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13,457OverviewNeusa is a Portuguese feminine given name, closely related to the name Neuza. While both names share a similar sound and usage, Neusa is generally considered a variant spelling. The exact origins and meanings of...
Neuza is a Portuguese feminine given name of uncertain etymology. Some theories suggest it may derive from the Greek νέουσα (neousa), meaning "swimming" or "moving through water." However, this connection remains specula...
Neva is a feminine given name in English usage, with two distinct origins. It is primarily a short form of Geneva, itself a shortened form of Genevieve, which derives from the medieval name Genovefa and ultimately from t...
Nevada is a rare American feminine given name borrowed directly from the western U.S. state. The state's name comes from the Spanish phrase sierra nevada, meaning "snow-covered mountain range," which the Spanish explorer...
Nevaeh is a feminine given name which was coined by spelling the word heaven backwards. It became popular after the musician Sonny Sandoval from the rock group P.O.D. gave it to his daughter in 2000. Over the next few ye...
Neve is an Anglicized form of Niamh, an Irish name deeply rooted in mythology and Gaelic tradition. While the spelling Neve adapts the name to English orthographic conventions, its connection to the original Irish Niamh...
Nevena is a feminine given name widely used in South Slavic countries. The name is derived from the South Slavic word neven, meaning "marigold" (specifically Calendula officinalis). Nevena is the feminine form of the mas...
Nevenka is a South Slavic feminine given name, primarily used in Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian, and Slovene. It is a variant of Nevena, which is derived from the South Slavic word neven meaning "marigold", a bright orang...
Neves is a Portuguese given name and surname, typically considered a feminine first name. It is the Portuguese form of Nieves, which directly derives from Spanish. The name traces its ultimate origin to the Spanish title...
Nevra is a Turkish feminine given name, derived from the Arabic name Nawra. The root meaning links back to the Arabic word for "flower" or "blossom," evoking beauty and growth.Etymology and Linguistic RootsThe name Nevra...
Nexhmije is an Albanian feminine given name, derived as the feminine form of Najm, an Arabic name meaning "star." The name reflects the influence of Ottoman-era Arabic and Persian naming traditions in Albania, where Isla...
Neža is the Slovene form of Agnes, a name with deep roots in Christian tradition and classical antiquity. Ultimately derived from the Greek hagnos, meaning "chaste," the name evokes the virtue of purity, which became clo...
Nezihe is a Turkish feminine given name, derived as the feminine form of Nazih, which in turn comes from the Arabic root meaning "honest," "virtuous," or "chaste." The name embodies qualities of integrity and moral uprig...
Nəfəs is a female given name in Azerbaijani, meaning "breath." It derives from the Arabic word nafas (نَفَس), which in turn originates from the root nafusa (نفس), meaning "to be precious." The semantic shift from "precio...
Nga is a female given name in Vietnamese, derived from the Sino-Vietnamese character 娥 (nga), meaning "beautiful." In Vietnamese culture, names often carry poetic and aspirational meanings, and Nga reflects a desire for...
Ngahuia is a Māori female given name that carries deep cultural and natural significance. The name means "the huia birds" in Māori, combining ngā, the plural definite article meaning "the", with huia, the name of an exti...
Ngaio is a female given name of Māori origin, derived from the name of a native New Zealand tree known botanically as Myoporum laetum. Commonly called the mousehole tree or ngaio tree in English, the plant is found throu...
Ngaire is a feminine given name of Māori origin, primarily used in New Zealand. Its etymology is uncertain but most likely derived from the place name Ngaere, a town in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island....
Ngọc is a Vietnamese feminine given name derived from the Sino-Vietnamese word ngọc (玉), meaning "jade", "precious stone", or "gem". As a Vietnamese name, it belongs to a tradition of selecting names based on meaningful...
Ngozi is a popular feminine name of Igbo origin that means "blessing" in Igbo. The name reflects the deep cultural value placed on blessings in Igbo communities and is often given to express gratitude or hope for divine...
Nguyệt is a Vietnamese female given name derived from the Sino-Vietnamese reading of the Chinese character 月 (nguyệt), meaning "moon." As a name, it embodies the poetic and celestial qualities traditionally associated w...
Nhi is a Vietnamese female given name derived from the Sino-Vietnamese element nhi (兒), meaning "child". The character 兒 in Classical Chinese and Vietnamese typically denotes an infant or young child, and in naming con...
Nhung is a Vietnamese given name, predominantly feminine in usage, though it may also be used for males (as seen in some notable bearers). The name originates from the Sino-Vietnamese word 絨 (nhung), meaning "velvet". T...
Nia is a Welsh feminine name, functioning as the Welsh form of Niamh. The name Nia was notably used by Welsh poet T. Gwynn Jones in his long poem Tir na n-Óg (1916), where it refers to the lover of Oisín. This literary u...
Nia is a feminine given name that carries the Swahili meaning of "purpose" or "aim". It was borrowed from the Arabic word نيّة (nīya), which denotes intention, goal, or resolution—an important concept in Islamic theology...
Nia is a short form of names ending in -nia, particularly Antonia and Sidonia. It is used notably in Georgian and English-speaking countries as a feminine given name. While often considered an independent name today, it...
Níam is the Old Irish form of Niamh, an ancient feminine name deeply rooted in Irish mythology and tradition. While Níam itself is archaic, disused as a given name in modern Irish, it survives in historical contexts as t...
Niamh (Irish: [n̠ʲiəw]) is an Irish feminine given name meaning 'bright' or 'radiant'. It derives from Old Irish Niaṁ and has been anglicized as Neve, Nieve, Neave, Neavh, or Neeve. The name has deep roots in Irish mytho...
Nichelle is a given name that blends elements of the existing names Nicole and Michelle. Its roots thus trace back through Nicole to the Greek name Nicholas, meaning "victory of the people" (from Greek elements nike "vic...
Nichola is an English feminine form of the name Nicholas, chiefly used in Britain. The name originated as a Latinate feminine variant of the Greek-derived Nicholas, which comes from the Greek name Nikolaos (Νικόλαος), co...
Nichole is a feminine given name, serving as a variant spelling of Nicole. Like its more common counterpart, Nichole ultimately derives from the Greek name Nicholas, which combines nike (“victory”) and laos (“people”), g...
OverviewNicki is a diminutive of the name Nicole, the French feminine form of Nicholas. As a shorter, affectionate version, Nicki follows the common English practice of creating informal nicknames from longer given names...
Nicol is a feminine given name primarily used in Czech and Spanish-speaking regions, representing the local form of Nicole, which itself is the French feminine counterpart of Nicholas. As a result, Nicol ultimately share...
EtymologyNicola 2 is the feminine form of Nicholas, which itself derives from the Greek name Nikolaos (Νικόλαος), composed of the elements nike meaning "victory" and laos meaning "people". The name thus carries the meani...
Nicolasa is a Spanish feminine form of Nicholas. The name Nicholas originates from the Greek name Nikolaos, meaning "victory of the people," derived from nike (victory) and laos (people). Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century bi...
Nicole is a feminine given name that originated as the French feminine form of Nicholas. It has become widely used in English-speaking and other European countries since the middle of the 20th century. A famous contempor...
Nicolet is a Dutch feminine given name, representing a local form of Nicolette.Etymology and DevelopmentNicolet ultimately derives from Nicholas, a name of Greek origin meaning "victory of the people" (from Greek nike "v...
Nicoleta is the Romanian feminine form of Nicholas. The root name Nicholas derives from the Greek name Nikolaos, meaning "victory of the people", composed of the elements nike ("victory") and laos ("people"). Etymology a...
Nicoletta is an Italian feminine diminutive of Nicola 1, derived from the Greek name Nicholas, meaning "victory of the people" (from Greek nike "victory" and laos "people"). The name is particularly popular in Italy, but...
Nicolette is a French feminine given name, derived as a diminutive of Nicole. In modern French, the name is relatively rare, though it has occasional use in English-speaking countries as a more elaborate form of Nicole....
Etymology and MeaningNicolina is a feminine diminutive of the Italian name Nicola, itself the Italian form of Nicholas. The root Nicholas derives from the Greek name Nikolaos, composed of nike meaning "victory" and laos...
Nicoline is a feminine given name used primarily in Danish and Dutch, functioning as a diminutive of Nicole. Through Nicole, it ultimately derives from the Greek name Nikolaos, composed of the elements nike meaning "vict...
EtymologyNicte is a feminine name of Mayan origin, derived from the Yucatec Maya word nikte', meaning "flower" or more specifically "plumeria flower." The name is composed of two Classic Maya elements: nich meaning "flow...
Niculina is the Romanian feminine form of Nicholas. The name Nicholas ultimately derives from the Greek Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), meaning "victory of the people", from νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and λαός (laos) meaning "pe...
Nida is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "call, proclamation". It is derived from the Arabic root nādā, which refers to the act of calling, announcing, or inviting. As a name, Nida carries connotations of...
Nidia is a variant of Nydia, a name coined by British author Edward Bulwer-Lytton for a blind flower-seller in his novel The Last Days of Pompeii (1834). Bulwer-Lytton likely based Nydia on Latin nidus meaning "nest". Us...
Nienke is a Dutch and West Frisian feminine given name of West Frisian origin. It is a diminutive, indicated by the suffix -ke, of the name Nine, which is itself a flattery form or children's form of Katherine. The name...
Nieve is a Spanish feminine given name, typically considered a variant of Nieves. Nieves itself means 'snows' in Spanish, deriving from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Nieves ('Our Lady of the Snows')...
Nieves is a Spanish feminine given name and surname, derived from the plural form of nieve, meaning "snows" in Spanish. The name originates from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Nieves ("Our Lady of th...
Nîga is a feminine given name of Kurdish origin. The name is derived from Kurdish nîga, meaning "look" or "gaze," ultimately of Persian origin. In Kurdish onomastics, short, melodious names that reference perception or s...
Nigar is the Azerbaijani form of the Persian name Negar, derived from the Persian word for "beloved." The name reflects a linguistic adaptation common in Turkic languages, where Persian roots are often modified to suit l...
Nigella is a feminine given name of English origin, derived as a feminine form of Nigel. The name Nigel itself originates from the medieval Latinized form Nigellus, which was adapted from the Irish name Neil (Irish Niall...
Nigina is a feminine given name used primarily in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It is the Tajik and Uzbek form of Negin, a Persian name meaning "gemstone".EtymologyThe name Negin (نگین) is derived from Persian, meaning "gem...
Nigora is a feminine given name used in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, representing the Tajik and Uzbek form of Negar. The root name Negar means "beloved" in Persian, a meaning that carries affection and endearment. While th...
Nihal is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "drink." It is derived from the Arabic root (n-h-l), which connotes quenching thirst or refreshing oneself with water. The name is used in Arabic-speaking countrie...
Nihan is a Turkish female given name of Persian origin, meaning "secret" or "hidden." It derives from the Persian word nehān (نهان), which carries the same meaning of concealment or secrecy. The name reflects a broader T...
Niina is a feminine given name used in Finland and Estonia. In Finnish, it originated as a short form of Anniina, a Finnish diminutive of Anna. It is also used in both Finnish and Estonian as a form of Nina 1, a name of...
Nijolė is a Lithuanian feminine given name of uncertain etymology. It is considered a pseudomythological name, invented in the 19th century by Polish-Lithuanian historian and writer Teodor Narbutt for his reconstruction...
Nika is a Russian short form of Veronika and other names ending in nika, such as Nikita 1. As a diminutive, it is primarily used as a feminine given name in Russian-speaking cultures, though it can also be a short form o...
Nika is a feminine given name used in Croatian and Slovene, serving as a short form or variant of Nikola, the local form of Nicholas. Ultimately deriving from the Greek name Nikolaos, meaning "victory of the people" (fro...