Nuada (given name)

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:


 * Nuada Airgetlám, king of the Tuatha Dé Danann and presumed deity
 * Nuadu Finn Fáil, legendary High King of Ireland of the 11th century BC
 * Nuada Necht, legendary High King of the 2nd century BC
 * Mug Nuadat, 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