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Naerys f Literature, Medieval Welsh
Created by George R.R. Martin for the character Naerys Targaryen, a historical figure, it is presumably of Valyrian origin but is most likely inspired by the Welsh elaboration of ner "lord, chief" thus changing the meaning to "lady, noblewoman."

Naeun f Korean
Naeun(나은) means "better" in Korean. Also, from combination of 娜(na) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate" or 奈(na) meaning "apple tree" with 恩(eun) "kindness, mercy, charity" or 殷(eun) meaning "abundant, flourishing"... [more]

Naeva f Various
Naeva Okasian of New Thinking Magazine is one bearer of this name.

Naevia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Naevius.

Nafarra f Medieval Basque
Variant of Nabarra.

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

Nafeesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nafisha.

Nafessa f African American
Variant of Nafisa.

Nafie f Albanian
Variant of Nafije.

Nafiisah f Mauritian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Nafisa.

Nafije f Albanian
Albanian form of Nafiye.

Näfisä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Nafisa.

Nafisa f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Nafisa.

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

Nafisat f Karachay-Balkar
Variant Karachay-Balkar form of Nafisa.

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

Nafiseh f Persian
Persian form of Nafisa.

Nafisha f Muslim
Variant of Nafisa.

Nafissatou f Western African
West African form of Nafisa.

Nafiya f Arabic
Variant transcription of نافعة (See Nafia)

Nafiye f Ubykh (?), Turkish
Ubykh and form of Nafiya.

Nafiza f Arabic
Variant transcription of Nafizah.

Nafset f Adyghe
Variant of Nafiset.

Nafsika f Greek
Modern Greek form of Nausicaa.

Nagaina f Literature
An antagonist from the book "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" (1978) by Rudyard Kipling. A Nagaina is also a type of spider.

Nagako f Japanese
From Japanese 良 (naga) meaning "good" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations. This name was borne by Japanese empress Nagako, the wife of Emperor Hirohito.

Nagalakshmi f Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada
Means "goddess of snakes", derived from Sanskrit नाग (naga) meaning "snake, serpent" combined with the name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

Nagam f Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Nagham.

Nagaswamy m & f Indian
Nagaswamy means lord of the snakes

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

Nagehan f Turkish
Variant of Nagihan.

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

Näğimä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Na'ima.

Nagima f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Na'ima

Nagini f Literature, Mythology
In mythology, the Nagas and Naginis are the respectively masculine and feminine serpent people of various Asian cultures. Descriptions of the Nagas vary from culture to culture; in some, they are depicted as giant black snakes, and in others they are said to bear the lower half of a serpent and the upper half of a human... [more]

Nagino f Japanese
From Japanese 凪 (nagi) meaning "calm" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

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.

Nagmati f Indian, Nepali, Gujarati
In the epic poem Padmavat, Nagmati is the identifed as the first wife and chief queen of King Ratan Sen. This is also the name of a river the state of Gujarat in India.

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

Nagwa f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Najwa.

Nagyezsda f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Nadezhda.

Nahala f Hebrew
Variant of Nahal.

Naham m & f Biblical
From the Hebrew verb נָחַם (nacham) meaning "to comfort". This name occurs in a biblical passage where it is unclear whether the bearer of the name is male or female, although most scholars agree that this person was likely male.

Nahanni f & m Indigenous American
From naha, meaning "river of the land of the Naha people" in Na-Dene (Athabaskan) languages, spoken by indigenous cultures in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon Territory... [more]

Nähär f Bashkir
From Arabic نَهْر‎ (nahr) meaning "river".

Nahar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "river" in Hebrew.

Nahei f Tahitian
Means "twin crowns"; a combination of Tahitian na denoting duplicates or twins and hei meaning "crown".

Nahiara f Spanish (Modern)
Variation of Naiara.

Nahida f Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Arabic
Possibly a variant of Nahid.

Nahidə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nahid.

Nahide f Turkish
Turkish form of Nahid.

Nāhiʻenaʻena f Hawaiian
Means "the red-hot raging fires" from Hawaiian nā, "the (plural)", ahi, "fire", and 'ena'ena, "red-hot". This was the name of a 19th-century Hawaiian princess, the daughter of Kamehameha I.

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

Nahila f Arabic, Spanish
Variant transcription of Najla or Naila.

Nahime f Muslim
Variant of Naime, ultimately a form of Na'ima. It is also often used as a surname.

Nahir m & f Arabic
Derived from the Arabic root نهير (nahir), which refers to flowing water or a small river,

Nahomi f American (Hispanic, Modern), Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Variant of Nohemi.

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

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

Nahri f Medieval Arabic (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nahri.

Nahualquizqui f & m Nahuatl
Probably means "to emerge from trickery" or "to be born from magic", derived from Nahuatl nahual "to transform, trick, disguise, conceal; to do magic" combined with quizqui "to divide, separate from, take out of".

Nahuell m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Nahuel.

Nahuitochtli f Nahuatl
Means "four rabbit" in Nahuatl, referring to the day of the Aztec calendar that the bearer was born.

Nahyara f Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Nayara.

Nai f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) a phonetic character that also has an obsolete meaning of "apple tree", and 那 (na) meaning "many", combined with 衣 (i) meaning "clothing"... [more]

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

Naiá f Tupi, Guarani
Per the legend, an indigenous tribe believed that the moon was the goddess Jaci, who came at night and kissed and lit up the faces of the most beautiful virgins in the village. When the moon hid behind the mountain, she would take girls with her and turn them into stars.... [more]

Náiade f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Náyade

Naiade f Basque
Basque form of Náyade.

Naiala f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Modern)
Possibly based on Naiara.... [more]

Naiana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Naiane.

Naiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Naian.

Naibə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Naib.

Naida f Filipino, Arabic
Short form of Zenaida.

Naide f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of Zenaide.

Naidus f Khakas
Khakas form of Nadezhda.

Naig f Breton
Diminutive of Annaig.

Naija f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Naijah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Naijla f Bosnian, Arabic
Variant form of Najla or Naila.

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

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.

Nailea f Spanish (Mexican, Modern)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an elaborated form of Naila. This name is borne by Mexican actress Nailea Norvind (1970-).

Nailya f Tatar
Tatar form of Naila.

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.

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

Naimée f Literature
Probably a contraction of non aimé, meaning "unloved" in French. This is the name of a character in the French fairy tale "The Fortunate Punishment" by Henriette-Julie de Murat. Naimée is a princess cursed to be hated by all that see her, while her sister Aimée is blessed to be loved by all... [more]

Naimi f Swedish, Finnish, Estonian
Variant of Naemi.

Náin m & f Literature
From the dwarves of the same name from The Lord of the Rings, which in turn derive from the name of a dwarf in the Dvergatal (whose name means 'corpselike').

Naina f Russian (Rare)
Created by Alexander Pushkin for a character in his poem "Ruslan and Ludmila". Sometimes used as a given name or as a diminutive of Anastasiya.

Naiomi f English
Variant of Naomi 1.

Naiovy f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an altered form of Nairoby. This name was used by Puerto Rican singer Ivy Queen (real name Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez) for her daughter born 2013.

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 Armenian
Feminine form of Nairi.

Naira f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Greek Ναϊάς (Naias), a type of water nymph in Greek mythology (plural Ναϊάδες).

Nairatmya f Mythology
Means "she who has no self", an embodiment of the Buddhist philosophical concept of anātman.

Nairely f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Naira.

Nairn m & f Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Nairn.

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.

Nairobis f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaborated form of Nairobi.

Nairoby f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nairobi. A known bearer of this name is Dominican badminton player Nairoby Abigail Jiménez (2000-).

Nairobys f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Nairobis.

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.

Nais f Greek Mythology
Nais was a naiad-nymph of the springs of the town of Pyrrhichus on the Malean peninsular of Lakedaimonia (southern Greece). She was the wife of the old rustic-god Silenus.

Naïse f Norman
Norman short form of Athenais.

Naiya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Naiyah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Naiyma f African American (Rare)
Likely a variant of Naima.

Naiyomi f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Naomi.

Naja f Bosnian
Bosnian hypocoristic of Najla or Najila.

Najaaja f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Najâja.

Najaati f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Najaute.

Najade f Dutch
Dutch form of Naiad. Naiads were characters in Greek mythology, more commonly known as the nymphs of flowing water.

Najae f & m English (Rare)
Elaboration of Jae 2.

Najagtâ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic variant of Najagtâĸ.

Najai f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Najae.

Najâja f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Naja and affix -aaja is a Greenlandic affix used for and by children.

Najâka f Greenlandic
Greenlandic diminutive of Naja.

Najakkuluk f Greenlandic
Younger form of Najákuluk.

Najánguaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "a boy's sweet little sister". Combination of Naja and suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Najanguak f Greenlandic
Variant of Najannguaq.

Najanguaq f Greenlandic
Variant of Najannguaq.

Najannguaq f Greenlandic
Combination of Naja, meaning "little sister (to a boy)" and nnguaq, a suffix meaning "sweet" or "dear."

Najarra f Medieval Basque
Toponym of medieval origin, linked to repopulation of the lands of Segovia in the 11th century, that describes a gentle descent in a sector of the Guadarrama mountains in the area called the “Espaldar of the Najarra" (massif and peak) in Madrid province, Spain.

Najate f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate trancseiption of نجاة (see Najat) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Najattaannguaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Najagtãnguaĸ.

Najda f Serbian
Feminine form of Najdan.

Najdana f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Najdan.

Najdina f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Najdin.

Najeebah f Arabic
of noble birth, born into royalty, excellent

Najet f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant spelling of Najat.

Najia f Arabic
Feminine form of Naji.

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.

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.

Najila f Arabic (Egyptian)
The name Najila is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "bright eyes". Pretty and feminine Arabic name.

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.

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

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

Najmeh f Persian
Persian form of Najma.

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

Naka f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

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

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

Nakea f African American
Variant of Nakia.

Nakeeya f African American
Variant of Nakia.

Nakendra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix Na and the name Kendra.

Nakesha f African American
Variant of Nikeisha.

Nakeya f African American
Variant of Nakia.

Nakeyah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nakia.

Nakeyla f African American (Rare)
Combination of na and Keyla.

Nakheel m & f Arabic
Plural form of Nakhlah, means "date palm," but it also means "something that is purified."

Nakhsho f Armenian
Diminutive form of Nakhshun.

Nakhtmut m & f Ancient Egyptian
Meaning “strength of Mut”, Mut being the mother goddess in Ancient Egyptian religion and mythology. Name of a daughter of Djehutyemheb and Bak-Khonsu, found in the Theban Tomb TT45.

Nakhtneith f Ancient Egyptian
The name of an early Ancient Egyptian Queen Consort, which means "strong is Neith".

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

Nakiah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Nakia.

Nakihat f Circassian
Etymology unknown. This was the name of the mother of Suleiman I of Persia.

Nakije f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian feminine form of Naqi.

Nakiko f Japanese
From Japanese 那 (na) meaning "what", 木 (ki) meaning "tree" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Nakisa f Persian
Variant of Nagisa.

Nakisawame f Japanese Mythology
The name of the Japanese goddess of spring water. Her name is derived from 泣 (naki) meaning "to weep", 啼 (naki) meaning "to wail, cry" or 哭 (naki) meaning "to cry, wail", 沢 (sawa) meaning "mountain stream, swamp, marsh" and 女 (me) meaning "woman".

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.

Nako f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Nakoma f & m Ojibwe, Popular Culture
Allegedly means "I do as I promise" in Chippewa (according to another source, "we will stand together"). It was borne by the wife of 19th-century fur trader Peter Abadie Sarpy (a member of the Iowa tribe of Native Americans)... [more]

Nakota m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Indigenous Nakota peoples.

Nakoto f Japanese
From Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nakova f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin, perhaps a transferred use of the Bulgarian surname Nakova. This was used by American social media influencer Myka Stauffer for her daughter born 2011.

Nakşidil f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish نقش (nakş) meaning "painting, embroidery" (of Arabic origin) and دل (dil) meaning "heart" (of Persian origin).

Nakuset f Mi'kmaq
A Mi'kmaq goddess of the Sun, currently a famous bearer is the Mi'kmaq actress, Nakuset "Nikki" Gould.

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

Nala f Sotho
“Prosperity” , a Sesotho name used in the motto of Lesotho

Nalah f African American
Variant of Nala.

Nalain m & f Urdu
The name comes directly from the Arabic naal (shoe), nalain being the plural form. In predominately Muslim Southeast Asian countries, it is used on both males and females in honor of the mubarak nalain or nalain pak (blessed Sandals) of the prophet Muhammad... [more]

Nalanzhu f Manchu
Of uncertain etymology, this was the personal name of Consort Yi, a consort of the Kangxi emperor.

Naldera f English (Rare)
From the name of the town Naldehra in Shimla, India. Borne by Lady Alexandra Naldera Curzon, daughter of the viceroy of India.

Nalea f Moldovan (Rare)
Moldovan form of Nalya.

Naleigh f Obscure
Combination of Nancy and Leigh. This name was used by actress Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley for their daughter, who was born in 2008... [more]

Nalena f Occitan (Rare)
Contracted form of Natalena.

Nália f Portuguese
Diminutive of Anália.

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

Nalian f & m Chinese
Combination of Na, Li 1 and An 1.

Nalin f Chinese
Combination of the names Na and Lin

Nalinee f Thai
Thai alternate transcription of Nalini.

Nalla f Literature
Of uncertain origin and meaning. This is the name of one of the characters in J. R. Ward's ongoing series of paranormal romance books Black Dagger Brotherhood.

Nalleli f Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Nayeli.

Nallely f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Nayeli.

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.

Namaha f Indian
Sanskrit word which forms an element of sacred Vedic mantras. It means “to surrender with love”, and literally, “to bow (in a gesture of homage and respect)”.

Nāmaka f Polynesian Mythology
Means "the eyes" in Hawaiian from nā "the (plural)" and maka "eye". In Hawaiian mythology, Nāmaka was a sea goddess, the daughter of Haumea, and the sister of Pele and Hiʻiaka... [more]

Namari m & f African American (Rare), South African
Combination of the sounds found in names such as Jamari, Amari and Kamari.

Namaria f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Ana and Maria, often used as a nickname.

Namariah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Namari.

Nambeho f Pare
Feminine form of Kombeho.

Nam-cheon f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 南天 (nam-cheon) meaning "nandina", which consists of 南 (nam) meaning "south" and 天 (cheon) meaning "heaven, sky".

Name f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Naomi 1.

Nameera f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant spelling of Namira.

Nametsegang f Tswana
Means "be of good cheer" in Setswana.

Namgail m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Namgyal.

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.

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 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".

Namiina f Yakut
Of unknown meaning.

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

Namira f Arabic
Feminine form of Namir.

Nam-joo f & m Korean
A famous bearier of this name is Nam-joo from the South Korean girl group Apink.

Namkhang f Thai
Namkhang is Latinized form of “น้ำค้าง” in Thai. Meaning “Dew”.

Nammu f Near Eastern Mythology
In Sumerian mythology, she was a primeval goddess, corresponding to Tiamat in Babylonian mythology. She gave birth to An and Ki and the first gods, and with An she bore Enki... [more]

Namora m & f Mandailing
The name literally means "Noble" and can be given to boys and girls who come from one of the Mandailing clans.

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.

Namrita f Indian
Name - Namrita नमृता... [more]

Nam-seon m & f Korean
variation of Namsun, means "city" and "first" other combinations can be made on the way of spelling the hanja.

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

Namtip f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai น้ำทิพย์ (see Namthip).

Namutenya f Ovambo
Feminine form of Amutenya.

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]

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

Nana f Spanish
Diminutive of Oriana.

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

Nana f Armenian
Variant of Nane.

Nana f Slovene
Variant of Ana.

Nana f Galician
Hypocoristic of Fernanda.

Naná f Sami
Sami form of Nanna 1.

Nanaekua f Akan (Rare), Western African (Rare)
Combination of Nana 4 and Ekua

Nanaha f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 果 (ha) meaning "fruit". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nanahime f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nanaia f Maori
Meaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Maori politician Nanaia Mahuta (b. 1970) from New Zealand.

Nanako f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Nana 3.

Naname f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nanana f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", duplicated or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what" or 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [more]

Nancelle f Obscure
Elaboration of Nancy.

Nances f English
Maybe a blend of Nancy and Frances.

Nancey f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nancy.

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.

Nancy f Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Athanasia, influenced by the unrelated English name Nancy.

Nancybeth f Obscure
Combination of Nancy and Beth.

Nancye f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nancy.

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

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

Nandi f Zulu
Means "sweet" in Zulu. This was the name of the mother of Shaka, famed warrior king of the Zulus in colonial South Africa (though her grave is marked Nindi).

Nandina f English (Rare)
From the species of flowering plant, also known as heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo.

Nandinee f Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Variant of Nandini

Nandinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Fernanda.

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.

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

Nane f Gallo
Diminutive of Anne 1.

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.

Naneda f Shawnee
This was the name of Oneta's mother in The Loon Feather, a 1940 novel by Iola Fuller. Oneta was the daughter of Tecumseh in the novel.

Nanée f French (Rare), Semitic Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Nanaea.

Naneki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Nancy.

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.

Nânette f Norman
Norman form of Nanette.

Nanfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 南 (nán) meaning "south" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".

Nangamso f & m Xhosa
Means "future" or "even tomorrow" in Xhosa, figuratively "thank you". Often intended as being part of a phrase such as ungadinwa nangomso meaning "don’t be tired tomorrow". Meant to convey gratitude, and the hope for more of the same in the future.

Nanghela f Sardinian
Contraction of Giuanna and Ànghela.

Nangula f Ovambo
Feminine form of Angula.

Nani f Georgian
Meaning uncertain. The earliest known attestation of this name occurs in a Svan source from the 13th century AD, so it might possibly be of Svan origin. Also compare the Georgian noun ნანა (nana) meaning "mother" as well as "darling child".... [more]

Nania f Sardinian
Short form of Giuanna.

Nanica f Slovene
Diminutive of Nana.

Nanie f English
Variant of Nanny.

Nanika f Slovene
Diminutive of Nana.

Naniko f Georgian
Diminutive of Nana 3 and Nani.

Nanine f West Frisian
Variant of Nan.

Naning f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Encarnación.

Nanique f Dutch
A blend of the name Nanette with any feminine name ending in -ique, such as Angelique and Véronique... [more]

Nanita f Spanish
Diminutive of Oriana.

Nanja f Slovene
Diminutive of Nana.

Nanjue f Chinese
From the Chinese 囡 (nān) meaning "daughter" and 珏 (jué) meaning "two pieces of jade joined together".

Nanka f Bulgarian, Georgian
This name is a diminutive, as is indicated by the Slavic diminutive suffix -ka.... [more]

Nánná f Sami
Sami form of Nanna 1.

Nanna f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Anna (compare English Nan).

Nannavina f Greenlandic
Younger form of Nánavina.