Dog Names That Start With N

422 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all name start with categories.

Natsu

Japanese word for summer

Natsuki

Japanese given name: from 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens" + 月 (tsuki) "moon", or 夏 (natsu) "summer" + 希 (ki) "hope"

Natti

Recorded as a given name in modern English, where it is rare and feminine

Naty

Tagalog respelling of Spanish Nati; a given name in Spanish and Modern Hebrew

Natz

Naughty

Nauset

A Native American word for 'it is a place of the great bay'.

Nava

Hebrew for "beautiful"; Persian for "tune, melody"

Navaeh

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Naveen

From Sanskrit navīna, meaning new, young, bright or creative

Navi

Recorded as a given name in modern English and Biblical Hebrew

Navia

Recorded as a given name in Galician, African American (rare) and Hebrew

Navy

From the English word for a sea force; also a shade of dark blue

Naya

A variant of Nia, probably modelled on Maya

Nayeli

Possibly from Zapotec nadxiie lii, "I love you", or nayele', "open"

Nebula

Latin for 'cloud, fog'; a luminescent part of the interstellar medium

Necko

A networking component of the Mozilla application framework

Ned

Short form of Edward, meaning 'wealthy guardian'

Nedda

An affectionate form of the name 'Eden', often representing paradise.

Neddy

English given name, a diminutive formed with the -y suffix

Nedi

Neeko

Neel

Recorded as a given name in Indian, Dutch, Sanskrit and English use

Neela

Alternate transcription of Tamil நீலா or Hindi नीला, from Sanskrit नील (nīla)

Neelix

A fictional character from the 'Star Trek: Voyager' series, known for being a Talaxian and the ship's cook

Neemo

Acronym for NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations

Neera

Recorded as a given name in Italian and Indian, in both cases feminine

Neewa

Neige

French for "snow"; German for slope, from Middle High German neige

Neiko

Recorded as a given name in african american use, masculine and feminine

Neil

Anglicised form of the Irish name Niall, of disputed derivation

Neila

A name of uncertain origin.

Nejo

A town in western Ethiopia, also transliterated Nedjo

Nela

Short form of Kornelia, Petronela, Antonela and other names containing nel

Nelcy

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Nele

Diminutive of Cornelia, from a Middle Low German pet form

Neli

A name of Finnish origin meaning 'pure' or 'innocent'.

Nelia

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in English

Nelio

A diminutive form of 'Cornelio', which means 'horn' in Latin.

Nell

Medieval diminutive of names beginning with El, such as Eleanor, Ellen or Helen

Nella

Short form of Antonella

Nelle

Variant of Nell; from Ellen spelled backwards.

Nelli

Russian, Ukrainian, Finnish and Hungarian form of Nellie

Nellie

A diminutive form of Eleanor, meaning 'bright, shining one'.

Nellie Bean

The name Nellie is often derived from Helen, which means 'light' or 'torch'. Bean refers to something small and lovable.

Nellina

Nello

A diminutive form of the name ‘Antonello’, often used in Italy.

Nelly

Diminutive of Nell and other names containing nel

Nelo

Recorded as a masculine given name in Spanish

Nels

A diminutive form of the name Cornelius, which means 'horn' or 'from the horn'

Nelson

From an English surname meaning "son of Neil"

Nelwin

Nemo

Latin word meaning "nobody"

Nemor

Nenja

Nenna

Recorded as a given name in Swedish and Sardinian; no meaning is documented in the sources checked.

Nenno

Neno

Nensa

Nenzy

Neptune

Latin Neptunus, of unknown meaning; perhaps from a root meaning "wet"

Nera

Feminine given name recorded in Croatian, Medieval Italian and Soviet use

Neri

Hebrew נֵרִי, "my candle"; Italian form of Ranieri

Neriah

Means "lamp of Yahweh" in Hebrew, from נֵר (ner) "lamp, light" and יָהּ (yah)

Nerina

Probably from the Greek Nereids, the sea nymphs

Nerla

Nero

Roman cognomen probably of Sabine origin meaning "strong, vigorous"; also a short form of Raniero, coinciding with Italian nero, "black".

Neroli

Neroli oil, an essential oil from the blossom of the bitter orange tree

Neros

Nerza

Nesha

Neša (Nesha) is an ancient name for the city of Kültepe in Kayseri Province, Turkey.

Nesko

A form of the name 'Nesko' is often used as a diminutive for 'Nestor', meaning 'one who returns home after a long journey'.

Nessa

Nessi

A surname

Nessie

From Ness with the -ie suffix; also the affectionate name for the Loch Ness Monster

Nessy

A rare, archaic feminine given name in American English

Nesta

Medieval Welsh diminutive of Agnes

Nesto

Recorded as a masculine given name in Piedmontese

Nestor

Ancient Greek Νέστωρ, perhaps from νέομαι "to return safely" or νόστος "homecoming"

Nestro

Netta

A name meaning 'gift' or 'benevolent'.

Nette

A feminine given name recorded in Danish

Netti

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Dutch

Nettie

Diminutive of names ending in -nette, such as Annette or Jeanette

Netty

A name; also a Java project and Geordie dialect for toilet

Neva

Short form of Geneva; also the name of a river in Russia

Nevada

From the name of the American state of Nevada, Spanish for "snow-capped"

Nevado

Nevaeh

English feminine given name, heaven spelled backwards

Neve

Anglicized form of Niamh

Nevil

A variant of Neville, meaning 'new town'

Neville

English surname from a Norman French place name meaning "new town"

Nevin

Rare anglicization of Irish Naomhán, a diminutive of naomh, "saint"

Nevio

An Italian variant of the name Nevius, which is of unknown origin.

Nevis

From Spanish Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, Our Lady of the Snows

Newton

From a surname derived from an Old English place name meaning "new town"

Neyda

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Spanish

Nia

Welsh form of Niamh; also Swahili for "purpose, aim"; also a short form of Antonia and Sidonia.

Niamh

Irish, from the noun niamh, meaning "brightness, lustre, sheen"

Niaran

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