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Nikesipolis f Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is most likely derived from Greek νίκης (nikes) meaning "of victory", which is the genitive singular of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory"... [more]

Nikesippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is most likely derived from Greek νίκης (nikes) meaning "of victory", which is the genitive singular of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory"... [more]

Nikhilesh m Hindi
this name means "lord of gods".

Nikippos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Nikkalmati f Hittite
Likely means "the wisdom of Nikkal" from the Hurrian element madi, meaning "wisdom", and Nikkal, a Hittite goddess derived from the Sumerian Ningal. Name borne by a Hittite queen (fl... [more]

Nikkal-wa-ib f Near Eastern Mythology
The ancient Middle Eastern goddess of orchards, whose name is derived the Akkadian / West Semitic "´Ilat ´Inbi", meaning "Goddess of Fruit". Alternatively, it may mean "Great Lady and Fruitful".

Niko f Japanese
This name can be used as 仁子, 仁湖, 仁胡, 二子, 二胡, 日子 or 日湖 with 仁 (jin, ni, non) meaning "benevolence, charity, humanity, kernel, man, virtue", 二 (ji, ni, futa, futata.bi, futa.tsu) meaning "two", 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -hi, ni) meaning "day, Japan, sun", 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)", 湖 (ko, mizuumi) meaning "lake" and 胡 (u, ko, go, nanzo, ebisu, kuru) meaning "barbarian, foreign."

Nikodémusz m Hungarian Mythology
Cognate of Nicodemus, meaning "victory of the people".

Nikoleon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek noun λέων (leon) meaning "lion".

Nikon m Thai
Means "group" or "populace" in Thai.

Nikopolitianos m Late Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek
Derived from Latin Nicopolitanus meaning "Nicopolitan, Nicopolite", as in: a citizen of Nicopolis. Also compare the Greek word πολίτης (polites) meaning "citizen, freeman".... [more]

Nimaathap f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "Truth of Hapi".

Nimatullah m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian
Means "blessing of Allah", from Arabic نِعْمَة (niʿma) meaning "blessing" and الله (Allah).

Nimesh m Sanskrit
Means "a short amount of time"

Nimrodel f Literature
Means "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... [more]

Nindumgul f & m Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology
Means "lord/lady of the mooring pole", deriving from the Sumerian element nin. Nindumgul was a sukkal (vizier deity) for the goddess Nungal.

Ninella f Sumerian
A name for Ninella as "lady of the earth".... [more]

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]

Ningikuga f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lady of the pure reed" in Sumerian.... [more]

Ningioĸ f Greenlandic
Means "matron", "oldest woman of the house" in Greenlandic.

Ningirsu m Sumerian Mythology, History (Ecclesiastical), Literature
Means "Lord of Girsu (a city in Ancient Sumer)", deriving from the Sumerian element nin ("lord"). Another name for the Sumerian god of war Ninurta, who was possibly worshipped under this name in the city of Girsu itself... [more]

Ninglu f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, calm" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret" or 露 (lù) meaning "dew".

Ningshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Ningtyas f Indonesian, Javanese
Derived from the Javanese suffix –tyas meaning "heart (the seat of feelings)" (see Tyas).

Níngut m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "line", "rope" (with which something is lowered); "spider's web".

Níniel f Literature
Means "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.

Ninkarrak f Near Eastern Mythology
Possibly 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... [more]

Ninkasi f Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology
Likely 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.

Ninkusi f Sumerian Mythology, Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lady of gold", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("lady or mistress") and kù-sig ("gold"). Attested as a Sumerian name for the goddess Shalash.

Ninme f Sumerian Mythology
Means "lady of battle", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("queen, mistress, lady") and me (an archaic word for "battle"). This is attested as an epithet of Inanna, in her capacity as a war goddess... [more]

Ninšatapada f Ancient Near Eastern, Sumerian
Means "Lady Chosen by (means of) the Heart (Omens)", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("queen, mistress") and saĝ ("to chose"). Name borne by a high-priestess of Meslamta-ea (fl... [more]

Ninshubur f Sumerian Mythology
Possibly means "Lady of Subartu", deriving from Sumerian element nin, and shubur (Sumerian form of Subartu, a kingdom in Upper Mesopotamia referenced in three of the Amarna Letters). Ninshubur was a 'sukkal' (vizier) to the goddess Inanna.

Ninsi'anna f & m Sumerian Mythology
Ancient Sumerian god or goddess of Venus. The name means "divine lady, illumination of heaven" or "divine lady of the redness of heaven".

Ninsuhzagina f Sumerian Mythology
Means "lady of the diadem of lapis lazuli", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("lady or mistress"), aga ("diadem, circlet, crown"), and naza-gìn ("lapis lazuli, precious stone")... [more]

Nintendo m English
From Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂株式会社), the Japanese video game manufacturer, from Japanese 任天堂 (Nintendō) meaning “Luck of Heaven”.

Nintu f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lady of birth" in Sumerian. Another name of Ninhursag

Ninurta-nadin-shumi m Babylonian
Means "Ninurta is giver of progeny". Name borne by a Babylonian king of the 2nd dynasty of Isin, who ruled c. 1127–1122 BC.

Ninuwawi f Hurrian Mythology
Means "she of Nineveh". This was an epithet of the Hurrian goddess Šauška that was also possibly used in reference to the goddess Ishtar.

Niramaya f Indian
"healthy" or "free of disease."

Nirani f Indian
The name Nirani may have derived from the Sanskrit word nirāṇa, which means “free from bonds, liberated, pure, clear” or “a kind of precious stone”. Another possible origin is the Tamil word nīraṇi, which means “a river” or "a stream".

Niranjana f Bengali
Niranjana - Indian word, used in religious formulas (mantra), names and Hindu mythology. It is popular in Bengal.... [more]

Nirei f & m Japanese
From Japanese 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 嶺 (rei) meaning "peak; summit; ridge; top" or 礼 (rei) meaning "a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]

Nirel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Nir - means "plowed field" and El - means "God", the meaning is "Field of God".

Nirṛti f Hinduism
Means "absence of". Nirṛti is the Hindu goddess of deathly hidden realms, sorrows, death and corruption and one of the dikpāla (guardians of the directions), representing the southwest.

Nirrti f Hinduism
The name of the Hindu goddess of deathly hidden realms and sorrows as well as the southwest direction. Her name is derived from nirhti meaning "absence of".

Nirvaan m Sanskrit
"A Soul that has reached the final goal of being free from the cycle of birth & death", "Reached state of Nirvana"

Nishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 旎 (nǐ) meaning "fluttering of flag; romantic" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Nîshtîman f Kurdish
Means "nation" in Kurdish.

Niting f Chinese
From the Chinese 旎 (nǐ) meaning "fluttering of flag; romantic" or 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow" and 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".

Nivaria f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
From the Roman name for the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain), which was derived from Latin nivarius meaning "of snow, pertaining to snow" - itself from nix "snow" (genitive nivis, plural nives) - after the snow-covered peak of Mount Teide.

Niviarsiaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "young woman or girl, maiden, girl of marriageable age", combined with Niviaĸ and -siaq "acquired as" or meaning "Rosebay Willowherb" (Name meanings depend per dialect).

Nizami m Azerbaijani
Derived from Persian نظامی (nizami) meaning "military, soldier". Nizami Ganjavi was a 12th-century Persian poet.

Njau m Kikuyu
Meaning "young bull".

Njeredzanhasi m Shona
Meaning “the wisdom of today” and/or “the modern wisdom”.

Njive f Shona
Means "dove" in Shona.

Nkanga m Central African
Kikongo for "eagle".

Nmachi f Igbo, African
The name means "beauty of God" in Igbo.

Noaf f Arabic
Means "highest point of the mountain'or "peak" in Arabic.

Noatak m Popular Culture
Real name of Amon from Legend of Korra, an American animated television series that aired on the Nickelodeon television network from 2012 to 2014.... [more]

Nobutaka m Japanese
From Japanese 信 (nobu) meaning "faith, truth, fidelity, trust", 延 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretching", 修 (nobu) meaning "discipline, study", 宣 (nobu) meaning "proclaim, say, announce", 暢 (nobu) meaning "stretch", 伸 (nobu) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase", 昶 (nobu) meaning "long day, clear", 順 (nobu) meaning "order, turn, obedient, docile, submissive, meek", 所 (nobu) meaning "place", 常 (nobu) meaning "usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting", 多 (ta) meaning "many, frequent, much" combined with 貴 (taka) meaning "precious, value, prize, esteem, honor", 喬 (taka) meaning "high, boasting", 教 (taka) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 尭 (taka) meaning "high, far", 敬 (taka) meaning "respect", 賢 (taka) meaning "intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness", 公 (taka) meaning "public, open, formal, official, governmental", 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety", 考 (taka) meaning "consider, think over", 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high", 尚 (taka) meaning "furthermore, still, yet, more, still more, in addition, greater, further", 尊 (taka) meaning "precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred", 登 (taka) meaning "ascend, climb up", 宝 (taka) meaning "treasure", 隆 (taka) meaning "noble, prosperous", 鷹 (taka) meaning "hawk", 卓 (taka) meaning "table, desk, high", 崇 (taka) meaning "adore, respect, revere, worship", 宇 (taka) meaning "eaves, roof, house, heaven", 能 (taka) meaning "ability, talent, skill, capacity", 固 (taka) meaning "harden, set, clot, curdle" or 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled"... [more]

Nobuyo f Japanese
From Japanese 信 (nobu) meaning "trust", 延 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch" combined with 代 (tai, dai, ka.eru, ka.waru, kawa.ru, -gawa.ri, -ga.wari, shiro, yo) meaning "age, change, generation, period, replace, substitute" or 世 (se, sei, sou, sanjuu, yo) meaning "generation, public, society, world"

Noctis m Popular Culture
Derived from Latin noctis "of the night". This is the name of a character in Final Fantasy XIII Versus.

Nocturna f Literature, Popular Culture
Derived from Latin nocturnus meaning "of or belonging to the night, nocturnal", from the Latin noctū "by night". This name appeared in the 1979 camp comedy-horror film Nocturna, also as the DC comics character Nocturna, a daughter of Dracula, created by writer Doug Moench and artist Gene Colan in 1983.

Nogai m Mongolian
Probably derived from Mongolian нохой (nokhoi) meaning "dog".

Nohk f & m Thai
Means "bird" in Thai.

Nohoarii m Tahitian
Means "king's house" or "place of the king", from Tahitian ari'i meaning "king" and noho meaning "house, home, place".

Nokka f Thai (Rare)
Means "raven, crow" in Thai.

Nokyung f Thai (Rare)
Means "peacock, peafowl" in Thai.

Nolwandle f Zulu
Means "mother of oceans" in Zulu.

Nomalanga f Ndebele
Means "mother of sunshine" in Ndebele.

Nomandla f Zulu
Means "mother of strength" in Zulu.

Nomasonto f Zulu
Means "mother of Sundays" in Zulu.

Nombuyiselo f Xhosa
Means "she who gives back" or "mother of restoration" in Xhosa, a feminine form of Mbuyiseli.

Nomenjanahary m & f Malagasy
Means "gift of a dream" in Malagasy.

Nomion m Greek Mythology
Most likely derived from the Greek noun νόμος (nomos) meaning "usage, custom, law, ordinance" (also see Eunomia). However, a derivation from the Greek noun νομός (nomos) meaning "place of pasturage" as well as "dwelling place" is also quite possible... [more]

Nomkhubulwane f African Mythology
Epithet of the Zulu goddess Mbaba Mwana Waresa, a shapeshifting fertility goddess who rules over rainbows, agriculture, harvests, rain, and beer and has power over water and earth. The name means "she who chooses the state of an animal" referring to the goddesses ability to shapeshift into an animal.

Nomyali m Pashto (Rare)
Means "of good name" or "famous" in Pashto.

Nomza f Khakas
Means "dace fish" in Khakas.

Nona m & f Assyrian
Nona (Syriac: ܢܥܢܐ) is an Assyrian unisex first & last name meaning "dove". The name derives from the Hebrew and Aramaic word "Yona", also meaning "dove".

Nonglenkhomba m Manipuri
Means "son of the water god" in Meitei.

Noon f Arabic (Rare)
Means "sword blade", as well as "whale".

Noorulzahraa f Arabic
It's a compund word of the arabic words for "light" and "flower". Therefor it means "light of the flower"

Noorunnisa f Arabic
Means "light of women" from نور (nur) meaning "light" and نساء (nisa) meaning "women"

Noorzai m Afghan (Rare)
Means "son of the light", a combination of Arabic نور (nur) and Pashto زوی (zoy), meaning "son (of)".

Noraly f Arabic
It's a variant of an Arabic name, that means "Light of God", or "God is my light".

Norbadan f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and badan meaning "skin, complexion".

Norbibi f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Norbibish f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and bibish meaning "lady".

Norbjørn m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and bjǫrn "bear".

Norbodom f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and bodom meaning "almond".

Norbonu f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and bonu meaning "lady (title)".

Norchechak f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and chechak meaning "flower".

Norchuchuk f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and chuchuk meaning "sweet".

Nordavlat f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and davlat meaning "wealth, fortune" or "happiness".

Nordona f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and dona meaning "piece, grain, kernel".

Norgo'zal f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and go'zal meaning "beautiful".

Norgul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Norio m Japanese
Means "man of law".

Noritaka m Japanese
Nori can mean: "Ceremony, rites", "Rule,law", and Taka can mean several things with different kanji: "Hawk", "Noble,prosperity,high,hump", "Far,high,tall,expensive", "Child's respect, filial piety"... [more]

Norito m Japanese
From Japanese 紀 (nori) meaning "chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period", 規 (nori) meaning "standard, measure", 軌 (nori) meaning "rut, wheel, track, model, way of doing", 宜 (nori) meaning "best regards, good", 巨 (nori) meaning "gigantic, big, large, great", 教 (nori) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 慶 (nori) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 憲 (nori) meaning "constitution, law", 功 (nori) meaning "achievement, merits, success, honor, credit", 式 (nori) meaning "style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression", 祝 (nori) meaning "celebrate, congratulate", 宣 (nori) meaning "proclaim, say, announce", 則 (nori) meaning "rule, follow, based on, model after", 智 (nori) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason", 哲 (nori) meaning "philosophy, clear", 典 (nori) meaning "code, ceremony, law, rule", 登 (nori) meaning "ascend, climb up", 徳 (nori) meaning "benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect" or 範 (nori) meaning "pattern, example, model" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up" or 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai"... [more]

Noriyo f Japanese
From Japanese 記 (nori) meaning "statement, inscription, mention, describe, mark" or 法 (nori) meaning "law, rule", combined with 代 (yo) meaning "world, society". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Norjamol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Norkumush f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and kumush meaning "silver".

Noro f Malagasy
Means "light, source of life" in Malagasy.

Noroy f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and oy meaning "moon".

Norposhsha f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.

Norqiz f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and qiz meaning "girl".

Norsanam f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", also an Uyghur classical music genre.

Norsuluv f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Nortautas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [more]

Norval m English
Derived from the surname Norval, which is an Anglo-Scottish variant of Norville, a Norman French surname that was brought to Great Britain during or after the Norman Conquest... [more]

Norxonim f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and xonim meaning "lady".

Nosimir m Medieval Slavic
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic nositi "to carry, to bear, to bring, to wear". Compare modern Czech nosit "to wear, to carry, to bring" and modern Polish nosić "to carry, to bear, to wear"... [more]

Nosislav m Medieval Slavic
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic nositi "to carry, to bear, to bring, to wear". Compare modern Czech nosit "to wear, to carry, to bring" and modern Polish nosić "to carry, to bear, to wear"... [more]

Nothando f Zulu
Means "mother of love" in Zulu.

Notker m German
Formed from the German name elements HNOD "throwing (of a spear)" and GER "javelin, spear".

Nóttolfr m Old Norse
Combination of nátt "night" and ulfr "wolf".

Nottung m Old Norwegian
Possibly means "descendant of Nótt" (a combination of the given name Nótt and Old Norse ungr "young" (compare Sveinung))... [more]

Nourjahad m Literature
Possibly means "struggle of light" from Arabic nur "light" and jahad "struggle". This is the name of the titular character in the novel "The History of Nourjahad" (1767) by Frances Sheridan. Nourjahad is a young minister appointed by the ruler Schemzeddin, whose character is tested by the ruler by being tricked into believing he has endless life.

November f & m English (Rare)
From the Latin word novem, meaning "nine". November was the ninth month of the Roman calendar before January and February were added around 713 BC. It is now the eleventh month of the year.... [more]

Nowrin f Bengali (Muslim)
Nowrin is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means “made of light”, “brilliant”, “dazzling”. It is formed from Arabic Noor (light) and Persian -een (made of, like, full of). The word Noor is mentioned in many places in the Quran, for this reason we consider Nowrin an indirect Quranic name... [more]

Nozibusiso f Zulu
Means "mother of blessings" in Zulu.

Npaub m & f Hmong
Means "moth" in Hmong.

Nrupal m Marathi
Means "ruler of the land" in Marathi.

Ntambwa m Luba
Means "lion" in Luba-Kasai.

Ntare m Rwandan
Meaning "lion" in Kinyarwanda and Kirundi. Famous people with that name includes five kings of the Kingdom of Burundi: Ntare I Rushatsi Cambarantama, Ntare II Kibogora, Ntare III Kivimira Semuganzashamba, Ntare IV Rutaganzwa Rugamba and Ntare V Ndizeye and american actor Ntare Mwine.

Ntombhekya f South African, Xhosa
Means "girl of the house" in Xhosa, from ntombi "girl" and khaya "home, household".

Ntombiyesizwe f Zulu
Means "girl of the earth" in Zulu.

Ntombiyezulu f Zulu
"girl of heaven" in Zulu

Ntomboxolo f Xhosa
Means "girl of peace" in Xhosa.

Ntsakisi f Tsonga
Means "source of happiness" in Xitsonga.

Ntsu m Sotho
Means "eagle" in Sesotho.

Nuanjin f Chinese
From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of jade, fine gems".

Nube f South American
Means "cloud" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Nube and Nuestra Señora de la Nube, meaning "The Virgin of the Cloud" and "Our Lady of the Cloud" respectively.... [more]

Nudaeng f Thai
From Thai หนู (nu) meaning "mouse, rat" and แดง (daeng) meaning "red".

Nugoon m Thai, Lao
Nu "person of"... [more]

Nui m Maori
Means "large, abundant, of high rank, important" in Maori.

Nuit f English (British), Egyptian Mythology
Nuit is the Ancient Egyptian goddess of the heavens, with her name meaning "sky." Originally she was only the goddess of the night sky, but gradually she came to represent the sky in general. Nuit also protects people in the afterlife... [more]

Nukagpiaraĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "boy" or a combination of Nukagpiaĸ and suffix -raq "young animal".

Nukartâĸ m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "newborn younger sibling of speaker's gender".

Nukri m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian noun ნუკრი (nukri) meaning "fawn", though Georgian sources state that the word is also used for the juveniles of related wild animal species, such as the chamois and the goitered gazelle.... [more]

Nun m Arabic
Possibly means "great fish" in Arabic. The name of a biblical figure, the father of Joshua.

Núneth f Literature
Means "Woman of the West" in Sindarin.

Nunziato m Italian
could come from the word "Annunciation," for example the "Annunciation of the Lord." Feminine form would be Nunziata. Could also come from the name Nunzio which means "messenger"

Nupelda f Kurdish
A Kurdish word meaning "blossoming (of the trees)"

Nuphet m & f Lao
From ໜູ (nu) meaning "mouse", also used as an endearing term meaning "little child", and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond".

Nūrbaqyt f Kazakh
Means "light of happiness, luck" in Kazakh.

Nurdzhamal f Tatar
Tatar name of Arabic origin meaning "light of beauty".

Nurhaci m History
Means "skin of a wild boar" in Manchu. This was the name of a Jurchen (Manchu) chieftain and the founder of the Qing dynasty of China.

Nuridə f Azerbaijani
Means "light of the eyes", from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Persian دیده (dideh) meaning "eye".

Nuriel m Hebrew, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Apparently means either "light of God" (compare Arabic Nur) or "fire of God" in Hebrew. This is the name of an angel in the Zohar, a Kabbalistic text.

Nurkozha m Kazakh
From нүр (nur) meaning "light" and қожа (qoja) meaning "host, master"

Nursadaf f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and sadaf meaning "mother-of-pearl".

Nur ud-dunya m Arabic
Means "light of the world" from نور (nur) meaning "light" and دنيا (dunya) meaning "world"

Nurulain f Malay
From Arabic نور ال (nur al) meaning "light of the" and عين ('ayn) meaning "eye".

Nurulhuda f Malay
From Arabic نور ال (nur al) meaning "light of the" and هدى (huda) meaning "right guidance".

Nur uz Zaman m Arabic
Means "light of the time" in Arabic, from نور (nur) meaning "light" and زمان (zaman) meaning "time, age, era"

Nushaba f Literature, Urdu, Azerbaijani (Anglicized)
Means "water of life", possibly from Persian نوش (nush) meaning "ambrosia, nectar, elixir" and آب (ab) meaning "water". This is the name of a queen of Barda in Nizami Ganjavi's Iskandarnameh... [more]

Nusratuddin m Arabic
Means "help of the religion (Islam)" in Arabic.

Nuthong m & f Lao
From ໜູ (nu) meaning "mouse", also used as an endearing term meaning "little child", and ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold".

Nwaaku f Igbo
Means "child of wealth" in Igbo.

Nwabudike m African, Swahili
A name in the Swahili language, which means "the son is the father's power," or "the strength of a father comes from his son."... [more]

Nwachukwu m Igbo
Means "child of God" in Igbo.

Nwankasiobi m & f Igbo
Means "child of consolation" in Igbo.

Nwaokocha m Igbo
Means "son of a fair man" in Igbo.

Nyabeel f Nuer
Means "girl of the corn" in Nuer.

Nyam m Afizere
Means "deer" in Afizere.

Nyamihanda f Kiga
Means "mother of paths" in Rukiga.

Nyampweji f Lunda
Means "streams of tears" in Lunda.

Nyanjúra f Kiga
Means "mother of rain" in Rukiga.

Nyenganyenga f Shona
Means "swallow" in Shona.

Nyest f Medieval Hungarian
Means "marten", probably used around the 9th–10th centuries.

Nyeste f Hungarian
Old Hungarian name derived from Hungarian nyest "marten".

Nyibbu m & f Yi
Means "many cattle" in Yi.

Nyijjo m & f Yi
Means "cattle owner" in Yi.

Nyinakwezi f Kiga
Means "mother of the moon" in Rukiga.

Nyipo m Yi
Means "cattle lord" in Yi.

Nyirej f Northern African
Means "little fish" in a Sudanese language.

Nyoka f & m Literature, African American, Swahili
A name created by Edgar Rice Burroughs for his novel Nyoka The Jungle Girl. ... [more]

Nyoni f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "bird".

Nyuki f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "bee".

Nyurgun m Yakut
Derived from Yakut ньургуһун (nurguhun) meaning "snowdrop (a type of flower)". Nyurgun is a mythical hero to the Yakuts.

Oan m Breton (Rare)
Meaning “lamb” in Breton

Oasetso m Sotho
Means "child of tradition".

Obabaamwewe-giizhigokwe f Ojibwe
Means "Woman of the Sound (that the stars make) Rushing Through the Sky", deriving from the Ojibwe elements babaam ("place to place"), wewe ("makes a repeated sound"), giizhig ("sky"), and ikwe ("woman)... [more]

Obai f & m Asháninka
Possibly a variant spelling of the Ashaninka obae meaning "Andean cock-of-the-rock".

Obed-Edom m English (Puritan), Biblical
Means "servant of Edom" in Hebrew, from the verb עבד ('abad) meaning "to work, to serve" and the name Edom, or possibly the word אדם ('adom) "red"... [more]

Obianuju f Igbo
Means "born at the time of plenty" in Igbo.

Obichukwu m Igbo, Nigerian
"Heart of God," which could be the same as OBINNA.... [more]

Obiora m Igbo
Means "the mind of the people" in Igbo.

Obsidian m American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Derived from obsidian, the English name for a specific type of volcanic glass. The name is ultimately derived from Latin obsidianus meaning "of Obsidius", after the Roman (also called Obsius in some instances) who supposedly was the first to discover this type of volcanic glass... [more]

Occy m English (Australian)
Given in honour of surfer Mark Occhilupo, whose nickname is "Occy", short for his Italian surname, which means "eyes of the wolf". At the same time it is a play on the word "occy straps", short for "octopus straps" - used by surfers to tie their surfboards to a car roof.

Ocelotl m Nahuatl
Means "jaguar, ocelot" in Nahuatl, the fourteenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.

Ochimos m Greek Mythology
Probably derived from the Greek verb ὀχέω (ocheo) meaning "to bear, to carry, to hold fast, to sustain", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἔχω (echo) meaning "to have, to hold, to possess"... [more]

Ochola m Luo
"birthed after the death of the father"

Ocogbolan m & f Agatu
Means "God does not sleep" in Agatu.

Ocotlán f & m Spanish (Mexican)
From the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Ocotlán meaning "Our Lady of Ocotlán" (see Ocotlán), the Virgin of Ocotlán being the patron saint of Tlaxcala and the neighbouring state of Puebla.

Ocuil m & f Nahuatl
From Nahuatl ocuilin, "worm, caterpillar".

Odalysis f American (Hispanic)
A variant of Odalys or Odalis influenced by the French word for lily, which is lys. The meaning of Odalis being "fatherland" or "wealth, fortune," the meaning of Odalysis could be interpreted as "lily of the fatherland" or "wealth of lilies."

Odav m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali, Sinhalese
MEANING - "mode which consists of five notes only"... [more]

Odayi m Ijaw (Anglicized)
Means "of his father" in Ijaw.

Odbayar m Mongolian
Means "star of joy" from Mongolian од (od) meaning "star" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy".

Odde m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of names starting with Old Norse oddr "point of a sword".

Oddgerðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements oddr "point (of a weapon)" and garðr "enclosure", "protection".

Oddgunn f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern name created by combining the Old Norse elements oddr "point (of a weapon)" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Oddhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse oddr "point of a weapon" and hildr "battle".

Oddkell m Old Norse, Icelandic (Archaic, ?)
Old Norse name derived from the elements oddr meaning "point of a sword" and ketill which meant "kettle, cauldron" (later also acquiring the meaning "helmet").

Oddlaug f Old Norse, Norwegian, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse oddr "spur, point of a weapon" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Oddleifr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse oddr "spur, point of a weapon" and leifr "descendant".

Oddly f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian combination of oddr "point of a weapon" and -ly.

Oddmar m Norwegian, Faroese
Modern form of the Old Norse name Oddmárr, composed of oddr "point (of a weapon), spur" and mærr "famous, great".

Oddsteinn m Icelandic (Rare), Old Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse oddr "point of a weapon" and steinn "stone".

Oddvald m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements oddr "point of a weapon" and valdr "ruler". The name was coined in the late 19th century.

Oddvard m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements oddr "point of a weapon" and vǫrðr "guard".

Oddvin m Norwegian
Relatively modern name (from 1843) created by combining the Old Norse name elements oddr "point (of a weapon), spur" and vinr "friend".

Oddvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of oddr "point of a sword" and vár "spring (season)".

Odinakachukwu m & f Igbo
Means "it's in the hand of God" in Igbo, from o "it's", di "in", na "the", aka "hand" (compare Akachi) and Chukwu "God".

Odongo m Luo
"second born of twins"

Oduor m Luo
Means "born in the middle of the night" in Luo.

Odyssey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word meaning "an adventurous voyage" and "a spiritual quest", derived from Greek Ὀδύσσεια (Odysseia), literally "of Odysseus"... [more]

Oecles m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Οἰκλῆς (Oiklês) or Οἰκλείης (Oikleiês), derived from ὄις (ois) meaning "sheep" (cf. Latin ovis, the possible source of Ovid) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory"... [more]

Oenwen f Welsh
Derived from Welsh oen "lamb" and gwen "fair; white; blessed".

Ogbagzy m Ge'ez
Means "protection of our Lord" in Ge'ez.

Ogbotubo f & m Ijaw
Means "child of the soil" in Ijaw.

Ögedei m Medieval Mongolian
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Turkish ok "arrow" and tay "colt". This name was borne by Ögedei Khan (1186–1241), the second khagan of the Mongol Empire and a son of Genghis Khan.

Ohana f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "family" in Hawaiian.

Ohthere m Anglo-Saxon
Possibly derived from Old English oht "fear, terror" (compare Old Norse ótti) and here "army"... [more]

Ohu f Uzbek
Means "gazelle" in Uzbek.

Ohuko'z f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek ohu meaning "gazelle" and ko'z meaning "eye".

Oinanthe f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun οἰνάνθη (oinanthe) meaning "inflorescence of the grapevine" as well as "vine" and "dropwort".... [more]

Óinn m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from óa-sk ("to be frightened"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf and a kenning for "snake".

Oinophilos m Ancient Greek
Means "lover of wine", derived from Greek οινος (oinos) meaning "wine" combined with Greek φιλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".

Oinopion m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective οἰνωπός (oinopos) meaning "wine-coloured, wine-dark" as well as "wine-coloured in complexion" or "ruddy-complexioned". The word is ultimately derived from the Greek noun οινος (oinos) meaning "wine"... [more]

Oishimaya f Bengali
Some sources claim this name means “a noble person of good deeds; no evil within”; others claim it means “divine illusion”. A notable bearer is biochemist Dr. Oishimaya Sen Nag.

Oisian m Old Celtic
An old Celtic name meaning "little deer," or "Fawn." 12th most popular boys' name in Ireland as of 2023. The name of a demigod, poet, and many others given the popularity of the name.

Oithona f Literature, Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic name meaning "virgin of the wave", probably invented by James Macpherson for the Ossian poems.

Okami m & f Japanese
In Japanese, Okami has two meanings. Written as ‘å_, Okami means "great god". Written as ˜T, Okami means "wolf".

Okello m Luo
"born after twins or third born of triplets"

Oklahoma f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the state in the central United States. It is derived from Choctaw okla "people, nation" and humma "red, crimson, scarlet, ruddy" and by extension "honored, brave".

Ókȯhkėho'ēsta m Cheyenne
Means "Fire Crow" in Cheyenne.

Ókȯhkéso m Cheyenne
Means "Little Crow" in Cheyenne.

Ókȯhkeveho m Cheyenne
Means "Crow Chief" in Cheyenne.

Ókȯhkevó'omaestse m Cheyenne
Means "White Crow" in Cheyenne.

Ó'kȯhóme m Cheyenne
Means "Coyote" in Cheyenne.

Ó'kȯhoméeho'ēsta m Cheyenne
Means "Coyote Fire" in Cheyenne.

O'kȯhoméhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Coyote Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ó'kȯhoméhéso m Cheyenne
Means "Little Coyote, Coyote Pup" in Cheyenne.

Ó'kȯhómȯhnéé'ėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Coyote Standing" in Cheyenne.

Ó'kȯhómȯhnéstooestse m Cheyenne
Means "Howling Coyote" in Cheyenne.

Ó'kȯhómȯhno'kaestse m Cheyenne
Means "Lone Coyote" in Cheyenne.

Ó'kȯhómȯhtameōhtsėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Walking Coyote" in Cheyenne.

Ó'kȯhómȯhtáxeóó'ėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Coyote Stands on Top" in Cheyenne.

Ó'kȯhómȯhvó'komaestse m Cheyenne
Means "White Coyote" in Cheyenne.

Ó'kôhómôxháahketa m Cheyenne
Means "little coyote" in Cheyenne.... [more]

Oktay m Turkish
Means "arrow-colt" in Turkish. It may also be the Turkish form of Ögedei.

Olabisi f & m Western African, Yoruba
Means "joy is multiplied" or "salvation increases" in Yoruba, composed of the element õlà "salvation, that which saves, cause of salvation" combined with bi-si "to multiply, increase, replenish"... [more]

Olaoluwa m & f Yoruba (Modern)
Means "the grace of God" or "the wealth of God" in Yoruba.

Ǫlbjǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ǫl "ale" or "protection, luck" and bjǫrn "bear".

Ólchobar m Irish
Means "drink-desiring, lover of drink", from Irish ól "drink" and cobar "desiring". The name of several Irish kings.

Olekwugoco m & f Agatu
Means "will of God" in Agatu.

Olio m Medieval Basque
Originated from Roman patronymic surname Aulius, or from Basque Oilo "Hen".

Ol'jaqo'zi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ol'ja meaning "prey, spoils" and qo'zi meaning "lamb".

Olkhazar m Chechen
Means "bird" in Chechen.

Olopatzicatl m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl olotl "shelled corncob; heart of an ear of maize" and patzoa "to squeeze, to crush, to mash (fruit)", combined with the affiliative suffix -catl.

Oltinsoch f Uzbek
Derived from oltin meaning "gold" and soch meaning "thrush".

Oltinxol f Uzbek
Derived from oltin meaning "gold" and xol meaning "mole, dot, beauty mark".

Oluwateniola m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "God spread the mat (or rug) of wealth" in Yoruba.

Oluwayemi f Yoruba
Means "I am deserving of God" in Yoruba.

Oluyemi m Yoruba (Rare)
Means "The lord is worthy of me" in Yoruba.

Olympiades m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Olympia" with ides "son".

Olyntheus m Ancient Greek
Derived from either the Greek noun ὀλύνθη (olynthe) meaning "wild fig tree" or the Greek noun ὄλυνθος (olynthos) meaning "fruit of the wild fig tree".... [more]

Omecuauh m & f Nahuatl
Means "two eagle" in Nahuatl, a calendrical name.

Omemazatl f Nahuatl
Means "two-deer" in Nahuatl, referring to the day of the Aztec calendar that the bearer was born.

Ommannan m Bengali (Hindu)
Means "protector of friends" in Bengali.

Omonxol f Uzbek
Derived from omon meaning "safe, healthy" and xol meaning "mole, dot, beauty mark".

Omoruyi m & f Western African, Edo
Means "son of glory" or "child is one's glory" in Edo language.

Onasandros m Late Greek
The first element of this Greek name is uncertain to me; it may have been derived from Greek ὀνή (one) "help", but it could also have been derived from Greek ὄνησις (onesis) "benefit, luck, prosperity." Even ὄνος (onas) or (onos) "ass, donkey" is a possibility... [more]

Öndólfur m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic combination of and (Germanic element meaning "angry", "wrathful", "aggressive") and ulfr "wolf".

Onias m Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name חוֹנִיּוֹ (Honiyya) or (Honiyahu) meaning "mercy of God" (see Choni).... [more]

Onigumo m Japanese
Japanese "spider demon" Onigumo is the real name for Naraku in the show "Inuyasha"

Onkgopotse m & f Tswana
Means "He (God) thought of me" in Setswana.

Onomastos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ὀνομαστός (onomastos) meaning "named" as well as "famous, of note, notable". It is ultimately derived from the Greek noun ὄνομα (onoma) meaning "name".

Ons f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Possibly means "gladness, removal of fear" or from Arabic أَنْسَ (ʾansa) meaning "to forget". A known bearer is Ons Jabeur (1994–), a Tunisian tennis player.

O'ntoy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek o'n meaning "ten" and toy meaning "colt".

Onwutalobi m Igbo
Means "death has eaten the kingdom", a shortened form of the sentence I ga adi makana onwu talu obi, roughly translating as "you will endure as death has claimed our entire family".

Opellius m Late Roman
Roman nomen gentile which is of uncertain meaning. It might be derived from Latin opella, which is a diminutive of Latin opus "work, labour, accomplishment", and thus the word means something along the lines of "a bit of labour, a small job, a small accomplishment"... [more]

O'Peqtaw-Metamoh f Menominee
Means "flying eagle woman" in Menominee.

Ophelandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun ὄφελος (ophelos) meaning "help" as well as "advantage" and "gain, profit". The second element is derived from Greek ανδρος (andros) meaning "of a man".

Opheliadas m Ancient Greek (Rare)
Derived from Greek ὠφελέω (ôpheleô) meaning "to help, aid, succour, be of use".

Opherena f Hebrew (Americanized, Rare)
Ofer means "Fawn" in Hebrew while Ena means "a gift from god" in Japanese. So together, it means :A Gift from a Fawn God."

Ophios m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ὄφις (ophis) meaning "serpent, snake".

Opiyo m Luo
"firstborn of twins"

Opokosław m Polish
Derived from Polish opoka "rock, bedrock" combined with Slavic slav "glory". The meaning of this name is thus roughly "bedrock of glory".

Opora f Ancient Greek
Means "autumn, end of summer; fruit", or figuratively "summer-bloom, the bloom of youth" in Ancient Greek. This was the name of a minor goddess connected to fruit, the harvest, the wine harvest, and the season of autumn.

Oppius m Ancient Roman
Roman nomen gentile which was originally a praenomen; it is the latinized form of the Oscan praenomen Úppiis. Since Oscan is a language that has long been extinct and modern knowledge of its vocabulary is limited, it is uncertain what the meaning of the name was... [more]

Oqmaral f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and maral meaning "Caspian deer".

Oqmoya f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and moya meaning "female camel".

Oqxol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and xol meaning "mole, dot, beauty mark".

Orakwue m Igbo
Means "let the folks have their say" in Igbo.

Orange f & m English
First found as a feminine given name in medieval times, in the forms Orenge and Orengia. The etymology is uncertain, and may be after the place in France named Orange... [more]