NaoichimJapanese From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct, honest" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one" or 市 (ichi) meaning "market"... [more]
NaomichimJapanese From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct, honest" combined with 道 (michi) meaning "path, road, way", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics" or 通 (michi) meaning "pass through"... [more]
NaranchimegfMongolian Means "sun ornament" in Mongolian, from наран (naran) meaning "sun" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament".
NaranciamPopular Culture Narancia Ghirga is a main character from manga 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Vento Aureo'. His name is a mix of the words naranja and arancia both meaning "orange (fruit)" in Spanish and Italian.
NarcaeusmGreek Mythology A son of Dionysus and Narcaea, established a sanctuary of Athena Narcaea in Elis, and also introduced there the worship of Dionysus. (Paus. v. 16. § 5.)
NárciszfHungarian Originally the feminine form of Narcisszusz. Since this name also coincides with Hungarian nárcisz "daffodil", it is now considered a nature name.
NaricefLiterature, English (Rare) Coined for a short story called The Dice of God by South African romance novelist Cynthia Stockley (1863-1936). The short story was serialized in Cosmopolitan magazine starting in February of 1926, and appears to have been expanded and published as a stand-alone book the same year.
NaterciafPortuguese Natercia is the anagram of the name Caterina ( old form. of modern Catarina) createart by the portuguese famoso poét. Luis de Camões in 16th century. ... [more]
NaucratiusmAncient Roman An Orthodox saint in the 4th century. Son of Ss. Emmelia and Basil the Elder, and brother to St. Basil the Great, Ss. Theosebia and Gregory of Nyssa, and St. Macrina the younger.
NauticafEnglish (American, Modern), African American (Modern) Likely based on the English word nautical, which is derived from Latin nauticus meaning "pertaining to ships or sailors", ultimately from Greek ναῦς (naus) "ship". Use of the name may also be influenced by the American clothing company Nautica.
NeacșumMedieval Romanian Neacșu's letter, written in 1521, is the oldest surviving document available in Old Romanian that can be reliably dated. Written using Cyrillic, it was sent by Neacșu Lupu, a merchant from Câmpulung, Wallachia (now Romania) to Johannes Benkner, the mayor of Brassó, Kingdom of Hungary (now Brașov, Romania), warning him about the imminent attack of the Ottoman Empire on Transylvania.
NearchosmAncient Greek Derived from the elements the first being νέος (neos) "new" and the second is either derived from Greek ἀρχός (archos) "master" or from Greek ἀρχή (arche) "origin, source".
NebchasetnebetmAncient Egyptian From 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"... [more]
NecahualfNahuatl Means "left behind, survivor", derived from Nahuatl cahua, meaning "to leave, to abandon something; to be left, remain, survive".
NechomAncient Egyptian From Egyptian n-kꜣw, meaning "(the one) belonging to the souls", from Egyptian n(j) "of, belonging to" and kꜣw, the plural form of ka "soul, life-force"... [more]
NecilefLiterature Necile is the wood nymph in the the 1902 novel 'The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus' written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by Mary Cowles Clark. In this story Necile is the adoptive mother of Santa Claus... [more]
NectanmCornish Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory suggests, however, that this name might be derived from Proto-Celtic *nixto- "clean".... [more]
NectanebismAncient 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".
NectanebosmAncient 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.
NectarfObscure Derived from the English word nectar meaning "sweet". A known bearer of the name is the American actress Nectar Rose (1974-).
NenoichimJapanese From Japanese 子 (ne) meaning "child", 之 (no), a possessive marker combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
NesacefLiterature This 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).
NettchenfGerman (Rare), Literature Diminutive of Annette. One of the main protagonists in 'Kleider machen Leute' by Gottfried Keller goes with this name.
NevicafSlovene Diminutive of Nevenka via Neva, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
NezahualcoyotlmNahuatl From Nahuatl nezahualli "fasting", probably referring to a paper collar worn to show the wearer should not be offered food, and coyotl "coyote".
NezahualxochitlfNahuatl Possibly the name of a kind of medicinal plant found in the water. Derived from Nahuatl nezahual "fasting" and xōchitl "flower".
NežicafSlovene Diminutive of Neža, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
NgamchitfThai From Thai งาม (ngam) meaning "beautiful, pretty" and จิตต์ (chit) meaning "mind, heart, soul".
Nhượcm & fVietnamese (Rare) From Sino-Vietnamese 若 (nhược) meaning "obedient, compliant".
NicafSwedish (Rare) Variant of Nika, which is a short form of names containing the Greek element νίκη (nike) meaning "victory", such as Nikola 2 and Veronika, as well as names ending in -nika (e.g. Monika, Annika).
NicaeafAncient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Nikaia. Bearers of this name include the noblewomen Nicaea of Macedon (4th century BC) and Nicaea of Corinth (3rd century BC). The latter became Queen of Macedon through her second marriage, which was with Demetrius II of Macedon.... [more]
NicasiasmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Nikasias. A known bearer of this name was the Olympic victor Nicasias of Opus, who won the stadion race at the 70th Olympiad in 500 BC.
NicasicratesmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Nikasikrates. This was the name of an obscure Epicurean philosopher from the Greek island of Rhodes, who is thought to have lived in the 2nd century BC.
NicasofSamaritan According to Josephus' Antiquitates Judaicae XI 7:2 and 8:2, Nicaso was the name of a daughter of King Sanballat of Samaria who was given by Sanballat in a political marriage to Manasseh, brother of the high priest Jaddua... [more]
NicatmAzerbaijani Derived from Arabic نجاة (najah) meaning "salvation, saving, delivery".
NicatormAncient Greek (Latinized), History Latinized form of Nikator. A notable bearer of this name was Seleucus I Nicator (c. 358 BC-281 BC), one of the generals of Alexander the Great. He later founded the Seleucid Empire.
NicephorusmAncient 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.
NicermenicmIndigenous Tasmanian Meaning unknown. This was the name of the father of Fanny Cochrane Smith (1834-1905), who was the last fluent speaker of a Tasmanian language.
NicesipolisfAncient 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]
NichenfChinese From the Chinese 旎 (nǐ) meaning "fluttering of flag; romantic" and 辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies, early morning".
NichettefTheatre, Literature Nichette is the name of a character in Alexandre Dumas's (fils) 1848 novel and play named "Camille" (also known as "The Lady of the Camellias"). The name Nichette was also featured in the title of a movie short from 1911 named "The Heart of Nichette"... [more]
Nichikof & mJapanese (Rare) From 日 (nichi) meaning "day, sun" combined with 光 (ko) meaning "light, radiance." Other kanji combinations can be used.
NichinafJapanese From Japanese 仁 (ni) "humaneness, benevolence, kindness", 知 (chi) meaning "to know" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.