This is a list of submitted names in which the length is 4 or 5.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Nritu m IndianMEANING - "lively, dancing, active, gesticulating, long, actor, dancer, earth"... [
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Nsuka f KongoMeans "last born; youngest child" in Kongo.
Ntare m RwandanMeaning "lion" in Kinyarwanda and Kirundi. Famous people with that name includes five kings of the Kingdom of Burundi: Ntare I Rushatsi Cambarantama, Ntare II Kibogora, Ntare III Kivimira Semuganzashamba, Ntare IV Rutaganzwa Rugamba and Ntare V Ndizeye and american actor Ntare Mwine.
Ntui m & f Jagham, KenyangDerived from the Jagham and Kenyang word
ntûfâm meaning "chief".
Ntxoo f HmongDerived from
ntxoov meaning "shaded, cloudy".
Nuan f & m ThaiMeans "tender, gentle, mild, soft" or "cream, pale, ivory" in Thai.
Nüba f Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern MythologyFrom a combination of the characters 女 (nü, meaning “female, woman”) and 魃 (ba, meaning “drought spirit”). This is the name of a mythological figure mentioned in the Shanhaijing (山海经), or Classic of Mountains and Seas... [
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Nubao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl" and
宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare".
Nube f South AmericanMeans "cloud" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de la Nube and
Nuestra Señora de la Nube, meaning "The Virgin of the Cloud" and "Our Lady of the Cloud" respectively.... [
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Nûber f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
nû meaning "new" and
bera meanining "sprout, shoot".
Nûcan f KurdishFrom
nû meaning "new, fresh" and
can meaning "soul".
Nûdem f & m KurdishDerived from the Kurdish words
nû meaning "new" and
dem meaning "time".
Nudge m English (Australian)The use of the name (particularly as a pet name) in Australia is likely due to the character of
Gerald "Nudge" Noritis, a character from the Australian sitcom 'Hey Dad..!'.
Nuela f ObscureUnclear origin. In the case of Nuela Charles, it is short for her real name
Manuela.
Nufus f IndonesianFrom Arabic نفوس
(nufūs), the plural of نفس
(nafs) meaning "breath, life, essence, self".
Nuit f English (British), Egyptian MythologyNuit is the Ancient Egyptian goddess of the heavens, with her name meaning "sky." Originally she was only the goddess of the night sky, but gradually she came to represent the sky in general. Nuit also protects people in the afterlife... [
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Nuki f GeorgianShort form of
Anuki. Also compare names like
Nutsiko, of which Nuki could be a contraction (more or less) in some cases.... [
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Nukri m GeorgianDerived from the Georgian noun ნუკრი
(nukri) meaning "fawn", though Georgian sources state that the word is also used for the juveniles of related wild animal species, such as the chamois and the goitered gazelle.... [
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Numa m HistoryNuma Pompilius (753–673 BC; reigned 715–673 BC) was the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus. He was of Sabine origin, and many of Rome's most important religious and political institutions are attributed to him.... [
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Numo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl" and
茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine".
Nûno f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic pet name for a baby/the youngest child in the family.
Nunu f Georgian, LiteratureMeaning uncertain. Georgian sources theorize that the name might be etymologically related to that of the Egyptian water god
Nu and his female counterpart
Naunet.... [
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Nunuk f JavaneseMeans "to grope, to feel one's way around" in Javanese.
Nuon f KhmerMeans "sweet, pleasant" or "well behaved, modest" in Khmer.
Nuot m RomanshVariant of
Not, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Nuowa f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".
Nuoxi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".
Nuoyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed".
Nuoyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and
羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather" or
瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues".
Nuqi f ArabicMeaning "Pure" in Arabic, Nuqi Was the Sister of Lagneía,Iremía, and Kakóvoulos, and The Only Daughter and Youngest Child of Sahar 'Aswad.
Nure m Popular CultureThe name of a character from the Norwegian Christmas series "Jul i Svingen".
Nuri m HebrewMeans "my fire" in Hebrew, derived from the Hebrew נוּר (
nur) meaning "shining fire; light" and the possessive suffix י (
i) meaning "my, mine".
Nuri m Abkhaz, GeorgianAbkhaz and Georgian form of
Nur. Also compare the related name
Nuri meaning "my light", which is also a plausible etymology for this name.... [
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Nuri f & m Korean (Modern)From obsolete native Korean 누리
(nuri) meaning "world," also coinciding with the word meaning "hail" and the stem of verb 누리다
(nurida) meaning "to enjoy."
Nuria f JapaneseFrom Japanese 野 (nu) meaning "area, field", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nurij m MariDerived from
nur meaning "field".
Nuroy f UzbekDerived from
nur meaning "divine light" and
oy meaning "moon".
Nurta f AssyrianMeans "buttercup (flower)" in Assyrian (genus Ranunculus).
Nurym m KazakhMeans "my light" from Kazakh нұр
(nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin).
Ñusta f SpanishMeans "princess" in Quechua. It was used as a title in the Inca Empire, not as a personal name.
Nutan f IndianMeans "new" in Sanskrit and Sanskrit-derived languages.
Nuvua f InuitAn Inuit name. This is the name of an Inuit woman in the movie: "The Journey Home".
Nuya f MordvinDerived from Erzya
нуема (nuema) meaning "harvest".
Nwoye m AfricanVery uncommon, but mostly used by the Igbo people. Means "boy born on Orie" to the Igbo people. A less popular meaning it's thought to have is: "His mother's pride"
Nǃxau m KhoekhoeMeaning unknown. Notable bearer of this name is Nǃxau ǂToma, a Namibian bush farmer and actor (1944-2003).... [
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Nyame m AkanThe name of the sky god for the Akan people. Meaning "he who knows and sees everything".
Nyas m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Nepali, Hindi, Kannada, MalayalamMEANING: putting down or in, placing, applying, impressing, drawing, painting, putting away, ... [
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Ny-Hor m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ḥr-nj possibly meaning "belonging to Horus", from Egyptian God
Horus combined with Egyptian
nj "of, belonging to". It could also mean "hunter of Horus", from Egyptian
nw "to hunt"... [
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Nyima m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan ཉི་མ
(nyi-ma) meaning "sun, day".
Nyina f AkanFrom the Akan
onyina meaning "kapok tree".
Nyipo m YiMeans "cattle lord" in Yi.
Nyok m & f LaoMeans "raise, lift" in Lao.
Nyoka f Popular Culture, African American, Jamaican PatoisThe name of a character from two 15-part movie serials in the early 1940s:
Jungle Girl (1941) and
Perils of Nyoka (1942). The serials were based on the novel
Jungle Girl (1932) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, in which the titular character was named
Fou-tan... [
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Nyrah f HindiSanskrit, meaning-Rose and beauty of Godess Saraswati
Nyri f English (Rare)Anglicization of
Nairi, derived from the Assyrian name for a confederation of tribes in the Armenian Highlands.
Nysa f Greek MythologyPossibly from an archaic Greek word meaning "tree". In Greek mythology Nysa was a daughter of Aristaeus, who was believed to have brought up the infant god
Dionysus, and from whom one of the many towns of the name of Nysa was believed to have derived its name.
Nysos m Ancient GreekNysos is the name of a Mountain which is ruled by Dionysos. Nysos can be viewed as the Masculine term for Nysa.
Nyunt m & f BurmeseMeans "spring, shoot, growth" or "apex, summit" in Burmese.
Nzero m ShonaMeaning “wisdom; insight; sagacity”, it corresponds with the name
Njere.
Nzota m PareEtymology uncertain, this name is traditionally given to babies born during drought.
Nzuzi m & f KongoMeans "second born twin" in Kikongo.
Oakie m & f American (South)American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Oak + -ie which is a common suffix added to names throughout Appalachia.
Oánh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 瑩
(oánh) meaning "lustrous, bright, transparent".
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.... [
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Obai f & m AsháninkaPossibly a variant spelling of the Ashaninka
obae meaning "Andean cock-of-the-rock".
Obasi m Jagham, KenyangDerived from
ò-βàsì meaning "God" in Jagham, Kenyang and various Ekoid languages.
Obax f SomaliIt means “as delicate and beautiful as a flower” in Somali.
Obbe m Frisian, Old Swedish, SwedishFrisian short form of Germanic names containing the first element
AUD and a last element beginning with
-b... or an Old Swedish and Swedish form of
Ubbi.
Obey m & f English (Puritan)Meaning, "behave in accordance with (a general principle, natural law, etc.)." Referring to fearing and obeying God.
Obil m BiblicalObil was an Ishmaelite, a keeper of camels in the time of
David, according to 1 Chronicles 27:30.
Oboi m HistoryMeaning uncertain. This was the name of a 17th-century Manchu military commander.
Oboro m Japanese, Popular CultureFrom 朧 (
oboro) meaning "cloud, hazy". There are numerous fictional characters with this name, and it is mainly given to males. One notable character is Oboro, an antagonist from 'Gintama'.