Baby boy names beginning with N – with origins and meanings
Are you searching for baby name ideas for a boy that start with the 14th letter of the alphabet? We’ve got some notable suggestions, along with their origin and meaning
Let us help you with your newborn name list with our best baby boy names beginning with N along with their origins and meaning. Use our round-up to see whether your child could be a Naboth, Noble or a Nye
1. Nabil
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: prince or Noble
2. Naboth
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: prophecy
3. Nadim
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: friend
- Also: Nadeem
4. Nahum
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: consoler
5. Naim
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: contented
6. Namid
- Origin: North American Indian
- Meaning: star dancer
7. Namir
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: leopard
8. Napier
- Origin: English
- Meaning: seller of linen
9. Napoleon
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: from the Greek name Neapolis, meaning new town
10. Nash
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: by the ash tree
11. Nasser
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: victorious
12. Nat
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: gift of God
- Also: Nathan, Nathaniel
13. Nathan
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: a gift
- Also: Nat
14. Nathaniel
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: given by God
- Also: Nat
15. Nav
- Origin: English Gypsy
- Meaning: name
16. Nayan
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: an eye
17. Ned
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: victorious
- Also: Edward
18. Neelesh
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: moon
19. Negev
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: south or southwards
20. Nehemiah
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: consolation of Jehovah
21. Neil
- Origin: Gaelic
- Meaning: champion’
- Also: Neal (Irish form), Nial, Niall, Nils (Scandinavian form)
22. Nero
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: black-haired
23. Nestor
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: homecoming
24. Neville
- Origin: Old French
- Meaning: from the new village
- Also: Nevil
25. Nevin
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: little bone
26. Newland
- Origin: English
- Meaning: from the new land
27. Newlyn
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: new pond; also used as a girl’s name
28. Newman
- Origin: German
- Meaning: possibly someone who has moved to a new location
29. Newton
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: someone from the new town
30. Niall
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: champion
- Also: Neil
31. Nicholas
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Victory of the people
- Also: Nic, Nick, Nicky
32. Nicodemus
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: peoples’ conqueror
33. Nigel
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: black
34. Nikhil
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: complete
35. Nils
- Origin: Norwegian
- Meaning: people of victory
- Also: Neil
36. Ninian
- Origin: Scottish
- Meaning: name of a Scottish saint who brought Christianity to the south of Scotland in the 5th century
37. Nir
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: ploughed field
38. Nixon
- Origin: English
- Meaning: son of Nicholas
- Also: Nickson
39. Noah
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: long-lived
40. Noble
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: aristocratic
41. Noel
- Origin: Old French
- Meaning: referring to Christmas Day and used for children born at that time
- Also: Nowell
42. Nolan
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: champion
43. Noriaki
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: law, bright light
44. Norman
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: northman; a Viking and then a French name
- Also: Norm, Norrie
45. Northcliffe
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: northern cliff
46. Norton
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: northern village
47. Norward
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: warden of the north
48. Norwood
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: north wood or forest
49. Nova
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: new
50. Nye
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: golden
- Also: Aneurin
About our author Catherine Ball
Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.
Illustration: Emma Winchester
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