Dog Names That Start With N

Occasionally heard Spanish name referring to Christ's native village.

Nacio is attractive and energetic -- one of the most appealing Spanish nickname names. Songwriter Nacio (born Ignacio) Herb Brown wrote many American standards, including Singin' in the Rain.

A great name for travel-lovers, with a fun alternative sound to Naomi.

When you see it written out and know the meaning, it seems more distinctive than Neil. Pity everyone will understand it as simply, Neil or Neal.

Streamlined version of outdated Nicki.

Manages to give Reginald a romantic flair.

Derived from Greek name Nike "victory", this name has been borne by many notable figures, from ancient times to the present day. It belonged to several early kings of Macedonia and to a 1st-century Catholic saint, Nicanor the Deacon, which accounts for its use in the Spanish-speaking world to this day.

Feminization of Namor, a name created for a Marvel Comics character by spelling Roman in reverse. Namora is also a comic book superhero, and cousins with her namesake Namor.

For sailors or jazz lovers. Or smokers of menthol cigarettes.

A very accessible Japanese choice, with an evocative meaning.

Natalino is the jaunty Italian male nickname for the gender-neutral Natale. And it has that fashionable o ending. Natalino might work as a nickname for Nathaniel too.

A name only a bully could love.

Mostly heard on girls, but we've met boys wearing the name, too.

Nanny, like Fanny, is an old-fashioned nickname not due for a comeback any time soon.

Surname choice that's neither new nor bold. Newbold was the middle name of Edith Wharton.

Nenna is the name of the heroine of Penelope Fitzgerald's novel Offshore, but it's also sparingly used in Scandinavia as a variant of the name Nanna. Nanna is a diminutive of various names, including Anna, Johanna and Marianne, but it's also a name in its own right, possibly meaning "daring".

In Japanese, Nozomi is typically written with the kanji for "wish" or "hope."