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Nawa'akoa m HawaiianMeans "koa canoe" from Hawaiian
waʻa "canoe" combined with
koa "koa tree". A known bearer is Nawaʻakoa Lisiate Foti Analeseanoa "
Koa" Misi (1987-), an American footballer.
Nāwai f & m HawaiianHawaiian unisex name meaning "the waters", derives from
nā meaning "the" and
wai meaning "waters".
Nawaphon m ThaiFrom Thai นว
(nawa) meaning "nine" or "new" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Nawaphon f ThaiFrom Thai นว
(nawa) meaning "nine" or "new" and พร
(phon) meaning "blessing".
Nawawi m Indonesian, MalayFrom the name of 13th-century Islamic scholar and jurist Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi, whose name was derived from the city of Nawa in present-day Syria.
Nawfa f ArabicThe name means exalted, wise. It also means “Nova” in english.
Nawfal m ArabicMeans "generous" in Arabic, also an archaic word meaning "sea, ocean".
Nawidemak f MeroiticMeaning uncertain. Name borne by a ruling Kandake of Kush, who is known from a wall relief in her burial chamber at Meroe, which shows her wearing the royal coat, sash and tasselled cord; elements more commonly associated with male rulers of Kush.
Nawin m ThaiMeans "marine" or "seaman, mariner, sailor" in Thai.
Nawoj m Polish (Archaic)Derived from Polish
naj, a superlative particle, and Old Polish
woj "warrior". This used to be an amuletic name, wishing the bearer to become "the (very) best warrior".
Na-woon f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 娜 (
na) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate" or 那 (
na) meaning "that one" and 雲 (
woon) "clouds" or 芸 (
woon) meaning "rue, herb to keep insects away"
Nawraa f ArabicNawraa' includes meanings of "beauty", "purity", and "radiancy". It is a derivative of
Noor 1, which means "glowing light".
Naxdaxe f AbazinDerived from Kabardian
Neχ daxe meaning "more beautiful".
Naxian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful" and
纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".
Nay m & f BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese နေ (see
Ne).
Náyade f SpanishFrom the Spanish word
náyade meaning "Naiad", which is a river nymph in Greek and Roman mythology; it derives from Greek Ναιάς
(Naias) (plural Ναϊάδες
(Naiades)), itself a derivative of the verb νάω
(nao) "to flow".
Nayako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 悦 (ya) meaning "joy, pleased" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nayan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娜 (nà) meaning "graceful, elegant, delicate" and
妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Nayana f HindiHindi colloquial form of the Sanskrit word
nayanam "eyes".
Nayantara f BengaliFrom the name of a type of plant (a periwinkle) that produces pink or white flowers (scientific name Catharanthus roseus).
Na-ye f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate" and 藝 "art; talent, ability".
Na-yeon f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate" and 妍 "beautiful".
Nayfaurud m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nꜣy.f-ꜥꜣw-rwḏ meaning "his great ones (ancestors) are flourishing" or "his greatness is flourishing", derived from the possessive pronoun
nꜣy combined with
.f "his", the plural form of
ꜥꜣ "great, big, important", and
rwḏ "to be firm, to prosper".
Nayi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
纳 (nà) meaning "take, receive, accept" or
娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful" and
懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable" or
伊 (yī) meaning "he, she, this, that".
Nayib m Spanish (Latin American)Hispanic variant of Arabic name
Najib. A notable bearer is Nayib Bukele (1981-), the current president of El Salvador, who is of Palestinian heritage.
Naying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful" and
莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".
Nayo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 世 (
yo) meaning "generations". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nayoko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 余 (yo) meaning "over, more than" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nayru f Popular CultureSupposedly means "love" or "wisdom" in ancient Hylian, a language in the 'Legend of Zelda' universe. In the games, Nayru is one of the goddesses responsible for the creation of Hyrule.
Nayu f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夏 (
na) meaning "summer" or 南 (
na) meaning "south" combined with 夕 (
yu) meaning "evening". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Nayu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娜 (nà) meaning "graceful, elegant, delicate" and
羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather".
Nayue f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 郁 (yu) meaning "fragrance" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Nayuki f JapaneseFrom 名 (
na) meaning "name, reputation" and 雪 (
yuki) meaning "snow". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.
Nayuko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 七 (na) meaning "seven", 夕 (yu) meaning "evening" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nayumi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Na-yun f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean "娜" (na) meaning " elegant, graceful, delicate" and "潤" (yun) meaning "soft, sleek". Other hanja can be used.
Nayuta m & f Japanese (Modern)From 那由他/那由多
(nayuta), originally a Buddhist term referring to an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million), derived from Sanskrit नयुत
(nayuta) meaning “myriad” or नियुत (niyuta), referring to a very high number.
Naz f KurdishThe word Naz in Kurdish language means Auctioneer. This word is a common name used for kurdish girls, and there are many other names derived from it.
Nəzakət f AzerbaijaniMeans "politeness, grace" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian نزاکت
(nazākat).
Nazakat m UrduMeans "gracefulness, elegance, civility" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian نزاکت
(nazakat).
Nazaket f UyghurMeans "kindness, politeness; elegance" in Uyghur.
Nazan f TurkishMeans "coy" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian نازان
(nāzān).
Nazarbay m Kazakh, KyrgyzDerived from Arabic نظر
(nazar) meaning "attention, regard, look, gaze" combined with Kazakh and Kyrgyz бай
(bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Nazarbegim f TajikDerived from Arabic نظر (
nazar) meaning "attention, regard, look, gaze" combined with
begum the feminine form of the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master"
Nazareth f & m English (Puritan), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Indian (Christian), Filipino (Rare), Spanish, Armenian (Rare)From the 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 נֵצֶר
(netzer) meaning "branch, shoot" or נָצַר
(natzar) meaning "watch, guard"... [
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Nazargul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
nazar meaning "look, glance" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Nazari m MalayMeans "my sight, my vision" from Arabic نَظَر
(naẓar) meaning "vision, gaze, sight".
Nazdar f KurdishFrom Kurdish
nazik meaning "delicate" and
dar meaning "tree". Nazdar Ciziri is a Kurdish musician.
Nazeem m ArabicMeaning organised or orderly. A famous bearer is Nazeem, a redguard from the game Skyrim.
Nazeen f IndianIndian feminine first name, of which the meaning is currently unknown to me.
Nazeli f ArmenianMeans "graceful" in Armenian, ultimately from Persian ناز (nâz), meaning "to take pleasure, delight, exult, triumph."
Nazgum f KazakhFrom Persian
ناز (
naz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation" combined with Arabic
أمّ (
umm) meaning "mother"
Nazhud m Chechen (Rare)Means "supporter, rescuer" or "brave" from Arabic نَاجَدَ
(nājada) meaning "to help, aid, assist".
Nazi f GeorgianDerived from the Georgian adjective ნაზი
(nazi) meaning "gentle" as well as "delicate, soft, tender", which is ultimately derived from the Persian noun ناز
(naz) meaning "coyness, coquetry"... [
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Nazibrola f Georgian, LiteratureDerived from the Georgian adjective ნაზი
(nazi) meaning "gentle" as well as "delicate, soft, tender" (see
Nazi) combined with the Georgian noun ბროლი
(broli) meaning "crystal (glass)" (see
Brola)... [
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Nazik m & f TurkishThis Turkish unisex name is taken directly from the vocabulary word
nazik "polite". This word is itself ultimately from the Persian word
نازک (
nâzok), which had many meanings and senses, including: "tender, soft; delicate" or "thin, slender" or "gracious, graceful; elegant" or even "clean, neat".
Nazikeda f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish نازك
(nazik) meaning "delicate, slender, clean, polite" and Persian ادا
(ada) meaning "elegance, beauty, charm, coquetry, manners".
Nazile f TurkishFrom Arabic نازل
(nazil) meaning "descending, going down".
Nazir m HebrewMeans "prince, ruler, as consecrated, separate, an unpruned vine, undressed vine".
Naziraoy f UzbekDerived from
nazira meaning "a literary work meant to represent or respond another work by another author" and
oy meaning "moon".
Nazirdin m KazakhEither from نذير (
nadhīr) meaning "herald, warner" or نظير (
naẓīr) meaning "similar, alike, counterpart" combined with дин (
dīn) meaning "religion"
Nazish f UrduMeans "pride, boasting" in Urdu, of Persian origin.
Nazmi m Arabic, Albanian, Turkish, MalayMeans "rhythmic, systematic" in Arabic, from the word نَظَمَ
(naẓama) meaning "to organise, to arrange, to put in order".
Nazmiya f UzbekDerived from
nazmiy meaning "poetic, in poetry".
Nazmiyeh f ArabicIt means "poem" in Arabic. This is the name of a protagonist in Susan Abulhawa's novel
The Blue Between Sky and Water (2015).
Nazmus m BengaliFrom the first part of the Arabic phrase النجم الثاقب
(an-najmu at-thaqibu) meaning "the piercingly bright star".
Nazokat f UzbekMeans "politeness, refinement, grace" in Uzbek.
Nazperver f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish or Persian ناز
(naz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation" and Persian پرور
(parvar), the present stem of پروردن
(parvardan) meaning "to foster, nourish, cherish".
Nazr m ArabicMeans "to look, to see" in Arabic. In Islam, nazr is is a commitment to carry out an act. Notable bearer of this name is Nazr Mohammed (1977—), an American professional basketball player.
Nazriya f Indian (Muslim, Rare)Possibly from Persian
نظریه (nazariye), ultimately from Arabic
نَظَرِيَّة (naẓariyya) "theory, theorem". A known bearer is Nazriya Nazim (1994–), a Muslim Indian actress from Kerala.
Nazrul m Bengali, MalayFrom the first part of the Arabic phrase نذر الإسلام
(nazr al-Islam) meaning "vow of Islam".
Nazuna f JapaneseFrom Japanese 奈 (
na) meaning "Nara, apple tree, what?", 那 (
na) meaning "what", 名 (
na) meaning "status, reputation, name" combined with 砂 or 沙 (
suna) both meaning "sand"... [
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Ndakaitei f ShonaMeans "What did I do?"
This name is an expression of regret by a parent. Usually given by a single mother whose partner does not take responsibility of the child born.
N'Dambi f Obscure (?)Means "beautiful", she said. The notable bearer of this name is N'Dambi (1970—), whose birth name is Chonita N. Gillespie.
Ndamukong m AfricanMeans "House of Spears" in the Ngema tribe of Cameroon. A famous bearer is Ndamukong Suh, the defensive tackle for the college football team Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Ndarama m & f ShonaIt means "gold", this name serves as a given name and a surname.
Nderim m AlbanianDerives from the Albanian word
nder, meaning "honour, respect".
Ndoc m AlbanianA diminutive variant of the name Ndue, which a shortening of name Andon, the Albanian version of
Anthony.
Ndombolo f KongoIt is the name of a Congolese music genre and dance style derived from the
Congolese Rumba and
Kwassa Kwassa during 1990s.