Baby girl names beginning with N – with origins and meanings
Looking for baby name ideas for a girl that start with the 14th letter of the alphabet? We’ve got some natty suggestions, along with their origin and meaning
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Look through our list of baby girl name ideas to find out their origin and meaning before you decide if your newborn could be a Nafisa, Nessa or Nola
1. Naama
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: beautiful, pleasant, good fortune
2. Nadezhda
- Origin: Russian
- Meaning: hope
- Also: Nadine (French form), Nada, Nadia
3. Nafisa
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: exquisite
- Also: Nafeesa
4. Naima
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- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: peaceful
- Also: Naeema
5. Najwa
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: passionate
6. Nala
- Origin: Mixed African
- Meaning: drinking water in the desert
7. Nancy
- Origin: English
- Meaning: grace
- Also: Ann, Nancie (French form), Nana (French form), Nanette (French form), Nan
8. Naomi
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: pleasant
9. Naserian
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: lucky person
10. Nataki
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: royal
11. Natalie
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: the Lord’s birthday (Christmas)
- Also: Natalya (Russia form), Natasha(Russia form), Tasha (Russia form), Natalia.
12. Navya
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: new, fresh
13. Nayana
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: lovely eyes
14. Neema
- Origin: Swahili
- Meaning: born into prosperity
15. Neha
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: beauty
16. Nell
- Origin: English
- Meaning: light
- Also: Ellen, Eleanor, Helen, Nelly
17. Nerys
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: lady
18. Nessa
- Origin: Scottish
- Meaning: headlands. promontory
- Also: Agnes, Nessie, Nesta, Vanessa
19. Netta
- Origin: French/Latin
- Meaning: priceless
- Also: Janet
20. Neva
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: new, or from the Spanish meaning snow or brilliant wine
21. Nevaeh
- Origin: American
- Meaning: the word heaven spelt backwards
22. Niamh
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: beautiful or bright
23. Nichelle
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: victorious maiden
24. Nicola
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: victory of the people; the feminine form of Nicholas
- Also: Nicole, Nicoletta, Nickie, Nikki, Nicki, Nicci
25. Nikita
- Origin: Hindi
- Meaning: earth
26. Niloufer
- Origin: Persian
- Meaning: water lily flower
- Also: Neelofar
27. Nina
- Origin: predominantly eastern European
- Meaning: Russian short form of Antonia or Anna
- Also: Ann, Anna, Antonia, Ninette
28. Nisha
- Origin: Hindi
- Meaning: night
29. Nishant
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: dawn
30. Nita
- Origin: Spanish
- Meaning: gift of God
- Also: Juanita
31. Noel
- Origin: French
- Meaning: a name derived from Latin meaning Christmas
- Also: Noelle and Nowell
32. Noelani
- Origin: Hawaiian
- Meaning: beautiful girl from heaven
33. Nola
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: white-shouldered
- Also: Finola
34. Nona
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: ninth
35. Nora
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: light
- Also: Eleanor, Honora, Leonora, Nonie, Noreen
36. Norma
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: northman, a Viking and then a French name; the feminine form of Norman
37. Nova
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: new
38. Nuala
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: white shoulders
- Also: Fionnuala
39. Nyra
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: beauty of Goddess Saraswati
40. Nysa
- Origin: Greek/Latin
- Meaning: from the Greek, beginning, starting point, from the Latin, goal, aim
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.
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