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Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

Boy names

47 names

Hebrew

Noah

Rest; comfort

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English · Irish

Nolan

From Nuallán, a name based on famous or loud

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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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Arabic

Nasir

Helper; supporter

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Greek

Nicholas

Victory of the people

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Italian · Greek

Nico

Victory of the people, when short for Nicholas

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Russian

Nikolai

Form of Nicholas: victory of the people

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Arabic

Nabil

Noble; honorable

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Hebrew

Nahum

Comfort; consoled

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Arabic

Naim

Bliss; comfort; ease

Uncommon
Sanskrit · Hindi

Neel

Blue

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Greek

Nestor

Returner; one who comes home

Uncommon
Irish

Niall

Origin disputed; possibly fury, hero, or cloud

Uncommon
Hebrew

Nadav

Generous; freely giving

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Arabic

Najib

Noble; excellent

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Hindi · Sanskrit

Nakul

Mongoose

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Vietnamese

Nam

South

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Korean

Nam-joon

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Irish

Naoise

Uncertain meaning

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Japanese

Naoki

Upright tree in one Japanese spelling

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Persian

Nariman

Heroic-minded

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Persian

Navid

Good news; glad tidings

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Croatian · Serbian

Neven

Masculine form of Nevena: marigold

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Hebrew

Nevo

Hebrew form of Nebo

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Vietnamese

Nhan

Benevolence; compassion

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Vietnamese

Nhat

Sun; day

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Finnish

Niilo

Victory of the people

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Māori

Nikau

The nīkau palm

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Nikhil

Whole; complete

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Greek

Nikos

Victory of the people, through Nikolaos

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Catalan

Nil

Nile River

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Swedish · Greek

Nils

Scandinavian form of Nicholas

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Thai

Niran

Eternal; forever (นิรันดร์ spelling)

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Sanskrit · Gujarati

Nirav

Quiet; serene

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Punjabi

Nirvair

Without enmity

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Hebrew

Nitai

Possibly given

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Arabic

Nizar

Possibly little; etymology uncertain

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Zulu · Xhosa

Nkosi

Chief; king; lord

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Igbo

Nnamdi

My father is alive

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Portuguese

Nuno

Possibly ninth or grandfather

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