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This is a list of names in which the gender is feminine; and the ending sequence is a.
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Moana f & m Maori, Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan, Tongan
Means "ocean, wide expanse of water, deep sea" in Maori, Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages.
Modesta f Spanish, Late Roman
Feminine form of Modestus.
Moema f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Means "lies" in Tupí. This name appears in the poem Caramuru (1781) by the Brazilian poet Santa Rita Durão.
Mohana m & f Hinduism
Means "bewitching, infatuating, charming" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form मोहन (an epithet of the Hindu gods Shiva and Krishna) and the feminine form मोहना (spelled with a long final vowel).
Moira f Irish, Scottish, English
Anglicized form of Máire. It also coincides with Greek Μοῖρα (Moira) meaning "fate, destiny", the singular of Μοῖραι, the Greek name for the Fates. They were the three female personifications of destiny in Greek mythology.
Mojca f Slovene
Possibly a Slovene diminutive of Marija. Alternatively, it could be related to Slovene moj meaning "my, mine".
Mojisola f Yoruba
Means "I wake up to wealth" in Yoruba.
Momoka f Japanese
From Japanese (momo) meaning "hundred" or (momo) meaning "peach" combined with (ka) meaning "flower" or (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mona 1 f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Muadhnait. It is also associated with Greek monos "one" and Leonardo da Vinci's painting the Mona Lisa (in which case it is a contraction of Italian ma donna meaning "my lady").
Mona 2 f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Scandinavian short form of Monica.
Mona 3 f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منى (see Muna).
Mónica f Spanish, Portuguese (European)
Spanish and European Portuguese form of Monica.
Mònica f Catalan
Catalan form of Monica.
Mônica f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Monica.
Monica f English, Italian, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Late Roman
Meaning unknown, most likely of Berber or Phoenician origin. In the 4th century this name was borne by a North African saint, the mother of Saint Augustine of Hippo, whom she converted to Christianity. Since the Middle Ages it has been associated with Latin moneo "advisor" and Greek μονός (monos) "one, single".... [more]
Monifa f Yoruba (Rare)
Means "I am lucky" in Yoruba.
Mónika f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Monica.
Mönkhtuya f Mongolian
From Mongolian мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam".
Monna f English
Variant of Mona 1.
Monta f Latvian
Modern Latvian name, possibly from Latin mons "mountain".
Montana f & m English (Modern)
From the name of the American state of Montana, which is derived from Latin montanus "mountainous".
Moonika f Estonian
Estonian form of Monika.
Morana f Slavic Mythology, Croatian
From Old Slavic morŭ meaning "death, plague". In Slavic mythology this was the name of a goddess associated with winter and death.
Morena f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Moreno.
Morgana f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Morgan 1.
Morna f Scottish
Anglicized form of Muirne used by James Macpherson in his poem Fingal (1761), in which it is borne by the mother of the hero Fingal.
Morta f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Martha.
Morticia f Popular Culture
From the American English word mortician meaning "undertaker, funeral director", ultimately derived from Latin mortis meaning "death". This name was created for the mother on the Addams Family television series (1964-1966). She was based on an unnamed recurring character in cartoons by Charles Addams, starting 1938.
Morwenna f Cornish, Welsh
From Old Cornish moroin meaning "maiden, girl" (related to the Welsh word morwyn). This was the name of a 6th-century Cornish saint, said to be one of the daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.
Mosura f Popular Culture
Japanese form of Mothra.
Mothra f Popular Culture
From Japanese モスラ (Mosura), itself derived from the English word moth. This is the name of a giant moth-like creature in Japanese movies, starting 1961.
Motya m & f Russian
Diminutive of Matvey or Matrona 1.
Mouna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic منى (see Muna) chiefly used in North Africa.
Mounira f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic منيرة (see Munira).
Moyna f Irish
Variant of Mona 1.
Moyra f Irish, Scottish
Variant of Moira.
Mridula f Hindi
From Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdu) meaning "soft, delicate, gentle".
Mubina f Arabic
Feminine form of Mubin.
Mudiwa f & m Shona
Means "beloved, darling" in Shona.
Muhsina f Arabic
Feminine form of Muhsin.
Mukta f Hindi, Marathi
Means "liberated, set free" in Sanskrit.
Mumba f Hinduism
From Marathi महा (mahā) meaning "great" and अंबा (ambā) meaning "mother". This is the name of a Marathi incarnation of the mother goddess Mahadevi.
Mumina f Arabic
Feminine form of Mumin.
Muna f Arabic
Means "wishes, desires", from the plural form of Munya.
Munawara f Arabic, Urdu
Strictly feminine form of Munawar.
Munira f Arabic
Feminine form of Munir.
Munya f Arabic
Means "wish, desire" in Arabic, related to the root منا (manā) meaning "to tempt, to put to the test".
Murna f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Muirne.
Muslima f Arabic, Uzbek, Bengali
Feminine form of Muslim.
Mutemwiya f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mwt-m-wjꜣ meaning "Mut is in the sacred barque", from the name of the goddess Mut combined with wjꜣ "sacred barque" (a boat used to carry the dead to the afterlife). This name was borne by a wife of the pharaoh Thutmose IV. She was the mother of Amenhotep III.
Mwajuma f Swahili
Contracted form of Mwanajuma.
Mwanahawa f Swahili
Combination of Swahili mwana meaning "child" and the name Hawa.
Mwanaisha f Swahili
Combination of Swahili mwana meaning "child" and the name Aisha.
Mwanajuma f Swahili
Means "child born on Friday" in Swahili.
Mwenya f & m Chewa
From the Chewa word for a type of flowering tree (species Breonadia salicina).
Mykhaila f Ukrainian
Ukrainian feminine form of Michael.
Myla f English (Modern)
Possibly a feminine form of Miles, influenced by similar-sounding names such as Kyla.
Myra f English
Created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville. He possibly based it on Latin myrra meaning "myrrh" (a fragrant resin obtained from a tree). Otherwise, he may have simply rearranged the letters from the name Mary. Although unrelated etymologically, this is also the name of an ancient city of Anatolia.
Myrna f Irish (Rare), English
Anglicized form of Muirne. The popularity of this name spiked in the United States in the 1930s due to the fame of the actress Myrna Loy (1905-1993).
Myroslava f Ukrainian
Ukrainian feminine form of Miroslav.
Mzia f Georgian
Derived from Georgian მზე (mze) meaning "sun".
Na f Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate" or other characters pronounced similarly.
Naa f Ga
From a Ga word used as a feminine royal title.
Na'ama f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Naamah.
Naama f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Naamah.
Nabila f Arabic
Feminine form of Nabil.
Naďa f Czech
Diminutive of Naděžda.
Nada 1 f Arabic
From Arabic نَدًى (nadan) meaning "dew, moisture, generosity", a derivative of ندي (nadiya) meaning "to be moist, to be damp".
Nada 2 f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Means "hope" in South Slavic.
Nadejda f Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Надежда (see Nadezhda).
Naděžda f Czech
Czech form of Nadezhda.
Nadežda f Slovak, Serbian, Latvian
Slovak, Serbian and Latvian form of Nadezhda.
Nadezhda f Russian, Bulgarian
Means "hope" in Russian and Bulgarian.
Nádia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nadia 1.
Nàdia f Catalan
Catalan form of Nadia 1.
Nadia 1 f French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Variant of Nadya 1 used in Western Europe, as well as an alternate transcription of the Slavic name. It began to be used in France in the 19th century. The name received a boost in popularity from the Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci (1961-).
Nadia 2 f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناديّة (see Nadiyya), as well as the usual form in several other languages.
Nadica f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Nada 2.
Nadiia f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Надія (see Nadiya).
Nadija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Nadiyya.
Nadira f Arabic
Feminine form of Nadir.
Nadiya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Nadezhda, being the Ukrainian word meaning "hope".
Nadiyya f Arabic
Means "announcement, call" in Arabic, derived from نادى (nādā) meaning "to call, to announce, to invite".
Nadja f German, Slovene
German and Slovene form of Nadya 1.
Nadra f Arabic
Means "radiance" in Arabic.
Nadya 1 f Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian diminutive of Nadezhda.
Nadya 2 f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناديّة (see Nadiyya).
Nadzeya f Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Nadezhda, being the Belarusian word meaning "hope".
Nadzieja f Polish
Polish cognate of Nadezhda, being the Polish word meaning "hope".
Naeema f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic نعيمة (see Naima), as well as the usual Urdu form.
Naenia f Roman Mythology
Means "incantation, dirge" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of funerals.
Nafisa f Arabic
From Arabic نفيس (nafīs) meaning "precious, valuable", from the root نفس (nafusa) meaning "to be precious".
Nafula f Luhya
Feminine form of Wafula.
Nahia f Basque
From Basque nahi meaning "desire, wish".
Nahla f Arabic
Means "a drink of water" in Arabic.
Naia f Basque
Means "wave, sea foam" in Basque.
Naiara f Basque
From the Basque name of the Spanish city of Nájera, which is Arabic in origin. In the 12th century there was a reported apparition of the Virgin Mary in a nearby cave.
Naida f Dagestani
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Greek Ναϊάς (Naias), a type of water nymph in Greek mythology (plural Ναϊάδες). Alternatively it might be related to Persian Nahid.
Naila f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Nail. This was the name of the wife of Uthman, the third caliph of the Muslims. She tried in vain to prevent a mob from murdering her husband, and had several fingers cut off in the process.
Na'ima f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نعيمة (see Naima).
Naïma f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Naima used in North Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.
Naima f Arabic
Feminine form of Naim.
Naira 1 f Aymara
From Aymara nayra meaning "eye" or "early".
Naira 2 f Armenian
Feminine form of Nairi.
Naja f Greenlandic, Danish
From Greenlandic najaa meaning "his younger sister". It was popularized in Denmark by the writer B. S. Ingemann, who used it in his novel Kunnuk and Naja, or the Greenlanders (1842).
Najia f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجيّة (see Najiyya).
Najiyya f Arabic
Feminine form of Naji.
Najla f Arabic
Means "wide-eyed" in Arabic.
Najma f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Najm.
Najoua f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجوى (see Najwa) chiefly used in North Africa.
Najwa f Arabic
Means "secret, whisper, confidential talk" in Arabic, from the root نجا (najā) meaning "to save, to entrust, to confide in".
Nakeisha f African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic prefix na and the name Keisha.
Nakisha f African American (Modern)
Combination of the name prefix na and the name Kisha.
Nala 2 f Popular Culture
The name of a lion in the animated movie The Lion King (1994). Though many sources claim it means "gift" or "beloved" in Swahili, it does not appear to have a meaning in that language.
Naliaka f Luhya
Means "born during the weeding season", from Luhya liliaka meaning "weeding".
Namrata f Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Nepali
From Sanskrit नम्रता (namratā) meaning "bowing, humility".
Nana 1 f Greek
Diminutive of Ioanna.
Nana 2 f Japanese
From Japanese (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and/or (na), a phonetic character. The characters can be in either order or the same character can be duplicated, as indicated by the symbol . Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also be used to form this name.
Nana 3 f Georgian
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 4th-century queen consort of Georgia who is regarded as a saint in the Orthodox Church.
Nana 4 m & f Akan
From an Akan word used as a title of a monarch.
Nanaya f Sumerian Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly related to Inanna. This was the name of a goddess worshipped by the Sumerians and Akkadians. She was later conflated with the goddesses Anahita and Aphrodite.
Nanda m & f Hinduism, Buddhism, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Nepali, Burmese, Hindi, Marathi
Means "joy" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form नन्द and the feminine form नन्दा (spelled with a long final vowel).... [more]
Nandita f Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit नन्द (nanda) meaning "joy".
Nanjala f Luhya
Feminine form of Wanjala.
Nanna 1 f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from Old Norse nanþ meaning "daring, brave". In Norse mythology she was a goddess who died of grief when her husband Balder was killed.
Narcissa f Late Roman
Feminine form of Narcissus.
Nargiza f Uzbek, Kyrgyz
Uzbek and Kyrgyz form of Narges.
Nərminə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nermin.
Naroa f Basque
Derived from Basque naro meaning "abundant, fertile".
Nashwa f Arabic
Means "ecstasy, elation" in Arabic.
Nəsibə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nasiba.
Nasiba f Uzbek, Tajik
Means "fate, luck" in Uzbek and Tajik, from Arabic نصيب (naṣīb).
Nasima f Arabic, Bengali
Strictly feminine form of Nasim.
Nasira f Arabic
Feminine form of Nasir.
Nastasia f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Настасья (see Nastasya).
Nastassia f Belarusian
Belarusian short form of Anastasia.
Nastasya f Russian
Short form of Anastasiya.
Nastia f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Настя (see Nastya).
Nastja f Slovene
Diminutive of Anastazija.
Nastya f Russian
Diminutive of Anastasiya.
Nata f Russian, Georgian
Short form of Natalya (Russian) or Natalia (Georgian).
Natacha f French, Portuguese
French and Portuguese form of Natasha.
Natália f Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian
Portuguese, Slovak and Hungarian form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Natàlia f Catalan
Catalan form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Natālija f Latvian
Latvian form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Natalija f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Lithuanian
Form of Natalia (see Natalie) in several languages.
Natalina f Italian, Portuguese
Diminutive of Natalia (Italian) or Natália (Portuguese).
Nataliya f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Nataļja f Latvian
Latvian form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Natalja f Estonian, Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Наталья (see Natalya), as well as the usual Estonian form.
Natalka f Ukrainian, Polish
Ukrainian and Polish diminutive of Natalia (see Natalie).
Natallia f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Natalya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Nataša f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak
Form of Natasha in several languages.
Natasa f Greek
Greek diminutive of Anastasia.
Natascha f German, Dutch
Dutch and German form of Natasha.
Natasha f Russian, Belarusian, English
Russian diminutive of Natalya. This is the name of a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace (1865). It has been used in the English-speaking world only since the 20th century.
Natasja f Dutch, Danish
Variant of Natasha found in the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark.
Natasza f Polish
Polish form of Natasha.
Natela f Georgian
Derived from Georgian ნათელი (nateli) meaning "light, bright".
Nathália f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Natalia (see Natalie).
Natia f Georgian
Diminutive of Natela.
Natisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Natasha, probably modelled on Latisha.
Nauja f Greenlandic, Inuit
Means "seagull" in Greenlandic and Inuktitut.
Nausicaa f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ναυσικάα (Nausikaa) meaning "burner of ships". In Homer's epic the Odyssey this is the name of a daughter of Alcinous who helps Odysseus on his journey home.
Nava f Hebrew
Means "beautiful" in Hebrew.
Nawra f Arabic
Means "flower, blossom" in Arabic, a derivative of نوّر (nawwara) meaning "to blossom, to illuminate, to light".
Naya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Nia 2, probably modelled on Maya 2. It was borne by the actress Naya Rivera (1987-2020).
Nayara f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Naiara.
Nazia f Urdu, Bengali
From Persian نازی (nāzī) meaning "sweet, coy".
Naziha f Arabic
Feminine form of Nazih.
Nazira f Arabic, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Tajik, Uzbek
Feminine form of Nazir 2.
Nea f Swedish, Finnish
Short form of Linnéa.
Neasa f Irish, Irish Mythology
From Old Irish Ness, meaning uncertain. In Irish legend she was the mother of Conchobar. She installed her son as king of Ulster by convincing Fergus mac Róich (her husband and Conchobar's stepfather) to give up his throne to the boy for a year and then helping him rule so astutely that the Ulstermen demanded that he remain as king. According to some versions of the legend she was originally named Assa "gentle", but was renamed Ní-assa "not gentle" after she sought to avenge the murders of her foster fathers.
Nechama f Hebrew
Means "comfort, consolation" in Hebrew.
Necla f Turkish
Turkish form of Najla.
Neda 2 f Persian
Persian form of Nida.
Nedeljka f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Nedeljko.
Nedelka f Macedonian
Macedonian feminine form of Nedeljko.
Nedelya f Bulgarian
Means "Sunday" in Bulgarian.
Nediljka f Croatian
Feminine form of Nedeljko.
Nedyalka f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of Nedeljko.
Nedžla f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Najla.
Neea f Finnish
Short form of Linnea.
Neela f Tamil, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Tamil நீலா or Hindi नीला (see Nila).
Neelima f Marathi, Hindi, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Marathi/Hindi नीलिमा or Telugu నీలిమ (see Nilima).
Neema f Swahili
Means "divine grace" in Swahili, from Arabic نعمة (niʿma) meaning "blessing".
Neha f Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu
Possibly from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha) meaning "love, tenderness".
Neilina f Scottish
Feminine form of Neil.
Neja f Slovene
Diminutive of Jerneja.
Nejla 1 f Turkish
Turkish form of Najla.
Nejla 2 f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Naila.
Nejra f Bosnian
Possibly from Arabic نيّر (nayyir) meaning "luminous, bright", a derivative of نوّر (nawwara) meaning "to blossom, to illuminate, to light".
Nekesa f Luhya
Feminine form of Wekesa.
Nektaria f Greek
Feminine form of Nektarios.
Nela f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian, Portuguese
Short form of Kornelia, Petronela, Antonela and other names containing nel.
Nelda f English
Possibly an elaboration of Nell using the popular phonetic suffix da.
Nélida f Literature, Spanish
Created by French author Marie d'Agoult for her semi-autobiographical novel Nélida (1846), written under the name Daniel Stern. It was probably an anagram of her pen name Daniel.
Nelinha f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Manuela.
Nella f Italian
Short form of Antonella.
Nelya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Nelli.
Nemesia f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Nemesius.
Nena f English
Variant of Nina 1, also coinciding with the Spanish word nena meaning "baby girl".
Neonila f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Neonilla.
Neonilla f Late Greek, Russian (Rare)
From a Greek name derived from νέος (neos) meaning "new". This was the name of an Orthodox Christian saint, a 3rd-century Syrian woman martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Decius.
Nerea f Basque, Spanish
Possibly from Basque nere, a dialectal variant of nire meaning "mine". Alternatively, it could be a feminine form of Nereus. This name arose in Basque-speaking regions of Spain in the first half of the 20th century, though it is now popular throughout the country.
Nereida f Spanish
Derived from Greek Νηρηΐδες (Nereides) meaning "nymphs, sea sprites", ultimately derived from the name of the Greek sea god Nereus, who supposedly fathered them.
Nerida f Indigenous Australian
Possibly means "water lily" in an Australian Aboriginal language.
Nerina f Italian
Probably from Greek Νηρηΐδες (see Nereida). This name was used by Torquato Tasso for a character in his play Aminta (1573), and subsequently by Giacomo Leopardi in his poem Le Ricordanze (1829).
Nerissa f Literature
Created by Shakespeare for a character in his play The Merchant of Venice (1596). He possibly took it from Greek Νηρηΐς (Nereis) meaning "nymph, sea sprite", ultimately derived from the name of the Greek sea god Nereus, who supposedly fathered them.
Nermina f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Nermin.
Nertila f Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Nessa 1 f English
Short form of Vanessa and other names ending in nessa.
Nessa 2 f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "miracle" in Hebrew.
Nessa 3 f Irish, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of Neasa.
Nesta f Welsh
Medieval Welsh diminutive of Agnes.
Neta f & m Hebrew
Means "plant, shrub" in Hebrew.
Netta 1 f English
Short form of names ending in netta.
Netta 2 f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew נֶטַע (see Neta).
Neusa f Portuguese
Variant of Neuza.
Neuza f Portuguese
Meaning uncertain. Some theories connect it to Greek νέουσα (neousa) meaning "swimming", though the reasons for this formation are unclear.
Neva f English
Short form of Geneva. This is also the name of a river in Russia.
Nevada f & m English
From the name of the American state of Nevada, which means "snow-capped" in Spanish.
Nevena f Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from South Slavic neven meaning "marigold".
Nevra f Turkish
Turkish form of Nawra.
Neža f Slovene
Slovene form of Agnes.
Nia 1 f Welsh
Welsh form of Niamh. The Welsh poet T. Gwynn Jones used it in his long poem Tir na n-Óg (1916), referring to the lover of Oisín.
Nia 2 f Swahili, African American
Means "purpose, aim" in Swahili, borrowed from Arabic نيّة (nīya).
Nia 3 f English, Georgian
Short form of Antonia, Sidonia and other names ending in nia.
Nichola f English (British)
Feminine form of Nicholas (chiefly used in Britain).
Nicola 2 f German, English
Feminine form of Nicholas. In the English-speaking world this name is more common outside of America, where Nicole is more usual.
Nicolasa f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Nicholas.
Nicoleta f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of Nicholas.
Nicoletta f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Nicola 1.
Nicolina f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Nicola 1.
Nida f Arabic, Turkish, Urdu
Means "call, proclamation" in Arabic, a derivative of نادى (nādā) meaning "to call, to announce, to invite".
Nidia f Spanish
Variant of Nydia.
Nîga f Kurdish
Means "look, gaze" in Kurdish, of Persian origin.
Nigella f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Nigel.
Nigina f Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Negin.
Nigora f Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Negar.
Niina f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish short form of Anniina, or a Finnish and Estonian form of Nina 1.
Nika 1 f & m Russian
Russian short form of Veronika and other names ending in nika. It can also be a short form of Nikita 1 (masculine).
Nika 2 f Slovene, Croatian
Feminine form of Nikola 1.
Nikhila f Telugu, Hindi
Feminine form of Nikhil.
Nikita 2 f Marathi, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit निकेत (niketa) meaning "house, habitation".
Nikitha f Telugu, Tamil
Southern Indian variant of Nikita 2.
Nikola 2 f German, Polish, Czech, Slovak
German, Polish, Czech and Slovak feminine form of Nicholas. Note, in Czech this is also a masculine name (see Nikola 1).
Nikoleta f Greek, Bulgarian, Slovak
Greek, Bulgarian and Slovak form of Nicolette.
Nikoletta f Hungarian, Greek
Hungarian and Greek form of Nicoletta.
Nikolina f Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene
Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian and Slovene feminine form of Nicholas.
Nikora m & f Maori
Maori form of Nicholas or Nicole.
Nila f Tamil, Hindi, Indonesian, Burmese
From Sanskrit नील (nīla) meaning "dark blue".
Nilda f Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of Brunilda.
Nilima f Marathi, Hindi, Telugu
From Sanskrit नील (nīla) meaning "dark blue".
Nima 1 f & m Arabic
Means "blessing" in Arabic.
Ņina f Latvian
Latvian form of Nina 1.
Nina 1 f Russian, Italian, English, German, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Lithuanian, Dutch, Polish, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Short form of names that end in nina, such as Antonina or Giannina. It was imported to Western Europe from Russia and Italy in the 19th century. This name also nearly coincides with the Spanish word niña meaning "little girl" (the word is pronounced differently than the name).... [more]
Nina 2 f Quechua, Aymara
Means "fire" in Quechua and Aymara.
Nina 3 f Russian
Russian form of Nino 2.
Ninfa f Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Nympha.
Ninisina f Sumerian Mythology
Means "lady of Isin", from Sumerian 𒎏 (nin) meaning "lady" combined with the name of the city-state of Isin. This was the name of a Sumerian goddess of healing, later conflated with Gula.
Ninochka f Russian
Diminutive of Nina 1.
Ninoslava f Serbian
Feminine form of Ninoslav.
Nirupama f Hindi, Kannada
Means "unequaled, matchless" in Sanskrit.
Nisa f Turkish, Indonesian
From Arabic نساء (nisāʾ) meaning "women". This is the name of the fourth chapter of the Quran (surah an-Nisa).
Nissa f Indonesian
Variant of Nisa.
Nita 1 f English
Short form of Anita 1 and other names ending in nita.
Nita 2 f Choctaw
Means "bear" in Choctaw.
Nithya f Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam
Southern Indian form of Nitya.
Nitika f Hindi
From Sanskrit नीति (nīti) meaning "guidance, moral conduct".
Nitya f & m Hinduism, Hindi
Means "always, eternal" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form नित्या (an epithet of the Hindu goddess Durga) and the masculine form नित्य.
Nitza f Hebrew
Strictly feminine variant of Nitzan.
Niusha f Persian
Means "good listener" in Persian.
Njála f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Njáll.
Njinga m & f Mbundu
Possibly from a Bantu root meaning "to twist, to wrap" (kujinga in Kimbundu), alluding to the wrapping of the umbilical cord around the neck of the newborn. This name was borne by kings and queens of the African kingdoms of Ndongo and Kongo, notably a 17th-century queen of Ndongo who resisted the Portuguese.
Nkiruka f Igbo
Means "that to come is greater" in Igbo.
Nkosazana f Xhosa
Means "princess" in Xhosa.
Nkruma m & f Akan
Means "ninth born child" in Akan.
Nneka f Igbo
Means "mother is greater" in Igbo.
Nnenna f Igbo
Means "father's mother" in Igbo. This name is given in honour of the child's paternal grandmother.
No'a f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Noah 2.