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Nedochi f Nigerian
It means child of God in Igbo.

Nedra f English (American), Literature
Inspired by the name of a fictional place from the 1905 novel Nedra by George Barr McCutcheon. In the novel, Nedra is an island where some of the protagonists are stranded, but the cover illustration featuring a lady probably gave the impression that it was a personal name belonging to a female character... [more]

Nedrick m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nedrick.... [more]

Nedward m Popular Culture
Variant of Edward incorporating the diminutive Ned. It is the full name of Ned Flanders on 'The Simpsons'.

Nedyu m Bulgarian
Variant of Nedko.

Nedžada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nedžad.

Nedžib m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Najib.

Nedžiba f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nedžib.

Nedžma f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Najma.

Needham m English
Transferred use of the surname Needham.

Neeffai m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Methodius.

Ne'ehevet f Ancient Hebrew
derived from נאהבת meaning "beloved", which is a derivative of the root אהב meaning "love"

Néel m Norman, Anglo-Norman
Norman and Anglo-Norman form of Njáll.

Neel m Indian, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
Variant transcription of Nil.

Neel m English (Rare)
Variant of Neil.

Neel m & f Dutch, Limburgish, Medieval Flemish
Short form of Cornelius (masculine) and Cornelia (feminine).... [more]

Neela f East Frisian, West Frisian, Finnish
East and West Frisian variant of Neele and Finnish form of Nela.

Ne'elatama'uk f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
This is the name of the wife of Ham according to the Book of Jubilees.

Neele f German, Dutch, East Frisian
Variant of Nele.... [more]

Neeley m & f English, Literature
Diminutive of Cornelius or a transferred use of the surname Neeley.

Neelia f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nelia.

Neelie f Dutch
Variant spelling of Nelie. A famous bearer of this name is Neelie Kroes (b. 1941), a Dutch politician and European Commissioner.

Neelix m Popular Culture
Neelix is a fictional character in the science fiction TV-series 'Star Trek: Voyager'. Neelix is also the stage name of a German DJ.

Neelke f Dutch (Rare), East Frisian, Flemish
Diminutive of Cornelia via its short form Neele. As an East Frisian name it was recorded from the 1500s onwards.

Ne'eltama'uk f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
In the Book of Jubilees, this name is used for the wife of Shem. It is likely from ancient Babylonian.

Neeltgen f Dutch (Archaic)
Variant of Neeltje. This was the name of possibly the mother of Rembrandt van Rijn, full name Neeltgen Willemsdochter van Zuytbrouck (1569-1640).

Neeme m Estonian
Coined by M. Morrisson for the protagonist of his novel 'Eesti-rahwa vabaduse võitluse üle' (1902). The origin and meaning of the name are uncertain, it is, however, likely that Morrison based the name on the old Livonian Meeme.

Neemia m Italian, Biblical Italian, Corsican
Italian and Corsican form of Nehemiah via Hellenized form Neemias.

Neemo m Estonian
Variant of Neeme.

Neenie f Scottish
Diminutive of Andrina.

Neera f Italian
Italian form of Neaira.

Neeraja f & m Indian
Mostly the same as Neeraj. An feminization of Neeraj, in a sense.

Neeti f Newar
Variant transcription of Devanagari नीति (see Niti).

Neeve f Irish
Anglicized form of Niamh.

Nefalió m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Nephalion.

Nefele f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Nephele.

Nefera f Popular Culture
From Egyptian nfr meaning "perfect, complete". This is the name of a character from Monster High.

Neferefre m Ancient Egyptian
Derived from nefere (nfr) meaning beautiful, perfect, good and fre (fr) meaning Ra, (the Egyptian sun god, often symbolized as the primary deity). Neferefre was the name of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 5th Dynasty, who reigned for a brief period around c. 2446–2440 BCE.

Neferet f Ancient Egyptian (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
Variant spelling of Nofret.

Neferet f Egyptian Mythology
Derived form the feminized (-et) form of the Ancient Egyptian deity Nefertem. Nefertem was the god of morning and associated with the blue lotus flower. This god's name meant "beautiful one who closes" or "one who does not close"... [more]

Neferhor m & f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfr-ḥr meaning "beautiful of face", derived from nfr "beautiful, good, perfect" combined with ḥr "face".

Neferibre m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfr-jb-rꜥ meaning "beautiful is the heart of Ra", derived from nfr "beautiful, good, perfect" combined with jb "heart, mind, emotions" and the name of the god Ra.

Neferirkare m Ancient Egyptian
Neferkare was an Ancient Egyptian Pharaon during the 25th century BCE. He was the third king of the Fifth Dynasty.

Neferkamin m Ancient Egyptian
Possibly from Egyptian nfr-kꜣ-mnw meaning "the soul of Min is beautiful", from nfr "beautiful, good" combined with ka "soul" combined with the name of the Egyptian god Min... [more]

Neferkasokar m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "The beautiful soul of Sokar".

Nefermaat m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfr-mꜣꜥt meaning "Maat is beautiful" or "with perfect justice", derived from nfr "beautiful, good, perfect" combined with the name of the goddess Maat, literally "truth, virtue, justice".

Neferneferuaten f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfr-nfrw-jtn meaning "beauty of the beauties of Aten" or "most beautiful one of Aten".

Neferneferure f Ancient Egyptian
Means "Beauty of the Beauties of Re" or "Most Beautiful One of Re" in Egyptian. This was the name of the fifth daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.

Nefertem m Ancient Egyptian
Possible meanings include "beautiful one who closes" or "one who does not close".... [more]

Neferteri f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nefertari famously held by African-American Playboy model and actress Neferteri Plessy (1980-).

Neferti m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfrtj, derived from nfr "beautiful, good, perfect". This is the name of the titular character in ‘The Prophecy of Neferti’, an ancient Egyptian literary text.

Nefertiabet f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfrt-jꜣbt meaning "beautiful one of the east".

Nefertiri f Ancient Egyptian
Variant form of Nefertari.

Nefertkau f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "the beautiful one of kas" (the plural of ka, meaning "soul").

Neferuaten f Ancient Egyptian
The beauty of Aten

Neferubity f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "the beauty of the king of Lower Egypt".

Neferure f Ancient Egyptian
Means "the beauty of Ra".... [more]

Nefgeirr m Old Norse
Variant of Næfgæirr.

Nefi m Old Norse
Variant of Hnefi or from Old Norse nefi meaning "nephew".

Nefi m Mormon
Spanish form of Nephi.

Nefir m Old Norse
Variant of Næfr.

Nefisa f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Nafisa.

Nefise f Ubykh
Ubykh form of Nafisa.

Nefiya m Mormon (Latinized)
Russian form of Nephi.

Nefize f Crimean Tatar, Turkish (Rare)
Crimean Tatar and Turkish form of Nafiza.

Nefja f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Female form of Næfr. This is the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology.

Nefr m Old Norse
Variant of Næfr.

Nefretiri f Ancient Egyptian (Archaic)
Nefretiri is an alternate English transcription of the Ancient Egyptian Nfrt-jrj, meaning "the most beautiful", the name of the favourite wife of the Pharaoh Ramses II, often transcribed as Nefertari in English... [more]

Nefritiri f Mormon
Supposedly the name of one of the three virgins sacrificed to Elkenah, as mentioned in the Book of Abraham. The Book of Abraham does not mention their names. This comes from Missaticum Biblia, which has portions similar to the Book of Abraham, though its origin has not been proven legitimate... [more]

Nefsteinn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of nef 'nostril, nose' and steinn 'stone'.

Neftali m Galician (Rare)
Galician from of Naphtali.

Neftalí m Spanish
Spanish form of Naphtali.

Neftaly m English
Variant of Neftali.

Nefti f Egyptian Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Nephthys.

Nega m African
Dawn - One of Ethiopian General who fought and defeated Italian army in the 19th Century in in a place called Dogali, Ethiopia.

Negafook m New World Mythology, Inuit Mythology
In Inuit mythology, Negafook is a god of weather systems, particularly wintry cold ones.

Negan m Popular Culture
The name of an antagonist on the Hit TV show, The Walking dead.

Negasi m Ethiopian
The meaning of Negasi is ‘he will wear a crown’.

Negev m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
The Negev is the southern region of the land of Israel, desert area with a lot of sand, during the day it is very hot, and at night it is very cold. ... [more]

Nëghmet m Uyghur
Uyghur form of Nimat. A bearer is Nëghmet Raxman (1983-), a Uyghur-Chinese television host.

Negm m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجم (see Najm). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.

Negmat m Uyghur
Variant transcription of Nëghmet.

Negmatullo m Tajik
Tajik form of Nimatullah

Něgoslav m Bulgarian
Bulgarian cognate of Niegosław.

Negoslav m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian cognate of Niegosław.

Negovan m Serbian
Variant of Njegovan.

Negovanka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Negovan.

Nehal f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transciption of نهال (see Nahal)

Nehalennia f Germanic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Name of a Gaulish goddess of commerce worshipped in what is now the Netherlands, whose worship was prevalent when the Romans arrived to the area. She is believed to be a goddess of the sea, divination, and the Otherworld... [more]

Nehama f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Nehamah.

Nehamah f Hebrew
Variant of Nechama.

Nehar m & f Turkish
Variant of Nehir.

Nehebkau m Egyptian Mythology
Means "(one who) brings together".... [more]

Nehemia m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian, Afrikaans, Biblical Finnish, German
German, Hawaiian, Finnish and Afrikaans form of Nehemiah.

Nehemías m Spanish, Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Nehemiah.

Nehemias m English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nehemiah.

Néhémie m & f Biblical French, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Nehemiah. While this is originally a masculine name, it has also been used as a feminine name in recent years.

Neħemija m Maltese (Biblical)
Maltese form of Nehemiah.

Nehemiya m African (Rare)
Variant of Nehemiah.

Nehemja m Biblical Swedish, Biblical Norwegian
Variant of Nehemiah used in the Swedish and Norwegian translation of the Bible.

Nehhtonn m Pictish
Pictish form of Nechtan.

Nehmetawy f Egyptian Mythology
From the nḥm.t-ˁw3ỉ; meaning "She who embraces those in need", the name of a minor Ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Nehebu-kau or, occasionally, Thoth.

Nehorai m & f Hebrew, Ancient Hebrew
From the Aramaic root nehora, meaning "light". Rabbi Nehorai was the name of one of the Tannaim.

Něhoslav m Czech
Czech cognate of Niegosław.

Nehri m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nḥrj, of uncertain etymology. Possibly related to nḥr "to resemble, match up to", or to nḥ "prayer".

Nehushta f Biblical
Possibly from Hebrew נחושת‎ (n'khóshet) "copper". Nehushta was the wife of King Jehoiakim and daughter of Elnathan ben Achbor of Jerusalem, according 2 Kings 24:8 in the Old Testament... [more]

Neia f English (African)
Full of hope

Néicer m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Néiser. A famous bearer is Ecuadorian soccer player Néicer Reasco (1977-).

Neida f Estonian (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Neida f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Truncated form of Eneida.

Neide f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Variant of Neida.

Neifile f Literature
Form of Nephele used by the novelist Boccaccio in his work 'The Decameron' (1350).

Neige f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec)
Derived from French neige "snow". The name is ultimately derived from the title of the Virgin Mary Notre-Dame des Neiges "Our Lady of the Snows" (compare Nieves).

Neigette f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Neige.

Neihana m Maori
Maori form of Nathan.

Neihanna m Maori
Variant of Neihana

Neila f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نائلة (see Naila) chiefly used in North Africa.

Neila f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Neil.

Neilam f & m Indian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.

Neile f & m English (American)
Possibly a feminine form of Neil. This name was born by Filipino actress Neile Adams (1932-)

Neilia f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nelia (a short form of Cornelia) influenced by the spelling of Neil... [more]

Neiline f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Neil.

Neill m English
A variant of Neil.

Neilson m English (Rare)
Variant of Nelson, influenced by Neil.

Neilus m Greek Mythology
Means "river valley". From the Greek neilos (νεῖλος) 'river valley'. In Greek mythology he is the eponym god of the river Nile in Egypt, the son of Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and father of Memphis, Chione, Anippe, Caliadne, and Polyxo.

Neim m Albanian
Albanian form of Na'im.

Neimar m American (Hispanic)
Variant of Neymar.

Neina f Romansh
Variant of Nena, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Neinuchska f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Ninochka.

Neira f English
Diminutive of Deianeira.

Neira f Bosnian
Variant of Nejra.

Neiro f Japanese (Modern)
This name is used as 音色 meaning "tone colour, timbre," a combination of 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "noise, sound" and 色 (shiki, shoku, iro) meaning "colour."... [more]

Néis f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular short form of Agnis.

Neisa f Romansh
Variant of Nesa, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Néiser m Spanish (Latin American)
Transferred use of the German surname Neisser. Ulrich Neisser was a German bussinessman who migrated to Peru in 1936 and held the title of mayor of Arequipa from 1956 to 1966... [more]

Neisha f English (Modern, Rare), Indian (Rare)
Variant of Naisha.

Neisi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Neisy.

Neït f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Neith. This name is extremely rare and has been used only once in Catalonia, in which case it was part of a hyphenated name.

Neit m Irish Mythology, Celtic Mythology
Neit likely came from the Proto-Celtic *nei-t-, meaning “impassioned” or “fighting.”... [more]

Neitas m Lithuanian (Modern)
Lithuanian adoption of Nate, in use among Lithuanians since the middle of the 2000s.

Neithan m Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Nathan reflecting the English pronunciation.

Neithhotep f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nt-ḥtp meaning "Neith is merciful", derived from the name of the goddess Neith combined with ḥtp "peace, satisfaction; mercy". This was the name of a 31st century BC queen consort.

Neive f Irish
Alternative spelling of Neve.

Neji m Popular Culture
This is the name of a character in the popular manga and anime series Naruto. In his case, the name may come from the word (written as 捩子, 捻子, 螺子 or 螺旋) meaning "screw," which can be referred to his Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven.... [more]

Néjib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Nejib influenced by French orthography.

Nejib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجيب (see Najib) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Nejiba f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجيبة (see Najiba) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Nejimetdin m Turkemen
Turkmen form of Najeemuddin.

Nejira f Bosnian
Variant form of Nejra.

Nejka f Slovene
Diminutive of Neja, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Nejmeddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجم الدين (see Najm ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Nejmettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Najm ad-Din.

Neka f Georgian
Diminutive of Nestan. This name can also be a contraction of Nelika, but that is rare. Also compare Neko.

Nekani f Basque
Means “sorrows.” Form of the name Nekane.

Nekauba m Ancient Egyptian (?)
Possibly from Egyptian n-kꜣw-bꜣ, perhaps meaning "(the one) belonging to the souls and power", from Egyptian n(j) "of, belonging to" combined with kꜣw, the plural form of kꜣ "soul" combined with bꜣ "working power, active power"... [more]

Nekayah f American (Rare), Literature
The name of a princess of Abyssinia (present-day Ethiopia) in Samuel Johnson's novella 'The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia' (1759). Its origins are uncertain, though it may be a derivative of Nicaula, the Habesha name for the queen of Sheba... [more]

Neke f West Frisian
Diminutive of Neelke.

Nekeesha f African American (Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Variant of Nikeisha.

Nekeia f African American
Meaning as of yet unknown.

Nekeisha f African American, Trinidadian Creole, Jamaican Patois
Variant of Nakeisha.

Nekhbet f Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian nxbt meaning "of Nekheb", a city in Upper Egypt. Nekhbet was the tutelary deity of Upper Egypt, counterpart to Wadjet. She was often depicted as a vulture.

Nekhot m Mordvin
Mordvin form of Methodius.

Ne'kiya f African American
Maybe a variant of Nekayah.

Nekiyat f Lezgin
Elaborated form of Neki.

Neko f Georgian
Contracted form of Neliko.

Neko f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 寧子, 根子, 音子, 子子 or 眠子 with 寧 (nei, mushi.ro) meaning "preferably, rather," 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root," 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "sound, noise," 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)" and 眠 (min, nemu.i, nemu.ru, ne) meaning "die, sleep(y)."... [more]

Nekoha f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 猫 (neko) meaning "cat" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 波 (ha) meaning "wave", or 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume, wing". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Nekoia m Hawaiian
Modern form of Nākoa

Nekoitza f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Eneko.

Nekqadam m & f Uzbek
Means "auspicious, bringer of good luck (of a person)."

Nektarij m Macedonian
Macedonian form of Nektarios via Nectarius.

Nektarije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Nektarios via Nectarius.

Nektaris m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Nektarios.

Nektariusz m Polish
Polish form of Nectarius.

Nektariy m Russian
Russian form of Nektarios.

Nel m Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Asturian
Diminutive of Manuel and Manel 1.

Nel f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Short form of Cornelia and Petronella.

Nel f Welsh
A Welsh language modification of Nell, believed to be a medieval diminutive of names beginning with El, such as Eleanor, Ellen or Helen, meaning "bright, shining one"... [more]

Nel f Polish
Variant of Nela. Nel Rawlinson is a character from "In Desert and Wilderness", a popular young adult novel by the Polish author and Nobel Prize-winning novelist Henryk Sienkiewicz, written in 1911.

Nela f Polish, Slovene
Polish diminutive of Aniela, Helena, Kornelia and Eleonora and Slovene diminutive of Eleonora, Kornelija and Anela.

Nela f Galician, Portuguese
Short form of Manuela.

Nelberg m Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Nelborg.

Nelbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Nelborg.

Nelborg f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Nelly and Norwegian borg "castle, fortification".

Nelci f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Nelsi.

Nelcina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nelsina.

Nelcy f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Nelci.

Nelda f Czech
Diminutive of Nela.

Nele m Manx (Archaic)
Older form of Neeyl.

Nelea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Nelya.

Neleah f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Neleh, boosted in popularity by Neleh Dennis's appearance on Survivor in 2002. Neleah was given to 22 girls in 2002.

Neleus m Ancient Greek
Neleus of Scepsis son of Coriscus of Scepsis, was a disciple of Aristotle and Theophrastus.

Neleyko m Nenets
Nenets diminutive of Aleksey.

Neli f Portuguese (Brazilian), German
Diminutive of Cornelia.

Neli f Georgian
Georgianization of the English given names Nellie and Nelly, which are both diminutives of Nell.... [more]

Neli f Slovene, Bosnian, Croatian
Short form of Antonela, Marinela, Kornelija, Sanela and other names containing nel.

Neli f Greek
Diminutive of Pinelopi.

Nélia f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Modern)
Portuguese form of Nelia.

Nelia f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern), Dutch, Polish (Rare)
Short form of Cornelia or Kornelia.

Nelida f Galician
Galician form of Nélida.

Nélie f French (Rare)
Short form of Cornélie.

Nelie f Dutch, English (Archaic)
Dutch and English diminutive of Cornelia.

Nelig f Breton
Diminutive of Oanell.

Nelika f Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Neliko.

Neliko f Georgian
Diminutive of Neli and perhaps also of Nineli and Vineli.

Neliko f Georgian
Diminutive of Neli.

Nelina f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Cornelia.

Neline f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of Nelina.

Nelinka f Czech
A diminutive of Nela.

Nélio m Portuguese (African), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine form of Nélia.

Nelis m Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Cornelis.

Nelis f Sundanese
Variant of Euis.

Nelita f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of Helena.

Nelito m Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuel and Nelson.

Nelius m English (American), Afrikaans, Norwegian (Rare)
Afrikaans and Norwegian short form of Cornelius.

Nelius m Norwegian (Rare)
Latinization of Nils.

Néliuszk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Kòrnéliusz.

Nélk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Kòrnél via Kòrnélk.

Nélka f Kashubian
Diminutive of names that end in -nela, such as Petronela.

Nelka f Czech
Diminutive of Nela.

Nelke f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Diminutive of Nele.

Nelko m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Kornel and Korneliusz.

Nella f Estonian, Hungarian
Variant of Nelli.

Nellanus m History (Latinized)
Latinized form of Niall. It was borne by Niall Ó Glacáin (1563-1653), an Irish physician who was known for working to treat victims of bubonic plague.

Nellas f Literature
A character in the works of JRR Tolkien. The name is derived from the fictional Sindarin language, and is of uncertain etymology. The first element of the word is likely the Noldorin word nel meaning "three, tri-", the Sindarin word neldor meaning "beech" or the Sindarin root word nyel meaning "song, sweet sound"... [more]

Nellberg m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps a variant of Nelborg. It is mainly used in the county of Trøndelag in Norway.

Nellborg f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Nelborg.

Nelle m West Frisian, North Frisian
Frisian short form of Cornelius.

Nelleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Nelly.

Nelleke f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Cornelia and Petronella, formed using the diminutive suffix -ke. A literary bearer is Dutch novelist Nelleke Noordervliet (1945-), born Petronella.

Nellene f American (South, Rare)
Elaboration of Helen.

Nelli f Greek
Diminutive of Eleni influenced by the English name Nelly.

Nellia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Нелля (see Nellya).

Nellia f English (Rare)
Variant of Nelia and Nelly.

Nellida f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Nélida.

Nellija f Latvian
Latvian form of Nelly.

Nelline f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Elaborated form of Nellie.

Nellora f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Lenora.

Nellý f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of Nelly.

Nellya f Russian, Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Nelya.

Nellye f English (Rare)
Variant of Nellie.

Nellys f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Nelly.

Nelma f Finnish
Short form of Anelma, Ihanelma and Sanelma.

Nelo m Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuel and Manel 1.

Nelosław m Polish
Masculine form of Nelosława.

Neloufer f Persian, Indian (Muslim)
Variant transcription of Niloufar or Nilofer.

Nelsa f Portuguese (African), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Feminine form of Nelson.

Nelsan m English (American)
Likely a variant spelling of Nelson. A notable bearer of this name was the American actor Nelsan Ellis (1977-2017).

Nelsi f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Nelsa.

Nelsie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Blending of Nell and Elsie.

Nelsina f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Archaic, Expatriate)
Likely a variant of Nielsine (also Nilsine) often used by 19th century immigrants to the US.

Nelus m Romani (Archaic)
Short form of Cornelius.

Neluś f Polish
Diminutive of Nela/Nella, itself a diminutive of names such as Kornelia, Helena, Aniela etc.

Nelvin m English (American)
Rhyming variant of Kelvin.

Nelw f Welsh
Welsh diminutive of Elin or Elinor.

Nelwyn f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown. It could possibly be an elaboration of Nell.

Nély f French (Rare)
Variant of Nélie.

Nely f Dutch, Spanish (Mexican)
Variant spelling of Nelie.

Nélya f French (Modern)
Variant of Nélia.

Nelyafinwë m Literature
Means "third Finwë". In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the father-name of Maedhros.

Nelza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nelsa.

Nelzie f Scots
Diminutive of Nell.

Nema f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variation of Nemea or the word "amen" spelled backwards.

Nemain f Irish Mythology
In Irish Mythology, Nemain is the fairy spirit of the frenzied havoc of war, and possibly an aspect of Morrígan. Nemain can mean "venomous" relating it to the Proto-Celtic "nemi" meaning "dose of poison," or the Old Irish "nem" or "neimi" meaning "poison."

Nemamiah m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Nemamiah is considered the angel of just causes

Nemat f & m Arabic, Persian, Uzbek, Tajik
Alternate transcription of Arabic نعمات (see Nimat), as well as the Persian, Uzbek and Tajik form.

Nematollah m Persian
Persian form of Nimat Allah.

Nematullo m Tajik
Tajik form of Nimat Allah.

Nemea f Greek Mythology
The name of a naiad of the springs of the town of Nemea in Argolis, and a daughter of Asopos. Her name is taken from that place. Alternatively, Nemea may have been another name for Pandeia, a daughter of Zeus and Selene.

Nemed m Irish Mythology
Means "sanctuary, person with privilege" in Old Irish, derived from Proto-Celtic *nemetom "sacred place, sanctuary". In medieval Irish legend, this was the name of the leader of the Nemedians, the third group of people to settle in Ireland.

Nemertes f Greek Mythology
The name of a nereid in Greek mythology, meaning "truthful" or "unerring counsel"

Nemesi m Catalan
Catalan form of Nemesius.

Nemesian m English (Rare)
English form of Nemesianus.

Nemesiano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Nemesianus.

Nemesianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Nemesius. This name was borne by a Roman poet from the 3rd century AD.

Némésien m History (Gallicized)
French form of Nemesianus.

Nemésio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nemesius.

Némesis f Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Spanish
Spanish form of Nemesis.

Nemetona f Celtic Mythology
Meaning "sacred area", from the Celtic 'nemeto', itself from 'nemeton', a term designating Gaulish religious spaces. ... [more]

Nemezja f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Nemesis.

Nemezjusz m Polish (Rare)
Masculine form of Nemezja.

Nemezy m Polish (Rare)
A variant of Nemezjusz.

Nemi f Literature, Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Nemi is the title character of the comic strip Nemi (1997), written and drawn by Norwegian cartoonist Lisa Myhre. Its origin and meaning are unknown, there have, however, been speculations that Myhre might have based the name on the name of the Italian town and lake which is ultimately derived from from Latin nemus Aricinum "grove of Ariccia".

Nemina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Nemine.

Neminatha m Sanskrit
From Sanskrit नेमि (nemí) meaning "rim, felly (of a wheel)" and नाथ (nātha) meaning "protector, patron, lord, master". This was the name of the 22nd of the 24 tirthankaras (enlightened spiritual teachers and saviours) in Jain belief.

Nemine f Norwegian (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from the masculine name Nils as well as an adoption of Latin nemine, the ablative form of Nemo.

Nemiza f Slavic Mythology
Nemiza is the Slavic god of the wind.

Nemonte f Indigenous American, Waorani
Means "many stars" or "constellation of stars" in the Waorani language. This name is borne by a Waorani climate activist.

Nemorina f Italian (Tuscan, Rare), Emilian-Romagnol (Rare)
Feminine form of Nemorino.

Nemorio m Spanish (Mexican), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Nemorius.

Nemoy m Medieval Polish, Medieval Czech, Medieval
Polish nie "not" + Polish mój "mine".... [more]

Nemrut m Turkish
Turkish form of Nimrod.

Nemti m Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian nmtj meaning "one who travels" or "the strider", derived from nmj "to travel, traverse". This was the name of an ancient Egyptian falcon god, the god of ferrymen.

Nemtinakht m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nmtj-nḫt meaning "Nemti is strong", derived from the name of the god Nemti combined with nḫt "strength, victory".

Nemtyemsaf m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nmtj-m-zꜣ.f meaning "Nemty is his protection", derived from the name of the god Nemti combined with m "in, in the role of", zꜣ "protection", and the suffix .f "he, him, his".

Nemuël m Dutch
Dutch form of Nemuel.

Nemuel m Biblical Hebrew
Apparently means "Circumcised of God" in Hebrew. The name alternates with Jemuel for the same Biblical person.... [more]

Nemunas m & f Lithuanian (Rare)
From the name of the longest river in Lithuania.

Nena f Slovene, Croatian
Short form of Nedeljka, Nevenka and other names beginning with Ne-.

Nena f Romansh
Short form of Madlena, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.