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Mylou f Dutch
Variant of Milou.

Mylyn f Filipino
Variant of Mylene.

Mymy f Dutch

Myna f English (Rare)
Variant of Mina 1. Also the name of a bird species, the Golden Myna.

Mynah f English (Rare)
Variant of Myna.

Mynie f Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Mijnie.

Mynn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese မင်း (see Min 2).

Mynor m Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Central American name of uncertain origin (used especially in Guatemala).

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

Mynta f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Taken directly from the vocabulary word meaning "mint", therefore making it a cognate of Danish Mynte.

Mynx f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Minx.

Myoki f Japanese
Variant of "Miyoki". From 美 (mi) "beautiful", combined with 世 (yo) "world", and 輝 (ki) "radiance, shine" or 希 (ki) "hope".... [more]

Myoma f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Mioma.

Myong f Korean

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.

Myraa f Malaysian
Variant of Myra.

Myrah f Various
Variant of Myra.

Myrai f Japanese (Americanized, Rare)
An uncommon diminutive of the Japanese name Mirai, meaning "future" or "miracle".

Myree f English (Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Màiri or Myra.

Myria f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Myriam.

Myria f Greek (Cypriot)
Possibly a variant of Μύριαμ (Myriam), a Greek form of Miriam.

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

Myrka f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Mirka 1. This is borne by Myrka Dellanos (1965-), a Cuban-born American television and radio host and journalist.

Myrl f & m English
Variant of Merle or Meryl.

Myrle f English
Variant of Merle.

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.

Myrom m English (Rare)
Variant of Myron.

Myrrh f English
The word "myrrh" derives from the Aramaic ܡܪܝܪܐ (murr), and Arabic مر (mur)، meaning "bitter". Its name entered the English language from the Hebrew Bible, where it is called "mor", מור, and later as a Semitic loanword was used in the Greek myth of Myrrha, and later in the Septuagint; in the Greek language, the related word μύρον (mýron) became a general term for perfume.

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

Myrta f English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
English and German cognate of Myrtle and Spanish and Italian variant of Mirta.

Myrte f Dutch, Flemish
Variant of Myrthe.

Mýrún f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Muirenn.

Myrza m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh form of Mirza

Mysa f Obscure

Mysha f Indian (Rare), Bengali (Rare)

Mysia f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "woman from Mysia" in Greek. Mysia was a region in Asia Minor mentioned in Acts in the New Testament, said to mean "land of beech trees" (see Mysia)... [more]

Myson m American (Rare)
Most likely a transferred use of the surname Myson.

Mytyl f Theatre
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a character from the 1908 play 'The Blue Bird' (French: 'L'Oiseau bleu') by Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck.

Myūji m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
First given to and made known by musician Myuji (美勇士), born Myūji Kuwana (桑名 美勇士) (1981-).... [more]

Myxo m Medieval German

Myya f English (Rare)

Mzeko f Georgian
Short form of Mzekala.

Mziko f Georgian
Diminutive of feminine given names that contain the Georgian element მზე (mze) meaning "sun", such as Iamze, Mzekala and Mzevinar.

Mzisa f Georgian
Short form of Mzisadar.

Mziso f Georgian
Short form of Mzisadar.

Naad-o m Sidamo
Means "appreciation" in Sidama.

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

Naait f Medieval Jewish

Naaja f Greenlandic
Younger form of Nauja.

Naala f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Nâla.

Naala f Abkhaz
Means "loving, warm-hearted, kind" in Abkhaz.

Naam m Biblical Hebrew
1 chronicles 4:15.

Na'ama f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Naama

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

Naara f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Naari m Biblical
Variant transcription of Naarai.... [more]

Naas m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Short form of Athanaas, Donaas and Ignaas.... [more]

Naasu f Greenlandic
Younger form of Nausso.

Naata f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name is Naata Nungurrayi (b. circa 1932), an Australian Aboriginal painter.

Naava f Hebrew

Naaya f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 彩 (aya) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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

Nabal m Biblical Hebrew
Means "fool; senseless; failure". This was the name of a rich Calebite who was the first husband of Abigail.

Nabar m Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from the place name Navarre and a derivation from Basque nabar "multicolored".

Nabat f Azerbaijani, Turkmen (Rare)
From Persian نبات (nabāt) meaning "rock candy, rock sugar".

Nabby f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Abigail.

Nabby f Old Irish
An Old Irish nickname that derives from ​the Original Gaelic ​Gobnait, ​Gobnait being the Irish version of the Hebrew Deborah meaning "honey bee". ... [more]

Nabby f Korean (Anglicized)
Alternative spelling of the Korean female name Nabi that means "butterfly" in Korean. In Korean, Nabi (나비) also means "kitty" as an endearment for a cat.

Nabby m Obscure

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

Nabh m Indian, Gujarati
Indian masculine name derived from the Gujarati word નભ (nabh) meaning "sky".

Nabha f Indian, Sanskrit
Nabha is an Indian name meaning "the heart center" in Sanskrit.

Nəbi m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nabi 2.

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

Nabi m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian
Means "prophet" in Arabic.

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]

Nabih m Arabic
Means "keen, astute, clever, bright" in Arabic, from the root نبه (nabbaha) meaning "to alarm, to alert, to inform".

Nabin m Bengali
Means "new, fresh," derived from Bengali নতুন (notun), which means “new, recent, modern”.

Nabis m Ancient Greek, History
The name of the last king of an independent Sparta, who reigned from 207 BC until his assassination in 192 BC.

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

Nabla f Hebrew (?)
Feminine version of Nabal.

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

Nabon m Arthurian Cycle
He was “a great mighty giant”, lord of the Isle of Servage.... [more]

Nabor m Galician

Nabou m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Nabu (see Nebo), as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Nəcəf m Azerbaijani
From Nəcəf, the name of a city in Iraq.

Nacde f Aztec

Nacef m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناصف (see Nasif) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Nácek m Czech
Diminutive of Ignác, not used as a given name in its own right.

Nacek m Croatian
Diminutive of Ignac.

Nacer m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Nasir used in Algeria.

Nacha f Spanish
Diminutive of Ignacia.

Nacha f Yiddish

Nacia f Spanish
Diminutive of Ignacia.

Nacim m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nasim chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Näcip m Tatar
Tatar form of Najib.

Nacir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of, نصير or ناصر (see Nasir), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Naco m Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Ignacio. In Mexican Spanish, this coincides with an ethnic slur for a man of indigenous descent who is deemed to be low-class or uncultured, derived from a short form of totonaco "Totonac (an indigenous group)".

Nacor m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Nahor.

Nacz m Polish (Archaic)
Short form of names beginning with Naczę, such as Naczęsław, Naczęmir.

Nađa f Serbian
Diminutive of Nadežda.

Nadal m Galician, Catalan (Rare), Lengadocian, Medieval Spanish
Derived from Catalan, Galician and Languedocian Nadal "Christmas" (compare Noël).

Nadan m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism
MEANING : sounding, roaring ... [more]

Nadan m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the verb nadati se meaning ''to hope''.

Nadau m Provençal, Gascon
Provençal and Gascon cognate of Nadal.

Naddr m Old Norse
From Old Norse naddr "stud, nail", indicating a little person.

Nadea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Nadya 1.

Nadee f Indian (Rare)

Nadee f Hindi (Rare), Indian (Rare)
From Hindi नदी (nadee) meaning "river".

Nadha f Dhivehi, Indonesian
Dhivehi and Indonesian form of Nada 1.

Nadi m Indigenous Australian
Meaning unknown.

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

Nadía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nadia 1.

Nadia f Greek
Diminutive form of Konstantina.

Nadia f Tamil
From tamil நதி (nathi) meaning "river".

Nadif m Bengali (Muslim), Arabic
Probably derived from Arabic نَظِيف (naẓīf) meaning "clean".

Nadin f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Nadine, reflecting the French pronunciation.

Nadin m Bosnian
Means "noble, generous" in Bosnian.

Nadiv m Hebrew
Means "generous" in Hebrew.

Nádja f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Nadya 1.

Nadka f Bulgarian, Russian
Diminutive of Nadezhda.

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

Nador m Arthurian Cycle
A knight defeated, with his cousin Daton, by Claris and Laris after he besieged Queen Blanche.

Nadua f Comanche
Means "someone found" or "keeps warm with us" in Comanche. ... [more]

Nadus m Arthurian Cycle
According to some sources, a King of Syria during the Arthurian period. One of the allies of Emperor Thereus of Rome. Nadus joined Thereus in a war against Arthur, and he was slain in battle against Claris and Laris.

Nady m Arabic
Variant of Nadie.

Nadyr m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Nadir.

Nadža f Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Nadiyya or a short form of Nadežda.

Naeda f English (Rare), Arabic (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Naef m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نايف (see Naif).

Næfi m Old Norse
Variant of Næfr.

Næfr m Old Norse
Derived from nef ("nose, beak").

Naehu m & f Tahitian
Contracted form of Tahitian nā ehu fānau maeha'a tapu nui meaning "consecrated blonde newborn twins".

Naeim f Arabic
Means “soft” in Arabic.

Naek m Batak
Means "to rise, to go up, to climb" in Toba Batak.

Naeko f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Náel m Hungarian
Shortened version of Nátánael.

Naèla f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard diminutive of Anaèla.

Naeli f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Naely f Spanish (Mexican, Modern)
Variant of Nayeli.

Naëma f Hebrew, Scandinavian, German
Naëma Lösche (Maiden name: von Kahlden) - German writer, born Sept 27, 1854

Naema f Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Variant of Naomi 1.

Naemi f Swedish, Finland Swedish, German, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
A German and Nordic variant of Naomi 1. This name was used in the German translation of The Bible.

Naen m Khmer
Means "full, solid, firm" in Khmer.

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

Na-eun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate" and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity".

Naeun f Korean
Naeun(나은) means "better" in Korean. Also, from combination of 娜(na) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate" or 奈(na) meaning "apple tree" with 恩(eun) "kindness, mercy, charity" or 殷(eun) meaning "abundant, flourishing"... [more]

Naeva f Various
Naeva Okasian of New Thinking Magazine is one bearer of this name.

Næve m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Nefi.

Næwe m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Nefi.

Nafan m Russian
Russian form of Nathan.

Nafia f Arabic
Means 'Profitable' in Arabic

Nafie f Albanian
Variant of Nafije.

Nafis m Arabic (Rare), Bengali, Tatar
Means "precious, valuable" in Arabic.

Nafis m Biblical Hebrew, Ancient Hebrew
Means "Revival, Expansion, to breathe". According to the Syriac usage, “refreshment”, or "to be refreshed."... [more]

Nafne m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Nafni.

Nafni m Old Norse, Old Danish
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse nafni meaning "namesake" or from Old Norse nafn meaning "name".

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

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

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

Nagam f Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Nagham.

Naged m Arabic (Egyptian)
The “rescuer” a person who saves, rescues, or delivers. Arabic spelling: ناجد

Nagge m Biblical
Meaning "clearness; brightness; light."

Nağı m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Naqi.

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.

Nagie f Japanese
From Japanese 凪 (nagi) meaning "calm" combined with 咲 (e) meaning "blossom", 江 (e) meaning "creek, bay" or 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nagim m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Naim.

Nagio m Japanese
From Japanese 凪 (nagi) meaning "calm" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nagla f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian Arabic transcription of Najla.

Nagor m Malaysian (Rare)

Nagwa f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Najwa.

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

Naha m Sotho
land or country

Nahal f Persian
Means "sapling, shoot, seedling" in Persian.

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.

Nahan m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism
MEANING : binding, tying round, fetter, bolt, bond... [more]

Nähär f Bashkir
From Arabic نَهْر‎ (nahr) meaning "river".

Nəhar f Azerbaijani
From the Arabic نَهَار (nahār) meaning "day, daytime".

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

Nahb m Classic Mayan
Means "lake", deriving from the Classic Maya element nab ("lake, pool").

Nahbi m Biblical
Nahbi, the son of Vophsi of the house of Naphtali, was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:14.

Nahda f Arabic

Na-hee f Korean
From 나 (na) meaning "I, me" and 희 (hui) meaning "happiness".

Nahee f Korean
Na means "elegant, graceful, delicate" and Hee means "joy,brightness and bliss"

Nahei f Tahitian
Means "twin crowns"; a combination of Tahitian na denoting duplicates or twins and hei meaning "crown".

Nahel m Muslim
Variant of Nahil.

Nahi m Basque
From Basque meaning "wish".

Nahid m Arabic
Means "rising, getting up" in Arabic, from the root ناهض (nahaḍa) meaning "to rise".

Nahïl m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Nahil.

Nahil m & f Muslim

Nahim m Arabic (Latinized)
From Naim

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

Nahit m Turkish
Masculine form of Nahide.

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

Nahom m Eastern African
East African form of Nahum.

Nah-re f Korean
From the 15th-century Korean 날애(Nal-E), itself derived from the Traditional Korean 날개(Nal-Ge) meaning "Wing" from Korean 날(Nal) meaning 'fly' combined with suffix -개(Ge) meaning 'tool'.

Nahri f Medieval Arabic (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nahri.

Naħum m Maltese (Biblical)
Maltese form of Nahum.

Nahúm m Spanish, Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Nahum.

Nahyl m Arabic
Variant of Nahil.

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]

Naiah f African American

Naian m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Naib m Azerbaijani, Urdu
From Arabic نائب (na'ib) meaning "representative, delegate, deputy".

Naibə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Naib.

Naida f Filipino, Arabic
Short form of Zenaida.

Naide f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of Zenaide.

Naidu m Indian

Naiem m Bengali (Anglicized, Modern)

Naig f Breton
Diminutive of Annaig.

Naija f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Naika f English (Rare)

Naike f Various
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

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

Naïl m Arabic (Gallicized)
French form of Nail.

Nailə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Naila.

Naïm m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Na'im.

Naima f Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Estonian
Variant of Naema.

Naimi f Swedish, Finnish, Estonian
Variant of Naemi.

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').

Naina f Indian, Hindi
Derived from Hindi naina "eyes".

Naina f Russian (Rare)
Created by Alexander Pushkin for a character in his poem "Ruslan and Ludmila". Sometimes used as a given name or as a diminutive of Anastasiya.

Náinn m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from nā ("dead person"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Nair f Portuguese

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

Naira f Romansh, German (Swiss)
Derived from the Surselvan Romansh word nair (ner in other Romansh variants) "black; dark".

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.

Naira f Arabic (Egyptian), Georgian
Derived from Arabic نير (nayyir) meaning "bright, luminous, brilliant".

Naira f Japanese
From Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Naira f Armenian
Feminine form of Nairi.

Naira f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Greek Ναϊάς (Naias), a type of water nymph in Greek mythology (plural Ναϊάδες).

Nairi m Armenian
Derived from the Assyrian name for a confederation of tribes in the Armenian Highlands.

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

Nairo f Japanese
From Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 彩 (iro) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nairo m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
A known bearer of this name is Colombian racing cyclist Nairo Quintana (1990-).

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.

Naïse f Norman
Norman short form of Athenais.

Naish m English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Ignatius.

Naito f African
Origin Meru "Rich woman"

Naito m Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (nai), a possessive particle, 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 夜 (nai, naito) meaning "night", 夢 (nai) meaning "dream", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 星 (na) meaning "star", 那 (na), an interjection or 騎 (nai) meaning "equestrian, riding on horses", 生 (i) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 愛 (ito) meaning "love, affection", 智 (to) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason", 月 (to) meaning "moon", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 十 (to) meaning "ten" or 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai"... [more]

Naiya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

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.

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

Najaf m Persian, Urdu
From the name of the city of Najaf in Iraq.

Najah f & m Arabic
Means "success, prosperity" in Arabic.

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

Najam m Urdu
Urdu transcription of Najm.

Najat f Arabic
Means "salvation, rescue, deliverance" in Arabic.

Najda f Serbian
Feminine form of Najdan.

Najee m Arabic
means good friend

Najeh m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناجح (see Najih).

Najet f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant spelling of Najat.

Najia f Arabic
Feminine form of Naji.

Najih m Arabic
Means "successful, prosperous, fortunate" in Arabic, from the root نجح (najaḥa) meaning "to suceed".

Najma f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Variant of Naima.

Najme f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian نجمه (see Najmeh).

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

Najna f Arabic

Najor m Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Nahor.

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.

Najya f Arabic

Naka m African Mythology
A creator-deity of the Sonjo people of Tanzania.

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.

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)

Nakai f Shona
From Shona naka meaning "beautiful, good".

Nakea f African American
Variant of Nakia.

Nakht m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nḫt meaning "victorious, strong" or "champion". Nakht was an ancient Egyptian official who held the position of a scribe and astronomer of Amun, probably during the reign of Thutmose IV of the Eighteenth Dynasty.

Naki f Swahili
the first born girl in the family

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

Nakir m Arabic

Nakis m Greek
Short form of diminutives such as Antonakis and Stefanakis.

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.

Nākoa m Hawaiian
Means "the warriors," from plural definite article nā and koa meaning "soldier, warrior, fighter."

Nakon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Nakhon.

Nakon f & m Mayan Mythology

Nakor m Basque (Modern)
Basque form of Nahor.

Nakry f Khmer

Naksh m Hindi

Nakul m Indian
Nakul was one of the Pandavas from the Mahabharat.

Nâla f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

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

Nalah f African American
Variant of Nala.

Nalan f Turkish
Derived from Persian نالان (nālān) meaning "lamenting, groaning, sighing".

Nalbi m Circassian
Either means "happy ruler" or derived from Persian نعل (na'l) meaning "horseshoe" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) meaning "chief, lord, master".

Nalda f Spanish (Rare)

Nalea f Moldovan (Rare)
Moldovan form of Nalya.

Nalee f English (Rare)

Náli m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly a male version of Nál, or derived from nagl ("dead person"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf, who may originally have been a demon of the dead.