Nayad - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Nayad \na-yad\ is a variant of Naida (Greek), and the meaning of Nayad is "water nymph".

The baby name Nayad sounds like Nyad and Naiad. Other similar baby names are Nata, Nada, Nyada, Naiada, Nyah and Nya.

Nayad is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Nayad. Compare Nayad with related baby names.