Naja

See also: naja and nåja

Translingual

Etymology

From Sanskrit नाग (nāga).

Proper noun

Naja f

A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – the typical cobras.

Danish

Alternative forms

Naia
Naya

Etymology

From Greenlandic Naja, first used in Danish fiction in 1852.

Proper noun

Naja

A female given name.

Greenlandic

Etymology

From naja (“younger sister of a male”).

Proper noun

Naja

A female given name.

Related terms

See also

Nuka
Aqqalu

References

Oqaasileriffik: The Personal Names Committee:Naja .Date of last access August 12th, 2010
Navnestatistik for Grønland 1998
Oqaatsit kallallisuumiit qallunaatuumut / Grønlandsk dansk ordbog, Ilinniusiorfik 2002. →ISBN

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