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Nerse m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Narseh via Nerseh. This name was borne by a Georgian prince from the 8th century AD.

Nerseh m Parthian, Armenian (Rare)
Parthian and Armenian form of Narseh. This name was once commonly used in Armenia, but it is extremely rare there nowadays; there are roughly a handful of men with this name in Armenia... [more]

Nèrta f Provençal, Gascon
Variant of Estèr.

Nerto f Provençal
Provençal form of Esther.

Nervas m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek, Greek
Late Greek and modern Greek form of Neroua, which is the ancient Greek form of Nerva.

Nery m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Neri.

Nesa f Romansh, Swedish (Rare), Sardinian
Sardinian and Romansh short form of Agnesa, traditionally found in the Surselva region, as well as a Swedish short form of Agnes.

Nesace f Literature
This was used by Edgar Allan Poe in his epic poem 'Al Aaraaf' (1829), in which the angel Nesace is Beauty personified. Apparently he based it on Greek νησάκη (nesake) "small island, islet" (compare Nesaie).

Nesaie f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek νησαῖος (nêsaios) meaning "insular, of an island", itself a derivative of νῆσος (nêsos) "island". In Greek mythology this was the name of one of the fifty Nereids.

Nescha f Romansh
Variant of Nesa, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Neşet m Turkish
Means "birth, rise, emergence, beginning" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic نشأة‎ (nashʿa).

Nesibe f Turkish
Turkish form of Nasiba.

Nesibeli f Kazakh
Means "lucky, favoured" in Kazakh.

Nesime f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nesim.

Nesina f Romansh
Diminutive of Nesa.

Néska f Kashubian
Diminutive of Agnés and Agnésa.

Neskato f Basque (Rare)
Ancient Basque feminine name that was found on inscriptions in the Basque region of France dating back to the 1st and 2nd centuries.

Neslişah f Turkish, Ottoman Turkish
Means "descendant of royalty", ultimately from Arabic نسل (nasl) meaning "progeny, offspring" and Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king".

Nesma f Turkish, Arabic
Means "breeze" in Arabic.

Neso f Greek Mythology, Astronomy
Derived from Greek νῆσος (nêsos) meaning "island". In Greek mythology this name was borne by one of the Nereids. A moon of Neptune bears this name in her honour.

Nesreen f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نسرين (see Nisrin).

Nessa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.

Nessa f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish nessa "second; nearest".

Nessarose f Literature
Combination of Nessa 1 and Rose. This is the name of the Wicked Witch of the East in Gregory Maguire's "Wicked" and its musical adaptation... [more]

Nesse m Walloon
Short form of Ernesse.

Nessie f Manx (Archaic)
Of debated origin and meaning. While it was certainly used as a diminutive of Agnes, some scholars consider this name a Manx adaption of Neasa.

Nessie f English, Scottish
Originally a diminutive of Agnes, used independently from at least the 18th century. It is now also used as a diminutive of Vanessa... [more]

Nest m Kashubian
Short form of Érnest.

Nesta f Kashubian
Diminutive of Érnesta.

Neste f Medieval Welsh
Medieval variant of Nest and Nesta.

Neste f Hungarian
Variant of Nyeste.

Nestine f Walloon
Walloon form of Ernestine.

Neştiuta f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian neştiut "unknown". This was an amuletic name.

Nèstor m Catalan
Catalan form of Nestor.

Nestòr m Provençal
Provençal form of Nestor.

Nestora f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Feminine form of Néstor.

Nestorie m Romanian
Romanian form of Nestorios (see Nestor).

Nestorije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Nestorios (see Nestor).

Nestorine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African)
Feminine form of Nestor.

Nestório m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nestorios (see Nestor).

Nestorio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Nestorios (see Nestor).

Nestorios m Ancient Greek
Extended form of Nestor. This was borne by a 5th-century Christian theologian who was condemned as a heretic at the Council of Ephesus (431).

Nestoriu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Nestor.

Nestorius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nestorios. This name was borne by an archbishop of Constantinople from the 5th century AD.

Nestoriusz m Polish
Polish form of Nestorios (see Nestor).

Nestoriy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Nestorios (see Nestor).

Nestour m Provençal
Provençal form of Nestor.

Nestu m Maltese
Maltese form of Nestor.

Nestus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nestos.

Neszta f Hungarian
Variant of Nyeste as well as a short form of Anasztázia.

Nesztor m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Nestor.

Net f Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Variant of Neith.

Neta f Estonian
Short form of Agneta.

Netalee f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew נטעלי (see Netali). This is the birth name of Israeli-born American actress Natalie Portman (1981-), born Neta-Lee Hershlag.

Netali f Hebrew
Means "my seedling" from Hebrew נֶטַע (neta) "seedling, plant" (see Neta) combined with לִי (li) "for me, to me" or "I have". This is a modern Hebrew name often given to girls born on Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish Arbor Day or Holiday of Trees.

Netanela f Hebrew
Feminine form of Netanel.

Netanja m & f Biblical German, German (Rare)
Form of Nethaniah used in modern German bibles. The name is masculine in the Bible, but sometimes used for girls.

Netdao f Thai
From Thai เนตร (net) meaning "eye" and ดาว (dao) meaning "star".

Neten m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan གནས་བརྟན (gnas-brtan) meaning "elder, senior monk, sthavira".

Nethanja m German (Archaic)
Form of Nethaniah used in older Bibles, current Bibles use the spelling Netanja.

Nethe f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Short form of Agnete and Agnethe, recorded in Silesia in the 14th century.

Netjerkare m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nṯrj-kꜣ-rꜥ meaning "divine is the life-force of Ra", derived from nṯrj "divine, holy" combine with ka "soul, life-force" and the name of the god Ra (literally "the sun").

Nétka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Anéta.

Netley m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Netley. A known bearer was the English con artist and writer Netley Lucas (1903-1940).

Netra f & m Indian, Kannada, Hindi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit नेत्र (netra) meaning "eye". This is a transcription of both the Hindi masculine form नेत्र and the feminine form नेत्रा. In India, it is a unisex name while in Nepal, it is solely masculine.

Nettan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Annette and Jeanette.

Nettario m Italian
Italian form of Nektarios via Nectarius.

Nettchen f German (Rare), Literature
Diminutive of Annette. One of the main protagonists in 'Kleider machen Leute' by Gottfried Keller goes with this name.

Nette f Danish, Finnish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Short form of names ending with -nette or -nete, like Antoinette, Anette and Agnete.

Netti f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing and Dutch and German variant of Nettie.

Nettunu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Neptune.

Netty f English (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian
Diminutive of Annette, Netta 1 and other names with the suffix -nette.

Nettye f English (Rare)
Variant of Nettie.

Neul-binna f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Binna prefixed with 늘 (neul) meaning "always, forever."

Neul-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Byeol prefixed with 늘 (neul) meaning "always, forever."

Neul-pureum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Pureum prefixed with 늘 (neul) meaning "always, forever."

Neul-sarang f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Sarang prefixed with 늘 (neul) meaning "always, forever."

Neul-somang f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From So-mang prefixed with 늘 (neul) meaning "always, forever."

Neum m Mormon
Hebrew prophet quoted by Nephi.

Nev m English (British, Rare), Irish (Rare)
Short form of Neville (English), Nevan and Nevin (both Irish). Known bearers of this name include the American former sports broadcaster Nev Chandler (1946-1994) and the Australian former politician Nev Warburton (b... [more]

Nev m Hebrew
Short form of Yaniv. A known bearer of this name is Yaniv "Nev" Schulman (b. 1984), an Israeli-American producer, actor and photographer.

Neva f Friulian, Italian (Tuscan)
Variant of Nives.

Neva f Slovene, Bulgarian
Slovene short form of Nevenka and Bulgarian short form of Nevena.

Neve f Italian (Rare)
Directly taken from Italian neve "snow".

Neveah f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Neven m Manx (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Naoimbin, meaning "little saint".

Neven m Breton
Derived from Breton neñv "sky; heaven", this name is occasionally considered the Breton equivalent of Caelestinus.

Nevena f Breton
Feminine form of Neven 2.

Nevenoe m Medieval Breton, Breton (Rare), History
Older form of Neven. Nevenoe was the first Duke of Brittany from 846 to his death in 851. He is the Breton pater patriae and to Breton nationalists he is known as Tad ar Vro "father of the country".

Nevia f Italian, English (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Croatian
Italian feminine form of Nevio, also occasionally used in English and, Croatian and Slovene.

Neviana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Nevyana. A known bearer of this name is the Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast Neviana Vladinova (b. 1994).

Nevica f Slovene
Diminutive of Nevenka via Neva, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Nevija f Slovene (Rare), Croatian
Variant of Nevia.

Nevijo m Croatian
Variant of Nevio.

Nevim f Turkish
Derived from Arabic نوم (nawm) meaning "sleep, slumber", also taken to mean "peace, tranquility, calm".

Nevin f Turkish
Turkish feminine name of Persian origin meaning "new; the new(est) one".... [more]

Nevin m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Naomhán.

Nevina f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Either a form of Nevena or derived from Slavic nevina meaning ''innocent''.

Nevine f Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Neveen.

Nevis f & m English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the country in the Caribbean, Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Nevjana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Nevyana.

Nevo m Hebrew
Mountain Nevo, a mountain mentioned in the Bible. Located in western Jordan, the mountain from which Moses looked upon the earth before his death.

Nevyana f Bulgarian
Variant form of Nevena.

Nevzat m Turkish
Turkish form of the Avestan name Naozad, which means "newborn".

Nevzet m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Nevzat.

Nevzeta f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nevzet.

Newlyn f Cornish
Cornish form of Nolwenn. It belonged to a 5th-century Cornish saint.

Newsha f Persian
Variant transcription of Niusha. This is borne by Iranian photojournalist Newsha Tavakolian (1981-).

Nexhat m Albanian
Albanian form of Nedžad.

Nexhmie f Albanian
Variant of Nexhmije.

Nexhmije f Albanian
Feminine form of Nexhmi.

Neya f Soviet, Russian
Contracted form of Energiya. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]

Neyla f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Neila.

Neysha f German (Modern, Rare, ?), Caribbean, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Neythan m Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Neithan.

Neytiri f Popular Culture
Means "she who seeks the spirits" in Na'vi, the language used in the film 'Avatar' (2009).

Neyzan m Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Neizan.

Nezabravka f Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian незабравка "forget-me-not".

Nezahual m Nahuatl
Means "ritual fasting" in Nahuatl.

Nezahualcoyotl m Nahuatl
From Nahuatl nezahualli "fasting", probably referring to a paper collar worn to show the wearer should not be offered food, and coyotl "coyote".

Nezahualpilli m Nahuatl, Aztec
Derived from Nahuatl nezahualli "fasting", probably referring to a collar made out of bands of paper twisted together that was worn to show the wearer should not be offered food, and pilli "person of noble lineage; child"... [more]

Nezahualxochitl f Nahuatl
Possibly the name of a kind of medicinal plant found in the water. Derived from Nahuatl nezahual "fasting" and xōchitl "flower".

Nezaket f Turkish
Means "civility, kindness, politeness" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian نزاکت (nazākat).

Nezam m Persian, Bengali
Persian and Bengali form of Nizam.

Nezamysl m Czech
Czech form of the Polish name Niezamysł.

Nezar m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نزار (see Nizar).

Nezha f Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic نزاهة (nazaha) meaning "integrity, honesty, virtuousness" (chiefly Moroccan).

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

Nezig f Breton
Diminutive of Alanez and Oanez (the latter via Oanezig).

Neziha f Turkish
Turkish form of Naziha.

Nežika f Slovene
Diminutive of Neža, used as a given name in its own right.

Nezir m Turkish, Bosnian, Albanian
Turkish, Bosnian and Albanian form of Nazir 1 or Nazir 2.

Nezira f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nezir.

Nežka f Slovene
Diminutive of Neža.

Nfamara m Manding, Wolof, Western African
Alternative spelling of the Manding name Famara closer to the original name of ruler Nfamara Mané.

Nga f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 娥 (nga) meaning "beautiful, good".

Ngà f Vietnamese
From a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 牙 (yá) meaning "ivory".

Ngabdurohman m Javanese (Rare)
Javanese form of Abd al-Rahman.

Ngadhënjim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian ngadhënjim "great victory, triumph".

Ngadiman m Javanese
From Javanese Ngahad meaning "Sunday" (of Arabic origin) combined with the masculine suffix -man.

Ngadimin m Javanese
From Javanese Ngahad meaning "Sunday" (of Arabic origin) combined with the masculine suffix -min.

Ngadinem f Javanese
From Javanese Ngahad meaning "Sunday" (of Arabic origin) combined with the feminine suffix -nem.

Ngadiyah f Javanese
From Javanese Ngahad meaning "Sunday" (of Arabic origin) combined with the feminine suffix -yah.

Ngadiyem f Javanese
From Javanese Ngahad meaning "Sunday" (of Arabic origin) combined with the feminine suffix -yem.

Ngah m & f Malay
Means "second-born" in Malay.

Ngahuia f Maori
Means "many Huia" in Māori.

Ngakan m Balinese
Short form of the Balinese title pungakan, which was traditionally given to males belonging to the Wesya caste.

Ngaliman m Javanese
From Javanese ngalim meaning "wise, knowledgeable, learned" (of Arabic origin) combined with the masculine suffix -man.

Ngalimin m Javanese
From Javanese ngalim meaning "wise, knowledgeable, learned" (of Arabic origin) combined with the masculine suffix -min.

Ngalimun m Javanese
From Javanese ngalim meaning "wise, knowledgeable, learned" (of Arabic origin) combined with the masculine suffix -mun.

Ngamchit f Thai
From Thai งาม (ngam) meaning "beautiful, pretty" and จิตต์ (chit) meaning "mind, heart, soul".

Ngāmetua f & m Cook Islands Maori
Derived from the archaic plural article ngā and Metua.

Ngamjit f Thai
Alternate transcription of Ngamchit.

Ngamnit f Thai
From Thai งาม (ngam) meaning "beautiful, pretty" and นิจ (nit) meaning "habitually, constantly".

Ngamphit f Thai
From Thai งาม (ngam) meaning "beautiful, pretty" and พิศ (phit) meaning "stare, gaze".

Ngampit f Thai
Alternate transcription of Ngamphit.

Ngân f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 銀 (ngân) meaning "silver".

Ngātamaʻine f Cook Islands Maori
Derived from the archaic plural article ngā and tamaʻine meaning "girl, daughter, young woman."

Ngātokorua m & f Cook Islands Maori
Derived from the archaic plural article ngā and tokorua meaning "partner, companion."

Ngesti f & m Javanese
From Javanese ngèsti meaning "to crave, to desire, to intend".

Nget m & f Khmer
Means "baby, infant" in Khmer.

Nghi f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 儀 (nghi) meaning "ceremony, rites".

Nghị m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 毅 (nghị) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm".

Nghĩa m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 義 (nghĩa) meaning "justice, righteousness".

Nghiên m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 硯 (nghiên) meaning "inkstone".

Ngọ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 午 (ngọ) referring to the seventh Earthly Branch (11 AM to 1 PM), which is itself associated with the horse of the Chinese zodiac.

Ngoan m & f Vietnamese
Means "good, well-behaved, submissive" in Vietnamese, from a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 愿 (yuàn).

Ngodup m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan དངོས་གྲུབ (dngos-grub) meaning "accomplishment, achievement, realisation, attainment".

Ngohide f Western African
my mother has returned. usually given to the first daughter born after the death of a mother

Ngoia f Indigenous Australian, Warlpiri
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Warlpiri, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name is Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri (b. circa 1948), an Australian Aboriginal painter.

N'golo m Manding
This name means "I've largely procreated" (said by the newborn's father) in Bambara. It is traditionally given to the third-born son. ... [more]

Ngor m Dinka
Means "male child in a pair of twins" in Dinka.

Ngozichukwu f Western African, Igbo
Means "God's blessing", derived from Igbo ngozi "blessing" and Chukwu "God".

Ngun f & m Chin
Means "silver" in Hakha Chin.

Ngurah m Balinese
From a title that originated from marriages between an aristocratic and non-aristocratic family, used as an indication of authority. This name is traditionally given to the second-born child.

Ngusman m Javanese
Javanese variant of Uthman.

Ngwe m & f Burmese
Means "silver, money" in Burmese.

Nhân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 仁 (nhân) meaning "benevolence, mercy".

Nhật m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 日 (nhật) meaning "sun, day".

Nhất m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 一 (nhất) meaning "one, first".

Nhi f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 兒 (nhi) meaning "child".

Nhị m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 二 (nhị) meaning "two".

Nhiên m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 然 (nhiên) meaning "certainly, correct".

Nhơn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 仁 (nhơn) meaning "compassionate".

Nhor f & m Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Nur.

Nhora f Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Nura.

Như f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 如 (như) meaning "like, as" or 茹 (như) meaning "roots, vegetables".

Nhuận m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 潤 (nhuận) meaning "soft, sleek, wet, moist".

Nhur f & m Filipino, Tausug
Tausug form of Nur.

Như Ý f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 如意 (như ý) meaning "to be in accordance with one's wish, to be to one's liking".

Ni f Chinese
From Chinese 倪 (ní) meaning "origin, beginning", "weak, small", or "bound, limit" or 妮 (nī) meaning "servant girl", as well as other character combinations.

Ni f & m Burmese
Means "red" in Burmese.

Ni f Balinese
Balinese prefix placed at the beginning of feminine given names to indicate gender.

Nía f Spanish (Modern)
Short form of Estefanía.

Nia f Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of feminine names containing the sound nia (or other similar sounds), such as Kurnia, Juliana or Murniati.

Niab f Irish Mythology
An older form of Niamh.

Niadh m Old Irish
Means "warrior, champion" in Old Irish.

Niam m Hindi, Afghan
Means "law, rule, principle, observance" in Hindi and Urdu.

Niarzina f Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology
This was the name of a goddess in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of her name was in the Elamite language, though the second part of her name may have been derived from Elamite sina or zini meaning "(the) lady"... [more]

Nias m Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -nias.

Niaz m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of the Persian name Niyaz. A known bearer of this name is Niaz Diasamidze (b. 1973), a member of the Georgian folk-rock band 33a.

Niaziko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Niaz.

Nica f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Nika, which is a short form of names containing the Greek element νίκη (nike) meaning "victory", such as Nikola 2 and Veronika, as well as names ending in -nika (e.g. Monika, Annika).

Nica f Sardinian
Diminutive of Annica and Giuannica.

Nica f English (Rare)
Short form of Nicole, Nicolena, or names beginning with Nic. Variant of Nikki or Nicky

Nicaea f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikaia. Bearers of this name include the noblewomen Nicaea of Macedon (4th century BC) and Nicaea of Corinth (3rd century BC). The latter became Queen of Macedon through her second marriage, which was with Demetrius II of Macedon.... [more]

Nicaenetus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikainetos. A known bearer of this name was the Greek poet Nicaenetus of Samos (3rd century BC).

Nicagoras m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikagoras.

Nicaise m & f French, French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French masculine and feminine form of Nicasius. This name was borne by a 4th century AD saint from Rheims (France).

Nicandra f Italian
Italian feminine form of Greek Nikandros, mainly found in southern Italy.

Nicandre m History (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Nicander.

Nicandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Nicander.

Nicanora f Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Nicanor and Nicanore.

Nicarchus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikarchos. This name was borne by a Greek writer from the 1st century AD.

Nicarete f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Νικαρέτη (Nikarete) which was derived from Greek νίκη (nike) "victory" and ἀρετή (arete) "virtue, excellence"... [more]

Nicasi m Catalan (Rare), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Nicasius.

Nicasia f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Galician
Feminine form of Nicasius.

Nicasias m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikasias. A known bearer of this name was the Olympic victor Nicasias of Opus, who won the stadion race at the 70th Olympiad in 500 BC.

Nicasibulus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikasiboulos.

Nicasichorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikasichoros.

Nicasicrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikasikrates. This was the name of an obscure Epicurean philosopher from the Greek island of Rhodes, who is thought to have lived in the 2nd century BC.

Nicasidamus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikasidamos.

Nicasie f French (Archaic)
Archaic French form of Nicasia.

Nicasijn m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic, rare Dutch form of Nicasius.

Nicasimachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikasimachos.

Nicasio m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Spanish and Galician form of Nicasius.

Nicasipolis f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikasipolis.

Nicasippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikasippos.

Nicasius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch (Rare), African (Rare)
Latinized form of Nikasios. This was the name of several martyrs and saints, such as Nicasius of Die (4th century AD) and Nicasius of Rheims (5th century AD).... [more]

Nicat m Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic نجاة (najah) meaning "salvation, saving, delivery".

Nicator m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Nikator. A notable bearer of this name was Seleucus I Nicator (c. 358 BC-281 BC), one of the generals of Alexander the Great. He later founded the Seleucid Empire.

Nicaula f History, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Latinized form of Nikaule.

Niccole f English (Modern)
Variant of Nicole

Niccolosa f Medieval Italian
Variant of Nicolosa.

Nice f Greek Mythology (Rare), Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian
Ancient Greek variant as well as Latinized and Italian form of Nike. In Italy it's also used as diminutive of names with the element nice (derived from nike) such as Berenice and Eunice.... [more]

Nicefòr m Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal form of Nikephoros.

Nicefor m Polish
Polish form of Nikephoros.

Nicéforo m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Nikephoros.

Niceforo m Italian
Italian form of Nikephoros.

Nicephorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Nikephoros. Saint Nicephorus I (c. 758 - 829) was a Greek Orthodox theologian, historian, and patriarch of Constantinople (806–815) whose chronicles of Byzantine history and writings in defense of Byzantine veneration of icons provide data otherwise unavailable on early Christian thought and practice.

Niceratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikeratos.

Nicesipolis f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikesipolis. A notable bearer of this name was Nicesipolis of Pherae (4th century BC). She was a Thessalian woman, who became a wife or concubine of king Philip II of Macedon... [more]

Niceta f Galician (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Nicetas.

Nicetas m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Polish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Niketas. This is the name of several saints.

Niceto m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Niketas. This name was borne by Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, president of Spain from 1931 to 1936.

Nicette f French, French (Belgian)
Truncated form of Anicette.

Nicetu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Niketas.

Nicey f English (Rare, Archaic)
18th-century variant of Nice, itself a Latinization of Greek Nike.

Nicha f Thai
Means "clean, pure" in Thai.

Níchel m Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Variant of Nichel.

Nichel f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nichelle.

Nichell f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nichelle.

Nichifor m Romanian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Nikephoros.

Nichioso m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Nicholas.

Nichiozo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Nicholas.

Nichlas m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Niklas.

Nicholette f English (American)
Variant of Nicolette.

Nicholl f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Nicie f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Nicy.

Nicippe f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikippe. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Nicippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikippos. This was the name of a tyrant of Cos, who lived in the 1st century BC.

Nicke m Swedish
Diminutive of Niklas and Nils (compare Nick).

Nickel m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), English (Rare), Hunsrik
In Germany and the Netherlands, this name is a medieval short form of respectively Nicolaus and Nicolaas. In the case of the latter, it is via the medieval short form Nicol 1, of which Nickel is a variant.... [more]

Nickels m North Frisian
North Frisian form of Nicolaus; see also Nickel.

Nickiesha f Jamaican Patois (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Nikeisha.

Nicklaus m English
Anglicized form of Niklaus.

Nicla f Italian
Contracted form of Nicolina and Nicoletta.

Niclà m Romansh
Contracted form of Nicolà.

Niclaes m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch shorter form or variant of Nicolaes. In other words, you could say that this name is basically the medieval form of the modern name Niklaas - but then via the form Niclaas.... [more]

Nic'lesse m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Nicholas.

Niclo m Romansh
Variant of Niclò.

Niclò m Romansh
Contracted form of Niculò.

Niclos m Picard
Picard form of Nicholas.

Nicoară m Romanian (Rare)
Older form of Nicolae.

Nicobulus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikoboulos.

Nicochares m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikochares. This was the name of an Athenian comic poet from the 4th century BC.

Nicocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikokles. This name was borne by two kings from the island of Cyprus: one was a king of Paphos (4th century BC), the other was a king of Salamis (4th century BC).

Nicocrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikokrates. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens (4th century BC) and a tyrant of Cyrene (1st century BC).

Nicocreon m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikokreon. This was the name of a king of Salamis in Cyprus, who lived in the 4th century BC.

Nicodèm m Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal form of Nicodemus.

Nicodema f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Nicodemus.

Nicodim m Romanian, Moldovan
Romanian form of Nikodemos via Nicodemus.

Nicodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikodoros. A known bearer of this name was Nicodorus of Mantineia, an ancient Greek statesman from the 5th century BC.

Nicol m & f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch shorter form or variant of Nicolaes. It was exclusively a masculine name at the time. The name has since become used on females as well, which happened in the second half of the 20th century (after World War II)... [more]

Nicòla f Provençal, Gascon
Provençal and Gascon form of Nicole.

Nicoła m Venetian
Venetian form of Nicola 1.

Nicolà m Romansh
Romansh form of Nicholas.

Nicolaes m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Late medieval form of Nicolaas, which ultimately comes from the early medieval name Nycolaes. The name is still in use to this day, albeit very rarely... [more]

Nicolaie m Romanian
Variant of Nicolae via the variant Nicolai.

Nicolâs m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Nicholas.

Nicolaua f Catalan (Rare, Archaic), Aragonese (Archaic)
Catalan and medieval Aragonese feminine form of Nicolau.

Nicolene f English, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans, South African
Variant of Nicoline. Known bearers of this name include the South African race walker Nicolene Cronje (b. 1983) and the South African field hockey player Nicolene Terblanche (b... [more]

Nicolet m Lengadocian
Diminutive of Nicolau.

Nicolie f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Nicole.

Nicolien f Dutch
Dutch form of Nicoline, with its spelling phonetical in nature.

Nicolijn m & f Dutch
Dutch form of Nicolinus.

Nicolin m Ligurian, Romansh
Ligurian and Romansh form of Nicolinus.

Nicolinu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Nicolau.

Nicolinus m Late Roman, Dutch
Diminutive of Nicolaus.

Nicołò m Venetian
Venetian form of Nicolò.