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Mynt f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mint.

Mynx f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Minx.

Myop f Literature
This name is used in the book The Flowers, by Alice Walker. This name could have been a shortened form of the words myopic or myopathy, in which both are derived from Latin myopia meaning "near-sightedness." The Latin word is ultimately derived from myops meaning "near-sighted" (from myein meaning "to shut" combined with ops meaning "eye.")

Myra f Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Mira 2.

Myrl f & m English
Variant of Merle or Meryl.

Myro f Ancient Greek
Possibly a feminine form of Myron. This was the name of a poet of the late 3rd and early 4th centuries BC who was from the city of Byzantium. Her name could have been Moero.

Myrt f English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Myrtle.

Mysa f Obscure

Myya f English (Rare)

Nāʻai f Hawaiian
From the Hawaiian nā meaning "quieted, pacified" or "the (plural)" and 'ai meaning "ruler".

Nabe f Japanese
From 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot". ... [more]

Nabi f Korean
Means "butterfly" in Korean. Nabi is also used in Korean an endearment for a cat, like "kitty".

Nabi f Japanese
From Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nabi f Japanese
Nabi means "pot" in Okinawan language and was a common name for a woman in old Okinawa.... [more]

Nađa f Serbian
Diminutive of Nadežda.

Nadi f Burmese
Means "river" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit नदी (nadi).

Nado f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian short form of Nadezhda.

Naep m & f Thai
Means "be close to" in Thai.

Nafs f Arabic
Means "soul" in Arabic. It has common usage in Egypt and Iran.

Naga m & f Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
From Sanskrit नाग (nāgá) meaning "snake, serpent".

Nagi f & m Japanese
Most commonly spelled as 凪 (nagi) which is derived directly from the Japanese word for "calm (at sea), lull". It is sometimes spelled in hiragana or katakana. Other kanji combinations are possible but rather uncommon.

Naha m & f Sotho
Means "land" or "world".

Naho f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "veggies, greens" combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sailboat". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Nai'a f & m Hawaiian
Means "dolphin" in Hawaiian.

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

Naia f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 以 (i) meaning "compared to" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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]

Naig f Breton
Diminutive of Annaig.

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').

Nain m & f Greek, Hebrew
Means "pleasantness" or "beauty" in Hebrew, from the verb נעם (naem), meaning "to be pleasant".

Nair f Portuguese

Nair m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "we will light up" in Hebrew, making it relative to Yair.

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.

Naja f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Nickname for Anastazija, Danaja and names starting with na, for example Naida, Natalija, etc.

Naja f Bosnian
Bosnian hypocoristic of Najla or Najila.

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.

Naki f Swahili
the first born girl in the family

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.

Nâla f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

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

Nali f Hmong

Nalu f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Nama f Hebrew (Rare)
Meaning, "beautiful."

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

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

Nami f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ნამი (nami) meaning "dew", which ultimately comes from Persian نم (nam) meaning "dew, moisture".

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".

Nami f Korean
Nami is an archaic word for sea, and nowadays means stranger if used in the right context. It is spelled 나미 in Korean. Also spelled Na-Mi

Namu m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 나무 (namu) meaning "tree; wood."

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.

Nana f Laz
Means mother in Laz? Perhaps from the Georgian Nana 3

Naná f Sami
Sami form of Nanna 1.

Nanə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "mint" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic نعناع (na'nā').

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

Nane f Gallo
Diminutive of Anne 1.

Năng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 能 (năng) meaning "frequently, often, habitually".

Nang f Shan
From a noble honorific title meaning "lady, miss, princess" in Shan, typically used before the given name.

Nang f Kachin
From a title meaning "lady, princess" in Kachin, used as an honorific for a chief's daughter and typically placed before the given name.

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]

Nano f Irish
Diminutive form of Honora. Used mostly in honour of Nano Nagle who was a pioneer for the education of women and rebellion against the Penal Laws in Ireland

Nano f Georgian
Variant of Nana 3 and Nani. There might possibly also be cases where this name is a short form of Anano and even Manana.

Nano f Japanese
From Japanese 七 (na) meaning "seven" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Nanw f Welsh
Welsh diminutive of Ann.

Napa f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Napha.

Nāra f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian nāra "mermaid".

Nara f Armenian (Rare)
Short form of Gyulnara, the Armenian form of Gulnar.

Nara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a form of Naarah.

Nara f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Nora 1. It might, however, also be a simplified spelling of Naarah.

Nara f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 楢, 奈良, 那良 or 名良 with 楢 (shuu, yuu, nara) meaning "oak", 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?", 那 (na, da, nani, nanzo, ikan) meaning "what?", 名 (myou, mei, na, -na) meaning "distinguished, name, noted, reputation" and 良 (ryou, i.i, -i.i, yo.i, -yo.i, ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled."... [more]

Nara f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 나라 (nara) meaning "country, nation, state, kingdom."... [more]

Nare f Basque
From Basque meaning "calm".

Nare f Korean
Variant of native Korean 날개 (nalgae) meaning "wing." It can also be written with hanja. From 娜(na) meaning "beauty", 羅(na) meaning "silk" or 奈(na) meaning "apple tree" combine with 來(rae, re) meaning "come, arrive" or 萊(re) meaning "goosefoot"... [more]

Nari f Japanese
Thunder

Nari f Urdu
Means "woman" in Urdu.

Nari f Thai, Khmer
Means "woman, lady" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit नारी (nari). It is also an alternate transcription of Khmer ណារី (see Nary) of the same meaning and origin.

Nari f Azerbaijani
Meaning: ?

Naru f Japanese
From Japanese 徳 (naru) meaning "virtue" or 成 (naru) meaning "to become". Other kanji or kanji combinations can be used.

Naru m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 나루 (naru) meaning "(river) port, ferry crossing."

Nary f Khmer
Means "woman, wife" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit नारी (nari).

Nary m & f Malagasy
Means "fire" in Malagasy.

Nəşə f Azerbaijani
Means "joy, pleasure, intoxication" in Azerbaijani.

Nasi f & m Amharic
Means "brass" in Amharic.

Nata f Portuguese
Diminutive of Renata.

Nata f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many, frequent, much". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Náð f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse word náð meaning "grace; mercy; rest; peace; quietness".

Nati f Spanish
Short form of Natividad, or sometimes Natalia.

Nati m & f Hebrew
Diminutive of names like Yonatan, Yehonatan, Netanel, Netanela, Natan and Anat 2.

Nato f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 都 (to) "capital (city)". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nato f Georgian
Short form of Natalia. It can also be a short form of Natela and Natia, especially when written as ნათო.... [more]

Nats f & m English, Filipino
Short form of Natalie, Nathanael and other names that begin with nat-.

Natu f Finnish
Variant of Nata.

Naty f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of names like Netanel, Netanela, Anat 2, Yonatan / Yehonatan and Natan.

Naty f Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino
Variant of Nati. A known bearer is Natividad "Naty" Abascal (1943-), a Spanish socialite and former model.

Navi f Popular Culture
From the companion fairy character from the video game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Navy f Khmer

Nawa f Arabic (Modern, Rare)

Nawa f Indonesian, Malay
From Malay nawa, from Sanskrit नव (náva) meaning "9".

Naya f Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Naja.

Naya f Greek

Naya f Chinese
Combination of the names Na and Ya but it can be also variant of the name Naia

Naya f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Nahia and Naia.

Naya f Asturian (Modern)
Truncated form of Anaya.

Na-ye f Korean
From Sino-Korean 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate" and 藝 "art; talent, ability".

Nayi f Chinese
From the Chinese 纳 (nà) meaning "take, receive, accept" or 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful" and 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable" or 伊 (yī) meaning "he, she, this, that".

Nayo f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "generations". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nayu f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (na) meaning "summer" or 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 夕 (yu) meaning "evening". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Nayu f Chinese
From the Chinese 娜 (nà) meaning "graceful, elegant, delicate" and 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather".

Naza f Muslim

Nazi f Georgian
Derived from the Georgian adjective ნაზი (nazi) meaning "gentle" as well as "delicate, soft, tender", which is ultimately derived from the Persian noun ناز (naz) meaning "coyness, coquetry"... [more]

Nazo f Georgian
Either a diminutive or a variant form of Nazi.

Nazz f Urdu

Neah f Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Nea.

Neah f Indian

Neci f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of Anésia.

Neda f Greek Mythology, Italian
From the name of a river, possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *ned- "thundering, roaring, rushing". This was the name of one of the nurses of infant Zeus in Greek mythology, a nymph said to have given her name to the river Neda as well as a nearby settlement (now called Eira).

Neeb m & f Hmong
Means "friendly spirits, familiar spirits" in Hmong Daw.

Neel m & f Dutch, Limburgish, Medieval Flemish
Short form of Cornelius (masculine) and Cornelia (feminine).... [more]

Neia f English (African)
Full of hope

Néis f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular short form of Agnis.

Neït f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Neith. This name is extremely rare and has been used only once in Catalonia, in which case it was part of a hyphenated name.

Neka f American (Modern, Rare)

Neka f Georgian
Diminutive of Nestan. This name can also be a contraction of Nelika, but that is rare. Also compare Neko.

Neke f West Frisian
Diminutive of Neelke.

Neki f Lezgin
Means "wild strawberry" in Lezgin.

Neko f Georgian
Contracted form of Neliko.

Neko f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 寧子, 根子, 音子, 子子 or 眠子 with 寧 (nei, mushi.ro) meaning "preferably, rather," 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root," 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "sound, noise," 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)" and 眠 (min, nemu.i, nemu.ru, ne) meaning "die, sleep(y)."... [more]

Neko f Nenets
Means "woman" in Nenets.

Nela f Polish, Slovene
Polish diminutive of Aniela, Helena, Kornelia and Eleonora and Slovene diminutive of Eleonora, Kornelija and Anela.

Nela f Galician, Portuguese
Short form of Manuela.

Neli f Portuguese (Brazilian), German
Diminutive of Cornelia.

Neli f Georgian
Georgianization of the English given names Nellie and Nelly, which are both diminutives of Nell.... [more]

Neli f Slovene, Bosnian, Croatian
Short form of Antonela, Marinela, Kornelija, Sanela and other names containing nel.

Neli f Greek
Diminutive of Pinelopi.

Nelw f Welsh
Welsh diminutive of Elin or Elinor.

Nély f French (Rare)
Variant of Nélie.

Nely f Dutch, Spanish (Mexican)
Variant spelling of Nelie.

Nema f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variation of Nemea or the word "amen" spelled backwards.

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.

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

Nemu f Japanese
Means "sleep" in Japanese.

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.

Néné f Jèrriais
Jèrriais cognate of Nancy.

Nene f & m West Frisian
Variant form of Nane.

Nene f Japanese
From 禰 (ne) meaning "ancestral shrine, mausoleum" and 々, a particle that repeats the previous kanji. Other kanji or kanji combinations are possible.

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

Nenê f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.

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

Neng f Sundanese
Variant of Neneng.

Neng f Hmong
Variant of Neeb.

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]

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.

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.

Neru f Japanese

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

Nesi f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Vanessa.

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.

Ness f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Nes 1; means "miracle" in Hebrew. Also compare Nisim.

Neta f Russian (Archaic)

Neta f Estonian
Short form of Agneta.

Nete m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "world, day" in Shipibo.

Nèus f Occitan
Occitan form of Neus.

Néva f Hungarian
Diminutive of Genovéva, meaning "family woman".

Neva f Friulian, Italian (Tuscan)
Variant of Nives.

Neva f Slovene, Bulgarian
Slovene short form of Nevenka and Bulgarian short form of Nevena.

Neva f Turkish
Means 'Melody' in Turkish, derived from Persian (نَوا)

Neve f Italian (Rare)
Directly taken from Italian neve "snow".

Neve m & f Hebrew
Variant of Neveh.

Nevi f & m Indonesian (?)

Newa f Kurdish
Means "melody" in Kurdish.

Neya f English
Variant of Naya.

Neya f Soviet, Russian
Contracted form of Energiya. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]

Neyo f Japanese
From Japanese 禰 (ne) meaning "one's deceased father" combined with 夜 (yo) meaning "night". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Ngah m & f Malay
Means "second-born" in Malay.

Ngãi m & f Vietnamese
Southern variant of Nghĩa.

Ngai m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Form of Ngải.

Ngân f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 銀 (ngân) meaning "silver".

Ngạn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 彥 (ngạn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned".

Ngan m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Yan 2.

Ngao f Mwanga
A lioness

Ngát f & m Vietnamese
Means "fragrant" in Vietnamese.

Ngâu f Vietnamese
Means "aglaia" or "seventh lunar month" in Vietnamese.

Ngée f Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien Chinese form of Ya.

Nget m & f Khmer
Means "baby, infant" in Khmer.

Nghi f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 儀 (nghi) meaning "ceremony, rites".

Nghĩ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 議 (nghĩ) meaning "to think, contemplate" or 儗 (nghĩ) meaning "to usurp authority".

Nghị m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 毅 (nghị) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm".

Ngia f Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew Chinese form of Ya.

Ngìm m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Yin.

Ngoc f & m Vietnamese
Variant of Ngọc used outside of Vietnam.

Ngôn f Vietnamese
Can mean “language” or “tasty, luscious, succulent, delightsome, savoury”.

Ngọt f & m Vietnamese
Means "sweet" in Vietnamese.

Ngṳè f & m Chinese (Min Bei)
Min Bei form of Yue.

Ngun f & m Chin
Means "silver" in Hakha Chin.

Ngwe m & f Burmese
Means "silver, money" in Burmese.

Nhạc m & f Vietnamese
Means "music" in Vietnamese.

Nhậm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 任 (nhậm) meaning "to carry, bear responsibility".

Nhàn f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嫻 (nhàn) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful".

Nhân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 仁 (nhân) meaning "benevolence, mercy".

Nhãn f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 眼 (nhãn) meaning "longan (a fruit)".

Nhạn f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 雁 (nhạn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Nhor f & m Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Nur.

Nhur f & m Filipino, Tausug
Tausug form of Nur.

Như Ý f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 如意 (như ý) meaning "to be in accordance with one's wish, to be to one's liking".

Niab f Irish Mythology
An older form of Niamh.

Niah f English (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Niaj m & f Sanskrit, Muslim
Origin unknown. Possible meaning: „Knowledge, Leadership, Fairness“

Nian f Chinese

Niao f Chinese
Means "bird" in Chinese.

Nica f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Nika, which is a short form of names containing the Greek element νίκη (nike) meaning "victory", such as Nikola 2 and Veronika, as well as names ending in -nika (e.g. Monika, Annika).

Nica f Spanish
Short form of Verónica.

Nica f Bulgarian

Nica f Sardinian
Diminutive of Annica and Giuannica.

Nica f English (Rare)
Short form of Nicole, Nicolena, or names beginning with Nic. Variant of Nikki or Nicky

Nice f Greek Mythology (Rare), Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian
Ancient Greek variant as well as Latinized and Italian form of Nike. In Italy it's also used as diminutive of names with the element nice (derived from nike) such as Berenice and Eunice.... [more]

Nich m & f Khmer
Means "sure, true" or "permanent, always" in Khmer.

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.

Nida f Lithuanian
Derived from the name of a resort town in western Lithuania (see Nida).

Niềm m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
From a non Sino-Vietnamese reading of 念 (niềm) meaning "feeling, sentiment".

Nien f Chinese (Hokkien)
NIEN from girlgroup TripleS, Used in Taiwan

Nies m & f Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
In Dutch, Frisian and Limburgish, Nies is predominantly a masculine given name. For the Dutch, it is a variant form of Nijs (which has a different pronunciation), while for the Frisians, it is a variant spelling of Nys (which has the same pronunciation)... [more]

Niho f Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (ni) meaning "red" combined with 穂 (ho) meaning "ear of grain". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nija f African American

Niji f & m Japanese (Rare)
From 虹 (niji) meaning "rainbow". Other spellings can be used.

Niji f & m Indian
Means "color".

Nika f Kashubian
Diminutive of Domnika and Mónika.

Nika f Japanese
From Japanese 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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.

Niké f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Nike.

Niki f Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Niko f Japanese
This name can be used as 仁子, 仁湖, 仁胡, 二子, 二胡, 日子 or 日湖 with 仁 (jin, ni, non) meaning "benevolence, charity, humanity, kernel, man, virtue", 二 (ji, ni, futa, futata.bi, futa.tsu) meaning "two", 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -hi, ni) meaning "day, Japan, sun", 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)", 湖 (ko, mizuumi) meaning "lake" and 胡 (u, ko, go, nanzo, ebisu, kuru) meaning "barbarian, foreign."

Niku f Persian
Means "good, beautiful, pleasant" in Persian.

Nila f Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the Egyptian Arabic word نِيلَة (nilah) meaning "water hyacinth" (Indigofera genus).

Nila f Polish
Feminine form of Nilus.

Nila f Dutch (Antillean), Dutch (Surinamese)

Nila f Tamil
Means "moon" in Tamil.

Nile f Basque (Modern)
Basque feminine form of Nilo.

Nily f Hebrew
Variant of Nili.

Nima m & f Bhutanese, Buryat
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཉི་མ (see Nyima), as well as the Buryat form.

Nimo f Somali
Somali version of the Arabic names Nima 1 and Nimat meaning "blessing."

Ni-na f Korean
From 니 and Sino-Korean 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate".

Nína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nina 1.

Niña f Spanish (Philippines)
Means "little girl" in Spanish.

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

Nina f Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "what, apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Nina f Persian
Means "nice" in Persian.

Niná f Sami
Sami form of Nina 1.

Nine m & f Walloon (Gallicized, Rare)
This name comes from Nina 1, The name is created due to Nina's popularity.

Ninh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 寧 (ninh) meaning "peaceful, calm, serene".

Nini f Sanskrit, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Indian, Hinduism, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Punjabi
MEANING - to lead, carry or bring towards, to offer as sacrifice, to spend ( as time) , to pour down, to incline

Nini f & m English
Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound N. It is also a short form or diminutive of the Scottish name Ninian.

Nini f Georgian
Variant of Nino 2.

Nino f Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" or 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Nino f Provençal
Provençal form of Nina 1.

Nion m & f English
Possibly from the Irish name of the fifth letter of the Ogham alphabet, an Early Medieval alphabet used to write the early Irish language and later the Old Irish language.

Nira f Hebrew
Feminine form of Nir.

Nira f Japanese
From Japanese 迩 (ni) meaning "near" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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".

Nira f Spanish (Canarian)

Nisa f Thai
Means "night" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit निशा (nisha).

Nisa f Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ni) meaning "new; fresh" or 虹 (ni) meaning "rainbow" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" or 彩 (sa) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nisa f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a Guanche princess from the island of El Hierro, who was the daughter of the king Ossinissa.

Nisə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nisa.

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

Nita f Portuguese
Diminutive of Ana.

Niti f Newar
Means "intention, plan" in Newar.

Niti f & m Hindi, Bengali, Thai
Means "conduct, behaviour, ethics" in Sanskrit (also meaning "law, rule, tradition, custom" in Thai). It is mostly used as a feminine name in India while it is masculine in Thailand.

Niue f Chinese
From the Chinese 妞 (niū) meaning "girl" and 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good".

Niva f English (Rare)
Variant of Neva.

Niva f Hebrew
Feminine form of Niv.

Nive f Greenlandic
Old (Kleinschmidt orthography) spelling of Nivi. This is borne by Greenlandic singer-songwriter and actress Nive Nielsen.

Nivi f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Derived from the Hebrew name Niv, meaning either "speech, expression" or "fang, tusk".

Niwe m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "wind" in Shipibo.

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

Nixe f Germanic Mythology
This is the name of feminine shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology, who apparently derive their name from Proto-Germanic nikwus or nikwis(i) "wash". See also Nix for the male counterpart(s).

Niya f English (Modern)
Variant of Nia 3.

Niya f Sanskrit, Indian
MEANING : to pass over( with a carriage ), to come down to, to incur... [more]

Niyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow" and 萸 (yú) meaning "dogwood".

Nkem m & f Igbo