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NEOPTOLEMOS
(Νεοπτόλημος): Greek name
composed of the elements neos "new" and polemos
"war," hence "new war." In mythology, this is the name
of the son of Achilles. He is also
known as Pyrrhos.
NEOPTOLEMUS:
Latin form of Greek Neoptolemos, meaning
"new war." In mythology, this is the name of the son of Achilles.
He is also known as Pyrrhus.
NEPTUNE:
Short form of Latin Neptunus, probably meaning
"moist, wet." In mythology, this is the name of a god of horses
and the sea. His Greek name is Poseidon.
The planet Neptune was named after him.
NEPTUNUS:
Latin name, probably derived from proto-Indo-European *(e)nebh-,
meaning "moist, wet." In mythology, this is the name of a god of
horses and the sea. His Greek name is Poseidon.
NEQOWDA
(נְקוֹרָא): Hebrew
name meaning "distinguished." In the bible, this is the name of
the head of a family of Babylonian exiles.
NÊREUS (Νηρεύς):
Greek name derived from the word neros "water," hence
"wet one." In mythology, this is the name of a god of the sea.
NEREUS:
Latin form of Greek Nêreus, meaning "wet one." In mythology, this
is the name of a god of the sea.
NERIAH:
Variant spelling of Hebrew Neriya, meaning "light
of the Lord." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Baruch.
NERIO:
Italian name derived from Greek Nereus, meaning
"wet one."
NERIYA (נֵרִיָּה):
Hebrew name meaning "light of the Lord." In the bible, this is the
name of the father of Baruch.
NERIYAHU
(נֵרִיָּהוּ): Variant form of Hebrew Neriya, meaning
"light of the Lord."
NERO:
- Roman name, possibly meaning
"black."
- Short form of Italian Raniero,
meaning "wise warrior."
NERVA:
Roman name derived from Latin nervus, meaning "strength."
NES
(נֵס):
Hebrew name meaning "miracle."
NESTOR
(Νέστωρ): Greek name
meaning "homecoming." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Neleus
and king of Pylos.
NESTORE:
Italian form of Greek Nestor, meaning
"homecoming."
NETA
(נֶטַע):
Hebrew unisex name meaning meaning "plant, shrub."
NETANEL
(נְתַנְאֵל):
Variant spelling of Hebrew Nethanel, meaning "given of
God" or "whom God gave."
NETANYA
(נְתַנָה):
Variant spelling of Hebrew Nethanyah, meaning "given of
Jehovah" or "whom Jehovah gave."
NETHANEEL:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Nethanel, meaning "given of
God" or "whom God gave." In the Old Testament bible, this is
the name of many characters, including the fourth son of Jesse.
NETHANEL
(נְתַנְאֵל):
Hebrew name meaning "given of God" or "whom God gave." In the Old Testament bible, this is
the name of many characters, including the fourth son of Jesse.
NETHANIAH:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Nethanyah, meaning "given of
Jehovah" or "whom Jehovah gave." In the bible, this is the
name of several characters, including the father of the
murderer of Gedaliah.
NETHANYAH
(נְתַנָה):
Hebrew name meaning "given of Jehovah" or "whom Jehovah
gave." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including
the father of the
murderer of Gedaliah.
NETUNO:
Portuguese form of Latin Neptunus, probably meaning
"moist, wet."
NEVADA:
English unisex name derived from the U.S. state name, meaning
"snow-capped."
NEVAN:
Variant spelling of English Nevin, meaning either
"little bone" or "little saint."
NEVIL:
Variant spelling of
English Neville, meaning "new town."
NEVILLE:
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from a Norman baronial
name meaning "new town."
NEVIN:
Irish surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of either
Gaelic Cnámhín, a
byname for a skinny man meaning "little
bone," or from Gaelic Naomhán, meaning "little saint."
NEVIO:
Italian form of Roman Latin Naevius, meaning
"spotted."
NEVO:
Variant spelling of Hebrew Nebo, meaning
"Mercury" and "prophet."
NEWT:
Short form of English Newton, meaning "new
settlement."
NEWTON:
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the name of various places composed of the Old English elements neowe
"new" and tun "enclosure, settlement," hence
"new settlement."
NEZAHUALCOYOTL:
Nahuatl name meaning "fasting coyote." This was the name of a
Texcoco king.
NEZAHUALPILLI:
Nahuatl name meaning "fasting prince." This was the name of a
Texcoco king.
NGAI:
Vietnamese name meaning "herb."
NGOZI:
-
African Igbo unisex name meaning "blessing."
- Egyptian name meaning "blessed."
NHUNG:
Vietnamese unisex name meaning "velvet."
NIALL:
Old Gaelic name derived from Old Irish Niul, meaning
"champion."
NIANZU:
Chinese name meaning "thinking of ancestors."
NIC:
English short form of Latin Dominic "belongs
to the lord" and
English Nicholas "victor of the people."
NICATOR:
Latin form of Greek Nikator, meaning "the conqueror."
NICCOLÒ: Italian form of
Latin Nicolaus,
meaning "victor of the people."
NICEPHORUS:
Latin masculine form of Greek unisex Nikephoros, meaning
"victory-bearer."
NICHJO:
Pet form of Esperanto Nikolao,
meaning "victor of the people."
NICHOL:
Variant spelling of Scottish Nicol, meaning
"victor of the people."
NICHOLAS:
- Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Aonghus,
meaning "excellent valor."
-
English form of French Nicolas, meaning
"victor of the people."
NICK:
Short form of English Nicholas/Nickolas, meaning "victor
of the people."
NICKOLAS:
Variant spelling of English Nicholas, meaning
"victor of the people."
NICKOLAUS:
German form of French Nicolas, meaning
"victor of the people."
NICKY:
Unisex pet form of English Nichole
and Nicholas, meaning "victor of the
people."
NICLAUS:
Variant spelling of German Niklaus,
meaning "victor of the people."
NICO:
Short form of Italian Niccolò, meaning "victor of the people."
NICODÈME: French form of Latin Nicodemus,
meaning "victory of the people."
NICODEMO:
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Latin Nicodemus,
meaning "victory of the people."
NICODEMUS:
Latin form of Greek Nikodemos, meaning
"victory of the people." In the New Testament bible, this is the
name of a member of the Sanhedrin who took the part of Jesus.
NICOL:
Scottish form of Latin Nicolaus, meaning "victor of the
people."
NICOLA:
Italian form of Latin Nicolaus, meaning
"victor of the people."
NICOLAAS:
Dutch form of Latin Nicolaus, meaning "victor of the
people."
NICOLÆ: Romanian form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victor of the people." In use by the Romani.
NICOLAO:
Spanish form of Latin Nicolaus, meaning "victor of the
people."
NICOLAOS
(Νικόλαος):
Variant spelling of Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victor of the people."
NICOLÁS:
Spanish form of Latin Nicolaus, meaning "victor of the
people."
NICOLAS:
French form of Latin Nicolaus, meaning "victor of the
people."
NICOLAU:
Catalan and Portuguese form of Latin Nicolaus, meaning "victor of the
people."
NICOLAUS:
Latin form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victor
of the people." In the bible, this is the name of a proselyte of
Antioch and one of the seven deacons of the church at Jerusalem.
NICOLÒ: Variant
spelling of Italian Niccolò, meaning "victor of the
people."
NICOMEDES:
Latin form of Greek Nikomedes, meaning
"victory-scheme."
NICOMEDO:
Italian form of Latin Nicomedes, meaning
"victory-scheme."
NICON:
Latin form of Greek Nikon, meaning "conquest,
victory."
NICOSTRATO:
Italian form of Latin Nicostratus, meaning
"victory-army."
NICOSTRATUS:
Latin form of Greek Nikostratos, meaning
"victory-army."
NICU:
Pet form of Romanian Nicolæ, meaning
"victor of the people." In use by the Romani.
NICUSOR:
Pet form of Romanian Nicolæ, meaning
"victor of the people."
NIDHOGG:
Anglicized form of Old Norse Níðhöggr, meaning
"dreaded striker." In mythology, this is the name of a dragon or serpent who gnaws at the roots of the world tree
Yggdrasill.
NÍÐHÖGGR:
Norse
name meaning "dreaded striker." In mythology, this is the name of a dragon or serpent who gnaws at the roots of the world tree Yggdrasill.
NIDHUG:
Danish form of Old Norse Níðhöggr, meaning
"dreaded striker."
NIEL:
Danish variant form of Scandinavian Njal,
meaning "champion."
Variant spelling of English Neil,
meaning "champion."
NIELS:
-
Danish form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victor of the people."
- Dutch form of Roman Cornelius,
meaning "of a horn."
NIGEL:
Middle English form of Latin Nigellus,
meaning "champion."
NIGELLUS:
Latin form of Norman French Nihel "champion,"
but sometimes used as a diminutive form of the word niger
"black," thus "little black one."
NIGUL:
Estonian form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victor of the people."
NIHEL:
Anglo-Norman French form of Middle English Nigel, meaning
"champion."
NIICHAAD:
Native American Navajo name meaning "swollen."
NIILO:
Finnish form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victor of the people."
NIKATOR
(Νικάτωρ):
Greek name meaning "the conqueror."
NIKANDROS
(Νίκανδρος):
Ancient Greek name composed of the elements nike
"victory" and andros "of a man," hence
"victory of a man."
NIKEPHOROS
(Νικηφόρος): Ancient Greek
unisex name composed of the
elements nike "victory" and phoreo "to
bear/carry," hence "victory-bearer."
NIKHIL
(निखिल): Hindi name meaning "entire, whole."
NIKIAS
(Νικίας): Ancient Greek name derived from the word nike, meaning
"victory."
NIKIDEEMUS:
Finnish form of Greek Nikodemos, meaning
"victory of the people."
NIKIFOR
(Cyrillic:
Никифор): Bulgarian, Polish and Russian
masculine form of Greek unisex Nikephoros,
meaning "victory-bearer."
NIKITA
(Никита): Russian form of Greek
Aniketos,
meaning "unconquerable."
NIKLAS:
Scandinavian form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victor of the people."
NIKLAUS:
German form of Latin Nicolaus,
meaning "victor of the people."
NIKO:
Finnish form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victor of the people."
NIKODEM:
Polish form of Latin Nicodemus, meaning
"victory of the people."
NIKODEMOS
(Νικόδημος):
Greek name composed of the elements nike
"conquest, victory" and demos "the people," hence
"victory of the people." In the New Testament bible, this is the
name of a member of the Sanhedrin who took the part of Jesus.
NIKODIM
(Никоди́м): Russian form of Greek Nikodemos, meaning
"victory of the people."
NIKOLA
(Cyrillic: Никола):
A derivative of Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victor of the people." In
wide use throughout Europe: Basque Country, Czech Republic, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Russia, Slovenia, Yugoslavia.
NIKOLAAS:
Dutch form of Latin Nicolaus,
meaning "victor of the people."
NIKOLAI
(Никола́й):
Russian form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victor of the people."
NIKOLAJ:
Slovene form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victor of the people."
NIKOLAJS:
Latvian form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victor of the people."
NIKOLAO:
Esperanto form of Latin Nicolaus,
meaning "victor of the people."
NIKOLAOS
(Νικόλαος):
Greek name composed of the elements nike
"conquest, victory" and laos "the people," hence "victor
of the people." In the bible, this is the name of a proselyte of
Antioch and one of the seven deacons of the church at Jerusalem.
NIKOLAS
(Νικόλας):
Contracted form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victor of the people."
NIKOLAUS:
German form of Latin Nicolaus, meaning
"victor of the people."
Scandinavian form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victor of the people."
NIKOMACHOS
(Νικόμαχος):
Ancient Greek name composed of the elements nike
"conquest, victory" and mache "battle," hence "victory
battle."
NIKOMEDES
(Νικομήδης):
Greek name composed of the elements nike
"conquest, victory" and medesthai "to ponder, to scheme,"
hence "victory-scheme."
NIKON
(Νίκων): Greek name derived from the word nike, meaning "conquest,
victory."
NIKOSTRATOS
(Νικόστρατος):
Greek name composed of the elements nike
"conquest, victory" and stratos "army," hence
"victory-army."
NIKOTIEMUS:
Variant form of Finnish Nikodeemus, meaning
"victory of the people."
NILAKANTA:
Hindi name meaning "blue-throated." In mythology, this is a title
belonging to the naga king Vasuki.
NILEAS (Νηλεύς):
Greek name of unknown meaning. In mythology, this is the name of a son
of Poseidon and Tyro.
NILES:
English patronymic surname transferred to forename use, meaning "son of
Neal."
NILS:
Swedish form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victor of the people."
NIMA
(نیما): Arabic name meaning "blessing."
NIMBUS:
Modern English name derived from the vocabulary word, nimbus, originally meaning
"bright cloud surrounding a god," from Latin nimbus
"cloud." It may also be related to nebula "cloud,
mist."
NIMROD:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Nimrowd, meaning "rebel." In the bible, this is the name of a great-grandson of
Noah who was a
renowned hunter.
NIMROWD
(נִמְרוֹד):
Hebrew name meaning "rebel." In the bible, this is the name of a great-grandson of
Noah
who was a
renowned hunter.
NING
(宁):Chinese
unisex name meaning "tranquil."
NINO:
Short form of Italian Giannino,
meaning "God is gracious."
NIOCLÁS: Irish form of Latin Nicolaus, meaning
"victor of the people."
NIR
(נִיר): Hebrew
unisex name meaning "to cultivate a field."
NIRAN:
Thai name meaning "eternal."
NIRAV
(नीरव): Hindi name meaning "calm, quiet."
NISHAN:
Armenian
name meaning "sign."
NISHANT
(िनशा): Hindi name meaning "dawn; end of night."
NISSE:
Pet form of Swedish Nils, meaning "victor of the
people."
NITIN
(নীতিন): Hindi name, possibly meaning "right path."
NIUL:
Old Irish name thought to probably be derived from the word niadh, meaning
"champion."
NIVEK:
Modern English name created by spelling Kevin
("little comely one") backwards.
NIVEN:
Anglicized form of Irish Naomhán,
meaning either "little saint."
NIXKAMICH:
Native American Algonquin name meaning "grandfather."
NIYOL:
Native American Navajo name meaning "wind."
NIZAM:
Egyptian name meaning "disciplined."
NIZAR
(نزار): Arabic name derived from the word nazir, meaning "little."
NJAL:
Scandinavian form of Irish Gaelic Niall, meaning
"champion."
NJÅL:
Norwegian variant form of Scandinavian Njal, meaning
"champion."
NJÁLL:
Icelandic form of Norwegian Njål, meaning
"champion."
NJORD:
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Njörðr, meaning
"strong, vigorous."
NJÖRÐR:
Old Norse name derived from the
Indo-European root *ner, meaning "strong, vigorous." In
mythology, this is the name of
a god of sailing who had the power to calm the sea and fire.
NJÖRÐUR:
Icelandic form of Old Norse Njörðr, meaning
"strong, vigorous."
NKEMDILIM:
African Igbo unisex name meaning "forever mine."
NKOSANA:
African Xhosa name meaning "prince."
NKOSI:
Egyptian name meaning "rules."
NKRUMA:
African Akan unisex name meaning "ninth born."
NKRUMAH:
Egyptian name meaning "ninth born."
NKUKU:
Egyptian name meaning "rooster."
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