Names that Begin with N

• Nergis

  Means "daffodil, narcissus flower" in Turkish, ultimately derived from Greek (see Narcissus).

• Nergüi

  Means "no name" in Mongolian.

• Neriah

  Means "lamp of Yahweh " in Hebrew.

• Nerida

  Possibly means "water lily" in an Australian Aboriginal language.

• Nerina

  Feminine form of Nerio.

• Nerio

  Italian form of Nereus.

• Nerissa

  Created by Shakespeare for a character in his play 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596).

• Nermin

  Means "soft" in Turkish.

• Nero

  Roman cognomen, which was probably of Sabine origin meaning "strong, vigourous".

• Nerses

  Armenian form of Narseh (see Narses).

• Nerthus

  Latinized form of Nerþuz, the Germanic (feminine) equivalent of Njörðr (see Njord).

• Nerva

  Roman cognomen derived from Latin nervus "strength".

• Nerys

  Perhaps an elaboration of Welsh ner "lord", with the intended meaning of "lady".

• Nes

  Dutch and Limburgish short form of Agnes.

• Neshaun

  Neshaun is a modern combination of the prefix Ne- and the name Shaun, itself derived from John.

• Neske

  Dutch and Limburgish diminutive of Agnes.

• Nesrin

  Turkish form of Nasrin.

• Ness

  Anglicized form of Neas.

• Nessa

  Short form of Vanessa and other names ending in nessa.

• Nest

  Welsh diminutive of Agnes.

• Nesta

  Welsh diminutive of Agnes.

• Nestan

  From the second part of Nestan-Darejan.

• Nestan-Darejan

  Created by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for a character in his 12th-century epic 'The Knight in the Panther's Skin'.

• Nestani

  From the second part of Nestan-Darejan.

• Nestor

  Means "homecoming" in Greek.

• Nestore

  Italian form of Nestor.

• Nestori

  Finnish form of Nestor.

• Neta

  Means "plant, shrub" in Hebrew.

• Netanyahu

  Hebrew form of Nethaniah.

• Nethanel

  Hebrew form of Nathanael used in the Old Testament.