Ngaire
Ngaire is a common Māori girl's given name. It can also be spelt Ngaere, and is sometimes Anglicised as Nyree or /naɪəriː/.
It is pronounced with an 'ng' sound at the beginning and a 'reh' at the end in its original tongue. Un-referenced sources claim that it originally refers to a small swamp flower, or that it means 'flaxen'. Referenced sources suggest that the name does have a link to marshy terrain.
People
- Ngaiire, Papua New Guinean singer, also known as Ngaire Joseph
- Ngaire Fuata, New Zealand singer, usually using the mononymous stage name "Ngaire"
- Ngaire Lane, New Zealand Olympic swimmer
- Ngaire Smith, Australian hockey player
- Ngaire Thomas, New Zealand author
- Ngaire Thompson, fictional character in New Zealand television series Shortland Street
- Ngaire Woods, academic
- Nyree Dawn Porter, New Zealand-born actress
- Nyree Kindred, Welsh paralympic swimmer
Other
- "Ngaire", a song on The Mutton Birds 1993 album Salty
- Ngaire (album), 1991 album by Ngaire Fuata
See also
- Ngaere, a township in Taranaki, New Zealand
- Nairi (disambiguation)
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