Feminine Submitted Names

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Nuoshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 双 (shuāng) meaning "couple, pair, both".
Nuotta f Romansh (Archaic)
Truncated form of Annuotta as well as feminine form of Nuot, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Nuowa f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".
Nuowen f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Nuoxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".
Nuoxiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, clouds, mist, night".
Nuoxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".
Nuoxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
Nuoxue f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Nuoyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed".
Nuoyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather" or 瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues".
Nuozhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, actual, true, genuine".
Nupelda f Kurdish
A Kurdish word meaning "blossoming (of the trees)"
Nuphar f Hebrew
Nuphar is genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae, with a temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere distribution. Common names include water-lily (Eurasian species; shared with many other genera in the same family), pond-lily, alligator-bonnet or bonnet lily, and spatterdock (North American species).
Nuphet m & f Lao
From ໜູ (nu) meaning "mouse", also used as an endearing term meaning "little child", and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond".
Nuppu f Finnish
From the Finnish word meaning "flower bud".
Nupta f Babylonian
Meaning uncertain, possibly deriving from the Akkadian element nuāru ("singer , musician , poet"). Name borne by the wife of Itti-marduk-balatu.
Nuqi f Arabic
Meaning "Pure" in Arabic, Nuqi Was the Sister of Lagneía,Iremía, and Kakóvoulos, and The Only Daughter and Youngest Child of Sahar 'Aswad.
Nuqra f Uzbek
Means "silver" in Uzbek.
Nuqraoy f Uzbek
Derived from nuqra meaning "silver" and oy meaning "moon".
Nür f & m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Nur.
Nurafshon f Uzbek
Meas "brilliant" in Uzbek.
Nurah f Arabic
Variant of Nura
Nurain f Malay, Indonesian
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and عين ('ayn) meaning "eye".
Nuraini f Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and عين ('ayn) meaning "eye".
Nuraisah f Indonesian
Combination of Nur and Aisah.
Nuraisyah f Malay, Indonesian
Combination of Nur and Aisyah.
Nuraliye f Uyghur
Combination of Nur(Light) and Aliye(Sublime).
Nurangiz f Persian
From the feminine Nura, light. One who gives light.
Nūrātūnn f Balochi
Derived from nūr meaning "light" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".
Nurbadan f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and badan meaning "skin, complexion".
Nurbahar f Turkish (Rare)
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Persian بهار (bahar) meaning "spring (the season)".
Nurbahor f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and bahor meaning "spring".
Nurbakyt m & f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with бақыт (baqıt) meaning "happiness".
Nurbanot f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and banot meaning "velvet".
Nurbanu f Turkish
Combination of Arabic nur meaning "light" and Persian banu meaning "lady". See also Nur and Banu.
Nurbaxt f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and baxt meaning "happiness" or "luck, good fortune".
Nurbibi f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and bibi meaning "learned woman".
Nurbika f Chechen
From Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, girl, mistress".
Nurbodom f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and bodom meaning "almond".
Nurbonu f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and bonu meaning "lady (title)".
Nurbüläk f Bashkir
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and бүләк (büläk) meaning "gift, present".
Nurcahaya f Indonesian
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Indonesian cahaya meaning "light".
Nürcan f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Nurcan.
Nurchechak f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and chechak meaning "flower".
Nurdan f Turkish
Means "from the light", ultimately from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Turkish -dan meaning "from".
Nurdavlat f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and davlat meaning "wealth, fortune" or "happiness".
Nurdono f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and dono meaning "wise".
Nurdzhamal f Tatar
Tatar name of Arabic origin meaning "light of beauty".
Nuredina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nuredin.
Nureen f Muslim (Rare)
Related to Nur, meaning "light".
Nuret f Circassian
Circassian form of Nur.
Nurfaizah f Indonesian, Malay
Combination of Nur and Faizah.
Nurfarah f Malay
Combination of Nur and Farah.
Nurfarahin f Malay
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and فرحين (farahin) meaning "rejoicing, happy, joyous".
Nurfatin f Malay, Thai (Muslim)
Combination of Nur and Fatin 1.
Nurfitriana f Indonesian
Combination of Nur and Fitriana.
Nurgöl f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Nurgul.
Nurgo'zal f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and go'zal meaning "beautiful".
Nurgözel f Turkmen
From Turkmen nur meaning "light" (see Nur) combined with gözel meaning "beautiful, lovely".
N'urguhuna f Yakut
Means "snowdrop" in Yakut.
Nurgulshan f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and gulshan meaning "flower garden".
Nurgün m & f Turkish
Turkish unisex name derived from the words nur meaning "light" and gün meaning "days".
Nurguyaana f Yakut
Ferminine form of Nurgun.
Nurhafizah f Malay, Indonesian
Combination of the names Nur and Hafizah.
Nurhaliza f Indonesian, Malay (Rare)
Combination of Nur and Haliza. A notable bearer is Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin (1979-), a Malaysian singer.
Nurhan f & m Turkish
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and the Turkic title han meaning "khan, ruler".
Nurhasanah f Indonesian
Combination of Nur and Hasanah.
Nurhayati f Indonesian, Malay
Combination of Nur and Hayati.
Nurhayot f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and hayot meaning "life".
Nurhidayah f Indonesian, Malay
Combination of Nur and Hidayah.
Nurhïlïw f Bashkir
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Baskhir һылыу (hïlïw) meaning "beautiful".
Nuri f Catalan
Diminutive of Núria.
Nuri f & m Korean (Modern)
From obsolete native Korean 누리 (nuri) meaning "world," also coinciding with the word meaning "hail" and the stem of verb 누리다 (nurida) meaning "to enjoy."
Nuria f Japanese
From Japanese 野 (nu) meaning "area, field", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nuri-bom f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Nuri and Bom.
Nuridiyda f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and diyda meaning "eye".
Nurilham m & f Indonesian (Rare), Malay (Rare)
Combination of Nur and Ilham.
Nuriman m & f Indonesian, Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and إيمان (iman) meaning "faith".
Nurin f Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
Nuriya f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Bashkir
Strictly feminine form of Nur.
Nuriyah f Indonesian, Thai (Muslim)
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
Nuriyat f Lezgin
Lezgin feminine form of Nur.
Nurjamol f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and jamol meaning "beauty".
Nurjan m & f Kazakh
Means "bright soul" in Kazakh. Combination of the Kazakh word nur, meaning "light" (ultimately derived from Arabic nūr) and the Kazakh word jan, meaning "soul" or "dear" (ultimately derived from Persian)... [more]
Nurjannah f Indonesian
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and جنة (jannah) meaning "paradise, garden".
Nurjannat f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and jannat meaning "heaven".
Nurlaila f Indonesian, Thai (Muslim)
Combination of Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and the name Laila 1.
Nurlela f Indonesian
Possibly from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" combined with the name Lela 2.
Nurlig'oyat f Uzbek
Derived from nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and g'oyat(da) meaning "extremely".
Nurlihayot f Uzbek
Derived from nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and hayot meaning "life".
Nurlijon f Uzbek
Derived from nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Nurlioy f Uzbek
Derived from nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and oy meaning "moon".
Nurlir'oy f Uzbek
Derived from nurli meaning "radiant, shining" and r'oy meaning "face".
Nürlü f Karachay-Balkar
From the Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
Nurlyn f Tausug (Modern)
Combination of Nur and the popular suffix -lyn.
Nurma f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Norma, possibly influenced by Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
Nurmah f Indonesian
Variant of Nurma.
Nurmala f Indonesian
Variant of Nirmala probably influenced by Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
Nurmalawati f Indonesian
Combination of the name Nurmala and the feminine suffix -wati.
Nurmalita f Indonesian
Combination of Nurma and Lita.
Nurmawati f Indonesian
Combination of the name Nurma and the feminine suffix -wati.
Nurnozik f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and nozik meaning "fine, delicate".
Nuroniya f Uzbek
Derived from nuroniy meaning "shining with light".
Nuroy f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and oy meaning "moon".
Nurposhsha f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.
Nurqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and qiz meaning "girl".
Nurrul f & m Malay
Variant of Nurul.
Nursadaf f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and sadaf meaning "mother-of-pearl".
Nursäsäk f Bashkir
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Bashkir сәсәк (säsäk) meaning "flower".
Nursaule f Kazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and сәуле (saule) meaning "ray, halo".
Nursel f Turkish
From Turkish nur, meaning "light".
Nurset f Chechen
Derived from Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light".
Nurshoda f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and shoda meaning "necklace" or shod meaning "joyful".
Nursiymo f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and siymo meaning "appearance".
Nursulu f Kazakh
Derived from Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Kazakh сұлу (sulu) meaning "beautiful, beauty".
Nursuluv f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Nurtia f Etruscan Mythology
Etruscan form of Nortia.
Nurtoza f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and toza meaning "clean, pure".
Nurulain f Malay
From Arabic نور ال (nur al) meaning "light of the" and عين ('ayn) meaning "eye".
Nurulhuda f Malay
From Arabic نور ال (nur al) meaning "light of the" and هدى (huda) meaning "right guidance".
Nur-xan f Abazin
Abaza feminine form of Nurkhan.
Nuryuz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and yuz meaning "face" or "hundred, many times".
Nurzat f & m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From Kyrgyz нур (nur) and Kazakh нұр (nur) both meaning "light" combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring". It is more commonly used as a feminine name in Kyrgyzstan while it is used more as a masculine name in Kazakhstan.
Nurzhamal f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and جمال (jamal) meaning "beauty".
Nurziyo f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and ziyo meaning "divine light", "glimmer, shine" or "enlightenment".
Nüşabə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nushaba.
Nusaba f Bengali
It means fighter/strong-willed/courageous/warrior
Nusaibah f Arabic (Archaic)
It means ‘nurturing’. It is the name of one of the first women to convert to Islam and a companion of Muhammad.
Nusayba f Arabic (Rare), Medieval Arabic
Means "appropriate, proper, fitting" in Arabic.
Nusesi m & f Ewe
Means "the powerful hand" in Ewe.
Nushaba f Literature, Urdu, Azerbaijani (Anglicized)
Means "water of life", possibly from Persian نوش (nush) meaning "ambrosia, nectar, elixir" and آب (ab) meaning "water". This is the name of a queen of Barda in Nizami Ganjavi's Iskandarnameh... [more]
Nüsia f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Anna.
Nusia f Vilamovian
Variant of Nüsia.
Nusiu f Vilamovian
Diminutive of Nusia.
Nuška f Slovene
Short form of Anuška.
Nusrat f & m Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Derived from Arabic نَصْر (naṣr) meaning "victory, triumph" or نَصَرَ (naṣara) meaning "to help, to assist". It is a unisex name in Pakistan and Iran while it is solely feminine in Bangladesh.
Ñusta f Spanish
Means "princess" in Quechua. It was used as a title in the Inca Empire, not as a personal name.
Nuța f Romanian
Short form of Anuța and Lenuța.
Nuta f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali, Gujarati
"praised"; "commended "
Nutala f Romansh
Feminine form of Nutal.
Nutan f Indian
Means "new" in Sanskrit and Sanskrit-derived languages.
Nutana f Hinduism
MEANING : New, modern, fresh... [more]
Nuthida f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐธิดา (see Natthida).
Nuthong m & f Lao
From ໜູ (nu) meaning "mouse", also used as an endearing term meaning "little child", and ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold".
Nuți f Romanian
Diminutive of Anuța or Lenuța.
Nutida f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐธิดา (see Natthida).
Nutka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Anna.
Nutsa f Georgian
Contracted form of Ninutsa, which is a diminutive of Nino 2.... [more]
Nutsiko f Georgian
Diminutive of Nutsa, which via Ninutsa is essentially a diminutive of Nino 2.... [more]
Nutta f Romansh (Archaic)
Truncated form of Annutta.
Nutthida f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐธิดา (see Natthida).
Nuttida f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ณัฐธิดา (see Natthida).
Nuʻuanu m & f Hawaiian
A unisex Hawaiian name derived from the word nuʻu meaning “height” and anu meaning “cool”, thus "chilly heights". It is also the name of a cliff, valley, and stream in Honolulu.
Nuunni f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Nune.
Nuunu f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Nûno.
Nuusiku f Ovambo
Feminine form of Uusiku.
Nuvia f Spanish, Catalan
Variant of Nubia.
Nüvit m & f Turkish
Means “good news” in Turkish
Nuvua f Inuit
An Inuit name. This is the name of an Inuit woman in the movie: "The Journey Home".
Nuya f Mordvin
Derived from Erzya нуема (nuema) meaning "harvest".
Nuying f Far Eastern Mythology
Means "maiden bloom". In Chinese folk religion, she and her twin sister, Ehuang, are goddesses or spirits of the Xiang River.
Nuymiy f Quechua
Quechua form of Naomi 1.
Nuzhat f Arabic
Means "happy" in Arabic.
Nvard f Armenian
Etymology uncertain.
Nwaaku f Igbo
Means "child of wealth" in Igbo.
Nwaamaka f Igbo (Rare)
Allegedly means "child is good".
Nwaanyiabia f Igbo
Means "a woman has come" in Igbo.
Nwabugo f Igbo
Means "child is glory" in Igbo.
Nwakaego f Igbo
Means "child surpasses money" in Igbo.
Nwakanma f Igbo
This feminine name means "Child is better" in Igbo.
Nwakauba m & f Igbo
Means "a child is more valuable than wealth" in Igbo.
Nwankasiobi m & f Igbo
Means "child of consolation" in Igbo.
Nway f Burmese
Means "warm" in Burmese.
N'wayitelo f Tsonga
Means "smile" in Xitsonga.
Nwe f Burmese
Means "creeper, vine" in Burmese.
Nwe f Burmese
Means "swaying, willowing" in Burmese.
Nwet f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese နွဲ့ (see Nwe).
Nwinuamene m & f Ogoni
Child bring riches/wealth
Nwoyi m & f Western African, Yakö
Means "he/she knows" in Yakö language.
Nwyvre f Welsh (Modern)
From the poetic Middle Welsh word nwyfre meaning "sky, heaven, firmament" and "ether, quintessence", derived from nwyf "energy, vigour". This is a recently coined Welsh name.
Nxalati f Tsonga
Means "happiness" in Xitsonga.
Nyabeel f Nuer
Means "girl of the corn" in Nuer.
Nyaboke f Gusii
From Ekegusii oboke "honey"
Nyadzayo m & f Shona
Zimbabwean
Nyagũra f Kikuyu
Means "the one who buys" in Kikuyu.
Nyai Loro Kidul f Far Eastern Mythology
The name of an Indonesia sea goddess, also known as Queen of the Southern Sea. Her name is derived from the honorific nyai, loro meaning "two", and kidul meaning "south, southern"... [more]
Nyakallo f & m Sotho
Means "joy" in Sotho.
Nyakeru f Kikuyu (Rare)
Yours means someone in the ancestry or kin of those who had lighter complexion "nyamweru" was your first or in some cases little one from the wilderness for the wilderness is known as "werú"
Nyakwêzi f Kiga
Short form of Nyinakwezi.
Nyaliep f Nuer, African Mythology
Nuer Goddess of the River.
Nyam m & f Mongolian
Means "Sunday" in Mongolian.
Nyamayarwo m & f Nyoro
This name means ‘meat for Death’, indicating the worst of luck.
Nyambai m & f Mongolian
Means "neat, meticulous" in Mongolian.
Nyambeni f & m Venda
Means "speak about me" in Tshivenda.
Nyambugi f Kikuyu
Means "the one with bells as anklets" in Kikuyu.
Nyaméama f Akan
Means "premature" in Akan.
Nyamekyε m & f Akan
Means "God's gift" in Akan.
Nyamewa f Akan
Means "creation" in Akan.
Nyamihanda f Kiga
Means "mother of paths" in Rukiga.
Nyamiti f Kaguru
Means "medicine" in Chikaguru.
Nyamjargal m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Nyamjav m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".
Nyampweji f Lunda
Means "streams of tears" in Lunda.
Nyamsüren f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Nyamtsetseg f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Nyana f English (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Dyana.
Nyani f Sanskrit, Indian
MEANING : to bring back, restore... [more]
Nyanjúra f Kiga
Means "mother of rain" in Rukiga.
Nyanko f Popular Culture
Name of an antagonist in Sailor Moon. Composed of "nyan", an otomonopoeia and Japanese equivalent to "meow", and "ko", meaning "child".
Nyankómàgó f Akan
The name traditionally given to the child born after Tawia.
Nyanza m & f Chewa
Means "lake" in Chewa.
Nyapal f Nuer
Nyapal is the mean of let's pray ... [more]
Nyaradzai f Shona
Means "console" in Shona.
Nyaradzo f Shona
Means "peacemaker" or "comforter" in Shona.
Nyaring f Dinka
Literally "running" in Dinka. It could be given to a baby whose mother was running (or getting out) while the labour started.
Nyaruai f Kikuyu (Rare)
More curious to know what ruai means with that you can get to know the name for it means one who comes from 'the ruai'
Nyasha f Shona
Means "merciful" in Shona.
Nyashadzashe m & f Shona
its from zimbabwe and is in the shona language it means Gods grace
Nyashanu m & f Shona
Meaning "the fifth one". It was also the name of a Shona historical figure and King, Nyashanu, who was the ruler of a Shona people known as the Hera.
Nyasi f Swahili
Means "grass" in Swahili.
Nyasia f African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic prefix ny and Asia 1. Also compare Nyasha... [more]
Nyawĩra f Kikuyu
Means "the hardworking one" in Kikuyu.
Nýbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name with the combination of nýr "new, newly, recently" and bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
Nycoly f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Brazilian form of Nicole reflecting it's pronunciation.
Nycteïs f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Νυκτηίς (Nykteis), a derivative of Greek νύξ (nyx) meaning "night" (compare the related names Nycteus and Nyx)... [more]
Nyctimene f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek νύξ (nyx) meaning "night" and μενω (meno) "to last, to withstand". A daughter of Epopeus, king of Lesbos, or, according to others, of Nycteus. Pursued and dishonored by her amorous father, she hid herself in the shade of forests, where she was metamorphosed by Athena into an owl.
Nyein m & f Burmese
Means "quiet, calm, still" in Burmese.
Nyeleti f Tsonga, Southern African
Means "star" in Xitsonga.
Nyeli f English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Nayeli.
Nyella f American
Variant of Niella.
Nyemera f African
Bantu names by the Bagwere a tribe found in Uganda East Africa.
Nyemwererai f Shona
Means "smile" in Shona.
Nyenganyenga f Shona
Means "swallow" in Shona.
Nyengeterai f Shona
Means "pray for" in Shona.
Nyeredzi m & f Shona
It means "star".
Nyest f Medieval Hungarian
Means "marten", probably used around the 9th–10th centuries.