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There is a female Maori name Ngaire that is pronounced something like nye-ree or nye-reh. It is usally spelled Nyree when Anglosized. Nirah could be another English version of it. The meaning is uncertain, behindthename says that it is possibly "flaxen". Nyree Dawn Porter was an actress (born Ngaire in New Zealand).

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There is also the name Ngaio (pronounced like ny-oh) that has several meanings according to the Oxford Dictonary of First Names. The Dictionary gives the primary meaning as "clever" and behindthename says it is a type of tree.