NopphawanfThai From Thai นพ (nop) meaning "nine" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".
NopphonmThai From Thai นพพล (nopphon) referring to an ancient method of counting numbers, itself derived from นพ (nop) meaning "nine" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Norenf & mJapanese From Japanese 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 恋 (ren) meaning "love", 漣 (ren) meaning "ripples" or 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
NorfinnmNorwegian (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and finnr "Finn, Lapp".
NorgintasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [more]
NorinobumJapanese From 孝 (nori) meaning "filial piety" or 象 (nori) meaning "elephant" combined with 信 (nobu) meaning "faith, trust, believe". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Norizanf & mMalay From Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with an uncertain second element.
NormantasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [more]
NormintasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [more]
NornafSwedish (Rare), Literature Used by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his novel 'The Pirate' (1821). Apparently he based it on Old Norse norn, the name for one of the fate goddesses of Norse mythology, which is related to the Swedish dialect verb norna "to warn, to communicate secretly" (and may ultimately be echoic in origin, i.e., imitative of low murmuring)... [more]
NorsanamfUzbek Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", also an Uyghur classical music genre.
Norsonm & fMongolian Mongolian form of the Tibetan name Norzang. Coincides with the Mongolian adjective норсон (norson) meaning "wet, sodden".
NorsteinmNorwegian (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and steinn "stone".
NorthernmEnglish Simply means "northern" from the English word. This name was used briefly in the middle of the twentieth century. Five males were given it in 1955, the last year in which it qualified to be counted by SSA data... [more]
NorunnfNorwegian Combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and unna "to love".
NorutendofShona Meaning "with belief" or "with thanks; with gratitude".
NorvainasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire"... [more]
Nosherwanm & fMedieval Arabic (Arabized) The name Nosherwan is of Persian origin and has a rich history and meaning. It is derived from two Persian elements, "Nosh" meaning "pleasant" or "delightful" and "erwan" meaning "soul" or "essence." Therefore, the name Nosherwan can be understood to mean "pleasant soul" or "delightful essence."
NottungmOld Norwegian Possibly means "descendant of Nótt" (a combination of the given name Nótt and Old Norse ungr "young" (compare Sveinung))... [more]
NoumanmArabic, Urdu Alternate transcription of Arabic نعمان (see Nu'man), as well as the Urdu form.
NoumeniosmAncient Greek, Biblical Greek Derived from Greek νουμήνιος (noumenios) meaning "new moon" (also the first day of the month of the Ancient Greek calendar).
NovatianusmLate Roman Derived from the Roman cognomen Novatus. This was the name of an antipope from the 3rd century AD, who is better known as Novatian.
NovembrinomItalian Derived from Italian novembre "November", this name was traditionally given to children born in November. Since there is no saint of this name, the name day was celebrated on All Saints' Day.
NovenafSpanish Medieval Latin, from Latin novem meaning ‘nine.’
NowrinfBengali (Muslim) Nowrin is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means “made of light”, “brilliant”, “dazzling”. It is formed from Arabic Noor (light) and Persian -een (made of, like, full of). The word Noor is mentioned in many places in the Quran, for this reason we consider Nowrin an indirect Quranic name... [more]
NoyabrinmSoviet, Russian Derived from Russian ноябрь (noyabr) meaning "November". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. It was used in order to commemorate the October Revolution of 1917, which according to the Gregorian calendar (not in use in Russia at the time) actually took place in November 1917... [more]
NsambanzarymMbundu, Central African Nsambanzary means strength, power. From Kimbundu the second-most-widely spoken Bantu language in Angola. It is concentrated in the north-west of the country including the Luanda Province, the Bengo Province, the Malange Province, and the Kwanza Norte Province.
NuanjinfChinese From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of jade, fine gems".
NuanliangfChinese From Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" combined with 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened". Other character combinations are possible.
NuanshuofChinese From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".
NuansufChinese From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 苏 (sū) meaning "revive, resurrect".
NuantongfChinese From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermillion".
NubnefermAncient Egyptian Probably from Egyptian nbw-nfr, possibly meaning "beautiful gold", from Egyptian nbw "gold" combined with nfr "beautiful, good". This was the birth name of a pharaoh who may have ruled during the 2nd Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
NuianafGreenlandic Greenlandic name of uncertain origin, possibly from nuiaq "cloud" or from the stem nui- "sewing, basket-making", combined with the name suffix na.
NujakinafGreenlandic Means "horned grebe" in Greenlandic, using the suffix -na.
NúmendilmLiterature A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Númendil was the father of Amandil and grandson of Eärendur of Andúnië, the fifteenth Lord of Andúnië.
NumeniafEnglish (Rare) Hypothetical feminine form of Numenius which was occasionally used in the English-speaking world.
NunamemAfrican, Ewe Means Gift. Used by the Ewe tribe of Ghana, Togo and Benin of West Africa.
Nun-baršegunufSumerian Mythology Means "lady whose body is the flecked barley", deriving from the Sumerian elements 𒊺 se ("barley, grain") and gùnu ("dappled, spotted, speckled"). This was an alternative name of the Sumerian deity Nisaba, the goddess of grain and writing, that was used specifically in relation to her capacity as an agricultural goddess.
NundinafRoman Mythology Nundina presides over the dies lustricus, the purification day when the child was given a name (praenomen). This occurred on the eighth day for girls and the ninth day for boys, a difference Plutarch explains by noting that 'it is a fact that the female grows up, and attains maturity and perfection before the male.' Until the umbilical cord fell off, typically on the seventh day, the baby was regarded as 'more like a plant than an animal,' as Plutarch expresses it... [more]
NungalfSumerian Mythology Means "great princess", deriving from the Sumerian elements gal ("mighty, great") and nun ("noble, prince"). Nungal was the Sumerian goddess of prisons, who was also associated with the underworld.