Elements Starting with N

usage
type
na 1 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of cài.
na 2 奈, な Japanese
Japanese goon reading of nài. It is usually used simply as a phonetic character in Japanese names, since it is the basis of the hiragana character (na).
na 3 Japanese
Japanese on reading of .
na 4 English
Phonetic element /nɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /nə/).
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "that, that one".
Hawaiian
Hawaiian plural definite article ("the").
naʿam נָעַם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be pleasant".
nabat Turkmen
Turkmen word referring to a type of crystallized sugar candy.
nabe 辺, 邊 Japanese
Means "area, place, vicinity", a Japanese nanori reading of biān.
nāda नाद Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "sound, roar".
nādā نادى Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to call, to announce, to invite".
naděja надѣꙗ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "hope".
nadiya ندي Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to be moist, to be damp".
nafusa نفس Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to be precious".
nāga नाग Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "snake".
naga 1 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yǒng.
naga 2 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of cháng.
nagal Old High German, Old Dutch (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "nail, peg".
naglaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "nail, peg".
nagy Hungarian
Hungarian word meaning "big, great".
naḥam נָחַם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to comfort, to console".
nài Chinese
Chinese character meaning "why, how, what, endure".
nǎi Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to be, then, really, indeed".
naʿima نعم Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to live in comfort, to be delighted".
najā نجا Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to save, to entrust, to confide in".
najīb نجيب Arabic
Arabic word meaning "noble, distinguished".
najĭti Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to find".
najjār نجّار Arabic
Arabic word meaning "carpenter".
naka Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zhōng.
nāla نال Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to get, to reach".
nalinī नलिनी Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "lotus".
nām نام Persian
Persian word meaning "name".
nam 南, 남 Korean, Vietnamese
Korean reading and Vietnamese form of nán.
namratā नम्रता Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "bowing, humility, meekness".
nán 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "male, man, son".
nán 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "south".
nán 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "camphor tree".
nana Japanese
Japanese kun reading of .
nand Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "daring, brave".
nanda नन्द Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "joy, delight".
nani Hawaiian
Hawaiian word meaning "beauty, glory".
nanþa 𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "boldness, daring".
nanþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "daring, brave".
náo 挠, 撓 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "scratch, bother".
nao Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of zhí.
nār 1 نار Persian
Variant of anār.
nār 2 نار Arabic
Arabic word meaning "fire".
nara नर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "man".
narāmu Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "beloved".
naran наран Mongolian
Mongolian word meaning "sun".
narendra नरेन्द्र Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "lord of men".
nārī नारी Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "woman".
narkissos νάρκισσος Ancient Greek
Greek word for the narcissus flower, possibly derived from νάρκη (narke) meaning "sleep, numbness". The character was probably named after the flower, not vice versa.
narm نرم Persian
Persian word meaning "soft, gentle".
naru 徳, 德 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of .
naṣara نصر Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to help, to aid".
naṣāru Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "to protect, to defend".
naṣīb نصيب Arabic
Arabic word meaning "fate, luck, chance".
nāṣir ناصر Arabic
Arabic word meaning "helper".
naṣīr نصير Arabic
Arabic word meaning "helper".
nasl نسْل Arabic
Arabic word meaning "progeny, offspring".
naṯan נָתַן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to give".
nātha नाथ Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "master, lord".
nathi Nguni
Nguni word meaning "with us".
natsu Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xià.
naudiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "need, necessity".
nauja ᓇᐅᔭ Inuit
Inuit word meaning "seagull".
nava नव Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "new, fresh".
nawwara نوّر Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to blossom, to illuminate, to light".
nay English
Phonetic element /neɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as nay, nae, ne, and so on.
nāz ناز Persian
Persian word meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".
nbt 𓈖𓃀𓏏 Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian word meaning "lady".
nḏm 𓈖𓆓𓅓 Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian word meaning "sweet, pleasant".
ńdụ̀ Igbo
Igbo word meaning "life".
ne Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yīn.
nebojĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "fearless, brave".
neděľa недѣлꙗ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "Sunday", ultimately meaning "not working".
nee English
Phonetic element /ni/ in English names.
neemi Medieval Finnic
Finnic word meaning "cape, peninsula".
neen English
Phonetic element /nin/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as nene, nine or neen.
nees English
Phonetic element /nis/ in English names.
negīn نگین Persian
Persian word meaning "gemstone".
nehād نهاد Persian
Persian word meaning "nature, disposition".
nèi 内, 內 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "inside".
němĭcĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "foreigner, German".
nenada Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "unexpected event".
neos νέος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "new".
ner נֵר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "lamp, candle, light".
nērāru Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "helper".
Nereis Νηρηΐς Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "nymph, sea sprite" (plural Νηρηΐδες (Nereides)), ultimately from the name of the god Nereus.
nes Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "headland, promontory".
nesos νῆσος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "island".
neujaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "new".
nevěnŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "marigold".
nfr 𓈖𓆑𓂋 Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian word meaning "beautiful, good, perfect".
ngải Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of ài.
ngô Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of .
ngọc Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of .
nguyên Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of yuán.
nguyễn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of ruǎn.
nguyệt Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of yuè.
nhung Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of róng.
Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "obtain, get, have, possess" ( before vowel).
niǎo 鸟, 鳥 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bird".
nichi Japanese
Japanese goon reading of .
nidar Old High German
Old High German word meaning "down".
niger Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "black".
nike νίκη Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "victory".
niketa निकेत Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "house, habitation".
niketes νικητής Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "winner, victor".
nikhila निखिल Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "whole, entire, complete".
nīla नील Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "dark blue".
niʿma نعمة Arabic
Arabic word meaning "blessing".
nin 𒎏 Sumerian
Sumerian word meaning "lady, lord".
nina Quechua
Quechua word meaning "fire".
níng 宁, 寧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "peaceful, calm, serene".
nīra नीर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "water".
nīraja नीरज Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "water-born".
nīrava नीरव Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "quiet, silent".
nire Basque
Basque word meaning "mine, belonging to me".
nirmala निर्मल Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "clean, pure".
nirupama निरुपम Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "unequaled, matchless".
niśā निशा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "night".
nisāʾ نساء Arabic
Arabic word meaning "women".
niśānta निशान्त Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "night's end, dawn".
nishi 西 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of .
nīta नीत Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "conducted, led".
nītha नीथ Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "way, mode".
niþer Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "down".
nither Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "down".
niðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "down".
niþra Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "down".
nīti नीति Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "guidance, moral conduct, behaviour".
nitya नित्य Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "eternal".
niuwi Old High German
Old High German word meaning "new".
nivāsa निवास Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "house, abode".
nives Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "snows".
niviarsiaq Greenlandic
Greenlandic word meaning "young girl".
niwe Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "new".
nizŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "down".
ǹkè Igbo
Igbo word meaning "that, this".
Ǹkwọ́ Igbo
Igbo word referring to a day of the week.
ńlá Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "great, large".
nʿm Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to be pleasant".
ńnà Igbo
Igbo word meaning "father".
ńné Igbo
Igbo word meaning "mother".
ńnwá Igbo
Igbo word meaning "child".
no 1 Japanese
Japanese possessive marker.
no 2 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of .
no 3 乃, の Japanese
Japanese kun reading of nǎi. It is sometimes used as a kanji representation of the possessive particle no, since it is the basis of the hiragana character .
no 4 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zhī. It was formerly used as the kanji representation of the possessive particle no.
no 5 Nguni
Nguni prefix meaning "female".
nọ̀ Igbo
Igbo word meaning "is (at the place)".
nobilis Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "noble, high-born, illustrious".
noboru Japanese
Japanese kun reading of dēng.
nobu 1 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of xìn.
nobu 2 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yán.
nobu 3 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of shēn.
noburu Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of shēn.
noe Hawaiian
Hawaiian word meaning "mist".
noḡah נֹגַהּ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "brightness".
noi נוֹי Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "beauty, ornament".
noíb Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "holy".
nomos νόμος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "law, custom".
non Japanese
Japanese on reading of yīn.
noos νόος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "mind, thought".
nord Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "north".
nori 1 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of .
nori 2 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of diǎn.
nori 3 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of .
nori 4 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xiàn.
nori 5 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of .
normant Medieval French
Old French word meaning "north man, Norman", referring to the Scandinavian peoples who settled in northern France in the 10th century.
nort Medieval French
Old French word meaning "north".
norþ Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "north".
norðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "north".
nosŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "nose".
not Old High German
Old High German word meaning "need, necessity".
notarius Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "clerk, notary".
noð Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "boldness, daring".
novŭ новъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "new".
novus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "new".
nqoba Nguni
Nguni word meaning "to conquer".
ǹsó Igbo
Igbo word meaning "near".
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "woman, female".
nuaḥ נוּחַ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to rest, to repose".
nuǎn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "warm, genial".
nui Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian word meaning "big".
numa Japanese
Japanese character meaning "swamp, marsh", a kun reading of zhǎo.
nūr نور Arabic
Arabic word meaning "light".
nurþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "north".
nūsh نوش Persian
Persian word meaning "ambrosia, nectar".
nushi Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zhǔ.
nux Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "nut".
nuz Old High German
Old High German word meaning "nut".
nwé Igbo
Igbo word meaning "possess, own, have".
ny English
Phonetic element /naɪ/ in English names.
nyè Igbo
Igbo word meaning "give".
nymphe νύμφη Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "bride, nymph".
nyně Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "now".
nýr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "new".