This is a list of submitted names in which the first letter is N; and the ending sequence is a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Na f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 那 (
na) meaning "beautiful".
Naala f AbkhazMeans "loving, warm-hearted, kind" in Abkhaz.
Naata f Indigenous Australian, PintupiOf 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.
Naaya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 彩 (
aya) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nabana f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 菜花 (nabana) meaning "rape blossom", which combines the kanji 菜 (na, sai) meaning "vegetables, greens" with 花 (hana, bana, ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nabeela f Arabic, UrduAlternate transcription of Arabic نبيلة (see
Nabila), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.
Nabina f NepaliPossibly a variant of
Navin, meaning "new". The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the name Nabina is Sunday, March 29th, 1908.
Nabiya f UrduMeaning uncertain. Possibly means “high position”
Nàcara f ObscureFrom Catalan
nàcara, a variant of
nacra meaning "pen shell".
Nadāya f BabylonianMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from the Akkadian element
nadānu ("gift, tribute, payment").
Nadeesha f Sinhalese, SanskritName of Sanskrit origin, meaning Lord or God of the rivers. It originates from the Sanskrit word for ocean, "nadīśa"
नदीश.
Nadia f TamilFrom tamil நதி (nathi) meaning "river".
Nadua f ComancheMeans "someone found" or "keeps warm with us" in Comanche. ... [
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Nadzuna f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 津 (dzu) meaning "harbor" or 摘 (dzu) meaning "to pluck, to pick" combined with 名 (na) meaning "name" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Naeva f VariousNaeva Okasian of New Thinking Magazine is one bearer of this name.
Nagaina f LiteratureAn antagonist from the book "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" (1978) by Rudyard Kipling. A Nagaina is also a type of spider.
Nagaraja m Kannada, TeluguFrom Sanskrit नागराज
(nāgarāja) meaning "king of snakes", derived from नाग
(nāga) meaning "snake" and राज
(rāja) meaning "king".
Nagarjuna m SanskritNāgārjuna was an Indian monk and Mahāyāna Buddhist philosopher of the Madhyamaka (Centrism, Middle Way) school. He is widely considered one of the most important Buddhist philosophers.
Naghma f Urdu, PashtoMeans "song, melody" in Urdu and Pashto, ultimately from Arabic نغمة
(naghma).
Nagiha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 木 (gi) meaning "tree, shrub" or 渚 (nagi) meaning "strand, beach, shore", 凪 (nagi) meaning "calm" or 薙 (nagi) meaning "weed" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers", 波 (ha) meaning "wave" or 刃 (ha) meaning "an edge, a blade"... [
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Nagika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 凪 (nagi) meaning "calm" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nagina f Hindi, UrduMeans "gemstone, jewel" in Hindi and Urdu, ultimately from Persian نگین
(negīn).
Nagisa f & m JapaneseThis name can be used for both sexes as 渚 (sho, nagisa) meaning "beach, shore."... [
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Naglaa f Arabic (Egyptian)Alternate transcription of Arabic نجلاء (see
Najla). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.
Nahana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (na) meaning "love, affection" and 花 (hana) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible. This name can be spelled as
Young-Ae in Korean.
Nahapāna m ScythianFrom Saka *
Nahapāna meaning "protector of the clan". Name borne by a Western Satrap who reigned in either the first or second century CE.
Nāhiʻenaʻena f HawaiianMeans "the red-hot raging fires" from Hawaiian
nā, "the (plural)",
ahi, "fire", and
'ena'ena, "red-hot". This was the name of a 19th-century Hawaiian princess, the daughter of
Kamehameha I.
Nahimana f SiouxDerived from the Dakota Sioux word
nahmana meaning "secret".
Naia f JapaneseFrom 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, GuaraniPer 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.... [
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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.
Nainika f IndianComes from Sanskrit and means "the one with the beautiful eyes".
Nāinoa m HawaiianOriginally given as the third name of a child who was named after two relatives or friends, meaning "the namesakes" from the Hawaiian plural definite article,
nā, with
inoa "name"... [
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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 JapaneseFrom Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Naira f Portuguese (Brazilian)Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Greek Ναϊάς
(Naias), a type of water nymph in Greek mythology (plural Ναϊάδες).
Nairatmya f MythologyMeans "she who has no self", an embodiment of the Buddhist philosophical concept of anātman.
Naitea f PolynesianPolynesian name, meaning "white", "clear", combined with "nai", an affettive pronoun.
Najâja f GreenlandicGreenlandic name with the combination of
Naja and affix
-aaja is a Greenlandic affix used for and by children.
Najarra f Medieval BasqueToponym of medieval origin, linked to repopulation of the lands of Segovia in the 11th century, that describes a gentle descent in a sector of the Guadarrama mountains in the area called the “Espaldar of the Najarra" (massif and peak) in Madrid province, Spain.
Najila f Arabic (Egyptian)The name Najila is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "bright eyes". Pretty and feminine Arabic name.
Naka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Nakia m & f Popular Culture, African AmericanBriefly 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 Nakita f English (Modern)Possibly an English variant form of the Russian masculine name
Nikita 1, which is commonly confused for a feminine name in English-speaking countries.
Nākoa m HawaiianMeans "the warriors," from plural definite article
nā and
koa meaning "soldier, warrior, fighter."
Nakoma f & m Ojibwe, Popular CultureAllegedly means "I do as I promise" in Chippewa (according to another source, "we will stand together"). It was borne by the wife of 19th-century fur trader Peter Abadie Sarpy (a member of the Iowa tribe of Native Americans)... [
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Nakula m HinduismSanskrit, name of the twin brother, the youngest of the 5 brothers born by king Pandu as recorded in the Mahabharata, younger brothers to Arjuna, great heroes in their own right, Nakula was tall and handsome, Sahadeva spoke eloquently and possessed great filial piety.
Nakusha f MarathiMeans "unwanted" in Marathi. This was traditionally given to girls whose parents wanted a boy.... [
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Nala f Sotho“Prosperity” , a Sesotho name used in the motto of Lesotho
Nalaka m Buddhism, SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit नाल
(nāla) meaning "reed, (lotus) stalk". In Buddhist tradition this is the name of a disciple of the
Buddha.
Naldera f English (Rare)From the name of the town Naldehra in Shimla, India. Borne by Lady Alexandra Naldera Curzon, daughter of the viceroy of India.
Nalla f LiteratureOf uncertain origin and meaning. This is the name of one of the characters in J. R. Ward's ongoing series of paranormal romance books
Black Dagger Brotherhood.
Nalucha m & f LoziMeans "the fierce one" in Lozi, a Zambian language.
Namaha f IndianSanskrit word which forms an element of sacred Vedic mantras. It means “to surrender with love”, and literally, “to bow (in a gesture of homage and respect)”.
Nambitha f XhosaMeans "to savour, to enjoy" in Xhosa, encouraging the child to savour life.
Namia f JapaneseFrom Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.