Nájera

Spanish

Etymology

Either from Arabic *نَاخِرَة (*nāḵira, “a derelict place”) from the verb نَخَرَ (naḵara, “to gnaw, to pierce, to bite”); or from *نَاهِرَة (*nāhira, “a place endowed by a river”), from نَهْر (nahr, “river”).(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaxeɾa/ [ˈna.xe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -axeɾa
• Syllabification: Ná‧je‧ra

Proper noun

Nájera f

1. A municipality of La Rioja, Spain