Naha: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Naha – Origin: Japanese/Okinawan (place name) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: NAH-hah


Naha is a Japanese/Okinawan (place name) girl's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Geographical Baby Names Inspired by Places Around the World.

Meaning & Origin of Naha

Origin: Japanese/Okinawan (place name).

A common claim: Sometimes said to mean 'origin' or 'root' in Japanese. Actually: This isn't accurate; the characters used for 'Naha' represent the place name phonetically rather than by their literal Japanese meaning.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Naha

Phonetic: NAH-hah   IPA: /naha/

Popularity of Naha

Naha doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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