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Boy names starting with N

165 boy baby names starting with N — each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and popularity score.

NameOriginPronunciationMeaningPopularity
Noah BoyHebrew/NO-uh/Rest, comfort.99/100
Nicholas BoyGreek/NIK-uh-lus/Victory of the people.98/100
Nathan BoyHebrew/NAY-thuhn/Gift.97/100
Nathaniel BoyHebrew/nuh-THAN-yuhl/Gift of God.93/100
Nolan BoyIrish/NOH-luhn/Descendant of a chariot fighter or champion.91/100
Nicolas BoyGreek/NIK-oh-las/Victory of the people.83/100
Noel BoyFrench, Latin/NOH-el/Christmas.67/100
Nash BoyEnglish/NASH/By the ash tree.64/100
Nehemiah BoyHebrew/nee-HUH-my-uh/Comforted by Yahweh.64/100
Nico BoyGreek/NEE-ko/Victory of the people.62/100
Nasir BoyArabic/nah-SEER/Helper, supporter.60/100
Nikolas BoyGreek/NIK-oh-las/Victory of the people.59/100
Niklaus BoyGerman/NIK-lows/Victory of the people.56/100
Nickolas BoyGreek/NIK-oh-lus/Victory of the people.55/100
Nazir BoyArabic/nah-ZEER/Observer; one who is consecrated.52/100
Neo BoyGreek/NEE-oh/New; a gift.52/100
Niko BoyGreek/NEE-ko/Victory of the people.52/100
Nathanael BoyHebrew/nuh-THAN-yuhl/God has given.51/100
Nelson BoyEnglish/NEL-suhn/Son of Neil.51/100
Noe BoyHebrew/NO-ay/Rest, comfort.51/100
Neil BoyIrish, Gaelic/NEEL/Champion, cloud.44/100
Nikolai BoyGreek/NEE-koh-lye/Victory of the people.43/100
Nixon BoyEnglish/NIK-suhn/Son of Nicholas.20/100
Norman BoyEnglish/NOR-mun/Man of the north; Norseman.97/100
Neal BoyIrish/NEEL/Variant of Neil, from Gaelic Niall, meaning champion or cloud.93/100
Nick BoyEnglish (from Greek)/NIK/Short form of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos, meaning victory of the people.93/100
Norbert BoyGermanic/NOR-bert/From nord (north) and beraht (bright).89/100
Ned BoyOld English/NED/Short form of Edward, from ead (wealth) and weard (guardian).88/100
Norris BoyEnglish/NOR-iss/From the north.88/100
Nigel BoyLatin/NY-jul/Derived from Nigellus, meaning black or dark-haired.85/100
Nathanial BoyHebrew/nuh-THAN-yul/God gave; a gift from the divine.84/100
Nestor BoyGreek/NES-tor/Homecoming; wise elder and counselor.84/100
Nicky BoyGreek/NIK-ee/People of victory, diminutive of Nicholas.83/100
Noble BoyLatin via English/NO-bul/Of high birth and character.83/100
Newton BoyEnglish/NEW-tun/From the new settlement.82/100
Napoleon BoyGreek-Italian/nuh-POH-lee-un/Lion of the new city; from Greek 'neos' (new) and 'polis' (city).81/100
Nevin BoyIrish/NEV-in/Descendant of Naomhán; possibly meaning little holy one.79/100
Nathen BoyHebrew/NAY-thun/He gave; God's gift and blessing.78/100
Normand BoyOld French/nor-MAND/From the north; Northman or Viking.78/100
Nikhil BoySanskrit/NIK-hil/Sanskrit name meaning complete, whole, or unconquered.76/100
Norberto BoyGermanic/nor-BER-toh/Bright north or famous from the north, Spanish form of Norbert.75/100
Nate BoyHebrew/NAYT/Short form of Nathan, meaning he gave.73/100
Niles BoyEnglish/Greek/NYLZ/Possibly from Nile or related to Nike, the Greek goddess of victory.73/100
Nels BoyScandinavian/NELZ/Neil's son or champion.71/100
Nikko BoyGreek/NIK-oh/Variant of Nicholas, meaning victory of the people.70/100
Nicklaus BoyGreek/NIK-laus/A variant of Nicholas, from nikao and laos meaning victory of the people.69/100
Nile BoyEgyptian/NILE/From the river Nile, possibly meaning dark or blue.69/100
Newell BoyEnglish/NOO-el/From English surname, possibly meaning new well or dwelling.69/100
Nicholaus BoyGreek/NIK-oh-LAY-us/Variant of Nicholas, meaning 'people's victory' from Greek 'nike' and 'laos'.69/100
Nikola BoyGreek/nik-OH-luh/Victory of the people, from Nike and laos.68/100
Nolen BoyIrish/NO-len/From the Nolan family name, noble descendant.67/100
Najee BoyArabic/nah-JEE/Safe or rescued, from Naji.67/100
Nils BoyScandinavian/NILS/Victory of the people, from Nicholas.67/100
Norwood BoyEnglish/NOR-wood/From the north wood.67/100
Neel BoySanskrit/Hindi/NEEL/Sanskrit and Hindi name meaning 'blue' or associated with the indigo plant.66/100
Nikolaus BoyGreek/German/nik-oh-LAH-us/German variant of Nicholas, meaning 'victory of the people.'63/100
Nino BoyItalian/Spanish/NEE-no/An Italian and Spanish diminutive form of names like Giovanni or Antonio.63/100
Neftali BoyHebrew/nef-tah-LEE/A biblical Hebrew name meaning my wrestling or my struggle with God.63/100
Norval BoyNorse/NOR-val/Possibly from Old Norse meaning northern settlement.62/100
Nicklas BoyGreek/NIK-lus/Scandinavian form of Nicholas, meaning victory of the people.62/100
Neville BoyFrench/NEV-ul/From a French place name meaning new settlement.62/100
Neymar BoyPortuguese/Germanic/nay-MAR/From nay (no) and mar (sea), or related to famous bearer meaning noble sea warrior.62/100
Noam BoyHebrew/NOH-ahm/From noam, meaning pleasantness or sweetness.62/100
Norton BoyEnglish/NOR-tun/From a place name meaning north settlement or homestead.61/100
Nat BoyHebrew/NAT/Short form of Nathan or Nathaniel, meaning he gave or God has given.60/100
Narciso BoyGreek/nar-SEE-so/From Narcissus, the mythological youth, meaning 'narcissus flower.'58/100
Naim BoyArabic/nah-EEM/From naim meaning 'bliss,' 'comfort,' or 'ease.'58/100
Nickey BoyGreek/NIK-ee/Victory of the people; variant of Nicholas.58/100
Newman BoyEnglish/NOO-mun/English surname meaning newcomer.56/100
Neill BoyIrish/Gaelic/NEEL/Cloud or champion; variant of Niall.55/100
Nahum BoyHebrew/NAY-hum/Comfort or consolation; biblical prophet name.55/100
Nunzio BoyItalian/noon-zee-oh/Messenger; derived from Latin nuntius.55/100
Nyle BoyEnglish/NYLE/Modern variant possibly related to Neil (cloud) or Nile.55/100
Nickolaus BoyGreek/NIK-uh-lus/Victory of the people; variant of Nicholas.55/100
Nikolaos BoyGreek/nik-oh-LAH-os/Victory of the people; from 'nike' and 'laos'.54/100
Naeem BoyArabic/nah-EEM/Blessing; from Arabic word for blessing.53/100
Nabil BoyArabic/nah-BEEL/Noble; from Arabic 'nabīl'.53/100
Nery BoySpanish/NAIR-ee/Modern name, possibly a short form of names ending in -nery.52/100
Niklas BoyGreek/NIK-las/Scandinavian form of Nicholas, meaning victory of the people.52/100
Noland BoyEnglish/NOH-lund/No land or one who has no land.52/100
Natanael BoyHebrew/nah-tahn-AY-ul/God gave or gift of God.51/100
Naftali BoyHebrew/naf-TAH-lee/Derived from Naphtali, meaning 'my wrestling' or 'he wrestled'; biblical origin from one of Jacob's sons.51/100
Nazareth BoyHebrew/NAZ-uh-reth/A place name from Hebrew 'Natzeret,' possibly meaning 'the small one' or 'watchtower.'50/100
Natale BoyItalian/Latin/nah-TAH-lay/From the Italian meaning 'Christmas' or 'natal,' derived from Latin 'natalis' (natal day).50/100
Niall BoyIrish Gaelic/NEEL/Meaning champion or cloud.50/100
Nader BoyArabic/nah-DEER/Meaning rare, precious, or uncommon.49/100
Nicolai BoyGreek/Russian/nik-oh-LY/Victory of the people, from Greek Nike and laos.49/100
Nathon BoyHebrew/NAY-thun/Variant spelling of Nathan, meaning 'he gave' or 'gift from God.'48/100
Naveen BoySanskrit/nuh-VEEN/From Sanskrit meaning new, young, or fresh.47/100
Niels BoyScandinavian/NEELS/Variant of Nicholas, meaning victory of the people.46/100
Notnamed BoyEnglish/not-NAMED/A descriptive term or placeholder rather than a traditional name.46/100
Niel BoyIrish/NEEL/Variant of Neil, meaning cloud or champion.46/100
Nam BoyVietnamese/NAHM/South; common Vietnamese name element meaning direction.45/100
Naquan BoyModern African-American/nuh-KWAN/Modern creation possibly blending Na- and Quan.45/100
Naseem BoyArabic/nuh-SEEM/Breeze or gentle wind in Arabic.45/100
Norvell BoyOld English/Norse/nor-VEL/Northern settlement or northman.44/100
Nicolo BoyItalian form of Nicholas/nih-KOH-loh/Victory of the people, from Greek Nikolaos.44/100
Nima BoyPersian and Greek/NEE-muh/A thread or half, relating to balance and connection.43/100
Nehemias BoyHebrew/neh-huh-MY-us/God has comforted me.43/100
Natan BoyHebrew/nah-TAN/He gave; variant of Nathan, a biblical name meaning God gave.42/100

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