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.
Natla f Popular CulturePossibly derived from an Aramaic term meaning "that which is lifted". This name is borne by Jacqueline Natla, the main antagonist of the Tomb Raider video game series.
Natnicha f ThaiFrom Thai ณัฐ
(nat) meaning "wise, intelligent, knowledgeable" and ณิชา
(nicha) meaning "clean, pure".
Natsuchika m JapaneseFrom Japanese 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" combined with 近 (chika) meaning "nearby, close". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Natsuha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夏 (
natsu) meaning "summer" combined with 羽 (
ha) meaning "plumes, feathers", 初 (
ha) meaning "beginning, start, first", 巴 (
ha) meaning "comma design", 波 (
ha) meaning "wave" or 葉 (
ha) meaning "leaf"... [
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Natsuka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 束 (
tsuka) meaning "bundle". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Natsuna f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夏 (
natsu) meaning "summer" combined with 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nattaya f ThaiDerived from Sanskrit नाट्य
(natya) meaning "dance". This can also be another way of transcribing the name ณัฐญา or ณัฏยา (see
Natthaya).
Nattha f ThaiDerived from Thai ณัฐ
(nat) meaning "wise, intelligent, knowledgeable".
Natthaya f ThaiDerived from Thai ณัฐ or ณัฏ
(nath) both meaning "wise, intelligent, knowledgeable".
Natthida f ThaiFrom Thai ณัฐ
(nat) meaning "wise, intelligent, knowledgeable" and ธิดา
(thida) meaning "daughter".
Natthika f ThaiFrom Thai ณัฐ
(nath) meaning "wise, intelligent".
Naura f LithuanianMeaning: "grim, serious, strict". Derived from word "niūrus" (lit. grim).
Naurea f PolynesianName of Polynesian origin, composed by "nau", meaning "group" or "family" and "rea", meaning "abundance". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "abundant family".
Nautica f English (American, Modern), African American (Modern)Likely based on the English word
nautical, which is derived from Latin
nauticus meaning "pertaining to ships or sailors", ultimately from Greek ναῦς
(naus) "ship". Use of the name may also be influenced by the American clothing company Nautica.
Nauwara f NigerianDerived from Arabic نَيِّر
(nayyir) meaning "luminous, brilliant".
Navarana f Greenlandic, Danish (Rare)Greenlandic name meaning "one who alternates between different parties", derived from the Proto-Eskimo root *
naverar "to trade, exchange" and the name suffix
na. In legend Navarana was an Inuit woman who brought about disunity by alternating between her tribe of native Greenlanders and the Norse colonists... [
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Navendra m IndianMeans "new lord" from Sanskrit नव (
nava) meaning "new, fresh" combined with the name of the Hindu god
Indra, used here to mean "lord".
Navro'za f UzbekUzbek feminine name derived from
nav'roz refering to a New Year's celebration widely celebrated in Central Asia, also meaning "springtime" or the name of a kind of apricot.
Navya f Indian, TeluguMeans "to be praised, laudable" and "navigable" in Sanskrit. However, in Telugu, it allegedly means "blue".
Nawa'akoa m HawaiianMeans "koa canoe" from Hawaiian
waʻa "canoe" combined with
koa "koa tree". A known bearer is Nawaʻakoa Lisiate Foti Analeseanoa "
Koa" Misi (1987-), an American footballer.
Nawfa f ArabicThe name means exalted, wise. It also means “Nova” in english.
Nawraa f ArabicNawraa' includes meanings of "beauty", "purity", and "radiancy". It is a derivative of
Noor 1, which means "glowing light".
Nayana f HindiHindi colloquial form of the Sanskrit word
nayanam "eyes".
Nayantara f BengaliFrom the name of a type of plant (a periwinkle) that produces pink or white flowers (scientific name Catharanthus roseus).
Nayuta m & f Japanese (Modern)From 那由他/那由多
(nayuta), originally a Buddhist term referring to an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million), derived from Sanskrit नयुत
(nayuta) meaning “myriad” or नियुत (niyuta), referring to a very high number.
Nazibrola f Georgian, LiteratureDerived from the Georgian adjective ნაზი
(nazi) meaning "gentle" as well as "delicate, soft, tender" (see
Nazi) combined with the Georgian noun ბროლი
(broli) meaning "crystal (glass)" (see
Brola)... [
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Nazikeda f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish نازك
(nazik) meaning "delicate, slender, clean, polite" and Persian ادا
(ada) meaning "elegance, beauty, charm, coquetry, manners".
Nazmiya f UzbekDerived from
nazmiy meaning "poetic, in poetry".
Nazriya f Indian (Muslim, Rare)Possibly from Persian
نظریه (nazariye), ultimately from Arabic
نَظَرِيَّة (naẓariyya) "theory, theorem". A known bearer is Nazriya Nazim (1994–), a Muslim Indian actress from Kerala.
Nazuna f JapaneseFrom Japanese 奈 (
na) meaning "Nara, apple tree, what?", 那 (
na) meaning "what", 名 (
na) meaning "status, reputation, name" combined with 砂 or 沙 (
suna) both meaning "sand"... [
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Ndarama m & f ShonaIt means "gold", this name serves as a given name and a surname.
Neaira f Greek Mythology, Ancient GreekMeans "new rising" from Greek νέος
(neos) meaning "new, fresh" as well as "young, youthful" and αἴρω
(airo) "lift, raise up". In Greek mythology this name belonged to a nymph of Thrinakia, a mythical island, who was loved by the sun god Helios... [
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Nebka m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nb-kꜣ meaning "lord of the soul", from Egyptian
nb "lord, master, ruler" combined with
kꜣ "soul". This was the throne name of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Third Dynasty during the Old Kingdom period, in the 27th century BCE.
Nebra m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nb-rꜥ, of highly attested etymology. It could highly mean "lord of the sun (of Horus)" since the sun had not yet become the object of divine adoration during his lifetime, derived from Egyptian
nb "lord" and
rꜥ "sun"... [
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Nebraska f EnglishNebraska is derived from transliteration of the archaic Otoe words
Ñí Brásge (contemporary Otoe
Ñí Bráhge), or the Omaha
Ní Btháska meaning "flat water", after the Platte River that flows through the state.
Nebula f Astronomy, Popular CultureMeans "mist, fog, vapor" in Latin, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nebh- "cloud". In astronomy, a nebula is an interstellar cloud of gas and dust where stars are formed. ... [
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Nedda f Sicilian, Theatre, HungarianSicilian diminutive of
Antonietta as well as a Sicilian form of
Nella. The name was also adopted into Hungarian usage. Furthermore, this name is borne by the main female role in the opera 'Pagliacci'.
Nedra f English (American), LiteratureInspired by the name of a fictional place from the 1905 novel
Nedra by George Barr McCutcheon. In the novel, Nedra is an island where some of the protagonists are stranded, but the cover illustration featuring a lady probably gave the impression that it was a personal name belonging to a female character... [
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Neeta f IndianOne who is being led, as in being led to knowledge or "to a path".
Nefera f Popular CultureFrom Egyptian
nfr meaning "perfect, complete". This is the name of a character from Monster High.
Nega m AfricanDawn - One of Ethiopian General who fought and defeated Italian army in the 19th Century in in a place called Dogali, Ethiopia.
Negenama f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 嘆(nege) meaning "sigh, praise, acclaim" combined with 生(nama) meaning "life, pure"
Nehushta f BiblicalPossibly from Hebrew נחושת
(n'khóshet) "copper". Nehushta was the wife of King Jehoiakim and daughter of Elnathan ben Achbor of Jerusalem, according 2 Kings 24:8 in the Old Testament... [
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Neima f Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)Derived from
נְעִימָה “melody, tone, musical arrangement" derived from the root
נעם "gave a good feeling; to please"
Neira f JapaneseFrom Japanese 寧 (
nei) meaning "rather" combined with 蘭 (
ra) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nejka f SloveneDiminutive of
Neja, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Nekana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 奏 (kana) meaning "play music, complete". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nekauba m Ancient Egyptian (?)Possibly from Egyptian
n-kꜣw-bꜣ, perhaps meaning "(the one) belonging to the souls and power", from Egyptian
n(j) "of, belonging to" combined with
kꜣw, the plural form of kꜣ "soul" combined with
bꜣ "working power, active power"... [
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Nekoha f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 猫 (neko) meaning "cat" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 波 (ha) meaning "wave", or 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume, wing". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Nemea f Greek MythologyThe name of a naiad of the springs of the town of Nemea in Argolis, and a daughter of
Asopos. Her name is taken from that place. Alternatively, Nemea may have been another name for
Pandeia, a daughter of
Zeus and
Selene.
Nemetona f Celtic MythologyMeaning "sacred area", from the Celtic 'nemeto', itself from 'nemeton', a term designating Gaulish religious spaces. ... [
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Neminatha m SanskritFrom Sanskrit नेमि
(nemí) meaning "rim, felly (of a wheel)" and नाथ
(nātha) meaning "protector, patron, lord, master". This was the name of the 22nd of the 24 tirthankaras (enlightened spiritual teachers and saviours) in Jain belief.
Nena f JapaneseFrom Japanese 音 (
ne) meaning "sound" combined with 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.