Save Gender Feminine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Νομία(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /ˈnoʊ.mi.ə/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Possibly means "lawfulness", derived from Greek νόμος (nomos) meaning "law, custom". This was the name of a nymph in Greek mythology, after whom the Nomian Mountains are believed to be named.