Boy Names starting with “N”
Boy names with character – from timelessly classic to modern and rare.
A boy's name stays with your son for life – it should sound good, suit the family and carry a meaning you stand behind. At Nameberry you'll find strong classics like Paul, Leon or Emil as well as international, short or unusual first names. Browse by origin, meaning and popularity, discover the current favourites in our top lists and get inspired by rare names. Whether Nordic, biblical or Mediterranean: there's the right name for every little boy.
Popular first names starting with “N”
Boy Names starting with “N”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasko | m | Greek | The boy's name Nasko (Наско) is a Bulgarian variant of Atanas, which traces back to the… |
| Nason | m | Latin | The masculine name Nason can be directly translated as 'the nose,' while it can also be… |
| Nasrallah | m | Arabic | The first name Nasrallah, an alternative spelling of the Arabic naṣr allāh (نَصْر اللَّ… |
| Nasrat | m | Arabic | Nasrat is an Arabic first name from Afghanistan that means 'the victor.' The name is de… |
| Nasreddine | m | Arabic | The name Nasreddine has its roots in Arabic, although the exact meaning and specific wo… |
| Nasser | m | Arabic | Nasser is a masculine first name that is considered a variant of the Arabic names Nasr … |
| Nassim | m | Arabic | Nassim is a variant of the Arabic and Persian name Nasim, which means 'the breeze' or '… |
| Nasu | m | Arabic | The name Nasu or Nasuh is an African form of the Arabic name Nasih and means 'the since… |
| Nat | m | English | Nat is an English short form of Nathan or Nathaniel |
| Natale | m | Latin | The name Natale has its roots in the Italian form of Natalis |
| Natalino | m | Latin | Natalino is regarded as an Italian diminutive of the name Natalis |
| Natalio | m | Latin | The name Natalio is the Italian and Spanish form of the name Natalis |
| Natalis | m | Latin | The name Natalis comes from Latin and literally means "the born one" as well as "the bi… |
| Natan | m | Hebrew | The name Natan is a variant form of the biblical Hebrew Nathan |
| Natanael | m | The name Natanael (Natanaël) is a derived form of the biblical Nathanael and is primari… | |
| Natanel | m | Hebrew | Natanel is a modified form of the name Nathanael, which also comes from Nethan'êl |
| Nataniel | m | The name Nataniel comes from ancient Hebrew and is composed of the Hebrew elements nath… | |
| Nate | m | The name Nate is derived from the Hebrew names Nathan and Nathaniel | |
| Nathan | m | American | Nathan is a short form of the name Nathanael and carries the meaning "God has given" or… |
| Nathanael | m | Nathanael is a biblical male first name that comes from Hebrew and traces back to the n… | |
| Nathaniel | m | Hebrew | The name Nathaniel comes from ancient Hebrew and is the English variant of Nathanael |
| Nathaniel-Janosch | m | Currently, no information on the meaning is available | |
| Nathanyl | m | English | Nathanyl is regarded as a form of Nathanael, which is originally derived from Nethan'êl |
| Nathapong | m | Nathapong is a Thai boy's name that consists of the words 'Natha' for 'clever' or 'geni… | |
| Nathen | m | English | Nathen is a simplified English form of the biblical name Nathan or Nathaniel |
| Natsuo | m | Japanese | The name Natsuo is a unisex name of Japanese origin |
| Nattfari | m | Norse | The name Nattfari has its roots in the Nordic language, although the exact components h… |
| Naufal | m | Arabic | Naufal is a Southeast Asian form of the Arabic name Nawfal, which has the meanings 'the… |
| Naum | m | Russian | Naum is a masculine first name that is regarded as the Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Russi… |
| Navar | m | Basque | Navar, a Basque boy's name, is a contemporary form of the ancient Basque name Nabar |
| Navarro | m | Navarro is a Spanish boy's name that metaphorically means 'the one from Navarra' or 'th… | |
| Navdar | m | Navdar is a masculine first name from the Kurdish language and literally means 'the fam… | |
| Naveen | m | English | As a variant of Navin, Naveen means 'the New' and has its origins in Sanskrit |
| Navid | m | Persian | Navid (نوید) is a masculine first name of Persian origin, meaning 'the good news' or 't… |
| Navin | m | Indian | The masculine first name Navin is derived from the Sanskrit word náva (नव), which means… |
| Nawaf | m | Arabic | Nawaf, a masculine first name, is an Arabic form of Nawwaf |
| Nawawi | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Nawaz | m | Persian | Nawaz is a male first name that means 'the caresser' or 'the caressed one' |
| Naween | m | Indian | Naween is a name found in Afghanistan and Iran and means 'new', 'modern', or 'fresh' |
| Nawid | m | Persian | The name Nawid comes from Persian and means 'good news' |
| Nawin | m | Sanskrit | Nawin is a masculine first name that originates from Thai |
| Nayan | m | Indian | The name Nayan is an Indian male first name that also has its origins in Sanskrit |
| Nayati | m | Nayati is a masculine name with Indian origins and carries the meaning "the wrestler" o… | |
| Nayden | m | The name Nayden (Найден) originates from Bulgaria and literally means 'the finder' | |
| Nayeem | m | Arabic | The first name Nayeem comes from Arabic and represents a variant of the name Naim |
| Nayef | m | Arabic | Nayef is a form of the Arabic name Nayif |
| Naythan | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Nazar | m | Latin | The name Nazar, used in Armenian (Նազար), Turkmen, Russian (Назар), and Ukrainian, is a… |
| Nazaret | m | Hebrew | Nazaret is a boy's name of Hebrew origin |
| Nazario | m | Latin | Nazario is an Italian and Spanish derivation of the Roman-Latin name Nazarius |
| Nazarite | m | Hebrew | The name Nazarite has its origins in Hebrew and is used as an epithet for Jesus |
| Nazarius | m | Latin | Nazarius is a boy's name that has its origins in a Latin word composition |
| Nazim | m | Arabic | Nazim, a masculine given name, also derives from the Arabic verb naẓama (نَظَمَ), which… |
| Nazmi | m | Arabic | Nazmi, a derivative of the name Nazim, has its roots in the Arabic verb naẓama (نَظَمَ)… |
| Nazmul | m | Origin of the word unknown | |
| Nazzareno | m | Latin | Nazzareno is the Italian form of the Latin name Nazarenus |
| Nderim | m | Nderim is an Albanian boy's name that means 'the honorable' and is derived from the wor… | |
| Neal | m | English | The first name Neal, like the variant Neil, originates from the Gaelic name Niall |
| Neal-Erik | m | Neal-Erik is a double name combining Neal ("the victor") and Erik ("the sole ruler") | |
| Neander | m | Neander is derived from the surname Neumann and means "the new man." Its roots lie in t… | |
| Nebi | m | Arabic | Nebi is an Azerbaijani variation of the Arabic name Nabi (نبی) |
| Nebil | m | Arabic | The meaning of Nebil is the same as that of Nabil (نبيل) |
| Nebo | m | Nebo is a variant form of the name Nabu, which refers to the Assyrian-Babylonian deity | |
| Nebojsa | m | Slavic | The name Nebojsa translates to "the Fearless" or "one who has no fear" in English |
| Nebukadnezar | m | Nebukadnezar is the Hebrew variant of the name Nabu-kudurri-usur | |
| Necati | m | Arabic | The name Necati, which occurs in both Albanian and Turkish language areas, has its root… |
| Necdet | m | Arabic | The direct translation of the name Necdet into English is 'the brave', 'the heroic', 't… |
| Nechum | m | Hebrew | Nechum is a rare Hebrew variant of the biblical name Nahum and means "the comforter." T… |
| Neculai | m | Neculai, a boy's name, is a Romanian variation of Nikolas, which traces back to the Anc… | |
| Ned | m | American | Ned has its roots as a short form of Edward and Edmund in English |
| Nedd | m | The boy's name Nedd is derived as an English short form of Eduard and Edward, which in … | |
| Nedeljko | m | Slavic | The first name Nedeljko has its roots in Serbo-Croatian and carries the meaning 'not wo… |
| Nedim | m | Arabic | Nedim (also Nedîm) is the Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Nadim |
| Nedko | m | Slavic | The name Nedko represents a male variant of the name Nedka |
| Nedzmi | m | Turkish | means 'star' in Arabic |
| Neel | m | Latin | The first name Neel has its origins as a Frisian, Limburgish, and Dutch short form of C… |
| Neelgreev | m | Indian | The masculine first name Neelgreev from India means 'Lord Shiva' or 'God Shiva' and has… |
| Neelis | m | Latin | The name Neelis, a Frisian abbreviation of Cornelis, derives from the Latin Cornelius |
| Neerav | m | Indian | calm |
| Nefarian | m | English | The name Nefarian is derived from the English terms 'nefarious' and the Latin 'nefarius… |
| Nefi | m | Norse | Nefi is a traditional Nordic boy's name, meaning 'the nephew' or 'the fist' in German |
| Negan | m | Finnish | Negan is regarded as a presumably invented boy's name that became particularly popular … |
| Nehat | m | Nehat, an Albanian and Macedonian form of Nihat, translates to 'the Natural' | |
| Nehemia | m | The name Nehemia is an alternative Hebrew form of the biblical name Nehemiah (נְחֶמְיָה) | |
| Nehima | m | Hebrew | The first name Nehima is a variant of the ancient biblical name Nehemiah (נְחֶמְיָה) an… |
| Neidhard | m | The name Neidhard is derived from Nithard, an ancient German name | |
| Neidhart | m | The name Neidhart has its roots in Old High German and is composed of the terms 'nid', … | |
| Neil | m | The male first name Neil is the English form of the Gaelic/Celtic name Niall, which can… | |
| Neilos | m | Neilos (Neílos) is a Greek first name for boys that refers to the Egyptian river Nile, … | |
| Neithard | m | The name Neithard is a boy's name with Old High German roots, which translates to "the … | |
| Nejdet | m | Arabic | The name Nejdet is regarded as a Turkish variant of Necdet |
| Neji | m | Japanese | Neji, a boy's name from Japan, means "the screw" or "the healing trainer." The origin o… |
| Nejmettin | m | Arabic | The name has its roots in Algerian Arabic and French |
| Neki | m | Russian | Neki (Неки) is a male first name from the Caucasus, which translates to 'the wild straw… |
| Nekko | m | Japanese | root |
| Neko | m | Japanese | Neko, a masculine name, is derived from Nedzad and can take on various meanings such as… |
| Nektario | m | The meaning of Nektario as a variant of the name Nektarios (Νεκτάριος) is 'the nectar-l… | |
| Nektarios | m | Greek | The first name Nektarios (Νεκτάριος) comes from ancient Greek and means 'sweet as necta… |
| Nelas | m | Nelas is regarded as a masculine first name of Galician-Portuguese origin | |
| Nelian | m | Latin | The name Nelian is a novel short form of Cornelius and carries the meaning 'the Horned'… |