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Names that mean north

Naming your baby can be a difficult task. The meaning behind the name you choose will give them clues about who they are, and it's important to find one that fits. The following list will provide you with some great options that have the word North in their meaning.

Boy names that mean North

AbakhtarArabic — "Planet, North"AchaicusBiblical — "Latinized form of the Greek name (Achaikos), which referred to the region in Greece called (Achaia), situated on the northern coast of the Peloponnesus. In the New Testament this is the name of a Corinthian Christian who aided Saint Paul."AldsGerman — "Variant of Aldo: Originally an Old German name meaning old. Popular in Italy and among North American families of Italian descent. Aldo was an 8th century saint. Old or wise."AquiloLatin — "Of the north wind"AvgustinRussian — "Russian cognate of Augustine, a derivative of the Latin Augustinus, a diminutive form of Augustus, which is from augustus great, venerable. The name was borne by St. Augustine 354-430, an early church father who was born in Numidia and became the bishop of Hippo in northern Africa"BaalzephonArabic — "The idol or possession of the north, hidden, secret"BakhtarPersian — "West, north, and in older Persian it meant east"ColombainFrench — "From the Late Latin Columba, which is derived from columba dove The name was borne by several saints, including the Irish St. Columban c. 540-615, a missionary of great influence on the Continent and founder of the monastery at Bobbio in northern Italy"ColumbanoItalian — "From the Late Latin Columbanus, a de-rivative of columba dove, pigeon, gray bird The name was borne by St. Columban c. 540-615, an Italian monk and missionary who founded a monastery in 614 at Bobbio in northern Italy"dhruvpadHindi — "The oldest style of north indian classical"ElzaphanBiblical — "God of the northeast wind"EshaanUrdu — "Lord Shiva, lord Sun or north-east direction, desiring and wishing"FinnurIcelandic — "One who is from Scandinavia's northern region."HosheiaHebrew — "the Hebrew hoshea' salva-tion. The name was borne by the first of the minor prophets, and the only one from the northern kingdom whose writings have been preserved"HotspurShakespearean — "King Henry IV, Part 1' and 'King Richard The Second' Henry Percy, surnamed Hotspur, son of the Earl of Northumberland."KlppAmerican — "Transferred use of the surname derived from the Northern English kip a pointed hill"KuzeyTurkish — "north"MowbrayShakespearean — "King Henry IV, Part 2' Lord Mowbray, retainer of Northumberland and opposite against King Henry IV. 'King Richard The Second' Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk."NorcrossEnglish — "From the north cross roads."NorfolkShakespearean — "King Henry VI, Part III' and 'King Henry VIII' Duke of Norfolk. 'King Henry IV, Part 2' Lord Mowbray, retainer of Northumberland. 'King Richard The Second' Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk. 'King Richard III' Duke of Norfolk."NoriceFrench — "From the north"NorisEnglish — "From the north"NormAmerican — "Norse man, Man from the North. "NormanGerman — "Norse man, Man from the North. "NormandFrench — "Norse man, Man from the North. "NormandoSpanish — "Man of the north."NormannEnglish — "Variant of Norman. Man of the North."NormannuEnglish — "Variant of Norman. Man of the North."NormenEnglish — "Norse man, Man from the North. "NormieEnglish — "Variant of Norman. Man of the North."NorminOld French — "Norse man, Man from the North. "NormonOld French — "Norse man, Man from the North. "NormyEnglish — "Variant of Norman. Of the North."NormynOld French — "Norse man, Man from the North. "NorrisScottish — "From the north"NorthEnglish — "From the north."NorthclifEnglish — "From the north cliff."NorthclifeOld English — "From the north cliff."NorthcliffEnglish — "From the north cliff."NorthcliffeEnglish — "From the north cliff."NorthclithOld English — "From the north cliff."NorthclitheOld English — "From the north cliff."NorthclyfEnglish — "From the north cliff."NorthropEnglish — "From the North town."NorthrupEnglish — "From the North town."NorthtonOld English — "From the northern town."NorthtownOld English — "From the northern town."NorthtunEnglish — "From the north farm."NorthwelOld English — "From the north stream."NorthwellOld English — "From the north stream."NorthwodeEnglish — "From the north forest."NorthwoodOld English — "Guard at the north gate, From the Northern forest."NortinEnglish — "From the north farm."NortonEnglish — "From the northern town."NorvalScottish — "From the north valley"NorvaleOld English — "From the northern village."NorvelEnglish — "From the north state"NorvilOld English — "From the northern village."NorvileOld English — "From the northern village."NorvillOld English — "From the northern village."NorvilleEnglish — "From the northern village."NorvinTeutonic — "Friend from the North."NorvynTeutonic — "Friend from the North."NorwaldOld English — "Guardian of the North."NorwardTeutonic — "Guardian of the North."NorwelEnglish — "From the north stream."NorwellEnglish — "From the north stream."NorwinEnglish — "Friend from the North."NorwoodEnglish — "Guard at the north gate, From the Northern forest."NorwordOld English — "Guardian of the North."NorwynEnglish — "Friend from the North."NunoPortuguese — "A popular name sported by Nuno Gomez, a player of the Portugal national football team. A very old name, it may have originated among northern Portugal's Roman legions and is said to mean "the ninth." Perhaps coming from the latin word "Nonio."PalassaAfrican — "This African name was popular among African slaves in North America."ShamalArabic — "Wind that comes from the north"SulaimanAfrican — "Peaceful. A Arabic name used in the North Africa region."ThabitGreek — "Steadfast. Firm. A Arabic name used in the North Africa region."ThariqArabic — "A hill at north Morocco, Star in the early morning, Knocking, Hammering"TormodGaelic — "From the north"

Girl names that mean North

AberdeenScottish — "A woman from a city in northeast Scotland"AmanishakheteAfrican — "The name of one of the Candaces, or Queen Mothers, of the Nubian kingdom of Kush (now northern Sudan). This name could be shortened to AMANI, itself a Kiswahili word meaning 'peace.'"ColumbinaLatin — "Feminine form of Columba: Dove. Famous bearer: 6th century Irish abbot and missionary St Columba converted the inhabitants of Scotland and northern England to Christianity."dishaniHindi — "Queen of all four directions - east, West, North, South"EshanikaHindi — "Fulfilling desire, Belonging to the north east"EshanyaHindi — "East, North east"HadliaLatin — "From the town in northern Italy "IshanikaHindi — "Fulfilling desire, Belonging to the north east"IshanyaHindi — "East, North east"JammuIndian — "Is an Indian state bordering Kashmir to the north, Ladakh to the east, Himachal Pradesh to the south and Pakistan-administered Kashmir to the west."KaasheenPersian — "A place north of Ilam in Iran"MystralFrench — "Cold, Dry, Northerly Wind"NordicaGerman — "From the north."NordikaGerman — "From the north."NorellScandinavian — "From the north."NormaaEnglish — "Man from the north"NormannaScottish — "Variant of Norman. Of the North."NorminaScottish — "Variant of Norman. Of the North."OlimpiadaRussian — "the Greek Olympia, a femi-nine form of Olympios of Olympus Olympus is the name of a mountain in northern Greece which was the home of the gods in Greek mythology. Short: Ada. Pet: Lipa"RavennaAmerican — "Either an elaborated form of Raven or a borrowing of the name of a northern Italian commune in Emilia-Romagna"ShamaailahUrdu — "Good qualities, virtues, excellencies, talents, dispositions, customs, northerly winds or regions"ShameelahUrdu — "Good quality, virtue, excellence, talent, disposition, custom, northerly winds or regions"SonomaSpanish — "Place name in northj ern California."Taima TaymaArabic — "Oasis in Northwest Arabia"TaymaArabic — "Oasis in Northwest Arabia"TistaHindi — "Tributary of Ganga river located in north india"