About Nigeria
The name "Nigeria" is derived from the Niger River, the country's main waterway. It was coined by Flora Shaw, the wife of Nigeria's first British High Commissioner, in the late 19th century. The term "Nigeria" combines the Latin word "Niger," meaning black, with the suffix "-ia," which denotes a place or country. Therefore, the name Nigeria can be interpreted as "Land of the Niger" or "Land of the Black People."
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Most individuals with the name Nigeria are female.
The popularity of the name has increased by 25% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Nigeria in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Nigeria using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.