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Nadi f Burmese
Means "river" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit नदी (nadi).

Nadía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nadia 1.

Nadiah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic نادية (see Nadiyya), as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Nadide f Turkish
Means "rare, precious" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian نا دیده (nā-dida) meaning "unseen".

Nadiège f French, French (Swiss)
Variant of Nadège.

Nadif m Bengali (Muslim), Arabic
Probably derived from Arabic نَظِيف (naẓīf) meaning "clean".

Nadija f Slovene, Croatian
Variant of Nadja.

Nadiko f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian diminutive of Nadezhda and its derivatives Nadia 1 and Nado.

Nadil m Arabic
Means "compete, contend, fight, defend" in Arabic, from the root ناضل (nāḍala) meaning "to defend, to struggle".

Nadila f Arabic, Indonesian
Feminine form of Nadil.

Nadilah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناضلة (see Nadila), as well as an Indonesian variant.

Nadilla f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Nadila.

Nadillah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Nadila.

Nadima f Arabic
Feminine form of Nadim.

Nadimah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic نديمة (see Nadima), as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant.

Nadimir m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Croatian nada meaning ''hope'' and mir meaning ''peace''.

Nadimirka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nadimir.

Nadin f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Nadine, reflecting the French pronunciation.

Nadīna f Latvian
Latvian form of Nadine.

Nadina f Slovene, Provençal, Gascon, Romansh (Modern)
Slovene, Provençal and Gascon form of Nadine.

Nadinka f Hungarian
Diminutive of Nadin, used as a given name in its own right.

Nadirah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic نادرة (see Nadira), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Nadirbek m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek
Combination of Nadir with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [more]

Nadislav m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Serbian and Croatian nada "hope" combined with slava "glory".

Nadislava f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nadislav.

Nadiya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نادية (see Nadiyya).

Nadiyah f African American
Variant of Nadia 1.

Nadiyah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic نادية (see Nadiyya), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Nádja f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Nadya 1.

Nadjamuddin m Indonesian
Older spelling of Najamuddin influenced by Dutch orthography.

Nadjeschda f Russian (Germanized), German (Rare)
German form of Nadezhda. Also compare Nadeschda.

Nadjib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجيب (see Najib) chiefly used in Algeria.

Nadjiba f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجيبة (see Najiba) chiefly used in Algeria.

Nadjoua f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجوى (see Najwa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Nadka f Bulgarian, Russian
Diminutive of Nadezhda.

Nado f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian short form of Nadezhda.

Nadomir m Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Nadimir.

Nadomirka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nadomir.

Nadòria f Sardinian (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Sardinian form of Anatolia.

Nadoslav m Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Nadislav.

Nadtaya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Nattaya.

Nadyrbek m Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Nadirbek. A known bearer of this name is the Kyrgyz freestyle wrestler Ulan Nadyrbek Uulu (b. 1981).

Nadža f Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Nadiyya or a short form of Nadežda.

Nadzeja f Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Nadezhda.

Nadzia f Belarusian, Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Nadzieja.

Nadziejka f Polish
Diminutive of Nadzieja.

Nadzif m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Nazif.

Nadzifah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Nazifa.

Nadzira f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Nazira.

Nadzirah f Malay
Malay variant of Nazira.

Nadźka f Belarusian
A diminutive of Nadzeya.

Nadzmi m Malay
Malay variant of Nazmi.

Nadzri m Malay
Variant of Nazri.

Nadzwa f Filipino, Tausug
Tausug form of Najwa.

Nadzyunya f Belarusian
A diminutive of Nadzeya.

Nadzyusha f Belarusian
A diminutive of Nadzeya.

Nadzyusya f Belarusian
Diminutive of Nadzeya.

Nae m Romanian
Contracted form of Nicolae.

Naef m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نايف (see Naif).

Næfi m Old Norse
Variant of Næfr.

Næfr m Old Norse
Derived from nef ("nose, beak").

Næjla m Southern Sami (Rare)
Southern Sámi form of Nils.

Naek m Batak
Means "to rise, to go up, to climb" in Toba Batak.

Naèla f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard diminutive of Anaèla.

Naema f Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Variant of Naomi 1.

Naemah f Malay
Malay variant of Naima.

Naemi f Swedish, Finland Swedish, German, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
A German and Nordic variant of Naomi 1. This name was used in the German translation of The Bible.

Naemia m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Contracted form of Nahemiah.

Naemie f North Frisian
North Frisian variant of Naemi.

Næskonung m Old Swedish
Old Swedish from of Næskunungr used up until the late medieval period.

Næskunungr m Old Norse, Medieval Scandinavian
Originally a byname meaning "king over a small area", from Old Norse nės "ness, promontory, spit of land" and konungr "king". The name appears on at least one runestone (as niskunukʀ) and was later used sparingly (as Næskonung) up until the late middle ages.

Naethan m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nathan.

Nafan m Russian
Russian form of Nathan.

Nafeesa f Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Dhivehi
Variant transcription of Nafisa.

Nafessa f African American
Variant of Nafisa.

Nafie f Albanian
Variant of Nafije.

Nafije f Albanian
Albanian form of Nafiye.

Nafis m Arabic (Rare), Bengali, Tatar
Means "precious, valuable" in Arabic.

Nafisah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Nafisa as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Nafise f Persian
Alternate transcription of نفیسه (see Nafiseh).

Nafiseh f Persian
Persian form of Nafisa.

Nafizah f Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic نَافِذَة (nāfiḏa) meaning "window, opening".

Nafset f Adyghe
Variant of Nafiset.

Nafsika f Greek
Modern Greek form of Nausicaa.

Naftaliy m Hebrew (Russified)
Russified form of Naphtali.

Náftule m Yiddish
Variant of Naftali

Naga m & f Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
From Sanskrit नाग (nāgá) meaning "snake, serpent".

Nagaharu m Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "chief, head, leader, long" combined with 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nagaraj m Indian, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu
Means "king of snakes" from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá) meaning "snake" combined with राज (rāja) meaning "king, chief, sovereign".

Nagaraja m Kannada, Telugu
From Sanskrit नागराज (nāgarāja) meaning "king of snakes", derived from नाग (nāga) meaning "snake" and राज (rāja) meaning "king".

Nagarajan m Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada
South Indian form of Nagaraja.

Nagaraju m Telugu, Kannada
Variant of Nagaraja.

Nageena f Hindi, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Hindi नगीना or Urdu نگینہ (see Nagina).

Nagendran m Tamil, Indian
Tamil variant of Nagendra.

Nagham f Arabic
Means "tune, melody" in Arabic.

Naghma f Urdu, Pashto
Means "song, melody" in Urdu and Pashto, ultimately from Arabic نغمة (naghma).

Naghme f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian نغمه (see Naghmeh).

Naghmeh f Persian
Means "melody, tone, sound" in Persian, ultimately derived from Arabic نغمة (naghmah).

Nagi f & m Japanese
Most commonly spelled as 凪 (nagi) which is derived directly from the Japanese word for "calm (at sea), lull". It is sometimes spelled in hiragana or katakana. Other kanji combinations are possible but rather uncommon.

Nagim m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Naim.

Nagina f Hindi, Urdu
Means "gemstone, jewel" in Hindi and Urdu, ultimately from Persian نگین (negīn).

Nagisa f & m Japanese
This name can be used for both sexes as 渚 (sho, nagisa) meaning "beach, shore."... [more]

Nagla f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian Arabic transcription of Najla.

Naglaa f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجلاء (see Najla). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.

Naglfari m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Combination of nagl ("dead person") and fara ("to move, to travel"). In Norse mythology this is the name of Nótt's first husband, with whom she had two sons, both named Auðr.

Nagmeldin m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجم الدين‎ (see Najm ad-Din). This spelling is chiefly used in Sudan.

Nagomi f & m Japanese
From 和み (nagomi), referring to a feeling of calmness and relaxation (compare Nagomu).... [more]

Nagomu m & f Japanese
From the verb 和む (nagomu) meaning "to be softened, calm down​" (compare Nagomi).... [more]

Nagraj m Kannada, Telugu, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Kannada ನಾಗರಾಜ or Telugu నాగరాజ (see Nagaraja), as well as the Marathi form.

Naguib m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجيب (see Najib). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.

Nagwa f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Najwa.

Nagyezsda f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Nadezhda.

Nahal f Persian
Means "sapling, shoot, seedling" in Persian.

Nahemiah m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Nehemiah.

Nahi m Basque
From Basque meaning "wish".

Nahiara f Spanish (Modern)
Variation of Naiara.

Nahid m Arabic
Means "rising, getting up" in Arabic, from the root ناهض (nahaḍa) meaning "to rise".

Nahikari f Basque
Variant of Nahia derived from Basque nahikari "wish; desire; sympathy, affection; pleasure".

Naho f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "veggies, greens" combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sailboat". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Nahomi f Japanese
From 菜 (na) meaning "veggies, green", 穂 (ho) meaning "grain", and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Nahomie f Haitian Creole, French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Naomie.

Nahomy f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nohemi.

Nahrōw m Coptic
From Egyptian jr.t-ḥr-r-r.w meaning "the eye of Horus is against them".

Nahshon m Biblical, Jewish, African American
From Ancient Hebrew נַחְשׁוֹן (naḥšôn) meaning "enchanter, diviner", itself from the word נָחַשׁ (nāḥaš) meaning "to whisper, to enchant".... [more]

Nahuacatl m Nahuatl
Means "four reed" in Nahuatl, from nahui "four" and acatl "reed, cane".

Naħum m Maltese (Biblical)
Maltese form of Nahum.

Nahundi m Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology
In the Elamite pantheon, Nahundi was the god of the sun, but also the god of justice and law. His name - spelled Nahiti in earlier times - was apparently the same as the word for 'sun' in Elamite, although the literal meaning of that word is said to be "creator of the day"... [more]

Naïa f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Basque (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Naia.

Naiden m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Найден (see Nayden).

Naig f Breton
Diminutive of Annaig.

Naike f Various
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Naïl m Arabic (Gallicized)
French form of Nail.

Nailə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Naila.

Nailah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic نائلة (see Naila), as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant.

Naïm m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Na'im.

Naima f Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Estonian
Variant of Naema.

Naimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic نعيمة (see Naima), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.

Naimanzuunnandintsetseg f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "eight hundred precious flowers" in Mongolian, from найм (naim) meaning "eight", зуун (zuun) meaning "hundred", нандин (nandin) meaning "precious, rare, sacred" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Naimat f Chechen, Dagestani
Chechen and Dagestani form of Na'ima

Naimi f Swedish, Finnish, Estonian
Variant of Naemi.

Náinn m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from nā ("dead person"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Nāinoa m Hawaiian
Originally given as the third name of a child who was named after two relatives or friends, meaning "the namesakes" from the Hawaiian plural definite article, nā, with inoa "name"... [more]

Naira f Romansh, German (Swiss)
Derived from the Surselvan Romansh word nair (ner in other Romansh variants) "black; dark".

Naira m & f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *nār(a) meaning "front, guide". It was recorded around 1484 as the name of a Guanche male warrior from Telde, Gran Canaria. It was revived in the Canary Islands in the 1970s as a feminine name.

Naira f Arabic (Egyptian), Georgian
Derived from Arabic نير (nayyir) meaning "bright, luminous, brilliant".

Nairam m Guanche
Variant of Naira 2.

Nairamdal m & f Mongolian
Means "fellowship, friendship" in Mongolian.

Nairne f Scottish
Derived from the Burgh of Nairn in Northern Scotland. The place name is taken from the name of a river.

Nairobe f African American
Variant of Nairobi.

Naís f Gascon
Gascon cognate of Naïs.

Naïs f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), Theatre
French form of Nais. Naïs is the main character of Jean-Philippe Rameau's 1749 Naïs: Opéra pour La Paix, a play about the god Neptune falling in love with the titular nymph.

Naïs f Provençal, Occitan, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Short form of Anaïs. It is also the name of a 1945 Raymond Leboursier film based on Émile Zola's Naïs Micoulin.

Naish m English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Ignatius.

Naiyana f Thai
Means "eye" (a poetic word) in Thai.

Naja f Bosnian
Bosnian hypocoristic of Najla or Najila.

Najaaraq f Greenlandic
Means "little Naja", derived from the popular Greenlandic name Naja combined with the diminutive suffix araq.

Najaf m Persian, Urdu
From the name of the city of Najaf in Iraq.

Najam m Urdu
Urdu transcription of Najm.

Najamuddin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Najm ad-Din.

Najamudin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Najm ad-Din.

Najda f Serbian
Feminine form of Najdan.

Najdan m Serbian
Serbian form of Nayden.

Najdana f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Najdan.

Najdat m Arabic
Means "bravery, courage in battle" in Arabic.

Najdin m Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Najdan.

Najdina f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Najdin.

Najeebullah m Arabic, Pakistani, Urdu
Urdu form of Najibullah as well as an Arabic variant transcription of the name.... [more]

Najeemuddin m Arabic
Means "brilliance of the faith, radiance of religion", derived from Arabic نَجْم (najm) "star, luminary" and دين (din) "religion, faith".

Najeh m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناجح (see Najih).

Najiba f Arabic, Pashto
Feminine form of Najib.

Najibah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجيبة (see Najiba), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Najibullo m Tajik, Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Najibullah.

Najih m Arabic
Means "successful, prosperous, fortunate" in Arabic, from the root نجح (najaḥa) meaning "to suceed".

Najiha f Arabic, Malay
Feminine form of Najih.

Najihah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناجحة (see Najiha), as well as a Malay variant.

Najlaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجلاء (see Najla).

Najlae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجلاء (see Najla) chiefly used in Morocco.

Najlah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجلاء (see Najla), as well as an Indonesian variant.

Najma f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Variant of Naima.

Najm ad-Din m Arabic
Means "star of the religion" from Arabic نجم (najm) meaning "star" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith, belief".

Najmah f Arabic, Indonesian, Filipino, Maranao
Arabic alternate transcription of Najma as well as the Indonesian and Maranao form.

Najm al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجم الدين‎ (see Najm ad-Din).

Najme f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian نجمه (see Najmeh).

Najmeddin m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجم الدين‎ (see Najm ad-Din), as well as the Persian form.

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

Najmi m & f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "astral, celestial, star-like" in Arabic, from the word نجم (najm) meaning "star".

Najmiddin m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Najm ad-Din.

Najmuddin m Arabic, Dari Persian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجم الدين‎ (see Najm ad-Din), as well as the Dari Persian and Malay form.

Najmudin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Najm ad-Din.

Najwaa f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجوى (see Najwa), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Nakaba m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 半ば (nakaba) meaning "middle, half."... [more]

Nakai f Shona
From Shona naka meaning "beautiful, good".

Nakayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements na, kay and la or possibly based on Mikayla.

Nakhon m Thai
Means "city, town" in Thai.

Nakhonchai m Thai
From Thai นคร (nakhon) meaning "city, town" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Nakhorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Nakhon.

Nakht m Ancient Egyptian
From 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.

Nakia m & f Popular Culture, African American
Briefly 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

Nakissa f Persian
Variant of Nakisa.

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 Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of feminine names that start with Na-, such as Naira and Nana 3.

Nākoa m Hawaiian
Means "the warriors," from plural definite article nā and koa meaning "soldier, warrior, fighter."

Nakon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Nakhon.

Nakorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Nakhon.

Nakornchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Nakhonchai.

Nakrob m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นักรบ (see Nakrop).

Nakrop m Thai
Means "combatant, warrior, fighter" in Thai.

Nál f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "needle". In Norse mythology this is the name of a sorceress and another name for Laufey.

Nalaka m Buddhism, Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit नाल (nāla) meaning "reed, (lotus) stalk". In Buddhist tradition this is the name of a disciple of the Buddha.

Nalan f Turkish
Derived from Persian نالان (nālān) meaning "lamenting, groaning, sighing".

Nalbi m Circassian
Either 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".

Nalea f Moldovan (Rare)
Moldovan form of Nalya.

Náli m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly 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.

Nália f Portuguese
Diminutive of Anália.

Nalia f Russian
Variant transliteration of Наля (see Nalya).

Naliandra f German (Modern, Rare), Literature
A figure in 'The Dreaming' by Barbara Wood. The name is taken from an Australian Aboriginal language and means 'butterfly'.

Nalin m & f Sinhalese, Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Thai
Derived from Sanskrit नलिनी (nalini) meaning "lotus". It is a masculine name in Sri Lanka and India while it is unisex in Thailand.

Nalinee f Thai
Thai alternate transcription of Nalini.

Nalu m Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "wave, surf."

Nalya f Russian
Diminutive of Natalya.

Namaari f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Namari.

Namadia f History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Name of a Catholic saint from Auvergne, France. According to Catholic tradition, she founded various abbeys along with her husband saint Calminius. After his death, she became a nun.

Namadie f French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Namadia.

Namar m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "autumn" in Mongolian.

Nambitha f Xhosa
Means "to savour, to enjoy" in Xhosa, encouraging the child to savour life.

Namfon f Thai, Lao
Means "rain water, precipitation" in Thai and Lao.

Namgail m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Namgyal.

Namgay m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan རྣམ་རྒྱས (rnam-gyas) meaning "abundant, copious".

Namgey m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྣམ་རྒྱས (see Namgay).

Namgial m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Namgyal.

Namgil m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Namgyal.

Namgyal m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan རྣམ་རྒྱལ (rnam-rgyal) meaning "complete victory", derived from the intensifier རྣམ (rnam) and རྒྱལ (rgyal) meaning "conquest, victory".

Namgye m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྣམ་རྒྱས (see Namgay).

Namgyel m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྣམ་རྒྱལ (see Namgyal).

Nåmi f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Noomi.

Nami f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ნამი (nami) meaning "dew", which ultimately comes from Persian نم (nam) meaning "dew, moisture".

Nami f Japanese
From 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".

Namie f Japanese
From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "sketch, picture, etch, painting". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Namık m Turkish
Means "writer, printer, clerk" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic نامق (nāmiq).

Namıka f Turkish
Namıka is a Turkish word meaning "printer, writer".

Namika f German
Non-Turkish spelling of Namıka.... [more]

Namiko f Japanese
From 波 (nami) meaning "wave", or 奈/那 (na) meaning "what" or 七 (na) meaning "seven" combined with 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth, seed, fruit, nut", and 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Nam-Il m Korean
From Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "south" combined with 一 (il) meaning "one". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.

Naminé f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
From the video game 'Kingdom Hearts'.... [more]

Namira f Arabic
Feminine form of Namir.

Namita f Indian, Bengali, Odia, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit नमित (namita) meaning "bowed, bent down" (figuratively "humble, modest" or "devotee, servant").

Nam-joon m Korean
Variant transcription of Nam-jun.

Nam-jun m Korean
From 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.... [more]

Namouel m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Nemuel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Nampeyo f Indigenous American
Derived 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.

Namphueng f Thai
Means "honey" in Thai.

Nam-Soon f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 남순 (see Nam-Sun).

Nam-Sun f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "south" combined with 淳 (sun) meaning "honest, simple" or 順 (sun) meaning "obey, submit". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.

Namthan f Thai (Rare)
Means "sugar, sugar palm" in Thai.

Namu m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 나무 (namu) meaning "tree; wood."

Namuel m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Form 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.

Namuhel m Biblical Latin
Form of Nemuel used in the Latin Old Testament.

Namuun f Mongolian
Means "calm, still, quiet, peaceful" or "modest, meek" in Mongolian.

Namzhil m & f Mongolian
Mongolian form of Tibetan Namgyal, meaning "victorious" or "complete victory". Coincides with a Mongolian word meaning "lull".

Nan m & f Dutch, West Frisian
Dutch short form of Johannes or Johanna.... [more]

Nan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 男 (nán) meaning "man, male, son", 南 (nán) meaning "south" or 楠 (nán) meaning "Chinese cedar", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Nana f Judeo-French, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Anne 1 and Anna.

Nana f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
European Portuguese diminutive of Ana and Brazilian Portuguese diminutive of Daiana.

Nana f Slovene
Variant of Ana.

Nana f Galician
Hypocoristic of Fernanda.

Nana m Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of masculine names containing the sound na (or other similar sounds), such as Suryana or Sutisna.

Nanə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "mint" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic نعناع (na'nā').

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"... [more]

Nanako f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Nana 3.

Nanang m Javanese, Sundanese
Derived from Javanese or Sundanese lanang meaning "man, male, masculine".

Nanao f & m Japanese
From 七 (nana) meaning "seven" and 緒 (o) meaning "thread". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Nanase f Japanese
From 七 (nana) meaning "seven" and 世 (se) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Nancho f Georgian
Diminutive of Nana 3.

Nanci f English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Nancy.

Nancie f English
Variant of Nancy.

Nancilea f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Nanci and Lea. A famous bearer is American Olympic driver Nancilea Foster (1983-).

Nancine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Nansine recorded in the 19th century.

Nand m Walloon
Walloon form of Fernand.

Nanda f Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, Hungarian
Short form of Fernanda or Ferdinanda.

Nandan m Indian, Hindi, Bengali
From Sanskrit नन्दन (nandana) meaning "delighting, pleasing, rejoicing".

Nandana f & m Indian, Kannada, Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit नन्दन (nandana) meaning "daughter", "son", or "rejoicing, gladdening". It is used as a feminine name in India, while it is masculine in Sri Lanka.

Nande f Walloon, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Walloon feminine form of Nand and Dutch short form of Ferdinande.

Nandhard m Germanic
Derived from Gothic nand "bravery" (or from Gothic nanthjan "to venture, to risk, to dare") combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Nandi m Hinduism
Means "joy, pleasure, delight" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of the bull mount (vahana) of the god Shiva.

Nandin f & m Mongolian
Means "precious, rare, sacred" in Mongolian.

Nandinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Fernando. Also compare Fernandinho.... [more]

Nandini f Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi, Odia, Bengali, Telugu
From Sanskrit नन्दिनी (nandinī) meaning "daughter", ultimately from नन्द् (nand) meaning "rejoice, delight".

Nandolf m Germanic
Variant of Nandulf.

Nandrad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic nand "bravery" (or from Gothic nanthjan "to venture, to risk, to dare") combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Nandua f Indigenous American, History
The name of a 17th-century Native American woman of the Accawmacke tribe, daughter of Chief Debedeavon, who became an ally to the English colonists.

Nandulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic nand "bravery" (or from Gothic nanthjan "to venture, to risk, to dare") combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Nandwin m Germanic
Derived from Gothic nand "bravery" (or from Gothic nanthjan "to venture, to risk, to dare") combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Nane m & f West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian
Frisian masculine form of Nan.

Nanea f Hawaiian
Directly 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.

Nanesse f Walloon
Walloon form of Agnes.

Naneta f Czech, Slovak, Provençal, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Czech, Slovak, Provençal and Louisiana Spanish form of Nanette.

Nanett f Danish (Rare), Hungarian
Danish variant and Hungarian form of Nanette.

Nanetta f English (American, Rare), Hungarian, Romansh
English variant and Hungarian and Romansh form of Nanette.

Nang f Shan
From a noble honorific title meaning "lady, miss, princess" in Shan, typically used before the given name.

Nang f Kachin
From a title meaning "lady, princess" in Kachin, used as an honorific for a chief's daughter and typically placed before the given name.