Names That Mean Northern
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Norton
English
"northern town"
Forever the upstairs neighbor on The Honeymooners.
Northcliff
English
"northern cliff"
Stick with North.
Northrop
English
"northern farm"
Again, North is so much crisper.
Norville
Scottish
"northern town"
A nice enough last name that turns supercilious as a first.
Norvin
English
"northern friend"
Alvin, Melvin, Norvin -- most vin names, except maybe Kevin and Gavin -- are not vinners.
Rasalas
Arabic
"the northern (star) of the lion's head"
The dramatic-sounding name of a star in the constellation Leo that can be adapted as a unique Arabic name for boys . The similar-sounding Rasselas is the name of an allegorical fable by Samuel…
Arsaniq
Inuktitut
"northern lights"
A celestial First Nations name from the Inuktitut language. Arsaniq is periodically found on Canadian baby name records.
Waastuskun
Cree
"northern lights"
Waastuskun comes from the First Nations Cree language, in which it refers to the Northern Lights. For parents with Cree heritage, it's an evocative choice.
Boreal
English word name from Latin
"northern"
This English word name derives from the name of the Greek god of the north wind, Boreas, by way of Latin borealis "northern". A fictional bearer is Lord Boreal from Philip Pullman's His Dark…
Norfolk
English
"place of the northern people"
Would make a difficult choice even for those with ties to the Virginia city or British county.
Boreal
English word name from Latin
"northern"
This English word name derives from the name of the Greek god of the north wind, Boreas, by way of Latin borealis "northern". A fictional bearer is Lord Boreal from Philip Pullman's His Dark…
