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 WFA Moms Blog.
Names | Origin | Origin |
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Noel | There is no more obvious name for a Christmas baby than Noel, and now “The First Noel” will take on a new meaning. The holiday… | |
Noah | Noah has dusted off its ancient Biblical cobwebs and emerged a red-hot boy’s name. In case you missed it, in the Old Testament… | |
Nathan | Nathan, like the similar sounding Ethan, is a name that parents continuously gravitate towards–and it’s not hard to see… | |
Nicholas | The history of the name Nicholas involves the patron saint of children (not to mention sailors and wolves—cool!) who would… | |
Nathaniel | Nathaniel is a dignified name with an illustrious history. In the Bible, he is one of Jesus’ twelve disciples (also referred… | |
Nolan | Celtic Origin | |
Nick | English Origin | |
Neil | Celtic Origin | Champion; A dynasty of Irish kings was founded by Niall of the Nine Hostages. |
Nicolas | French Origin | Victorious; conquerer of the people. Variant of Nicholas. |
Nelson | Celtic: | Son of Neil |
Nico | Nico, much like Marco, is one those nicknames (short for Nicholas) that is starting to sound better than the original. It’s… | |
Nigel | English: | Champion; from the Irish Gaelic name Niall |
Neal | The “champion” meaning is a bit ironic right now considering that both Neal and the more popular Neil have fallen into a… | |
Nate | You’ll be hearing a lot of “Naaaate!” soon since it’s often used as a nickname for Nathaniel and Nathan, both of which are… | |
Norman | English: | From the north, northerner; The name Norman appeared before the French Norman Conquest, and therefore while both names may… |
Norton | English Origin | |
North | North had been in the shadows of direction-inspired names for years—until Kim Kardashian and Kanye West gave it to their… | |
Neville | English Origin | From the new town |
Niles | English Origin | Son of Neil |
Nadir | Arabic: | Rare, precious |
Niko | English: | Abbreviation of Nicholas. Mythological Nike was Greek goddess of victory and root origin of Nicholas. |
Newton | This name of English origin is more commonly used as a surname (i.e. Wayne Newton), and is too outdated to use as a first… | |
Nikko | English: | Abbreviation of Nicholas. Mythological Nike was Greek goddess of victory and root origin of Nicholas. |
Noland | Celtic: | Noble |
Norbert | English Origin | Shining one from the north |
Niels | Danish Origin | |
Nathanial | Hebrew: | God has given. One of the 12 biblical apostles. |
Nicholai | Slavic: | Victorious; conquerer of the people. Variant of Nicholas. |
Neill | Celtic: | Champion |
Noell | French: | Birthday. Feminine of Noel. Commonly refers to Christ”s birth and Christmas festival. |
Nevan | Irish: | Holy |
Neale | Celtic: | Champion |
Nyles | English: | Champion Form of Neil. |
Neilan | Irish: | Champion Form of Neil. |
Nikita | Russian: | Unconquered |
Ness | Scottish: | From the headland |
Nikolai | Polish: | Victorious; conquerer of the people. Variant of Nicholas. |
Nathanael | French Origin | Gift from God or born on Christmas; In the Bible, one of the twelve biblical apostles |
Nat | Hebrew: | Gift from God; a short form of Nathan and Nathaniel |
Natal | Spanish: | Born at Christmas |
Niki | Latin: | Of the lord |
Neilson | Scandinavian: | Victorious; conquerer of the people and a variant of Nicholas |
Nacho | Spanish Origin | |
Norris | English Origin | From the north, northerner; based on Old French surname |
Norwell | English: | From the northern well or spring; surname |
Nilo | Greek: | People”s victory |
Nyle | Celtic: | Champion |
Niccolo | Italian: | Victorious; conquerer of the people. Variant of Nicholas. |
Nilsen | Scandinavian: | Victorious; conquerer of the people. Variant of Nicholas. |
Nicolo | Italian: | Victorious; conquerer of the people. Variant of Nicholas. |
Nadav | Hebrew: | Noble, generous; The biblical Nadav was the oldest son of Aaron, the high priest. |
Naal | Irish: | Name of a saint |
Naalnish | Native American: | He works (Navajo) |
Naaman | Hebrew: | Pleasant, sweet, beautiful; In the Bible, Naaman was the general of the army of Aram. |
Naftali | Hebrew: | To wrestle or be crafty or a comparison; in the Bible, the sixth son of Jacob |
Nagelfar | Norse: | The ship that will carry the dead to Ragnarok |
Naggar | Egyptian: | Carpenter; Egyptian version of Najjar |
Nahele | Native American: | Forest |
Nahum | Hebrew: | Compassionate; a biblical tribesman of Judah |
Naiser | African: | Founder of clans |