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Natara f African American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Natashia f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Elaboration of Natasha.

Natasia f English (Rare), Indonesian
Variant of Natasha and Natasya.

Natavia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic prefix na with the suffix -tavia from Octavia, probably modeled on Natalia.

Natena f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a feminine form of Natan or Nathan.

Nathalia f English (American, Modern), French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish, Dutch, Dutch (Antillean)
Variant of Nathalie.

Nathana f English (Rare)
Feminisation of Nathan.

Nathaniela f African American
Feminine for Nathaniel, also a variant of Nathaniella.

Nathaniella f English (Rare)
Feminization of Nathaniel or Nathan.

Nathanya f English (Rare)
English variant of Nathania and Natania.

Nathasha f American (Rare)
Variant of Natasha.

Natica f English
Possible variation of Nautica (or perhaps a blend of Natalie and Monica).... [more]

Natira f American (Modern, Rare)

Natosha f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Natasha.

Natoya f African American, Jamaican Patois, English Creole
Possibly an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix na and the name LaToya. It can be spelled Natoya or with a capitalized third letter as NaToya... [more]

Natya f English, Russian, Ukrainian
Short form of Natalia, Nataliya or Natalya.

Naudia f English

Naudika f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nautica.

Naura f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nora 1.

Nautica f English (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.

Navaya f English (Rare)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Navea f American (Rare)

Naveya f English (Rare)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Navia f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Name used by actress Navia Robinson.

Nayanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Nayana.

Nayasia f American (Modern, Rare)

Nayella f African American (Modern)
Combination of Naya and Ella 1.

Nayisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nyesha.

Nayocka f African American (Rare), Obscure
Possibly a variant of Nyoka.

Naysa f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Neala f English
Feminine form of Neal.

Nebraska f English
Nebraska 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.

Necia f American

Nectarina f English
Variant of Nectarine

Nedenia f English (American, Rare)
An elaboration and feminisation of Ned.

Nedra f English (American), Literature
Inspired by the name of a fictional place from the 1905 novel Nedra by George Barr McCutcheon. In the novel, Nedra is an island where some of the protagonists are stranded, but the cover illustration featuring a lady probably gave the impression that it was a personal name belonging to a female character... [more]

Nehya f English (Rare)

Neiima f American (Hispanic, Hispanicized, Modern)

Neila f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Neil.

Neilia f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nelia (a short form of Cornelia) influenced by the spelling of Neil... [more]

Neira f English
Diminutive of Deianeira.

Neisha f English (Modern, Rare), Indian (Rare)
Variant of Naisha.

Nejdra f African American

Neka f American (Modern, Rare)

Nekeesha f African American (Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Variant of Nikeisha.

Nekeia f African American
Meaning as of yet unknown.

Nekeisha f African American, Trinidadian Creole, Jamaican Patois
Variant of Nakeisha.

Ne'kiya f African American
Maybe a variant of Nekayah.

Nelia f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern), Dutch, Polish (Rare)
Short form of Cornelia or Kornelia.

Nelisa f South African (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)

Nelissa f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nellia f English (Rare)
Variant of Nelia and Nelly.

Nellora f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Lenora.

Nelva f American (South)

Nema f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variation of Nemea or the word "amen" spelled backwards.

Nenomoshia f African American

Neola f English (Rare)
Possibly an invented name influenced by the sounds found other names such as Neoma, Viola, Leola and Theola.

Neoma f English (Rare)
Altered form of Naomi 1 (compare Naoma), though it is popularly claimed to mean "new moon" in Greek (apparently by association with the prefix neo "new, young" and mene "moon").

Neomia f English (American)
Possibly an American alteration of Naomi 1. Also compare Neoma.

Neona f English (Rare)

Nepeta f American (Modern, Rare)

Nerena f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be related to the Greek name Nereine (also found in the form Nerine), which is ultimately derived from Nereus... [more]

Nerona f English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Neryssa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nerissa.

Nesida f Louisiana Creole

Nestra f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nevaya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Nevia f Italian, English (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Croatian
Italian feminine form of Nevio, also occasionally used in English and, Croatian and Slovene.

Neya f English
Variant of Naya.

Neysa f English

Neysha f German (Modern, Rare, ?), Caribbean, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Niagara f English
From the massive waterfall located between Ontario Canada and the state of New York.

Niaja f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Niana f English (Rare), Filipino
Variant of Nyana.

Niasha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nyesha.

Niaya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Nica f English (Rare)
Short form of Nicole, Nicolena, or names beginning with Nic. Variant of Nikki or Nicky

Nicholena f American (Rare)
Variant of Nicolena influenced by Nichole.

Nickayla f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a blend of Nicole and Makayla.

Nickia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nakia. Also see Nikia.

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

Nickoya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nicoya, which might be an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Nicole, Nikia and Sequoia.

Nicolea f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Nicole.

Nicolena f English (Rare)
Variant of Nicolina.

Niesha f African American
Variant of Nyesha.

Nigeria f African American (Modern)
From the name of the African country.

Nija f African American

Nikayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Mikayla, maybe influenced by Nicole.

Nikeisa f African American (Modern)
Variant of Nikeisha.

Nikeya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nikia.

Nikeysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nikeisha.

Nikia f & m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements nee, kee and ya, inspired by Nikki and Nakia... [more]

Nikivia f American (Modern, Rare)

Nikiya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Not available

Nikkia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nikia, which is itself a variant of Nakia.

Nikyta f & m English, Spanish
Variant of Nikita.

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.

Ninja f English
An elaboration of Nina 1 intended to reflect the pronunciation of Spanish niña "little girl".

Nioma f English
Variant of Neoma.

Niora f English

Niquita f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nikita.

Nirvana f English (Rare), Arabic (Egyptian)
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvana), meaning "blown out, extinguished" and referring to a state of paradise or heightened pleasure. Its use in the United States started sporadically in the 1970s and the rock band Nirvana (1987-1994) may have helped it to rise further in later years.

Nishia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Nitara f Indian (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit nitara (नितर) "deeply fixed; standing firm; having deep roots".

Nitia f Indonesian, Malaysian, English (American, Modern)

Niva f English (Rare)
Variant of Neva.

Nixa f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Nixza f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Created in the 1940s, probably modelled on Taíno names that contain the letter X such as Guarionex and Caguax.

Niya f English (Modern)
Variant of Nia 3.

Niyana f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nyana.

Niyanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nyana.

Niyoka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nyoka.

Niyonna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nyana.

Noanna f English (Rare)
Could be a combination of Noa 1, Noah 1 or the prefix no- and Anna.... [more]

Noetta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Noétte.

Nolana f English (Rare)
Either derived from the flower of the same name or else intended as a feminine form of Nolan.

Nolia f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Short form of Magnolia.

Noma f American (Rare, Archaic), Hebrew (Rare), South African (Rare)
Contracted form of Naoma.

Nona f English
Nickname or short form for Winona.

Nonita f Lithuanian, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Nona 1.

Noora f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nora 1

Norda f English

Nordia f American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Nordica f American (Modern, Rare)

Norella f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Nora 1.

Norena f American (Hispanic)
Variant of Norina.

Noressa f English (Rare, Archaic)
Elaborated form of Nora 1.

Noreta f English (American)
Variant of Norita.

Noretta f English
Diminutive of Nora 1.

Norita f English (American)
In the year 1935, a contest for naming an orphaned baby girl was held in the radio show 'Betty and Bob' with a price money of $10,000.... [more]

Normetta f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Norma with the suffix -etta.

Novalea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Novalee.

Novana f English
Blend of Nova and Ana.

Novea f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Novia. According to the SSA, Novea was given to 5 girls in 2018.

Novelia f English (American, Archaic)

Novia f Ancient Roman, Indonesian (Modern), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Novius.

Nowella f American (Rare), Filipino (Rare), Antillean Creole (Rare)
Feminine form of Nowell.

Numenia f English (Rare)
Hypothetical feminine form of Numenius which was occasionally used in the English-speaking world.

Nuta m English (American, Modern), Yiddish

Nutella f English (Rare)

Nya f American (Modern, Rare)

Nyana f English (Rare), African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ny, ya and na, perhaps modelled on Ayanna.

Nyanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Nyana.

Ny'ashia f African American

Ny'Asia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Nyasia.

Nyasia f African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic prefix ny and Asia 1. Also compare Nyasha... [more]

Nydra f English (Rare)

Nyela f English

Nyella f American
Variant of Niella.

Nyesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Iesha.

Nyia f American (Modern, Rare)

Nyja f English (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Nykia f African American (Rare)
Variation of Nikia with the phonetic elements ny, kee and ya or possibly influenced by Nike.

Nykima f African American (Modern, Rare), Trinidadian Creole (Modern, Rare)

Nykira f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element ny and the name Kira 2.

Nylasia f American (Modern, Rare)

Nyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nina 1.

Nyoka f Popular Culture, African American, Jamaican Patois
The name of a character from two 15-part movie serials in the early 1940s: Jungle Girl (1941) and Perils of Nyoka (1942). The serials were based on the novel Jungle Girl (1932) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, in which the titular character was named Fou-tan... [more]

Nyonna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nyana.

Nyra f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nyrah.

Nyteisha f African American

Nyxia f American (Modern, Rare)
A variant of Nyxie, or a diminutive form of Nyx.

Oaklea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Oakley.

Oatha f American (Rare, Archaic)

Obama m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Obama. This name is given after the forty-fourth president of the United States Barack Obama.

Obelia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Obéline.

Oceana f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare, ?), German (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Oceanus. As an English name, this was coined in the early 19th century.

Oceania f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Oceana.

Oceanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Oceana.

Oceia f English (American, Rare), English
Possibly an elaboration from the word ocean.

Ocelia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare), English (American, Archaic)

Ocieanna f English (Rare)
Variation of Oceana.

Octa f English
Possible diminutive of Octavia.

Octaivia f English
Variant of Octavia.

Octalana f American (Rare)

Octovia f English (Modern)
Variant of Octavia.

Odea f Louisiana Creole
Cognate of Odéa.

Odeliya f Russian (Rare), English (Rare)
Russian form of Odelia 1.

Odella f English
May be a variant of Odelia 1 or a feminization of Odell.

Odessia f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Odessa.

Odia f American (South), French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Louisiana Creole
Variant of Odéa and cognate of Odea. This name was borne by singer Odia Coates (1941–1991).

Odillya f English (Archaic)
Form of Odilia borne by a short-lived daughter (1598) of the poet Emilia Lanier and Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon.

Oella f American, English
It is the name of a small historic mill town in Maryland founded in 1808 that inspired generations of women's name in one family.

Ogga f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the name Olga.

Ogreta f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Okla f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a shortening of Oklahoma.

Oklahoma f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the state in the central United States. It is derived from Choctaw okla "people, nation" and humma "red, crimson, scarlet, ruddy" and by extension "honored, brave".

Olandrea f African American (Rare), Melanesian (Rare)
Perhaps related to Oleandra or Oleander.

Oleta f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Aleta.

Oletha f English

Olethea f African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alethea.

Olevia f American
Variant of Olivia.

Oleviana f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Olevian.

Olezida f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Olganna f English (American, Rare)
Blend of Olga and Anna.

Olgara f American
Possibly an elaboration of Olga.

Olima f American (Rare, Archaic)

Olivea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Olivia.

Olivianna f English (American, Modern)
Elaboration of Olivia.

Olivya f Russian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Olivia.

Olla f American (South, Archaic)

Ollivia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Olivia

Olphida f Louisiana Creole

Olynthia f English (Rare)

Olyva f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Oliva.

Olyvea f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Olivia.

Olyvya f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Olivia.

Oma f American (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of Naoma.

Omara f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Caribbean
Feminine form of Omar 1.

Omaria f African American
Feminization of Omarion.

Omarosa f English (American, Rare)
Variant form of Omarose. A known bearer of this name is the American reality television personality Omarosa (b. 1974), who was born as Omarose Onee Manigault.

Omeka f African American (Rare)

Omelia f English (Rare), American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Omyra f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Anglicized variant of Omayra.

Ondra f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ondrea.

Ondrea f American (Modern, Rare)

Oneita f American (Hispanic, Rare, Archaic), African American (Rare)
Variant of Juanita influenced by the vocabulary word one.

Onessa f English (Rare)

Oneta f English
Variant of Anita 1. This is the name of two cities in Spain and Italy.

Onezia f French (Acadian), Louisiana Creole

Onia f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of any name ending in -onia.

Onica f English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Onida f American (Rare)

Onika f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anika 1.

Onita f American (Rare)
Variant of Anita 1 (Compare Onika).

Onnastasia f American (Modern, Rare)

Onya f English (Rare)

Opaletta f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Opal.

Opalia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
From the name of an ancient Roman festival of the earth goddess Opis or Ops, which was held annually on 25 August. It may also be used as an elaboration of Opal or be considered a contracted form of Opalina.

Opalina f English
Elaborated form of Opal.

Opelia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
English variant or Latin American Spanish form of Ophelia.

Opha f English
Diminutive of Ophelia. Opha May Johnson (1878–1955) was the first woman to have enlist in the United States Marine Corps.

Ophea f American (South, Rare)
Contraction of Orphea.

Opheleia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ophelia.

Ophia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Origin unknown, however it could be based on names like Sophia or Ophelia.

Ophilia f English (African), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Ophelia.

Orabelia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Orabilia.

Orabella f English (Rare)
A Latin construction which suffixes orare with ābilis - thus interpretable as "given to prayer" or "entreatable."

Orabilia f English (Latinized)
Orabilia, or Orable, from the Latin orabilis "easily entreated".

Oralia f Spanish (Mexican), English, American (Hispanic)
Possibly a variant of Oralie.

Orangella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
An archaic elaboration of Orange. Also, used as a combination of Oran and Angela.

Orcelia f English (American, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Orselia.

Orena f English (American, Archaic)

Orera f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish, Southern African, Eastern African
Possibly from Spanish or Italian orera meaning, "aurora." See also Aurora.

Oreta f American (South, Rare)
Presumably a variant of Oretta or, less likely, of Orieta.

Oretha f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It is perhaps a variant of Aretha or an elaboration of Ora. It has been used on rare occasion in the United States, and is also common in Liberia.

Orilla f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Arilla, or possibly Aurelia.

Orina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Orin.

Orithya f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Oreithyia.

Orlana f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), English
French variant of Orlane and Spanish variant of Orlanda.

Orlantha f English
Possibly a female variant of Orlando or a variant of Iolanthe.

Orlayna f English
Orlayna is irregularly used as a name and is derived from French origins.... [more]

Orleana f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Orlena (compare Arleana). Orleana Hawks Puckett was an American midwife in the mountains of Patrick and Carroll County, Virginia... [more]

Orlena f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Arlena.

Orlenda f English (Rare), South African (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Orma f African American, English
Allegedly from a Kenyan word meaning "free men." The Orma people live in Eastern Kenya along the lower Tana River. However, this name may be a feminine form of Ormond.

Ormasinda f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Orolia f English (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Caroline used in the 18th century.

Orphea f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Orpheus.

Orphelia f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Ophelia.

Orphia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an elaboration of Orpha.

Orra f & m English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Ora 1.

Orselia f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Urselia.

Orsena f American (Rare, Archaic)
In the case of Orsena Fowler (1838-1918), it appears to be a feminine form of Orson, the name of her father - the American phrenologist Orson Squire Fowler.

Orva f & m English (Archaic)
Originally a feminine form of Orville, but sometimes used as a masculine name, possibly influenced by Alva 2.

Orvella f English
Anglicized form of Órfhlaith.... [more]

Orvilla f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Orville.

Osa f English
Meaning unknown. This was the name of American explorer and documentary filmmaker Osa Johnson (1894-1953). In the case of Danish actress Osa Massen (1914-2006) it was apparently an Anglicized form of Aase, her birth name, a variant of Åse.

Osaida f American (Hispanic, Hispanicized, Rare)

Osberta f English (Rare, ?)
Rare feminine form of Osbert.

Oscalia f Louisiana Creole, Spanish

Oshna f Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Malayalam, Kannada, Hinduism, Hindi, American, Fijian, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi, Assamese
MEANING - a little warm, tepid ... [more]

Osilda f French (Quebec, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elments os "god" and hild "battle".

Osiria f English

Osmara f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Feminine form of Osmar.

Ossawa m English (Modern)
Derived from the town of Osawatomie, Kansas. A famous bearer was the artist Henry Ossawa Tanner.

Ota f American (Archaic)

Otelia f American (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ottilia.

Oterria f African American
An elaboration of Terria.

Otha m English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Otto or Ottar.

Otha f English (American)
Feminine form of Otho.

Othelia f Afrikaans (Rare), American (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Otelia.

Othella f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Othello.

Othellia f English (American, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Othilda f English (American)

Otisa f African American
A feminine form of Otis.

Ottelia f German (Archaic, Expatriate), English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Ottilia.

Ottessa f English (American)
Feminine diminutive form of Otto.

Oveta f English (Rare)

Ovila m English, Spanish, French (Quebec)
Meaning unknown, possibly from Latin ovile, meaning "sheepfold."

Ozella f African American (Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ozell.

Ozetta f English (American, Rare)

Pablita f Spanish (Philippines), Indigenous American, American (Hispanic), Mexican (?)
Feminine diminutive of Pablo, sometimes used as a diminutive of the related name Paula. Known bearers of this name were Pablita Velarde (1918-2006), a Pueblo (Native American) artist and painter from New Mexico, United States, and Pablita Abeyta (1953-2017), a Navajo (Native American) activist and sculptor who was also from New Mexico.

Pada m English
Possibly coming from the Old English word pad, meaning "toad".

Paislea f English (Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Palla f American (Rare, Archaic)

Palmerina f American (Rare)

Palmetta f English

Pamala f English
Variant of Pamela.