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27 Modern Girl Names that Start with N (with Meanings!)

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Inside: Looking for girl names that start with N? You’ll love these modern names real moms are using from Nadia to Nova!

Give your baby girl an adorable and sweet N name like Navy, Nina and Noelle. These beautiful names are sure to stand out and are perfect for any mom and baby to be.

This post includes only the most modern N names, curated from the other baby name lists on my site. (No need to scroll through 100’s of names real moms would never use!)

So here are the best N names for girls with meanings and don’t forget girl names that start with L and girl names that start with M.

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N Names for Girls

  1. Nada – Arabic origin, Dew
  2. Nadia/Nadiya – Slavic origin, Hope
  3. Nadine – French origin, Hope
  4. Naevi/Navy/Nayvee/Nayvie – English origin, A fleet of ships or the color blue
  5. Naima – Arabic origin, Delight, Contentedness
  6. Nalani – Hawaiian origin, Heavens
  7. Naomi – Hebrew origin, Beautiful, Gentle
  8. Nara – Japanese origin, Place name
  9. Natalie – French origin, Born on Christmas day
  10. Nayana – Indian origin, Eye
  11. Nayeli – Native American origin, I love you
  12. Nellie/Nelly – English origin, Light
  13. Nevaeh – American origin, Heaven spelled backwards
  14. Nina – Spanish origin, Little girl
  15. Nineveh – Hebrew origin, Ancient Assyrian city
  16. Noelle – French origin, Born on Christmas day
  17. Nomi – Hebrew origin, Contracted form of Naomi
  18. Nora/Norah – Irish origin, Honor, Shortened form of Honora and Eleanora
  19. Norabel – English origin, Combination of Nora and Belle
  20. Nova – Latin origin, New
  21. Nyssa – English origin, Tupelo tree

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Your Turn

Which of these N names for girls are your favorite? Let me know in the comments!

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