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NERVETTI : Possibly a nickname for an innkeeper, from the archaic Milanese word nervètt, which is a local dish.

NERVI : From the name of the town Nervi, in Genova.

NESPOLA : From towns like Nespoli and Nespoledo, from the Italian word nespola meaning "medlar (tree)".

NESS : Means "headland" in Middle English, originally referring to a person who lived there.

NEUMAN : Variant of NEUMANN.

NEUMANN : From Middle High German niuwe and man "new man".

NEVILLE : From a Norman French place name meaning "new town".

NEVIN (1) : Anglicized form of MAC NAOIMHÍN.

NEVIN (2) : Anglicized form of MAC CNÁIMHÍN or Ó CNÁIMHÍN.

NEWELL : Variant of NEVILLE.

NEWMAN : Means "new man, newcomer" from Old English neowe, niwe, nige and mann.

NEWPORT : Given to one who came from the town of Newport (which means simply "new port"), which was the name of several English towns.

NEWTON : From the name of one of many English towns meaning "new town". A famous bearer was the English physicist Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727).

NG : Cantonese romanization of WU.

NGO : Simplified variant of NGÔ.

NGUYEN : Simplified variant of NGUYỄN.

NGUYỄN : Vietnamese form of RUAN, from Sino-Vietnamese 阮 (nguyễn). This is the most common Vietnamese surname, accounting for over a third of the populatio...

NGÔ : Vietnamese form of WU, from Sino-Vietnamese 吳 (ngô).

NIBHANUPUDI : From the name of a village in Andhra Pradesh, India.

NICASTRO : From the name of the town Nicastro, near Catanzaro.

NICCHI : From the Italian word nicchio meaning "shell", possibly a nickname for people related to the sea.

NICHOLS : Derived from the given name NICHOL.

NICHOLSON : Means "son of NICHOLAS". A famous bearer of this surname is the American actor Jack Nicholson (1937-).

NICODEMO : Derived from the given name NICODEMO.

NICOLAI : Means "son of NICOLA (1)".

NICOLAS : Derived from the given name NICOLAS.

NICOLESCU : Means "son of NICOLAE".

NICOLOSI : From the name of the town Nicolosi on Sicily.

NICOLSON : Variant of NICHOLSON.

NICOSIA : From the name of the town Nicosia on Sicily.



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