Doad

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Nanai (Russia/Far East)

Meaning

a Nanai masculine name from the Nanai people, also known as the Hezhe in China, an indigenous Tungusic people inhabiting the Amur River valley along the Russian-Chinese border in the Russian Far East and Heilongjiang province; the Nanai are renowned salmon fishers and skilled craftspeople whose intricate fish-skin garments are recognised as masterpieces of indigenous textile art; Nanai names are drawn from the natural world of the Amur watershed, reflecting the deep ecological knowledge that structures Nanai identity and cosmology

Gender

male