Kalmar "Nemea" tana nufin sunan wuri, musamman wani tsohon wuri a Girka. A cikin tatsuniyoyi na Girka, wurin da ake gudanar da wasannin Nemean ne, wanda gasar wasannin motsa jiki ce da aka gudanar don girmama Zeus. Kalmar "Nemea" ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Helenanci "nemos," wanda ke nufin "makiyayi" ko "kuri."
