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Nances f English
Maybe a blend of Nancy and Frances.

Nancey f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nancy.

Nanci f English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nancy.

Nancie f English
Variant of Nancy.

Nancilea f English (American)
Combination of Nancy and Lea. In the case of the American Olympic driver Nancilea Foster (1983-).

Nancye f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nancy.

Nancylou f English (Rare)

Nandina f English (Rare)
From the species of flowering plant, also known as heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo.

Naneta f Czech, Slovak, Provençal, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Czech, Slovak, Provençal and Louisiana Spanish form of Nanette.

Nanetta f English (American, Rare), Hungarian, Romansh
English variant and Hungarian and Romansh form of Nanette.

Nania f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nanie f English
Variant of Nanny.

Nannette f English, Luxembourgish
Variant of Nanette.

Nanoah m & f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
In the case of male bearers, this name can be a corruption or variant of the biblical name Manoah. For female bearers, the meaning and origin is unknown at this point in time.

N'anya f African American (Modern)
African American name possibly taken from the Igbo word n'anya meaning "love".

Naoma f American (Rare)
Latinate variant of Naomi 1.

Naphtalia f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Naphtali, influenced by Natalia.

Nara f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Nora 1. It might, however, also be a simplified spelling of Naarah.

Narah f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Narally f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Narely.

Narcessa f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Narcissa.

Narcy f English
Diminutive form of Narcissa and Narcisa.

Nardelis f American (Hispanic, Hispanicized, Rare)

Narely f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Perhaps an invented name blending Nayeli and Arely (and sharing a sound with other popular names such as Yareli and Karely).

Nariah f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Neriah influenced via a rhyming variant of Mariah.

Narissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Nerissa.

Nariyah f English (Modern)
Most likely a variant of Neriah (Compare Sariah).

Nashali f American (Hispanic)

Nashay f African American
Name created with the prefix na and popular name Shay 1.

Nashley f English (American)

Nashville m & f English (Rare)
This name is derived from the city of Nashville (and capital of Tennessee in the USA)... [more]

Nasiriyah f English (Rare), Arabic
From the city of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq. The city was founded in the 1870s and named after a local sheikh named Nasir.

Nastasie f French (Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic), Literature
Vernacular truncated form of Anastasie (compare Nastasia) found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France, this name also made its way to Louisiana... [more]

Nasya f English (Modern)
Variant of Nasia.

Natacia f English (American)
Variant of Natasha.

Natala f English (Rare)
Variant of Natalia.

Natalea f English (Rare)
Variant of Natalia.

Nataleigh f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Natalie.

Natalena f Occitan, History (Ecclesiastical), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Occitan form of Natalène.

Nataley f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Nataliah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Natalia.

Nataline f English (Rare), Maltese (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Natalina.

Natallie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Natalie.

Natally f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Natalie.

Nataly f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Greek (Rare), English (American)
Variant of Natalie.

Natalye f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Natalie.

Natalyn f American (Rare)
A blend of Natalie and Lynn.

Natalynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Natalia and Lynn.

Natara f African American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Natashay f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Natasha using the popular phonetic element shay.

Natashia f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Elaboration of Natasha.

Natasia f English (Rare)
Variant transcription of Natasha.

Natavia f English (American)
Blend of Natalie / Natalia and Octavia.

Natay m & f American (Rare)

Natelie f English (Rare)
Variant of Natalie.

Natena f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a feminine form of Natan or Nathan.

Nathalia f English (American, Modern), French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish, Dutch, Dutch (Antillean)
Variant of Nathalie.

Nathaly f English (Modern), Haitian Creole
Variant of Natalie.

Nathalyn f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Nathana f English (Rare)
Feminisation of Nathan.

Nathanaelle f English
Feminine form of Nathanael.

Nathaniela f African American
Feminine for Nathaniel, also a variant of Nathaniella.

Nathaniella f English (Rare)
Feminization of Nathaniel or Nathan.

Nathanielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Nathaniel, using the suffix -elle.

Nathanya f English (Rare)
English variant of Nathania and Natania.

Nathasha f American (Rare)
Variant of Natasha.

Natica f English
Possible variation of Nautica (or perhaps a blend of Natalie and Monica).... [more]

Natie m & f English
Diminutive of Nathan, Nathaniel, Ignatius or Natalie.

Natira f American (Modern, Rare)

Natlie f American
Variant of Natalie.

Natori f African American (Modern)
From the name of a 1995 Avon perfume, itself from the surname of designer Josie Natori (1947-). It might be regarded as a combination of the prefix na and the name Tori.

Natosha f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Natasha.

Nattalie f English (Rare)
Variant of Natalie.

Natti f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nattie, used as a diminutive for Natalie/Natalia.

Nattie f English, Scots
Diminutive of names beginning with Nat-, such as Natalie, as well as a Scots diminutive of Henrietta.

Natty m & f English
Diminutive of Nathaniel, Natalie and other names containing the element nat.

Nature m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
The phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations.

Natya f English, Russian, Ukrainian
Short form of Natalia, Nataliya or Natalya.

Naudia f English

Naudika f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nautica.

Naura f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nora 1.

Nautica f American (Rare)
Perhaps based on the English word nautical, which is derived from Latin nauticus meaning "pertaining to ships or sailors", ultimately from Greek naus "ship".

Navaeh f English (Modern)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Navaya f English (Rare)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Navayah f English (Rare)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Navea f American (Rare)

Naveah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Navey m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Navey.

Naveya f English (Rare)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Naveyah f English (Rare)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Navia f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Name used by actress Navia Robinson.

Navie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Navy.

Nayah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Naya.

Nayanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Nayana.

Nayasia f American (Modern, Rare)

Nayelie f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Nayeli.

Nayella f African American (Modern)
Combination of Naya and Ella 1.

Nayelli f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Nayeli.

Nayely f Zapotec (Hispanicized), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Nayeli.

Naylene f English (Rare)

Naylie f American (Modern)

Nayocka f African American

Nayomi f American (Hispanic)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Nayomie f American (Rare)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Naysa f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Nayvee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Navy.

Nazarene f American (South, Rare)

N'digo f African American
Variant of Indigo.

Neala f English
Feminine form of Neal.

Nealie f & m American
Feminine form of Neal or Neil. Has also been used as a diminutive of Cornelius.

Nealy f English
Either a feminine form of Neal or a diminutive of Cornelia.

Neaveh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nevaeh.

Nebraska f English
Nebraska is derived from transliteration of the archaic Otoe words Ñí Brásge (contemporary Otoe Ñí Bráhge), or the Omaha Ní Btháska meaning "flat water", after the Platte River that flows through the state.

Necia f American

Nectarina f English
Variant of Nectarine

Nectarine f English (Rare)
From the type of peach native to Greece, where the juice was treasured and called a "drink of the gods" or "nectar".

Nedenia f English (American, Rare)
An elaboration and feminisation of Ned.

Nedra f English (American), Literature
Nedra is a name inspired from a novel, namely 'Nedra' by George Barr McCutcheon published in 1905. In the novel, Nedra is the name of an island where the protagonists are stranded, but the cover of the novel can give the impression that it were a girl's name... [more]

Neeah f American (Modern, Rare)

Neeley m & f English, Literature
Diminutive of Cornelius or a transferred use of the surname Neeley.

Nehilot f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Neiima f American (Hispanic, Hispanicized, Modern)

Neiko m & f African American (Rare)

Neila f English (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Neil and Nail.

Neilani f American (Modern, Rare)

Neile f & m English (American)
Possibly a feminine form of Neil. This name was born by Filipino actress Neile Adams (1932-)

Neilia f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nelia (a short form of Cornelia) influenced by the spelling of Neil... [more]

Neiline f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Neil.

Neille f & m American (Rare)

Neira f English
Diminutive of Deianeira.

Neisha f English (Modern, Rare), Indian (Rare)
Variant of Naisha.

Nejdra f African American

Neka f American (Modern, Rare)

Nekayah f American (Rare), Literature
The name of a princess of Abyssinia (present-day Ethiopia) in Samuel Johnson's novella 'The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia' (1759). Its origins are uncertain, though it may be a derivative of Nicaula, the Habesha name for the queen of Sheba... [more]

Nekeesha f African American (Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Variant of Nikeisha.

Nekeisha f African American, Trinidadian Creole, Jamaican Patois
Variant of Nakeisha.

Neleh f English (American, Rare)
Helen spelled backwards.... [more]

Nelia f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern), Dutch
Short form of Cornelia.

Nelie f Dutch, English (Archaic)
Dutch and English diminutive of Cornelia.

Nelisa f South African (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)

Nelissa f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nellan m & f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nelleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Nelly.

Nellette f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nellia f English (Rare)
Variant of Nelia and Nelly.

Nelline f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Elaborated form of Nellie.

Nellora f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Lenora.

Nellwyn f English (American, Archaic)

Nellyan f American

Nelva f American (South)

Nema f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variation of Nemea or the word "amen" spelled backwards.

Nenomoshia f African American

Neola f English (Rare)
Possibly an invented name influenced by the sounds found other names such as Neoma, Viola, Leola and Theola.

Neoma f English (Rare)
Altered form of Naomi 1 (compare Naoma), though it is popularly claimed to mean "new moon" in Greek (apparently by association with the prefix neo "new, young" and mene "moon").

Neona f English (Rare)

Neowyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Neowyn Brakhage is a director and actress. Her first name is possibly Welsh in origin, though she is American.

Nepeta f American (Modern, Rare)

Neppie f American
Diminutive of Penelope.

Nerena f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be related to the Greek name Nereine (also found in the form Nerine), which is ultimately derived from Nereus... [more]

Nerine f Afrikaans (Rare), English (Rare)

Neriyah f English (American, Modern)
Most probably a variant of Neriah.

Nerona f English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Neryssa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nerissa.

Nesiah f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nesida f Louisiana Creole

Nessie f English, Scottish
Originally a diminutive of Agnes, used independently from at least the 18th century. It is now also used as a diminutive of Vanessa... [more]

Nestra f American (Rare, Archaic)

Netty f English (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian
Diminutive of Annette, Netta 1 and other names with the suffix -nette.

Nevabelle f English
Combination of the name Neva and the name Belle.

Nevaeh Tnes f African American (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the word heaven-sent spelled backwards.

Nevah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Neva influenced by the spelling of Norah 1.

Nevaya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Nevayah f English (Rare)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Neveah f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Nevelyn f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Nevia f Italian, English (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Croatian
Italian feminine form of Nevio, also occasionally used in English and, Croatian and Slovene.

Nevis f & m English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the country in the Caribbean, Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Nex m & f English
Likely from Latin nex, meaning “murder, slaughter, violent death”

Neya f English
Variant of Naya.

Neyah f English
Variant of Naya.

Neysa f English

Neysha f German (Modern, Rare, ?), Caribbean, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Nezzie f American (South, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Inez.

Niah f English (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Niaja f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Niana f English (Rare), Filipino
Variant of Nyana.

Niando f English

Niasha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nyesha.

Niaya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Nica f English (Rare)
Short form of Nicole, Nicolena, or names beginning with Nic. Variant of Nikki or Nicky

Nicci f English (Rare)
Variant of Nikki.

Niccole f English (Modern)
Variant of Nicole

Nicey f English (Rare, Archaic)
18th-century variant of Nice, itself a Latinization of Greek Nike.

Nichele f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nichelle.

Nichol f English (Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Nicholena f American (Rare)
Variant of Nicolena influenced by Nichole.

Nicholette f English (American)
Variant of Nicolette.

Nicholl f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Nicholle f English (Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Nicie f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Nicy.

Nickayla f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a blend of Nicole and Makayla.

Nickcole f American (Modern, Rare)
Either a fancy spelling of Nicole or a contraction of Nick Cole.

Nickei f English
Diminutive of Nicole.

Nickia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nakia. Also see Nikia.

Nickie m & f English
Diminutive of Nicholas or Nicole.

Nickiesha f Jamaican Patois (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Nikeisha.

Nickole f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Nickoya f African American (Modern, Rare)

Nicolea f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Nicole.

Nicolena f English (Rare)
Variant of Nicolina.

Nicolene f English, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans, South African
Variant of Nicoline. Known bearers of this name include the South African race walker Nicolene Cronje (b. 1983) and the South African field hockey player Nicolene Terblanche (b... [more]

Nicolie f English (Modern, Rare)

Nicoll f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Nicolle f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Nicolyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Nicole.

Nicy f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Nicey as well as a diminutive of Eunice, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Niecy f English
Diminutive of Denise.

Niesha f African American
Variant of Nyesha.

Nigeria f African American (Modern)
From the name of the African country.

Nightingale f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a transferred usage of the English surname Nightingale, in honor of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), an English social reformer.... [more]

Nightshade f & m English (Rare)
From the common name for plants in the Solanaceae, especially Atropa belladonna, a highly toxic perennial also known as deadly nightshade and belladonna. Ultimately from Old English niht "night" and sceadu "shadow, shade".

Nija f African American

Nijae f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Najae.

Nijah f African American (Rare)

Nikai m & f English (American), Dutch (Rare)

Nikayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Mikayla, maybe influenced by Nicole.

Nikaylee f American (Modern, Rare)

Nikeisa f African American (Modern)
Variant of Nikeisha.

Nikeya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nikia.

Nikeysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nikeisha.

Nikia f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Nikki, inspired by Nakia. Like Nakia, Nikia saw a boost in its usage in the United States in 1974, thanks to the short-lived television police drama series 'Nakia,' which was shown in that year.

Nikiah f African American (Modern, Rare)

Nikitress f American (Modern, Rare)

Nikivia f American (Modern, Rare)

Nikiya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Not available

Nikkia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nikia, which is itself a variant of Nakia.

Nikkie f English, Dutch
Variant of Nikki.... [more]

Nikky f English
Variant of Nikki. This is borne by the American poet Nikky Finney (1957-), born Lynn Carol Finney.

Nikolet f English
Variant of Nicolet.

Nikuyah f African American
Unknown meaning. Nikuyah Walker is the first Black female mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia.

Nikyta f & m English, Spanish
Variant of Nikita.

Niley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Niley.

Nincy f English, Malayalam, Tamil
Influenced by Nina and Nini.

Ninetta f English (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Sardinian, Romansh
Latinate diminutive of Nina 1 (compare Ninette). Charles Dickens used it for "the infant phenomenon" in his novel Nicholas Nickleby (1839).

Nineva f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Allegedly a corruption of Nineveh, the ancient Mesopotamian city on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

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)... [more]

Nini f & m English
Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound N. It is also a short form or diminutive of the Scottish name Ninian.

Ninja f English
An elaboration of Nina 1 intended to reflect the pronunciation of Spanish niña "little girl".

Nioma f English
Variant of Neoma.

Nion m & f English
Possibly from the Irish name of the fifth letter of the Ogham alphabet, an Early Medieval alphabet used to write the early Irish language and later the Old Irish language.

Nionne f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Nionne.

Niora f English

Niquita f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nikita.

Nirvana f English (Rare), Arabic (Egyptian)
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvana), meaning "blown out, extinguished" and referring to a state of paradise or heightened pleasure. Its use in the United States started sporadically in the 1970s and the rock band Nirvana (1987-1994) may have helped it to rise further in later years.

Nishia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Nishon m & f American (Rare)

Nissie f American (Rare)

Nissy f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a diminutive of Eunice or Genesis.

Nitara f Indian (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit nitara (नितर) "deeply fixed; standing firm; having deep roots".

Nitia f Indonesian, Malaysian, English (American, Modern)

Nitra f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of "Nitro".

Niva f English (Rare)
Variant of Neva.

Nivie f American (Rare)
Short form of Nevaeh.

Nixa f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Nixza f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Created in the 1940s, probably modelled on Taíno names that contain the letter X such as Guarionex and Caguax.

Nixzaliz f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Elaboration of Nixza using the popular name suffix liz (from Elizabeth or a related name).

Nixzmary f American (Hispanic, Rare)
A combination of Nixzaliz and Maria. A famous person with this name is Nixzmary Brown (1998-2006).

Niya f English (Modern)
Variant of Nia 3.

Niyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Naya or Aniyah.

Niyana f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nyana.

Niyanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nyana.

Niyoka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from Mende niyaka "moon".

Niyonna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nyana.

N'Kiah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nakia, or else a combination of the phonetic prefix na with the name Kaya 2.

Noanna f English (Rare)
Could be a combination of Noa 1, Noah 1 or the prefix no- and Anna.... [more]

Nobie f American
Diminutive of Zenobia.

Noelie f Louisiana Creole (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
Variant of French Noélie.

Noeline f English (Rare), Afrikaans
Variant of Noelene.

Noelise f English (Rare), French (Caribbean), Antillean Creole
Combination of Noelle and Elise.

Noell f & m English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Noel and Noelle.

Noelyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Noeline.

Noetta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Noétte.

Nohely f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Noelia. A noted bearer of this name is Nohely Arteaga (1963-), a Venezuelan actress known for her work in telenovelas.

Noir m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Noir.

Nolana f English (Rare)
Either derived from the flower of the same name or else intended as a feminine form of Nolan.

Noleen f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)

Nolia f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Short form of Magnolia.

Nolie f American (South, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Either a variant of Nolia or a variant of Noelie.

Nolly m & f English
A nickname for Oliver or Olivia. It is a form of the nickname Noll, arisen from the pet name "Mine Ol" that became contracted with the "n" sound added.... [more]

Nolyn f & m American (Modern, Rare)

Noma f American (Rare, Archaic), Hebrew (Rare), South African (Rare)
Contracted form of Naoma.

Nomi f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Hebrew (Rare), English (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Noomi as well as an English and Hebrew contracted form of Naomi 1.

Nona f English
Nickname or short form for Winona.

Nonita f Lithuanian, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Nona 1.

Nonnie f English (Rare)
Variant of Nonie.

Noora f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nora 1

Norahlee f English (American)
Variant of Noralee

Noralee f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Nora 1 and Lee.

Noralyn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Nora 1 using the popular name suffix lyn.

Norda f English