Nairi is a gender-neutral name of Armenian origin, meaning "Land Of Canyons Or River." The name comes from the Akkadian term for a region in the Armenian Highlands, inhabited by tribal principalities between modern Diyarbakır and Lake Van, and the region west of Lake Urmia. The Nairi tribes were powerful enough to contend with Assyria and Hatti before the Bronze Age collapse. The first kings of Urartu referred to their kingdom as Nairi, and the relationship between Urartu and Nairi is still debated among scholars. The name Nairi holds significance in Armenian culture as a poetic reference to Armenia and has been used in literature, including poetry and novels. It has also been adopted as a unisex name, and is associated with various institutions, localities, and products in Armenian history and society.