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Mykel m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Michael.

Mykell f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Michael.

Mykelle f American (Rare)
Clearly feminine form of Mykel.

Mykelti f & m American (Modern, Rare)
A concatenation of Michael with the initial T (the phonetic element /ti/). In the case of American actor Mykelti Williamson (1957-), who is of African American descent and self-identifies as being of partial Blackfoot descent, he has claimed that his name means "spirit" in the Blackfoot language, but this is untrue... [more]

Mykenna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of McKenna.

Mykenzie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mykhael m American (Modern, Rare)

Mykia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Mykisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix my and Kisha.

Mykya f American (Modern, Rare)

Mylea f American (Rare)

Mylee f English
Variant of Miley.

Myleene f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly an Anglicized form of Mylène.

Myleigh f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miley.

Mylette f English

Mylez m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myles 1.

Mylia f American (Rare)
Feminine form of the surname Mylius.

Mylie f English
Variant of Miley.

Mylinda f American (Rare)
Variant of Melinda.

Mylissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

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

Mylo m English
Variant of Milo.

Myloh m English (Americanized, Rare)

Mylon m English (American)
Variant of Milon.

Myna f English (Rare)
Variant of Mina 1. Also the name of a bird species, the Golden Myna.

Mynah f English (Rare)
Variant of Myna.

Myndert m American (South, Americanized, Archaic)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Mindert and Mendert.

Mynt f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mint.

Myoma f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Mioma.

Myonne f English (American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Myosotis f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Derived from the Greek μυοσωτίς meaning "mouse's ear," referring to the leaves of flowering plants belonging to a genus more commonly known as forget-me-nots.

Myracle f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Miracle.

Myraette f English (American)
Combination of Myra and the popular suffix -ette.

Myria f English (American, Rare)
Allegedly an elaboration of Myra.

Myriah f & m English
Variant of Myria or Miriah. Usage of this name began in England in the 18th century, though at that time, it was rarely given to girls... [more]

Myrinta f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Myron or Myra and the suffix -inta, or a variant of Miranda, this uncommon name reached the height of its popularity during the 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States and Canada.

Myrisha f English

Myrka f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Mirka 1. This is borne by Myrka Dellanos (1965-), a Cuban-born American television and radio host and journalist.

Myrl f & m English
Variant of Merle or Meryl.

Myrlaine f American (Rare)

Myrle f English
Variant of Merle.

Myrlita f African American (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning

Myrom m English (Rare)
Variant of Myron.

Myrrena f English (Rare, ?), Obscure
Possibly an altered form of Myrrhine or Myrina. This is borne by American film director Myrrena Brakhage (1958-), a daughter of Stan Brakhage, who is considered to be one of the most important figures in 20th-century experimental film.

Myrrh f English
The word "myrrh" derives from the Aramaic ܡܪܝܪܐ (murr), and Arabic مر (mur)، meaning "bitter". Its name entered the English language from the Hebrew Bible, where it is called "mor", מור, and later as a Semitic loanword was used in the Greek myth of Myrrha, and later in the Septuagint; in the Greek language, the related word μύρον (mýron) became a general term for perfume.

Myrrha f English
Over the centuries Myrrha, the girl, and myrrh, the fragrance, have been linked etymologically. The Modern English word myrrh (Old English: myrra) derives from the Latin Myrrha (or murrha or murra, all are synonymous Latin words for the tree substance)... [more]

Myrt f English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Myrtle.

Myrta f English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
English and German cognate of Myrtle and Spanish and Italian variant of Mirta.

Myrtelle f English (American, Rare)
Altered form of Myrtle. A known bearer of this name was American physician and medical researcher Myrtelle Canavan (1879-1953), one of the first female pathologists.

Myrtice f English
Variant of Myrtis.

Myrtilla f English (American, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)

Myrtis f Ancient Greek, English
Ancient Greek name derived from μύρτος (myrtos) meaning "myrtle". This was borne by Myrtis of Anthedon (fl. 6th century BC), an early lyric poet and teacher, who was celebrated for being 'sweet-sounding' and 'clear-voiced' – but also criticized for being over-competitive with fellow poets... [more]

Myrvinia f African American
Feminine variant of Mervin.

My-sake m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to Matthew 5:11, "Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner. of evil against you falsely, for my sake."

Myshkin m English (Rare)
Extremely rare transferred use of the Russian surname Myshkin.

Myson m American (Rare)
Most likely a transferred use of the surname Myson.

Mystelle f English (American, Rare)

Mystina f American (Rare)

Mystique f & m English, Popular Culture
From the adjective in the English language. Means to have a "a special quality or air that makes somebody or something appear mysterious, powerful, or desirable." It is a French loanword deriving from the Middle English mystik, from the Latin mysticus 'of or belonging to secret rites or mysteries; mystic, mystical', from the Ancient Greek mustikos (μυστικός) 'secret, mystic', from mustēs (μύστης) 'one who has been initiated'.... [more]

Mythias m English (Rare)
Variant of Mathias.

Myya f English (Rare)

Na f African American

Naavya f English (Rare)
Could be a variant of Navia

Nabby f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Abigail.

Nabrina f American (Rare)

Nacheline f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin, uses the popular feminine suffix -ine.

Nacirema f English (American, Rare)
The word "American" spelled backwards, used as a feminine given name.

Nadalyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Nadari f African American (Rare)

Nadeen f American (Rare), Arabic
Variant or Arabic form of Nadine.

Nadelyn f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Nadeshka f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nadiyah f African American
Variant of Nadia 1.

Nadrie f English (American)

Nadyne f English (Modern, Rare), French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nadine.

Naeda f English (Rare), Arabic (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Naedean f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Nadine.

Naemar m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Neymar.

Nafeesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nafisha.

Nafessa f African American
Variant of Nafisa.

Nahendra f African American

Nahla f English, Arabic (Egyptian), Indian
Means "a drink of water" in Arabic or a variant of Nala.

Nahomi f American (Hispanic, Modern), Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Variant of Nohemi.

Naiah f African American

Naija f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Naijah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Naika f English (Rare)

Naiomi f English
Variant of Naomi.

Naiovy f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an altered form of Nairoby. This name was used by Puerto Rican singer Ivy Queen (real name Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez) for her daughter born 2013.

Naiquan m African American (Modern, Rare)

Nairn m & f Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Nairn.

Nairobe f African American
Variant of Nairobi.

Naish m English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Ignatius.

Naiya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Naiyah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Naiyma f African American (Rare)
Likely a variant of Naima.

Najae f & m English (Rare)
Elaboration of Jae 2.

Najah f American

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

Najenda m American

Nakaiah f American (Modern, Rare)

Nakara f American (Modern, Rare)

Nakayla f African American (Modern, Rare)

Nakea f African American
Variant of Nakia.

Nakeeya f African American
Variant of Nakia.

Nakema f African American (Modern, Rare)

Nakendra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix Na and the name Kendra.

Nakesha f African American
Variant of Nikeisha.

Nakeya f African American
Variant of Nakia.

Nakeyah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nakia.

Nakia m & f Popular Culture, African American
Briefly charted on American popularity lists due to the short-lived television police drama series 'Nakia' (1974), which starred Robert Forster as a Navajo deputy sheriff, "who was often in conflict with his people's customs and white man's law"... [more]

Nakiah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Nakia.

Nakira f African American (Rare)

Nakita f English (Modern)
Possibly an English variant form of the Russian masculine name Nikita 1, which is commonly confused for a feminine name in English-speaking countries.

Nakiya f American (Modern, Rare)

Nakota m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Indigenous Nakota peoples.

Nakova f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin, perhaps a transferred use of the Bulgarian surname Nakova. This was used by American social media influencer Myka Stauffer for her daughter born 2011.

Nalah f African American
Variant of Nala.

Nalashka f American (Modern, Rare)

Nalaya f African American

Naldera f English (Rare)
From the name of the town Naldehra in Shimla, India. Borne by Lady Alexandra Naldera Curzon, daughter of the viceroy of India.

Nalee f English (Rare)

Namari m & f African American (Rare), South African
Combination of the sounds found in names such as Jamari, Amari and Kamari.

Namon m English, Biblical
Possibly a variant of Naaman.

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".

Nanya m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of N'anya.

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

Naomy f English (African), Afrikaans, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Nap m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Napoleon. Most notably used by Hall of Fame baseball player Nap Lajoie.

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

Nara f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Nora. 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.

Narcato m African American

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).

Narla f English (New Zealand)
Means "happy" in New Zealand. Most likely based off similar sounding names such as Marla, Carla and Darla.

Naron m American (Rare), Trinidadian Creole (Rare)

Narrell f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Variant of Narrelle.

Narrelle f English (Australian), English (New Zealand)
Variant of Narelle.

Narvel m American (Rare)
Borne by rockabilly singer Narvel Felts (1938-) and by Narvel Blackstock, second husband of singer Reba McEntire... [more]

Nasaniel m American (Rare)

Nashali f American (Hispanic)

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

Nashley f English (American)

Nashon m African American (Rare)
Likely a variant of the biblical name Nahshon (perhaps via Naashon, the spelling used in the King James Version).

Nashton m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Nash and the popular name suffix -ton.

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.

Nathaddeus m African American
Combination of Nathaniel and Thaddeus.

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.

Nathaneal m English (Rare)
Variant of Nathanael.

Nathanial m English (Rare)
Variant of Nathaniel.

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

Nathaniell m English (Archaic)
Variant of Nathaniel recorded in the 16th century.

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.

Nathen m English
Variant of Nathan.

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)

Natius m English
Short form of Ignatius.

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.

Nats m English
Diminutive of Nathanael.

Nattalie f English (Rare)
Variant of Natalie.

Natthan m American (Rare)
Variant of Nathan.

Natthew m African American (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Matthew.

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.

Natto m English
Nickname for Nathanael and Nathaniel.

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.

Naunton m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of either the surname Naunton or the place name Naunton.... [more]

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.

Navarone m English (Rare)
Likely derived from Navarone, the name of a fictional Greek island from the novel The Guns of Navarone (1957) written by Alistair MacLean (1922-1987).... [more]

Navarre m English

Navas m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Navas.

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.

Naviyd m American

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

Nayanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Nayana 1.

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.

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)

Naymar m American (Modern)
Variant of Neymar.

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)

Nayvadius m African American
This is the birth name of American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer, Future.

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

Nazarene f American (South, Rare)

Nazareth f & m English (Puritan)
Biblical place name, now an Arabic city in northern Israel. In the New Testament it is referred to as the home town of Jesus Christ, and is used as one of his titles: Jesus of Nazareth. The meaning is uncertain; it may be from Hebrew neser, meaning "branch", or Hebrew nasar, meaning "watch, guard, keep".

Nazaro m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Nazarius.

Ncuti m Rwandan, English (African)
From the Kinyarwanda word incuti meaning "friend".

N'digo f African American
Variant of Indigo.

Neala f English
Feminine form of Neal.

Neale m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Neale.

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.

Neander m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch (Rare), English, German
Latinized form of Neandros. However, in modern times, this name is best known as a surname - the most prominent bearer of which is the German theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650-1680)... [more]

Neave f English (British)
Anglicized form of Niamh.

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

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".

Neddie m English
Diminutive of Edward and Edmund.

Neddy m English
Variant of Neddie.

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

Nedley m English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nedley.

Nedly m English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nedley. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch jazz musician and composer Nedly Elstak (1931-1989).

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]

Nedrick m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nedrick.... [more]

Neeah f American (Modern, Rare)

Needham m English
Transferred use of the surname Needham.

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

Neftaly m English
Variant of Neftali.

Negus m African American, Tigrinya
Means "king" in Tigrinya.

Nehemias m English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nehemiah.

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

Neia f English (African)
Full of hope

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.

Neill m English
A variant of Neil.

Neille f & m American (Rare)

Neimar m American (Hispanic)
Variant of Neymar.

Neira f English
Diminutive of Deianeira.