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NASH : Derived from the Middle English phrase atten ash "at the ash tree". A famous bearer was the mathematician John Nash (1928-).

NASS : From the Norwegian word næs meaning "a promontory".

NATALE : From a nickname referring to Christmas. It was originally given to a person who had some connection to the holiday.

NATHANS : Derived from the given name NATHAN.

NATHANSON : Means "son of NATHAN".

NAUMOV : Means "son of NAUM".

NAVE : From Italian places called Nave.

NAVRÁTIL : Derived from the past participle of the verb navrátit "to return". The name was perhaps used to denote a person who came back to his home following a...

NAZARETIAN : Means "son of Nazareth". The suffix ian on an Armenian surname means "son of", and Nazareth was part of ancient Armenia.

NAZARIAN : Means "son of NAZAR".

NAZARIO : From the given name NAZARIO.

NEAL : Derived from the given name NEIL.

NECCHI : Either from the given name Nechus (from the Latin word nequus meaning "unjust, unfair") or from a nickname from the archaic Milanese word gnecch meani...

NEDBALEK : Refers to one who is careless. It is of Czech and Polish origin.

NEDVED : Variant of MEDVED, derived from the dialect word nedved "bear".

NEGRESCU : Patronymic derived from Romanian negru "black". It means "son of the black-haired person".

NEGRI : Nickname meaning "black" for someone with dark hair or dark skin or such.

NEGRINI : Variant of NEGRI.

NEIL : Derived from the given name NEIL.

NEJEM : Means "star" in Arabic.

NELISSEN : Means "son of CORNELIUS".

NELLI : Derived from the given name Nello, a short form of names like Brunello and Lionello.

NELSON : Means "son of NEIL".

NEMEC : Means "German" in Czech.

NEMES : Means "noble, gentle" in Hungarian.

NEMEČEK : Diminutive of NEMEC.

NENCI : Means "son of Nencio". Nencio is a Tuscan diminutive of the name LORENZO.

NEPI : From the town Nepi, which is believed to have been founded by Jewish Italians.

NERI : From the Italian word nero "black". It indicated a person with a dark complexion or dark hair.

NERONI : Variant of NEGRINI.



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