Nia
Today at Black Ghetto Baby Names we will discuss the quintessential African American name “Nia”. Whether Nia Long, or the Nia made eyes at me across Northern Parkway in the summers, the name has been with the African American community for a long time.
There are several sources of the name ‘Nia’. The name means ‘purpose’ in Swahili. Meanwhile, on another end of the world, the name was being evolved from Niamh, a character of Irish folk lore. Niamh was the daughter for the sea god, and fell in live with Oison, the poet. Nia also represents one of the seven days of Kwanzaa.
So what will it mean for you to name your beautiful young daughter Nia? The child will be one with PURPOSE. You are admonished to raise her to be higher than the struggles consuming black America. She will be a child of the OCEAN. A strong swimmer, a water polo player, or even a dancer whose fluid movements evoke the sea. She will be a lover of LITERATURE, and will fall in love with the written word. These are the properties of your daughter Nia.
To continue exploring the breadth of African American names, please examine the Black Ghetto Baby Names list of popular black names.
Comments
A lot of these names do not have “African American” roots. Nia, for example is a Welsh name. Jamaal, is Arabic. Where did you get the idea that these were “African American”?
Lirit,
Then you grasp the point of this site. These names were the most popular names for African American women in an early 21st century US census, which certainly makes them African-American ASSOCIATED.
However, the names themselves have a wealth of history outside of this culture which has made them its own.
DeShawn
ummm.. i really dont apreciate how NIA is a ghetto black name beacause i aint ghetto not one bit!!!
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