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Nivi
The Greenlandic word "nivi" simply means "girl". The name functions on its own, but is also documented as a short form of longer names such as Niviaq.
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Names starting with N
Explore 127 first names starting with N, with short explanations and links to their stories on our blog.
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Nnamdi
(Igbo): The components are "Nna" (father), "m" (my), and "di" (lives). The literal translation "My father lives" is traditionally often given to boys born after the death of their grandfather.
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Noa
The Hebrew girl name Noa means "movement" and has a different root than Noah, "rest." Noa is also used in other languages as a form of the masculine Noah. For the Japanese Noa, the meaning depends on the chosen characters.
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Noah
Noah is of Hebrew origin. The documented meaning of the word root is "rest" or "comfort." In German, the name is usually written with a silent H at the end, which is also the standard spelling in the English-speaking world.
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Noam
This Hebrew boy's name means "pleasantness," "delight," or "sweetness." The feminine counterpart is Naomi (or Noomi). Noam is easy to pronounce in the German-speaking area and fits right into the trend of short first names with soft consonants.
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Noé
The French variant of the Hebrew name Noah. The Hebrew word base is widely agreed to translate as "rest" or "comfort."
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Noel
Noel goes back to the French word for Christmas ("Noël"). The Latin root "natalis" means "relating to birth" or "birthday". In Germany, the name is given to boys as well as to girls in the spelling Noëlle.
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Noelia
The Spanish feminine form of Noel. The origin lies in the Latin word for Christmas or birth.
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Noëlle
The French feminine form for "Christmas" (Noël), derived from the Latin "natalis" (birth). A traditional name for girls born in December. The masculine form is Noël.
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Noemi
Noemi is the Latin and Italian form of the Hebrew name Naomi. The Hebrew root word means "pleasantness" or "delight."
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Noémie
The French form of the biblical name Naomi. The Hebrew word root means "the pleasant one" or "the delightful one".
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Nofretete
The verified translation of this name is "the beautiful one has come." It is the short form of Nefer-neferu-aton. The name has four syllables and is highly distinctive, making it very prominent as a first name.
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Nokomis
The name originates from the Ojibwe language. The documented meaning is "grandmother." The name has become well-known through traditional narratives in North America.
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Nolan
Nolan goes back to the Irish surname Ó Nualláin. The documented meaning of the root "nuall" is "the famous one" or "the noble one". The name has long since established itself as a first name in the English-speaking world.
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Nomi
A shortened variant of Naomi that occurs primarily in the English and Scandinavian language areas.
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Noor
In the Flemish region, Noor is documented as a short form of Eleonore. The older word meaning of the Eleonore name family is not definitively resolved, which is why no blanket meaning can be determined for Noor.
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Nora
Nora is a short form. Because it can derive from Eleonore or Honora, the older etymological meaning cannot be tied to a single origin.
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Norbert
Composed of the Old High German words for "north" and "bright" or "famous".
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Norman
A name with Germanic and English roots that literally means "man from the north".
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North
The English word for the cardinal direction north. Like many direct word names from English, it almost always requires an explanation in everyday German life.
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Nosipho
A documented girl's name from Zulu and Xhosa. It is composed of the prefix "no-" (mother of) and the word "sipho" (gift).
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Noud
is the short form of the name Arnoud, the Dutch variant of Arnold. The Germanic roots "arn" (eagle) and "wald" (to rule) are verified. The name is pronounced like "Naut" and is still rarely encountered in Germany.
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Nour
An Arabic given name that can be given gender-neutrally and means "light".
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Nova
Nova derives directly from the Latin word "novus," which means "new." In astronomy, a nova describes a sudden burst of brightness from a star. The name is modern, very short, and has a clear, easily understood origin.
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November
The English month name is given occasionally as a first name in the English-speaking world. It derives from the Latin "novem" (nine). In Germany, approval as a first name often depends on the local registry office, as the name is very rare.
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Numidia
A feminine first name that traces back to the name of the ancient North African kingdom (Numidia). The name is geographically and historically verified.
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Nuno
A Portuguese and Spanish given name. The older linguistic meaning of this name family is not conclusively established, even though it is sometimes interpreted as "the ninth".
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Nura
This name derives from the Arabic word for light. The established translation is accordingly "the light." A common spelling variation is Noura.
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Nuri
This name has both Arabic and Hebrew roots. In both language areas, the meaning is identical and translates to "my light".
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Nuria
A name with a Catalan tradition that traces back to a place of pilgrimage. The roots lie in Arabic, where the underlying word means “light”.
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Nyla
A name that is predominantly given in the English-speaking world. It is widely translated as “the successful one”, but presumably goes back to a variant of the Arabic name Naila.
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