1979 Baby Names That Start With N (With Meanings and Popularity)

  1. Neve
    • Origin:

      Anglicized spelling of Irish Niamh or Italian and Portuguese
    • Meaning:

      "snow"
  2. Nadia
    • Origin:

      Russian, Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "hope; tender, delicate"
  3. Nicole
    • Origin:

      French feminine variation of Nicholas, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "people of victory"
  4. Nancy
    • Origin:

      English diminutive of Ann or Agnes, Hebrew or Greek
    • Meaning:

      "grace or pure"
  5. Nyx
    • Origin:

      Greek mythology name
    • Meaning:

      "night"
  6. Nola
    • Origin:

      Gaelic
    • Meaning:

      "white shoulder"
  7. Niko
    • Origin:

      Finnish variation of Nichoals; diminutive of Nikolaos, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "victory of the people"
  8. Niamh
    • Origin:

      Irish Gaelic
    • Meaning:

      "bright"
  9. Nash
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "by the ash tree"
  10. Noemi
    • Origin:

      Italian and Spanish variation of Naomi
    • Meaning:

      "my delight"
  11. Nellie
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Helen, Ellen, and Eleanor, English, Swedish
    • Meaning:

      "light, shining torch"
  12. Nixie
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "water nymph"
  13. Norah
    • Origin:

      English, Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "woman of honor, light"
  14. Nia
    • Origin:

      Swahili; Welsh form of the Irish Niamh
    • Meaning:

      "resolve; brilliance"
  15. Noa
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "rest, repose; motion"
  16. Neil
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "cloud"
  17. Niall
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "cloud"
  18. Noah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "motion"
  19. Nova
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "new"
  20. Nile
    • Origin:

      River name, color name, or variation of Niall, Irish
    • Meaning:

      "champion"