Nuada (Nuadu, Nuadat, Nuadha) is an Irish male name meaning 'the cloud maker' and is borne by several figures from mythology, legend and history, including:
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Nuada Airgetlám
In Irish mythology, Nuada or Nuadu (modern spelling: Nuadha), known by the epithet Airgetlám (Airgeadlámh, meaning "silver hand/arm"), was the first king of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He is also called Nechtan and Nuadu Necht, and is sometimes ...
, king of the Tuatha Dé Danann and presumed deity
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Nuadu Finn Fáil
Nuadu Finn Fáil (Nuadu the Fair of ''Fál'' - a poetic name for Ireland), son of Gíallchad, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland, who took power after he killed his predecessor, and his father's ...
, legendary High King of Ireland of the 11th century BC
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Nuada Necht, legendary High King of the 2nd century BC
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, 2nd-century king of Munster
* Prince Nuada, "Silverlance", a fictional character in the 2008 film ''
Hellboy II: The Golden Army '' based loosely on the Irish mythology
* Nuadu, one of the scribes of the
Juvencus Manuscript
The Juvencus Manuscript (Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, MS Ff. 4.42; ) is one of the main surviving sources of Old Welsh. Unlike much Old Welsh, which is attested in manuscripts from later periods and in partially updated form, the Welsh ...
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Delbhna Nuadat
The Delbhna Nuadat (Modern Irish: ''Dealbhna Nuad''; IPA:ˈdʲalˠəwnˠəˈn̪ˠuəd̪ˠ) were lords of a large section of what is now Athlone in County Roscommon, situated between the River Suck, Suca and River Shannon, Shannon rivers. A branch o ...
, a people of early medieval Ireland
* NUADA, a computer/network simulation management system from THALES
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