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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolce | m | In the Bulgarian and Macedonian languages, Nikolce means the same as Nikola or Nikolaus | |
| Nikolo | m | The name Nikolo is a short form of Nikolas, which originates from the ancient Greek Nik… | |
| Nikon | m | The name Nikon has its roots in Ancient Greek and is derived from the word 'nike', whic… | |
| Nikos | m | Nikos (also Níkos, Greek Νίκος) is a modern Greek short form of the ancient Greek name … | |
| Niks | m | Niks is a short form of Nikolajs, a Latvian variant of the name Niklas, which has its r… | |
| Nil | m | Russian | Nil is a Catalan short form of the name Neilos for boys |
| Nilai | m | The name Nilai has its roots in Tamil and is derived from the term nilai (நிலை), which … | |
| Nilan | m | Indian | Nilan is a masculine first name of Indian origin that carries the meanings 'the sapphir… |
| Nilanjan | m | Indian | The name Nilanjan has its roots in Hindi and carries the meaning "the one with blue eyes" |
| Nilas | m | Norse | Nilas is a Sami and Scandinavian variation of Nils and thus a variant of the name Nikolaus |
| Nile | m | Egyptian | The first name Nile, masculine in gender, is an English form of Niles, which leads back… |
| Niles | m | English | Niles is an English spelling of the name Neil, which in turn traces back to Niall |
| Nilesh | m | Sanskrit | Nilesh is an Indian male name meaning 'the dark blue prince' |
| Nilian | m | Greek | Nilian has its roots in the Greek and Hebrew languages |
| Nilias | m | Nilias is a modern form of the name Neilos and translates to "the one descended from th… | |
| Nilo | m | Nilo is a masculine first name that has several origins and meanings | |
| Nils | m | Swedish | Nils is the Swedish version of Nikolaus and means 'victory of the people' |
| Nils-Anker | m | The origin of the word is unclear | |
| Nils-Björn | m | Nils-Björn is a double name combining Nils ("victory of the people") and Björn ("the be… | |
| Nils-Daniel | m | There is currently no specific information available regarding the meaning of the name … | |
| Nils-Elias | m | Nils-Elias is a double name combining Nils ("victory of the people") and Elias ("God is… | |
| Nils-Erik | m | Nils-Erik is a double name combining Nils ("victory of the people") and Erik ("the sole… | |
| Nils-Günter | m | Nils-Günter is a double name combining Nils ("victory of the people") and Günter ("the … | |
| Nils-Holger | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Nils-Ingo | m | Nils-Ingo is a double name combining Nils ("victory of the people") and Ingo ("from the… | |
| Nils-Luca | m | Nils-Luca is a double name combining Nils ("victory of the people") and Luca ("the born… | |
| Nils-Marten | m | Currently, no information on the meaning is available | |
| Nils-Mattis | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Nils-Morten | m | Nils-Morten is a double name combining Nils ("victory of the people") and Morten ("dedi… | |
| Nils-Olaf | m | Nils-Olaf is a double name combining Nils ("victory of the people") and Olaf ("descenda… | |
| Nils-Oliver | m | Nils-Oliver is a double name combining Nils ("victory of the people") and Oliver ("the … | |
| Nils-Peter | m | Nils-Peter is a double name combining Nils ("victory of the people") and Peter ("the ro… | |
| Nils-Rainer | m | Norse | Nils-Rainer is a double name combining Nils ("victory of the people") and Rainer ("the … |
| Nilson | m | Irish | Nilson is a variation of Nelson and means 'the son of Neal' |
| Nilsson | m | Scandinavian | The first name Nilsson has its roots in the Swedish surname that goes back to Nils, whi… |
| Nilus | m | Latin | The first name Nilus traces back to the Latin variant of the Greek Neilos, which denote… |
| Nimo | m | Greek | Nimo is a masculine derivative of Nima and metaphorically means 'the Sunny' or 'the Half' |
| Nimon | m | The name Nimon has Albanian roots, but the exact composition of the words from which it… | |
| Nimrod | m | Hebrew | The first name Nimrod (נִמְרֹד) has its roots in the biblical Hebrew language and is no… |
| Nin | m | Hebrew | The boy's name Nin has its origins in Hebrew and means 'the descendant' or 'the great-g… |
| Nineb | m | Nineb is an ancient boy's name from Babylonian culture, whose origin has not yet been d… | |
| Ninho | m | Portuguese | The boy's name Ninho comes from Portuguese and translates to 'cave' or 'nest' |
| Ninian | m | Celtic | Ninian is a masculine first name with Scottish-Irish roots, whose origin is not entirel… |
| Ninos | m | The name Ninos (Νίνος) is an ancient Greek derivation of the Assyrian name Nineveh, ref… | |
| Niocovat | m | Russian | The name Niocovat has its roots in the Russian language, with the exact meaning and spe… |
| Niranjan | m | Sanskrit | Niranjan is a masculine name with Indian roots |
| Nirmal | m | Sanskrit | Nirmal is a boy's name that has its roots in Sanskrit |
| Nirushan | m | Indian | Nirushan is a derived form of the Indian name Nirusha, which means 'the one without lig… |
| Nirzad | m | Slavic | The boy's name Nirzad has Slavic roots and consists of several elements, the exact comp… |
| Nis | m | Nis is a Danish and Frisian variant of the name Niels, which is considered a Danish Low… | |
| Nishan | m | Persian | Nishan is a boy's name of oriental origin |
| Nison | m | Aramaic | The name Nison has its roots in the Aramaic language and refers to the month of April |
| Nisse | m | Nisse, a male first name, is regarded as the Danish and Swedish form of Nils, which is … | |
| Nissim | m | Nissim is a Jewish boy's name that can be translated into English as "the wonderful thi… | |
| Nitash | m | Indian | The name Nitash, a masculine variant of Nitesh, can be literally translated as 'the hea… |
| Nitem | m | Indian | Nitem is a rare form of the Indian name Niten, which can be translated as 'the night' |
| Nitesh | m | Indian | Nitesh is a boy's name from India that translates into English as 'the heartbeat of the… |
| Nithard | m | The name Nithard has its roots in Old High German and can be translated as 'the determi… | |
| Nivaldo | m | Nivaldo, a boy's name, is regarded as a Brazilian variation of the name Nivard | |
| Nivan | m | Arabic | The name Nivan also means 'the Visitor' in Kurdish and is translated as 'the Brave and … |
| Nivas | m | Sanskrit | The name Nivas has its roots in Sanskrit, one of the oldest Indian languages |
| Nivash | m | Indian | Nivash is a boys' name associated with the meanings 'the place to live' or 'the home' |
| Niven | m | English | Niven is the English form of the Irish nickname Naomhain and literally means 'the littl… |
| Niyazi | m | Persian | Niyazi is a traditional male first name that means "the one who supplicates God" or "th… |
| Niyol | m | The name Niyol comes from the Navajo language and literally means 'the wind' or, more f… | |
| Niyoosha | m | Persian | Niyoosha is a boy's name of Persian origin |
| Nizam | m | Arabic | Nizam is a masculine name that comes from Arabic |
| Nizar | m | Arabic | Nizar (نزار) is a boy's name that comes from Arabic |
| Njal | m | Danish | The name Njal (Njål) is a Scandinavian derivation of the name Niall |
| Njata | m | African | Njata is a male first name that comes from the Kikuyu language and carries the meaning … |
| Njegos | m | The name Njegos (Njegoš) has its roots in the Serbo-Croatian word njegovati, which mean… | |
| Njord | m | The Norwegian variant Njord traces back to the name Njǫrðr, which is rooted in Norse my… | |
| Nkrumah | m | Arabic | The origin of the name is Arabic |
| Nnamdi | m | African | The boy's name Nnamdi comes from Igbo and can be translated as 'my father lives' or 'my… |
| Noah-Aaron | m | Hebrew | The male first name Noah-Aaron consists of Noah and Aaron |
| Noah-Aurel | m | Latin | The name Noah stands for 'bringer of peace' and Aurel for 'gold' or 'golden' |
| Noah-Benjamin | m | Noah-Benjamin is a double name combining Noah ("the bringer of peace") and Benjamin ("s… | |
| Noah-Christoph | m | Noah-Christoph is a double name combining Noah ("the bringer of peace") and Christoph (… | |
| Noah-Colin | m | Noah-Colin is a double name combining Noah ("the bringer of peace") and Colin ("victory… | |
| Noah-Gabriel | m | Biblical | The double name Noah-Gabriel is derived from the names Noah and Gabriel |
| Noah-Kim | m | Noah-Kim is a double name combining Noah ("the bringer of peace") and Kim ("the one fro… | |
| Noah-Lewis | m | No information about the meaning is currently available | |
| Noah-Mario | m | Noah-Mario is a double name combining Noah ("the bringer of peace") and Mario ("the one… | |
| Noah-Maurice | m | Hebrew | Noah-Maurice is a double name combining Noah ("the bringer of peace") and Maurice ("the… |
| Noah-Maxim | m | Hebrew | Information about the meaning of the name is currently missing |
| Noah-Nicolas | m | Hebrew | Noah-Nicolas is a double name combining Noah ("the bringer of peace") and Nicolas ("vic… |
| Noah-Nolde | m | Origin unknown | |
| Noah-Ray | m | English | Noah-Ray is a double name combining Noah ("the bringer of peace") and Ray ("the protect… |
| Noah-Sebastian | m | Noah stands for 'bringer of peace', while Sebastian carries the addition 'the exalted' | |
| Noah-Zane | m | African | Noah means 'the one who brings peace' from Hebrew, and Zane means 'the one who brings v… |
| Noam | m | English | Noam is a first name of Hebrew origin that can be used for both men and women |
| Noan | m | The name Noan has biblical roots and comes from Hebrew | |
| Noar | m | Latin | The name Noar has its roots in the Old High German word narro, which means 'fool' or 'c… |
| Noaz | m | Hebrew | Noaz is a Hebrew boy's name that encompasses the meanings 'the joyful' as a derivation … |
| Nobert | m | Nobert is a short form of the name Norbert | |
| Noble | m | Latin | The name Noble, an English name for boys, is derived from a surname with roots in Latin |
| Nobu | m | Japanese | Nobu is a gender-neutral first name from Japan that carries the meanings 'the trust' or… |
| Nobuo | m | Japanese | Nobuo, a male first name from Japan, can be freely translated as 'the familiar hero.' I… |
| Nobuyoshi | m | Japanese | Nobuyoshi is a Japanese boy's name that can be interpreted as 'the faith in justice,' b… |
| Nobuyuki | m | Japanese | The name Nobuyuki, which originates from Japan, means "convinced of happiness" and is m… |