Naira

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Naira 1
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Naira 2
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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈnai̯.ɾa/(Canarian Spanish)  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsNayra

Meaning & History

Derived from Guanche *nār(a) meaning "front, guide". It was recorded around 1484 as the name of a Guanche male warrior from Telde, Gran Canaria. It was revived in the Canary Islands in the 1970s as a feminine name.
Added 10/25/2013 by Callirrhoe
Edited 8/7/2024 by guasguendi, Frollein Gladys and Callirrhoe

Naira 3
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Feminine
Usage Arabic (Egyptian), Georgian
Scripts نيرة, نايرة(Arabic) ნაირა(Georgian)

Meaning & History

Derived from Arabic نير (nayyir) meaning "bright, luminous, brilliant".
Added 8/16/2016 by Frollein Gladys
Edited 7/24/2020 by Lucille

Naira 4
not set
Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 奈衣羅, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. NAH-EE-ṘAH  [key]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Added 4/27/2017 by cutenose

Naira 5
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Feminine
Usage Armenian
Scripts Նաիրա(Armenian)

Meaning & History

Feminine form of Nairi.
Added 2/24/2019 by jurure
Edited 7/24/2020 by Lucille

Naira 6
not set
Gender Feminine
Usage Portuguese (Brazilian)

Meaning & History

Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Greek Ναϊάς (Naias), a type of water nymph in Greek mythology (plural Ναϊάδες).
Added 12/28/2022 by guasguendi

See Also

Naira