Submitted Names Starting with N

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Nyoni f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "bird".
Nyota f Swahili, Lingala
Derived from Swahili and Lingala nyota meaning "star".
Nýr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "new; young". This is the name of a dwarf (also called Nár) in Norse mythology.
Nyra f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nyrah.
Nyrah f Hindi
Sanskrit, meaning-Rose and beauty of Godess Saraswati
Nýráðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from nýr ("new, fresh") and ráð ("advice, counsel, decision"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Nyrcia f Etruscan Mythology
The Etruscan goddess of fate and chance, who changes the inevitable and rewrites the past and future.
Nyri f English (Rare)
Anglicization of Nairi, derived from the Assyrian name for a confederation of tribes in the Armenian Highlands.
Nyrie f English (Australian)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Ngaire.
Nys m North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
North Frisian and West Frisian short form of Dionysius.
Nysa f Greek Mythology
Possibly from an archaic Greek word meaning "tree". In Greek mythology Nysa was a daughter of Aristaeus, who was believed to have brought up the infant god Dionysus, and from whom one of the many towns of the name of Nysa was believed to have derived its name.
Nysis m Greek
Diminutive of Dionysios.
Nyśka f Silesian
Upper Silesian diminutive of Agnys.
Nysos m Ancient Greek
Nysos is the name of a Mountain which is ruled by Dionysos. Nysos can be viewed as the Masculine term for Nysa.
Nyszka f Silesian
Silesian diminutive of Agnys, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Nyui m & f Burmese
Means "brown" in Burmese.
Nyuki f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "bee".
Nyukuti m Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Nyukuti Tjupurrula, the husband of Australian Aboriginal painter Makinti Napanangka (c... [more]
Nyunkin m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh nink meaning "small".
Nyunt m & f Burmese
Means "shoots, growth" or "apex, summit" in Burmese.
Nyurapayia f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer is Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa (b. circa 1935), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
Nyurgun m Yakut
Derived from Yakut ньургуһун (nurguhun) meaning "snowdrop (a type of flower)". Nyurgun is a mythical hero to the Yakuts.
Nyurgusun f Yakut
Etymology unknown.
Nyurguyaana f Yakut
Feminine form of Nyurgun.
Nyurguyana f Yakut
Means "Pulsatilla" in Yakut. A Pulsatilla, or Pasqueflower, is a type of flower that can be found in cold areas.
Nyusha f Russian
Diminutive of Anna.
Nyuta f Russian
Diminutive of Anna.
Nývarð m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse nýr "new" and varðr "guard, watchman" (an alternative form of vǫrðr).
Nyvia f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Nivea, spelled the Spanish way, which means "Snow-White".
Nywan m & f Burmese
Means "tendril" or "spring (growth)" in Burmese or from the Burmese verb meaning "to taper upwards" or "to be the best".
Nyxia f American (Modern, Rare)
A variant of NYXIE, or a diminutive form of Nyx.
Nyxon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nixon. According to the SSA, Nyxon was given to 16 boys in 2018.
Nzaya f Kongo
knowledge
Nzembo m & f Lingala
Means "song" in Lingala.
Nzero m Shona
Meaning “wisdom; insight; sagacity”, it corresponds with the name Njere.
Nzeru m & f Chewa
Means "wisdom" in Chewa.
Nzota m Pare
Etymology uncertain, this name is traditionally given to babies born during drought.
Nzuzi m & f Kongo
Means "second born twin" in Kikongo.