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Nonianus m Late RomanRoman cognomen, which is an extended form of
Nonius. A bearer of this name was Marcus Servilius Nonianus, a Roman historian from the 1st century AD.
Nonius m Late RomanRoman nomen gentile, which is derived from the Roman praenomen
Nonus. Bearers of this name include Roman general and statesman Marcus Nonius Macrinus (2nd century AD) and his grandson, Roman senator Marcus Nonius Arrius Mucianus (3rd century AD).
Nonna f Soviet, Russian (Rare)Either a contracted form or a diminutive of
Noyabrina. A known bearer of this name was the Russian actress Noyabrina "Nonna" Mordyukova (1925-2008).
Nonna f RomanshRomansh form of
Anna, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
Nono f JapaneseFrom Japanese 埜 (
no) meaning "field, plain" or 希 (
no) meaning "rare, hope, beg, request, Greece" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [
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Nonoha f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 乃 (
no), a possessive particle, 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 葉 (
ha) meaning "leaf, needle, blade". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nonoko f JapaneseFrom 埜 (
no) meaning "field, plain", 希 (
no) meaning "rare, hope, beg, request, Greece", and 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Nonomi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 乃 (
no), a possessive particle, 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Noonsol m & f KoreanMeans "snowy pine tree", deriving from the Korean elements 눈 (
nun"snow") and 솔 (
sol "pine tree").
Nopphadon m ThaiFrom Thai นพ
(nop) meaning "nine" and ดล
(don) meaning "level, layer, tier".
Nopphakhun m & f ThaiMeans "gold" in Thai, ultimately from นพ
(nop) meaning "nine" and คุณ
(khun) meaning "attribute, characteristic, quality".
Nopphamat f ThaiFrom Thai นพ
(nop) meaning "nine" and มาศ
(mat) meaning "gold".
Noppharat m & f ThaiFrom Thai นพ
(nop) meaning "nine" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Nopphawan f ThaiFrom Thai นพ
(nop) meaning "nine" and วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Nopphawat m ThaiFrom Thai นพ
(nop) meaning "nine" and วัฒน์
(wat) meaning "prosperity, culture, development".
Noralf m NorwegianCombination of the Old Norse name elements
norðr "north" and
alfr "elf". The name was created in the late 19th century.
Noras m LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian noun
noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire".... [
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Norbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)Relatively modern name (1910) created by combining the Old Norse name elements
norðr "north" and
bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
Norcia f FolkloreNorcia is a female leprechaun in Tuscan folklore. Her name is a corruption of the Etruscan goddess
Nortia.
Nordi m Central AfricanThe given name of the French (with Congolese descendency) professional football player Nordi Mukiele.
Nordis f NorwegianLate 19th century combination of the Old Norse name elements
norðr "north" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister".
Nore m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)Younger form of
Nóri, an Old Norse name meaning either "north" (derived from
norðr) or "small person" (derived from
nóri). Swedish writer Esaias Tegnér used the name in a 1814 poem celebrating the union between Sweden and Norway... [
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Noreia f Celtic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare), Galician (Modern, Rare)Noreia used to be considered the epithet of an unidentified pre-Roman mother goddess who left her name in inscriptions throughout the Roman province Noricum (present-day Austria and Slovenia). Current theories suggest, however, that she might have been a Roman "creation" to gain the loyalty of the Norici (ever since
Vespasian's time, she was associated with the goddess
Isis and referred to as Isisi-Noreia)... [
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Norgailas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [
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Norgaudas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [
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Norgay m TibetanFrom Tibetan ནོར་རྒྱས
(nor-rgyas) meaning "abundance, plenty, enriching". This is the Tibetan name for the naga king
Vasuki.
Norgedas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [
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Norgintas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [
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Norichika m JapaneseFrom Japanese 徳 (
nori) meaning "virtue" combined with 親 (
chika) meaning "elder". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Norie f JapaneseFrom 昇 (
nori) meaning "to rise up" or 範 (
nori) meaning "example" combined with 絵 (
e) meaning "picture, painting". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Norihiro m JapaneseFrom Japanese 教 (
nori) meaning "teaching, doctrine, to teach", 鑑 (
nori) meaning "model, pattern, exemplar, example" or 雅 (
nori) meaning "elegant, graceful" combined with 弘 (
hiro) meaning "to spread, enlarge, expand"... [
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Norihito m JapaneseFrom 範 (
nori) meaning "example" or 教 (
nori) meaning "teachings, doctrine" combined with 史 (
hito) meaning "history". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Norikatsu m JapaneseFrom 孝 (
nori) meaning "filial piety" or 象 (
nori) meaning "elephant" combined with 克 (
katsu) meaning "to overcome". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Norinobu m JapaneseFrom 孝 (
nori) meaning "filial piety" or 象 (
nori) meaning "elephant" combined with 信 (
nobu) meaning "faith, trust, believe". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Norio m JapaneseFrom 昇 (
nori) meaning "to rise up" or 範 (
nori) meaning "example" combined with 夫 (
o) meaning "man, husband". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Noris f LiteratureThe name Noris was invented around 1650 by Fritz Helwig for a nymph symbolising the city of Nürnberg (Germany). The name is derived from Norici, an ancient Celtic tribe.
Norishige m JapaneseDerived from the Japanese kanji 則 (
nori) meaning "rule, law; misure" or 宣 (
nori) meaning "proclaim, announce" combined with 重 (
shige) meaning "main, principal, important" or 茂 (
shige) meaning "overgrown; luxuriant, thickly growing, lush".... [
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Norita f English (American)In the year 1935, a contest for naming an orphaned baby girl was held in the radio show 'Betty and Bob' with a price money of $10,000.... [
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Noritomo m JapaneseFrom Japanese 儀 (
nori) meaning "ceremony, rites", 憲 (
nori) meaning "law", 紀 (
nori) meaning "chronicle", 典 (
nori) meaning "rule, ceremony", or 法 (
nori) meaning "law, act, method", combined with 智 (
tomo) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 朋 or 友 (
tomo) meaning "friend"... [
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Noriya m JapaneseFrom 徳 (
nori) meaning "virtue" and 也 (
ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Noriyo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 記 (
nori) meaning "statement, inscription, mention, describe, mark" or 法 (
nori) meaning "law, rule", combined with 代 (
yo) meaning "world, society". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Noriyoshi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 宣 (
nori) meaning "to proclaim, announce, say" or 永 (
nori) meaning "long, lengthy, eternity" combined with 悦 (
yoshi) meaning "ecstasy" or 福 (
yoshi) meaning "luck, good fortune"... [
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Noriyuki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 憲 (
nori) meaning "constitution, basic law" combined with 幸 (
yuki) meaning "good luck, good fortune, happiness". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [
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Normantas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [
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Normintas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [
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Nórr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
norðr "north". In Norse mythology Nórr (also called Nór or Nori) was the son of
Þorri, and the founder of Norway.
Nortautas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [
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Northern m EnglishSimply means "northern" from the English word. This name was used briefly in the middle of the twentieth century. Five males were given it in 1955, the last year in which it qualified to be counted by SSA data... [
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Nortia f Etruscan Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of
Nurtia. This was the name of the Etruscan goddess of fate and fortune. Her attribute is a large nail and at the beginning of the New Year a nail was driven into a wall in her sanctuary... [
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Nortrud f German (Rare)The name is formed of the Germanic name elements
NORD "north" and
THRUD "strength"
Norunn f NorwegianCombination of the Old Norse name elements
norðr "north" and
unna "to love".
Norvaidas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [
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Norvainas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [
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Norvaišas m Lithuanian (Rare)The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [
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Norval m EnglishDerived from the surname
Norval, which is an Anglo-Scottish variant of
Norville, a Norman French surname that was brought to Great Britain during or after the Norman Conquest... [
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Norvald m NorwegianCombination of Norwegian
nord "north" and the Old Norse name element
valdr "ruler".
Norvaldas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [
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Norvilas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [
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Norvydas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [
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Norzin f & m TibetanMeans "holding wealth" from Tibetan ནོར
(nor) meaning "wealth, riches" and འཛིན
(dzin) meaning "to hold, to bear".
Norzita f MalayFrom the name element
nūr "light" and an unknown name element.
Nosimir m Medieval SlavicThe first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic
nositi "to carry, to bear, to bring, to wear". Compare modern Czech
nosit "to wear, to carry, to bring" and modern Polish
nosić "to carry, to bear, to wear"... [
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Nosislav m Medieval SlavicThe first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic
nositi "to carry, to bear, to bring, to wear". Compare modern Czech
nosit "to wear, to carry, to bring" and modern Polish
nosić "to carry, to bear, to wear"... [
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Nosloum m Baltic MythologyThe name of a Lithuanian god or mythical being recorded in writings by Jesuit monks dating back to the era between 1580 and 1620.... [
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Nosratollah m PersianPersian form of
Nasratullah. Known Iranian bearers of this name include the actor Nosratollah Vahdat (b. 1925) and the poet Nosratollah Noohian (b... [
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