This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *s* or v*.
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Nebchasetnebet m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nb-ḫꜣ-st-nb.t, possibly meaning "(he is) the ruler of all under his throne", from Egyptian
nb "lord, master", ḫꜣ "herd",
st "throne",
nb "lord, master", and
.t "you, your"... [
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Nebedeus m Early JewishLatinized form of the Greek form of Hebrew נדבאי (Nadvay). Nebedeus was the father of
Ananias, the Jewish high priest from about 47 to 59 AD. Ananias is mentioned in both Acts 23 and the writings of
Josephus, but only Josephus mentions the name of his father, Nebedeus.
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.
Nebsenre m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nb-sn-rꜥ, meaning "their lord is Ra", from Egyptian
nb "lord, master" combined with
sn "they, them" combined with the Egyptian God
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Nectanebis m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)Greek form of Egyptian
nḫt-nb.f meaning "the strong one of his lord", derived from Egyptian
nḫt "strong, victorious" and
nb "lord, master, ruler" combined with the suffix
.f "he, him, his".
Nectanebos m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)Greek form of Egyptian
nḫt-ḥr-ḥbt meaning "victorious is Horus of Hebyt", derived from the name of the Egyptian god
Horus combined with
nḫt "strong, victorious" and
ḥbt "Hebyt", a village in Lower Egypt that contains the remains of an ancient Egyptian temple.
Nedebeus m Ancient Hebrew (Hellenized, Rare)Latinized form of the Greek form of Hebrew נדבאי (Nadvay). Nebedeus was the father of
Ananias, the Jewish high priest from about 47 to 58 AD. Ananias is mentioned in both Acts 23 and the writings of
Josephus, but only Josephus mentions the name of his father, Nebedeus.
Neferhetepes f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nfr-ḥtp.s meaning "her peace is beautiful", derived from
nfr "beautiful, good, perfect" combined with
ḥtp "peace, satisfaction; mercy" and the suffix
.s "she, her, hers".
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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Néiser m Spanish (Latin American)Transferred use of the German surname
Neisser. Ulrich Neisser was a German bussinessman who migrated to Peru in 1936 and held the title of mayor of Arequipa from 1956 to 1966... [
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Nellanus m History (Latinized)Latinized form of
Niall. It was borne by Niall Ó Glacáin (1563-1653), an Irish physician who was known for working to treat victims of bubonic plague.
Nellas f LiteratureA character in the works of JRR Tolkien. The name is derived from the fictional Sindarin language, and is of uncertain etymology. The first element of the word is likely the Noldorin word
nel meaning "three, tri-", the Sindarin word
neldor meaning "beech" or the Sindarin root word
nyel meaning "song, sweet sound"... [
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Nemorius m History (Ecclesiastical)Derived from Latin
nemus, meaning "grove, pasture". This name was borne by a French 5th-century martyr who was beheaded by Attila the Hun.
Nemtyemsaf m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nmtj-m-zꜣ.f meaning "Nemty is his protection", derived from the name of the god
Nemti combined with
m "in, in the role of",
zꜣ "protection", and the suffix
.f "he, him, his".
Nenosuke m JapaneseFrom Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 根 (ne) meaning "root", 子 (ne) meaning "child", 禰 (ne) meaning "one's deceased father", 祢 (ne) meaning "You; Thou", 寧 (ne) meaning "rather" or 眠 (ne) meaning "sleep, hibernate", 之 (no), a possessive marker combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish"... [
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Neokles m Ancient GreekMeans "new glory" in Ancient Greek, from the elements
neos "new" and
kleos "glory".
Neoris f Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek νεώρεον (
neoreon) meaning "to be overseer of a dockyard".
Nepeese f LiteratureFrom Cree
nîpisîy meaning "willow". It is used in the 1917 novel 'Baree, Son of Kazan' by James Oliver Curwood.
Nepos m Late RomanA Roman cognomen meaning "nephew" in Latin. This was the name of a 5th-century Roman Emperor who obtained the surname from his marriage to his wife, the Roman Empire's last empress in the West.
Nepotianus m Late Roman, HistoryThis Roman cognomen is derived from the Roman nomen gentile
Nepotius, which itself was derived from the Latin word
nepos meaning "grandson, nephew, descendant". A bearer of this name was the 4th-century Roman usurper Nepotianus, a nephew of Constantine the Great (via Nepotianus' mother, Eutropia).
Neris m Ancient OscanOscan and Sabine/Umbrian praenomen, equivalent to Roman Nero. Means "Strong/Vigorous".
Nerites m Greek MythologyThe god of shellfish and the charioteer of the sea. He is the only son out of the fifty Nereides, is described as being boyishly handsome and was also dearly loved by the sea creatures. In mythology, he rejected
Aphrodite's invitation to Olympus, preferring his life at sea, resulting in him turning into a shellfish by a scorned
Aphrodite... [
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Nerseh m Parthian, Armenian (Rare)Parthian and Armenian form of
Narseh. This name was once commonly used in Armenia, but it is extremely rare there nowadays; there are roughly a handful of men with this name in Armenia... [
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Nesace f LiteratureThis was used by Edgar Allan Poe in his epic poem 'Al Aaraaf' (1829), in which the angel Nesace is Beauty personified. Apparently he based it on Greek νησάκη
(nesake) "small island, islet" (compare
Nesaie).
Nesaie f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek νησαῖος
(nêsaios) meaning "insular, of an island", itself a derivative of νῆσος
(nêsos) "island". In Greek mythology this was the name of one of the fifty Nereids.
Neşet m TurkishMeans "birth, rise, emergence, beginning" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic نشأة
(nashʿa).
Neshad f ArabicThe name is a Arabic name and it’s for a girl
Neshama f JewishHebrew for "soul", often used to honour Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach through his daughter, Neshama.
Nesitanebetashru f Ancient EgyptianAncient Egyptian feminine name meaning “Belonging to the lady of the ashru”. The ashru was a crescent-shaped sacred lake around the temples of solar goddesses.
Neskato f Basque (Rare)Ancient Basque feminine name that was found on inscriptions in the Basque region of France dating back to the 1st and 2nd centuries.
Neskur f Basque (Rare)Coined at the end of the 19th century, this name is derived from Basque
neska "young woman" and
haur "child".
Neskuts f Basque (Rare)Coined at the end of the 19th century, this name is derived from Basque
neska "young woman" and
huts "purely, totally", with the intended meaning of "virgin".
Neslisah f PersianFrom, the last princess Imperial of the Ottoman Empire, Princess Fatma Neslişah Sultan, meaning "descending from shah", "descending from royalty.
Neso f Greek Mythology, AstronomyDerived from Greek νῆσος
(nêsos) meaning "island". In Greek mythology this name was borne by one of the Nereids. A moon of Neptune bears this name in her honour.
Nesryn f LiteratureThe name of a character in the Throne of Glass series, written by Sarah J. Maas.
Nessanië f LiteratureA fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Nessanië was a noble woman of Númenór. Nessanië was the first child and only daughter of
Hallatan, Sheep-lord of Hyarastorni... [
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Nessarose f LiteratureCombination of
Nessa 1 and
Rose. This is the name of the Wicked Witch of the East in Gregory Maguire's "Wicked" and its musical adaptation... [
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Nessie f Manx (Archaic)Of debated origin and meaning. While it was certainly used as a diminutive of
Agnes, some scholars consider this name a Manx adaption of
Neasa.
Nessus m Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Greek νῆσσα
(nessa) meaning "duck (bird)". In Greek mythology, Nessus was a centaur who was killed by
Heracles, and whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles... [
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Nestorios m Ancient GreekExtended form of
Nestor. This was borne by a 5th-century Christian theologian who was condemned as a heretic at the Council of Ephesus (431).
Nestos m Greek MythologyPossibly derived from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "water". This was the name of an eponymous river god in Greek mythology,
Nesuha f EthiopianPossible from an Arabic root
nasuh which means something like sincerity, often found in the religious context
taubat-an-nasuha meaning sincere return or repentance.
Nesya f Hebrew (Modern)Combination of the name
Nes with the letters יה (which are part of the name of God) means "Miracle of God" in Hebrew.
Newsha f PersianVariant transcription of
Niusha. This is borne by Iranian photojournalist Newsha Tavakolian (1981-).
Ngesti f & m JavaneseFrom Javanese
ngèsti meaning "to crave, to desire, to intend".
Nianshao f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
念 (niàn) meaning "say, think of, idea" and
劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".
Nicephorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)Latinized form of
Nikephoros. Saint Nicephorus I (c. 758 - 829) was a Greek Orthodox theologian, historian, and patriarch of Constantinople (806–815) whose chronicles of Byzantine history and writings in defense of Byzantine veneration of icons provide data otherwise unavailable on early Christian thought and practice.