What does Naiʻa mean?
Naiʻa is a Hawaiian girl name that means dolphin. The name comes from naiʻa (dolphin). It is pronounced NYE-ah, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Naiʻa belongs with other Hawaiian names about ocean and nature.
How to pronounce Naiʻa
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Naiʻa is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Naiʻa a boy or girl name?
Naiʻa is used mainly as a girl's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.