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Megas m & f Greek Mythology

Mehar m & f Urdu, Punjabi
Urdu and Punjabi form of Mehr.

Meher m & f Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi
Bengali and Urdu form of Mehr.

Menin m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "skilled" in Shipibo.

Mêraĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "child" in Greenlandic.

Merak m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic al-maraqq, meaning "the loins (of the bear)". This is the traditional name of the star Beta Ursae Majoris, in the constellation Ursa Major.

Merci f & m French (African, Rare)
Occasionally used in reference to the French word merci "gratitude; thanks", as evidenced by combination names like Dieu-Merci ("Thank you, God").

Merei m & f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Мерей (see Merey).

Merey m & f Kazakh
Means "fame, prestige, glory, honour" in Kazakh.

Meriç m & f Turkish
Means "Maritsa River" in Turkish. The river between Greece and Turkey.

Merih m & f Turkish
Arabic origin.... [more]

Meske m & f Yiddish (?)

Meske m & f Dutch (Rare)

Metsá m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "beautiful, handsome" in Shipibo.

Metua f & m Cook Islands Maori, Tahitian
Means "parent."

Mgobo m & f Swahili
Means "quarrelsome person, fan, devotee" in Swahili.

Mheho m & f Tsonga
Means "breeze" in Xitsonga.

Miahy m & f Malagasy
Means "take care of" in Malagasy.

Miaro m & f Malagasy
Means "protect, defend" in Malagasy.

Miasy m & f Malagasy
Means "show respect, honour" in Malagasy.

Miche f & m American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Perhaps a diminutive of Michel or Michelle (See also Mish). It's a feminine name in the USA and a masculine name in Brazil.

Migma m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan མིག་དམར (see Migmar).

Mihen m & f Manipuri
Means "best" in Meitei.

Mijia m & f Chinese
Chinese form of Micah.

Mikai m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
This name is probably a short form of Micaiah, but then via its variant spelling Mikaiah.

Mikee f & m Filipino
Unisex variant of Mikey.

Mikie f & m English
Diminutive or feminine form of Michael.

Mikki m & f Finnish
Variation of Mikael. Mickey Mouse is known as Mikki Hiiri in Finnish. Mostly used as a masculine name. When used as a feminine name, it might also be used as a diminutive of Mielikki.

Mikyo m & f Tibetan
Means "unshakeable" in Tibetan.

Mills m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Mills. May also be a diminutive of Miller.

Milne m & f Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Milne.

Mimin f & m Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of names containing the sound min (or other similar sounds), such as Aminah or Bunyamin.

Minan m & f Chinese
Combination of the names Min 1 and An 1.

Minda m & f Chinese
Combination of Min 1 and Da. Alternatively, the first character can be used as 岷 (mín), referring to the Min River in Sichuan Province, and 達 (dá) meaning "reach, arrive at."

Mineĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "little bit" (originally a diminutive ending).

Mineq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Mineĸ.

Min-ju f & m Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 敏 (also 慜) meaning "quick, agile; smart, clever" or 珉 meaning "gem," with a ju hanja, such as 周 meaning "circumference," 珠 meaning "jewel, pearl" or 妵 meaning "pretty; adorable; nice."

Minju f & m Korean
Combination of "min" hanja, like 敏 (also 慜) meaning "quick, agile; smart, clever" or 珉 meaning "gem," with a "ju" hanja, such as 周 meaning "circumference," 珠 meaning "jewel, pearl" or 妵 meaning "pretty; adorable; nice." Other many combinations can be exist... [more]

Minor m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Minor.

Minto f & m Japanese
From Japanese ミント (minto) meaning "mint", 海 (min) meaning "sea, ocean", 香 (min) meaning "fragrance", 壮 (minto) meaning "robust, manhood, prosperity", 美 (min) meaning "beautiful", 碧 (min) meaning "blue, green", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 民 (min) meaning "people, nation, subjects", 眠 (min) meaning "sleep, die, sleepy", 明 (min) meaning "bright, light" or 弥 (min) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 夢 (n) meaning "dream" combined with 音 (to) meaning "sound", 草 (to) meaning "grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft", 葉 (to) meaning "leaf", 戸 (to) meaning "door", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 兎 (to) meaning "rabbit, hare", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 桃 (to) meaning "peach", 扉 (to) meaning "front door, title page, front page" or 歩 (to) meaning "walk"... [more]

Minya m & f Kalmyk

Minye f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious, firelight".

Minyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".

Minyu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 誉 (yù) meaning "fame, reputation, praise".

Mioto f & m Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 水 (mi) meaning "water" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 音 (oto) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mioty m & f Malagasy
Means "pick flowers, pick fruits" in Malagasy.

Mipam m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan མི་ཕམ (see Mipham).

Mirai f & m Japanese
From Japanese 未来 (mirai) meaning "future" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty" combined with 雷 (rai) meaning "thunder". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miran f & m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 藍 (ran) meaning "indigo". Other kanji combinations are possible as well. ... [more]

Miran m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Meiran.

Mirar m & f Spanish (?)

Mireu m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 미르 (mireu) meaning "dragon." It may be either derived from Old Chinese *mroːŋ (龍) or a cognate with 물 (mul) meaning "water."

Mirre f & m Dutch, Flemish (Rare)
Derived from the Dutch noun mirre meaning "myrrh". Originally, this given name was probably given in reference to goud, wierook en mirre meaning "gold, frankincense and myrrh", the gifts that the Three Magi bestowed upon the newborn Jesus.... [more]

Mirri f & m Indigenous Australian, Gooniyandi
Means "sun" in Gooniyandi, spoken in northern Western Australia.

Misae f & m Sioux
Means "white sun" in the Osage language. From the Osage mi 'sun' and ska 'white'.

Misba f & m Muslim
Variant of Misbah.

Mišel m & f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene (Rare)
Variant of Michel.

Misja m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch spelling of Misha. Also compare Mischa.

Miška f & m Croatian
From Russian Mishka.

Mısra f & m Turkish
Verse, a line of poetry.

Misza m & f Polish (Rare)
Polish transcription of Russian Миша (see Misha), which is sometimes also used as a nickname for Michał, or even Michalina... [more]

Mitsu f & m Japanese
From Japanese kanji 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" or 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "honey". It can be also a combination of 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 津 (tsu) meaning "haven; port; harbour".... [more]

Mixay m & f Lao
Means "victorious, triumphant" in Lao.

Mizar f & m Astronomy
Name of a star in the constellation Ursa Major. Derives from Arabic mīzar, meaning "waistband; girdle".

Moala m & f Fijian, Hawaiian, Polynesian, Samoan, Tongan
The word moala refers to a type of yam in Tonga. Moala Island is a place in Fiji. In this case Moala possibly originates from Fijian mua la meaning "follow the bow of the canoe". In Hawaiian and Samoan mo'o ala means "lizard path".

Moala m & f Polynesian, Tongan, Samoan
Possibly a variant of Malu meaning "safe place, refuge; calm, peaceful" in Samoan and Tongan. Also possibly a variant of le ala meaning "the path" in Samoan, or alaimaluloa meaning "path in the shade" in Tongan.

Mocel f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "you alone" in Nahuatl, possibly denoting "peerless".

Mocha m & f Pet
This meaning of this name is Chocolate-coffee flavored because the coffee flavor "Mocha" originated in Yemen. There's also a town in Yemen called Mocha.

Moegi f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 萌え木 (moegi), referring to young tree sprouts/buds, or 萌黄/萌葱 (moegi), referring to the colour of a freshly sprouted onion or otherwise a light yellowish green colour.... [more]

Moera f & m Maori
Means "dream sun" from moe rā or contracted form of moe-i-te-rā meaning "sleeping in the sun" or "dreaming in the sun" in Māori. This is the name of a suburb in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.

Moeum m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of verb 모으다 (moeuda) meaning "to gather, collect."

Molle m & f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of no name in particular. Perhaps based on similar Swedish diminutives like Olle, Mille, Ville, Kalle, Hjalle, etc... [more]

Molor f & m Mongolian
Means "topaz" in Mongolian.

Momoo f & m Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle", 緒 (o) meaning "beginning", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" (usually masculine) 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" (usually masculine)... [more]

Money f & m Obscure
Either transferred use of the surname Money or from the English word money.

Monir m & f Arabic, Bengali, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic منير (see Munir) as well as the Bengali and Persian form. In Persian it is also used as a feminine name.

Mönkh m & f Mongolian
Means "eternal" in Mongolian. It can be used as a short form of names containing the element мөнх (mönkh).

Morel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mor and El means "myrrh from God" in Hebrew.

Mörön m & f Mongolian
Means "river, large river" in Mongolian.

Mosha m & f Russian
Diminutive of Matvey, Mariya, or Matrona 1.

Moshi f & m Japanese
Moshi has an unknown origin, although bears a resemblance to the Japanese phrase "Moshi moshi".

Motsi m & f Shona
Means "first one" or "one who has matted hair" in Shona.

Mowon m & f Korean

Mpilo m & f Xhosa, Zulu, Southern African
Means "health" or "life" in Xhosa and Zulu.

Mpula m & f Laz
Means “cloud” in Laz.

Mpumi f & m African
Means 'survivor' in Zulu

Mratt m & f Arakanese
Rakhine transcription of Burmese မြတ် (see Myat).

Mudji m & f Javanese
Older spelling of Muji influenced by Dutch orthography.

Mukti f & m Bengali, Hindi, Javanese
From Sanskrit मुक्ति (mukti) meaning "freedom, liberation, release, deliverance". It is a unisex name in South Asia while it is typically only masculine in Indonesia; as a Javanese name, it can also mean "comfortable, content, satisfied".

Mulia f & m Indonesian
Means "noble, honourable" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit मूल्य (mūlya).

Mulin m & f Chinese
Combination of the names Mu and Lin

Mumba m & f Bemba
Means "inside the house" in Bemba.

Mumun m & f Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of names containing the sound mun (or other similar sounds), such as Mahmud or Maemunah.

Munna m & f Obscure

Murhi m & f Tsonga
Means "medicine, cure" in Xitsonga.

Murle m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Merle.

Murti f & m Javanese
Means "body, form, shape" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit मूर्ति (mūrti).

Murun m & f Mongolian
Means "large river" in Mongolian.

Mutah m & f Arabic, African

Mutlu m & f Turkish
Means "happy" in Turkish.

Mutua m & f Eastern African

Muuka m & f Aleut

Muura m & f Finnish
Short for "muurain", cloudberry in Finnish.

Muwei f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 慕 (mù) meaning "long for, desire, admire" and 唯 (wéi) meaning "only; yes".

Myatt m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese မြတ် (see Myat).

Mycah f & m English (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Micah.

Myine m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese မြိုင် (see Myaing).

Myint f & m Burmese
Means "tall, high, elevated" in Burmese.

Mykah f & m English (American)
Variant of Micah.

Mykel m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Michael.

Myril f & m Obscure
Myril Axelrod Bennett was one of the first female executives in the advertising industry.

Naani f & m Dagbani
Means "trust" or "confidence" in Dagbani.

Nabai m & f Chinese
Combination of the names Na and Bai.

Na-bit f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Bit prefixed with the first-person singular plain pronoun 나 (na).

Na-bom f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Bom prefixed with the first-person singular plain pronoun 나 (na).

Naehu m & f Tahitian
Means "blonde hairs" in Tahitian. Contracted form of Tahitian nā ehu fānau maeha'a tapu nui meaning "most sacred blonde newborn twins".

Nafsi f & m Bengali, Indonesian
Commonly used in Bangladesh and Indonesia, it means "myself" or "my soul" in Arabic. ... [more]

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.

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

Nahil m & f Muslim

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

Naiki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (nai), a possessive particle, 夢 (nai) meaning "dream", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 流 (nai) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 那 (na) meaning "what", 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 成 (nai) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach" combined with 妃 (ki) meaning "queen, princess", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", 輝 (ki) meaning "radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle", 騎 (ki) meaning "equestrian, riding on horses", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, beg, request, rare", 息 (iki) meaning "breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)", 暉 (ki) meaning "shine, light", 行 (iki) meaning "going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank", 生 (iki) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 寿 (ki) meaning "longevity, congratulations, one's natural life"... [more]

Naiki m & f Gilbertese
Means 'peace' or 'calm' and can be used for either gender

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.

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

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

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

Najmi m & f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "astral, celestial, star-like" in Arabic, from the word نجم (najm) meaning "star".

Najun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate" combined with 准 (jun) meaning "to allow; to grant; to permit". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

Nākai f & m Hawaiian
From the Hawaiian nā meaning "quieted, pacified" or "the (plural)" and kai meaning "sea(s)".

Nakai m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)

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

Nakon f & m Mayan Mythology

Nalin m & f Sinhalese, Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Thai
Derived from Sanskrit नलिनी (nalini) meaning "lotus". It is a masculine name in Sri Lanka and India while it is unisex in Thailand.

Namar m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "autumn" in Mongolian.

Namuu f & m Mongolian
Means "poppy (flower)" in Mongolian. Compare Namuun.

Nanao f & m Japanese
From 七 (nana) meaning "seven" and 緒 (o) meaning "thread". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Nanke f & m East Frisian

Nansi f & m Various (Rare)
Modern Hebrew and Arabic form of Nancy. ... [more]

Nanyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 南 (nán) meaning "south" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, joy, harmony".

Nanyu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 南 (nán) meaning "south" and 瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues".

Naobi m & f Manipuri
Means "youthful" in Meitei.

Naoyu f & m Japanese
From Japanese 尚 (nao) meaning "esteem" and 夕 (yu) meaning "evening". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Napha f & m Thai
Means "sky" in Thai.

Nāpua f & m Hawaiian
Means "the flowers," from plural definite article nā and pua meaning "flower, blossom."

Narae f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant of native Korean 날개 (nalgae) meaning "wing." It can also be written with hanja, combining a na hanja, like 娜 meaning "beauty" or 羅 meaning "net(ting)," with a rae hanja, such as 萊, referring to the goosefoot, or 來 meaning "coming."

Naran f & m Mongolian
Means "sun, sunny" in Mongolian.

Naril f & m Afghan
Naryl

Naryl f & m Afghan
Naril

Nasan f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian нас (nas) meaning "age, life".

Nashi f & m Japanese
Means "pear" in Japanese.

Nasri m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "my victory" or "my help" from Arabic نصر (nasr) meaning "victory" or نصر (nasara) meaning "to help, to assist, to support". It is sometimes used as a feminine name in Indonesia.

Natay m & f American (Rare)

Nathi m & f Thai
Means "minute" in Thai.

Natie m & f English
Diminutive of Nathan, Nathaniel, Ignatius or Natalie.

Natsu m & f Japanese
Means "summer" in Japanese.

Natty m & f English
Diminutive of Nathaniel, Natalie and other names containing the element nat.

Naveh m & f Hebrew
This name has some meanings: The first is "beautiful" (from the name Nava). And the second is "oasis" (from the name Neveh).

Navey m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Navey.

Nāwai f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name meaning "the waters", derives from nā meaning "the" and wai meaning "waters".

Nawar m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نوار (see Nawwar).

Nayab f & m Urdu, Punjabi, Indian (Muslim)
Means "rare, unique" in Hindustani (Urdu and Hindi), ultimately from Persian نایاب (nâyâb).

Nayak f & m Indian

Nayan m & f Sanskrit
Means "eyes" in Sanskrit.

Nazik m & f Turkish
This 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".

Nazym m & f Kazakh
Means "harmony" from Arabic نَظْم (naẓm) meaning "harmony".

Ndale f & m African, Western African
The younger one... [more]

Ndini m & f Dagbani
”My own”

Nduna m & f Southern African, Central African
Means "head (wo)man" in Luvale, languege spoken in Zambia and Angola.

Nefyn f & m Welsh (Rare)

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. ... [more]

Nehar m & f Turkish
Variant of Nehir.

Neiko m & f African American (Rare)

Neile f & m English (American)
Possibly a feminine form of Neil. This name was born by Filipino actress Neile Adams (1932-)

Neira f & m Dagbani
It means Bright one

Nelbe f & m Sotho
Means "the net" in Sotho.

Nemat f & m Arabic, Persian, Uzbek, Tajik
Alternate transcription of Arabic نعمات (see Nimat), as well as the Persian, Uzbek and Tajik form.

Nenka m & f Japanese
Means "burning fire" in Japanese.

Nenne f & m West Frisian
Variant form of Nanne.

Neria f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Neriya.... [more]

Nerid m & f Norwegian (Rare)
A younger variant of Neriðr. The name is most prominent in Vestfold and Telemark, Norway.

Neten m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo nete meaning "world, day" and the genitive suffix -n.

Neten m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan གནས་བརྟན (gnas-brtan) meaning "elder, senior monk, sthavira".

Netha m & f Indian, Meroitic, Hindi
It dates back to 1500 bc through the Telugu peoples to Sanskrit to Kushite 25th Dynasty

Netra f & m Indian, Kannada, Hindi, Nepali
Derived 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.

Neveh m & f Hebrew
Means "oasis" in Hebrew.

Nevet m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
means "sprout" in hebrew.

Nevis f & m English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the country in the Caribbean, Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Ngana m & f Maori (Rare)
Means "eager, rage, tenacity" in Māori.

Nghĩa m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 義 (nghĩa) meaning "justice, righteousness".

Ngiên m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Yuán.

Ngoan m & f Vietnamese
Means "good, well-behaved, submissive" in Vietnamese, from a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 愿 (yuàn).

Nguŏk f & m Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong form of Yue.

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 African
Means "Disaster" in Shona. It is the title character in A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer.

Nhamo m & f Shona
It means "suffering; woes; disaster".

Nháng f & m Vietnamese
Means "glossy, shiny" in Vietnamese.

Nhial m & f Nuer, African Mythology
The Nuer counterpart of Nhialic, the main creator god of Dinka mythology.

Nhiên m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 然 (nhiên) meaning "certainly, correct".

Nhuận m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 潤 (nhuận) meaning "soft, sleek, wet, moist".

Nhược m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 若 (nhược) meaning "obedient, compliant".

Niama f & m Western African
The name of an 18th century Senegalese princess who was enslaved, sold to Mauritius and later freed by her owner.... [more]

Nibar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
The name Nibar is the surname Rabin, spelled backwards. Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli politician, statesman and general... [more]

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)... [more]

Nidup m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དངོས་གྲུབ (dngos-grub) meaning "realisation, (spiritual) attainment".

Nieky m & f Dutch
For men, this name is a diminutive of Nicolaas via its short form Niek. For women, this name is a diminutive of Nicola 2, Nicole, Nicolette, Nicolien, Nicolina and Nicoline (all very commonly used in the Netherlands as feminine forms of the aforementioned Nicolaas).... [more]

Night m & f English
From 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.

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

Nikai m & f English (American), Dutch (Rare)

Nikau m & f Maori
Variant of Nīkau.

Nikia f & m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements nee, kee and ya, inspired by Nikki and Nakia... [more]

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

Nimai m & f Hindi
Meaning "Filled with Inner Light".

Nimol m & f Khmer
Means "flawless, unblemished" in Khmer.

Nirei f & m Japanese
From Japanese 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 嶺 (rei) meaning "peak; summit; ridge; top" or 礼 (rei) meaning "a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]

Nirel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Nir - means "plowed field" and El - means "God", the meaning is "Field of God".

Nissi f & m Hebrew
First used as a biblical term in Exodus. The full word being Jehovah-Nissi, and meaning "victorious" or "banner". Moses named the victory banner as such after defeating the Amalekites.

Nitai f & m Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism
Means "a most merciful god".

Nivor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Niv and Or with the meaning of "bright dialect, bright speech".

Niwen m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo niwe meaning "wind" and the genitive suffix -n.

Nîyaz m & f Kurdish
Means "request, wish" in Kurdish.

Niyaz f & m Persian, Persian Mythology, Kyrgyz
Derived from the Persian noun نیاز (niyaz) meaning "need, necessity, requirement" as well as "desire, wish". In Zoroastrianism, Niyaz is the name of a demon.... [more]

Niyom m & f Thai
Means "popular, admired, respected" or "principle, doctrine" in Thai.

Njere m & f Shona
It means “wisdom”.

Njiba m & f Luba
Means "stream, lake" in Luba-Kasai.

Nkuli f & m Southern African, Xhosa, Zulu
Diminutive form of Nonkululeko and Nkululeko.

Noell f & m English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Noel and Noelle.

Nṱoḓeni m & f Venda
Means "look for me" in Tshivenda.

Noeru f & m Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 恵 (e) meaning "blessing, favour" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Noeul f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 노을 (noeul) meaning "sunset."

Nohar f & m Hebrew
Means "soft light", related to the Assyrian name Nohara.

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

Nolly f & m Dutch, English
Dutch diminutive of Arnolda as well as an English diminutive of Oliver (via Noll) and Olivia.... [more]

Nolyn f & m American (Modern, Rare)

Nonke f & m East Frisian (Rare, Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
The name is a variation of Nonne using the diminutive suffix -ke.

Nonne m & f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
A variation of the name Nanne.... [more]

Noo-ri f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Nuri.

Noren f & m Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 恋 (ren) meaning "love", 漣 (ren) meaning "ripples" or 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Norja f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "lithe" in Finnish, though the word is not commonly used. Also the Finnish word for Norway. Compare to more common Sorja.

Norol m & f Malay
Malay variant of Nurul.

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

Norul m & f Malay, Bengali
Malay and Bengali variant of Nurul.

Novel m & f English (Rare)
From the English word novel, a type of literature.... [more]

Noyel f & m Hebrew
Means "God’s beauty" in Hebrew, combination of Noy and El.

Npaub m & f Hmong
Means "moth" in Hmong.

Nsovo m & f Tsonga
Means "grace" in Xitsonga.

Nsuku m & f Tsonga
Means "gold, golden" in Xitsonga.

Nubar m & f Armenian
Means "new fruit" in Armenian.

Nudan m & f Tibetan
Means "powerful, efficient" in Tibetan.

Nûdem f & m Kurdish
Derived from the Kurdish words nû meaning "new" and dem meaning "time".

Nûjen m & f Kurdish
Means "modern" in Kurdish.

Nuniq f & m Inuit
Origination of Nanook.

Nunni f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Núne.

Nunnu f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Núno.

Nuunu f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Nûno.

Nüvit m & f Turkish
Means “good news” in Turkish

Nwoyi m & f Western African, Yakö
Means "he/she knows" in Yakö language.

Nyein m & f Burmese
Means "quiet, calm, still" in Burmese.

Nyiag m & f Hmong

Nyiko f & m Tsonga
Means "gift" in Tsonga.

Nyima m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan ཉི་མ (nyi-ma) meaning "sun, day".

Nyjah f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Nylan m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Nyla, also used sometimes as feminine.

Nyunt m & f Burmese
Means "spring, shoot, growth" or "apex, summit" in Burmese.

Nzeru m & f Chewa
Means "wisdom" in Chewa.

Nzuzi m & f Kongo
Means "second born twin" in Kikongo.

Oakes m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Oakes.

Oakie m & f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Oak + -ie which is a common suffix added to names throughout Appalachia.

Oasis f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word oasis referring to a cultivated area (often a date palm grove) in a desert or semi-desert environment. An oasis can also provide habitat for animals and spontaneous plants.... [more]

Ochre m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
From Old French ocre, via Latin from Greek ōkhra ‘yellow ocher.’

Ocoje m & f Agatu
Means "God knows" in Agatu.

Ocuil m & f Nahuatl
From Nahuatl ocuilin, "worm, caterpillar".

Oddie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Odie.

Odera m & f Nigerian
Nigerian name meaning "fate, fortune, destiny".

Odiel m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
In the case of male bearers, this name is a Dutch form of Odilo via its French form Odile. In the case of female bearers, this name is a Dutch variant form of Odilia... [more]

Odsar f & m Mongolian
Means "star and moon" in Mongolian, from од (od) meaning "star" and сар (sar) meaning "moon".

Oduwa f & m Yoruba
Means "rainbow" in Yoruba.

Oelke m & f West Frisian (Rare)
Diminutive of Oele.

Oerip m & f Javanese, Indonesian
Older spelling of Urip influenced by Dutch orthography.

Ofeck m & f Hebrew (Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Ofek.

Offie m & f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Theophilus and other names with a similar sound (e.g. Ophelia).

Offir m & f Hebrew
Variant of Ofir.

Ofiri f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of Ofir or Ofira.

Ofree m & f Hebrew (Anglicized)
Variant of Ofri.

Ofrey m & f Hebrew (Anglicized)
Variant of Ofri.

Ofrie f & m Hebrew (Anglicized)
Variant of Ofri.

Ofure m & f African, Esan, Nigerian
Means "peace, it is well" in Esan.

Ogola f & m Ijaw
Means "judgement" in Ijaw.

Ogyen m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཨོ་རྒྱན (see Ugyen).

Ohree m & f Hebrew
Variant of Ori, influenced by the spelling of the name Ohre.

Ôĸuna m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic pet form of Ineĸo.

Oĸuna m & f Greenlandic
Variant of Ôĸuna.

Olaga m & f Samoan
Means "life" in Samoan.

Olcay m & f Turkish
Means "fortune, luck" in Turkish, ultimately from Mongolian өлзий (ölzii).

Oleif f & m Norwegian
As a masculine name, it is a cognate of Olaf (being the modern form of the Old Norse name Ólæifr, variant of Álæifr, itself a variant of Áleifr)... [more]

Oleiv f & m Norwegian
Variant of Oleif.

Ölmez m & f Turkish, Karachay-Balkar
Means "undying" in Turkish.

Olofi m & f African Mythology
A manifestation of Ọlọrun which acts as the conduit between Orun (Heaven) and Ayé (Earth).

Ölzii f & m Mongolian
Means "good luck, blessing" or "symbol (of peace, happiness, luck)" in Mongolian.

Omaya m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic أمية (see Umayya).