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'''Naphtali''' (נַפְתָלִי). Hebrew. Meaning "My struggle, my strife." A name of some men in the Bible. Traditionally masculine.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/naphtali [https://web.archive.org/web/20230227123214/https://www.behindthename.com/name/naphtali Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/naphtali [https://web.archive.org/web/20230202105725/https://babynames.com/name/naphtali Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 243 people with this name, used as a masculine name 67% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/N/NA/NAPHTALI/index.html</ref> Keywords: battle, Biblical, gothic, neutral inclined, three syllables, very rare | '''Naphtali''' (נַפְתָלִי). Hebrew. Meaning "My struggle, my strife." A name of some men in the Bible. Traditionally masculine.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/naphtali [https://web.archive.org/web/20230227123214/https://www.behindthename.com/name/naphtali Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/naphtali [https://web.archive.org/web/20230202105725/https://babynames.com/name/naphtali Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 243 people with this name, used as a masculine name 67% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/N/NA/NAPHTALI/index.html</ref> Keywords: battle, Biblical, gothic, neutral inclined, three syllables, very rare | ||
'''Naseem'''. Meaning "breeze" or light wind, Naseem is an Urdu word, and before that it's origin is Arabic.<ref name="Lansky">{{Cite book|last=Lansky|first= Bruce |date=2012|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Very_Best_Baby_Name_Book.html?id=OdwPRcN8XAoC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover&lpg=PA242|title=Very Best Baby Name Book |page=242}}</ref> Naseem is more commonly used for boys. <ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/N/NA/NASEEM/index.html</ref> Keywords: Masculine-inclined, nature, Urdu, Indic/Indian subcontinent, two-syllables | |||
'''Nat'''. English. Short form of Nathan, Natalie, or other names beginning with Nat.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/nat [https://web.archive.org/web/20160731153247/http://www.babynames.com:80/name/Nat Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: one syllable. Notable nonbinary people with this name include activist [[Nat Titman]]. | '''Nat'''. English. Short form of Nathan, Natalie, or other names beginning with Nat.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/nat [https://web.archive.org/web/20160731153247/http://www.babynames.com:80/name/Nat Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: one syllable. Notable nonbinary people with this name include activist [[Nat Titman]]. | ||
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'''Nevada'''. American English. From the name of the US State. Meaning "Snow-capped" in Spanish. Nevada enjoyed some popularity as a feminine name during the 1880s.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/nevada [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084857/https://www.behindthename.com/name/nevada Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="20knames4" /><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/nevada [https://web.archive.org/web/20221203060830/https://babynames.com/name/nevada Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 2,267 people with this name, used as a feminine name 80% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/N/NE/NEVADA/index.html</ref> Keywords: earth, mountains, three syllables, travel, uncommon, Victorian era, winter | '''Nevada'''. American English. From the name of the US State. Meaning "Snow-capped" in Spanish. Nevada enjoyed some popularity as a feminine name during the 1880s.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/nevada [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084857/https://www.behindthename.com/name/nevada Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="20knames4" /><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/nevada [https://web.archive.org/web/20221203060830/https://babynames.com/name/nevada Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 2,267 people with this name, used as a feminine name 80% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/N/NE/NEVADA/index.html</ref> Keywords: earth, mountains, three syllables, travel, uncommon, Victorian era, winter | ||
'''Nex'''. Meaning unknown, but it is possibly a shortening of the English word "nexus" meaning "a means of connection; a link or tie. | '''Nex'''. Meaning unknown, but it is possibly a shortening of the English word "nexus" (meaning "a means of connection; a link or tie"), or the English work "next". In Latin, "nex" is a third declension noun meaning "murder, slaughter, killing, violent death".<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nex</ref> [[Nex Benedict]] (he/they) was a nonbinary and genderfluid teen who chose this name for himself. Keywords: one syllable, uncommon, English, Latin. | ||
[[File:Nicky_Case_-_Game_Developers_Conference_2019_-_03.jpg|thumb|Nicky Case at the 2019 Game Developers Conference.]] | [[File:Nicky_Case_-_Game_Developers_Conference_2019_-_03.jpg|thumb|Nicky Case at the 2019 Game Developers Conference.]] | ||