Borne by an early Egyptian pharaoh in around 2850 BC, Nebra's meaning is contested. A likely possibility however is that it means "Lord of the sun", implying the pharaoh's rule over the sun, which wasn't viewed as independent deity during his reign.
 
Nebra coincides with the name of a town in Germany, notable for the Nebra Sky Disc, a Bronze Age artifact, along with a Spanish surname and short form, related the Latin nebula meaning "fog" or to the name Ginevra meaning "white shadow".

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Nebra is the name of a town in Germany, notable for the Nebra Sky Disc, a Bronze Aged disc inlaid with gold symbols of the sun, the moon and stars, significant in revealing the astronomical knowledge of the period. 
 
It is also used as a Spanish short form of Ginebra, itself a variant of the Italian Ginevra, meaning "white shadow, white wave". As a surname, it may also derive from the Latin nebula meaning "fog" or "cloud" and given that the German word for fog is nebel, it is possible the town takes its name from this meaning too. This is not confirmed however.
 
As a masculine name, Nebra was borne by an early Egyptian pharaoh in around 2850 BC, and in this case, could mean "Lord of the sun".

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