Nima is an Iranian (male), and a Tibetan (male or female, alternatively spelled "Nyima") given name.

In Persian it means just, someone who treats others right and fair Persian Poet, Nima Yooshij, has said in an interview that Nima means Arch or Bow(Persian=کمان),also we should know that "nima" is originally a "Tabari" name. Its meaning in Tibetan is sun. Some scholars say that it derives from Persian word "name"(نام), and that it means "famous" [1][2] or in other root derivation from "nim" meaning half~small Nima is a subjective adjective meaning Small. The Special writing of Nima as "NiMA" has the profound meaning of greatness of the whole concept NIMA together with smallness of Holder of the name or "i",the individual.

can also be spelt as Neema.