Baby boy names beginning with N – with origins and meanings
Are you searching for baby name ideas for a boy that start with the 14th letter of the alphabet? We’ve got some notable suggestions, along with their origin and meaning
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Let us help you with your newborn name list with our best baby boy names beginning with N along with their origins and meaning. Use our round-up to see whether your child could be a Naboth, Noble or a Nye
1. Nabil
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: prince or Noble
2. Naboth
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: prophecy
3. Nadim
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: friend
- Also: Nadeem
4. Nahum
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- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: consoler
5. Naim
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: contented
6. Namid
- Origin: North American Indian
- Meaning: star dancer
7. Namir
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: leopard
8. Napier
- Origin: English
- Meaning: seller of linen
9. Napoleon
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: from the Greek name Neapolis, meaning new town
10. Nash
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: by the ash tree
11. Nasser
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: victorious
12. Nat
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: gift of God
- Also: Nathan, Nathaniel
13. Nathan
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: a gift
- Also: Nat
14. Nathaniel
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: given by God
- Also: Nat
15. Nav
- Origin: English Gypsy
- Meaning: name
16. Nayan
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: an eye
17. Ned
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: victorious
- Also: Edward
18. Neelesh
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: moon
19. Negev
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: south or southwards
20. Nehemiah
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: consolation of Jehovah
21. Neil
- Origin: Gaelic
- Meaning: champion’
- Also: Neal (Irish form), Nial, Niall, Nils (Scandinavian form)
22. Nero
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: black-haired
23. Nestor
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: homecoming
24. Neville
- Origin: Old French
- Meaning: from the new village
- Also: Nevil
25. Nevin
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: little bone
26. Newland
- Origin: English
- Meaning: from the new land
27. Newlyn
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: new pond; also used as a girl’s name
28. Newman
- Origin: German
- Meaning: possibly someone who has moved to a new location
29. Newton
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: someone from the new town
30. Niall
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: champion
- Also: Neil
31. Nicholas
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Victory of the people
- Also: Nic, Nick, Nicky
32. Nicodemus
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: peoples’ conqueror
33. Nigel
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: black
34. Nikhil
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: complete
35. Nils
- Origin: Norwegian
- Meaning: people of victory
- Also: Neil
36. Ninian
- Origin: Scottish
- Meaning: name of a Scottish saint who brought Christianity to the south of Scotland in the 5th century
37. Nir
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: ploughed field
38. Nixon
- Origin: English
- Meaning: son of Nicholas
- Also: Nickson
39. Noah
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: long-lived
40. Noble
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: aristocratic
41. Noel
- Origin: Old French
- Meaning: referring to Christmas Day and used for children born at that time
- Also: Nowell
42. Nolan
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: champion
43. Noriaki
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: law, bright light
44. Norman
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: northman; a Viking and then a French name
- Also: Norm, Norrie
45. Northcliffe
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: northern cliff
46. Norton
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: northern village
47. Norward
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: warden of the north
48. Norwood
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: north wood or forest
49. Nova
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: new
50. Nye
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: golden
- Also: Aneurin
About our author Catherine Ball
Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.
Illustration: Emma Winchester
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