Names starting with N

1258 names · 400 girls · 400 boys

Girl names starting with N

Nancy

#942

Born on Christmas Day

Norma

#2189

Girl · coinages

Coined name of an imaginary Celtic priestess in Bellini's opera Norma (1831)

Naomi

#44

Girl · Hebrew

Pleasantness; my delight

Popular as a formal given name at the turn of the 20th century

Nina

#338

Girl · Arabic

Nina may also serve as a short form of names ending in "-nina/-ina", such as Clementina, Christina, or Giannina

Natasha

#986

Girl · Arabic

It is the diminutive form of the Latin name Natalia

Today more common in the French style form Natalie

It is a French elaboration of the name Nadia, itself being a pet form of the Ukrainian virtue name Nadia

"Announcer, caller; morning dew

It is a variant of the name Natalie/Natalia which is found in many languages, and is especially common in French and English-speaking countries

Noor is a common Arabic unisex given name meaning 'light', from the Arabic al-Nur (النور)

From नील, নীলা, or related words in other Indian subcontinent languages

"Morning dew; generosity

Nahla is a feminine given name of Arabic origin

Naila or Na'ila is a female given name of Arabic origin meaning "gracious"

Nika is a female name in Persian, language meaning "very good" and "pure crystal water", it derives from "Nik" meaning "Good", "True" and "Chosen"

In Persian (نوا) its meaning is "tune" or "melody

Nafisa or also spelled as Nafesa and Nafisah is an Arabic feminine given name meaning valuable, precious, extremely desired

Nalini is a female gender Indian given name, which means "lotus", "goddess Gayatri","mother of Vedas", "sweet nectar", "Amrit", Feminine "lily" in Sanskrit

Showing the top 400 by popularity. 382 rarer girl names starting with N also exist in our data — use search to find a specific one.

Boy names starting with N

Nicholas

#109

Boy · Ancient Greek

From Nicholas, from Nicholas, from Nīcolāus, from Νικόλαος

Nathan

#59

Boy · Hebrew

He gave; given by God

The langue d'oïl variant, closely related to the French of Île-de-France (i

Nolan

#57

Boy · Irish

Champion; descendant of Nuallán

A name of Ancient Greek origin

Nelson

#797

Boy · English

In the United States, also an Anglicisation of - surnames such as Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson, equivalent to "son of Nicholas"

An Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified with Bartholomew

Considering the stressed vowel (not found in Nicholas, nor Nick, etc

"Helper, protector, one who grants victory

English form of Nigellus, from nigellus, diminutive of niger, particularly used in the Middle Ages to Latinize Néel and Neil

An old and wise king in Homer's Iliad

Recent coinage from the prefix neo-

Naim is a male given name and a surname

Borrowed from Niall or Niall, ultimately from Níall, of uncertain original meaning

Nabil

#2760

Boy · Arabic

Nabīl or Nabeel, rendered in some languages as Nebil, is a male given name of Arabic origin, meaning "noble"

Nader or Näder is also a German surname, meaning embroiderer or tailor

Nasser is a masculine given name, commonly found in Arabic

Nadir

#5002

Boy · Arabic

Nadir is both a surname and a given name that is a variation of Nader

Naji is an Arabic male given name, which is derived from the Arabic verb to survive

It means "best friend of the drinker", "companion", "confidant", or "friend"

Nawaf is an Arabic name for males

It is the Arabic form of Noah

Nazim is an Arabic masculine given name

Nasri or Nasry is a masculine given name and surname, commonly found in the Arabic language

Najm or Najam is an Arabic word meaning Star

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