List of Biblical names starting with N
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See Bible Study Tools Library letter N orChristian Classics Ethereal Library letter N or Smith's Bible Dictionary letter N or Easton's Bible Dictionary letter N for additional definitions and Biblical sources. Most of the men's and women's biblical names can be found in Herbert Lockyer's books with a biblical source where in the bible they can be found. Many also have a short study on the name. Most of the Biblical name definitions for places, cities, countries, angels, gods, mountains and Hebrew names can be found in Nancy M. Tischler's two volume encyclopedia All things in the Bible, an encyclopedia of the biblical world with a short study on each of them.
- NaamNaamNāma is the Sanskrit for "name". Spiritually, it is the principal method or tool of meditation, which is meant to unite the soul with the Supreme Soul....
, fair; pleasant - Naamah, Naaman, beautiful; agreeable
- NaarahNaarahNaarah was the second wife of Ashur, the other being Helah. Her name means "a girl" or "a maiden". She was of the tribe of Judah. Naarah gave birth to sons Ahuzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. -External links:**...
, Naarai, young person - NaaranNaaranNaaran or Na'aran was a Jewish settlement and synagogue during the 5th and 6th century AD and was located north of Jericho, in Ephraim, between Bethel and Jericho. The synagogue floor has a mosaic floor with several designs. In the middle of the floor there is a large wheel of the zodiac. The...
, juvenile, boyish, juvenile - Naashon, that foretells; that conjectures
- Naasson, enchanter
- NabalNabalAccording to the 1st Book of Samuel Chapter 25, Nabal , was a rich Calebite who was also described as being harsh and surly. David and his band of men who had been outlawed by King Saul were living off the Wilderness of Paran and providing voluntary protection to the shepherds in the area.The...
, fool; senseless - NabothNabothNaboth "the Jezreelite," is the central figure of a story from the Old Testament. According to the story, Naboth was the owner of a plot on the eastern slope of the hill of Jezreel...
, words; prophecies - NachonNachonNachon was the name of the owner of a thrashing-floor, which was nearby to the place where Uzzah was slain.*2 Samuel 6:6*1 Chronicles 13:9 It is called Kidon's thrashing-floorNachon means prepared-References:**...
, ready; sure - Nachor, same as Nahor
- Nadab, free and voluntary gift; prince
- Nagge, clearness; brightness; light
- Nahaliel, inheritance; valley of God
- Nahallal, praised; bright
- NahamNahamNaham is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 455....
, Nahamani, comforter; leader - Naharai, my nostrils; hot; anger
- Nahash, snake; serpent
- Nahath, rest; a leader
- Nahbi, very secret
- NahorNahorNahor, Nachor, or Naghor may refer to three different names in the Hebrew bible: two biblical people, who were both descendants of Shem, and one biblical place named after one of these descendants....
, hoarse; dry; hot - NahshonNahshonNahshon or Naḥshon ben ʿAmminadabh was, according to the Book of Exodus, the son of Amminadab; descendant in the fifth generation of Judah, brother-in-law of Aaron and an important figure in the Hebrew's Passage of the Red Sea which according to the Jewish Midrash he initiated by walking in head...
, same as Naashon - NahumNahumNahum was a minor prophet whose prophecy is recorded in the Hebrew Bible. His book comes in chronological order between Micah and Habakkuk in the Bible. He wrote about the end of the Assyrian Empire, and its capital city, Nineveh, in a vivid poetic style....
, comforter; penitent - Nain, beauty; pleasantness
- Naioth, beauties; habitations
- NaomiNaomi (Bible)Naomi is Ruth's mother-in-law in the Old Testament Book of Ruth...
, beautiful; agreeable; sweet; pleasant - Naphish, the soul; he that rests, refreshes himself, or respires
- NaphtaliNaphtaliAccording to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali was the second son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the...
, that struggles or fights - Narcissus, astonishment; stupidity
- NasonNasonNason could refer to:* Nason, Illinois, a city in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States* The South Korean name for Rason, a city in North Korea....
, helper; entry-way - NathanNathan (Prophet)Nathan the Prophet was a court prophet who lived in the time of King David and Queen Bathsheba. He came to David to reprimand him over his committing adultery with Bathsheba while she was the wife of Uriah the Hittite whose death the King had also arranged to hide his previous transgression.His...
, given; giving; rewarded - NathanaelNathanaelNathaniel is a male name and surname. It comes from the Hebrew name נְתַנְאֵל/Nethan'el meaning "God has given"...
, the gift of God - Nathan-melechNathan-melechNathan-melech is described as one of Josiah's officials n 2 Kings 23:11 of the Hebrew Bible. He lived near the entrance to the temple, close to the courtyard where the horses had been kept that were used in sun-worship before Josiah disposed of both the horses and the chariots that they had...
, the gift of the king, or of counsel - Naum, same as Nahum
- Nazareth, separated; crowned; sanctified
- Nazarite, one chosen or set apart
- Neah, moved; moving
- NeapolisNablusNablus is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem, with a population of 126,132. Located in a strategic position between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, it is the capital of the Nablus Governorate and a Palestinian commercial and cultural center.Founded by the...
, the new city - Neariah, child of the Lord
- Nebai, budding; speaking; prophesying
- NebaiothNebaiothNebaioth is mentioned at least five times in the Hebrew Bible according to which he was the firstborn son of Ishmael, and the name appears as the name of one of the wilderness tribes mentioned in the Book of Genesis 25:13, and in the Book of Isaiah 60:7.-Biblical occurrences:In the Book of...
, words; prophecies; buds - Neballat, prophecy; budding
- Nebat, that beholds
- Nebo, that speaks or prophesies
- Nebuchadrezzar, tears and groans of judgment
- Nebushasi hahban, speech; prophecy; springing; flowing
- Nebuzar-adan, fruits or prophecies of judgment
- NechoNecho IINecho II was a king of the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt .Necho II is most likely the pharaoh mentioned in several books of the Bible . The Book of Kings states that Necho met King Josiah of the Kingdom of Judah at Megiddo and killed him...
, lame; beaten - Nedabiah, prince or vow of the Lord
- Neginoth, stringed instruments
- Nehelamite, dreamer; vale; brook
- NehemiahNehemiahNehemiah ]]," Standard Hebrew Nəḥemya, Tiberian Hebrew Nəḥemyāh) is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work rebuilding Jerusalem and purifying the Jewish community. He was the son of Hachaliah, Nehemiah ]]," Standard Hebrew Nəḥemya, Tiberian Hebrew Nəḥemyāh) is the...
, consolation; repentance of the Lord - Nehum, comforter; penitent
- Nehushta, made of brass
- NehushtanNehushtanThe Nehushtan , in the Hebrew Bible, was a sacred object in the form of a snake of brass upon a pole.The priestly source of the Torah says that Moses used a 'fiery serpent' to cure the Israelites from snakebites...
, a trifling thing of brass - NeielNeielNeiel is a place in Israel. The word Neiel can mean either 'moved by God' or 'shaken by God'. It is mentioned in the Book of Joshua as a town on the southern border of the tribe of Asher....
, commotion, or moving, of God - Nekoda, painted; inconstant
- Nemuel, the sleeping of God
- Nepheg, weak; slacked
- Nephish, same as Naphish
- Nephishesim, diminished; torn in pieces
- Nephthalim, same as Naphtali
- Nephthoah, opening; open
- Nephusim, same as Nephishesim
- NerNerThe Ner is a river in central Poland, with sources to the south east of Łódź. It is one of the tributaries of the Warta River....
, a lamp; new-tilled land - NereusNereusIn Greek mythology, Nereus was the eldest son of Pontus and Gaia , a Titan who with Doris fathered the Nereids, with whom Nereus lived in the Aegean Sea. In the Iliad the Old Man of the Sea is the father of Nereids, though Nereus is not directly named...
, same as Ner - NergalNergalThe name Nergal, Nirgal, or Nirgali refers to a deity in Babylon with the main seat of his cult at Cuthah represented by the mound of Tell-Ibrahim. Nergal is mentioned in the Hebrew bible as the deity of the city of Cuth : "And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal"...
, the great man; the hero - Nergal-sharezer, treasurer of Nergal
- NeriNeriNeri or Néri may refer to:*Neri River, a river in Ethiopia*Neri, a main character in the series Ocean Girl*Neri di Bicci, artistPeople with the surname Neri:*Neri...
, my light - NeriahNeriahNeriah is the father of Baruch and Seraiah ben Neriah, mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah of the Hebrew Bible. He is mentioned in Jeremiah 32:12 and 51:59.-Talmud:The Talmud lists him and his sons Seraiah ben Neriah and Baruch as prophets...
, light; lamp of the Lord - NethaneelNethaneelNethaneel - נתנאל "Gift of/is God", Standard Hebrew Nətanʾel, Tiberian Hebrew Nəṯanʾēl# The son of Zuar, chief of the tribe of Issachar at the Exodus .# One of David's brothers ....
, same as Nathanael - Nethaniah, the gift of the Lord
- Nethinims, given or offered
- Neziah, conqueror; strong
- Nezib, standing-place
- NibhazNibhazNibhaz was a deity of the Avim during the time of Shalmaneser I . Some indications of worship have been found in Syria, between Berytus and Tripolis, in the form of a dog....
, budding; prophesying, the barker - Nibshan, prophecy; growing of a tooth
- NicanorSeven DeaconsThe Seven Deacons were leaders elected by the Early Christian church to minister to the people of Jerusalem. They are described in the Acts of the Apostles, and are the subject of later traditions as well; for instance they are supposed to have been members of the Seventy Disciples who appear in...
, a conqueror; victorious - NicodemusNicodemusSaint Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin, who, according to the Gospel of John, showed favour to Jesus...
, victory of the people - NicolasSeven DeaconsThe Seven Deacons were leaders elected by the Early Christian church to minister to the people of Jerusalem. They are described in the Acts of the Apostles, and are the subject of later traditions as well; for instance they are supposed to have been members of the Seventy Disciples who appear in...
, same as Nicodemus - NicolaitanesNicolaitanesNicolaism is a Christian heresy, first mentioned in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament, whose adherents were called Nicolaitans, Nicolaitanes, or Nicolaites. According to Revelation 2, vv. 6 and 15, they were known in the cities of Ephesus and Pergamon...
, followers of Nicolas - NicopolisNicopolisNicopolis — or Actia Nicopolis — was an ancient city of Epirus, founded 31 BC by Octavian in memory of his victory over Antony and Cleopatra at Actium the previous year. It was later the capital of Epirus Vetus...
, the city of victory - NigerNigerNiger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
, black - Nimrah, Nimrim, leopard; bitterness; rebellion
- NimrodNimrodNimrod means "Hunter"; was a Biblical Mesopotamian king mentioned in the Table of Nations; an eponym for the city of Nimrud.Nimrod can also refer to any of the following:*Nimród Antal, a director...
, rebellion (but probably an unknown Assyrian word) - NimshiNimshiNimshi was the grandfather of Jehu, father of Jehoshaphat, and a character in the Hebrew Bible. Although he is sometimes referred to as the father is Jehu in the Hebrew Bible, this is usually regarded by scholars to mean that this means descendant of father, not that Jehu was the son of Nimshi...
, rescued from danger - NinevehNinevehNineveh was an ancient Assyrian city on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and capital of the Neo Assyrian Empire. Its ruins are across the river from the modern-day major city of Mosul, in the Ninawa Governorate of Iraq....
, handsome; agreeable - NisanNisanNisan is the first month of the ecclesiastical year and the seventh month of the civil year, on the Hebrew calendar. The name of the month is Babylonian; in the Torah it is called the month of the Aviv, referring to the month in which barley was ripe. It is a spring month of 30 days...
, standard; miracle - NisrochNisrochNisroch is the Assyrian god of agriculture, in whose temple Sennacherib was worshipping when he was assassinated . Josephus calls him Dagon....
, flight; proof; temptation; delicate - NoNONO, N.O., No, or No. may refer to:* One of a pair of English words, yes and no, which signal confirmation or a negative response respectively.- Geographical locations :* Norway, ISO 3166-1 country code* Lake No, Sudan...
, stirring up; forbidding - Noadiah, witness, or ornament, of the Lord
- NoahNoahNoah was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the tenth and last of the antediluvian Patriarchs. The biblical story of Noah is contained in chapters 6–9 of the book of Genesis, where he saves his family and representatives of all animals from the flood by constructing an ark...
, rest; consolation - NoahNoahNoah was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the tenth and last of the antediluvian Patriarchs. The biblical story of Noah is contained in chapters 6–9 of the book of Genesis, where he saves his family and representatives of all animals from the flood by constructing an ark...
, motion (Zelophehad's daughter) - Nob, discourse; prophecy
- Nobah, that barks or yelps
- NodLand of NodThe Land of Nod is a place in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, located "on the east of Eden" , to which Cain chose to flee after murdering his brother Abel...
, vagabond; fugitive - Nodab, vowing of his own accord
- NoeNoe-Places:*Noe Valley, neighborhood in San Francisco*River Noe, tributary of the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England*Noé, Haute-Garonne, France*Noé, Yonne, France*Noe Station, in Osaka, Japan, on the Keihan Main Line*Noe Middle School, in Louisville, Kentucky...
, same as Noah - Nogah, brightness; clearness
- NohaNohaNoha is a genre of Arabic, Persian, or Urdu prose depicting the martyrdom of the Holy Imams. Strictly speaking noha is the sub-parts of Marsia. Nohas are usually poetry expressing the sorrow felt by Shia Muslims for their leaders....
, rest; a guide - NonNonNon, non or NON can refer to:* French equivalent to English "no"; Italian equivalent to English "not"; Latin equivalent to either "not" or "no"...
, posterity; a fish; eternal - NophNophNoph or Moph was the Hebrew name for the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, which stood on the Nile near the site of modern-day Cairo. It is mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible ....
, honeycomb; anything that distills or drops - Nophah, fearful; binding
- Norah, same as Noah
- NunNunA nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
, same as Non - NymphasNymphasNymphas meaning nymph. A man or a woman, depending on accenting of the Greek text, in the New Testament saluted by Paul of Tarsus in his Epistle to the Colossians as a member of the church of Laodicea . Possibly a contraction of Nymphodorus. The church met in his or her house....
, spouse; bridegroom