Baby Names That Start With N
1461 baby names beginning with the letter N — boys and girls, each with meaning and audio pronunciation.
The most-loved baby names starting with N, most-popular first. Tap any name to hear it pronounced and read its meaning.
Girl Names
ÑasaindymoonlightNataaniiFrom the Navajo (Dine) naat'aanii, 'a leader; a speaker; one who addresses the people' — a termNavannyA modern coinage echoing Savannah and Vanna, with a bright -anny ending. No single fixed meaninNayarieA modern coinage echoing Nayeli and Naiara, with a bright -arie ending. No single fixed meaningNayeliethA Latin-American elaboration of Nayeli — a name popularly (folk-etymologically) glossed 'I loveNaylaniiA modern coinage joining a Nay- sound with the -lani ending of Leilani/Kailani. No single fixedNaylanyNaylany is a modern coinage found chiefly among Spanish-speaking families in the Americas. It eNaylethA Latin-American name echoing Nayeli and Naomi, with a -leth ending common in the region. No siNayviiA modern stylized spelling echoing Navy (the deep blue; the naval force). As a stylized coinageNazihaFrom the Arabic Naziha, 'honest; pure; upright; of good character.' A dignified virtue name.NaziylaA modern coinage with no documented etymology, its sound brushing Nazila and Layla. Given honesNazlieA modern spelling in the Nazli family, from the Persian/Turkish nazli, 'coy; delicate; gracefulNazlynnA modern coinage joining the Nazli element (Persian/Turkish nazli, 'coy; delicate; graceful') wNazylahA spelling that echoes the Persian Nazila (linked to naz, 'coquetry; grace; charm'), read here NeithFrom the Egyptian Neith, of uncertain meaning (variously 'the terrifying one' or 'water'); the NepheliFrom the Greek Nephele, 'cloud' — a cloud-nymph of myth, shaped from cloud by Zeus. A modern GrNephthysFrom the Greek rendering of the Egyptian Nebet-het, 'lady of the house/temple'; the Egyptian goNessA one-syllable name reading as a short form of Vanessa or Agnes ('pure; holy'), or as the ScottNeyariNeyari is a newly emerging coinage. Its Ney- opening and rolling -ari close place it with AmariNeyeliA spelling that echoes Nayeli, a name from the Zapotec of southern Mexico often glossed 'I loveNiayeshA Persian name meaning 'prayer; praise; worship' — niyayesh is a Zoroastrian devotional term foNilanA name that echoes the Sanskrit nila, 'blue; dark blue; sapphire' (as in Nilan/Neelan). A soft NimonaA modern name known from Nimona, the shapeshifting heroine of the graphic novel and animated fiNipinsummerNirelleA modern coinage pairing a Ni- opening with the French-flavored -elle ending seen in Danielle aNirvireddyThis entry pairs a given name (Nirvi-) with the Telugu surname Reddy, recorded together as one NiyanniA modern coinage in the Aniyah/Saniyah sound-family, layering a Ni- opening with a flowing -yanNorlhaFrom the Tibetan Norlha, tied to 'wealth' (nor) and the divine (lha, 'god; deity') — read as 'wNottFrom the Old Norse Nott, 'night'; the Norse goddess and personification of the night, who ridesNovaskyeA modern compound joining Nova (Latin, 'new'; a brightening star) with Skye (the sky; the ScottNuhaaAn Arabic name (nuha), 'intelligence; wisdom; the reasoning mind.' A name of insight and good sNutFrom the Egyptian Nut, 'the sky; the night sky'; the Egyptian goddess of the sky, arched over tNuvatisnowNuwaFrom the Chinese Nuwa, of uncertain meaning (nu, 'girl/woman', + Wa, a name element); the ChineNyairiA modern American coinage in the family of Nyla, Nyree and Amari. It has no documented etymologNyarriA modern coinage with no documented etymology, its sound brushing Nyla and Starri. Given honestNylahniA modern coinage echoing Nyla and Kehlani, its -lani ending brushing Hawaiian ('heaven; royal')NylaiaA modern coinage echoing Nyla and Alaia, layering their soft sounds. No single fixed meaning; rNylaraeA modern combination name joining Nyla (an Arabic/Sanskrit-linked name, 'winner; blue') with RaNyliseA modern coinage pairing a Ny- opening with the -lise ending seen in Elise and Annalise. It car
Boy Names
NavehFrom the Hebrew Naveh, 'oasis; pasture; a dwelling or home,' evoking a place of rest and beautyNayarA modern given name, also known as a South Asian surname (Nayar/Nair, a community of Kerala). ANazielA modern coinage built on the -el ending that means 'God' in Hebrew names like Daniel and GabriNehkaiA modern American coinage joining a Neh- opening with the popular Kai ('sea'; also a Navajo eleNekaiA modern coinage built on the fashionable -kai ending (as in Nikai, Zakai), with a Ne- opening;NereusFrom the Greek Nereus, linked to 'wet; flowing water'; the 'Old Man of the Sea', a gentle sea-gNergalFrom the Sumerian Nergal, variously 'lord of the great city (the underworld)'; the MesopotamianNerielNeriel is built on the Hebrew pattern of names ending in -el, 'God' (as in Gabriel, Uriel, DaniNeymariA brand-new coinage with no documented etymology. It plainly echoes the Brazilian footballer NeNilavA modern Sanskrit-styled name built on nila, 'blue, dark blue', an old and well-attested SanskrNitakechiuncertain; possibly day prolonger or what I have done to him — sources give different translatiNitushiyoung bearNivaazA modern spelling with no documented etymology. It echoes Persian and Punjabi niwaz, 'cherishinNiyolwindNjordFrom the Old Norse Njordr, variously linked to 'strength; vigor'; the Norse god of the sea, winNokosbearNotusFrom the Greek Notos, 'the south wind'; the god of the hot, storm-bringing south wind of late sNovanniA modern coinage that blends the sound of Giovanni ('God is gracious') with the bright word NovNuadaFrom the Old Irish Nuada, of uncertain meaning (variously 'cloud-maker' or 'catcher'); the firsNyaanA modern coinage with a soft, drawn-out vowel; it has no single documented meaning. Routes unce