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| Naji | |
| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | safe |
| Words: | naji=safe (Arabic) |
| Variants: | Naji Arabic |
| Najee English (#925 in US popularity) | |
| Nasir | |
| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | supporter, protector |
| Words: | nasir=the supporter, the protector (Arabic) |
| Variants: | Nasir Arabic, Turkish |
| Nathan | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | originally a short form of 'Jonathan' and 'Nathanael'). |
| in the Bible this is the name of a prophet and also the name of a son of David | |
| Words: | nathan=to give (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Nathan English, German (#40 in US popularity) |
| Nat English | |
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| Nathanael | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | God has given |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible (in the Gospel of John) a Nathanael is mentioned |
| Words: | nathan=to give (Hebrew) ; el=God, the powerful (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Nathanael German, English (#496 in US popularity) |
| Nathanial English (#641 in US popularity) | |
| Nathaniel French, English (#77 in US popularity) | |
| Neil | |
| Language of origin: | Old Irish |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | champion (?) |
| Info about origin: | from the Gaelic name 'Niall' with a disputed meaning, maybe 'champion' |
| Words: | niall=the champion (Old Irish) |
| Variants: | Neil English, Irish (#347 in US popularity) |
| Neal English (#567 in US popularity) | |
| Nigel English (#500 in US popularity) | |
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| Nelson | |
| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | son of Neil |
| Info about origin: | from a family name meaning 'son of Neil' |
| known from Lord Nelson (1758 to 1805) who won the famous Battle of Trafalgar | |
| Words: | (English) |
| Variants: | Nelson English (#297 in US popularity) |
| Nestor | |
| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the homecoming |
| Info about origin: | Nestor is a Greek hero in the Ilias and the Odyssey |
| the name probably derives from Greek 'nostos' (homecoming) | |
| Words: | nostos=homecoming (Old Greek) |
| Variants: | Nestor German (#641 in US popularity) |
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| Nicholas | |
| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | victory of the people |
| Info about origin: | well known as the name of Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (4th century AD) |
| until now there were 5 popes named Nicholas | |
| Words: | nike=the victory (Old Greek) ; laos=the people (Old Greek) |
| Female form: | Nicole |
| Variants: | Nicholas English, French (#8 in US popularity) |
| Klaas German, Low German, Dutch | |
| Nico German (#728 in US popularity) | |
| Nicola German, Italian | |
| Niklas Scandinavian, German | |
| Niklaus German | |
| Niko German (#845 in US popularity) | |
| Nikolas German (#434 in US popularity) | |
| Nikolaus German | |
| Colin English (#131 in US popularity) | |
| Collin English (#154 in US popularity) | |
| Niccolò Italian | |
| Nick English (#766 in US popularity) | |
| Nicklaus English (#962 in US popularity) | |
| Nickolas English (#273 in US popularity) | |
| Nicolaas Dutch | |
| Nicolas French (#172 in US popularity) | |
| Nicollò Italian | |
| Niels Scandinavian | |
| Nils Scandinavian | |
| Nikola Slavic | |
| Nikolaj Russian | |
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| Nikhil | |
| Language of origin: | Hindi |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | entire, complete |
| Words: | nikhil=entire, complete (Hindi) |
| Variants: | Nikhil Hindi, English (#987 in US popularity) |
| Noah | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Noah is the builder of the ark which allowed him to survive the great Flood |
| Words: | noach=to rest (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Noah German, English (#90 in US popularity) |
| Noe English (#545 in US popularity) | |
| Noé French | |
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| Noel | |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | born on Christmas |
| Info about origin: | from the Latin expression 'dies natalis' (day of birth) which Christians understand as the birthday of Jesus |
| the meaning is thus 'born on the birthday of Jesus i.e. Christmas' | |
| 'noël' is also the common French word for Christmas | |
| Words: | natalis=the birthday (Latin) ; noël=the Christmas (French) |
| Female form: | Natalie |
| Variants: | Noel German (#425 in US popularity) |
| Noël French | |
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| Nolan | |
| Language of origin: | Old Irish |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | descendant of Nuallan |
| Info about origin: | from an Irish family name 'Ó Nuallain' with the meaning 'descendant of Nuallan' |
| the given name 'Nuallan' was originally a nickname, derived from 'nuall' (famous) | |
| Words: | nuall=famous (Old Irish) |
| Variants: | Nolan English, Irish (#276 in US popularity) |
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| Norman | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | northman, Norman |
| Info about origin: | from a name meaning 'northman' for the Vikings that settled the region today called Normandy in France and became famous as 'Normans' when they invaded England in the 11th century |
| Words: | nord=the north (Old High German) ; man=the man (Old High German) |
| Female form: | Norma |
| Variants: | Norman English, German (#524 in US popularity) |
| Normann English, German | |
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