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Muslim Baby Names Starting with N

131 Muslim baby names starting with N, boys and girls, with Arabic, meaning, and Ilm ul Huroof reading. Listed alphabetically.

131 names

Boy names starting with N (45)  ·  Girl names starting with N (86)

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What is on this page? 131 Muslim baby names starting with N, boys and girls, with Arabic, meaning, and Ilm ul Huroof reading. Listed alphabetically. Every name links to its full page.

نعمىNaamaBlessing, softness, Arab girls name نبأNabaGreat news, Quranic word as girls name نبيهةNabeehaThe noble, the awakened نبيلNabeelNoble, South Asian spelling variant نبيلNabilNoble, clever, top Arab and Pakistani boys نبيلةNabilaNoble نبيلةNabilahNoble, clever, top Arab and Pakistani girls ندىNadaMorning dew, generous نديمNadeemCompanion, intimate friend, the trusted confidant, top Pakistani نادرNaderRare, precious, Persian/Arab boys name نَادِر شَاهNader ShahThe rare king نذيرNadhirThe warner ناضرةNadhirahOne who is fresh, blossoming نادياNadiaCaller, herald, generous, dewy نادينNadinCaller, announcer نادينNadineCaller, French/Levantine girls name نادرNadirRare, precious نعيمNaeemComfort, paradise, directly Quranic نعيمةNaeemaBlessed, in bliss, the woman of divine comfort and heavenly ease نفيسةNafeesaPrecious, invaluable, the great-granddaughter of the Prophet, scholar of Egypt نفيسNaffeesNaffees, Precious, South Asian spelling نفيسةNafisaPrecious, Islamic scholar Sayyida Nafisa ناہدNahedRising, developing, classic Arab female name نحلNahlThe Bee, Surah 16, the bee as symbol of divine wisdom and community نهيانNahyanForbidding evil, the one who commands good and forbids what is wrong نايفNaifElevated, exalted نائلةNailaAttaining, achieving, top Pakistani girl name of blessed attainment نائلةNailahAchiever, the one who attains, top Arab girls نعيمNaim 2Bliss, paradise's ease, Jannat al-Naʿīm نعيمةNaimaEase, comfort, bliss, the woman of paradise-like tranquility نيرةNairaRadiant, brilliant, the woman who shines with pure luminous light نجاةNajatSalvation نجمNajmStar, Surah An-Najm (53), the star when it descends, divine oath نجمةNajmaStar, the guiding light in the sky of the soul نجوىNajouaWhispered secret, North African spelling نجوىNajwaWhispered secret, intimate conversation, Quranic word نكيرNakirThe angel of the grave, companion of Munkar ننگياليNangyalaiThe one who values honor نوفلNaoufelGenerous sea نرگسNargizNarcissus flower, the pure white flower of Central Asian beauty نسيمNaseemGentle breeze, soft wind نَاصِر الدِّين شَاهNaser al-Din ShahHelper-of-the-faith king نشيطNashitActive, energetic نسیمNasimFresh breeze, deeper content hub for all Naseem/Nasim variants ناصرNasirHelper, the one who aids and supports, the divine helper in human form نصرNasrVictory, divine promise in the Quran نسرينNasreenWild rose, top Iranian and Pakistani girls name نصريNasriNasri, My victory, top Arab boys نسرينNasrinWild rose, Iranian/Swahili girls name ناصرNasserVictorious helper, doubled-s spelling نسيمNassimBreeze نسيمةNassimaGentle breeze, North African girls name نویدNaveedGood news, glad tidings, the bearer of joy, Persian-Urdu نوافNawafHigh/tall نوالNawalGift نوازNawazCherisher, the one who nurtures and favours others نوفلNawfalGenerous sea نایابNayabRare, Pakistani girls name نايفNayefExalted, generous, Gulf royal name of elevated generosity نايلNayelAchiever, the one who reaches what he aims نيرةNayeraNayera, Luminous, Egyptian girls name نائلةNaylaAchiever, second maximum. Top 5 North Africa and Gulf. Every nayla/naila varian نائلةNaylahAchiever نازNazDelicate charm, coy grace نازانNazanThe delicate, the graceful نازنینNazaninDarling, beloved نازگلNazgulDelicate flower نزهةNazhaPurity, pleasant excursion, top Arab girls نازيةNaziaPride, self-respect, the woman of dignified, graceful pride نظيرةNaziraEqual, matchless companion نازلانNazlanThe coquettish نازلیNazliCoy, delicate, classic Turkish female name نديةNdeyeLady, Wolof/Senegalese Muslim girls name نديمNedimIntimate companion, Bosnian/Turkish boys name نگارNegarBeloved, picture, top Iranian female name of the beloved نهرNehirRiver, Turkish girls name نرمينNerminSoft, delicate نسليهانNeslihanNoble generation, the one of noble generational heritage نسرينNesrinWild rose نسرينNessrineWild rose, North African spelling نداءNidaCall, summons, the divine call نضالNidalStruggle نِهَالNihaalFlourishing, joyous; a young sapling نهالNihalNihal, Saplings, Turkish/Arab girls نهانNihanNihan, Secret, Turkish girls name نیلوفرNiloofarLotus/water lily, top Iranian and Central Asian girls نيلوفرNiloufarLotus flower, Iranian top girls name نيلوفرNilufarLotus flower, the Central Asian Muslim name of pure floating beauty نيماNimaBlessing, gift نمرةNimraTigress, soft water, Pakistani top 10 نساءNisaNisa, Women, Quranic girls name نیسانNisanApril, beginning, Turkish female name of fresh starts نيشاNishaNight, South Asian Muslim girls name نزارNizarPure نادرNodirRare نويليةNoeliaChristmas/Light, Spanish Muslim girls name نهىNohaNoha, Reason, Quranic girls name النعمانNomanNu'man, blood red, companion name نُورNoorLight, al-Nūr is one of God's names; Sūrat al-Nūr (24) نور العينNoor ul AinLight of the eye, Pakistani compound girls name نُورَيْنNoorainTwo lights; echo of Dhun-Nurayn, the title of Uthman (RA) نورهانNoorhanNoorhan, Full of light, Egyptian compound نورينNoorinFull of light, the intensified luminous one, two lights in one نوفNoufHigh ground, abundant نُورNourLight, French Muslim dominant spelling نور العينNour el AinLight of the eye, Gulf trending compound نور الهدىNour el HodaLight of guidance, North African compound نور الهدىNour el HoudaLight of guidance, Algerian compound name نور الهدىNour HoudaLight of guidance, variant compound نورةNouraRadiant, Gulf/North African girls name نور الدينNoureddinLight of the religion نور الدينNoureddineLight of the religion, North African boys name نورهانNourhanLight-full, Egyptian compound girls name نُوحNuhThe prophet Noah نهىNuhaIntellect, reason, the Quranic word for the people of deep understanding نُوحNuhuNoah نجودNujoodNoble hills نعمانNumanBlood/gift, Imam Abu Hanifa name نُورNurLight, Turkish and classical Arabic boys name نور الهدىNur al HudaLight of guidance, Pakistani compound girls name نوراNuraLight نور العینینNurainiTwo lights, Malay compound, top Malaysia/Singapore name نوربكNurbekLight of a bek (nobleman) نور حليزةNurhalizaNur Haliza, top Malay compound girls name نور ہدایہNurhidayahLight of guidance, Malay compound name نورينNurinTwo lights نور الNurulLight of (God), top Malay compound name, 280M searches نورجانNurzhanLight of the soul, Kazakh/Kyrgyz boys name نسيبةNusaybahCompanion warrior, Nusaybah bint Kab نسيبة بنت الحارثNusaybah Bint HarithThe Nurse of Uhud, the companion who treated the wounded with her own hands نزهتNuzhatFreshness, pleasure, the refreshing and pleasurable presence

Of the 131 names on this page, these are the ones people open most often on AsrNaam. The figures come from our own Search Console data, not from a guess at what is fashionable.

  1. NawafنوافHigh/tall
  2. NomanالنعمانNu'man, blood red, companion name
  3. NihalنهالNihal, Saplings, Turkish/Arab girls
  4. Noor ul Ainنور العينLight of the eye, Pakistani compound girls name
  5. NadinنادينCaller, announcer
  6. NihanنهانNihan, Secret, Turkish girls name
  7. NimaنيماBlessing, gift
  8. NasimنسیمFresh breeze, deeper content hub for all Naseem/Nasim variants
  9. NajatنجاةSalvation
  10. NuhuنُوحNoah

Arabic baby names beginning with N

The English letter N has no single Arabic counterpart. The 131 names on this page open with 2 different Arabic letters, and in the Science of Letters each of those carries a different quality, element and divine name. Two names that both look like N in English can begin very differently once they are written in Arabic.

Each letter above links to its full reading: sound, abjad value, element, and the divine name it is associated with. See all twenty-eight letters.

Islamic baby names beginning with N

Islamic tradition asks two things of a name: that its meaning be good, and that it not claim for a child what belongs to God alone. Every name listed on this page is checked against both, which is why a pleasant-sounding name with an unhappy meaning does not appear here.

4 of them appear in the Quran or are borne by a figure named in it.

Nasrنصر Noorنُور Nuhنُوح Nurنُور

One belongs to a prophet or a prophet's household.

Nuhنُوح

Browse the full sets: Quranic names, prophet names, angel names.

Muslim boy names starting with N

45 of the names here are boy names. These are the ones parents open most.

Nawafنواف Nomanالنعمان Nimaنيما Nasimنسیم Nuhuنُوح Nahyanنهيان Naseemنسيم Nahlنحل Nasirناصر Nader Shahنَادِر شَاه

See all 45 Muslim boy names starting with N

Muslim girl names starting with N

86 of the names here are girl names, each with its Arabic spelling and letter reading.

Nihalنهال Noor ul Ainنور العين Nadinنادين Nihanنهان Najatنجاة Nairaنيرة Negarنگار Nazgulنازگل Nuzhatنزهت Nisanنیسان

See all 86 Muslim girl names starting with N

Questions about Muslim names starting with N

How many Muslim baby names start with N?
AsrNaam lists 131 of them. Across boys and girls together the letter N accounts for 131 researched names, 45 for boys and 86 for girls. Every one has its Arabic spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading.
What Arabic letter does N correspond to?
There is no single answer, which is what makes this letter interesting. Most often N stands for Nun (ن), which opens 130 of these names. It can also stand for Alif. Each of those Arabic letters has its own element and divine name in the Science of Letters, so two names that look alike in English can read very differently.
Which Muslim baby name starting with N is most popular?
By what visitors actually search for and open on this site, Nawaf, Noman and Nihal lead the letter N. The settled meaning of Nawaf is: High/tall. Popularity is worth knowing, but the tradition weighs meaning first.
Are there Quranic names beginning with N?
Yes. 4 of the names on this page appear in the Quran or belong to a figure named in it, among them Nasr, Noor and Nuh. A Quranic name is not required for a name to be Islamic, but many parents look for one.
What is the Ilm ul Huroof reading of a name starting with N?
Open any name on this page and you will find it: the name broken into its Arabic letters, each letter with its element, its abjad value and the divine name it is associated with, then a reading of the whole. It is a tradition for reflection, not for prediction.

Muslim baby names by other letters

Every letter has its own page, with the same meanings, Arabic spellings and readings.