Nahia (given name)

Nahia
Gender Female
Origin
Word/name Basque
Meaning aspiration / wish / will
Region of origin Basque Country, Spain
Other names
Related names Nahikari; Gure

Etymology

Nahia is a Basque female name[1] meaning "aspiration" / "wish"[2] and in some cases "will" for instance with "Egin bedi zure nahia" (Thy will be done).[3]

Pronunciation

  • Nahia /ˈnɑːiɑː/

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.[4]

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.[5]

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. ↑ "Global Glossary". globalglossary.org. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. ↑ "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  4. ↑ "Ane y Markel, los nombres más comunes | País Vasco | EL PAÍS". ccaa.elpais.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  5. ↑ "Naia - Name Meaning, What does Naia mean?". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
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