Naumaa

Naumaa is the Maldivian word for Love/Bonds. It originated from the love story of a local girl named Amaany and a sultan by the name of Keerithi Maha Radun Bavana Sooja Loka Veeru Ahmed Nauf Ali(Nauf Ali) and its the ship name for them. Legend has it that these two met each other in a fish market and that they started off as friends. Amaany's grandfather was a renowned blacksmith and Nauf wanted to meet him. Later on they became good friends and grew feelings for each other. However Amaany was quite the tsundere and it took sometime for them to realise their feelings for each other. The word Naumaa also means Tsundere/Bitchy depending on context and is a common word among high schoolers. It can also mean dense/retarded/dumb as Nauf was quite dense and tried to reject his feelings for her. According to a loamaafaanu found in Hithadhoo it took them 20 years to confess.