General Population Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the scope is General Population.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Niktey m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Nycteus.
Niktim m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Nyktimon.
Niktopolion m Russian (Archaic)
Russian 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".... [more]
Niktopolione m Georgian (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".
Niku m Finnish
Variant form of Niko.
Niku f Persian
Means "good, beautiful, pleasant" in Persian.
Nikulás m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Nicholas.
Nikulas m Old Swedish, Old Norse
Old Scandinavian variant of Nicholas.
Níkulât m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Nicolai.
Níkulinguaĸ f Greenlandic
Combination of Níkolîna and -nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear".
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.
Nikuyah f African American
Unknown meaning. Nikuyah Walker is the first Black female mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia.
Nikyta f & m English, Spanish
Variant of Nikita.
Nil m Bashkir
From Нил (Nil), the Bashkir name for the Nile River in Egypt.
Nila f Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the Egyptian Arabic word نِيلَة (nilah) meaning "water hyacinth" (Indigofera genus).
Nila f Polish
Feminine form of Nilus.
Nila f Tamil
Means "moon" in Tamil.
Nilá m Sami
Sami form of Nils.
Nilaa f Indian (Muslim)
Means “Water hyacinth” in Arabic. It can also refer to the navy pigment extracted from aforementioned plants. A variant of Nilah.
Niladevi f Sanskrit, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi, Tamil
Means “blue goddess”, from Sanskrit नील (nīla) meaning “dark blue” combined with देवी (devī) meaning “goddess.” She is a consort of the god Vishnu.
Nilah f Arabic
Means “water hyacinth” (scientific name Eichhornia) in Arabic. It can also refer to the indigo pigment extracted from said plants.
Nilak f Greenlandic
Means "fresh water ice" in Greenlandic.
Nilammon m Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly means "the son of my people from the Nile" or means "Amon of the Nile". Used by an Egyptian saint.
Nilammone m Italian
Italian form of Nilammon.
Nilán m Sami
Sami form of Nils.
Nilawan f Thai
From Thai นิล (ninla) meaning "sapphire, blue, dark" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Nilawati f Indonesian
From Indonesian nila meaning "blue" (of Sanskrit origin) meaning "dark blue" combined with the feminine suffix -wati.
Nilde f Italian
Short form of names that end in -nilde, such as Brunilde, Benilde, Cleonilde or Leonilde... [more]
Nildo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of names ending in -nildo.
Nile m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Niles or after the river Nile.
Nile f Basque (Modern)
Basque feminine form of Nilo.
Niley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Niley.
Nilgül f Turkish
Combination of Nil or Persian نیل (nil) meaning "indigo" (ultimately from Sanskrit) and Turkish gül meaning "rose" (ultimately from Persian gol).
Nilgul f Uzbek
Derived from nil meaning "indigo" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
Nilgün f Turkish
Means "indigo-blue" in Turkish.
Nilke m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Nils.
Nilla f Italian (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian
Truncated form of names ending in -nilla.... [more]
Nillá m Sami
Sami form of Nils.
Nillawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิลวรรณ (see Nilawan).
Nille m Swedish
Diminutive of Nils.
Nille f Norwegian, Danish, Theatre
Short form of Pernille. Nille is a character in Ludvig Holberg's play 'Jeppe på Bjerget' (1722).
Nilly f Hebrew
Variant of Nili.
Nilma f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino
Apparently a feminine form of Newman.
Nilou f Persian
Nickname of Niloufar
Níls m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nils.
Nilsa m Lule Sami
Lule Sámi form of Nils.
Nilse m Sami, Greenlandic
Sami and Greenlandic form of Nils.
Nilss m Old Swedish
Variant of Nils.
Nilsu f Turkish
From Turkish Nil meaning "Nile (the river)", and su meaning "water".
Nilufər f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Niloufar.
Nilukshi f Sinhalese
Possibly from Sinhala නිල් (nil) meaning "blue".
Niluper f Uyghur
Uyghur form of Nilufar.
Nilva f Italian (Tuscan), Emilian-Romagnol
Of uncertain origin and meaning.
Nily f Hebrew
Variant of Nili.
Nim m & f English, Literature, Popular Culture
Short form of Nimrod, Nimue or other names containing Nim-.... [more]
Nima m & f Bhutanese, Buryat
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཉི་མ (see Nyima), as well as the Buryat form.
Nima m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "make (someone) stop" in Shipibo.
Nimaathap f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "Truth of Hapi".
Ni'mah f Indonesian
Variant of Nimah.
Nimah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic نعمة (see Nima 1), as well as the usual Indonesian form.
Nimai m & f Hindi
Meaning "Filled with Inner Light".
Nimas f Indonesian
Javanese
Nimat Allah m Arabic
Means "blessing of Allah" from Arabic نعمة (niʿma) meaning "blessing" combined with الله (Allah).
Nimatul f Indonesian
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with نعمة ال (niʿmat al) meaning "blessing of the".
Nimatullah m Arabic, Pashto
Alternate transcription of Arabic نعمة الله (see Nimat Allah), as well as the Pashto form.
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]
Nimesh m Sanskrit
Means "a short amount of time"
Nimete f Albanian
Albanian form of Nimat.
Nimfa f Spanish, Polish
Spanish and Polish form of Nympha.
Nimfidi m Catalan
Catalan form of Nymphidius.
Nimfodora f Russian (Archaic), Romanian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Russian and Romanian form of Nymphodora. This name was borne by Russian actress and opera singer Nimfodora Semenova (1788-1876).
Nimit m Thai
From Thai นิมิต (nimit) meaning "sign, mark, omen, vision".
Nimith m Khmer
Means "transformation" in Khmer.
Nimlesh m Fijian
indian language
Nimmur m Arabic
Arabic for Tiger used often by christian lebanese. Famous Nimmur: President Cammille Nimmur Chamoun
Nimo f Somali
Somali version of the Arabic names Nima 1 and Nimat meaning "blessing."
Nimol m & f Khmer
Means "flawless, unblemished" in Khmer.
Nimra f Pakistani, Indian, Arabic
Variant transcription of Nimira.
Nimrata f Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Feminine form of Nimrat.
Nimrit f Punjabi
Variant of Nimrat.
Nimuë f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Nimue.... [more]
Nimuel m Filipino, Tagalog
Probably a variant of Nemuel.
Ni-na f Korean
From 니 and Sino-Korean 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate".
Nína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nina 1.
Niña f Spanish (Philippines)
Means "little girl" in Spanish.
Nina f Indian, Telugu
Allegedly means "ornamented; bejeweled" in Sanskrit.... [more]
Nina f Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "what, apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Nina f Persian
Means "nice" in Persian.
Niná f Sami
Sami form of Nina 1.
Ninácska f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Anikó.
Ninahere m & f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "favour and love", "blessing and love".
Ninan m Indian (Christian, Rare, Archaic)
The name Ninan നൈനാൻ has been in use with the Syrian Christian community of Kerala especially around the Kottayam district. It is a Malayalam variant of the biblical name Yochanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious".
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".
Nina Warawara f Aymara
Means "spark" in Aymara.
Ninbe f Basque
Basque form of Ninfa.
Nincho f Georgian
Diminutive of Nino 2.
Ninçí f Khakas
Means "pearl" in Khakas.
Nincy f English, Malayalam, Tamil
Influenced by Nina and Nini.
Nindia f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Anindya.
Nindya f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Anindya.
Nine m & f Walloon (Gallicized, Rare)
This name comes from Nina 1, The name is created due to Nina's popularity.
Nine m English (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)).
Nineczka f Polish
Diminutive form of Nina 1.
Ninedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Nina 1.
Ni-Neith m Ancient
Derived from Egyptian nj-nt, possibly meaning "belonging to Neith", derived from Egyptian nj "of, belonging to" combined with the Egyptian Goddess Neith... [more]
Nineke f Dutch, West Frisian
A form of Nine, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.
Nineli f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Ninel. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian actress Nineli Chankvetadze (b. 1957).
Ninell f Hungarian
Variant of Ninelle.
Ninella f Sumerian
A name for Ninella as "lady of the earth".... [more]
Ninelle f Various (Rare)
Diminutive of Nina 1 (compare Ninette).
Ninen f Breton
Diminutive of Gweninen.
Ninenn f Breton
Variant of Nina 1.
Nines f Spanish
Diminutive of Angelines. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Ángeles.
Ninet f Hebrew
Meaning uncertain; perhaps a variant of the Hebrew name נִינָה (Nina) meaning "great-granddaughter". A known bearer is Ninet Tayeb (1983-), an Israeli singer.
Nineto f Provençal
Diminutive of Nino 2.
Ninetta f English (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Sardinian, Romansh
Latinate diminutive of Nina 1 (compare Ninette). Charles Dickens used it for "the infant phenomenon" in his novel Nicholas Nickleby (1839).
Nineva f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Allegedly a corruption of Nineveh, the ancient Mesopotamian city on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
Nineveh f & m Biblical, English (Rare)
Named after the ancient city in Assyria, which is said to derive from Latin Ninive and Septuagint Greek Nineyḗ (Νινευή) under influence of Biblical Hebrew Nīnewēh (נִינְוֶה)... [more]
Ninfídia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nymphidia.
Ninfidia f Late Roman, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Nymphidia.
Ninfidiano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Nymphidianus.
Ninfídio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nymphidius.
Ninfidio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Nymphidius.
Ninfodora f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Nymphodora.
Ningan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ning and An 1.
Ningba m Manipuri
Means "he who wishes" in Meitei.
Ningcai f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour".
Ningchan f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Ningchen f Chinese
From the Chinese 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".
Ningdyah f Javanese (Rare)
From Javanese ning meaning "clear, bright, clean" combined with dyah meaning "young woman, girl, princess". It is also used as a suffix for feminine names (although rarely).
Ningfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 斐 (fěi) meaning "graceful, elegant".
Ningguang f Chinese
From Chinese 凝 (níng) meaning "to freeze" and 光 (guāng) meaning "light". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]
Ninghui m Chinese
From 寧 (níng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, serene" and 輝 (huī) meaning "brightness, lustre, brilliance".
Ningia m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Ningio f Greenlandic
Feminine form of Ningia.
Ningioĸ f Greenlandic
Means "matron", "oldest woman of the house" in Greenlandic.
Ningioq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Ningioĸ.
Ninglei f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers".
Ninglu f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, calm" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret" or 露 (lù) meaning "dew".
Ningmeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout".
Ningning f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "lustre, sparkle" in Tagalog.
Ningning f & m Chinese
From Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm, serene" combined with itself. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Ningqiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, calm" and 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".
Ningrui f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds".
Ningrum f Javanese, Indonesian
From Javanese ning meaning "clear, bright, clean" combined with arum meaning "fragrant, sweet".
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.
Ningtang f Chinese
From the Chinese 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plum".
Ningtao f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm, tranquil" and 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage".
Ningthibi f Manipuri
Means "beautiful" in Meitei.
Ningthoubi f Manipuri
Means "queen-like" in Meitei.
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.
Níngut m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "line", "rope" (with which something is lowered); "spider's web".
Ningxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" or 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or 鲜 (xiān) meaning "fresh; attractive".
Ningxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".
Ningyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating".
Ningyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".
Ningzhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 真 (zhēn) meaning "clearly, true, real, actual, genuine".
Ningzheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "calm, peaceful" and 筝 (zhēng) meaning "zheng zither", "kite".
Ningzi f Chinese
From the Chinese 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".
Ninh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 寧 (ninh) meaning "peaceful, calm, serene".
Ninha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Ana.
Nini f Sanskrit, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Indian, Hinduism, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Punjabi
MEANING - to lead, carry or bring towards, to offer as sacrifice, to spend ( as time) , to pour down, to incline
Nini f & m English
Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound N. It is also a short form or diminutive of the Scottish name Ninian.
Nini f Georgian
Variant of Nino 2.
Ninie f Gallo
Diminutive of Anne-Marie.
Niniek f Indonesian
Variant of Ninik.
Ninigret m Narragansett
Name of a Niantic sachem, also known as Juanemo.
Niniko f Georgian
Diminutive of Nino 2.
Ninimi f Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", 二 (ni) meaning "two" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Nining f Sundanese
Diminutive of Eneng and possibly other similar-sounding names (such as Ningsih).
Niniola f Yoruba
Meaning "Having wealth" of West-african, Yoruba origin
Niniye f Walloon
Walloon form of Virginie.
Ninja f English
An elaboration of Nina 1 intended to reflect the pronunciation of Spanish niña "little girl".
Ninka f Russian, Georgian
Russian diminutive of Nina 1, which the Georgians use as a diminutive for Nino 2.
Nin-kalla f Sumerian
Means "precious sister", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("sister") and níĝ-kal-la ("precious"). Name borne by many prominent high-status women during the Neo-Sumerian Empire.
Ninke f West Frisian
Frisian variant of Nineke.
Ninlawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Nilawan.
Ninngut m Greenlandic
Younger form of Níngut.
Ninni f Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of many names, such as Ingrid and Kristina.
Ninnia f Swedish (Rare)
Latinate variant of Ninni.
Ninnidh m Scottish, Irish
Diminutive of Ninian. This was the name of a 6th-century saint, one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.
Ninnog f Breton
This name was borne by a 5th-century Breton saint whose life is recorded in the Vita Sanctæ Ninnocæ. It has been speculated that she might be identical with Saint Candide.
Niño m Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Little Boy" or "Christ Child" in Spanish.
Nino f Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" or 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Nino f Provençal
Provençal form of Nina 1.
Ninò m Occitan
Diminutive of Jausepin.
Ninočka f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Ninochka.
Ninog f Breton
Variant of Ninnog.
Ninogniew m Medieval Polish
Meaning "one whose anger is new", from the elements nino ("young" or "new"), and gniew ("anger").
Ninoun f Provençal
Diminutive of Catarino and Provençal form of Ninon.
Ninoy m Filipino
Diminutive of Benigno.... [more]
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]
Ninthe f Dutch (Modern)
Meaning uncertain. It may be a variant of Nienke or Nina 1.... [more]
Ninuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive form of Nina 1.
Ninuk f Mari
Mari form of Nina.
Ninuka f Georgian
Diminutive of Nino 2. Also compare Ninutsa, which is sometimes transcribed as Ninuca.
Ninuna f Georgian (Rare)
Probably a pet form of Nino 2.
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.
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).
Ninwa f Assyrian
From the modern Assyrian form of the name of the ancient Assyrian capital city of Nineveh.
Ninyan m Irish
Variant of Ninian.
Ninzhin f Mongolian
Means "compassionate, benevolent" in Mongolian.
Nioba f Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Kazakh, Slovene
Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Kazakh and Slovene form of Niobe.
Nioma f English
Variant of Neoma.
Nion m & f English
Possibly from the Irish name of the fifth letter of the Ogham alphabet, an Early Medieval alphabet used to write the early Irish language and later the Old Irish language.
Nionne f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Nionne.
Nioosha f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian نیوشا (see Niusha).
Niousha f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian نیوشا (see Niusha).
Niovi f Greek
Modern transcription of Niobe.
Niowanggiyan m Manchu
Means "green" in Manchu.
Nipapan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาพรรณ (see Niphaphan).
Nipapat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาภัทร (see Niphaphat).
Nipaphan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาพรรณ (see Niphaphan).
Nipaphat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาภัทร (see Niphaphat).
Nipaphon f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาพร (see Niphaphon).
Nipapon f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาพร (see Niphaphon).
Nipaporn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาพร (see Niphaphon).
Niparat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภารัตน์ (see Nipharat).
Nipavan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาวรรณ (see Niphawan).
Nipawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai นิภาวรรณ (see Niphawan).