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Navida GalicianGalician and Asturian-Leonese: habitational name from either of two places named Navia, in Galicia and Asturies.
Navon HebrewMeans "wise, intelligent" in Hebrew. A notable bearer of this surname was Israeli president Yitzhak Navon (1921-2015).
Nawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 名
(na) meaning "name, reputation" and 和
(wa) meaning "harmony, peace".
Nawab Urdu, PunjabiFrom a title traditionally used by Muslim officials in South Asia who acted as local governors and rulers of deputy states. It is ultimately derived from Arabic نائب
(na'ib) via Persian.
Nawaqanitawase FijianA surname of Fijian heritage. A famous person with this surname is Mark Nawaqanitawase, an Australian rugby player.
Nayak Indian, Odia, Gujarati, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Konkani, NepaliFrom a title derived from Sanskrit नायक
(nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Naylor EnglishOccupational name for someone who made nails, from Middle English
nayler "nail maker".
Naz UrduFrom Persian ناز
(naz) meaning "comfort, luxury, affection".
Nazar Arabic, Muslim, Jewish, Iranian, Persian, Basque, Polish, Ukrainian, Armenian (Americanized)Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim
Abdol,
Ahamed,
Ali,
Behzad,
Bijan,
Davoud,
Massoud,
Muhammad,
Naved,
Nuri,
Saeid,
Sheikh.... [
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Nazário Spanish, PortugueseSome characteristic forenames: Spanish
Jose,
Luis,
Carlos,
Rafael,
Angel,
Emilio,
Enrique,
Jorge,
Manuel,
Ruben,
Francisco,
Juan.... [
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Nazeri PersianFrom Persian ناظر
(nâzer) meaning "watcher, observer".
Nazimova Russian, LiteratureNotable users of the name includes the Russian silent screen star Alla Nazimova (1879-1945) and the heroine of the Russian novel 'Children of the Streets', Nadezhda Nazimova.
Ndayishimiye Rundi, RwandanMeans "I rejoice in the lord, god has made me happy, I am grateful to god" from
nda- a prefix meaning "I",
yi an infix often used for verb conjugation in Bantu languages, and
-shimiye meaning "to rejoice, to thank".
Ndzengue Central African (?)Unknown. One notable bearer of the surname is Fahd Richard Ndzengue Moubeti, a Gabonese professional footballer.
Nead English1. English: possibly a metonymic nickname for a needy person, from Middle English ne(e)d ‘need’. ... [
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Nears EnglishFrench in origin, it is derived from the word "Noir," which is the equivalent of the English word "Black." It could have referred to a person with dark features, hair, or perhaps even one who was thought to engage in nafarious, or "dark," deeds.
Nečas m CzechNečas roughly means "no time", composed of two words Ne ("no") and čas ("time").... [
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Necker GermanDenoted a person who lives near the Neckar River, a major tributary of the Rhine.
Nectaria RomanianFeminine version of Nectarie, Greek saint-St.Nectarie from Egina. In Romanian this means "the juice of flowers". Nectaire is probably of the same derivation as the English word "nectar". This is the etymology of nectar (from http://www.etymonline.com/) from negtar > nogalon... [
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Nedelcu Romanian (Modern)Entered Romania around the 16th century via Bulgaria as a popular female given name - Neda/Nedelea etc., attested under the form of Nedelco/Nedelcu in the historical region of Basarabia around 1560, became a surname in the following century... [
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Nederhorst DutchFrom the name of the village of Nederhorst den Berg in North Holland, the Netherlands. It means "lower height, lower hill" in Dutch, derived from
neder "lower" and
horst "overgrown elevated place"... [
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Nee Irish, Scottishreduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Niadh ("descendant of Nia") or Ó Niadh ("son of Nia"). Compare
McNee.
Needham EnglishFrom a place name derived from Old English
ned meaning "need, constraint" and
ham meaning "home, estate, settlement".
Needle English, Jewish (Americanized)English: from Middle English nedle nadle ‘needle’ (Old English nǣdle) hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of needles or in some cases perhaps for a tailor. See also Nadler.... [
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Neemelo EstonianNeemelo is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Neeme".
Neeskens DutchNickname for a nosy person, from Dutch
nees meaning "nose, snout". It could also be derived from a Dutch diminutive of the feminine given name
Agnes... [
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Neff German, German (Swiss)From Middle High German neve 'nephew', hence probably a distinguishing name for a close relation or familiar of a prominent personage.
Neggo EstonianNeggo is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "nõgu", meaning "dell".
Negishi JapaneseFrom Japanese 根
(ne) meaning "plant root, source, foundation" and 岸
(kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank".
Negre CatalanNickname or ethnic name from
negre "black" (Latin
niger), denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.
Negrete SpanishPossibly from negrete denoting a member of a 15th-century faction based in the mountainous area of Cantabria.
Negro Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, JewishNickname or ethnic name from
negro "black" (continuation of Latin
niger), denoting someone with dark hair, dark eyes, a dark complexion, someone who wore dark clothes, someone who worked a job in the night, or was otherwise associated with the night.
Negru RomanianNickname or ethnic name from
negru "black" (Latin
niger), denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.
Negueruela SpanishIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous La Riojan ghost town.
Neher GermanAn occupational name for a tailor from a deritive of Middle Low German, 'nehen' which means 'to sew' or 'to embroider'
Nehru Indian, HindiFrom Sanskrit नहर (
nahar,
nehar) meaning "canal". This name was borne by Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), the first Prime Minister of India. His earliest recorded ancestor Raj Kaul adopted the name when, upon moving from Kashmir to Delhi, he was granted a jagir (feudal land grant) with a house situated on the banks of a canal... [
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Nei EstonianNei is an Estonian surname possiby derived from "neid", meaning "girl" or "maiden".
Neidhardt GermanFrom the Germanic given name
Nithart, which is derived from Germanic
nit meaning "ambition, hatred" and
hard meaning "hardy, brave, strong".
Neighbor EnglishFrom the Middle English word
neighbor, derived from
neghebour, which in turn comes from the Old English words
neah, meaning "near", and
gebur, meaning "a dweller". This may have been used as a nickname for someone who was a 'good neighbor', more likely it evolved from the term of address for someone living nearby.
Neill Irish, ScottishReduced form of Irish Gaelic Ó Néill or Scottish Gaelic Mac Néill ‘descendant (or son) of Niall’, a personal name of Irish origin, thought to mean ‘champion’. The personal name was adopted by Norsemen in the form Njáll and was brought to England both directly from Ireland by Scandinavian settlers and indirectly (via France) by the Normans... [
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Nein GermanUnexplained. Perhaps from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with an element cognate with Old High German niuwi meaning "new".
Neisser GermanGerman demonym of the town of Neisse (nowadays Nysa, in Poland), itself from the name of the river Neisse (Nysa) which runs through the city.
Neizvestny RussianDerived from Russian неизвестный
(neizvestny) meaning "unknown" or "stranger".
Nejad PersianMeans "lineage, race" in Persian (an archaic word), typically used as a suffix for compound surnames.
Neji Japanese (Rare)This surname is used as 子師, combining 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac)" with 師 (shi, su, nara.u, moromoro) meaning "army, exemplar, expert, master, model, teacher, war."
Neks EstonianNeks is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "nekrut" meaning "recruit" and "conscript".
Nelke EstonianNelke is an Estonian surname meaning "pink", "dianthus" and "carnation".
Nelms English (American)Topographic name for someone who lived near or amid a grove of elm trees, from misdivision of Middle English atten elmes ‘at the elms’
Nemcová f SlovakFeminine form of the surname Nemec exclusively used in Slovakia.
Nemec m SlovakSlovak or unaccented/Anglicized form of Němec. A famous bearer of this surname is Slovak soccer player Adam Nemec (1985–).
Nemirov m RussianFrom Russian
не мир (ne mir), meaning "no peace". Probably a cossack nickname surname.
Nemirow EnglishIs the English for the Russian/Ukrainian Surname Nemirov
Nemoto JapaneseFrom 根 (
ne) meaning "plant root, source, foundation" and 本 (
moto) meaning "source, origin".
Nenninger GermanHabitational name for someone from Nenningen in Württemberg.
Nepal NepaliName for someone from the village of Nepa in western-central Nepal.
Nequiz NahuatlPossibly derived from the Nahuatl word 'Nequiztli' meaning "desirable" which most likely stems from 'Nequi' or "to want/desire."
Nerenberg JewishVariant of the Ashkenazic Jewish surname
Nierenberg, which is derived from
Nirnberg, the Yiddish form of Nuremberg (German Nürnberg), hence becoming an Ashkenazic Jewish habitational surname for someone living in that city.
Nerger German (Silesian)My family name, Nerger, is listed in the "Deutsches Namenlexicon" by Hans Bahlow. The meaning, given in the lexicon, is "ernahrer" or provider.
Nerman SwedishPossibly a combination of Swedish
nedre "lower, southern" and
man "man".
Nerz GermanFrom the German word Nerz meaning "Mink".
Nesbitt English, Scottish, IrishHabitational name from any of the places in England, Scotland and Ireland called Nesbitt or similar, all derived from Old English
nes "headland, promontory" and
bita "bit, fragment, morsel" or
byht "bight, bend, angle"... [
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Nesbø NorwegianDerived from Old Norse
nes "headland" and
bǿr "farmhouse, farmstead".
Neshchadymenko Ukrainian (Rare)Cossack surname meaning "no mercy", from Ukrainian
не (ne) "not, none, no" and
щадити (shchadyty) "to spare, to show mercy".
Nesheiwat ArabicFrom the name of clan founder Abu Nushaywah, derived from a diminutive of Arabic نشوة
(nashwah) meaning "happiness, elation".
Nesky PolishMany Polish immigrants' names were shortened to Nesky, such as Nosrazesky, Wolinsky-a wide variety of names that had the letter N somewhere within and ended in sky or ski became "Nesky." There are also non-Polish Neskys in the U.S.
Nesmith English, ScottishOccupational name for a nail or knife maker, derived from Middle English
nayl "nail" or
knyf "knife" and
smyth "craftsman, smith" (from Old English
smiþ).
Nestler GermanDerived from the middle high German word
nesteler meaning "maker of string or thread".