"Naida" is Way More than Nada

       A part-time care giver arrived at our house this afternoon.  Her first name is Naida (NIGH-duh). We asked her where that name came from.   She wasn't sure.

       Looking up online, it was from Greek, meaning "water-nymph."  Of course, on the Internet you always find other things.

       Connie, Naida, and I were amused to learn  another meaning of NAIDA: . . ."North Alabama Industrial Development Association"!


       I suddenly remembered Diana Nyad, famous swimmer, writer, broadcaster, speaker.  She's broken marathon swimming records.  She got the name Nyad when her mother re-married a Greek-Egyptian of that name and adopted Diana.  I mention this for two reasons: 1. the connection of names both referring to water-nymphs, Diana's most well-known area of achievement; and 2. that Diana's given name is an anagram of Naida.