Naima (disambiguation)

"Naima" is a ballad by John Coltrane, composed in 1959, and named after his first wife Juanita Naima Coltrane (née Grubbs).

Naima may also refer to:

People

• Mustafa Naima (1655–1716), Ottoman historian
• Naïma (Comoros singer), Comorian singer
• Naïma Ababsa (1963–2021), Algerian singer
• Naima Adedapo (born 1984), American singer and dancer
• Naima Akef (1929–1966), Egyptian belly dancer
• Naima Bakkal (born 1990), Moroccan taekwondo athlete
• Naïma Ben Ali, former First Lady of Tunisia
• Naima Bock, English musician
• Naima Coster, Dominican-American writer
• Naima El Bezaz (1974–2020), Moroccan-Dutch writer
• Naima El Jeni (born 1958), Tunisian actress
• Naima Farhi (born 1976), Algerian politician
• Naima García (born 1998), Spanish footballer
• Naima Haider (born 1962), Bangladeshi justice
• Naima Kay (born 1991), South African singer
• Naima Khan (born 1972), Pakistani actress
• Naima Khan Upreti (1938–2018), Indian actor, singer, and producer
• Naima Lamcharki (born 1943), Moroccan actress
• Naima Mora (born 1984), American fashion model
• Naïma Moreira-Laliberté (born 1996), Canadian Equestrian Team athlete
• Naïma Moutchou (born 1980), French lawyer and politician
• Naima Ramos-Chapman, American director, writer, and actress
• Naima Reddick (born 1984), American rugby union player
• Naima Samih (born 1953), Moroccan artist
• Naima Wifstrand (1890–1968), Swedish actress and singer

Fictional characters

• Naima Jeffery, fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders

Albums

• Naima, alternative title of the 1992 album Over the Rainbow by New York Unit
• Naima (Eric Dolphy album), 1987
• Naima (Vladislav Delay album), 2002

Other uses

• Naima, a 1990s jazz band that included Dominique Eade and Joe McPhee
• "Naima", a 1994 lullaby by Angélique Kidjo
• North American Insulation Manufacturers Association; see Glass fiber