What names mean noble?
Adela and Nabil have meanings connected with nobility. Adela began as a short form built on Germanic adal, "noble", while Nabil means "noble" in Arabic.
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Ada Germanic · noble, nobility
Noble English · noble, distinguished
Aliya Arabic · feminine form of Ali, "lofty, sublime"; also a transcription overlapping Aaliyah
Aaliyah Arabic · "high, lofty, sublime," feminine form of Aali (Arabic root ʿalā, "to be high")
Karim Arabic · generous, noble
Karam Arabic · generosity, nobility
Kerem Turkish · generosity, nobility
Brianna Irish · noble, strong
Eugenia Greek · well-born, noble
Eugenie Greek · well-born, noble; famously borne by Princess Eugenie of York
Della English · diminutive of Adela or Adelaide (adal, "noble"); famously borne by Della Reese
Albert Germanic · noble and bright (Adalbert: adal "noble" + beraht "bright")
Albie English · noble, bright; nickname-style for Albert
Azadeh Persian · free, noble
Kareem Arabic · 'generous, noble'
Nabil Arabic · noble, highborn
Arthur Celtic · of unknown meaning, possibly Celtic artos "bear" or the Roman family name Artorius; the legendary British king
Myat Burmese · noble, excellent (မြတ်); a workhorse element of modern names for both sexes, as in Kaung Myat and Myat Noe
Elmer English · noble and famous
Myint Burmese · high, noble, elevated (မြင့်)
Arya Sanskrit · "noble"
Naguib Arabic · noble descent, of noble origin; famously borne by Naguib Mahfouz, Nobel laureate Egyptian novelist
Adeline French · noble
Ethel Germanic · noble
Patricia Latin · noble
Mona Irish · Anglicized form of Muadhnait, a name of uncertain meaning
Arian Persian · noble; from the ancient Iranian root arya
Adella Germanic · noble
Alphonse Germanic · noble and ready
Adelheid German · noble kind
Adelaide Germanic · noble kind
Kwan Cantonese · ruler or lord; a person of cultivated character (君)
Alda Germanic · from Germanic ald, old, noble; used since the Middle Ages in Italy and among Germanic peoples, later borne by Saint Alda
Ece Turkish · queen, lady of noble birth
Takashi Japanese · filial piety, noble and prosperous, or esteem, depending on the kanji
Alison Germanic · diminutive of Alice, "noble"
Camilla Latin · feminine of Camillus; meaning uncertain
Elke German · noble one; stayed in steady use among Blumenau and Pomerode's German-Brazilian families
Alyce Germanic · variant of Alice, noble
Ho-Yin Cantonese · vast; so or correct (浩然), a pair echoed in Mencius's 浩然之氣
Kerim Turkish · generous, noble (variant of Kerem)
Adele Germanic · means 'noble', from the Germanic element 'adal'
Barron English · surname meaning 'noble, baron'
Alia Arabic · in Arabic use, Alia can stand for Alya ("sky, heaven, loftiness"), Aaliyah (the feminine of Aali, "high, lofty, sublime") or Aliya (the feminine of Ali, "lofty, sublime")
Baron French · from the noble title, ultimately Old French/Germanic 'baro', 'man, warrior'
Aryan Sanskrit · traditionally 'noble' in Sanskrit; a widely used given name across Hindu Indian American families
Elbert Germanic · variant of Albert, 'noble and bright'
Alysha Germanic · variant of Alicia/Alice, "noble"
Kimiko Japanese · valuable, beautiful child, or noble child, depending on the kanji
Aiza Urdu · popularly glossed noble and respected, though the etymology is uncertain; famously borne by television star Ayeza Khan, who boosted the name in the 2010s
Aarya Sanskrit · variant of Arya, 'noble'
Addie Germanic · diminutive of Adelaide, noble kind
Brian Irish · traditionally "noble, high," its old Celtic root debated; the name of Brian Boru, the high king who broke Viking power in Ireland, which kept it beloved there for a millennium. A mid-century American everyman that still reads friendly and honest
Adaline Germanic · variant of Adeline, "noble"
Adelina Germanic · noble, from the Germanic element adal; the earlier form behind Adeline
Alyse Germanic · variant of Alice, 'noble kind'
Albertina Germanic · feminine of Albert, Germanic for noble and bright; famously borne by Albertina Sisulu, the nurse who kept the anti-apartheid movement alive while its men were jailed.
Adolph Germanic · traditionally 'noble wolf'
Bryan Irish · variant of Brian, traditionally "noble, high"
Adela Germanic · means 'noble', root of Adele and Adelaide
Adelia Germanic · variant of Adele, traditionally 'noble'
Gentry English · people of noble birth, from Old French genterise
Al Germanic · short form of names like Albert or Alfred, 'noble'
Ali Arabic · "lofty, sublime" (Arabic root ʿalā, "to be high"); name of the fourth caliph, the central figure of Shia Islam
Patty Latin · diminutive of Patricia, 'noble'
Patti Latin · diminutive of Patricia, 'noble'
Aline French · variant of Adeline, noble
Alisa Germanic · variant of Alice, noble kind
Alberta Germanic · feminine form of Albert, 'noble and bright'
Adelyn Germanic · variant of Adeline using the ending -lyn; noble
Alicja Polish · noble, truthful (Polish form of Alice)
Adolfo Spanish · noble wolf
Bryana Irish · variant of Briana, traditionally 'noble, strong'
Alicia Germanic · Latin variant of Alice, from a Germanic name linked to nobility
Ademar Portuguese · noble and famous (Portuguese form of the German Adhemar)
Adelaida Spanish · variant of Adelaide, "noble kind"
Duke English · from the noble title, ultimately from Latin 'dux' meaning 'leader'
Alice Germanic · "of noble kind," from Adalheidis worn down through Old French Aalis; a medieval queen's name that Lewis Carroll sent down the rabbit hole into permanent storybook fame. The vintage revival returned it to the top tier across Europe and beyond
Marquise French · from the French noble title marquis, denoting a rank of nobility
Ashraf Arabic · most noble (superlative of Sharif)
Allyssa Modern American · a respelling of Alyssa, linked either to Alicia (Germanic, noble) or the alyssum flower; root disputed
Audrie English · variant of Audrey, 'noble strength'
Alesia Uncertain · Usually a variant of Alicia, Germanic, noble, via Alice; also the name of a Gallic hillfort in Roman-era Gaul, unrelated.
Nolen Irish · variant of Nolan, Irish for 'descendant of the noble one'
Alysa Modern American · a respelling of Alyssa, linked either to Alicia (Germanic, noble) or the flower alyssum; exact root disputed
Audie English · diminutive, likely of Audrey, Old English for 'noble strength'
Adalyn Germanic · variant of Adeline using the ending -lyn; noble
Adalynn Germanic · modern form in the Adeline and Adelina family, ultimately from Germanic adal "noble"
Aryana Persian · variant of Ariana, traditionally 'noble,' or from Ariadne
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