Name meaning Nehalennia

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Nehalennia (Given name)

Nehalennia is a name for girls. On our website 3 people with the name Nehalennia rated their name with 4.5 stars(out of 5). So they seem very satisfied! Unfortunately the name is often written wrong. Many people in our language struggle with the pronunciation of this name. In other countries people can pronounce the name just fine, though expect weird reactions.
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Meaning of Nehalennia

The meaning of Nehalennia is: "Name of a goddess worshiped in the Roman period after 200 AD., Frequently mentioned in ancient times. Since she was depicted with a basket of fruit and a dog, she was probably a goddess of fertility. She was also presented with a hand at the helm of a ship. Gysseling (1972, 226-229) sees in Belgium Nehalennia a word (name derived from Caesar), ie in a language between the Kelt. and it was Germanic, and think of a derivation of Indogerm. * Nei `lead '. He sees it in the goddess she. as a patroness of the merchants who plied the North Sea. By Domburg on Walcheren in 1647 were the remains of a temple dedicated to her visible. Over time, approximately 40 altars dedicated to her found. In 1970, in the Oosterschelde in Colijnsplaat collected more than 100 altars placed above water. As a first name: Maassluis 1974.".