Dog Names That Start With N

Niya

English word from Uyghur نىيە (niye); recorded as a given name in English and Sanskrit

Nizhoni

Nizzo

Njeri

Means "travelling one" in Kikuyu, a language of Kenya

Njord

God of the sea and the winds in Norse mythology

Noa

Modern Hebrew form of Noah; also a Japanese name from no, a possessive particle, and a, "love"

Noah

From the Hebrew name נֹחַ (Noaḥ), meaning "rest, repose".

Noalie

A given name recorded in Dutch, modern and rare, used for girls.

Noam

Means "pleasantness" in Hebrew

Nobbe

Nobby

Diminutive form of Norbert

Nobu

From Japanese 信 (nobu) "trust" or 延 (nobu) "prolong, stretch"

Nocciolina

Italian diminutive of nocciola, 'hazelnut'

Noche

Chavacano word for "night", inherited from Spanish noche

Noe

Hebrew for rest or comfort

Noel

English form of Noël or Noëlle, from Latin nātālis, the birthday of the Lord

Noelani

From Hawaiian noe "mist" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty"

Noelia

Spanish feminine form of Noël.

Noella

A feminine given name recorded in Hungarian

Noelle

English feminine form of Noël, from Old French Noël, "Christmas".

Noely

Recorded as a given name in Latin American Spanish, feminine

Noemi

Form of Naomi in several languages

Noisette

The French word for hazelnut

Noka

Recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese

Noki

Finnish noki, from Proto-Finnic *noki

Noko

Recorded as a given name in Georgian and South African use; also a Lingala word

Nokomis

From Ojibwe nookomis, "my grandmother"

Nokosi

Nola

Possibly a feminine form of Noll, influenced by Lola; meaning uncertain

Noleen

Recorded as a given name in English (rare), feminine

Nolina

A genus of plants named after the French arboriculturist Abbé C. P. Nolin

Nolli

An Italian-language surname

Nollie

A skateboarding trick, short for "nose ollie"

Nolly

A nickname, notably for the English actress Noele Gordon.

Nolwenn

The name Nolwenn is of Breton origin and is often interpreted to mean 'holy' or 'sacred'.

Nomad

Nomo

Nona

Latin nonus, "ninth", for the nine months of pregnancy; Georgian form of Nonna

Nonny

A given name

Nonu

A given name and surname

Noodle

Noodles

Noor

Alternate transcription of Arabic نور (nūr), "light"; also a Dutch short form of Eleonora

Norah

Variant of Nora; also an alternate transcription of the Arabic Nura

Noras

Norbe

Norbert

From the Old German elements nord "north" and beraht "bright"

Norbie

Nord

French nord, "north", from Old High German nord

Noria

A given name recorded in Japanese and Maghrebi Arabic, both feminine

Norica

Romanian feminine given name, recorded as rare

Norie

A variation of the name 'Norina'.

Norik

Derived from the Japanese word for 'to create' or 'to make'

Norina

Italian diminutive of Nora

Norio

Masculine Japanese given name, written with many kanji or as のりお in hiragana

Noris

A variant spelling of the surname Norris

Norka

Recorded as a feminine given name in Spanish (Latin American) and Polish

Norman

From a Germanic byname meaning "northman", referring to a Scandinavian

Noro

A name of uncertain origin, possibly linked to various cultures

Norr

Old Norse Nórr, the eponymous founder of Norway in the Orkneyinga Saga.

Norra

Norris

English surname, from Middle English norreis "northerner" or norice "nurse"

Norse

English demonym for Norsemen or for Norwegians

North

English word for the cardinal direction opposite south

Nory

Recorded as a feminine given name in literature; no meaning is documented

Noska

A Czech and Slovak surname, from Noška, a derivative of Nosek

Nossie

Notti

A type of tteok in Korean cuisine; also a surname

Nougat

Nova

From Latin novus, "new"; used as a given name since the 19th century

Novah

A variant of nova, used in Dutch, Italian and Swedish

Novak

Slavic surname and masculine given name from the word for 'new', usually 'newcomer' or 'novice'

Novara

Name of an Italian city in Piedmont, capital of the province of Novara

Nox

Latin for "night"; the Roman goddess of the night

Noxie

Nuala

A name of Irish origin meaning 'fair shoulder' or 'radiance'.

Nubby

Shortened form derived from 'nob' meaning a small, rounded part or an affectionate term.

Nubo

Nuck

Nucki

Nucky

A nickname for Enoch

Nudel

Nuffles

Nufo

Nugget

Nui

Māori and Tahitian, 'nui' — big or great.

Nuit

French for night, from Latin nox.

Nuka

Greenlandic nukaa, meaning "younger sibling"

Nukka

Nukon

Numa

A variant of the name 'Numa,' which can refer to a peaceful or calm nature.

Nuna

Recorded as a feminine given name in Judeo-Arabic (Archaic)

Nunita

Nuno

Medieval Portuguese and Spanish name, possibly from Latin nonus "ninth"

Nunu

Recorded as a given name in Georgian and Sundanese

Nura

Strictly feminine form of Nur

Nuray

Turkish and Azerbaijani, from Arabic nūr "light" and Turkic ay "moon"

Nuriel

Hebrew name meaning "El/God is my fire" or "El/God is my light"

Nurit

Means "buttercup (flower)" in Hebrew (genus Ranunculus)

Nurmie