Nakia (name)
Nakia is a unisex given name of multiple origins and meanings. In Greece the name means "unconquered".[1] [2] In Arabic "pure", and Egyptian "Pure and faithful". Not many baby naming sites point out the other origins of the name, as they also neglect to inform of the other pronunciations the name has.
The pronunciations include, but are not limited to, Nah-k-ee-ah (the commonly seen), Nay-k-ee-ah, Ni-k-ee-yah, Nuh-k-EYE-yuh/Nah-k-EYE-ah, Nek~ean, etc.
People named Nakia
Males
- Nakia, American musician, singer-songwriter and actor, born Nakia Reynoso
- Nakia Codie, American football player
- Nakia Coleman, American rapper better known as Kia Shine
- Nakia Jenkins, American former football player
Females
- Nakia Burrise, African American actress and director
- Nakia Sanford, American basketball center
- Nakia D. Johnson, American author
Fictional characters
- Deputy Nakia Parker, portrayed by Robert Forster in the 1974 television series Nakia
- Nakia, the name of Malice, an enemy of Black Panther in Marvel Comics,
- Queen Nakia, the name of the villain in the Red River (manga) by Chie Shinohara.
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