Nima (name)

Nima
Pronunciation	Neemaa
Gender	male
Origin
Word/Name	Iranian, Arabic
Meaning	Blessing, Bow, Famous ,blessing
Region of origin	Middle East

Nima is an Iranian (male), Arabic (male), Hebrew (male & female) and a Tibetan (male or female, alternatively spelled "Nyima") given name .

Nima in Hebrew means blessing, thread or melody. Its meaning in Tibetan is sun. In Persian it means just, someone who treats others right and fair. Persian Poet, Nima Yooshij, has said in an interview that Nima means Arch or Bow(Persian=کمان),also we should know that "nima" is originally a "Tabari" nameTabaristan meaning "Bow" or in persian "کمان:kamän".

Some scholars say that it derives from Persian word "name"(نام), and that it means "famous" ^{[1] [2]} or in other root derivation from "nim" meaning half~small Nima is a subjective adjective meaning Small. The Special writing of Nima as "NiMA" has the profound meaning of greatness of the whole concept NIMA together with smallness of Holder of the name or "i",the individual.

Nima also means "blessing" in the Arabic language ^{[3] [4]}

People named Nima include:

• Nima Abu-Wardeh, BBC presenter of Arab descent
• Nima Arkani Hamed, Iranian-American physicist
• Nima Behnoud, Iranian-American fashion designer
• Nima Fakhrara, Iranian-American composer
• Nima Nakisa, Iranian footballer
• Nima Qavidel, Iranian footballer
• Nima Yooshij, pen name of a famous Iranian poet
• Nima Elbagir, Sudanese descent
• Issam Nima, Algerian long jumper
• Nima Rumba, famous singer from Nepal
• Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, a claimant to the 11th Panchen Lama title

References

1. ^ http://www.iranians.name/
2. ^ http://www.persian.asia/files/persian-baby-names
3. ^ http://www.almaany.com/names.php?language=english&lang_name=English&category=Names+Meanings&word=NIMA
4. ^ http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=Nima&nmd=n&gender=both&operator=or

External links

• Biography of Nima Yooshij
• What does my name mean?
• What does Nima mean?

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