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43 names

Hebrew

Noah

Rest; comfort

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Irish · Latin · Arabic

Nora

Short form of Honora or Eleanor; Arabic Nora is separate

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French

Naël

Possibly a short form of Nathanaël or Gwenaël

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English

Nash

At the ash tree

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Swahili · Welsh

Nia

Purpose in Swahili; Welsh form of Niamh

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Italian · Greek

Nico

Victory of the people, when short for Nicholas

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Hebrew · Hawaiian · Japanese

Noa

Movement; motion

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Latin · French

Noel

Christmas

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Arabic

Noor

Light

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English

Nyla

Probably a feminine form of Niles

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Basque

Naia

Wave; possibly also a form of Nahia

Uncommon
Arabic

Naim

Bliss; comfort; ease

Uncommon
Hebrew

Nava

Beautiful; lovely

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Neel

Blue

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Tswana · Greek

Neo

Gift in Tswana; new in the Greek-derived modern name

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Slovene · Croatian

Nika

Victory of the people

Uncommon
Tamil

Nila

Moon; moonlight

Uncommon
Hebrew

Noam

Pleasantness; delight

Uncommon
Chinese

Na

Graceful with the cited Chinese characters

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Japanese

Nagi

Calm in one Japanese spelling

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Hawaiian

Nalu

Wave; surf

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Vietnamese

Nam

South

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Hawaiian

Nani

Beauty; glory

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Japanese

Nao

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Korean

Nari

Lily

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Persian · Bulgarian

Neda

Voice; call

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Sanskrit

Neha

Possibly love; tenderness

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Flemish · German

Nele

Pet form of Cornelia

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Hebrew

Neta

Plant; sapling

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Hebrew

Nevo

Hebrew form of Nebo

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Vietnamese

Ngọc

Jade; precious stone

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Vietnamese

Nhã

Elegant; refined

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Vietnamese

Nhan

Benevolence; compassion

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Vietnamese

Nhat

Sun; day

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Vietnamese

Nhi

Child

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Catalan

Nil

Nile River

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Swedish · Greek

Nils

Scandinavian form of Nicholas

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Chinese

Ning

Peace; calm with the cited Chinese characters

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Hebrew

Niv

Expression; also fang or tusk

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Hebrew

Noga

Brightness

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Portuguese

Nuno

Possibly ninth or grandfather

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Swahili

Nuru

Light

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