Nashima

nah-SHEE-mah'nah-SHEE-mah'3 syllables
🇸🇦Arabic
Calm

MEANING

Breeze

ORIGIN

Middle Eastern

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Arabic root 'nashama' meaning to blow gently

CULTURAL NOTES

Often used in poetry to evoke the gentle nature of a breeze

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historically used in Arabic-speaking regions, often found in literature and songs.

🇰🇪Swahili
Melodic

MEANING

Flower

ORIGIN

African

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Swahili word for flower

CULTURAL NOTES

Commonly used to represent beauty and nature

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Used in Swahili-speaking regions as a poetic and endearing name.

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FAQs About Nashima

The name Nashima means "breeze" in Arabic, "flower" in Swahili.
Nashima has Middle Eastern and African origins. Derived from the Arabic root 'nashama' meaning to blow gently
Nashima is pronounced nah-SHEE-mah (nah-SHEE-mah). It has 3 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Nashima include Nashi, Shima.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Nashima include Amina, Jamil, Samira.
The most common spelling is Nashima. Alternative spellings include Nashima, Nashima, Nashima.