Names starting with N
64 names — 26 girls', 32 boys', 6 unisex.
Rarest N names
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Nimila
nih-MEE-laa
Serene of gaze, quietly composed
Nabh
NUBH
The heavens, the vault above
Nivritti
nih-VRIT-tee
Turning inward, the path of renunciation in Vedantic thought
Narada
NAA-ruh-duh
Giver of wisdom, the travelling sage and divine musician of the Puranas
Girl names with N
Nadia
NAH-dee-ah
Hope
Naisha
NY-shaa
Special, one of a kind
Nalini
nah-LEE-nee
Lotus, and a pond where lotuses grow
Namrata
num-RAA-taa
Humility, modesty of bearing
Nandini
nun-DEE-nee
Delightful, bringer of joy; the wish-fulfilling cow of the sage Vasishtha
Naomi
nay-OH-mee
Pleasantness
Narmada
nar-MAH-dah
Giver of pleasure, the sacred river of central India
Natalie
NAT-ah-lee
Born on Christmas Day
Navya
NUV-yah
New, young, worth praising
Nayana
nuh-YUH-nah
Eyes, the gaze that leads the way
Nehal
neh-HAAL
Fresh as a rain-washed morning
Nell
NEL
Bright, shining one
Nerissa
neh-RISS-ah
From the sea
Netra
NAY-traa
Eye, one who guides
Niamh
NEEV
Radiance, brightness
Nidhi
NID-hee
Treasure, a hoard of good fortune
Nisha
NEE-shah
Night
Nishka
NISH-kaa
A gold coin, honest treasure
Nishtha
NISH-thaa
Steadfast devotion, unwavering faith
Nita
NEE-tah
Well-guided, of upright conduct
Nital
nih-TAAL
Everlasting, without end
Nitya
NIT-yaa
Eternal, constant, a name of Durga
Nivedita
nih-veh-DEE-tah
Dedicated, one who has been offered up
Nora
NOR-ah
Honour, light
Boy names with N
Naitik
NYE-tik
Ethical, morally upright
Nakul
nuh-KOOL
Mongoose; the fourth Pandava, famed for beauty and horsemanship
Nanak
NAH-nuk
Name of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism
Nanda
NUN-dah
Joy, delight, also the Buddha's half-brother
Narasimha
nuh-ruh-SIM-huh
Man-lion, the fourth avatar of Vishnu
Narayan
nah-RAH-yahn
He who rests on the cosmic waters; a supreme name of Vishnu
Naresh
nuh-RAYSH
Lord of men, a king
Nash
NASH
At the ash tree
Nataraj
nuh-tuh-RAAJ
Lord of the dance, Shiva in his cosmic dancing form
Nathaniel
nuh-THAN-yuhl
Gift of God
Nayan
NAH-yun
Eye, or the act of seeing
Neel
NEEL
Blue, sapphire; the blue of Krishna and of Shiva's throat
Neev
NEEV
Foundation, the base stone of a building
Nemi
NAY-mee
Rim of a wheel, from Neminatha, the twenty-second Tirthankara
Niall
NYE-ul
Cloud, champion
Nicholas
NIK-uh-lus
Victory of the people
Nigel
NY-jel
Dark, black — a Latinised form of Neil
Nikhil
nih-KHIL
Whole, entire, complete
Nikolai
nik-uh-LY
Victory of the people
Nikunj
nih-KOONJ
A leafy bower, a grove where Krishna plays
Nilesh
nee-LAYSH
Lord of the blue, an epithet of Krishna
Nilkanth
NEEL-kunth
Blue-throated one, Shiva who swallowed the poison of the churning ocean
Nimesh
nih-MAYSH
The blink of an eye, a fleeting instant
Nirav
nih-RAHV
Silent, quiet, without noise
Nirvaan
nir-VAHN
Liberation, freedom from worldly bonds
Nishant
ni-SHAHNT
End of night, daybreak
Nivaan
nih-VAAN
Holy, one who is free of bonds
Noah
NOH-uh
Rest, comfort, repose
Nolan
NOH-lun
Descendant of the noble champion
Norbu
NOR-boo
Jewel, the wish-fulfilling gem of Buddhist iconography
Unisex names with N
Navjot
nuv-JOTE
New light
Nihar
nih-HAAR
Mist, dew hanging before dawn
Nilam
NEE-lum
Sapphire, the deep blue gem
Niral
nih-RAHL
Unique, unlike anything else
Nirmal
NEER-mul
Spotless, free of impurity
Nirvan
nir-VAHN
Final release, the extinguishing of karmic bondage