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Naiara - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Naiara
 
 


The girl name Naiara [ syll. na-ia-ra, nai-ara ] is pronounced N-AYAARah KEY. Naiara has its origins in the Basque language. It is used largely in the Basque and Spanish languages. The meaning of Naiara is 'wanderer'. The first name is derived from the name of the Spanish city of Nájera, which is itself a Basque name ultimately of Arabic origin. There was a vision of the Virgin Mary reported in the vicinity in 12th century; the name has sometimes been bestowed in honor of her.

Naiara is irregularly used as a baby girl name. It is not ranked within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Naiara include the English, German, and Hebrew Naarah, the Basque, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Nerea, the Finnish Noora, and the English, German, Italian, and Scandinavian Nora.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Naiara: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


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Meaning of Naiara