Niad

• NIAD was the acronym for the National Institution for Academic Degrees in Japan. It was expanded to the National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation in 1994.
• NIAD, for rock climbers, refers to completing the Nose route on El Capitan "in a day".
• Niad is an alternative spelling for Naiad, which is disambiguated below.
• Niad is a family name originating in the United States.

The Naiads are water-centered nymphs in Greek mythology.

Naiad may also refer to:

• Naiad (moon), a moon of Neptune.
• Naiad (biology), an aquatic nymph of certain insects
• Naiad (comics), the water elemental of the DC Universe
• HMS Naiad, one of several ships
• USS Naiad (1863)
• An aquatic plant of the genus Najas

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