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I'm desperately trying to find the origin of the name Nyah...
Please help!!!
Your suggestions of other spelling are welcome (I live in a frech speaking country)
B.
Please help!!!
Your suggestions of other spelling are welcome (I live in a frech speaking country)
B.
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Don't know if you're still looking for orgin or meaning of the name Nyah. But just in case you are.....I located the name on the web about 2 1/2 yrs ago after I decided to name my daughter Nayah. It wasn't easy. From what I can remember it came from African decent, or (don't know if spelling correctly) Swahili. The names meaning was "Purpose". Hope this helps.
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My daughter's friend just had a baby girl and named it Nyah. All I could find it defined as in the Laguna Pueblo language it means mother or grandmother.
Seem like it was one of the wood nymphs... maybe in Ovid's Theogony. Yet to take the time to look it up. ...Rod
Seem like it was one of the wood nymphs... maybe in Ovid's Theogony. Yet to take the time to look it up. ...Rod
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Hello Barbara,
This one is really tough. Besides being used as a taunt in English,
the spelling shows up as a town in Australia, a minor language in Cambodia, some kind of Rasta term in Jamaica, and "possibly" a first or last name in Burmese, Malay, and/or Indonesian. Not much help there, tho. Sorry. ANYBODY ELSE?
This one is really tough. Besides being used as a taunt in English,
the spelling shows up as a town in Australia, a minor language in Cambodia, some kind of Rasta term in Jamaica, and "possibly" a first or last name in Burmese, Malay, and/or Indonesian. Not much help there, tho. Sorry. ANYBODY ELSE?
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"Not much help there, tho. Sorry. ANYBODY ELSE?"
Anybody Else immediately springs to attention, delivers a snappy salute, and steps forward: "YES SIR! I think I can help, SIR!"
Dunno what the name means, but I know it's the name of the Goddess of International Jewel Thieves -- Nyah Nordoff-Hall -- who appears as a character in that Tom Cruise movie, *Mission: Impossible 2*.
Heheh, I watch a lotta moobies. :)
-- Nanaea
Anybody Else immediately springs to attention, delivers a snappy salute, and steps forward: "YES SIR! I think I can help, SIR!"
Dunno what the name means, but I know it's the name of the Goddess of International Jewel Thieves -- Nyah Nordoff-Hall -- who appears as a character in that Tom Cruise movie, *Mission: Impossible 2*.
Heheh, I watch a lotta moobies. :)
-- Nanaea
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Yes, but somewhat selectively, I trust. Someday, we'll have to do an off-topic on actors, dead and alive -- ya know, who are your faves? Unlike my TOTALLY NEUTRAL stance on most things, I have strong opinions in this area, believe it or not.
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I'm hoping someone is out there still seeing this, but I'm thinking of using the name Nyah for my soon to be child. I know the name is from MI2, but i'd like to know the real meaning and origins. I'd appreciate anyone who could let me know!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks guys... I have to admit I heard about this name in MI-2 :-) !!! Found it cute and am actually thinking of naming by baby that way if it is a girl... I found out it is an Irish name on the net but not much more about it. Any more hints or internet links??
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B.
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Hey, Barbara,
While searching Google.com (The Mother of All Search Engines -- go nowhere else!), I thought we had an Irish connection as well.
There are one or two sites listed on Google that mention "Nyah" in the context of an Irish Xena, but I think it's strictly role-playing or wishful thinking as I can't substantiate use of the name from any "conventional" Irish sources. We've got some folks on here with a lot better Irish knowledge base than me who, as Nan says, may be able to tell us more. Here's hopin'. Later!
While searching Google.com (The Mother of All Search Engines -- go nowhere else!), I thought we had an Irish connection as well.
There are one or two sites listed on Google that mention "Nyah" in the context of an Irish Xena, but I think it's strictly role-playing or wishful thinking as I can't substantiate use of the name from any "conventional" Irish sources. We've got some folks on here with a lot better Irish knowledge base than me who, as Nan says, may be able to tell us more. Here's hopin'. Later!
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Norah, who hangs out here, is good on Irish names and may be able to confirm whether "Nyah" has any roots in the old sod. I somehow doubt it's of Irish origin though, and am more inclined to believe it hails from Asian regions. Especially seeing as how the character who bore that name in *M:I-2* appeared to be of Eurasian descent.
I'd try some message boards set up for discussions of *M:I-2* if I were you. Surely there must be some people on those boards who liked the character of Nyah so much that they set out on a quest to find out what her name means. If you find out, then come back here and let us know! :)
-- Nanaea
I'd try some message boards set up for discussions of *M:I-2* if I were you. Surely there must be some people on those boards who liked the character of Nyah so much that they set out on a quest to find out what her name means. If you find out, then come back here and let us know! :)
-- Nanaea
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it means Greek goddess of the sea - or flowing river.
It is also hebrew for grandmother.
The name in MI 2 is of Greek origin.
It is also a Chinese name however I do not have their meaning of the name.
It is also hebrew for grandmother.
The name in MI 2 is of Greek origin.
It is also a Chinese name however I do not have their meaning of the name.
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I believe the origin Latin, more specifically South American, and means waterfall.
I have names my daugther Nyah !!
Mani.
I have names my daugther Nyah !!
Mani.
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