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Nicholena f American (Rare)
Variant of Nicolena influenced by Nichole.

Nicholeta f Obscure
Variant of Nicoletta.

Nicholette f English (American)
Variant of Nicolette.

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

Nicholle f English (Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

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

Nickayla f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a blend of Nicole and Makayla.

Nicketti f Powhatan

Nickoya f African American (Modern, Rare)

Nicla f Italian
Contracted form of Nicolina and Nicoletta.

Nicnevin f Celtic Mythology, Folklore
From the Scottish surname Neachneohain meaning "daughter(s) of the divine". ... [more]

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

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

Nicolea f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Nicole.

Nicolena f English (Rare)
Variant of Nicolina.

Nicolie f English (Modern, Rare)

Nicolle f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Nicolosa f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Nicoloso.

Nicoltine f Obscure

Nicolyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Nicole.

Nicquiah f Obscure
Maybe derived from the antique place name Nicaea.

Niculetta f Corsican
Feminine form of Niculaiu.

Niculina f Romanian, Corsican, Sardinian, Romansh
Romanian, Corsican and Sardinian cognate of Nicolina as well as a Romansh feminine form of Niculin.

Nicy f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Nicey as well as a diminutive of Eunice, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Niebla f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Means “fog” in Spanish

Niedomira f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Niedamir.

Niegodoma f Medieval Polish

Niegosława f Polish
Feminine form of Niegosław.

Niera f Malaysian (?)

Nieradka f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Nierad.

Niestanka f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Niestek.

Nieus f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Nieves.

Niewfle f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Nárbhfhlaith.

Nigela f Albanian (Rare)

Niggel f Alsatian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Leonie.

Nigyar f Azerbaijani

Nihada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Nihad.

Nihan f Persian, Kurdish, Turkish
Means "hidden, secret" in Persian and "finally" in Turkish.

Niharika f Indian, Hindi, Odia, Telugu, Punjabi
Means "nebula" in Hindi.

Niharikaa f Indian (Rare)

Nijah f African American (Rare)

Nika f Kashubian
Diminutive of Domnika and Mónika.

Nika f Slovak, Czech (Rare)
Slovak form of Nike as well as a Slovak and Czech short form of Veronika, Monika, Dominika, a Slovak short form of Nikoleta and Nikola 2 and a Czech short form of Berenika and Eunika.

Nika f Croatian
Croatian form of Nike.

Nikaela f Obscure (Modern)

Nikaila f Obscure
Variant of Nickayla.

Nikandra f Polish
Feminine form of Nikander.

Nikanora f Polish (Rare)
Polish feminine form of Nikanor.

Nikaury f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Nikaylee f American (Modern, Rare)

Niké f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Nike.

Nikeya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nikia.

Nikhita f Indian

Nikhitha f Indian (Rare)

Nikiah f African American (Modern, Rare)

Nikica f Slovene
Diminutive of Nikolaja via Nika 2, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Nikitress f American (Modern, Rare)

Nikivia f American (Modern, Rare)

Nikkayel f Obscure

Nikkia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nikia, which is itself a variant of Nakia.

Nikkita f Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Nikita 2.

Nikodema f Polish
Feminine form of Nikodem.

Nikodémia f Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nikodémusz.

Nikolaja f Slovene (Rare)
Slovene feminine form of Nicholas.

Nikolena f Bulgarian (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Variant of Nikolina.

Nikolette f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Nicolette.

Nikólína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nikolina.

Nikoline f Scandinavian
Variant of Nicoline.

Nikolka f & m Czech
Diminutive of Nikola 2, not used as a given name in its own right.

Nila f Polish
Feminine form of Nilus.

Nila f Dutch (Antillean), Dutch (Surinamese)

Nilde f Italian
Short form of names that end in -nilde, such as Brunilde, Benilde, Cleonilde or Leonilde... [more]

Niley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Niley.

Niliana f Swedish (Archaic)

Nilla f Italian (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian
Truncated form of names ending in -nilla.... [more]

Nilsina f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Nils.

Nilva f Italian (Tuscan), Emilian-Romagnol
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Nim m & f English, Literature, Popular Culture
Short form of Nimrod, Nimue or other names containing Nim-.... [more]

Nimeesha f Indian (Rare)

Nimete f Albanian
Albanian form of Nimat.

Nimfa f Spanish, Polish
Spanish and Polish form of Nympha.

Nimfodora f Russian (Archaic), Romanian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Russian and Romanian form of Nymphodora. This name was borne by Russian actress and opera singer Nimfodora Semenova (1788-1876).

Nimisha f Indian

Nimitha f Indian (Rare)

Nimpfa f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Nympha.

Nimrah f Pakistani (Rare)
Variant of Namira.

Nimuë f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nimue.... [more]

Nína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nina 1.

Nina f Indian, Telugu
Allegedly means "ornamented; bejeweled" in Sanskrit.... [more]

Ninasimone f Obscure
Combination of Nina 1 and Simone 1, used by fans in reference to the singer Nina Simone.

Ninatta f Hurrian Mythology
Etymology uncertain, although it is speculated that Ninatta's name derives from Ninêt, the Amorite name for the city of Nineveh. Tentative links have also been made with a goddess identified as Ishtar of Ninêt... [more]

Ninaya f Obscure

Ninbe f Basque
Basque form of Ninfa.

Ninedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Nina 1.

Ninela f Bosnian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare)
Variant of Ninel and Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian diminutive of Nina 1.

Ninell f Hungarian
Variant of Ninelle.

Ninelle f Various (Rare)
Diminutive of Nina 1 (compare Ninette).

Ninet f Hebrew
Meaning uncertain; perhaps a variant of the Hebrew name נִינָה (Nina) meaning "great-granddaughter". A known bearer is Ninet Tayeb (1983-), an Israeli singer.

Ninett f Danish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Hungarian
Variant of Ninette and Ninetta.

Ninetta f English (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Sardinian, Romansh
Latinate diminutive of Nina 1 (compare Ninette). Charles Dickens used it for "the infant phenomenon" in his novel Nicholas Nickleby (1839).

Ninetta f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Antonietta.

Nineva f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Allegedly a corruption of Nineveh, the ancient Mesopotamian city on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

Ninfidia f Late Roman, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Nymphidia.

Ninfodora f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Nymphodora.

Niniane f Literature
Variant of Ninniane. It was used by American fantasy novelist Marion Zimmer Bradley for a priestess in 'The Mists of Avalon' (1983), her revisionist account of the Arthurian legend, in which Niniane, Viviane and Nimue are distinct characters.

Ninie f Gallo
Diminutive of Anne-Marie.

Niniye f Walloon
Walloon form of Virginie.

Ninja f English
An elaboration of Nina 1 intended to reflect the pronunciation of Spanish niña "little girl".

Ninnia f Swedish (Rare)
Latinate variant of Ninni.

Ninnie f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ninnia.

Ninnog f Breton
This name was borne by a 5th-century Breton saint whose life is recorded in the Vita Sanctæ Ninnocæ. It has been speculated that she might be identical with Saint Candide.

Ninona f Latvian (Rare)

Ninorta f Arabic

Ninoska f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Ninoshka.

Niobé f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Modern), Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
French and Hungarian form of Niobe.

Nioma f English
Variant of Neoma.

Niomi f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Nionne f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Nionne.

Niquita f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nikita.

Nira f Hebrew
Feminine form of Nir.

Nira f Latvian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. While some academics consider this name a short form of names ending in -nira, others consider it a direct derivation from Latvian nira "goldeneye; grebe".

Niranchana f Indian (Rare)

Nirelle f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Nirel.

Nirelle f English (Australian, Rare)

Nirjara f Indian (Rare)

Nirliq f Literature

Nisalda f Portuguese (Rare)

Nishia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Nishka f Indian (Rare)

Nishma f Indian (Rare)

Nishon m & f American (Rare)

Nísia f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Truncated form of Anísia and Dionísia. Nísia Floresta, born Dionísia Gonçalves Pinto, (1810 - 1885) was a Brazilian educator, translator, writer, poet, philosopher, and feminist.

Nisrin f Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Nasrin.

Nisrine f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Nasrin (chiefly Moroccan).

Nissie f American (Rare)

Nit f Catalan (Modern)
Means "night" in Catalan.

Nita f Indian, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit नीत (nīta) meaning "modest, correct, well-behaved" or "guided, led".

Nitara f Indian (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit nitara (नितर) "deeply fixed; standing firm; having deep roots".

Nitfrancis f Filipino (Rare)

Nithy f Indian

Nitia f Indonesian, Malaysian, English (American, Modern)

Nitisha f Indian

Nitona f Medieval Occitan

Nitula f Bulgarian

Niva f English (Rare)
Variant of Neva.

Niva f Hebrew
Feminine form of Niv.

Nívea f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Literature
From Latin niveus meaning "snow-white" (itself from nix, "snow", genitive nivis). It was used by author Isabel Allende for a character in her Spanish-language novel La casa de los espíritus (1982).

Nivia f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Nivis f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nieves.

Nixa f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Nixsaly f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Obscure
Possibly a variant of Nixzaliz.

Niyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Naya or Aniyah.

Niyati f Indian

Niyoka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from Mende niyaka "moon".

Nizia f Polish
Diminutive of Dioniza.

Njóla f Icelandic (Rare), Faroese, Literature
Means "night" in Icelandic (a poetic word). Its use as a given name may have been influenced by the theological-philosophical poem 'Njóla' (1842) by Björn Gunnlaugsson.

Njomëza f Kosovar
Variant of Njomza.

Njomza f Albanian, Kosovar

Noalie f Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Noane f Breton (Gallicized, Modern)
Variant of Noanne.

Noara f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Nobia f Pakistani

Nocona m & f Obscure

Noé m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Noa 1 or a feminine form of the masculine French name Noé.

Noë f & m Dutch
Variant of Noé.

Noée f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Noé.

Noéla f French
Variant of Noèle.

Noële f French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Noëlle.

Noelí f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Noelia.

Noélia f Hungarian, French
Hungarian and French form of Noelia.

Noélie f French, French (Swiss), French (Belgian), French (Quebec)
Cognate of Noelia.

Noelie f Louisiana Creole (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
Variant of French Noélie.

Noéline f French, French (Belgian)
Elaboration of Noélie.

Noëline f French (Swiss, Rare)
Variant of Noéline.

Noeline f English (Rare), Afrikaans
Variant of Noelene.

Noélise f French (Belgian, Rare)
Elaboration of Noélie.

Noëlise f French (Rare)
Variant of Noélise.

Noelise f English (Rare), French (Caribbean), Antillean Creole
Combination of Noelle and Elise.

Noella f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Noëlla.

Noëllia f French, French (Belgian)
Latinate form of Noëlle.

Noëllie f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Noélie via the form Noëlie.

Noely f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Cognate of Noélie.

Noélya f French (Modern)
Variant of Noélia.

Noelyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Noeline.

Noema f Slovak (Rare)
Slovak form of Naomi 1.

Noemia f Galician
Galician form of Naomi 1 (compare Portuguese Noémia).

Noemie f Various
Variant of Noémie.

Noemina f Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Noëna f West Frisian (Dutchified, Rare)
Dutchified form of Noena.

Noena f East Frisian, West Frisian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of names containing the Germanic name element nand "daring, brave", ultimately from Proto-Germanic *nanþaz "daring", used as a given name in its own right.

Noetta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Noétte.

Noétte f French (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine diminutive of Noé recorded in the 1600s. In some cases, however, it may also have been a feminine form of Noët.

Noey m & f Various (Rare)
Possibly derived as a diminutive of Noah 1 or Noe.

Nof f Hebrew, Arabic
Means "the view" in Hebrew. It may also be a short form of Nofar.

Nofra f Medieval Catalan, Medieval Italian
Likely intended as a feminine form of Catalan Noffre and Italian Nofri.

Noha f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Nuha 1.

Nohea f & m Hawaiian
Directly taken from Hawaiian nohea meaning "handsome, pretty, lovely".

Nohma f Arabic (Rare)

Noina f Thai
Means "sugar apple, custard apple" in Thai.

Noir m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Noir.

Noisette f Obscure (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname, or taken from the French word noisette "hazel nut".

Nola f Galician
Diminutive of Manola.

Nolana f English (Rare)
Either derived from the flower of the same name or else intended as a feminine form of Nolan.

Nolena f English (Australian)
Feminine form of Nolan.

Nolia f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Short form of Magnolia.

Nolie f American (South, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Either a variant of Nolia or a variant of Noelie.

Nolwen f Breton
Variant of Nolwenn.

Nolyn f & m American (Modern, Rare)

Noma f American (Rare, Archaic), Hebrew (Rare), South African (Rare)
Contracted form of Naoma.

Nomi f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Hebrew (Rare), English (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Noomi as well as an English and Hebrew contracted form of Naomi 1.

Nóna f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Nona 1.

Nonalea f Romansh
Contraction of Nona and Lea.

Nonn f Medieval Breton
Breton cognate of Non.

Nonna f Medieval Breton, Cornish
Variant of Nonn.

Nonna f Romansh
Romansh form of Anna, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.

Nonne f History (Ecclesiastical)
French variant of Nonna.

Nonnina f Medieval Italian

Noomie f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Noomi.

Noon f Arabic (Rare)
Means "sword blade", as well as "whale".

Noona f Finnish
Finnish form of Nona 1.

Norabelle f Obscure
Combination of Nora 1 and Belle

Noraleigh f Obscure
Variant of Noralee.

Noralia f Malaysian

Noralie f Dutch (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Combination of Nora 1 and the popular suffix -lie.

Noraline f Filipino

Nórberta f Kashubian
Feminine form of Nórbert.

Norberta f Polish (Rare), German (Rare), Galician (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of Norbert and Norberto.

Norcia f Folklore
Norcia is a female leprechaun in Tuscan folklore. Her name is a corruption of the Etruscan goddess Nortia.

Norda f English

Nordia f American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Nordica f American (Modern, Rare)

Nordina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Nordine.

Nordine f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name element norðr "north" and Dina 1. This name was first recorded in the mid-19th century.

Nordis f Norwegian
Late 19th century combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister".

Nordonette f American (Rare)

Nore f Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Eleonore.

Norea f Swedish (Modern)
Elaborated form of Nora 1, perhaps influenced by Linnéa.

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)... [more]

Norélie f French (Rare), Occitan (Gallicized, ?)

Norelie f Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
Cognate of Norelia.

Norella f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Nora 1.

Norelle f English (Australian, Rare)

Noressa f English (Rare, Archaic)
Elaborated form of Nora 1.

Noretta f English
Diminutive of Nora 1.

Norhaya f Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" combined with the name Haya.

Noria f Arabic (Maghrebi), French (Modern), French (Swiss, Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant transliteration of نورية (see Nouria).

Noriah f Malay
Strictly feminine form of the name Nor 1.

Noriana f Malaysian (Rare)

Noriane f French (Modern, Rare), French (Swiss, Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Noria.

Norica f Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Nora 1, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Norielle f Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name.

Norin f Pakistani

Norina f Gascon, Lengadocian
Feminine form of Norat and short form of Onorina.

Norine f English
Variant of Noreen.

Nórka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Nóra.

Norka f Polish
Polish diminutive of Nora, itself a diminutive of Honorata.

Norka f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Seemingly derived from Russian норка (norka), referring to mink (both the animal and fur).

Normandie f English (Rare)
Derived from Normandie, the name of a region in France, called in English Normandy... [more]

Normeline f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Normie f & m English (Rare)

Norne f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Norna.

Nortangela f Obscure

North m & f Obscure
From the English word "north" referring to the direction north, or "up, above". ... [more]

Northey f Literature
Transferred use of the surname Northey. The Nancy Mitford novel Don't Tell Alfred (1960) has a character named Northey; it is explained in the story that she was named after the Great Northern Hotel in London, where she was conceived.

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... [more]

Nortxu f Basque

Nory f Literature, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Nora 1. It was used by Patricia Reilly Giff for the central character in her children's novel Nory Ryan's Song (2000).

Nostasia f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Anastasia.

Notta f Romansh
Truncated form of Annotta and feminine form of Not.

Nouela f Breton
Feminine form of Nouel.

Nouha f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Nuha 1.

Nouhad f & m Arabic (Rare)

Noune f Armenian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Armenian Նունե (see Nune).

Nourah f Arabic
Variant of Noura.

Nouveau f & m English (Rare)
Means "new" in French. This is not used as a given name in France.

Novalia f Indonesian

Novalie f Swedish (Modern)
Combination of Nova and the popular name suffix -lie (see also Novalee).

Novaline f English (American, Rare)

Novalise f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Novalee, influenced by Annalise. The name Novalise was given to 11 girls born in the United States in 2021, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Novelette f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Novella, inspired by the English word novelette meaning "a short novel".

Novelia f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Nova influenced by Lovelia as well as a variant of Novalie.

Novelia f English (American, Archaic)

Novelle f American (Rare)
Variant of Novella.

November f & m English (Rare)
From the Latin word novem, meaning "nine". November was the ninth month of the Roman calendar before January and February were added around 713 BC. It is now the eleventh month of the year.... [more]

Novembrina f Italian
Feminine form of Novembrino.

Novenda f & m Indonesian (Rare)

Novenia f Italian
Feminine form of Novenio.

Novka f Slovene
Feminine form of Novak.

Nowella f American (Rare), Filipino (Rare), Antillean Creole (Rare)
Feminine form of Nowell.

Nowfaleena f Indian (Muslim, Rare)

Nowi f Popular Culture
From the video game, Fire Emblem Awakening.

Noyemi f Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Naomi 1.

Ntiana f Greek (Rare)
Rare (and rather deviant) back-transcription of Diana from Modern Greek.

Nucha f Galician
Short form of Benucha.

Nudžejma f Bosnian
Variant of Nedžma.

Nuka f Georgian
Short form of feminine diminutives that end in -nuka, such as Anuka, Lenuka, Nanuka, Ninuka and Nunuka.

Nula f English (British, Rare), Manx (Rare)
Variant of Nola.

Numenia f English (Rare)
Hypothetical feminine form of Numenius which was occasionally used in the English-speaking world.

Nuna f Judeo-Arabic (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Nunila f Medieval Basque, Aragonese (Archaic), Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Allegedly a variant of Neonilla.