We named our daughter N'Dea when she was born back in 1995. The emphasis is on the first syllable, so it's pronounced N-dee-uh. From what I was told by a friend of ours from
Africa, it is of East African origin, and it means "the day of". We paired it with her middle name, Ayanna, which means "the beautiful flower". She is every bit of this name. I hope all went well in your name search!