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BABY NAME CATEGORY

Modern Baby Names (Page 112)

Explore modern baby names that are short, easy to pronounce, and culturally versatile.

Nisha

Girl

Nisha means night.

Usage
Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali
Category
Bengali

Nishat

Unisex

Nishat means energetic or lively.

Usage
Arabic, Bengali
Category
Arabic

Nissa

Girl

Nissa means woman, sign, friendly elf, or goblin.

Usage
Indonesian
Category
Indonesian

Nita

Girl

Nita means bear.

Usage
Choctaw
Category
All

Nitai

Boy

A variant of Nita, meaning "bear".

Usage
Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Nitish

Boy

Nitish means the Lord of moral conduct or guidance.

Usage
Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali
Category
Bengali

Nitsa

Girl

Nitsa means peace or one who spreads peace.

Usage
Georgian
Category
Georgian

Nitya

Unisex

Nitya means always or eternal.

Usage
Hinduism, Hindi
Category
Hindu

Nitza

Girl

Nitza means flower bud.

Usage
Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Nitzan

Unisex

Nitzan means flower bud.

Usage
Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Niusha

Girl

Niusha means good listener.

Usage
Persian
Category
Persian

Niv

Unisex

Niv means speech or expression.

Usage
Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Niven

Boy

A variant of Nive, meaning "Young girl".

Usage
Scottish
Category
Scottish

Nivi

Girl

Nivi means young girl.

Usage
Greenlandic
Category
All

Nixon

Boy

Nixon means son of Nick.

Usage
English (Modern)
Category
English

Nizar

Boy

Nizar means little.

Usage
Arabic, Indonesian
Category
Arabic

Njål

Boy

Njål means the one who wins the contest.

Usage
Norwegian
Category
Norwegian

Njáll

Boy

A variant of Njal, meaning "The one who wins the contest".

Usage
Old Norse, Icelandic
Category
Icelandic

Njeri

Girl

Njeri means travelling one.

Usage
Kikuyu
Category
All

Njinga

Unisex

Njinga means to twist or to wrap.

Usage
Mbundu
Category
All

Njord

Boy

Njord means strong or vigorous.

Usage
Norse Mythology, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Category
Danish

Nkauj

Girl

Nkauj means woman or girl.

Usage
Hmong
Category
Hmong

Nkechi

Girl

Nkechi means the precious treasure from God.

Usage
Igbo
Category
All

Nkiru

Girl

Nkiru means once more God will provide the excellent gift.

Usage
Igbo
Category
All

Nkruma

Unisex

Nkruma means ninth born child.

Usage
Akan
Category
All

Nnamdi

Boy

Nnamdi means my father is alive.

Usage
Igbo
Category
All

Nneka

Girl

Nneka means mother is greater.

Usage
Igbo
Category
All

Nnenna

Girl

Nnenna means father's mother.

Usage
Igbo
Category
All

Nnenne

Girl

Nnenne means mother's mother.

Usage
Igbo
Category
All

Noa

Girl

Noa means movement or motion.

Usage
Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, Biblical
Category
Hebrew

Noach

Boy

Noach means comfort or relaxing.

Usage
Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical German, Biblical Dutch
Category
Hebrew

Noah

Boy

Noah means rest or repose.

Usage
English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch (Modern), French (Modern), Biblical
Category
Danish

Noam

Unisex

Noam means pleasantness.

Usage
Hebrew, French
Category
Hebrew

Noble

Boy

Noble means noble or high-born.

Usage
English
Category
English

Noboru

Boy

Noboru means increase, rise, or triumphant.

Usage
Japanese
Category
Japanese

Nobu

Boy

Nobu means prolong or stretch.

Usage
Japanese
Category
Japanese

Nobuko

Girl

A lovely baby name of Japanese origin, traditionally chosen for girls.

Usage
Japanese
Category
Japanese

Noburu

Boy

Noburu means getting wider or bigger.

Usage
Japanese (Rare)
Category
Japanese

Nodar

Boy

A lovely baby name of Georgian origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
Georgian
Category
Georgian

Nodir

Boy

A lovely baby name of Uzbek origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
Uzbek
Category
Uzbek

Nodira

Girl

A lovely baby name of Uzbek origin, traditionally chosen for girls.

Usage
Uzbek
Category
Uzbek

Noe

Boy

A lovely baby name of Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Georgian origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Georgian
Category
Georgian

Noé

Boy

A lovely baby name of French, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Biblical French, Biblical Spanish, Biblical Portuguese origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
French, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Biblical French, Biblical Spanish, Biblical Portuguese
Category
French

Noel

Unisex

A variant of Noeli, meaning "Christmas; Born on Christmas".

Usage
English
Category
English

Noël

Boy

Noël means christmas.

Usage
French
Category
French

Noga

Unisex

Noga means brightness.

Usage
Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Noha

Girl

Noha means intelligence, reason, or field.

Usage
Arabic
Category
Arabic

Noham

Boy

A lovely baby name of French (Modern) origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
French (Modern)
Category
French

Nojus

Boy

Nojus means christmas, rest, or comfort.

Usage
Lithuanian
Category
Lithuanian

Nöl

Boy

A lovely baby name of Limburgish origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
Limburgish
Category
Limburgish

Nolan

Boy

Nolan means champion, famous, loud, or descendant of Nuallán.

Usage
English, French (Modern)
Category
English

Nolann

Boy

A lovely baby name of French (Modern) origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
French (Modern)
Category
French

Nolen

Boy

Nolen means famous, loud, or champion.

Usage
Hungarian (Modern)
Category
Hungarian

Nolene

Girl

Nolene means beautiful and fairer in color.

Usage
Afrikaans
Category
All

Nolhan

Boy

A lovely baby name of French (Modern) origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
French (Modern)
Category
French

Nölke

Boy

A lovely baby name of Limburgish origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
Limburgish
Category
Limburgish

Nomusa

Girl

Nomusa means merciful.

Usage
Ndebele
Category
All

Nona

Girl

A lovely baby name of Georgian origin, traditionally chosen for girls.

Usage
Georgian
Category
Georgian

Nonhle

Girl

A lovely baby name of Xhosa origin, traditionally chosen for girls.

Usage
Xhosa
Category
All

Nonso

Boy

A lovely baby name of Igbo origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
Igbo
Category
All

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