Namib(Region)Southern African, Khoekhoe, English Means "desert, vast place" in Khoekhoe. This is the name of a desert in southwestern Africa, mainly in the country of Namibia.
Naples(Settlement)English From Latin Neapolis, from Greek Νεάπολις (Neapolis) meaning "new city". This is the name of a city in southern Italy, originally founded as a Greek colony.
Narnia(Country)Literature The name of a fictional country in C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia series of fantasy novels (first released 1950). It was inspired by the Latin name of Narni, an Italian town in the region of Umbria.
Nazareth(Settlement)English, French, Biblical, Biblical Latin Possibly from Hebrew נֵצֶר (netzer) meaning "branch, shoot" or נָצַר (natzar) meaning "watch, guard". This is the name of a town in Galilee in Israel. It was the home town of Jesus.
Netherlands(Country)English From English nether meaning "lower" and land, referring to the low-lying position of the country. This is the name of a country in northwestern Europe. It is sometimes called Holland in English, though this is properly one of its subregions. In English it is usually referred to using the definite article, the.
Neuville(Settlement)French Means "new town" in French. This is the name of various towns in France.
Niger(River & Country)English, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Croatian, Serbian, Late Roman Meaning unknown, possibly of Berber origin, though influenced by Latin niger"black". This is the name of a river in western Africa (and a country that is named after it).
Nile(River)English From Latin Nilus, which was from Greek Νεῖλος (Neilos), possibly of Semitic origin meaning "river". This is the name of a long river in Africa.
Nineveh(Settlement)English, Biblical From Akkadian 𒉌𒉡𒀀 (Ninua), possibly related to 𒄩 (nūnu) meaning "fish". When written, the name is usually prefixed with 𒌷 indicating a city. This may have referred to an aspect of Ishtar, as from an early time the city was a center of worship of the goddess. The cuneiform symbols used to represent the city's name depict a fish within a house.... [more]
Nippon(Country)Japanese Means "origin of the sun, sunrise", from Sino-Japanese 日 (nichi) meaning "sun" and 本 (hon) meaning "root, origin". This is the Japanese name for Japan.
Nowakowo(Settlement)Polish From Polish nowy meaning "new". This is the name of towns in Poland.
Nowice(Settlement)Polish From Polish nowy meaning "new". This is the name of a few towns in Poland.
Nubia(Region)English, Late Roman Possibly derives from the Egyptian word nbw meaning "gold". This was the name of an ancient region and kingdom in Africa, south of Egypt.
Nysa(Region)Greek Mythology Possibly from an archaic Greek word meaning "tree". In Greek mythology Nysa was the mountainous region where young Dionysos was raised.