This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *an*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Nuan f & m ThaiMeans "tender, gentle, mild, soft" or "cream, pale, ivory" in Thai.
Nuanchun f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
春 (chūn) meaning "spring".
Nuanhong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermilion".
Nuanjin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of jade, fine gems".
Nuanliang f ChineseFrom Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" combined with 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened". Other character combinations are possible.
Nuanshuo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".
Nuansu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect".
Nuantong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermillion".
Nuanwen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Nuanxue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Nuanyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, joy, harmony".
Nuanying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, leaf, petal".
Nuanyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
玉 (yù) meaning "jade".
Nuanyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and
月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
Nûcan f KurdishFrom
nû meaning "new, fresh" and
can meaning "soul".
Nuiana f GreenlandicGreenlandic name of uncertain origin, possibly from
nuiaq "cloud" or from the stem
nui- "sewing, basket-making", combined with the name suffix
na.
Nuolian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Nuoshuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
双 (shuāng) meaning "couple, pair, both".
Nuoxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
Nurbadan f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
badan meaning "skin, complexion".
Nurbanot f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
banot meaning "velvet".
Nurbanu f TurkishCombination of Arabic
nur meaning "light" and Persian
banu meaning "lady". See also
Nur and
Banu.
Nurdan f TurkishMeans "from the light", ultimately from Arabic نور
(nur) meaning "light" and Turkish
-dan meaning "from".
Nurgulshan f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
gulshan meaning "flower garden".
Nurhan f & m TurkishFrom Arabic نور
(nur) meaning "light" and the Turkic title
han meaning "khan, ruler".
Nurjan m & f KazakhMeans "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)... [
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Nurjannat f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
jannat meaning "heaven".
Nurlana f AzerbaijaniA half-calque of the name
Svetlana, with Russian свет
(svet) meaning "light, world" replaced with Azerbaijani
nur meaning "light" (ultimately from Arabic).
Nutan f IndianMeans "new" in Sanskrit and Sanskrit-derived languages.
Nuʻuanu m & f HawaiianA 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.
Nwakanma f IgboThis feminine name means "Child is better" in Igbo.
Nyanko f Popular CultureName of an antagonist in Sailor Moon. Composed of "nyan", an otomonopoeia and Japanese equivalent to "meow", and "ko", meaning "child".
Nyashanu m & f ShonaMeaning "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.
Nyurguyana f YakutMeans "Pulsatilla" in Yakut. A Pulsatilla, or Pasqueflower, is a type of flower that can be found in cold areas.
Oánh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 瑩
(oánh) meaning "lustrous, bright, transparent".
Obaasan f JapaneseComes from the Japanese word “Obaasan”, meaning “grandmother”.
Ochirsaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian очир
(ochir) meaning "diamond" or "truncheon, staff; thunderbolt" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Ochmandakh m & f MongolianMeans "sparkling ascent" in Mongolian, from оч
(och) meaning "spark, ember, sparkle" and мандах
(mandakh) meaning "ascent, rising".
Ocotlán f & m Spanish (Mexican)From the Marian title
Nuestra Señora de Ocotlán meaning "Our Lady of Ocotlán" (see
Ocotlán), the Virgin of Ocotlán being the patron saint of Tlaxcala and the neighbouring state of Puebla.
Od Ana f MythologyTurkic and Mongolian goddess of fire and marriage, derived from
od meaning "fire" and
ana meaning "mother".
Oenanthe f Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of
Oinanthe. A known bearer of this name was the Egyptian Greek noblewoman Oenanthe of Egypt (3rd century BC), who was a prominent member of the Ptolemaic court.
Ofania f & m PolynesianOfania is a name derived from the Polynesian Coral Island, called Niue Island. The name means affectinate or loveable.
Ognissanti m & f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)Means "All Saints’ Day" in Italian, from
ogni "every, each" and
santi "saints", given as a devotional name to children born on the first day of November.
Oinanthe f Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun οἰνάνθη
(oinanthe) meaning "inflorescence of the grapevine" as well as "vine" and "dropwort".... [
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Ojmana f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Gujarati, Malayalam, KannadaName: Ojmana ओज्मना... [
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Okyanus m & f TurkishDerived from the Turkish noun
okyanus meaning "ocean", which is ultimately derived from
Okeanos, the name of a Titan in Greek mythology.
Olana f LiteratureThe name of a character in Shannon Hale's
Princess Academy (2008).
Olgivanna f ObscureIn the case of Olgivanna Lloyd Wright it is an Anglicized portmanteau of her Montenegrin birth name Olga Ivanovna.
Olitiana f MalagasyCombination of Malagasy
oly "curly, curly hair" and
tiana "to be loved; to be liked".
Ölziibuyan f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian өлзий
(ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and буян
(buyan) meaning ""good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Ölziisaikhan f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian өлзий
(ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and сайхан
(saikhan) "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Onanong f ThaiFrom Thai อร
(on) meaning "beautiful, lovely" and อนงค์
(anong) meaning "beautiful woman".
Onechanh f & m LaoFrom Lao ອ່ອນ
(one) meaning "soft, gentle, mild" and ຈັນ
(chanh) meaning "moon".
Onwan f ThaiMeans "sweet, soft, pleasant" in Thai.
Orange f & m EnglishFirst found as a feminine given name in medieval times, in the forms
Orenge and
Orengia. The etymology is uncertain, and may be after the place in France named
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Oranna f German (Rare), ItalianName of a 6th century Irish saint buried at Berus (Saarland, Germany). The name can be interpreted as a feminine form of
Oran.
Orawan f ThaiFrom Thai อร
(on) meaning "maiden, damsel, beautiful, lovely" and วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Orghana f MongolianPossibly means "will grow" in Mongolian, derived from ургах
(urgakh) meaning "to grow". ... [
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Orianko f & m AsháninkaEtymology uncertain, the first element is likely from the Ashaninka
oria meaning "sun".
Orianthi f Greek (Rare)Probably derived from the Greek noun ὄρος
(oros) meaning "mountain, hill" (compare
Orestes) combined with the Greek noun ἄνθος
(anthos) meaning "flower"... [
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Orlantha f EnglishPossibly a female variant of Orlando or a variant of Iolanthe.
Oryan f & m HebrewThe word Oryan is from the Aramaic name "Bar Oriyan" which means "Educated In The Bible", this is also variant of the French name
Oriane /
Orianne means "gold".
Osana f Medieval BasqueOf uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Basque
otzan "tame" or a derivation from Basque
otso "wolf".
Osana f Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)Derived from the Old English elements
os "god" and
āna "sole, alone". This name was borne by Saint Osana, a Northumbrian princess whose local following as a saint developed informally after her death, though she was never officially canonised... [
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Osane f JapaneseFrom Japanese 綜 (osa) meaning "arrange threads for weaving" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Osmanne f French (Archaic)French form of
Osmanna, common in the area around Féricy in the region of Île-de-France in the 1600s and 1700s thanks to saint Osmanne who is the patron saint of Féricy.
Otgonsaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian отгон
(otgon) meaning "youngest" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Ounheuane m & f LaoFrom Lao ອຸ່ນ
(oun) meaning "warm, calm, tranquil" and ເຮືອນ
(heuane) meaning "house, home".
Ouran f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 桜 (ou) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" or 夏 (ran) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Oybadan f UzbekDerived from
oy meaning "moon" and
badan meaning "skin, complexion".
Oybanot f UzbekDerived from
oy meaning "moon" and
banot meaning "velvet".
Oychaman f UzbekDerived from
oy meaning "moon" and
chaman meaning "field of flowers, flower garden".
Oynaband f UzbekMeans "mirrored, decorated with mirrors" in Uzbek.
Oyqand f UzbekDerived from
oy meaning "moon" and
qand meaning "sugarcube".
Oysanam f UzbekDerived from
oy meaning "moon" and
sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", also an Uyghur classical music genre.
Oytan f UzbekDerived from
oy meaning "moon" and
tan meaning "body, person".
Oytuman f UzbekDerived from
oy meaning "moon" and
tuman meaning "mist, fog, haze".
Oytuqqan f UzbekDerived from
oy meaning "moon" and
tuqqan meaning "kin".
Oyuunkhand f MongolianFrom Mongolian оюун
(oyuun) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or "mind, spirit" and ханд
(khand) meaning "influsion, extract, tea".
Oyuunsaikhan f MongolianFrom Mongolian оюун
(oyuun) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or "mind, spirit" in Mongolian and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".