Names starting with N
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From Japanese 直 (nao) "straight, direct" and 樹 (ki) "tree", as well as other kanji combinations with the same pronunciations.
Signifies "little saint", from Irish naomh "saint" with a diminutive suffix.
The biblical Hebrew form of Naomi 1.
From the Hebrew name נָעֳמִי (Naʿomi) meaning "my pleasantness", from נָעַם (naʿam) "to be pleasant". In the Old Testament, this is the mother-in-law...
From Japanese 直 (nao) "straight, direct" and 美 (mi) "beautiful" (usually feminine) or 己 (mi) "self" (usually masculine). Other kanji combinations are...
The form of Nahum used in the Greek Old Testament.
Signifies "my struggle, my strife" in Hebrew, from פָּתַל (paṯal) "to twist, to struggle, to wrestle". In the Old Testament, he is a son of Jacob by R...
The surname originated in English and Scots and had the meaning "keeper of linen" in Middle English, derived from the Old French word nappe, which...
From the old Italian name Napoleone, most notably borne by French emperor Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821), born on Corsica. The etymology is...
The Italian variant of Napoleon. Besides the French emperor, it was borne by Italian cardinal Napoleone Orsini (1263-1342) and writer and politician...
Signifies "beloved of Sin", from Akkadian narāmu and the god's name Sin. A 23rd-century BC ruler of the Akkadian Empire bore this name, the grandson...
Signifies "man-lion", from Sanskrit नर (nara) "man" and सिंह (siṃha) "lion". This is a lion-headed avatar of the god Vishnu who slays the evil king...
Possibly from Sanskrit नर (nara) "man" and अयन (ayana) "path". In Hindu creation legends, this is an eternal god who created the universe. He is an...
The Catalan variant of Narcissus. In Catalan, this is also the word for the narcissus flower.
The Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese variant of Narcissus. It is also the word for the narcissus flower in those languages.
A feminine form of Narcissus.
The French masculine and feminine variant of Narcissus. In French, this is also the word for the narcissus flower.
Latinized form of Greek Νάρκισσος (Narkissos), possibly from νάρκη (narke) meaning "sleep, numbness". In Greek mythology, Narkissos was a beautiful...
The Polish variant of Narcissus. In Polish, this is also the word for the narcissus flower.
Diminutive of Narine.
From the name of a 10th-century Armenian saint, Grigor of Narek, who came from the town of Narek (formerly in Armenia, now in eastern Turkey).
Of unknown meaning. It was borne by the wife of Umbarra, a 19th-century leader of the Yuin, an Australian Aboriginal people.
Signifies "lord of men" from Sanskrit नर (nara) "man" combined with the Hindu god Indra, used here as "lord".
Probably from Persian نار (nār) "pomegranate", a sacred fruit in Armenian culture. Alternatively, from Arabic نار (nār) "fire".
From Egyptian nꜥr-mr meaning "fierce catfish", from nꜥr "catfish" and mr "fierce, painful". Narmer was an Egyptian ruler considered the first...
Signifies "war, campaign" in Thai, a shortening of a compound from Sanskrit रण (raṇa) "battle" and रङ्ग (raṅga) "stage, field".
The Middle Persian form of Nairyosangha [1].
Hellenized form of Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩 (Narseh), from Avestan Nairyosangha. A 3rd-century Persian Sasanian ruler bore this name. A 6th-century...
From Japanese 徳 (naru) "virtue" and 仁 (hito) "compassionate". Naruhito (1960-) is the current emperor of Japan. Other kanji combinations are also...
Probably from the name of a strait in Tokushima, Japan, famous for its whirlpools. The strait, 鳴門 (Naruto), is from 鳴 (naru) "to roar, to cry, to...
An Old Italian name signifying "born well".
An alternative transliteration of Arabic/Persian ناصر (see Nasir). This is also the usual Bosnian and Albanian form.
The surname Nash originates from the Middle English expression atten ash, which means "at the ash tree". One notable individual with this surname is...