NigglemLiterature Niggle is the main character in "Leaf by Niggle", a short story written by J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit", and many other stories. Niggle's story, however, has nothing to do with Middle Earth, the lands in which Tolkien's most famous works take place... [more]
Nightingalef & mEnglish (Rare) Possibly a transferred usage of the English surname Nightingale, in honor of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), an English social reformer.... [more]
Nightmarem & fPopular Culture From the English word nightmare referring to a bad dream seen in the mind while sleeping. This is the name of a character in Marvel Comics.
Nightshadef & mEnglish (Rare) From the common name for plants in the Solanaceae, especially Atropa belladonna, a highly toxic perennial also known as deadly nightshade and belladonna. Ultimately from Old English niht "night" and sceadu "shadow, shade".
NiheefKorean The most common meaning os the name "Nihee" is "bliss" or "happiness" "Ni" means "your" or "belonging to you" in Korean. "Hee" means "joy" or "bliss"".
NiktefYucatec Maya Means "flower" in Yucatec Maya, from the word nik.
NiktopolionemGeorgian (Archaic) Georgian form of Nikopolitianos through a Greek corruption of the name. This corruption was probably Νυκτοπολιων (Nyktopolion) or something close to it, which led to the name being associated with the night, as it closely resembles the Greek adjective νυκτιπόλος (nyktipolos) meaning "roaming by night".
NimanefArthurian Cycle A variation of Viviane, the proper name of the Lady of the Lake in the Vulgate Merlin. She bears many names in the Vulgate romances.
NimianefArthurian Cycle A variation of Viviane, the proper name of the Lady of the Lake in the Vulgate Merlin. She bears many names in the Vulgate romances.
NinemEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) From the English word for the number 9, derived from Old English nigon (from an Indo-European root shared by Latin novem and Greek ἐννέα (ennéa)).
NinevefArthurian Cycle, Literature Malory’s first British Lady of the Lake, introduced and disposed of before Nimue’s appearance.
NinianefLiterature Variant of Ninniane. It was used by American fantasy novelist Marion Zimmer Bradley for a priestess in 'The Mists of Avalon' (1983), her revisionist account of the Arthurian legend, in which Niniane, Viviane and Nimue are distinct characters.
NinmefSumerian Mythology Means "lady of battle", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("queen, mistress, lady") and me (an archaic word for "battle"). This is attested as an epithet of Inanna, in her capacity as a war goddess... [more]
NinnianefArthurian Cycle The name of the Lady of the Lake in the Old French Vulgate Lancelot and the continuation to the Vulgate Merlin, known as the Suite du Merlin. (The earlier Vulgate Merlin uses the variant form Viviane.) 'She raised Lancelot and imprisoned Merlin... [more]
NixefGermanic Mythology This is the name of feminine shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology, who apparently derive their name from Proto-Germanic nikwus or nikwis(i) "wash". See also Nix for the male counterpart(s).
NixiefEnglish (Modern, Rare) From the English word nixie meaning "water fairy, water sprite", which is related to German Nixe. Alternatively in some cases it could be an invented name using the sounds present in Dixie, Trixie and Pixie, or possibly an elaboration of Nix.
NobuhidemJapanese From Japanese 信 (Nobu) meaning "trust" and 英 (Hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible... [more]
NobushigemJapanese From Japanese 信 (nobu) meaning "trust" or 陳 (nobu) meaning "display, exhibit" combined with 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds", 繁 (shige) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant", 茂 (shige) meaning "lush, luxuriant" or 成 (shige) meaning "become, do"... [more]
NobusukemJapanese Nobusuke can derive from nobu 延 'extended, prolong' or 信 'trust, truth' and suke 助, 祐, 輔 all meaning 'help' or 介 'concerned with'. Nobusuke Tagomi is a character of Philip K. Dick novel The Man in the High Castle written in 1962... [more]
NoctantemArthurian Cycle Noctante is a knight outside Malecasta's castle in Book 3, Canto 1 of "The Faerie Queene".
NoefJapanese From Japanese 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 衛 (e) meaning "defense". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name. ... [more]
Noém & fDutch (Rare) Dutch variant of Noa 1 or a feminine form of the masculine French name Noé.
Nomin-erdenefMongolian From Mongolian номин (nomin) meaning "lapis lazuli, azure" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure".
NomkhubulwanefAfrican Mythology Epithet of the Zulu goddess Mbaba Mwana Waresa, a shapeshifting fertility goddess who rules over rainbows, agriculture, harvests, rain, and beer and has power over water and earth. The name means "she who chooses the state of an animal" referring to the goddesses ability to shapeshift into an animal.
NommemFrisian Frisian diminutive of names containing the name element nand "to dare".
NoremSwedish, Norwegian (Rare) Younger form of Nóri, an Old Norse name meaning either "north" (derived from norðr) or "small person" (derived from nóri). Swedish writer Esaias Tegnér used the name in a 1814 poem celebrating the union between Sweden and Norway... [more]
NorėfLithuanian Feminine form of Noras as well as a short form of feminine compound names that start with Nor- (such as Normantė) or end in -norė, such as Daunorė and Einorė... [more]
NoriefJapanese From 昇 (nori) meaning "to rise up" or 範 (nori) meaning "example" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting". Other kanji combinations can be used.
NorihidemJapanese From Japanese 儀 (nori) meaning "ceremony, rites", 憲 (nori) meaning "law", 紀 (nori) meaning "chronicle", 典 (nori) meaning "rule, ceremony", or 法 (nori) meaning "law, act, method", combined with 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine", 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding"... [more]
NorinnefAmerican Elaboration of Nora; amalgam of Noreen and Corinne.
NorishigemJapanese Derived from the Japanese kanji 則 (nori) meaning "rule, law; misure" or 宣 (nori) meaning "proclaim, announce" combined with 重 (shige) meaning "main, principal, important" or 茂 (shige) meaning "overgrown; luxuriant, thickly growing, lush".... [more]
NorisukemJapanese (Rare) This name is a combination of Nori (Greenery, Law) and Suke (Assistance). Also used in JoJolion from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure as Norisuke Higashikata.
Norriem & fDutch (Rare), English, Scottish For men, this name is a diminutive of Norbert (Dutch) and Norman (English and Scottish). In the case of the latter two usages, the name can also be derived from the surname Norrie.... [more]
Nreef & mBengali Nree is commonly used in the study of anthropology as it means 'human' or 'person' or in some cases, 'people'. it is of the modern Bengali language. this name is uncommon.
NsidibemNigerian It mean nothing can be hidden from God. The name of many Nigerian Princes.
NtaremRwandan Meaning "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.
NtxheefHmong Means "swift, turbulent" in Hmong Daw.
NuanxuefChinese From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
NuanyuefChinese From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
NubefSouth American Means "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.... [more]
NudgemEnglish (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..!'.
NwabudikemAfrican, Swahili A name in the Swahili language, which means "the son is the father's power," or "the strength of a father comes from his son."... [more]