Nea (given name)
The name has been in the Finnish Almanac since 1995, but the name has been considerably in use much earlier. At the end of 2015 according to the Population Register Center, approximately 7,140 women have been named Nea and 3,110 women have been named Neea.[1]
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Finnish, Swedish |
| Meaning |
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| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Nepsu, Neppari, Neponen |
| Related names | Neea, Linnea, Linnéa, Vanamo, Nia, Neya, Nya, Niah, Nyah, Niya |
Nea and Neea are Finnish female given names.
Nea and Neea are shortened versions of Linnea which is a female given name of Swedish origin. The name Linnea is linked to the famous 18th-century Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus, who was ennobled as Carl von Linné later in life.
August 3 is the official name day for Nea, Neea, Linnea and Vanamo.[2]
Famous people named Nea
- Nea Kontio (born 1953), A Finnish politician for The Green League
- Nea Lampela (born 1999), daughter of Finnish singer Eija Kantola and musician Markus Lampela
- Nea Liimatainen, o.s. Mokkila (born 1985), A Finnish keyboard player for the rock band Tiktak
- Nea-Stina Liljedahl (born 1993), A Finnish football player
- Nea Mattila (born 1999), A Finnish sprinter
- Nea Pronin (born 1997), A Finnish hurdler
Fictional people named Nea
- Nea Kivi, protagonist of Merja Jalo's "Nea" book series
- Nea Karlsson, survivor in the video game, Dead By Daylight
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See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Nea
- All pages with titles containing Nea
- Nela (name)
- Nia (given name)
Sources
- "Vrk:Väestörekisterikeskus". verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
- "Nimipäivä 3.8. (3. elokuuta)". www.nimipaivat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-08-04.
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