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Japanese Names Starting with N
84 Japanese first names begin with N, from Nagi (南義) to Nozomi (望見). They are grouped below into girl, boy and unisex names, each with its kanji, reading and literal meaning. Open any name to see every spelling.
On average these names have 3.0 syllables. The most varied is Naomi, which can be written many ways; the most common spelling means “seven + life”.
Girl names starting with N (57)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nagi | 南義 | なぎ | south + righteousness |
| Nagisa | 和佐 | なぎさ | harmony + assistant |
| Nagomi | 和実 | なごみ | harmony + reality |
| Naho | 直保 | なほ | straightaway + protect |
| Nahoko | 直子 | なほこ | straightaway + child |
| Nahomi | 直己 | なほみ | straightaway + self |
| Naka | 名加 | なか | name + add |
| Nakako | 中子 | なかこ | in + child |
| Nami | 波 | なみ | waves |
| Namie | 奈美恵 | なみえ | Nara + beauty + favor |
| Namika | 波加 | なみか | waves + add |
| Namiki | 南幹 | なみき | south + tree trunk |
| Namiko | 波子 | なみこ | waves + child |
| Nana | 菜々 | なな | vegetable |
| Nanae | 七重 | ななえ | seven + heavy |
| Nanaho | 七歩 | ななほ | seven + walk |
| Nanaka | 七花 | ななか | seven + flower |
| Nanako | 奈々子 | ななこ | Nara + child |
| Nanami | 七三 | ななみ | seven + three |
| Nanao | 七生 | ななお | seven + life |
| Nanase | 七生 | ななせ | seven + life |
| Nanoha | 七葉 | なのは | seven + leaf |
| Naoe | 七生 | なおえ | seven + life |
| Naoka | 直加 | なおか | straightaway + add |
| Naoko | 生子 | なおこ | life + child |
| Naomi | 七生 | なおみ | seven + life |
| Nariko | 生子 | なりこ | life + child |
| Narumi | 生子 | なるみ | life + child |
| Natsu | 七月 | なつ | seven + month |
| Natsue | 夏映 | なつえ | summer + reflect |
| Natsuka | 夏日 | なつか | summer + day |
| Natsuki | 長月 | なつき | long + month |
| Natsuko | 夏子 | なつこ | summer + child |
| Natsumi | 七海 | なつみ | seven + sea |
| Nayu | 七優 | なゆ | seven + tenderness |
| Nazuna | 七砂 | なずな | seven + sand |
| Nene | 子々 | ねね | child |
| Nichika | 日歌 | にちか | day + song |
| Niina | 新和 | にいな | new + harmony |
| Niki | 二機 | にき | two + loom |
| Niko | 二子 | にこ | two + child |
| Nina | 日夏 | にな | day + summer |
| Noa | 野明 | のあ | plains + bright |
| Nobu | 野生 | のぶ | plains + life |
| Nobue | 信衛 | のぶえ | faith + defense |
| Nobuko | 信子 | のぶこ | faith + child |
| Nobuyo | 円代 | のぶよ | circle + substitute |
| Nodoka | 和 | のどか | harmony |
| Noe | 野映 | のえ | plains + reflect |
| Noeru | 望得 | のえる | ambition + gain |
| Nonoka | 希花 | ののか | hope + flower |
| Norie | 規衛 | のりえ | standard + defense |
| Norika | 法花 | のりか | method + flower |
| Noriko | 政子 | のりこ | politics + child |
| Norimi | 法実 | のりみ | method + reality |
| Noriyo | 政代 | のりよ | politics + substitute |
| Nozomi | 望見 | のぞみ | ambition + see |
Boy names starting with N (24)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya | 和 | なごや | harmony |
| Naoki | 直生 | なおき | straightaway + life |
| Naoto | 直人 | なおと | straightaway + person |
| Naoyoshi | 直文 | なおよし | straightaway + sentence |
| Nenosuke | 子之助 | ねのすけ | child + of + help |
| Nobuaki | 信明 | のぶあき | faith + bright |
| Nobuhiko | 展光 | のぶひこ | unfold + ray |
| Nobuhiro | 信宏 | のぶひろ | faith + wide |
| Nobuo | 政保 | のぶお | politics + protect |
| Nobutaka | 信高 | のぶたか | faith + tall |
| Nobutoshi | 信利 | のぶとし | faith + profit |
| Nobuyoshi | 信義 | のぶよし | faith + righteousness |
| Nobuyuki | 信行 | のぶゆき | faith + going |
| Nori | 野理 | のり | plains + logic |
| Noriaki | 法明 | のりあき | method + bright |
| Norihiko | 中彦 | のりひこ | in + lad |
| Norihiro | 憲広 | のりひろ | constitution + wide |
| Norihisa | 法久 | のりひさ | method + long time |
| Norikazu | 理一 | のりかず | logic + one |
| Norio | 紀夫 | のりお | chronicle + husband |
| Noritaka | 教高 | のりたか | teach + tall |
| Noritoshi | 式年 | のりとし | style + year |
| Noriyoshi | 法義 | のりよし | method + righteousness |
| Noriyuki | 範行 | のりゆき | pattern + going |
Unisex names starting with N (3)
Kanji most used in N names
These characters appear most often in the names above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1) | シ、ス、ツ、こ | 3 | Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko |
| 七 | seven (taught in grade 1) | シチ、なな、なの | 2 | Naomi, Nanami, Natsumi |
| 生 | life, genuine, birth (taught in grade 1) | セイ、ショウ、い、う | 5 | Saki, Toshio, Masaki |
| 信 | faith, truth, fidelity (taught in grade 4) | シン | 9 | Nobuhiro, Nobuyoshi, Nobuko |
| 直 | straightaway, honesty, frankness (taught in grade 2) | チョク、ジキ、ジカ、ただ | 8 | Naoki, Sunao, Nahoko |
| 法 | method, law, rule (taught in grade 4) | ホウ、ハッ、ホッ、のり | 8 | Noriyoshi, Noriaki, Hidenori |
Questions
Are there more girl or boy names starting with N?
In this list, N has 57 girl names, 24 boy names and 3 unisex names.
What is the most popular Japanese name starting with N?
Naomi (七生) can be written in the most different ways of the N names here. It means: seven + life.
How long are Japanese names starting with N?
They average 3.0 syllables, counting each kana beat.