Baby boy names beginning with N – with origins and meanings

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: prince or Noble

2. Naboth

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: prophecy

3. Nadim

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: friend
• Also: Nadeem

4. Nahum

• 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 5^th 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

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