Boys' names beginning with N
Names official statistics record as used for boys, whose recorded spelling begins with this letter.
Usage is read from official statistics — which of a registrar's lists published the name — never from an opinion about the name and never as a statement about any child. A name published on both lists is recorded as used for both and is not in either of these pages.
241 names beginning with "N"
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From Greek Nikolaos, combining 'nike' (victory) and 'laos' (people) — 'victory of the people'. Associated with Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century bishop and the inspiration for Santa Claus.
The name of a native New Zealand palm tree (Rhopalostylis sapida) — a botanical/plant word used as a given name, not a traditional personal name in origin. The correct Maori spelling carries a macron (Nikau), which this catalogue slug omits.
The French form of Nicholas, from Greek elements 'nike' (victory) and 'laos' (people) — literally 'victory of the people'.
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