Meaning and Origin
What does the name Neka mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Neka
User Submitted Origins
Native American
40%
Nigerian
24%
English
12%
American
8%
Swahili
4%
Japanese
4%
Persian/Iranian
4%
Greek
4%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to 2 people from California, U.S., the name Neka means "Wild goose".
- A user from North Carolina, U.S. says the name Neka means "1. Native American meaning 'wild goose'. 2. Lanape usage: gender-neutral noun meaning 'he, she, they'. 3. Aphetic form of 'aneka' ; Pali adjective meaning 'several, many'. 4. Swedish verb to say 'no', to 'deny', to 'disallow', to 'refuse' ; etymology of NEKA: From nej ('no'), similar to jaka ('to say yes'). From Old Swedish neka, Norwegian neikka, Danish nege, applying a -k suffix to Icelandic nei and Old Swedish ne. This goes further back to Germanic nikon. There is also an additional -t suffix in Swedish dialectal nakta, south Swedish nejta, Danish negte, Norwegian nekta. 5. Neka is a city in and the capital of Neka County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 46,152, in 11,941 families. Neka is located 20 kilometres east of Sari in Iran. It is noted for its natural spa and is one of tourist places of Mazandaran. This township is located to the southeast of Sary and in the fringes of the Caspian Sea, and close to the city of Behshahr. The said city is also considered as an industrial locality in the northern territory. Not much is known about this area in geographical or historical accounts of the past, that is till the Qajar dynasty. But in the geographical records of the early Islamic period, the name Mirdan a city near the current city of Neka has been mentioned. Deh Khoda has mentioned the River Neka in his encyclopedia. It seems that Neka was a vicinity or 'block' comprising various rural settlements. The present Neka has sprung up from the village of 'Naranj', alongside a bridge on Neka River within the past 70 years".
- According to a user from the United States, the name Neka means "Full name is Nekabari. From Gokana, Nigeria. It means 'give God honor'".
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