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Niccolosa f Medieval Italian
Variant of Nicolosa.

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.

Niceratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikeratos.

Nicesipolis f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikesipolis. A notable bearer of this name was Nicesipolis of Pherae (4th century BC). She was a Thessalian woman, who became a wife or concubine of king Philip II of Macedon... [more]

Nicétas m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Nicetas.

Nicetas m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Polish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Niketas. This is the name of several saints.

Nicetius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Personal name meaning "winner". With the element Nike.

Nichioso m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Nicholas.

Nichlas m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Niklas.

Nichodemus m Ancient Greek
Variant of Nicodemus.

Nicholaus m American (Rare)
Blend of Nicholas and Nicolaus.

Nichols m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname, Nichols.

Nicholson m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nicholson.

Nicias m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikias.

Nicippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikippos. This was the name of a tyrant of Cos, who lived in the 1st century BC.

Nickels m North Frisian
North Frisian form of Nicolaus; see also Nickel.

Nickiesha f Jamaican Patois (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Nikeisha.

Nicklaus m English
Anglicized form of Niklaus.

Nickolus m American (Rare)
Variant of Nicholas.

Nickson m English
Transferred use of the surname Nickson.

Niclaes m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch shorter form or variant of Nicolaes. In other words, you could say that this name is basically the medieval form of the modern name Niklaas - but then via the form Niclaas.... [more]

Niclas m Welsh
Welsh variant of Nicholas.

Niclaus m German (Swiss, Rare)
Variant of Niklaus.

Nic'lesse m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Nicholas.

Niclos m Picard
Picard form of Nicholas.

Nicobulus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikoboulos.

Nicochares m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikochares. This was the name of an Athenian comic poet from the 4th century BC.

Nicocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikokles. This name was borne by two kings from the island of Cyprus: one was a king of Paphos (4th century BC), the other was a king of Salamis (4th century BC).

Nicocrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikokrates. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens (4th century BC) and a tyrant of Cyrene (1st century BC).

Nicodèmes m Occitan (Archaic)
Variant of Nicodèm.

Nicodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikodoros. A known bearer of this name was Nicodorus of Mantineia, an ancient Greek statesman from the 5th century BC.

Nicolaes m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Late medieval form of Nicolaas, which ultimately comes from the early medieval name Nycolaes. The name is still in use to this day, albeit very rarely... [more]

Nicolàs m Catalan
Catalan form of Nicholas.

Nicolâs m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Nicholas.

Nicolàsa f Catalan, Occitan
Feminine form of Nicolàs.

Nicolinus m Late Roman, Dutch
Diminutive of Nicolaus.

Nicollas m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nicolas.

Nicolochus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikolochos.

Nicolosa f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Nicoloso.

Nicolosia f Medieval Italian
Variant of Nicolosa.

Nicoloso m Medieval Italian
Medievial Italian form of Nicholas.

Nicomèdes m Provençal
Provençal form of Nicomedes.

Nicomenes m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikomenes.

Nicopolitianus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikopolitianos.

Nicos m Greek
Variant spelling of Nikos.

Nicosthenes m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikosthenes. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 2nd century BC.

Nicòstrat m Catalan
Catalan form of Nicostratus via Nikostratos.

Nicostrate m Greek Mythology (Gallicized), History (Gallicized)
French form of Nicostratus via Nikostratos.

Nicoteles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikoteles. A known bearer of this name was Nicoteles of Cyrene, an ancient Greek mathematician from the 3rd century BC.

Niculosu m Corsican
Variant of Niculaiu.

Nicurosu m Corsican (Archaic)
Variant of Niculosu.

Nicus m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Short form of Dominicus. In rare cases, this name can also be a latinization of Nico or Niek.

Niegosław m Polish
Derived from Slavic nieg "delight" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Niegosława f Polish
Feminine form of Niegosław.

Nielas m German (Modern, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
German and Afrikaans borrowing of Nilas.

Nielsine f Danish (Rare), Greenlandic
Feminine form of Niels 1.

Nies m & f Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
In Dutch, Frisian and Limburgish, Nies is predominantly a masculine given name. For the Dutch, it is a variant form of Nijs (which has a different pronunciation), while for the Frisians, it is a variant spelling of Nys (which has the same pronunciation)... [more]

Niesco m Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Niesko. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch politician Niesco Dubbelboer (b. 1962).

Niesenn f Medieval German

Niesha f African American
Variant of Nyesha.

Niesje f Dutch
Diminutive of Nies.

Niesko m Dutch (Rare)
Probably derived from Nies, in which case it is possibly a pet form of the name.

Niestanka f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Niestek.

Niesuł m Slavic

Nieus f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Nieves.

Niezamysł m Polish (Rare, Archaic)
From the Polish negative prefix nie and the Polish element mysł, which derives from the Old Slavic element myslĭ "thought, idea".... [more]

Nigesa f Swahili
Means "born during the harvest season" in Swahili.

Nightshade f & m English (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".

Niglus m Manx
Manx form of Nicholas.

Nigoghos m Armenian
Variant of Nicholas.

Nigrinus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Niger. From Latin niger "black".

Nigulas m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian form of Nicholas.

Niibeedashkaa f Ojibwe

Niilas m Northern Sami, Estonian (Rare)
Sámi variant of Nils.

Niilsi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Nilse.

Niisius m Finnish

Niisóótskina m Siksika
Means "four horns" in Siksika.

Nijs m Dutch
Dutch short form of Dionysius.

Nikagenes m Ancient Greek
Variant spelling of Nikogenes.

Nikagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory". The second element is either derived from Greek αγορευω (agoreuo) "to orate, to speak publicly" or from Greek ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market".

Nikainetos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek adjective αἰνετός (ainetos) meaning "praiseworthy"... [more]

Nikaios m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective νικαῖος (nikaios) meaning "of victory, belonging to victory", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".

Nikaitas m Faroese
Faroese form of Niketas.

Nikandras m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Nikandros.

Nikanoras m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Nikanor (see Nicanor).

Nikarchos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek νίκη (nike) "victory". The second element is either derived from Greek ἀρχός (archos) "master" or from Greek ἀρχή (arche) "origin, source".

Nikas m Ancient Greek, Lithuanian, Russian (Rare)
Derived either from the active present tense of the Greek verb νικάω (nikao) meaning "to win, to conquer, to prevail" or from the accusative plural of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".... [more]

Nikasagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]

Nikasha m & f Russian, Belarusian (Rare)
Russian diminutive of various names including popular Nikita 1, Nikolay, Veronika and other names that contain the syllable nik.

Nikasia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Nikasias and Nikasios. This is also the name of a tiny Greek island in the Cyclades, which is an archipelago in the Aegean Sea... [more]

Nikasias m Ancient Greek
Variant of Nikasios. Also compare the related name Nikesias.

Nikasiboulos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]

Nikasichares m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]

Nikasichoros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]

Nikasidamos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]

Nikasidikos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]

Nikasikles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]

Nikasikrates m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]

Nikasilaos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]

Nikasimachos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]

Nikasimenes m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]

Nikasios m Ancient Greek
There are several possibilities for the etymology of this name, which are all related to each other.... [more]

Nikasipolis f Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]

Nikasippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]

Nikasitimos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]

Nikazjusz m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Nicasius.

Nikeisa f African American (Modern)
Variant of Nikeisha.

Niképhorosz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Nikephoros.

Nikeratos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek adjective ἐρατός (eratos) meaning "lovely" (see Erato).

Nikesermos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is most likely derived from Greek νίκης (nikes) meaning "of victory", which is the genitive singular of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory"... [more]

Nikesh m Indian, Hindi
Means "The God; Man who save people" in Hindi.

Nikesha f Indian
Nikesha Patel is a British-Indian model and film actress.

Nikesias m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκης (nikes) meaning "of victory", which is the genitive singular of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".... [more]

Nikesiboulos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is most likely derived from Greek νίκης (nikes) meaning "of victory", which is the genitive singular of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory"... [more]

Nikesidemos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is most likely derived from Greek νίκης (nikes) meaning "of victory", which is the genitive singular of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory"... [more]

Nikesidikos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is most likely derived from Greek νίκης (nikes) meaning "of victory", which is the genitive singular of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory"... [more]

Nikesikrates m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is most likely derived from Greek νίκης (nikes) meaning "of victory", which is the genitive singular of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory"... [more]

Nikesiphon m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is most likely derived from Greek νίκης (nikes) meaning "of victory", which is the genitive singular of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory"... [more]

Nikesipolis f Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is most likely derived from Greek νίκης (nikes) meaning "of victory", which is the genitive singular of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory"... [more]

Nikesippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is most likely derived from Greek νίκης (nikes) meaning "of victory", which is the genitive singular of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory"... [more]

Nikétás m Hungarian
Hungarian variant of the Greek Niketas.

Nikeysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nikeisha.

Nikhilesh m Hindi
this name means "lord of gods".

Nikholas m Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Nicholas.

Nikiforas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Nikephoros.

Nikiforos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Nikephoros. It also coincides with the Modern Greek adjective νικηφόρος (nikifóros) meaning "victorious".

Nikilesh m Tamil
"Lord who is free from all impurity" from the elements Ni- (निः) — a prefix meaning "without" or "free from", Kila or Khila (खिल) — meaning "obstruction," "limitation," or "impurity", and -Ish (ईश) — meaning "lord" or "ruler" (from Īśvara, the divine)... [more]

Nikippos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Nikitas m Greek
Modern Greek form of Niketas.

Nikitress f American (Modern, Rare)

Nikkolas m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nicholas.

Niklaas m Dutch
Shorter form or variant of Nikolaas. In other words, you could say that this name is basically the modern form of the medieval name Niklaes, which is a variant form of Niclaes.

Niklass m Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Niklas.

Nikles m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Nikolaus.

Nikoboulos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective νικόβουλος (nikoboulos) meaning "prevailing in the council", which consists of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek noun βουλή (boule) meaning "counsel, advice" as well as "will, determination".... [more]

Nikochares m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).

Nikochoros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek noun χορός (choros) meaning "dance".

Nikodeemus m Finnish
Finnish form of Nikodemus.

Nikodemas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Nicodemus.

Nikodems m Latvian
Latvian form of Nicodemus.

Nikodémus m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Nicodemus.

Nikodemus m Indonesian, German (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Indonesian, German and Finnish form of Nicodemus.

Nikodémusz m Hungarian Mythology
Cognate of Nicodemus, meaning "victory of the people".

Nikodikos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice".

Nikodimos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Nikodemos. A known bearer of this name is the Cypriot soccer manager and former soccer player Nikodimos "Nikki" Papavasiliou (b. 1970).

Nikodoros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Nikodromos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and δρόμος (dromos) meaning "race, running" or "path, course".

Nikogenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek nike (nike) meaning "victory" and γενής (genes) meaning "born; of a kind".

Nikogenis f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Nikogenes.

Nikoghayos m Armenian (Rare, Archaic)
Armenian form of Nicholas.

Nikoghos m Armenian
Armenian form of Nicholas.

Nikokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Nikokrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".

Nikolaes m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Nicolaes. In other words, you could say that this name is the medieval form of Nikolaas.... [more]

Nikolajus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian variant form of Mikalojus.

Nikolakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Nikolaos and Nikolas, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Nikolasa f Basque
Basque form of Nicolasa.

Nikolasi m Tongan
Tongan form of Nicholas.

Nikolass m Latvian
Latvian form of Nicholas.

Nikolbios m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and ὄλβιος (olbios) meaning "happy, blessed".

Nikolis m Greek
Diminutive of Nikolaos.

Nikollas m Brazilian
Variant of Nikolas.

Nikolochos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek noun λόχος (lochos) meaning "ambush", a word that later came to signify a tactical sub unit of the ancient Greek army... [more]

Nikomédész m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Nikomedes.

Nikomenes m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory". The second element is derived from either the Greek verb μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" or the Greek noun μένος (menos) meaning "mind" as well as "spirit" and "power, strength, force".

Nikomidis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Nikomedes (see Nicomedes).

Nikonomos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek nike (nike) meaning "victory" and νόμος (nomos) meaning "law, custom".

Nikopeithes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, convince".

Nikophanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing, seeming".

Nikophantos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and φαντός (phantos) meaning "visible". Compare Nikophanes.

Nikophemos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and φήμη (pheme) meaning "rumour, fame, reputation".

Nikophilos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".

Nikopolis f & m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and πόλις (polis) meaning "city".

Nikopolitianos m Late Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek
Derived from Latin Nicopolitanus meaning "Nicopolitan, Nicopolite", as in: a citizen of Nicopolis. Also compare the Greek word πολίτης (polites) meaning "citizen, freeman".... [more]

Nikoś m Polish
Diminutive of Nikodem.

Nikostasis m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and στάσις (stasis) meaning "standing, posture, position".

Nikostephes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and στέφω (stepho) meaning "to crown, wreath, encircle".

Nikosthenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek noun σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".... [more]

Nikostrat m Polish
Polish form of Nicostratus via Nikostratos.

Nikòsz m Kashubian
Diminutive of Nikòdém.

Nikoteles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek noun τέλος (telos) meaning "purpose, aim, goal" as well as "completion, accomplishment, fulfillment" (see Aristotle).

Nikothemis m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divine law, custom".

Nikotheos m Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and θεός (theos) meaning "god, deity; divine".

Nikotimos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".

Nikotychos m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Nikotyche.

Nikoxenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest, stranger".

Niks m Latvian
Originally a short form of Niklāvs and Nikolajs, this name has been used as a given name in its own right since the early 1600s.

Nikson m Indonesian
Variant of Nixon.

Nikulás m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Nicholas.

Nikulas m Old Swedish, Old Norse
Old Scandinavian variant of Nicholas.

Nikuša f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Nikola 2, Dominika and Veronika... [more]

Nikushka m & f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of given names that contain the element -nik-, such as Kallinik, Nikifor and Nikolay (for men) and Dominika and Veronika (for women)... [more]

Nikuška f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Nikola 2, Dominika and Veronika... [more]

Nikusya m & f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of given names that contain the element -nik-, such as Kallinik, Nikifor and Nikolay (for men) and Dominika and Veronika (for women)... [more]

Nikutîmuse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Nicodemus.

Nilakshi f Sinhalese, Indian

Nilasari f Indonesian
Combination of Nila and Sari 2.

Nilisha f Gujarati

Níls m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nils.

Nilsa m Lule Sami
Lule Sámi form of Nils.

Nilsa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Nilson.

Nilse m Sami, Greenlandic
Sami and Greenlandic form of Nils.

Nilse f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Nilsa.

Nilsina f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Nils.

Nilsine f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nils.

Nilson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nelson.

Nilss m Old Swedish
Variant of Nils.

Nilsu f Turkish
From Turkish Nil meaning "Nile (the river)", and su meaning "water".

Nilukshi f Sinhalese
Possibly from Sinhala නිල් (nil) meaning "blue".

Nilushi f Sinhalese

Nimas f Indonesian
Javanese

Nimbus m & f Obscure
Meaning "halo" or "dark cloud." First seen as a label for the halos depicted around the heads of significant figures in religious artwork. Used as an etymological root for the names of clouds, especially storm clouds... [more]

Nimeesha f Indian (Rare)

Nimesh m Sanskrit
Means "a short amount of time"

Nimish m Indian

Nimisha f Indian

Nimlesh m Fijian
indian language

Nimshi m Biblical
Means “rescued” in Hebrew. This is the name father of Jehoshaphat in the Old Testament.

Ninácska f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Anikó.

Nina Sank'a f Aymara
From the Aymara nina meaning "fire" and sank'a meaning "ember".

Ninasimone f Obscure
Combination of Nina 1 and Simone 1, used by fans in reference to the singer Nina Simone.

Ninasisa f Quechua
Means "fire flower" in Quechua, from nina, "fire" and sisa, "flower".

Nines f Spanish
Diminutive of Angelines. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Ángeles.

Ningirsu m Sumerian Mythology, History (Ecclesiastical), Literature
Means "Lord of Girsu (a city in Ancient Sumer)", deriving from the Sumerian element nin ("lord")... [more]

Ningshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Ningshinglenbi f Manipuri
Means "best memory" in Meitei.

Ningshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Ningshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 凝 (níng) meaning "freeze" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".

Ningsih f Javanese, Indonesian
From Javanese ning meaning "clear, bright, clean" combined with asih meaning "love, affection, loving kindness, favour". It is sometimes used as a suffix for feminine names.

Ningtyas f Javanese
From Javanese ning meaning "clear, bright, clean" combined with tyas meaning "heart". It is sometimes used as a suffix for feminine names.

Ninka'ašbaranki f Sumerian Mythology
Means "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")... [more]

Ninkasi f Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology
Likely 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.

Ninkusi f Sumerian Mythology, Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lady of gold", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("lady or mistress") and kù-sig ("gold"). Attested as a Sumerian name for the goddess Shalash.

Ninosca f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Ninoska.

Ninoshka f Russian, Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Nina 1.

Ninoska f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Ninoshka.

Ninšatapada f Ancient Near Eastern, Sumerian
Means "Lady Chosen by (means of) the Heart (Omens)", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("queen, mistress") and saĝ ("to chose"). Name borne by a high-priestess of Meslamta-ea (fl... [more]

Ninshubur f Sumerian Mythology
Possibly means "Lady of Subartu", deriving from Sumerian element nin, and shubur (Sumerian form of Subartu, a kingdom in Upper Mesopotamia referenced in three of the Amarna Letters)... [more]

Ninsi'anna f & m Sumerian Mythology
Ancient Sumerian god or goddess of Venus. The name means "divine lady, illumination of heaven" or "divine lady of the redness of heaven".

Ninsuhzagina f Sumerian Mythology
Means "lady of the diadem of lapis lazuli", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("lady or mistress"), aga ("diadem, circlet, crown"), and naza-gìn ("lapis lazuli, precious stone")... [more]

Ninudishara f Sumerian Mythology, Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lady who amazes the world", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("lady or mistress"), u-di ("admiration, amazement"), and šár ("all, totality, world")... [more]

Ninurta-nadin-shumi m Babylonian
Means "Ninurta is giver of progeny". Name borne by a Babylonian king of the 2nd dynasty of Isin, who ruled c. 1127–1122 BC.

Ninus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of Ninos.

Ninushka f Russian
Diminutive of Nina 1.

Ninutsa f Georgian
Diminutive of Nino 2. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian actress Nino "Ninutsa" Maqashvili (b. 1988).

Nioosha f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian نیوشا (see Niusha).

Niousha f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian نیوشا (see Niusha).

Niquaise m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Nicaise.

Nireus m Greek Mythology
Etymology unknown.

Nirintsoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy niri meaning "to desire" and soa meaning "good".

Nirosh m Sanskrit
This name signifies a sense of purity, brightness, or new beginnings.

Nisa f Thai
Means "night" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit निशा (nisha).

Nisa f Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ni) meaning "new; fresh" or 虹 (ni) meaning "rainbow" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" or 彩 (sa) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nisa f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a Guanche princess from the island of El Hierro, who was the daughter of the king Ossinissa.

Nisə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nisa.

Nisaba f Sumerian Mythology
Derived from the Sumerian element 𒉀 naga, meaning "wheat". Nisaba was the Sumerian goddess of writing, learning, and the harvest. She was considered a patron goddess of scribes.

Nisakuj f Ubykh
Etymology uncertain, although the first element may be related to the Adyghe нысэ (nyse) meaning "sister in law".

Nisalda f Portuguese (Rare)

Nisamar ?f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Possibly derived from Guanche *(a)nəssamar meaning literally "man who invites, lets someone pass or grants passage to someone; man who presents or submits something". This was listed in a baptismal register from Seville dating to the 15th century; the sex and age of the bearer were not recorded... [more]

Nîşan f Kurdish
Means "manifestation, sign" in Kurdish.

Nišan m Sorbian (Archaic)
Lower Sorbian form of Nicholas.

Nisan f Turkish
The first month name of the Babylonian calendar. It denotes the month of April in modern Turkish.

Nisan m Hebrew
Nisan is the first month in the Hebrew calendar.Probably the word "nisan" was taken from the language Akkadian,that it means blossom,because this month is in the spring season.

Nisar m Arabic, Urdu
Means "sacrifice" or "avenge, retaliate" in Arabic.

Nisarat f Thai
From Thai นิศา (nisa) meaning "night" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Nisay m Khmer
Means "gift, talent" or "determination" in Khmer.

Nischinth m Telugu, Hindi
Niscihnth mean "brave and non-worriful"

Nischitha f Malayalam

Niset m Provençal
Short form of Daniset.

Niseto f Provençal
Short form of Daniseto.

Nish m Hindi, Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese, Punjabi, Marathi
"night"

Nish'a f Selkup
Means "dogrose" in Selkup.

Nishaa f Hindi, Gujarati
Meaning "Night", or possibly from a Plant called Daruhldi.

Nishad m Indian

Nishada m Indian (Rare)

Nishan m Arabic, Turkish
Literally means "marked man", "distictive".

Nishan m Armenian
Armenian name, means sign, mark, distingtive, notable, remarkable. One of the saints' name, Surp Nishan (means St Nishan)

Nishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 旎 (nǐ) meaning "fluttering of flag; romantic" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Nishankul f Kazakh (Rare)
Variant transcription of Nyshangul.

Nishanth m Indian, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
South Indian form of Nishant.

Nishantha m Sinhalese
Sinhalese form of Nishant.

Nishchal m Indian

Nishi f Indian

Nishia f African American (Modern, Rare)

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."... [more]

Nishiko f Japanese
From Japanese 仁 (ni) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nishio m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nishit m Indian

Nishita f Indian, Bengali
From Sanskrit निशित (niśita) meaning "sharp", "sharpened".

Nishith m Indian (Modern)
Name Nishith generally means Night, is of Indian origin, Name Nishith is a Masculine (or Boy) name. This name is shared across persons, who are either Jain or Hindu by religion. Name Nishith belongs to rashi Vrushik (Scorpio) with dominant planet Mars (Mangal).

Nishka f Indian (Rare)

Nishma f Indian (Rare)

Nishon m & f American (Rare)

Nishonbibi f Uzbek
Derived from nishon meaning "mark, sign" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Nishongul f Uzbek
Derived from nishon meaning "mark, sign" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Nishonoy f Uzbek
Derived from nishon meaning "mark, sign" and oy meaning "moon".

Nishprah m Marathi

Nishtha f Indian (Modern, Rare)
The name Nishtha has its origins in the Sanskrit language, where it is derived from the word "निष्ठा" (Nishthā). It carries the meaning of "devotion" or "dedication," reflecting qualities of steadfastness and commitment... [more]

Nîshtîman f Kurdish
Means "nation" in Kurdish.

Nishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow; variegated, colored" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized".