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Nedra - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Nedra

[ syll. ne-dra, ned-ra ] The girl name Nedra is pronounced NEHDRah †. Nedra is of Germanic origin and it is used mainly in the English language. The name's meaning is 'subterranean'.

Nedra is unusual as a baby name for girls. Its usage peaked modestly in 1941 with 0.014% of baby girls being given the name Nedra. It ranked at #519 then. The baby name has since experienced a marked decline in popularity, and is of only sporadic use today. Among all girl names in its group, Nedra was nonetheless the most popular in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Nedra include Nudar (Arabic), Nadira (Arabic and Turkish), and Nitara.

 



† approx pronunciation for Nedra: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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Meaning of Nedra