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" / "desire".

Pronunciation

• Nahia /ˈnɑːiːɑː/

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 Greek rather than Basque.

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.