Nama (in older sources also called Namaqua) are an African ethnic group of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.

They traditionally speak the Nama language of the Khoe-Kwadi (Central Khoisan) language family, although many Nama also speak Afrikaans.

The Nama are the largest group of the Khoikhoi people, most of whom have largely disappeared as a group, except for the Namas.

Many of the Nama clans live in Central Namibia and the other smaller groups lives Namaqualand, which today straddles the Namibian border with South Africa.