Message: "My Name" - Behind the Name

My Name

by Netha

10/9/2006, 6:07 PM

I have located several Netha's through my years, no one seems to know the origin. The African's have a coming of age ceremony for men that is called Nitha and pronounced the same as mine (long e)thought maybe it could be for a female coming of age ceremony???

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- Anneza

10/9/2006, 10:42 PM

I knew a Netha (pronounced NEE-ta) whose name was short for Agnet(h)a; there seems to be no language-related reason why Nitha should be male and Netha female. Which part of Africa are you referring to?

- Netha

10/16/2006, 8:29 AM

The meaning is "Master, Lord and Leader"

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