Are you expecting a baby girl and looking for a nice name that starts with N? If you love the idea of a name inspired by Mother Nature, then you've landed in the right place. From the subtle zoological Nyala to the wintry Nieve, here's a starter list of nature-inspired girl names that start with the letter N.
A pretty flower and an intrguing baby name possibility.
This one is a nature name twice over: not only is Netta a Hebrew name meaning "plant" or "shrub", but it's also a genus of diving ducks.
This one means "snow" in Italian and Portuguese, but be aware: the pronunciation of the actual word sounds more like "n-eh-v-uh", not like "neev" or "nev".
Nieve, the Spanish word for "snow", has entered the baby name lexicon. What do you think of it?
Catholic parents looking for a seasonal name for a winter baby might want to circle Nieves, which is derived from one of the titles of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Se ñora de las Nieves, meaning "Our Lady of the Snows".
A feminine version of the quintessentially British name Nigel, as well as a charming botanical girls' name made famous by the British TV chef Nigella Lawson.
A Finnish given name and word meaning "flower bud".
Taken from a spiral-horned antelope native to the southern parts of Africa.
For those interested in Christian history, Nyssa will likely bring to mind the home town of the famous early Christian bishop Gregory of Nyssa, while plant enthusiasts may recognize Nyssa as the genus name for tupelo trees.