Ninian Name Meaning

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Ninian Name Meaning

Scottish, Irish, Ancient CelticMeaning unknown. It appears in a Latinized form Niniavus, which could be from the Welsh name NYNNIAW. This was the name of a 5th-century British saint who was apparently responsible for...

Origin: ScottishGender: Boy
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1 Ndidi
2 Nadeem
3 Nelu
4 Nitin
5 Najib
6 Nicolaus
7 Nikora
8 Nobuyuki
9 Navin
10 Noboru
11 Nacio
12 Nikolajs
13 Nezi̇h
14 Ngawang
15 Novak
16 Norris
17 Nicanor
18 Navneet
19 Nigel
20 Nthanda
21 Ningal
22 Niilo
23 Neemias
24 Neculai
25 Nehemiah
26 Narayana
27 Napoleon
28 Nogah
29 Norwood
30 Neifion
31 Njörðr
32 Nuada
33 Niall
34 Nedelcho
35 Neptunus
36 Nicomede
37 Neville
38 Nikolao
39 Nimrod
40 Nedyalko
41 Nevan
42 Naveen
43 Navdeep
44 Nicolò
45 Nishat
46 Nsonowa
47 Norman
48 Naoum
49 Nikodem
50 Nando
51 Nechtan
52 Niraj
53 Narinder
54 Nala
55 Njord
56 Naphtali
57 Nikolaas
58 Nikodim
59 Nace
60 Nerio
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