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Nuolian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Nuon f KhmerMeans "sweet, pleasant" or "well behaved, modest" in Khmer.
Nuoqing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".
Nuoshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Nuoshuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
双 (shuāng) meaning "couple, pair, both".
Nuot m RomanshVariant of
Not, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Nuowa f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".
Nuowen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Nuoxi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".
Nuoxiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, clouds, mist, night".
Nuoxin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".
Nuoxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
Nuoxue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Nuoyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed".
Nuoyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather" or
瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues".
Nuozhen f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
真 (zhēn) meaning "real, actual, true, genuine".
Nuphar f HebrewNuphar is genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae, with a temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere distribution. Common names include water-lily (Eurasian species; shared with many other genera in the same family), pond-lily, alligator-bonnet or bonnet lily, and spatterdock (North American species).
Nuphet m & f LaoFrom
ໜູ (nu) meaning "mouse", also used as an endearing term meaning "little child", and
ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond".
Nuqi f ArabicMeaning "Pure" in Arabic, Nuqi Was the Sister of Lagneía,Iremía, and Kakóvoulos, and The Only Daughter and Youngest Child of Sahar 'Aswad.
Nuqraoy f UzbekDerived from
nuqra meaning "silver" and
oy meaning "moon".
Nuradin-Pridon m LiteratureCombination of
Nuradin and
Pridon. In Georgian literature, Nuradin-Pridon is the name of the king of Mulghazanzar in the 12th-century epic poem
The Knight in the Panther's Skin written by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli.
Nur al-Huda f & m ArabicMeans "light of the guidance" in Arabic, from نور
(nūr) meaning "light" combined with هدى
(hudā) meaning "right guidance, right path".
Nūrātūnn f BalochiDerived from
nūr meaning "light" and
(h)ātūnn meaning "lady".
Nurbadan f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
badan meaning "skin, complexion".
Nurbahor f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
bahor meaning "spring".
Nurbakyt m & f KazakhDerived from Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with бақыт
(baqıt) meaning "happiness".
Nurbanot f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
banot meaning "velvet".
Nurbanu f TurkishCombination of Arabic
nur meaning "light" and Persian
banu meaning "lady". See also
Nur and
Banu.
Nurbaxt f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
baxt meaning "happiness" or "luck, good fortune".
Nurbergen m KazakhFrom Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" and берген
(bergen) meaning "given, gave" (from беру
(beru) meaning "to give").
Nurbibi f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Nurbika f ChechenFrom Arabic نُور
(nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Turkic
bika meaning "lady, girl, mistress".
Nurbiy m CircassianDerived from Arabic نُور
(nūr) meaning "light" and the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Nurbodom f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
bodom meaning "almond".
Nurbol m KazakhFrom Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" and бол
(bol) meaning "be, become, occur".
Nurbolat m KazakhDerived from Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" and болат
(bolat) meaning "steel".
Nurbonu f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
bonu meaning "lady (title)".
Nurbüläk f BashkirFrom Arabic
نور (nur) meaning "light" and
бүләк (büläk) meaning "gift, present".
Nurchechak f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
chechak meaning "flower".
Nurdan f TurkishMeans "from the light", ultimately from Arabic نور
(nur) meaning "light" and Turkish
-dan meaning "from".
Nurdavlat f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
davlat meaning "wealth, fortune" or "happiness".
Nurdono f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
dono meaning "wise".
Nure m Popular CultureThe name of a character from the Norwegian Christmas series "Jul i Svingen".
Nurettin m TurkishTurkish form of
Nur ad-Din via
Nureddin. Known bearers of this name include the Turkish classical musician Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900-1981) and the Turkish politician and minister Nurettin Canikli (b... [
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Nurfarahin f MalayFrom Arabic نور
(nur) meaning "light" and فرحين
(farahin) meaning "rejoicing, happy, joyous".
Nurgali m KazakhFrom Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" combined with the given name
Gali.
Nurgazy m KazakhFrom нұр (
nur) meaning "light" combined with Arabic غازي (
ghazi) meaning "hero"
Nurgo'zal f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
nur meaning "divine light" and
go'zal meaning "beautiful".
Nurgözel f TurkmenFrom Turkmen
nur meaning "light" (see
Nur) combined with
gözel meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Nurgulshan f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
gulshan meaning "flower garden".
Nurgün m & f TurkishTurkish unisex name derived from the words
nur meaning "light" and
gün meaning "days".
Nurhaci m HistoryMeans "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.
Nurhan f & m TurkishFrom Arabic نور
(nur) meaning "light" and the Turkic title
han meaning "khan, ruler".
Nurhayot f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
hayot meaning "life".
Nurhïlïw f BashkirFrom Arabic
نور (nur) meaning "light" and Baskhir
һылыу (hïlïw) meaning "beautiful".
Nuri m HebrewMeans "my fire" in Hebrew, derived from the Hebrew נוּר (
nur) meaning "shining fire; light" and the possessive suffix י (
i) meaning "my, mine".
Nuri m Abkhaz, GeorgianAbkhaz and Georgian form of
Nur. Also compare the related name
Nuri meaning "my light", which is also a plausible etymology for this name.... [
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Nuri f & m Korean (Modern)From obsolete native Korean 누리
(nuri) meaning "world," also coinciding with the word meaning "hail" and the stem of verb 누리다
(nurida) meaning "to enjoy."
Nuria f JapaneseFrom Japanese 野 (nu) meaning "area, field", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nuridə f AzerbaijaniMeans "light of the eyes", from Arabic نور
(nur) meaning "light" and Persian دیده
(dideh) meaning "eye".
Nuriddin m Tajik, UzbekTajik and Uzbek form of
Nuruddin. A known bearer of this name is the Tajik soccer player Nuriddin Davronov (b. 1991).
Nuridiyda f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
diyda meaning "eye".
Nurij m MariDerived from
nur meaning "field".
Nuritdin m Uzbek (Rare)Uzbek variant form of
Nuriddin. A known bearer of this name was the former Uzbek politician Nuritdin Mukhitdinov (1917-2008).
Nurjamol f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Nurjan m & f KazakhMeans "bright soul" in Kazakh. Combination of the Kazakh word
nur, meaning "light" (ultimately derived from Arabic
nūr) and the Kazakh word
jan, meaning "soul" or "dear" (ultimately derived from Persian)... [
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Nurjannat f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
jannat meaning "heaven".
Nurjas m KazakhFrom
нұр (
nur) meaning "light" combined with
жас (
jas) meaning "young"
Nurkanat m KazakhFrom Kazakh нұр
(nūr) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with қанат
(qanat) meaning "wing".
Nurken m KazakhDerived from Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" and кен
(ken) meaning "deposit, mine, ore".
Nurkhan m KazakhDerived from Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Turkic title
khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Nurkozha m KazakhFrom
нүр (
nur) meaning "light" and
қожа (
qoja) meaning "host, master"
Nurlana f AzerbaijaniA half-calque of the name
Svetlana, with Russian свет
(svet) meaning "light, world" replaced with Azerbaijani
nur meaning "light" (ultimately from Arabic).
Nurlig'oyat f UzbekDerived from
nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and
g'oyat(da) meaning "extremely".
Nurlihayot f UzbekDerived from
nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and
hayot meaning "life".
Nurlijon f UzbekDerived from
nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Nurlioy f UzbekDerived from
nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and
oy meaning "moon".
Nurlir'oy f UzbekDerived from
nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and
r'oy meaning "face".
Nurlybek m KazakhFrom Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Nurmyrat m TurkmenFrom Turkmen
nur meaning "light" (see
Nur) combined with
myrat meaning "wish, desire".
Nurnozik f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
nozik meaning "fine, delicate".
Nuroniya f UzbekDerived from
nuroniy meaning "shining with light".
Nuroy f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
oy meaning "moon".
Nurposhsha f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.
Nurqiz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
nur meaning "divine light" and
qiz meaning "girl".
Nursadaf f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
nur meaning "divine light" and
sadaf meaning "mother-of-pearl".
Nursähet m TurkmenFrom Arabic نور (
nur) meaning "light" and سَاعَة (
sāʕa) meaning "time, hour".
Nursäsäk f BashkirFrom Arabic
نور (nur) meaning "light" and Bashkir
сәсәк (säsäk) meaning "flower".
Nursaule f KazakhFrom Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and сәуле
(saule) meaning "ray, halo".
Nurşen f TurkishFrom Arabic نور
(nūr) meaning "light" and Turkish
şen meaning "happy, cheerful".
Nurshoda f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
shoda meaning "necklace" or
shod meaning "joyful".
Nursiymo f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
siymo meaning "appearance".
Nursulu f KazakhDerived from Arabic نُور
(nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Kazakh сұлу
(sulu) meaning "beautiful, beauty".
Nursuluv f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Nurta f AssyrianMeans "buttercup (flower)" in Assyrian (genus Ranunculus).
Nurtas m KazakhFrom Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and тас
(tas) meaning "stone".
Nurtoza f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
nur meaning "divine light" and
toza meaning "clean, pure".
Nur ud-dunya m ArabicMeans "light of the world" from
نور (
nur) meaning "light" and
دنيا (
dunya) meaning "world"
Nurulain f MalayFrom Arabic نور ال
(nur al) meaning "light of the" and عين
('ayn) meaning "eye".
Nur uz Zaman m ArabicMeans "light of the time" in Arabic, from
نور (
nur) meaning "light" and
زمان (
zaman) meaning "time, age, era"
Nurym m KazakhMeans "my light" from Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin).
Nuryuz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
nur meaning "divine light" and
yuz meaning "face" or "hundred, many times".
Nurzada f KyrgyzFrom Arabic نور
(nūr) meaning "light" combined with Persian زاده
(zādeh) meaning "offspring".
Nurzat f & m Kyrgyz, KazakhFrom Kyrgyz нур
(nur) and Kazakh нұр
(nur) both meaning "light" combined with Persian زاده
(zadeh) meaning "offspring". It is more commonly used as a feminine name in Kyrgyzstan while it is used more as a masculine name in Kazakhstan.
Nurzhigit m KyrgyzFrom нур (
nūr) meaning "light" and жигит (
zhigit) meaning "boy, fellow, lad".
Nurziyo f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
nur meaning "divine light" and
ziyo meaning "divine light", "glimmer, shine" or "enlightenment".
Nusaba f BengaliIt means fighter/strong-willed/courageous/warrior
Nusaibah f Arabic (Archaic)It means ‘nurturing’. It is the name of one of the first women to convert to Islam and a companion of Muhammad.
Nuseir m ArabicThis name means “victory”, “triumph” in Arabic.
Nusesi m & f EweMeans "the powerful hand" in Ewe.
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
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Nusrat f & m Urdu, Bengali, PersianDerived from Arabic نَصْر
(naṣr) meaning "victory, triumph" or نَصَرَ
(naṣara) meaning "to help, to assist". It is a unisex name in Pakistan and Iran while it is solely feminine in Bangladesh.