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Naia

Meaning

Means "wish" in Basque, and coincides with the Naiads, the Greek water nymphs.

Traits and personality

Numerology links the initials E, N and W to the number 5, tied to flexibility and sociability — someone who tends to enjoy change rather than fear it. These are traditional readings, not a rule: everyone ends up becoming who they choose to be, whatever name they carry.

Initial
N
Syllables
1

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