The origin of my name - Necia

So many people tell me they have never heard the name before, I thought I would tell you a little about it. Necia - pronounced Nee'sha - is ethnic in origin

• Dutch

  My Aunt Necia was born in the Netherlands in 1898 and came to America with my grandparents in 1901. I was named after her. In Dutch it is spelled Niesje (little girl).

  In Dutch the name refers to St. Agnus, the Lamb of God. The holy Agnes was a martyr in Rome, probably during the persecutions of Diocletianus, circa 304. She refused to marry the son of the prefect of Rome, declaring Christ to be her bridegroom, hence,why she was killed. By association with the Latin word 'agnus' (lamb), the lamb of God, Christ, St. Agnus is often pictured with a lamb. Christian holiday: 21 and 28 January. In the west, the name was popular early, including because it occurred in (French) royal circles more than once. This is also evident from the many 'Agnietenkloosters' (monasteries/nunneries) in the Netherlands.

  Source: Schaar, Dr. J. vander Woordenboek van voornamen,. Aula 176, Het Spectrum, Utrecht/Antwerpen, 1978 (10th ed).

• French

  It was a name which appeared more than once in medieval French royalty

• Greek

  From 'hagnos': ' holy, innocent, pure, chaste'. The forms with the 't' have emerged from the Latin declination from Agnetis, etc.

• Hungarian

  Passionate, intense

• India Indian

  Night, or more like twilight. Spelled Nisha, but pronounced the same. One year there was a student from India working at the Computing Center whose name was Nisha. It was the first time either of us could run into someone on a regular basis and say, "Hi, Necia". Sounded funny.

• Italian

  Victory over the people.

• Latin

  Fiery, Passionate - from www.BabyNames.com

• Navajo Indian

  Always happy.

• Souix Indian

  Flower of the North

• Towana Indian (Nebraska)

  One of the Chosen

• Spanish

  I suppose I have to tell you - stubborn. Once, a person I was introduced to for the first time, said, "Well, that leads us back to the Dutch".