Feminine Submitted Names

Nelida f Galician
Galician form of Nélida.

Nelide f Italian (Rare)

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 Bulgarian

Nelina f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Cornelia.

Nelinda f Various (Rare)

Neline f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of Nelina.

Nelinka f Czech
A diminutive of Nela.

Nelisa f South African (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)

Nelise f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Nelisiwe f Zulu
Means "satisfied" in Zulu.

Nelissa f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

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

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.

Nella f Estonian, Hungarian
Variant of Nelli.

Nellan m & f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nellborg f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Nelborg.

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.

Nellette f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nelli f Armenian

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.

Nellwyn f English (American, Archaic)

Nellý f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of Nelly.

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

Nellyan f American

Nellys f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Nelly.

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

Nelosława f Polish (Rare)
AN REALLY RARE NAME. Since 1974 no one has named a child like that.

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

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

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

Nelsina f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Nelsis f & m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nelugendo f Kaguru
Means "traveller" in Chikaguru.

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

Nelva f American (South)

Nelw f Welsh
Welsh diminutive of Elin or Elinor.

Nély f French (Rare)
Variant of Nélie.

Nely f Dutch
Variant spelling of Nelie.

Nélya f French (Modern)
Variant of Nélia.

Nelya f Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian adoption of Nelly.

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."

Ne'matbibi f Uzbek
Derived from ne'mat meaning "blessings" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Ne'matoy f Uzbek
Derived from ne'mat meaning "blessings" and oy meaning "moon".

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.

Nemekh m & f Mongolian
Means "add, enhance" in Mongolian.

Némené'héhe f Cheyenne
Means "Singing Woman" in Cheyenne.

Nemesia f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Feminine 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.

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".

Nemi f Arabic

Nemi f Japanese
From Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth, fruit". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nemie f Filipino

Nemii f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nemina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Nemine.

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.

Nemo f Wao
Waodoni (Huaoroni) for "Star."

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

Nemu f Japanese
Means "sleep" in Japanese.

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 Japanese
From Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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

Nena f Maltese

Nena f Greek
Diminutive of Irini.

Nena f Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of Elena, Josefina and similar names.

Nénai f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Nancy.

Nenalda f Sardinian
Variant of Lenarda.

Nenca f Nahuatl
Means either "to be idle, inactive, without profit" or "to have lived" in Nahuatl.

Nencia f Medieval Italian

Nency f Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Nancy.

Nenden f Sundanese
Feminine equivalent of Deden.

Néné f Jèrriais
Jèrriais cognate of Nancy.

Nene f & m West Frisian
Variant form of Nane.

Nene f Japanese
Means ""tranquil".

Nene f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "little girl" in Tagalog.

Nenê f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.

Nenega f Breton (Archaic)
Variant of Ninnog.

Neneh f Western African
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Nana 4 or Nnenne. It is borne by Swedish singer Neneh Cherry (1964-), who inherited the name from her Sierra Leonean paternal grandmother.

Neneko f Japanese
From Japanese 子 (ne) meaning "child", 子 (ne) meaning "child" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Neneng f Sundanese
Variant of Eneng.

Neneng f Filipino, Tagalog
From Tgalog nene meaning "younger sister, little girl".

Nenete f Walloon
Walloon form of Antoinette.

Nenetl f Nahuatl
Means "doll, idol" in Nahuatl.

Neng f & m Chinese
From the Chinese character 能 (néng) meaning "able; capable".... [more]

Nengah m & f Balinese
Means "middle, central" in Balinese. This name is traditionally given to the second or third-born child in certain regions of Bali.

Nengimote f & m Ijaw
Ijaw name Meaning "OVERCOMER OR VICTORY" NENGI for short

Nengju f Chinese
From the Chinese 能 (néng) meaning "to be able" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Nengjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 能 (néng) meaning "to be able" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Nengmei f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 能 (néng) meaning "to be able" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Nengsih f Sundanese
Sundanese variant of Ningsih.

Nengxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 能 (néng) meaning "to be able" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Nengyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 能 (néng) meaning "to be able" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Nengyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 能 (néng) meaning "to be able, ability" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Nenia f Filipino

Nening f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Nenita or Nena 4.

Nenita f Filipino
Either a diminutive of Nena or derived from Spanish nena used as a term of endearment for a girl.

Nenka m & f Japanese
Means "burning fire" in Japanese.

Nenna f Sardinian
Short form of Giuanna.

Nenna f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Finnish
Short form of various names. It probably developed from the Scandinavian diminutives Nanna 1 and Nina 1... [more]

Nenne f & m West Frisian
Variant form of Nanne.

Nennedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Nenna.

Nenneke f West Frisian
Variant form of Nanneke.

Nennel f Judeo-French
Diminutive of Nana.

Nenoca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.

Nenoga f Breton (Archaic)
Variant of Ninnog.

Nenomoshia f African American

Nénotte f Jèrriais
Diminutive of Nénai and Néné.

Nenritdung f African, Ngas, Nigerian
A common name used among the Jos Plateau people of Nigeria. Meaning "God is good"

Nenrot f & m African, Ngas, Nigerian
A common name used among the Jos Plateau people of Nigeria. Meaning "God loves"

Nente f Medieval Italian

Nenye f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫩 (nèn) meaning "delicate, light, soft" and 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".

Neo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ne) meaning "love, affection", 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 寧 (ne) meaning "rather", 然 (ne), a suffix after nouns to express likeness or 峰 (ne) meaning "peak, ridge" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" or 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle"... [more]

Neobule f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Literature
From Greek Νεοβούλη (Neoboule), which meant "new decision" from Greek νέος (neos) meaning "new" and βούλομαι (boulomai) "to will, to wish, to prefer". This was used by the 7th-century BC Greek poet Archilochus.

Neoki f Japanese
Origin: Japanese... [more]

Neoko f Japanese
From Japanese 希 (ne) meaning "hope, rare", 生 (o) meaning "raw" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Neola f English (Rare)
Possibly an invented name influenced by the sounds found other names such as Neoma, Viola, Leola and Theola.

Neoma f English (Rare)
Altered form of Naomi 1 (compare Naoma), though it is popularly claimed to mean "new moon" in Greek (apparently by association with the prefix neo "new, young" and mene "moon").

Neomah f Popular Culture
Variant of Neoma used for a demonic character in the role-playing game 'Exalted'.

Neomai f Fijian
Fijian form of Naomi 1.

Néomaye f French (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
From Latin Neomadia, the meaning of which is uncertain. This was the name of a French saint who is mainly venerated in the Poitou region. She is the patron saint of shepherds.... [more]

Neomi f Hebrew
Variant of Naomi 1.

Neomi f Japanese
From Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" combined with 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Neomisia f History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a saint who settled in Macerata near Anagni, Italy.

Neon f & m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (ne) meaning "light", 夕 (ne) meaning "evening", 寧 (ne) meaning "rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility", 希 (ne) meaning "hope, beg, request, rare", 弥 (ne) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 心 (ne) meaning "heart, soul, mind", 愛 (ne) meaning "love, affection", 明 (ne) meaning "bright, light", 永 (ne) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 碧 (ne) meaning "blue, green", 祈 (ne) meaning "pray, wish", 祢 (ne) or 禰 (ne) both meaning "ancestral shrine", 羽 (ne) meaning "feathers", 菜 (ne) meaning "vegetables, greens", 虹 (ne) meaning "rainbow", 輝 (ne) meaning "brightness", 錬 (ne) meaning "tempering, refine, drill, train, polish", 音 (ne) meaning "sound" or 願 (ne) meaning "petition, request, vow, wish, hope", 碧 (o) meaning "blue, green" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound", 姫 (on) meaning "princess", 穏 (on) meaning "calm, quiet, moderation", 暖 (on) meaning "warmth", 遠 (on) meaning "distant, far", 恩 (on) meaning "grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit", 桜 (on) meaning "cherry blossom", 温 (on) meaning "warm", 織 (on) meaning "weave, fabric" or 苑 (on) meaning "garden, farm, park"... [more]

Neona f English (Rare)

Neonila f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Neonilla. A known bearer is Ukrainian actress Neonila "Nila" Kryukova (1943-).

Neonilla f Ancient Greek (?), Russian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Likely derived from the Greek element νεος (neos) meaning "new". This was the name of a 3rd-century Syrian saint, supposedly martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Decius along with her husband Terence and their seven children.

Neori f Japanese
From Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 織 (o) meaning "to weave, to knit" combined with 梨 (ri) meaning "pear". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Neoris f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek νεώρεον (neoreon) meaning "to be overseer of a dockyard".

Neowyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Neowyn Brakhage is a director and actress. Her first name is possibly Welsh in origin, though she is American.

Neoyame m & f Tswana
Means "my gift" in Setswana.

Neoyaone f & m Tswana
Means "His (God's) gift" in Setswana.

Nepeese f Literature
From Cree nîpisîy meaning "willow". It is used in the 1917 novel 'Baree, Son of Kazan' by James Oliver Curwood.

Nepeta f American (Modern, Rare)

Néphélé f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Nephele.

Néphélie f French (Modern, Rare)
French coinage based on Néphélé as well as a Gallicized form of Nefeli.

Nephelie f Greek
Variant transliteration of Νεφέλη (see Nefeli).

Nephry f Popular Culture
The name of Jade Curtiss' sister from the video game Tales of the Abyss.

Nephtalie f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage, intended as a feminine form of Nephtali.

Nephtys f Egyptian Mythology
Variant of Nephthys.

Nepomucena f Spanish (Archaic), Polish, Portuguese (Archaic), German (Silesian)
Feminine form of Nepomuceno and Nepomuk.

Nepomukana f German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Nepomuk.

Neppie f American
Diminutive of Penelope.

Nepps f Scots
Diminutive of Elspeth.

Neptuna f Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Neptunus.

Neptunine f Roman Mythology
Derived from the name of the Greek sea god Neptune, used by the Roman poet Catullus to refer to the nymph Thetis, because she was a granddaughter of Poseidon (Neptune).

Nera f Croatian, Hebrew
Feminine form of Ner. It also means "candle" in Hebrew (hence may be given to girls born during Hanukkah).

Nera f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Nero 2.

Neraida f Albanian

Nerantzo f Greek (Rare)
Possibly derived from Greek νεραντζιά (nerantzia) meaning "bitter orange".

Neratzo f Greek (Rare)
Variant of Nerantzo.

Neratzoula f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Neratzo.

Nerci f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nelci.

Nerdanel f Literature
Quenya name; meaning unknown. This is the name of Fëanor's wife in Tolkien's legendarium.

Nerdlâĸ f Greenlandic
Means "greater white-fronted goose chick" in Greenlandic.

Nerea f Italian, Sicilian, Galician, Spanish
Feminine form of Nereo.

Nereia f Portuguese
Portuguese femenine form of Nereu

Nereid f Obscure
Variant of Nereida.

Nereide f Italian
Italian form of Nereida.

Nereiður f Norse Mythology, Literature
Occurs in the 13th-century Icelandic saga Brennu-Njáls saga belonging to a female character. It is the Icelandic form of Old Norse Nereiðr (a masculine name).

Nerella f Hungarian
Variant of Nerina.

Nerelle f English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Narelle.

Nerena f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be related to the Greek name Nereine (also found in the form Nerine), which is ultimately derived from Nereus... [more]

Nerenxa f Albanian

Nereyda f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Nereida.

Nergi f Laz
Means sapling, sprout in Laz, from the Turkish Nergis, but ultimately of Greek origin Narkissos.

Nêrgiz f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Narcissus.

Nergiz f Turkish
Means "daffodil, narcissus" in Turkish.

Neri m & f Hebrew
Means "my candle" in Hebrew.

Neri f Japanese
From Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Neri f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Valvanera.

Neri m & f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Nerid. It is most prominent in Telemark, Norway.

Neria f Italian
Feminine form of Nerio.

Neria f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Neriya.... [more]

Nerías m & f Spanish, Portuguese
form of Neriah

Nerid m & f Norwegian (Rare)
A younger variant of Neriðr. The name is most prominent in Vestfold and Telemark, Norway.

Nerienda f Anglo-Saxon
Possibly derived from Old English neriend "saviour".

Nerija f Lithuanian
Possibly derived from Old Prussian neria "to dive (like a swimmer)".

Nerika f South African, African

Nerikka f Filipino

Nérilda f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Nerilda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Nerilė f Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian element nerė meaning "to dive."

Nérilia f Haitian Creole (Rare)

Neriman f Turkish
Turkish form of Nariman used as a feminine name.

Nerina f Greek Mythology
One of the daughter of Nereus. Means "sea nymph", "nereid", or "mermaid".

Nerine f Afrikaans (Rare), English (Rare)

Neringa f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
From Lithuanian legends about Neringa and Naglis. The exact origin and meaning of the name are uncertain, however some scholars believe that it is derived from Old Prussian neria "to dive (like a swimmer)."... [more]

Nerita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Valvanera.

Nerita f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Neritan.

Neríður f Icelandic (Rare)
An Icelandic, feminine form of Neriðr.

Neriya f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Modern Hebrew variant of Neriah.... [more]

Neriyah f English (American, Modern)
Most probably a variant of Neriah.

Nerkeza f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nerkez.

Nerlaaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Nerdlâĸ.

Nerlande f Haitian Creole
Haitian word for "Netherlands".

Nermana f Bosnian (?)

Nermê f Kurdish
From Kurdish nerm meaning "tender, mild".

Neroli f English (Australian)
From the name of an essential oil distilled from orange blossom, which was derived from the Italian place name Nerola, itself probably meaning "strong" or "brave" from Sabine nero (compare Nero)... [more]

Nerona f English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Nerrida f English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Nerida.

Nerrivik f New World Mythology, Inuit Mythology
The Inuit goddess of the sea and sea animals.

Nèrta f Provençal, Gascon
Variant of Estèr.

Nertila f Albanian

Neru f Japanese

Neruia f Ancient Roman

Nerutendo f Shona
Meaning "with belief" or "with thanks; with gratitude", another form of the name is Norutendo. It derives from the verb kutenda.

Nerwen f Literature
Means "man-maiden" in Quenya. This was the name given to Galadriel by her mother. It was chosen because of Galadriel's great height.

Neryssa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nerissa.

Nês f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.

Nes m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "miracle" in Hebrew.

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.

Nesa f Persian

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.

Nesanet f Oromo

Nesba f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Nescato f Aquitanian
Possibly meaning “girl”.

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

Neshad f Arabic
The name is a Arabic name and it’s for a girl

Neshama f Jewish
Hebrew for "soul", often used to honour Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach through his daughter, Neshama.

Neshat f & m Arabic (Rare)
It means "happiness", has the same meaning of Shadi 2.

Neshka f Bulgarian

Nesiah f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nesibe f Turkish
Turkish form of Nasiba.

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

Nesida f Louisiana Creole

Nesikhva f Chuvash
Chuvash variant of Nazifa.

Nesime f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nesim.

Nesina f Romansh
Diminutive of Nesa.

Nesitanebetashru f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning “Belonging to the lady of the ashru”. The ashru was a crescent-shaped sacred lake around the temples of solar goddesses.

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.

Neskhons f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "She belongs to Khonsu".

Neskur f Basque (Rare)
Coined at the end of the 19th century, this name is derived from Basque neska "young woman" and haur "child".

Neskuts f Basque (Rare)
Coined at the end of the 19th century, this name is derived from Basque neska "young woman" and huts "purely, totally", with the intended meaning of "virgin".

Neslihan f Turkish
From nesli meaning "generation" combined with han (from khan) meaning "leader, ruler".

Neslişah f Turkish, Ottoman Turkish
Turkish form of Neslisah.

Neslisah f Persian
From, the last princess Imperial of the Ottoman Empire, Princess Fatma Neslişah Sultan, meaning "descending from shah", "descending from royalty.

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

Nesmah f Arabic (Egyptian)
When translated from Arabic, the name means "breeze"

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.

Nésȯhtȯheméóná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Seven Trails Woman" in Cheyenne.

Nesreen f Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic
Egyptian variant of Nasrin.

Nesria f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Found in Tunisia.

Nesrin f Persian
Nesrin means "wild rose".

Nesrine f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Nasrin (chiefly Tunisian and Algerian).

Nesryn f Literature
The name of a character in the Throne of Glass series, written by Sarah J. Maas.

Ness f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Nes means "miracle" in Hebrew.

Nessa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.

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

Nessan m & f Irish
Variant of Neasán

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]

Nessel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Ness means "miracle" and El, reference to God.

Nessia f Jewish

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]

Neššo f Sidamo
Means "small statured" in Sidama.

Nesta f Kashubian
Diminutive of Érnesta.

Neste f Medieval Welsh
Medieval variant of Nest and Nesta.

Neste f Hungarian
Variant of Nyeste.

Nesteren f Ubykh
Possibly an Ubykh form of Nesrin.

Nestine f Walloon
Walloon form of Ernestine.

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

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

Nestoria f Medieval French
Feminine form of Nestorius found in a medieval Latin record.

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

Nestra f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nesuha f Ethiopian
Possible from an Arabic root nasuh which means something like sincerity, often found in the religious context taubat-an-nasuha meaning sincere return or repentance.

Nesulte f Nanai
Means "rowan berry" in Nanai.

Nesya f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the name Nes with the letters יה (which are part of the name of God) means "Miracle of God" in Hebrew.

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

Net f Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Varaint of Neith

Neta f Russian (Archaic)

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

Netanya f Ancient Hebrew (Anglicized, Modern)
Feminine form of Netanyahu.