumerian element
nin) or "Lady of the harbour" (from Sumerian element
kar). Other Assyriologists have asserted that Ninkarrak is more likely to be a deity from a culture that pre-dated the Sumerian and Akkadian cultures, who was assimilated into Sumerian religion, meaning that her name originates from a language that is thus far unknown... [
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Ninkasi f Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian MythologyLikely means "mistress of beer", derived from the Sumerian elements
nin ("lady") and
kaš ("beer, alcoholic beverage"). As a goddess of beer, Ninkasi was associated with the production and consumption of beer, and all of the positive and negative effects that came with it.
Ninkiaĝnuna f Sumerian MythologyMeans "mistress beloved by the prince", deriving from the Sumerian elements
nin ("queen, mistress, lady"),
ki-áĝ ("beloved"), and
nun ("prince, noble"). Attested as another name for the goddess
Sadarnunna.