This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the length is 5.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Naura f LithuanianMeaning: "grim, serious, strict". Derived from word "niūrus" (lit. grim).
Nauri f TahitianMeans "the two young coconut shoots", referring to the southern archipelagos south of French Polynesia.
Naveh m & f HebrewThis name has some meanings: The first is "beautiful" (from the name
Nava). And the second is "oasis" (from the name
Neveh).
Navya f Indian, TeluguMeans "to be praised, laudable" and "navigable" in Sanskrit. However, in Telugu, it allegedly means "blue".
Nāwai f & m HawaiianHawaiian unisex name meaning "the waters", derives from
nā meaning "the" and
wai meaning "waters".
Nawfa f ArabicThe name means exalted, wise. It also means “Nova” in english.
Nayan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娜 (nà) meaning "graceful, elegant, delicate" and
妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Nayru f Popular CultureSupposedly means "love" or "wisdom" in ancient Hylian, a language in the 'Legend of Zelda' universe. In the games, Nayru is one of the goddesses responsible for the creation of Hyrule.
Nayue f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 郁 (yu) meaning "fragrance" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Na-yun f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean "娜" (na) meaning " elegant, graceful, delicate" and "潤" (yun) meaning "soft, sleek". Other hanja can be used.
Nazan f TurkishMeans "coy" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian نازان
(nāzān).
Nazik m & f TurkishThis Turkish unisex name is taken directly from the vocabulary word
nazik "polite". This word is itself ultimately from the Persian word
نازک (
nâzok), which had many meanings and senses, including: "tender, soft; delicate" or "thin, slender" or "gracious, graceful; elegant" or even "clean, neat".
Neamh f Irish (Modern)Derived directly from
neamh, the Irish word for "heaven, paradise". Neamh is a modern Irish name.
Nebet f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nbt meaning "lady, mistress". Name borne by several prominent ancient Egyptian women, including the first known female vizier in Egyptian history; she served under
Pepi I. Her daughters
Ankhesenpepi I and II later became consorts of Pepi I.
Nedda f Sicilian, Theatre, HungarianSicilian diminutive of
Antonietta as well as a Sicilian form of
Nella. The name was also adopted into Hungarian usage. Furthermore, this name is borne by the main female role in the opera 'Pagliacci'.
Nedra f English (American), LiteratureInspired by the name of a fictional place from the 1905 novel
Nedra by George Barr McCutcheon. In the novel, Nedra is an island where some of the protagonists are stranded, but the cover illustration featuring a lady probably gave the impression that it was a personal name belonging to a female character... [
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Neeta f IndianOne who is being led, as in being led to knowledge or "to a path".
Negai f JapaneseFrom Japanese 願 (negai) meaning "wish" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Negev m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)The Negev is the southern region of the land of Israel, desert area with a lot of sand, during the day it is very hot, and at night it is very cold. ... [
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Neima f Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)Derived from
נְעִימָה “melody, tone, musical arrangement" derived from the root
נעם "gave a good feeling; to please"
Neira f JapaneseFrom Japanese 寧 (
nei) meaning "rather" combined with 蘭 (
ra) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Neiro f Japanese (Modern)This name is used as 音色 meaning "tone colour, timbre," a combination of 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "noise, sound" and 色 (shiki, shoku, iro) meaning "colour."... [
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Nejka f SloveneDiminutive of
Neja, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Nelah f Swahili (Rare)Gift with purpose. Composition if Nia (meaning purpose) and Nala (meaning gift)
Nemea f Greek MythologyThe name of a naiad of the springs of the town of Nemea in Argolis, and a daughter of
Asopos. Her name is taken from that place. Alternatively, Nemea may have been another name for
Pandeia, a daughter of
Zeus and
Selene.
Nenca f NahuatlMeans either "to be idle, inactive, without profit" or "to have lived" in Nahuatl.
Neneh f Western AfricanMeaning unknown, possibly a variant of
Nana 4 or
Nnenne. It is borne by Swedish singer Neneh Cherry (1964-), who inherited the name from her Sierra Leonean paternal grandmother.
Nenye f ChineseFrom the Chinese
嫩 (nèn) meaning "delicate, light, soft" and
晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".
Neoko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 希 (ne) meaning "hope, rare", 生 (o) meaning "raw" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Neoma f English (Rare)Altered form of
Naomi 1 (compare
Naoma), though it is popularly claimed to mean "new moon" in Greek (apparently by association with the prefix
neo "new, young" and
mene "moon").
Neomi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" combined with 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Neori f JapaneseFrom Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 織 (o) meaning "to weave, to knit" combined with 梨 (ri) meaning "pear". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Nerio f Roman MythologyPossibly derived from Proto-Indo-European
*h₂nḗr-, meaning "valor". This was the name of a goddess and personification of valor in Roman mythology. She was the partner of
Mars in ancient cult practices and was also identified with
Bellona and
Minerva.
Nesya f Hebrew (Modern)Combination of the name
Nes with the letters יה (which are part of the name of God) means "Miracle of God" in Hebrew.
Neten m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo
nete meaning "world, day" and the genitive suffix
-n.
Netha m & f Indian, Meroitic, HindiIt dates back to 1500 bc through the Telugu peoples to Sanskrit to Kushite 25th Dynasty
Netra f & m Indian, Kannada, Hindi, NepaliDerived from Sanskrit नेत्र
(netra) meaning "eye". This is a transcription of both the Hindi masculine form नेत्र and the feminine form नेत्रा. In India, it is a unisex name while in Nepal, it is solely masculine.
Ne'ula f PolynesianPolynesian origin name, meaning "light of sky", "light of heaven", or "bright sky". Or also "red sky".
Nevim f TurkishDerived from Arabic نوم
(nawm) meaning "sleep, slumber", also taken to mean "peace, tranquility, calm".
Nevin f TurkishTurkish feminine name of Persian origin meaning "new; the new(est) one".... [
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Nezha f Arabic (Maghrebi)From Arabic نزاهة
(nazaha) meaning "integrity, honesty, virtuousness" (chiefly Moroccan).
Nghĩa m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 義
(nghĩa) meaning "justice, righteousness".
Ngoan m & f VietnameseMeans "good, well-behaved, submissive" in Vietnamese, from a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 愿
(yuàn).
Ngoia f Indigenous Australian, WarlpiriOf Australian Aboriginal origin (Warlpiri, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name is Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri (b. circa 1948), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
Ngwhi m & f Mythology (Hypothetical)Possibly from Proto-Indo-European
*h₂n̥gʷʰis "serpent". This is the reconstructed name of a dragon in Proto-Indo-European mythology.
Nhamo f & m AfricanMeans "Disaster" in Shona. It is the title character in A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer.
Nhamo m & f ShonaIt means "suffering; woes; disaster".
Nhiên m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 然
(nhiên) meaning "certainly, correct".
Nhuận m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 潤
(nhuận) meaning "soft, sleek, wet, moist".
Niama f & m Western AfricanThe name of an 18th century Senegalese princess who was enslaved, sold to Mauritius and later freed by her owner.... [
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Niang f ChineseChinese name which, when written as
孃 means "lady"
Nicol m & f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)Medieval Dutch shorter form or variant of
Nicolaes. It was exclusively a masculine name at the time. The name has since become used on females as well, which happened in the second half of the 20th century (after World War II)... [
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Nidra f IndianThe name Nidra is related to the concept of nidra, which is “one of the four states of consciousness in Hindu philosophy”. Nidra is the state of “deep sleep”, where the individual is “unaware of the external world and the inner self”... [
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Nidup m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan དངོས་གྲུབ
(dngos-grub) meaning "realisation, (spiritual) attainment".
Night m & f EnglishFrom the English word for the time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark, ultimatley from Old English
niht which is from Proto-Germanic
*nahts which is from Proto-Indo-European
*nókʷts.
Nihan f TurkishMeans "secret, hidden, concealed" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian نهان
(nehān).
Nihee f KoreanThe most common meaning os the name "Nihee" is "bliss" or "happiness" "Ni" means "your" or "belonging to you" in Korean. "Hee" means "joy" or "bliss"".
Nihol f UzbekMeans "sprout, shoot, young growth" in Uzbek.
Niiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 新 (
nii) meaning "new" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Niina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 新 (
ni) meaning "change, reform, new" combined with 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (
na) or 那 (
na) meaning "what" or 南 (
na) meaning "south"... [
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Niino f JapaneseFrom Japanese 新 (nii) meaning "new; fresh" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.