Dog Names Starting With N

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Naan
Meaning: Flatbread from India.
Naava
Meaning: Hebrew for beautiful
Nabil
Meaning: Noble
Nacho
Meaning: a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled
Nadia
Meaning: Hope
Nadine
Meaning: Graceful, strong, kind.
Nadja
Meaning: hope
Nails
Meaning: hit hard
Nainsi
Meaning: Gaelic Form of Nancy, Meaning Gracious
Najma
Meaning: Star
Nala
Meaning: Beloved
Nalla
Meaning: Beautiful, blessed, joyous.
Namaste
Meaning: Hindi salutation or greeting
Nana
Meaning: Seven
Nanami
Meaning: seven seas
Nancy
Meaning: Referencing sleuth nancy drew
Nanette
Meaning: Grace
Nano
Meaning: Dwarf
Nanon
Meaning: Graceful, strong woman.
Nanook
Meaning: Inuit polar bear spirit.
Nao
Meaning: Honest
Nao Nao
Meaning: naughty
Naoki
Meaning: honest timber tree
Naoko
Meaning: honest child
Naomi
Meaning: Honest beautiful
Nape
Meaning: glen
Napolean
Meaning: Emperor, conqueror, leader.
Napoleon
Meaning: Person From Naples, Italy
Napper
Meaning: Always taking a nap.
Nappy
Meaning: Always taking a nap.
Nara
Meaning: Happy
Narcissus
Meaning: A handsome narcissistic hunter in Greek mythology.
Narvi
Meaning: Gift of the sea.
Nash
Meaning: Dweller By The Ash Tee
Nata
Meaning: Gift of God.
Natale
Meaning: birthday
Natalia
Meaning: Born On Christmas Day
Natalie
Meaning: Born On Christmas Day
Natasha
Meaning: Born On Christmas Day
Nathara
Meaning: Divine, beautiful, grace.
Nati
Meaning: Gift of God.
Natsuki
Meaning: summer hope
Natsumi
Meaning: beautiful summer
Naufal
Meaning: African for handsome
Naughty
Meaning: suggestive of sexual impropriety
Navarro
Meaning: From Navarre, France
Naveen
Meaning: New
Navi
Meaning: Kind To People
Neal
Meaning: Champion Or Passionate
Neala
Meaning: Champion
Nebrophonos
Meaning: fawn-killer
Nebula
Meaning: A luphomoid assassin in marvel comics.
Ned
Meaning: Wealthy Guardian
Neema
Meaning: Young
Nefertiti
Meaning: The queen of Ancient Egypt in Egyptian mythology
Neil
Meaning: Refers to space explorer Neil Armstrong
Neith
Meaning: Goddess of war and wisdom in Egyptian mythology
Nell
Meaning: Abbreviation Of Eleanor Shining Light.
Nellie
Meaning: Light
Nelly
Meaning: English for beautiful woman
Nelson
Meaning: Murderer and robber.
Nema
Meaning: Gift from God.
Nemesio
Meaning: Vengeance
Nemo
Meaning: No one knows.
Neo
Meaning: New
Neptune
Meaning: The god of freshwater in roman mythology
Nereza
Meaning: darkness
Neri
Meaning: Light of God.
Nerina
Meaning: water
Nermal
Meaning: Cute little kitten.
Nero
Meaning: wise warrior
Neron
Meaning: Sea
Ness
Meaning: a strip of land projecting into a body of water
Nessa
Meaning: Lamb
Nessie
Meaning: a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland
Nestor
Meaning: Traveller
Néstor
Meaning: Protector of home/family.
Nestore
Meaning: homecoming
Nettie
Meaning: Gift of God.
Neutron
Meaning: Jimmy neutron, boy genius.
Neva
Meaning: Snow
Neville
Meaning: New Town
Nevio
Meaning: spotted
Nevis
Meaning: one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
Newbie
Meaning: A person who has recently started using a particular technology.
Newbury
Meaning: New town by river.
Newman
Meaning: The New Man, Stranger
Newton
Meaning: Fig newton
Nia
Meaning: bright
Niall
Meaning: Champion
Niamh
Meaning: Bright
Nibbles
Meaning: eat intermittently; take small bites of
Nibby
Meaning: Cute, small, playful.
Niblet
Meaning: Small, cute, morsel.
Niblick
Meaning: an iron with considerable loft
Nic
Meaning: Short for Nicholas/Nicole.
Nicanora
Meaning: Gift of victory/triumph.
Nicholas
Meaning: Victory Of The People
Nickel
Meaning: A white-silver hard malleable metallic element.
Nico
Meaning: Short Form Of Nicholas Or Nicodemus
Nicol
Meaning: Gift of victory.
Nicola
Meaning: Victory of the people
Nicolás
Meaning: Gift of God/God's Gift
Nicolette
Meaning: Victory Of The People
Nidhogg
Meaning: A dragon that resides in the roots of the World.
Nieve
Meaning: Snow, Snowy
Nigel
Meaning: Champion; black
Night
Meaning: Evening
Nightcrawler
Meaning: Large earthworm used for fish bait
Nightfall
Meaning: the time of day immediately following sunset
Nightshade
Meaning: any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit
Nightwing
Meaning: A superhero in DC comics.
Niki
Meaning: Victory of people.
Nikita
Meaning: Unconquerable in russian.
Nikki
Meaning: Victory Of The People
Niklas
Meaning: Victory of the people.
Nilda
Meaning: armored warrior woman
Nile
Meaning: River of life in Egyptian mythology.
Niles
Meaning: Son Of Neil
Nilla
Meaning: wafers
Nilo
Meaning: God is my judge
Nils
Meaning: Victory of the people
Nimbus
Meaning: Halo surrounding a supernatural being
Nina
Meaning: Little Girl
Nines
Meaning: Goddess of victory in greek mythology, nile river of life in egyptian mythology
Ning
Meaning: peaceful
Ninian
Meaning: Divine, wise one.
Ninja
Meaning: a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations
Ninon
Meaning: favor, grace
Nipper
Meaning: a young person of either sex
Nirav
Meaning: Calm
Nirvana
Meaning: Place of great bliss
Nitro
Meaning: Short for nitroglycerin.
Nix
Meaning: command against
Noah
Meaning: Rest, Peace
Noalie
Meaning: Gift of God/God's gift
Noble
Meaning: High Born
Noboru
Meaning: ascend, rise
Nobuko
Meaning: faithful, trustworthy child
Nocturne
Meaning: a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
Nod
Meaning: Always nodding off.
Noe
Meaning: Rest, Peace
Noel
Meaning: Christmas
Noelia
Meaning: day of birth
Noemi
Meaning: my delight
Noir
Meaning: black
Nola
Meaning: Fair Shoulder
Nolan
Meaning: Little Proud One
Nolana
Meaning: "Graceful, wise woman."
Nona
Meaning: Ninth
Noodle
Meaning: informal terms for a human head
Noodles
Meaning: Stays limp and inactive.
Noop
Meaning: New Object Oriented Programming
Nora
Meaning: Light
Norbert
Meaning: hero
Norberta
Meaning: blonde heroine
Nordin
Meaning: Use this Norse name for a handsome dog
Noreen
Meaning: Form of Nora
Nori
Meaning: To rule
Noriko
Meaning: lawful child
Norio
Meaning: lawful man
Norm
Meaning: Man From The North
Norma
Meaning: From The North
Norman
Meaning: Man From The North
Norris
Meaning: Scottish ???“ from the north
North
Meaning: Geographical Direction
Norton
Meaning: From The Town In The North
Norwood
Meaning: From The North Woods
Notes
Meaning: Javascript in the backend.
Nott
Meaning: Night in norse mythology
Nova
Meaning: New; a star that suddenly releases a huge burst of energy, temporarily becoming extraordinarily bright.
Novella
Meaning: Steven Novella, smart neurologist.
Nuan
Meaning: Warm
Nugget
Meaning: a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
Numetor
Meaning: mythological grandfather of Romulus and Remus
Nun
Meaning: Heaven in Egyptian mythology
Nuo
Meaning: kind
Nutella
Meaning: Chocolate hazelnut spread.
Nutmeg
Meaning: East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
Nuwa
Meaning: goddess
Nyx
Meaning: Goddess of the night in greek mythology