Nails

To see yourself hammering nails in your dream, signifies your tenacity and ability to drive a hard bargain. Consider also the pun, "getting nailed" which may mean getting caught at something or a sexual innuendo. Another popular phrase "hitting the nail on the head" suggests that you have fully resolved a situation.

To see nails in your dream, symbolizes long and hard work for little compensation and pay.

To dream that you hurt yourself with a nail, suggests that you need to be careful with what you say.

*Please see also Fingernails.

Naked

To dream that you are naked, denotes the fear of being found out and exposed about your activities and misjudgment.

To dream that you suddenly discover your nudity and are trying to cover up, signifies your vulnerability to a situation. 

To see a naked person in your dream and you are disgusted by it, signifies some anxiety about discovering the naked truth about that person or situation. It may also foretell of an illicit love affairs,  loss of prestige and scandalous activities. On the other hand, if you are accepting about another's nudity, then it implies that you see through people and accept them for who and what they are. If you do not care about someone else's nudity, then it suggests that you need to learn not to be afraid of rejection.

*For an in depth analysis, click on  Common Dreams: Naked.

Name

To dream that you forget your name or someone else's name, suggests that you be feeling overwhelmed and burdened.  It may also indicate that you have forgotten your true self or your family roots.

To hear your name being called, indicates that you are in touch and in tune with your spirituality. It also makes you aware of your own uniqueness and highlights your individuality.

To see a familiar name written in your dream, symbolizes the way you feel about that person. Your intuition about them may turn out to be true.

Nap

To dream that you are taking a nap, suggests that you need to take a little time off to relax and take it easy. Give yourself a break.

Napkin

To see a napkin in your dream, signifies neatness and cleanliness. You may be preparing yourself to hear some goodness. 

To see soiled napkins being placed on the dining table, symbolizes a major marital or relationship problem.

Narcissus

To see a narcissus in your dream, represents vanity. This dream symbol may be a metaphor for someone in your life who is narcissistic. Alternatively, it symbolizes divine love.

Narcotics

*Please see Drugs.

Narrow

To dream about narrow spaces, suggests that great struggles await you on your journey. You may feel restricted and confined. Alternatively, it is symbolic of female sexuality.

Native American

To see a Native American in your dream, represents the instinctual and untamed aspect of your character. You desire more freedom from cultural and society restraints. 

Nativity

To see the nativity in your dream,  indicates that you have made a startling discovery about yourself and your capabilities. It also points to the importance of spiritual enlightenment and inner strength as opposed to material richness.

Nature

To dream of nature, denotes freedom, tranquility, restoration, and renewal. It may represent that your internal instincts are experienced and expressed.

Nausea

To dream that you have nausea, signifies that you are suffering from a sickening situation or condition in which you are trying to rid yourself of.

Navel

To see your navel in your dream, represents your being and self. The dream may indicate that you need to find your center and middle ground. In particular for males, dreams of their navel signify the bonding to their mother. 

To dream that you or someone has a navel piercing, denotes your deep connection with your mother. Perhaps the dream is telling you to reconnect with your mother or that you need to be in touch with your maternal instincts.

Navy

To dream that you are in the Navy, symbolizes your need for organization, discipline and structure in your life.

To dream that you are rescued by a Navy person, foretells of assistance from an authoritative source.

Nazi

To see a Nazi in your dream, represents a form of evil and merciless force that cannot be reasoned with. You may feel that others are putting you down.

Nearsighted

To dream that you are nearsighted, signifies that your efforts and energies are too focused on short term goals and not on preparing for the long term of the future.  This dream may also denote an embarrassing failure or unexpected and unwelcome visitors.

Neck

To see your neck in your dream, signifies the relationship between the mind/mental and the body/physical. It represents willpower, self-restriction and your need to control your feelings and keep them in check.  Consider the familiar phrase, "don't stick your neck out" which serves as a warning against a situation.

To dream that your neck is injured or sore, indicates a separation between your heart and mind. Alternatively, it could represent something or someone is literally a pain in the neck.

To dream of a thick neck, signifies that you are becoming very quarrelsome and quick-tempered.

Necklace

To see or wear a necklace in your dream, represents unsatisfied desires. It also highlights your intellect and  your desire to have more influence and power over others. 

To see a broken necklace in your dream, indicates that your rational thinking is in accordance with your emotional thinking. You need to act on your gut instinct about some situation or relationship. 

To dream that you lost a necklace, signifies sadness and grief. 

Necktie

To dream  of a loose-fitting necktie around your neck, signifies that you have unfinished business to tend to.

To dream of a tight-fitting necktie, denotes that you feel trapped in a situation or condition.

Necromancer

To dream of a necromancer, signifies the threat of evil by a strange acquaintance. 

*See also Hypnotist

Need

To dream that you are in need, signifies the danger of losing your fortunes through gambling and speculation.

To dream that others are in need, denotes that your actions and misfortune will affect others.

Needle

To use a needle in your dream, indicates that you need to mend some relationship or situation that has gotten out of hand or driven to the extreme. A needle is also symbolic of some emotional or physical pain.  

To dream that someone is using a needle, suggests that you need to incorporate and join together various aspects of your consciousness. 

To look for a needle in your dream, symbolizes useless worries over small, trivial matters.

To dream that you are threading a needle, represents unfinished issues that you need to tend to and perhaps even repair. Alternatively, it may have sexual connotations. 

Negligee

To see or wear a negligee in your dream, indicates your suggestiveness. Perhaps you feel that people can see right through to who you are and your intents. The symbol may also be a pun on your negligence of some situation.

Neighbor

To dream of having a good neighbor, signifies enjoyment and tranquility at home.

To dream of having an angry or a disagreeable neighbor, signifies quarrels and dissensions. There is an issue that you need to address with your neighbor in waking life. Alternatively, it could mean relocation from your home.

Neighborhood

To dream about your neighborhood, represents a sense of community and the need to be more active. You are expressing a need to develop new friends and new ties. Consider your waking feelings toward your neighbors. 

Nephew

To dream of your nephew, represents some aspect of yourself that you need to acknowledge or recognize within yourself.

Neptune

To see the planet Neptune in your dream, represents inspiration, imagination, and devotion. You may need to show some more compassion and understanding.

To see the Neptune god in your dream, indicates some supercharged emotion that you need to address in your waking life.

Nerd

To see or dream that you are a nerd, indicates feelings of inferiority and/or ineffectiveness. You feel that you have been overlooked. 

Nervous

To dream that you are nervous about something, indicates that you are experiencing self-doubt and feelings of insecurity. 

Nervous Breakdown

To dream that you or someone has a nervous breakdown, suggests that you have lost a frame of reference in a relationship or situation. You are seeking more clarity and insight.  The dream also indicates that you are having difficulties trusting your own judgment and decisions.

Nest

To see a bird's nest in your dream, signifies comfort, safety, homeliness, protection, or new opportunities. Alternatively, it also means emotional dependency.

To see a nest full of eggs, symbolizes your financial future and financial security. The dream could thus be a pun on "nest egg".

To see a nest filled with broken or bad eggs, symbolizes disappointments and failure. You may be pulled into other people's problems or arguments.

Net

To see a net in your dream, signifies that you find yourself caught in a complicated life situation.

Nettles

To see nettles in your dream, represents a difficult situation that you need to avoid. You may be experiencing difficulty in expressing yourself. Perhaps you are in the middle of a "stingy" situation.

New

To see a new house in your dream, indicates that you are taking on a new identify and developing new strengths. You are trying to be more emotionally mature about things.

To see new shoes in your dream, suggests that you are overconfident in your success. Alternatively you may be on a life path that is unfamiliar to you.

To dream that you are at a new school, signifies that you are feeling out of place in some situation.

Generally speaking, to dream about new things and new places corresponds to what is new in your waking life. You may be trying to learn and analyze what you already know from past experiences.

Newborn

*Please See Baby.

News

To hear good news in your dream, signifies that you will be fortunate in your endeavors and will have many harmonious companions.  The contrary is true if you dream of hearing bad news.

Newspaper

To see newspapers in your dream, signifies that new light and insight will be shed on a problem that has been on your mind. You are seeking knowledge and answers to a problem. Alternatively, to see newspapers in your dream, implies that you need to be more vocal and express yourself. In other words, you need to make headlines.

To dream that you try but fail to read a newspaper, signifies your failure in some uncertain enterprise or that your reputation is in jeopardy.

Newspaper Reporter

To dream that you are a newspaper reporter, foretells of many travels in your future, attached with some honor and gain.

New Year

To dream of the New Year, signifies prosperity and hope. It is a new beginning. On a spiritual level, is suggests enlightenment or new found understanding.

Niche

To dream that you are in a niche, represents your need to belong and the need for security. The dream may be guiding you toward a place of security, where you will be protected.

Nickname

To hear a nickname in your dream, represents your feelings and memories of the person who is referred to by that nickname. If the nickname is not familiar, then it may be a pun on something or a metaphor. 

To dream that someone is calling you by a nickname, suggests that you are trying to change they way you and others see you. 

Niece

To see your niece in your dream,, represents some aspect of yourself that you need to acknowledge or recognize within yourself.

Night

To have a dream that takes place at night, represents some major setbacks and obstacles in achieving your goals. There are some issues in your life that you are facing that are not too clear. You should put the issues aside so you can clear your head before coming back to it. Alternatively, night may be synonymous with death, rebirth and new beginnings.

*Please also see Darkness

Nightclub

To dream that you are in a fun-filled nightclub, signifies a happening social life is in your future.

To dream that you are in a depressing and dimly-lit nightclub, signifies an a financial crisis or and end to a lover affair. 

Nightgown

To dream that you are in your nightgown, suggests that you are acknowledging and expression aspects of yourself that you were previously uncomfortable about. 

Nightmare

To dream that you are having a nightmare, denotes failure in business, disappointments, or decline in health. You may have been indulgent in things and need to cut back on such activities. Allow the mind and body to rest and heal.

Nightingale

To see silent nightingales in your dream, signifies minor misunderstandings among your friends.

To hear the songs of the nightingale, denotes a pleasant and healthy surrounding.

Nimbus

To see a nimbus around your or someone else, suggests deep spiritual growth and progress. 

Ninepins

To dream that you play ninepins, signifies that you are foolishly wasting your energy and letting opportunities slip away.  It may also forewarn to select your companions carefully.

Nipples

To see nipples in your dream, relate to infantile needs and a regression into dependency. 

To dream that you are squeezing pus out of your nipples, refers to your negative feelings about relationships. You are feeling sexually inadequate.

*Please see also Breasts.

Nirvana

To dream of nirvana, symbolizes knowledge, perfection and absolute peace. Alternatively, the dream may serve as an escape from some unhappiness in your life or the demands of your daily life. 

No

To dream that you are saying no, suggests that you are standing up for your what believe even though you are going against the majority.  You are putting yourself first and making decisions for yourself, not to please others. 

Nobility

To dream that you are associated with nobility, signifies that you prefer show, pleasure and status as opposed to the cultivation of the mind.

Noise

To hear a strange noise in your dream, signifies the unexpected and the unknown.  You may be expressing some fear or confusion concerning a particular situation in your waking life. The noise in your dream may serve as a way to attract your attention to that  issue. Alternatively, noise may represent a breakthrough in your personal struggles. Perhaps you have burst through a barrier of resistance which had been holding you back for a long time. 

Noon

*Please See Afternoon.

Noodles

To see noodles in your dream, signifies an abnormal appetite and desire.

Noose

To see a noose in your dream, represents your fears of being trapped or lack of independence. You may feel restricted and restrained from being able to express yourself. 

To see a noose around someone else's neck, signifies repressed anger and rage at a that person or towards a particular condition.

North

To dream of the direction north, symbolizes reality.  It also indicates that you are making progress and moving forward in life.

North Pole

To dream that you are at the north pole, signifies completion and an ending to some journey, situation, or relationship. You have successfully completed your transformation.

North Star

To see the north star in your dream, symbolizes your guiding light or your guardian angel that will guide you through life.

Northern Lights

To see the northern lights in your dream, represents renewed energy, vitality, awe, insight and youth.  A situation or relationship will be made clear to you or a positive spiritual experience will fill you with warmth and love. You will gain some amazing new wisdom and knowledge. Alternatively, the dream indicates that you know what you need to do, but may be too lazy or too afraid to jump into action.

Nose

To see your own nose in your dream, signifies a conscious effort to achieve whatever endeavor you chose to undertake. The nose represents energy, intuition, and wisdom. You dream may suggest your need to learn more about a situation at hand. Alternatively, the nose symbolizes curiosity, as in being nosy. Perhaps you are interfering into situations and things that are none of your business.

To dream that hair is growing on your nose, signifies extraordinary undertakings that need to be carried through a strong will and character.

To dream that a bug or insect is coming out of your nose, indicates that you are being nosy to the point where it is "bugging" and bothering others. You need to learn to when to get out of people's business and respect their privacy.

Notary

To see a notary in your dream, foretells of unsatisfied desires and probable lawsuits.

Notebook

To see a notebook in your dream, represents things that you need to keep track of and stay on top of. It may indicate emotions and issues that you have overlooked in your waking hours. Consider the contents of the notebook.

Novel

To see or read a novel in your dream, suggests that you need to look at things from of different point of view or angle. Determine what type of novel for further significance. The dream may also be a pun to indicate something new in your life. 

November

To dream of the month of November, indicates your indifference to a situation or problem.

Nude

*Please See Naked.

Nuclear Bomb

To dream of a nuclear bomb, suggests feelings of helplessness, being threatened and loss of control. You may be experiencing great hostility and rage to the point of being destructive. Alternatively, you may be expressing a desire to wipe out some aspect of yourself. It may also be an indication that something crucial and precious to you has ended and important changes are about to occur. 

Nugget

To see a gold nugget in your dream, symbolizes a small piece of valuable information that you did not know about. It is the core of an idea or knowledge.

Numbness

To dream that you feel numbness, indicates that you are letting fear take over. You are afraid of taking any risk and failing.

Numbers

To see numbers in your dream, indicates some personal significance. They may represent a special date, address, age, etc.

For a specific number, please see Dream Themes: Numbers.

Nuns

To see nuns in your dream, signifies purity, chastity and obedience. It also indicates that you need to live up to the vows and promises you have made. It also foretells that material fortune and gain will interfere with your spirituality. Consider also the pun of being "none" or "nothing".

For a woman to dream that she is a nun, signifies her unhappiness of her current situation and environment.

To see a dead nun in your dream, denotes poverty and despair over the unfaithfulness of loved ones.

Nuptial

To dream of your nuptials, foretells of an engagement that will lead to much joy and harmony.

*Please also see Marriage.

Nurse

To dream that you are a nurse, suggests that you need to show more compassion in a situation.

To see a nurse in your dream, denotes that you need to be taken care of. It may also suggest that you need to take time out for healing, either mentally, physically or spiritually.

Nursing

To see someone nursing or dream that you are nursing, suggests that you are nurturing a hidden aspect of yourself. 

*Please see also Breast Feeding.

Nutmeg

To see nutmeg in your dream, symbolizes a warm and loving homelife.

Nuts

To see nuts in your dream, signifies craziness or confusion. It may also refer to someone who is "nuts" or someone who is driving you crazy. You may be approaching a waking situation all wrong and need to look at it from a different perspective. Also consider nuts as a pun on "testicles" and thus allude to some sexual innuendo.

To dream that you are eating nuts, signifies prosperity and attainment of your desires. You may also be trying to get to the core of a matter or situation.

Nymph

To see nymphs in your dream, represents the feminine mystique. It also symbolizes innocence, grace and purity