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Nishonbibi f UzbekDerived from
nishon meaning "mark, sign" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Nishongul f UzbekDerived from
nishon meaning "mark, sign" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Nishonoy f UzbekDerived from
nishon meaning "mark, sign" and
oy meaning "moon".
Nishuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow; variegated, colored" and
霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized".
Nishuo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow" and
烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".
Nissan m HebrewThe seventh month of the Hebrew calendar and the first month of the ancient Hebrew calendar. The month of Pesach. The name was brought from the Babylonian exile and originates from the Akkadian word "Nisanu", from the Hebrew word for flower bud
Nitzan, which blossoms in spring.
Nissi f & m HebrewFirst used as a biblical term in Exodus. The full word being Jehovah-Nissi, and meaning "victorious" or "banner". Moses named the victory banner as such after defeating the Amalekites.
Nistrisha f IndianMEANING : free from desires, Satisfied. It is joining of निः / निस् + तृषा . Here निः means without + तृषा means desire... [
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Nita f Indian, MarathiDerived from Sanskrit नीत
(nīta) meaning "modest, correct, well-behaved" or "guided, led".
Nitai m Biblical HebrewNitai was an ancient Jewish sage mentioned in the Jewish Talmud. Nitai's full name, as recorded in the Talmud, was "Nitai the Arbelite."
Nitay m HebrewThe name first appeared in the Talmud Era. Nittai of Arbela was one of the Tannaim.
Níðbjǫrg f Old NorseOld Norse combination of
niðr "ancestor, kinsman, relative" and
bjarga "to help, save, rescue".
Niði m Old Norse, Norse MythologyFrom Old Norse name meaning "dark one" from Old Norse
nið meaning "new moon". This is also the name of a dwarf in Norse Mythology.
Níðingr m Old NorseOld Norse byname, from Old Norse
níðingr meaning "villain, nithing" or composed of Old Norse
níð "contumely, derision" with an -ingr-ending (ingr-endings are quite common in Old Norse names... [
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Nithiphon f ThaiFrom Thai นิธิ
(nithi) meaning "treasure" and พร
(phon) meaning "blessing".
Nithiphon m ThaiFrom Thai นิธิ
(nithi) meaning "treasure" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Niti f NewarMeans "intention, plan" in Newar.
Niti f & m Hindi, Bengali, ThaiMeans "conduct, behaviour, ethics" in Sanskrit (also meaning "law, rule, tradition, custom" in Thai). It is mostly used as a feminine name in India while it is masculine in Thailand.
Niting f ChineseFrom the Chinese
旎 (nǐ) meaning "fluttering of flag; romantic" or
霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow" and
婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".
Nitocris f Ancient Egyptian (Rare, Archaic)Nitocris is a semi-legendary queen of the 6th egyptian dynasty. According to tradition, she was the first "pharaoh" woman (king of Upper and Lower Egypt) in the history of ancient Egypt.She is the daughter of Merenrê I and Queen Neith... [
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Nitsa f HebrewThe part of the plant from which the flower and fruit grow.
Nittaya f ThaiDerived from Thai นิตย์
(nit) meaning "constantly, perpetually, eternally", ultimately from Sanskrit नित्य
(nitya).
Niubao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
妞 (niū) meaning "girl" and
宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare".
Niuchuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
妞 (niū) meaning "girl" and
钏 (chuàn) meaning "bracelet".
Niue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
妞 (niū) meaning "girl" and
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good".
Niumei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
妞 (niū) meaning "girl" and
妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Niuqing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
妞 (niū) meaning "girl" and
晴 (qíng) meaning "clear weather".
Niuzhen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
妞 (niū) meaning "girl" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
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.
Nivat m ThaiAlternate transcription of Thai นิวัฒน์ or นิวัติ (see
Niwat).
Nivatha f IndianThis name was originated in back 90's by a great leader Suresh bhai's daughter.They originally wanted Nivedita, but as of her uncle's blessings and very good education, he named her Nivatha instead of Nivedita in her Birth certificate.
Nive f GreenlandicOld (Kleinschmidt orthography) spelling of
Nivi. This is borne by Greenlandic singer-songwriter and actress Nive Nielsen.
Nivi f & m Hebrew (Modern)Derived from the Hebrew name
Niv, meaning either "speech, expression" or "fang, tusk".
Niviaq f & m GreenlandicDerived from the Greenlandic word
niviarsiaq "girl" (compare
Niviarsiaq), possibly meaning "reincarnated as a girl".
Niviarsiaĸ f GreenlandicGreenlandic 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).
Niviatsiaĸ f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "graceful, beautiful girl" with the combination of
Niviaĸ and suffix
-tsiaq "beautiful", "fair", "fairly good", "precious", "sweet", "fair-sized", "nice", "good", "handsome".
Nivo m Medieval, GermanicHypocoristic of names beginning with Old High German word
niwi meaning "new".
Niwat m ThaiMeans "return" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit निवृत्ति
(nivritti).
Niwet m ThaiMeans "abode, residence, house" in Thai.
Nix m Germanic MythologyThis is the name of masculine shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology, who apparently derive their name from Proto-Germanic
nikwus or
nikwis(i) "wash". See also
Nixe for the female counterpart(s).
Nixe f Germanic MythologyThis is the name of feminine shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology, who apparently derive their name from Proto-Germanic
nikwus or
nikwis(i) "wash". See also
Nix for the male counterpart(s).
Niyan m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Fijian, Nepali, Sinhalese, AmericanMEANING : a way, access, arrival... [
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Niyaz f & m Persian, Persian Mythology, KyrgyzDerived from the Persian noun نیاز
(niyaz) meaning "need, necessity, requirement" as well as "desire, wish". In Zoroastrianism, Niyaz is the name of a demon.... [
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Niyazbek m KyrgyzCombination of
Niyaz with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Niyom m & f ThaiMeans "popular, admired, respected" or "principle, doctrine" in Thai.
Niyozbibi f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
niyoz meaning "alms, supplication" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Niyozgo'zal f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
niyoz meaning "alms, supplication" and
go'zal meaning "beautiful".
Niyozgul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
niyoz meaning "alms, supplication" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Niyozmoh f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
niyoz meaning "alms, supplication" and
moh meaning "moon".
Niyozoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
niyoz meaning "alms, supplication" and
oy meaning "moon".
Niyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow" and
萸 (yú) meaning "dogwood".
Niyuki f & m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 煮 (
ni) meaning "boiled" or 二 (
ni) meaning "two" combined with 雪 (
yuki) meaning "snow", as well as other combinations of kanji.
Nizami m AzerbaijaniDerived from Persian نظامی
(nizami) meaning "military, soldier". Nizami Ganjavi was a 12th-century Persian poet.
Njalwuni m & f DagbaniLiterally means "Given my life to God" "Leaning on God"
Njáveš f SamiDerived from Sami
njávešeatni meaning "mythology".
Njenna f SamiPerhaps a variant of
Nienná. This was used for a character in the movie
Sami Blood (2016).
Njiba m & f LubaMeans "stream, lake" in Luba-Kasai.
Njoki f KikuyuMeans "the one who resurrected" in Kikuyu.
Njóla f Icelandic (Rare), Faroese, LiteratureMeans "night" in Icelandic (a poetic word). Its use as a given name may have been influenced by the theological-philosophical poem 'Njóla' (1842) by Björn Gunnlaugsson.
Nkaeguo m & f AkanMeans "saying it for nothing" in Akan.
Nkandu m & f LalaMeans "the warm one" in Lala, a Zambian language.
Nkeirouka f Western African, IgboThis is the name of Russian curler Nkeirouka Ezekh. Her father is of Nigerian Igbo descent, and her mother of Chuvash.
Nkeoma f & m IgboMeans "that which is good" in Igbo.
Nkhumbwizhya m & f NsengaMeaning admire for a while. Name given to a baby after his/her siblings die as babies.
Nkongho m & f Jagham, KenyangMeans "follower, pursuant" from the Kenyang and Jagham root
koŋó meaning "to follow".
Nkosnathi m AfricanSouth African Zulu name translated into Emmanuel meaning gift of god.
Nma f KurdishNma means “slow rain, first rain, small raindrops” in Kurdish.
Nnaemeka m IgboGod the father has done great also related to chukwuemeka
Noadiah m & f BiblicalFrom the Hebrew name
No'adhyah (also found spelled as
Now'adyah) which meant "meeting with
Yahweh". In the Bible, this was the name of a female prophet (mentioned in Neh... [
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Noaf f ArabicMeans "highest point of the mountain'or "peak" in Arabic.
Noako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 望 (no) meaning "hope", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Noami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 望 (no) meaning "hope", 歩 (a) meaning "walk" combined with 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Noan m BretonVariant of
Oan by misinterpreting the Breton article
an "the" as part of the name.
Noatak m Popular CultureReal name of Amon from Legend of Korra, an American animated television series that aired on the Nickelodeon television network from 2012 to 2014.... [
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Noato m JapaneseFrom Japanese 希 (no) meaning "hope, beg, request, rare", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 空 (a) meaning "sky" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nobah m BiblicalNobah, of the Tribe of Manasseh defeated the Amorites, took the villages of Kenath and renamed it Nobah according to Numbers 32:42.