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").
na'am נָעַם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be pleasant".
nabe 辺, 邊 Japanese
Means "area, place, vicinity", a Japanese nanori reading of biān.
nacham נָחַם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to comfort, to console".
nada нада Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "hope".
naga 1 नाग Sanskrit
Sanskrit element meaning "snake".
naga 2 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of cháng.
naga 3 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yǒng.
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".
nài Chinese
Chinese character meaning "why, how, what, endure".
nǎi Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to be, then, really, indeed".
najib نجيب Arabic
Arabic word meaning "noble, distinguished".
najjar نجّار Arabic
Arabic word meaning "carpenter".
naka Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zhōng.
nalini नलिनी Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "lotus".
nam 南, 남 Korean, Vietnamese
Korean reading and Vietnamese form of nán.
namrata 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.
nar 1 نار Persian
Variant of anar.
nar 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".
nari 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 .
naṣāru Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "to protect, to defend".
nasib نصيب Arabic
Arabic word meaning "fate, luck, chance".
natan נָתַן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to give".
natha नाथ Sanskrit
Sanskrit element meaning "master, lord".
natsu Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xià.
naudiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "need, necessity".
nauja ᓇᐅᔭ Indigenous American, Inuit
Inuit word meaning "seagull".
nava नव Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "new, fresh".
nay English
Phonetic element /neɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as nay, nae, ne, and so on.
naydam South Slavic
South Slavic word meaning "find".
naz 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 Western African, Igbo
Igbo word meaning "life".
ne Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yīn.
neboj South Slavic
Serbian and Croatian word meaning "fearless".
nedelya неделя, недеља Medieval Slavic
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.
negin نگین Persian
Persian word meaning "gemstone".
nehad نهاد Persian
Persian word meaning "nature, disposition".
nèi 内, 內 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "inside".
němici Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "foreigner, German".
nenad ненад South Slavic
Serbian and Croatian word meaning "unexpected".
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".
neven невен South Slavic
South 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.
Western African, 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".
nila नील Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "dark blue".
ni'mah نعمة Arabic
Arabic word meaning "blessing".
nin 𒎏 Sumerian
Sumerian word meaning "lady, lord".
nina Indigenous American, Quechua
Quechua word meaning "fire".
níng 宁, 寧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "peaceful, calm, serene".
nira नीर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "water".
niraja नीरज Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "water-born".
nirava 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".
nisha निशा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "night".
nishanta निशान्त Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "night's end, dawn".
nishi 西 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of .
nita नीत Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "conducted, led".
nitha 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".
niti 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".
nivasa निवास Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "house, abode".
nives Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "snows".
niwe Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "new".
nizu Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "down".
ǹkè Western African, Igbo
Igbo word meaning "that, this".
Ǹkwọ́ Western African, Igbo
Igbo word referring to a day of the week.
ńlá Western African, Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "great, large".
ńnà Western African, Igbo
Igbo word meaning "father".
ńné Western African, Igbo
Igbo word meaning "mother".
ńnwá Western African, 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 Southern African, Nguni
Nguni prefix meaning "female".
nọ̀ Western African, Igbo
Igbo word meaning "is (at the place)".
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".
noi נוֹי Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "beauty".
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".
nosu Medieval Slavic
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".
novus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "new".
novy новъ Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "new".
nqoba Southern African, Nguni
Nguni word meaning "to conquer".
ǹsó Western African, Igbo
Igbo word meaning "near".
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "woman, female".
nuach 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.
nur نور Arabic
Arabic word meaning "light".
nurþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "north".
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 Western African, Igbo
Igbo word meaning "possess, own, have".
ny English
Phonetic element /naɪ/ in English names.
nyè Western African, Igbo
Igbo word meaning "give".
nymphe νύμφη Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "bride, nymph".
nyni Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "now".
nýr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "new".