Christian Baby Names Boys & Girls Starting with N

Nessa

(NES-ə)

The name Nessa is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Nessa is: Poor, pure, or chaste. St. Agnes was a 3rd century Christian martyr whose January 21st feast day is described in Keats' poem 'The Eve of St Agnes'. Agnes was popular until the Reformation, then revived in the 19th century.Pure.

Meaning: Not soft or gentle Origin: Irish

Nessia

Greek Meaning: The name Nessia is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Nessia is: Pure.

Meaning: From the headland Origin: Scottish

Nessie

The name Nessie is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Nessie is: pure; chaste. Nessie is also the nickname given to the fabled Loch Ness monster.

Meaning: Appear

Nessim

Nasseem (Arabic: نسیم‎) also transliterated as Nacim, Naseem, Nassim, Nesim or Nessim, is a unisex name meaning "breeze". It is mostly used in Middle Eastern and South Asian cultures and language groups.

Nest

Nest Name Meaning. Welsh: from the medieval female personal name Nest, possibly a diminutive form of Agnes.

Meaning: Form of AGNES - chaste Origin: Welsh

Nesta

The meaning of the name Nesta is Pure. The origin of the name Nesta is Welsh. This is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word, the language. Most often a Welsh nickname for Agnes.

Meaning: Pure, chaste form of agnes Origin: Irish

Nesto

Spanish Meaning: The name Nesto is a Spanish baby name. In Spanish the meaning of the name Nesto is: Serious.

Meaning: Serious Origin: Spanish

Nestor

(NES-tor)

Nestor is a given name of Greek origin. In Greek mythology it comes from that of Nestor, the son of Neleus, the King of Pylos and Chloris. The Greek derivation is from a combination of "νέομαι" [neomai] - "go back", and "νόστος" [nostos] - "one who returns from travels".

Meaning: Return Origin: Greek

Nestore

Greek Meaning: The name Nestor is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Nestor is: Wisdom.

Meaning: The one going or departing

Nestori

(NEHS-to-ri)

Nestor is a given name of Greek origin. ... The Greek derivation is from a combination of "νέομαι" [neomai] - "go back", and "νόστος" [nostos] - "one who returns from travels". Another theory makes derivation from Hebrew by combination of "נֵס" [nes] - "miracle", and "תּוֹרָה" [tora] - Torah.

Meaning: One who comes home Origin: Finnish, Greek