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NEREIDA
GENDER:
Feminine
USAGE:
Spanish
PRONOUNCED:
nay-RAY-dhah
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Meaning & History
Derived from Greek
Νηρειδες
(Nereides)
meaning "nymphs, sea sprites", ultimately derived from the name of the Greek sea god
NEREUS
, who supposedly fathered them.
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United States
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