Ngaire is a name most often found in New Zealand. Its specific origins are unclear, except that it originated in New Zealand, where the pronunciation of the name follows

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

rather than English phonetics. An indication on a possible origin is the 19th century spelling of the

Taranaki Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont. The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth Dist ...

town

Ngaere Ngaere is a village situated on State Highway 3, south of Stratford, New Zealand. The name "Ngaere" literally means "swamp" in English, and before settlement, the area was covered by a vast and ancient wetland. For a time, the name was spel ...

, meaning "flaxen flower", the spelling of which was corrected from ''Ngaire'' to ''Ngaere'' in 1909. It may refer to:

People

Ngaiire Ngaire Laun Joseph (born 1984, in Lae), known by her stage name Ngaiire (pronounced ''ny-ree'' or /naɪəriː/), is a Papua New Guinea-born Australian-based R&B and future soul singer-songwriter. Her musical career commenced in 2003 with an enrol ...

(born 1984), Papua New Guinean singer, also known as Ngaire Joseph *

Ngaire Blankenberg Ngaire Blankenberg (born ) is a Canadian-born South African museum designer, consultant, and administrator. She is a former director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. Early life and education Blankenberg's parents are South African ...

(born 1971/72), South African-Canadian museum director *

Ngaire Drake Ngaire Drake (born 11 May 1949) is a New Zealand former marathon runner, who came second at the 1981 London Marathon, and sixth at the 1985 New York City Marathon. She has also won the Hamilton, Canberra and Sydney Marathons, and the 1984 A ...

(born 1949), New Zealand marathon runner *

Ngaire Fuata Ngaire Fuata is a New Zealand Television producer for TVNZ and a former Pop singer. She is of Rotuman and Dutch descent. Personal life Born in England, Fuata later migrated to New Zealand with her parents at a young age. She grew up in Whakat ...

, New Zealand singer known as simply Ngaire * Ngaire Kerse, New Zealand medical academic * Ngaire Lane (1925–2021), New Zealand Olympic swimmer * Ngaire Smith (born 1979), Australian hockey player *

Ngaire Thomas Ngaire Ruth Thomas (194317 March 2012, first name pronounced ''Nyree''http://www.unbelief.org/articles/brethren.html) was a New Zealand author who wrote the book ''Behind Closed Doors'' about her life in a conservative Christianity, Christian se ...

(1943–2012), New Zealand author *

Ngaire Woods Ngaire Tui Woods CBE (; born ) is the founding dean of the Blavatnik School of Government and professor of Global Economic Governance at the University of Oxford. She founded the Global Economic Governance Programme (currently directed by Emily J ...

(born 1962/63), New Zealand academic at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

Nyree Dawn Porter Nyree Dawn Porter OBE (born Ngaire Dawn Porter; 22 January 1936 – 10 April 2001) was a New Zealand–British actress. Early life and career Porter was born in Napier, New Zealand in 1936. Her first professional work was touring with the Ne ...

(1936–2001), New Zealand-British actress *

Nyree Kindred Nyree Elise Kindred MBE (''née'' Lewis; born 21 September 1980 in Rhondda, Wales) is a Welsh swimmer who has competed in the Paralympic Games on four occasions winning ten medals. Early life Kindred took up swimming at the age of 5, having b ...

(born 1980), Welsh paralympic swimmer *

Nyree Roberts Nyree Khadijah Roberts (born March 10, 1976) is an American professional women's basketball player. As a forward/center at Old Dominion University, Roberts was named to the Final Four All Tournament team in 1997. Roberts played in the WNBA from 19 ...

(born 1976), American basketball player

Fictional characters

*Ngaire Munroe, a character in New Zealand television programmes '' Outrageous Fortune'' and '' Westside'' * Ngaire Thompson, a character in New Zealand television programme ''Shortland Street''

Other

, a township in Taranaki, New Zealand * ''Ngaire'' (album), 1991 album by Ngaire Fuata *"Ngaire", a song by The Mutton Birds' on the 1993 album '' Salty''

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See also