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My name is Nyree. It's a family name. We are Australian Aboriginal heritage. I am named after my Aunty Nyree. I dispute the statement here that it was spelled this way because of the actress. My Aunty was born in 1905 on a mission in western NSW. Therefore this spelling was not created by the actress. Also, I was told by my grandfather and mum that for us it means "light of dawn".
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Nyree Kindred, MBE (née Lewis), is a Welsh swimmer who has competed in the Paralympic Games on four occasions winning ten medals.
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Hi my name is Nyrhee and I also love it. I have been named after the New Zealand actress Nyree Dawn Porter in 1970.
My name is pronounced the Dutch way! Ny-(as in 'bee') rhee-(as in 'ray') So that makes it even more special to me.
Of course there are people who have difficulty pronouncing it, but in general I am complimented a lot for it.
I am a native of the carribean island of Curacao. And I've met only 2 young girls who have the same pronunciation but a different writing of the name. One spelled Nyree and the other one Niree. The fact that my parents chose to put an H after the 'r', makes the pronunciation a little softer in my opinion. As a 50 year old, I still love the fact that only a few carry this beautiful name and I am proud of it!
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My name is pronounced the Dutch way! Ny-(as in 'bee') rhee-(as in 'ray') So that makes it even more special to me.
Of course there are people who have difficulty pronouncing it, but in general I am complimented a lot for it.
I am a native of the carribean island of Curacao. And I've met only 2 young girls who have the same pronunciation but a different writing of the name. One spelled Nyree and the other one Niree. The fact that my parents chose to put an H after the 'r', makes the pronunciation a little softer in my opinion. As a 50 year old, I still love the fact that only a few carry this beautiful name and I am proud of it!
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I love my name that my parents chose for me even though people have different ways of spelling it.
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I am a Nyree & I like my name. Few people have it. I've received nothing but compliments for it all my life.
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Isn't the point of this forum to advise of the meaning and origin behind a name, not to insult the spelling whether it has been anglicized or not. As a NYREE I am insulted by the comments made by a select few.
For people wanting to know the meaning of Ngaire depending on the website means Silver Fern or Flax.
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For people wanting to know the meaning of Ngaire depending on the website means Silver Fern or Flax.
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I think the anonymous user(s?) and erb816 are both/all being extremely childish. "Bastardizations" of names (and words) have been occurring throughout recorded history and before. That's why we speak different languages. Would anyone suggest that we abandon a "bastardization" like "John" and go back to the Hebrew "Yochanan"? Not that there's anything wrong with using that name. New versions of names do not destroy the old. They add to them. Anyone who wants to use the older versions is perfectly free to do so.
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In New Zealand English the Maori spelling and pronunciation of 'Ngaire' is the only one used. To say 'Nyree' is an "anglicized form of Ngaire" could be considered racist. It's my opinion that if you think your culture won't be able to cope with how a 'weird' foreign name is spelt, don't give your child that name.
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Nyree's origin and original form's pronunciation aside, I think that, as strange as it is coming from my mouth, I find it somehow endearing, bizarre, and perhaps even (wonderfully) rough and slightly boyish. I like Nyree, I like the sound of it, but I am not too fond of it's spelling (though I admit that I can't think of a better written form... Nyry, Nyrie, Niry, etc... none are spectacularly better than another). That said, I would not personally put it to use on a human child.
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Nyree Roberts is an American professional women's basketball player.
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I can actually sympathize with the anonymous poster, since we've got people butchering Native American names like Cheyenne and Shawnee by spelling them Cheyanne and Shannie. Oy!
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Yes, let's trash lovely Maori names shall we? Nyree may be the "anglicized" version but it sure is ugly.
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So what if it's not pronounced "correctly"? I think it's a beautiful name, and to call it an abomination is ridiculous. Many names (in fact, most) are derivatives or alternate versions of other, older names! You sure don't see many Shoshannahs around, but plenty of Susans. I think it's simple, sweet, suitable for a woman of any age and awfully fun to say. A lovely invention.
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The correct pronunciation of the Maori Ngaire is NGAI-reh and so Nyree is an abomination. Nyree should not exist.
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As another Nyree who spells it that way, NO it is not an abomination. It's a gorgeous name with a very pretty meaning.
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A user in 2006 stated that "The correct pronunciation of the Maori Ngaire is NGAI-reh and so Nyree is an abomination. Nyree should not exist". The fact that no one has picked up about this name, is because it is not only a Maori name. It is also an ancient Hebrew name - another version of the name Anna. It may be correct that the correct Maori pronunciation is exactly as the user has described, but the ancient Hebrew version of the name IS pronounced Nyree. So, maybe it is an abomination if you think it is ONLY a Maori name, but the fact is that it is not. It has two cultural origins; hence Nyree is not an abomination. I can't believe that so many comments have been made about this name, and that so few people don't realize that it is also an ancient Hebrew name! It's pretty common knowledge. So, if you're Maori pronounce it the correct way for your culture. If you're not Maori, then pronounce it Nyree, which is perfectly and equally acceptable.
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I remember the actress Nyree Dawn Porter (The Forsythe Saga) from TV. She was born in New Zealand but moved later to Britain.
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