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Nerys

From Welsh, probably derived from Old Welsh Generys (literally “white lady”).

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Nesby

Borrowed from Norwegian Nesby.

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Named after the River Ness, of Proto-Brythonic/Pictish origin, from a Proto-Celtic word *Nesta describing great currents, according to MacBain, from the same Proto-Indo-European root that gave the river Νέστος (Néstos),

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Nest

Two possible origins: * Welsh metronymic surname, from a diminutive of the personal name Agnes. * Borrowed from German Nest (“nest”), probably a topographic surname.

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Net

Shortening.

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Netra

From Sanskrit नेत्र (netra, “eyes”).

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Nett

* As a German surname, from Middle High German nett, from Old French net (“clean”), ultimately from Latin *nittus. * As an Irish surname, variant of McNett.

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Netz

Borrowed from German Netz.

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Neu

From the German and Jewish surname, from the adjective neu (“new”).

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Neum

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Nèum.

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Neuri

Borrowed from Latin Neurī, from Ancient Greek Νευροί (Neuroí).

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Neva

From Russian Нева́ (Nevá), from Finnic (compare Finnish neva).

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Neve

* As an English, Dutch, Swedish, and Danish surname, from a descendant of Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew”). * As a French surname, from the placename En Nève, from En ève (“in water”), corresponding to modern en eau. * As

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Neveu

Borrowed from French Neveu.

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Nevin

A rare Anglicization of Irish Naomhán, a diminutive of naomh (“saint”).

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Nevis

From Spanish nieves (“snows”), in Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (“Our Lady of the Snows”), a Spanish name for the island.

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New

* As an English surname, from the adjective new. * Also as an English surname, from a misdivision of Middle English atten ew (“at the yew”). * As a German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Neu. * As a Chinese surname

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Newby

From new + -by. Meaning "new settlement".

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Newc

Shortened form of Newcastle taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.

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Newf

Clipping of Newfoundlander.

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Newry

From Irish an iúraigh, the genitive or archaic dative of iúrach (“object made of yew wood”).

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Newy

Diminutive of Newcastle: Clipping of Newcastle + -y

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Nexit

Blend of Netherlands + exit, formed by analogy with Grexit and Brexit.

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Ney

* As an English surname, variant of Nye. * As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from the source of McNee. * As a north German and Jewish surname, variant of Neu. Sometimes shortened from Neuberger.

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Neyer

Borrowed from German Neyer.

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Neæra

An attributive use of Ancient Greek Νέαιρα (Néaira, “Neæra”), a nymph of Greek mythology.

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Ng

From various Chinese surnames, including: * Hokkien 黃 /黄 (N̂g) * Cantonese 吳 /吴 (ng⁴) and 伍 (ng⁵) The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.

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Nga

From Eastern Min 倪 (ngà̤).

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Ngai

The Cantonese romanization of any of three different surnames: 魏 (ngai6), 倪 (ngai4), and 危 (ngai4).

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Ngan

Borrowed from Cantonese 顏 /颜 (ngaan⁴).

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Ngari

From Tibetan མངའ་རིས (mnga' ris).

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Ngawa

From Tibetan རྔ་བ་་ (rnga ba).

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Ngeh

From Eastern Min 倪 (Ngà̤).

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Ngen

Source etymology material for Ngen; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Ngo

Borrowed from Vietnamese Ngô, from Hokkien 吳 /吴 (Ngô͘).

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Nguni

From Zulu noun stem as in umNguni (“member of Nguni people”), isiNguni (“Nguni language group”).

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Ngāi

From Māori Ngāti.

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Ngāti

From Māori Ngāti.

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Nham

Borrowed from Vietnamese Nhâm.

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Ni

* (Chinese surname): Borrowed from Chinese 郳 (ní), 倪 or 妮 (nī).

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NiFe

From translingual Ni (nickel) + Fe (iron).

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Nia

Short for Antonia.

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Niall

Borrowed from Irish Niall or Scottish Gaelic Niall, ultimately from Old Irish Níall, of uncertain original meaning. Suggestions include nél (“cloud”) and nïa (“champion”), which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neyd- (“to

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Nian

Chinese 年 (Nián)

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Nic

Clipping.

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Nica

Borrowed from Spanish nica.

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Nice

Borrowed from French Nice, from Latin Nīcaea, from Ancient Greek Νῑ́καια (Nī́kaia), from νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + -ῐᾰ (-ĭă, “-ia”, suffix forming place names). It was named for a 4th-century-BCE victory of its colonizi

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Nicki

Clipping + -i (diminutive suffix).

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Nicko

From Nick + -o, from Nicholas, q.v.

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Nicks

From a diminutive of the given name Nicholas + the patronymic suffix -s.

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Nicky

Diminutives + -y.

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Nico

Variant of Nick + -o.

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Nicol

One of the variant spellings of Nichol, a Middle English vernacular form of the given name Nicholas.

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Nicot

Probably a diminutive of Nicolas.

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Nidal

From Arabic نِضال (niḍāl, “warrior”).

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Nidd

From Old English *Nid, from Proto-West Germanic *Nǐd, from Proto-Germanic *Nidā, from Proto-Indo-European *neid-/*nid- (“flow”).

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Nidhi

Borrowed from Sanskrit निधि (nidhi).

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Niec

From Polish Nieć.

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Nied

Borrowed from German Nied, a common element in placenames, possibly related to nieder (“low”).

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Niel

# (town): Borrowed from Dutch Niel. # (surname): Borrowed from French Niel.

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Niemi

Borrowed from Finnish Niemi.

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Nieto

From Spanish. Doublet of Nephew.

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Nieva

Borrowed from Spanish Nieva. This surname is mostly found in Argentina.

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Nigam

Borrowed from Hindi निगम (nigam). This surname is mostly found in Uttar Pradesh.

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Nige

Clipping of Nigel.

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Nigel

English form of Latin Nigellus, from nigellus (“slightly black”), diminutive of niger (“black”), used in the Middle Ages to Latinize Norman Néel and Old Irish Níall, from which the former is derived via Old Norse Njáll.

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Niger

Etymology tree Tuareg n'igherren? ▲ Latin nigerinflu. French Nigerbor. English Niger Borrowed from French Niger. For further etymology, commonly linked by folk etymology to Latin niger (“black”), which likely influenced

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Nigh

* As an English surname, variant of Nye. * As a German surname, probably Americanized from Neu, Ney.

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Nihoa

From Hawaiian Nīhoa.

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Nihon

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 日本 (Nihon). Doublet of Nippon and Japan.

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Nike

From Ancient Greek Νίκη (Níkē), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”).

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Nikki

20th-century fanciful respelling of Nicky.

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Nikko

From a brand name of popular felt-tip pens in Australia.

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Nila

From Sanskrit नील (nīla, “of a dark colour; blue; black”), Bengali নীলা (nila, “blue”), or related words in other Indian subcontinent languages.

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Nilay

Borrowed from Sanskrit निलय (nilaya, “house, abode, residence”).

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Nile

From Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos).

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Nimtz

Borrowed from German Nimtz.

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Nin

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Nin, from Latin Aenona.

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Nina

Borrowed into English in the nineteenth century, apparently from several sources. Many borrowings are of Russian Ни́на (Nína), the name of a Georgian saint in the fourth century, also known as Nino, of obscure origin and

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Ninan

Borrowed from Malayalam നൈനാൻ (naināṉ).

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Ning

From Mandarin 寧縣 /宁县 (Níngxiàn).

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Ninh

Borrowed from Vietnamese Ninh.

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Ninja

From ninja.

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Ninty

Diminutive with -y.

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Nio

From Japanese 仁王 (Niō), from Chinese 仁王 (Rénwáng, “Benevolent or Humane King[s]”).

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Niobe

From Ancient Greek Νιόβη (Nióbē).

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Niort

From French Niort.

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Nip

Clipping of Nipponese, derived from Nippon, from Japanese 日本 (Nippon).

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Nippy

From nippy (“speedy”).

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Niro

Borrowed from Italian Niro, from Neapolitan niro (“black”).

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Nisan

From Hebrew נִיסָן (nisán).

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Nisei

Borrowed from Japanese 二世 (“second generation”).

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Nisha

Borrowed from Sanskrit निशा (niśā, “night”).

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Nishi

Source etymology material for Nishi; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Nisly

Variant of Nissley.

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Nist

Variant of Nest.

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Nita

Clipping of Anita and other names ending in nita.

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Nitro

Derived from nitrocellulose, referring to local gunpowder manufacture.

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Nitti

From Italian Nitti.

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Nitto

From Italian Nitto.

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Niu

Romanization of Hokkien 梁 (Niû) in most dialects. Doublet of Liang.

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Niue

From Niuean Niuē (“behold the coconut palm”), from niu (“coconut”) + ē (“o (vocative particle)”).

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Nivar

Borrowed from Spanish Nívar. This surname is mostly found in the Dominican Republic.

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Niven

From the Scottish Gaelic variant of Nevin.

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Nivkh

From Nivkh нивх (ņivx, “man”).

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Nix

Named after the mother of Charon, goddess of darkness and night.

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Nixon

From Nick + -son, an alteration of Nickson, originally a patronymic meaning "son of Nicholas".

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Niya

From Uyghur نىيە (niye).

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Nizar

From a Persian word for "slender".

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Niš

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Niš.

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Njoku

Borrowed from Igbo.

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No

Variant of No., from the scribal abbreviation for Latin numero (“in number, to the number of”).

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No.

Borrowing of the Latin scribal abbreviation No. from (in) numerō (“in number, to the number of”). Cognate with French nᵒ.

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NoHo

Syllabic abbreviation of north of Houston, referring to a street in Manhattan.

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NoMad

Blend of north + Madison. From being centered upon Madison Square North Historic District and being north of Madison Square Park.

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NoSQL

From no + SQL; more recently sometimes explained as short for not only SQL.

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NoVA

Blend of northern + VA (“Virginia”).

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Noa

Borrowed from Spanish Noa, a surname mostly found in Cuba. The surname could also derive from German Noä.

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Noack

Variant of Nowak or Noah.

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Noah

From Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (Nōaḥ).

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Noam

From Hebrew נועם (“pleasantness; a male name”).

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Nobb

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.

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Nobbs

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.

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Nobby

Various theories; see Wikipedia article.

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Nobel

From Swedish Nobel.

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Nobes

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.

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Noble

From noble.

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Noboa

Borrowed from Spanish Noboa. This surname is predominantly found in Ecuador.

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Noce

Borrowed from Italian Noce.

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Nock

From the Middle English phrase atten okes (“at the oaks”).

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Noda

Borrowed from Japanese 野田 (Noda).

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Nodal

Borrowed from Spanish Nodal. This surname is mostly found in Cuba.

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Noe

Borrowed from Latin Nōē, from Ancient Greek Νῶε (Nôe), from Hebrew נֹחַ (Nōaḥ).

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Noel

From Middle English Nowel, borrowed from Old French Noel (“Christmas”), from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birth[day of the Lord]”). Doublet of nada, natal, Natal, and née.

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Noga

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs Proto-Balto-Slavic *nagā́ˀ Proto-Slavic *nogà Old Polish noga Polish noga Polish Nogader. English Noga From Polish Noga, from noga.

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Nogle

Possibly an altered form of German Nagel.

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Noh

An irregular romanization of Japanese 能 (nō, literally “[performing] skill, talent”).

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Noha

From Ukrainian нога (noha), from Proto-Slavic *noga.

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Noho

Syllabic abbreviation of Northampton.

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Noida

Acronym of New Okhla Industrial Development Authority.

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Nola

From Latin Nola.

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Nolan

Anglicized from Irish Ó Nualláin (literally “descendant of Nuallán”), diminutive of nuall (“chariot-fighter, champion”).

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Nolet

From French Nolet, an apheretic form of personal names like Renolet, diminutive form of Renaud.

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Nolf

Borrowed from German and Dutch Nolf.

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Noll

From Oliver, compare Neddie and Nellie, respectively from Edward and Eleanor.

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Nolte

From German Nolte, from a short form of the given name Arnold.

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Nomia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νομία (Nomía).

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Nomic

From the suffix -nomic; see -nomy.

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Nona

From the Latin meaning "the ninth", because she was prayed to in the ninth month of pregnancy.

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Nones

From their selection of the option None or None of the above on census returns or other surveys of religious affiliation.

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Nong

Borrowed from Mandarin 農／农 (nóng) or 儂／侬 (nóng).

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Noor

From Arabic نُور (nūr, “light”).

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Noord

From Dutch noord (“north”)

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Nope

From a Wampanoag name for the island (or perhaps just for Gay Head, as 1841 cite).

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NorAm

* Blend of north + America; syllabic abbreviation of North America. * Blend of north + American; syllabic abbreviation of North American.

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Nora

Short form of Eleanor or, rarely, of Honora.

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Norak

Borrowed from Tajik Норак (Norak).

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Norby

From Old Norse norðr (“north”) + býr (“farmstead”). The surname could also be a variant of some Scandinavian surnames, such as Nordby or Norrby.

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Nord

From French Nord.

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Nore

From Norwegian Nynorsk Nore.

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Noris

from Old French norreis (“a northerner”).

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Nork

Clipping of North Korean.

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Norma

Coined name of an imaginary Celtic priestess in Bellini's opera Norma (1831). Sometimes explained as Latin norma (“pattern, model”), or as a feminine form of Norman.

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Norn

From Old Norse norn.

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Norse

Partly from Dutch Noorsch (now Noors (“Norwegian”)), from noordsch (“northern; nordic”); and partly from Danish norsk (“Norwegian”). Both equivalent to north + -ish. Doublet of Norsk.

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Norsk

Norwegian Bokmål norsk. Doublet of Norse.

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North

By proprialization from north. The English surname is also translated from other surnames of the same meaning, such as Irish Mac an Ultaigh (“son of the Ulsterman”), Ulster being the northern part of Ireland.

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Nos.

From No. + -s as a naturalization in English irrespective of any New Latin morphology (analogous to the informal variants lbs, bbls, kgs, kms, and MPGs).

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Nosal

From Polish Nosal, Ukrainian Носаль (Nosalʹ), Czech Nosál, and Slovak Nosáľ.

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Nosek

From Polish, Czech, and Slovak surname, from Nosek.

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Noska

Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Noška, derivative of Nosek. Also from nôška, diminutive of noša (“backpack”) (compare nosiť (“to carry”)).

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Noth

Uncertain; per Noble (2026), possibly involving a Pictish/Proto-Brythonic *noɨθ (“naked, bare”) (cf. Cornish noth, Welsh noeth).

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Notis

Transliteration of Greek Νότης (Nótis), diminutive of Παναγιώτης (Panagiótis) (see also Panagiotis).

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Noto

Borrowed from Italian Noto, Italianization of Sicilian Notu.

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Nott

Shortened form of Nottingham created by taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.

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Notus

From Latin Notus, Latin transliteration of Ancient Greek Νότος (Nótos).

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Nour

Variant of Noor.

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Nouri

Borrowed from Persian نوری (nuri).

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Nova

From Latin nova (“new”).

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Novak

Usually from Czech Novák or Slovak Novák, but possibly also from Serbo-Croatian Nȍvāk, Slovene Novák, or Hungarian Novák.

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Novax

Blend of Novak + no vax, in reference to Djokovic's opposition to COVID-19 vaccines, which led to him being forced to skip many tournaments in 2022.

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Nove

Clipping of Russian Новако́вский (Novakóvskij).

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Nowak

Borrowed from Polish Nowak (“newcomer”).

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Nox

Borrowed from Latin Nox.

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Noy

Several origins: * A variant of the English surname Noe, related to Noah. * Ornamental surname, from Hebrew נוי (nói, “decoration, adornment”), in part adopted as a Hebraicized form of various Ashkenazi surnames containg

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Noyce

Variant of Noyes.

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Noypi

From Tagalog, a reversed form of pinoy.

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Nu

Borrowed from Egyptian nnw (“Nu, the primeval waters”).

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NuLab

New Labour rendered in Orwellian Newspeak.

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NuWho

nu (“new (slang spelling)”) + who

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Nuala

From Irish: either a shortened form of Fionnuala, alternative form of Fionnghuala, or an alternative form of Úna.

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Nubi

Borrowed from Dzongkha ནུ་སྦིས་ (nu sbis).

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Nubia

The origin of this word is contested. At root it is probably a geographical rather than an ethnic designation. (See Nubians § Etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ). The related term Noba was used (with some uncertainty even

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Nucet

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Nucet.

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Nuci

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Nuci.

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Nucla

From nucleus, as the intent of the town was to serve as a hub for the nearby farms. Later associated with uranium mining in the region.

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Nudo

Borrowed from Italian Nudo.

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Nueir

As Nuer, after the German Nuēr.

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Nuer

Borrowed from Dinka Nuer; the Nuer name is Naath.

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Nuh

Ultimately from Arabic نُوح (nūḥ), sometimes through other languages.

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