Boy names that start with N

N is for Nathan, Nico, Noel and hundreds of other noble and novel baby boy names that start with the letter N. Find them all at Emirate Gate.

NamesOriginOrigin
NoelThere is no more obvious name for a Christmas baby than Noel, and now “The First Noel” will take on a new meaning. The holiday…
NoahNoah has dusted off its ancient Biblical cobwebs and emerged a red-hot boy’s name. In case you missed it, in the Old Testament…
NathanNathan, like the similar sounding Ethan, is a name that parents continuously gravitate towards–and it’s not hard to see…
NicholasThe history of the name Nicholas involves the patron saint of children (not to mention sailors and wolves—cool!) who would…
NathanielNathaniel is a dignified name with an illustrious history. In the Bible, he is one of Jesus’ twelve disciples (also referred…
NolanCeltic Origin
NickEnglish Origin
NeilCeltic OriginChampion; A dynasty of Irish kings was founded by Niall of the Nine Hostages.
NicolasFrench OriginVictorious; conquerer of the people. Variant of Nicholas.
NelsonCeltic:Son of Neil
NicoNico, much like Marco, is one those nicknames (short for Nicholas) that is starting to sound better than the original. It’s…
NigelEnglish:Champion; from the Irish Gaelic name Niall
NealThe “champion” meaning is a bit ironic right now considering that both Neal and the more popular Neil have fallen into a…
NateYou’ll be hearing a lot of “Naaaate!” soon since it’s often used as a nickname for Nathaniel and Nathan, both of which are…
NormanEnglish:From the north, northerner; The name Norman appeared before the French Norman Conquest, and therefore while both names may…
NortonEnglish Origin
NorthNorth had been in the shadows of direction-inspired names for years—until Kim Kardashian and Kanye West gave it to their…
NevilleEnglish OriginFrom the new town
NilesEnglish OriginSon of Neil
NadirArabic:Rare, precious
NikoEnglish:Abbreviation of Nicholas. Mythological Nike was Greek goddess of victory and root origin of Nicholas.
NewtonThis name of English origin is more commonly used as a surname (i.e. Wayne Newton), and is too outdated to use as a first…
NikkoEnglish:Abbreviation of Nicholas. Mythological Nike was Greek goddess of victory and root origin of Nicholas.
NolandCeltic:Noble
NorbertEnglish OriginShining one from the north
NielsDanish Origin
NathanialHebrew:God has given. One of the 12 biblical apostles.
NicholaiSlavic:Victorious; conquerer of the people. Variant of Nicholas.
NeillCeltic:Champion
NoellFrench:Birthday. Feminine of Noel. Commonly refers to Christ”s birth and Christmas festival.
NevanIrish:Holy
NealeCeltic:Champion
NylesEnglish:Champion Form of Neil.
NeilanIrish:Champion Form of Neil.
NikitaRussian:Unconquered
NessScottish:From the headland
NikolaiPolish:Victorious; conquerer of the people. Variant of Nicholas.
NathanaelFrench OriginGift from God or born on Christmas; In the Bible, one of the twelve biblical apostles
NatHebrew:Gift from God; a short form of Nathan and Nathaniel
NatalSpanish:Born at Christmas
NikiLatin:Of the lord
NeilsonScandinavian:Victorious; conquerer of the people and a variant of Nicholas
NachoSpanish Origin
NorrisEnglish OriginFrom the north, northerner; based on Old French surname
NorwellEnglish:From the northern well or spring; surname
NiloGreek:People”s victory
NyleCeltic:Champion
NiccoloItalian:Victorious; conquerer of the people. Variant of Nicholas.
NilsenScandinavian:Victorious; conquerer of the people. Variant of Nicholas.
NicoloItalian:Victorious; conquerer of the people. Variant of Nicholas.
NadavHebrew:Noble, generous; The biblical Nadav was the oldest son of Aaron, the high priest.
NaalIrish:Name of a saint
NaalnishNative American:He works (Navajo)
NaamanHebrew:Pleasant, sweet, beautiful; In the Bible, Naaman was the general of the army of Aram.
NaftaliHebrew:To wrestle or be crafty or a comparison; in the Bible, the sixth son of Jacob
NagelfarNorse:The ship that will carry the dead to Ragnarok
NaggarEgyptian:Carpenter; Egyptian version of Najjar
NaheleNative American:Forest
NahumHebrew:Compassionate; a biblical tribesman of Judah
NaiserAfrican:Founder of clans