Nahia (given name)

Nahia
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameBasque
Meaningaspiration / wish / will
Region of originBasque Country, Spain
Other names
Related namesNahikari; Gure

Etymology

Nahia is a Basque female name[1] meaning "aspiration" / "wish" / "desire".

Pronunciation

  • Nahia /ˈnɑːɑː/

Usage

The Basque Statistics Office cited it as the 5th most popular given name for baby girls born in the Basque Country between 2010 and 2012.[2]

Outside the Basque Country, specially in Spain, the name of Naia is a more frequent given name and while, in Spanish they are pronounced similarly, they have different etymologies; Naia has instead a Greek mythological origin.[3]

Other forms

Variants of Nahia are:

  • Nahikari
  • Gure
  • Since it is pronounced similarly, Naia is sometimes considered as a variant of Nahia when one prefers to consider its origin as Basque rather than Greek.

Notes

  1. "Pertsona-izenak". euskaltzaindia.net. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  2. "Ane y Markel, los nombres más comunes - País Vasco - EL PAÍS". ccaa.elpais.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. "Naia - Name Meaning, What does Naia mean?". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
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