_Nabes._ _Næbb_, a face; _s_ for _sun_, sun. The sun’s face.
_Nachtigall._ _Næctegale_, nightingale, from _næcte_, night, and _gale_,
a singer. A night-singer.
_Nachod._ _Næcud_, naked, uncovered.
_Nadely._ _Nædl_, a needle, _líc_, like. Needle-like.
_Nægele._ _Nægel_, a nail, a pin, a nail of the hand. Nagel, Nagele,
Naglee, other forms of the name.
_Nebeker._ _Neb_, face, countenance, mouth, neb, nib, nose; _æcer_,
field, land, anything sown, sown corn, an acre. Face-pimples.
_Nebel._ _Neb_, face, countenance; _el_, termination denoting a person.
Human face.
_Nebhut._ _Neb_, face, head, mouth; _húth_, spoil, booty, prey. Blotched
countenance.
_Nedel._ _Nedl_, a needle.
_Needham._ _Neád_, need, necessity, infirmity; _hám_, home, house,
dwelling, village, farm. An almshouse; an infirmary.
_Neef._ _Nefe_, a niece, a granddaughter. Neff, from the same root.
_Nesenger._ _Nesse_, a headland; _ing_, originating from; _er_, a
personal suffix. One raised upon a headland.
_Ness._ _Nesse_, a cape. Nesz, another form of the name.
_Neswanger._ _Nesse_, or _næs_, a rock, support, headland, ness, cape,
promontory; _wang_, a plain, field, wong, land; _er_, a personal suffix.
Possessor of a rock-plain.
_Neswenger._ _Nesse_, rock; _wengere_, a pillow, bolster. Rock-pillow.
_Nester._ _Nest_, support, food, wages; _er_, a personal suffix. A
supporter; a wage-earner. Nester, a kindred name.
_Neth._ _Neth_, wickedness, malice, cunning, hatred, strife, zeal,
punishment, slaughter.
_Nething._ _Neth_, Neth; _ing_, offspring, descendant. Son of Neth.
_Nette._ _Nett_, a net.
_Netterville._ _Nett_, a net; _er_, a personal suffix; French _ville_, a
villa, a town. A fishing-place.
_Nettinger._ _Nett_, a net; _ing_, expressive of action; _er_, a personal
termination. A seiner; a fisherman.
_Nettleton._ _Netele_, a nettle; _tún_, a farm. A nettle-farm.
_Newbold._ _Newe_, new, late, young; _báld_, bold, courageous, honorable.
Lately honorable.
_Newcomb._ _Newe_, new; _comb_, a valley. New valley.
_Newcomet._ _Newe_, new; _cometa_, a comet. A new comet.
_Newell._ _Neowel_, prone, prostrate, depressed, profound, deep. Newhall,
perhaps, from the same root.
_Nipe._ _Nip_, darkness.
_Nippes._ _Nipp_, Nipe; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Nipe.
_Norman._ _Nor_, contraction of _north_, north; _man_, a man. North-man.
_Northrop._ _Nor_, north; _thorpe_, town. North town.
_Norwood._ _Nor_, north; _wud_, wood. Northwood.
_Nye._ _Nye_, a nye, a nest.
_Nyholm._ _Nye_, a nest; _holm_, the deep sea, an abyss, the ocean, a
river island. Nest-water; nest-island.
_Nyman._ _Nye_, a nest; _man_, man, or woman. Nest-woman.
_Nystrom._ _Nye_, a nest; _streom_, a stream. Nest-stream.