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Help[Opinions] Re: Nia
in reply to a message by Bear
IDK about Swahili; it's not a language I'm familiar with. I'm told in Welsh it's pronounced NEE-a.
There is a Basque name Naia, pronounced NIE-a I think. Or close to that.
There is a Basque name Naia, pronounced NIE-a I think. Or close to that.
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Ooh. Naia. And Basque. One can never have too many Basque names. :-) I'll have to look into that one. Thanks!
ETA: It seems the database has Naiara and Nahia under Basque names. I wonder if Naia is a variant. (There is no pronunciation guide for either name.) Or perhaps I just have to look further afield. Hmmm.
ETA: It seems the database has Naiara and Nahia under Basque names. I wonder if Naia is a variant. (There is no pronunciation guide for either name.) Or perhaps I just have to look further afield. Hmmm.
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It seems to be another form/spelling of Nahia, meaning "wish, desire". That's what comes up when I search for the name meaning in Spanish.
But according to an online Basque dictionary naia means "wave". Maybe it's a bit of both.
But according to an online Basque dictionary naia means "wave". Maybe it's a bit of both.
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I entered "naia name meaning" into Google. Most sites said Naia meant nymph or water nymph. But I know nothing of their reliability. It makes sense that Naia is another form of Nahia.
My only problem with all of this is that there is no pronunciation guide and I would have thought Nahia was "nah-HEE-uh." But my Basque is a little rusty, so I suppose it could also be "NIE-uh." :-)
My only problem with all of this is that there is no pronunciation guide and I would have thought Nahia was "nah-HEE-uh." But my Basque is a little rusty, so I suppose it could also be "NIE-uh." :-)
This message was edited 1/28/2013, 1:06 PM
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Luckily we have Forvo. Yay.
http://www.forvo.com/word/nahia/#eu
To me it sounds like NIE-a.
ETA - I guess they're getting the water nymph thing from Naiad.
http://www.forvo.com/word/nahia/#eu
To me it sounds like NIE-a.
ETA - I guess they're getting the water nymph thing from Naiad.
This message was edited 1/28/2013, 1:16 PM
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