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Najeemuddin m ArabicMeans "brilliance of the faith, radiance of religion", derived from Arabic
نَجْم (
najm) "star, luminary" and
دين (
din) "religion, faith".
Najila f Arabic (Egyptian)The name Najila is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "bright eyes". Pretty and feminine Arabic name.
Najm ad-Din m ArabicMeans "star of the religion" from Arabic نجم
(najm) meaning "star" combined with دين
(dīn) meaning "religion, faith, belief".
Naka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Nakheel m & f ArabicPlural form of
Nakhlah, means "date palm," but it also means "something that is purified."
Nakht m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nḫt meaning "victorious, strong" or "champion". Nakht was an ancient Egyptian official who held the position of a scribe and astronomer of Amun, probably during the reign of Thutmose IV of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Nakhtmut m & f Ancient EgyptianMeaning “strength of Mut”, Mut being the mother goddess in Ancient Egyptian religion and mythology. Name of a daughter of Djehutyemheb and Bak-Khonsu, found in the Theban Tomb TT45.
Nakhtre m Ancient EgyptianA name with orgigins in Egypt, Nakhtre means "Strength of Ra". Ra was the god of the sun in Ancient Egyptian Mythology.
Nakia m & f Popular Culture, African AmericanBriefly charted on American popularity lists due to the short-lived television police drama series 'Nakia' (1974), which starred Robert Forster as a Navajo deputy sheriff. Since then, it has been used as an African-American name (both femenine and masculine), interpreted as a combination of the phonetic elements
na,
kee and
ya Nakihat f CircassianEtymology unknown. This was the name of the mother of Suleiman I of Persia.
Nakiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 那 (na) meaning "what", 木 (ki) meaning "tree" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Nakisawame f Japanese MythologyThe name of the Japanese goddess of spring water. Her name is derived from
泣 (naki) meaning "to weep",
啼 (naki) meaning "to wail, cry" or
哭 (naki) meaning "to cry, wail",
沢 (sawa) meaning "mountain stream, swamp, marsh" and
女 (me) meaning "woman".
Nakita f English (Modern)Possibly an English variant form of the Russian masculine name
Nikita 1, which is commonly confused for a feminine name in English-speaking countries.
Nako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 南 (
na) meaning "south" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Nakoma f & m Ojibwe, Popular CultureAllegedly means "I do as I promise" in Chippewa (according to another source, "we will stand together"). It was borne by the wife of 19th-century fur trader Peter Abadie Sarpy (a member of the Iowa tribe of Native Americans)... [
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Nakoto f JapaneseFrom Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nakşidil f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish نقش
(nakş) meaning "painting, embroidery" (of Arabic origin) and دل
(dil) meaning "heart" (of Persian origin).
Nakul m IndianNakul was one of the Pandavas from the Mahabharat.
Nakula m HinduismSanskrit, name of the twin brother, the youngest of the 5 brothers born by king Pandu as recorded in the Mahabharata, younger brothers to Arjuna, great heroes in their own right, Nakula was tall and handsome, Sahadeva spoke eloquently and possessed great filial piety.
Nakuset f Mi'kmaqA Mi'kmaq goddess of the Sun, currently a famous bearer is the Mi'kmaq actress, Nakuset "Nikki" Gould.
Nala f Sotho“Prosperity” , a Sesotho name used in the motto of Lesotho
Nalain m & f UrduThe name comes directly from the Arabic naal (shoe), nalain being the plural form. In predominately Muslim Southeast Asian countries, it is used on both males and females in honor of the mubarak nalain or nalain pak (blessed Sandals) of the prophet Muhammad... [
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Nalaka m Buddhism, SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit नाल
(nāla) meaning "reed, (lotus) stalk". In Buddhist tradition this is the name of a disciple of the
Buddha.
Nalanzhu f ManchuOf uncertain etymology, this was the personal name of Consort Yi, a consort of the Kangxi emperor.
Nalbi m CircassianEither means "happy ruler" or derived from Persian نعل
(na'l) meaning "horseshoe" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Ottoman Turkish title بك
(beg) meaning "chief, lord, master".
Naldera f English (Rare)From the name of the town Naldehra in Shimla, India. Borne by Lady Alexandra Naldera Curzon, daughter of the viceroy of India.
Naleigh f ObscureCombination of
Nancy and
Leigh. This name was used by actress Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley for their daughter, who was born in 2008... [
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Náli m Old Norse, Norse MythologyPossibly a male version of
Nál, or derived from
nagl ("dead person"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf, who may originally have been a demon of the dead.
Nalla f LiteratureOf uncertain origin and meaning. This is the name of one of the characters in J. R. Ward's ongoing series of paranormal romance books
Black Dagger Brotherhood.
Namaha f IndianSanskrit word which forms an element of sacred Vedic mantras. It means “to surrender with love”, and literally, “to bow (in a gesture of homage and respect)”.
Nam-cheon f Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 南天 (nam-cheon) meaning "nandina", which consists of 南 (nam) meaning "south" and 天 (cheon) meaning "heaven, sky".
Nami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave". It can also be given as a combination of 奈 (na), a phonetic kanji, 菜 (na) meaning "vegetable, greens" or 成 (na) meaning "to become" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful".
Nam-joo f & m KoreanA famous bearier of this name is Nam-joo from the South Korean girl group Apink.
Nam-jun m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 南 (
nam) meaning "south" and 俊 (
jun) meaning "talented, capable; handsome" or 準 (
jun) meaning "follow, conform," as well as other hanja combinations.... [
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Namkhang f ThaiNamkhang is Latinized form of “น้ำค้าง” in Thai. Meaning “Dew”.
Namor m Popular CultureOriginally conceived by the writer-artist Bill Everett in 1939, Namor is the name of Marvel's earliest hero the Sub-Mariner. The name itself means "the Avenging Son" and is also a play on the word "Roman".
Namora m & f MandailingThe name literally means "Noble" and can be given to boys and girls who come from one of the Mandailing clans.
Namori m Western AfricanUsed in Ivory Coast. A famous bearer is Namori Meite (born 1988) a French-born Côte d'Ivoirean basketball player currently member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team.
Nampeyo f Indigenous AmericanDerived from the Tewa word
Num-pa-yu meaning "snake that does not bite". This was borne by the Hopi-Tewa potter Nampeyo of Hano (1859-1942), the daughter of a Tewa woman and a Hopi man.
Nam-seon m & f Koreanvariation of Namsun, means "city" and "first" other combinations can be made on the way of spelling the hanja.
Namsrai m Mongolian, MythologyFrom the name of a Buddhist god of wealth and prosperity, derived from Tibetan
rnam thos sras "prince all-hearing", ultimately from Sanskrit
Vaiśravana.
Namuel m Biblical, Biblical LatinForm of
Nemuel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Namzhil m & f MongolianMongolian form of Tibetan
Namgyal, meaning "victorious" or "complete victory". Coincides with a Mongolian word meaning "lull".
Nanaha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 果 (ha) meaning "fruit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nanahime f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nanaia f MaoriMeaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Maori politician Nanaia Mahuta (b. 1970) from New Zealand.
Nanak m Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)The name Nanak is given to a boy when he is born at his mother's ancestoral village. The meaning comes from
nanaka that is "the mother's village"... [
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Naname f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 芽 (
me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nanana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", duplicated or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what" or 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [
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Nandi f ZuluMeans "sweet" in Zulu. This was the name of the mother of
Shaka, famed warrior king of the Zulus in colonial South Africa (though her grave is marked
Nindi).
Nandi m HinduismMeans "joy, pleasure, delight" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of the bull mount (vahana) of the god
Shiva.
Nandina f English (Rare)From the species of flowering plant, also known as heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo.
Nandua f Indigenous American, HistoryThe name of a 17th-century Native American woman of the Accawmacke tribe, daughter of Chief Debedeavon, who became an ally to the English colonists.
Nanea f HawaiianDirectly taken from Hawaiian
nanea meaning "fascinating, interesting, enjoyable". It was one of the top 100 most popular names for girls born in Hawaii in 2005 and the name of a doll in the
American Girl line, released in 2017.
Naneda f ShawneeThis was the name of Oneta's mother in The Loon Feather, a 1940 novel by Iola Fuller. Oneta was the daughter of Tecumseh in the novel.
Nanfei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
南 (nán) meaning "south" and
霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".
Nangamso f & m XhosaMeans "future" or "even tomorrow" in Xhosa, figuratively "thank you". Often intended as being part of a phrase such as
ungadinwa nangomso meaning "don’t be tired tomorrow". Meant to convey gratitude, and the hope for more of the same in the future.
Nani f GeorgianMeaning uncertain. The earliest known attestation of this name occurs in a Svan source from the 13th century AD, so it might possibly be of Svan origin. Also compare the Georgian noun ნანა
(nana) meaning "mother" as well as "darling child".... [
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Nanjue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
囡 (nān) meaning "daughter" and
珏 (jué) meaning "two pieces of jade joined together".
Nanker m Popular CultureNanker Phelge is a pseudonym of the Rolling Stones used in credits for collaborative works of the whole band. A Nanker was a revolting face that band members, Brian Jones in particular, would pull.
Nano f IrishDiminutive form of
Honora. Used mostly in honour of Nano Nagle who was a pioneer for the education of women and rebellion against the Penal Laws in Ireland
Nano f JapaneseFrom Japanese 七 (
na) meaning "seven" combined with 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Nanseolheon f Korean (Rare, Archaic)Deriving from the Sino-Korean elements 蘭 (
nan), meaning "orchid", 雪 (
seol) meaning "snow", and 軒 (
heon) meaning "carriage, high, wide, balcony". This was the nomme de plume of a prominent female poet of the Joseon dynasty.
Nanshe f Near Eastern MythologyEtymology uncertain; derived in part from Sumerian
še "grain". This was the name of a Sumerian goddess of prophecy, justice, fertility, and fishing.
Nanthild f Frankish, HistoryFrom a Germanic name which meant "brave in battle", composed of the elements
nanð "daring, brave, bold" (or Gothic
nand "bravery", or Gothic
nanthjan/
nanþjan "to venture, to risk, to dare") and
hild "battle"... [
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Nantosuelta f Celtic MythologyIn Celtic mythology, Nantosuelta is the goddess of nature, the earth, fire and fertility. Nantosuelta is often associated with water and depicted as being surrounded by water. The goddess's name literally translates as "of winding stream" or "sun-drenched valley", from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swel- "swelter", found in Indo-European words denoting "sun".
Nanyehi f CherokeeMeans "one who goes about" in Cherokee. Notable bearer of this name is Nanyehi, who is known in English as Nancy Ward.
Nanying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
南 (nán) meaning "south" and
瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gem, crystal" or
影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, image, reflection".
Naohito m JapaneseFrom
Nao combined with 人
(hito) meaning "person," also used as 仁 meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity," 史 meaning "history" or using 2 kanji, combining a
hi kanji like 飛 meaning "fly, soar" and a
to kanji, e.g. 人.... [
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Naoka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible. A fictional bearer of this name is Naoka Ueno (植野 直花) from the 2016 anime movie Koe no Katachi/A Silent Voice.