This is a list of submitted names in which the first letter is N; and the ending sequence is i.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Neferti m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nfrtj, derived from
nfr "beautiful, good, perfect". This is the name of the titular character in ‘The Prophecy of Neferti’, an ancient Egyptian literary text.
Nefritiri f MormonSupposedly the name of one of the three virgins sacrificed to Elkenah, as mentioned in the Book of Abraham. The Book of Abraham does not mention their names. This comes from Missaticum Biblia, which has portions similar to the Book of Abraham, though its origin has not been proven legitimate... [
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Negai f JapaneseFrom Japanese 願 (negai) meaning "wish" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Nehri m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nḥrj, of uncertain etymology. Possibly related to
nḥr "to resemble, match up to", or to
nḥ "prayer".
Neji m Popular CultureThis is the name of a character in the popular manga and anime series Naruto. In his case, the name may come from the word (written as 捩子, 捻子, 螺子 or 螺旋) meaning "screw," which can be referred to his Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven.... [
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Ne'matbibi f UzbekDerived from
ne'mat meaning "blessings" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Nemi f Literature, Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)Nemi is the title character of the comic strip
Nemi (1997), written and drawn by Norwegian cartoonist Lisa Myhre. Its origin and meaning are unknown, there have, however, been speculations that Myhre might have based the name on the name of the Italian town and lake which is ultimately derived from from Latin
nemus Aricinum "grove of Ariccia".
Nemi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth, fruit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nemti m Egyptian MythologyFrom Egyptian
nmtj meaning "one who travels" or "the strider", derived from
nmj "to travel, traverse". This was the name of an ancient Egyptian falcon god, the god of ferrymen.
Nenemi f JapaneseIt is an uncommon name from Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound, noise" duplicated and combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty".
Nengmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
能 (néng) meaning "to be able" and
美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
Nenoichi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 子 (ne) meaning "child", 之 (no), a possessive marker combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nentlamati m NahuatlMeans "he is unhappy, he’s pining away", from Nahuatl
nen- "in vain" and
tlatami "to know something".
Neomi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" combined with 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Neori f JapaneseFrom Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 織 (o) meaning "to weave, to knit" combined with 梨 (ri) meaning "pear". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Neri f JapaneseFrom Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Neroli f English (Australian)From the name of an essential oil distilled from orange blossom, which was derived from the Italian place name
Nerola, itself probably meaning "strong" or "brave" from Sabine
nero (compare
Nero)... [
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Netali f HebrewMeans "my seedling" from Hebrew נֶטַע
(neta) "seedling, plant" (see
Neta) combined with לִי
(li) "for me, to me" or "I have". This is a modern Hebrew name often given to girls born on Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish Arbor Day or Holiday of Trees.
Netnari f LaoPossibly from
ເນດ (net) meaning "eye" and
ນາຣີ (nari) meaning "woman, lady".
Neytiri f Popular CultureMeans "she who seeks the spirits" in Na'vi, the language used in the film 'Avatar' (2009).
Nezahualpilli m Nahuatl, AztecDerived from Nahuatl
nezahualli "fasting", probably referring to a collar made out of bands of paper twisted together that was worn to show the wearer should not be offered food, and
pilli "person of noble lineage; child"... [
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Nezumi m & f Japanesemeans: "Rat" in japanese; stands for "Mouse", too.
Ngāwai f MaoriMeans "the waters" in Māori. Also short for names containing
ngā wai such as Ngā-wai-hono-i-te-pō meaning "the waters joining in the night". Ngā-wai-hono-i-te-pō Paki is the current and second Māori Queen.
Ngesti f & m JavaneseFrom Javanese
ngèsti meaning "to crave, to desire, to intend".
Nghi f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 儀
(nghi) meaning "ceremony, rites".
Nghĩ m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 議 (
nghĩ) meaning "to think, contemplate" or 儗 (
nghĩ) meaning "to usurp authority".
Nghị m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 毅
(nghị) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm".
Ngigi m KikuyuMeans one born in the season of the locust or one of the locust ageset.In some communities for the last 'i' they put an 'e' but that does not change the meaning nor the pronounciation
Ngwarai m ShonaNgwarai means "Be diligent, wisen up, be on guard".
Ngweji m LubaMeans "warrior; powerful man" in Luba-Kasai.
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.
Ni f ChineseFrom Chinese 倪
(ní) meaning "origin, beginning", "weak, small", or "bound, limit" or 妮
(nī) meaning "servant girl", as well as other character combinations.
Nianqi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study" and
绮 (qǐ) meaning "thin silk, elegant".
Nidali f ArabicFeminine of
Nidal. It means 'my struggle' in Arabic as the final 'i' means 'my, mine'. Nidali is the main protagonist of Randa Jararr book 'A Map of Home: a Novel' published in 2008.
Nidawi f Omaha-PoncaDerived from the Omaha word
nidawį meaning "elephant woman", composed by
nida referring to the giant bones found in riverbanks.
Nienzi m & f Kongo, ViliMeans ‘Joy’ in Vili, a language in the Kongo subgroup of Bantu Languages.
Nihari f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Punjabi, Nepali, Gujarati, Assamese, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi"Mist"; fog; heavy-dew
Niholbibi f UzbekDerived from
nihol meaning "sprout, shoot, young growth" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Nikei m JapaneseThe words 日 (ni), the shortened form of "nichi" means "day" ,"daily" or "sun", and 經 (kei), means "classic works" or "economic". Borne by a character in a fangame, Super Danganronpa Another 2.
Niki f JapaneseFrom Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nikkalmati f HittiteLikely means "the wisdom of Nikkal" from the Hurrian element
madi, meaning "wisdom", and Nikkal, a Hittite goddess derived from the Sumerian
Ningal. Name borne by a Hittite queen (fl... [
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Nikki f JapaneseFrom Japanese 新 (ni) meaning "new" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope" or also 肉桂 (
nikki) meaning "cinnamon". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Nikolozi m GeorgianForm of
Nikoloz with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Nikori f Japanese (Modern, Rare)This name is written phonetically as にこり/ニコリ, used as an onomatopoeic word (usually written as
にっこり (nikkori)) referring to the action of smiling sweetly or grinning.... [
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Nilawati f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
nila meaning "blue" (of Sanskrit origin) meaning "dark blue" combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.
Nimai m & f HindiMeaning "Filled with Inner Light".
Nineli f Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Ninel. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian actress Nineli Chankvetadze (b. 1957).
Ningcai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and
彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour".
Ningfei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and
斐 (fěi) meaning "graceful, elegant".
Ninghui m ChineseFrom 寧 (
níng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, serene" and 輝 (
huī) meaning "brightness, lustre, brilliance".
Ninglei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and
蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers".
Ningrui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and
蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds".
Ningzi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and
紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".
Nini f Sanskrit, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Indian, Hinduism, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, PunjabiMEANING - to lead, carry or bring towards, to offer as sacrifice, to spend ( as time) , to pour down, to incline
Nini f & m EnglishDiminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound N. It is also a short form or diminutive of the Scottish name
Ninian.
Ninimi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", 二 (ni) meaning "two" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ninka'ašbaranki f Sumerian MythologyMeans "mistress who makes decisions for heaven and earth", deriving from the Sumerian elements
nin ("queen, mistress, lady"),
ka-aš-bar ("decision"), 𒀭
an ("heaven"), and 𒆠
ki ("earth")... [
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Ninkasi f Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian MythologyLikely means "mistress of beer", derived from the Sumerian elements
nin ("lady") and
kaš ("beer, alcoholic beverage"). As a goddess of beer, Ninkasi was associated with the production and consumption of beer, and all of the positive and negative effects that came with it.
Niraimathi f Tamil (Rare)Means "full moon" in Tamil. From the Tamil
நிறைகலை 'the full moon', from
நிறை (niṟai) 'become full'.
Nirali m & f HindiFrom Hindi निराली (
nirālī), meaning "unique"
Nirani f IndianThe name Nirani may have derived from the Sanskrit word
nirāṇa, which means “free from bonds, liberated, pure, clear” or “a kind of precious stone”. Another possible origin is the Tamil word
nīraṇi, which means “a river” or "a stream".
Nirei f & m JapaneseFrom 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... [
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Nirmatri f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali, Bengali, Punjabi, AssameseMEANING - Maker, Producer, Creator, authress
Nirṛti f HinduismMeans "absence of". Nirṛti is the Hindu goddess of deathly hidden realms, sorrows, death and corruption and one of the
dikpāla (guardians of the directions), representing the southwest.
Nirrti f HinduismThe name of the Hindu goddess of deathly hidden realms and sorrows as well as the southwest direction. Her name is derived from
nirhti meaning "absence of".
Nirui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow" and
睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever".
Nishiki m & f Japanese (Rare)This name is used as 錦 (kin,
nishiki) meaning "brocade," most likely deriving from
丹 (ni) meaning "red" and
頻 (shiki) meaning "repetition."... [
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Nishonbibi f UzbekDerived from
nishon meaning "mark, sign" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Nissi f & m HebrewFirst 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 m Biblical HebrewNitai was an ancient Jewish sage mentioned in the Jewish Talmud. Nitai's full name, as recorded in the Talmud, was "Nitai the Arbelite."
Niði m Old Norse, Norse MythologyFrom Old Norse name meaning "dark one" from Old Norse
nið meaning "new moon". This is also the name of a dwarf in Norse Mythology.
Niti f NewarMeans "intention, plan" in Newar.
Niti f & m Hindi, Bengali, ThaiMeans "conduct, behaviour, ethics" in Sanskrit (also meaning "law, rule, tradition, custom" in Thai). It is mostly used as a feminine name in India while it is masculine in Thailand.
Niumei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
妞 (niū) meaning "girl" and
妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Nivi f & m Hebrew (Modern)Derived from the Hebrew name
Niv, meaning either "speech, expression" or "fang, tusk".
Niyokuri f & m RwandanFeminine and masculine name, perhaps honorific after famed professor of agriculture Aristide Niyokuri.
Niyozbibi f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
niyoz meaning "alms, supplication" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Niyuki f & m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 煮 (
ni) meaning "boiled" or 二 (
ni) meaning "two" combined with 雪 (
yuki) meaning "snow", as well as other combinations of kanji.
Nizami m AzerbaijaniDerived from Persian نظامی
(nizami) meaning "military, soldier". Nizami Ganjavi was a 12th-century Persian poet.
Njalwuni m & f DagbaniLiterally means "Given my life to God" "Leaning on God"
Njoki f KikuyuMeans "the one who resurrected" in Kikuyu.
Nkosnathi m AfricanSouth African Zulu name translated into Emmanuel meaning gift of god.
Noami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 望 (no) meaning "hope", 歩 (a) meaning "walk" combined with 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nobuaki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 信 (nobu) meaning "trust", 延 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch", and 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Nobufumi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 信 (
nobu) meaning "trust" or 延 (
nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch" combined with 二 (
fu) meaning "two" and 三 (
mi) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nobuichi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 信
(nobu) meaning "trust" and 一
(ichi) meaning "one", as well as other kanji combinations that can form this name.
Nobuji m JapaneseFrom Japanese 信
(nobu) meaning "trust", 暢
(nobu) meaning "stretch", 延
(nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch" or 展
(nobu) meaning "unfold, expand" combined with 治
(ji) meaning "govern, regulate, administer", 次
(ji) meaning "next" or 士
(ji) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai"... [
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Nobuki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 信 (
nobu) meaning "trust, believe, faith" combined with 樹 (
ki) meaning "tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nobumi m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 伸 (nobu) meaning "extend, stretch", 身 (nobu) meaning "body, identity" or 薫 (nobu) meaning "fragrant" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches or 文 (mi) meaning "sentence"... [
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Nobunari m JapaneseFrom 信 (
nobu) meaning "trust" and 成 (
nari) meaning "become". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Nobunori m JapaneseFrom 伸 (
nobu) meaning "extend, stretch and 容 (
nori) meaning "contain, permit, allow, appearance, shape" or 規 (
nori) meaning "standard, regulation, rule". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Nobuyoshi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 信 (
nobu, shin) meaning "faith, believe, trust" or 伸 (
nobu, noburu) meaning "extend, stretch, open" and 義 (
yoshi) meaning "righteous", 芳 (
yoshi) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful", or 吉 (
yoshi, kichi) meaning "good luck"... [
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Nochi f GaroFrom the Garo word নো (
no) meaning "younger sister" and চি (
chi) meaning "water".
Nodari m GeorgianForm of
Nodar with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Nodirabibi f UzbekDerived from
nodir meaning "rare, precious, valuable" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Nogai m MongolianProbably derived from Mongolian нохой
(nokhoi) meaning "dog".
Nohealani f HawaiianMeans "pretty sky," "pretty heaven," "lovely sky" or "lovely heaven," from
nohea meaning "handsome, pretty, lovely" and
lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."
Nohoarii m TahitianMeans "king's house" or "place of the king", from Tahitian
ari'i meaning "king" and
noho meaning "house, home, place".
Noi f & m Thai, LaoMeans "small, little" in Thai, also used as an alternate transcription of Lao
Noy. It is unisex in Thailand (more commonly used as a nickname) while it is feminine in Laos.
Noi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 萎 (i) meaning "wither, wilt", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing", 彩 (i) meaning "colour", 水 (i) meaning "water" or 泉 (i) meaning "fountain, spring"... [
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Nomari f JapaneseFrom Japanese 乃 (no), a possessive particle 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Nomundari f MongolianFrom the Mongolian
nomun, meaning “calm and gentle” and
dari meaning “goddess”
Nonglenkhombi f ManipuriPossibly from the Meitei
nong meaning "rain",
len meaning "best" and
khombi meaning "collector".
Nonomi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 乃 (
no), a possessive particle, 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Noorzai m Afghan (Rare)Means "son of the light", a combination of Arabic
نور (nur) and Pashto
زوی (zoy), meaning "son (of)".
Norbibi f UzbekDerived from
nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Nordi m Central AfricanThe given name of the French (with Congolese descendency) professional football player Nordi Mukiele.