Nia Name Meaning & Origin
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One of the names of the seven days of Kwanzaa: the day dedicated to the principle of building and developing the community in order to restore people to their traditional greatness.
Ian, Ina and Nia are anagrams of each other; they contain the same letters.
Also used as nickname for -nia names (eg. Ania, Antonia, Apollonia, Arsenia, Britannia, Christiania, Delphinia, Erminia, Eugenia, Gardenia, Junia, Ksenia, Lavinia, Petunia, Ronia, Shania, Sonia, Stefanoa, Tania, Theophania, Titania, Virginia, Xenia, Zinnia).
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nini
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Welsh and Swahili origin
- Famous real-life people named Nia
Nia Frazier, cast of Lifetime's 'Dance Moms'
Nia Vardalos, actress who wrote and starred in the film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (born Antonia)
Nia Long, actress,Nia Peoples starred in walker,texas ranger,lonesome dove and fame
Nia Lovelis, drummer of the bands Hey Violet and Cherri Bomb- Nia in song, story & screen
Nia Teppelin - From Gainax's Tengan Toppa Gurren Lagann (Voiced by Yukari Fukui (Japanese), Hynden Walsh and Bridgett Hoffman (Episode 17 onwards)
Nia's like a compact SUV or a shot of espresso. It's a trim little burst of personality, perfectly suited to the moment. It has two independent origins, from a Swahili word meaning "goal" and from the Welsh form of the name Niamh.
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