- Source: Nakia (name)
Nakia is an unisex given name of multiple origins and meanings. Arabic meaning: "pure". Not many baby naming sites point out other origins of the name. They also neglect to inform of any other pronunciation the name has.
Pronunciation (includes, but are not limited to): Nah-k-ee-ah (the commonly seen), Nay-k-ee-ah, Ni-k-ee-yah, Nuh-k-EYE-yuh/Nah-k-EYE-ah, Nek~ean, etc.
People named Nakia
= Males
=Nakia, American musician, singer-songwriter and actor, born Nakia Reynoso
Nakia Codie, American football player
Nakia Coleman, American rapper better known as Kia Shine
Nakia Griffin-Stewart, American football player
Nakia Jenkins, American former football player
= Females
=Nakia Burrise, African American actress and director
Nakia Sanford, American basketball center
Nakia D. Johnson, American author
= Fictional characters
=Deputy Nakia Parker, portrayed by Robert Forster in the 1974 television series Nakia
Nakia, the name of Malice, an enemy of Black Panther in Marvel Comics
Naia Cabral, character from the Marvel Comics
Queen Nakia, the name of the villain in the Red River (manga) by Chie Shinohara