Date
Name Neaira
Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Scripts Νέαιρα
Other Forms FormsNeaera (Latinized)
Theme dawn
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Meaning & History
Means "new rising" from Greek νέος (neos) meaning "new, fresh" as well as "young, youthful" and αἴρω (airo) "lift, raise up". In Greek mythology this name belonged to a nymph of Thrinakia, a mythical island, who was loved by the sun god Helios. Her name may be descriptive of the dawn sun, and she was probably the personification of the sun's risings. This name was also borne by a 4th-century BC Greek hetaira.