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Re: Does anyone have a meaning for the name "Nyah"?

by Nanaea

2/26/2001, 1:50 PM

*Finally* found a meaning for "Nyah". (This question has come up several times in the past on this board, Christine.)

According to this website, "Nyah" is a Swahili name meaning: "Purpose".

http://www.celebratingchildren.com/names_n.html

Considering the fact that the actress (Thandie Newton) who portrays the character of Nyah Hall in *Mission: Impossible 2* was born in Zambia, Africa, I'd say that the fictional Nyah Hall's heritage is probably African, too. So the "Nyah" that has suddenly become a popular name because of exposure from that movie may just likely be the Swahili "Nyah" listed at the website above (under the entry: "Nia").

-- Nanaea

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- Simon (guest) +2

2/9/2002, 10:50 AM

We also named our daughter Nyah because of the film Mi 2. We thought it was a beautiful and unusual name. I have been trying to find a meaning of the name but all i could find was a place called Nyah in Australia. The name Nia doesn't seem, to me, to similar to Nyah.

- Dana Gendreau (guest)

6/22/2004, 5:28 AM

“Nyah” (nee-yah) means purpose

My husband also saw the name on MI2 and loved it. I have been trying to find the meaning and this is all I have found so far.

- nyah (guest)

2/28/2002, 4:11 PM

My first name is Nyah and I love the name. At first, I found it unusual and I wanted to be named Natalie or some other common name. However, I am not just an ordinary person I am a unique one. And I guess that my name just totally describes the outgoing /driven person that am.

- Christine (guest)

2/27/2001, 9:55 AM

Thank you Nanaea :)

- PriaposLovs (guest)

2/27/2001, 3:56 AM

Finally this grotesque saga is over!!

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